[Kit Review] Northerner Kit

[Kuhaku 87]

Hello! I_Am_Unkown here, and I’ll be telling you about a popular kit/combo, the Northerner Kit. This kit consists of M2 Smoky, M2 Viking and Kodiak T-E M2 (Isida, Thunder, Shaft). In this article, I’ll be giving you a brief discussion on this kit and how its Pros and Cons.

 

For starters, although I do not directly have this kit (as it is only available from the rank of Captain), I do have my Viking and Smoky upgraded to M2. And without a doubt, this kit often dominates the battlefield. But what actually makes this kit so overpowered. Well for starters, sure, not often do you see a double M2 kit at the rank of Third Lieutenant, but even before I had it fully upgraded, I did use it as a regular M1 combo. And I still dominated the battlefield.

 

 

This kit is extraordinary when it comes to mid-field playing on CTF mode. High speed, high fire rate, far range (when it comes to critical hits), and average impact force all helps contribute to making this kit worth it.

 

At a price 193,020 crystals, you should probably know whether or not this kit is for you. Without a doubt, this kit is expensive. The paint itself only costs 7,000 but the M2 Smoky and Viking are without a doubt among the most expensive M2 weapons.

 

Buying Smoky (99,900) and Viking (114800) separately will cost you 214,700 crystals, and that doesn't even include the Module. And in my opinion, Isida is now one of the most dangerous turrets to fight at close range with a terrifying damage potential at 720.59 damage per second.

 

Viking M2 (without any micro-upgrades) has 2382.35 health. This means that facing an Isida M2, you’ll only last about 3.3 seconds, assuming that the Isida has no micro-upgrades as well. This is an incredibly short amount of time, so you’ll definitely need the 25% protection from Isida.

 

The second protection is from Thunder. A 25% protection module can come incredibly useful is CP battles such as a Polygon CP. Furthermore, on maps like Polygon, seeing half the team use Thunder isn’t a rare thing to see. To add to this, the 25% protection against Thunder. will also increasingly help when your opponent is counting on its splash damage to hit you.

 

The third protection is from Shaft. And this is a pretty self-explanatory on my part. Shafts are annoying when it comes to Smoky. If a Shaft is sniping you at far range, chances are, you won’t be able to kill him before he unleashes yet another sniper shot, or possibly 2 more arcade shots. But with a 25% protection, you’ll be able to find the enemy shaft, get within reasonable firing distance and quickly and effectively take him down.

 

Now putting all that aside, I’ll be talking about how Northerner does in the different battle modes (CTF, TDM, DM, and CP)

 

Northerner in Capture the Flag Mode

 

Smoky is without a doubt the most useful in CTF mode. Why? Because Smoky, while keeping in mind that you’re using Viking, can play almost every position. For example, let’s say you’re playing the defending position for your team. You can use your Vikings reasonable weight to help stop attackers from tanki your flag, while using your Smoky to knock the aim of pesky turrets like Railgun.

 

If you’re playing Smoky on Mid, you can use your Vikings health, to help lower the health of attackers as they charge into your base, making it easier for other defenders to finish them off.

 

If you’re playing Smoky on Offense, you can use your Vikings speed (and possibly a Double Speed Boost) to quickly get in the enemy base, steal a flag, get out, and possibly give your flag to a lighter hull such as Wasp or Hornet.

 

Northerner in Team Death Match Mode

 

Smoky in TDM deathmatch is quite tricky to use. But once mastered, you’ll be a champion.

 

Smoky M2 has fairly decent recoil as well as a high reload time. So you’ll have to be an expert at messing up enemy tankers' shots. Remember, you’ll need to not only keep yourself alive, but do your best to keep your teammates alive as well. Use your gun’s recoil to help knock your opponents aim off when they’re aiming for your teammates. Because remember, the game ends not when you’re first, but your team is.

 

Northerner in DM Mode

 

A phenomenal gun in DM mode. High fire rate means that you can easily steal people’s kills. Because remember, you get 10 points, per kill, even if you only did 100 damage to that player. So remember to always do your best to time your shots right, to do you’re best to steal your opponent’s kills!!

 

Northerner in CP Mode

 

A bit trickier to use. If you’re gonna use Smoky, use Thunder instead. But if you can’t, then here are a few tips:

• Stay on the edges of the battle, while shooting at points (preferably elevated positions if possible

• Using your Viking's speed, know that you can run away from heavier hulls quite easily, while using your Viking’s health to take lighter hulls head on

• Take advantage of your Smoky’s high critical damage and keep your fire concentrated on heavier opponents. This way, if you get a critical hit, there will be a less chance of wasting damage

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Critical chance meant that you can do high damage to opponents far away, making Northerner a mid - far range kit. Meanwhile, you can also use Northern for close combat, using its recoil to knock tankers off aim. Viking M2’s high health also helps in mid ranged battles as well as far ranged battles. But combined with being that fastest of all medium M2 hulls (VIking, Hunter, and Dictator, you can also use it to escape high damage turrets like Firebird, Freeze, and Isida.

 

  So in my opinion, save for this kit, because it’ll be useful for years to come. Good luck! I_Am_Unkown, peace out.  

Edited May 20, 2017 by Savage

[Crip 4,735]

Approved!

 

 

Edits:

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- Changed several words to ones which were more suitable ("off course" to "off aim" etc).

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An interesting review. I would prefer it ( I think) if you actually owned the kit yourself, especially as you do not own the module included in "Northerner". You talk a lot about how the Isida protection is important for Smoky. I don't believe it actually is all that vital. Your M2 Smoky should be capable of destroying an Isida long before it becomes a threat. Railgun, Thunder and Vulcan would be the turrets I'd protect my Smoky against.

 

In terms of the way this article was written, I'd say it was not up to your usual standards by a long way. Plenty of errors creeping into your writing in this piece. Take a little more time over your proofreading in the future.

[Benefactor 6,888]

Still, a good try. Better than what I would have written, and I own the Old Northerner Kit with the LGC Winter paint/protection.

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

Should swap paints with the annihilator kit.

Edited May 20, 2017 by DieselPlatinum

[Kian 242]

Some pictures would have been nice.Nice try though.

[Sliced 819]

I have Northerner on my Brigadier and it's really not a good investment. By the time you can get it, you're already battling M2s, so you're paying for a kit which can't even handle most battles. I highly suggest getting one of the first M2 kits instead as you will be with M0 players and have all of the mid ranks to go through and the kit will balance itself out with each rank as more and more players obtain M2s.

 

I made a huge mistake getting Voltage and Northerner on my last account, which is why I abandoned it. I've got this account now, with almost 50,000 to spent, which wont be spent and this is about the time I was broke after getting Voltage. On this new account, I've got a more battle reliable kit, 10,000 cheaper and got it WO5 as to where I got Voltage at 3rd lt. So, I've got it better now that I know what I'm doing.

 

Stinger, being one of the first full M2 kits to unlock, it's obviously going to be weaker than later ones but is doing me good. I'm going to slowly MU it to M3 and plan to have it full 10/10 by brigadier, so it'll be a really early M3 Combo in M2 disguise. I thought of saving for Healer kit from here, but I'd be going until Lt General saving up for something I don't even know will be there and still stuck at M2.

 

I messed up by non stop spending and I was left with no choice but to start over, from scratch again. With Stinger, I hope to bypass through the ranks much faster as I continue to make it stronger. Once I reach Marshal, I plan to buy an M3 Viking, anyway. But first, I'll get my hands on an M3 Railgun.

 

This is coming from a player with nearly four years of experience. I know there's people who have been playing since Tanki's opening, but I too am filled with the needed knowledge to reach Legend with buyer equipment for free.

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

Like always, I don't buy kits, it's just a waste of crystals for a very small advantage. Which I don't need.

[Sliced 819]

Like always, I don't buy kits, it's just a waste of crystals for a very small advantage. Which I don't need.

The main advantage is you get the kit for cheaper than everything separate.

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

The main advantage is you get the kit for cheaper than everything separate.

True, but some of the paints themselves help double the price of the kits. The only kits I bought ever, was probably the beginner kits.

 

I think what you did on your brigidier account was that you bought one too many kits.

 

The best kits to get should be one with a mid range turret like smoky, Vulcan, or thunder.

That way you can deal with any scenario.

[Sliced 819]

True, but some of the paints themselves help double the price of the kits. The only kits I bought ever, was probably the beginner kits.

 

I think what you did on your brigidier account was that you bought one too many kits.

 

The best kits to get should be one with a mid range turret like smoky, Vulcan, or thunder.

That way you can deal with any scenario.

Yeah I bought Voltage and Northerner. I also got Hornet and Hammer M2. I got my Hammer up to 8/10 with the M2 alteration, which @Cedric Debono helped me get for 75% off ;)

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

Yeah I bought Voltage and Northerner. I also got Hornet and Hammer M2. I got my Hammer up to 8/10 with the M2 alteration, which @Cedric Debono helped me get for 75% off ;)

You probably should have only gotten the northerner kit, and bought your other m2s seperately on sales. That way you would have enough crystals to use for what you plan on getting next.