There is an augment for a Turret that is being quite slept on, I don't see it around, at all... yet @JustBlackWolf can confirm how disgusting it is. I can expect (another) nerf incoming soon.

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.

"New", from a 2010 Scrapped Prototype Still better than the usual fake Legacy skins though.

Sometimes I tell myself I miss this game, but then I read the patch notes and remember why I quit in the first place. I'm sure the devs themselves are against the aimbot, but since the playerbase is already ridiculously small, they can't afford to lose their mobile players, and so their hand is forced. Of course, the small playerbase is mostly their fault, and the argument that the game is over 10 years old does not stand up. The fault lies with their monetization practices, their decision to target a younger and younger audience, and most importantly, a complete lack of direction and inspiration. Every change I've seen in the last few years has been made because "oh look, this feature is cool in game X, let's add it", resulting in a hodgepodge of brainless nonsense. The ones who succeed are the innovators, the ones who follow their own ideas, not the cheap imitators.

Somewhat, but still, this combo here remains one of the most beautiful that ever saw the light of day.

I wonder how "classic" this iteration of the game will be. For me, true classic TO would be the 2010-2011 pre-Shaft era, with tier 1 and 2 gear and the old grainy textures for Maps and Tanks. However, I fear that such a mode would be too prehistoric for most players. The last iteration I would accept as classic would be 2013 TO, right after the global rebalance. I also wonder about monetization... but I must confess that I would be willing to accept a pay-to-play model, provided the price is reasonable enough and the game only features the old crystal upgrade method, no tankoins, augments, drones, and p2w features.

The more a fund fails, the better it is for the devs. Not many realize that the goal from the developer's point of view is exactly to make the fund fail or reach the midpoint at the maximum. Why do you ask? It's so simple that I don't understand how players don't realize it themselves. + Some players have either bought tankoins with real currency or have emptied their pockets of tankoins. + The fund, by reaching the midpoint, only unlocked weak or average stuff (a win for the devs). + By keeping the best stuff (skins and exclusive augments) locked, the devs can later recycle them for other special offers for real money. Double profit for 0 loss. Do you think that the 50 tiers of the previous funds or the price increase of this fund were there for no reason?

A rare instance where Smoky decided to actually hit most of its shots.

Go and quote the exact phrase in which I said I wanted the best rewards for 1.4k. Do you have proof of this as well? Or is this your projection of you complaining about the past minigames and still buying them?

Okey Bro. https://rockymtnruby.com/what-is-hitscan/ I hope reading won't be hard.

Either it's hitscan OR it has a projectile speed, hence why I made the clarification. Nice try to being petty for no reason.