I think they're funny and fat when I'm following them and shooting at their enormous rear end

Matchmaking put a M0 Olympic-class ocean liner on a collision course with a M3 iceberg

Same. I can just about live with MM because of the battle fund changes, but I used to earn a lot from CP and teaming up to take points more quickly is an essential tactic.

(week 7) 125 mines, argh 125 mines, double argh 3500 crystals, OK Meh

Was sort of getting used to it, but this evening was a bit unpleasant: Not a rank spread outside the limits, but one I'd never choose. I stuck around to collect for boxes for a Daily Mission and crystals for another one. A few battles on maps I hate too (Rio, Highlands), but didn't have the time to play MM roulette and get in to something I'd enjoy playing. It's just not much fun anymore. I'd rather have a blacklist of maps and longer waits instead of anxiety about ending up on a map I don't like.

Me too (I think) I remember when I dabbled in Tanki X for a couple of hours and I just couldn't be bothered to untangle the complexity of it (the garage etc. user interface is horrible). I don't want to have to make decisions about any more stuff.

Just tried this for the first time (on Master Sergeant account) and lost the battle (CP). Was hoping for more crystals after scoring 250+, but only got 99. And I entered a DM battle to try and complete a 1-2-3 Daily Mission, but there were only three minutes left.

(week 3) 250 All Supplies Meh

Going back to not being able to choose maps will be hard. Taking ages to get put in to your favorite maps was one of the worst things about starting a new account. But I'll give it a go, if only for the lower crystal penalty for being on a losing team. Daily Missions might be a grind though, scoring goals and capturing flags / attacking bases is much easier on some maps, and it's easier to capture points when there's five of them.

When you realise that you've been running around collecting DD boxes instead of DA boxes for a collect DA boxes Daily Mission because you thought it was a collect DD boxes Daily Mission because you can't read.

It might be worth reviewing the trade off between speed and HP with all of the hulls, but I wouldn't want any big changes I use a medium hull (Hunter) for all of the reasons stated above and sometimes you feel slightly invincible in battles where there's lots of lighter hulls running around (at my rank and lower, I think some people just aren't aware of Hunter's huge M0 > M0/10 HP increase), but the skilled light hull players know how to make the most of their speed (and acceleration) and play hide'n'snipe or ambush me. I probably get killed by Hornet / Rail players more than anything else. (I just prefer the feel / handling and dimensions of Hunter compared to Viking, but haven't been able to compare identical M/MU versions much)

Let's see if Meh Week continues (week 8, Kong account)... drum roll... 125 RK, Meh 3500 crystals, not-as-Meh 10000 crystals, definitely-not-Meh Not bad at all, but everything's a bit Meh after you get your first 25000 crystals container

Apologies for the long post, but I'm not sure what to do. I've got three accounts, but I don't think I can attend to all of them every day any more (summer's here, life gets busy) and I'm only prepared to Premium one of them to make up any crystal gap (but only 75000 for 30 days worth). I'm also an average player at best, and I don't think my preferred hull & turret combo is a great earner. But I like it. It's fun. On account #1, my first (Kongregate) account: 84594 / 98000 XP (WO2) with approx. 45000 crystals in the bank (enough for a Matrix kit, which is available) Smoky M1/4 and Hunter M0/10 94 hours played, 54 kills per hour (KPH), 299 crystals obtained per hour (CPH) On account #2, this account: 141677/156000 XP (WO4) with nearly 130000 crystals (enough for a Stinger kit, which is available) Smoky M1/4 and Hunter M1/1 (have enough crystals to get them to M1/10 and M1/6, but will take a long time) 98 hours played, 63 KPH, 508 CPH I'd love the Aborigine kit (prefer the protection v Northerner), but I won't get to Captain for ages (if ever) On account #3: 19578/20000 XP (SS) with nearly 4000 crystals (but I've spent a lot), Beginner's Pass expires on the 29th Smoky M0/10 and Hunter M0/7 9.6 hours played, 81 KPH, 487 CPH KPH & CPH are just performance indicators really. Crystals obtained haven't been main source of income since I restricted myself to Daily Missions > Containers Which account would you focus on? Any other advice / suggestions?

I just found out that successful base attacks in ASL mode count as flag captures...

Being top scorer on a losing team (in a battle you thought you were going to win) and getting hardly any crystals (and losing the Daily Mission crystals). Again. :(

At my rank, I can cope with snipers on Highways, Brest, and Massacre if they're not working as a team. My makes-me-mad map because of snipers is Kungur.

(this account, week 6) 125 SB 125 RK Meh

Can anyone quantify the difference between Hunter and Viking in terms of size and handling? I used to use a hardly-upgraded Viking / Shaft combination on my first account before going to Hunter / Smoky full time (got Hunter M1 at W0 on that account, later on this one). Went back to the Viking out of curiosity on that account and it was like swapping a sports car for a truck, but was that difference because of M1 v M0 or Hunter vs Viking?

(other account, week 2) 125 DD Meh

Apologies if you're not new to the game, but... Those M1's etc. will be the product kits, which are affordable for non-buyers if you play well and do Daily Missions (although containers are luck, I got 10000 crystals from my first one on my newest account) and save crystals. I can afford some already, but will probably micro-upgrade instead. If it's not M1 product kits, you'll be encountering players with fully micro-upgraded equipment (an M0 with 10/10 micro-upgrades = M1) I've only played for 6 hours on my newest account (have 13000 XP), but I've earned 13431 crystals from everything apart from containers (23431 total) "crystals obtained" doesn't include bonuses (I think so anyway, it doesn't add the extra from the beginner's pass), and I've earned 3381 in 6 hours, over 550 per hour. 488 kills in 6 hours, so just over 80 per hour (with Smoky/Hunter). As performance indicators, these are much better than on the first account I had. Your crystals rate is just over 200 per hour and kill rate is less than 60 per hour, so not great (but not much worse than my first account). It just isn't worth finishing battles if you're losing badly at the moment (which needs fixing). Quit and try and join the winning team in another one (while you can, matchmaking is arriving soon). If you find yourself in a situation where you've gained a lot more XP than crystals and keep losing to better equipment, you might have to mothball the account and just do a Daily Mission every day / get container windfalls until you've caught up (I've had to do that).

(on Kong account, week 7) 125DD 125DD Rustle paint Meh

It's been druggers today (not just one or two, but nearly every other player) combined with a set of DM Daily Missions with no crystal rewards. I can usually complete one Daily Mission every day (after the one free change), but today I ended up spending crystals on a change for the first time in weeks (possibly first time on this account) and had the hardest box mission ever (and no crystal reward either). (I know supplies are part of the game, but I hate them)

No flow paint for me then. Best kill rate I've got (with Smoky) is 80 per hour. 400 might be achievable.

That's a shame. Was nice to see another person that likes pushing enemy tanks off ledges. I'm concerned about Matchmaking too, especially if the score / XP to crystals ratio for players on losing teams continues to be terrible.

OK, a sort of serious suggestion (this topic is like a mini ideas and suggestions forum) Although there's already a map called Sandbox, I'd add Sandbox battles with a Sandbox pass (so like PRO battles and the PRO pass). And these would allow people to experiment with rented equipment (10% of cost for 24 hours) and any kills / deaths or hours played in there wouldn't be added to your stats. (that would allow me to compare driving Viking M1 and Hunter M1 without spending a lot of crystals) I'd also add MUs to profiles. Trying to see other players' equipment levels in-game is really hard sometimes.