There's nothing bad in dreaming about bigger & better things... Don't you agree?

^ Thanks for the info :D

I don't know which staff you're actually talking about, chat mods are all in the open, always were... same goes for my forum colleagues.

Sorry mate, better you than me :p

No one asked us anything either :) Don't think that we had any say in this... Chats are made for chatting and discussing ya, but those players weren't chatting nor discussing, they were simply flamming and flooding. And exactly because we do understand how players feel (we are not pleased with some parts of this update ourselves) we tried to avoid banning them for 2 whole hours... we started with bans simply because our appeals and calls for players to calm down and try different approach didn't work. Though bunch of players did make it to the forum and this topic eventually, I guess they did calm down :)

I wasn't angry, I simply cleared the chat from spamming and flamming... nothing personal :)

What did you guys expect? We all understand your frustration but there's no point in venting it out on the chat... We were talking to everyone since the moment update was live to cool down, collect yourselves and post your opinions and suggestions here... flooding the chat isn't the answer to anything.

The whole topic started because administrators wanted to answer questions regarding gossip that was spread by a disgruntled ex-staff member. It was almost 9 months ago. I did not check this topic much since so I don't know what it became of it, but I'm sure forum moderators wouldn't allow it to get much offtopic. So please, next time you have a question, think in which topic you should post it or if asking staff members in charge via private message is a right step to do.

We have no authorization to post on the main page plus as someone said, we're all in different time zones. On top of it all Cedric is the only EN CM while Russians have several. In spite of all the difficulties we're managing to deal with all of them as a team but we simply cannot make it every time. The whole issue has nothing to do with so-called myths regarding this game, it was simply a technical problem so I don't see why it was posted here in the first place.

Is that good enough of a reason?

Our CM Cedric Debono asked me to quote him regarding this issue since he's currently experiencing issues with the forum and cannot post himself:

Firing programmers isn't actually in his job description... hopefully Tanki is doing something about the current situation as we speak... just be patient pls :)

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It's not censorship, it's called common sense. As several people already noted here, there are rules to be followed and there are minors we have to think about. If you wanna swear in the privacy of your own home, in front of your friends or in front of your parents, so be it. It's up to them how they'll like or react to that. But when you're somewhere where you are constantly (and quite polite I'd say) reminded to mind your language and talk with respect to others, you just need to follow those guidances and all will be well. And please, if you have any issues with your ban contact admins in charge in the future, forum is not a place for discussions of that sort. Thank you for understanding.

Hey all, Cedric asked me to let you know that he's currently having trouble with logging in and posting in the forum. Tech support is working on the issue. Don't worry, he'll be back :D

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Hey all, Cedric asked me to let you know that he's currently having trouble with logging in and posting in the forum. Tech support is working on the issue. Don't worry, he'll be back :D

The problem with every game / forum I've been to is that those registered are too lazy to search for answers... why when they can ask the same question over and over again and someone will for sure provide. Our job as chat mods is to also teach players to rely more on resources available to them: there are other helpers in this game apart from chat mods and they are doing great job updating Wiki pages to keep them relevant as well as maintaining Help section for players... What's the point if no one uses such resources?

There are always pro and cons about every decision. @jomama_tanker, I understand what you're saying but let me assure you that Tanki devs didn't decide things on their own - they did ask most experienced people on the chat - chat mods. It was our suggestion and this change indeed brought much needed break on the chat, and a much better overall environment for everyone. As for the issues in the battles you've been talking about, info regarding self-destructing and other useful battle tips like this one are for years available to all players in info cards that are loading with the screen... if getting to Wiki is such a drag for them. I agree that real time suggestions can be more valuable but so is the peace of mind of our players, who have been constantly complaining about verbal offences in low rank battles. So with this change, we also provided some much needed time for new players to look around and adapt to their surroundings. As you said yourself, it's a matter of days until they get to the rank in which they'll be able to communicate with others so we hope that those first days will provide more insight about the game they started playing then learning how to let go of the flag. Those they'll get pretty soon. But we hope they'll gather more important view of the game first by simply playing it.

Most information they need regarding the game they already have in Wiki pages, and all of their questions can be easily answered in Help pages. Simple :) Developers are already working on adjusting new players to that system...

We're doing that for the past few years :) I meant what kind of the image we're presenting in the game.

^ And that's EXACTLY what we're trying to accomplish as mods ;)

Most of the content management and moderation in Tanki is done by humans and there is no indication that Tanki will develop an application that will automate the process, even though we did suggest something like that in the past. That being said, moderators are doing their best to do the job properly but were simply overwhelmed by the sheer number of violations done on the chat, made mostly by minors who weren't interested in Tanki as a game but were here mostly here to hang out... Kinda like mall rats... The way I see it, changing the rank limit blocked those who aren't interested in the game to misuse its other features. Even though there are laws, police force, judges and the legal system in real life, humans cannot stop crime nor eradicate it since the beginning of time. What gives you an idea that we can do it in some online game? :D Our job is to help people in this game and try to make their environment as pleasurable and relaxing as we can, but that's all we can do... We cannot simply Evanesco violators from Tanki - there will always be someone who will swear, insult and spam. Just like in RL...

Maybe it's impossible to separate them... And btw, we had more complaints about in-game insults and profanities in low ranked battles and since it's impossible for battle mods to monitor all battle chats all the time, this solution is perhaps good from that angle as well..

They are informed through yellow messages. I know it's not the best option, but since we do not have any sort of Help implemented directly in the chat it would have to do. By the time they understand the game and its mechanics they would also get the option to chat, so chat works as a pretty logical advancement and expansion in their gaming process, not the other way around... it's how it should've been from the start imo.