Review LOLKILLER'S Garage Analysis - Part 1

[LOLKILLERTOTHEDEATH 1,921]

 

My tanki career began when my younger brother’s friend introduced him to Tanki, explaining how it was enjoyable to play. At first I merely brushed off the game, however after watching my brother and his friend play, I decided to give it a shot, naming my account LOLKILLER initially (a name taken from a Dino Storm player) and added the suffix “TO THE DEATH” when I found out I could not be “LOLKILLER.” Since doing so, I have managed to come a much longer way than I would ever have expected to.

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A brief history of me: Before starting to play Tanki, I played a game called Dino Storm. If a person says that Tanki is too hard, one ought to try that game. The equivalent of a micro upgrade can take weeks if not months at the highest levels especially with recent updates to the game. Trying Tanki out was quite a different experience, and I was terrible at first but as with most things, time was the only cure. One of my first aspirations in the game was to become a reporter. At the time, there was a reporter by the name of Trinitrotoluene, who essentially became a sort of mentor to me who helped me better my writing and above all, become more confident. Without his kind help, I doubt I would be playing Tanki at all as he helped me keep my dream alive. It took me multiple attempts to try and become a reporter (in fact I’m pretty sure I got accepted because Flexoo and other reporters didn’t want to see me apply ever again) After spending a few brief months in the AWS with help from Marc and Destrod, I finally did become a reporter in mid 2018. Eventually becoming a reporter was a dream come true, and getting to work with such distinguished writers of the reporter team was also a phenomenal learning experience and extremely fun. Since then, my garage has seen a great many new items and hopefully continues to get better and better. Consequently, after having read a whole mess of garage analyses of other tankers, I decided to write my very own. A tale of my garage’s evolution which nobody asked for.



The M0 Stage

My M0 stage saw me getting a variety of different equipment for a plethora of different situations. At the M0 stage, my time spent was mostly characterized as a noob. I didn’t really know how to play terribly well, but I knew that someday I wanted to have a garage with many M3’s as most Generalissimo at the time did have. As you will find out, I had no financial sense or idea on how to use my crystals properly, and this showed through all but my M3 stage perhaps.

Wasp M0: This hull was my very first purchase. I decided to pursue Wasp M0 because I saw a player absolutely destroy me and a good many others in a Death Match. I was quite impressed by the agility and speed of this hull, however, when it came time to actually engaging an enemy, I found myself somewhat helpless. At that point, I realized that speed could get me far, but not half as much as I needed to get, thus leading me to purchase what I did next. 8/10

Mammoth M0: Most people (incorrectly) say that the recipe for success is a balanced life. I, however, beg to differ, or I did back when I bought Mammoth M0. I have always had a peculiar fascination with in-game characters or avatars which allowed me to shrug off immense amounts of damage and Mammoth M0 was no exception. As soon as I purchased Mammoth M0, I jumped right into a battle, and unsurprisingly got crushed because I was slower than a turtle. Why? Well, I bought a turret in conjunction with Mammoth which DOES NOT work with Mammoth. 6/10

Railgun M0: I purchased Railgun after being wholly obliterated in multiple matches by enemies using Railgun. I thought that having the turret which could crush me would be a real benefit. Sure it had a slow reload, but Mammoth M0 could compensate, right? WRONG! Mammoth and Railgun were perhaps the worst combos I could have made. I discovered that Mammoth and Railgun had some objection to turning and that I would have to wait until my uncooperative enemies stood completely still to destroy them. Later on, though, Railgun M0 served me quite well and even went on to become my favorite turret for a while. 9/10

Firebird M0: After spending my life savings of about $3.14 USD lots of time trying to gain crystals using my Railgun and Mammoth, and when I finally had enough, I decided to buy Firebird M0. Needless to say, I had all but abandoned Mammoth M0 due to its slow speed and decided to use Wasp instead. While Wasp provided me with speed to catch up to enemies, Firebird lacked the damage needed to destroy enemies due to its (at the time) low damage as well my lack of common sense. 7/10

Hornet M0: A few hours after purchasing Firebird M0, I had to make what seemed like a life-changing decision. To buy Hornet or not to buy Hornet (as the fabled William Shakespeare might have said). In the end, I decided to give it a shot. For whatever reason, I found Hornet’s performance to be a significant improvement on Mammoth’s slow speed as well as Wasp’s lackluster armor. When used with Railgun, I found the combination to be absolutely amazing! 9/10

Thunder m0: I purchased this turret in the Warrant Officer ranks, once again after seeing it’s brutal power. Thunder seemed to be entirely compatible and capable with my Hornet, and most people were destroyed within a mere two shots, which was all the more incentive for me to use the turret. My decision to buy it was based on an obsessive phase, during which I watched every single Thunder M3 gameplay video I could find. In the end, my Thunder M0 saw little use, although I still loved the turret. 8/10

Isida M0: I had heard various rumors about how staying up to some odd time in the morning or using silver bullets had to do with Vampires. Little did I realize, I was going to meet one for myself in a Rio Capture the Flag match. I was using my Railgun and Hornet, when one particularly durable Isida user came and managed to destroy me, despite my use of all three supplies and his lack of double damage. I decided to investigate the matter further, and found out that Isida could steal the opponent’s health! From then on, I saved my crystals like anything so I could witness Isida’s power first hand, and it was quite spectacular to me. The self-repair functionality made me feel like I was doing the Mark 42 armor (a childish notion but quite fun no doubt). 9/10

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The M1 Stage

At this point, I began to encounter enemies using M1 turrets and hulls and found myself utterly outmatched by these opponents. As such, I decided that it was about time I stopped collecting M0’s and used my currently existing garage to help me get more M1s. My garage at the time did cover me for most situations, and where it didn’t, I simple persisted through in the form of repeatedly being spawn killed.

Viking m1: My first ever M1, and also a MAJOR source of stress (a story perhaps for another day), this hull was quite disappointing to me at the time I got it. I bought this hull in conjunction with Isida as I liked healing my teammates, but I was utterly disappointed when I used it and more often than not struggled to destroy an enemy or heal a teammate. In a nutshell, it didn’t feel fast enough or armored enough for virtually anything. I was somewhat obstinate about using Isida m1, so at that point, this hull fell into disuse. For those who might not be familiar with it, the "i" is a symbol for the square root of negative one. i/10

Isida m1: I chose to go with a healer set up for a single reason because it gave me the thrill of being like Ratchet, the Autobot medic from transformers. One of the lessons I learned from playing with isida was that it wasn’t for everybody. Using an Isida requires a person who’s willing to make the team play and sacrifice themselves to help their teammates, an attitude that would not develop in me until about 2018. Consequently, in conjunction with Viking m1, I struggled to get anything done with this turret as I was almost always obsessed with being the star of the team. 8/10

Titan m1: Titan had never much appealed to me as a fantastic hull, and consequently I decided to discover what the so-called pro battle pass was before acquiring the hull and then go for Titan. Once I did go ahead and get Titan, I only really used it for a single match, during which I was unable to perform exceptionally, and didn’t bother trying out Titan ever since. I have heard lots of talk about how amazing Titan is, so I do hope to get it in the upcoming 2019 April Fools day sales to give Titan another shot. 5/10

Dictator m1: Perhaps my favorite hull at the m1 stage was Dictator. I literally woke up one day thinking to myself “Hey, wouldn't it be awesome to have m1 Dictator?” and slaved away the day for Dictator. At the time, Dictator had higher armor than Viking while missing the same speed and maneuverability. This exposed me to a new playing style in the form of flanking, which involved just killing enemies from a somewhat hidden location (yes, it took me until Warrant Officer 3 to realize that this was a way to play). Memories of Dictator and Ricochet m1 in a Polygon CP map still revisit me from time to time, and the squareness of the Polygon map combined with the Bouncing nature of Ricochet’s shots was terrific to me. 9/10

Ricochet m1: This was perhaps the only stage where I truly enjoyed using Ricochet as a turret with any hull at all. Compared to its M0 modification, the M1 displayed a larger ammo clip size and fired faster with more damage. Additionally, the Ricochet effect, though far from mastered by me even now, was still quite fun to play with as I could often land blows to my enemies when they were unable to see me, and this left them baffled, to say the least. 10/10

Smoky m1: Among the list of dust-collectors I winded up purchasing was Smoky M1. I had only used the turret once in the same match as my Titan M1 and found that I lacked the damage to destroy an enemy tank as well as the firing rate to keep up a suppressive and intimidating fire. Smoky didn’t have any alterations at the time, which made things even more difficult for me. Additionally, one more concerning thing for me was the small explosion size which just felt somewhat depressing as opposed to Thunder for example. 4/10

Firebird m1: After being overly inspired to get this turret as I witnessed it savage might first hand, Firebird M1 was a great buy. The highlight of my experience was that I got this fantastic turret for a small 7,000 crystals, which was really cheap in retrospect although it did hit my crystal balance albeit mediocrely. I felt like I was fighting enemies like Autobot jazz, dancing gracefully through the battlefield without hesitating to pick fights and bring down even the toughest of my adversaries, but my opponents had a different view on the matter. They called me “Fire noob” which felt a bit demeaning to my newly acquired sense of pride. 9/10

Shaft m1: I decided to purchase this on Tanki’s 6th birthday instead of the far more logical Hornet M2. My excuse for a rationale was simple. If I had the turret that enemies used to make my life miserable, perhaps I could beat them and claim victory for myself. The few instances I did use Shaft proved to me that I could use the turret, although with significant difficulty. Needless to say, my attempt was mostly futile, and Shaft did end up just sitting in my garage as a reminder of my foolishness. 5/10

Thunder m1: This purchase came well into the M2 stage, although seeing as it was an M1 I decided to list it here. Thunder had been a turret I had a strange fascination (one might even argue an obsession with) since it caused big explosions. When I tried it, I almost mystically managed to hold my own to some degree (with a 0.89 KD I believe it was) and I did like what I saw so I decided to make sure I managed to M3 the turret one day, and now I stand with it being M4 which is quite frankly a dream come true. Despite my liking of the turret, I was unable to use it much as it seldom showed me results in the order of the 0.89 KD which I achieved in my first match due to protections. The reason I purchased this was as I also bought M2 Ricochet and I didn’t have crystals to M2 my Thunder. 7/10

Railgun m1: This turret was indeed amazing to me. At first, I had thought that if there wasn’t a big explosion, the turret couldn’t be good. When I obliterated tanks left and right with the help of my Railgun, I realized that a concentrated beam might also work (and in fact having high recoil corresponded to high damage!). Railgun M1 was most often put to use in conjunction with my Hornet or Wasp M1, both of which afforded me the peek-a-boo playing style. One of the sources of my frustration was, however, the fact that I couldn’t take part in XP/BP matches. 9/10

Hornet M1: This was one of my later purchases of the M1 stage, after realizing fully that I was incapable of using Viking M1. When I first unlocked this hull, I felt that it looked quite nice so I decided to purchase it. Hornet M1 showed me even more speed and armor than its predecessor with much, much better aesthetics. I used my Hornet M1 with Railgun and Isida M1, although after my fallout with the latter I used it almost exclusively with Railgun. 10/10

Wasp M1: I decided to foolishly purchase this hull without a sale as I ranked up to Warrant Officer 1. I didn’t truly enjoy using the hull as I couldn’t really fire my Railgun sideways while moving and also because Wasp lacked the armor needed to get me through much. I didn’t really use Wasp M1 for much except a little bit of parkour, and recently decided (for no apparent reason) to M3 the hull (more on that in the next part of my garage analysis). 6/10

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The M2 Stage

Since I had acquired a suitable M1 garage with many different hulls and turrets to play different roles in my arsenal, I decided it was best I start getting M2’s to combat the stronger opponents I faced.

Hornet m2: Hornet M2 was my very first M2, and it served me well in most maps with most turrets. I managed to get it a rank after it unlocked. I had been hoping to get my hands around an M2, and I had somehow managed to resist the temptation to buy M1 Hunter or M1 Twins, so I had managed to get Hornet M2. I loved this hull’s handling as I could drift around with it. Hornet’s speed allowed me many good feats that I still recall (such as capturing a flag in an Iran match) although Hornet’s low armor didn’t afford me much battle and I had to make sure I attacked enemies when I was hidden to some degree. 9/10

Isida m2: This was my first turret at Major rank. I decided to M2 my Isida as I felt that maybe my previously held sentiments towards the turret would change and they did change drastically. I found Isida’s self-healing and better range keeping my feeble Hornet M2 alive longer than before. Equipped with my Hornet M2, I could reach and heal most patients, although I needed to sneak up on enemies to destroy them. I miraculously managed to rank up within a single week when using this turret in conjunction with my previously acquired Hornet M2. 7/10

Ricochet m2: I was, in fact, saving for Thunder M2 when I purchased this turret. In retrospect, I have not the slightest clue why I didn’t just wait the 10 or so days until the sale arrived, but one beautiful day I thought to myself “hey, wouldn’t Ricochet be awesome!” and decided to buy it before the sales came. Needless to say, my decision didn’t really help me as for some reason Ricochet M2 was much more difficult to use than its M1 counterpart (that or I became a nub with Ricochet). The same furnaces in which fires which sparked my initial love for Ricochet were now well within a degree of absolute zero. 4/10

Railgun m2: This turret was yet again another rash purchase. I had over 90,000 crystals saved up for the upcoming sales, where I planned to buy two or so M2’s. However, I once again gave in to the temptation of unlocking an M2 early and foolishly decided to splash all my crystals upon Railgun M2. I had seen its might firsthand, thanks to the multiple times my flag captures and gold box captures were ruined. As soon as I got the turret, I was blown away. Railgun M2 was an exceptional turret for me, and I had yet another phase of obsession with the turret. 10/10

Mammoth M2: After being extremely bored (or destroyed over and over and over again like Vehicon troopers, who knows?) with Hornet M2, I decided to get myself Mammoth M2 on a sale. Once again, my chief reason for choosing Mammoth M2 was first that I’d forgotten what it was like to be poor and desperately wanted to feel the same, and also because Mammoth was featured in one Thunder M2 and Mammoth M2 video and I thought I could do considerably well with the hull. I was amazed by this moving fortress, which managed to blows which could destroy my Hornet two times over and still crawl err walk away. 9/10

Thunder M2: If you’re tired of reading my sob story containing my abysmal financial choices, read on! This one is sure to amaze! This was another late M2 purchase somewhere in the higher ranks (near lieutenant general if memory serves) at a time where all M3’s weren’t unlocked at the rank of Marshal. Once more, I did have a few good matches with the turret, but nothing that mainly stuck out. In general, the turret felt pretty subpar, but I suppose that’s what you get when you purchase a turret seven ranks above when it should be bought. 6.5/10

Firebird M2: Believe it or not, I was planning to buy Thunder M3 at the rank of Brigadier. However, Halloween celebrations sent me into a completely different direction with Firebird M2. I had particularly liked Firebird since the M1 stage, so buying its M2 seemed a logical choice. At the time I bought it, it was probably the best choice I could have and should have made. I managed to pick fights with the strongest of adversaries and still avenge myself from beyond the grave through Firebird’s afterburn if an enemy withstood my ferocity when my tank was intact. Furthermore, it complimented my Hornet M2 wonderfully in virtually all maps and even managed to work with my Mammoth M2 in Hill or Island. 10/10

Striker M2: Despite it seeming suspicious, I very, fortunately, got an offer during a sale, reducing the price of Striker M2 to a measly 34,000 crystals. Needless to say, I was absolutely thrilled to go ahead and buy the turret as getting such a bargain is rare in Tanki. I wasn’t particularly impressed by Striker as it took too long to lock onto enemies and fire off a salvo, but then again I did buy it for just 34,000 crystals, so it didn’t feel that bad. 6/10

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From the M0 to the M2 stage, my garage was painted with the marks of financial foolishness. Miraculously, I managed to gain some level of economic sense and how to optimize crystal use into the M3 and M4 stages, and surprisingly, the M2’s I bought did prove to be a significant aid in getting myself up to the M3 level and even then some. That's it for this part, I'll be covering the better of my stages in the next article about my M3 and M4 stages.

[Acrid 36]

I played Tanki for 9 years and still enjoy playing it...

[jaydevjaydev 343]

Nice  :)

[Dark.Angel 63]

Hmm, didn't you buy any product kits? and btw are you a buyer?

[Guest]

Hmm, didn't you buy any product kits? and btw are you a buyer?

I thought kits were these expensive things which were too overpriced and didn't have the budget for them. I bought a bit back then and I do buy a bit now too.

Nice  :)

Thanks!

[Best_of_thunder_2015 1,354]

When a killer gives killing advice to others......

[LyT 222]

Hmmm

[Lose 881]

Nicee

[Devoid 2,601]

If I were to analyze my garage, it would be quite interesting. I have several accounts, and all the majority of my accounts have different modifications of Wasp, specifically for parkour. My oldest account has my beloved M4 Wasp, including my adored XT skin, my 2nd oldest account has a not bad Wasp M3, I don't have an M2 Wasp account (unfortunate, although Wasp M2 isn't the best for parkour), and my third oldest account has M1 Wasp, including the Wasp XT skin (I almost didn't get to keep my Wasp M1 due to the controversies of combining upgrades of the old Wasp XT separated hull), which is great, especially during the ruthless Parkour Survival 2017. I even created an account (this one) about a year and a half ago, just so I could have an M0 Wasp account, which was completely worth it, and if you are a die-hard parkourist and have tons of time, I would also recommend doing. Now that this account has my favorite Wasp M0 (fully Micro-Upgraded for the best uses), as well as all of my favorite parkour turrets, I rarely play on my other accounts, even though I spent a collective four years ranking them up, and grinding out EXP on them.

 

10/10, would recommend starting an account, and keeping M0 Wasp forever!  :D

[AncientFire 1,894]

wow good work

[Devoid 2,601]

Interesting, Viking m1 is one of the most common hulls in the M1 category and is the first time I found someone saying a negative reputation to it o.o

also the title gets shortened in a very interesting way if you look at the main page of the forum :ph34r:

Great analysis, Kowalski!  :lol: 

[Person_Random 4,991]

Yay... fellow fire fan!  Us poor kids don't get to make those choices, so I can't make a garage analysis.

[jaydevjaydev 343]

It is very hard for new players to get a good garage in the start, especially when they are not buyers  :unsure:

[Guest]

Nicee

Thanks!

wow good work

Thank you!

Interesting, Viking m1 is one of the most common hulls in the M1 category and is the first time I found someone saying a negative reputation to it o.o

also the title gets shortened in a very interesting way if you look at the main page of the forum :ph34r:

Well, Viking M1 has HORRIBLE memories associated with it, due to which I quite dislike the hull even still. 

Yay... fellow fire fan!  Us poor kids don't get to make those choices, so I can't make a garage analysis.

Hello!

It is very hard for new players to get a good garage in the start, especially when they are not buyers  :unsure:

It isn't easy, but it's possible if one is frugal and lucky. 

[Person_Random 4,991]

It is very hard for new players to get a good garage in the start, especially when they are not buyers  :unsure:

So true.  Were you there when they had the all M0 kits?  Those were a complete scam for noobs!

 

Anyways, I'm planning an article for a year's return to Tanki!

[antonis-7 3]

I love using Firebird! And it's a very good turret! ;)  

[Zealandia 1]

hmm, i agree with hornets rating, its slide can make for some really cool gameplay... also, i love viking as well, now it has the same health points as other medium hulls while being faster and its overdrive is nice too...