Ridicolous prices for crystals

[george_ace 57]

Buying crystals in the first place is completely necessary.

 

As said above, to gain comfort in the game, you have to invest either time or money.

And as time is much more precious, actually priceless, it is an easy decision to spare some miserable 50-100 usd per month and have your fun.

 

I will say it again - TO is one extremely cheap game ... the problem is not with the prices, the problem is with the adolescents, which have no sense of integrity or fair-play or team-work .... the servers are choking with teens and even kids ... this is what is ruining the gameplay !

 

But, in case you like the current parody of a game, then, having your pleasure and not paying for it is ... really unfair ... like to sneak into the cinema without a ticket ... this is quite childish and surely cannot be justified !

Last time I checked games were designed for children.

[boomstalker 2]

I don't really understand why are you complaining about the prices being high in TO

 

 

Once again - Tanki is a relatively inexpensive game - anyone who claims the opposite is either super-greedy or ill-informed or simply a miserable and should be ignored !

 

 

Then, again - assume you have some fun, right ??  

So, please, be so kind to pay for it !

 

 

Alternatively:

- you can waste hours, days, months, years to accumulate for a mol decent equipment 

- if you don't have both time and money, you can stay poor and act as a plankton for the more advanced predators players

- last, if playing is such a torture for you, then please, don't donate, but don't cry as well - just quit !!! 

... go play Tetris - it is absolutely free ... and also Russian, btw !!!

[boomstalker 2]

Last time I checked games were designed for children.

Children can afford to pay 50-100 usd per month or, in the case of the really expensive games, the equivalent of a new small car for an online game ???  I really doubt it !

 

 

Then - chess and socker/football are simpler than TO, yet none of these is for children !

 

TO seems simple, but it surely ain't for simples ... it is not just ride and shoot and wait for the Gold ... yet, sadly, because of the many adolescents lately, the game got twisted exactly in that directions 

[george_ace 57]

Children can afford to pay 50-100 usd per month or, in the case of the really expensive games, the equivalent of a new small car for an online game ???  I really doubt it !

 

 

Then - chess and socker/football are simpler than TO, yet none of these is for children !

 

TO seems simple, but it surely ain't for simples ... it is not just ride and shoot and wait for the Gold ... yet, sadly, because of the many adolescents lately, the game got twisted exactly in that directions 

The money is intended for those few who are addicted to the game. It is a clever way to trap children (and some adults) in the game. My guess is that addicted children will ask their parents about it. This helps furnish TO's income.

 

To answer your later remark, chess CAN be played by children. I've seen many a child play the game and play it well.

 

Lastly, it is not the children who are ruining Tanki, it is the adults who can buy crystals and premium account themselves and who (some do, I know) stalk kids online. I hope you share my deep concerns for this matter.

[boomstalker 2]

 

Lastly, it is not the children who are ruining Tanki, it is the adults who can buy crystals and premium account themselves and who (some do, I know) stalk kids online. I hope you share my deep concerns for this matter.

agree !

 

 

 

Further thoughts in this relation:

 

As in many games (quite often in real life as well), in Tanki you can be either predator or prey - hardly any middle way !

The first option, though, requires if not top, then at least above-the-average equipment and skills and these cannot be achieved without boosting your TO career, be it by investing money or investing time !

 

The two major TO species - the basic teen plankton and those few evolved who feed on it, are clearly distinguished by their attitude towards these two of fundamental assets - time and money:

- the kids easily sacrifice their time (because usually cannot compete financially to the adults)

- the grown-ups are much more willing to trade money (which they tend to have) for time (which for a mature man is much a valuable item to be wasted excessively on a computer game)

Edited March 16, 2016 by boomstalker

[The-Operator219 1,929]

I know right!? Completely free for playing the game!?

Madness!

[bossman161 276]

Don't know about you guys but when I get a job and a paypal acc I'm going to boost my acc with crystals.

[boomstalker 2]

I know right!? Completely free for playing the game!?

Madness!

actually you are right - the game is free to play - no one ask you to pay when you enter it !

 

yet ... it is quite another story, if you want to play comfortably for free )))

Edited March 16, 2016 by boomstalker

[george_ace 57]

actually you are right - the game is free to play - no one ask you to pay when you enter it !

 

yet ... it is quite another story, if you want to play comfortably for free )))

Not necessarily. I know people who are doing quite well without paying (including myself).

[boomstalker 2]

Not necessarily. I know people who are doing quite well without paying (including myself).

 

agree !

 

 

yet, as I said, to stay competitive, if you don't donate money to Tanki, you have to donate them your time - it's your call  )))

Edited March 16, 2016 by boomstalker

[TheRollingSlab 803]

I don't really understand why are you complaining about the prices being high in TO

 

 

Once again - Tanki is a relatively inexpensive game - anyone who claims the opposite is either super-greedy or ill-informed or simply a miserable and should be ignored !

 

 

Then, again - assume you have some fun, right ??  

So, please, be so kind to pay for it !

 

 

Alternatively:

- you can waste hours, days, months, years to accumulate for a mol decent equipment 

- if you don't have both time and money, you can stay poor and act as a plankton for the more advanced predators players

- last, if playing is such a torture for you, then please, don't donate, but don't cry as well - just quit !!! 

... go play Tetris - it is absolutely free ... and also Russian, btw !!!

I cannot tell if you are being sarcastic or not...?

[deadmanrising 715]

Buying crystals in the first place is completely unnecessary. As long as you don't waste your crystals you can get a good tank combo. I got my Firewall Kit without buying any crystals or premium account at all in the game.

Yes to those who can play for a sufficient amount of hours everyday, the price does not reflect what i get compared to what the russians have

[G..Easy 92]

What is stopping them from keeping same prizes but making the bonuses bigger? Cuz if u think ok ok the prize is some kind of fee by some kind of law but the law doesn't affect the bonus right?

[boomstalker 2]

Actually the prices of crystals are really ridiculous - they are too low !

 

 

The easy access to the game items attracts noobs and that progressively ruins the play.

 

TO needs to get rid of the contingent under 15 years old or the gameplay will continue to deteriorate !

 

And there is an elegant solution - either triple the prices of the garage or better make a monthly subscription to the game - say, like 30 EURO per month.

 

This is quite affordable for any adult, who wants to relax after the office, yet will present some barrier for the hordes of adolescents, that have plagued the game lately.

Edited March 19, 2016 by boomstalker

[deadmanrising 715]

Actually the prices of crystals are really ridiculous - they are too low !

 

 

The easy access to the game items attracts noobs and that progressively ruins the play.

 

TO needs to get rid of the contingent under 15 years old or the gameplay will continue to deteriorate !

 

And there is an elegant solution - either triple the prices of the garage or better make a monthly subscription to the game - say, like 30 EURO per month.

 

This is quite affordable for any adult, who wants to relax after the office, yet will present some barrier for the hordes of adolescents, that have plagued the game lately.

The game will quickly close down if we were to follow your ideology, even virtual games allow players over 10 to play on their games, the problem is not the players it is the differing prices between communities and the amount of power being sold to players unpurpose, tanki has not adjusted the prices to inflation of the differing currencies rather they have just doubled it for people of western countries, clearly not a good way to go if they wish to expand their franchise

[fordmustang12345 3,910]

Actually the prices of crystals are really ridiculous - they are too low !

 

 

The easy access to the game items attracts noobs and that progressively ruins the play.

 

TO needs to get rid of the contingent under 15 years old or the gameplay will continue to deteriorate !

 

And there is an elegant solution - either triple the prices of the garage or better make a monthly subscription to the game - say, like 30 EURO per month.

 

This is quite affordable for any adult, who wants to relax after the office, yet will present some barrier for the hordes of adolescents, that have plagued the game lately.

if tanki did what you say it would shut down in less then a week.. seriously 99% of the people that play this game are 10 to 15 year olds .there is only a few adults on tank that I know play tanki . And I doubt an adult would pay 30 EURO per month to play a GAME

[Bpega 111]

if tanki did what you say it would shut down in less then a week.. seriously 99% of the people that play this game are 10 to 15 year olds .there is only a few adults on tank that I know play tanki . And I doubt an adult would pay 30 EURO per month to play a GAME

I agree, that the majority of the players is under 20 and this is a serious problem, that should be addressed before the game is labeled forever as some 3rd grade shooter with primitive gameplay (what we are experiencing already today).

 

But remember, this wasn't the case at the start of the project and until 2012-2013 ... and the game was flourishing then !

I well remember the times when teenagers were kindly asked to leave the battle, not to ruin the game for the normal players.

Just look at the Russian community, to see how serious the teen problem has become ... of course you can always join a club 30+ or 40+ (there are lots of such groups), but this is just a temporary solution - the game is downgrading with ever increasing speed and needs radical solutions to be cleaned up !

 

And the age profile of the Tanki began shifting down, when the devs began to make it easy for the noobs to thrive (also encouraging sabotage through in-game candies like Gold, now these dull missions, etc) and we have what we have - all servers are infested to a degree, that makes it hard to find even a single normal battle. 

 

To sum up - the major problem of TO now is the adolescent contingent and reason for that is the easy way - read "low prices" -allowing to roll comfortably through the game - take away that comfort from the noobs, make them suffer and quit and the adequate players might gradually return.

Edited March 21, 2016 by Bpega

[VaudeVille 1,428]

Play XP/BP in RU 1 and u will never complain about buyers or druggers again. I haven't spent a penny on this game and yet I have a decent garage

[boomstalker 2]

Play XP/BP in RU 1 and u will never complain about buyers or druggers again. I haven't spent a penny on this game and yet I have a decent garage

Hornet M4 costs 935k, rail comes for 1 220k, Picasso is 670k, Africa is 750k (rounded numbers)

Totally you have to spend over 3.5 mil for just one combo and only two top tier paints.

 

Now, lets assume as well that you buy/MU everything at 30% discount, then you need "only" arnd 2 mil crystals.

Surely, there are the rewards for ranking up, some 300k in ttl, but assume these will be spend on the way, to MU the stock Hs/Rs until the opening of M3s and to use some paints.

 

But ... best you can earn in the game (without turning into a zombie) is 1 crystal per 1 point/experience, on average throughout your career, meaning that you can not, I mean you CAN NOT earn these 2 mils until generalissimo ... no way with just plain playing .. unless you hack or use help from friends/mults or other dubious means of winning and receiving crystals.

 

of course, you can accumulate the needed crystals after rank 30 ... but there is this problem called time ...

 

Now, regarding time - my extensive experience with accounts all over the ranking ladder, suggests that you can hardly make more than 2k crystals per hour of playing (again on average throughout your career).

But, say you are a skillful super-master and you manage to earn 2k cry per every hour you play ... even then, If you spend in TO 2 hours daily, you will need 500 days of hard and diligent work with your H/R just to get them MUed and to afford 2 top paints ...

 

I imagine, that one has to be very focused or very twisted to torture himself for years, playing day after day with one and the same combo ...

 

Bottom line - yes, one can go through TO without investing money, but this is one really miserable and frustrating way to waste time ... and time is the most precious asset we have in this Universe ...

Edited March 22, 2016 by boomstalker