Is it just Me or has Leveling Up become a Nightmare?

[Mr.Blitz 57]

Lately, leveling up in Tanki has started to feel like trying to climb a mountain with soap on your boots.. 

The XP gain per match has been noticeably reduced, and the rewards for leveling up are just... sad. I mean, seriously.. after grinding for what feels like forever, I hit the next level and many times get rewarded with a standard container key... which gives me 1,000 crystals.

That’s barely enough to upgrade a turret at first stage.. and maybe buy a single mine.

What’s worse is how obvious the gap has become between Premium and non-Premium players. Premium users now double everything XP, crystals, rewards while free players get crumbs. I get that Premium needs to be appealing, but right now it’s straight-up pay-to-progress... Back in the day, even without Premium, you felt progress. Now? Without Premium, it feels like your time is being disrespected. Match after match, you're earning less, leveling slower, and receiving laughable rewards.

I’m not saying we need to get a nuclear missile in every container.. but if you’re going to slow down progression, at least make the level-up reward feel like an actual achievement, not a slap in the face.

 

Anyone else feel this? 

[TheCongoSpider 8,942]

On 6/2/2025 at 9:55 AM, GhostLynx said:

Anyone else feel this? 

Only the people who haven't been reading the patch notes nor watching the Vlogs. 

[Jeers4U 665]

On 6/2/2025 at 10:12 AM, TheCongoSpider said:

Only the people who haven't been reading the patch notes nor watching the Vlogs. 

Which is probably about 80% of the player base...

[smokyxt 1]

On 6/2/2025 at 9:55 AM, GhostLynx said:

Lately, leveling up in Tanki has started to feel like trying to climb a mountain with soap on your boots.. 

The XP gain per match has been noticeably reduced, and the rewards for leveling up are just... sad. I mean, seriously.. after grinding for what feels like forever, I hit the next level and many times get rewarded with a standard container key... which gives me 1,000 crystals.

That’s barely enough to upgrade a turret at first stage.. and maybe buy a single mine.

What’s worse is how obvious the gap has become between Premium and non-Premium players. Premium users now double everything XP, crystals, rewards while free players get crumbs. I get that Premium needs to be appealing, but right now it’s straight-up pay-to-progress... Back in the day, even without Premium, you felt progress. Now? Without Premium, it feels like your time is being disrespected. Match after match, you're earning less, leveling slower, and receiving laughable rewards.

I’m not saying we need to get a nuclear missile in every container.. but if you’re going to slow down progression, at least make the level-up reward feel like an actual achievement, not a slap in the face.

 

Anyone else feel this? 

You might find yourself getting stuck as it takes forever to rank up, this is how ranking up was back in 2011 when i started playing. I think they want players to enjoy the experience of ranking up, if you were to rank up quick you'll just get bored of the game and leave.