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

[KamiGT 143]

The thing which makes drones the worst is that they are so powerful, and every other piece of equipment is different than them. No other equipment actively consumes a difficult to obtain supply. This means although f2p people can get them, their use isn't sustainable. Trust me though when I say that with some decent skills and good protections, you can certainly win still. Drones aren't at all necessary to do well, but on the receiving end of them things certainly do suck. Same with the EMP Gauss alt. Too OP, and buyer locked. We can deal with the game getting more difficult and grindy, but not with the insurmountable obstacles of ridiculously low probabilities (Crisis, EMP alt, Hull alts) and impossible to sustain resources (batteries).

[Russty 368]

Putting drones and turret augments (which are OP) in Ultra containers may be the stupidest thing the devs have ever done.

[cosmic666 1,061]

13 minutes ago, Russty said:

Putting drones and turret augments (which are OP) in Ultra containers may be the stupidest thing the devs have ever done.

Not really,not from their standpoint. Means more chance of players spending cash to obtain them. All good as far as TO high command are concerned.

[cosmic666 1,061]

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. 

[AncientFire 1,898]

54 minutes ago, cosmic666 said:

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

do you think they have to care about F2P players? these types of players are simply free advertisement for the game, nothing else

they dont generate the game any revenue at all, in fact all they do is take up space on their servers by creating and hosting an account

im surprised tanki even has a full out english version when its solely owned by a russian company

F2P players could leave right now and it wouldn't have any effect really, all you'd see would be the actual player numbers go down, thats it. it wont hurt revenue in any way unless buyers stop playing

[Alklines 1,751]

52 minutes ago, sarim2345_the_master said:

F2P players could leave right now and it wouldn't have any effect really, all you'd see would be the actual player numbers go down, thats it. it wont hurt revenue in any way unless buyers stop playing

Imagine how tanki would look if it was just buyers vs buyers playing against each other

[yellowghetto 3,237]

You know what? We need more buyers. Buyers are the best players of the game

[KamiGT 143]

57 minutes ago, Alklines said:

Imagine how tanki would look if it was just buyers vs buyers playing against each other

I think we both know how that would look... AKA many of the players in Legend rank battles...

[Joeguy 954]

4 hours ago, sarim2345_the_master said:

do you think they have to care about F2P players? these types of players are simply free advertisement for the game, nothing else

they dont generate the game any revenue at all, in fact all they do is take up space on their servers by creating and hosting an account

im surprised tanki even has a full out english version when its solely owned by a russian company

F2P players could leave right now and it wouldn't have any effect really, all you'd see would be the actual player numbers go down, thats it. it wont hurt revenue in any way unless buyers stop playing

They have to have Freebie players or MM won't have enough of a player pool to create battles without very long wait times.   Freebies also provide easy targets for buyers.  I kinda doubt that Tanki could survive with no freebie players.  So do your part; go out there and get shot. 

 

 

[alix.dx.dx 4]

I messed up the game, not the same as the previous one due to the comment and the weakness of the png, I hope you will return the old version in the game's download page, or maybe it is time to retire after being addicted to the game for more than ten years, thanks

Edited August 20, 2020 by alix.dx.dx

[MrPheonix 18]

Now there is more bugs and glitches in flash version ... I know we need to move in HTML5 but i'lll stay in flash till December 1st to remember him

 

[MrPheonix 18]

9 hours ago, Alklines said:

Imagine how tanki would look if it was just buyers vs buyers playing against each other

The game will be MORE unbalanced ...

 

 

[Russty 368]

12 hours ago, 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. 

I've been playing the game since 2012 and I've seen the game grow so much. The game has always been getting so much hate and for 7 years, I defended it. I knew that some updates were bad but I still enjoyed Tanki and looked on the positive side. There were many players like me and it'd be great if we were recognised. Unfortunately, I've come to the point where I can't defend the game entirely anymore. I'll obviously defend certain things in the game but nowadays, I cannot say that the game is fantastic. I hope that 2021 is a great year for Tanki; the game shouldn't die like this. If handled well, this game can be great again and maybe 2021 will be their year. Call it a fresh start. HTML5, new players etc. 

Old players deserve recognition however it looks like we're fading away and are getting replaced by new players.

29 minutes ago, MrPheonix said:

The game will be MORE unbalanced ...

 

 

Wouldn't it actually be balanced? Buyers against buyers is better than buyers against P2W players. 

Edited August 20, 2020 by Russty

[AncientFire 1,898]

1 hour ago, MrPheonix said:

The game will be MORE unbalanced ...

not really, the game would only be unbalanced if the rank brackets were large

every buyer i have seen has maxed out equipment + drone + all modules. if only buyers remain it would actually become a fair game

just go to test server, its pretty much showing you what would happen if only buyers played the game, sure everyone has ridiculously OP equipment but they are actually fun and fair because everyone has an equal chance

excluding the treacherous MURDER HORNET 

[Tokamak 1,023]

14 hours ago, 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. 

You misunderstood the idea behind the reward, it is about helpers only and the tops one, that were here for long and giving a lot to support the community. It is more than talking and giving ideas, it is participating, doing stuff and managing. So very far away from what you think. They did one year rewarded some forumers whith crystals (good attitude on the forum was  critical too). They do rewardd also succesfull Youtubers. And best articles in the aws and best drawing/graphics.

Edited August 20, 2020 by Tokamak

[wolverine848 13,152]

2 hours ago, MrPheonix said:

The game will be MORE unbalanced ...

 

 

Game would cease to exist.

Once buyers realize their spending $ does not give them an advantage they will stop buying.  = end of game.

[cosmic666 1,061]

5 hours ago, Tokamak said:

You misunderstood the idea behind the reward, it is about helpers only and the tops one, that were here for long and giving a lot to support the community. It is more than talking and giving ideas, it is participating, doing stuff and managing. So very far away from what you think. They did one year rewarded some forumers whith crystals (good attitude on the forum was  critical too). They do rewardd also succesfull Youtubers. And best articles in the aws and best drawing/graphics.

I did not misunderstand anything, i no why it was given out to certain players. I think it is you that misunderstands me when i explain the basic flaws in TO. 

[cosmic666 1,061]

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. 

[cosmic666 1,061]

And now im imobile when i enter a battle,is there no end to this farce they call html5 and it's pathetic issues. Been in 4 battles 2 of which i left, team losing and players short when i entered,the other 2 i was frozen. Apart from that it's just peachy. 

[wolverine848 13,152]

So I'm my alt account is playing Dictator in a CP battle and early on I see a nuclear box dropping.  As I'm a bout to grab it of my own teammates jumps over me from a ramp and takes it instead - and promptly falls upside down in process.

As I yell at him for stealing it from a team-mate DICTATOR, this clueless moron says too bad.  I call him selfish and say we probably gonna lose.  He says he does not care - needs it for stars.

HELLO!  If I activate he would have had a big boost. 

This is the selfish type of player that CHALLENGES brings out in battles.  We lost badly of course.

[Tidebreaker 1,670]

7 minutes ago, wolverine848 said:

 

Let me guess...was this teammate a Viking?

[wolverine848 13,152]

6 minutes ago, Tidebreaker said:

Let me guess...was this teammate a Viking?

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.

[KamiGT 143]

15 hours ago, Russty said:

Wouldn't it actually be balanced? Buyers against buyers is better than buyers against P2W players. 

Play the test server, you will see. It is basically relatively balanced until you either stop using supplies (assuming that doesn't happen) or until overdrives are used. I have seen the test server exacerbate the Hornet overdrive problem. 9999 GS Hornet/Rails with Scout alt are just insane. I'm surprised they aren't a bigger problem in the main game, and I'm happy about it. The other weird thing I think would happen if the whole game got down to the top few buyers is that the combos would be restricted to only the most brokenly powerful ones. I doubt buyers would even use a turret like Smoky for example. I've made this point before, but the game is imbalanced in such a way to promote a checks and balances system, meaning only certain equipment combos really even have a chance at all. For example, I don't think you would ever see a stock Railgun if you were to see a battle of only buyers. It just isn't balanced correctly to be viable in the first place because the alts are so much stronger.

I would expect to see:

Hornet/Fire Immunity/Firebird/Incendiary mix

Hornet/Fire Immunity/Gauss/EMP Gauss

Hornet/Fire Immunity/Thunder/Sledgehammer

Hornet/Fire Immunity/Railgun/Scout alt

 

The immunities might change and the hull might be swapped for a Hunter (the other strongest hull I believe), but otherwise I believe this is relatively accurate.

[KamiGT 143]

13 hours ago, sarim2345_the_master said:

not really, the game would only be unbalanced if the rank brackets were large

every buyer i have seen has maxed out equipment + drone + all modules. if only buyers remain it would actually become a fair game

just go to test server, its pretty much showing you what would happen if only buyers played the game, sure everyone has ridiculously OP equipment but they are actually fun and fair because everyone has an equal chance

excluding the treacherous MURDER HORNET 

Not every item is equal at the maxed out level though. Freeze for example is far worse and most other opponents on the test server would be able to kill you first. The only thing that the test server ensures is that you will have access to the overpowered equipment so that you can somewhat equalize yourself. It doesn't guarantee a balanced, diverse, or nuanced gameplay. I repeat, it ensures that everyone can take advantage of the dominant meta at that point in the game!!

[Tidebreaker 1,670]

2 minutes ago, KamiGT said:

9999 GS Hornet/Rails with Scout alt are just insane. I'm surprised they aren't a bigger problem in the main game, and I'm happy about it.

They are a huge problem. They are EVERYWHERE.

3 minutes ago, KamiGT said:

The other weird thing I think would happen if the whole game got down to the top few buyers is that the combos would be restricted to only the most brokenly powerful ones. 

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.