How long can you play Tanki without learning strategy?

[dfoofnik 341]

Evidently for some people, it's measured in years:

[ Playing CTF, barely keeping ahead of the curve, and fending off enemy attempts.]

They had grabbed our flag 5 times, and we clung to a 3-2 lead. Another grabber took our flag far to the rear

while trying to escape with it. We had 5 guys around him that had chased him down. And blasted him.

 

But one of our players (the one with the dimmest bulb) runs over and SENDS THE FLAG BACK. :o All of our guys are out of position, another enemy is waiting to grab the flag, and we have to rush to prevent him from tying the score! If I had not taken a shortcut and gotten ahead of the grabber, he probably would have scored.

 

So if this sounds like someone you know, take him aside and explain the concept in the smallest possible words:

DON'T SEND THE FLAG BACK until everyone can get back into position!

With any luck, you will have the enemy looking all about because the flag isn't on its pedestal, giving your team

time to wear them down a bit. It takes 30 seconds to "automatically" return, and there's little danger of a grab

because you can quickly return it if need be.

 

*In some cases, as when there is substantial protective mine usage around the pedestal, this is not as important.

Edited March 27, 2017 by dfoofnik

[personia 4,036]

The absolute limit of playing tanki without strategy is 152.7564295428752874359 hours. Past this point, your brain will implode without some indication of strategy, as proved by this proof:

Edited March 27, 2017 by personia

[Tofu 6,773]

All the time

[Ninja 10,468]

You don't need strategy to play, u just gotta know how to kill and ur gud. If u wanna be a great player who actually contributes to the team then its time to learn, then again, u don't learn it, it comes as u go along.

 

Besides, TO is just a game to have fun not exercise your brain.

[Capable 4,614]

 

How long can you play Tanki without learning strategy?

Started by dfoofnik, 27 Mar 2017 05:02

Forever. It takes skill and practice to develop it. Not necessarily time.

[Capable 4,614]

You don't need strategy to play, u just gotta know how to kill and ur gud. If u wanna be a great player who actually contributes to the team then its time to learn, then again, u don't learn it, it comes as u go along.

 

Besides, TO is just a game to have fun not exercise your brain.

You can be good killing. But if you want to benefit your team in team battles or clan wise it is important

[Ninja 10,468]

You can be good killing. But if you want to benefit your team in team battles or clan wise it is important

Thats exactly what I said :p

[CooperO 7,956]

Moved from Off-Topic Discussion.

[austen_pierce 1,948]

Pretty hopeless IMO - goes back to the flaw in the scoring system - a player is rewarded for a flag return, regardless of whether an enemy player simply snatches it again.

 

Happens in Legend battles all the time.

 

Sometimes it can't be helped. I'll always return a flag from within inches of the enemy base, when I usually can't see my home base or who is in it.