Striker ''Ultra''?

[B.A.B.I 643]

So, i was casually going trough my Instagram stories and when i saw Tanki, i remembered it's Thursday, they always post a sneak-peek of what's coming in the V-LOG.
I saw the 3D model of what seemed to be the Striker turret. I got excited, as i thought it was going to be it's HD skin, then i heard the announcer say: ''Striker Ultra''. What?
We haven't gotten Ultra skins for a while. Why release an Ultra skin for it if it doesn't even have an HD model? Do you think they made a mistake? I have no problem with Ultra skins, but it just feels weird, Tanki has been rolling out these great HD skins (devs, make them an option), and all of a sudden they make an Ultra skin for a turret that didn't even get an HD model yet? 

[Tanker-Arthur 2,971]

A bunch of turrets....

• Thunder
• Vulcan
• Railgun
• Gauss

And hulls....

• Hunter
• Viking
• Hornet

Received Ultra Skins before they got an HD skin.

So yeah, it's not just Striker.


I'm actually happy they finally show some love for a turret that's been forgotten by much of the playerbase.

Still, I hope we get a Striker HD soon.

Edited April 15, 2021 by Tanker-Arthur

[B.A.B.I 643]

3 minutes ago, Tanker-Arthur said:

A bunch of turrets....

• Thunder
• Vulcan
• Railgun
• Gauss

And hulls....

• Hunter
• Viking
• Hornet

Received Ultra Skins before they got an HD skin.

Yes, but at the time, the idea of HD skins was not released to the public, may have not even been in plan yet.
It's just weird to see a Striker Ultra instead of Striker HD.

Edited April 15, 2021 by B.A.B.I

[Tanker-Arthur 2,971]

Just now, B.A.B.I said:

Yes, but at the time, the idea of HD skins was not released to the public, may have not even been in plan yet.

I know.....

But since the idea of Ultra Skins predates the HD skins, than it makes sense that they should complete the set of Ultra skins BEFORE they finish the HD skins.


However, this is also pretty hypocritical as the developers never finished the Prime series. (Albeit they may have cancelled those because Ultra skins are basically HD versions of Prime skins).

[B.A.B.I 643]

Just now, Tanker-Arthur said:

I know.....

But since the idea of Ultra Skins predates the HD skins, than it makes sense that they should complete the set of Ultra skins BEFORE they finish the HD skins.


However, this is also pretty hypocritical as the developers never finished the Prime series. (Albeit they may have cancelled those because Ultra skins are basically HD versions of Prime skins).

Unfortunately, I don't think there will ever be a Prime and Ultra skin for every turret and hull. It would be pretty awesome though.

[B.A.B.I 643]

7 minutes ago, Tanker-Arthur said:

I know.....

But since the idea of Ultra Skins predates the HD skins, than it makes sense that they should complete the set of Ultra skins BEFORE they finish the HD skins.


However, this is also pretty hypocritical as the developers never finished the Prime series. (Albeit they may have cancelled those because Ultra skins are basically HD versions of Prime skins).

I noticed a weird pattern with the HD skins, they started giving HD skins to hulls and turrets that already had Ultra skins, but one turret conflicts that, which is Smoky. Maybe there is no pattern after all?

[Tanker-Arthur 2,971]

Just now, B.A.B.I said:

I noticed a weird pattern with the HD skins, they started giving HD skins to hulls and turrets that already had Ultra skins, but one turret conflicts that, which is Smoky. Maybe there is no pattern after all?

Maybe XD

I always assumed the developers would focus on Railgun, Thunder, Vulcan, and Gauss first. But not Smoky lol.


And when they announced Striker Ultra, I was really surprised because the devs never really prioritixed Striker.
In fact, if you exclude Gauss because it released afterwards, Striker was the last turret to receive an XT skin.

[B.A.B.I 643]

1 minute ago, Tanker-Arthur said:

Maybe XD

I always assumed the developers would focus on Railgun, Thunder, Vulcan, and Gauss first. But not Smoky lol.


And when they announced Striker Ultra, I was really surprised because the devs never really prioritixed Striker.
In fact, if you exclude Gauss because it released afterwards, Striker was the last turret to receive an XT skin.

I always thought that Striker was the underdog of all turrets.

Firebird - The flamethrower, classic melee range turret
Freeze - The freezer, freeze your enemies at will!
Isida - The healer, the passive-aggresive melee range turret
Hammer - A shotgun tank. A SHOTGUN TANK!
Twins - The infamous, the nooby double barrel plasma gun.
Ricochet - The classic bouncy plasma shooter.
Smoky - The classic.
Vulcan - The war machine gun.
Thunder - The infamous turret, known for it's splash damage, and Viking OD.
Railgun - Do we even need the talk about this one?
Magnum - The artillery
Gauss - The deadly sniper. 
Shaft - The classic deadly sniper. 
Terminator - Two railguns and rockets. AMAZING!

Striker - Rockets go fyoom? And stuff?

[Tanker-Arthur 2,971]

Just now, B.A.B.I said:

I always thought that Striker was the underdog of all turrets.

Yes, it's a really underrated turret. Probably the hardest turret to use, so it's why players seem to avoid using it (even though it's damage and reload combined makes it's damage per second far superior to Thunder's)

Just now, B.A.B.I said:

Gauss - The deadly sniper. 

XD

It's actually a "coilgun", which is basically a Railgun that utilizes coils instead of rails.

Just now, B.A.B.I said:

Striker - Rockets go fyoom? And stuff?

At least it's unique :)
Before Striker, we never had a rocket launcher in Tanki.

[B.A.B.I 643]

1 minute ago, Tanker-Arthur said:

Yes, it's a really underrated turret. Probably the hardest turret to use, so it's why players seem to avoid using it (even though it's damage and reload combined makes it's damage per second far superior to Thunder's)

XD

It's actually a "coilgun", which is basically a Railgun that utilizes coils instead of rails.

At least it's unique :)
Before Striker, we never had a rocket launcher in Tanki.

A coilgun? I had no idea! This post was more meant to be a joke, Striker has a lot of uniqueness to it, and the other Turrets i mentioned

[Tanker-Arthur 2,971]

Just now, B.A.B.I said:

A coilgun? I had no idea!

XD

Yeah, Gauss is a Coilgun lol

Coilguns and Railguns both utilize electromagnetism to fire their shots. They way they harness the electromagnetism defines what type of gun it is. 

 

It's probably why Gauss' shot effect kinda looks similar to the Railgun "laser" effect if you look closely. It just fades away from the view much faster than Railgun's effect does.

Just now, B.A.B.I said:

Striker has a lot of uniqueness to it, and the other Turrets i mentioned

Yes XD

Although I have no idea what Gauss is unique for to be honest. (As in, what unique mechanic did it bring to the game?)

 

[TheCongoSpider 8,957]

45 minutes ago, Tanker-Arthur said:

 (As in, what unique mechanic did it bring to the game?)

 

A very balanced augment for its time period. 

[wolverine848 13,097]

1 hour ago, Tanker-Arthur said:

Coilguns and Railguns both utilize electromagnetism to fire their shots. They way they harness the electromagnetism defines what type of gun it is. 

Yup - they are basically the same thing.  Most 1st-person shooters have 1 OR the other - never both.

Which is why I found it odd that TO introduced the Gauss when it already had Rail.

[Tanker-Arthur 2,971]

Just now, wolverine848 said:

Yup - they are basically the same thing.  Most 1st-person shooters have 1 OR the other - never both.

Which is why I found it odd that TO introduced the Gauss when it already had Rail.

Yeah in some games I play, they name their railgun as "Gauss" lol.

And imagine if Tanki devs decided to name Gauss like they did with Railgun XD
Meaning, instead of naming it after some guy named Carl Gauss, they just named it using it's literal name, "Coilgun". And so, we get a turret in the game called "Coilgun".

[SporkZilla 1,775]

1 hour ago, Tanker-Arthur said:

Yes, it's a really underrated turret. Probably the hardest turret to use, so it's why players seem to avoid using it

I've found it to be a natural progression from Smoky, and I hope it remains relatively unpopular / a choice for discerning tankers

So much fun though; I killed a pair of Wasp-Isidas playing kissy kissy on the other side of Lost Kingdom with one rocket a few weeks ago

Edited April 15, 2021 by SporkZilla

[Tanker-Arthur 2,971]

Just now, SporkZilla said:

I hope it remains relatively unpopular

Yes. I am not in the mood to see Orka Modules popping up in mass numbers.

 

Just now, SporkZilla said:

So much fun though; I killed a pair of Wasp-Isidas playing kissy kissy on the other side of Lost Kingdom with  one rocket a few weeks ago

>:)

[alkyng 3,080]

Umm honestly until now we only have 2 HD skins for hulls.. Hornet & Hunter, I see the Hornet skin is a hotter as the tiers been exposed. But the Hunter skin honestly doesn't have any special character, just a re-enhancement of Ultra Skin.

I hope the next hulls skins to come unique, and I hope them all to have exposed tiers. And again I hope you don't get bothered by my repetitive word.. I adore the exposed tiers of Hornet in the old graphics..

Edited April 20, 2021 by asem.harbi
The picture was big

[Maf 32,306]

6 hours ago, Tanker-Arthur said:

Received Ultra Skins before they got an HD skin.

Well yeah, but that was before HD skins were a thing. Though I remember how devs originally announced these improved graphics as new default skins, but then released them as super exclusive Ultra skins, and everyone laughed about how it totally defeats the original purpose of releasing those skins, which was to make the game look better.

They seem to be making up for it with HD skins now, but I agree that the order they're being released is rather strange.

[thunderhunter123 741]

Does it matter which one the developers release first?

I actually don't mind wanting one before the other.

I just look forward to these new skins that come out. They look better and better! :)

 

But I can't wait for Thunder HD soon!

[Alklines 1,751]

I wish they'd release at least a few more Legacy skins especially the old Freeze M3 skin ('twas a beauty)

 

 

And also Shaft M3, thing looks menacing

 

Edited April 16, 2021 by Alklines

[TWICE 798]

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Edited April 16, 2021 by TWICE

[Tanker-Arthur 2,971]

On 4/15/2021 at 7:49 PM, thunderhunter123 said:

But I can't wait for Thunder HD soon!

It is because of players like you which is the reason why Thunder has 5 skins and Isida only has one (plus the default). 

[thunderhunter123 741]

1 hour ago, Tanker-Arthur said:

It is because of players like you which is the reason why Thunder has 5 skins and Isida only has one (plus the default). 

You want more Isida skins?

Do you use Isida a lot?

It is a melee range turret, so maybe not so much.

I think developers look at the Turrets tankers play most often with, and make those skins first. 

But we will get Skins for all Turrets as we progress.

[alkyng 3,080]

7 minutes ago, thunderhunter123 said:

It is a melee range turret, so maybe not so much.

Honestly I think it's only Isida & Striker their shapes are just too small to create more skins and put more details for them

[Tanker-Arthur 2,971]

Just now, thunderhunter123 said:

You want more Isida skins?

Yes

Just now, thunderhunter123 said:

Do you use Isida a lot?

Yes, because it's way more effective than my Firebird due to its absurdly high 1150 DPS

Just now, thunderhunter123 said:

It is a melee range turret, so maybe not so much.

Before Gauss and Hull Augments, I used "melee" turrets all the time. However, I'm mainly forced to switch to Striker because...well, the long-ranged turrets are all too OP and Vulcan is being abused with Heat Immunity. "Melee" turrets (especially Firebird) are almost unplayable in much of the matchmaking maps today.

Just now, thunderhunter123 said:

I think developers look at the Turrets tankers play most often with, and make those skins first. 

Too bad it's not 100% of the players. For one, I barely play with Railgun, Thunder, and Gauss. They're cool turrets but I never found them fun enough to play in my opinion. Only reason why I have Railgun Mk7 right now is because back in 2017, it's M2 version unlocked super early and I bought it so I could have an edge over the people who still have M1. So might as well upgrade it or else I lose several ten-thousand crystals.

Just now, thunderhunter123 said:

But we will get Skins for all Turrets as we progress.

Since the developers seem to want to implement skins from Tanki X, I believe the latter half of 2021 or 2022 will probably be devoted to making new skins for stuff like Railgun, Thunder, Vulcan. And maybe 2023 is gonna be devoted to making HD versions of stuff like Railgun XT and Thunder XT. So it'll probably be 2024 by the time the developers get back on track and release skins for turrets they forgot about. Of course, these are my predictions by the way. 

I believe Prime AND Ultra skins were added in 2019 but yet, we haven't even finished any of those series and the developers are only finally going back to Ultra with it's 5th turret, Striker. Based on this rate, I predict we'll probably get Ultra skins for all turrets by....2025. And with HD skins and Tanki X skins coming, we'd probably see the last turret to get an Ultra skin actually get it's Ultra skin sometime in probably 2026 or 27 or later.