Yeah I think private battles are what's left. If not this effectively will kill the XP/BP scene. I also won't be able to report anyone for Aimbot usage since it looks the exact same as goku said.

Hello, Is it possible to disable autoaim left and right for controller in XP/BP or Pro battles in general. It provides an unfair advantage akin to that of aimbot for pixel shots. Many players are using keys to drive (WASD or arrow keys) and controller to aim. In my best map Parma players who could not play are now dominating. Especially in this map since the small autoaim is huge with a distance between player and opponent. You can literally hit either sides of a small wall and it becomes hard to hide. It is an unfair advantage. Thanks for any feedback Gamma

Hello Everyone, I'm Gamma and my old nick was gammaking. I have been playing Tanki since April 2013. I usually rarely use the forum but every once in a while Tanki releases enough bad updates that it pushes me to rant about this game. Last time it was when Tanki decided to make xp/bp 4 shots (you can find it here). This time its due to a similar reason. They did an update which makes hornet 3 shots in xp/bp for most cases. This makes xp/bp unplayable. playing only BP (which no one does) is still ok. This begs me to ask the question why tamper with a game mode that isn't harming anyone? Well I see only one answer to this question. This may be due to the fact that people playing xp/bp usually don't partake in MM as much. (atleast a good portion don't. I play MM just enough to be able to type in chat plus I have a decent garage so I feel like using my other equipment once in a while. ). MM as you know is the format that generates revenue for Tanki, pro battles don't require paid equipment to be good at for the most part. Hence, here lies a conflict of interest. I feel like the developers have a very anti pro battle outlook where they see pro battles such as xp/bp taking away from potential earnings they may have. Since for the xp/bp format all you need is hornet or wasp and railgun. I believe this is the reason they tamper with the mode (first introducing critical which took quite a while to get used to but for the most part it was still 2 shots , and then changing the critical chance so now it's 3 shots on xp most of the time). I feel like they purposefully do these changes to make the format unplayable and hence push players to other modes (i.e. MM). If the developers are reading this I will assure you that changing xp/bp wont really push xp/bp players to MM instead it will make them quit the game completely (Maybe go play My Tanks lol ). Now you may think okay go ahead the game loses nothing by xp/bp players quitting. But I believe this to not be the case. Even though I and hundreds of other players play xp/bp we do like having a pretty good garage. I recently spent ~USD 200 to buy the thunder ultra bundle and containers ( I use thunder once a month). I feel if tanki chooses to have such an anti xp/bp outlook it will drive xp/bp players to quit and this will drop their earning a little(or it may kill xp/bp and cause it to increase in the long term, although i doubt tanki has very long 2025 maybe) since these players still spend money on the game even though they do not partake in MM. Also, another downside to tampering with the XP/BP game mode is that it is where Esport players are born. For e-sports two of the popular formats require heavy training on railgun i.e. XP/BP (Blitz) and Light format (arguably the most popular format). Changing the xp/bp game mechanic makes it hard to train for light where railgun is equipped with the stabilization alt to make hornets and wasp 2 shots (LIKE XP/BP IS SUPPOSED TO BE). Now having an obstacle in the future of esports may seem like a small problem at first but for any game to become increasingly popular the e-sports scene has to be attractive. (UNLESS YOU GUYS WANT MM ESPORTS WHICH I WOULD SAY IS CHAOS).However, having a developer team that does not show support or is ignorant of the mechanics required to play e-sports does not paint a pretty picture.(how hard is it to think about xp/bp players when u roll out a railgun update??? you don't need to think very hard for this. You could just have the game mechanics for railgun in xp/bp be separate) In any case by the time I get my life together this game will be dead and if clearing out pro battles just so u can squeeze a drop more out of this game is the way the developers want to go this game might as well be dead to me now. If gaining a marginal increase in revenue is worth breaking the hearts of thousands of players then you do not have my respect. (I Often think of relatively how much better my life might be if I had never found out about this game, maybe I could spent those thousands of hours doing something productive) Whenever tanki releases an update that makes me realize their focus has shifted I think of the time when i started playing Tanki and how happy I would get knowing i wouldn't have to spend anything to be the very best unlike other games at the time. All i needed to do was play 24 hour Dusseldorf and Silence haha. "Tanki Online the Free MMO" (used to be written on the chrome tab) Maybe ill finally be cured of my addiction to this game. It's kind of like a toxic relationship where all you ask for is the bare minimum for your own happiness and even that is too hard for the significant other. Alright Take Care. -Gamma γ

@At_Shin Why not make it 3 format battles to chat. Why do they keep pushing me to play MM? Why do format battles have no rewards? What if I wanted to play normal xp/bp right now? why isn't that option there. Why do I the player have no control over what I want to play? These updates are impulsive no warning nothing just suddenly they say we are removing/adding something to the game in a few days. Why make it harder to play a popular mode in tanki (xp/bp no reward ( only reason I see is that because this way we have to play MM to earn crystals and that pushes us to buy stuff)? Is there any other non materialistic reasoning? Also, Thanks for the reply! Much appreciated.

Hello Everyone, I'm Gamma old nick << gammaking >>. I have been playing Tanki since 2013. I started playing due to two reasons. First of all It ran on the computer I had at the time and also because it was free to play and actually very fun! Now you may see where I am going with this. Recently, I have felt that many players are being pushed to buy stuff. It is no longer a game with having fun in mind. It is more so based on collecting all the equipment. This was true before too yes, however, getting equipment wasn't a herculean task. You would play, save, and buy ( maybe wait for a sale ). Now however, too many rare items with no value in particular have been added that only add to the anxiety of playing this game. It makes you feel as if you will never be able to have everything. Also, monetary gain has been prioritized such that it leads to great advantages in battle. I'm not saying that we shouldn't spend money on this game. What I am saying though is we shouldn't be coerced to spend money to have fun. It is not fun to be absolutely ineffective if you do not have amazing equipment. Moving on, Even though they do this I believe it is fine! Why? because, if the game is to survive you need capital to keep it running. This can only be made through purchases. And honestly as Tanki is not nearly as popular as most mainstream games. It can not survive with all players paying small amounts. Hence, the prioritizing of spending capital and hence a Pay2Win system. So even though I am all for it it is somewhat obnoxious. Nonetheless it will keep the game running and hence is crucial. But here is where the developers are riding a fine line and I believe they have started to cross it. Modes which do not require insane equipment ( such as format battles, namely most popular xp/bp ) are being targeted. This started with crystals being removed from xp/bp which I thought was a very vile move. If you want us to play matchmaking then make it fun?! Why are you making other parts of the game less interesting??? Also, the developers crack down on the wrong things. Instead of trying to prevent hacking by implementing safer technologies they instead crack down on fire wasp and private games. Instead of making the game serve the players they instead do what they feel is right with little no feedback. Who's idea was it to make xp/bp 4 shots??? Were you intoxicated at the time of this idea? Did the dev team even discuss this idea with the community? And who? did you only discuss it with a few players who didn't even play xp/bp and would not care by either 2 or 4 shots? Regardless, I believe the developers are needed to be held accountable for what they do. They need to understand that the players are what keep a game alive. If we stop playing this game who will you cater to? You can then do all the updates you want for an empty game. It is obvious the developers do not play the game themselves. They simply do updates that lead to monetization and even if they do play, developers can get any equipment they want. Lastly, I would like to touch on freedom of speech. Yes I understand that this is a game where minors are also present and hence moderation is needed. However, how do you test your mods? Are they thoroughly interviewed on their abilities? or is anyone who is power hungry let in? Abuse of mod powers is insanely infuriating. Also, once again pushing players to play matchmaking just so they can speak in the chat is a very low move. What if I don't play Tanki all day? what if I want to get my cup of coffee open my laptop, play 1 game of xp/bp, talk in the chat for a bit and leave? What if I want to do that? I can't. Why? Because, first of all I will earn no crystals ( moot point ) and second of all I can't type in the chat without having to play 3 MM battles ( approx 30 - 45 mins ). This is madness. In the end I am powerless and all I can do is look to other games with friendlier staff and a healthier environment. However, If everyone feels like this Tanki will sooner or later bite the dust which I do not want to see happening. Hope this message makes some impact on the developers. Have a wonderful evening. Thanks and Regards Gamma γ