Sympathising with the complainant, while at the same time saying that there's nothing you can do about it is a well-documented interrogation technique. It's what Mr Nice says to you inbetween the times you get visited by Mr Nasty. Not that I'm suggesting for one moment that Savage is trying to wear us down using interrogation techniques. It's probably completely unintentional. :ph34r:

ByeByeBye and Golfinray's posts sum up this update. It's great for high ranks and premium buyers, and bad for everyone else. The update which follows this makes the difference even more stark - Premium buyers are given 2500 crystals and bags of supplies every day, just by logging in. The vast majority of tankers have been here for years, supporting the game and the community, and building up their skills and their tanks through honest competition. They now have to engage with players who can obtain powerful equipment in a few short weeks by doing nothing more than sitting on their backsides. So, does this encourage them to go out and buy premium passes? Well, the game owners think so. I suspect different. It's stabbed the community in the back, and they will feel aggrieved. They will most likely leave and find something equally enjoyable - Tanki's not the only online battle game, and now it's not the fairest. I've worked in online comunities, and seen them fail and die. Sometimes the reasons are unavoidable - technology changes, loss of key technicians, etc. In this case, it'll be the game owner's own actions which caused it.