completed Add a Sandbox Mode in Tanki Online

[sensei_tanker 3,156]

Then what's the point of spending lots of time to play the actual game?

[RIDDLER_8 5,708]

We play the actual game to earn crystals and experience. However, a sandbox mode would be only suitable for testing turrets and hulls.

[sensei_tanker 3,156]

We play the actual game to earn crystals and experience. However, a sandbox mode would be only suitable for testing turrets and hulls.

I beg to differ. Personally, I would rather play this sandbox mode from the start without ever ranking up because I could get my hands on m4 equipment without having to spend countless hours or crystals. We play to earn crystals, which are used to get cooler stuff. We play for experience, which is used to unlock new equipment and ranks. With this sandbox mode, we can have all of them in one second. Plus, I would prefer if Tanki had more players online so there are funner and better matches to join, instead of having them all be in the sandbox mode. 

 

Nonetheless, this is only my opinion from my point of view, but I would love to hear more about how you think of this idea.  

[DieselPlatinum 5,275]

Isn't the "sandbox" map good enough to be a mode? :ph34r:

[Aigaion 712]

my dumbass brain was thinking of the map "Sandbox" for like a minute, and was very confused

[u812ic 1,674]

There have been times when I wished there was a sandbox mode to test a turret before I buy it to see how it handles, how much damage I would receive if too close, range, etc. Right now, you can buy an M0 garage for 1 USD after a few ranks from Recruit. But then, you have to buy a ProPass, Premium account in order to create a private battle to test out each turret. 

 

That's fine for an M0. But when you rank up and other M?s open up, it would be nice to test it out before buying it, especially if you have a choice between turrets. Same holds true with hulls if you're testing out speed, for instance. Would also be nice if you could summon AIs for target practice.  

[RIDDLER_8 5,708]

Yeah. There should be a sandbox mode in Tanki Online which allows players to test turrets, hulls and modules, as well as paints.

[Local.Shaft 730]

What is the sandbox mode?

[Aigaion 712]

Yeah. There should be a sandbox mode in Tanki Online which allows players to test turrets, hulls and modules, as well as paints.

I don't like this, it will ruin the player base and tanki economy if players knew if they didn't like something before they bought it, they wouldn't buy it. new players especially, fewer kits bought etc. some people will only play on this "sandbox" mode, messing up the player base.

[u812ic 1,674]

What is the sandbox mode?

Sandbox mode is where a player can go to test out equipment without being bothered by other players. It's like creating a private battle and then don't invite anyone to play. You are the only one on the battlefield. Some players do this to practice parkour without interruption. 

[u812ic 1,674]

 

That's fine for an M0. But when you rank up and other M?s open up, it would be nice to test it out before buying it, especially if you have a choice between turrets. Same holds true with hulls if you're testing out speed, for instance. Would also be nice if you could summon AIs for target practice.  

I just had another thought on this that could be a money maker. While in sandbox mode you could pay real world money or crystals to summon AIs for X amount of time. When your time is up, the AIs disappear and you would have to pay for another session. No rewards, no funds, nothing of value in return for using AIs, except the value you receive from satisfaction of testing the equipment.

[fordmustang12345 3,946]

Isn't the TTT kinda like a Sandbox?

[u812ic 1,674]

I beg to differ. Personally, I would rather play this sandbox mode from the start without ever ranking up because I could get my hands on m4 equipment without having to spend countless hours or crystals. We play to earn crystals, which are used to get cooler stuff. We play for experience, which is used to unlock new equipment and ranks. With this sandbox mode, we can have all of them in one second. Plus, I would prefer if Tanki had more players online so there are funner and better matches to join, instead of having them all be in the sandbox mode. 

 

Nonetheless, this is only my opinion from my point of view, but I would love to hear more about how you think of this idea.  

I've been in other games that had a sandbox mode and most are very limited as to what you can do or not do. It's not intended to take the place of the main game. What you are suggesting is creating an account and as soon as the sandbox is unlocked, spend the rest of your Tanki career in the sandbox collecting gems and xp so you can buy an M4  without ranking up, then go into the main battle where you can destroy tanks with M0 hulls and turrets without any effort. That's taking the place of the main purpose of regular battles, cheating the system and making yourself waaay OP against lesser tanks. Believe me, with this approach, by the time you ranked up to Brigadier General, you would be very bored with the game, because there would be no challenges left. Nothing to look forward to, nothing to accomplish, nothing to spend your crystals on, except maybe supplies. Your career has ended before you even got started.  

[bozo88 451]

I'd like a sandbox where I can try out all sorts of equipment and stuff that I don't own, even for  small fee. However, I hope dev would limit its use to 1hr/day or /week so that it doesn't turn into what Parkour mode is now: a place for fail-clowns to sit and gripe about how much the game sucks.

[Positive 1,176]

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