April Fools Day 2021

[Tanker-Arthur 2,971]

Hello guys, as we all know, it is currently March.

Which means the upcoming month is April.

And we all know the first day of April is April Fools Day.

Which means, an April Fools Joke is coming up soon......

If you're new to Tanki and you had no idea what I just said, then for many years, the developers announce a fake update around the late-March period. They won't reveal it's fake until April Fools Day has come and gone.

In the past, we have had such "update pranks" such as:

• New Supplies, such as one that will allow your Tank to transform it's shape into anything nearby.
• Limited chat characters. Meaning, you can only type a certain number of letters and numbers in the in-game chats per month, before you run out and the game won't let you use the chat anymore.....unless you pay real money to "buy" more characters.
  • "Official" Post: https://tankionline.com/en/2019/04/update-game-chat-system/
• Ultra Juggernaut Mode - A gamemode very similar to Team Juggernaut, but where TWO people control the juggernaut at once; One player controls the hull, the other controls the turret.
  • "Official" Post: https://tankionline.com/en/2020/03/new-juggernaut-mode/https://tankionline.com/en/2020/03/new-juggernaut-mode/

Of course, none of these were actually implemented into the game as they were all just for a good April Fools joke.

If the developers are as predictable as we think they are, than it means we could be getting another prank dropped on us in the next two weeks.....or maybe they already did.....

 

 

In fact, here is an "Update" that the developers have only announced recently, but they have not implemented it yet......

• Removing damage spreads and adding a "Critical Damage" for most turrets, for example, Railgun and Thunder.

 

Could it be an April Fools joke? 

 

Spoiler

I'll be updating the list if the developers announce more "Updates" in the upcoming weeks. However since they said there will be no more V-Logs till the end of March, these supposed "Updates" will most likely be revealed to us via website posts.

 

Edited March 22, 2021 by Tanker-Arthur

[TWICE 798]

In tonight's vlog, someone may mention they would finally remove stun/afterburn from Hopper's OD in the next update after listening to players' feedback.

[2shots2kills 2,367]

8 hours ago, Tanker-Arthur said:

for many years, the developers announce a fake update around the late-March period. They won't reveal it's fake

 

Could it be an April Fools joke? 

 

"In the next update we will bring balance to the game, improve the MM, reduce the Rank spread and make the game more Free to Play friendly."

[JustBlackWolf 878]

"in the next update, we will remove Gauss and Magnum, because we've understood they are toxic and overpowered for the game, all the players will receive compensation for the upgrades and protections they bought, we will also buff thunder and decrease the damage of some of the weapons, because our tests showed that some of them deal way too much damage, to compensate this, we are reducing the protection percentages to 40%, no changes to the economy of the upgrades"
 

Right Rob?

Edited March 19, 2021 by JustBlackWolf

[2shots2kills 2,367]

33 minutes ago, JustBlackWolf said:

"in the next update, we will remove Gauss and Magnum, because we've understood they are toxic and overpowered for the game, all the players will receive compensation for the upgrades and protection they bought, we will also buff thunder and decrease the damage of some of the weapons, because our tests showed that some of them deal way too much damage, to compensate this, we are reducing the protection percentages to 40%, no changes to the economy of the upgrades"
 

Right Rob?

Spoiler

 

 

[FrozenRailgun 1,771]

44 minutes ago, JustBlackWolf said:

"in the next update, we will remove Gauss and Magnum

Oh hell no, as much as I dislike Magnum and Gauss, seeing them removed ain't going to work out.

44 minutes ago, JustBlackWolf said:

we will also buff thunder and decrease the damage of some of the weapons,

Shaft gets nerfed kek.

45 minutes ago, JustBlackWolf said:

we are reducing the protection percentages to 40%,

Only if it gives us the option for 4th module.

56 minutes ago, 2shots2kills said:

improve the MM

Even so, many more players still prefer pre-MM battle selection.

57 minutes ago, 2shots2kills said:

reduce the Rank spread

Longer w8ing time, exists.

57 minutes ago, 2shots2kills said:

make the game more Free to Play friendly

How so exactly?

[2shots2kills 2,367]

8 minutes ago, FrozenRailgun said:

How so exactly?

Reduce the EXP boost and increase the crystal income, so that a F2P player can at least have a couple of combos to play with. If a low rank player makes the fatal mistake to branch out and try a couple of Turrets and Hulls, he will be in constant crystal deficit. 

 

Of course this is made on purpose, to make people buy product kits in the garage. Everything in the game is there for a reason. 

 

Anyway, I was joking, it was meant to be an April Fool's Topic after all. 

[FrozenRailgun 1,771]

12 minutes ago, 2shots2kills said:

Reduce the EXP boost

From 40 back to 10 per kill or somefing like that?

12 minutes ago, 2shots2kills said:

and increase the crystal income

A permament boost? We already have once per 24 hour container to use. And there is a good chance of getting crystals from themselves as well.

[Tanker-Arthur 2,971]

Just now, TWICE said:

In tonight's vlog, someone may mention they would finally remove stun/afterburn from Hopper's OD in the next update after listening to players' feedback.

 

Just now, 2shots2kills said:

"In the next update we will bring balance to the game, improve the MM, reduce the Rank spread and make the game more Free to Play friendly."

In an alternate universe, these are actual real updates.....

And Hopper's current OP overdrive and the horrible game balance were all April Fools Jokes from 2020 :)

[thunderhunter123 741]

It is funny how we get jokes every year. But it's all part of April Fools Day fun!

Plus, even though the April Fools jokes are not implemented, the event itself is great!

I can't wait for the Gold Boxes and sales!

[Pineapple 8]

On 3/19/2021 at 10:08 AM, FrozenRailgun said:

From 40 back to 10 per kill or somefing like that?

A permament boost? We already have once per 24 hour container to use. And there is a good chance of getting crystals from themselves as well.

bruh wym xp boost is good, thats why i have 3 legends acc xd

[E_polypterus 2,374]

On 3/19/2021 at 7:38 PM, FrozenRailgun said:

From 40 back to 10 per kill or somefing like that?

On 3/19/2021 at 7:14 PM, 2shots2kills said:

To its original pure form before this xp boost drama came along.

[Tanker-Arthur 2,971]

On 3/18/2021 at 11:39 PM, Tanker-Arthur said:

• Removing damage spreads and adding a "Critical Damage" for most turrets, for example, Railgun and Thunder.

After seeing what I saw on the test server today, I really hope this is an April Fools Joke.