Join the experiment with crystal drops

[KNELSEN4 177]

I am going to say this once, What if when you're playing and having an off day and really need cry? But you have a loosing team? The cry boxes made up for those long team battles for the loosing team and now you took them away. 

 

Another thing, why'd you spend all that time re-programming crystal boxes if you're just going to take them away? 

[r_ChallengerII0 2]

 

Collecting crystal boxes has been a part of Tanki Online from its earliest stages. However, it didn’t affect gameplay that much – boxes contained a modest number of crystals and collecting them wasn’t worth the time and effort. Plus, they would disappear over time. When developing the new drop box logics, we modeled crystal drops after supply boxes, without assuming that it would escalate the situation. The open testing didn’t unravel this problem either, as each account there had more than enough crystals so there was no reason to collect crystal drops. On release day, we thought that the complaints of tankers were caused due to doubled battle funds, which result in a larger number of crystals in drops.

 

However, we’ve recently changed our attitude towards feedback. We’ve started assessing and analyzing constructive feedback in the forum, counting positive and negative replies, and monitoring battle chats. This has helped us identify where the real problem lies. And we thank you for that!

 

That is why, as of today we’ve removed crystal boxes from the game as an experiment. Crystals that would have dropped in boxes, will instead be added to the battle fund as many of you suggested. Gold boxes are dropped right after the notification, so as not to distract players from teamplay, and give everybody a shot at catching the gold. The experiment will be on until next week. We will then specify our next steps.

 

Enter the game, take part in battles and make sure you tell us your impressions below. Any solution can be improved, and your feedback will help us do that!

Why not do the same to the XP like green red boxes as short xp and Green boxes add 1000+ XP?

[marchay 4]

Catching crystal box is a fun and i u dont let crystal box drop many many players will leave tanki,so bring back crystal box to bring back players who left tanki and to bring new players.

[Gangbeetle_GTi 0]

doesn't make any sense if i play 2 hours and left the battle i loss all battle fund instead i prefer crystal box which i can collect in between 

[asifmak 467]

this experiment is 100% fail and will result in fall of tanki if implemented and about this, i am 100% sure

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Collecting crystal boxes has been a part of Tanki Online from its earliest stages. However, it didn’t affect gameplay that much – boxes contained a modest number of crystals and collecting them wasn’t worth the time and effort. Plus, they would disappear over time. When developing the new drop box logics, we modeled crystal drops after supply boxes, without assuming that it would escalate the situation. The open testing didn’t unravel this problem either, as each account there had more than enough crystals so there was no reason to collect crystal drops. On release day, we thought that the complaints of tankers were caused due to doubled battle funds, which result in a larger number of crystals in drops.

However, we’ve recently changed our attitude towards feedback. We’ve started assessing and analyzing constructive feedback in the forum, counting positive and negative replies, and monitoring battle chats. This has helped us identify where the real problem lies. And we thank you for that!

That is why, as of today we’ve removed crystal boxes from the game as an experiment. Crystals that would have dropped in boxes, will instead be added to the battle fund as many of you suggested. Gold boxes are dropped right after the notification, so as not to distract players from teamplay, and give everybody a shot at catching the gold. The experiment will be on until next week. We will then specify our next steps.

Enter the game, take part in battles and make sure you tell us your impressions below. Any solution can be improved, and your feedback will help us do that!

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[Gen.Destruction 2]

This really sucks.  I am even getting fewer cry in battles now because at my rank it is hard to find, or start battles where I am not completely out gunned.  At least when i couldcollect a few extra cry during the game, I felt like I was doing something more than padding me experience points for nothing.  All that will do ispush meinto generalisimo battles with M1 equipment.  Then I will be even more cannon fodder than i am now.  The fun will be gone,and IL will leave.

[sergioang 1]

The 100 crystal boxes are like gold box and this distract the team from cacht flags of capture the point but it's good 10 boxes of 100 crystals= 1 gold box

I'm spanish sorry bit my english isn't ver y good

[Gulp 210]

Good update :) please keep it.

[Bader1111 5]

We want Crystals  :unsure:  :unsure:

[gold111box 1]

i dont like this update

 

 

we want the crstals drop + (Gold Box Will Be Dropped Soon)

[kingphiltheboss 0]

this is pointless because they just added more crystals to boxes and those could be your crystals but instead they are spread around all the players of your team.

[I.Prince_of_Albania 278]

Less crystals for us ok.
 

[kingphiltheboss 0]

Seriously stupidest update ever. I can barley get any crystals now. with this update theirs no point in tanki without the boxes. And  i don't see much difference with the battle fund.My point is

Put back crystal boxes

 

 

[kingphiltheboss 0]

WE need and Want our crystals boxes back I cant stand this

[Juligoessoccer 0]

I think that crystal dropping is better :)

[SUP3R_ST4R 1,205]

Doesn't make sense Just put back crystals and old gold notification i mean the system

And Just keep a mode called xp-bp and with other things !!!

[monkey8banana 0]

I think we should have it an option for the game creators, thus if players want to have some serious battle without crystal drops, they can pick that option and attract those kind of players. For players who do not have the luxury to finish the battle, it is fair to collect some crystals for being part of the game, so they can pick those kind of games to play if they know they could leave in any minute. I do not like the boxes of 100 crystals because that was the reason the game got kind of ruined due to too much distraction but still I think if players like that option, it is fine. Just let the same players play together. As a developer in IT area for 22 years, I think it is a nice feature to provide flexibility. My son is very sad to learn that there is no crystal drops because his mom could ask him to leave the battle at any time as his playing is timed sometimes and it does not feel happy by leaving a battle with no crystals earned. So my take on this is: it is a good option but put the other options back too! 

[bswanberg 0]

Personally, I think that having the "crystal drop" system is best, because it's nice to have some luck in the game if you aren't playing too hot. Like I said, I'm not a big fan of this new system, but it is an interesting idea.

 

Higher ranking people tend to like this update more than lower ranking people. 

 

Like Monkey8banana, maybe set the (crystal drop off/on) as an option on the settings for any battle. 

[doughnut2100 763]

Saying it again, awesome! Keep this forever! :)

For those that have a problem with it, join pro battles, or buy crystals if all you do is mult! ;)

Edited November 22, 2014 by doughnut2100

[c-o-n-q-u-e-s-t 1,918]

I'm not to happy with the NO CRYSTALS being dropped. What I have seen since there is no crystals being dropped. IS if the team/players that are NOT winning "since there is no crystals to pick up" they just leave SO its ruining gameplay cause their is NO gameplay!  ALSO I have not seen an increase of crystals at the end of the game or added to the battle fund!?!?! So what it seem is you just took the falling crystals out of the game AND I guess you just want people to buy more crystals. WELL I do buy anything for games I spend 0 $$$  on Games. I play tanks for stress relief only. AND personally it seem your trying to  make more money insteabd of just making a fun game to play!   

battle fund is growing much faster now and it is the exact opposite players are focusing on the actual game not the crystals on it gold boxes are falling more often then it use to fall  this update made the game play more easier so we can focus on the game not the crystals 

[vecky 86]

The first thing first

I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS UPGRADE!

GET BACK THE CRYSTAL DROP BOXES!

Explanation:

With the old regime, player could come into the game and then choose what to do in the game

1. to collect crystals and be killed, and leave the fond to the junkies and winners.

2. Because that the game was time shorted or long, player could choose what want to do, to play a little while for fun or do "its been a hard day is night".

But now You (TANKIONLINE.COM) are forced us (players) to do every time a hard job, killing to the last drop of blood, drugging to the last drug in garage or maybe wait for the unpatient one to go out of the game and indulge, all your efforts to the wind of pain and oblivion.

Once more:

 

IGET BACK THE CRYSTAL DROP BOXES!

 

BYE

[Original 489]

Tanki getting worst and worst i am thinking to give up tanki :unsure:

[Daniel898 327]

I personally, don't like this update. Few reasons:

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                                 Pros

∙ Better for XP/BP now. Usually it's crystal drops off, but now the battle fund is higher too

∙ Less mults, more gameplay

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                                 Cons

∙ If you are on the losing team, you get fewer crystals

∙ On the last update, they made crystal drops depending on the battle fund. Now if they remove it, it's like some work was just wasted

∙ Lastly, I just don't think it's fun anymore in CTF's

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Well there you go, my thoughts. I don't really like the update, like I said, but I can live with it. (live with XP/BP matches :P)

[c-o-n-q-u-e-s-t 1,918]

The 100 crystal boxes are like gold box and this distract the team from cacht flags of capture the point but it's good 10 boxes of 100 crystals= 1 gold box

I'm spanish sorry bit my english isn't ver y good

ok first of all the "100" crystals boxes don't drop that often only in high rank games and high battle fund!!!!!, and the hole point of this update is to stop distracting players from the game with the "bran new 100 boxes" and stop multing