another question (though, the answer is quite obvous) - as long as bots do not need crytals for developing their accounts, because there are no individual bot "accounts", then they do not participate in the final distribution of crystals amongst the players, after the battle ends, right ?

I tried Magnum immideately after launch and left it as I realised it's not a hit-a-tank gun, but is actually a weapon for areal bombardment and also it's too hard to hit even close to a specified area and hitting a single tank is out of the question, unless you are a Jedi master ... don't know what markers you talk about, I don't use aimots or other hacks and for me the truth is that Magnum takes a whole lot of time to play mol decently with, it is much complicated and I prefer simple, noob turrets like railgun or ricochet, that can hit individual tanks, not simply pour shells over an area, hoping that something might be there

Last thing the magnum can be called is a noobs' turret. I don't play it, only because I tried it when it was introduced and left it - this gun takes weeks if not months of practice in order to hit somehere close to a certain area. Now I see players that are so highly skilled, they can hit a tank even with the first shot ... such skill must have taken years of constant training. So, Magnum is definitely the most demanding turret to master, long ago I personally saw I could never be any good with it and I admire people who have dedicated so much time and effort on this gun ...

There is a guaranteed 0% chance that Players will linger around for any substantial amount of time, should the Hovers remain in the game ...

Tanki best moves are sideways like a crab, always sidestepping the real issues and complaints that their game playing community bring up. How can they develop a game for the people if they ignore the people? Devs know that this game is dying a quick death. It has surpassed its saturation point long ago and they are doing all these changes to extract as much money as they can in what little time they have left before nobody can be bothered with them anymore and leaves for pastures new. Shame, seeing as they had a good base 'gaming' model but their development inexperience has now left them and their investors greedy. I appreciate that any game like this takes investment to build, maintain and improve it but whats the point in flogging a dead horse? Devs have long ago killed the very essence of Tanki because of unchecked greed and/or incompetence and this death of tanki is blood on their own hands!

The Isida has one and only one purpose to exist in the game and it is to be a supporter - using it any other way is an abuse of this turret and may even be considered sabotage. Isida is a Doctor, it is here to heal teammates, not to kill enemies ... after all, doctors do not fight in battles (for them it is not necessary to even carry a gun)

even if you enter the game, it's of no good - persisting lags, freezes, disconnections ... the bug with the mission "One more day" also stays - since Friday night, I have entered the game a few times and there always is some timer showing different hours, now it displays 17+ hours Everything concerning Tanki Online is now one big mess ...

And so the saga continues ... On an account visited on Friday night, the mission "One more day" is still inaccessible and now there is a timer showing over 20h. This bug needs to be fixed or the mission "One more day" must be renamed to "One more week", the players should be officially informed, that the mission is now active only once in a week and not daily, as it was.

The bug with the daily gifts from the mission "Advent calendar"/"One more day. Part .... " stays. On another account, last time I signed in was on Friday, at arnd 21 pm CET. Now, early on Sunday morning, at 8 am CET, the mission is still not available with a timer showing some +18 hours left. So, once you enter the game, next time you should do that must be after two days, if you want the mission "One more day" to be accessible .... crazy.... will see tomorrow again.

For sure another "token of apology" is coming, due to yet another mess up, this time with the missions failing to get activated

Hello As usually, I went into the game today to collect my last daily gifts from the mission "Advent calendar"/"One more day. Part 10". To my surprise, the button to get the price was not active and the "One more day. Part 10" line was not highlighted in green as it should have been (even more it lights red when you press it and some hours appear). Please, fix this annoying bug and make the mission "Advent calendar"/"One more day" accessible each day, as it was (and not every other day, as it appears to be the case now). Brgds, Crusader

Whatever you do - work, play, communicate, etc - must be done wholeheartedly and with integrity and responsibility for the others involved. This is valid for any social activity, be it in real life and/or online, and there is no exception whether it concerns your job, your relations, your game, etc. One should always display fair attitude and is surely entitled to receive such in return! "it's just a game" or "it's just a job" and etc, are lame expressions to justify one lacking the good will or concentration or capacity to handle the load/resposiblility ... in games it also suggests disrespect and ignorance towards the others and if one happens to have such a mindset, may be it's better to leave, rather than spoiling other people's experience.

Now, this is the type of sarcasm I like

https://tankiclassic.com/ Can some mod, or a player with an inside info, provide some hints for when are these "Tanki Classic" going to be released and what period of the game are they going to represent ? There is a serious debate regarding this on the Ru forum, but nothing more than rumors, speculations and expectations ...

I've been here since the pre-shaft era (though I haven't played in the current circus for years and don't even bother to enter a "battle"). Yet, I know very well what are the core and the essentials of Tanki Online - one currency and only real players being the prominent ! If any of these is altered, then the resulting game is no longer Tanki Online ! It's not the name that defines something, it's the inherent and consistent virtues of it. If you write 100 USD on a piece of paper, it will not become a valid 100 USD bill ... same - if you label a game Tanki Online, but it doesn't stand on the basic principles of the original, then clearly this game is not Tanki Online, regardless of the brand ...