A guy takes a short break and ,BOOM, suddenly he has quit. In the immortal words of Mark Twain, "The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated."

I have spoken to the good people at Tanki Online Help and they have all agreed with me. It is a recognized fact that I have the ONLY screen capture of that great battle. It is also agreed that the screen capture is AUTHENTIC and has not been altered in any way. You are welcome to send the picture to the forensic photography lab of your choice for examination and I am certain that they will verify its authenticity. I must state one more time that our team was scoring so fast that the server could not calculate the statistics. That would explain the "strange" numbers. The server was still calculating the numbers when the game ended. Our score would probably have been even higher if it had completed the calculations on time. The "husto has captured our flag" at the top of the screen can be written off as CACHE problems. Husto probably had not cleared his cache in a while and that was "overflow" or "image ghosting" from one of his previous games. In the name of good sportsmanship I have decided to declare the battle a DRAW. Neither side won. That should resolve any future issues that might arise from this event.

We were scoring so fast the server could not calculate the Crystal Fund correctly. General Veers can verify that we got a lot of crystals. Pixels ?? What are pixels ??

The Moderators were overwhelmed and soundly DEFEATED on Server 2 today by General Veers, Klakier, and Cheap Plastic Flower in what can only be described as EPIC. No flags were captured, but the NUMBERS don't lie. Spectators agreed that the skill and raw power exhibited by the Moderators' opponents was almost beyond belief. "I've never seen anything like it !!" "Veers, Klakier, and Flower played like Supermen." "It is a battle that will be talked about for years in Tanki Online." "Flower and his Thunder Stick were awesome !!" The screen captures are below. Save a copy so you will be able to show your grandchildren what Tanki Online was like when "Champions Ruled the Game". Really Big Picture here:

If you don't like this topic there is a simple solution. Stay out of it !! There are plenty of other topics. Go annoy the readers in those topics. My Warrant Officer period was some of the best times I have ever had on Tanki. Now I am reduced to fighting Russian Generalissimos in NSB. Sometimes life is hard. Sometimes it ain't.

Thank you, Jokjinari !!! It's about time. Keep up the good work and please translate more when they are released. You need to create a topic and it needs to have a STICKY.

Excellent choice, Legend. However, the 350 cubic inch engine was better suited for the Camaro. The 396 engine produced too much torque and made the 'Ro fishtail badly at the starting line. The Chevelle was just too heavy. That leaves just one choice. The GRANNY CAR from Hell. The Nova !!! Perfect match. It was a winner until Grandmother cranked her baby up too high and blew the engine in an illegal street race in Atlanta. Gone but not forgotten.

I average between 0 and 10 crystals per hour. I can't get any crystals because the higher ranks always destroy my M1 Titan/M0 Twins/Lava paint combo with their big Boom Cannons.

Thank you for allowing me to share.

I use the color Orange because it is the color of my favorite fruit, Bacon. I don't usually respond to people that can't spell FLEA, but I made an exception in your case. Thank you.

This is The Battle of the Grammar Nazis, Fighter. In the future please try to keep remarks about the most noble of all fruits, BACON, out of the discussion. Thank you.

I have to agree with Wiki-Gob on this one. It is just too OP. That coupled with the fact that most Twins users have their thumbs permanently glued to the space bar just makes a bad situation worse. I would rather listen to someone killing cats than listen to that never ending NOISE. And NO ... I will not turn my SOUND OFF.

Perfect as always, FBI. I just changed c1 to c2. Thanks. When are you and Selena getting married ?? The Forum members are really looking forward to the wedding.

Forget my previous post. It works !!! Thank you very much AceFace72. You are a good man.

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That is a great idea, Skitee. It would create some good battles in NS for sure. The cheaper paints would really be nice too, but you know as well as I do that it just isn't going to happen !!!

On a scale of 1 to 10 ... hmmmmmm. I would rate this change or supposed update a ZERO !!! Get it ?? PROS: NONE CONS: There are just not enough letters in the alphabet to describe this insanity. Often times the outcome of a battle involves just ONE FLAG. That ONE FLAG can make the difference between a "lot of crystals", "some crystals", or "no crystals". If you haven't noticed, TIME is very important in a battle. People that have spent a lot of time and effort in a battle will see the battle lost because someone thought they knew the BEST STRATEGY and TOOK THE TIME to change their Combo. This is just ONE reason. Everyone seems to think that changing a Combo will be QUICK and EASY. Need I remind you of lags, disconnects, indecisive players, and the occasional SNAFU that befalls every Tanki user. Tanki has done a great job fixing the problems as they appear, but it "ain't a perfect world" and STUFF HAPPENS. This a NEWBIE IDEA conceived for NEWBIES. Let them have it, but please do one thing. Put a check box in the Create a Battle Section that identifies the game as a CHANGE YOUR COMBO ALLOWED type or something akin to it. I personally think the check box should be labeled, "If you think watching Big Clowns in Little Cars is funny, you are going to love this one !!!" . Fini.

Actually, it is CORRECT. Read it carefully. Every rule has an EXCEPTION.

Too even SUGGEST that this topic be LOCKED is outrageous. It is a very big part of Tanki History for many of the members of the English Forum. It is almost a DEDICATION to the people that "stuck it out" with Tankionline through the lags, the glitches, the hackers, and the MAJOR, sometimes very unpopular, UPDATES. "You don't know where you are going if you don't know where you have been my fellow traveller." Anon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFhxo30yD-s Except my greatness. You know you want too.

After careful scientific study and review, one full bag of Cheetos = THEORY and 1/2 bag of Cheetos = SCIENTIFIC FACT, I have came to the conclusion that Mr. Kirov is correct. Freeze is still a very effective weapon and the "update" to it has very little, if any, effect upon game play. Well done. Perhaps in the future Tanki can "nerf" the Twins. The "knockback" is outrageous and the RANGE is too long. Has anyone noticed how that "Kiddie Gun" can destroy you over almost the entire length of Iran ? It's almost a Rail Gun !!! How about the Rico ? It is still very effective in Iran, but it really needs a good BUFFING. Maybe give it a few more shots per full charge. Let's say 15 maybe and what about increasing the grads per second to match that of the Freeze. It is a fun weapon to use. It seems a shame to just toss it on the scrap pile. Those are my thoughts and yours may be different, fellow Forum members. As usual I respect only my opinions since I am always RIGHT. Be happy that I even acknowledge your existence. Accept my GREATNESS. You know you want too.

I agree 100 percent. It is just another TROLL TOOL which will be abused and used to fill the Forum with even more JUNK and ABUSE and 10 million more multiple accounts. Tankionline Subscribed Users = 2 BILLION. Perhaps we can change the name of the Forum to RATE MY TOE CHEESE or something to that effect. Frivolous waste of resources.

I don't doubt your integrity or that of the Developers, Mr. Kirov. But ... I do have a problem with any kind of "unannounced changes". This Freeze adjustment/minor bug repair/nerf has resulted in the game becoming UNBALANCED yet again. I purchased Freeze and Wasp because it was a very effective combo for NSB battles. It was very useful on maps like Kungur and deadly on maps like Red Alert. That is changed now. By "nerfing" the Freeze you have decreased the effectiveness of the Wasp. What will be done now ? BUFF the Wasp ? Will an INCREASE in the power of the Freeze to its original condition come back to the the user in the form of MICRO UPGRADES ? Will Freeze be "nerfed out of existence" like the Rico ? This situation is going to get really confusing. I am almost certain most of the complaints about Freeze being OVERPOWERED come from the LOWER RANKS. Like most high ranking NSB Fanatics I consider anyone below the rank of Field Marshall to be PEASANTS which are useful only for target practice. In the future I think that the needs of HIGH RANKING QUALITY PLAYERS and BUYERS, such as myself, should be taken into consideration before those of the ANTI FREEZE MOB. Pun intended. Respectfully yours, Cheap Plastic Flower