When I first started playing tanki online it was a great game that had little flaws. As time has gone on and updates have plagued a once amazing game, I am starting to become more and more discontent with this game. I was in a battle the other day and the entire game froze and booted me out, this has happened before but usually a simple page refresh will put me right back in the battle i was in. Not this time, as it took me back to the lobby, no reward for the battle i was in that was almost over, no XP for the battle, nothing. With the newest update, you apparently have to have a pro pass to create new battles and join most existing ones. This is what my current selection for battles is (http://imgur.com/a/a5zUf ). Notice how i only have one option for a non-pro battle? This is rather ridiculous to me, as I don't want to waste 4,800 crystals on a pass I have never needed until now. Now for a second, back to the issue with freezing games, lag has been an issue in abundance lately. After attempts to change browsers and clear caches, I figured i'd give the new tanki download a shot. I downloaded the game and loaded it up. Only problem, this is more laggy than playing on a browser. Another issue is how much the game BEGS you to spend money. I get that tanki is offering a service, and no service is entirely free. They have to make money somewhere and people buying crystals is part of the game, heck, i've even thrown on 20 bucks here and there. But recently, its the only way to play this game and have it even partially resemble what it once was. Double damage is almost a requirement after the update a few weeks ago, as most of the turrets damage was greatly reduced. Lowers ranks are more easily able to buy hulls/turrets i didnt have at their rank with the ability to buy kits in the shop now for money. (http://imgur.com/a/z9yFd). And if you think $60 is a lot for a tank, trust me, plenty of people are more than willing to pay it for an advantage while the average joe is trying to save their crystals and are stuck with m1/m2. Imagine being stuck in the middle ranks with m1 rail, m2 hornet, and a protection module, and you keep getting spawn killed by the other team because they were able to throw $100 bucks on the game and get all m3 and a seemingly unlimited amount of drugs. Rather discouraging, don't you think? My point is, in the long run, this current system will drive away more players than it will bring them in. More people will refuse to spend money than will shell it out. I don't expect tanki to change much because of this tirade. just thought i'd throw my 2 cents out there.