Overdrive Activation

[u812ic 1,629]

I've seen many players running around with the white star above their tank, indicating the Overdrive (OD) is ready to be used by pressing "Shift" or another key you have assigned to OD, but don't activate it, even though their tank has very little hp left.

 

Are you one of them? If so, why don't you use OD? What are you saving it for? 

 

For a long time, I thought players were saving it for the Gold Box drop. In most cases this is true. But I've, also, seen players not use it for the Gold Box drop. Are you that player? Why don't you use it?

 

Some players who save the OD for the Gold Box drop use it, but don't use it again after it's been recharged. Are you one of those players? Are you saving it just in case another one is dropped?

 

Why don't you use your OD on another player who has low health and no white star? It does reactivate after time. 

 

These are the burning questions I have and only those who don't use it can say why. I'm not the only one. Other players have asked the same question. 

 

Why don't you use your Overdrive?

 

Edited for typo.

Edited March 14, 2018 by u812ic

[Ninja 10,468]

I would only use it for teammates if I think we can make good use of it together. They aren't getting Overdrive just for being low on health.

 

In other situations I'll save it for an attack or defence. I feel like its wasted on most midfielders.

[gokuMI6 1,290]

Most people dont know it even exist

:P

[caiosilvac 567]

Some players are simply stubborn, they refuse to activate it even if you explain its purpose to them, other players are just clueless to realize its power.

[gokuMI6 1,290]

Me on a battle which we are losing 

ME: Press shift

I just type this 

never got a ban 

They do not seem to care about the team :mellow:

[Pyre 3,485]

I generally use it if there is a group of tanks around me. The only time I use it by myself is if Im escaping with the flag and my RK is already on cooldown.

Edited March 14, 2018 by Pyre

[u812ic 1,629]

I will not use it on:

 

1...An Isida Slave who is not actively engaged in battle, but is hiding, healing a large tank just for the XP. 

 

2...A base camper who has full health and/or has a white star. However, if our base is being constantly attacked in waves of enemy tanks with OD activated, then I will heal the base campers if they are low on health and don't have a white star.

 

3...A player who has their own white star, no matter how much they beg.

 

4...A base camper who is doing nothing to help the team. They are most likely mults. 

 

5...A teammate who is low on health and has a white star. 

[wolverine848 13,097]

I would only use it for teammates if I think we can make good use of it together. They aren't getting Overdrive just for being low on health.

 

In other situations I'll save it for an attack or defence. I feel like its wasted on most midfielders.

The thing is... if you make tanks on your team "more powerful" more often, they in turn will build up OverDrive faster. 

Then they can return the favor.

And so on.

This would include the mid-fielders that can weaken attackers making their way to your base. On your way to attack later on they can activate the OD for the attackers as a group.

 

Teams that "hold on to it" for any significant time tend to lose the battles.

Teams that use it regularly decimate teams that don't.

 

This has been the pattern since Overdrive was introduced.

[Maf 32,307]

Unfortunately, quite a few players value gold boxes over battle objectives and will save OD for gold no matter what.

 

Others wait for the most opportune moment during the game and would rather save their overdrive for the whole game and use it once at the perfect moment, instead of using it 3 times and getting very little benefit.

 

Some players (a minority) don't know how to use it at all, or don't notice the fact that OD is ready. This is possible if they don't use supplies, so they don't look down at the supply indicators.

 

Maybe some don't use it because they hate supplies and "druggers" and think it's unskilled to use supplies, so they purposefully don't use overdrive to make themselves feel more skilled (although I'm not sure if such players actually exist).

[wolverine848 13,097]

Unfortunately, quite a few players value gold boxes over battle objectives and will save OD for gold no matter what.

 

Others wait for the most opportune moment during the game and would rather save their overdrive for the whole game and use it once at the perfect moment, instead of using it 3 times and getting very little benefit.

 

Some players (a minority) don't know how to use it at all, or don't notice the fact that OD is ready. This is possible if they don't use supplies, so they don't look down at the supply indicators.

 

Maybe some don't use it because they hate supplies and "druggers" and think it's unskilled to use supplies, so they purposefully don't use overdrive to make themselves feel more skilled (although I'm not sure if such players actually exist).

I agree all of the above happens.

 

And it's a shame because use (or lack of use) absolutely ruins many battles. 

It makes the battles so much worse in terms of balance than they would be without existence of OD.

OD makes battles that were slightly in favor of one team swing so far that the battle becomes irreversible.

 

One way to mitigate this is to have the OD build up in exact same way for all players - by time alone.

It won't completely change the outcome, but it will help balance somewhat.

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

I use it very very rarely. Most of the time i don't use it. When i do its when i'm playing with my friends. I believe people who can't win without overdrive don't deserve to win.

[kaisdf 3,320]

I usually try to wait until I can get 3 or more of us at once.

 

Failing that, if I'm escaping with a flag, I might well use it.

[maryam98 1,171]

Usually I play with my brother, in that case we almost always do it together, meaning I can go about for 3-4 minutes with my star.

[Ritz 411]

(although I'm not sure if such players actually exist).

 

 

I use it very very rarely. Most of the time i don't use it. When i do its when i'm playing with my friends. I believe people who can't win without overdrive don't deserve to win.

[lukey0 27,543]

^

Asked, and answered...

[Heles 9,220]

I generally use it in a group
or save it when i am escaping with the flag

[GorgoBlesk 831]

I will not use it on:

 

1...An Isida Slave who is not actively engaged in battle, but is hiding, healing a large tank just for the XP.

 

2...A base camper who has full health and/or has a white star. However, if our base is being constantly attacked in waves of enemy tanks with OD activated, then I will heal the base campers if they are low on health and don't have a white star.

 

3...A player who has their own white star, no matter how much they beg.

 

4...A base camper who is doing nothing to help the team. They are most likely mults.

 

5...A teammate who is low on health and has a white star.

Do you really hate Isidas? They make the teams win! I use overdrive every time when a teammate is near me so I get rid of it for some time.

[u812ic 1,629]

Do you really hate Isidas? They make the teams win! I use overdrive every time when a teammate is near me so I get rid of it for some time.

No, I didn't say I hated Isidas. I don't like to waste my OD on an Isida that is camping behind a building healing a big tank for XP. The big tank gets OD. Let him use it on his Isida. I'm out in the battle and would rather use it on a teammate that is actively engaging the enemy. 

 

My primary turret is Vulcan. Sometimes an Isida will hook up with me to keep me from burning up and I greatly appreciate that. In return, I'll do my best to protect that Isida, even if it means putting my tank between the enemy and the Isida. I rarely camp, so if an Isida wants to follow me into battle and gets injured, I will use my OD on the Isida. Likewise, usually the Isida will use the OD on me to reload or to take a short break. 

 

If I indicated that I hated Isidas, that was not my intention. I apologize for the miscommunication. 

[sensei_tanker 3,098]

Are you one of them? If so, why don't you use OD? What are you saving it for? 

 

For a long time, I thought players were saving it for the Gold Box drop. In most cases this is true. But I've, also, seen players not use it for the Gold Box drop. Are you that player? Why don't you use it?

 

Some players who save the OD for the Gold Box drop use it, but don't use it again after it's been recharged. Are you one of those players? Are you saving it just in case another one is dropped?

 

Why don't you use your OD on another player who has low health and no white star? It does reactivate after time. 

 

These are the burning questions I have and only those who don't use it can say why. I'm not the only one. Other players have asked the same question. 

 

Why don't you use your Overdrive?

Dang, I like your writing style. Fiery, straight to the point, like a confrontation. Reading this makes me angry at those who don't use OD.

[u812ic 1,629]

Dang, I like your writing style. Fiery, straight to the point, like a confrontation. Reading this makes me angry at those who don't use OD.

Why mince words? It is a confrontation. I'm looking for information and understanding and the viewpoint from other players. I'm not angry, but I do get a bit frustrated when I'm engaging in enemy fire, everything is in cooldown and the teammate next to me has a white star, near death and won't take the step to save both of us. 

[lukey0 27,543]

I tend to use it when I'm with a group of my fellow teammates.