[Issue 18] The History of the Gold Box

[Raphael2 3,263]

Hello! We all know the thrill of getting a Gold Box, but what do you know about its history?


 

The 1000 Gold Box

 

The gold box was launched by the developers on December 3rd, 2009. Every 700 fund, a gold crystal box worth 1000 crystals fell. That wasn't like today, as it was well before the change in the economic system, so it would be 10000 crystals now! Obviously, that's a seriously large amount and players were on a mad craze for one of these.

 

 

A week later, on the 11th of December, it was reduced to one hundred crystals.

 

 

Victory Day

 

May 8th 2011 heralded the Victory Day event, where there were 50 crystals boxes falling every 200 funds.

Some videos:

 

The Secret Gold Box

 

On the 19th of July 2011, the Secret Gold Box event was launched. It was said that on one map, there would be a 1000 gold box. The first day, a lot of players searched on a lot of maps. Some players tried Molotov but the usual gold felt at 700 fund so they left to try other maps. However, some audacious tankers stayed longer, and at 1000 fund, a 1000 gold box felt! They made a topic about it on the forum, and on the second day of the event, everyone among the high ranks played in the Molotov map.

 

Video:

 

Warning message when the Gold Box is being taken.

 

On the 7th of March 2012, developers added a warning message saying who got the gold box. Before that update, you had to see the gold box or you would never know if it had fallen or not.

 

Change in the way crystal and gold boxes fall

On April 26th, the logic of the falling of crystals boxes and gold boxes was changed. Since then, crystal boxes have dropped constantly and not every time the battle fund went up by 6 crystals. The major change with the gold box is that it no longer dropped at every 700 fund. Now the gold box falls at any battle fund. It could fall with the fund of 1, 457 or even 2134. On average, crystals and gold boxes fall as much as before the update, but it now depends on luck and probability. This change was introduced in order to prevent "gold diggers", players who joined maps around 700 fund, then left after the gold box.

Gold Box digger (hra):

 

Additional locations for gold boxes to fall in

 

At the end of May, two updates added additional drop locations for gold boxes in some maps including Polygon, Sandal, Bridge, Madness, Iran, Boombox, Silence I & II and others.

 

 

EURO 2012 Gold Boxes
 

An epic event in June was launched for the EURO 2012 Football Championship. During that tournament, on match days gold boxes were worth 200 crystals. The start of the quarter final games on June 21 increased the value of the gold box to 300 crystals, and everyone was very excited! The gold box looked like a football.
 

 

 

 

For the semi-finals, Gold fever was gaining momentum! It would now bring the person taking the box 400 crystals! But the best is yet to come... During the final, the value of the gold box went up to 500 crystals! This month was perfect for gold diggers :)
 

New graphics

 

On the 6th of September 2012, the graphics were updated.

 

 

The Halloween 2012 Gold Box

 

During Halloween 2012 we had awesome 305 gold boxes which fell in the special Halloween map only.

 

The New Year Gold Box

 

Last December, the gold box was worth 200 crystals from December 29th to the January 9th, 2013!

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1efOm3wGNzU

 

Change in Economics

On the 13th of February, the economic system of the game was changed. The gold box now had 1000 value.

 

The Gold Box notification
 
On April 29th, a major update for the gold box was launched. The gold box notification was added. A notification appears about a minute before the gold box falls. A few days later a sound was added to the notification.

 

Also, the drop zones for gold boxes have been reworked; now gold boxes can appear at any point where usual crystal boxes do as well as the old drop zones (e.g. tunnel in Iran). Previously it could fall in 1 to 3 zones only.
 

Farewell to Moon Silence Gold Box

 

More recently, for the "Farewell to Moon Silence" event, we have had gold boxes with a value of 3000 only in Moon Silence.

 

 

The Halloween 2013 Gold Box

 

A few weeks ago we had the Halloween event with 3000 gold boxes too!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay, so I hope that you learned something with this article, and that you had an enjoyable read in which you remembered the good ol' days. The Gold Boxes are one of the most exciting parts of gameplay and I really love them.

 

Edited November 30, 2013 by Lhamster

[I3loodShot 3,119]

wow

[Valletta 834]

wow

People are getting stupified by the information blow already :D

Great article Raph!

(I wish I could upvote this but my phone doesn't let me -.-)

[Remaine 4,687]

Nice article as expected, Raph.

[KunGawuliak 191]

I see that goldbox is one of the most important things in a game :O I think this is the best article of this Issue :) (u used my pic *feeling famous*)

[BackSeatDriver 29]

Nice :D

[canadaigloos 11]

Gold boxes ruined the game

[Elliminated 23]

Extremely good work about Gold Boxes

[r_ADITYA980 45]

good :)

[KisaraKodithuwakku 4]

Cool

[maciejczy 1]

hyh My Gold box! On another account but my! :P

[maciejczy 1]

lol

[meronnatu 151]

nice

[Bossul13333 0]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=425732287553901&set=a.240704859389979.55098.100003514004950&type=1&theater

 :DD yepppppp 

[JJ554 155]

Very well done

[In10shnableFoul 38]

So the gold can still fall in the tunnel in Iran?

[Tommy60 406]

http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=142943

 

Huh...

[Raphael2 3,263]

http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=142943

 

Huh...

Wow, I didn't remember your article, although I do remember reading it, more than a year ago.. It is a great one and I like the picture you posted.. And you are still active? Wow *_*

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In10shnableFoul, Yes it can :) however with all the others crystals drop spot, there is only a slight chance to see it here ;)

[hogree 4,179]

http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=142943

 

Huh...

Tommy ^_~ Nice to see a good quality old-fashioned face around these days - yea, Raph's trying to resurrect your articles with the Gold Box History and the Editorials again! ^_^ Just popping in, or back for good?

 

 

I think this is the best article of this Issue

Oh my... I'd better stop doing actual writing for my ITB,T - and just find lots and lots and lots and lots of pictures. Maybe then I'll actually get some popularity for my articles... <_<

[In10shnableFoul 38]

In10shnableFoul, Yes it can :) however with all the others crystals drop spot, there is only a slight chance to see it here ;)

So it is not worth it to wait in tunnel?

[Eragon 13,876]

this is the second pic of the same gold box, the other one is in the caption contest....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now i know that you got the gold box, thanks for tip... 

Now i have a bigger chance in winning B)

[VIP_FORCES967 151]

Very nice!

[Raphael2 3,263]

Now i know that you got the gold box, thanks for tip... 

Now i have a bigger chance in winning B)

The fact you know that doesn't give you any more chances than the other participants :)

[Eragon 13,876]

The fact you know that doesn't give you any more chances than the other participants :)

It was a joke Chile :P  :D

[Tommy60 406]

Raph: Thanks! And not really.

 

Hog: Nice to see some of you veteran members are still around!  I'm just popping in once in a while, as my schedule permits.  You'll see me every once in a while!