v-log Tanki Online V-LOG: Episode 374

[PirateSpider 1,489]

Jokes aside. Apart of always forgetting about them, I never really had an issue with any of the drones.

If you really wanted to remove something, you are more than welcome to remove every augment that inflicts the EMP, stun, or AP status effects.

[Gabku 194]

On 3/3/2023 at 2:17 PM, frederik123456 said:

Would not really help, in my opinion.
As a new player you should upgrade brutus and use it until you can afford one of the meta drones. making the rest cheaper would not make it reasonable to use them anyway (with some exceptions, of course).

But there is absolutely no reason to just straight up remove any of them, they do not cause harm to the game, just because some players don't know which drone does what doesn't mean they should be removed. There is basically no benefit of getting rid of them, apart of satisfying a small pool of players who might find one or two drones annoying when faced. But then again, there are hulls and turrets that are annoying as well, why not remove those? And if the problem is that the drones are too complicated, well then so is Magnum's aiming system, why not remove it?? Do you see my point? 

[Akame 4,577]

On 3/3/2023 at 5:18 PM, Gabku said:

But there is absolutely no reason to just straight up remove any of them, they do not cause harm to the game, just because some players don't know which drone does what doesn't mean they should be removed. There is basically no benefit of getting rid of them, apart of satisfying a small pool of players who might find one or two drones annoying when faced. But then again, there are hulls and turrets that are annoying as well, why not remove those? And if the problem is that the drones are too complicated, well then so is Magnum's aiming system, why not remove it?? Do you see my point? 

Tbh, upgrading was it 18 drones?, which means a lotta crystals to earn to upgrade. But now, new players can get to a max state without a lot at least here.

[TargetXAcquired 277]

On 3/3/2023 at 5:08 PM, PirateSpider said:

If you really wanted to remove something, you are more than welcome to remove every augment that inflicts the EMP, stun, or AP status effects.

Just get rid of everything except drones and overdrives, complicated issues solved.

 

On 3/3/2023 at 2:07 PM, cybernite said:

Cause some games out there are overally complex and a head ache to learn; I like simple.

Drones are not complicated. 

All the augments/addons, you no the copy paste one's attached to the actual tank are what complicates the game, to a point were trying to memorise them all is just impossible and not worth it. 

On 3/3/2023 at 3:20 PM, Bahkunkul said:

you have to respect them, you have to consider their opinion!

I have said for a long time now that they should have a poll for such drastic changes/updates.

The way it would work would be to make it compulsory to vote before being able to log into your most used account, no secondary accounts allowed. Only your main one regardless of it's rank is counted. 

[LoveDealer 46]

On 3/3/2023 at 1:38 PM, TargetXAcquired said:

Drones are not complicated. 

This is hilarious - considering they quoted you twice in the vlog to justify the argument that drones are too complicated 

[Cure 138]

according to our scale most of ppl don't play tanki online 

so we decided to remove the game 

Me; you should've done this from the start, cause ur slow brains can never come up with a good update. 

Lets be honest with ourselves you are not earning much from drones thats why u decided to remove it. Its all about $$ that u guys care? 

what about the new augments, that is not making the game complicated.

All the slow brains care about is the compensation. they have never used drones except brutus their entire lives. Its a shame to see the downfall of this game right before our eyes. Greed is a curse, and I hope that curse bring this game to ruins 

[CocoleVG_tanki 40]

On 3/3/2023 at 2:17 PM, frederik123456 said:

Would not really help, in my opinion.
As a new player you should upgrade brutus and use it until you can afford one of the meta drones. making the rest cheaper would not make it reasonable to use them anyway (with some exceptions, of course).

Well they're not going to enjoy getting absolutely dunked on by the enemy team better drones that is for sure.

[TargetXAcquired 277]

On 3/3/2023 at 7:01 PM, LoveDealer said:

This is hilarious - considering they quoted you twice in the vlog to justify the argument that drones are too complicated 

I have never, ever, ever, said that drones complicate the game. This is a misconception and they used my argument about the complexity of the game and took it blatantly out of context.

Augments, crits, the constant reshuffling, (nerf/buff cycle of the mechanics of the game) are what complicates TO.

I have just read a post by @TheCongoSpider on the latest patch update were he explains the original mechanics of paladin. He then goes onto explain the nerf/buff cycle history of it since it was released. This one hull and the subsequent explanation given by @TheCongoSpider is in itself a complicated minefield to understand and the game has another 10 hulls and 16 turrets, all with their complex mechanics to A-Understand and B-memorise. 

Like I said, drones are not complicated. Each drone does one specific task, yes some drones are alike in what they give you in battle, example;- miner/saboteur by the fact they both lay mines are the obvious ones to compare, other than that drones and understanding their capabilities are as complicated as A-B-C-and what letter comes next.

[rapon 89]

All we want is for the drones to not be removed AND a Token of Apology for scarrying us with this horrible idea.

[sphdz_3153371 41]

uh, wow, I'm starting to think right now might be a pretty good time to quit this game.

Might as well remove the og turrets and hulls since "they don't compare to the current meta anymore".

And no, drones do not complicate the game.

Having to memorize what dumb changes are made to the game balance every patch note is what complicates the game.

[whut2.0 4]

Why the few people want some of the drones removed is because they don't even understand what it means, if they don't know they should ask others or check the wiki. Don't let other people influence you developers to remove drones, IF you DO remove them, you will most likely lose even more of your players. 

Don't do it

Edited March 4, 2023 by Jack
Please reframe from type in full caps and inappropriate comments.

[whut2.0 4]

On 3/3/2023 at 8:09 AM, ikari said:

I love that devs removing useless drones.

So now we have old hammer augment and triplet gg.

because you don't even know how to read

[PirateSpider 1,489]

On 3/3/2023 at 10:38 AM, TargetXAcquired said:

Just get rid of everything except drones and overdrives, complicated issues solved.

Are you sure you want to remove everything else? Even hulls and turrets?

[DMR 675]

Simply make a tutoriel about each drones in the game instead of removing them, rip Blaster and Lifeguard

[Cray 14]

On 3/3/2023 at 6:55 AM, x_Sorinel_x said:

 

For me, good compensation means Tankoins. One drone removed = 1000 Tankoins or more. You remove 10 Drones, give 10000 Tankoins or more.

Edit: Not crap containers with 1000 Crystals.

Nah, if you ask me, no amount of compensation can replace the playing style for these drones. I'd understand if they made this decision when drones were barely introduced and there were no status effects, but it's already been how many years? If the newer players can't understand, then why are we forced to suffer due to their incompetence?  If anything, they're still gonna quit with the remaining drones, because now all of the sudden, we're all forced to go back to relying on ODs, status augments, or rarely flipping over players to counter 50% protection + Defenders, Crisis, or Tricksters (ASL and CTF). On top of that, there's also the immunities to take account into, and I doubt anyone would want to wait to earn all those and be forced to constantly change in battle only to rage quit and break their devices. 

For me personally, I can go back to relying on those since I have everything, but the reason I left it behind and switched to Blaster + Jamming Immunity is because I wanted to relax in MM. If the combination works without putting that much effort, then why go through all this excessive bull? It's not like I'm getting paid to play this game. And the fact that most people just want an annoying drone removed from the game just goes to show how much the community cares about update's intent. Hopefully the devs would look into this before making a final decision. 

 

Spoiler

And to those who couldn't handle Blaster users, what happened to the skills you claimed to had? It's literally not that hard to avoid such a simple strategy. 

 

Edited March 4, 2023 by cray_TheChosenOne

[PirateSpider 1,489]

On 3/3/2023 at 6:44 PM, cray_TheChosenOne said:

And to those who couldn't handle Blaster users, what happened to the skills you claimed to had? It's literally not that hard to avoid such a simple strategy. 

I mean, I could understand the frustration for melee and short range turret users since they need to get close. But still doesn't justify removing the drone by a long shot.

[yuvraj007 302]

I find hazel to be very complicated, please remove him from the game

 

[Eon 111]

Tanki gives 1 container for rankup if your expecting a fair compensation for removal of your max drones you will be disappointed. Most likely going to be a few regular containers...

[DeowayPL 8]

!!! Bring Back the Drones!!!

How can it be, best removed, IT'S TERRIBLE, worst change, since changing the hull mechanics, I've played the detonator forever, the devs did something I'll never forgive them, I hope the players go on strike and the devs bring these drones back. Without drones doing anything other than resupply the game will become TERRIBLE, I never upgraded these drones, I DEMAND COMPENSATION, still waiting for the drone to upgrade, Massacre, I spent a few MILLION crystals on drones like the Detonator or the Saboteur, those the crystals should pay back in excess, and over time it's at least 200 Ultra Chests, and two or three thousand Tankoins.

This game is getting worse and worse, all the players are starting to mention it, and the worst part is that it's true.

The only hope is that there are still these questions for the next episode, but honestly, I'm not expecting much.I hope I'm wrong and the drones will come back, at least a few.

[RIDDLER_8 5,552]

Is Tanki Online turning into a rally racing game?

[paul16135 120]

-THEFT-

The people who think drones are too complicated also cant read this post.

Someone please read it out loud to them.

Those people need removing from the game, not the drones, the drones are part of the game and were designed to be there. 

Payments have been made for function.  You have already received my money.  Lots of people will require money refunds, not containers. 

REAL MONEY REFUNDS.

WAKE UP FROM YOUR COMA

 

[Me0w_XP 523]

On 3/3/2023 at 9:07 AM, cybernite said:

I don't like this simplified drone system, cause the other drones were quite useful in some situations and offers drone variety. I think its funny I have MINER almost maxed

and now it is going to be removed; will saboteur have miner's abilities to remember mines after you die? like merge miner and saboteur.

Also Driver is gone, so maybe add its features to hyperion to speed up OD recharge.

I hope it is fair compensation for the drones we upgraded.

Maybe they should also get rid of JAMMER and just combine it with EMP, redundant status effect.

Oh well it might help new players in the end to spend their crystals on vital drones and simplified is the goal that is good.

Cause some games out there are overally complex and a head ache to learn; I like simple.

 

Jammer and EMP are completely different status effects.

Perhaps you're getting them mixed up because Jammer removes extra supply boosts from Drones. It does not remove supplies, it removes drone effects which includes extra boosts from Booster, Defender, Trickster, Crisis, and Camper.

Not so redundant when you see some Miners. And even with Miner removed, it'll prevent Saboteurs from placing extra mines.

[Deceptive-Hope_EN.PL 162]

You must be kidding me. Deleting 10 drones from the game which are Camper, Blaster, Miner, Driver, Assault, Engineer, Trooper, Lifeguard, Sprinter, Supplier to simplify gameplay, cause it's "too complicated"?!?!? It's complicated not by drones, but by that augments which apply EMP, Stun, AP, Jammer or Burning, especially cause of Pulsars. Because of those this gameplay is too complicated, not because of drones!!! This game would be 1000 times or even more times better if you would stop creating that trash augments and Ideally, you should just delete them and give a compensation for players with Tankoins or a lot of crystals. But no, who cares about what players think about status effects applied by augments, money is more important.

I hope we will know more details about that "update" which will probably be the worst one. Maybe I don't have or use many of drones that will be removed, but think about players who have spent MILIONS of crystals or even Tankoins for them and maybe real money for Tankoins and then Tc for crystals. If players won't receive Crystals or Tankoins( IMO the best option would be to compensate in crystals), that would be a huge scam! I don't want to hear that players will receive containers or normal containers as a compensation! Don't even think about it, don't repeat the same thing you have done in 2018 with splitting triple module protections, especially Legacy ones, in which many players have spent MILIONS of crystals and got batteries as a indemnity. Players who have experienced or witnessed such a scam will know what I mean.

Honestly, I hope this will not happen and in the last minute developers will change their mind and didn't remove those drones. Maybe lot of players weren't using them, but they may contain a secret potential. Camper could be good when having full HP I guess, Lifeguard let us save from meteorite gold boxes, Driver helped at completing mission with using OverDrives faster. I can't imagine how this game will look like or how will it end if mentioned drones will be deleted.

Edited March 5, 2023 by Deceptive-Hope_EN.PL
Edited, because YES :P

[Jack 417]

On 3/4/2023 at 12:41 AM, whut2.0 said:

 

Topic merged.

[Cure 138]

After this update many tankers will leave the game.

Once a game that was played by millions is going to be ruined again. Do whatever you want but don't blame ur incompetence on the tankers.

If its complicated we never complained and yet you act like dictators and blame it on us. ur servers are down 24/7 and thats where u guys fall short, and I bet u don't care one bit on the server shutdowns. I don't know if there is anyone competent enough to fix this game