written by u/generalbaer
Man, this tank is terrible and amazing in some of the weirdest ways.
It's a god-awful tank when used alone, even worse in FFA.
When this puppy is used in team modes though, oh baby, it is the ultimate support tank.
You just create a force-field of no-fun mines that kind of create a makeshift base for your teammates. A trapper will certainly bring all the boys to the yard, as you will have created many friends when you are set up right on the front-line.
You make rammers struggle, you put bullet spam into your team's advantage, and best of all, it dicks over Overlords (kind of, they're still so good that they can beat you easier than most others).
I'd suggest playing Tri-Trapper whenever your team needs it (which is basically all the time) but holy shit it is one of, if not, the most boring tank to play. You literally AFK. At least Octotank can somewhat deathmatch people.
Build that I used:
3/5/3/1/7/7/7/0
Build was generally comfortable. You definitely need to max out Reload, Bullet Penetration, and Bullet Damage, as those 3 skills are the foundation to your role as this tank. After that, it's mostly up to how you feel. Body damage is good as it acts as rammer-insurance. I'd not put anything into movement speed, as you're already pitiful at defending yourself and rely on your teammates, and the fact that you don't move, it's a waste. Bullet speed is super interesting, as the higher the bullet speed, the larger your minefield radius. However, this isn't necessarily good, considering you have such poor mobility, shooting the mines as close to you as possible allows you to retreat into them when necessary. The downside to having a low bullet speed is that 1) you can't allocate into other things 2) your field is smaller and it's harder to fit teammates within it. If you had two tri-trappers you can make two layers by having different amounts of bullet speed.
Summary: Very strong Tank that requires a mutual relationship between the trapper and teammates, allowing for a formidable defense to be established.