Review Disassembled: Livestream with Nives!

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Hello, tankers! Just three days ago, an official livestream was held, hosted by Sergei Balabanov (Nives) - Community Manager and successor to Cedric Debono. In the livestream, Nives answered the hottest questions live from the live chat, played Parkour battles and interacted with different players. Find out more below!
 
 

 

 

 

As usual, video from the livestream is available on the official Tanki Online YouTube channel. So if you missed it, go ahead and watch it. For those of you who don't have that much free time at your disposal or those who are interested only in a specific part of the video, we made this summary with direct links. Let's jump right into it!
 
 

 

 

Questions & Answers with Nives

 
 
► 34:04 - Question No.1  | When will the Matchmaking System be added into the game?
 
A: Nives says that the developer team is focusing on the Matchmaking System; the development is in full swing and is the top-most priority right now, all other tasks have been put on hold until the Matchmaking System is released. He also mentions that contrary to what people are thinking about it in the Forum, the final version of the Matchmaking System will be much more efficient and free of bugs and glitches.
 
"It will take time - it will happen, but it will take time. First, we need to test in on a small scale to make sure everything works and most importantly, make sure that it will not disrupt the on-going Flash or client system of the game. Then, when we are sure everything is going smoothly and as planned, we will slowly and steadily increase the level of the testing. It will come, and you will be able to test it!", said Nives.
 
He also assured us that the HTML 5 update is also being worked on, and almost all of the aforementioned processes apply to it too.
 
 
► 50:26 - Question No.2  | Where are you from?
 
A: "I was born in Russia, on October 14th, 1987, in a small village - it's literally a village, not a small city, a village somewhere deep within Russia. I'm 30 years old - and most of life, I was raised in Siberia; first in the Western one and then in the Eastern one.
 
Owing to family affairs, we used to travel a lot. We were once living deep within the Western Siberia, then near Lake Baikal - there are many cities near Baikal. Afterwards, the next destination was Perm, in which the offices of Alternativa are actually based. I lived here for about ten years, and then I got into the gaming industry - afterwards it pretty much spiraled out of control. I began to travel a lot, live in different cities, live in different places - basically where ever my job took me.
 
At that point in my life, it didn't matter anymore because all I wanted to do was to make games - which was my childhood dream too, to make games. I'm not an actual programmer, but I do some of the stuff on the side.
 
Community Management is what I like, but I didn't get this job because I wanted money. Well I want money, everybody wants money. I just love talking to you guys, the whole lot of you. Believe it or not, talking to you in the game, on social media and other official platforms was my dream when I started playing the most. I'm a huge fan of MMO games, including Final Fantasy XVI, World of Warcraft. There were times when I went to the official forums of those games, saw these "blue guys" (who were called that because they posted in blue), the developers. They talked to players and interacted with them, and that is where the magic happened."
 
 
► 56:56 - Question No.3  | How did some people get the «Tanki in Moscow» paint early?
 
A: If you bought tickets to and attended the 'Tanki in Moscow' event, which took place in Moscow - as the name suggests - you got that paint as an early access.
 
 
► 58:05 - Question No.4  | Who is 'Momo'?
 
A: "Momo is one of the best guys who can make magic happen. It's the behind-the-scenes sorcerer, wizard, supreme and stuff like that..."
 
 
► 01:08:01 - Question No.5  | When is the next cool event?
 
A: Nives said that the developers have a lot of plans for the next few months, especially for October, which is of course, the Halloween celebrations. However, things got pretty serious with what he said next.

 

"You will see some certain people, some certain players with God-like powers, maybe do some stuff - you'll see."

 

 

► 01:09:00 - Question No.6  | Will there be a French community?

 
A: "Developers are constantly taking in suggestions such as these ones. If a lot of players want a new region, they try to make it happen, but the process is painstakingly difficult - it takes time, money and a lot of planning. If you'd like to add in more ideas, post in the Ideas and Suggestions topic in the Forum."

 

 

► 01:09:39 - Question No.6  | Can you drop Golds?

 
A: "What? Hahaha, yeah."

 

 

► 01:19:28 - Question No.7  | Have you watched the movie 'IT'?

 
A: "Didn't yet, but I saw the trailer and heard a lot about the book. That's some creepy stuff man. Haha, I do not often watch creepy movies."

 

 

► 01:19:53 - Question No.8  | Can you do the 'Crazy Weekend Giveaways' every weekend?

 
A: No, simply because it's rewards are too high for them to be given out every weekend. However, the developers are planning on running additional events, battles and other cool stuff on the Forum, on social media, on streams and so on. However, there will be more giveaways in the future.

 
 

► 01:25:21 - Question No.9  | Will you bring ESL to Tanki Online?

 
A: The developers are hearing the players' opinions and suggestions for eSports and are well informed about ESL. They are trying their best to improve eSports in the game. Maybe not now, but maybe in the future, who knows?

 

 

► 01:27:52 - Question No.10 | What is your favorite turret?

 
A: Isida. Nives' said that he likes Isida both because of it's high damage and the fact that you can regenerate people's health with it. He also likes to be a helpful in battles, so Isida was his choice. The only turret he doesn't like is... Magnum.

 

"I don't like Magnum, I don't like when somebody uses Magnum. Most importantly, I do not like the fact that if you spawn, you get killed by a Magnum without even seeing where it came from."

 

 

► 01:30:32 - Question No.11 | Can you kill people?

 
A: "I try to, haha."

 

 

► 01:32:10 - Question No.12 | When do you play Tanki?

 
A: Sergei says that he plays Tanki regularly for an hour or two, but after work and usually before he goes to sleep.

 

 

► 01:32:24 - Question No.12 | Will there be new modules?

 
A: As there is a splendid variety of modules in the game, the developers are quite happy with the position of modules. There is no need to add more.

 

 

► 01:32:40 - Question No.13 | What is your favorite map?

 
A: "Forest - I really like Forest, especially in Capture the Flag mode, because you can do a lot of sneaking in the middle. There is contained, small space, but enough for a good gameplay."

 

 

► 01:33:01 - Question No.14 | Do you have a wish for the community?

 
A: "Yes, I have a wish: If you'd like for the game to change to a better one, as you see it, please send us messages with constructive feedback in the Ideas & Suggestions topic. I read them, and the developers do too because I tell them to. Please provide us with your valuable feedback!"

 

 

► 01:34:27 - Question No.15 | Are you married?

 
A: "Not right now - and I'll leave it at that." 

 

 

► 01:47:21- Question No.16 | Will there be a new hull?

 
A: The developers are discussing the possibility of a new hull to be implemented in the game. They have gained some inspiration from the ideas posted in the Forum, but it is likely that it will take time.

 

 

► 01:54:45- Question No.17 | What do you think Tanki Online will be in the future?

 
A: "I saw Tanki a long, long time ago. When I would go into gaming events, they would ask me: "Which city are you from?" and I would say Perm. Then they would ask me: "What's being developing there?". I would say, "We have, like, Tanki Online."

 

Let me tell you, not a single person - when I started in the gaming industry, when I was in Perm, not even a single person didn't question me about Tanki Online, like what is it. Everybody knew it because it was big, it was special. It was the first browser game of it's kind - and that really was a special moment in time. So what I hope for Tanki, and what he hope for Tanki as a studio, is hope for it's best. Tanki is here, it is here to stay. It is here to become even greater than it was - and we will do this by hearing from you, we read your suggestions. So stop by our Forum, our media and let's make the game better; me, you and everyone."

 

 

 

 

General Information

 

Godmode_ON

Around an hour and a minute into the livestream, someone asked Nives a question about Godmode_ON. Instead of saying something like "It's a secret.", Nives blew off the lid by saying, "He's my friend!"; and...:

 

"Stay tuned - we got some plans for that guy!"

 

And, wait for it, wait for it... 01:08:01.

 

 

Promotion Codes

There are two types of promotional codes:

• 1d Premium Account
• 6k Crystals

 

Additionally, all the codes are currently one-time activations only. In the future, there might be codes with multiple activations.

 

 

Nives' Method of Playing

Nives admitted that he has two accounts - one of which is a high-ranked one and other is the lower-ranked one, the one which we played with three days ago. The higher rank is only used for administrative matters or such reasons, while Sergei actually is playing the game from his legitimate account - he also said he is playing the game without using any sort of commands to change his experience or crystals, and if he were to buy something, he'd do so with his own money. The reason he provided was actually really interesting, because if you play a game legitimately, you understand how it works and especially what the community thinks of it.

 

 

Developer Diaries

Developer Diaries, yes you saw that right, might be coming to Tanki Online as well. Nives said that we could potentially see Dev Diaries in the future, in which the game's designers, artists and other employees will talk to us while Sergei will act as a translator. Intriguing news, huh?

 

 

 
 
I'm actually surprised there were more highlight moments in this livestream than the questions. Well, we hope you find this comprehensive summary of the livestream helpful. See ya around next time!
 
 

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Highlights of the Livestream

 

 

 

 

Before Battle #1:

"Momo... I'm waiting for the link to the battle."

 

"Momo...? Waiting for the link."

 

"Momo, please, if you hear me, drop the link man, c'mon."

 

 

 

 

We all know this is enough proof suggesting that Nives will be one of the best CMs!

 

 

 

 

Nives trying to post a battle link...

 

in the location of another battle's battle link at 14:57.

:mellow: 

 

 

 

 

Pro response, pro Garage.

 

 

 

 

Before Battle #2:

 

"Momo, psst, it's time for battle."

 

"MOMO! Let's see the next battle, let- let's go in."

 

*in a desperate tone*

"Momo... Save me. Okay, I'm taking to you man - save me!"

 

 

 

 

48:52

 

This spot in the livestream went from  :mellow: to  :unsure: to  :ph34r: to  :blush: for Nives real quick.

 

 

 

 

Proof that Nives is a total noob slow learner lies here.

 

 

 

 

The ultimate realization finally struck Nives at 01:08:39.

 

 

 

 

MUCH WOW. SUCH PRO. AWESOMENESS PARKOURNESS. NIVES OMP'ER OF THE YEAR.

 

 

 

 

#DrivingSkillsWithNives101 

 

 

 

 

Sandwich trick, Nives style!

 

 

 

 

Tanker @cube3e managed to successfully capture Nives inside a field of mines - 1:48:10. 

 

 

 

 

Trust me, trust all of my family and friends for the past thirty years - you *do not* want me to sing xD

 

 

 

 

1:52:25.

 

 

 

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Hello tankers of the community! The Newspaper's back at it again, and this time, here's a review of the latest livestream coming straight off the printers. We hope you will find this review useful and handy. See you around!

[Spoon 1,030]

Nice summary of the Livestream :D

[Mister.Sister 3,574]

Awesome!

[Capable 4,614]

Good Job!

[Snootera 52]

Nyc

[Magenta 5,165]

Loved it.

[Tequile 276]

He's funny guy  :lol:

[Musa 5,352]

Waiting for Halloween .....

[shibe123 136]

He is so friendly

[Stratosphere 2,234]

Awesome article.  :rolleyes:

[TalhaMirza 19]

Awesome....Smart Man but cant turn turret  :lol:  :lol:  :lol: , i hope he learns fast. 

Welcome Us by keeping the chain mission rewards 4x. 

One Suggestion that plz dont apply the matchmaking system, we want to join a battle of our own choice n needs and not forced to join unseen battle, it will be MORE harder to complete missions, and PRO Battles Will die Completely. :o  :o  :o

Good Luck

[RIDDLER_8 5,552]

Good article Nives of your first livestream.

[Jaxon888 0]

Pretty Lit Its awesome :p

[Like.Dead 565]

21:17 Oh! Like.Dead :)

24:46  This for you, this for you :P 

[Like.Dead2 4]

21:17 Oh! Like.Dead :)

24:46  This for you, this for you :P

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