The thing is that different ranks have different needs and priorities. The whole point with the DM Tournaments feature (which is coming soon) is to provide a good place for competitive players, and offer some breathing space for the "casual" players. I'm a case in point. I'm a crappy player. I mean, I really suck. So I play short battles just to have a god time. But invariably, I end up in teams where there are competitive players, and they get mad at me for not being skilled enough. So DM Tournaments should provide a platform for those players, while players like me who want to play casually, will be left to play with other similar players, making for a more pleasant environment. Once we have that, we can also start thinking of lower level tournaments. It will all come together eventually. It'll take time, but we're moving in the right direction, I assure you.

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a tanker healthy, wealthy and wise! (some artistic liberties there lol)

I say, do any of you have any great ideas for stuff an activities we could organize while I'm there? We'll definitely have a Q&A session and raffles etc. But what about other ideas? I want this to be the most awesome Tanki meeting ever (no disrespect to our fellow German or Russian tankers ;) )

Not really. But you might find your sitting room swarming with flesh-eating aliens.... ok ok, just kidding :P If the system fails, we'll just reboot the thing and start over; no big deal. Sorry, won't be happening anytime soon.

Maybe next year :)

That sounds more like a threat :D :D :D :D

Just a reminder, the DM Tournaments test is ONLY tomorrow, NOT during the weekend. This is the first stress test so things could break, so we can't afford to let it happen during the weekend. Sorry :(

BRIBE ME WITH FOOD!!!!!!!!!!! :P

Whatever you want! It's intentionally left open. Do whatever you please. Just combine the two elements. Only if they're clearly labeled for re-use. Run a google image search and choose the option "labeled for re-use" lol. Love where this is going :D

Some new ones, and some old ones you've never noticed :) I'm afraid that's a topic for the Suggestions forum. I really have no control over that. No idea, sorry. But I think probably not. I'm afraid I'm not in a position to discuss that decision publicly. Sorry :) Yep, we've released one album called Manipulated, and will be releasing a brand new song on the 26th of this month. Yep :) Nope. Plans are to make it better ;) I really have no idea. Devs are working on a ton of updates and some of those get priority. Check the FAQ post. I've answered these already. What about it? Yep :D Well, as I've said, right now I've got a team working on bringing tournaments back to the EN community. I'm sure they'll be happy to listen to your proposals.

Woman of little faith! :P My band is releasing a song on the 26th of this month. I have every intention of sharing it in the music thread in the off-topic forum :)

OF COURSE!!!

Thing is, I REALLY want this contest to be a super success. I talk to so many of you in PM and on the forum, and now that I have a chance to meet some of you face to face, I'm super excited! :lol:

Guy's a musical genius. He plays anything from uplifting new age music to brutal death metal. He used to sing in Steve Vai's band.

Wake up Tankers! The first Tanki Theme Time has been posted! You can see it here. If you have any questions, ask in this thread. Have fun!

===ATTENTION - UPDATE=== Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, the evening round of DM Tournaments is cancelled. All players who registered for the first round will receive a refund of 1000 crystals. We apologize for this inconvenience and will do our best to bring you the next round of tournaments as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience. ======================== Tankers! Today we’ll be performing the initial tests for for the DM Tournaments system. Here are the important things you need to keep in mind: This is just an initial test For now, this is simply a test. We’re running this test on live servers because we need to stress-test the system. That said, there’s the possibility that things might not work as planned. In that case, we will simply reset the system and everything will be go to normal. If that happens, please accept our apologies. We assure you we’ll be doing our best to squash any bugs and come back with another test as soon as possible. There will be two sessions and they will only be open to Generalissimos We’ll be conducting two DM Tournament sessions. These will be open only to Generalissimos. The first session will be today at 10:00 UTC. The second session will be today at 15:00 UTC. If everything goes as planned, we will have another test session on Monday, and have it open for a larger bracket of ranks. There will be no testing of DM Tournaments during the weekend. So, if you have a Generalissimo account, get ready to enter the fray later today! And if you don’t, give us a good cheer because DM Tournaments are one step closer to being in the game!

If this contest goes super, I promise I'll do my best to extend the next one to include countries outside mainland Europe and UK. I wasn't kidding when I said I wanted to visit Canada. In my mind it's one of the most beautiful countries in the world. And there's Devin Townsend in there too :D

You've got a whole month to start converting people to the cause lol

Thank you for pointing out the need for clarification.

Hey everyone, please note the updated conditions for the contest. I've posted these in the original post too. ====UPDATED CONDITIONS==== Please note that unfortunately, due to logistics constraints, only locations on mainland Europe and the UK are eligible for the contest. Management reserves the right to cancel the contest if none of the entries are found to be sufficiently good.

Lol, looks like you don't know where I'm from :D. Someone please tell her. Sounds spectacular.

Well, I guess "hard to tell" is an expression I use a lot :) As for TX, I can't really give you any more information than what is in the Developer's Diary. It could be an idea. I'll pass it on. Implementing an automatic translation mechanism is a lot of work and would require a completely dedicated team, which wouldn't be practical.

Well then it's about time you started spreading the word :D Sounds good hehe.

Only if it's the authentic Turkish stuff ;)

aaaaagh... I can already feel my face freezing just at the thought of it lol hmm... food... it seems you have discovered my greatest weakness hehehe