In my opinion, if they are going to have every M3 unlock at Marshall, and they are rebalancing every modification of every turret and hull in the game, they need to have a set rank for every M0, M1 and M2 to unlock also. For example, if their argument for having every M3 unlock at Marshal is to prevent stronger M3s from fighting weaker M3s, they need to do the same for M0s, M1s, and M2s. The only reason I can think of why they wouldn't do this, is because they either want you to micro-upgrade, or because the M3 turrets are "end-game" so what you have getting there doesn't matter as much as how balanced your final purchases are. Overall, I dislike this update a lot, but will keep an open mind when it is released.

Get railgun M2. Only good to micro upgrade M3 weapons.

Drill.

The forums for the Russian and German servers probably had higher votes for Hammer than the English had for Magnum. This game is shared between multiple communities.

Sorry, that will not be happening in the near future. After they tested it, the best decision was to remove crystal boxes from the game. I really hope they don't bring them back. It brings back crystal grabbers who don't play, they only wait for crystals to fall.

This is what brings back crystal grabbers. This update encourages tankers to improve their skills instead of just their equipment.

People DO switch teams because they value a good game more than a few crystals unless the battle fund is past 5,000. I see it all the time, and it's very funny when the people who switch teams are the ones who end up winning, even if the team they just left only needed one more flag to win. I like this style more because, you have the option to leave or join a battle of your choice. You don't need an auto balance, and it would be quite hard and annoying for Tanki to make one.

I'm very very VERY happy with this update. At first, I thought the gold box falling immediately after the warning would be bad, but the golds will fall more often now, and it's almost how it used to be. It also doesn't "pause" the game for around 90 seconds. I thought of maybe just having crystal boxes have 5 crystals in them because I value a quick raising battle fund more than crystal boxes, because some people aren't able to play for the full battle length. However there are shorter battles that people are able to play to still get the battle fund at the end. I think either keep it how it is now, or if crystal boxes are coming back, don't do more than 5 crystals in them. I lean more toward keeping crystal boxes out of the game, as they attract crystal grabbers. Thank you so SO much Tankionline.

This update actually made me very nervous. I really like the idea of more crystals, and being able to plan where supplies drop, but I remember when gold boxes would fall in the same place every time the battle fund reached 700. The battle would pretty much completely pause with everyone fighting for where the gold box drops. I actually like this though because the time is not exact. It used to fall right when the fund hit 700, now you know where it drops, but you don't know the exact time. If you get too anxious and cover up the square, the people around you will simply destroy your tank and you'll have to hope that you can get back in time. Great update imo, thank you Tankionline!

I support this campaign with all of my Tankionline cheater free loving heart!

I am very good with Ricochet, but had to stop using it because it got under powered. I do know how to use Thunder, but I never even had M0 Thunder before getting the kit. It has really nice damage, but it doesn't really fit my play style. Railgun does more damage per shot, and Ricochet has fast reload. Thunder is good, but it feels so weird and "in between." I think I will get M2 Ricochet, but I will make the final decision when I actually have the crystals. :)

Or just play it on your own computer? Because no one else wants that.

I now have 4,000 crystals. I want M2 Ricochet and/or M2 Railgun, but I don't know how long it will take me to get enough crystals. Should I just save forever for M3 Hornet and skip M2 Ricochet? I already have M2 Hornet, Freeze, and Isida, and now Viking and Thunder. Ricochet is my favorite turret, and Viking my favorite hull.

I recently started using Thunder and Dictator on one of my alt accounts, and am really liking it. Even when someone is right in my face, the blast usually hits the back of their hull and doesn't hurt me at all. I really enjoy Thunder and Dictator.

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Okay, I'm getting it! :D

I have 209,543 crystals. I've been wanting to get M2 Railgun, Ricochet, Viking, and a good paint. A 31% sale is starting tomorrow. I've been thinking about getting the Medium Tank M2 kit. Good paints, and M2 Viking at 1st Lieutenant. With the new kit setup, it takes discounts into account also. So since the kit is a set 54% off, (for me at least), this is what I did. I took the raw price of everything in there when you're not buying it in a kit or sale (646,400) and "put" a 31% discount on that. That takes 200,384 crystals off, and leaves the price at 446,016. Then when you put a 54% discount on that (from the kit) it takes 240,848 crystals off, and leaves the price at 205,168. If I buy this, it will leave me at minimal crystals, but what I want to know is if it's worth it. I can sacrifice M2 Railgun, and save up for M2 Ricochet at a 50% discount later. I could get M2 Thunder, Viking, and some very good paints at 1st Lieutenant. I think it's worth it, but I want other opinions. Thank you. :)

Yes there is. Because so many people are reporting, the moderators go for the ones with the most reports. So if you convince the other players in the battle to report them, you will attract the attention of the moderators. When people are preventing you from capturing the flag, they don't instantly know it. You have to take a screenshot and follow the rules in the forum for reporting them. Then they will get banned. If you mean DM by open battle, teaming up IS allowed. It's the only mode that you may team up with people that you could also destroy.

I have more than 9 accounts, but I have never "multed". I keep them at different ranks and each has unique combos. I don't know if I'm lucky or something, but I've only encountered a mult once while I've been playing Tankionline.

Power leveling links to the same idea. By just getting free kills, you don't learn the skills you need, so you're handicapped to play on your own for the rest of your tanki career, or you just aren't as much of a help to your team as you could be. Also, it's not fair that others have to work to get rank ups, but you don't. The game wouldn't be very fun if everyone was making their own private battles where they just kill everyone. There isn't any gameplay in that.

I think you should get M1 Hornet first. At your rank it's better to have a good hull than Corrosion.

I don't know about always turret before hull. I play CTFs a lot. In my experience, a fast hull with health, is more important than a big turret. Turret = frag, but hull = flag. I think it depends on the player.

I would love it if a book came out that was like the wiki for turrets, hulls, and paints. Only problem, is that you couldn't really update it. :\

Which ever team has the mult is in reality "One player short". It wouldn't be a problem, except you're making it so that another player can't join who actually would try his hardest to help the team win. So in a map that holds 10 tanks on each team, your team is stuck with 9 vs 10. Multing in DMs gives people free kills which is powerleveling.