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It's for Mammoth, it is certainly not a big deal. It won't be very noticeable, unless you are one of those Players who actively participates in parkour fighting. The Heavyweight Augments are intended to make it harder for opponents to flip your tank in battles, not exactly used for anything else. You could argue that Heavyweight Augments make it easier to catch Gold Boxes, as you can push people away from the drop zone, but from my personal experience, 9/10 Gold Boxes seem to be taken by someone who is on top of someone else, or is flying through the sky, rendering these Hull Augments useless.
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Congratulations to @ControlledChaos on becoming the newest Forum Administrator!
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Congratulations to one of my best friends, @Apost, on becoming an Event Helper Candidate! Nicely done, ahi!
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All Helpers were supposed to be using the Crisis drone, yes. Either the Helper you witnessed without it didn't have it equipped, or there was an error in your HTML5 version, that prevented you from seeing the drone on some people, but not others.
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Why is the weather outside so great? I like cloudy, dismal days.
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Under Review. Valid I think a better idea is to have a section on your Forum profile that lists Players that you have added as a friend within the game, listed in order of either reputation points, or based on daily activity (people with higher reputation or more posts/likes in a day will appear at the top of the list). With this list, you can view your friends' Forum profiles, as well as follow their accounts. Regarding your idea of collaborating with your friends on Forum topics, there is no official feature or way that currently exists (nor really could be added in the future) to allow for this. For now, if you want to collaborate with your friends on something on the Forum, such as an article for the Amateur Writing Section, you can have one person publish the topic, and in the topic, list the nicknames of the Players that helped you with the topic. I urge you to check this article as an example.
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I turned off notifications from people I follow though, so I don't have to deal with those notifications ? Thanks for your feedback! I am glad you enjoyed it ?
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We need you back ?
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Please submit your idea in the Ideas and Suggestion section of the Forum. You never know, it could become a reality! ?
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It does not, as it doesn't use any of your supplies. In other words, if you use Dictator's Overdrive, the number of supplies on your account does not decrease.
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A Day in the Life of a Forum Moderator
Devoid replied to Devoid in A Day in the Life of a Forum Moderator Writers' Corner
You wake up after a very short night of sleep. You check your phone, just to see an overwhelming number of Discord notifications. You open the Discord app, and start to go through each notification, one-by-one. You eventually stumble across a chain of direct messages from the one-and-only, Maf. Within these messages, he is telling you to take care of the heaping pile of Ideas and Suggestions topics that have flooded in overnight. You roll your eyes, knowing you have your work set out for you today. You login into the Forum, check the appropriate panel, and notice that you have an astounding thirteen notifications, most of them being for new Ideas and Suggestions topics. This is what it is like every morning as a Forum Moderator. Average number of notifications overnight __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hello guys, I’m Mr.Nibbles, and I suffer from Forumvirus (a strain of the Coronavirus first popularized by @ILiveOnTheChatBox123). I have been a Forum Moderator for a little over six months now, and I would like to share with you a bit about what it is like to be a mod of the best online Forum, the Tanki Forum. The position is overall extremely fun, and the crew of people you get to work with makes every day unique and interesting. You may think to yourself, “Ah, I remember this Mr.Nibbles guy... He is the person who declined my idea to give everyone free Tankoins. Why should I listen to this story?” Well, just hear me out. It will definitely be worth the read. First, I would like to talk about the work itself and what exactly we do. I feel the lesser known Forum Administrator’s name, Ninja, sums up this position quite excellently; basically, we just lurk in the shadows, hunting for any inappropriate messages that can be found on the Forum. We also answer players’ questions and even troll a bit sometimes, all from the depths of our underground cave homes. My tank in my underground cave home It is very important to note that each Forum Moderator has been strongly educated on the history of the game, why updates to the game have occurred, and other information needed to solve any confusion that may pop up after a new release or any other major change. I would say that personally, I spend the majority of my time on the Forum in the News and Announcements section. New updates/information is the most likely subject of very strong player opinions, both negative and positive, and this is the section most prone to include foul language or remarks. I spend countless hours clearing up discrepancies players may have regarding an update. This way they can form an opinion on that update based on completely true information and not based on false interpretations or conspiracy theories. It is often very difficult to moderate this particular section of the Forum, as people with very vivid opinions of the game scour this section, searching for any information that they disagree with to prey on. Ultimately, their shared opinions could stir up some controversy. Of course, Forum Moderators also need to allow players’ opinions to be heard, so we occasionally edit out inappropriate parts of peoples' comments. That way their opinions are shared while not hurting the innocent minds of children that could read these responses. My other job on the Forum is sifting through Ideas and Suggestions topics and approving topics that include players’ ideas to benefit the game. This duty can be anywhere within the realms of intriguing and comedic, as some ideas are just so bizarre that I can’t help but laugh (just check out this topic, it is a good example). This job can also be very stressful, as I need to both acknowledge their idea and thank them for taking the time to write it up. In some cases, I need to find a way for them to realize that their idea won’t make it to the game, either due to the fact that it will not be beneficial or because “it will hurt the economy of the game” -- a response I have written so many times that I can type it in exactly 4.20 seconds. This is an admirable part of the job, as it often enlightens me on new features that could very well become part of Tanki Online. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The next part of the position I want to touch on is the people I get to work with. Each person I get the pleasure of working beside is vastly different from the next, and each has their own personality. Let me review each person from my point of view (I promise if any of you guys are reading this that there is nothing negative about any of you, and I like all of you guys!): Maf The absolute leader of the group. Nothing could be done without him, as he knows specific things about the Forum and the game that no one else could possibly know. His stories about how the game used to be are always hilarious, and they bring back the nostalgic feelings of the times I miss so much. Oh, and he always uses Skype emojis in our Discord server which helps add to his humorous nature. Ninja This man isn’t online as much as the others, as he has some very important stuff to attend to in his personal life. However, when he does come online, he always works super diligently. He is very hardworking and is a great administrator in this aspect. Thiedes This guy started at the same time as I did, so he is just as nooby skilled. He is the goofball of the bunch, always providing quality entertainment to the rest of the team. Unfortunately, his time zone is almost the exact opposite of mine (he is sleeping when I am awake for the most part, and I am asleep when he is awake, typically)... ? AV-Gamers This person is the other, larger YouTuber in this bunch (I will beat him to 5,000 subscribers though ?). He often lurks in the Off-Topic section, where you can find him sharing his opinions regarding stuff outside of Tanki. I don't do much in that section though, so I don’t work with him much… ControlledChaos ControlledChaos is the person you can rely on to find a reason to decline your Ideas and Suggestions posts. He always gets straight to the point, not wasting any time sugar coating anything. Of course, this leaves him with lots more time to work on other Forum-related matters, which he utilizes, making him extremely active. Hate Though he may not go on the Forum much (probably because he gets anxiety from seeing the number of private message notifications he receives regarding Chat Moderator applications), he always spreads tons of love in our private Discord server. He makes all of us smile, and we are all thankful to him doing so. Leur If you ever check his Forum profile while he is online, you will, nine times out of ten, find him viewing a topic in the eSports section of the Forum (mainly because he is also an eSports Official). His work there is very strenuous, and all the rest of us Forum Moderators admire that he puts that much effort into the work that needs to be done in that area of the Forum. Destrod This man’s sense of humour is impeccable. He always makes the best memes and always gets the other Forum Moderators chuckling. Without his sense of humour the position would be drab and not nearly as entertaining. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Now that you know lots of information about what the position entails and which people work in this field, you may be thinking to yourself: “Gee, I want to become part of this cult team...How do I go about this?” Well, you’re in luck! For the very low price of $19.95 all your extra free-time, Maf might just be willing to allow you to become a member of this squad! Feel free to apply in this section of the Forum. Maf and Ninja are always looking for fresh, new people to add to the team, so your application might just be accepted! Anyways, that’s it for this article! I hope you enjoyed getting to know me, my workload, and a little bit about my colleagues. I hope that by reading this you can understand just how much work each of us Forum Moderators really do, and hopefully that can help your patience with us increase just a tad. I promise, we will get to your Ideas and Suggestions topic eventually, even if it is a month after you posted it and even if it boggles my mind to read!- 38 replies
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I don't know anything ?
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There are 11 days of surprises...Just wait and see what the presents for the next few days are, they might be super great ?
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I'm pretty sure getting something for free is considered a gift, so yes... ? Anyways, it is good for parkour players, like myself, who consume lots of Speed Boosts.
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This was today's special gift for players. All players have received this reward.
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Using Double Damages also counts towards the progress for this particular mission, so that is one method. We will let Developers know to fix/remove this mission though, thanks for the head's up.
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The specifications of this drone will most likely be added to the Wiki within the coming week or two.
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