Great potential...
Great concept, could be one of my all time favorites exept that there are too many little things that bother me. First off, and probably the most annoying... well let me ask you this, how can you block 3 (or more even) shots that hit you simutaniously from 3 different directions? Impossible, huh? in a game, you cant put impossible goals in, you have to make it at least technically possible to survive. In this game, it was possible to survive the rounds, but it was more based on luck than skill, luck send you didnt take too many of the "impossible to avoid" shots. Possible solutions- maybe work it into the game script not to send shots that will hit the center simutaniously, or for more of a twist, maybe a 360 dissinagrate button that would send out a short radius (about the size of the static sheild radius) burst that would destroy projectiles within the radius, not reflecting them back. This would require correct timing, and you wouldn't be able to destroy other tanks with this tecnique, but it would provide a way to survive the simutanius attacks from multiple directions.Now, some one could use this a a way just to survive for the set time and make money off the investments, but not if you make this ability cost somethin. it'd be like buying the repair kits, you can only buy a set amount before a round, that way you couldn't use it to block every attack. My second thing, the static shield... it was absolutely useless. I thought it would recharge in between the rounds, but it didnt, i thought it would charge at a rate fast enough to actually help me, but it didnt. The only time i had my shield even halfway charged was when i first got it, after that, i got hit too often for it to be usefull at all. Possible solutions- well, i kinda said em already, recharge between rounds, faster charge, or maybe charge it as a bonus, like when u destroy a tank, it charges up a bit. Of course, if you take the idea from my first complaint, it would be possible not to get hit so often, so the shield might actually have a chance to charge even on current settings. The last two things are more glitch things. I know when people get frustrated with games they blame it on glitches in the game, and say things like, "I totally blocked that!". But this time was for real, i know i blocked some shots with my shield, but i saw the missles go right through it! And also i saw some of my shots go through the tanks without damaging them! it didnt happen often, but i swear i saw that stuff happen every now and then! Other than those things, this game kept me at my computer for probably a couple hours, a rare thing for me. It really is a great game, but thought you should hear my ideas of what could still use some work. Hope you make another like it!