Six Years of Tanki: My Story

[kaisdf 3,320]

I’ve been playing this game for years now. I decided that I thought some of the newer players who either don’t know about the existence of the Tanki Online Wiki (great thing that… it really is super useful), or simply cannot be bothered to check it might like to learn something about this wonderful game of ours.

A brief history of me playing: I started playing Tanki wayy back in 2011. My very first account (@Francis62619) was started on the 19^th of November 2011, but the account itself was probably a few weeks before that. I did quite well on that account, eventually acquiring about 5 M3s by the rank of WO5, and then I was banned about halfway through 2012 because I was young and naïve, and believed the “this website will give you free crystals!” Trust me, that kind of thing is never worth it. It never works, it’s just a way for scammers to get free accounts… Always remember the saying “If it looks too good to be true, and seems too good to be true, then it probably is too good to be true.”

I started my current account, Kaisdf in 2012, also “wayy back”, and slowly chugged through early ranks, getting the odd M2s and M3s. Also in 2012 was the Queen of Great Britain’s diamond jubilee, during which Tanki updated its logo:

One more thing from 2012 was the Crystallizer competition: a forum competition where you had to post a screenshot of the highest battle fund you had ever received, and there were some truly astronomical entries:

 

 

Note the old Highland map, another with two versions (see Silence I and II below), and also note the old Aarshal rank icon (Marshal being the top rank at the time.) With the old graphics, things may have been slightly less pretty, but they were much more interesting to look at, with writing on buildings and obstacles.

The old Polygon. Gotta love the graphics...

Remember to times all of those by about 20 to get a rough idea of how much that would be now (see crystal economy update, next paragraph)

 

Also, note the personalized names for battles, which was something you used to be able to do. All the settings you now need a Pro pass/premium to be able used to be completely and utterly free to do, and you could name the battle what you wanted.

Then came some major, major updates. The graphics update (1.10), the rebalance (update 114), the crystal economy update (update 123, in which all crystals were multiplied by 10), and the addition of the CP game mode (also 1.10), ranks beyond Marshal, supply box drop zones, and the removal of the crystal box.

The same place in Polygon, the parkour route to get there now non-existent, before and after the graphics update… (and yes, I did have twins M3, hornet M0 at WO3, and given the 57 kills, you can tell how good twins used to be. Especially considering M3 cost 500 crystals…) At the time, I recall, I was saving for railgun M3 (which cost an astronomical 3,700 crystals.)

 

Other “pre-rebalance” trivia

There were rumors of a red, 50 crystal Gold Box, and although there were pictures floating around the internet, I never saw proof. Gold boxes then were, in large part, luck based. There was no global announcement of one dropping, or a drop zone anywhere. In fact, I was once skyping a friend whilst playing, and I remember saying “Oh wow! Mate just drive straight backwards. Literally straight backwards, and there’s a gold”

 

Silence I & II

As well as this, Silence used to be one of the most popular maps, and there were 2 different versions of it, imaginatively named Silence I, and Silence II (and of course in 2013, there was the famous “Moon Silence” map, which was basically Silence I, but with low gravity. This was later removed due to hackers abusing the lack of gravity.)

 

 

Moon Silence, a.k.a. Silence I - source: some random photo from google images

Note the lack of wall on the far side of the blue base, as well as no platform in the right of red base, and no gallery on the very far side.

Of course, the low gravity mode was not new at this point. It had already been in an option in the madness map for a while, and although fun, it was a pain because every time you dropped to get the flag, it took about 5 minutes to get to the bottom...

Silence II

Note that the wall goes all the way across, and you can see the very top of the tower on red side.

My best moments

Having played for ages, I have had some wonderful experiences in the game. My personal favorites were catching a 300 crystal gold box during the 3^rd (?) round of Euro 2012 - very, very few people can say that…

 

 Another was a fantastic Silence I game with Viking and shaft M0. This was before the rebalance, when you needed WO4 to buy the shaft, and so I was pitched against lower ranking people who were all terrified as they had no idea what the shaft was, just that it was amazing. This was also before the shaft had a laser pointing where it was aiming, and so, several times in fact, I single-handedly held hordes of enemies (about 3 people) on the big ramp to the blue base. No one dared come up, even though half the time I wasn’t even scoped! That was a fantastic battle, first to 333 flags, and no time limit. Luckily for my team, less so for the opposition, a hacker joined and captured about 300 flags in 10 minutes. In the end, I received 984 crystals, which was a lot in those days. (2/3 of the cost of rail M2, so probably about 60k now.)

 

My most recent moment of epicness was when I ranked up to 1^st Lt. on Tanker’s day 2016. In one life, I ranked up, got a gold, and captured a flag, all in a normal battle. In the next life, I bought both rail and ricochet M2s, taking advantage of the very convenient 50% sale at the time.

 

Conclusion

I hope you have enjoyed reading this as much as I did writing it. I started it with the intention of teaching people, and ended with some serious nostalgia and a bit of emotion. I’m sure that a certain amount of this is on the Wiki, which I really recommend checking, (and not  but I thought that it probably wouldn’t have such a personal feel. I hoped that, by writing this, people would be able to relate, connect to, and maybe even relive the “good old days” with me on my trip down memory lane.

Edited January 28, 2017 by kaisdf

[Hex 11,520]

Approved.

 

Edits:

- Some spellings (doesn't include differences b/w British and American English)

- Indentation removed

- Title changed :)

 

Nice article, learned quite a bit.

Edited January 28, 2017 by Hexed

[Lankbouv 6,347]

6 years in tanki..but that rank, LOL

[kaisdf 3,320]

Thanks! :D

 

Shame you removed the "or magic" bit about things being too good to be true...

 

 

 

6 years in tanki..but that rank, LOL

 

Meh I quit for about 4 years because I (still) feel that the rebalance ruined the game...

Edited April 19, 2017 by kaisdf

[Bleach 491]

Nice story... :)

 

My story :

I spent 30$, got suspended and TO scammed me.. I rage quit

 

[Truthteller 4,204]

Amazing looks great! I will read it soon! 

Amazing I remember all these maps :( so much nostalgia in moon silence

Edited January 28, 2017 by Truthteller

[MLG_Quick_Scoper 41]

Tanki took away your M3 twins????

[Penguin40 1,714]

6 years in tanki..but that rank, LOL

Pls, six years of play time does not equal being a Legend. Take my WoT/B progress, been playing for practically two years but due to frequent account shifts and quits I'm still like halfway yet well experienced xD Also, here I am for nearly three years now yet I'm Brigadier for similar reasons, and I'm still well experienced, so...

 

And nice job Kais! ;) your career is interesting...

Edited January 28, 2017 by Penguin40

[Lankbouv 6,347]

Thanks! :D

 

Shame you removed the "or magic" bit about things being too good to be true...

 

 

 

 

Meh I quit for about 4 years because I (still) feel that the rebalance ruined the game...

 

And considering that I have ranked 5 times (over 340k xp) since late September last year, I think your comment has little to stand on...

When did you last get 90k xp in a month?

Well, it puts your title of "6 years in tanki" into question, 6 - 4 years = 2 years.

 

I have 5,000,000 exp.

 

And 90k exp per month, I have got that loads of times...lol.  I joined in December 2012.  So, that's 38 months since I joined.

 

5,000,000 divided into 38 = roughly 131000 on average per month LOL, so I guess that answers your question

[Dhanchatia 76]

Well, it puts your title of "6 years in tanki" into question, 6 - 4 years = 2 years.

 

I have 5,000,000 exp.

 

And 90k exp per month, I have got that loads of times...lol.  I joined in December 2012.  So, that's 38 months since I joined.

 

5,000,000 divided into 38 = roughly 131000 on average per month LOL, so I guess that answers your question

No lifer. Omg

 

 

 

Awesome article kaisdf!

[Lankbouv 6,347]

No lifer. Omg

 

 

 

Awesome article kaisdf!

actually I'm going to Uni this year, "no life"))

[fe4f3 1,002]

actually I'm going to Uni this year, "no life"))

I am gonna suicide this year.

[kaisdf 3,320]

 

 

Amazing looks great! I will read it soon! 

Amazing I remember all these maps :( so much nostalgia in moon silence

 

 

No lifer. Omg

 

 

 

Awesome article kaisdf!

Thanks guys!

 

 

 

 

Tanki took away your M3 twins????

The rebalance at the end of 2012 meant that everything was refunded, and we had to start again.

 

Well, it puts your title of "6 years in tanki" into question, 6 - 4 years = 2 years.

 

I have 5,000,000 exp.

 

And 90k exp per month, I have got that loads of times...lol.  I joined in December 2012.  So, that's 38 months since I joined.

 

5,000,000 divided into 38 = roughly 131000 on average per month LOL, so I guess that answers your question

To be fair, the title was actually Pdox (and I love it btw). Ok, I apologise for my arrogance, I was a little rushed, and I should not have been rude. That still provides no excuse for you acting like such a conceited jackass. (Excuse my language, I could be meaner but there are young children who play this game)

 

Pls, six years of play time does not equal being a Legend. Take my WoT/B progress, been playing for practically two years but due to frequent account shifts and quits I'm still like halfway yet well experienced xD Also, here I am for nearly three years now yet I'm Brigadier for similar reasons, and I'm still well experienced, so...

And nice job Kais! ;) your career is interesting...

Thx Penny <3

 

I am gonna suicide this year.

Why? If you are joking, please don't, as some people don't find that kind of thing funny. If you are being serious, I gravely recommend seeking medical help...

[Blackdrakon30 2,943]

Ahem. Let's keep these comments civil and related to the article.

 

 

Nice article! I definitely learned some new information, and I never realized the Polygon map was so old.  :P 

[Lankbouv 6,347]

 

 

Not sure where I acted conceited.  I pointed out that the title was inaccurate and also informed you "when the last time" I got over 90k score in a month.  That's all.

[Blackdrakon30 2,943]

 

Not sure where I acted conceited.  I pointed out that the title was inaccurate and also informed you "when the last time" I got over 90k score in a month.  That's all.

 

You stand warned. Take this to PM if it warrants further discussion, but the above is part of a personal discussion and the comment section of an Amateur Writing article is not the place for it. I apologize if this seems harsh, but we really do want to keep the comment sections related to their articles.

Edited January 29, 2017 by Blackdrakon30

[Lankbouv 6,347]

You stand warned. Take this to PM if it warrants further discussion, but the above is part of a personal discussion and the comment section of an Amateur Writing article is not the place for it. I apologize if this seems harsh, but we really do want to keep the comment sections related to their articles.

It isn't a personal discussion, it's directly related to the title of the article.

[gabriele02 3,813]

Wow, you are Legend.

[TTK_229 1,080]

It isn't a personal discussion, it's directly related to the title of the article.

calm down kiddo

 

Nice article Kaiser! Too bad he ^^ had to come and argue with you. You would think after becoming an eSports legend he would learn some manners...or realize that a bunch of people are looking up to him.

[Lankbouv 6,347]

calm down kiddo

 

Nice article Kaiser! Too bad he ^^ had to come and argue with you. You would think after becoming an eSports legend he would learn some manners...or realize that a bunch of people are looking up to him.

Not sure what I said which had bad manners lol, point out what I said wrong?  I merely pointed out some issues with the article.  That isn't bad manners, it's called accountability

[Crip 4,735]

6 years in tanki..but that rank, LOL

 

Not sure what I said which had bad manners lol, point out what I said wrong?  I merely pointed out some issues with the article.  That isn't bad manners, it's called accountability

You started this with a mild insult, which could be taken in several different ways (you might be implying multiple things from your first post).

 

Regardless, your original post wasn't questioning @kaisdf's accountability at all.

 

Please try to make constructive comments in the future.

 

 

Nice work @kaisdf. I didn't realise you wrote :)

 

I wish I'd got the chance to play on Moon Silence. It was before my time sadly.

Edited February 5, 2017 by Savage

[Lankbouv 6,347]

Whether you like it or not, 6 years in tanki but only that rank is funny, and that led to the accountability, because he hadn't been 6 years in Tanki, it's pretty simple logic.

[I.HONEST 3]

Btw I without any hesitations can say that i was here before u...yes in tanki......and the highest rank in the start was just warrant officer 1..with the most powerfull turret being rico 1st and freeze 2nd.. ..alotof info about the changes in tanki are in my topic....i hope mods achuLly read all that boring stuff and give it a aprroval..

 

And

 

Whether you like it or not, 6 years in tanki but only that rank is funny, and that led to the accountability, because he hadn't been 6 years in Tanki, it's pretty simple logic.

+ as he surely wasnt in tanki if its his main.which he says it is....but i can say i wasnt here but i was der at the start and know what all did happen. Edited February 5, 2017 by I.HONEST

[asifmak 467]

 

 I joined in December 2012.  So, that's 38 months since I joined.

 

 

Terrible maths detected!

[arnav0506 2,777]

Terrible maths detected!

True that. Dec 2012 = 4 - 5 years ago, approx. So.. Like more than 50 months ago lol