i drive a surya.....you wont want to hear my opinion then

I drive both Marauders, they each fill a specific role. Chill out bro, its just a game.

what i am saying is i drive a surya.....use a railgun

edit: and there are situations where you absolutely destroy those depots

Look man... its gotta be frustrating but... the Surya blaster cannons just suck. At least put some missiles on there.

Before you go getting mad, I do have a Surya. Mine's equipped with mid-grade small missile turrets (skill lvl 4) and the low-grade large missile turret (skill lvl 1). I have a crap load of armor hardeners and repairs but the damage is relatively weak. I call on it when my team is stomping the enemy and they're so spread out I know they won't gang up on me.

Point of the story is just because you can afford an expensive tank, doesn't mean it's gonna be useful on the battlefield, especially when 50% of Heavy's are packing forge guns. The base model Surya doesn't stand a chance out there anymore. So if people get upset it's because you offered up a tank and they're expecting something that can hold its own against a group of enemies.

look, debacle....im not a bad tank driver.....im really truly trying to give you a pointer here.....just try the railgun. it has splash and better burst damage.....i doesnt matter what your DPS is when the enemy can rep it away....its hard to rep big chunks of health....

Blasters may deal the most DPS close up but they have really bad damage fall off range, so they're really only most effective close up. Railguns however have exceptionally long effective range, which makes them a bit more flexible in terms of killing power.

As for artillery, I'll need a bit more info on what exactly it'll be like before I'll get too excited. I love my Railgun so much, it'll be hard to let it go.

i dont feel i was being aggressive at all. your staring at a wall of text lol, you ahve no idea if im pulling this all out of my ass...


anyway, yes there are uses for each type of turret, but in this build, with the current stats(many turrets big and small are broken) the railgun will give you the best combat efficiency in common situations.

Ive taught quite a bit of tankers since i started testing now and not one has come to me with negative results...Im tryin to help bud

debacle, what pokey said is right. YES, blasters have great cqc DPS.....you dont want to engage tanks at close range....well, maybe on this map, but why would you handicap yourself? the difference in damage for railguns at close range is negligible and having the range is great for more than just AV dealings.....plus....SPLASH......you dont appreciate it until you find out how great it is


sincere help offered here......


take it or leave it, i wont say anything more. id be happy to duke it out with you anytime if your using blasters after all, rather i would chase you down if i saw a blaster turret

Also.......you should know better dude......

starting a thread titled stop underestimating me is inviting a LOT of trolling and severe damage to your reputation as a driver.......

i try not to judge tho

Absolutely. I have at a minimum 3 different fits for both Surya and Sageris, I tend to favor some over others, but they all get used frequently depending on the situation. Half of tanking is know when to use different tools to accomplish the task at hand, especially if you have multiple tanks coordinating together, you need to change your tactics to compliment one another.

Meh, turn speed has never been an issue for me with the railgun, plus being able to pick swarm and forge snipers off from the other side of the map is really nice.

But really, its personal preference, since there is no "best" weapon or fit, everything has its weakness.

I figured out how to get around the turn speed....any driver worth his salt has.....

regardless, since there is currently only one skirmish map, the amount of applications for each turret type is severely limited and it has become common practice that railguns are the way to go right now...in our one map...

itll change once the environment changes or we get differing maps

.....not really. I have no issues operating the chassis and the turret completely independently, being able to do that effortlessly is one of the most important skills for a tank driver to have. Also if you're "ganking" someone, that means they're sitting still, which means they have no clue what they're doing, so that's not much of an accomplishment.

.....you'll figure it out.

Im kinda tired so ill leave you with one last bit of advice....

A tanks weakness is its maneuverability, but weaknesses are irrelevant if the tank isnt even involved in the battle.

Well when you "gank" me, we'll see how well it goes for ya =)