some chance joker its going to improve their cash flow when the dupes start buying hulls and turrets en mass.

Nope havent been able to access games due to the waiting times, also i have better things to do than sit around waiting for a game i dont want to play with a team im not happy with, prior to this awful mod i could browse at my leisure and pick a game i wanted to play against players i wanted to play with. The matchmaker mod randomly drops you into a map, it is my understanding that it does not take into consideration turrets or hull configuration etc and that im as likely to end up in an unsuitable map with players i dont want to play with. the exact same as the battle button only with free will removed

and far from good, i have no choice in which battles i want to participate in or with whom. the random nature of the so called matchmker means that a player who specialises in one certain turret and hull configuration will usually be at such a disadvantage as to make the game missions unplayable, mammoth shaft on island !!!! lol give it a rest. I smel a rat and that rat is sales of turrets and hulls and supplies, all hail the great tanki cash cow.

well im one of the 18000. i will not be back.

I am to put it mildly pissed off! you have completely ruined one of the best maps on tanki, Highways, It seems that the Magnum turret has been placed formost in most of the alterations you have performed. Highways the only slight tactical advantage was that there were buildings to hide behind from any artillery barrage...not anymore theres just a large flat space with killing field written across it. your reasoning behind these modifications does not hold water "theyve been adjusted so more players can play".....??? why not just increase the amount of games available? essentially you've made the game unplayable for anything other than magnum or fast hulls with short range weaponry. the only real reason for these changes is i suspect as a cash generator. I also know that you dont give a ****e about the input you are recieving here as long as the plebs keep paying and playing. Rant over as is my subscription to this game.

One more thing...i just forked out 5000 on a pro pass that didnt work either press the create button exactly the same result as for the "join battles" button, nothing happens.

everyone on this thread myself included lol :(

Having read through the thread it seems im not alone. Cant access battles, tried multiple times the one time i did gain access, i didnt..... on the list but no battle, this really is no good IF ITS NOT BROKEN DONT TRY TO FIX IT!!! . On the bright side i completed my past set of missions and claimed the reward before this nonsense started, i feel sorry for those who didnt and will lose all previous completed missions. Im sure the minions in the office are now over the moon tinkering and coding, coding and tinkering. Evolution of the game as gone down the wrong path you've really screwed this one.

Thanks Hate :) it was actually a glitch with chrome and adobe flash player, i had to delete it and re install both, works ok now. Thx for the tip on the stand alone must look into that.

Tried to start the game today as i have since i started playing, pressed the "PLAY" button and nothing just a blank white screen.Nothing loads up i had to resort to downloading and trying to play from there but it was aweful fps and ping made it unplayable tried it on the desk top too no change it wont load up from my browser. Has anyone had the same problem?

i would like to complain about Shaft..... ive noticed recently that one of the fundamental abilities of shaft has been removed, namely the ability to take out two or more enemy tanks with the one aimed shot, this took skill to achieve and is not a noob ability....i notice rail gun still has this capability ????

Im a shafter i like to consider myself a pro at this particular weapon system.......why are you deliberatley trying to mess it up...the elevation and declanation have been reduced so i cant defend myself at close range (say on monte carlo the gun cant lower as it used to and fire snap shots at close range on the ramps) almost an unplayable level now. Highways map used to be a snap shot could damage an incoming close range assualt or even flip an opponant as the assended the ramps...not anymore the barrel cant go low enough???? also one of the long standing advantages of the turret was the one shot could kill/damage two or more enemy tanks...what happened there??? now if you have isilda and another tank rush attacking you are lucky if you can take one of them out. i recently purchased assault emmitters to increase snap shot damage at close range, your recent tinkering has just rendered that pointless by reducing the damage!!! and increasing the recharge time. having invested time money and effort into creating my perfet system your techs seem intent on pulling its teeth, i realise your sitting in an office looking for things to do but seriously if its not broken dont fix it! except for the multi kill option you can fix that.

This is a disaster i just dont want to play the game anymore, being able to create a game was an intrinsic standard feature and a valuable one, to me anyway. It seems that the powers that be arent making enough money at this game so they decide to hit us with a stealth charge. Im out ! will look in from time to time to see if common sense has prevailed and the create feature has been reinstalled but until this happens "NOPE"

You need to collect evidence. The best proof is a video which clearly shows the violation. Quality of the video must allow moderators to easily understand nicknames and ranks of all the players. Before the creation of the post read *** GAME VIOLATORS SECTION RULES ***

by the way are you sure you are talking to the right player, I haven't been able to play a player of your low rank for years. Its impossible.

power ups are available to all players including you so dry your eyes son, and just wait until this happens to you. By the way this is about sabotage not power ups so go find somewhere relevant to play.

its difficult to do that when certain players follow you around the servers to specifically ruin your game by sabotage I am being basically bullied out of the game. the moderators are as you say next to useless. the more they allow this to continue the more people they will get doing this sort of thing, they should ban them and name and shame them on the forums. quite frankly I am disgusted with the whole way this has NOT been handled. absolute disgrace.

tried the "/vote" option all I get is some garbage about invalid chat command. NO GOOD.

Shad0w/365 thanks i have voted more times than i can count, i have tried the " /vote" all i get is chat command failed. something needs to be done about this person its not just me he's tormenting.

You need to collect evidence. The best proof is a video which clearly shows the violation. Quality of the video must allow moderators to easily understand nicknames and ranks of all the players. Before the creation of the post read *** GAME VIOLATORS SECTION RULES ***

Having been involved in several games involving the player "kingofkingz666" i and numerous others voted/reported him for sabotage all to no avail nothing was done by any moderators he was still here today doing the same crap as always, sabotaging games, pushing players off the maps and generally ruining the game. This continued for weeks apparently he is well know for this, he would actively join the teams i was in to sabotage me and others that he had grudges against, it finally resulted in me loding my temper and getting banned for 24 hours for bad language!!!! MY QUESTION WHAT EXACTLY ARE THE MODERATORS DOING AND WHY IS IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTACT THEM AND COMPLAIN WHEN THE VOTE SYSTEM IS BEING IGNORED!!!!!. ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SIGNE UP AND GET THIS PERSONS ACCOUNT SUSPENDED SIGN BELOW VOTE:KINGOFKINGZ666

I am definitely in the "no to cooldowns" camp I play mammoth shaft m2 for most other tanks that's sufficient firepower and armour to take care of business however other tanki's using smaller chassis and less powerfull weapons can achieve the same level of "ON FIELD PRESENCE" without having to pay a fortune in upgrades (so what are they complaining about!!), I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THIS, FAIR PLAY THATS WHAT THE POWER UPS ARE THERE FOR, now this system has been introduced only the none drugging players in small tanks benefit as they wip around the fields gathering up the drugs and essentially powering up everything all at once its the worst kind of hypocrisy. I would also like to state if you enter a battle with the ranking towards the top scale playing supposedly skilled and higher ranking players you don't stand much of a chance against m3's even with drugs etc now its even less due to the new system and you wont build up any skills as you don't last long enough to learn. when you were a small child did you ride your first bike without stabiliser's? no but once you learned they were off and there was no stopping you. I use drugs but not to just ride rough shod over weaker opponants why waste them for that, I use them now only as a last resort If I'm being multi targeted.

Here's some advice for you lazershark, responses and advice that are clearly designed to provoke aren't helpful, don't be a smart arse all your life take an hour off.

Lol Lazer you don't see that's where the skills really lay, when you are facing the odds stacked against you and still fight back with every tool at your disposal to defeat your opponents. In a situation like I described I would use the power ups thusly armour and power take the hits fire at the weakest target, hopefully destroy it, use the nitro to get into cover and health to repair that leaves 2, the other is respawning, then take out a second target take a hit or two back into cover recharge and take out the 3rd, Power ups are tools which allowed the odds to be evened. if I ended up being taken out I at least know that I tried everything I could. these new cooldowns are like fighting with one hand tied behind your back.

LotS If you read my post #41 I didn't say I was leaving just that I wont be investing the time , effort and funds that I used to. I might drop by occasionally but that's all. For the record I would like to wish all those players who are ok with the new mods the very best of British "kill everything that moves" ;)