Proven with a calculator! :D

You pretty much copied my topic

You think this is as bad as it gets? You have seen nothing! :D

Not any part. There is a specific set of locations where it can drop and one of these is selected and highlighted after the siren sounds. That's where the gold will drop.

OK, here's your explanation. First of all, you have to know the main principles of micro-upgrades. They are called MICRO upgrades because each upgrade is only a small improvement (as said by xx_like_a_boss_xx) and to really notice the difference you need to fully upgrade your tank and compare the gameplay in a normal battle and in a PRO battle with no micro-upgrades. Second, the first few steps of an upgrade are the most effective. If you upgrade 10/25 steps on your hull - that's more than 50% of the total improvement. As you upgrade the characteristic further, you get less and less improvement for each step. Since you are talking about steps 17 to 21, then you definitely won't any noticeable improvement from that. Also, the upgrades do get more and more expensive, therefore you get less for more, i.e. you pay more crystals per step, but you get less improvement compared to the first few steps. Third, you can easily calculate the bonus you got from the upgrades by using the MU tables on the wiki. Steps 17 to 21 for Hornet M3 armour give you +1.3 +1.3 +1.2 +1.2 +1.2 hp. That's only 6.2 health points for all those crystals you spent (40077 with no sales). Yet, the first two steps give you +9.0 total health points for as little as 1167 crystals. Meanwhile, one shot of Ricochet M2 deals up to 26.5 damage per hit. The WHOLE upgrade process from M3 to full MU gives you 43.7 additional armour, which is not even enough to survive two extra ricochet shots. Of course you won't notice the difference by going through only a few late stage upgrades. To consolidate: A fully micro-upgraded tank is only good for getting senseless players to invest real money into the game by fooling them that paying a lot will give them a huge advantage. Unless you already have all M3 and all top paints, you should only upgrade your tank until halfway on all stats to get most result for your crystals. Don't expect to have an amazing improvement in battle after every step - you will only start noticing the difference when you fully upgrade your tank and compare it to a basic M3.

EASY! it's 90010!

True, I usually have 50-60 and I got from 5 to 30 fps on that map a few minutes ago, yet 2 days ago I went on it and everything was fine...

Lies! Where does the 0 go?!?!?! :D

Stupid children

I'm 90% sure that after the voting the less popular map will eventually be deleted.

They're too similar. For the same reason "twin" maps like Silence I and II, Fort Knox I, II and III were merged into one or deleted...

First time I actually won an XP battle with oficer777 in the other team. He was probably playing with one hand :D

So I tried to leave a new message in a topic aaaand... this happened :blink:

So the only question left unanswered is whether gold boxes will still drop when all gold box drop locations are occupied with existing golds. No way to test this though unless you have 40 people playing 999 kills on Dusseldorf all day and agreeing to not pick up golds. That, or you'd have to somehow get 10x funds in a closed battle with friends.

I said "at least 5". This means that there are 5 or more. Checkmate.

Cologne is better. It feels more open (because it is), while Edinburgh is very small and closed off, making players feel quite claustrophobic. Cologne is better for long range guns, yet short range guns are still useful on bases and in the center. There are only three ways to carry the flag on Edinburgh, while there are at least 5 on Cologne - this should help vary the gameplay and tactics.

muffins

There is no such thing as a "russian" server. Only the name is different. You can even have and english interface on russian servers and vise versa. Therefore, no - there is no advantage regarding gold boxes on russian servers and their gameplay is the same too. The only server that is different from others is the hidden cybersport server for top clans. Yet you claim that Sewegart, MadGenious and "the russian guys" will find it more difficult to catch gold boxes after the update. I'm asking you why you think that?

Why will it make it more difficult for russians?

Flood.

You didn't get the idea. The value of crystal drops depends on the rate of fund growth. On high ranks (test server generalissimos) the fund grows fast, so 1 and 5 crystals rarely drop, however on low ranks currently the 10 crystal boxes are very rare and this update will add more boxes for smaller ranks to go after, making it more interesting for them.

Because the server is at full capacity :D There is a limited amount of players, who can be on it at once (2500). If more would be allowed, the server would lag and crash, which is why the system automatically disables new login attempts until some people leave to prevent overload.

If the issue is your skill, rather that the capabilities of your keyboard, then buying an expensive gaming keyboard won't improve your situation much. It would only solve technical issues regarding multiple buttons being pressed at once. If your keyboard does not register more than 2-3 keys pressed at once then you may have issues with combined movement of your tank (e.g. turn, move, shoot and rotate turret at the same time)

By the way, in my opinion the number of crystals in each box should increase as ranks get higher. E.g. in low rank battles only 1 and 5 crystal boxes. In middle ranks only 10 and 20. In high ranks only 50 and 100. This will solve the problem of crystal camping as the crystals won't fall as often.

1.1 The distance should increased up to two times the current setting. 1.2 They are clearly visible and are currently a distraction, however it's probably just a matter of getting used to it. 1.3 There should be a very large number of gold drop zones and after the siren the one where the gold will drop should be highlighted. This will add the skill and thrill of seeking out the correct spot and beating competitors to get the gold, rather than just waiting in one of the drop zones and hoping to get lucky. 2.1 It's quite clear, however a black outline around the number would help. 2.2 Haven't had much experience yet. It seems that 1 and 5 is most common 3.1 It seems like the number of boxes will be lower since more crystals won't drop on top of existing ones. This isn't good. 3.2 No, but it seems like a good way to get easy kills. Won't help your team in a CTF/CP battle though. 3.3 Didn't play a proper battle yet.