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

[Xsader 37]

On 2/17/2024 at 8:06 PM, Jeers4U said:

_{The 'complaint book' is 40 pages long and isn't even 2 years old and I can GUARANTEE you that there have been complaints deleted (so it's actually more)}

 

FYI - the complaint book started in December 2020 and is already exceeding 150 pages (probably should had been more, because probably complaints/comment had been deleted) .... 

[Potdindy 866]

Played a game earlier...Assault. Started out in one of those "Wow I'm playing well!" games. But then it turned into a massacre with my team repeatedly spawnkilling the opposing team. It feels good in the sense that I got a good score, but I can't imagine such games make players want to stick around. The current form of tanki does have a lot of good things going for it, but it seems devs still have not decided to take any steps to helping equalize games. I will share the final scorebox....tell me if you think players will stick around after a game like this.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/chat_attachment/AP1Ws4t0_pPTqMuzxexpLDpZvKWjjrFo1HNs9-zZkMXoyN-l847ZmQVcSA6qdUK90usJwP5ZK2ms7DyGc9Bbq77551g0UoYeozIw1NK_UZWAGiIJv8nX1NUjZqZ2vmOGxGfXuj-BJ7eDtBNl-KMpAQOp4UOHOJm-vz--59Vld8R3rDQNUm3Cbhk42gPnKKd8EYQoDQbRNCAxC8QfhkZbpXiLZHHoLMpqrauLn_gPADJHx5Aznfkxb-94gCwUXqqKHz5OeJXGI9JhL-Ybppp1jf5DUKfugQrc-hlLUfJOiNo-BaVV9vGc2wFe_kAhvKHGyQ=w1920-h868

It wouldnt let me post the picture, so here's a link instead.

What steps, if any, are being taken to keep one sided battles from happening? 

When there are good battles, I do think Tankidevs have done a great job at maintaining some balance in the game. With a few exceptions, I see a wide variety of turrets and hulls, which is hard to accomplish. The main problem, imo, is that many games involve spawn killing which is just so unfun. Its hard to play when you spawn in to face a fully drugged tank.

Edited March 19, 2024 by Potdindy

[FrozenRailgun 1,771]

On 3/19/2024 at 11:12 AM, Potdindy said:

*Inserts link*

Link no working.

There are suggestions like increase losing teams' manual supply duration/potency (can't recall the exact details) and increasing the duration of spawn protection. But, to consider your team is losing, something like 30+ kill/points or 3+ capped flags difference could work. At the same time, that might encourage sabotages, multing, or intentional poor performance to abuse such mechanic. 

Edited March 19, 2024 by FrozenRailgun

[Gabe2607 215]

New version of the game today: Crashing Online.

[Jeers4U 665]

On 3/19/2024 at 5:00 AM, Xsader said:

 

FYI - the complaint book started in December 2020 and is already exceeding 150 pages (probably should had been more, because probably complaints/comment had been deleted) .... 

I thought the complaint book was started a long time ago as well until I saw this:

 

The initial post says July 2022.

If there was another thread (which there probably was but tanki decided it occupied FAR too much server space and had it deleted), so I went with what I could prove versus what tanki erased. Either way we're both correct. Mucho complaintos.

[Potdindy 866]

Despite my previous post about one-sided battles, when there are good battles, the battles tend to be great. I may be wrong but it does feel like overdrives have been slowed down a bit, which really minimizes their impact on the game, which I really like. Turret and hull balance seems solid too. Sometimes I see players who just don't die, and that sucks, but many games don't involve those folks.

[Xsader 37]

On 3/20/2024 at 3:12 AM, Jeers4U said:

I thought the complaint book was started a long time ago as well until I saw this:

 

The initial post says July 2022.

If there was another thread (which there probably was but tanki decided it occupied FAR too much server space and had it deleted), so I went with what I could prove versus what tanki erased. Either way we're both correct. Mucho complaintos.

I believe there were complaints well before this iteration too ...

[Jeers4U 665]

This game has actually--if it's possible--has become EVEN more tragic.

Now... I'm getting one-shotted by rails when they aren't even aiming IN MY DIRECTION, HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Oh man, I can't even make this silliness up.

Through the corners of buildings and walls, also. Why do we even HAVE buildings, I wonder.

Like at least TRY to make it LOOK like you aren't faking the matches, please.

 

But you know what's important?

Dust.

Very, very important.

Dust.

Thank goodness the dust is there.

 

 

...and really... are you faking the outcomes of battles now...?

Edited April 1, 2024 by Jeers4U

[Jeers4U 665]

I actually monitor the gear scores in every single battle now.

When tanki does that 'thing' where it adds an 8k or a 7k GS, I type in the chat (for all to see) that tanki has added a abnormally high GS tank to the other team and I state that I recommend that all of my team leave as a result.

In fact, I have started to state prior to any battle actually begins that: "I can't wait until tanki adds a 6k GS tank to team red".

And then... they do.

Almost like clockwork.

As if the developers have made it that way.

 

Word is slowly getting out...

Edited April 7, 2024 by Jeers4U

[W4R 169]

I have an Idea to help improve the game- Trust me, it will go down well with the players.

How about, when you change equipment in the garage-- The change is immediately applied to your tank, when you respawn  in battle-- I know its a radical thought, but it will help improve the ! visit your allowed in game play....

Currently, the garage change is only applied after you die again in battle.... Go on- you know it makes sense 

[jerry2975 56]

2024, I spend 12 minutes of my life to play. After 12 minutes I get the server error. Ok I know it. But after so many years... It's  just desgusting. Uselees to ask for just a litlle answer or explation. Tanki online don't know waht is the problem... For sure.

[Maf 32,300]

On 4/4/2024 at 12:31 AM, jerry2975 said:

2024, I spend 12 minutes of my life to play. After 12 minutes I get the server error. Ok I know it. But after so many years... It's  just desgusting. Uselees to ask for just a litlle answer or explation. Tanki online don't know waht is the problem... For sure.

Topic merged

[paul16135 120]

The quality of the players of tanki is now very low.

Some people play like they don't have a screen.
Some people play like they don't have a space bar.
Some people are just driving around.

Some log in just to chat and it's quite often the case you can find 3 or 4 people all hanging around in the corner of a large map just multing and talking.

The people who used to play have mainly left, so many clans are gone, team work is over.

There are too many people "playing", who don't know how to play the game.  They have no idea about power ups and the shift button.  Hell some people don't even rotate their turrets but move the whole tank!

I would make it the case that every week you have to complete a tutorial in order to start playing with real people.  Because the people currently playing can barely be described as human beings.

[Gabe2607 215]

On 4/1/2024 at 9:55 AM, Jeers4U said:

This game has actually--if it's possible--has become EVEN more tragic.

Now... I'm getting one-shotted by rails when they aren't even aiming IN MY DIRECTION, HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Oh man, I can't even make this silliness up.

Through the corners of buildings and walls, also. Why do we even HAVE buildings, I wonder.

Like at least TRY to make it LOOK like you aren't faking the matches, please.

 

But you know what's important?

Dust.

Very, very important.

Dust.

Thank goodness the dust is there.

 

 

...and really... are you faking the outcomes of battles now...?

I was told that it is the player's fault (LOL) because of a low Internet band. "They say", the shot is happening before we see it, so it is not crossing a wall, but while our tank still had to arrive undercover, we just see it later. Fact is that I have 100 Mbps and it only happens to some turrets. Rail can shoot somewhere close by and it will always hit. A Twins with self damage removed, will often miss easy targets.

 

On 4/4/2024 at 9:37 AM, paul16135 said:

The quality of the players of tanki is now very low.

Some people play like they don't have a screen.
Some people play like they don't have a space bar.
Some people are just driving around.

Some log in just to chat and it's quite often the case you can find 3 or 4 people all hanging around in the corner of a large map just multing and talking.

The people who used to play have mainly left, so many clans are gone, team work is over.

There are too many people "playing", who don't know how to play the game.  They have no idea about power ups and the shift button.  Hell some people don't even rotate their turrets but move the whole tank!

I would make it the case that every week you have to complete a tutorial in order to start playing with real people.  Because the people currently playing can barely be described as human beings.

100%. A logical consequence of this game "development". Tanki kept increasing the Pay-to-Participate portion. "Older, wiser and better" players left long ago, as they did not plan to "waste" money on games. Player base got younger and younger. They buy everything right away and they find themselves with 9999 gear in no time. Therefore they use brute force, as there is no need and no time to learn skills. When they visit Pro Battles, with their "toys" removed, they can be seen in all their... incapability. 

[Gabe2607 215]

A player killed team mates (in a friendly fire battle) hundred times. Voted him for 10 minutes. None arrived as usual. But it is important to ban players getting angry. What a joke of a game. 

[x_Sorinel_x 552]

On 4/8/2024 at 12:31 AM, Gabe2607 said:

But it is important to ban players getting angry.

So true... Many times I say "stop camping you noob players and get the flag, ball, points". After that, surprise surprise; one week chat ban.

[Venerable 2,968]

@Jeers4U  @Xsader

Heyo, just wanted to clarify that posts never get deleted or hidden unless:

1. the account owner requests their removal (especially when the owner wants to delete their forum account completely);

2. they break the forum rules.

Even then, I'm 98.86% sure that no post gets truly deleted. Posts almost always get edited or hidden by the forum moderation team. For legal reasons I'd like to declare that I am not completely sure cuz I was never a forum mod.

 

So yes, complaints have been coming in since the very beginning, but from what I could dig up, the Complaint Book thread started in 2015: 

 

Go through the "More Info" link here: 

 

A lot of stuff that you (might) think got deleted is most probably lost somewhere in the Archive... unless it broke some rule, or if the account owner asked the admins to delete their forum account.

[paul16135 120]

On 4/8/2024 at 11:57 AM, x_Sorinel_x said:

So true... Many times I say "stop camping you noob players and get the flag, ball, points". After that, surprise surprise; one week chat ban.

There's very little point chatting in games.

Team work is over and has been ever since the floaters were introduced. 

 

Make it so that people have to pass a tutorial to play with real people, every week.  See how many people are actually playing tanki after that point.

[Gabe2607 215]

On 4/10/2024 at 8:40 AM, paul16135 said:

There's very little point chatting in games.

Team work is over and has been ever since the floaters were introduced. 

"Chatting" could actually be one of the best features of the game. Not in MM of course, as battles are short and between unknown players. But in Pro Battles it would be great to strategize: "Bill control the right side", "John can you stay in defense?", "Let's attack in 4 from the left, 1 isida". But with only 10% of players understanding English, and only 10% of players able to play the game...

[paul16135 120]

On 4/10/2024 at 11:14 PM, Gabe2607 said:

"Chatting" could actually be one of the best features of the game. 

Chatting gets an auto-ban for 1 hour for flooding.  As I said before and will say again, team work is over.  That is why the clans have gone, they played as a team, it doesn't work in this game for people to co-operate anymore.

Edited April 12, 2024 by paul16135

[PirateSpider 1,489]

On 4/8/2024 at 3:01 PM, Venerable said:

Heyo, just wanted to clarify that posts never get deleted or hidden unless:

1. the account owner requests their removal (especially when the owner wants to delete their forum account completely);

2. they break the forum rules.

Even then, I'm 98.86% sure that no post gets truly deleted. Posts almost always get edited or hidden by the forum moderation team. For legal reasons I'd like to declare that I am not completely sure cuz I was never a forum mod.

 

So yes, complaints have been coming in since the very beginning, but from what I could dig up, the Complaint Book thread started in 2015: 

I had completely forgot about the time when it was difficult to load the "Game Discussion" section of the forum because the top topics had over 30k replies each. And when they archived the old topics and made new threads for them, the loading times were a "Day and night" difference.

[ok_hand 95]

the head-on meta of using melee/short range turrets with defender/lifeguard/blaster on every map is cancer. the only thing keeping it in check is miner.

Edited April 14, 2024 by ok_hand

[Gabe2607 215]

On 4/14/2024 at 12:19 PM, ok_hand said:

the head-on meta of using melee/short range turrets with defender/lifeguard/blaster on every map is cancer. the only thing keeping it in check is miner.

I thought I knew English...

[Jeers4U 665]

On 4/23/2024 at 6:02 PM, Gabe2607 said:

I thought I knew English...

It doesn't matter what he said in the complaint thread (really).

No one at tanki is going to listen.

It interferes with the sound of counting money...

[iplayatankonline 102]

The game has never been easier to quit for me. 

I am busier with day to day things, admittedly, but if tanki were still worth my time I would probably fit it in more.

Match ups are ... sub par shall we say. Combos for those able to either purchase or unlock top notch augments I realize I'm more than willing to let this game go. Team imbalance means I either join a winning or losing team. I realize I rarely carry a team anymore. So either I'm a lot worse than I was over last year not playing, or I just have no competitive combos against current newer releases. 

I play rarely now. Just for nostalgia. 

My suggestion would allow one free epic container of your choice every month at minimum. Of any rarity. Whatever I want in the game this month, I should be able to pick one thing and just get it. Offer them for purchase for 1 million crystals on top of that. Most rewards are just worthless. A regular container? 5 epic containers. Means nothing. Going for a 1k crystal gold? Useless. Mega gold of 10k crystals... also pretty useless. 

Game is boring.