Current boucing mechanism requires a rather big angle, would be more viable if the required ricochet-angle is set to 10° - just like RR-Vulcan - so that you can actually use it in combat

There is a trend if such event occurs multiple times long-term. I do not encounter a lot of stun-immunities, neither do I see any coherence between this augment and GS myself - for the same it could be pure coincidence. Nevertheless, it is still an interesting find if it were to be true

In the lower ranks, skill is significantly more important than gear. As everyone is generally starting from zero, outplaying your fellow tankers is a reliable way to get a high overall K/D. I had played with only Smoky and Hunter (both M0) till Warrant Officer 2, no purchases at all, and managed to keep my kill-death-ratio at 4. At that rank, I decided to invest in Predator Kit (Thunder M1 + Hunter M1) because gear became a necessarity to perform better than other tanks - the week after, I MUed the kit completely to M2 since I had the crystals for it. I kept using this same method my entire career on this account: focusing on only 1 or 2 combinations allows you to get skilled with that specific tank and you will withhold more money. As you are going through the ranks, gear becomes the main factor of success in combat. Again, spend your crystals wisely on gear that you are experienced with or is strong enough to compete with other tankers; to add, make sure to save crystals when you do not need to spend them

I dont like camping and I am generally against it, I prefer to face enemies instead. Recently I experimented with RGC and Hopper; I set my barrel to an angle of 0 degrees and blast my shot at tanks from small distances. As Hopper allows me to turn my tank easier it compensates for my lack of horizontal rotation. In most battles I am doing surprisingly well. I do have to admit that this combination appears to be most effective in open spaces: cramped maps do not work well because of the large presence of obstacles/buildings and thus higher chances of self-damaging. I hope to be getting AGLM soon enough, so that I can use that augment instead.

Two top-quality movies are The Room and The Velocipastor, both are hidden gems that most people don't know about. I'd certainly recommend watching them, especially with friends

Explanation on what is exactly happening and why in the Netherlands/Belgium has already been elaborated in this forum topic, please read through this thread to get more clarification on the situation. Several solutions have been discussed here as well. Assuming that you are Dutch/Belgian, I advise you to have a look at the Dutch sub-forum too. You can approach other tankers with questions about the situation in both of these topics. Hope that this will make things more clear for you

Klinkt goed. Ik zal het in mijn achterhoofd houden als eventueel alternatief. Wel schijnen veel gratis VPNs beperkingen te hebben; dergelijke services zonder gebruikslimiet/snelheidslimiet zijn over het algemeen niet betrouwbaar met je gegevens. Mocht je willen inloggen met bankgegevens of andere belangrijke data op het internet, dan is het raadzaam dit te doen wanneer je je VPN uit hebt staan.

Traceur was an event-paint, so it had no protections (which you can't expect for a paint that only costs 50 crystals). Buying and wearing the paint was a requirement for those who wanted to participate in the 2013 parkour contest, yet everyone was able to buy it - even players that didn't want to be part of the event. Unlike most parkour-paints, Traceur stayed in the garage of every player that bought it. During Cosmonautics Day 2020, the Madness map in space-mode was featured and playable in MM. However, most players didn't enjoy the special mode, as space-mode appeared to be not a fitting environment for dynamic battles - battles were mostly dominated by heavy hulls and turrets with high impact and damage, making the battles rather one-sided

As Spy already said, the new mechanic of Scout Radar is already inconsistent, and personally it is not too reliable either. Making it so that players with AP-immunity will reflect the AP-status to others will make things even more complex. Adding battle points to the tanker who applied AP does sound like a fair solution to counter kill-steals, but it does not solve the awkward usage of Scout Radar - most of the time it is a wild guess what exact tanks I am applying AP to - hence I tend to skip over Hornet and use other hulls instead

Traceur paint was not too common in the past, even though it only costed 50 crystals not too many people purchased it. Undoubtly that most of the players who owned the Traceur paint have quit the game very long ago. I myself also own this paint on my older account, a cool item to flex with in battle and it looks neat too. Apparently one of my clanmates also happens to own this paint and recently I saw another player in MM wearing this paint. It is fun to see that there are still some "OG-tankers" online these times. The same goes for Moonwalker, which was obtainable for 3k while the Moon Silence festivities took place in 2013 during which I bought that paint too. Nowadays, players can get this paint from containers so it is not too rare, especially compared to Traceur. Still, the thought of having a rare paint for 7 years is a pleasant thought.

it works for me, maybe refresh the page?

Agreed. He took a couple of shots of my clan and Shaft-group upon request; the images turned out really nice, clean and organised. Unfortunately, he got disconnected when taking the last picture. Overall, we were really content with the service :)

This glitch is still a thing

Congratulations @Venerable for becoming a Newspaper Reporter Candidate! Great to see that more mobile snipers are aiming to become helpers of the game. Good luck with your candidacy process and I hope to read an official article of yours soon!

@cyborg11b Vervelend. Bij mij doet Opera het over het algemeen goed. Soms mocht het internet traag zijn, maar dan heropen ik de browser of kies ik een andere locatie. Wel fijn om te horen dat je een andere werkende oplossing hebt gevonden!

Ik verwed dat ik ouder ben dan jij, ik ken geen enkele leeftijdsgenoot die zo onnodig geïrriteerd en offensief reageert ;). Ik doe trouwens op geen enkele manier arrogant - wanneer iemand mij beledigt mag ik daar zeker wat van zeggen - bovendien heb ik best moeite gestoken om wat aan deze situatie te doen, dus hoe jij op mij reageert is best respectloos. Als jij dat aanschouwt als arrogant dan ligt het toch echt aan de manier waarop jij het interpreteert, hier wederom. Deze discussie heeft ieder geval niks te maken met het eigenlijke onderwerp, dus ik stel voor hier mee te stoppen. Of je 'dat kut tanki' nog wil spelen is aan jou, boven heb ik ieder geval suggesties gegeven voor wanneer je wil blijven doorspelen. Ik hoop dat je daar wat mee kan

Came in this Rugby-battle today and noticed that 3 Mortars were camping at the opposite team, as well as an EM-salvo. Some of them had viking equipped; in some minutes our entire base was filled with red mines. Balance-issues are often subjectively based and opinions may often differ, but come on, this is no fun...

Ik reageer niet agressief, ik vroeg slechts wat je gedaan had - ik kan niet weten dat je een grap maakt. Hoe jij mijn reactie interpreteert is aan jou maar er is geen reden om boos te reageren en mij uit te schelden, is nergens voor nodig toch? Daarnaast ben ik de enige hier die onderzoek gedaan heeft naar het probleem en die de administrators en developers persoonlijk gecontacteerd heeft over de situatie. Je mag best wat respectvoller overkomen, jongen.

mag je mij vertellen wat jij exact hebt gedaan, want hij is nog steeds geblokkeerd

In this forum topic, several alternative measures to play this game have been mentioned. It would be interesting for you to browse through the comments and have a look at the options given. You can also have a look at the Dutch sub-forum where Dutch players incl. me discuss the situation and how to adapt to these changes

@nickharbers Een oplossing voor nu is om een VPN aan te schaffen of een proxy-service te gebruiken. Ik gebruik Opera om Tanki te blijven spelen, dat is een browser met ingebouwde VPN/proxy

nee. developers hebben de keuze gemaakt het spel uit te schakelen, dus voorlopig zal er niks veranderen. Echter is het waarschijnlijk dat andere Europese landen de wetten rondom gokken/loot-items ook overnemen van Nederland. Als dit gebeurt, kan het spel nergens in EU gespeeld worden in de toekomst, dus moet Tanki Online denken aan een andere oplossing.

Heeft te maken met het loot-boxes regelement in Nederland. Games die loot-items verkrijgbaar stellen promoten gokken - dit is illegaal in Nederland. Tanki Online biedt ook dergelijke loot-items aan, namelijk containers, waardoor het spel ook gok-elementen bevat. Bepaalde games waaronder Tanki Online mogen daarom hun diensten niet meer verkrijgbaar stellen in Nederland. Dit geldt ook voor België. Meer info kan je krijgen door terug te bladeren in deze sub-forum, of door deze forum topic te lezen: Voor verdere informatie over loot-items en regelgevingen moet je online zoeken.

Your anger/indifference is understandable. Yet, your teammates should not be duped by you not contributing to the team because of what happened to us Dutch players - I agree that developers should have made the announcement of the Dutch discontinuation public and more clear, but unfortunately it is too late for that now. Additionally, it is likely that more European countries are adopting these regulations and laws regarding gambling/loot-items; if that were to happen, the developers will have to think of an alternative method anyways

Helaas... Ik kan het spel nog op Opera spelen, merk wel dat internet trager is maar dat kan ook vandaag zijn - afgelopen keren deed hij het soepel. Wat zijn jullie opties, mag ik vragen?