Let's Discuss Magnum!

[Spy 14,687]

25 minutes ago, Mirza7 said:

IMHO magnum is not good for game. it can strike  anywhere while remaining out of site, kill multiple enemy. viking OD makes it worst.

I actually think it is good for the game, it's a very unique turret, unlike Gauss which is a combination of Thunder and Striker.

[wolverine848 13,097]

8 minutes ago, Spy said:

I actually think it is good for the game, it's a very unique turret, unlike Gauss which is a combination of Thunder and Striker.

Indirect-fire turret is not good for a direct-fire game.

Put more tunnels and roofs in the game and maybe you have a case...

[wolverine848 13,097]

15 minutes ago, NobleWinchester said:

But back to what I was saying, I was playing with Harpoon and noticed my splash damage was significantly decreased, and I just come to find out that there in fact was an update on Christmas decreasing its splash damage again.

You mean this?  "Fixed parameters of Magnum's Harpoon augment which led to having enormously large shell explosion range"

The splash radius with that augment was supposed to be decreased.  Says so in the WIKI.  You were getting a free boost for a while.

[NobleWinchester 22]

1 minute ago, wolverine848 said:

You mean this?  "Fixed parameters of Magnum's Harpoon augment which led to having enormously large shell explosion range"

The splash radius with that augment was supposed to be decreased.  Says so in the WIKI.  You were getting a free boost for a while.

I don't read the wiki often, so was ignorant that it was planned. But it is what it is still. Just another turret that doesn't fit my playing style.

[Mirza7 235]

28 minutes ago, Spy said:

I actually think it is good for the game, it's a very unique turret, unlike Gauss which is a combination of Thunder and Striker.

uniqueness can not be used to justify this. for example: If I was in siege guarding a point, which is the main objective, a mag. behind the wall far away keep killing everyone without exposing a bit of its tank for me to kill it. if I leave the main obj of game mode and run around after every mag, hiding in some corner then we might as well name the mode whack a mole[magnum in this case].

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

44 minutes ago, NobleWinchester said:

And the nerf in splash discourages close range gameplay as well. It was fun while it lasted, but rip magnum

No, that encourages close range gameplay. Bad splash damage distribution allows you to nuke players at melee range whilst doing very little damage to yourself. The augment encourages direct hits. If you want splash damage, use something with less accuracy than Harpoon, in the form of the other augments. 

 

You want accuracy, use Harpoon. You want splash damage, use the other augments. 

Edited December 28, 2020 by TheCongoSpider

[NobleWinchester 22]

2 minutes ago, TheCongoSpider said:

No, that encourages close range gameplay. Bad splash damage distribution allows you to nuke players at melee range whilst doing very little damage to yourself. The augment encourages direct hits. If you want splash damage, use something with less accuracy than Harpoon, in the form of the other augments. 

 

You want accuracy, use Harpoon. You want splash damage, use the other augments. 

Direct hits themselves are even less likely to occur with the decrease in projectile gravity. The original left/right magnum was fine as it was. Splash damage wasn't insane, but speed and gravity compensated for it. The new harpoon augment was just a roundabout way to nerf the original left/right magnum. Splash damage isn't good, and now its unnecessarily more difficult to achieve direct hits

[NobleWinchester 22]

6 minutes ago, TheCongoSpider said:

No, that encourages close range gameplay. Bad splash damage distribution allows you to nuke players at melee range whilst doing very little damage to yourself. The augment encourages direct hits. If you want splash damage, use something with less accuracy than Harpoon, in the form of the other augments. 

 

You want accuracy, use Harpoon. You want splash damage, use the other augments. 

In addition, I changed "close range gameplay" to "medium range gameplay" shortly after my first post about magnum, prior to your reply.

[triglav 20]

@Spy I just counted 12 out ot 13 shots in the game were duds, zero effect, totally nerfed, even a fantastic in movement direct hits on tanks and yet zero damage.

How is that good for the game? Why don't they just return all crystals spent on magnum and delete the turret? Why is even an option to use it, when it has no effect in the game
It was nerfed before to the point that you could no longer destroy a tank on your own, but now it's just ridiculous. 
Delete the turret, return the spent crystals and that's it. Just be honest about it.

[Lagnadium 16]

I noticed that TO mobile version lets you see the trajectory of your projectile before firing with Magnum - why isn't this in the client version also? The turret is already so hard to use as it is, plus even direct hits aren't enough to kill most players now.

Please implement this into the HTML5 version. Thanks.

[wild001 1,422]

AP magnum augment in challenge. Is it good?

Is it rotate horizontally or vertically?

[Tanker-Arthur 2,971]

Just now, wild001 said:

Is it rotate horizontally or vertically?

It rotates horizantally.

Just now, wild001 said:

AP magnum augment in challenge. Is it good?

Yes! It is overpowered compared to default Magnum, as it has no downsides associated with it . Even if you are not a Magnum pro, you should always use the AP Augment over default Magnum. They both have the same skill requirement but AP Magnum comes with the dreadfully OP bonus of inflicting AP on your enemies for a long time if you can hit them.

[Cyberspace 1]

Magnum may be really good on Siege. Large splash damage and huge distance make him insane. You can literally do whatever you want with it

 

Pros:

Insane on Siege and Juggernaut

Sometimes may counter firebird, freeze and Isidia

Huge splash damage

May kill everyone if it has double damage

Almost no one on lower rank can use it so you can shine with it

Can't move up and down with no augument

 

Cons:

Freeze is your worst enemy

Shaft can kill you by shooting 

Splash damage can destroy your tank

On some maps not having allies is bad

Bad at close 1v1 battles

[LambSauce 1,884]

Harpoon Magnum + Viking + Booster is @Boris4311's favourite combo.

Stats: https://ratings.tankionline.com/en/user/Boris4311

[numericable 2,375]

On 5/12/2021 at 4:59 PM, LambSauce said:

Harpoon Magnum + Viking + Booster is @Boris4311's favourite combo.

Stats: https://ratings.tankionline.com/en/user/Boris4311

Not harpoon, automatic gunpowder he uses

[LambSauce 1,884]

On 5/15/2021 at 3:10 AM, numericable said:

Not harpoon, automatic gunpowder he uses

How do you know?

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

Just now, LambSauce said:

How do you know?

That's what he always used. I was always impressed at his dedication to AGLM when pre-rework Reinforced Gun Carriage was right there to use. 

[LambSauce 1,884]

Just now, TheCongoSpider said:

That's what he always used. I was always impressed at his dedication to AGLM when pre-rework Reinforced Gun Carriage was right there to use. 

Where does it say which augments a player uses most? Or do you know from other sources?

Also, imo Harpoon is the best Magnum alt with Viking.

[numericable 2,375]

1 minute ago, LambSauce said:

How do you know?

I have been matched lot of times with him, he mostly play assault in the defender team, i can also tell he uses viking augment that makes your tank heavier and black shot effect for magnum

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

Just now, LambSauce said:

Where does it say which augments a player uses most? Or do you know from other sources?

Also, imo Harpoon is the best Magnum alt with Viking.

From seeing him in battles since 2018 (when AGLM was released). He's been using solely AGLM since then. 

 

[LambSauce 1,884]

Just now, TheCongoSpider said:

From seeing him in battles since 2018 (when AGLM was released). He's been using solely AGLM since then. 

 

Lol why did he only use that alt I'm curious now.

[LambSauce 1,884]

1 minute ago, numericable said:

I have been matched lot of times with him, he mostly play assault in the defender team, i can also tell he uses viking augment that makes your tank heavier and black shot effect for magnum

That attention to detail lol.

He probably played Assault defender team to farm XP.

[LambSauce 1,884]

@TheCongoSpider @numericable

Boris uploaded a video a few months ago from the test server, and it was judging by this that I assumed he mainly used Harpoon.

[numericable 2,375]

9 minutes ago, LambSauce said:

@TheCongoSpider @numericable

Boris uploaded a video a few months ago from the test server, and it was judging by this that I assumed he mainly used Harpoon.

I dont think it is him for 2 reasons: one is that the player is english (english description) and boris4311 only speak  russian or sometimes he reply hello to his fans, the second reason is that i already saw this guy in tanki esport channel talking in english and bragging, why would boris brag in english tanki esport channel, moreover why would he uses test server to play magnum when he has everything maxed in his main account, it doesnt make sense, i would understand if he would test something new like armadillo but his main has everything so it is quite useless for him to use test server to play viking magnum.

[LambSauce 1,884]

1 minute ago, numericable said:

I dont think it is him for 2 reasons: one is that the player is english (english description) and boris4311 only speak  russian or sometimes he reply hello to his fans, the second reason is that i already saw this guy in tanki esport channel talking in english and bragging, why would boris brag in english tanki esport channel, moreover why would he uses test server to play magnum when he has everything maxed in his main account, it doesnt make sense, i would understand if he would test something new like armadillo but his main has everything so it is quite useless for him to use test server to play viking magnum.

You might actually be right, I just noticed in the Discussion section of that YouTube channel someone commented "fake?" lol