These Special Event battle modes make me think of how great TO could be...

[Generalissimo 40]

So I've been playing this game since 2010 (I feel like I say this every post but that's because this account is new but I just want to let ya'll know I am not) and for my biggest problem has always been balancing equipment. In several polls conducted on the forum, most players believe that matchmaking is the biggest problem but I disagree. I've never played a game where the developers change the rating of equipment as constantly as here in TO; I know in other online games is something is too OP or nerfed, developers will change it but that seems to happen like on a rare occasion, in TO in happens every week. 

I've been playing since when we had Tier 1 and Tier 2; Smoky, Twins, Firebird, Rail as Tier 1 and their Tier 2 counterparts Thunder, Ricochet, Freeze, Shaft. And literally every equipment at one point or another has been vastly OP or nerfed. 

- At one point firebird was utterly useless, then it was so powerful you could destroy a heavy hull in one full blast 
-At one point twins rounds were so slow and dealt so little damage they were like floating cotton balls, then they became so powerful doing such high damage with so much speed the entire map was filled with blazing energy balls
-At one point smoky was useless, then came critical hit then everyone had it

Again, the list is endless and I don't want to bore you guys, but those of you who played this long enough know what I am talking about. Like recently I feel like Vulcan has become very OP, players with Vulcan and a hull with Fire Immunity NEVER stop shooting and the rounds bounce off walls so it's only a matter of time before you get it. Not only that a gun like that should have lower damage but it doesn't! 

Anyway my main point, in these special events where everyone has an equal set of equipment, the battles are so much more fun and competitive. Right now we have the special event where everyone has the Juggernaut combo and a few weeks ago we had an event where everyone had MK7 with no drones, these battles were FUN. And again, they were competitive, the score difference was rarely (if ever) greater than 3 points. Most scores ranged from 2-3, 2-4, and on rare occasions 2-5 (obviously the combinations are vast), but I've played in maybe 50 battles this weekend of the special event mode, there was NEVER a score of 7-0 or 7-1 (quick score before a buyer enters) or 6-0 (if the players getting beat are good defenders). I mean if one team has a Paladin buyer with GS of 9999, you've lost. If there are 2, at least you lose quickly. This is NOT fun. So these special event modes also make me sad because I think to myself, wow.. imagine if every battle was this enjoyable and competitive. It makes me think of how great Tanki Online could be.. 

Edited April 24, 2022 by Generalissimo

[Maf 32,306]

Thing is, Tanki needs to balance between generating revenue, and offering a fun experience for everyone. The game relies on people buying tankoins to upgrade their equipment and gain an upper hand over their opponent. It can't throw that business model out of the window and just give everyone equal equipment at all times.

These semi-regular fair special modes we have at the moment are already a significant improvement over what we had previously, where the only alternative to P2W matchmaking battles are PRO battles, where it's can be hard to even fill a 4v4 battle you want.

Having these modes once every couple weeks isn't the best, but it's still something. Let's not "think of how great TO could have been", but instead enjoy these modes while they're here.

[Incorp 2,084]

16 hours ago, Generalissimo said:

Anyway my main point, in these special events where everyone has an equal set of equipment, the battles are so much more fun and competitive.

That is xpbp for you, strategy needed too

not like wasp fire when everyone is just zombies xD

[BruhBruhThingThing 413]

Here's what influenced most of the changes (mostly the bad ones) over the years:

[LONDON.ENGLAND 302]

I’m not a fan of these type of events where everyone has the same equipment as the game just feels slow to me. The issue with this current event is that I find people care more about KD than the objective. I do however, completely agree that these events are needed. 
I really want tanki to bring out a competitive MM style mode, which allows buyers to play against other buyers. Contrary to what everyone believes, winning a game within 3 minutes gets boring and isn’t necessarily what max players want. Playing against equally geared players that go the full battle length is what I look forward to. 
If I could group with my friends and only play against like minded groups I would be so happy.