What to buy? Which is better?

[RampagingVenom 554]

hoping for a 50% at wasp or hornet or twins or smoky or thunder :rolleyes:  :rolleyes:  :rolleyes:

i am guesing that a thunder discount or twins discount will follow :ph34r:

No no no :) no twins/thunder discount

must be rail :wub:  M3 * Ahhhhhh *

[Remaine 4,687]

Get the light kit M3, save for a sale and get Thunder M3. 

 

Then try to stop A Twins M3 + Mammy M3 + Inferno with 9 supporting Isidas M3 + Mammy M3 + Inferno. See what happens :P

OK - that doesn't support your argument. What you've done is bombard me with a random circumstance of which is very unlikely to happen. In that case, I'll do the same. I'll bring 9 drugging M3 Smokies + M3 Titans and Irbis. Do you see the absurdity of your logic? 

 

So as I say, NOTHING is this game is unstoppable. If you still choose to think nothing can be beaten because you're incapable then that's your problem.

[RampagingVenom 554]

The secret is not to let the fear of GMO win as soon as you let fear win your already beaten long before the battle starts.

[doduobird 315]

I havent been here for that long actually, only since Update 123/rebalance. I don't know when a sale is coming nor do other mods, we'll have to wait and see what comes. I'm just guessing that one will come because its been a little while and Tanki has sales frequently.

 

You can earn 29k in 20 hours of gameplay. If you play hard nonstop for two days straight focusing on kill-stealing, and flag capturing, then you can easily rank waaay before that SMP runs out. I once made 140k xp in under 2 weeks. Thats 10k xp a day for 14 days in a row on average.. some more, some less. You'll get 11k for simply ranking up.

 

Your plan sounds fine if thats what you want. If possible though, you should probably aim to purchase the Light M3 kit at brigadier, rather than buying Savanna/Smoky. There are lots of Needles running around since the new light kit M3 was implemented, and there were already plenty of Savannas before. Facing 1-2 smoky protection paints in a Sandbox 4v4 seriously reduces Smoky's effectiveness. If you get smoky + savanna, you'll still be in need of a M3 hull... and it sounds like you'll be out of crystals. The light M3 would get your paint + hull + weapon and at 299k its a steal. Then you can play lots of XP battles, become alot more skilled, and save up crystals from all the pro-battles in XP that you'll be doing. You can earn quite alot of crystals like this if you win your XP's because crystal drops are disabled, which means 114% more fund.

I don't really like rail that much, but I am ok with M3 Hornet. The only reason why I actually got Hornet M2 was because it was cheap :P I love smoky much more than rail, so I might get Hornet M3 or Wasp M2 instead of Savannah. Needle worries me, but there will always be smoky paints on the battle field anyway, so I might as well get used to it. My "dream combo" is Smoky M3 + Wasp M3 + Picasso, so I can get Smoky M2 right now. Picasso is gonna come later, Smoky M3 is a long time away, and so is Wasp M3. So I might as well get Smoky M2, then start saving up for Wasp M2. I've heard you can use Wasp M2 + Smoky M2 all the way up to Marshall, and I've seen Generallisimos with Smoky M2 and Wasp M3. 

 

So my new plan is: Rank up to Colonel, get Smoky M2, start saving up for Wasp M2, Get Wasp M2 sometime around Brigadier, Rank up to Marshall and get Smoky M3 and Wasp M3. Then I can pile up my remaining crystals into Picasso. Is this ok?

[doduobird 315]

OK - that doesn't support your argument. What you've done is bombard me with a random circumstance of which is very unlikely to happen. In that case, I'll do the same. I'll bring 9 drugging M3 Smokies + M3 Titans and Irbis. Do you see the absurdity of your logic? 

 

So as I say, NOTHING is this game is unstoppable. If you still choose to think nothing can be beaten because you're incapable then that's your problem.

Ok fine :P

[r_BounceBack0 0]

I want to know what works best with rico

[T.O.R_Ovi 51]

I want to know what works best with rico

 

Viking !

[Godfa7her 17]

whats the min. rank for buying m3s.. ( i know it is a brigadier, but i am asking when they will be really needed if i am saving for something..)

as many m3s are available several ranks away from brigadier........

till then can m2 weapons be suffice? ( i got good m2s turrets and hulls )

[Remaine 4,687]

whats the min. rank for buying m3s.. ( i know it is a brigadier, but i am asking when they will be really needed if i am saving for something..)

as many m3s are available several ranks away from brigadier........

till then can m2 weapons be suffice? ( i got good m2s turrets and hulls )

You should have an M3 combo by General, at the very latest. General is 

[okfighter 331]

Yes, its a great weapon at M2. I still use it myself, and if you want to become a skilled player, XP battles (Hornet + Rail) is a very good mode type to play. It's also quite fun. If its your favorite weapon, then its a good choice for you. I must say though, it is unlocked earlier than most M2's, and therefore in comparison to the other M2s which are unlocked later - around Major-Colonel, it is slightly less powerful, and there are a large number of rail-protective paints running around at the moment, due to kits which contain prodigi. There are also many Digital/Tundra users, but a skilled railgun user can easily overcome these obstacles and succeed just as well as any other player with a different turret.

 

The only M2 weapon which I would advise you to stay away from would be M2 Ricochet. Its significantly underpowered at this stage, but it makes up for it at M3.

 

Railgun M2 isnt hugely different from M1 though, its a small amount of damage more, with slightly better reload/turning speed. The most significant change is the color of the beam, which is a nice royal purple. You won't regret the purchase though.

 

It would be best to use railgun on a light hull, without a doubt. The manueverability makes railgun what it is essentially: a peek-a-boo weapon. It works great when using cover to your advantage. Find a wall to hide behind with enemies in sight, and charge up your shot, barely stick out your turret so that your railgun just passes the object/wall you are using for cover, and quickly retreat back into cover while you reload. If you get good at this, you can get very nice kill/death ratios.

 

There is no best turret. There is only a best turret for a paritcular player. If you love railgun, then that is the best turret for you. If you haven't given any other turrets a chance, I suggest you visit the test server which is sometimes available to the public, especially when updates are on the horizon. You can use the codes "/addcry 999999" and "/addscore 9999999" and test out any weapon or hull you wish. You should also buy all of the M0 weapons and give them a test run to see if its something that fits your play style. Without giving everything a try, you can't exactly determine what weapon fits you the best.

Ok, thanks for the reply; it is very useful! :) ( I think I will get Rail m2 :) )

[r_brandybabyxx0 737]

I want to know what works best with rico

Hunter and Viking... maybe hornet. Using Rico, you need a bit of speed to be able to take cover when you run out of ammo. You also need a fair amount of HP so you can deal as much damage as possible while you're alive. On top of that, you'll need enough stability so that you don't miss your shots, every shot counts if you want to be a good Rico player. The best thing for Rico though, is to choose the right maps where it is the most effective. Choose maps where you can easily bounce shots off of walls without having to 'go out of your way' to hit your enemy with them. You can bounce a shot off anything, but if its unrealistic, that you have to handicap yourself just to get a wall shot... then its not worth it. Maps with a layout like Silence, Garder, Noise etc, will do the best with Ricochet.

 

If its a bigger map, I'd take Hornet or Hunter. If its medium, any of the three will work, and if its a small map, Viking or Hunter will be better options.

[King_Raptor 0]

I use Railgun and I'm quite good with it.

 

Everyone knows it works very good with Hornet, using maneuverability to stay alive and Hornet being much more stable than Wasp. 

But do you think Hunter at M2 and M3 would work well too? If the maneuverability is good enough the extra health would also make me able to play more brutal if I wanted to.

[funkmonkey3465 2]

I usually use smoky and twins. Both are m1. And I'm good with both of them. But I would rather use 1 so I could save for it for m2. Can anyone tell me which is better? I usually play in CTF matches and I either defend the flag or go into the heart of battle. I never go to capture the enemy flag unless I'm using drugs. Also please say which hull the gun you picked would go good with. Only the hulls titan and mammoth. Thanks.

[FC_BayernMunchen 1,941]

I usually use smoky and twins. Both are m1. And I'm good with both of them. But I would rather use 1 so I could save for it for m2. Can anyone tell me which is better? I usually play in CTF matches and I either defend the flag or go into the heart of battle. I never go to capture the enemy flag unless I'm using drugs. Also please say which hull the gun you picked would go good with. Only the hulls titan and mammoth. Thanks.

I wouldn't get Twins unless you play a lot of Silence and DM. I have it M2, and it is good in those maps. But in other maps, like Iran, Bobruisk, etc. , Twins isn't as effective as other turrets. Both unlock late, though. You might want to go for an early M2 (Freeze, Isida) and get Twins/Smoky later. My recommendation: Smoky

 

I use Railgun and I'm quite good with it.

 

Everyone knows it works very good with Hornet, using maneuverability to stay alive and Hornet being much more stable than Wasp. 

But do you think Hunter at M2 and M3 would work well too? If the maneuverability is good enough the extra health would also make me able to play more brutal if I wanted to.

Rail/Hornet is more for people who like to change camping positions and capping flags. Other than that, you won't need Hornet's speed. 

[doduobird 315]

whats the min. rank for buying m3s.. ( i know it is a brigadier, but i am asking when they will be really needed if i am saving for something..)

as many m3s are available several ranks away from brigadier........

till then can m2 weapons be suffice? ( i got good m2s turrets and hulls )

You can use Fire M2 all the way up to Commander, and Smoky M2 all the way up to Marshall but as Remaine stated, you should have a backup M3 combo by General.

[FC_BayernMunchen 1,941]

doduobird can u friend me again

[Raphael2 3,263]

doduo, you can also get Smoky later, with the medium tank M3 kit. You'll save even more crystals by doing that, and if you really love Smoky, then you can wait. :p

Just start saving up for light kit M3, then save up for medium kit M3 and you'll have Smoky+Hornet M3. 

(I'm not sure of what I'm sayin'.. :lol:)

[In10shnableFoul 38]

Dont buy a supplies kit. Don't buy thunder yet. As you said, with your Light M3 kit, you'll already have tons of fresh gameplay and enjoyment to have, no need to overwhelm yourself with two new M3 weapons at the same time. Its much better to wait for a sale, which I can see coming somewhat soon - you'll still be enjoying your light M3 kit for a long time to come.

 

The reason I say not to buy a supplies kit, is because with M3 light kit, you'll (hopefully) be playing ALOT more XP battles and by doing this, you save drugs up like crazy. On top of that... you don't even need a paint for XP battles. They're fun, especially with friends, and you become a far more skilled player than a drugger does dominating dummies mercilessly. You can still rank without supplies, just play with low ranks, and play in maps where its very 'dense.' Places that have alot of players in a small area with little cover, like Hill, Island, Combe, etc where you can quickly get kills without any down-time inbetween. Desert is fine too as you've been doing, but when you drug, try to focus more on just using double power with rail, and use cover more to your advantage. And on top of that, obviously shoot only enemies when you're 100% sure you'll score a kill. Don't spend an excessive amount of crystals on buying drugs just because you want to rank on Thursday... better to wait 1-2 more days and save 30k+ from not buying drugs.

 

Don't buy the paint kit M2, you have Helper... and hopefully you'll get helper more in the future as well, plus you can only use 1 paint at a time. Needle will be in your inventory, and any kit that you buy in the future, or upcoming sale, will provide you a good paint so you don't need to worry about that.

 

So yes, option 2.

You say play in XP battles. But that would require buying cry to battle. Do you think it is worth the cry?

[r_brandybabyxx0 737]

You say play in XP battles. But that would require buying cry to battle. Do you think it is worth the cry?

Absolutely without a doubt, Pro-Battle-Passes are 110% worth it. Its the main enjoyable game type for me and most of my friends now, along with other 'specialized' matches where we use a specific weapon/hull type in certain maps. 5k for 1 month isnt bad at all if you play 1-2 hours a day. Just do it :p The 114% fund from turning off crystal box drops makes up for it in the fund winnings that you make from each game. I just re-purchased my PBP today actually.

[collinskev 2]

I'm getting the point where i need to choose my first m1 to get. I am one rank away from getting the smokey. So here's the question... is m1 smokey better than m0 thunder? they seem to be the same. anybody have experience with these?

[doduobird 315]

doduo, you can also get Smoky later, with the medium tank M3 kit. You'll save even more crystals by doing that, and if you really love Smoky, then you can wait. :P

Just start saving up for light kit M3, then save up for medium kit M3 and you'll have Smoky+Hornet M3. 

(I'm not sure of what I'm sayin'.. :lol:)

I'm not gonna wait that long, anyone that actually knows me well would tell you that I HATE HUNTER. lol

Anyways, I prefer Wasp M3 over Hornet M3 :P

 

Absolutely without a doubt, Pro-Battle-Passes are 110% worth it. Its the main enjoyable game type for me and most of my friends now, along with other 'specialized' matches where we use a specific weapon/hull type in certain maps. 5k for 1 month isnt bad at all if you play 1-2 hours a day. Just do it :P The 114% fund from turning off crystal box drops makes up for it in the fund winnings that you make from each game. I just re-purchased my PBP today actually.

I got a PBP today (from the daily gift ofc) so... lol, I barely play NSB, Semyon gave me 5k crystals in the Tanki Olympiad thingymajig, and he told me to buy a PBP, I told him I had school, so I couldn't even go, so he just let me have 5k for free :P

Edited March 5, 2014 by doduobird

[doduobird 315]

doduobird can u friend me again

Sure thing buddy, just next time in DM when I make a truce with you, don't go off saying you don't need to drug to win, then you use a double power and kill me... But anyways I rarely play DM.

EDIT: Here is my goal:  ( Smoky M2 Wasp M2)

Edited March 5, 2014 by doduobird

[FC_BayernMunchen 1,941]

Sure thing buddy, just next time in DM when I make a truce with you, don't go off saying you don't need to drug to win, then you use a double power and kill me... But anyways I rarely play DM.

:P

[doduobird 315]

Ok so I still need 10k for Smoky M2 after I rank, and I'm 25.5k to ranking. Only earned 2.5k today :( That's around 10 more days til I rank, and my SMP runs out on 3/9/2014. Uh oh, so if I need to rank in 10 days, how long do you think I need to play each day?

Edited March 5, 2014 by doduobird

[FC_BayernMunchen 1,941]

Ok so I still need 10k for Smoky M2 after I rank, and I'm 25.5k to ranking. Only earned 2.5k today :( That's around 10 more days til I rank, and my SMP runs out on 3/9/2014. Uh oh, so if I need to rank in 10 days, how long do you think I need to play each day?

Why 10 days. Will there be a sale?