Patch Update #666 - Released 15th October 2021

[ShockT 7]

18 hours ago, Tank_Cleaver said:

Well, I don’t know about the rest of you Shafters, but mine is going into storage. A 10 second sniping reload is a deal-breaker for me. I hope it works for y’all though.

yeah.. it's too nerfed..

They wanted to make shaft a mid range turret, but for that kind of combat I prefer using something else.
It already got nerfed too much
The lasers were a big nerf, along with the non penetrating shots.. now I have no reason to use it further

Which turret are you going to use?

[Only_Event 252]

3 FPS in the remaster sandbox 

nice

[tiwari_ka_baap 7]

 Why did u increase shaft reload time to 10s??

This is insane. all my upgrade was in shaft and now u made it trash. How do I decrease reload time? Is there any augment to get it back to normal?

Edited October 15, 2021 by At_Shin
Please refrain from using profanity.

[Incorp 2,084]

2 hours ago, tiwari_ka_baap said:

 

Try light capacitors. It decreases damage and reload time.

Edited October 15, 2021 by At_Shin
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[tiwari_ka_baap 7]

1 minute ago, Incorp said:

Try light capacitors. It decreases damage and reload time.

How much is the reload time then? I don't want to end up spending money on it and still regret. Tell me a better turret and augments etc

[Incorp 2,084]

2 minutes ago, tiwari_ka_baap said:

How much is the reload time then? I don't want to end up spending money on it and still regret. Tell me a better turret and augments etc

Gee Idk how much reload is decreased.  However I suggest railgun and the augment for rail that instantly reloads the turret when you kill a tank, if you want a new turret 

[eksi274 3]

Sniping shot reload time has been increased from 3-5 to 10 seconds; 

The only playing option for shaft is to camp now. Camping is so boring.

[Catbird 117]

Shaft has become a strange turret indeed--I mean it's still the same but the changes really change the feel and approach to it. I'm really happy for the increased range of arcade shots, it's pretty sweet to no longer have to go all the way up against your opponent to do maximum damage. It's kind of surreal to not have to calculate whether it's best to shoot some arcade shots and lose energy or wait for full charge--Now for 10 seconds all you have to do is arcade shots. No decision to make, the scope is charging on its own. It's actually kind of relaxing. As At_Shin said though, now every sniping shot feels extremely precious. I used to do blind scopes a lot before the update (driving to an angle and charging just before you reach it), but I guess we won't be doing that as much anymore.

My biggest question now is whether the LC/Shaft/Hornet combo is still viable. I haven't got to try it yet since the update.

I'm just not sure whether these change actually help active gameplay or not. It's good to reduce the efficiency of camping shafts, but it also makes quick-scoping and blind scoping not super viable. I'm almost wondering if it would not be worth introducing a new version of Light Capacitor with even lower damage but much faster reload?.....

Edited October 15, 2021 by Catbird

[mborec 68]

@Incorp YES ! and light capactor is trash ! No damage ! Only heavy kapacitor is OK and right

[fire_shoter 555]

Look at all this camper shaft cry babies, except @incorp. 

It is nerfed and I like it 

Edited October 15, 2021 by fire_shoter

[SulfuricAcid 504]

why the removal of Archipelago?

[Paff 17]

What can I tell you ? Shaft reload is now 10 sec, then 6 shots by minute, a max of 36 shots in a  6´ game ... is like to play chess

[The_Voltage 178]

17 minutes ago, Paff said:

What can I tell you ? Shaft reload is now 10 sec, then 6 shots by minute, a max of 36 shots in a  6´ game ... is like to play chess

It also take some time to fully charge)

[Incorp 2,084]

8 minutes ago, The_Voltage said:

It also take some time to fully charge)

And I bought mk7 two weeks ago. Thanks tanki. 

[stat.padder 225]

• I have lost 5 hours of premium so far because game is not avaible on goole play. That is probably not going to refunded in any way…very “nice” update.
• On the other hand, shaft nerf was well-deserved. I remember how futile was dealing with the while on road to legend. No other weapon was as dominant on lower ranks hence why that is my the most used prot. module.
• Railgun was nowhere to be seen recently. It was really bad no matter what alt. This is a nice change, but I am concerned about those railguns with status effects.

[Incorp 2,084]

Just now, At_Shin said:

I haven't tried the ol' "mobile sniper" combo yet, however, I did try LC Shaft + Hunter + Driver drone. I got pretty good results too. A lot of my enemies were using booster. Thankfully, Not many were using defender or Eagle modules in this match.

I was constantly on the move, trying to capture points and helping out my allies with dealing damage to nearby enemies. Btw, @Tanker-Arthur, as you can see, one can still perform well in battle using driver.

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I still need to test other augments of shaft even more thoroughly and with different combos. Only then, will I either disagree or agree about whether the nerf encourages camping or mobile sniping.

What level is your shaft and drone? I suppose you might not be dealing good amount of damage due to those factors.

 

 

Sheesh I used to use shaft hopper trickster and go mobile. Not gonna happen anymore till the rebuff shaft. I just so sad they nerfed it so hard, the reload nerf was unneeded. I am asking myself whether tanki nerfed it because I bought it xD I am on the verge of tears of what has happened to my beloved shaft

[Ghost_Animator_XP 48]

Railgun finally got some buff 

Edited October 15, 2021 by Ghost_Animator_XP

[Incorp 2,084]

9 hours ago, At_Shin said:

This combo is still pretty good. Only, you will need to use arcade shots a lot more than before.

But it's hard to use arcade on mobile, and I sometimes while turning my turret will scope in, and then I'd have to wait for the whole 10 seconds to reload. Just why did you need to do this tanki?? I'd be fine if you guys told us it's an experiment, but make it last only a week plzz.

I got short band emitters tho so arcade is extra damage ;)

Edited October 15, 2021 by Incorp

[Dr.Puma 238]

Welcome back Railgun

[The_Pakistani 16,768]

So end of tanki on mobile? Been plenty of hours still no update.

We can expect end of tanki soon.

[upas 10]

the change on shaft is so absurd , increase reload time to 10 sec while trun it as a  melee turnet.  not playable anymore 

some of playler mentioned camping, but who camping most, magnum  or shaft?  now look at those turnet,  both deal the nearly the same damage per shot but magnum reload time only 2-3 sec? 

[Tank_Cleaver 12]

4 hours ago, ShockT said:

yeah.. it's too nerfed..

They wanted to make shaft a mid range turret, but for that kind of combat I prefer using something else.
It already got nerfed too much
The lasers were a big nerf, along with the non penetrating shots.. now I have no reason to use it further

Which turret are you going to use?

If I stay with a long range turret then probably Gauss, but I most likely will go with a mid range. Right now I’m not sure which direction to go. What about you?

[fire_shoter 555]

29 minutes ago, upas said:

the change on shaft is so absurd , increase reload time to 10 sec while trun it as a  melee turnet.  not playable anymore 

some of playler mentioned camping, but who camping most, magnum  or shaft?  now look at those turnet,  both deal the nearly the same damage per shot but magnum reload time only 2-3 sec? 

Magnum is crap now, unplayable, 1500 damage for 3 sec reload +3 sec amplification. 

And u are crying coz your shaft got nerf. SHAFT is now balanced

[Incorp 2,084]

53 minutes ago, fire_shoter said:

Magnum is crap now, unplayable, 1500 damage for 3 sec reload +3 sec amplification. 

And u are crying coz your shaft got nerf. SHAFT is now balanced

I disagree. 

[THECOOL33 14]

1 hour ago, fire_shoter said:

Magnum is crap now, unplayable, 1500 damage for 3 sec reload +3 sec amplification. 

And u are crying coz your shaft got nerf. SHAFT is now balanced

Shaft is not balanced man. I had a whole account dedicated to it with Light Capacitors augment. I could move across the map, capture points, and just snipe people off. Now its totally a different feel. They could have nerfed the reload to 5 seconds and minimized the damage. But no, they just made it unplayable. I had been playing with it for years. (on the second acc). Now its crap. Not that feel anymore.  My other account is useless cz of the nerf cz I used all money through the years on shaft. Maybe have to move on or wait until a buff.