Review [Issue 61] An Alternate - Cranking The Engine!

[Hex 11,520]

 

I have always wondered what low-ranked tankers think when they see a kit-user in battle, especially one which is constantly using supplies, turning the turret and skillfully pounding holes in the map and other tankers. Worry no more, as these secrets shall be revealed!

 

 

Introduction:

So, let's get this started. I made an account named a couple months ago, played on it for a while, and then it got completely neglected. The only thing I remember though is that I took a gold box on that account in Sandal - literally that's the only thing I remember. A week ago, I brought that account back to life. It was a mere Corporal, with nothing special but the Commando kit.

And so, it was given a fresh start!

 

Cranking the Engine!
A Fresh Start:

After a long break, I was finally active on this account. I started to complete Daily Missions, do my daily goals, which at the time was simply gaining 10k experience points a day. That meant I had to play lots and lots of CP and CTF games per day. The situation was terrible - My overall K/D was 0.76; plus, I had no supplies and all M0s. I was at the rank of First Sergeant. It was also the rank at which I caught my first Gold box:

 

 

A few days later, I was being pulled away once again. Out of determination, I decided not to give up and keep playing on this account. In fact, from sheer willpower, I started to no-life. After three days, I was at the rank of Sergeant-Major. I had to make a major decision on this rank - there were a lot of kits available and all I had were M0s. Yes, I had to buy some crystals.

 

I bought $40 worth of crystals with DCC, which increased my crystals to almost 300k. I then purchased some items from the Garage which really, really helped me to increase my K/D and increase my tank up a notch.

 

Playing Battles:

The battles at that time were relatively easy. All I had to do is go full-supplies mode and capture flags again and again. The use of supplies was absolutely necessary as it helped me to get a bigger advantage from others. Considering I used Ricochet and Hornet M0, the maps I played in were relatively medium sized maps, such as Rio, Tribute, Polygon and Noise. Sometimes, other people with kits did get ahead of me in score points as well as in number of kills, but that didn't bother me at all!

 

The average fund I was getting from each battle was around 500, which isn't that much. It was time to make another big decision: buying Premium, which of course, I did. Now with huge number of supplies and Premium, I started to gain 5k points in just under 1-2 hours. Then, I ranked to Sergeant-Major. I still had some crystals left from the big purchase I made not long ago, plus, the Matrix kit was in the Garage. After comparing stats of Matrix with other kits, it became my final decision. I was kinda worried what will happen because first of all, I had never played with Thunder nor with Viking. After playing some battles, the kit started to show its potential. I joined a Madness DM and before I knew, I was spamming my supplies as fast I can. This way, I gained so much experience, I ranked to Warrant Officer 1 the very same day!

 

 

Three days later, I was a Warrant Officer 3. At this rank, I started to see M2s. It was time for another kit. This time, it was Osaka. Isida M2, Hunter M1 and Sakura. I was literally shocked over the results my faithful Isida was giving me. In one particular battle, I was at 1200 score and first on the leader-board. The second person however, was way below at 450 - spectacular. Premium was helping a lot at this time because of the points Isida gives when it heals teammates and just like that I was at Warrant Officer 5. After reaching this rank, I started to fall behind - it was time for another purchase.

 

 

Tanker's Day was arriving soon - the sales were here. I purchased $70 + $40 once again and had 700k crystals in my Garage. In between the sales, I bought the Tornado kit, which gave me XP M2 at a very low rank. Remember what I said about the Premium? Well yes, after no-lifing for the whole day, I ranked to Third Lieutenant. Now, I had to make a third decision: either purchase another kit and save a lot of crystals or wait for a really good kit but waste crystals. Apparently, I went with the first option. I bought Freeze M2 and the Juggler kit. Believe me, if you want to buy a good kit, buy Juggler. Man, this kit was amazing, nearly perfect!

 

 

Results:

Remember the Madness DM I played with my Matrix kit? Well, apparently this happened:

 

 

Ya ya :D Using my newly bought Matrix kit, I went straight into a DM battle to test out Thunder in different aspects - such as damage, damage output, input, increment of kills per deaths, K/D and so on. I can safely say that this was one of the most epic battles I have ever played. I managed to finish first with a whopping 110 kills and 5 deaths! I still can't believe I did that, but here's how it happened:

 

Spawned > Jumped down > Teamed up > Devastation.

 

Osaka you say?

 

 

To be honest, I didn't know what was I doing with Isida in Serpuhov. 42 and 8? I mean really? Wow, I must've been drugging like a mad-man! Anyways, I took care of just one thing, and that is, cover. I only went out when necessary and didn't risk getting killed. Although by this rank I had Hunter M2, the Osaka kit proved really worthwhile. A good D/L ratio and high score, that's what you want.

 

Maybe even Freeze?

 

I got lots of results using Freeze which prove how amazing this weapon is!

 

 

How amazing is this?! Let's break it down: I'm at 70 kills, 2 deaths and a D/L of 35.00. I am almost double the points above the second person and consequently, received double the battle fund. How I did this? Multi-role. Switching between defending and attacking helped me a lot. Defending gave me a lot of points and attacking gave me my kills. I did spam supplies but not all of the time; most of the time I was on pick-ups.

 

 

Another great Iran battle. Did what I did above, nothing special really.

 

 

A well played Highland battle. This time however, I did not use supplies. Instead, I was relying on the Isidas present in my team. Overall, I managed to capture 5 flags taking my team from 4-7, to 10-8.

 

And now, XP:

 

 

At Warrant Officer 5, you will still see some M0s and M1s roaming around and doing nothing. My M2 Railgun, however, decided to show no mercy. Anyone who crossed my line of sight got disintegrated. Another example is the player named Zupi. He was using the same combo as I was, but didn't manage to surpass 500 score. This was because of our positions. I was a sniper, but he was playing as a mid-fielder.

 

Last but not least, the very OP Juggler kit:

 

Again, I got a bunch of results to show that this kit knows no mercy!

 

 

This time, I decided to change it up a bit - trying DM; and apparently, I absolutely dominated. 143 kills and 22 deaths, ain't bad right? Honestly, I used some supplies in this battle, but it was necessary to do so. I joined almost 8 minutes late when the first person was at 28 kills. But then, I turned the tables.

 

 

Ok, I wont lie, this is one of the most amazing battles I have ever played on this account. A shocking ~2300 points above the second person, I was a one-man-army! This was a 60 minute battle, truly filled with insane amounts of suspense and rekting.

 

 

This was a bit of a supply-spam battle. Not only I managed to get above 30 kills without being destroyed once, I finished first. Ofc I would've finished first, who am I kidding? Managed to rip off an absurd D/L too.

 

Product Kits:

 

- Commando

 

Includes: Thunder M0, Railgun M0, Vulcan M0 and Viking M0.

Price: 1000

 

This kit served me really, really well. First of all, Viking. Viking is such a great hull; it has good maneuverability, good speed and just enough health-points to get one going. Railgun for long range fighting, Thunder and Vulcan for medium and small ranged combat. A perfect combination - I would rate it 9/10.

 

- Matrix

 

Includes: Thunder M1, Viking M1, Pixel and Panther D-D M1.

Price: 48 950

 

Another example of those OP kits. I am sure the result above shows how well this kit can do. Thunder is a good turret for M0-1 ranks, as well as Viking. Panther D-D has protections from Twins and Ricochet - two of the most used turrets in low ranks. To conclude, this kit is a must-buy. I would rate it at 10/10.

 

- Osaka

 

Includes: Isida M2, Hunter M1, Sakura and Grizzly T-C M2.

Price: 75 580

 

To be honest, I was kinda surprised that M2 modules are available at such a low rank - serving 25% against any turrets! That's ridiculous. Isida M2 can leech the life out of any given hull, while Hunter has good speed, health-points and height. Grizzly T-C serves protections from Isida, Hammer and Vulcan; so I was safe from Bulldogs, Exterminators, Harvesters, other Osakas and so on. Overall a great combo - I'd rate it at 9/10.

 

- Tornado

 

Includes: Railgun M2, Hornet M2, Spark and Lion T-B M2.

Price: 164 185

 

A cheap ticket to XP/BP battles! The speed and drifting ability of Hornet combined with Railgun M2s incredible impact force was ASTOUNDING. A great module for melee-short ranged combat, too. 10/10!

 

- Juggler

 

Includes: Ricochet M2, Hunter M2, Digital and Griffon T-B M2.

Price: 163 515

 

I was quite nervous about buying either Juggler or Boar. Well, the final decision was Juggler, and I am proud to say it was a great decision. Firstly, Hunter works great with Isida - as I experienced before and secondly, the module. The module was amazing: Smoky, Railgun and Shaft. Miraculous! It deserves to be rated at 10/10.

 

Conclusion:

Conclusion time. I managed to reach Major in just under one month, courtesy of Premium. But to truly understand ratios and numbers, let's head over to my profile.

D/L
At first, when I gave this account a fresh start, the D/L was a bit low: 0.75. I managed to take it up to 1.45 in under a month. That is quite a good ratio.

Kills, Deaths
I currently have 15 000 kills and just under 12 000 deaths.

Achievements:
So far, I have unlocked 49 achievements. While going through them, this one shocked me the most:
 

 

Looks like, I just gotta win, win, win, no matter wha-

Most used combo:
Hunter-Ricochet-Spark equipped with Griffon T-B M2.

 

Future Plans:

Well, I really don't know about what should I do in the near future... Maybe the Jam kit? Maybe even Simoom? Anyways, I will need to have Premium activated all the time, since it is because of this dude that I managed to pull off such results. Plus, supplies. No supplies means little experience gain; after all, I need to hit Major before I can join XP/BP battles, which will definitely make crystal gain much easier.

 

As for the far future, I think I might buy Glaze, Dictator M2 and the Atlas kit. Then Bulldozer, Healer and Jackhammer. After that, I don't know, let's just reach Major first.

 

Yes, a nickname change is planned too :P

 

 

So yeah, the first part comes to an end. Feel free to discuss the topic below - any suggestions on which kits should I buy in the near future are highly appreciated.

 

See ya!

 

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Edited June 21, 2017 by Hexed

[railguniz4noobz 2,394]

So you created an article to tell people that your a buyer on your alt and how good supplies are? 

You must be running out of ideas.

[Hex 11,520]

Nope, more like Road to Legend kinda thing, but different title.

[Ninja 10,468]

WAW, Pdox, I never knew Buuboo was ur account. :o

[C.O.N.Q.U.E.R.O.R 3,845]

buy meh crys  :rolleyes: 

[bc200214_777 582]

Cuntinew dis plis velly amesing

[LittleWillie 3,199]

Shorter article: Buy drugs and you don't need any game-play skill. In fact drugs are so overpowered in this game it should be called Drugi Online. The End.

 

I can't believe this author struggled to get to Sgt Major. I ran a new account just to test the striker and I was at Sgt Major before I knew it.

 

Needless to say I didn't read past the opening.

 

Well as the old saying goes, "Those that can play, play. Those that can't coach." Or in htis case write filler for Drugi Online

Edited February 7, 2017 by LittleWillie

[DDriggs00 7]

Yep, in other words, $$$ + drugs = win

[ssANGELOFDEATHss 8]

Just saying, all kits seem really good when you're drugging like mad, so the ratings on these kits might not be 100% accurate. 

[Jwimmer 2,835]

Cool, nice story of an alt. I use the turret and hull of the juggler kit (hunter and rico m2) on my alt, and like it. I'm about 17k crystals away from the Rico M2 alteration, and then I don't know what I will get. It is just a major, so still pretty far away from the rank where I can buy an M3 kit. May start saving for one anyways, because they are super expensive. I also kinda doubt I will even reach that rank.

[Hex 11,520]

A little note: I didn't actually spend my own money, I won some bucks in a competition, so.. yeah xD

Edited February 8, 2017 by Hexed
But I will continue this series to the best I can (y)