51) Mon. 25 February 2019, 01:20 IST Two in two days! Deathmatch, Year 2042, Iron days (5x golds), non-pro (doing missions (why else would I be in DM?), Matchmaking system). M4 Viking, M3 Twins 13/20, protection against Railgun, Thunder and Firebird (they changed the protection system, so I'm not reporting a whole lot of detail about that...), Storm paint. This was one of those "black box" (container?) golds, so I don't know what I got (I assume it counts as a "gold" in Achievements). I saw it there, and no one else was around almost until I grabbed it. I didn't notice the 1000 cry registering on the counter, and the numbers it looks like I didn't get them (as I said above, it looks like it wasn't a regular gold box). Legend 1 Zev_merkava

50) Sun. 24 February 2019, 00:30 IST Rugby, Parma, Iron days (5x golds), non-pro (doing missions, Matchmaking system). M4 Viking, M4 Isida, protection against Railgun, Thunder and Firebird (they changed the protection system, so I'm not reporting a whole lot of detail about that...), Tundra paint?. Climbed over the pile... I didn't notice the 1000 cry registering on the counter, but from the numbers it looks like I got them. Legend 1 Zev_merkava

49) Fri. 15 February 2019, 15:40 IST Don't remember which type of battle, Year 2048, non-pro (doing missions, Matchmaking system). M4 Viking, M4 Isida, protection against Railgun, Thunder and Firebird (they changed the protection system, so I'm not reporting a whole lot of detail about that...), Tundra paint. Pushed my way through the crowd and somehow got it. I didn't notice the 1000 cry registering on the counter, but from the numbers it looks like I got them. Legend 1 Zev_merkava

48) Sun. 3 February 2019, 19:20 IST CTF, Future, non-pro (doing missions, Matchmaking system). M4 Viking, M4 Shaft, protection against Railgun, Thunder and Firebird (they changed the protection system, so I'm not reporting a whole lot of detail about that...), Tundra paint. I was up on one of the bridges and saw it falling. No one else around it. Jumped off the bridge and caught it in mid-air. Probably the first time I did anything remotely acrobatic to get a gold box. I didn't notice the 1000 cry registering on the counter, but from the numbers it looks like I got them. Legend 1 Zev_merkava

47) Sun. 20 January 2019, 15:15 IST Rugby, Industrial Zone, non-pro (doing missions, Matchmaking system). M4 Viking, M4 Isida, protection against Railgun, Thunder and Firebird (they changed the protection system, so I'm not reporting a whole lot of detail about that...), Tundra paint. It was just sitting there! No one else around it. I didn't notice the 1000 cry registering on the counter, but from the numbers it looks like I got them. Legend 1 Zev_merkava

Profile 0 warning points 46) Fri. 18 January 2019, 15:40 IST Deathmatch, Sandbox (the new, oversized one... I miss the cute little original), non-pro (doing missions, Matchmaking system, which still has to learn how to set up fair battles...). M4 Viking, M3 Ricochet 12/20?, protection against Railgun, Thunder and Firebird (they changed the protection system, so I'm not reporting a whole lot of detail about that...), Tundra paint. No one else around when I first saw it, but I soon had unwelcome company. I figured they would just push me out of the way, as usual, but I just barely got the gold. I didn't notice the 1000 cry registering on the counter, but from the numbers it looks like I got them. Legend 1 Zev_merkava Profile 0 warning points

45) Thur. 27 December 2018, 18:00? IST Two in two days? Very strange... I'm writing this several hours later, and don't remember too many details... Deathmatch?, Parma?, non-pro (doing missions, Matchmaking system). M4 Viking? M3 Hammer 0/20?, protection against Railgun, Twins and Firebird (they changed the protection system, so I'm not reporting a whole lot of detail about that...), Tundra paint. I think this was a "meteorite" gold box. No one else around, so I just grabbed the gold. I didn't notice the 1000 cry registering on the counter. Legend 1 Zev_merkava

44) Wed. 26 December 2018, 20:40 (or so...) IST No golds for half a year, and now, two within about a week... statistical fluke... Deathmatch, Red Alert or Forest?, non-pro (doing missions, why else would I be in Deathmatch? Matchmaking system (Is it still called matchmaking if you're in Deathmatch?)). M3 Titan 0/20 (just now replaced the M1 at 50% sale), M3 Thunder 0/20 (and just now replaced the M0, also at 50% off - couldn't find much else to do with my crystals...), protection against Railgun, Twins and Firebird (they changed the protection system, so I'm not reporting a whole lot of detail about that...), Tundra paint. This was a "meteorite" gold box. It landed right near me, but not close enough to blow up my Titan. No one else around, so I just grabbed the gold. I didn't notice the 1000 cry registering on the counter, but calculations indicate I got it. Legend 1 Zev_merkava

43) Wed. 19 December 2018, 23:50 (give or take a bit...) IST Been a long dry spell for golds, huh? Deathmatch, don't remember which map, non-pro (doing missions, matchmaking system). M4 Viking, M3 Firebird 3/20, protection against Railgun, Twins and Firebird (they changed the protection system, so I'm not reporting a whole lot of detail about that...), Tundra paint. The gold box landed right near me as I was spawning, with only one tank near me that I was aware of. I became "real" just in time to keep the tank behind me from going through me, and I just pushed on toward the box (with a little push from the other tank helping me :) ), and my name went up at the top of the screen. I didn't notice the 1000 cry registering on the counter, but calculations indicate I got it. Legend 1 Zev_merkava

Sort of... :) It's so rare that I get a gold box (the few I get are usually due to anything BUT skill..) that getting one is a "beast moment" for me. So this seemed the place to log them. Anyone else is quite welcome to tell their own beastly stories, too.

How about making matchmaker choose fairer teams?

42) Thu. 14 June 2018, 02:00 (give or take a lot...) IDT Rugby or Assault, Wolfenstein?, non-pro (doing missions, matchmaking system). Red team, forgot who won (but I have vague memories of it being a dismal loss...). M4 Viking, M3 Twins 9/20, rough equivalent of Storm LGC-14 10/10 protection (they changed the protection system, and I'm thinking of no longer reporting it because it would take too much typing), Tundra paint. I'm a little fuzzy on this (it was pretty late and I'm writing this the following evening)... I think I saw the gold box sitting on the ground, and I just pushed on toward it, and my name went up at the top of the screen (that part I remember clearly ;)). I didn't notice the 1000 cry registering on the counter, and I didn't get around to doing the calculations. I hope I got it... Legend 1 Zev_merkava

41) Mon. 3 June 2018, 02:10 IDT Rugby, don't remember which map, non-pro (doing missions, matchmaking system). Forgot which team, forgot who won. M4 Viking, M4 Isida, Storm LGC-14 10/10 protection, Tundra paint. A gold box was dropped, I managed to push my way in, and my name went up at the top of the screen. :) I didn't notice the 1000 cry registering on the counter, but calculations indicate that I may have got it... Legend 1 Zev_merkava

40) Thu. 31 May 2018, 18:40 IDT Kungur CP, non-pro (doing missions, matchmaking system). Forgot which team, forgot who won. M4 Viking, M4 Isida, Storm LGC-14 10/10 protection, Tundra paint. Two gold boxes were dropped simultaneously, at least one by a player, and I was near a drop zone. Two other players were at the zone, so I pushed my way in, and my name went up at the top of the screen. :) I didn't notice the 1000 cry registering on the counter, but calculations indicate that I got it... Legend 1 Zev_merkava

Levi wrote: Nives, on 17 May 2018 - 16:15, said: you mean 2 days ? Nice catch, Levi - usually TO gets its math straight, but doesn't it seem that when they do err, its in their favor? :/

Real sweet of you... it occurs on the Jewish Sabbath and the Jewish holiday of Shavuos, so I and many other players will not be able to participate. Don't you have a Jewish calendar? Easily available on the web. Or is this because you DO have one? So much for diversity in TO... On the other hand, the discount on MU's isn't all that tempting. But the double battle funds would have been useful.

39) Wed. 16 May 2018, 20:30 IDT Tribute CTF, non-pro (doing missions). Red team, we won (I think...). M4 Viking, M4 Isida, Storm LGC-14 10/10 protection, Tundra paint. I suddenly realized I was in the middle of a crowd trying to grab a gold box, so I pushed my way in, and actually got it (sometimes the improbable does happen). I didn't notice the 1000 cry registering on the counter, but calculations indicate that I got it... Legend (in my own mind ;) ) 1 Zev_merkava

38) Mon. 2 Apr 2018, appx. 01:30 IDT Aleksandrovsk CTF, non-pro (doing missions). Don't remember which team, but we won by something like 10 - 0. M4 Viking, M4 Isida, Storm LGC-14 10/10 protection, Tundra paint (a decent compromise for winter/summer battles). Some people went crazy dropping gold boxes - like 4 GBs within a minute. One landed right near me, and I grabbed it. I didn't notice the 1000 cry registering on the counter, but it looks like I got it... Generalissimo Zev_merkava

37) Mon. 12 Mar 2018, appx. 21:30 IST I don't remember which map - maybe Barda? something with at least one bridge on it - CTF, non-pro (trying to get enough kills for 9999 kill super-mission before tanki turns it into dust). Don't remember which team, or if we won or lost. M4 Viking, M3 Shaft 13/20, Tundra LGC-26 15/15 protection, Tundra paint (a decent compromise for winter/summer battles). The box landed on a bridge, and no one was near it. I just went along the bridge and took it. There may have been someone coming from the other side, but I got there first. Someone may have cursed me out in chat for taking "their" gold box (or maybe their friends?), but I didn't see a name on the box, so that's their problem. :P I didn't notice getting the 1000 cry, but I guess I have to trust TO on that... Generalissimo Zev_merkava

I have a super-mission that will probably take me about another 3 months to complete. Does this mean that all that work could just turn into vapor???? When are the xt skins supposed to be in the game?

Does this mean that my 9999 kills mission (I'm about halfway through, and I figure I need another 3 months or so to complete it) could just evaporate the day that XT skins appear?

36) Fri. 19 Jan 2018, 14:30 IST Bridges CP, non-pro (mission). Blue team (we lost...). M4 Viking, M4 Isida, Storm LGC-14 10/10 protection, Tundra paint (a decent compromise for winter/summer battles). Hardly anyone else seemed to be paying attention to the drop zone. I hung around, and moved to the zone a few seconds before the box hit my tank and I saw my name up top. I didn't notice getting the 1000 cry, but calculations after the battle indicate that I did. Generalissimo Zev_merkava

Does anyone else find the hardest part of a super-mission to not accidentally hit the "change" button? There should be some sort of guard on that button - like the "confirm" dialog before buying a turret or hull.

looks like mission chain reward have been reduced (but still a lot more than before the summer/fall tripling). oh, well...

35) Thurs., 9 Nov 2017, about 20:45 IST Bridges CTF, non-pro. Probably red team. Less than a week since last gold box (aren't stochastic processes weird?). M4 Viking, M3 Shaft 11/20, Tundra LGC-26 15/15 protection, Noob green paint. Just pushed my way into the crowd, firing away, and somehow jumped up and got it, and saw my name at the top of the screen. Didn't have a chance to check crystal count but I guess I got the 1000 crystals. Generalissimo Zev_merkava