Guide [Issue 55] The Mid Ranker's Handbook: All About Crystals

[i..tousif_the_master 251]

Goood , as well as i said for my minotour like that , Really Great work Zen, ns, gl, flexxo, pengu sorry xD i dont know more

[BLASTER872 1,892]

That's even better then.. ;)

now to wreck in a poly cp where i am the highest rank xD

[joostcool 5,942]

player_2015_tanker, could you please try to tone it down a bit? A couple of your post in this topic seem semi-provocative. Let's keep this section fun for everybody alright?

[goldcrusher911 0]

im going to rank up soon and i just bought m1 hammer for 23 000cry even though i have m2 rail.......is that good or bad? or should i buy 100 supply kit?someone pls help me out here

Edited August 8, 2016 by goldcrusher911

[Zenyth 6,494]

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I have underlined the redundancy of buying M1s in the Lieutenant ranks. You should have bought M2 hull instead. If you use supplies regularly, then get the 100 supplies kit, although only after the M2 hull.

[Achilleus 156]

So, my alt is Sergeant Major with 27000 crystals. I am saving for Gunslinger. Should I save for it or buy a cheaper kit now?

[basenji7 1,199]

So, my alt is Sergeant Major with 27000 crystals. I am saving for Gunslinger. Should I save for it or buy a cheaper kit now?

I'd say save for it or another good M1 kit (~50k)

If you're overwhelmed in battle or just feel like it maybe grab Fire M1 - cheap and effective

 

And guys, idk if this was intended, but this is turning into the "What to buy? Which is better?" topic. By all means, continue asking questions, but just as an alternative: http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=275750&page=1758

[master_crafter 420]

You guys are lucky to have this. I made so many mistakes.... otherwise I'd have some more m3s or even some m4s. 

 

LOL this happens all the time in battles. 

[logineric 6]

If you only plan on using one combo, then you can mu, like I did. While I paid for most of my hunter mus, the ones on freeze I got mostly for free with that new mu update about a year ago.  

[I.OnlyWin.I 1]

Thanks a lot, this was helpful to those of us who have made mistakes before and put this knowledge to good use, Thank You! :D

[Mattz_GT 0]

One thing to remember, you get one free mission swap, use it to try and bag another crystal mission - or to dispose of one you really hate.

 

Hulls: Probably need no more than 3, a racer (Wasp / Hornet), a brick (Mammoth / Titan) and an intermediate, though you could get by with leaving out one of those .

 

Guns: For a few maps (Camp is one case) only a Shaft will do, maybe also a Railgun, as the two camps are connected by a narrow path of fatal no-mans land, and with the opposition suppressing movement by long range sniper fire, the only way to beat them is to join in sniping them when they show. Monte carlo is another map dominated by long range suppression.

 

Typically, you would deploy Shaft on your heaviest hull, while Rail also goes ok with a lighter hull for hit & run.

The short range weapons (and you may only want one in that class) generally go better with the "racer" hull, as you need to be able to close on a target.

Kits are your friend, can often effectively get you a free item, its doubtful if its worth buying paints separately, and unless you are desperate for a fancy look or believe that camouflage works, the protection module is more important (paints & protection now being separate, but together in kits) 

[AYHerath 1]

I found that collecting crystals much more effective.

I bought many m1 turrets and hulls including thunder,twins,rail,rico,smoky,fire,isida etc and wasp,hornet,viking,titan,mammy. I  liked thunder,twins and viking combos very much.

So i upgraded vikings armor fully before that micro upgrades update in 2015, so i got that m2 free.

Later I realized that twins m1 is still good at even ranks like captain.

So i just bought annihilator kit and saved for bulldozer kit.

I could buy it in the recent tankers day. At that time i had about 390k crystals collected from daily missions and ended up having about 240k remaining after the purchase.

So I'm telling u that just 1 or 2 m2 combos are enough for that ranks and it will help u a lot in the future.

Edited October 1, 2016 by AYHerath

[Ikillnathaniel 0]

i hope to rank by tankis birthday so i can get freeze m2. then i plan on getting hornet m2(not getting avalanche kit because rank and kit rotation

then get rail m2. after that use that until lieutenant general and getting an m3 kit. btw,anyone knows what are the sales for tankis birthday???

[LiquidProximity 0]

I am currently WO3, and I have bought Gunslinger Kit (Wawawa) .  :rolleyes:

Planning to buy 2 M2 kits. :D

Go for Voltage and Fireworks

Or Tornado and Simoom?

 

Thanks,

              Liquid. :ph34r:

Btw,

        Nice guide!