declined Make Tanki pay to play

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3 minutes ago, wolverine848 said:

You can't have a completely new player go up against veterans.  Equipment levels aside, they would still get slaughtered by players who understand all the nuances.

But you had mentioned being able to upgrade equipment via experience.  So I'm confused.  Do players start with low-level items and slowly upgrade?  Or is everyone just getting same equipment?  If so - it's just a variation of pro-battles, where upgrading is not really a priority.  Game would have short life-span if there were no "goals".

That's true, you make a good point. 

What I mean is, any new player starts with mk7-15 equipment, and as they play their experience takes it to mk7-20 equipment (depending on how much they play with it). Also, earning XP unlocks new augments and such.

  

1 minute ago, LambSauce said:

Your idea sounds similar to how PvP works in SWBF2, where by default the characters are strong, but with fully upgraded Star Cards they are even stronger but not by a huge margin.

Haha! Yes, that's where I'm getting this idea from

Been playing it a bit more off-late, and it's absolutely fantastic.

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2 minutes ago, LambSauce said:

Imagine paying a one time sum of 20 bucks to never have to see a Hopper/Crisis or Stun Striker again. Worth it imo.

Regarding MM, it would be short term pain for long term gain.

Not sure how feasible the idea is though, I must admit.

It would have to be a LOT more than $20.   They get that just from the "light" buyers now.  Heavy buyers ... can't even guess.  But to replace the revenue from light and heavy buyers - in a "one time payout" - would be way more than $20.

They'd never get enough people paying (whatever they charge) to run a proper matchmaker.  IMO there won't be enough players willing to pay that up front.