thanks for your replies. i sent an email to tankihelp.com and this morning received a badge from the player saying "player was banned". not sure what to make of that, but we will see.

I have run into a player who constantly calls names, impedes in battle, and generally makes a real ass of himself in an effort to get revenge for an imagined. slight. Today he sent me a badge containing a physical threat along with knowledge of where I live. Is there anything you can do to help me with this? He has mentioned my children in the threat, and he seems to be a bit unstable.

Honestly - no joke and no exaggeration - it is like the owners of Tanki are trying to kill the game. Update after update means we spend more and have less fun. Shorter games so that the first team to score a flag usually wins. Overdrives that give advantage to the least skilled players at the touch of a button. MM that makes it very difficult and slow to play with friends. MM alone killed off half the social aspect of the game. If I were to write a manual on how to alienate my customer base, I would turn to Tanki as an example. I know so many long term players that have quit the game over this stuff, and I find myself wondering why I am still playing. Three coins?!?!? OMG. You guys in Tanki need some professional advice about how to grow a video game. Good luck.