Guide for posting ideas

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Welcome to the Ideas and Suggestions section! Here, you can post any ideas you have that you think would benefit the Game. You can post suggestions to change and improve existing features in the game or an idea for something completely new - the only limit is your imagination!

However, please keep in mind that we want to keep the discussion clean and organised. So, in order to do that, we need you to follow some guidelines to make it easier for other tankers to see your topic and to avoid your topic being removed:

 

 

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Brief guide:

1. If your idea fits into one of these topics, please post it in the respective topic instead of creating a new one.
2. Use the search feature to check if someone has already posted your idea before. Searching by tag is most effective.
3. Some types of ideas are not accepted at all. These include ideas that make it easier for players to get crystals/items.
4. Make sure your topic has a descriptive title and sufficient detail in the main post.
5. Ideas get processed within a few days after posting. Please be patient, but if you have any concerns regarding the section, feel free to discuss in this topic or Forum PM one of our section curators (Details below).

 

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1. If your idea fits into one of the category topics, please post the idea in the appropriate topic, instead of creating a new one. Having many separate topics with similar themes makes the section messy, therefore to avoid confusion, before posting check if your idea belongs in any of the following topics:

• Ideas for Missions
• Ideas for Turrets
• Ideas for Hulls and Overdrives
• Ideas for Augments
• Ideas for Game Modes
• Ideas for Maps
• Ideas for Supplies and Drones
• Ideas for Parkour
• Ideas for eSports
• Ideas for the Shop and Payments
• Ideas for the Clan System
• Ideas for the Interface
• Ideas for Garage
• Ideas for Info in Profiles
• Ideas for extra information to add in the Tab score table
• Ideas for Game Balance
• Ideas for Skins

2. Please use the search option to make sure the idea you want to post hasn't been created before. You should always use the Search option to check for duplicates, otherwise all the effort you spend on making a new topic will be wasted if the idea you posted already exists.

 

The best way to search for duplicate ideas is by using the category tags. If you know the theme of the idea you wish to post, you can use the "Find tags" part of the search feature to find ideas with the same tags. Make sure to type the tag exactly as it's written (see list below). It's best to search the tags one at a time, since putting more than one tag will include all ideas that have one OR the other tag, instead of just the ones with both tags.

 

You can also click on the category tag of an existing idea topic and get results with similar ideas. The idea you wish to post might come up in one of the topics there.

 

Option 1: Click on a tag in an existing idea topic and instantly get a page listing all other topics containing that tag.

 

 

Option 2: Open Advanced Search, type the tag in the corresponding field and press "Search". You do not need to change any other search settings in this case.

 

 

Then you type in the tags you wish to search

 

 

 

The full list of tags currently used for ideas is as follows:

 

 

Category - for large topics, which serve as collective storage for separate ideas related to a particular theme (e.g. new turrets).

Merge - for ideas, which will be merged into category topics after a few days

 

Under Review

Planned

Started

Completed

 

Declined

Invalid

 

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Events
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Game Mode
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Alternatively, you can try searching for words in the topic, but usually this is less effective. Here are some tips on how to increase the chances of getting the right results:

• While using the "Search term" feature type no more than 2 or 3 keywords. Do not include short connectives like "and", "to", "for", etc.
• Make sure the spelling is correct
• Set "Find results that contain" as any of my search term words.
• In ''Find results in", Select content title and body to also search for posts containing the given keywords.
• In "Content type", Select "Topics> Ideas and Suggestions".
• Leave the rest blank, unless you know the exact information for date, author, etc.

For example, this is what the search should look like if you want to find ideas related to night mode:

 

If the search does not give any valid results after the first time, you should try again, but change the key word to a similar one. For example, for the search above you could also try words like "Dark", "Darkness", "Nighttime", "Black", and similar. Keep in mind that the forum search sees plural forms of the same word as a different word, so if you search for the word "turret", also search for the word "turrets", if you don't get the result you're looking for the first time.

 

 

3. Some ideas will not likely be added to the game at all, but still get posted. You shouldn't have this problem if you follow instructions from part 2, but just in case - do not create topics with the following ideas :

• Changes to Gold Boxes' values or drop rates.
• Changes to items' prices.
• Changes to battle funds or any rewards/bonuses.
• Refunding and/or selling items.
• Reverting Tanki Online to a previous version, or removal of features/updates.
• Changes to discounts and promotions
• Adding new communities or languages

 

The above ideas will be declined every time, as they violate the 2nd Rule of our I&S posting guide, no matter how many logical arguments you stated and no matter how much effort you put into making the topic.

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Additionally, please do not post new category topics, such as "Ideas for Kits" or similar. New category topics are made by the section moderators only, and only when we deem it necessary due to a large amount of topics about a particular theme.

 

 

4. When posting your idea:

1. Make sure to give the topic a clear and descriptive title that summarizes the idea in a few words. Others should be able to understand the main concept without having to open the topic, so refrain from using vague titles like "Idea for overdrive" or "Great suggestion".
2. Add enough detail in the main body of the topic. Don't just say "title is self-explanatory", but try to elaborate your idea and explain why you want it to be implemented and what are its potential benefits and drawbacks. However, no need to go into extreme detail and describe every minor aspect. Don't start listing exact numbers (such as HP and speed for a new hull), because those will have to be adjusted to fit into game balance anyway.
3. If you do end up making a long post, I strongly recommend adding a short summary in the beginning, or highlighting the important parts with a bright color. Don't forget to use paragraphs and lists, where appropriate.

 

5. After you submit your idea:

Most ideas get processed and published within a day of being submitted, but please keep in mind that despite aiming to process your ideas as soon as possible, we may not always be able to do it quickly. We guarantee that all ideas will be published within 7 days, so please send a PM regarding your topic only if you still don't see it after at least a week has passed since you posted it.

 

• If your idea is labelled as "Under review", it means that its status is undecided, and in a few days a proper status will be assigned, after we make the necessary checks.
• If your idea is labelled as "Valid", then it means that the idea follows all rules and has potential to be implemented. The topic itself will never be archived, unless the status changes to "Completed" or "Declined". However, keep in mind that developers have very little room for new ideas, so what you suggested might be implemented years from now (or not at all). Or you may get lucky, and it will be considered in just a few weeks.
• If your idea is "Declined", it means that the idea is not valid as it either violates section rules, doesn't fit the game's development strategy, is unnecessary or extremely far-fetched. The idea will not be implemented, but the topic will stay open for discussion and will be archived once it becomes inactive.
• If your idea is "Invalid", it means that there is something you missed or misunderstood and whatever you're suggesting already exists in the game. A moderator will post an explanation and the topic will be locked and archived.
• If your idea has the "Merge" tag, it means that the idea you posted fits into one of the category topics and will be merged into the relevant topic after a sufficient duration when the topic becomes inactive or devoid of discussion.
• If your idea was a duplicate of an already existing idea posted by someone else, then your topic will not appear in the section, and it will be merged directly into the existing topic, and you will receive a notification saying "@NikmanGT quoted a post you made". You can click on the notification to go to the topic that now contains your idea.

 

If you disagree with our decision regarding your idea, you may discuss it with us in PM or quote our reply in your idea topic (to give us a notification). Please do not send your ideas to us directly via PM and do not message us asking to approve your idea sooner.

 

If you have any questions/inquiries about the I&S section, feel free to send a PM to one of the section curators: @Maf @Spy @NikmanGT

 

 

 

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Thank you for reading and good luck with your ideas. Remember to keep the discussion friendly and respectful.