What Is Your Opinion About the Current State of Tanki Online?

[KamiGT 143]

3 hours ago, cosmic666 said:

As i thought, been playing html5 all day and it is without doubt a load of crap. Can't go on pause just spawns you right back into battle, you go to garage enter the battle again you self destruct. And yes i have it disabled before anyone mentions it. Better than flash, do me a favour, anyone saying it is do not have a clue what they are going on about. Verdict-total rubbish, far too many flaws which they have had months to sort out, but they would rather concentrate on a useless new hull to keep the little kids happy than fix the annoying bugs that infest their NEWER BETTER VERSION. 

For me, I have been using Html5 for quite a while now. I remember not liking the controls at first as they felt different, but I have gotten used to it and am able to play very effectively now. I have also played on flash recently. It has a far more comforting set of features, but there is one problem for me which is a dealbreaker. It consistently runs much slower on my computer now than Html5 does. Otherwise, flash is better. I have gotten my fair share of crashes on flash, but Html5 definitely has plenty of crashes, sometimes many in one day and none in another. The best case scenario for me would have been having them try their best to port the game exactly. I like the super spartan old GUI, I LOVE the old garage, and the old button row at the top of the screen. The flash setup is generally more familiar. If they could combine the good feature set of flash and the great control feel with (for me) the reliability and life expectancy of Html5, I would be much happier. Overall, I find Html5 acceptable but not without flaws. Correcting the errors would be good, so would bringing back the old graphics and color schemes, and background in the garage.

[KamiGT 143]

39 minutes ago, wolverine848 said:

Either a viking or hornet.  How's that make a difference?  I would have boosted his OD AND given all-supplies.

Totally selfish.

And this is not the first time I've seen it.  Challenges really are bad for actual battles.

Was playing groups with a friend the other day. We spawned into a bloodbath of a battle. The other team already had full supply Hornets (some with OD WITH 5+ mins on the clock) camping on the bridge area (this was Cross). I asked him if he wanted to leave and find a tenable battle. First thing he says is "no, we can get easy stars here".

Stars and only playing to collect them ruins the teamwork aspect and makes people completely apathetic to the whole goal of most battles, unless it's TDM. Some players will still self sacrifice for the goal of the game, but it isn't something I see often. If I feel a battle is worth it and we have the potential to win, I will do this.

[KamiGT 143]

13 minutes ago, Tidebreaker said:

I dunno man, I'd still be using my loadout of Light Capacitors and Booster. There's much more overpowered stuff than that, so...go figure.

You are a special case though. You actually use a turret because you enjoy it. I think the vast majority of players who are buyers these days are impartial to the game itself and are largely going to play with the best gear. They will follow the path of least resistance. Again, this means that they will avoid any underpowered combos or things that aren't the most broken in favor of what is.

That is why I get so mad when I see players acting like they truly love the game and then I look into their profile and see that they only use something like Hornet and Gauss/Magnum/Vulcan and have more supplies used than me in a quarter of the hours. I honestly wish they wouldn't play because they aren't getting anything out of the game and are just making it harder for us.

[KamiGT 143]

2 hours ago, Tidebreaker said:

They are a huge problem. They are EVERYWHERE.

I dunno man, I'd still be using my loadout of Light Capacitors and Booster. There's much more overpowered stuff than that, so...go figure.

Yes but they are still overshadowed by the sheer power of EMP Gauss/Hornets, and rivaled by all the Vulcans, Magnums, Firebirds, and Thunders.

[Russty 368]

7 hours ago, Tidebreaker said:

They are a huge problem. They are EVERYWHERE.

So true. I was just in a battle with three Hornet + Railgun + Scout players on the enemy team. It was a nightmare.

 

7 hours ago, KamiGT said:

Was playing groups with a friend the other day. We spawned into a bloodbath of a battle. The other team already had full supply Hornets (some with OD WITH 5+ mins on the clock) camping on the bridge area (this was Cross). I asked him if he wanted to leave and find a tenable battle. First thing he says is "no, we can get easy stars here".

Stars and only playing to collect them ruins the teamwork aspect and makes people completely apathetic to the whole goal of most battles, unless it's TDM. Some players will still self sacrifice for the goal of the game, but it isn't something I see often. If I feel a battle is worth it and we have the potential to win, I will do this.

It's a huge shame that teamwork has been wiped out just by stars. Earlier today, I was in a CP battle and the teamwork there was horrible. It was a tight battle but we ended up losing. I was at a point and was extremely close to capturing it (I needed one or two more seconds) but a Firebird suddenly came and began to fire at me. I had Gauss so if I fired, I would've inflicted damage upon myself and if I had moved, I would've lost the point. Thankfully, I saw an Isida on my team coming my way. I was in dire need of help. I needed to be repaired and I needed help capturing the point. Stupidly, this Isida drove right past me just to kill a few tanks on the other side of the map! I was then killed and the Firebird captured the point. If the Isida had helped me, we would've captured the point, I would've been repaired and we may have actually won the game. I asked him why he didn't help and he responded by saying "shut up noob". He only went to kill those enemies with his Isida and Hornet OD just to get more points to end up with 6 stars. Well did he get the 6 stars? Yes. 

Things like this have happened a million times.

[cosmic666 1,055]

13 hours ago, Russty said:

So true. I was just in a battle with three Hornet + Railgun + Scout players on the enemy team. It was a nightmare.

 

It's a huge shame that teamwork has been wiped out just by stars. Earlier today, I was in a CP battle and the teamwork there was horrible. It was a tight battle but we ended up losing. I was at a point and was extremely close to capturing it (I needed one or two more seconds) but a Firebird suddenly came and began to fire at me. I had Gauss so if I fired, I would've inflicted damage upon myself and if I had moved, I would've lost the point. Thankfully, I saw an Isida on my team coming my way. I was in dire need of help. I needed to be repaired and I needed help capturing the point. Stupidly, this Isida drove right past me just to kill a few tanks on the other side of the map! I was then killed and the Firebird captured the point. If the Isida had helped me, we would've captured the point, I would've been repaired and we may have actually won the game. I asked him why he didn't help and he responded by saying "shut up noob". He only went to kill those enemies with his Isida and Hornet OD just to get more points to end up with 6 stars. Well did he get the 6 stars? Yes. 

Things like this have happened a million times.

Welcome to the broken world of TO. Got to admit if im on my noob account l-general and the team is making no effort to go for enemy flag i shrug my shoulders and say ok no probs, and end up getting way more kills than anyone in the battle, thus ensuring i get 6 stars (win are lose) which i dont give 2 hoots about. If that's how they want to play it like i care, if i need to i can out kill just about everyone in battle, but much prefer to be in a team that actually wants to engage in the battle for a win and help each other out to achieve that. The challenge turns some players into selfish dimwits who are out only for themselves.

[yellowghetto 3,206]

On 8/20/2020 at 4:48 AM, MrPheonix said:

The game will be MORE unbalanced ...

 

 

it would be more balanced because everyone here agrees it does. That's why this game is dead and I don't promote anymore. Same with TO YTbers. I deleted all my YT content so people don't know I played TO

Edited August 22, 2020 by yellowghetto

[yellowghetto 3,206]

I see a lot of YT comments complaining about Flash. DO YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND, what Flash will be DISCONTINUED means? Not just Tanki Online, BUT MAJORITY OF THE INTERNET. It's so annoying. Yes I get it it's sad, but it's time to MOVE ON.

PS: Am I the only one who dislikes every episode of the V-LOG now?

[Russty 368]

6 hours ago, yellowghetto said:

PS: Am I the only one who dislikes every episode of the V-LOG now?

Every V-LOG is pointless. They don't share any new information. That's the main issue. It also seems like they've lost their passion. They used to sound so alive and happy even though things weren't great but now the guy who talks just sounds dead inside. We need someone like Seymon Kirov again. I miss him a lot. He helped this game grow so much. @r_almighty010 was also a really nice and helpful person too. 

Hopefully V-LOGs will liven up when new information gets released (probably in 2021).

I'm actually quite excited to see what happens next year. Tanki can crash and burn or it can grow and thrive once again. 

[cosmic666 1,055]

8 hours ago, yellowghetto said:

I see a lot of YT comments complaining about Flash. DO YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND, what Flash will be DISCONTINUED means? Not just Tanki Online, BUT MAJORITY OF THE INTERNET. It's so annoying. Yes I get it it's sad, but it's time to MOVE ON.

PS: Am I the only one who dislikes every episode of the V-LOG now?

Nope they are all crap,have been for some time. They are still showing us youtubers (i mean really) and still showing esports which we can all see on the official esport website. The best bit of the v-log is the what happened next, it's the highlight of the entire vid. NOW THAT HAS TO TELL YOU SOMETHING if that is the best bit.

[cosmic666 1,055]

Wondering why the noob yarik is off the ratings board?

 

[coconuttree 519]

1 minute ago, cosmic666 said:

Wondering why the noob yarik is off the ratings board?

 

Probably banned for a week. Some of the top efficiency players get banned occasionally. 

 

[cosmic666 1,055]

Just now, coconuttree said:

Probably banned for a week. Some of the top efficiency players get banned occasionally. 

 

Long may it last

[Viking4s 10,791]

On 8/20/2020 at 1:08 AM, cosmic666 said:

Doing a bit of window shopping in the wiki and saw this.

What about the players that have supported TO for just as long,whether by cash injections via the shop, to just actually supporting TO by playing every day and leaving for the most part credible, and at times excellent ideas in the relevant topics (via the forum) to improve either the mechanics of the game, or to improve the overall experience for the majority of players regardless if you are P2W or FTP. Normal players who have intelligent and unbiased ideas to help improve TO should be recognised also, by that i mean their ideas should be taken into consideration, and in some cases acted on in the spirit of dev/player collaboration, especially if the idea has actual merit and does not harm the economy adversely...... Guys if you think this a fair and reasonable request give it a like. 

Really good idea, @Hate @Marcus - Tanki did something for forumers in 2017 and in 2018 (see bottom of post).
Not sure if it was an idea from the MC himself and/or from Moraine (Ostrica) / Coopero, but selected forumers were done by the helpers.

Edited August 22, 2020 by Viking4s

[that_one_hadi 15]

Am on edge, but something keeps me in the game longer. Most likely it's the community itself.
Tanki was better back in the good old 15, 16 etc. The one thing that's making the game more and more dead is that the developers don't listen to the players.
- They added MM though many players complained about it even when the idea just came up.
- They removed Madness. Why? They have no idea.
- They removed old repair kit.
- They removed 'Product Kits'
- New overdrives aren't really all that good.
- They reduced the number of containers in weekly mission rewards.
- Mk Kits of later modifications are available at a very low rank.
- XP/BP only for Mk7's. (worst!)

I can go on and on. But this is enough to show how much the game has spoiled for the past 3, 4 years. 

Edited August 24, 2020 by that_one_hadi

[Dliver 17]

This is the state of Tanki Online:

1. Pony Tail Boy and the Devs totally ignore player input.

2, Inspite all of the great upgrades and new ideas implemented by the all knowing Pony Tail Boy and his Devs minions, the number of players continues to fall.         ( That's because most of their ideas and upgrades made the game suck)

3. Pony Tail Boy, the Devs and the owners are now in the squeezing the last bit of cash out of the remaining players mode.

4. The new latest and greatest addition to the game (Ares) is a failure and is attracting no new players and not helping much to retain current players. (It's just a lure to try and make you spend money....see point 3)

It's getting close to the bottom boys and girls so enjoy it while it lasts. Oh that's right according to the above poll almost 70% don't like the game much or hate it now. Doesn't sound like winning numbers to me.  So I correct myself ... You 30% of current players enjoy it while it lasts. Well that pretty much sums up the state of the game. Goodnight

Edited August 23, 2020 by Dliver
adding text and corrections

[yellowghetto 3,206]

16 hours ago, Russty said:

Every V-LOG is pointless. They don't share any new information. That's the main issue. It also seems like they've lost their passion. They used to sound so alive and happy even though things weren't great but now the guy who talks just sounds dead inside. We need someone like Seymon Kirov again. I miss him a lot. He helped this game grow so much. @r_almighty010 was also a really nice and helpful person too. 

Hopefully V-LOGs will liven up when new information gets released (probably in 2021).

I'm actually quite excited to see what happens next year. Tanki can crash and burn or it can grow and thrive once again. 

I agree with you. No passion. Just like the community. Without buying the Battle Pass and actually try true free to play it is impossible. I'm just completely ignoring people who still thinks supplies aren't the problem. I am a radical, but nobody wants to listen, so what is the point? I feel that this topic is pretty useless and just a place to dump your thoughts. Hope it stays open though.

[wolverine848 13,097]

8 minutes ago, yellowghetto said:

I'm just completely ignoring people who still thinks supplies aren't the problem.

Other than a shortage of batteries - what supplies are a problem?

[siloviki 4]

11 hours ago, Dliver said:

This is the state of Tanki Online:

1. Pony Tail Boy and the Devs totally ignore player input.

2, Inspite all of the great upgrades and new ideas implemented by the all knowing Pony Tail Boy and his Devs minions, the number of players continues to fall.         ( That's because most of their ideas and upgrades made the game suck)

3. Pony Tail Boy, the Devs and the owners are now in the squeezing the last bit of cash out of the remaining players mode.

4. The new latest and greatest addition to the game (Ares) is a failure and is attracting no new players and not helping much to retain current players. (It's just a lure to try and make you spend money....see point 3)

It's getting close to the bottom boys and girls so enjoy it while it lasts. Oh that's right according to the above poll almost 70% don't like the game much or hate it now. Doesn't sound like winning numbers to me.  So I correct myself ... You 30% of current players enjoy it while it lasts. Well that pretty much sums up the state of the game. Goodnight

Going the way of Runescape.

Used to be a raw, midieval game, you ranged, you melee'd, you maged. Range would kill mage, mage would kill melee, melee would kill range. You fought revenants in the wilderness, you PK'd others for bullion, you joined clans to engage in epic battles, you sold your wares in the market to upgrade, or bought membership and went to member worlds to get even more cool stuff and you chilled by the lava pond and chatted.... then it went woop woop, alakazam bam, superduper mash buttons "its the NEW AND IMPROVED RUNESCAPE!" cartoonish stuff to appeal to 5 year olds.

Now we have machine gun snipers, refrigerator  freeze turrets that arent freeze turrets, glowy OD ghosties floating around, multiple one shot kills, floatie hulls yadda yadda....

And ya might have to buy a new comp to play it...

Runescape went into the abyss, because the purists hated it. Best of luck with this.

 

 

 

Edited August 23, 2020 by siloviki

[yellowghetto 3,206]

10 hours ago, siloviki said:

Going the way of Runescape.

Used to be a raw, midieval game, you ranged, you melee'd, you maged. Range would kill mage, mage would kill melee, melee would kill range. You fought revenants in the wilderness, you PK'd others for bullion, you joined clans to engage in epic battles, you sold your wares in the market to upgrade, or bought membership and went to member worlds to get even more cool stuff and you chilled by the lava pond and chatted.... then it went woop woop, alakazam bam, superduper mash buttons "its the NEW AND IMPROVED RUNESCAPE!" cartoonish stuff to appeal to 5 year olds.

Now we have machine gun snipers, refrigerator  freeze turrets that arent freeze turrets, glowy OD ghosties floating around, multiple one shot kills, floatie hulls yadda yadda....

And ya might have to buy a new comp to play it...

Runescape went into the abyss, because the purists hated it. Best of luck with this.

 

 

 

interesting

[yellowghetto 3,206]

Apparently in a Q&A, Marcus said the devs are working on a nerf for Hornet's OD. Any speculations on what it could be?

[wolverine848 13,097]

6 hours ago, yellowghetto said:

Apparently in a Q&A, Marcus said the devs are working on a nerf for Hornet's OD. Any speculations on what it could be?

I like MAF suggestion that hornet OD only ignore defenders strongest protection.  If one strong one or two weak ones can still get a one-shot kill.  But if multiple layers, will damage but not immediately kill.  Seems like a nice balance.

But I suspect it will be some weak nerf like making it not able to generate OD% while OD is active, or bring duration down from 20 seconds to 15 seconds.  Combine these two and it's better than nothing.

[yellowghetto 3,206]

On 8/25/2020 at 6:52 AM, wolverine848 said:

I like MAF suggestion that hornet OD only ignore defenders strongest protection.  If one strong one or two weak ones can still get a one-shot kill.  But if multiple layers, will damage but not immediately kill.  Seems like a nice balance.

But I suspect it will be some weak nerf like making it not able to generate OD% while OD is active, or bring duration down from 20 seconds to 15 seconds.  Combine these two and it's better than nothing.

If these two actually came, Hornet would become the best to the worst.

[Mountaingoat11 26]

Well, if I had to summarize the state of the game in one sentence, it would be this: Tanki is now nothing more than a playground for whales who use it to waste money by buying their bundles to get ridiculously powerful tanks that in tandem with drugs crush normal players.

Seriously, this is every battle in MM: You spawn in to your base being overrun by drugged up M4s. The flag is on its way to being delivered, and you can only watch helplessly as it moves farther and farther away. The Railgun-Hornet in front of you with his OD activated one-shots you through your spawn protection. 30 second pass, and the enemy team is back at it again. They sure are geared up for this, max supplies on every single one of them, red, brown, and yellow staring you in the face. What choice do you have if you wish to survive the onslaught? You press [2], then [4], and finally [3] before hapless dying to a barrage of Vulcan, Gauss, and Thunder bullets aimed at you. You're only in the mid-ranks with an average, if decent M2 combination, but for some reason the game has decided to put you in a match full of Marshals. They win 5-0, and you gleefully collect the 54 crystals you earned. Well done.

[wolverine848 13,097]

2 hours ago, yellowghetto said:

If these two actually came, Hornet would become the best to the worst.

To clarify...

1) MAF suggestions   OR

2) No OD generation and/or duration is 15 seconds.

 

Did you think I meant 1) AND 2) ?

Or do you think 2) on it's own is bad?  (I don't think so at all - 15 seconds is still 2x what viking gets)