Drones, Batteries and Modules Update

[Dliver 436]

Jokes and trolling are very different.

I can feel the good in you Maf. Pony Tail Boy and the Dev's haven't turned you completely to the dark-side.  LOL ;)

Edited June 8, 2018 by Dliver

[Hancho 3,902]

Jokes and trolling are very different.

His cheeky side is slightly coming out. 

[kostasdimas 9]

if it was just a few days ago... try telling helpdesk you got hacked and it was the hacker who bought those protections... and you need them to revert your accoubt to before those protections were bought

I dont want to tell lies.. i want only my crystals back.. tanki shouldn't let me spent them.. they knew about this change.. anyway to players that recently spent so many crystals they have to give them back...

[splitterpoint 10,986]

How about... you get 90% less crystals if you didn't have the drone active throughout the whole battle  :ph34r:

Respect +1

[ByeByeBye 1,747]

It seems like part of the new module mechanic is to UNEQUIP modules everyday at reset...at least that is what happened today.  On this acct and my alt accounts there was no protection...all unequipped.  I've noticed in battles that many players have no protection active.  This may just be a temporary glitch or it might be something new.

 

If this happens everyday it will be very irritating to have to go into garage after every reset and equip your protections...very easy to forget, and time consuming.

[r_Issimo2 1,495]

It seems like part of the new module mechanic is to UNEQUIP modules everyday at reset...at least that is what happened today.  On this acct and my alt accounts there was no protection...all unequipped.  I've noticed in battles that many players have no protection active.  This may just be a temporary glitch or it might be something new.

 

If this happens everyday it will be very irritating to have to go into garage after every reset and equip your protections...very easy to forget, and time consuming.

I didn't even cared to report that, but that's what's happening. I play using the client.

[r_Issimo2 1,495]

I dont want to tell lies.. i want only my crystals back.. tanki shouldn't let me spent them.. they knew about this change.. anyway to players that recently spent so many crystals they have to give them back...

How many modules did you have?

 

Because I see you now have 6 M3 Modules worth 2,500,000

 

https://en.tankiwiki.com/Modules 

 

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New container rewards...

 

 

So, I've opened about 50 containers, I got about 300,000 crystals, 250 batteries, 15 golds, 1 Legendary paint, then 5 crappy paints (create a Storage feature), bunch of supplies and only 3 days of Premium.

 

A previous opening of about 50 container got me far less, I think something like 170,000 crystals. Different probabilities? Who knows.

 

Maybe Tanki wants the new features to be affordable for all players, I'm talking about Drones and new Modules, so think about it. I however still think Drones is a bad idea.

Edited June 8, 2018 by r_Issimo2

[FreshBeat 26]

NIve,

 

Please tell Tanki that the Drone Modules are showing they are upgrading, but after the 30 mins when finished it does show complete ! and still is at level 0 on my drones.  I upgraded it twice since it was only 100 crystals twice for each drone a total of 600 crystals.  Please reimburse my account Nives.  All 600 crystals, or 300 then upgrade my drones to first stage.

 

Thanks 

troyc

They fixed it for us.. thank you tanki !!  Hope these next levels work and don't have to email again.  Great work Tanki !

[EternalGlory 84]

100k from containers will probably rare as nighmare paint or catching 50k goldbox in april fools day :D

[Royalworld 1,269]

Anyone else find the protections aren't working despite them being equipped?

[ashis1.7_turbo2 0]

i dont like drone beacause is so much crystal waste

[BigPappa33162 0]

thought i posted this already but dont see it...how about a very short time frame for everyone to get to test the new drones and batteries. I think allowing this will help make them more popular and drive more sales. you can make them missions, like kill 20 tanks get 1 hour drone test same with batteries so we could get both missions and test them. Or give every player 1 hour try try each drone or  1 battle to try each drone with 3 batteries or 6 batteries or whatever...would make players more comfortable, make us understand how they are used and see the benefits thus driving more sales!

[LittleWillie 3,199]

TO has created a situation I imagine never crossed their minds. I have two accounts that face more than a half-year of ... well let's call it mundane boredom.

 

BrittleWillie Isida/ Hornet/Viking is MajGen about 25k from promotion. Owns all 14 m2 modules. Everything owned is mu 10/10. About 265k cash hand

 

BrittleWillie Vulcan/Wasp is Brigadier about 5k from promotion. Owns all 14 m2 modules. 4 modules are mu 9/10. Everything else is 10/10. About 140k cash on hand

 

BW has little to spend Cry on until it reaches Marshal rank. SW has the 100k on hand needed to mu the last 4 modules to 10/10.  After that SW is in the same situation as BW. I will probably spend 50k from each account to but it the m2 alteration, just to have it. I do not see any of the Vulcan or Isdia alterations as being very useful. But for 50k I may as well get them.

 

That leaves buying drones and MUing them.  But I do not see Drones as being very cost effective in terms of ROI.

 

So the bottom line here is these two accounts will have nothing to do for the months it will take for them to reach Marshal.  For all that time they will be saving Cry to pay for the massive MU drain caused by having hull, turret, and 14 protection modules all convert to m3 at the same moment. That will suck up hundreds of thousands in days.

 

So my objectives for the next 6-8 months is ... nothing. Just throw money on the pile.

 

You see before the conversion I had chosen my triple modules so some converted to m3 at LtGen, some converted at Gen, and some converted at Marshal.  That way I did not have one massive massive outlay all at once.  That way I had shorter-term objectives to hold my interest.  Now the rank gap from Colonel to Marshal is a big empty hole. It is hard to understand why these ranks are even needed.

 

None the less these two accounts are massively better off than a 3rd account.  WhittleWillie is one rank back from SW. But that one rank meant it had not yet earned enough to buy the last 3-4 triple modules modules needed for full coverage.  I usually buy these at te Brigadier rank.

 

So now it need to buy 6 more m2 modules and mu them up from scratch. In order to catch up to the account only one rank ahead, WW will have to invest 2.5 MILLION Cry just to equal what SW has right now. One rank behind, 2.5 million Cry behind.

 

These are a couple of the problems with the conversion.  It's left a big hole in the General officer ranks.  And it has treated different accounts so drastically different no honest person can all the results "fair" or "wise"

Edited June 8, 2018 by LittleWillie

[jaydevjaydev 343]

Can you tell why a drone needs to be recharged?

If seen by logic , we insert brand new batteries every minute - then why does it need to recharge ?

Either make a rechargable battery or remove drones recharging .

[Violet.Crew 281]

Hi everyone!

This post is not meant to be counted as any offensive to anyone!

 

So, let's start! First of all I have to say that I like the update much due the fact that non-buyers are taking profit out of this update. Well, we all have to agree that Tanki is an company and their goal is to make as much money as they can, so do not complain that this game is/was Pay-To-Win, just compare it, if you want to buy yourself a new mobile phone or Laptop. They are taking money from you as well and you agree, some might say: "Well, I only have to invest money once!" But to bring it on the point, I didn't spend much on that game neither, and for that, my garage can surely be used for any kind of battles (of course, more for tournaments, but leave it). But unfortunatly, Tanki destroyed a lot of money for the buyers, spending a lot of money on Modules. Okay, they've got Batteries, but this value is not comparable to what they've spend on the Modules to be honest. But leave it as it is.

My last point is that Tanki needs to fix that bug, which looks like this:

In the battle I played, micro-upgrades were off, but for some reason, some players got more protection than 35% vs me. So yeah. Just asking you to fix it.

 

That's it for today.

Appreciate it.

[ByeByeBye 1,747]

It seems like part of the new module mechanic is to UNEQUIP modules everyday at reset...at least that is what happened today.  On this acct and my alt accounts there was no protection...all unequipped.  I've noticed in battles that many players have no protection active.  This may just be a temporary glitch or it might be something new.

 

If this happens everyday it will be very irritating to have to go into garage after every reset and equip your protections...very easy to forget, and time consuming.

 

 

I didn't even cared to report that, but that's what's happening. I play using the client.

If this is now how it will be every day and not just a glitch, our account  should automatically open in our garage, not the lobby.  News and chat are still showing in garage so there is no downside.  At the very least, there should be an options in settings to open in either garage or lobby.

Edited June 8, 2018 by ByeByeBye

[CooperO 7,956]

If this is now how it will be every day and not just a glitch, our account  should automatically open in our garage, not the lobby.  News and chat are still showing in garage so there is no downside.  At the very least, there should be an options in settings to open in either garage or lobby.

All modules and alterations were unequipped as a result of the release of the XT skins update. It shouldn't occur anymore.

[RIDDLER_8 5,552]

Please remove drones. They are useless because they are like the standard overdrives.

 

I have 188 batteries, and I will never use them because I will never buy drones. Is there a way to convert batteries into supplies or crystals?

[r_Issimo2 1,495]

Please remove drones. They are useless because they are like the standard overdrives.

 

I have 188 batteries, and I will never use them because I will never buy drones. Is there a way to convert batteries into supplies or crystals?

Save your batteries, they'll likely give compensations for them when they remove Drones. Drones are so bad they'll have to remove them sooner or later.

[TaffyTank 1,890]

Please remove drones. They are useless because they are like the standard overdrives.

 

I have 188 batteries, and I will never use them because I will never buy drones. Is there a way to convert batteries into supplies or crystals?

I think you're about to find out over the coming months how useful they are....15 seconds of all supplies at every respawn sounds pretty good for DM mode to me. The other 2 have their uses. Besides, the Drone update is only a few days old and you already have 3 hours worth of Drone batteries....if you've got all those already from chains and containers, then that's a good thing for free players.

Edited June 8, 2018 by TaffyTank

[r_Issimo2 1,495]

I think you're about to find out over the coming months how useful they are....15 seconds of all supplies at every respawn sounds pretty good for DM mode to me. The other 2 have their uses. Besides, the Drone update is only a few days old and you already have 3 hours worth of Drone batteries....if you've got all those already from chains and containers, then that's a good thing for free players.

I have opened 50 containers earlier and got 250 batteries. With those numbers the average would be 5 batteries per containers, now in 4 containers from chains we would get an average of 20 batteries, and 20 batteries is good for 2 battles, or maybe 4 or 5 if you try to maximize them. But 4 or 5 battles won't give you another 4 containers. Then the batteries from chain rewards will be good for another few battles. Edited June 9, 2018 by r_Issimo2

[RIDDLER_8 5,552]

I will never buy drones like I promised before the release of this update. Is there a way to convert unused drone batteries into crystals or supplies. For example, if you own 100 batteries, convert them to 100 of each supply set or 100 crystals.

 

I am saving all of my batteries since I don't use drones. When developers remove drones, will they convert my batteries to crystals or supplies upon players choice?

 

Key: 1 battery = 1 of each supply set or 1 crystal.

[H.4.R.M 225]

Errmmmm.... I have no interest in buying a drone but then i got 20 batteries from week 10 chain reward then 50 batteries from one of the 4 containers of week 10...?! 

 

MAN LIFE SUCKS

I am saving all of my batteries since I don't use drones. When developers remove drones, will they convert my batteries to crystals or supplies upon players choice?

 

Key: 1 battery = 1 of each supply set or 1 crystal.

I hope they will cos i got 70 today, no reason and i wont buy drones

[RIDDLER_8 5,552]

That's good that you are not wasting your own crystals on drones.

 

What we all need are the 7 hull overdrives with unique abilities that developers promised us some time ago.

[LittleWillie 3,199]

Save your batteries, they'll likely give compensations for them when they remove Drones. Drones are so bad they'll have to remove them sooner or later.

I will gladly bet you a frosty cold Coke they do not remove them. The only real flaw is in the costs. Mostly the problem is in the battery costs. Why remve the system when it can be made viable by adjusting te cost structure?

 

I think you're about to find out over the coming months how useful they are....15 seconds of all supplies at every respawn sounds pretty good for DM mode to me. The other 2 have their uses. Besides, the Drone update is only a few days old and you already have 3 hours worth of Drone batteries....if you've got all those already from chains and containers, then that's a good thing for free players.

I agree that drone sounds pretty good for DM. I try to avoid DM but for people that like it this seems pretty good .. at mu 20/20. Even at that level yo have to stay alive for at least 5 seconds longer than the free drug boost or else it will not work next re-spawn.  20 sec cooldown mean tis drone can work a max of 3 times on one battery. That's 45 seconds of all 3 basic power ups costing 50 C each. So that's a 140 C value.  But 35 seconds is 150% the normal 30 sec duration.  So one 300 Cry Battery can give this done a max of 225 Cry equivalent drug use.

 

The healing drone has a 30 sec cool down so that is a max of 2 uses / battery. Max effect is to add 500 HP to the instant heal which is a 50% bonus.So two 50% bonuses per battery equals one RK effect. This drone gives 150 Cry max value per each 300 Cry Battery.  (It is much more complicated than that depending on the situtaion but let's start simple.) 

 

The assault drone OTOH has only a 10c scool down so it can be used 6 times per battery.  This drone can in theory have a tremendous impact.  Assume the ideal situation. You have been hitting an enemy and know one more shot will kill it.  At time - 0 you press shift to activate your Overdrive. All three power-ups go active w/30 seconds remaining.  At time = 1 second your drugs hace 29 seconds remaing. You shoot, destroying your enemy. Your power ups now have 39 seonds remaining.

 

If you destroy an enemy tank every 11 seconds exactly, your Overdrive will last for five and one half minutes!

 

That is 11 times the duration of a power up. For al 3 power ups going that is 150Cry times 11 complete cycles for a Cry value of 1.650.

This would come from burning 5.5 batteries worth 300 Cry each for a total of 1,650 Cry!

 

So the extreme situations the Cry value from the Batteries is actually somewhat in line for what you get for the money.  BUT BUT BUT, in actual game play you will not see anything close to the maximum scenarios. 

 

If DD. DA. SB last 40 seconds and a Battery lasts 60 s... perhaps a battery should be worth about 100 Cry?  And the missions payouts should reflect that?