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[r_Nives5 15,148]

As a musician myself, it would be interesting to see which musical instruments you play, if any.  :)

A game related question now, will we be able to send and then cancel friend requests in the near future?

 

I'm a poor musician, just started learning drums :)

 

The friend request cancel would be good to have.

 

At the moment not planned, but UI will change ;)

[Bydo 20,121]

not sure if others have been seeing it but, when you get a container. when you go to open it ,  from time to time it shows like 3 then flips to 1 on screen . in the past it use to show 5 then back to 1 .. not sure if this is a glitch or what .

[r_Nives5 15,148]

Nives

 

If you can't get the same paint twice then why have you always been able to get say Viking and Viking xt.

 

That has been wrong and unfair all this time and now tanki doesn't want to do that anymore? When you bought Viking XT it should have eliminated your regular Viking and moved your upgrades to the XT Viking.

 

Why now? Tanki doesn't usually worry about fair.

 

All gamedev is lessons you learn along the way. For a long time, it was working, and it was enough.

[Mister.Sister 3,574]

 

 

That has been wrong and unfair all this time and now tanki doesn't want to do that anymore? When you bought Viking XT it should have eliminated your regular Viking and moved your upgrades to the XT Viking.

 

I do like my non XT equipment and I am certainly sure many as well would agree with me. To have our regular hulls removed and exchanged forever as XT would be a shame. Especially to remove the 'classic' hulls from tankers garages to not then be able to get again? Maybe? This could lead to different events of which would be unpopular in the long run. 

[r_Nives5 15,148]

All gamedev is lessons you learn along the way. For a long time, it was working, and it was enough.

 

I'll expand on my answer to make it actually informative.

 

At the time XT hulls and turrets were designed, they were meant to serve a different purpose, to be a separate, elite Garage for players who reach the absolute top of the game and progression. It was working, because getting XT was always hard or expensive, and provides end-game players with goals besides new Legend ranks. This is a reasonable system, and many like it that way, but the game is changing with each year, you can't develop with the same plan in mind as in 2011, it's many years and many other games past the release, meaning the dev team got better, we have clear data on what players like or not, what helps to make the game enjoyable, and what is a constant grind. XT-skins are supposed to be a new, unified Garage, easy to understand by all players, and easier to choose where to invest your upgrades and time, instead of working on multiple hulls and turrets, or even finally getting XT and starting the whole upgrade process from the beginning. It was never meant to be unfair.

 

So what is planned for 2018 and onward, is to focus on gameplay, global community events and making the game interesting, always fun to play and balanced to compete in. This is the goal, and this is what the team will do their best to achieve :)

[wolverine848 13,097]

I'll expand on my answer to make it actually informative.

 

the dev team got better, we have clear data on what players like or not, what helps to make the game enjoyable,

 

So what is planned for 2018 and onward, is to focus on making the game interesting, always fun to play and balanced to compete in.

So... we should be expecting the Magnum nerf anyday now?  ;)   ;) ;)

[r_Nives5 15,148]

So... we should be expecting the Magnum nerf anyday now?  ;)   ;) ;)

 

Doing my best  :ph34r:

[WoundedWarrior 302]

I do like my non XT equipment and I am certainly sure many as well would agree with me. To have our regular hulls removed and exchanged forever as XT would be a shame. Especially to remove the 'classic' hulls from tankers garages to not then be able to get again? Maybe? This could lead to different events of which would be unpopular in the long run. 

If you dont like it, dont buy it or change the mission...

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

Doing my best :ph34r:

and an isida buff too? I know i can definately count on you for this right?

[Toby 2,938]

and an isida buff too? I know i can definately count on you for this right?

Why would Isida need a buff? And no, Nives is unfortunately not a developer xD

[Hatty1994 819]

Why would Isida need a buff? And no, Nives is unfortunately not a developer xD

 

 

 

:ph34r:

 

 

Isida definitely needs buff either in damage or in healing teammates since they take away self-healing  :rolleyes: Now they take away super-missions, so I don't need magnum too much, I will play PRO battles all-time, I don't mind nerf or buff, but isida requires much-needed burf. 

[C.O.N.Q.U.E.R.O.R 3,845]

Isida definitely needs buff either in damage or in healing teammates since they take away self-healing  :rolleyes: Now they take away super-missions, so I don't need magnum too much, I will play PRO battles all-time, I don't mind nerf or buff, but isida requires much-needed burf. 

What more do you want? It's literally got the highest DPS in the game...

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

What more do you want? It's literally got the highest DPS in the game...

Whats the point of highest dps when it has the lowest range and no impact..

 

On top of that damage time is just 5 seconds and reload is 6 seconds.. This means that you have to go up to an enemy to kill him, and even if you damage him for the full 5 seconds if you don't do enough to kill him you're doomed. You can't even knock him around to save yourself..

[WoundedWarrior 302]

Whats the point of highest dps when it has the lowest range and no impact..

 

On top of that damage time is just 5 seconds and reload is 6 seconds.. This means that you have to go up to an enemy to kill him, and even if you damage him for the full 5 seconds if you don't do enough to kill him you're doomed. You can't even knock him around to save yourself..

then why are all legends investing in m4 isda? and why are at least a third of every team made up of isdas??

[wolverine848 13,097]

Whats the point of highest dps when it has the lowest range and no impact..

 

On top of that damage time is just 5 seconds and reload is 6 seconds.. This means that you have to go up to an enemy to kill him, and even if you damage him for the full 5 seconds if you don't do enough to kill him you're doomed. You can't even knock him around to save yourself..

Isida has better range (no damage reduction over distance) than Firebird or Freeze.

 

Isida can get into trouble when fighting heavy hull with protection module.  M3 heavy = 3376

M3 isida at 5 seconds does 4410.

versus stock M3 module at 35% it does 2866 damage.  Can't kill a heavy hull.

versus 40% m3 module it does 2646 damage so now it struggles versus medium with 2529 health.

versus 45% m3 module it does 2425 and now can't kill medium hull.

 

Only change I would see as reasonable would be to lower the DPS but - increase the attack time - so it does more overall damage on a full tank of ammo.

 

I would not increase the DPS though, as it is already quite high.

Edited January 23, 2018 by wolverine848

[C.O.N.Q.U.E.R.O.R 3,845]

^ Okay, we're done here, please move to Game Discussion.

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

 

then why are all legends investing in m4 isda? and why are at least a third of every team made up of isdas??

yeah really? you think i have never played in legend battles? go fool someone else

 

i played about 100 legend DMs and there were almost none.

 

and in esports isidas can only be on light hulls, does it not matter to you because you never play esports? guessed so.

 

 

and railgun is still the most popular turret the last time i checked. if you're gonna judge power based on popularity then you have your answer.

 

 

 

Isida has better range (no damage reduction over distance) than Firebird or Freeze.

 

Isida can get into trouble when fighting heavy hull with protection module. M3 heavy = 3376

M3 isida at 5 seconds does 4410.

versus stock M3 module at 35% it does 2866 damage. Can't kill a heavy hull.

versus 40% m3 module it does 2646 damage so now it struggles versus medium with 2529 health.

versus 45% m3 module it does 2425 and now can't kill medium hull.

 

Only change I would see as reasonable would be to lower the DPS but - increase the attack time - so it does more overall damage on a full tank of ammo.

 

I would not increase the DPS though, as it is already quite high.

isida doesn't have alteration that doubles range of maximum damage.

Edited January 23, 2018 by GuidoFawkes

[wolverine848 13,097]

isida doesn't have alteration that doubles range of maximum damage.

You forgot to mention what you give up to get that extra range.  Alterations are give to get.

 

Also costs extra crystals to get it, but that's relatively minor.

 

 

Those must be the m1-alterations for freeze and firebird right?  Do those alts increase minmum damage range?

You understand Isida does maximum damage over the entire range right? It has no min/max - just damage.

 

So even with those last equipped Isida still has better range - and freeze & fire can no longer effectively damage multiple enemies.

Not really sure why anyone would equip those alts...

Edited January 23, 2018 by wolverine848

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

You forgot to mention what you give up to get that extra range.  Alterations are give to get.

 

Also costs extra crystals to get it, but that's relatively minor.

 

 

Those must be the m1-alterations for freeze and firebird right?  Do those alts increase minmum damage range?

You understand Isida does maximum damage over the entire range right? It has no min/max - just damage.

 

So even with those last equipped Isida still has better range - and freeze & fire can no longer effectively damage multiple enemies.

Not really sure why anyone would equip those alts...

at m4 both fire and freeze with m1 alterations deal maximum damage to anything within 20 meters. they can damage enemies from 20-25 meters but with lower dps and freezing effect/temperature. Isida m4 can damage enemies within 20 meters but not anything beyond that.

 

minimum damage range does not increase but maximum damage range increases to the same range as that of isida's maximum range.

 

Those alts are very good, how often do people stay side by side when near a fire/freeze? usually they back away and try to use one another as shields to save themselves.

[wolverine848 13,097]

at m4 both fire and freeze with m1 alterations deal maximum damage to anything within 20 meters. they can damage enemies from 20-25 meters but with lower dps and freezing effect/temperature. Isida m4 can damage enemies within 20 meters but not anything beyond that.

 

minimum damage range does not increase but maximum damage range increases to the same range as that of isida's maximum range.

 

Those alts are very good, how often do people stay side by side when near a fire/freeze? usually they back away and try to use one another as shields to save themselves.

And how often are they exactly 21-25m away from target?

 

It would be almost impossible for freeze/Fire to keep isida in that narrow band while isida has the 0-20m range for better effect.

In a perfect world (ie large map, no obstacles) freeze might be able to maintain that 5m advantage. Might. 

But who fights on a completely flat terrain with no obstacles?

 

My money is on Isida.

It certainly is not more popular because it's terrible...

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

Yeah because there's no one to heal in DM.

and i was talking about how damage time is too short. who said anything about healing.

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

Because that is kind of the point of playing Isida? It's weird why you used DM battles as an example because the original poster was talking about Isidas in team battles.

I AM THE ORIGINAL POSTER.

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

Fine, person you were replying to.

he can say whatever senseless things he wants, in esports isidas are always limited to 1 per team.

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

the majority of players don't play esports

regardless you don't need to be firing for a full 5 seconds even to kill a mammoth, unless your opponent has DA. in 5 seconds M3 isida does 4400 damage.

you forgot repair kit.

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

it's the same if you are using firebird or freeze

Firebird has burn so it does extra damage, freeze can freeze to not get attacked to live on. Why do i even have to tell this to you?

Edited January 23, 2018 by GuidoFawkes