And a big congratulations to @Person_Random on becoming a Newspaper Administrator! I'm sure you'll do very well :D

(Jeez I haven't chatted here in awhile ? ) First of all, congratulations to all the Best Helpers of 2020! You know, for 2020 being one of the most chaotic years (that I've lived to see, anyways), you guys (and girls) definitely earned this for all the hard work you've done. And of course, another congratulations for @Sabrytoun_Superman on becoming a fully fledged Newspaper Reporter! I can't wait to see all the articles you're going to be writing :D Congratulations to you all! Let's hope 2021 brings a brighter future...

Congrats to all the Best Helpers of the Month! Just so everyone is aware, the list of names following are the people who managed to get the special award this month: Congrats to all of you, and thank you for the work you've done! I'm sure you all deserve this special thanks this month ?

Congrats to @Person_Random and @cube3e for both passing their Candidacies! I sure hope to see some great content from you guys (and read in the case of Random). P.S. Hey Random, unfortunately those cookies had some sort of truth serum (not my influence) and so Abovo has now clarified that you are the one who gave them (I also simply looked at the "addressed from" tag)

Well how do we know Cha... Didn't do it?

Congratumalations(?) to @Tidebreaker for becoming a Wiki Editor Candidate! Better know them codes (maybe you could teach me one day...)!

Not really, but wouldn't "panda" color be the same as Yin and Yang, in a sense, assuming Yin and Yang are black and white, unless you are talking about a red or discolored panda as a reference to your color?

I don't even know why I put up with this anymore...

Why not just give someone a nice congrats and a pat on the back in the Congratulatory Post Topic? That will get you a lot of likes easily ( @Person_Random knows this from experience... Right Random?).

And a congrats to @Feelings for becoming a Social Media Helper Candidate! I'm sure with you around the Discord will (hopefully) be civilized!

On the topic of Administrators, why not give @Zackery459 a big pat on the back for becoming an Events Administrator! I'm sure you earned it, right?

I didn't know about this until today, but... (drum roll please)... Congrats to @ControlledChaos for becoming a Forum Administrator! That's a really great feat, I'm sure you worked hard to earn it ?

Tanki: Let's make a hub on the Forum so we can talk about our Discord! Discord: ...

Congrats to @Lose for making it to the Lieutenant ranks (don't worry, you'll be caught up with me in no time), and, as I don't think it was mentioned before, congrats to @Dosheg for getting to be a Content Helper Candidate! I hope you're a Google Forms Guru, @Dosheg!!

Well, I didn't say it had to last... I was just saying that when Tanki ended, I didn't want it to end like how it is or worse than it is now. That would, as said previously, make me sad.

Tell me your secret? ?

Well, if we're on that topic, why don't we do a lovely like and subscribe (oh shoot wrong place for that) on this post? It's blue, it has a heart, why not?

I think that Tanki has definitely gone down hill from past times (no offense Tanki), but it's definitely not the worst game (or the worst Tanki could be), either - and for that I am greatful. In Tanki it is still possible for Players who do not buy to play, and actually achieve something, but it's certainly harder than it should be. I also think that "drugs" and overdrives simply ruin Tanki's old simplistic (however great) gameplay, and it kind of ruins the point of strategy. Think about it. Back before "drugs" and overdrives were a thing, Players would actually come together, like a good team and community, to think of a strategy to accomplish a common goal between their individuals. Now all you have to do is spend a little money on Tankoins, spend those Tankoins on supplies, kits, crystals, containers, and the whole lot, and simply drive your tank through the battlefield and press shift every few minutes (like two - three minutes), and pressing the "drug" keys more often than that. That's what this game has come to (unfortunately), and it makes me sad, especially when I compare it to its peak only a few years ago. I am not aware of the cause of these "degrades" in the game, but if they continue Tanki Online will land on the same "runway" Tanki X did - and that would make more than just me sad. I really hope that this game improves, and if not to its old state, an improvement from its current state would be sufficient enough, at least for now. Progress takes awhile, and I'm not expecting anyone to go off the board (so to speak) to take their time to make the game better, even if I (or any other) would want that, because everyone has a life too (and please understand that I am not implying that fixing Tanki isn't a life, I just don't want people spending all their time trying to fix it, although a fix would be appreciated all the same, and not just by me). I hope that some way or another Developers of this game get the message of "Players first, money second" - Because I am almost certain that that's what it's all about. Let's look at another Company like this, shall we? Anyone heard of Bungie here? Well, for those who haven't (or haven't heard this story), I have a little story to tell about its downfall, which is pretty much under the same (but at the same time different) circumstances. Bungie was originally loved by its Playerbase for its desire and commitment to the community. However, as time went on, they started getting fixated on getting money, and they started contracts with bad Companies who had bad influences on pretty much and game Company that ever made a contract with them. They also fired one of their best music making employees because the Company they made a contract with replaced the Employees music for an ad with super crappy techno music, and the result was his "Letting Go". Another famous Employee left because he said Bungie was no longer fixated on making the community happy, but it was fixated on making bad content and locking it behind paywalls. This is only a short version of the story, and I'm sure I left a whole ton out, but now Bungie is no longer looked at as the community loving Company it once was, it was looked at as a horrible Company that was so greedy for money that there was a "feature" in one of their games where, even if you did pay money for something, you only had a 50 - 50% chance of even getting it. This is, on a different level and a few different circumstances, what Tanki is doing. They are starting to forget the most important part of the game - the Players, the community, and they think that money is more important, so they are now putting "paywalls" in the game. I mean no offense to anyone in this post, I am simply stating the obvious truth in my opinion. I hope that Tanki will burst through the gray stormy clouds into the open wonderful sky some day.

And I guess a late (sorry man) congrats to the Rabbit (or Bunny, or Bunny-rabbit, whichever) @Mr.Nibbles for passing all his Candidacies for all three of his Positions!

I don't know if anyone has said this, but congrats to @Sacrifice for becoming a Forum Moderator Candidate, and congrats to @cube3e for becoming an Event Evidence Broadcatser Candidate! I wish you both luck in your positions!

I have a bug, but I don't have much detail or any repro steps, as it seems to be random. In any case, sometimes when I go into a battle my tank automatically self-destructs before I fully spawn (so I'm still transparent when my tank self-destructs). I know I'm not pressing the Delete key or anything that would blow up my tank. After that, I respawn... But I am not able to deal damage to opponents (or myself, as I figured out) but I am able to take it. I have to leave the battle, hope I don't randomly explode again, and then change weapons to be able to deal damage (which means I can't use my favorite weapon for two minutes because of the cool-down ? ). If it would help you at all, every time I was going to self-destruct I lagged very hard and my screen (or the game, I think the game though) freezes for a second, and then I self-destruct. Hopefully this can be fixed soon!

Well that sucks... Have you tried buying some more?

Well I guess it never hurts to say it a second time, congrats @Person_Random on your Content Helper Candidacy!

? I didn't know that was a thing

? yeah you could say that... But I'm still not sure if the were annoyed or not ?