A "normal player" should enjoy the game for its game mechanics and gameplay features. In that sense the game is almost completely fair - every single item that can be used in battles (turrets, hulls, MUs, modules, alterations, supplies, etc.) can be purchased with crystals for a fairly affordable price, so you can have all those things and enjoy the game by earning crystals from battles and missions, without having to spend real money. But when it comes to cosmetic items and other stuff that doesn't affect gameplay (paints, XT skins, premium account, nickname change, clans...), it's fine to have those items in the Shop only, because this encourages players to spend money on non-essential items, thus bringing more revenue to the project without giving "buyers" an advantage in gameplay. Sure, it's annoying that as a free player you can't easily get an XT skin now, but that's the reality - you ALWAYS have to spend more if you want to look fancy and stand out. While it's true that mods and helpers can't publicly post heavy criticism about the game, constructive criticism has always been allowed. The reason I support most updates is not because I get paid to do it, but because I understand the purpose of these updates and why they were necessary. So I'm telling you like a man, and not just a mod: developers need to generate revenue to support the game, and putting XT skins in the Shop was a great opportunity to provide another source of income without affecting the balance between free players and "buyers".

If you have any more lag issues you'd like to report, please post in this topic. Closed

As said by others above, you need to click the "Battle!" button to access the main menu and choose the appropriate battle mode from there - you will be put into a battle automatically. For more details watch the V-log, where they answered the most common questions about Matchmaking. If you have any more questions, please post in the Q&A topic. Closed

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Topic merged I think it's best to wait for the other 9 drones to be released and then post suggestions for more drones. Besides, a "support" drone is already planned to be one of the future 9.

It's published.

It was merged into the turrets topic. Unfortunately the was a misunderstanding and the post got merged instantly, when it should have stayed on its own with a "merge" tag, so that you would get some feedback about your idea. If you want to, you can post your idea in a separate topic again and I'll approve that one and hide your old post.

Literally the first ASL battle I played in where one team (usually red) didn't get completely demolished and the score was actually close. The only reason it was balanced is because of the server lags, which made it hard for blue to kill attackers :D

The issue has been reported. Developers are not in office at the moment, so it won't be fixed immediately, but they will hopefully do something about it in the next few days.

Topic merged It's a known bug. Hopefully will get fixed soon.

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Topic merged This won't happen, due to the fact that it is not necessary for players to be able to buy XT using crystals. As said by others above, an XT skin does not affect gameplay and is therefore not essential to own, so it's perfectly fine to have it be available for money only. I don't think it's reasonable to leave the game just because you can't get a fancy skin you wanted. I agree that it would be much nicer if developers warned us ahead of time that XTs would be not be possible to buy with crystals, but at the same time it doesn't really matter since XTs are cosmetics and therefore it's OK for developers to sell them however they like. Don't forget that you still have a chance of getting XT from a container, although it is indeed a very small chance.

It's a fairly old bug. Just a missing texture glitch. It can happen with anything - skybox, shots, turrets, hulls, paints, etc.

We don't accept it for the time being, since such long waiting times are most likely caused by bugs, which will be fixed in the near future.

Goodbye, old friend... (press F to pay respects)

GeForce 960m (for laptop) Gives me a solid 55-60 FPS with medium graphics (no dynamic lighting - that makes FPS drop on any PC).

Yeah I was gonna say the same thing as Mostafa, but then realised that the whole "before and after" requirement doesn't really work anymore :P (but hey, at least he used a fancy font in his post, which is nice)

Don't worry, the actual video is perfectly fine :)

] Oh wait never mind, it's a video... I just saw the low-res preview image and thought that was your submission :P

Topic merged I'm sorry, but of all the places where developers could collect feedback, YouTube comments are the least effective place. Most comments are just spam from people either asking random questions, saying things like "hello" and "first", or other unrelated replies. I'm sure that some comments do get seen, but it is far more effective to collect feedback from other sources. To further prove my point, here's a typical example of the comments section on a V-log video:

I feel like drones are more of a cosmetic, rather than gameplay feature. Like a "pet" that you keep with you and show off to your friends. And feed it batteries :lol:

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We don't accept any matchmaking records for the time being. The system is new and there's bound to be fixes/adjustments. The long waiting time you experienced was probably caused by a bug which is already fixed, or will be fixed in the near future.

Jokes and trolling are very different.

How about... you get 90% less crystals if you didn't have the drone active throughout the whole battle :ph34r: