Questions relating to the longevity of Tanki.

[marinusf 1]

Is there anything in the terms of service that says the developers can't shut down the game, or can they just pull the plug anytime they want?
Is Tanki Online still going well financially?
What percentage of ''players'' are currently bots?
How big of a hit did this company take from the Tanki X failure?
What happens with the money you earn, does it head to Russia or EU mainly?
Was this hyperconsumerism, or excessive adding of buyables and premium features done because the company is seeing dwindling profits?

Edited December 24, 2023 by marinusf

[Helios 727]

On 12/24/2023 at 4:30 AM, marinusf said:

Is there anything in the terms of service that says the developers can't shut down the game, or can they just pull the plug anytime they want?
Is Tanki Online still going well financially?
What percentage of ''players'' are currently bots?
How big of a hit did this company take from the Tanki X failure?
What happens with the money you earn, does it head to Russia or EU mainly?
Was this hyperconsumerism, or excessive adding of buyables and premium features done because the company is seeing dwindling profits?

1) Yeah the people who own Tanki Online are free to do whatever they want with the game as it's their project. They can shut it down whenever they want, if they want without any specific reason.

2) In a recent interview with Taspens and @Opex-Rah, he had mentioned they are doing really well financially! They are making a lot of profit on a yearly basis and it's much more money than we can think of.

3) Bots are usually only present up to a certain rank and you can identify them by seeing a spacebar between their nicknames. But once a player reaches the sufficient rank there are no more bots. Although Tanki mentioned in one of the Vlog that they may add bots in future due to a huge rank gap between players in MM. About the percentage I am not really sure how to calculate that.

4) Not really sure about this, but obviously they must have invested certain amount for this game(Tanki X)  Once they saw it was running in loss, they were forced to shutdown and concentrate on Tanki. So money loss is one of them, time loss was probably another thing.

5) I can not answer this question since I can not provide any information with proof.

5) As any company or business, they will try to maximize profits and reduce risks. In todays world you need a lot of money for upkeep and maintenance of such global games. Hence the only way Tanki can rely on an income is by selling consumables in the game (such as premium, tankcoins and bundles). Also they depend on the on the money players invest to keep their game going.

P.S. If anyone else has more knowledge  about these, please feel free to add on or correct me!

Edited December 25, 2023 by PopSmoke

[NikmanGT 4,362]

Answered, closed.