Let's Discuss Matchmaking

[Jeers4U 665]

On 3/31/2024 at 11:20 AM, demon09 said:

Some people say that it's very possible to be competitive with the buyers as a F2P player

Always makes me laugh when I hear this topic of discussion get regurgitated.

[Committee 12]

On 4/1/2024 at 2:20 AM, demon09 said:

Some people say that it's very possible to be competitive with the buyers as a F2P player, if you're patient and careful with how you spend your crystals.

As for the awful matchmaking, while Tanki tries to encourage (frustrate you into) buying, the matchmaking apparently didn't use to be this bad, and has become this way because of a loss in players.

Trust me, it's impossible to be competitive against buyers as an F2P player. Unless you spend 8 hours a day playing this game.

people don't do that because they keey dying to buyers. I was formerly a buyer, and I know what the kill-death ratio is like. Having maxed equipment and augments vs a 6k GS is like 1 shotting them. You don't look twice in their direction. 

They just cannot compete. Thats what was so attractive about buying - you become better, just by paying money. That is greedy.

[Snafu 139]

On 3/31/2024 at 8:20 AM, demon09 said:

become this way because of a loss in players

MM indeed is horrible. As one can wait minutes now waiting to join the battle (used to be seconds) it's likely a reduced  user base issue. Plus extra incentives to join via quick battle.

[wild001 1,422]

I have been a free player on tanki since 2012.

I have reached max garage many years ago, and have nothing to buy w my saved 20M crystal.

Even my 2nd acc got max gear score around legend 4 acc. Max on some combo, 

My tips are dont upgrade all modules, focus on max your fav combo only first. 

Even i have ful garage, i only use 2-3 combo + augment+ 4-5 module + hyperion drone only.

[demon09 89]

On 4/9/2024 at 1:23 PM, wild001 said:

I have been a free player on tanki since 2012.

I have reached max garage many years ago, and have nothing to buy w my saved 20M crystal.

Even my 2nd acc got max gear score around legend 4 acc. Max on some combo, 

My tips are dont upgrade all modules, focus on max your fav combo only first. 

Even i have ful garage, i only use 2-3 combo + augment+ 4-5 module + hyperion drone only.

Players like you and other F2P players here that have said the same thing are proof that it's possible to be competitive with buyers.

[Gabe2607 215]

On 4/9/2024 at 1:23 PM, demon09 said:

Players like you and other F2P players here that have said the same thing are proof that it's possible to be competitive with buyers.

Santa Claus makes F2P players 2x stronger than buyers... some people here said. Admin drop a gold box!

[Jeers4U 665]

While I'm not calling you a liar.

I don't believe you.

At. All.

[x_Sorinel_x 552]

MM is horrible for all players. Not only for midgamers...

[Zacta 1]

I agree with the above, I'm in a similar position, mid-rank with average of 5k / 6k GS and generally I'm matched against maxed out players at high ranks.  Not that I mind it occasionally, it's a fun challenge, but now it's almost always and it's a pain.  I very rarely get put in a battle with lower ranked players, only higher ranks, does this mean that there are no new players joining the game any more?

 

It didn't used to be this way, 10 years ago I remember it being a lot more fun.  Another thing I find frustrating is that I can't buy new protection modules, I obtained 5 when they came out and these are all available to me, but I can't get any new ones so I can't upgrade protection against other turrets that have become popular.  

 

Personally I think MM should be based on GS and not rank.  I would like to try some different turrets sometimes to get some experience, but my other turrets are lower GS - if I switch out my equipment and for instance try a tank combo that is 2K GS, I still get matched in battles as if I was using my 6K GS combo.  It means I can't experiment with different turrets and hulls.

[EagleChappie 581]

On 4/12/2024 at 11:02 AM, x_Sorinel_x said:

MM is horrible for all players. Not only for midgamers...

not at least for me, in some battles there're some clans/players tryhards but that's all

[Gabe2607 215]

On 4/12/2024 at 5:02 AM, x_Sorinel_x said:

MM is horrible for all players. Not only for midgamers...

Free Players are generally ending an MM battle 1/20. Definitely horrible. On the other side some buyers with minimum skills end 20/1: they pay to have fun.

Just wondering about most of the buyers ending 10/10... paying to be mediocre should not be considered fun. Pay to Participate.

[AzaborBR 128]

We need a balance in this trash game mode... IT'S SO BORING to play.

How is that possible? Blue team 15 minutes played and didn't reach 160 points! We were fine till 1 minutes lefting, so a trash overdrive and 3 caps, red team (bad team) win.

So, how blue team win? 15 minutes played 117 points?! We play all game to red team get a succesfull overdrive and win?

[Invocation 1]

Make it so that instead of there being a timer that resets you, make it so that your health deteriorates exponentially after pressing the reset button. This way, players can still kill you and there's an opportunity for slightly more points :D 

[NikmanGT 4,362]

What about when you get flipped upside down, and you need to get back on the battlefield ASAP ?

[Invocation 1]

@NikmanGT Well remember your health is deteriorating, so you will die in the same amount of time that you would with the current system. It's just instead of your health staying the same while you're resetting, it decreases exponentially. 

[NikmanGT 4,362]

On 11/22/2024 at 8:53 PM, Invocation said:

@NikmanGT Well remember your health is deteriorating, so you will die in the same amount of time that you would with the current system. It's just instead of your health staying the same while you're resetting, it decreases exponentially. 

So you mean if I start selfing, my health decreases and players can take the advantage of killing me and gaining points (?) Sounds fair enough

But what's the point if the time is very short anyway, do you believe people would be able to take advantage of it ?

[Invocation 1]

On 11/22/2024 at 10:30 AM, NikmanGT said:

So you mean if I start selfing, my health decreases and players can take the advantage of killing me and gaining points (?) Sounds fair enough

But what's the point if the time is very short anyway, do you believe people would be able to take advantage of it ?

Well I don't think it would be a huge feature, but I for sure have times where I could have killed someone had I had a fraction of a second or a little longer to kill them. It's just annoying when they reset in your face right before you have the chance to kill them

[NikmanGT 4,362]

On 11/23/2024 at 8:19 PM, Invocation said:

It's just annoying when they reset in your face right before you have the chance to kill them

Feels relatable, specially in DMs mode

[Acecaddy 40]

Why is that, you might ask?
Simply because these bots tend to hinder the movement of players from the same team, blocking your path, even clogging certain entrances at time, it becomes a nuisance.
 

[NikmanGT 4,362]

Bots doesn't seem that much of a hindrance to me, except for the fact they might not be able to play like us and that's how it should go. Ally bots can phase through us but detected by the enemy team, and vice-verse, looks like a huge resource investment to me with little to no benefit.

[Maf 32,300]

I agree. A simple solution is to give bot tanks highly reduced hull mass, so that they can't push real players, but real players can easily push the bots. Worth noting that it would likely cause other issues, like bot tanks breakdancing from the slightest enemy impact force. But it would be funny tho.

[NikmanGT 4,362]

On 1/27/2025 at 1:41 PM, Maf said:

, like bot tanks breakdancing from the slightest enemy impact force. But it would be funny tho.

I remember the Juggernaut on mobile floating 49km above the ground from even a single pellet shot of Hammer.

Please no, we don't want flying cars sooner than expected.

[Maf 32,300]

On 1/27/2025 at 1:16 PM, NikmanGT said:

we don't want flying cars sooner than expected.

Speak for yourself!

#re-old-hopper

[NBIHFADH 34]

Bots should be removed or only available to low level players, fighting with bots is boring since I play multiplayer games not single player.

 

[Jeers4U 665]

On 5/14/2024 at 7:45 PM, Gabe2607 said:

Definitely horrible.

Unless you have Jonny Singh on your team.

That bot can PLAY!!!!