I don't know. Seems like whenever there is an update with the words meaning "for the benefit of the players/community", we end up on the raw end of the deal. I'll reserve my comment for a later date.

Yes, I have Gauss and I am aware that other players have them, too. What affects their Gauss, affects mine. I can survive the arcade shot from Shaft, Striker (one rocket) and Gauss. But I cannot survive a fully charged shot, especially if I don't have protection for that turret. At the moment, I don't have Gauss protection and will sometimes survive a full charged shot if I have full health, but there won't be much left. I've seen many others who have survived a fully charged Gauss. My Titan is too slow and too big to dodge most laser shots. So, for me, a laser doesn't make much difference. My Viking is much more vulnerable than the Titan is. There's other turrets without lasers that can one shot. Gauss isn't the only one.

In the main article, this feature seemed to be aimed at the mobile version. Will Tankoins be available in the pc version as well?

Did you know that the primary colors are red, yellow, blue? No other colors can be mixed together to duplicate these colors. Did you know that green is made by mixing blue and yellow together? So, green is not a primary color.

I've been in battles where there were two Titan domes of opposite teams side by side, sitting there shooting at each other. The loser is the one who set the first dome.

What about Generals and above who have an M0 or M1 garage by choice. Where do they fit in? Are you proposing to demote them and let them play with newbys?

Oh! I get it! There's a bonfire burning inside the tank with exhaust fans pulling the smoke into the smoke pipes. Yeah, okay. I'm just pulling your leg, jabbing you in the ribs, having some fun at your expense. No harm here. :D

I saw a spot that looked good for sniping. No one had taken that spot all game. I got a few kills. Then a teammate decides he wants it and started pushing me. An opposing Railgun saw the commotion and a double kill from one shot....we were the target. After respawning, the teammate went back to that spot and got a double dose of two railguns. He still didn't learn his lesson and went back again....but not for long. When I would see teammates grabbing supplies they didn't need I figured they were trying to complete a mission. Now, using your own supplies counts towards the mission so there's no excuse. There used to be teamwork, but very little of that any more. There are individuals on a team, but they are not a team.

In the tutorial, I was shot at by the AIs, but didn't die. I thought I was invincible. Then I went into my first battle. I saw tanks disappearing after getting shot and wondered why they left. I was shot and saw my green bar go down, but that happened in the tutorial. Oh, well. I'll find out about that later. I was shot again. This time something strange happened. I could see the entire battlefield like I was in heaven. My thoughts were something like: What just happened? Did I die and now I........? Wait! Wait! Now where am I going? (Respawn) Huh? What just happened? Where am I? Hummm. I'll have to try that again. Maybe I can figure this thing out. My mind was in a complete state of confusion.

I'm aware of that, but if you're sniping you have to hide the laser. Without the laser you could aim where you know there's an opposing tank, zero in on his location and shoot. No running away or hiding from lasers.

Yeah, MM has thrown me into battles with less than that, I think. I spawned and the battle ended. Didn't even have time to press a key to move or load a supply. MM is designed to do one thing...fill empty slots on teams. It has no sense of time, one thing the Devs didn't deem important enough to teach MM. Sometimes I wish I was fly on the wall when new features are discussed at the meetings.

Custom paints have already been suggested and declined: http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=366652&hl=%2Bpaint&do=findComment&comment=6379491

Hummm...Noise pollution, toxic smoke pollution, odor pollution (methane gas...fart). We already have global pollution from these factors, even the cows have been blamed. Now you want to do the same to Tanki battlefields? Where does it all end?

Shaft didn't have a laser when it first came out. Players complained, Devs listened and added a laser. I was using Shaft at the time and was getting some great kills. But after the laser was added, that count went way down. I hope Devs don't add a laser to Gauss.

Gold Hunters play the game minimally, from what I see. They depend on the siren to tell them when to hunt and start looking. Other Gold Hunters mult anyway and do even less. If there's no siren, there would be less Hunters multing behind buildings etc. They would have to get out there and at least play, hopefully to survive to find the GBs. I think there would be less multing. They may not give it their all, but at least they won't be hiding. They would also most likely have their cameras set at the lowest angle to see the sky, which might throw off their game.

I read the same article. What it doesn't say is at which point did Man interfered by using selective breeding to produce the modern day chicken. But going along with your argument, If the Red Junglefowl hadn't laid the first egg, would we still have a chicken? Let's take lizards. They are the direct descendant of the dinosaur and, to my knowledge, there hasn't been any selective breeding by Man. You have to admit, today's lizard doesn't resemble a dinosaur, yet they evolved. The dinosaur laid eggs and so do lizards. So, using your own logic, which came first, the lizard or the egg? Remember, without an egg there wouldn't be any lizards.

In the early days of Tanki, for a short while we were able to customize the paint on our tanks, but it would be visible to only the owner, not the other players. Not long ago, I read we can still do that with third party paints. But, here again, will not be seen by other players.

Maybe it would be more visually understood if the smoke came from a stack pointing straight up, like that on a semi. When the semi is going forward, the exhaust is blowing behind the cab. But when the semi is going backwards, the exhaust is in front of the cab. Actually it's pretty logical to me, you just need to keep up with the best of us. ;) Let me put it in other words, visually the exhaust pipe would in front when you're driving backwards, but in theory and practice the combustion fart would come from behind. Like what someone said about Jug. Still sounds confusing. Imagine a car with black exhaust coming out the back.When going forward, the exhaust is behind the car. If the car is going backwards, the exhaust is going under the car and around the car. When it gets to the front of the car, most of it has dissipated and no longer a smoke screen.

Personally, I think they should do away with the GB siren and just let it drop. There would be less disruption to the game. The only ones fighting over it would be those who see it drop or those who found it "first."

If you really want to know if anyone speaks English, just ask in battle chat. But be prepared for some unruly Russian comments or "NO!!". I get the impression they are no more happy with the merge than we are. One time, about a month after the merge, this was the conversation (I remember it well): Me in battle chat: "Does anyone speak English?" Player on opposing team: Yes, y u wanna no?" Me: "Just asking" Player: "I no wanna talk to u."

They should rename all the battle modes. CTFTDM CPTDM RGBTDM ASLTDM Most battles I see any more takes place at a team's base. I've seen CPs in the opposing team's color, but the losing team does nothing to change them. Instead they are playing TDM and ignoring the objectives. In ASL, CTF and RGB, no one is defending the base and the opposing team is stealing the flag, making touchdowns, and successfully attacking the base (ASL). On the other hand, I've also seen the opposing team playing the battle mode (scoring) while the entire losing team is in their own base and ignoring the fact that the flag is being stolen (Mammoths stealing the flag and returning to their base without activating any supplies, not even SB, and not getting shot at :angry: for example and repeating it several times). ASL Forest, blue on ground level shooting at anything that moves even if that tank has no flag, but the red team is scoring left and right. If one or two people on the same team are actually trying to play the battle mode, they get no team support. It would seem part of the Game Rules is being broken (highlighted): 2.1.5. Sabotage — Any acts or omissions aimed at creating obstructions for the team where the User is a member, including in CTF, TDM and CP modes, fighting against the team of which you are a member (intentional selection of weak equipment, frequent pauses, inactivity or intentional failure to comply with map’s or game mode’s requirements, imitation of issues with internet connection), damaging/destroying an ally’s tank, fighting in the interest of the opponent’s team (conspiracy); Or does this apply only to individuals and not to entire teams? I started seeing this after the merge and several players commented on the way the Russians play the game, so different from the way we played. After the introduction of "stars" the problem escalated to the point where there is only one game mode...TDM. Yes, occasionally, you will find a good battle where wits, skill and fast fingers are matched on both teams, but these battles are getting more rare. The Devs have put a great emphasis on obtaining stars and not on the battle objectives. So, where do we put the blame? Devs for putting a great emphasis on stars? The players who are trying to obtain more and more stars to get the Grand Prize? The losing team tries to make stars by making the most kills. The winning team tries to make more stars by achieving the objective. Okay, I'm taking my soap box and going home.....for now.

I collect Teddy Bears Miniature shoes (the kind you collect, not the kind you wear). You might say I have a shoe fetish.

I want the Oldies: Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) The Trashmen Engelber Humperdinck Booker T. and the MG's Ella Fitzgerald Beach Boys Beatles Alvin and the Chipmunks Dixiebelles B.B. King

In order to invite him, he has to be within your rank parameters. His rank is too low. Just like you would have to be within his rank parameters. Your rank is too high Propass doesn't change this. I take it neither of you have alt accounts that can solve this dilemma. The same tank may not get invited, but it will still be the same person.

I'm aware of that. When I get into battles where I know I don't stand a chance in hell, I leave. Why stay in a battle, waste supplies and get nothing in return...not even a star?