XT-Skins, Drones, Balance Update

[Viking4s 10,791]

Wait... what is juggernaut?

The Juggernaut mode (J-mode) is a special solo mode to learn more about it watch 

. This v-log explains the battle mode and the mechanics. It should be implemented within two weeks.

[ByeByeBye 1,747]

I believe they don't want Isida in battles as Isida can heal tanks that means players use less repair kits. They want us to use more drugs and addicted then buy more with real money. Isida was once also able to self-heal and reduce after burn/freeze effects but now all gone. The battle score from healing even being lowered. It is now worthless to use this turret because with the low battle score you share less crystals. Isida was once the most unique and successful turret in the game but now it is a liability to them. I can see they want to get rid of it because it stands in the way of making more real money for the game. It is a quasi-dummy turret now.

 

BTW after the module update, drones, rebalancing, blur blur blur, I found myself significantly play less: no more than 3 nights a week with less than 30 minutes each time, in which 10 minutes are wasted on waiting into battle. I even didn't play on the crazy weekend; indeed, I haven't played since last Thursday.

A very interesting point and probably spot on.  That would explain why they dropped it's score for healing.  Greed is going to turn this game into something that only little kids will play or that you kill some time with...like solitaire or Agar.io.  There are less and less differences among the turrets.  Even the hulls got more homogenized about a year ago. It's like Tanki keeps trying to put players into a box or the same mold.  One map, one turret, one hull, send in lots of real money...Tanki's Heaven.

[wolverine848 13,097]

A very interesting point and probably spot on.  That would explain why they dropped it's score for healing.  Greed is going to turn this game into something that only little kids will play or that you kill some time with...like solitaire or Agar.io.  There are less and less differences among the turrets.  Even the hulls got more homogenized about a year ago. It's like Tanki keeps trying to put players into a box or the same mold.  One map, one turret, one hull, send in lots of real money...Tanki's Heaven.

basically 3 diff hulls and ... how many drones now?

[austen_pierce 1,948]

Freeze's alteration removes the effect. Otherwise I mostly agree.

 

I know - I was thinking that the turrets are evolving into one, where the M1 alteration would let you pick from burn, Freeze, or heal style special effects and the M2 alteration would be the usual damage/distance buff with reduced cone width trade-off.

 

The M0 alteration could let you pick spray or beam style - this would also enable a spray style healer, a Freeze-ray, and a heat ray, which the game doesn’t currently have.

 

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Edited June 27, 2018 by austen_pierce

[Benefactor 6,888]

Juggernaut is player controlled. You kill the juggernaut to become the juggernaut.

 

Damn.... What if I kill a noob?

Please create a drone that gives invincibility to tanks. That is to make the tank indestructible when equipping such a drone. An invincibility drone would really be the perfect drone that some players would like.

Or you could become a god and turn off your computer. No one in Tanki could ever touch you then.

The Juggernaut mode (J-mode) is a special solo mode to learn more about it watch this part of the v-log 164. This v-log explains the battle mode and the mechanics. It should be implemented within two weeks.

Would our drone stay active if we become Juggernaut?

Edited June 27, 2018 by Benefactor

[Viking4s 10,791]

Would our drone stay active if we become Juggernaut?

Good question.

I found out that drones are deactivate during parkour, so they can do it for Juggernaut tank itself.

[ByeByeBye 1,747]

Question: 

 

I just got a Railgun XT in a container in my alt account (very cool red lights and even a long pause before it appeared...it did need

a drumroll though :) ),   But I don't own a Railgun and the XT Railgun has not shown up in my garage.  So if I buy a Railgun the XT will automatically be there as an alteration?  Because now it is just a skin right?

 

Or, because I don't own a Railgun, the XT skin I got in the container is just a void container...that would seem a shame...worse than mines or batteries.

[Hancho 3,902]

Question: 

 

I just got a Railgun XT in a container in my alt account (very cool red lights and even a long pause before it appeared...it did need

a drumroll though :) ),   But I don't own a Railgun and the XT Railgun has not shown up in my garage.  So if I buy a Railgun the XT will automatically be there as an alteration?  Because now it is just a skin right?

 

Or, because I don't own a Railgun, the XT skin I got in the container is just a void container...that would seem a shame...worse than mines or batteries.

You just got a skin. XT doesn't mean a turret or hull anymore, it is considered as a skin, just like a paint. So if you will purchase railgun, you will be able to activate XT skin on your railgun. 

[ByeByeBye 1,747]

You just got a skin. XT doesn't mean a turret or hull anymore, it is considered as a skin, just like a paint. So if you will purchase railgun, you will be able to activate XT skin on your railgun. 

OK, thanks.  Too bad I am so lame with a railgun...I'll probably never buy one.  I wish I could give it to someone that appreciated it...wish I would have gotten 3500 crystals instead (well, as long as it was a super rare "Exotic" container, 1,000,000 crystals would have made my day)

[Benefactor 6,888]

OK, thanks.  Too bad I am so lame with a railgun...I'll probably never buy one.  I wish I could give it to someone that appreciated it...wish I would have gotten 3500 crystals instead (well, as long as it was a super rare "Exotic" container, 1,000,000 crystals would have made my day)

Just because you have no skill with a railgun doesn't mean you still can't enter a battle pretty.

[RIDDLER_8 5,553]

When developers soon add more drones, I hope that those upcoming drones would be more useful. Having a drone, for example, that double the damage of your equipped turret is also something I do consider on having.

 

We need better drones, or remove them all.

[Hancho 3,902]

When all the drones will come out, they better remove Overdrive because that is ruining the whole gameplay. 

[wolverine848 13,097]

When all the drones will come out, they better remove Overdrive because that is ruining the whole gameplay. 

Since one of the drones affects overdrive, I'm thinking... not gonna happen.

[Tani_S 736]

Since one of the drones affects overdrive, I'm thinking... not gonna happen.

Not gonna happen also because the Overdrives were introduced into the hull description lately and the mobile version has a placeholder field ready for every hull's overdrive.

[austen_pierce 1,948]

Not gonna happen also because the Overdrives were introduced into the hull description lately and the mobile version has a placeholder field ready for every hull's overdrive.

IMO I have no idea how a mobile player is going to keep up with drones, overdrives, supply activation, equipment changes, on top of basic tank driving and turret rotation. It’s complicated enough with a full physical keyboard and computer.

[CooperO 7,956]

IMO I have no idea how a mobile player is going to keep up with drones, overdrives, supply activation, equipment changes, on top of basic tank driving and turret rotation. It’s complicated enough with a full physical keyboard and computer.

I think that's actually where drones come in handy, because they don't need to be activated manually. That should make it easier for mobile users.

[r_Issimo2 1,495]

IMO I have no idea how a mobile player is going to keep up with drones, overdrives, supply activation, equipment changes, on top of basic tank driving and turret rotation. It’s complicated enough with a full physical keyboard and computer.

They make the game more complicated to bring it to casual players.

 

And Freeze/Titans are doing well in Highways.

 

Unbelievable.

[siloviki 19]

They make the game more complicated to bring it to casual players.

 

And Freeze/Titans are doing well in Highways.

 

Unbelievable.

Why not? Shouldn't the 2nd slowest hull in TO with a close range turret dominate or do well in a battle like Highways?

 

Pfft, Shaft who needs them?

 

Lol.

Edited June 28, 2018 by siloviki

[LittleWillie 3,199]

They make the game more complicated to bring it to casual players.

 

And Freeze/Titans are doing well in Highways.

 

Unbelievable.

Yes games are much more fun when it is impossible for players to perform novel acts.

 

Highways is most fun when you know before you even join the game that 50% of the players will be heavy hull Shafts that camp and snipe That the few tanks who do try to raid flags or whatnot will mostly serve as sniper prey. It is better when each and every game on the map plays out the same exact way no matter what.  If some player try to be imaginative, say using Freeze / Titan ... well it is better if it is impossible for imagination to bear fruit. 

 

Now that's gaming!

[r_Issimo2 1,495]

Yes games are much more fun when it is impossible for players to perform novel acts.

 

Highways is most fun when you know before you even join the game that 50% of the players will be heavy hull Shafts that camp and snipe That the few tanks who do try to raid flags or whatnot will mostly serve as sniper prey. It is better when each and every game on the map plays out the same exact way no matter what. If some player try to be imaginative, say using Freeze / Titan ... well it is better if it is impossible for imagination to bear fruit.

 

Now that's gaming!

It's Shaft that needs an update not making maps smaller, same for the other turrets.

 

Maybe because of your low K/D you're being sent to the better teams, most of the time the system sends me to the noob team. Except for the last 2 days where battles seemed more balanced at the beginning, where I was helping my teams win, but where I noticed that the system doesn't add players to the winning team. In one battle we played with 6 players against 8 for several minutes and at the end we lost after having a lead. That's not good gaming.

 

And it's very suspicious that very few complain about Pick up supply missions.

[Person_Random 4,991]

Can you buff Firebird?  Fire M1 is weaker than Freeze M0, even with afterburn accounted for.

[LittleWillie 3,199]

It's Shaft that needs an update not making maps smaller, same for the other turrets.

 

Maybe because of your low K/D you're being sent to the better teams, most of the time the system sends me to the noob team. Except for the last 2 days where battles seemed more balanced at the beginning, where I was helping my teams win, but where I noticed that the system doesn't add players to the winning team. In one battle we played with 6 players against 8 for several minutes and at the end we lost after having a lead. That's not good gaming.

 

And it's very suspicious that very few complain about Pick up supply missions.

Oh? Highways suddenly got smaller this week? That's why a Titan dared to defy Issmo CW and play on Highways?

 

K/D has no bearing on MM you delicious bundle of delusions and dimiwittery. If it did I would see different results between by accounts w k/d ~1 and my accounys with K/D ~3.. But I don't because k/d is not a factor. This game is not a big ball of confusion to everyone. Some of us know how to use data to decipher performance.

 

Hint: That does not involve looking for conspiracy theories under every rock and thinking you can red the minds of other players.

[r_Issimo2 1,495]

Oh? Highways suddenly got smaller this week? That's why a Titan dared to defy Issmo CW and play on Highways?

 

K/D has no bearing on MM you delicious bundle of delusions and dimiwittery. If it did I would see different results between by accounts w k/d ~1 and my accounys with K/D ~3.. But I don't because k/d is not a factor. This game is not a big ball of confusion to everyone. Some of us know how to use data to decipher performance.

 

Hint: That does not involve looking for conspiracy theories under every rock and thinking you can red the minds of other players.

Chill dude.

 

I'm not saying Highways got smaller, I thought you wanted maps to get smaller because of what you said.

 

That Freeze and friends was really damaging my team, I got killed once but then I managed to kill him, then they tried again and killed him again and we managed to win.

 

What I said about pick-up missions is not a theory, many play for missions and not to win. You misread what I said.

 

I hope they remove pick up supply missions, to see all those who play for missions complain.

 

I play to win, not camp for missions, just give me balanced battles. And I have good K/D.

Edited June 29, 2018 by r_Issimo2

[railguniz4noobz 2,394]

OK, thanks.  Too bad I am so lame with a railgun...I'll probably never buy one.  I wish I could give it to someone that appreciated it...wish I would have gotten 3500 crystals instead (well, as long as it was a super rare "Exotic" container, 1,000,000 crystals would have made my day)

Did you seriously just say you would take 3500 crystals over an XT?

[RIDDLER_8 5,553]

When shall XT skins be available for all turrets and hulls?