How to Play Tanki as a Non-Buyer

[Sliced 819]

How to Play Tanki as a Non-Buyer

 

 

I'm only WO5 on this account but I have a Brigadier which you may know as @Epic_Space_Mango18.

 

Tanki, to a LOT of players, is pay to play. No getting around it. To be honest, that's far from the truth. In Tanki, if you know how the mechanics work have real deep knowledge of the game, it's really easy to obtain any product kit without spending a single PENNY. But how is it possible? Just how can you afford 336k for Paladin? Jeez, Paladin is the second cheapest M3 product kit in the game, next to Bumblebee. But... it's so unaffordable? In my eyes, if you can't afford that, I don't know what you're doing with your crystals.

 

So, I'm here to give you an easy guide on how to play Tanki without spending a single penny. How to be able to obliterate the field with Harvester, Striker, Simoom, Ram, Master of the Taiga, Raiden, in order from M1, M2 to M3 kits. Here I will tell you how to keep from falling behind, how to get over 100,000 crystals in earnings before WO5. I will tell you, the first part of this, is the hardest part of your journey, but once past, it's easy flying.

 

Now, this may contradict "not falling behind," but this is the way to go. So, here we go.

 

To start the game, you can get a buddy with you to join you on your journey. The only things you should buy are Thunder, Isida and Railgun M0, nothing more, nothing less. That's all you should buy until you can get an M2 kit. Yes, you will be going through the WO ranks as an M0. The main gun you will use is Isida. There's a reason for that.

 

Isida, over the past few months, like all the other turrets has gone through nerfs and buffs and frankly, there are a load of mixed opinions on it. It had it's self heal reduced to almost nothing, then raised a little again, I believe. Now it has no self heal but the M0 does 385 per second in damage! Mine does because it's 1/10. I can kill an M1 Titan in one full load! I hear all over the place how OP and UP it is. The real reason to use it is because you get exp from healing team members.

 

You'll barely be able to put a dent in enemy tanks when you reach the M1s with other turrets like Twins, Firebird and Hammer M0. The least you can do is hurt them a little,  and then have a teammate finish them off and share a tiny portion of the experience. That doesn't work. With Isida, you get the full exp for healing your team members and the higher modification their tank the more there is to heal!

 

With that in mind, you can take your friend into Noise battles, red team in CTF mode, keep your team members alive, help them get in and out with enemy flag. That's how you do it. Noise is a high exp and crystal earning map and red team, from what I've seen, has the higher chance of victory.

 

Just do that and you end up WO5 still with Beginner's Pass in hand like me! Double cry on high a high crystal earning map earns me at least 5,000 crystals a day.

 

So, if you've got the patience, just do this until you can get a good M2 kit. For me, I'm getting Stinger. It's cheap, and has M2 Isida which is a lot better than M0 and  M2 Hornet which has only 30 less HP than my Hunter M0, but is a LOT quicker. Plus I'll get a nice paint and module to go with. I'll be getting more healing done, faster. If I can get 3rd with Lieutenant Colonels, just think how I'll do with Stinger!

 

With Stinger, you can continue this healing your team members, rank up quick and with Hornet, you can get across the map much faster to do more than just heal. Actually capture flags in CTF and such. But, Stinger is generally one of the weaker M2 kits, but unlocks at WO4 and is rather easy to afford.

 

Now that you've got yourself a kit, whatever it is, just start to MU it to M3. DO NOT buy the speed ups! From whatever rank it is you got your kit, to go all the way to Marshal is a long way. So you can either get M3s earlier than the rank you get M3 kits or you can save for an M3 kit. I'd rather MU to M3 and get the M3s free during Marshal.

 

And don't worry. You'll make PLENTY of crystals during the middle ranks.

 

Here's how my career went on my old account:

 

First, I bought Voltage for 131k at 3rd Lt. Later, during Captain, I had made another 177k and bought Hornet and Hammer M2 which I got up to 24/50 during the Christmas celebrations. I got all of that on the sales. Next, I made 155k by Lieutenant Colonel and bought Northerner for 133k during the Valentine's sales. Finally, by the time I hit Brigadier, I made 160k which I dumped into my Hammer to 8/10.

 

That's at least 623,000 crystals I had made and spent blindly without much thought. Now, that's more than enough to afford most M3 kits BEFORE you even reach Lt General to get M3 kits! So, that's more than enough to MU your M2 kit to M3 by that time, then you can get them for FREE when you get to Marshal! MU Glaze to M3 that's an early Jackhammer. MU Ram to M3 that's and early Cardinal.

 

So when you think about it, this is the best way to go. Skip to M2 from M0, MU M2 to M3 which you can start to MU to M4 from Marshal.  :)

 

UPDATE:

 

I checked and I was only 2,000 off on how much I made! On my profile in the ratings, it showed I had obtained 621,000 ish crystals!

Edited May 22, 2017 by Sliced

[Blackdrakon30 2,943]

- Fixed a few spelling errors

- Altered some sentence structure

- A few grammar edits

 

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Nice article! I honestly went a similar-ish route through the ranks, and definitely agree that it's a smart idea to MU up M2 combinations. The amount of time now between M2 unlock ranks and M3 kit unlock ranks is absurd, and that's not even considering that individual M3s need even longer until they can be purchased. 

 

Some pictures might be nice for in the future, like pictures of the kits or something. I dunno.  :ph34r:

Edited May 18, 2017 by Blackdrakon30

[BRO0088 1,724]

But I prefer smokey,shaft rail/thunder in the MO ranks  & a nice kit in Wo1 rank then 6 ranks & u can afford to buy A gentle m2 kit & then m3 kits if ur lucky for getting a Premium acc mission in the Marshal or above rank u can buy XTs if u save.Then u live happily ever after end of a story.

Edited May 18, 2017 by BRO0088

[xRose 257]

Lol, M0 Isida is so noob. My M2 does way more damage, about 600 per second. 

[Penguin40 1,714]

Great article. Those ranters of pay2win should read this. And all the other stuff on the forum that proves the pay2win theory wrong. Ehh, they will rant still.

 

But great job! At least the sensible people will learn. I'm actually doing an alt, where I plan to have M3s by WO5 :P and again, great job, and good luck on this alt of yours! :D

[Misery 1,415]

He has m0 because he's been saving up all his crystals. Duh.

 

Good article!

[Hex 11,520]

So when you think about it, this is the best way to go. Skip to M2 from M0, MU M2 to M3 which you can start to MU to M4 from Marshal.  :)

A lot of people say that MU'ing M2 to M3 isn't worth it, but what they're not taking into account is that M2s unlock way below WO5, but M3s unlock way above at Marshal. In this, time you can easily save up enough crystals to fully MU your M2, making it M3 and unlocking the MU'd M2 for free at Marshal.

 

A proof of this is the case of @joji79. He's my uncle, and when he started playing Tanki, I told him these three steps:

• Number one - it is very, very important to turn your turret. Amazingly, I couldn't believe when I saw him starting to turn his turrets from day two.
• Number two - never ever let your temptation do the work. If you have saved up crystals, it is highly suggested you control that temptation and wait for sales.
• Number three - as soon as you buy your first M2s, MU them to M3 ASAP without SU'ing them.

 

And now, I'd say he's one of the most efficient people for his rank. Although he did have Premium most of the time (mostly by the giveaways that have gone in the past and one accidental one-month premium purchase in Steam), he hasn't bought a single crystal (although he bought the Fire of Valor offer, mainly because of the paint), yet he now has M3 Ricochet, Hammer, Freeze, Viking and Dictator. Oh, I did forget to mention that he did buy some supply packages though, but that was solely my suggestion, because having supplies gives you an upper hand in the battle. So you can say that he's partially a buyer, but never bought crystals.

 

The point is: MUing M2 to M3 is very worthwhile, even though this statement contradicts most people's thinking.

 

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As for feedback ~

 

Nicely written with supportive facts and numbers; I also like the way you wrote this - just plain and simple. Very nice indeed!

Edited May 18, 2017 by Hexed

[etha2007_awesome 44]

Shaft is also pretty good in the M0 to M2 ranks.Im currently saving up for Cyclops kit.Is 1500-7000 crystals everyday I play a good score? I also think MUing M2 sounds better than saving for M3,oh well,I'll have to try MUing M2 to M3 before I tell you about my success with this tactic!

[Al-Za7eF 33]

Nice topic nice goodluck

[ptcl 116]

Here is how I did it :

Bought Viking+Smoky m1

Bought Isida m2

Bought Pitbull kit.

Bought Northern kit.

Now saving for m3 kit currently at 222k.

[r_sg971 163]

Bought shaft m1, mammoth m1, viking m1, isida m1, rail m1, thunder m1, smoky m1, freeze m1, fire m1

(too many m1s, realized mistake and didn't repeat for m2s)

Then rail m2, MUd it to 8/10 in sales, hornet m2, viking m2, high calibre ammo (m2 alteration for rail), isida m2.

 

Just had enough crystals for Paladin left, bought it when it appeared in garage.

Edited May 21, 2017 by r_sg971

[M-axis 589]

I've Mud my m2 hornet to m3 at Captain. Yet my clan stares at me cause I have m3 hornet and use an m1 rail :p  Finally got 100+ crystals, so I'll be getting m2 fire and m2 rail in the sales. Gonna MU my firebird and wreck WOs with my m3 burning sensation ;)

 

However I MUd my hornet to 41/50 before it became the same price as buying it directly...now many more peeps MU and my advantage is lost :(

[HAPPSHOT 2,029]

You have only made 69k crystals. And in epic space mango acc you made 623k , while without even following this, i made 670k...

Edited May 24, 2017 by HAPPSHOT

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

I earned a total of 769k

[Possibility 282]

Nice article

 

You stole another of my ideas. I was going to do one called ' How to successfully create a new account ' which is quite literately this. 

 

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Like I said, I will find you, and I will see your next idea, steal your notebook, and I will write it first.

 

I WILL FIND YOU  :ph34r:

Edited June 3, 2017 by Possibility

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

^ I don't think he stole your idea, I think he just posted it in his own words before you. :ph34r:

[Possibility 282]

I SHALL FIND HIM  :ph34r:

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

^ looks like sliced is on his own now :ph34r:

[Mario3108 462]

Lol I didn't know you are Epic_Space_Mango18 :p

 

Great article mate.

[Possibility 282]

I have found out where Sliced lives. What shall I do with him. I need your advice ;-D