Predictable Drops are now live!

[trombone_ftw 734]

1st again :P

 

Gold is gonna be alot more fun :D

Lol, I have a new downvote record.

[LaLisa_My_Queen 271]

 

Sounds good, but I will see how will the future of it will be when I play.

 

PLZ REMOVE THE PREDICTABLE DROPS BUT NOT THE AMOUNT CRYSTALS ARE WORTH.  EVERYWHERE I GO TANKERS ARE CAMPING NEAR THE CRYSTAL DROPS AND ITS GETTING ANNOYING HOW PEOPLE AREN'T EVEN PLAYING ANY MORE

Lol, this is not how it looked like in test server. If your team is losing, I guess they give up, and just collect crystals knowing that they wont have a lot when the game is over.

[jeeva_GT 4]

im sorry

 

but..it is horrible. Everybody are wainting for 100, 20 50 box crystal

 

nobody plays now...

[swagter 9]

i dont like it, people can just cheat like that this way it will not take skill to win games can u take it off

Edited November 18, 2014 by swagter

[Uliuliu2 7]

Please make a "nostalgia week" or something every month without these ******ed updates. Moon silence, full drugs, old physics, NORMAL GAMEPLAY... man i miss them. That would be the only time id play anymore...

Seriously, is this a test or something? You thought you have too many players so youll just throw in a bunch of terrible updates to make some go away? Or did you hire a ****** to make updates? The wallpapers are cool got to give that up but the updates suck.

People who like this update are low ranked players who dont know anything about the game and they only say like "cool" "sweet" "nice update"

However the players who know what tanki was before try to fight this like some disease, they give arguments, proof, they do anything and everything they can to make this go away, they write essays about how you failed big time, but i guarrantee on fridays v-log semyon will be like "we introduced this update and everyone loves it" while the number of downvotes is reaching unreached depths.

 

(We want XP mode. Could you start working on that instead?)

[JohnathanFerrell 312]

To be honest the update is stupid. Mults (crystalcollectors) everywhere waiting at crystal drop spots, rushing and fighting to collect crystal boxes instead of helping the team. Bad update, hope you'll remove it.

[TG159 734]

im sorry but this is the worst update ever, not to be rude.

Everyone is just waiting for the dumb crystal boxes or drugs. NO ONE IS PLAYING!!! this is dumb. 

Tanki is so boring i cant play it right now! no one is doing anything. Tanki PLEASE do something about this!

[EVILSHEVA 0]

recently i get in battle and had to leave...3 tank were playing and we are winning but....

 

the essence is lost

 

you earn Wainting boxes crystals that capturing the flag. WTF

[wildgooseman 90]

I have to say the crystal boxes being worth more than 10 is a very bad move in my opinion. virtually every battle has been ruined today as half of the people are not even trying to battle but are camped by the drop zones for the crystals. I think these need to be changed back ASAP if not its making a mockery of the battles taking place. At its worse players on the same team were pushing each other off the maps to get to the drop boxes. As updates go this one needs to be reversed!

[ANARCHY_99 7]

omg you devs are so stupid how the hell did u release such crap update, just lay off the vodka bottle and work something who pays your salary should think twice about paying for crap work

[greyat 2,972]

Lol, I have a new downvote record.

Haha.

[hrubec81 0]

i think its not better, everybody is waiting for 100 boxes and is not playing

[oOsamsaraOo 17]

a negative update :angry:

 

impossible to play, bad game experience

 

this falling boxes update is the worst update ever seen in last 5 years of tanki

 

i think many people stop play within a short period or at least they will play less

 

vote: kelvin zero

[tatomato_mb 0]

Remove this update. Everybody cares only about crystal boxes.

[Calliope 4]

a negative update :angry:

 

impossible to play, bad game experience

 

this falling boxes update is the worst update ever seen in last 5 years of tanki

 

i think many people stop play within a short period or at least they will play less

 

vote: kelvin zero

 

I  A-G-R-E-E

 

thumb down :excl:

Edited November 18, 2014 by Calliope

[r_benisjamin0 1]

Wow I just got 1,300+ crystals today.

[doughnut2100 763]

Lets go back to how it was before. 10 crystals is a nice amount once accumulated. But usually in my case and in most others, you do not have a bunch of players shoving each other for them. If you get one, it is just a casual thing. You know, you shoot someone, a box falls by you, get it on your way somewhere else. Crystal boxes were not nearly interfering with the actual battle (exception for gold) at all. As you can see, many people on this thread have talked about the shoving, and no one even caring about the battle anymore but simply the crystals.

Honestly, I think this update was meant for good, but at the moment it is terrible. It makes things more technical. Not even talking about the amount of crystals in the boxes anymore, but the predictible drops. Now it is not a casual thing, now you see where everything will drop instead of cruising by and casually something dropping. Therefore, many will now keep watch of the signs on the ground for things. Instead of keeping watch of who is taking your flag, or how your pals that actually care about how the game goes are doing.

That is just my opinion, disregarding the fact that I mostly play pro battles with drops off so this probably will not affect me much. Just thought I would get my thoughts out.

[red_tank_the_best 300]

The crystals update is awful . Now even more nubs join my team and camp for 100 crys and leave! Just wow. None battle finished well.

Example of this:

Scene 1

I play 1 v 4 marshalls. It's 2v1(2 campers), and I do drugs to get the flag.

Scene 2

I get the flag. 3 new players in my team have joined, with skills of recruiters and camp.

Scene 3

Entire battle is based on le me getting and capturing the f. flag. Then rest of participants just fight for the 100 crys in magic box.

Scene 4

As flags got by me are very oftenly captured, and there are no kills, box had value of 20 crys.

Scene 5

Everyone else has left the battle.

It's pointless! |

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The only part which isn't is this v

I like this! I know where to hunt noobs waiting for 100 box in my firebird/freeze. Usually 5 of them fight over it, so I get 5 kills at once!

[ClutchCityColtsFAn 362]

this is stupid, Its unnecessary in the first place. experienced tankers know where the drop zones are and dont need a constant reminder on the ground to tell them. Now there are boxes falling constantly so people are even more likely to be drugged up.  also they are far more spread out know. 

[Lord-of-the-Snipers 1,620]

Predictable Drops:

 

- Goldbox is fine. More chance to get it for regular Tankers. I like it.

 

- Supplies also fine. Didn 't really change a lot I think.

 

- Crystals. In DM it is more than ok, but in TDM it is already not so ok and it 's often terrible in a CTF.

 

IMO keep the Goldbox and the Supplies predictable, but plz. don 't introduce these high amount crystalboxes.

Especially in CTF you need teams in which the members are focussed on the flags...

[PowerStrike1.1 270]

Hunting 'hypnotized' crystal harvesters is the best part of it. It's the War of Crystal Harvesters!

[EVILSHEVA 0]

i mistake

Edited November 18, 2014 by EVILSHEVA

[greyat 2,972]

Hours after the update... teams are still filled with useless mults. I even see some colonels collecting the boxes. This is ridiculous.

[theman5120 1]

 

Tankers!

 

After a long wait, the much-anticipated Predictable Drops are finally live! If you already know all the details, head over to the game and check them out now!

 

Or read on to find out more about the update.

 

 

Supply drop zones are now marked with special symbols

 

Now you’ll know exactly which supply is about to drop and where. Also, drop boxes will no longer disappear. They will stay in place until picked up, and then get replaced with new ones shortly after that.

 

All of this makes supply boxes an even more important element of the game. Tactically combining drop boxes and garage supplies, will give you a significant advantage and allow you to fight in the arena with all your supplies activated.

 

Crystal box mechanics improved

 

A growing battle fund now causes boxes to contain more crystals, rather than drop more often. A box can now contain 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 or 100 crystals. The bigger the increase in the fund since the last crystal box drop, the bigger the number of crystals in the next drop. As a result, crystal boxes for high ranks will be less frequent, but contain more. This will make them more of a benefit and less of a distraction. Crystal boxes will also remain in place until collected. This means that you'll be collecting more crystals overall.

 

Gold boxes — You’ll know where they’re going to drop… but not when

 

Gold box drop zones are normally invisible. With this update, whenever a gold box is about to be dropped, its drop zone will become highlighted right after the gold notification. If you’re close enough, you’ll be able to see the symbol on the ground.

 

Of course, we didn’t want to take the fun out of gold box hunting. So from now on, the time between the gold notification and the actual drop will be random, between 30 and 90 seconds.

 

What to do when you spot the mark? Start fighting for control over the area? Wait for your opponents to fight each other and then be the only one alive at the zone for the gold? There are numerous options, it’s up to you! It’s definitely going to be a different experience every time and you’ll need to be smart and think on your feet!

 

 

The new mechanics have been implemented on all the existing maps. By the way, you may have noticed updated Sandbox and Stadium on the test server. Well, they are in the game too now!

 

This update is the final piece of the puzzle, making drop boxes a crucial element in your tactics. Now, your skill and strategy are more important than ever!

 

Check out Predictable Drops now and share your thoughts in comments below.

This is a great update because most of my gold drops are in seruphov bec its my best map, and seruphov has like 4 gold box drop areas so itll be easier for me to get the gold box. Ty Seymon

Edited November 18, 2014 by theman5120

[Spurger 174]

If I may, about Stadium. It sucks. Sorry to tell this like that. But there are too many of this spot lights.

Agreed.  Map is too busy...