1. This week is unlikely. 2. Wait for the V-LOG ;) Official that can be shared - no, but it's past 16:00 UTC.

At the moment iOS is planned for the final release sometime this year.

=== RAW CODES WINNERS, MAY 25 === Hi, everybody! With an unforeseen delay, we're now ready to announce the winners of the last Raw Codes Contest. Each time we ask the viewers to answer 3 questions, and the first correct answer wins 3 containers! During the last stream, the fastest tankers to submit the right answer for each of the questions were: @D.R.I.N.K.E.R @Shibecaisu @Visit Congratulations! Each winner will receive a gift in the game with the code for 3 containers soon. And here are the answers: Question 1: The "5 Hunters Per Team" setup was started in which season of StarLadder? Answer: Season 3 Question 2: On which day was the ability to use the Savannah paint in StarLadder removed? Answer: February 25, 2015 Question 3: In the first edition of THE GAME, every competitor had to do something for the final step. What was it? Answer: Wear a tinfoil hat, and post a selfie wearing it in the special thread. (this part was a bit... questionable and we've decided to count all answers) And among everyone who answered at least 1 question correct, we've also randomly chosen... @gfatwani @Mr.Adorable @BP.XP.GOD @FTW @pranlol @Volcano Cogratulations! Your promo codes for 1 container will soon arrive in the game as a personal gift. === NO FRIDAY RAW THIS WEEK === We're also sad, but determined to announce that this week there will be no new episode. With the current game issues and upcoming holiday announcements, there's no time :( Thank you for watching us fooling around live and see you next week on Episode No. 5!

Soon.

=== SERVER RESTART SOON === Tankers! In the next hour we will perform an unscheduled server restart to apply the latest fixes for the game. The restart is required to ensure Matchmaking is working properly and to fix the most urgent issues. During the restart, the game will be unavailable for play, please be ready to finish all active battles.

New experience rates are meant to focus more players on upgrading Garages at the medium stage, M1-M2. We are collecting feedback how the new rates impact all rank brackets, including Legends itain'thappeningformenowisit.

Hopefully by tomorrow, most of the fixes are being prepared to be deployed.

Guys, I know we're late on the winners, and we will announce all 13 and send the prizes soon. I ask you for one extra day as we handle the ongoing release of Matchmaking and its features.

There are many issues in the current implementation of Matchmaking, but I can expand on the original announcement that MM was designed and released to bring equal battles and ease of finding a match to the game. Is it working? Far from it. Was is intended to be broken on the launch day? Absolutely not. Since every major release continues to be challenging to put out, the best we as a moderation team can do is to read your concerns, find real issues and broken parts of the update, and report them to the devs for urgent fixes. What is the grand plan behind MM or any other major release is not for me to guess, and, hopefully, we will reach a point when new updates are openly discussed by the devs with the community when they are in active testing on test servers. Right now, we read, the devs work, and we thank you for the detailed, strictly on point critique of the new features.

From Lobby you can queue for a specific mode (CTF) and complete the mission. If you're in the Battle List, please look for the "Battle!" button at the top of the list.

Hi, lately I have time for PMs on Saturdays, so will do once we get there :)

If you're among the list of eligible channels for May, prizes will arrive June 1st.

We will close the form on May 31st and count the views on June 1st.

Tankers! After server maintenance earlier today, the game has been unstable and we're working on fixing the problems with MM release. During the day, there are possible game restarts and additional maintenance, as the critical reported issues will be getting fixed. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for the inconvenience this might have caused you.

Tankers! Today we’re announcing the release of the update that will soon become one of the most massive events in the game’s history -- Matchmaking. We’ve been working on this update throughout the last year: launched open tests, collected feedback, fixed different bugs and issues. And now, finally, we’re crossing the finish line! With the server restart 02:00 UTC on May 29th, a new mechanic for connecting players in standard battles will be released on live servers. Here’re the main goals of Matchmaking: provide fair conditions for all players in the battle (nobody can predict what map will be next, who will be on the enemy team, what equipment to use); make it easy and simple to find battles; create battles with equal team composition; fill the teams from the start of the battle; exclude the possibility of sending passive mults to the enemy team; provide easy to use system to play with friends and clan members in groups. And now we’ll tell in more detail what‘s coming to the game tomorrow. Battle Fund One of the most discussed subjects of MM is how battle funds will change after the update: In Matchmaking it will be equally beneficial to play on any map -- small or big. Battle score for each tanker will grow faster when completing main objectives for the mode -- capturing flags in CTF, capturing points in CP, etc. In team battles the final reward for each player will depend more on a player’s role in the battle, and not on whether the player is on the winning or losing team. This way, tanker who is playing very well and finishes the battle with a large battle score will get a sizable reward, even if the tanker is on the losing side. It’ll be always worth it to finish battles. Gold Boxes Changes will also affect the way Gold Boxes are dropped. They no longer depend on how the battle fund grows and will drop with the same frequency on all ranks. IMPORTANT: the rate of Gold Box drops and how battle funds are increased will be adapted in the first few days after the release. Small changes are possible. Interface First of all, starting from tomorrow only PRO-battles will remain in the Battle List. You will be able to join regular, non-PRO battles only by pressing the “Battle” button or through Matchmaking. Second, Battle Fund indication will be removed from the interface of all standard, non-PRO battles. After the update Battle Fund will be calculated based on the outcome of the battle and no longer has a reason to be shown on the battle interface. Team composition During the development and testing of Matchmaking one question was asked most often: what will be the ideal maximum number of players in battles after Matchmaking is released? In the end, we decided to implement this decision: team battles will be played in 8 v 8 format, and for modes with one side 16 players will be able to join the battle. Matchmaking system is designed in such a way, that battles start only with an equal team composition. This means, that teams will be full from the very start of the battle, and you won’t have to wait for opponents or teammates. Groups One more important feature of Matchmaking will be the creation of groups. A group is a temporary party of players, who enter Matchmaking battles as a single team. To create a group, players need to invite at least 1 other tanker from the Friends List or from the fellow clan members. Invited players will see a pop-up menu with an invitation to join the group. Groups are an easy to use feature so you can play together with friends and clan members. You won’t need to look through the Battle List for a battle that has enough free spots for you and your friends -- Matchmaking will do that for you. You will be able to play in a group in all modes, excluding DM. Be aware that all of the features detailed above apply only to standard, non-PRO battles and can be slightly changed during the first few weeks after the update. We will announce such changes separately. PRO-battles In PRO-battles nothing will change, except that in private battles their battle fund will stop growing. Now private battles are dedicated to parkour, clan trainings, or cool rank-up videos. We’ve decided to implement this specifically because of the recent cases of artificial growth of battle funds in private battles. It will no longer be possible to trick the system and rank up using that way. To enter PRO-battles you will still need Premium subscription or PRO-Battle Pass, the cost of which will not change. --- Launch the game tomorrow, check out Matchmaking on live servers and tell us what you think about the new features in this topic!

We are close to an announcement that will address most of the issues with battle availability. Hold on.

A bit excessive, but your points are taken. We care, as in admins and mods. Really.

No it doesn't :ph34r:

=== MAY SUBMISSIONS OPENED === Tankers! Submission for May are opened for Youtuber TO, and you can find the form here. The form will be closed May 31. Remember to read and follow the content rules of the program and include valid Forum link on your "About" page. Good luck!

Could you please specify the channel you own?

It's an Android tablet, it should.

=== ESL TANKI CUP. ROUND 4 === Tankers! A week ago, on Sunday May 20th the fourth Tanki Cup was held in collaboration with our partners at ESL Play, and this time 18 teams entered the tournament. Here’re the winners: 1st place: Peppers (300,000 crystals for the team) 2nd place: Schoolkids HERE (200,000 crystals for the team) 3rd place: Bad Intentions (100,000 crystals for the team) Congratulations to the winners! We remind you, that ESL Tanki Cup takes place each Sunday till the end of May, and next tournament is scheduled for May 27th. The tournament will be once more in the CTF 6v6 format, you will need to submit your team’s application by 14:30 UTC on the day of the event and matches will start at 15:00 UTC. Players of Brigadier and up can participate in the Cup. Read more how ESL tournaments are organized and how to enter the competition in here. Join the eSports race and good luck!

We will, all channels who apply for the program are reviewed both on quality and quantity. This month the tiers will stay the same, 5k the lowest, but we will support more tiers soon.

Hey man, that's awesome! Congratulations! Sadly, not yet, we have not announced <5k. Think you can push it over 5 grand by 31st?