Watch all the battles you want with a 5-10 min delay and 100-500 crystals per view

[T.O.T.A.L.W.A.R 581]

Hi,

 

Many times i log to tanki and i want to watch instead of playing making spectator mode available in all battles with a delay of 5 to 10 mins (so  it doesn't get abused) and a pay per view of 100 to 500 crystals (so that tanki doesn't lose any revenue , they may even create a spectator pass for x amount of crystals) might actually help a lot of player improve there skills by watching other experienced players.

 

Off course players who don't want anyone to watch them can turn this option off in pro battles. i also thought about increasing the battle fund by 3-5% as the number of spectators per battle increase.

 

what do you think? Do you like the idea? is this idea feasible with tanki current architecture?. 

 

Although this could be implemented on tanki unity version.

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I got a reply from Game designer Hazel-Rah regarding this topic. 

 

When i asked him about his opinion on this topic he replied :

 

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Community feedback and idea refinement: 

 

-Making the price per view based on player rank.

The higher the rank the higher the number of crystals that you need to spend per battle since it's much Easier to earn crystals at higher ranks.

TerribleFuzz suggested this addition.

-Lag issues:

Some players expressed concerns regarding lag.

It can be solved by tanki adding more bandwidth to the game and limiting the number of spectators in peek game hrs.

-Reporting mults (saboteurs) will be easier with spectator mode we can banish them from the game.

dilsharox suggested it's use in reporting mults.

-Adding a downloadable spectator mode where you can replay your own battles .

Full description here -> http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=243417&page=3&do=findComment&comment=4345558

Rohrmeister suggested this addition.

-Use of spectator mode as a recruitment tool for clans.

Full description here http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=243417&page=2&do=findComment&comment=4337468

IronElves suggested this addition.

 

 

Community feedback is welcome ,don't forget to like and vote ;) .

 

Have a nice day  :) 

 

[Yisroel.Rabin 16,224]

Nice idea, still think mine it better though... not to say yours is bad or anything though.

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[T.O.T.A.L.W.A.R 581]

Nice idea, still think mine it better though... not to say yours is bad or anything though.

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Yes your idea is nice too. but the op  wanted it for pro battles this one is for all battles all modes as for lag issues tanki might

have to Invest in extra bandwidth if they like the idea and think that it is economically feasible.

 

Feel free to post your own suggestions here. 

[Hassaan_Riaz 39]

But how ? I mean will u join the battle to spectate it... U will occupy a space in a team but ur not playing; the other team will have advantage on u ; how many number of spectators in 1 battle? :huh:

[Harry321 111]

But how ? I mean will u join the battle to spectate it... U will occupy a space in a team but ur not playing; the other team will have advantage on u ; how many number of spectators in 1 battle? :huh:

spectators does'nt need any space to enter a battle

[dilsharox 2,395]

good idea this way we could minimize the no. of mults & sabotages if others watch us playing 

however specs shouldnt be allowed to open battle chat 

[Yisroel.Rabin 16,224]

 

Sorrry, ran out of up-voted, +1

[deadtoyou 2,502]

I really liked the idea for Spec mode, but the Moderators and Developers say that Spec mode is only available for Commentators and Select YouTubers.

[vicpan1 18]

please add spectate modd it is so cool for youtube videos!

[Mr.Eswar 188]

Hi,

 

Many times i log to tanki and i want to watch instead of playing making spectator mode available in all battles with a delay of 5 to 10 mins (so  it doesn't get abused) and a pay per view of 100 to 500 crystals (so that tanki doesn't lose any revenue , they may even create a spectator pass for x amount of crystals) might actually help a lot of player improve there skills by watching other experienced players.

 

Off course players who don't want anyone to watch them can turn this option off in pro battles. i also thought about increasing the battle fund by 3-5% as the number of spectators per battle increase.

 

what do you think? is this idea feasible with tanki current architecture?.

 

Although this could also be implemented on tanki unity version.

-1 sorry if this comes live then every high rank player will use spec mode and make videos and make his Chanel popular and if this happens then our current spec's will not have respect

[T.O.T.A.L.W.A.R 581]

-1 sorry if this comes live then every high rank player will use spec mode and make videos and make his Chanel popular and if this happens then our current spec's will not have respect

The target of this idea are most tanki players not the tiny elite who have spectator mode already. as for content creators it's healthier to welcome competition rather than down voting it.

[deadtoyou 2,502]

Spec mode will be way too popular.....who will want to actually play? Most would just want to spectate........

[T.O.T.A.L.W.A.R 581]

Spec mode will be way too popular.....who will want to actually play? Most would just want to spectate........

You are right it will might be popular but it will cost from 100-500 crystals per view so u will have to earn those crystals one Way or another  :)

[deadtoyou 2,502]

You are right it will might be popular but it will cost from 100-500 crystals per view so u will have to earn those crystals one Way or another  :)

500 crystals is too easy.....just like the PRO battle one-time entry was.

[T.O.T.A.L.W.A.R 581]

500 crystals is too easy.....just like the PRO battle one-time entry was.

 

500 crystals per view as mentioned before. so for example you pay 500 crystals to watch 15 min battle 1000 crystals to watch 2 x 15 min battle.

 

As for pass it can be as expensive as score multiplier pass and it would be 1 week pass not one month with a certain number of views set.

 

We can refine the idea even more.

[Rohrmeister 1,536]

I like it.

From the technical point of view I have some doubts about performance (5min delay = save all movement information for 5 minutes on servers, which are already max used, like RU1) - but still I like it. It would be worth to think about the technology to get this going.

I would pay 200 cry per 15min view (my personal limit).

[TerribleFuzz 9]

Brilliant idea, but, as mentioned before, the crystal price is too low for higher-ranking tankers, and then no one would play. Solution: the price of spectation is rank specific, so lower price for lower ranks, as well as incorporating the pay-per-minute idea.

 

And in reply to deadtoyou, I say this: There are not as many tankers as you might think who have their own youtube channels, and even less of those would actually spend their time recording Tanki. But, even if they did, the official youtubers of Tanki would be able to have been picked from a group of youtubers, as their work is actually quality, unlike most video makers. Don't worry, your reputation is safe!

[T.O.T.A.L.W.A.R 581]

I like it.

From the technical point of view I have some doubts about performance (5min delay = save all movement information for 5 minutes on servers, which are already max used, like RU1) 

Thanks for the feedback.

 

Yes lag issues are real which got me thinking that tanki should try it on a crowded server like RU1 however they would have another server which is hidden from us(we won't know the difference for convenience issues) that sniffs all the data that is coming to and from RU1 and analyse it separately for streaming battles for spectator mode, i call it the streaming server.

 

Where if this idea is successful each server in tanki or the most popular ones will have a streaming server that sniffs all data for use in pay per view spectator mode or they can just have two big servers that do this job.

 

I will try to refine the main idea to include a streaming server. what do you think ?

 

 

Brilliant idea, but, as mentioned before, the crystal price is too low for higher-ranking tankers, and then no one would play. Solution: the price of spectation is rank specific, so lower price for lower ranks, as well as incorporating the pay-per-minute idea.

 

Thanks for the feedback both are amazing ideas the prices per view based on rank and pay per minute. 

Can you please explain more regarding pay per minute. 

[S.P.A.R.T.4.N 1,495]

it is indeed great idea....and as you said of we make it all players not just small elite youtubers will be able to spectate..and of course it's great idea to make it with price :)...overall i love it !!

[Rohrmeister 1,536]

The Idea with the sniffing is great. I know too less about the coding of the servers (decision engine which must consider which input from users came in which sequence) but I think this should be somehow solveable. Well we fly to the moon, aren't we? :)

 

Price depending on rank is a good idea, because the value of crystals is simply decreasing with ranks.

[Tanker1928374655 133]

The point of spectator is for mods to watch over the fellow players, and youtubers who need a way to film more flexibly. Not for random people to be watching their friends play or random generallisimos.

[snipe3000 678]

     Spectator Mode - PRObattle ON/OFF Option    

duplicate topic

[T.O.T.A.L.W.A.R 581]

The point of spectator is for mods to watch over the fellow players, and youtubers who need a way to film more flexibly. Not for random people to be watching their friends play or random generallisimos.

 

Why not ? yes spectator mode as i understand is currently only available for moderators , commentators and youtubers . but it would also be nice to get it for all players ... it exists in other games also, for instance war thunder after ur tank is blown up u can spectate on ur own team. 

 

 

     Spectator Mode - PRObattle ON/OFF Option    

duplicate topic

No it's not, just because spectator mode is mentioned in the title doesn't make it a duplicate post. here is an even older 

Topic that suggests some ideas regarding spectator mode. http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=216849

 

 

Please take your time to read the post. your feedback is wellcome.

[metalcrusher 514]

The point of spectator is for mods to watch over the fellow players, and youtubers who need a way to film more flexibly. Not for random people to be watching their friends play or random generallisimos.

That is true but it would be nice to have this option.

[snipe3000 678]

Why not ? yes spectator mode as i understand is currently only available for moderators , commentators and youtubers . but it would also be nice to get it for all players ... it exists in other games also, for instance war thunder after ur tank is blown up u can spectate on ur own team. 

 

 

No it's not, just because spectator mode is mentioned in the title doesn't make it a duplicate post. here is an even older 

Topic that suggests some ideas regarding spectator mode. http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=216849

 

 

Please take your time to read the post. your feedback is wellcome.

um this could be an easy way to record excellent matches only for the price of 500 crystals (or in this case it might be free if they have a PRObattle pass). 

 

from the link i gave

 

and a pay per view of 100 to 500 crystals (so that tanki doesn't lose any revenue , they may even create a spectator pass for x amount of crystals)

 

from this topic

 

 

 

​and the topic you gave isn't about paying crystals for spec its about when you are paused you go into spec mode