v-log Episode 307 of the V-LOG!

[Marcus 17,316]

In today’s episode, we will give you an overview of the new battle interface. We’ll also be checking out changes to the freezing status effect and celebrating Ultra Weekend.
 

 

• Ultra Weekend July 30th - August 1st
• Tesla XT
• Developers vs. Players livestream
• How I spend the summer
• Two-factor authentication (2FA)
• Tanki Online eSports YouTube channel
• Become a helper today!
• Tanki Online Discord
• Wannabe Youtuber Submissions
• Question of the Week Submissions

 

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[Iron_Man 2,376]

.....and finally I get to see the new interface. I only hope that it won't take too long for the devs to implement this new interface.

[Cleric 1,385]

Let me ask a question that pretty much everyone is asking, 

Where is Tesla?

[wild001 1,424]

5 minutes ago, Aegis said:

Let me ask a question that pretty much everyone is asking, 

Where is Tesla?

based on timeline, next weekend will be discount weekend,

release telsa on discount weekend not making sense,

so definitely not next week. so most likely the weekend after next weekend.

actually, we may get in Sep, the tankmen's day's sale.

Edited July 30, 2021 by wild001

[Cleric 1,385]

17 minutes ago, wild001 said:

based on timeline, next weekend will be discount weekend,

release telsa on discount weekend not making sense,

so definitely not next week. so most likely the weekend after next weekend.

actually, we may get in Sep, the tankmen's day's sale.

Logically make sense. But as we all know, none of that matters if the Devs decided otherwise.

[numericable 2,375]

32 minutes ago, wild001 said:

based on timeline, next weekend will be discount weekend,

release telsa on discount weekend not making sense,

so definitely not next week. so most likely the weekend after next weekend.

actually, we may get in Sep, the tankmen's day's sale.

Or maybe they need to release it when there is a discount sales so everyone would max it and then they would nerf it to the ground, because if they release it after, only few people will max it. And currently, tesla is OP so they need to nerf it.

[Tokamak 1,021]

Finally all OD gets their own icon. (took you long enough)

To see from where you have been hit is a good idea.

Freeze changes is good, they are more realistic and would differentiate the mechanics from Stun. Don't forget to compensate the Freeze turret with more damages.

All icon white or red is good idea too. Maybe add positive status and in green icon when using repair kit or being healed.

[Bydo 20,141]

regarding old skins , players have been asking for years for them and you still wont produce them. if your wanting old players to ask for them well good luck with that one seeing most players have left ..

for the Tesla turret it should have been out , but  tanki wants players to buy it . that wont be happening anytime soon. seeing the game has been loosing players / money for the past few months with these unwanted and unnecessary updates. they should be cutting back in the dev's department and getting new staff .

[Dr.Puma 239]

It would be good if in the new interface they put the option to eliminate some things like radar and more from view, so that people complain about some new things in the interface, they only deactivate it so that it's not seen (the deactivation doesn't will make it look like the interface now, just remove it from the player's view at will).

[DestrotankAI9 1,513]

Really stupid answer in my opinion to the question about a discount for the next modification, if we have say Mk5-5 of an item and have just unlocked Mk6. This would have been a logical fix to a very bad update. It is hugely stupid that you can no longer, without warning, upgrade your equipment once you have reached the unlock rank for the next rank - leading to totally wasted crystals on any microupgrades before then, and having to check carefully and not rank up until you have fully upgraded to the 10th modification.

They say this was done to "make things less complex" and "easier to understand for new players", well it is now a lot MORE complex, and a lot HARDER and more frustrating for new players to understand - when they suddenly without warning find they can't upgrade their equipment any more upon reaching the rank for the next modification, and have wasted all their crystals up until that point. Giving a discount for the crystals already spent on microupgrades would have been the logical and fair fix for this, but of course no - not from these developers. Logic is not a thing around here, apparently.

It is super annoying to have to check the wiki for when the next rank unlocks constantly on my alts, to make sure I don't accidently rank up and waste all crystals spent on MUs. I feel sorry for newer players who don't know, and will walk into this trap. Not to mention the ridiculous fact they have to pay an absurd 550 tankoins to get the same 3 modules all old players have - another truly ridiculous change.

EDIT: Also, the new interface looks good. But I really hope that they do not add an indicator for Magnum as with the mobile version. Mobile players need to have some advantage with Magnum since it is harder to control there - but also this would make Magnum too easy to use on PC. We don't need to make everything super easy and remove all need for skill from the game, and also with this change Magnum will probably have to be nerfed as even players who haven't spent the time to learn to use it, will perform a lot better with it. Wouldn't be a good change IMO - Magnum is perfectly easy to use on PC as it is, and there is no need for an indicator.

Edited July 30, 2021 by DestrotankAI9

[Tanker-Arthur 2,971]

Just now, DestrotankAI9 said:

Really stupid answer in my opinion to the question about a discount for the next modification, if we have say Mk5-5 of an item and have just unlocked Mk6. This would have been a logical fix to a very bad update. It is hugely stupid that you can no longer, without warning, upgrade your equipment once you have reached the unlock rank for the next rank - leading to totally wasted crystals on any microupgrades before then, and having to check carefully and not rank up until you have fully upgraded to the 10th modification.

They say this was done to "make things less complex" and "easier to understand for new players", well it is now a lot MORE complex, and a lot HARDER and more frustrating for new players to understand - when they suddenly without warning find they can't upgrade their equipment any more upon reaching the rank for the next modification, and have wasted all their crystals up until that point. Giving a discount for the crystals already spent on microupgrades would have been the logical and fair fix for this, but of course no - not from these developers. Logic is not a thing around here, apparently.

It is super annoying to have to check the wiki for when the next rank unlocks constantly on my alts, to make sure I don't accidently rank up and waste all crystals spent on MUs. I feel sorry for newer players who don't know, and will walk into this trap. Not to mention the ridiculous fact they have to pay an absurd 550 tankoins to get the same 3 modules all old players have - another truly ridiculous change.

Honestly, it feels like the devs are trolling us at this point. Purposely annoying us for their own entertainment.

[Tanker-Arthur 2,971]

 

My best guess. I don't understand why we need to redesign some of the existing icons, but oh well.

[DestrotankAI9 1,513]

16 minutes ago, Tanker-Arthur said:

Honestly, it feels like the devs are trolling us at this point. Purposely annoying us for their own entertainment.

There are some cool features in this game, and there is some fun and unique gameplay - but also some mind-bogglingly bad decision making, the change to the microupgrade button and decision to charge new players for previously free modules being two examples. If this game was managed properly it could be 10x better than it is now, and a lot more popular.

[Tokamak 1,021]

46 minutes ago, Tanker-Arthur said:

My best guess. I don't understand why we need to redesign some of the existing icons, but oh well.

"Newbie" could be an alternative icone for Mammoth OD (symbolizing health recovery, speed increase and strong armor).

[thunderhunter123 741]

Nice, the interface will allow us to see our Missions after the Battle is over!

It looks great too!

Thanks for answering some more questions. I think some of them I wanted an answer for, like the 1500 Tankoins cost for Challenges.

I think I remember the Developers saying they are making the price equivalent to the rewards from the Battle Pass.

They said they will change the price accordingly if they find it more balanced.

[fghjkl54 1,520]

Just now, At_Shin said:

 

it didn't took me too much to realize the new ODs' icon and no spoilers there

Edited July 30, 2021 by fghjkl54

[Sabry 1,073]

Nice new interface

[RIDDLER_8 5,553]

I really like the new interface. You did not say whether or not this new interface for be available for PC users.

I really like the stronger Freeze status effect. Please keep it that way. It reminds me of the Freeze nostalgia of 2015 when Freeze works like a proper freezing turret.

[numericable 2,375]

6 hours ago, Tanker-Arthur said:

 

My best guess. I don't understand why we need to redesign some of the existing icons, but oh well.

I remember that maybe 2-3 vlog ago, they talked about a new hull, maybe thats 11th OD symbol is for it?

[RIDDLER_8 5,553]

@numericable

Yeah, that's right. Hazel did talk about a new hull that is in the works. That new hull is a juggernaut hovering hull.

[DestrotankAI9 1,513]

7 minutes ago, RIDDLER_8 said:

@numericable

Yeah, that's right. Hazel did talk about a new hull that is in the works. That new hull is a juggernaut hovering hull.

Well remembered, I'd forgotten about the hovering Juggernaut. I assumed that the overdrive for the giant hoverboi would be the same as for the standard one, but maybe not?

[numericable 2,375]

16 minutes ago, RIDDLER_8 said:

@numericable

Yeah, that's right. Hazel did talk about a new hull that is in the works. That new hull is a juggernaut hovering hull.

I knew about hovering juggernaut but why would it has a diffenrent OD?

[RIDDLER_8 5,553]

The overdrive for the hovering juggernaut will not be the same as with the regular juggernaut. Overdrives has to be different from hull to hull. Probably, the hovering juggernaut would have some defense protection shield that protects it from being destroyed.

[wolverine848 13,097]

6 hours ago, thunderhunter123 said:

I think some of them I wanted an answer for, like the 1500 Tankoins cost for Challenges.

They did NOT answer that question.  They sidestepped it.

[ThirdOnion 4,898]

8 hours ago, DestrotankAI9 said:

Really stupid answer in my opinion to the question about a discount for the next modification, if we have say Mk5-5 of an item and have just unlocked Mk6. This would have been a logical fix to a very bad update. It is hugely stupid that you can no longer, without warning, upgrade your equipment once you have reached the unlock rank for the next rank - leading to totally wasted crystals on any microupgrades before then, and having to check carefully and not rank up until you have fully upgraded to the 10th modification.

I believe this is all done intentionally to get new players to waste their crystals and then purchase things with real money to make up for their losses. Just look at the text tip that is displayed on every micro-upgrade screen. "Upgrade this item to make it more powerful without buying the next modification. It's cheaper and faster." Not only does this tip make the false claim that MUs are "cheaper and faster" but it also implies the MUs are the proper way to upgrade equipment. It is just disgusting.