What to buy? Which is better?

[SvenArnold 39]

Inferno is better than Picasso currently. I wouldn't buy a crappy kit just because it is available. You may get a better kit if you wait or get a better deal on individual equipment. My suggestion is to MU the Medic kit all the way. I am doing that to mine. Then wait until you find something you like without saying yes, no, maybe, I don't know, eh...

 

Good luck.

My Medic kit is M4 already... :)

I'm looking for another weapon. A 50% sale is rare, and far in between. Next one would be September, I think.

 

To be honest, there's not many good choices out there. In my rank range, I could buy/save:

1. None of the viking kits - I could get Hammer at 50% off. Freeze not necessary.

2. Legend Kit - Not a fan of XP/BP yet, so this off the charts.

3. Titan kits - Cardinal or Guardian

4. Vulcan - Nah, this is definitely out for me.

5. Hunter - Unsure about this current combo. Mostly seen Twins on medium-heavy hulls, from Vikings to Mammy.

6. Thunder M3/Mammy M2 kit - Not a fan of Thunder. It's out as well.

 

Fire and Rico is another choice but commander is a long way to go.

Edited May 20, 2015 by SvenArnold

[FLEEEEE.TANKIONLINE 0]

which is good to use from wo2 to generalismo

Hunter Or Viking :)  ;)  :P

[kayitsiz 621]

which is good to use from wo2 to generalismo

Hunter Or Viking :)  ;)  :P

Viking

[liamgang 142]

(I'm posting for my another account which is of General rank)

 

It is certain that I would buy a kit to M4: But I'm not sure what to take. It's for Polygon CP and small maps.

 

1. Vandal kit - Twins M3| Hunter M3| Graffiti

2. Cardinal kit - Twins M3 | Titan M3 | Picasso

3. Guardian kit - Smoky M3|Titan M3|Nano

 

Please advise :)

3.

[LeIouch_Vi_Britannia 6,163]

which is good to use from wo2 to generalismo

Hunter Or Viking :)  ;)  :P

Hunter

[SvenArnold 39]

3.

Sorry but silly question: Why 3?

[FLEEEEE.TANKIONLINE 0]

 

which one is good fire or hammer
:) :) ;) :D

[Baby_Sam 614]

 

 

which one is good fire or hammer

:) :) ;) :D

 

They are both amazing in the right hands and the right maps.

[FLEEEEE.TANKIONLINE 0]

 

and what about thunder and hammer which one is good

i play well with both of them and both seems nice

i am confuse dude

[crazykiller7 48]

Viking Thunder M3 + Emerald in 50% sale is good? :)

[liamgang 142]

Sorry but silly question: Why 3?

Nano looks awesome and smoky m3 = OP.

[Pathfinder 1,690]

 

Viking Thunder M3 + Emerald in 50% sale is good? :)

Thunder and Viking both need MUs, and you can soon get paints that will outclass Emerald.

 

So, I would probably get thunder and Viking, and spend the rest giving them MUs

 

 

which is good to use from wo2 to generalismo

Hunter Or Viking :) ;) :P

Over that sort of range, it changes, with the unlock ranks etc. I went down with Viking M4, and it's a very, very good hull. Though Hunter is great too!

 

 

Hello everyone, my dear Tankers. As you see, I’m new here. ;)

 

I love this amazing game, even though I only play it during weekend for personal reasons. I am WO3 and I have just discovered this awesome forum, I had previously been looking for information because I don’t want to make the wrong choice in the upcoming sales.

 

I am a player who likes playing in small-medium maps such as Rio, Highlands, Courage, Madness...I absolutely dislike big maps where Shafts rule. I am a player who likes action, and being able to use my skills constantly without having to travel for a long distance to find enemies. I don’t mind letting the flag to my mates, I just want to make my enemies fear me, by destroying them constantly. I do not like defense, but when needed, I go there immediately. I like attacking, but also covering mates and surprising other tanks and being an efficient killer.

 

Because of this, I don’t like, for example, Shaft (I find it quite boring) or Vulcan (needs time to start dealing damage, I need instant damage). I have always sticked with my Isida and Hornet and I have used this combo for CTF. It works well, I normally finish top 1 or near, so that means lots of EXP and cry. But that only works for CTF, and I am currently looking for something that could allow me to play DM or TDM. I have used Rico, which is nice, but i don’t know if other turrets like Twins or Thunder might be better. I am no one to judge, but I think that I’m pretty skilled with the turning turret controls, or at least that’s what I feel. I normally sneak up anywhere and can be rolling between enemies with my Isida alone and dodging bullets while causing chaos...And most of my rivals don’t even try turning their turret...which is an advantage for me! I also like being backup for my team, but I like relying on myself normally, which doesn’t mean ignoring my teammates ;)

 

Well, I ll get to the point. The think is, I would like to try seriously DM and TDM, but it’s not a good idea with Isida, and Rico with Hornet also doesn’t rock, because of its low health.

I currently have plenty of supplies (I don’t use drugs), 30 000 cry (+5000 from rank-up and daily bonus till Tanki B-Day) and my garage is:

M1 Hornet

M1 Isida

M1 Ricochet

 

(In love paint à I don’t plan buying more paints till the +100k ones. If there’s a paint especially recommendable, please tell me!!!)

 

 

Now the question is:

1.-My combo for CTF will be OK for higher ranks as Hornet-Isida? Or better Hornet-Ricochet? Which one should I focus on?

 

It is a good and versatile combination - Isi is often a key CTF turret. If, like you say you prefer the small to medium range stuff, I would something heavier. Isida-Hunter or Isida-Viking would be my recommendation. Hunter and Viking also suit Rico very well

 

2.-I have noticed that Twins were extremely OverPowered years ago. I could also use Twins with my Hornet, as I have seen some skilled Hornet-Twins going around other tanks extremely dangerous guys! As Mammoth M1 is very cheap, I was wondering if getting Twins M1 + Mammoth M1 would be good for DM and TDM. Because I don’t know if nowadays Twins have ‘future’ in higher ranks.I mean, are they as OP as they were before? I have read they aren't as good as they were :unsure:

 

Twins got a recent buff, but a relatively specialist turret still. It will be outclassed by Firebird.Freeze/Isida at short range, and wont fare well against rico/smoky/thunder at longer ranges. What's more it gets a bit dull! I wouldn't recommend it.

 

3.-And I was also wondering if Thunder is worth it or not. It would be useful in DM and TDM and CTF as well. But I would need Viking, because it’s the hull which fits best. And I don’t know if it still rocks in higher ranks.

 

Thunder is a great turret, partly why I chose to M4 it! It goes well with Viking indeed, and also Hunter IMO. Again ^ I would probably get Hunter/Viking - it would suit your style a bit more :)

 

 

All in all, with my money, I could afford Twins M1 and Thunder M1. Of course, Mammoth M1 also! 38.600 + 34.000= 72.500 72.500/2= 36.000 more or less

(considering that I buy it, I would then have to get Viking M1 to match my Thunder)

 

 

But seeing that having lots of low turrets is worse than having a good combo, because you can not use all your turrets at once. So maybe, being a just arrived WO4 I should go on saving for M2s? That would mean Hornet M2 and either Isida or Rico. Those are my only M1 currently.

 

If I buy those weapons, I would have to choose one of those combos and go with it till M3 (Mammoth-Twins / Viking-Thunder / Hornet-Isida) but we must have in account that, for example Twins work both with Mammoth and Hornet. And Thunder, I would guess that work for nearly any of these 3 hulls!

 

 

Finally, I remind you my questions:

-Will my Hornet-¿Isida? or ¿Rico? still work well in higher ranks especially CTF? Yes, though I would probably take Hunter over Isida for those two turrets

-Twins and Mammoth are still OP? Even in higher ranks? Not really. I don't rate either of them if I'm honest, limited usability. I have both at M3 with MUs and never ever use them

-What about Thunder? It would need Viking? Still rocks? Good turret, best with a medium hull like hunter or Viking

-Should I buy or not those 2 Turrets: Thunder M1(if buy Thunder, then Viking is it a must?) and Twins M1 (+Mammoth M1 super cheap). Thunder, I would take it over Twins without a doubt

-Which combo should I stick with considering my gamestyle? Best if it works awesome in high ranks, so very OP! Hunter/Viking and Rico/Thunder. Versatile and effective

-And, considering my rank, when should I start collecting cry for M2 combos? Or I can still collect M1 turrets and hulls? When you have an M1 combination :) Don't waste your crystals on early rank paints.

 

 

 

 

(I have ignored Shaft and Vulcan because not my gamestyle. Firebird and Freeze because the maps I play they can be easily killed. Rail and Smokey, mostly because I have actually never used them...so I don’t know how do they work! But when I find Rail or Smoky with my Rico, I instantly b*ng them, same with my Isida...)

 

 

 

Sorry for the long post guys. I can only say that YOU are amazing, I appreciate all the work you have done in here, Congratulations Tankers!!! I hope you will save my as* , and help me decide what to buy on this sale, but most important, how to focus my account from now on!

 

007_alpha :D

[L.I.B.E.R.A.T.O.R 218]

^ Hey kirby, I'm buying Smoky M2 on Tanki's birthday, should I pump MUs into it, or leave it clean until Marshal? Also, what's the situation like at generalissimo battle using Thunder M4? Still awesome, right?

Edited May 20, 2015 by L.I.B.E.R.A.T.O.R

[SvenArnold 39]

Nano looks awesome and smoky m3 = OP.

Now that I think about it, it seems cool. I see some smokies dominating battles at Poly even if critical damage reduce. Maybe the base damage somehow made up for it?

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hey thanks kirby sir !

i am glad u answer me i love thunder too sir

but the fact is i am confused between four guns smoky , thunder , rico and hammer

i am confuse which one to choose

i love all four of them

i am an old playe of tanki and playing since 2012 and thunder and smoky  r great in my hands and i love both of them

but after the update of rico i star using it and when the hammer came  i was like to buy this gun and use it cause of its damage

i am confuse sir plaese help me thanks

[liamgang 142]

Here a picture for the people who say that isida sucks for polygon CP.

[assos10 37]

(I'm posting for my another account which is of General rank)

It is certain that I would buy a kit to M4: But I'm not sure what to take. It's for Polygon CP and small maps.

1. Vandal kit - Twins M3| Hunter M3| Graffiti

2. Cardinal kit - Twins M3 | Titan M3 | Picasso

3. Guardian kit - Smoky M3|Titan M3|Nano

Please advise :)

Guardian kit.. I love heavy tanks my mammoth m2.. Titan Is better!! Also I have seen twins m3 and smoky m3!! Better in my opinion is smoky!! Good luck

[007_alpha 0]

Hello and welcome to Tanki! I'll sort of go through your questions 1 at a time. Hope this helps. 

 

1. Yes, hornet isida will still work on high ranks at CTF, but ultimately a larger hull is needed as hornet continues to be nerfed ever so slightly. If you enjoy capturing the flag, then go for wasp, otherwise I would switch to Viking as you mentioned small/medium maps and it is very powerful at m2/m3. Ricochet will work, but m3 doesn't come out till the last rank in the game and at high ranks with only m2, it will be pretty useless.

 

2. Twins mammoth is SUPER OP at high ranks, especially in TDM and CP matches in Noise, Polygon, Island, and most all other small maps. Twins recently got buffed up so it is fantastic at m2/m3.

 

3. Thunder/Viking is a truly versatile combo at all ranks, and simply put will rule alot of battles, especially Polygon CP. At m3 it is fantastic, but many people have thunder protective paints at high ranks, but it is probably the best m0,m1,m2 combo in the game for a variety of maps IMO.

 

4. I would recommend going with which one you like the best, but I think you would enjoy thunder/Viking alot. You can attack, defend, but especially it is great at mid-field play. Wait to get twins/mammy at m2/m3 or in a kit later on and save lots of crystals because to be honest mammoth costs barely nothing to take to m1 because it really doesnt improve much from m0 to m1. 

 

5. I would say stick with isida/hornet and thunder/viking, and then combine them as well for thunder/hornet, and isida/viking. Then get twins/mammoth later at m3 if they are still OP because the game stats in the garage change quite often to "balance" the game.

 

6. Buy thunder/viking at bday sale on June 4th, and then save for m2's straight away! Don't wait too long to save, and always wait for 50% sales they will happen about 3 maybe 4 times a year. 

 

Good luck and I'm glad to hear you are more skilled moving your turret than the "noobs" you play against :)

FYI my combo's I use are freeze/hornet, railgun/hornet, thunder/viking

Thank you for your answer J

 

I will follow your advice, stick with Hornet-Viking-Isida-Thunder and yet forget about Twins-Mammy. When I’m an absolute pro, I will consider buying it or not.  As you say, sticking with those guns I have lots of different combos, which is awesome!

 

I’ve been looking through Hunter and Viking stats, and i find that, when M3, Hunter has only 7 HP less but 1,2 more speed. I would like to know why is Viking considered to match perfectly with Thunder instead of Hunter, which, by looking the stats, I find more OP than Viking...just curiosity!

 

I hope I get to master Thunder fast! By the  way, should I get a paint that protects Thunder like ‘Cedar’ now? Or better wait for INFERNO-EMERALD-PRODIGY and so on?

 

I have never tried Freeze or Rail, how are they?

[007_alpha 0]

Hi, and welcome to Tanki and Tanki Forums.

 

You got two answers, but please in the future try to be concise and to the point because one gets lost in long posts. If you have to, post a 100 short posts rather than an incredibly long 1 post.

I’m sorry for that toast, it won’t happen again. I will try posting short questions from now on. Thanks for the welcome!

[007_alpha 0]

Honestly I cannot give my opinion because I could not take in all of your post.  :wacko:

 

 

 

For realz though, here is what I would suggest:

 

1. Hornet/Isida. Isida is extremely versatile, and Rico should be put on a medium//heavy hull for optimum effectiveness. Hornet is great for the ability to catch up to your teammates when using Isida and for capping flags.

2. Twins got a major boost with the most recent rebalance. Twins + Titan is almost unbeatable.

3. Both Thunder and Viking need a decent amount of MU's at the M3 level, but when they have them you will be one of the most powerful tankers in the battle.

4. Both Turrets are great. Actually, when used correctly, all turrets can be great.

5. All of the combos you mentioned are OP in their own ways. I would say that Thunder/Viking may be the best, though.

6. Dont try to collect too many things. I am having a problem right now that I need an M3 paint, but I also want another M3 turret or hull, so balance everything out.

 

 

Hehe, sorry for the long post, and thx for answering! :rolleyes:

 

As I said, I'will be going with Hornet+Isida and using Viking+Thunder....It's great that most of you agree on the same aspects!

I will not mess around wasting cry, only focus on these 2 turrets+2 hulls, which will give me 4 different combos.

 

By the way, I would like to know what do you think of Hunter and Viking. I’ve been looking through Hunter and Viking stats, and i find that, when M3, Hunter has only 7 HP less but 1,2 more speed. I would like to know why is Viking considered to match perfectly with Thunder instead of Hunter, which, by looking the stats, I find more OP than Viking.

 

Learning from experiencied is the best way we can learn, so thank you for your reply ;)

[007_alpha 0]

Keep playing as you are. Aim toward getting M2 stuff(it becomes really necessary at 3 dime and up). Don't buy nothing before june sale, Although I recommend buying dragon paint given your combo, or maybe lead so shafts can't one-shot you..

 

You prolly won't make a rank enough to buy M2 stuff directly by june , but you might be able to buy something with M2 in a kit or a good M1 kit. 

 

Save till June, ranking up gets slower in the Dime ranks.

 

(addeda-missed you have "in" love paint , I guess that will do) My paint suggestions still stand

Thanks for encouraging Strawwitz!

I will buy Thunder and Viking which will allow me to play DM and CP games, and I will continue ruling matches with my Isida in CTF  :P

Appart from buying those in june, I will have 7000 cry left. And I will start saving for M2!!! B)

I won't be able to go for a kit, but I am not worried, I think that with that new combo I will be able to have loads of fun! 

 

What do you mean by Dime 3? When your rank is like 3 little diamonds? :unsure:

[007_alpha 0]

Being a Hornet WO3, which is sometimes one-shot by snipers, would you recommend me to buy Lead?

 

I will also get Viking+Thunder, and i doubt if Cedar will be necessary because it protects a lot from Thunder.

 

Although buying paints at these levels is not recommended ^_^

 

What do you think?

[LeIouch_Vi_Britannia 6,163]

Being a Hornet WO3, which is sometimes one-shot by snipers, would you recommend me to buy Lead?

 

I will also get Viking+Thunder, and i doubt if Cedar will be necessary because it protects a lot from Thunder.

 

Although buying paints at these levels is not recommended ^_^

 

What do you think?

It depends on what maps you go,you might want to buy lead, but shafter's number reduces by ranks,

Anyways, lead is a good buy, I have it full MU and it never fails me xD

[Strawwitz 86]

what lower cost paint would you recommend? 

In addition to what Baby Sam said. It is also relevant what maps you play on and your hull. Dragon is of course the best default for a rico equipped tank, and metallic for rico because these weapons can inflict self damage. 

 

Again adding to Baby Sam , what you perceive as the biggest threat is important. But more importantly what is the biggest threat for the map you play.

 

Overall I would say Lead is the best default paint if it takes your protection to surviving more than one shaft  shot, or more than two, depending on your hull. If it doesn't, you could consider something else that just reduces a % of damage, rather than a % of Kills.

 

Also pay attention to the camouflaging qualities of paint, if they say they it "masks" or "blend in shadows" or vegetation or pavement or whatever , believe it. 

 

I need to give metallic a try because they hint it messes with autoaim /guidance systems, I want to see that.

[007_alpha 0]

 

Hello everyone, my dear Tankers. As you see, I’m new here. ;)

 

I love this amazing game, even though I only play it during weekend for personal reasons.  I am WO3 and I have just discovered this awesome forum, I had previously been looking for information because I don’t want to make the wrong choice in the upcoming sales.

 

I am a player who likes playing in small-medium maps such as Rio, Highlands, Courage, Madness...I absolutely dislike big maps where Shafts rule. I am a player who likes action, and being able to use my skills constantly without having to travel for a long distance to find enemies. I don’t mind letting the flag to my mates, I just want to make my enemies fear me, by destroying them constantly. I do not like defense, but when needed, I go there immediately. I like attacking, but also covering mates and surprising other tanks and being an efficient killer.

 

Because of  this, I don’t like, for example, Shaft (I find it quite boring) or Vulcan (needs time to start dealing damage, I need instant damage). I have always sticked  with my Isida and Hornet and I have used this combo for CTF. It works well, I normally finish top 1 or near, so that means lots of EXP and cry. But that only works for CTF, and I am currently looking for something that could allow me to play DM or TDM. I have used Rico, which is nice, but i don’t know if other turrets like Twins or Thunder might be better. I am no one to judge, but I think that I’m pretty skilled with the turning turret controls, or at least that’s what I feel. I normally sneak up anywhere and can be rolling between enemies with my Isida alone and dodging bullets while causing chaos...And most of my rivals don’t even try turning their turret...which is an advantage for me! I also like being backup for my team, but I like relying on myself normally, which doesn’t mean ignoring my teammates ;)

 

Well, I ll get to the point. The think is, I would like to try seriously DM and TDM, but it’s not a good idea with Isida, and Rico with Hornet also doesn’t rock, because of its low health.

I currently have plenty of supplies (I don’t use drugs), 30 000 cry (+5000 from rank-up and daily bonus till Tanki B-Day) and my garage is:

M1 Hornet

M1 Isida

M1 Ricochet

 

(In love paint à I don’t plan buying more paints till the +100k ones. If there’s a paint especially recommendable, please tell me!!!)

 

 

Now the question is:

1.-My combo for CTF will be OK for higher ranks as Hornet-Isida? Or better Hornet-Ricochet? Which one should I focus on?

 

It is a good and versatile combination - Isi is often a key CTF turret. If, like you say you prefer the small to medium range stuff, I would something heavier. Isida-Hunter or Isida-Viking would be my recommendation. Hunter and Viking also suit Rico very well

 

2.-I have noticed that Twins were extremely OverPowered years ago. I could also use Twins with my Hornet, as I have seen some skilled Hornet-Twins going around other tanks extremely dangerous guys! As Mammoth M1 is very cheap, I was wondering if getting Twins M1 + Mammoth M1 would be good for DM and TDM. Because I don’t know if nowadays Twins have ‘future’ in higher ranks.I mean, are they as OP as they were before? I have read they aren't as good as they were  :unsure:

 

Twins got a recent buff, but a relatively specialist turret still. It will be outclassed by Firebird.Freeze/Isida at short range, and wont fare well against rico/smoky/thunder at longer ranges. What's more it gets a bit dull! I wouldn't recommend it.

 

3.-And I was also wondering if Thunder is worth it or not. It would be useful in DM and TDM and CTF as well. But I would need Viking, because it’s the hull which fits best.  And I don’t know if it still rocks in higher ranks.

 

Thunder is a great turret, partly why I chose to M4 it! It goes well with Viking indeed, and also Hunter IMO. Again ^ I would probably get Hunter/Viking - it would suit your style a bit more :)

 

 

All in all, with my money, I could afford Twins M1 and Thunder M1. Of course, Mammoth M1 also!  38.600 + 34.000= 72.500              72.500/2= 36.000 more or less

(considering that I buy it, I would then have to get Viking M1 to match my Thunder)

 

 

But seeing that having lots of low turrets is worse than having a good combo, because you can not use all your turrets at once. So maybe, being a just arrived WO4 I should go on saving for M2s? That would mean Hornet  M2 and either Isida or Rico. Those are my only M1 currently.

 

If I buy those weapons, I would have to choose one of those combos  and go with it till M3 (Mammoth-Twins / Viking-Thunder / Hornet-Isida) but we must have in account that, for example Twins work both with Mammoth and Hornet. And Thunder, I would guess that work for nearly any of these 3 hulls!

 

 

Finally, I remind you my questions:

-Will my Hornet-¿Isida? or ¿Rico? still work well in higher ranks especially CTF? Yes, though I would probably take Hunter over Isida for those two turrets

-Twins and Mammoth are still OP? Even in higher ranks? Not really. I don't rate either of them if I'm honest, limited usability. I have both at M3 with MUs and never ever use them

-What about Thunder? It would need Viking? Still rocks? Good turret, best with a medium hull like hunter or Viking

-Should I buy or not those 2 Turrets: Thunder M1(if buy Thunder, then Viking is it a must?) and Twins M1   (+Mammoth M1 super cheap). Thunder, I would take it over Twins without a doubt

-Which combo should I stick with considering my gamestyle? Best if it works awesome in high ranks, so very OP! Hunter/Viking and Rico/Thunder. Versatile and effective

-And, considering my rank, when should I start collecting cry for M2 combos? Or I can still collect M1 turrets and hulls? When you have an M1 combination :) Don't waste your crystals on early rank paints.

 

 

 

 

(I have ignored Shaft and Vulcan because not my gamestyle. Firebird and Freeze because the maps I play they can be easily killed. Rail and Smokey, mostly because I have actually never used them...so I don’t know how do they work!  But when I find Rail or Smoky with my Rico, I instantly b*ng them, same with my Isida...)

 

 

 

Sorry for the long post guys. I can only say that YOU are amazing, I appreciate all the work you have done in here, Congratulations Tankers!!! I hope you will save my as* , and help me decide what to buy on this sale, but most important, how to focus my account from now on!

 

007_alpha   :D

 

Which one between Hunter or Viking? One is 7 HP more, the other is 1,2 SPEED more. It's a tough fight, between those two  :)

 

Rico is cool, but someone has told me that it lasts too much for M3, and I would be figting with an M2 gun against M3s, so better not go for it...What do you think?

 

About Twins, I will just forget about it, I will maybe go for them when I am a super-Generalissimo with thousands of cry B)

 

Yup, I will get Viking and Thunder!!!  :P

 

And I already have M1 combo, hehe, Isida and Rico -Hornet. But that new combo will help undoubtedly in DM and CP. So from now on, saving mode ON.

 

Kirby, I appreciate your precious advice, thank you vey much again!!!!