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What exactly do you mean by this? Developers have been making both, the game site and the game interface itself (I'm not sure which one you're talking about here), as simple to use as possible over the past few years. The recent update was also part of that process. Now, instead of having to explore all the different setting of battle creation, the players can simply click the Battle! button and enjoy a quick game. And since the feature will continue to be improved, soon it will be the most convenient way to enter a battle, as it will choose battles on any server with the most suitable time remainder, rank range and number of players. As for "making it difficult to learn about PRO battles" - that's fine. If players become interested in the game and wish to explore all its features thoroughly, they can spend some time reading descriptions of items in the garage and thus will find out exactly how the PRO pass works.

I'll outline it a bit clearer: No MUs at all until M3, getting M3 with a 50% discount during a holiday sale + saves maximum crystals - M3 turret at half-price - no advantage from MUs 10-15 MUs during various MU discounts, no speed-ups, get M3 at discounted price during holiday sale + small advantage from MUs + not too expensive - not particularly great, this option is a compromise between getting the most benefit for little cost Full MUs during 50/70 MU discounts, with speed-ups, get M3 for free + full advantage from MUs, possible to get M3 very early on + quick and effortless, can be done in less than a minute during a sale (given that you save up or buy enough crystals) - more expensive than M3 at full price, because you not only pay for MUs, but also speed-ups Full MUs during various MU discounts, no speed-ups, get M3 for free + get nearly full advantage from MUs, this depends on how much you play with that account - extremely slow process, waiting for each MU sale and doing 5-10 steps at a time can take years - takes a lot of effort, such as setting alarms in order to start the next upgrade step as soon as the previous one completes + not very expensive, but still full price of M3 Something like that. So if you ask me, I'd recommend the second option, as it's the most balanced one and easily affordable for a free player. If you want to be able to buy more stuff, go with the first option, while if you are willing to buy some crystals - go for third. Fourth option is for extremely stubborn free players, who want to get maximum benefit without buying a single crystal. But I'm not sure if it's even realistically possible.

Speed-ups add extra costs, while turret sales mean nothing if you plan to use MUs to get a discount. Basically, with the way the system works at the moment, you have to upgrade an item to the full 50 steps in order to get the next upgrade for free. So if you want to save crystals in the process, you need to upgrade ONLY during MU sales and not waste any crystals on speedups, so it may take you years to fully upgrade M2 that way. Otherwise you have to either spend extra crystals on speed-ups to get a free upgrade to M3, or not MU all the way (only 10-15 steps) and take advantage of a turret sale, getting the next modification at 50% off. The most beneficial option is still the one where you don't MU your M2 equipment at all and just buy M3 during a sale, but if you use MUs, you get the opportunity to use a stronger weapon before others get it.

I predict you are wrong.

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Yeah, you did :wacko:

PRO pass always was quite cheap and definitely a worthwhile purchase, even if you only play a few times per month. You can earn back those 5000 crystals you spend on it after completing 2-3 days' worth of daily missions. And if buying it still seems like a waste, just play normal battles created by the server. Discuss the new update in the news section. Closed.

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Well, they nerfed them with smart cooldowns back in 2014, but then basically made the cooldowns obsolete after the recent balance update. Now it's almost as easy to get full drugs as before 2014, while the lower activation time simply makes players waste supplies faster, meaning that they have to buy them more often and buyers get an advantage from that. I disagree. I bought the alteration and it makes Firebird extremely strong. The reduced amount of fuel barely makes any difference because I just need to light someone up, hide and attack again just 6 seconds later. Heck, even Shaft recharges slower.

Are you challenging me to get first place with a short range weapon on a large, open map? :D

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Topic merged Either you're miscalculating something or trying to kill someone with Smoky when they're on the opposite side of a huge map. I like Smoky and to me it's one of the most powerful weapons at the moment. You just need to treat it like Twins and only shoot at medium range. And make sure you train to hit corners of the enemy when they shoot at you, since Smoky has the highest impact-per-minute that gives it a massive advantage in 1v1 encounters.

Imho, short range guns are pretty good on any map. Combined with a fast hull, you just need to use cover to get to your enemies and once you do - they're toast (or iced :D).

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The pass used to be 5000 crystals for all ranks and it has been made cheaper with the update. 2000 crystals is perfectly affordable at your rank, and if you don't want to spend crystals on a PRO pass - you can simply use the Battle! button and play regular battles. Please comment on the recent update in the news topic. Closed.

Developers have been getting those "tanki is dying" comments for over 4 years now, and guess what - the game is still doing great all things considered. By devs' own estimates an online game this old should have died at least 2 years ago, yet here it is, still with tens of thousands of users playing it daily. So yeah, by creating this topic you're not telling us anything we don't already know. If you want to say exactly why you dislike this update, how you think it's bad for the game and how it needs to be improved, please post in the official news topic. Thanks. Closed.

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You have to either buy a PRO pass or use the Battle! button to join a standard game. Same goes for everyone else. Creating and participating in PRO battles still requires a pass. Please use the news topic or the official Q&A topic to ask about the recent update. Closed.

0 :ph34r: I'm admin of I&S section, ok? Also backup admin of the translators' group.

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You can give feedback in the News section and post your ideas and suggestions for improving the game in this section. While some updates may not be popular among players, it's wrong to assume that they aren't improving the game. Developers are trying to balance the updates so that they equally benefit players AND help keep the project up and running by generating reliable income (something that's hard to do for an online game that's 7 years old). So please be patient, pay attention to developers' answers as to why certain updates are added and enjoy the game. Topics with the purpose of asking a question are not allowed. Closed.