This time the prizes are good and relatively affordable, a nerf is probably on the way but it is what it is. I also appreciate that the 'minigame' is straightforward and does not require reading a bunch of text or wasting hours grinding. I don't have as much time as I used to, so the option to just "buy" stuff is handy for players like me. So yeah, for once I have something positive to say.

They really are on a roll to make the game so terrible that every last sane player left will have to migrate to TO Classic. All of this is, sadly, naive thinking. But I cannot blame you, I've been young too. To explain swiftly: Any company has to make profit spending as little as possible -> recycling assets, bringing "new" ideas with as little effort as they can, that brings "excitement" and new reasons for players to play and then in turn, of course, spend real money (profit). All ideas like yours are born from creativity alone and lack any realistic vision. A company won't spend all that money for "nothing" (nothing=F2P content)

"I'm not bad at the game, it's the game that is sabotaging me!!" "and all of you who want video proof because mine sounds like a crazy conspiracy, who do you think you are?! you are not a dev!!" "and you are all wrong!!" Funniest topic I've ever read in this forum, the level of entitlement that people have reached is nothing sort of absurd. People asking for a video were too kind already.

Right now we already have XT HD and "normal" XT skins, this specific Smoky would be a one-off exception called "XT-LC" ... but it could be called anything, it's just a way to get it back in the game for good.

I have a simple suggestion that I'm surprised hasn't been implemented yet, given the number of LC skins we've had over the years. Since Vulcan LC was taken from its old prototype, it's reasonable to assume that the Devs have access to the original resources or can recreate them accurately. So why not introduce the original Smoky XT as a skin in the game? It would just be a harmless cosmetic option. You could add it to a minigame or something. It would be a nice nod to the old times. Here's a couple of reference images just in case

Yes but at least the Zeus skins were okay looking, basically XTs that used to kill your framerate with effects. GT hulls are absurd, toy-looking things that not even a 10 year old would like. And GT turrets are low effort scams (yes, scams, because finding one of them in a Skin Container should NOT be a thing) that even the Devs acknowledge.

Finally some good Skins, after that atrocity that was the GT line.

Bolter is one of the few Augments I am looking forward to trying out if it drops from a Container. May I ask why do you find it underwhelming? Also, @Opex-Rah Is there any further tuning planned for Isida in terms of its healing rate? (See: Support Nanobots in particular.)

Not gonna lie, the more I hear about Classic, the less interested I am to try it out. It just seems like a watered version of the current game. I thought the idea behind the whole thing was to relive the original experience and feel of the game, but ODs, augments, even new mechanics? LC Isida tied to vampire nanobots?

You forgot the daily rubies pass, or whatever they call it nowadays.

The Devs were smart. They gave out the special gift only a few days ago and knew it would encourage almost anyone to participate in the fund. So why have 20+ tiers and hand out tons of free rewards? They limited it to just 12 tiers, making it appear less bloated. The result is that the players are happy, they spend all their rubies, and the only things handed out are a couple of augments (soon to be nerfed) and a skin container. And not a single one of you noticed. I bet some of you thought the Devs learned from the last funds that were a "failure," huh? (Again, those funds weren't a failure at all, at least not for them.)

Not that I know of, but I'm not too invested in the newer models so I may have missed some updated Tanki tool.

Press T or H to hide the Turret and/or the Hull.

I guess being on this platform for almost 15 years does not make me a loyal fan, my wallet does. Too bad, I won't support the project until I see the result with my own eyes. And if I don't like some of the features such as ODs or Augments, then my wallet will continue to be closed and I will continue to not be a loyal fan.

Not quite true. LC Skins were the actual Turrets and Hulls we used to play with as standard equipment. The "new" Vulcan is a prototype design that eventually turned into Ricochet because the technology to actually make a machine-gun style turret was not ready at the time. In fact, you can even see that its shape predates Ricochet.