F2P strategies?

[CommanderTFR2346 64]

Obviously, as you can see by my rank I am already third lieutenant, I was doing well as an f2p and destroying people with my m1 thunder and m1 Viking with an account I made in 2014.I was saving for M2 thunder until I fell into the trap of buying the m1 magnum, m1 striker and m1 twins for the sake of it. Now I am up against m2s in my m1 tank and getting annihilated over and over again. So I made an account on my phone called PJFAUST0 (you can search it up on ratings) and started again. This time I’m planning to use dictator thunder, because it can catch gold boxes pretty well and only buy what I need. I saw someone say use M0s till warrant officer 5, then buy an M2 kit. Is this a good idea? Won’t you get annihilated by M1s?

Any other F2P strategies!

 

TL DR: as an F2P should I use M0s it’ll warrant officer 5 then buy an m2 kit? Help me out please. 

[Dark.Angel 63]

Hey, I can give you a few suggestions till you reach M2 ranks. 

 

So this is what I did in my account bhklt:

 

Saved up a lot, had 104k crystals when I unlocked matrix kit.

Bought matrix kit, fully upgraded thunder M1 to M2 and thunder protection from M1 to M2.

bought freeze M2 when I reached warrant officer 5.

 

A problem here is I don't have an M2 hull.

 

after this, you can choose to buy an M2 kit.

[govenier 1,202]

[member=CommanderTFR2346] i would buy 1 m1 kit and then wait for 1 m2 kit before you can buy m3 kits. Thats how i did it, and it worked alright + i could buy multiple m3s as soon as my rank was high enough

[Pyre 3,485]

Yeah, just save your crystals, buy a single m1 kit if you want, but it will be cheaper to just purchase the turret and hull on 50% sales if you can wait a few ranks. The unnecessary paint generally ramps up the price of the kit. M2 kits are more worth it as the ranks take much longer to unlock, and you can start MUing earlier. A general tip is to do your missions every day to get those containers, you will find that they build up your crystals and supply reserves fast. Good luck!

[Potdindy 866]

You probly need a decent m1 kit so you dont hate your life before getting to m2 ranks. Im a big fan of kits that let you grind in the early ranks, so if you want to save up your drugs, get a medium or heavy hull kit and play a lot of polygon/island until you can get to the m2 ranks. From there you can play xpbp, and maybe get a second kit to give you flexibility. By that time you should have 3 protections at least.

 

I chose to microupgrade my stuff to m3, but then I had to wait for months before I could actually upgrade them to m3 at marshal. Idk if ppl would suggest using upgrades lower in the ranks

[wolverine848 13,097]

 

Obviously, as you can see by my rank I am already third lieutenant, I was doing well as an f2p and destroying people with my m1 thunder and m1 Viking with an account I made in 2014.I was saving for M2 thunder until I fell into the trap of buying the m1 magnum, m1 striker and m1 twins for the sake of it. Now I am up against m2s in my m1 tank and getting annihilated over and over again. So I made an account on my phone called PJFAUST0 (you can search it up on ratings) and started again. This time I’m planning to use dictator thunder, because it can catch gold boxes pretty well and only buy what I need. I saw someone say use M0s till warrant officer 5, then buy an M2 kit. Is this a good idea? Won’t you get annihilated by M1s?

Any other F2P strategies!

 

TL DR: as an F2P should I use M0s it’ll warrant officer 5 then buy an m2 kit? Help me out please. 

 

You won't get decent scores with m0 up to W05.  And it will be hard for you to complete missions.

 

You need at least m1 combo - MU or buy a kit.  Then save for different m2 kit while you continue to MU your m1 combo.

 

Only play to complete missions.  Then stop for the week.  You want a good crystals to experience ratio.

Forget about the Challenge - you will waste all your supplies and gain exp too fast.

 

Get some protection modules - a couple at m1 then more at m2.  Make sure all modules are at m2 before you hit m3 unlock rank at Marshal.

 

Keep upgrading your two combos until you get to the m3 kits.  At that time.. your choice to branch out more or just upgrade the two you have.  I recommend upgrading the two combos until Gismo.  At that point you should know if you can afford an extra turret.

[CommanderTFR2346 64]

dont make duplicate topics about the same thing plz

Sorry I posted multiple times by accident because it said 504 gateway timeout twice when I tried to post

[CommanderTFR2346 64]

Yeah, just save your crystals, buy a single m1 kit if you want, but it will be cheaper to just purchase the turret and hull on 50% sales if you can wait a few ranks. The unnecessary paint generally ramps up the price of the kit. M2 kits are more worth it as the ranks take much longer to unlock, and you can start MUing earlier. A general tip is to do your missions every day to get those containers, you will find that they build up your crystals and supply reserves fast. Good luck!

What do I do though, because none of the M1 kits have the dictator thunder combo I like.

[Dark.Angel 63]

What do I do though, because none of the M1 kits have the dictator thunder combo I like.

Get that combo at M2 (simoom kit)

[CommanderTFR2346 64]

Get that combo at M2 (simoom kit)

So Do I just get the M1 dictator and thunder separately then immediately save for the Simoom kit?

So Do I just get the M1 dictator and thunder separately then immediately save for the Simoom kit?

Actually could I just MU both to M1?

[Dark.Angel 63]

So Do I just get the M1 dictator and thunder separately then immediately save for the Simoom kit?

 

Actually could I just MU both to M1?

Hey, you seem a bit confused. IF you use just one combo, you are going to get pretty frustrated in a few maps. For the M1 ranks, use a totally different combo that would work in maps thunder dictator wouldn't, such as fire wasp (tbh its good in low ranks) and when u unlock simoom kit, buy that after saving crystals.

[CommanderTFR2346 64]

Hey, you seem a bit confused. IF you use just one combo, you are going to get pretty frustrated in a few maps. For the M1 ranks, use a totally different combo that would work in maps thunder dictator wouldn't, such as fire wasp (tbh its good in low ranks) and when u unlock simoom kit, buy that after saving crystals.

Ok. What should I do with the thunder dictator in the mean time?

[wolverine848 13,097]

Ok. What should I do with the thunder dictator in the mean time?

If you like the combo - keep upgrading it.  You can always buy the alt that removes splash damage if you end up on smaller maps.

 

Then just save for another kit (m2 maybe) - with a light hull - and get a shorter range turret.

[CommanderTFR2346 64]

If you like the combo - keep upgrading it.  You can always buy the alt that removes splash damage if you end up on smaller maps.

 

Then just save for another kit (m2 maybe) - with a light hull - and get a shorter range turret.

Ok I will Micro upgrade the thunder dictator set so it will give me M1 power earlier than normal, so I can save for m2s sooner. I currently have 33000 crystals at staff seargent. I tried wasp firebird but, I get annihilated before I get close. Do you recommend speeding up the Micro upgrades though?

[HBTY2 27]

Ok I will Micro upgrade the thunder dictator set so it will give me M1 power earlier than normal, so I can save for m2s sooner. I currently have 33000 crystals at staff seargent. I tried wasp firebird but, I get annihilated before I get close. Do you recommend speeding up the Micro upgrades though?

What account? You're first Lieutenant, get Simoom.

[lssimo 1,559]

 

Obviously, as you can see by my rank I am already third lieutenant, I was doing well as an f2p and destroying people with my m1 thunder and m1 Viking with an account I made in 2014.I was saving for M2 thunder until I fell into the trap of buying the m1 magnum, m1 striker and m1 twins for the sake of it. Now I am up against m2s in my m1 tank and getting annihilated over and over again. So I made an account on my phone called PJFAUST0 (you can search it up on ratings) and started again. This time I’m planning to use dictator thunder, because it can catch gold boxes pretty well and only buy what I need. I saw someone say use M0s till warrant officer 5, then buy an M2 kit. Is this a good idea? Won’t you get annihilated by M1s?

Any other F2P strategies!

 

TL DR: as an F2P should I use M0s it’ll warrant officer 5 then buy an m2 kit? Help me out please. 

 

You're ranking up too fast on your PJFAUST0 account. Do only missions and save for the cheap kits like Keeper and FIrefly, even if you're not going to use the hulls and turrets, you can have and upgrade the protections. Keeper costs 16k while Smoky protection M1 costs 30k, 15k at 50% discounts, do the math. Titan is a good hull to have at lower ranks and better now with the new ODs, you can upgrade it and use it up until WO ranks at least.

 

I have an account of the same rank, check the difference...

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 16, 2019 by lssimo

[HBTY2 27]

Ok I will Micro upgrade the thunder dictator set so it will give me M1 power earlier than normal, so I can save for m2s sooner. I currently have 33000 crystals at staff seargent. I tried wasp firebird but, I get annihilated before I get close. Do you recommend speeding up the Micro upgrades though?

Oh, okay. Umm, if, at Staff Sergeant, you get killed before you get close,you're either extremely noob, or you're up against skilled blokes in bad maps. I shall choose the bad maps. Really, if you want to do anything, you're almost always going to have to spawn and use DA. Otherwise, you have no chance. Even medium/heavy hulls do that at my rank here. By the way, if you're wondering, this is an alt account.

[CommanderTFR2346 64]

Oh, okay. Umm, if, at Staff Sergeant, you get killed before you get close,you're either extremely noob, or you're up against skilled blokes in bad maps. I shall choose the bad maps. Really, if you want to do anything, you're almost always going to have to spawn and use DA. Otherwise, you have no chance. Even medium/heavy hulls do that at my rank here. By the way, if you're wondering, this is an alt account.

No matter the build, I usually get killed by a striker kit (M1 Thunder, M1 Viking) tank with double Armor and double damage. I can actually afford the kit now but I’m not getting it.

[CommanderTFR2346 64]

You're ranking up too fast on your PJFAUST0 account. Do only missions and save for the cheap kits like Keeper and FIrefly, even if you're not going to use the hulls and turrets, you can have and upgrade the protections. Keeper costs 16k while Smoky protection M1 costs 30k, 15k at 50% discounts, do the math. Titan is a good hull to have at lower ranks and better now with the new ODs, you can upgrade it and use it up until WO ranks at least.

 

I have an account of the same rank, check the difference...

 

 

 

 

 

Unfortunately, the cheap kits aren’t in the garage at the moment. I can afford the striker though. I don’t think it’s worth getting though because I’m probably not going to use the Viking and the smoky much and I could just get M1 smoky module for 2k cheaper.

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

First off, don't listen to those clowns that say to get only 1 m1 kit then 1 m2 kit. This will just result in boredom for the user.

 

I'd say get at least a few turrets of the same modification and maybe a few hulls, so that you'll have a variety of different playing experiences at each modification.

 

The only product kits you should be buying is the m3 kits when you get there because its a LONG journey to the rank of marshal where individual m3 equipment unlock.

 

Only play MM to get missions done, if you want to play some more, play in pro battles.

[wolverine848 13,097]

Unfortunately, the cheap kits aren’t in the garage at the moment. I can afford the striker though. I don’t think it’s worth getting though because I’m probably not going to use the Viking and the smoky much and I could just get M1 smoky module for 2k cheaper.

If you have 1 combo now you don't necessarily need a kit. You can buy a different turret and diff hull on a sale and save lots of crystals.

 

 

First off, don't listen to those clowns that say to get only 1 m1 kit then 1 m2 kit. This will just result in boredom for the user.

 

I'd say get at least a few turrets of the same modification and maybe a few hulls, so that you'll have a variety of different playing experiences at each modification.

 

The only product kits you should be buying is the m3 kits when you get there because its a LONG journey to the rank of marshal where individual m3 equipment unlock.

 

Only play MM to get missions done, if you want to play some more, play in pro battles.

More than 2 different combos at this point is not needed.  Original post detailed that as the mistake - too many turrets and unable to upgrade.

 

Upgrading a pair of combos gives some flexibility along with some potency to compete.

[CommanderTFR2346 64]

First off, don't listen to those clowns that say to get only 1 m1 kit then 1 m2 kit. This will just result in boredom for the user.

I'd say get at least a few turrets of the same modification and maybe a few hulls, so that you'll have a variety of different playing experiences at each modification.

The only product kits you should be buying is the m3 kits when you get there because its a LONG journey to the rank of marshal where individual m3 equipment unlock.

Only play MM to get missions done, if you want to play some more, play in pro battles.

But how do I fight people with M2 equipment?

[wolverine848 13,097]

But how do I fight people with M2 equipment?

Upgrade your m1 equipment.

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

If you have 1 combo now you don't necessarily need a kit. You can buy a different turret and diff hull on a sale and save lots of crystals.

 

 

 

More than 2 different combos at this point is not needed.  Original post detailed that as the mistake - too many turrets and unable to upgrade.

 

Upgrading a pair of combos gives some flexibility along with some potency to compete.

 

 

Having more than two different combos of the same modification was NOT the mistake the person stated. Saving up for the next modification only to get several more of the previous modification mentioned as the mistake.

 

 

 

But how do I fight people with M2 equipment?

You can still recover from this, just get that m2 thunder on the next sale or wait till tank is birthday for 50%.

 

I was LT cologne when I got my first set of m2s on this account, and I bounced back and recovered amazingly. So why shouldn't you? But you have to say to yourself "no more m1s".

[lssimo 1,559]

There are M1 kits that are worth buying even if you aren't going to use all the equipments.

That image I posted is from an account that has the 2 modules, Titan and Smoky at M1.5. All these are headed to M1.10.

Now maybe I'll get another M1 kit with a medium hull. Then when I'm at the WOs I'll get one or two M2 kits, if I don't give up by that time.

I think there's more than one way to compete in Tanki, without multing and hacking that is.

 

 

Unfortunately, the cheap kits aren’t in the garage at the moment. I can afford the striker though. I don’t think it’s worth getting though because I’m probably not going to use the Viking and the smoky much and I could just get M1 smoky module for 2k cheaper.

 

You have to be patient if you want to do well. If you want to play more you can make another account.

Edited April 17, 2019 by lssimo