Going from "ZERO" to "THOUSANDS" is not a formality when you first start out. Getting top 3 easily with brutus is only achievable at the very lowest ranks and would become increasingly harder the more you progress through the ranks. I would wager that you would find it nigh on impossible to achieve top 3 with ease (as you stated) at the higher rank brackets, marshal and beyond. Even at the lowest ranks you would probably need a maxed brutus to sustain a top 3 as easily as you claim and a nigh on maxed hull/turret. Regardless of what you can do at the lower ranks and beyond, getting and then maintaining any relevant amount of supplies takes time for non buyers, especially if starting out from scratch. I could go into greater detail about supplies and everything else in-between that affects game play for most players, but that would take a sizable text wall to complete and explain thoroughly.

@TheCongoSpider How many of each supply does hyperion use?

You can get to any rank without using a single supply or spending any cash. Name me one player who does either of those. Supplies when you have no available cash to spend are extremely hard to build up from scratch into anything resembling even a few hundred of each. 10-15 is a bit OTT. For a normal player (not a no lifer) it will take between 2/3 years to complete 5,000,000 XP per turret/hull. You are still correct though, why bother with it when we all no that somewhere down the line they will all get nerfed, it's what the devs do best. They entice you with a OTT piece of equipment, wait until enough time has passed, then nerf the crap out of it, then reintroduce it as a PTW ultra only item and repeat the process. Pure scam artists.

The proverbial nail on the head. With the constant lag, getting kicked, losing all rewards and the multitude of other issues this game has, having a "ENDGAME" solution that best suits you as a player is what I adopted over 2 years ago, probably 3. The game as a concept is a good one and most players would agree on this. The game in practical terms, (this means anything and everything in TO) is overpriced and full of features that most players would gladly like to bin. Augments are the main factor that has blighted the game, along with floating trashcans and the over inflated pricing system, not to mention the devs " NEVER" respond or act on player feedback that would improve the game. Wouldn't surprise me if they started charging players 100 tk to reconnect every time, it's something they would do.

You did whaaaaat. You need counselling. May I recommend a tanki help site that deals with traumatised and disregarded players who have been conned and left on the tanki scrap heap to die a slow, meaningless, cashless death.

How about addressing the other points i posted about, not just the easy one about supplies (which is a scam) The special missions is all about keeping the player in the game longer and making them use way more supplies than usual and gain way more XP than usual, which is just not good for any player below Legend. The game is mega expensive both in supply usage and cash induced incentives for the brainless buyers. THE main reason I will not be attempting any of it is because i will rank very quickly beyond my capacity to be competitive in battle. Increase XP needed to rank by at least 3x more at every rank, up until Legend. Then and only then will i participate in these extra missions. It is when you don't have many supplies at the lower ranks. Nope-Wrong.

Your missing 1 very crucial point. The game is broken so why attempt to play the objective and get slaughtered every few seconds by OP trash augments when you can earn as much reward if you are " a good camper". Augments and floating trashcans, to name the worst two have ruined the game, along with the useless MM and all the bugs and glitches that will never be sorted.

That's light speed for the devs. You don't see tanks flying either or firing at the enemy while sitting on top of a house like a vulture whacked out on meth, but strangely this happens all the time.

Having to use 100 of each supply for one ultra container is a joke. I will not be completing this event just to get some non descript useless paint or the usual 1000 crystals. Doing these "extra missions" will only deplete your supplies, rank you faster and make your garage weaker with every rank up. Why do players keep falling for the con.