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On 12/24/2022 at 11:57 PM, ekf said:

Thanks for the advice, friend.

Hm, asking more questions? I use Ares-Shaft and plan to get Short-band emitter, so I guess i'd ask for advice for using that. What playstyle and role in the match is it strong in? Which drones are the best for it? In short-range combat with it, do you recommend scope mode, arcade shots or both?

I personally think this combo is overall very strong. Ares' OD is probably OP, but even if it was a bit weaker I'd guess that this combo would still be very strong, including in short-range combat if you battle against only 1-2 enemies.

I am a fan of big daddy damage on Shaft so im not a fan of Short-band emmiters. So my advice could be a little off but probably true. With that augment you would want to learn how to go into sniping mode and then after like half a second release the shot and hit the enemy. this 0,5 second sniping tactic gave me trouble back in the day so don't be disappointed when you miss your enemy half of the time for a long time. (this works for all shaft augments and default shaft). You probably better off learning "0,5 shaft" strat and then use normal shots as last resort where you know you won't have enough time to hit the enemy and you just hope he's at 1 HP so you kill him. The 0,5 Shaft strat also gives you "infinite" range since you're entering sniping mode where the damage over distance doesn't get weaker so its a win win. Ares OD is OP but i hate Ares turning speed it would be hard to learn the 0,5 Shaft strat with that turning speed because you would spend half an hour turning to your enemy with you hull. But since you're low rank DO NOT buy another hull until you got your favourite conbo at least mk7. I would recommend Titan or Hunter after that. Flexible ODs and good turning speed to get those ultra quick shots. With ares you want Healing Emmiters if you got them (take them if you can from a challenge or something they're super fun) or use HEAVY CAPACITORS for big damage. With long range turret and heavy hull you just want to be defender or camping supporter. Attacking or being in the middle in the map is not really a good idea

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On 12/25/2022 at 8:26 AM, Kimura said:

I am a fan of big daddy damage on Shaft so im not a fan of Short-band emmiters. So my advice could be a little off but probably true. With that augment you would want to learn how to go into sniping mode and then after like half a second release the shot and hit the enemy. this 0,5 second sniping tactic gave me trouble back in the day so don't be disappointed when you miss your enemy half of the time for a long time. (this works for all shaft augments and default shaft). You probably better off learning "0,5 shaft" strat and then use normal shots as last resort where you know you won't have enough time to hit the enemy and you just hope he's at 1 HP so you kill him. The 0,5 Shaft strat also gives you "infinite" range since you're entering sniping mode where the damage over distance doesn't get weaker so its a win win. Ares OD is OP but i hate Ares turning speed it would be hard to learn the 0,5 Shaft strat with that turning speed because you would spend half an hour turning to your enemy with you hull. But since you're low rank DO NOT buy another hull until you got your favourite conbo at least mk7. I would recommend Titan or Hunter after that. Flexible ODs and good turning speed to get those ultra quick shots. With ares you want Healing Emmiters if you got them (take them if you can from a challenge or something they're super fun) or use HEAVY CAPACITORS for big damage. With long range turret and heavy hull you just want to be defender or camping supporter. Attacking or being in the middle in the map is not really a good idea

Thanks for the advice! I'll probably pick Heavy Capacitors instead...

What's the challenge you talk about? Do you mean buying battle passes to get extra gifts? How does one get Healing Emitters?

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On 12/25/2022 at 1:53 PM, ekf said:

Thanks for the advice! I'll probably pick Heavy Capacitors instead...

What's the challenge you talk about? Do you mean buying battle passes to get extra gifts? How does one get Healing Emitters?

Wait to get heavy Capacitors from containers it will take time but its worth it unless you spend money on the game.

Yes by challenge i mean battle pass one i think last time we had healing emitters in a challenge pass was maybe january this year... though now it looks like devs changed the format of the challenge to where they don't give these kind of augments anymore so you'll just have to wait till you get Healing emitters from containers under yellow rarity its going to take time time unless youre really lucky.... But if you're a fan of shaft and Healing emitters come up in some kind of mini-game spending couple hungred tankoins for that augment is worth it even if you have to spend a couple bucks. i can guarantee youll be a  fan of that augment

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On 12/25/2022 at 3:27 PM, Kimura said:

Wait to get heavy Capacitors from containers it will take time but its worth it unless you spend money on the game.

Yes by challenge i mean battle pass one i think last time we had healing emitters in a challenge pass was maybe january this year... though now it looks like devs changed the format of the challenge to where they don't give these kind of augments anymore so you'll just have to wait till you get Healing emitters from containers under yellow rarity its going to take time time unless youre really lucky.... But if you're a fan of shaft and Healing emitters come up in some kind of mini-game spending couple hungred tankoins for that augment is worth it even if you have to spend a couple bucks. i can guarantee youll be a  fan of that augment

What drone do you recommend for Ares- Shaft Heavy capacitors?

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On 12/26/2022 at 12:17 AM, ekf said:

What drone do you recommend for Ares- Shaft Heavy capacitors?

Ares fits defending role since its a heavy hull so long range like Scorpion, Shaft, Gauss, Railgun, Magnum.

You can be defender with Tesla but thats just ultra boring. 
When you get Crisis super drone AND CAN ACTUALLY MAINTAIN its monstrous amount of suppplies it consumes you can use Ares with any turret that has longer reload than like 2 seconds and can use ares as middle-of the map hull and rarely attack with it. If you're willing to spend ~1000ish supplies a battle and your Crisis drone at max power then you can use whatever you want with Ares all you have to do is time your switches between Maximum Armour and Maximum Damage.  

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On 12/26/2022 at 8:59 AM, Kimura said:

Ares fits defending role since its a heavy hull so long range like Scorpion, Shaft, Gauss, Railgun, Magnum.

You can be defender with Tesla but thats just ultra boring. 
When you get Crisis super drone AND CAN ACTUALLY MAINTAIN its monstrous amount of suppplies it consumes you can use Ares with any turret that has longer reload than like 2 seconds and can use ares as middle-of the map hull and rarely attack with it. If you're willing to spend ~1000ish supplies a battle and your Crisis drone at max power then you can use whatever you want with Ares all you have to do is time your switches between Maximum Armour and Maximum Damage.  

I'm a F2P player so I doubt it. Thanks for the reply anyway.

[ekf 88]

On 12/26/2022 at 8:59 AM, Kimura said:

Ares fits defending role since its a heavy hull so long range like Scorpion, Shaft, Gauss, Railgun, Magnum.

You can be defender with Tesla but thats just ultra boring. 
When you get Crisis super drone AND CAN ACTUALLY MAINTAIN its monstrous amount of suppplies it consumes you can use Ares with any turret that has longer reload than like 2 seconds and can use ares as middle-of the map hull and rarely attack with it. If you're willing to spend ~1000ish supplies a battle and your Crisis drone at max power then you can use whatever you want with Ares all you have to do is time your switches between Maximum Armour and Maximum Damage.  

What do you think about Magnum? Specifically an Ares-Magnum combo. 

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On 12/29/2022 at 11:06 AM, ekf said:

What do you think about Magnum? Specifically an Ares-Magnum combo. 

not a fan of flying hull + magnum because it limits magnum's range by a lot. Magnum by itself is very good turret WHEN YOU LEARN HOW TO USE IT with its power thing. especially adrenaline magnum. ares and magnum should work but you're missing on a lot of magnum's potential by doing that. 
Now be prepared for the war that is Pulsar Twins (pulsar augment has Bio-hazard symbol) you'll have absolutely no fun fighting these braindead zombies after tanki fund is ended. Don't upgrade twins protection tho unless twins annoyed the hell out of you

Edited December 29, 2022 by Kimura

[ekf 88]

On 12/29/2022 at 10:48 AM, Kimura said:

not a fan of flying hull + magnum because it limits magnum's range by a lot. Magnum by itself is very good turret WHEN YOU LEARN HOW TO USE IT with its power thing. especially adrenaline magnum. ares and magnum should work but you're missing on a lot of magnum's potential by doing that. 
Now be prepared for the war that is Pulsar Twins (pulsar augment has Bio-hazard symbol) you'll have absolutely no fun fighting these braindead zombies after tanki fund is ended. Don't upgrade twins protection tho unless twins annoyed the hell out of you

What do you think about Scorpion? Is it OP? Do you think it will be nerfed? How good is Ares-Scorpion? To me this combo seems like one of the strongest in the game - not at everything ofc, like capturing flags, but for general fighting it seems maybe OP.

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On 12/29/2022 at 1:26 PM, ekf said:

To me this combo seems like one of the strongest in the game - not at everything ofc, like capturing flags, but for general fighting it seems maybe OP.

Just a word of advice from an old player. Don't chase the most OP current meta combo in the game, because it's bound to get nerfed eventually. Only buy and play what you actually like. 

[ekf 88]

On 12/29/2022 at 1:36 PM, 2shots2kills said:

Just a word of advice from an old player. Don't chase the most OP current meta combo in the game, because it's bound to get nerfed eventually. Only buy and play what you actually like. 

I understand. I do love Scorpion though, I've always wished for a Railgun that fires instantly, so even if it was weaker and didn't have the rockets I'd still love it.

As for Ares, I think Mammoth's OD is more fun, it's so satisfying to ram into tanks, but Ares' OD is simply much better right now, but if they were equal I'd use Mammoth.

Edited December 29, 2022 by ekf