i dont think they would compensate for hyperion or crisis as nothing about them will change. i think they will only compensate for to be removed brutus, which is just 100k for max upgrades. they probably wont compensate for defender/trickster/booster either. their changes would be chalked up as just a balance change. and just like how they dont compensate for turret/hull/augment when they nerf them, they wont compensate for this either.

Hi, I am completely F2P player. i dont even own hyperion or crisis, and never even wanted to because crisis doesnt suit my playstyle (and supplies cost), and hyperion is marginally better brutus with way to much supply usage, so not worth it to me. so mostly i used just brutus (and still manage top 1-2 lol), and when things get sweaty, i equip defender or trickster. this helps me save my supplies. But now with the upcoming drone and supplies change, i fear hyperion and crisis will be way better than any other drone as i wont have to depend upon pickups, and therefore they will become necessary. So should i buy and upgrade hyperion are crisis while its 50% off? or should i wait until after that change happens. the next 50% off is 3 months away. on one hand, i am concerned that if drones supply reworks happens soon, i wont have good drone for that. on other hand, tanki announced that change closer to a year ago. its possible that this change doesnt happen even many months from now. in that case, i would have just wasted my crystals buying and upgrading drone that i wont even use. i can afford to buy and upgrade them to max at sale, i am just not sure if it would be wise. basically i am trying to gauge IF this change will happen before the next 50% sale, and IF this change will make hyperion a much superior drone to defender/trickester/booster? if both of these conditions are true, i would like to buy and max the hyperion or crisis, as to avoid being the cannon fodder after the said update happens.

its based on time left in battle (and not how much time you have been in battle). 2 base stars time frame is around 6 min left (i dont know the exact value). Also remember, how long the battle itself lasts only determines the MAXIMUM POSSIBLE amount of base stars that CAN BE earned, and not the actual stars you get. Actual amount of stars you get depends upon your score and position on leaderboard e.g. if battle lasts atleast 11 mins (max possible stars that can be earned is 3 for such battles) only top 3 gets 3 base stars, next few positions get only 2 base stars, and last few positions with score above 100 get just 1 base star, and those with score less than 100 get 0 base stars. add 1 more star to all of them (except 0 for less than 100 ones) for quick join bonus, and 2x that if premium active so, if you join battle thats already near end in time, but your score is less than 100, you get 0 stars (not even quick match bonus). but if you manage to get score quickly and get into top 3 in your team, despite playing for just last few minutes only, you get 3 base stars (+1 if Quick match option) (thats hard to do when little time is left and your team players have score lead over you).

the battle finished earlier than its time, base amount of stars = 1 (like you did). the one who got 2 stars, got 1+1 stars (1 star bonus for joining as "quick match", and 1 star from base amount for short match). then one who got 4 stars, had premium (2x bonus for stars) and joined using "quick match" (so, he got (1+1)*2 = 4 stars. 1 star as base amount, 1 star for quick join bonus, and sub-total 2 stars multiplied by 2 because of premium bonus). you joined specific mode, so you didnt get the +1 bonus both of those got. if the battle had lasted a little longer, base stars would have been 2 (you would have gotten 2 stars, and other two would have gotten 2+1=3 stars and (2+1)*2=6 stars). and if the battle had lasted almost to the end, base stars would have been 3 (you would have gotten 3 stars, and other two would have gotten 3+1=4 stars and (3+1)*2=8 stars).

The maximum amount of stars you can get depends upon how long the battle lasts. if battle ends quite sooner by score limit reach, you dont get full amount of stars. the earlier the battle ends, lower the max amount of stars you can get (in some cases, you can even get 0 star). also, joining a match using quick match option, grants 1 bonus star. to get 4 stars, you need to join a quick match, you should be in top 3 and good score, and battle should last almost its full duration, and not sooner.

@War dude they have whole event named after you. what did you do to deserve this honor?

i cant access my team's forum or discord. anyone else facing this issue?

(insert face palm reaction)

this has happened to me more than once. agree on the bug part, hard disagree on disallow switching in battle.

goodbye lobby chat.

i didnt know about this person, so i took a look at his comment history and now i get what you meant lol

thanks tanki for making such events, it really helps me save my rubies

thank you for the answer. i guess we will have to wait until it comes out.

EN tankiwiki says its -8% chance, and RU tankiwiki says its -30%, so which one is correct? i reported discripancy on the wiki, but nothing happened (its been several weeks since).

yeah, you may close this