In my humble opinion, the original crystal box drop format honestly worked out the best :). Players wouldn't really jockey for position to wait for crystal box drops until recently, when higher multiples began dropping, which Did interfere with team play. There's really no need to drop any multiples higher than 10 at a time in a battle or take them away completely to add to the battle funds. So much has changed with this game since I first started at around the time of the tail end of the Moon Silence map era (which I miss Greatly :(). But with the old format, if a player was in a ctf battle and his/her team could not capture a flag by the end of the battle, at least Some crystals could be gained with what crystals were dropped. By just adding what crystals would be dropped to the battle funds now gives the shutout winning team that much more crystals and the players on the losing team absolutely no opportunity to at least salvage a battle with gaining some crystals by the drop boxes. Of course players are always earning xp in a battle to increase in rank, but it's the crystals that upgrade the tanks. For me, playing in a ctf battle on a team that cannot score a single flag with absolutely no crystal box drops creates no incentive for me to stay in that battle to the end. As to the Gold box drops, again, the original format seemed the most fair. There shouldn't be a predictable drop notification symbol on the ground to give a player the chance to set down mines, as others have mentioned. Also, the immediate drop of the Gold box doesn't give all players a fair shot at catching it. A 30-90 second time interval is reasonable. Contrary to what some think, this would not interrupt team play That much :rolleyes:. Part of a great battle includes the anticipation of a Gold box drop after hearing the siren. All players can take a brief break from combat to see if they can catch it, while others (in a ctf battle) might use the strategy of going after the enemy flag. TO, please don't do away with your long tradition of crystal box drops. That would truly be a shame. Thank you for your consideration.