Augments have become the talk of town with the introduction of so many new releases. But this small piece of gameplay equipment had a humble beginning that ultimately led to its (in)famous reputation today. Join us for the story of the augment's rise and fall through the years with none other than yours truly!

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A nice last-minute memory with Aramid. It was a nice 10 months on the eSports News Team. Learned so much new stuff, watched tons of streams, got roasted quite a bit (lol), and most importantly, made a lot of amazing friends but it's time to move on and mult study for exams. Here's a pic to remember the good times we had ? Special thanks to @AIexury for the pics ?

- For some challenges, you must be the first person to complete the challenge. However, I have heard multiple queries about changing this, so I'll include that in a survey I'll compile and send out some time soon to change the challenges. - About prizes, once I did have an error where the prizes just magically vanished in wonderland - either that or I dreamt I submitted them and completely forgot. Those should be made up ASAP. Yep, I miscounted, which is quite embarassing. Also, for the CM question, it'll be taken down. We'll decide how to give prizes for those challenges accordingly.

Thanks for having me! Hope y'all enjoyed ?

I really liked that point about speaking out = unprofessional. I get that a lot - I see my mom getting frustrated over other people's poor decisions over work and arguing or losing control as she wants to better the project, but it is viewed as a poor way to react. But isn't reacting better than not doing so? If you're going north from San Francisco to Los Angeles (a north-south route, blame my Cali roots for the geography lesson ?), then isn't it better to speak out and know that you're going on the wrong path before it's too late and you end up in the next state, out of money and with a lot more problems? Indeed, that reminds me of another story. I was new to my position. At the moment, I was helping out a player on the Tanki Online Discord and I wasn't quite sure what the support email was. So I decided to ask some other helpers what the support email was so that I could confirm. I got my answer quickly and proceeded to help a player with the information; however, shortly after the answer, one person said "how could you not know it?", and indeed, it ruined my mood as the culmination of these actions did above. The difference here and there is that that time, I didn't speak out. I thought it was wrong then, and I kept in how I felt awful. Instead, whenever I had a question, I felt like wetting my paints. I felt scared to ask. I didn't want to be ridiculed by other people for not knowing something that was supposed to be common knowledge. This led to myself stopping myself from helping people in the Tanki Online Discord - I didn't want to run into another "how could you not know" moment. Whereas before I had some free time and liked to help out in the "support" chat in the server, I stopped since I felt scared of failing and feeling a lack of self worth. Now let's say if I knew that I had the right to speak out. Take 16 year old Random back to the same situation last year, and instead of walking away and being scared as I did before, I would tell the person who said these comments that these aren't the right words to say. I'm a new helper (well, at the time) and to make me feel unwelcome when I was trying to confirm some information is not something that a more experienced helper should do. With this stance instead of my shy reply of "I'm sorry" and walking away, everything would be different. I would not be scared to ask a question in front of other helpers and may have continued helping in the support channel, and honestly, it might have been a lot better. I would only wish that this conversation opens up some of these perspectives and encourages us to be more proactive and positive when facing such situations.

A lot of people are correct that eSports players do get under my skin. However, the other (now hidden) post in which I explained multiple other things was also true - I developed some tolerance to these players, but still, it got to me in the end, as I detailed earlier. It's easier to ignore these cases now with more tolerance and also since I've talked to more players in the community not in the scope of just the general chat. However, I also received similar comments from some other people, who also openly criticized my work in similar ways. Unfortunately for myself, I did not happen to think said persons would do such things, hence the unexpected negative reaction. The culmination of taunts in eSports as well as some other actions by others left me back in this point where I was upset since someone else criticized my work a while back. This then brought me back to a former conversation with a friend, who suggested that I take these experiences and turn it into an article - I'm a Newspaper Reporter, aren't I? With this topic, I wanted to shed some light on the feelings when people choose to do childish actions such as further insults, being rude, etc instead of owning up and saying "Hey, I am sorry I made you feel this way. I didn't realize this would happen. I didn't mean to make you feel this way and I won't try to do the same things again" when confronted about potentially rude comments (which I experienced) as well as turn this into a learning moment and initiate positivity. After all, we don't want this cycle continuing with more people and more problems, right?

Thank you Maf! (sorry couldn't hyperlink because phone)

I mean, I'd love to have that work, but to be honest, it's quite unreachable. That does remind me of a good story... This was pre-COVID, 2019 December. I was at an art museum, lining up to see some random exhibit I didn't know. Anyways, I tripped (as I am quite clumsy), and I ran over the foot of some random person. I mumbled an apology, but that of course didn't stop him from saying "Excuse you" rudely while he thought I was out of earshot. The words reverberated in my head, shame washing over me. For the next 15 minutes, I just felt off. I tried to erase it out of my head, but it took a long time before the thought of the comment went out of my head. And this is from a stranger. My mom told me to think of good things and remember them and think of bad things and try to forget half of it. Indeed, that is the strategy I used then and now. But it's not immediate. Anything that someone says doesn't just go away immediately. I just feel that it's quite insensitive to think that everything could be erased. And it's even more difficult when it's someone who you are trying to please, someone you are trying to get along with. (No, we are not getting into the story where I was roasted for my awful cooking skills ?) Even if I tried, I couldn't get over it immediately. It's not something I can do. It might be a trained ability that takes years and years to hone (and trust me, I've gone a long way). I just don't think its completely perfect, but then I am working my best towards it!

First off, thanks for the kind words! I'm still working on getting my tolerance and not letting this get to me. It's a learning process, and as much as I've had a hard time earlier in the day, I think it's a great learning lesson and a great opportunity to understand that the world isn't always sunshine and rainbows. A lot of the words received are positive and uplifting and put a face of realism and optimism. However, that earlier comment did slight me a bit... "just because it got to me". I do agree that I shouldn't let this get to me. But it's also true that both of the recent points strike a chord with me. Tolerance isn't infinite. It's bound to run out. Trust me, I've tried. It took a good several months of tenure in my eSports position before this finally got to me. Of course you can ignore things. But it's like going on a diet or resolving to achieve a goal - it takes a lot of willpower. You can get quite a ways, but in the end, this repeated negative sentiments - the very same ones that got me up and got me to report this incident - forced me to cave in. There are ways to increase my tolerance, as I've demonstrated above (it was an instant and common problem in grade school, but now, as I approach my final year in high school, it's much less common. I've only gotten majorly upset about these issues maybe two or three times in the past year). But it's not infinite. And oh boy, do I wish it were.

Definitely agree with the points above. There's space for humor and jokes as well as serious topics to exist. Or they can coexist. That works too. It does feel quite nostalgic/upsetting as the biggest jokes and pranks have died out over time. ?

Just why does this hurt so much? A couple weeks back, during the middle of TankiSport Season I, I lay in bed, reading hurtful comments. I breathed in and I could not help it. An overwhelming sensation of disappointment and anger rushed past me. Tears slid down my face as I lay there, taking in all the hate. There, I promised myself, that was the last time I would cry over something so small. Words shouldn't hurt, right? I went through the rest of the season and fielded a couple more of these snarky statements without comment. I was determined to make it through past TankiSport Season II and continue on, a stronger person. But I'm writing this here, so yeah, I didn't make it. Strangely enough, it was not the hateful words that would fill me with this pain once more. It was the exact opposite - the lack of words, the deliberate ignorance. I've made it through plenty of these sticky situations - I've been made fun of by the most eSports players possible, had plenty of tough times becoming a reporter, and struggled quite a bit to fit in in school - after all, that's why I'm still playing Tanki. Yet each time, whenever someone says something hurtful or is hateful, I can't take it. I've worked hard to achieve my goals. As a student, I study frequently to earn my grades. As a reporter, I try to find new ideas and work with the people who can make my work even better, and if I don't know something, I will make sure to learn it. But of course, nothing is ever perfect. I still end up making mistakes or bombing quizzes. I still end up making a typo or two on my article. I still struggle to keep my team active. But it's always getting better. Inevitably, I will stand up to them. These interests and duties have been my passion projects. Just take Newspaper for an example. From the beginning of high school, I've always wanted to be a reporter, and finally, in my third year, I became a candidate and finally a full reporter, and finally, in my final year, I earned the co-administrator title. Those were my dreams and hobbies, and to look down on them and discredit my hard work, well, that was really hurtful. One of my favorite YouTubers once said that I had the right to stand up, that it's the right move to stand up. So I did. I told the haters in eSports I was learning and trying my best. I told the people who discredited my Newspaper work that it has always been my dream and that looking down on it was not okay. That's when all the problems started. They got angry. They ramped up their antics. Instead of saying, "I'm sorry for this comment. I didn't mean to hurt you", I was greeted with hate - whether that be threats, a video featuring some of my statements, verbal insults, or pure hate and ignorance. I didn't do anything to deserve the hate - I just told people who hurt me that they hurt me. But instead of acting like civilized adults, they instead went ahead and acted so rudely. And here we are, hidden in the corner of my room, crying once again. Even though I know that they are doing it on purpose to make me hurt more and regret how I reacted to their rudeness. It just hurts so much. I didn't do anything wrong to deserve this hate. I just stood up for myself. Is holding your ground and being yourself not okay? Is it only fine to have things your way? Why do you have to punish me for something that I did that wasn't even wrong? Sorry for the Ted Talk, but I was really trying to get this off of my chest. I just want closure on this. I don't want to hurt over this anymore. I just want to stop caring.

Morning, readers! We have a huge emergency, and you're just the person who can help resolve it. But how? Read on below! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ If you haven't realized already, I've run into a potentially problematic issue: I've run out of songs to listen to. I just can't latch onto any recent songs, and recommendations from friends aren't sticking maybe more since I have no friends sed layf. But I do remember a couple bright moments where I stopped repeating "Titanium" or whatever track I got stuck to to enjoy a couple of song parody entries. Hence why this contest returns - I am in a desperate need for some good music, and if you're looking to participate, you must be in a desperate need to get a shortcut to maxing out your garage. Tasks It's a simple task for you: just take a song that you like and write in some Tanki-related lyrics to it. It can be just about Tanki in general, but there's also bonus points for writing a coherent plot into your parody. Out of ideas and need an example? Take a look here. But before you immerse yourself in Thor's Tanki rendition of "The Search" by NF, take a few minutes to read the rules. Rules 1. No plagiarism. Easy right? 2. The song must have at least three distinct parts (i.e. two verses and a chorus). 3. Please post the original lyrics and parody in the form here. Posting elsewhere will lead to disqualification or your entry not being considered. 4. Collaboration between multiple tankers is fine for this contest, just note that a. all player's nicknames must be stated or mentioned in the entry and b. the prizes will be split evenly. So if you've got a friend who's only willing to write two lines and mooch off of your work for the prize, keep these points in mind before sending in a collaboration entry. Any infractions of these rules will lead to a disqualification and a potential ban from participating in future newspaper contests. Prizes And now, of course, the best part, the prizes: 1st place: 50 000 crystals + 6 containers 2nd place: 40 000 crystals + 4 containers 3rd place: 30 000 crystals + 3 containers Any other deserving entries will receive 15 000 crystals each. But hurry, this contest closes May 14! Results will be posted shortly after the deadline. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ So what are you waiting for? Grab your favorite song, a pencil and paper, and write the Tanki world's next pop hit!

1. Links currently don't work as Google Sheets is a noob the Query function on Sheets doesn't seem to display the hyperlinks. I do know 1-2 other formulas that I haven't tested quite yet - they might display the hyperlinks, so stay tuned! ? 2. The sentence you submitted became a run-on, so I could not accept it as a winner. Several other entries were disqualified as the grammar made it difficult to read. UPDATE: Fixed - found another function to do the dirty work for me. Enjoy! ?

Yep. After many tears of frustration at the past mess I made on Google Sheets (as well as more frustration after the query function didn't work with numbers), the results have been compiled and placed into a dynamic table on the Public Info Sheet. Going forward, the results will also be posted here only. Confused on what to look for? Well, here are some easy directions if you have not already gotten the hang of it. Simply navigate to the "Results" sheet, where you will find the following: Once there, there is one cell (F1), in which you can choose the date of the results you would like to view. Click it to reveal a dropdown menu: This will direct you to the results of your choice: It may look incredibly ugly since I had some problems converting some old (and painfully copypasta'd data) into new and more dynamic sheets; I hope I will have time to fix it. Thanks for your patience, everyone!

We have a huge cheating epidemic. Darn it, which noob leaked the answers? ?

Warning! I see a lot of players have plagiarized each other, which is a serious offense. All who are caught because of their negative actions will be subject to washing the dishes at the N.O.O.B University acceptance banquet. This is a friendly reminder not to cheat! ?

Happy Fool's Day, and welcome to the school of N.O.O.B!

Players in Top 8 teams from Tankisport 2021 Season I

The art of avoiding a question is often created out of necessity - in my case, avoiding awkward and personal questions. What's a question someone has asked you that has made you feel awkward?

I've heard of stories with violence in them. I suppose you don't need to get into gruesome detail, but it should be described well enough. Hope that helped ?

I believe it can go either way - Tanki related or not is fine. It's best not to, but if you have to, go ahead.

Good morning! Articles consist of all... well, articles. I can't get into too many more specifics ?

Yes. For any game screenshots, please include the timestamp.

Feel free to resubmit; however, if someone completes the challenge ahead of you during that time, then they will win. Hope that helped ?