Playing Tanki without Buying Anything

[marto85 631]

Ill try with twins viking on alt

[LOLKILLERTOTHEDEATH 1,921]

Pal, you just wasted 21 seconds of my time and about 0.5 mb of my internet.

[Hex 11,520]

^ It was your fault you clicked on this article... I don't see it boring. Quite interesting actually :)

[BLASTER872 1,892]

Out of date now though... Cuz protection is modules now.

 

I guess maybe buy a module (preferably 3 prots) and MU it?

[Flexoo 6,980]

A truly interesting experiment. Hope you will provide us with more reports as you progress. Best of luck!

[LeIouch_Vi_Britannia 6,163]

Well, this isnt actually "without buying anything" I have to say,

You pay for the micro upgrades, so you do "buy" them,

 

If you go up to gizimo literally hunter smoky M0 + green, that is the true meaning of not buying anything (and the best way to be called a mult hy6 :lol:)

Edited July 20, 2016 by LeIouch_Vi_Britannia

[150010836 77]

I'm using Twins/Viking/Titan on NewbieCupcake - Twins is already OP, so I already know I'm on a good start.

[asifmehmood 1,576]

I liked your idea and encouragement to newcomers 

[PRO_Battle_Pass 1]

I like that idea. Even before I  read this article I created an account called Hunter_and_Smoky

[9IRK 676]

Not buying anything, used over 1000 Supplies in total...something is fishy here.. ive been in battle with you, looking at you drugging like its your last battle ever.. i doubt that u dont buy supplies

[killen0 397]

Not buying anything, used over 1000 Supplies in total...something is fishy here.. ive been in battle with you, looking at you drugging like its your last battle ever.. i doubt that u dont buy supplies

If he'd provided us with proof that he got them for free, i'd understand, the first 10 of each he got for free so fine, but he didn't state he won them etc, agreed with u.

[Critical_Mass 50]

Not buying anything, used over 1000 Supplies in total...something is fishy here.. ive been in battle with you, looking at you drugging like its your last battle ever.. i doubt that u dont buy supplies

 

 

If he'd provided us with proof that he got them for free, i'd understand, the first 10 of each he got for free so fine, but he didn't state he won them etc, agreed with u.

I’m not sure how I can prove I haven’t brought any but I promise I don’t. I’m just doing this as an experiment for myself so there really isn’t much point in me breaking my own rules.

 

I complete the three missions everyday which gives me supplies, and I complete the weekly mission chain to get even more supplies.

 

As I said in the article I admit I use supplies, they are part of the game. If I am given them, I’m am going to use them!

I use supplies to help my team win and me to get higher up in the leader board, both to get a good crystal return at the end of a game. In tight games or where I am low on the leader board I admit I will use more. If my team has a big lead I will stop using them altogether.

 

Currently my stockpile of supplies is growing as I receive more supplies in a week than I use.   

Edited August 2, 2016 by Critical_Mass

[Ninja 10,468]

@N-A-H  @Mad

 

OK, OK, let's be serious, personally I think there is one disadvantage with this, it makes gameplay really boring.  :mellow:

[M-axis 589]

An extremely interesting idea. I just might try it out xD

[III.ExtremeLion.III 7]

Great idea. I tried it out! My acc is called: Critical_Huntress  :P I suck!

[LeIouch_Vi_Britannia 6,163]

I’m not sure how I can prove I haven’t brought any but I promise I don’t. I’m just doing this as an experiment for myself so there really isn’t much point in me breaking my own rules.

 

I complete the three missions everyday which gives me supplies, and I complete the weekly mission chain to get even more supplies.

 

As I said in the article I admit I use supplies, they are part of the game. If I am given them, I’m am going to use them!

I use supplies to help my team win and me to get higher up in the leader board, both to get a good crystal return at the end of a game. In tight games or where I am low on the leader board I admit I will use more. If my team has a big lead I will stop using them altogether.

 

Currently my stockpile of supplies is growing as I receive more supplies in a week than I use.

 

As I said, you are not doing it without "buying anything" anyways, so your "project" was a fail from the start whatsover.

Well, this isnt actually "without buying anything" I have to say,

You pay for the micro upgrades, so you do "buy" them,

If you go up to gizimo literally hunter smoky M0 + green, that is the true meaning of not buying anything (and the best way to be called a mult hy6 :lol:)

[O.S.A.N 714]

I have created an alt account where I play Tanki without buying anything. I’m not talking about just not buying crystals with money, I mean I don’t buy Turrets, Hulls, Paints or Supplies – nothing! I have a nice green smoky hunter tank which I just micro-upgrade. Once it has been fully micro-upgraded and I reach the unlock rank I get the next modification for free  :)

 

So what are the advantages / disadvantages? Well the obvious disadvantage is the cost of micro-upgrades is twice the price of just buying the next modification. But I would argue it’s not as bad as it first appears. You see I don’t have to save my crystals to buy the next modification, as soon as I can afford the next micro upgrade I buy it. Therefore I have a much better tank than I would have just saving the crystals.

 

Better tank -> more kills -> more experience -> higher score -> more crystals.

 

So how is it going? Well so far so good. Currently k/d of over 2.5 without being a heavy camper. I regularly come in the top 3 places in my team in battles, often first place. Now at the early ranks this could be because I’m not a total noob, but I’m no pro either, on my main account I’m at General rank. And I do drug, not excessively, I do try to use them tactically rather than just automatically applying them as soon as I can. Of course I don’t buy supplies, just get them from completing missions.

 

Another advantage is I can get the equivalent modification before I reach the rank it becomes available. (Although kits so far would have been available at similar ranks) See below for my progress so far.

 

                Modification      Unlock              Reached Full Micro-Upgraded     No. of Ranks Early

Smokey          M1           1st Sergeant              Master Sergeant                               1

Hunter            M1               WO 4                         WO 2                                             2

 

I will see if I can continue to get them fully micro upgraded before the unlock rank.

 

What about no paint? Well at low ranks it’s not a problem. The protection they give is quite low and only against one or two turrets. And a micro upgraded Hunter is much better than any paints. M0 Hunter has 105 hp whereas a fully upgraded M0 has 173.8 hp – 65% better! And this will give you protection from ALL turrets and mines. Although it takes time to reach full upgrade, for a large part of the time it will be better than any paint.

The other thing with low rank paints is you will probably replace them at higher ranks and they will sit in your garage un-used and un-loved, just wasted crystals. The only disadvantage is when I unlock the next modification if I had a paint I would immediately get the protection whereas I have to wait to micro-upgrade.

The other thing I’m not sure of is at higher ranks will players see a green tank as a mult and want me to leave, or an easy target to pick on? I don’t know, I will find out later how it goes.

 

So would I recommend other people doing something similar – YES! You don’t have to stick with smoky-hunter pick your own combo but then micro upgrades only. I would also say this works best as an alt account. When you start out you want to try all turrets and hulls to see what they can and can’t do and to find your own playing style. Also it’s nice to have different combos to keep things fun.

 

Have you done anything similar? Will this still work at higher ranks? Let me know your thoughts.

i've been doing the same thing with my XP combo too... and it's going well too wanna see results ? check my profile and my KD ^_^

[Hex 11,520]

Hey, you have kits at your hand! Aborgine at M2 stages, and then Turtle. You can do this! Good luck!

[LeIouch_Vi_Britannia 6,163]

Hey, you have kits at your hand! Aborgine at M2 stages, and then Turtle. You can do this! Good luck!

That will be against his conspiracy of not buying (which he already has), as he will have paints and modules in the garage :Lol:

[Heles 9,220]

:)

[Critical_Mass 50]

I have now fully micro upgraded my Hunter M1 and Smoky M1. Both well before the unlock rank.

 

    Modification      Unlock           Fully Micro-Upgraded    No. of Ranks Early      Hours Played     Experience

    Smoky  M1       1st Sergeant    Master Sergeant                      1                             16                    24056

    Hunter  M1        WO 4              WO 2                                        2                             57                   88089

    Hunter  M2        Captain           Third Lieutenant                      3                            138                 223625

    Smoky  M2       Colonel           Second Lieutenant                   5                            158                 257602

 

For the first time I am now saving crystals as I can’t upgrade anything for a couple more ranks. This will mean when I reach Captain I should have built up a good fund to upgrade my Hunter M2 straight away.

 

There have been a couple of changes to TO that might affect my progress. First the paint / protection separation. Previously people would buy a low rank paint that gave minimal protection that would later be replaced by a better paint at the higher ranks. Thus ‘wasting’ crystals on paint they no longer use. Now you can buy your favourite protection module at a low rank and keep it by upgrading as you progress. I have no protection – just a micro upgraded Hunter, which is good against all turrets rather than just 3 of a protection module. But I don’t know if I’m now at less of an advantage with this system.

 

The other change is the recent balance. More specifically the change to unlock rank. I now have less time to micro upgrade my M2s before they unlock M3. Now when I reach Marshal rank I will be facing people with M3/M4 equipment so will lose the advantage of having a micro upgraded M2 before other people can get an M3.

[AshsPikachuDwij 1,035]

I have now fully micro upgraded my Hunter M1 and Smoky M1. Both well before the unlock rank.

 

    Modification      Unlock           Fully Micro-Upgraded    No. of Ranks Early      Hours Played     Experience

    Smoky  M1       1st Sergeant    Master Sergeant                      1                             16                    24056

    Hunter  M1        WO 4              WO 2                                        2                             57                   88089

    Hunter  M2        Captain           Third Lieutenant                      3                            138                 223625

    Smoky  M2       Colonel           Second Lieutenant                   5                            158                 257602

 

For the first time I am now saving crystals as I can’t upgrade anything for a couple more ranks. This will mean when I reach Captain I should have built up a good fund to upgrade my Hunter M2 straight away.

 

There have been a couple of changes to TO that might affect my progress. First the paint / protection separation. Previously people would buy a low rank paint that gave minimal protection that would later be replaced by a better paint at the higher ranks. Thus ‘wasting’ crystals on paint they no longer use. Now you can buy your favourite protection module at a low rank and keep it by upgrading as you progress. I have no protection – just a micro upgraded Hunter, which is good against all turrets rather than just 3 of a protection module. But I don’t know if I’m now at less of an advantage with this system.

 

The other change is the recent balance. More specifically the change to unlock rank. I now have less time to micro upgrade my M2s before they unlock M3. Now when I reach Marshal rank I will be facing people with M3/M4 equipment so will lose the advantage of having a micro upgraded M2 before other people can get an M3.

Great well done! You still have time for marshal rank!

Edited November 16, 2016 by AshsPikachuDwij

[QuinnP 105]

I don't buy

[SnowWhiteKing 1,372]

Doing mue in m0 m1 m2 it's totally lost of your crystals.You can have them with very low cost in sale. :)

Edited November 20, 2016 by SnowWhiteKing

[FighterOfTheDead 9]

I like this article. I have tried this too... Highest I've ever gotten was Master Corporal without raging quit  :P

Edited March 7, 2017 by FighterOfTheDead