Matchmaking is coming May 29th

[CoddyBo 13]

I can 't pick my own battles now?

 

Well, this SUCKS.   :o  :huh:  :(  :angry:  :angry:  :angry:  :angry: 

[HornetCZ 10]

I have four battles behind me, each and every one against me has been a team in which more than half has been protected against my tower, all the battles I have entered have been lost. I talked to about 5 friends, everyone agreed to keep matchmaking as quickly as possible from the game.

[Doctor_Tennant 5]

;..... and that continue button? I could be battling again in 10 seconds, on a map I like, in a format I like - probably against people I have a chance against or Team mates that are solid - now? - CHANGE IT BACK!!!

Edited May 29, 2018 by CooperO
Kindly refrain from using profane abbreviations.

[BlackWasp777 4,498]

My Captain account playing CP battle on Wolfenstein.

 

- we had  sergeant Shaft sitting in our base camping - um... you have no sight-lines and can't even guard 1 CP from there.

- I was on deathbed heading for RK up that ramp to one of walls.  A (fully healthy) wasp-magnum zips by me and grabs it.  HELLO!!

from Tanki Words of Wisdom, Rule 74:

"Tankers be aware, that noobs are simply everywhere.

On your drops they feast, when you expect it least"

 

good luck in your battles ;)

[wolverine848 13,097]

Apart from the lags in the interface, this matchmaking system is way better than I expected.

I like the fund distribution, now I don't mind being in the losing team.

 

This matchmaking system will save me lots of time because I don't have to look for winning teams constantly.

The lags that I see will probably be fixed over the next few days.

 

The teams are better balanced than in the old system. Players keep joining both the losing and winning team so the match stays full. I played in a couple of maps that I haven't seen public in years so the map variation is also improved.

Why did you have to look for winning team?  It saves you no real time - you just had a behavoir that caused the extra time.

 

Balance?  totally random so far - and - only possibly by team.  Have you seen any of the screen shots of the ridiculously wide rank brackets?

The players on the lower end might be lucky to be on winning team, but for most part will not score much, and thus not get a reward.

[ByeByeBye 1,747]

I just played 3 battles and I have to say they were neat. Team balance was ok - not perfect, but ok. One time I thought we outrank those poor guys in the enemy team... and then they simply beat us 4:1 flag x)

The 10min feels good.. enough to check out how your team works and to start to cooperate for a couple of flagruns, still short enough to not suffer endlessly if you're beaten hard. Also the druggers seemed to were distributed more or less evenly over the teams - makes sense, now as they can not choose their team and battle any more.

 

As this thread has grown by +30 pages within a single day, I would say I was lucky with my battles. But.. I don't think so.

 

Anyways.. 3 battles are not enough to judge some large change like MM. Let's see how it feels in the next weeks.

...the sun came out and shone across the snow capped peaks with a remarkable beauty, and everything was wonderful all the time.  We lived happily ever after in our own special nirvana..even the sycophants.  Gosh, gee-wilikers, isn't MatchMaking GRAND!

[BEIBEIHE 59]

This morning I was in a battle with colonels, and I am a WO2. What on earth is that stupidity about?? OK, I came second on the winning team as I know what I'm doing, HOWEVER my K/D was 0.3 as I was totally outgunned obviously - and my overall K/D is 3.33 - bit of a glaring difference eh?

Who is the numpty responsible for this debacle??? SACK THEM!!!!!!

You are screwed LOL

[bozo88 450]

No, because i didnt want to play hammer/thunder/isida/hunter.

How convenient you don't want to play with the equipment you worked so hard for. 

[Mustard 531]

For anyone confused about the new update I've written a small guide for players here:

 

http://en.tankiforum.com/index.php?showtopic=372881

[Psychotic 166]

Gatta love how the mods reply to certain comments only and completely ignore the hate comments funny how they later on pretend that the update was a great success

[BEIBEIHE 59]

Nice parallel.  Apparently, Tanki is inspired by Apparatchniks of the old Soviet Regime who would tell you what to like and expect you to comply.  You WILL like the changes we are making!!

Exactly. I think the old Soviet even successfully cloned people. LOL

[Bydo 20,134]

not sure about the battle scores . in some cases its better to loose then to win when you get something close to the winning team scores now..

[fluctuation123 3,435]

If everyone is of the same rank or within 1-2 ranks of each other you can safely presume that both teams will have similar equipment and skill. Much better than the current system where ranks are quite far apart and everyone joins the winning team.

huh? really?

 

[BEIBEIHE 59]

:D I was multing, not because i wanted, ut because i had to play against drugging m4's and a guy who flips me whenever he sees me, so yes, if you are unable to play, thats multing.

Nice move. I would do the same if  this happens to me. This MM thing is ridiculous ! 

[bozo88 450]

not sure about the battle scores . in some cases its better to loose then to win when you get something close to the winning team scores now..

 

 

I suspect there is a DM-like 1st place mechanic involved. If I ran TO, the red leader would have made proportionately more than the blue leader.

Edited May 29, 2018 by Viking4s
spoiler added

[BlackWasp777 4,498]

...the sun came out and shone across the snow capped peaks with a remarkable beauty, and everything was wonderful all the time.  We lived happily ever after in our own special nirvana..even the sycophants.  Gosh, gee-wilikers, isn't MatchMaking GRAND!

well, believe it or not:

a few minutes ago the rain outside my window stopped, and the sun does come out and shines across some snow capped (!) mountains in it's last rays before sunset xD

 

Did you ever thought of a career as fantasy author or as fortune teller? You got talent :p

 

Back on topic: I doubt your part of the story where everyone get's happy. Matchmaking does take away the possibility to choose maps, and this was a well beloved feature of a big amount of players. I doubt that those are happy.

[CoddyBo 13]

Yes, this is the right place to rant, or to give feedback on the update for that matter.

I hope when you tally up the feedback, it's by user and not by comment, because Bozos like Bozo88 and GuidoFawkes

make up about half the comments.

 

Most commenters hate this, but the 2 or 3 flacks here that feel they have to comment on everyone else's comment -- their opinion should still be given a weight of 1. 

Edited May 29, 2018 by CoddyBo

[ByeByeBye 1,747]

MrCheezyPotato vs GuidoFawkes now there is a troll match!  I bet they can milk this spat for at least 20 or 30 more posts.

[DocWho6 47]

I'm encountering more lopsided games than before.  Just my observation.

 

Not being able to choose the map hampers mission completion. 

 

Not happy!

[HornetCZ 10]

is it really going? :D

 

huh? really?

 

[BEIBEIHE 59]

I think there is a problem with MM. My friend had equiped a M1 twins (he is also legend ranked) and he invited me. Then a player with WO3 ranked player joined in legend ranked battle. MM tries to make a balance between M1 equipments, but does not focus on rank limits. Devs must fix this.

May be the MM focuses on the missions similarity. Try to put players with same missions on one team so that to make players difficult to complete mission, that is to play more and to get more exp before we complete missions.

[railguniz4noobz 2,394]

MrCheezyPotato vs GuidoFawkes now there is a troll match!  I bet they can milk this spat for at least 20 or 30 more posts.

Dont forget his friend alt account bozo88.

[BEIBEIHE 59]

I'm encountering more lopsided games than before.  Just my observation.

 

Not being able to choose the map hampers mission completion. 

 

Not happy!

That is why we have MM. That is the point !

[DocWho6 47]

Agree!

[BlackWasp777 4,498]

I suspect there is a DM-like 1st place mechanic involved. If I ran TO, the red leader would have made proportionately more than the blue leader.

Maybe you're right.

I saw screens from CTFs where the winners did get a higher share compared to the loosers (winning team received players score x 1,55 in crystals, loosing team got players score x 1,25 in crystals) - it seems to work in other game modes.