declined New Module System

[Isshiki 24]

Turrets are getting out of hand, and I am sure there is more Turrets to come in the future.

I thought about an extra 5th module sloth. You can only put "special" modules in the 5th sloth.

1st-4th module sloth: Regular turret protection

5th module sloth: Armadillo, Chaos damage protection and anything else they may invent 

[NikmanGT 4,362]

Declined

Developers have no plans for implementing a 5th module system in the near future.

For the very least, I could see current modules taking the form of having protection from multiple turrets, or a 5th module is a possibility if let's say 4–5 turrets get added, which will take years.

[Hypersomnia 1,695]

say the special word with me kids! POWER CREEP!!!!!

On 6/24/2025 at 2:31 AM, Isshiki said:

Turrets are getting out of hand, and I am sure there is more Turrets to come in the future.

I thought about an extra 5th module sloth. You can only put "special" modules in the 5th sloth.

1. It arguably would HAVE TO BE extremely P2P. Like 10,000 Tankoins (not rubies) and Armadillo module's price skyrocketing with the new Chaos etc. modules.

2. Turrets getting out of hand is a turret problem not protection problem. A universal damage nerf fixes it. Not more protection slots. Because then they'll buff turrets even more to keep the power system in check. Then "We need 6th protection module". We're back at step 1. 

3. Critical damage instead of being... well... critical. is now basically just deal -50% damage because of Armadillo's accessibility. Now same will be with chaos damage. A damage type who's entire point is to... ignore... every protection... Time for "Nuclear Damage" i guess.

On 6/24/2025 at 2:31 AM, Isshiki said:

5th module sloth: Armadillo, Chaos damage protection and anything else they may invent

And 5th 'special' slot creates the need for there to invent something even more powerful and unbalanced.

No matter which way you look at it you go back to square one but now the power bottom and power ceiling instead of it being 1-5 turns into 1-10 then 1-15..... 1-100.

F2P players will not be keeping up by design or the game dies.

Edited June 25 by Hypersomnia

[Sharva 89]

I actually like this idea, because in the current meta of Tanki, there are way too many OP turrets, generally due to the broken augments that they are equipped with, like Magnum, Gauss, Striker, Tesla (with Shock Therapy augment), etc. This is overwhelming for players who don't have maxed gear and broken augments, so the only way to counter it is to add another protection module slot. Turrets can also be nerfed individually to balance the meta, but that is seemingly a never-ending process, because no matter how many times and with how much intensity different turrets get nerfed, there are always going to be some turrets that are much more powerful than the other ones, especially with more and more augments being added into the game. So the only long-lasting solution to this problem that can be thought of currently, is adding another protection module slot. Having said that, there will still be the need for balancing the meta by nerfing/buffing different equipment items, as that is probably going to exist forever, but the addition of a 5th protection module slot will certainly help in countering the OP turrets in the game. Also, as a bonus, this update will make it more challenging, and thus, fun, for players to max out their tank in order to reach 9999 GS. And once they do reach it, it would be really satisfying.

However, I don't quite agree with adding protection to Chaos damage, because that would defeat the whole purpose of Chaos damage. In other words, if any protection to Chaos damage is added to the game, there will no longer be any such thing as "Chaos Damage" in the game, as it's meant to be fixed and independent of the protections equipped by players.

Nevertheless, apart from the "protection from Chaos damage" part, I like the idea of adding a 5th protection module slot in the game, and I think it should be implemented.

Also, if the current modules are given the property of offering protection from different turrets, as @NikmanGT has said, that would work out pretty well too.

Edited June 25 by Sharva