Anniversary topic: 10 years since my first account creation in the game.

[PirateSpider 1,489]

So not many of you know this, but the month of February in 2024 marks 10 years since my very first account was created in tanki.

And wow, its been a hell of a ride. So much has happened since then, I'll just list the beginning bits and an insight of what I've been experiencing year by year.

 

Beginning:

The first account I created was Killer2_the_best (unoriginal, I know, I wasn't very creative back then). I remember my very first battle was Fort Knox DM. I don't remember how well I did in that battle, just thought it was fun for a free game, so I kept playing.

Funny thing is that I had a big speaker hooked up to my computer, and every time I got shot by a thunder, it would "shake the whole house" as we would call it. My dad ended up unhooking the speaker.

Speaking of thunder, it became my favorite turret when I got it along with Viking for hulls, and it was with this combo I started to learn how to turn my turret. 

It was just cool that I could come home from school, start demolishing everyone, and have fun doing it.

 

2014:

I remember briefly enjoying the Abyss map before it got replaced by skyscrapers and rio. Many times I would stay up late and enjoy grinding for crystals, and chat with online friends. 

Placed 3rd in the FIFA world cup event, and got about 100 of each supply( which was actually meaningful back then). Blew through them in about an hour, lol.

Got my first set of M1s. (Before they were MKs, they were M. So instead of being mk1 mk2 mk3 mk4 mk5 mk6 and mk7, they were just m0 m1 m2 and m3.)

 

2015:

Played alot of xpbp type of battles, usually in the Monte Carlo map, they were pretty fun. I remember losing to an m2 while I was using m0 by just 1 point in a 1v1.

I created a second account for it originally, little did I know that it would eventually become my main.

I also remember seeing missions during this time. Didn't like the Halloween mission, probably because it was too much to accomplish in a single day.

Managed to get my first m2 turret.

 

2016:

I first joined the forum pretty late in the year. The global update happened with mixed responses.

I learned about the importance of sales.

Managed to get my first set of M2s on my second account.

 

2017-2018:

These were pretty much the best years I've had in the game.

The game was still pretty decent and was very active in the forum which was fun.

Alterations (before they turned into augments) was a cool concept, and they were fun reading about and learning.

 

2019:

Reached the rank of LT general on my main. Would stay on that rank for the next 2 years.

Managed to get my first set of M3s.

 

2020:

Managed to fully upgrade the M3s. 

Left the game later on that year.

 

2021:

Came back to the game after a 6 month hiatus in the start of june.

My main reached the rank of general after 2 years of remaining on LT general, largely in part due to the increased XP.

Left again for a year.

 

2022:

Came back just in time to get the massive TOA apology. So a free Viking XT skin.

 

2023:

Participated in alot of battle passes, which got me some good stuff including a thunder XT skin.

The battle passes also gave me the crystals which allowed me to expand my collection of Mk7s and drones and maxxing them out on sales.

Participated in my first fund and 2 more after that, was just disappointed.

Reached the rank of legend on my main in around spring or summer.

 

2024 and currently:

I'm on hiatus again.

Wanted to do a few more things like write this topic, check the next fund, and wait and see what the devs will do between now and about 4-6 months before deciding to call it a day on my time in tanki.

 

Honorable mentions:

 

@Maf been a forum mod for at least longer than I've been a member of the forum.

@Spy, for taking on the difficult tasks of forum administrator solely on his shoulders.

@NikmanGT for trying to clean up the forum and getting it back to being a welcoming environment for all.

@Dopamine for his insight, experiences, etc.

@TheCongoSpider and @wolverine848 for all the numerous discussions over the years.

 

The next anniversary topic I might write about would be "10 years as a forum member" in about 2 and a half years.

Anyway, that's all I have to write about this topic. Any questions?

[Incorp 2,084]

Ten years is a lot.. turns your age into double digits. Tanki is kinda like school imo, you never forget about it. Hopefully one day you can do 20 years anniversary, hopefully the game can survive for that long.

 

[NikmanGT 4,362]

Congratulations on your 10 years, it's rare to see people sticking this long and still checking the forum.

Hope you have a good day and a wonderful year ^^

[Bydo 20,121]

Congratulations . I don;t remember your account back then .

we might have battled and chatted over the years .

well lets hope you stay , it's hard to find good players to battle with..

congratulations   again

 

( old account // Bydolord , Titanium-9000 . Slobby-pig . Queen Mom . Oh-Really.. too many to remember )

Edited March 3, 2024 by Bydo

[DefkwargX 152]

Damn, little dinosaur. I only hope that you come back and play some matches with me