It's more expensive and challenging to maintaing a good garage

[r_Issimo2 1,495]

I think many will ruin their accounts if they are not careful.

 

It's so expensive that if you are not buying you should stick to one combo. a handful of modules, only do 1 mission per day, and buy when there are discounts. Events that don't give good rewards for the amount of EXP you gain may not be worth it.

 

Sure you may earn 200k or more during special events, but those crystal won't be enough to MU your combo and modules from the WO ranks and up. So try to save as much as you can early on and don't buy your ruin.

 

Kits, drones, and special discounts on some items may be tempting but stick to your plan. Your plan could be one combo all the way or to switch to another combo later. Remember to have fun also.

 

Some kits are a must buy, like Keeper, even if your are not planing to use Titan or Smoky, the Smoky protection is worth it. Then if your savings are good maybe buy one Drone to use when needed or to start MUing it first.

 

Have other suggestions?

[CabbageRoll 3,018]

Have 1 normal account where you play normally and many different accounts where you save

 

here is my example

 

1: very bad garage in mid ranks, had lots of xp low crystals (my main acc)

 

2: play slowly and do many events ( 525k crystals)

3: play lots of juggernaut during 2x funds ( 200k crystals)

4: literally do nothing except collecting boxes ( 300k crystals)

5: (this acc) always upgrade on 50% sale, only buy at 50% sale, very overpowered garage over 2 years of playing (630k crystals because i spent 250k yesterday lmao)

 

Well also extreme factor is also lucky container reward like i got 700k crystals out of only 50 containers collected. So saving crystals really depends on containers now.

Earlier i had to do events while now i can collect containers and hope for free crystals

[Maf 32,300]

This is a pretty well-known strategy that's been around since the beginning and especially after MUs and missions/chains were added. It was always hard to maintain more than one combo and many players ended up with a bunch of low modifications and struggled to get through higher ranks. So yeah, nowadays to succeed without buying you have to play only enough to complete missions, maintain at most two combos and spend crystals only during sales.

[nemoetnihil 388]

I think many will ruin their accounts if they are not careful.

 

It's so expensive that if you are not buying you should stick to one combo. a handful of modules, only do 1 mission per day, and buy when there are discounts. Events that don't give good rewards for the amount of EXP you gain may not be worth it.

 

Sure you may earn 200k or more during special events, but those crystal won't be enough to MU your combo and modules from the WO ranks and up. So try to save as much as you can early on and don't buy your ruin.

 

Kits, drones, and special discounts on some items may be tempting but stick to your plan. Your plan could be one combo all the way or to switch to another combo later. Remember to have fun also.

 

Some kits are a must buy, like Keeper, even if your are not planing to use Titan or Smoky, the Smoky protection is worth it. Then if your savings are good maybe buy one Drone to use when needed or to start MUing it first.

 

Have other suggestions?

Only that I have a very good garage, am not a buyer, and haven't followed this strategy at all. In fact, when I was in the lower ranks I wasted a ton of crystals on a bunch of M1 turrets, rather than upgrading one combo. Even now I have many combo's that I use. However, with the increased mission rewards and containers, I make enough that I can afford basically whatever I want. I now have M2 10/10 Twins, Railgun, and Viking, M2 5/10 Smoky (which will be 10/10 by Christmas), every alteration for these turrets, 9 M2 modules covering the troublesome turrets, a Drone with a few upgrades, and 5 other M2's that I use occasionally. I now have no real need to buy anything else (excepting Smoky upgrades) until Marshal, at which point I will have a ton of crystals to use on M3 modules and upgrades to M4.

 

The only weak spot here is that I won't have any M3 modules until I can buy them outright, but I think I will live. I also have no Idea what I will have available to upgrade things to M4, but all I can do now is save.

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

This is a pretty well-known strategy that's been around since the beginning and especially after MUs and missions/chains were added. It was always hard to maintain more than one combo and many players ended up with a bunch of low modifications and struggled to get through higher ranks. So yeah, nowadays to succeed without buying you have to play only enough to complete missions, maintain at most two combos and spend crystals only during sales.

well there's also being a helper and doing contests, most of those contests have nothing remotely close to the game lke story writing..

[Viking4s 10,791]

well there's also being a helper and doing contests, most of those contests have nothing remotely close to the game lke story writing..

Helper positions are open to (mostly - age and rank limit) everyone and contest too as long as you have competency, mind set and skills. 

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

Helpers position are open to (mostly) everyone and contest too as long as you have competency, mind set and skills. 

how to participate in english story writing contest against native english speakers?? they are open to everyone BUT how to win?

 

and anyway what does story writing have to do with this game? it's so stupid to reward someone with crystals to get a better garage just because he can write stories

[Maf 32,300]

well there's also being a helper and doing contests, most of those contests have nothing remotely close to the game lke story writing..

I'm talking about more generic strategy that's relevant to normal players. Not many want to bother doing off-topic challenges that give rewards or dedicating their free time to some helper duties. The vast majority of people only come to the game to play battles.

 

 

how to participate in english story writing contest against native english speakers?? they are open to everyone BUT how to win?

 

and anyway what does story writing have to do with this game? it's so stupid to reward someone with crystals to get a better garage just because he can write stories

It's just a creativity contest that the helpers came up with. If it's not something you're good at - don't participate and wait for a contest that's more relevant to the talent you have. Not all contests are aimed at every single player.

 

P.S. Please don't go off-topic.

 

[Viking4s 10,791]

how to participate in english story writing contest against native english speakers?? they are open to everyone BUT how to win?

and anyway what does story writing have to do with this game? it's so stupid to reward someone with crystals to get a better garage just because he can write stories

You are the one who limit yourself.

 

[Pyre 3,485]

I cant use myself as an example because I have bought kits, but my friend has 2 m2s, 3 m1.6s and over 1k crystals in reserve at Warrant Officer 2. He has never bought, he just follows the dont play a bunch/do your missions strategy.

[Heles 9,220]

You are the one who limit yourself.

Yuck, y did u have to bring black clover up :p 

[Rhythmic 80]

I am very proud of this account. I've got Isida, Twins, Thunder, Viking, Titan m3. I could've bought kits, but I decided to buy one piece and MU to m3 at a time, to see if I could save for an m3 kit at Lieu-Gen. It wasn't easy; I had 0 modules until yesterday! You must complete your missions to get containers in mission chains, and participate in all war phases. You only need to confirm your participation for that turn; it really helps. 100% free to play, and I'm kicking ass out of other players! :D

[Guest]

Look at my account. I never spent a cent on the game and I have 10 M3s and 1 of them is an M4 and I'm not even a Legend yet. I also purchased the Frost paint from the garage. I only complete 1 daily mission a day. Tbh, the game economy is easier to play in now than 5 years ago. 

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

Tbh, it's only challenging if you want to get the next modification of the equipment for free MUs wise. I got 5 m2 turrets, a lot of them are m2.2. My thunder is actually gonna be m2.7 in a few days. I have m2.4 Viking, m2.3 hunter in a day or so, and m2.2 mammoth probably after server restart.

 

And I'm doing just fine.

[r_Issimo2 1,495]

Look at my account. I never spent a cent on the game and I have 10 M3s and 1 of them is an M4 and I'm not even a Legend yet. I also purchased the Frost paint from the garage. I only complete 1 daily mission a day. Tbh, the game economy is easier to play in now than 5 years ago. 

You only have 3 M3 modules, no M3 modules for Fire, Magnum and Twins. For me that would be really bad. I'd prefer one Hull, two Turrets and at least 9 M3 modules ar your rank. And that's my point, allocating our crystals wisely. Maybe you have a different valid approach, I don't know.

 

Good that you already have an M4 though.

This is a pretty well-known strategy that's been around since the beginning and especially after MUs and missions/chains were added. It was always hard to maintain more than one combo and many players ended up with a bunch of low modifications and struggled to get through higher ranks. So yeah, nowadays to succeed without buying you have to play only enough to complete missions, maintain at most two combos and spend crystals only during sales.

Yes, but I'm pretty sure many don't know.

 

I am very proud of this account. I've got Isida, Twins, Thunder, Viking, Titan m3. I could've bought kits, but I decided to buy one piece and MU to m3 at a time, to see if I could save for an m3 kit at Lieu-Gen. It wasn't easy; I had 0 modules until yesterday! You must complete your missions to get containers in mission chains, and participate in all war phases. You only need to confirm your participation for that turn; it really helps. 100% free to play, and I'm kicking ass out of other players! :D

Just don't buy anymore Hulls and Turrets, play slow and save for MUs and more Modules.

 

I have an account close to your rank with 3 M2.10 Turrets, 2 M2.10 Hulls, and 13 modules at around M2.7, but no more crystals. I think I still have room to fully MU the modules and save before the M3s unlock, after that it will be harder though, I'd have to decide for one combo.

Edited September 9, 2018 by r_Issimo2

[Guest]

You only have 3 M3 modules, no M3 modules for Fire, Magnum and Twins. For me that would be really bad. I'd prefer one Hull, two Turrets and at least 9 M3 modules ar your rank. And that's my point, allocating our crystals wisely. Maybe you have a different valid approach, I don't know.

 

Good that you already have an M4 though.

I don't buy any more modules because I realized that turret balance changes the value of the module a lot and I don't want a year from now that I spent 125k Cry ( i only buy during sales ) to be drained on a Magnum M3 Module when Magnum has been nerfed to oblivion (assuming this happens). To tell you the truth, I never bought a Module before. My M3 Modules came from cheaper paints such as Spark, Cedar, Dirty, and Tundra when Paints and Modules were combined. 

 

But don't take my opinion on buying modules too seriously. I might be wrong and that they actually are a good investment. It's just that I'm having more fun playing the game when I have a large assortment of turret and hull combos to choose from instead of getting bored playing a stale game with only 1 turret and hull that I can use. 

 

I think just playing the WAR helps a lot and the 4 container bonus at the end of each week. I kind of feel like a buyer now after I spent all of those years flat out grinding before containers and daily missions were added to the game. 

Edited September 9, 2018 by sensei_tanker

[GorgoBlesk 831]

It's so expensive that if you are not buying you should stick to one combo. a handful of modules, only do 1 mission per day, and buy when there are discounts.

 

Kits, drones, and special discounts on some items may be tempting but stick to your plan. Your plan could be one combo all the way or to switch to another combo later. Remember to have fun also.

 

Some kits are a must buy, like Keeper, even if your are not planing to use Titan or Smoky, the Smoky protection is worth it.

 

Have other suggestions?

1. Look at my WO1 alt gorgoblesk99, it has M1 Viking, Hunter, Titan, Mammoth, Fire, Freeze, Thunder and Thunder module. I got no problem with having more M1 combos. I will not buy any other M1 equipment except Hornet and Rail, of course. My main acc looks like crap but I will have M2 Hornet soon, then M2 Fire and Freeze and then I will wait for Marshal and save crystals for M3 Hunter, Viking and Thunder. I think that it is better to have more combos than to have 1 combo and lots of modules.

 

2. Playing with only 1 combo is not good because there is not any universal combo which works perfectly in every map and gamemode.

 

3. Keeper kit is must-buy? I would not say so. Smoky is still an UP turret (or was the buff enough?) so why would anyone use protection against it? Everyone just puts Thunder-Magnum-Something Other Than Smoky/Striker... I think that Predator kit is must-buy. I have it on gorgoblesk99 and it is just incredibly OP because of Thunder xD

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

Tbh, it's wise to MU the following m2 equipment to only 2 steps at most: smoky, titan, wasp, Viking, twins, shaft, and firebird and here's why. These items don't get much of an improvement between m2 and m3, so it also affects those MUs. Everything else, MU to your hearts satisfaction.

[GorgoBlesk 831]

I cant use myself as an example because I have bought kits, but my friend has 2 m2s, 3 m1.6s and over 1k crystals in reserve at Warrant Officer 2. He has never bought, he just follows the dont play a bunch/do your missions strategy.

Wait... His WO2 account is as strong as my Brigadier account? LOL

 

Having M2 equipment in M0 ranks (some M1 equipment unlocks at WO4 so I consider WO1/2/3 as high M0 ranks) is really not fair to other players, even to my alt gorgoblesk99 with OP Predator kit, it is just M1.1 xD

[GorgoBlesk 831]

Look at my account. I never spent a cent on the game and I have 10 M3s and 1 of them is an M4 and I'm not even a Legend yet. I also purchased the Frost paint from the garage. I only complete 1 daily mission a day. Tbh, the game economy is easier to play in now than 5 years ago.

Why did you buy Frost? You simply wasted 500000 crystals, that is enough to buy any M3 hull or turret...

[Guest]

Why did you buy Frost? You simply wasted 500000 crystals, that is enough to buy any M3 hull or turret...

I got it on sale so it costed 300k crystals. It was one of those rare moments when I got a premium mission when a 50% sale also rolled by so I figured it was something to do :P. I'm going to be honest here, right now I've gotten to the point where I have enough Turrets/Hulls to keep me satisfied for an extremely long time. Some turrets / hulls are being under-used by me since I have so many combos to choose from now, for instance my Hammer which is almost M4, I don't even use at all anymore XD. I purchased my M3 turrets so I'm prepared for any situation and I've accomplished that. I also got 3 m3 Hulls, each in it's own weight class. 

 

I figured I was throwing crystals down the drain if I purchased another M3 that I won't even use (Although I might buy m3 Twins or m3 Magnum in the future) 

 

So, all in all, Frost is Sexy. I wanted it that so bad. 

[r_Issimo2 1,495]

2. Playing with only 1 combo is not good because there is not any universal combo which works perfectly in every map and gamemode.

 

3. Keeper kit is must-buy? I would not say so. Smoky is still an UP turret (or was the buff enough?) so why would anyone use protection against it? Everyone just puts Thunder-Magnum-Something Other Than Smoky/Striker... I think that Predator kit is must-buy. I have it on gorgoblesk99 and it is just incredibly OP because of Thunder xD

You have a point, many turrets won't be good for all maps, so you may need a second turret, but buying more than that won't let you go far in having a strong garage in my opinion. For hulls a medium hull could allow you to stay competive, be harder to kill and still go pick up some supplies, but in some circumstances a heavy hull is better. It's a matter balancing the pros and cons.

 

You have Titan M1 and Mammoth M1, same category, why? same for Hunter M1 and Viking M1, and Fire M1 and Freeze M1. I think one of each would have been better.

 

You use Titan M1 which at 50% is 3k, you could have also used Smoky M1 protection which at 50% costs 15k. Then the Keeper Kit costs 16k. You see my point?

 

You like Thunder, so the Predator kit is good for you, and Hunter feels better than Viking. And that brings me to the coming Overdrives update which may ruin all our plans, let's keep that in mind.

[Guest]

You have a point, many turrets won't be good for all maps, so you may need a second turret, but buying more than that won't let you go far in having a strong garage in my opinion. For hulls a medium hull could allow you to stay competive, be harder to kill and still go pick up some supplies, but in some circumstances a heavy hull is better. It's a matter balancing the pros and cons.

 

You have Titan M1 and Mammoth M1, same category, why? same for Hunter M1 and Viking M1, and Fire M1 and Freeze M1. I think one of each would have been better.

 

You use Titan M1 which at 50% is 3k, you could have also used Smoky M1 protection which at 50% costs 15k. Then the Keeper Kit costs 16k. You see my point?

 

You like Thunder, so the Predator kit is good for you, and Hunter feels better than Viking. And that brings me to the coming Overdrives update which may ruin all our plans, let's keep that in mind.

To be honest, Magnum right now is actually the most versatile turret for all MMS maps. Just be a Magnum player if you can only use 1-combo. 

[GorgoBlesk 831]

To be honest, Magnum right now is actually the most versatile turret for all MMS maps. Just be a Magnum player if you can only use 1-combo.

Magnum is the most OP turret in Tanki but it gets outperformed in DM by Fire, Freeze and Twins. Magnum-only players should avoid DM at all.

[Michael828 816]

In my opinion the weekly mission chains make it easier to get a good garage now than before a couple of years. For example, before them I only managed to buy the Hornet (only M3 I had), while after they were released I was able to get the Rico and Mammy with time.

 

Also always try to rank up before an upcoming sale, that helps too.