As usual the real culprit literally FLIES under the radar, AGAIN.

LOL. I'm not even going to comment WHY they are increasing prices. If players have not sussed out the devs motives for doing this (writing about the buyers here) then they deserve EVERYTHING they get from the devs. Garden of Gethsemane and being crucified spring to mind. And if you buyers can't work out that analogy, who cares, it's your money they are conning out of you ?

Exactly what the devs are hoping you will do.

Lets be honest here, your idea (s) are not very good to be honest.

Why not? Flying hack can end a ctf battle on it's own in half the battle time, that seem fair and legit to you.

Compos mentis you are not. Explain how any player (APART from the P2W players) has benefited over these last couple of years. And by the way i'm going on about actual battles ok, not dumb shot effects are mind numbing ads are shiny skins, just so we are clear on the parameters.

I have agreed with your post, not because campers bother me (i just kill them, mainly shaft because they are useless and deserved to be killed just for that alone) but because it would really annoy campers to have to constantly move around to charge up at a faster rate....be soooo funny, shafts and gauss's unable to do what they like, camp like the useless clowns they are even when their team is losing. So a big thumbs up from me.

Yip they have definitely been given a big boost. Add that to their already OP overdrive and they really dominate capture modes. No change there then.

Agreed, but only if the FLYING MONKEY can only use it's OP overdrive once a year. Fair trade off if you ask me.

Wrong, FLYING MONKEY has no problem at all, it's as if the mines do not exist. Ask maf for conformation, he is usually on top of a wall with his legal hack, it's his fav move in certain maps, predictable but effective, unless someone like me tracks him all game, then he has a much harder time of it. It's my fav pass time, killing mods whenever i see them in battle, some easier than others.

Nope all wrong as usual. maintaining their P2W players is the only thought process that enters their head, which would be fine if they also thought about the rest of the players, F2P, which the don't. So the average brain will see the upgrade button as to much of a distraction and not be able to focus properly as intended. Have to say your a die hard dev supporter, keep up the good work. CONTAINERS THAT REWARD DIFFERENT ITEMS EMP AP CRITICAL HITS ARMADILLO SUPPLY CHANGES DRONES AND THEIR VARIOUS MECHANICS ALL THE AUGMENTS FOR TURRETS & HULLS OVERDRIVES AND HOW THEY WORK IN BATTLE MAPS/MODES CHANGING EQUIPMENT DURING BATTLE etc, etc. None of these of course will ever confuse any new player, just the upgrade button. All of the above take a lot to work out collectively. Any new player having to deal with all this and trying to work it out as they go along will have a meltdown. The devs want their game to survive and that takes money. I totally agree with making money for the game, but as well as making money they have got to get this game balanced out so it becomes less of a grind for the F2P players, who lets be honest, have no chance at all of taking on there P2W counterparts and invariably leave the battle well before the end. How is what the devs are doing on a regular basis bringing any satisfaction to the majority of players. They are doing quite the opposite and only cater to their P2W players. This update will further widen the already gaping chasm between those that can continually take advantage of whatever the devs change in this game, and those players that cannot. Taken away the ability to upgrade within your means is a big blow to many players, especially those mid rank players, colonel-marshal who will have MK5/6 equipment that they have steadily upgraded and were waiting for a sale to complete their upgrades. Best case scenario, the devs forestall on their update until after tanki's birthday. At least that will give all players a chance to acquire the next MK without having to shell out tens of thousands of more cry, which many will not have. Doing this will not affect new players at all, but it will help out players who have invested a great deal of time and effort to get their garage as good as they can. This i believe is THE VERY LEAST the devs can do for their players.

Very wrong if they do that. If they do they will then say that this change is for the best, like i said the devs never miss a trick.

There is another interpretation to this. Less time to think about what they are doing, is it the right or wrong decision. Does it matter if i spend all these cry now, are wait awhile for a better offer etc. Devs never miss a trick do they @Maf Why don't the devs just explain in a tutorial how the game works on a basic level to get them started. I'm sure they can work out the rest as they go along. Although the game has become very complicated over these last couple of years, a well thought out beginners guide would be the better option as opposed to scrapping the upgrade option. Would you kindly forward this to the chief dev and lets see what he thinks of this most sensible and alternative idea. TA.

@Person_Random I reckon i would be invaluable to your team.

So upgrading a piece of equipment is so complicated for new players the devs thought, hold on lets ditch upgrades and make players just buy the next MK level instead. And if that particular player does not have the cry, what then. Getting the next MK level is very costly which is why most players just upgrade gradually with no speed ups, BECAUSE it's to EXPENSIVE. And 3500K cry goes nowhere in this game. Devs changed the upgrading system to obtain more money, nothing to do with keeping it simple for new players. Why do you spin the obvious untruths the devs bombard us with every time they bring out a update that affects players in a negative way. You no well enough that the intelligent players that read your posts and that of other mods, dissect it every time and point out the obvious reasons....EVERYTIME. CASH.

Basically it's whoever gets the drop on the other one that wins. But i agree with @wolverine848 that if the hunter that loses in this split second showdown, then that hunter should at the very least retain 75% of their overdrive. Hunter should not have a delay imo.

It is if they know what they are going on about. Balance is at the core of every update the devs roll out in regards to game play, meaning there has never been any, ever in the history of tanki, because the devs make it like that in order to entice the P2W to buy their OP updates. You need players who are smart enough to bring balance to the game, but who also realise that game economy has also got to be at the forefront in any decisions regarding game play. Balance and economy can work together, but the devs it seems do not care much for this alliance between the two, rather they put all their efforts into OP updates and watch the money roll in from their P2W players. These are the facts, only the devs can make the changes needed to sort out this mess. To be honest they have wrecked the game so much i don't think they will ever address the balance issue, after all it's how they operate, P2W comes before anything.

You really believe that don't you.

Ok being honest with you. Childish gimmicks, and anyone who would actually pay money for them is brain dead.

There are more compelling issues to deal with. Shot effects are childish gimmicks that have no bearing on game play, ergo, not important.

Playing in battles is one thing, just chilling and not actively giving up hrs of your time against the dreadful OP, blatant OTT, money making P2W updates is completely different. I fall into the latter, this game is DEAD to me and many other players. We are smart enough to realise that the devs are greedy leeches that care little about their player base and the balance needed to create a viable, enjoyable game for all players, not just the hardcore P2W that the devs cater to with every OP, cash driven only update they bring into the game. Not being able to upgrade as normal and FORCING players to buy the next MK level, along with the 4TH protection slot (only available for cash) the armadillo module which starts off at MK1 and again only available for cash, (and a huge amount of luck...ultras) is a disgrace. F2P are easy kills and will continue to be easy kills in all battles regardless of map/mode. If players without the means to upgrade their garage to a reasonable strength continue to play actively in battles, then the devs P2W strategy will be vindicated. F2P have every right to complain about the unbalanced nature of the game, they are also one of the reasons why the devs will never change their ways, not as long as they actively continue to play and support this P2W ONLY game. These are the UNDISPUTED facts why i have taken my own advice and stopped playing. Apart from doing missions that require the bare minimum of game time on my main, i just don't bother at all with anything else that involves going into battles and wasting supplies against at times, IMPOSSIBLE odds.

I have a marshal account, every protection is at MK6 4/5. Have been waiting for the right time to do the final step on each module for quite awhile now. The devs do not care about players, not if they can potentially make money, so shafting players with this blatant crystal sucking idea has probably earned the dev who came up with this idea a nice little earner in his pay check. Stands to reason that i will not be doing the last upgrade.... EVER.

So you believe in miracles, sorry, devs have never believed in balance which in this game would amount to a miracle having to be performed. Flying monkeys should be deleted from the game, but in order for that to happen look up the definition of MIRICALE. They have a checklist. 1 Will it make money. Checklist complete. LOL, Now i do like this idea, but unfortunately even if this miracle (there's that word again) were to happen, players would never be taken seriously and i doubt anything would ever go in favour of what the players wanted, not if it went against the devs money making schemes. If the change makes money then it matters not if it has a negative impact on the game, believe me it's getting introduced into the game no matter what. Try never. Good point. But again unfortunately there are enough hardcore buyers for the devs to roll out one OP update after another. The players get what the devs think will make them the most money, which has lead us to this massively unbalanced mess, were only P2W get to reap the rewards in battle. I enjoyed reading your post, but as for anything being acted on by the devs i think that MIRACLE needs to happen, but i doubt the almighty bothers much with internet games.

All players with MK6 equipment that is not fully upgraded by next friday is well and truly STUFFED.

You mean the adjustment to their bank balance from BLACK to RED That is their aim, ADDICTION. Once the devs realised the mindset of players, they then kept their foot firmly on the gas to ensure players stay just were they are, under the thumb.