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

[PirateSpider 1,532]

On 11/9/2025 at 1:17 AM, POWER-OF-ONE said:

Try getting it right next time you attempt a rebuttal, especially at me.

 

On 11/9/2025 at 1:17 AM, POWER-OF-ONE said:

He enjoys complaining about me complaining, the irony is thicker than hazels useless bots.

No one's rebuttaling you or complaining about you here. If anything, lamb and maf are both taking pity on you.

 

You are one of the most vocal players in the last couple years. Only problem is that its all in a forum that is way past its prime.

 

You'd be lucky if 4-5 players sees your content and reacts or replies to them before they get lost in the shuffle.

 

So yeah, you're technically wasting your efforts on here. And I know that for a fact because I was actually in your shoes once for nearly a decade. I used to post all kinds of ideas, comment on all kinds of subjects. And Only a handful of of those were implemented or addressed.

 

You may be better off going on one of their social medias and posting your concerns there. 

[Jeers4U 746]

On 11/9/2025 at 3:59 PM, PirateSpider said:

Only problem is that its all in a forum that is way past its prime.

 

So yeah, you're technically wasting your efforts on here.

And why does anyone here care one iota if he is wasting his time or not...?

Wouldn't everyone elses time be better spent not entering into the (Complaints)/TCSOTO thread?

I mean, the title kinda gives away what you are likely to find here.

 

Edited November 9, 2025 by Jeers4U

[LambSauce 1,930]

On 11/9/2025 at 9:17 AM, POWER-OF-ONE said:

I don't go out into the countryside with a gun and kill helpless, undefended animals. So in your opinion (which is so very wrong and you know it is, you just will not admit it) I do not/should not have the right to complain about the scum that do this.

Emm, no, that analogy is not even in the same ballpark as you complaining about rising shop prices. But if it helps you cope with the wasted effort, keep believing that you're heroically fighting the devs on this forum. I I bet Hazel is having a laugh reading your non-stop moaning on here. 

On 11/9/2025 at 9:17 AM, POWER-OF-ONE said:

Pointing out the flaws and the greed in this game is never a wasted effort.

If it annoys you that much, the simple solution is to move on. The devs will always win, your complaints are literally the definition of wasted effort.

 

On 11/9/2025 at 8:59 PM, PirateSpider said:

So yeah, you're technically wasting your efforts on here. And I know that for a fact because I was actually in your shoes once for nearly a decade. I used to post all kinds of ideas, comment on all kinds of subjects. And Only a handful of of those were implemented or addressed.

Precisely.

On 11/9/2025 at 9:43 PM, Jeers4U said:

And why does anyone here care one iota if he is wasting his time or not...?

Pointing out the futility of his complaining is not the same as caring.

[Jeers4U 746]

On 11/9/2025 at 6:26 PM, LambSauce said:

Pointing out the futility of his complaining is not the same as caring.

As I have stated many times before, complaining about complaints in the complaints thread is just as futile.

[LambSauce 1,930]

On 11/9/2025 at 11:29 PM, Jeers4U said:

As I have stated many times before, complaining about complaints in the complaints thread is just as futile.

So you've "stated this many times before," meaning that this very reply of yours is also futile.

Looking through your profile, a good chunk of your posts are complaints. And you're active on this forum basically every day. So, well done, you've just defeated yourself using your own logic.

[Jeers4U 746]

On 11/9/2025 at 6:39 PM, LambSauce said:

 So, well done, you've just defeated yourself using your own logic.

Nope. Your logic.

You're still complaining about complaints in a complaints thread.

[LambSauce 1,930]

On 11/9/2025 at 11:45 PM, Jeers4U said:

Nope. Your logic.

You're still complaining about complaints in a complaints thread.

Replying to someone is not complaining. But I rest my case.

If you want to keep complaining about people allegedly complaining, keep replying. You're just owning yourself. 

Also this isn't even a complaints thread. Lol.

Edited November 9, 2025 by LambSauce

[POWER-OF-ONE 226]

On 11/9/2025 at 11:26 PM, LambSauce said:

Pointing out the futility of his complaining is not the same as caring.

And yet ironically and with a hefty dose of hypocrisy, you are complaining about me complaining, go figure.

The big difference is I complain because 1- I have the right to do so. 2- My observations about the game are spot on. 3- Whether you agree or dislike my take on TO is neither here nor there, and I really don't give a toss if you like my posts are not. I also do not care if you think they are worth the effort or not.

I will post my thoughts about TO as often as I want, for as long as I want and If that bothers you personally, (which it seems to do) like I care.

On 11/9/2025 at 11:26 PM, LambSauce said:

The devs will always win,

Only because players are so conditioned that they just accept whatever crap gets churned out.

Imagine if the majority of players thought and acted like me, what do you think would happen, shall I tell you. TO would either be finished, or the devs would start acting on player feedback in earnest to save the game from ruin, this is a fact.

On 11/9/2025 at 11:26 PM, LambSauce said:

Emm, no, that analogy is not even in the same ballpark

And erm, yes it is, completely.

 

On 11/9/2025 at 8:59 PM, PirateSpider said:

You are one of the most vocal players in the last couple years.

No I'm not.

Now before you say "yes you are" have a careful think on how you worded your post.

If you are going to criticise me then please get a grasp of the English language. Know the meaning of whatever words you care to use and what they infer to before you post.

On 11/9/2025 at 11:26 PM, LambSauce said:

your complaints are literally the definition of wasted effort.

Ditto. 

 

On 11/9/2025 at 11:51 PM, LambSauce said:

If you want to keep complaining about people allegedly complaining, keep replying. You're just owning yourself.

You mean exactly like you are doing, got that.

The irony once again is as thick as the useless bots in battle.

 

On 11/9/2025 at 11:51 PM, LambSauce said:

Also this isn't even a complaints thread. Lol.

A little lol there just for self reassurance. 

TCSOTO.

This title means/infers players can form and then submit their opinion via a post (that would be writing down words to post in this topic) about the state they think the game is currently in. 

Complaining about the state of the game is an opinion. You really must do better when trying to refute posts written by other players.

As for TCSOTO-it get's worse with every update.

 

[LambSauce 1,930]

On 11/10/2025 at 9:26 PM, POWER-OF-ONE said:

And yet ironically and with a hefty dose of hypocrisy, you are complaining about me complaining, go figure.

Not every retort is a complaint.

On 11/10/2025 at 9:26 PM, POWER-OF-ONE said:

The big difference is I complain because 1- I have the right to do so. 2- My observations about the game are spot on. 3- Whether you agree or dislike my take on TO is neither here nor there, and I really don't give a toss if you like my posts are not. I also do not care if you think they are worth the effort or not.

And everyone else has these justifications to post their opinions as well.

On 11/10/2025 at 9:26 PM, POWER-OF-ONE said:

Imagine if the majority of players thought and acted like me, what do you think would happen, shall I tell you. TO would either be finished, or the devs would start acting on player feedback in earnest to save the game from ruin, this is a fact.

Absolutely nothing would happen. The devs would shut the game down and move on to the next money-making project. You’re not changing anything by “protesting.” Besides, they’ve made clear they’re not reverting any changes to the game.

On 11/10/2025 at 9:26 PM, POWER-OF-ONE said:

You mean exactly like you are doing, got that.

Again, me replying to you is not a complaint. It’s a retort.

On 11/10/2025 at 9:26 PM, POWER-OF-ONE said:

Complaining about the state of the game is an opinion. You really must do better when trying to refute posts written by other players.

So do you have anything positive to say about the game? If not, why do you even still play?

Edited November 11, 2025 by Positive
Please refrain from provocation

[Maf 32,865]

On 11/10/2025 at 4:26 PM, POWER-OF-ONE said:

No I'm not.

Now before you say "yes you are" have a careful think on how you worded your post.

If you are going to criticise me then please get a grasp of the English language. Know the meaning of whatever words you care to use and what they infer to before you post.

Mans really gonna pull the ol' "actually I'm just typing, not talking" trick 

On 11/10/2025 at 4:26 PM, POWER-OF-ONE said:

Imagine if the majority of players thought and acted like me, what do you think would happen

If the majority of players were like you, Tanki Online would become the subject of multiple extensive psychological studies on how an online game could turn a massive community into a bunch of bitter, resentful cynics.

Fortunately, the vast majority of users just play the game instead.

[TheRealHZFJ 767]

On 11/10/2025 at 7:20 PM, Maf said:

Mans really gonna pull the ol' "actually I'm just typing, not talking" trick 

If the majority of players were like you, Tanki Online would become the subject of multiple extensive psychological studies on how an online game could turn a massive community into a bunch of bitter, resentful cynics.

Fortunately, the vast majority of users just play the game instead.

You don't get it. For him, complaining is the point, no matter what.

A lot of the complaints people have can be fixed with four simple changes which you might not think of:
1) Full introduction of contracts system ( so people can get augments they want )
2) Reducing amount of people in maps across the board by 2 - 4 people per team, depending on size of the map. Map should not have more than 12v12 players in it ( Hazel thinks teleport grenade will fix Lost Temple. I highly doubt it. Problem is the fact its 16v16 ). 
3) Making lower upgrades cheaper and higher upgrades more expensive 
4) Protection slots based on ranks ( if we wanna promote new players playing with Legends that is )

But of course, you won't see him to these conclusions. He will always go back to the "popular" talking points and say that's the issue. It's just to promote one of the illegal scam copies of the game.
 

[Hypersomnia 1,877]

On 11/10/2025 at 8:20 PM, Maf said:

Tanki Online would become the subject of multiple extensive psychological studies

i think it already needs to be studied how 99,9% of the game's playerbase hates this game more than anything yet continues to play it for years. is this even addiction at this point

[Jeers4U 746]

On 11/10/2025 at 1:20 PM, Maf said:

If the majority of players were like you, Tanki Online would become the subject of multiple extensive psychological studies on how an online game could turn a massive profit and continue to make money despite diminishing returns and completely ignoring customer feedback.

Fixed it for you again.

[Jeers4U 746]

On 11/10/2025 at 2:19 PM, Hypersomnia said:

i think it already needs to be studied how 99,9% of the game's playerbase hates this game more than anything yet continues to play it for years. is this even addiction at this point

Yes, this is a classic definition of addiction.

And they already know the psychology behind it.

[Maf 32,865]

On 11/11/2025 at 12:25 AM, Jeers4U said:

Fixed it for you again.

That would be an economic, not psychological study. And indeed, the unlikely success of Tanki Online is a fascinating topic that one could write a dissertation about.

Edited November 10, 2025 by Maf

[NikmanGT 4,709]

Kindly have a respectful and civilized discussion please.

[Jeers4U 746]

On 11/10/2025 at 4:04 PM, Maf said:

That would be an economic, not psychological study. And indeed, the unlikely success of Tanki Online is a fascinating topic that one could write a dissertation about.

They are linked. Both economic and psychological. All of this has already been studied and Opex has admitted he uses the data from pre-existing studies and online games (and the changes they have made to their games) to make tanki profitable for their shareholders. I mean, that's the sole reason he was hired (in 2015, was it?).

For increased profits.

 

Tanki asked:

How do you get someone to buy my product vs any other similar product?

The answer is:

You use psychology and you know what makes your target audience 'work'.

 

Example: It would be useless for tanki to target senior citizens for that demographic is not the majority who play online games.

They would never turn a profit that way.

 

They target (mostly) single males 15-35 who have disposable income of some sort and who have a propensity to play online games.

It also helps if they have an 'addictive' personality, but I don't think it's a requirement. Increasingly, women play online games, so that's an ever-evolving income stream.

 

Tankionline metrics are very interesting. You might find this interesting:

 

You and I have already discussed the specifics as to what makes players spend actual money on the game, but we don't need to go into that.

 

[LambSauce 1,930]

On 11/10/2025 at 10:50 PM, Jeers4U said:

For increased profits.

Yep, this is obvious and ubiquitous among video game publishers. It’s a business after all.

Do you have any more “insights” to share?

[Jeers4U 746]

On 11/10/2025 at 6:27 PM, LambSauce said:

Yep, this is obvious and ubiquitous among video game publishers. It’s a business after all.

Do you have any more “insights” to share?

I did.

But they got deleted by the mods.

So.

There's that.

 

And to be honest, it's not obvious to everyone.

I've already had many of those discussions.

Edited November 11, 2025 by Jeers4U

[Positive 1,176]

On 11/11/2025 at 7:50 AM, Jeers4U said:

Spoiler

Damm 40% female? There's no way right? Imma have to start using that chat more often. 

[Jeers4U 746]

On 11/9/2025 at 6:51 PM, LambSauce said:

Also this isn't even a complaints thread. Lol.

 

I cleared this with Spy since he said posting this picture violates no rules...

 

 

Edited November 15, 2025 by Jeers4U

[LambSauce 1,930]

On 11/15/2025 at 1:22 AM, Jeers4U said:

 

I cleared this with Spy since he said posting this picture violates no rules...

 

 

Cool bro, you've only really proven that you spend more time on this forum than I do.

[Jeers4U 746]

On 11/15/2025 at 9:17 AM, LambSauce said:

Cool bro, you've only really proven that you spend more time on this forum than I do.

It's still a complaints thread, btw.

 

And are you wanting to change the topic of debate from complaining about complaints in a complaints thread to frequency of time spent in the forum now?

Ok.

If the game loaded faster, had better gameplay and had more than 3 humans per side, I probably wouldn't be here at all.

I don't think anybody would be here.

Edited November 15, 2025 by Jeers4U

[Jeers4U 746]

sad.

 

Edited November 15, 2025 by Jeers4U

[LambSauce 1,930]

On 11/15/2025 at 6:36 PM, Jeers4U said:

And are you wanting to change the topic of debate from complaining about complaints in a complaints thread to frequency of time spent in the forum now?

No. Re-read what I wrote carefully.