Does anyone else think that the design/art direction was better looking in the "Legacy"-skin era?

[qwds 185]

The new HD designs look pretty goofy - which might not be a bad thing if that's what they're going for with the game's style - call me childish or whatever but I prefer the more realistic and sparse look of the Legacy skins. I know that it's a "cartoony" game in the end but I enjoy the look of it more when the tanks look a bit more threatening, rather than silly.

Edited August 29, 2022 by qwds

[alkyng 3,080]

When I entered the game at afternoon in 2012 and noticed the graphics get changed, I left the game for somedays and I was about to leave it forever.  Miss the old graphics

[Maf 32,300]

I think the new skins look pretty cool, but my only concern is that there doesn't appear to be any consistency with how skins are released and named.

Why do Prime skins still exist?
What's so special about Ultra skins, when default HD looks the same or even better than Ultra in some cases?
What's the deal with SE Freeze? That skin makes no sense.
Why do we now have two Fire DC skins instead of having the old one replaced with the new, or at least having a DC skin for another turret?
Why are skins like SP, DC and RT made available once and never again? Not even in the absurdly expensive skin containers?
Why did Hammer get a Legacy skin when that skin never existed in the game before?

The answer to some of those questions is pretty obvious, but I still feel like the Tanki skin collection is a somplete mess at this point, and it could have been organised way better.

[alkyng 3,080]

On 8/29/2022 at 12:42 PM, Maf said:

I think the new skins look pretty cool, but my only concern is that there doesn't appear to be any consistency with how skins are released and named.

Why do Prime skins still exist?
What's so special about Ultra skins, when default HD looks the same or even better than Ultra in some cases?
What's the deal with SE Freeze? That skin makes no sense.
Why do we now have two Fire DC skins instead of having the old one replaced with the new, or at least having a DC skin for another turret?
Why are skins like SP, DC and RT made available once and never again? Not even in the absurdly expensive skin containers?
Why did Hammer get a Legacy skin when that skin never existed in the game before?

The answer to some of those questions is pretty obvious, but I still feel like the Tanki skin collection is a somplete mess at this point, and it could have been organised way better.

UT / Prime / HD, are very similar skins, true nonsense for them as HD exist. I always love to see the interesting skins, not the cool or the beautiful ones.  In the old graphics skins were varying and diversed.  Anything came after that is just a pale and barely have a light on it, rather than the generous of lights of old skins.

Freeze SE looks cool.  Two demonic skins for firebird... Because firebird is the best representor for demon, if another turret will get it, I say Isida.

With exception of Steampunk / RT / Demonic, they broke the rule of the pale tanki skins.  But (for reader) don't think they're peer-to-peer (3 types of pale skins - 3 of interesting) no because the last three are just a very few in the game.

When I read the Hammer legacy I just laughed and checked the wiki if you're not joking  Definitely not legacy but maybe their first prototype

Edited August 29, 2022 by firety31

[Dopamine 2,161]

On 8/29/2022 at 12:22 PM, firety31 said:

When I read the Hammer legacy I just laughed and checked the wiki if you're not joking  Definitely not legacy but maybe their first prototype

That is not correct, this is what the prototype looked like:

I was actually hoping they would add that skin, as it is pretty unique.

[alkyng 3,080]

On 8/29/2022 at 1:37 PM, frederik123456 said:

That is not correct, this is what the prototype looked like:

I was actually hoping they would add that skin, as it is pretty unique.

LOL so they just created the legacy skin from their own minds.    In real I hope all of turrets/hulls get a legacy skin  I always think about that -  Tanki design it on the old skins basis/pattern. I think it's possible.  But naming it like (Legacy 2.0) to not confuse players from which is the real legacy

Edited August 29, 2022 by firety31

[Dopamine 2,161]

On 8/29/2022 at 12:40 PM, firety31 said:

real I hope all of turrets/hulls get a legacy skin  I always think about that -  Tanki design it on the old skins basis/pattern. I think it's possible. 

More than possible my friend

To be fair, it is an interesting concept. I agree though it should be clearly stated somehow, how these skins came to be.

[yellowghetto 3,206]

On 8/29/2022 at 2:42 AM, Maf said:

I think the new skins look pretty cool, but my only concern is that there doesn't appear to be any consistency with how skins are released and named.

Why do Prime skins still exist?
What's so special about Ultra skins, when default HD looks the same or even better than Ultra in some cases?
What's the deal with SE Freeze? That skin makes no sense.
Why do we now have two Fire DC skins instead of having the old one replaced with the new, or at least having a DC skin for another turret?
Why are skins like SP, DC and RT made available once and never again? Not even in the absurdly expensive skin containers?
Why did Hammer get a Legacy skin when that skin never existed in the game before?

The answer to some of those questions is pretty obvious, but I still feel like the Tanki skin collection is a somplete mess at this point, and it could have been organised way better.

So true. 
Freeze SE gets a pass from me. It's literally a "special edition" skin. Like it or not, it doesn't matter.

I am quite annoyed with the naming schemes of the DC skins. Why couldn't they have named it like Firebird DC 2017, or Firebird DC 2021? It adds more collectibility to see in your garage, if they add a DC every year, they should rename it to the year released.

 

SP, DC, RT Skins not being in the Skin Container is absurd. Who is willing to pay 30K tankoins for 1 Skin you don't get to choose from. Imagine someone knows about these other skin Classes, people who see the Skin Cont in the Shop arent able to see the contents. Ready to be scammed.

 

 

But, my reply to the original topic. I like the HD Skins more. The LC Skin are nothing but nostalgia for me, and they don't really look realistic, considering how blocky looking they were, with no animation whatsoever. 

Edited September 3, 2022 by yellowghetto

[alkyng 3,080]

On 9/3/2022 at 8:26 AM, yellowghetto said:

But, my reply to the original topic. I like the HD Skins more. The LC Skin are nothing but nostalgia for me, and they don't really look realistic, considering how blocky looking they were, with no animation whatsoever. 

HD skins are looking more realistic.     But 2012 skins are looking way more realistic than 2013-2020 skins. 

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Anyway whether they're realistic or not, they're way more better than both HD/2013 skins

[JustBlackWolf 875]

The people that originally deisgned the amazing LC skins are probably long gone now, not looking forward on LC skins for the turrets/hulls that were not present back in 2011.

And of course, they look a lot better, extremely advanced for being a texture of a 2009 flash game on a tank made by a few polygons.

It isn't a thought, it's a fact

Edited September 3, 2022 by JustBlackWolf

[Me0w_XP 523]

On 8/29/2022 at 5:42 AM, Maf said:

What's the deal with SE Freeze? That skin makes no sense.

What does SE even stand for?

[Maf 32,300]

On 9/3/2022 at 9:07 PM, Me0w_XP said:

What does SE even stand for?

Special Edition
...whatever that implies in this case.

[Me0w_XP 523]

On 9/3/2022 at 3:35 PM, Maf said:

Special Edition
...whatever that implies in this case.

Everybody gangsta till they roll out Freeze EX /j

[wolverine848 13,097]

On 8/29/2022 at 4:55 AM, qwds said:

The new HD designs look pretty goofy - which might not be a bad thing if that's what they're going for with the game's style - call me childish or whatever but I prefer the more realistic and sparse look of the Legacy skins. I know that it's a "cartoony" game in the end but I enjoy the look of it more when the tanks look a bit more threatening, rather than silly.

!00%.  Legacy look way, way better than the new HD.  Not even close.

Edited September 3, 2022 by wolverine848

[2shots2kills 2,364]

On 9/3/2022 at 7:07 PM, Me0w_XP said:

What does SE even stand for?

RE as for Recycled Edition didn't sound very appealing, so they went for "Special Edition" ...

[The-Operator219 88]

I have no nostalgia for the pre-2012 graphics, my prime was from 2014-2018 when I was in high school. I miss that Tanki sorely but to say the new graphics look worse is asinine.

[Snafu 139]

Who cares about skins anymore?

[Blutaar 1,904]

On 9/23/2022 at 9:24 AM, Snafu said:

Who cares about skins anymore?

If there is a skin for an item I often use, I would like to have that skin for sure

[ELECTR0_DRAG0N 223]

To be totally honest, I hate the HD skins. Yeah, all of them! It is tanki online's pathetic attempt of trying to look cool. The SP skins are just plain ugly. When I saw the announcement for the GT skins, I said to myself: "What new thing are they on now?" Seriously, why do the need to add race car skins to the game? They can't even finish the HD skins, SP skins, or ultra skins! Who even wanted race car skins in the first place? I sure as hell didn't! I have a friend who got the viking GT skin from an ultra container and she said she would rather use the standard viking skin! The thunder skin looks like trash too. It looks exactly like the standard thunder skin that's in the game right now!

Tanki should be more concerned about fixing the God damn game, not adding more skins to reduce our chances of getting the skins we want after we work our asses off on challenges trying to get them. On top of that, if you are mostly free to play like I am, this is even harder yet!

This is unacceptable tanki, truly UNACCEPTABLE!

[The_Voltage 178]

I don't like inconsistency in HD designs

Ideal HD-skins

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Too bright carbon, but still noice

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Cool but decarbonized HDs (is some cases demetallized too)

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M1-HD

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Ultra skins (especially the last one)

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LC-HD kinda looks like brutal colorful guns from DOOM

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