User:MiniDragonRex/Spider Tree:Spider

The spider is a fictional tank that upgrades from the basic tank at level 15.

Design
The spider has a rhombus as its body with the longer way running front to back. The back point has a rhombus-shaped barrel, and the front has two triangles that come together to make a square. The triangles in front can also separate by up to 90 degrees.

Technical
Upon upgrading, you get small boosts in two fields, health regen and bullet damage. Max health is decreased, but movement speed is drastically increased.

The two triangles at the front of the tank are mandibles, and can be found on many tanks in the spider tree. When you left click, these close instantly, dealing the same amount of damage as a fully upgraded basic.

The rhombus at the back shoots little pellets with very little accuracy and a bit of recoil. These are different because they have a green border and a very short lifespan, about 0.5 seconds. They are, however, shot in quick bursts, and the pellets themselves are quite fast. These bursts are far between. Once they strike, they deal damage thrice, on contact, five seconds after, and ten seconds after. They deal 50 damage each, so 150 in total (Triangles are 300).

Strategy

 * Strong Against: Slow tanks, tanks with low DPS, distracted tanks.
 * Weak Against: Fast tanks, tanks with high DPS, tanks with large FOV, drones.

Offensive

 * Your ideal target is someone slower than you, who does not know you are there.
 * You can run in, bite them, and spray them as you leave, all very quickly.
 * Remember that spraying should not be your primary attack, but an escape or secondary.
 * It is very useful in the aforementioned strategy.

Defensive

 * Do not target fast tanks, as they can quickly run away and shoot you.
 * However, the spider is also quite fast, so if speed is upgraded, you could still catch them.
 * If a tank is coming at you and you cannot kill it, turn around and spray it with poison.
 * This will also push you, furthering your escape.
 * Stay away from drones! They will peck away at you, and it is hard to get rid of them. The same goes for crashers and like AI.
 * High ROF will also likely kill you because you hit singularly and precisely, so you will be overwhelmed.

Against the Spider

 * Drone classes, particularly The Factory, should go for Spiders since you can easily flank them from the sides, and easily overwhelm them.
 * Spammers or MGs should release a large barrage of bullets to overwhelm them from a distance.

Achievements

 * Arachnophobes Beware
 * Crunch!
 * It's Turning Blue...