Testing of Matchmaking System on EU servers

[DieselPlatinum 5,121]

I don't think this was the right time to test the matchmaking system, since we are still playing on flash technology.

Looks like I won't be able to complete my missions for the next couple of days :P

^ perhaps I was on the wrong server? Maybe I should try again tomorrow morning on a less crowded server.

[D.a.n.t.e 475]

2nd feedback and ideas for other players:

 

- Overall it was an interesting experience for me, probably because I ended up in good teams and got out of some in time. I first played with a practice account and did well too.

 

- With my practice account I was sent to 2042 CTF, my team ranged from First Sergeant to WO4, the other team was all WO1s except 1, which I think was lower. Don't know why is that, but doesn't look good, my team won. The second battle was Polygone DM, longer wait time, ranges from First Sergeant (Me) to WO4, drugging M1s, and me with my M0s in that stuffy map, ended last. Then I played Massacre CTF, didn't like the new map, bad team, we lost. I also played in Iran, don't even remember how it went there.

 

- Then playing with my highest account I was sent to Red Alert CTF, mixed range teams but at the end the other team was full of Second Lieutenants except 2, and my team was still mixed from Lieutenant Colonel and way down. We won. Second battle I was sent to Alexandrovsk CP, checked the table score and saw one Commander  and 1 Fieldmarshal in my team and I'm like 10 ranks below, I got out just in time before getting killed. Third battle was a nice surprise, Yorkshire CP, only 3 ranks below the highest rank, mixed ranks, good team, we won and I completed my 7 Point mission and Repair Kits, that I didn't even pick it up 1 in Red Alert.

 

- Still long wait times.

 

- 3 errors in about one hour of play time, luckily I was sent back to the same battle after reboot.

 

- I don't like that after you die you have a very small time to go to the garage with out respawning first.

 

- I don't like that you can't check your missions after you have joined a battle, if that is to prevent people from completing missions and abandoning battles, then it is not a good option, maybe a better solution could be for missions to count when completing battle, big maybe.

 

Recommendation to other players:

 

- Waiting times for TDM and CP look longer, probably because many prefer CTF. You may switch your missions to CTF if you don't want to wait too much.

 

- Always check the score table to see the ranks of other players, the higher the rank you are the better for you.

Edited August 8, 2017 by D.a.n.t.e

[IsrvGod2 12]

Well I have been playing Tanki for a year. I have seen a few changes in that year. They all start out as tests. With good intentions by the designers. Some are implemented into the game permanently some are not. This new test of the Matchmaking System in my opinion is not good. First off and for most? You can't choose the map or maps that you are good at. This is not good. Once in battle? You can not check on the status of your daily missions. Not good. Inviting players is harder to do. Not good. I could go on but, what would the point be. Tanki if you are listening then I beg you pay attention. 

 

[mrvomit 0]

I'm a legend level 7 in the game, but usually i do not write in forum .
THIS time however , i must say this update looks silly .It's a very UNPLEASANT Feeling of "Not-Freedom"
And i now many if not all were opposing at very first stages , so it looks one -sided decision "nowing it will good" ...but it's in fact not for players

1) First , not being able to choose the map ( or so it seems ) it's a BIG NO.
As the 90% of the gamers,  when i'm not doing mission i CHOOSE WILLINGLY a Map  ,and i play there, expecially on missions but in general too.

2) it is VERY common  to join a battle where you see mates there ,so you can chat while playing..and you forget the "Swore Enemies"  which is also a part of the game .

3)Waiting system is annoying , a lot.I find i wait more time now that before  , looking a fixed window and i get this bad  cohercition feeling .
4) Matchmaking? 3 battles i did  , 2 were  DIsasters , Single leading unbalanced battles.Cannot see the improvement at that point.

5) If i could say , you also did a bit of a wrong leap in using NEW MAPS WITH the update .That things should be done in steps , letting players get used to them .
Felt completely lost and nervous , personally ."Lost and nervous " its not an enjoing thing,i think you can agree..

6) missions , i cannot see if i did finish one mission during battles ,have to wait .end of battle and get out of it.no good.

7)Why its that "free roaming "before battle start and then  you get your tank re-positioned? Porpouse ?
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If you want to continue that experiment  ,why you don not  implement at least  a "CHoose the Map First " system  ,
and  continue to monitor for a better matchmaking ; mission status  in realtime .Cannot get this no freedom in map for normal battle ,
is really beyond my understanding




 

Edited August 8, 2017 by mrvomit

[SmellThis 117]

The missions button needs to be accessible in battle so you can reference it to see if you need to stay in battle longer or for another round please put it back where it was thanks will post other comments later about matchmaking... hmm sounds like a dating site hhh

 

If you create your own battle with out pro pass but join though miniclip the battle names to post in the chat log read like this ...http://www.miniclip.com/games/tanki-online#/server=EU4&battle=fffffff1677e98f1  so nobody can join them.

 

 

Took off the www. so you can see it         .miniclip.com/games/tanki-online#/server=EU4&battle=fffffff1677e98f1 

Edited August 8, 2017 by SmellThis

[NateJim 0]

I do not like the update... I prefer to pick my battles and battle are already too short as it is... 10 min of unpicked battles = Bad Experience, please return everything back to normal, thanks.

[mrvomit 0]

Forgot A final separate thinking :
as for now  ,one player  can choose to see battle list just for Pro mission  , i get it's to force people to try your way and get used to what you intended.
If i could an advice:
After the test and the resonable period of time to get used to it  ..try to offer (as a Test too) " LIST "and "MATCHMAKING" at the same time , for pro and normal battles too .The players will choose what they feel best .
 

[Hatty1994 819]

Another issue that needs to be solved before they finalize Matchmaking System : 

 

DISABLE OVERDRIVE AFTER GOLD DROP ANNOUNCEMENT. 

 

Reason is noob Legend kids saving ODs for gold & spoiling the team battles. They refused to activate ODs at critical time of battle, hence they are sabotaging battles for gold greed. 

[tread-ripper 1]

This update is a terrible update....

 

first,,, you have no choice of which map you play.. the random is a terrible idea....

 

second.... usually I have to try to find low player matches because the game play lags when a lot of people are in it.. the first game I played on DM because of missions... I could not play because of the lag... by the time I was on the screen I was dead could not move because of the lag.. could not aim because of the lag...

 

third... this update is for one thing... to gain money... now I am paired up with major buyers which I can no compete.. so this is a terrible update.

 

fourth... the average wait is stupid... I have to wait over a minute over the average time to even get into a game because of the matchmaking crap.

 

now I will not get missions done because I can not even compete with the buyers.

[Charlie_boo 0]

The good thing on this matchmaking system is that always u get on a map full of players.  Than means more crystals in the battle pool and that u can get a better prize.

The bad things are: the waiting time (like other online multiplayer games with system choose players from the pool), unbalanced teams or ranks in game.

Other bad things of the changes: can't get the list of battle, only the pro ones - so u can't choose a map u like to fullfil the missions, u can't check in game progress for missions - only after u done the battle. Definetlly, in this form, makes the missions target harder to reach.

 

I think this matchmaking system should be used only as in the position of the old battle button, after it solves the unbalanced teams issue while maintaing the list of battles from every server to choose from.

 

Thanks for all the work u are doing, bytheway.

 

Cheers!

 

[Cauliflower 0]

Hi new matchmaking system gets a big thumbs down from me!  Can't choose map/battle  can't choose who I play against. In the matches I played there all levels playing - too long to wait to get onto game - if this is the new tanki - I won't be playing it any more

 

[kumee 30]

I need one stupid reason to quit tanki online. this is the one. good bye TO.

[Money-Talks 2]

you guys are making it worse lmao don't change it keep it the way it was, your making it too complicated now. 

[ThirdOnion 4,898]

This update is almost or equally as bad as the rubbish repair kit update the just brought out. No one had a problem with the way the repair kit worked before so why change it, the same applies to the way match making was. If they are trying to compensate for lack of players maybe they should make the game less play to win and more about skill...... rant over

Everyone who wasn't a hardcore drugger had a problem with the way repair kit worked.

[I.Y.I 25]

Why sometimes when I enter a map they come out of it???

[Joeguy 941]

I have never posted on this forum, but I read it sometimes.  I used to love playing Tanki.

 

In the past I just lived with the terrible game dulling updates, but this Matchmaking system is beyond awful.  If this stays in the game, I won't bother with Tanki anymore.  This coming update makes playing too tedious and time consuming with no feeling of accomplishment or pride in achievement.

 

It is amazing to me that administration must see the numbers of players dwindling, but they continue on the same course of destruction.  Why not try to make players happy with the game?  It's a game and should be fun, not irritating.  Tanki seems to be suicidal.

Edited August 8, 2017 by Joeguy

[MBRULER 0]

Terrible Terrible terrible - why such nonsense - ruins the whole experience.

[Hatty1994 819]

Why the HTML 5 Test in Test server not loading ?? 

 

[boiledcabbage 0]

This is terrible - looks like the end of Tanki for me

[d_india 5]

worst update because of the wait time and keeping the fact in mind that players wish to enter any battle is taken away  please do not implement this matchmaking system as tanki team will only make it worse

[jackyvamp 12]

Well.. What can I say.. So you did not think this through did you? Most days I don't have much time to play.. If I have to wait in line to even get in a game.. Well there goes my available time.

 

So please end this test, so I can keep my 4 weeks up in that little time I have today.

Creating a battle is nice... But since you can't do a mission there, useless for days I just have time to do that. For having fun in drug free battles its good..  

 

Update, I tried to get in. Got into a battle that lagged so bad Fps ranging from 1 to 3 and PIng around 999 :( Got spawn killed. Later that Osa map lagged still for the red team (guess where i ended up twice), cant see where im going and cant aim. That did wonders for my DL i guess.  Other battle.. Hmm nice being in line for 2 minutes to finally load a game yet to be kicked out cause the game is over. Sorry but if this keeps up,  I just might quit. Gaming should be enjoyable, not getting me angry, frustrated and far from having a good time. Hate waiting, lagging and being spawnkilled (that map they assigned me to twice had a lagging red team and a spawnkilling blue.. So nice). 

Edited August 8, 2017 by jackyvamp

[Meck_Star 0]

VERY SAD UPDATE 

u cant see ur mission done in btwn match , louy match making , cant check on ur frnds , chat system on diff servers gone 

 OR we can say all this is worst mistake tanki

plz with  this update also remove the guy who suggested this update

Edited August 8, 2017 by Meck_Star

[wild001 786]

nice to see low ranks under marshal again at my rank,

 

I miss them too much, as they are easy target for kill mission, and I am tired of fighting the same level of legends like me.

 

with M4s combo and 50% protection module, those low ranks looks so nice to me. :D

 

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however I have to jump several MM to find them. lucky for those found WO5 ranks at my level.

[Chisai 0]

I do not like this new update. It takes too long to get into a battle, and it chooses a battle for you. Yes, it took a minute for a tanker to find the perfect battle on their own, but at least they got to choose what battle is best for them, and not a computer. (AKA the "matchmaker") 

 

I cannot wait until this new system is taken down. 

[MCPON 27]

I am not able to make progress on my missions. I  have to collect 3 DA boxes. I did that but shows me 0/3. Why.