Matchmaking is coming May 29th

[r_Nives5 15,148]

 

Tankers!

 

Today we’re announcing the release of the update that will soon become one of the most massive events in the game’s history -- Matchmaking.

 

We’ve been working on this update throughout the last year: launched open tests, collected feedback, fixed different bugs and issues. And now, finally, we’re crossing the finish line!

 

With the server restart 02:00 UTC on May 29th, a new mechanic for connecting players in standard battles will be released on live servers.

 

Here’re the main goals of Matchmaking:

 

• provide fair conditions for all players in the battle (nobody can predict what map will be next, who will be on the enemy team, what equipment to use);
  
• make it easy and simple to find battles;
  
• create battles with equal team composition;
  
• fill the teams from the start of the battle;
  
• exclude the possibility of sending passive mults to the enemy team;
  
• provide easy to use system to play with friends and clan members in groups.
  

 

And now we’ll tell in more detail what‘s coming to the game tomorrow.

 

Battle Fund

 

One of the most discussed subjects of MM is how battle funds will change after the update:

 

• In Matchmaking it will be equally beneficial to play on any map -- small or big.
  
• Battle score for each tanker will grow faster when completing main objectives for the mode -- capturing flags in CTF, capturing points in CP, etc.
  
• In team battles the final reward for each player will depend more on a player’s role in the battle, and not on whether the player is on the winning or losing team. This way, tanker who is playing very well and finishes the battle with a large battle score will get a sizable reward, even if the tanker is on the losing side. It’ll be always worth it to finish battles.
  

 

Gold Boxes

 

Changes will also affect the way Gold Boxes are dropped. They no longer depend on how the battle fund grows and will drop with the same frequency on all ranks.

 

IMPORTANT: the rate of Gold Box drops and how battle funds are increased will be adapted in the first few days after the release. Small changes are possible.

 

Interface

 

First of all, starting from tomorrow only PRO-battles will remain in the Battle List. You will be able to join regular, non-PRO battles only by pressing the “Battle” button or through Matchmaking.

 

Second, Battle Fund indication will be removed from the interface of all standard, non-PRO battles. After the update Battle Fund will be calculated based on the outcome of the battle and no longer has a reason to be shown on the battle interface.

 

Team composition

 

During the development and testing of Matchmaking one question was asked most often: what will be the ideal maximum number of players in battles after Matchmaking is released? In the end, we decided to implement this decision: team battles will be played in 8 v 8 format, and for modes with one side 16 players will be able to join the battle.

 

Matchmaking system is designed in such a way, that battles start only with an equal team composition. This means, that teams will be full from the very start of the battle, and you won’t have to wait for opponents or teammates.

 

Groups

 

One more important feature of Matchmaking will be the creation of groups. A group is a temporary party of players, who enter Matchmaking battles as a single team. To create a group, players need to invite at least 1 other tanker from the Friends List or from the fellow clan members. Invited players will see a pop-up menu with an invitation to join the group.

 

Groups are an easy to use feature so you can play together with friends and clan members. You won’t need to look through the Battle List for a battle that has enough free spots for you and your friends -- Matchmaking will do that for you.

 

You will be able to play in a group in all modes, excluding DM.

 

Be aware that all of the features detailed above apply only to standard, non-PRO battles and can be slightly changed during the first few weeks after the update. We will announce such changes separately. 

 

PRO-battles

 

In PRO-battles nothing will change, except that in private battles their battle fund will stop growing. Now private battles are dedicated to parkour, clan trainings, or cool rank-up videos.

 

We’ve decided to implement this specifically because of the recent cases of artificial growth of battle funds in private battles. It will no longer be possible to trick the system and rank up using that way.

 

To enter PRO-battles you will still need Premium subscription or PRO-Battle Pass, the cost of which will not change.

 

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Launch the game tomorrow, check out Matchmaking on live servers and tell us what you think about the new features in this topic!

[Goges 7,262]

WOW

[X_PRO_KILLER_JJ 1,515]

cool

[QuicKK 975]

Nice!

[lordmostafa 3,821]

Finally! This should be good ^_^
 
A few questions:

• How exactly will goldboxs drop if not depending on battle funds?
• What's the limit on group members? Is it 8? If so, how do you guys plan on balancing a full group with coordination against a bunch of randoms?

by pressing the “Battle” button or through Matchmaking.

Does this mean that normal battles can still be played? Ones that are not affected by MM? Also, what about daily missions, can they be completed in MM created battles as well as normal battles (non-PRO).

[Champ 536]

nice

[Maf 32,300]

Oh boy, here we go...

 

Questions:

• Did you decide not to remove the Missions button from the top of the GUI? (Please say you did :D)
• What about the idea of being able to give custom names to PRO battles again? Planned for future?
• I get that the new Gold drop chance is 1/x seconds (e.g. 1/600s would result in an average of one gold per battle), but could you please tell us the exact value?
• Will the losing team still receive slightly less reward, or is it completely dependent on personal performance?

[Essam 922]

ok

[r_Issimo2 1,495]

Lets see

 

Battle fund changes seems promising

Edited May 28, 2018 by r_Issimo2

[Stephen7732 12]

FINNALY NEXT UP JUGGERNAUT

[Aigaion 636]

a new age is upon us

[BP.XP.GOD 13]

Atlast <3

[Resign 0]

I like all the updates, except matchmaking- because it takes many minutes to join a battle. Why is tanki bringing this back?

[insane_grg 113]

thats it ? i was expecting some sales and special event in this issue. :(

[Capricornia9xt 1]

Wow what a news.Finally its here

[Lewis.Hamilton 1,110]

Make such feature, for example, if you leave a Matchmaking battle, get a ban from playing Matchmaking again for 5 minutes. And then make it grow: 1 hour, 1 day and stuff...

 

Edit: So we can prevent from players leaving the team.

Edited May 28, 2018 by n_Automate3

[GuidoFawkes 2,361]

such a glorious and historical step for tanki.. no sales?

[bok1_D 6]

Can we choose map in MM?

[shady444 77]

I hate matchmaking why you do not leave us free to choose maps

And tanki chose team members

 

Edited May 28, 2018 by shady444

[ORPU 119]

So, no more double Golds for example? And when you will make Double funds, no more x2 Golds then? Except if you make x2 Golds too.

 

Btw, now, you will force me to mult to complete my missions, nice ;)

 

Before, when I had a supplies mission, I could join a 1v1 and collect boxes, or join a 8v2, with already a big score for winning team, and I could collect my boxes, without being a mult.

 

Now, I can't choose my battles. But no problem, I will just collect my boxes and leave.

Make such feature, for example, if you leave a Matchmaking battle, get a ban from playing Matchmaking again for 5 minutes. And then make it grow: 1 hour, 1 day and stuff...

 

Edit: So we can prevent from players leaving the team.

Sure, why not pay 100 crystals to leave a battle too? Forcing players to stay in lame battles will just make them leave the game.

[Maf 32,300]

Did you decide to keep the missions button in the same place? Because during the first test it was only available in the main menu.

[12456311 0]

ok

[xX.GoldBox.Xx 176]

rip private battles now i need 10 kills to get 10 xp xD

[CooperO 7,956]

such a glorious and historical step for tanki.. no sales?

Tanki's birthday is just around the corner. :ph34r:

[BP.XP.GOD 13]

Can we choose map in MM?

No the map is chosen randomly depending on your hull and turrent