What am I missing?

[mleahy 220]

Started playing again after a 9 month hiatus. I hardly recognize the game now. After reading up on drones and Overdrives I feel like I have a clue on what is going on, but wow the game play is totally different now. It seems like it is almost impossible to go 30 seconds without being destroyed. Even lower ranks are taking me out in short order. Is that they way the game just is now? I would expect having M3-M4 equipment with ample supplies should allow me to at least have a 1:1 kill ratio, but that isn't the case. So it begs the question - What am I missing???

You want titan with the life saver/ or it might be called the life giver drone . Fill that drone up, and I think in the end you have 6000HP.  Titan is a beast with that drone. I slaughter everyone and laugh with mu eyes shut as their guts fly through the air in my hair.

[wolverine848 13,097]

You want titan with the life saver/ or it might be called the life giver drone . Fill that drone up, and I think in the end you have 6000HP.  Titan is a beast with that drone. I slaughter everyone and laugh with mu eyes shut as their guts fly through the air in my hair.

For a buyer maybe.  Bad advice for a Fieldmarshall.  Upgrading drones all the way will suck away crystals better spent on "staples".

 

Better protection modules will help rebar more than MU-ed drones.

[rebar619 41]

For a buyer maybe.  Bad advice for a Fieldmarshall.  Upgrading drones all the way will suck away crystals better spent on "staples".

 

Better protection modules will help rebar more than MU-ed drones.

Not sure that it is going to matter. I am going to stop playing again. The game is just out of hand. There is no balance to any of the matches that I get put into. I appreciate the advice that has been posted, but Tanki is just not enjoyable anymore. Honestly I figured they would have killed it off sooner to push people to TankiX. It is clear that the only way I am going to be able to compete in any way is to spend a lot of money to be able to buy drones, protections and MU components. Of course after that the devs will change things so that all of my investments are useless. It seems to be the way of things.

The terrible thing is that there are many great ideas to fix the game and make it interesting/competitive. It is clear that the devs have a different plan in mind. Everything runs its course and it is clear that Tanki is pretty much dead. Try to convince me otherwise, but until then I am done.

[FrozenRailgun 1,771]

Not sure that it is going to matter. I am going to stop playing again. The game is just out of hand. There is no balance to any of the matches that I get put into. I appreciate the advice that has been posted, but Tanki is just not enjoyable anymore. Honestly I figured they would have killed it off sooner to push people to TankiX. It is clear that the only way I am going to be able to compete in any way is to spend a lot of money to be able to buy drones, protections and MU components. Of course after that the devs will change things so that all of my investments are useless. It seems to be the way of things. 

The terrible thing is that there are many great ideas to fix the game and make it interesting/competitive. It is clear that the devs have a different plan in mind. Everything runs its course and it is clear that Tanki is pretty much dead. Try to convince me otherwise, but until then I am done.

Plz don't leave :(  :(  We already have others left (Nicola_M nooooooooo).... not you....

 

I supported Matchmaking like really.... a typical camper Shaft may hide in Kungur, Highways and other maps that at the end of a battle, high K/D. Super annoying, now campers who tried to get high K/D will be difficult as some maps are not suitable to camping.

 

No you don't.  Before I bought Centaur, I faced a heavy buyer named katya-yaga who had every modules, drones and Viking-Railgun micro-upgraded :o . That dude's K/D has over 9 :blink: ..... Good thing he left the game....  :lol: 

 

Later on, I still rarely see buyers who spams MU buttons and get everything M3/M4 within 5 minutes.

 

And back when I was Major to Colonel, I only spent couple thousand of crystals for upgrading my signature combination with M2 Eagle. Still managed to get more kills than deaths in Juggernaut battles. :lol: :D  :lol: 

 

M2 1/10 Hornet

 

M2 2/10 Shaft

 

M2 1/10 Eagle

 

I miss the old module too m8  :( 

 

Then what you want Alternativa to do to make the game enjoyable again in your opinion? :huh: 

 

Kick buyers out? (This means I will get kicked out)

 

Play with tankers based on GS? 

 

MU disabled?

[rebar619 41]

Plz don't leave :(  :(  We already have others left (Nicola_M nooooooooo).... not you....

 

I supported Matchmaking like really.... a typical camper Shaft may hide in Kungur, Highways and other maps that at the end of a battle, high K/D. Super annoying, now campers who tried to get high K/D will be difficult as some maps are not suitable to camping.

 

No you don't.  Before I bought Centaur, I faced a heavy buyer named katya-yaga who had every modules, drones and Viking-Railgun micro-upgraded :o . That dude's K/D has over 9 :blink: ..... Good thing he left the game....  :lol: 

 

Later on, I still rarely see buyers who spams MU buttons and get everything M3/M4 within 5 minutes.

 

And back when I was Major to Colonel, I only spent couple thousand of crystals for upgrading my signature combination with M2 Eagle. Still managed to get more kills than deaths in Juggernaut battles. :lol: :D  :lol: 

 

M2 1/10 Hornet

 

M2 2/10 Shaft

 

M2 1/10 Eagle

 

I miss the old module too m8  :( 

 

Then what you want Alternativa to do to make the game enjoyable again in your opinion? :huh: 

 

Kick buyers out? (This means I will get kicked out)

 

Play with tankers based on GS? 

 

MU disabled?

In short? Return the game to when you had to work with and strategize with people you didnt know all over the world. Now the game is so mercurial you there is no strategy. 

[rebar619 41]

Great job destroying a fun game Devs.

 

I am so angry right now I dont even know what to say. What a catastrophic waste of time to every play this stupid game. There is literally ZERO point to playing again since they have changed the game such that it is impossible to be competitive in any match the worthless matchmaker puts me in. Again, I dare anyone to look at my profile and tell me a single thing I can do other than pay these dirty developers a wad of cash to make my kit competitive with the Legends I am put into matches with time and again. They can all go to hell. 

[XxStriker 519]

Weird, I easily compete with thunder m3+sledgehammer and titan m2. Occasionally hornet m3 but I don't like using it much.

Edited July 3, 2019 by XxStriker

[wolverine848 13,097]

Weird, I easily compete with thunder m3+sledgehammer and titan m2. Occasionally hornet m3 but I don't like using it much.

At what rank?   Without perspective it's hard to evaluate...

[XxStriker 519]

At what rank?   Without perspective it's hard to evaluate...

4 stars. I end up often against legends anyway.

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

[Potdindy 866]

Another match where my K/D was 1/10, my team lost, I played with Legends and there was ZERO chance of getting a GB because the ****ing meteors destroy anything but a mammoth. 

 

Yeah, Tanki is doing great.

How was your k/d .1? Youre playing rico and thunder with Viking. At least once or maybe twice you should press shift and get 2+ kills almost instantly. I am assuming you waited to use you overdrive until you had double armor so you didnt die instantly. With thunder, you can wait until someone gets the gold and then light up the pile of diggers :)

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

Another match where my K/D was 1/10, my team lost, I played with Legends and there was ZERO chance of getting a GB because the ****ing meteors destroy anything but a mammoth. 

 

Yeah, Tanki is doing great.

If your Ricochet is M4, how aren't you doing well? How many Ricochet protection modules do you see in battles? With M4 Ricochet at your rank, you should be doing well, or at least, not as bad as you say you're doing. You must be getting put with those players that slaughter anything in sight with their Booster Drones. 

[wolverine848 13,097]

If your Ricochet is M4, how aren't you doing well? How many Ricochet protection modules do you see in battles? With M4 Ricochet at your rank, you should be doing well, or at least, not as bad as you say you're doing. You must be getting put with those players that slaughter anything in sight with their Booster Drones. 

At Legend ranks there seem to be a lot - depending on the map.  Not surprising to see 3 or even 4 enemies with 50% Ricco module.

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

At Legend ranks there seem to be a lot - depending on the map.  Not surprising to see 3 or even 4 enemies with 50% Ricco module.

I expected a lot of Ricochet protection. I face a good number of M4 Ricochets everyday and they do fine, even with protection. Most of them use Viking or Titan. I just don't get how he's not doing great. Maybe it's the players he's being put with and against and maybe it's his choice of a medium hull. Those seem to be the remaining factors here. 

[wolverine848 13,097]

I expected a lot of Ricochet protection. I face a good number of M4 Ricochets everyday and they do fine, even with protection. Most of them use Viking or Titan. I just don't get how he's not doing great. Maybe it's the players he's being put with and against and maybe it's his choice of a medium hull. Those seem to be the remaining factors here. 

Lack of decent modules is one of the reasons I believe... further back (or another thread?) they were discussed.  Needed improvement.

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

Lack of decent modules is one of the reasons I believe... further back (or another thread?) they were discussed.  Needed improvement.

I checked his account and his M2/3 modules should be good enough for now. 

 

He has Thunder and Rail M3 so that's two massive weights lifted. He has Shaft, Twins, and Vulcan M2. Two of them he wouldn't need often but that 25% Twins protection will help a lot. 

[Picassoo 134]

Great job destroying a fun game Devs.

 

I am so angry right now I dont even know what to say. What a catastrophic waste of time to every play this stupid game. There is literally ZERO point to playing again since they have changed the game such that it is impossible to be competitive in any match the worthless matchmaker puts me in. Again, I dare anyone to look at my profile and tell me a single thing I can do other than pay these dirty developers a wad of cash to make my kit competitive with the Legends I am put into matches with time and again. They can all go to hell.

I payed enough to get 15/20 equipment + drugs. I most often end up first on the leaderboard. Still I hate what the devs did to the game. Back in the day I didn't pay, yet I had more fun.

 

Tanki is overall a worse game, if you buy or not.

[rebar619 41]

I checked his account and his M2/3 modules should be good enough for now. 

 

He has Thunder and Rail M3 so that's two massive weights lifted. He has Shaft, Twins, and Vulcan M2. Two of them he wouldn't need often but that 25% Twins protection will help a lot. 

So as I stockpile crystals do you have any recommendations on what I should invest in to make things go better? Protection against Magnum and Gauss seem to be in order. They have really taken over the game. I am going to keep saving until the next discounts weekend, but want to make a plan so that I can not be so miserable when I am put into matches with Legends.

[wolverine848 13,097]

So as I stockpile crystals do you have any recommendations on what I should invest in to make things go better? Protection against Magnum and Gauss seem to be in order. They have really taken over the game. I am going to keep saving until the next discounts weekend, but want to make a plan so that I can not be so miserable when I am put into matches with Legends.

You definitely need better than m1 Fox and Lion.  Those are common turrets that kill very quickly.  Gauss can't one-shot you unless you don't have DA equipped. Fire and Ricco are more of a threat.

 

But since you have unlocked m3 you can't upgrade the m1 modules. You need to buy m3.

[XxStriker 519]

You definitely need better than m1 Fox and Lion.  Those are common turrets that kill very quickly.  Gauss can't one-shot you unless you don't have DA equipped. Fire and Ricco are more of a threat.

 

But since you have unlocked m3 you can't upgrade the m1 modules. You need to buy m3.

I rarely use m1 lion and fox almost never and I still do fine on my 4 star account... The other 4 star has lion m3 but it's a close range brawler with isida (And well, because I had spark paint) and it comes useful often.

[wolverine848 13,097]

I rarely use m1 lion and fox almost never and I still do fine on my 4 star account... The other 4 star has lion m3 but it's a close range brawler with isida (And well, because I had spark paint) and it comes useful often.

Rebar will be playing Gismos and Legends a lot. The competition changes a fair amount after marshal.

I see firbird and Ricco all the time.  fewer in masacre and highways, but pretty much every other map they are prevalent.

 

Plus... there's also incendiary smoky and vulcan.  Not as prevalent, but between firebird and the alts, fire protection is a must on any map not considered sniper-country.

[XxStriker 519]

Rebar will be playing Gismos and Legends a lot. The competition changes a fair amount after marshal.

I see firbird and Ricco all the time.  fewer in masacre and highways, but pretty much every other map they are prevalent.

 

Plus... there's also incendiary smoky and vulcan.  Not as prevalent, but between firebird and the alts, fire protection is a must on any map not considered sniper-country.

I've topscored in legend matches often with thunder, I see none of these terrible firebirds you speak about, it's almost nonexistant. Rico can be annoying yes, but I never felt the urge to buy an m3 module asap just for it. On the other hand, I rather upgrade my falcon m3 to m4 first, because railgun is broken.

 

Plus, as a fire user, the incendiary part of the firebird damage is WEAK. Why else do you see only incendiary mix on the few ones that roam? Afterburn has a non-modifiable 300 per second, which can get to 150/s as easily as pressing DA. Note that DA will also make it so you heat slower. And even at the maximum possible temperature, you get 10 ticks of damage, so with DA you're taking just 1500 without any module. If you were to add a module too it does a pathetic 750 damage for a monumental effort... Meanwhile if you use incendiary mix you can literally shoot for those 10 seconds, and deal a whooping 50 extra damage per second. But not only! This 350 damage you gain from incendiary mix is affected by DD and viking overdrive.

 

However given the range of firebird it's often stomped before it reaches its target unless it's an ambush, where it'll most likely win regardless.

Edited July 23, 2019 by XxStriker

[wolverine848 13,097]

 

 

I've topscored in legend matches often with thunder, I see none of these terrible firebirds you speak about, it's almost nonexistant. Rico can be annoying yes, but I never felt the urge to buy an m3 module asap just for it. On the other hand, I rather upgrade my falcon m3 to m4 first, because railgun is broken.

 

Plus, as a fire user, the incendiary part of the firebird damage is WEAK. Why else do you see only incendiary mix on the few ones that roam? Afterburn has a non-modifiable 300 per second, which can get to 150/s as easily as pressing DA. Note that DA will also make it so you heat slower. And even at the maximum possible temperature, you get 10 ticks of damage, so with DA you're taking just 1500 without any module. If you were to add a module too it does a pathetic 750 damage for a monumental effort... Meanwhile if you use incendiary mix you can literally shoot for those 10 seconds, and deal a whooping 50 extra damage per second. But not only! This 350 damage you gain from incendiary mix is affected by DD and viking overdrive.

 

However given the range of firebird it's often stomped before it reaches its target unless it's an ambush, where it'll most likely win regardless.

 

 

I have 47% fire protection, and often it is not enough.

 

You don't play against teams that are 80%-100% Legends regularly, or you would not be posting any of this.

And you obviously don't play any DM - where Ricco and Fire totally dominate at the higher levels.

 

But in the end, will be up to Rebar to make the choice of what to get...

[rebar619 41]

I have 47% fire protection, and often it is not enough.

 

You don't play against teams that are 80%-100% Legends regularly, or you would not be posting any of this.

And you obviously don't play any DM - where Ricco and Fire totally dominate at the higher levels.

 

But in the end, will be up to Rebar to make the choice of what to get...

The long and short of it is it sounds like the best investment is in protections and not in drones or hulls. Is that a fair statement?

Also, what the hell were they doing with Gauss? Looking at the parameters for it, it sure looks like Thunder is obsolete. Why would anyone buy Thunder when Gauss is superior in damn near every way?

[XxStriker 519]

The long and short of it is it sounds like the best investment is in protections and not in drones or hulls. Is that a fair statement?

Also, what the hell were they doing with Gauss? Looking at the parameters for it, it sure looks like Thunder is obsolete. Why would anyone buy Thunder when Gauss is superior in damn near every way?

Because thunder has sledgehammer rounds.

 

 

And you obviously don't play any DM - where Ricco and Fire totally dominate at the higher levels.

Just topped a DM (I had a mission) with 3 firebirds (one incendiary mix) and an incendiary vulcan in it, along with 2 ricos. Having no modules against those didn't stop me from getting 25 kills and gaining 399 crystals (vs up to gissimo). And it's not like they were m2s. I took a screenshot with prntsc but I foolishly copied the quote over the screen link, so I can't show it anymore.

 

Anyway, sledgehammer is ridiculously strong and I 100% recommend getting it if you are to use thunder.

Edited July 23, 2019 by XxStriker