Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28876701-20170225022331

WELCOME TO PRO TIPS! I'm going to show you how to win Survival by going over each class.

First, I want you to know that the Triplet and the Sprayer are the most popular options in Survival so far. They are both bullet spammers that can overcome most classes fast. Not only that, but both classes are easy to get to. But read further and you might just find a counter...

Twin
The Twin and Machine Gun tanks are probably your best bets you can give at winning Survival. Both are extremely effective against most starting tanks. What branches off of them changes things.

First off, do NOT go for Triple Shot or Quad Tank if you're going to use any of their branching upgrades. I mean, sure, both classes are great for farming polygons, but are terrible at defending against players. The Twin will be your best bet at balancing defense and farming while trying to get to great classes like Triple Twin and Triplet.

After Quad Tank comes Octo Tank, which is great for taking out the smaller players, but won't do well against concentrated fire, like Triplets or Twin Flank. Note the Penta Shot and Spread Shot as well.

Speaking of Twin Flank, the Twin Flank upgrades to Triple Twin and Battleship. The Triple Twin is like a Triplet, but has two more sets of barrels, and each side only has two. The Battleship is terrible in Survival. It has no defense against Triplets or Sprayers and will die quickly.

After Triple Shot comes the Penta Shot, Spread Shot, and the goddamn Triplet.

Machine Gun
Time to move on to Machine Gun. The Machine Gun has great tier 4 tanks to branch to, like the Gunner Trapper (in my opinion) and the goddamn Sprayer. To get to the Sprayer, you'd have to wait on the Machine Gun for Tier 3. Otherwise, you have the Destroyer and the Gunner.

The Gunner has great tier 4 options, but by itself, it kinda sucks. The Gunner has small bullets that won't do well fighting against the Triplet. It's best to stay as a Machine Gun and skip the Gunner for tier 3 until you get to tier 4. Branching tier 4 tanks include the Auto Gunner, the Gunner Trapper, and the Streamliner. The Auto Gunner pretty much works like the Gunner, except that it has an auto turret. It doesn't change much in my opinion.

The Gunner Trapper is amazing in Survival. It allows for defense capabilities and has a small, yet strong attack. The Streamliner may be able to hold off a Sprayer or a Triplet for a bit by chip damaging it, but eventually will die in a standoff, since its bullets can't pierce even the Sprayer's own.

The Destroyer... well, if you're skilled enough, you'd know how to block incoming bullets and kill the enemy simutaneously. If not, don't upgrade. The Annihilator poses similar risks. The Hybrid carries two little helpers that may be able to damage the enemy if close enough.

Flank Guard, Smasher and Sniper coming soon. 