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Hello tankers!
In today's V-LOG, we'll be telling you about upcoming changes in maps.
We'll also be announcing the winners of the Tanki Tower contest,
and telling you about our special Halloween festivities.
With every update we roll out,
Tanki Online is moving closer to getting a complete matchmaking system.
We've already released the unified battle list,
as well as the new interface for joining battles.
The next step, is new maps.
With one of the upcoming updates,
we'll be redesigning the maps that are included in regular, NON-PRO battles.
There are more than 20 of them.
In some places, the changes will be hard to notice.
Other maps, such as Highland, Silence and Polygon, will change drastically.
Many tankers managed to get a look at the new maps
during the matchmaking test in August.
Since then, they haven't changed much.
During that test, we also introduced a new map called Yorkshire.
We'll be adding that one to the game soon, too.
The changes to the maps will be made to achieve better team balance.
They will be optimized for 10 versus 10 players for team modes, and for 20 players for DM.
Some might ask "Why 10 versus 10.
Why not 12 versus 12, for example?"
Well, let's start with the fact that this question
is going to be asked no matter what we announce.
Our preliminary tests show that 10 players per team
is the best choice for balance when it comes to each player's contribution in battle.
Let's look at an example: in a 2 on 2 tandem battle,
the skill of each individual player is crucial for the outcome of the battle —
one bad player kills the team's chance of winning.
On the other hand, when it's 20 against 20,
the role of individual players becomes insignificant,
and no matter how hard you try, you cannot determine the fate of the battle.
Additionally, the FPS on maps with many players, can be quite low.
So, neither the maximum, nor the minimum, are a good fit for random battles.
But 10 on 10 is just right!
After the matchmaking test, many asked us
whether we could make all of these maps available even in PRO battles
It's possible, and we are not against the idea.
But there are a couple of "but's".
First of all, the new maps will most likely be tweaked on the fly —
a bush here, a wall there and so on.
And we don't know how many of these small changes there will be.
That's why we'll be testing these new maps in regular battles first,
and fixing what needs to be fixed.
Then we can return to the question of whether to make these maps available in PRO battles.
The second "but", is because we need to decide how many maps to transfer.
The thing is, some of the maps are only slightly different from the originals.
So there's no point in duplicating maps
when the only difference between the new version and the old one
is just a couple of walls.
Then there's the case where the updated map
is considerably larger, as in the case of Silence,
which is 1.5 times larger than the original version.
Once we're ready to transfer the maps to PRO,
we decide on which version to pick,
and of course, we'll speak with you about it first.
The release of the new maps is planned for mid November…
possibly a bit later.
And we'd like to make something clear from the start.
Once we release the maps, we're pretty sure they will undergo a number of changes.
We'll probably be experimenting with battle length, and
there's a chance that 10 on 10 battles won't feel right.
In any case, we'll keep you updated.
In the meantime, send us your questions in the comments,
and we'll try to answer as many of them as we can next week.
The Masters of Parkour contest is nearing its conclusion.
On Monday, October 30th, we will stop accepting videos for the contest.
Next Friday, November 3rd, we'll be announcing the top 10 finalist teams
who will be competing for the title of best parkour team in Tanki Online,
and hot gaming keyboards.
The finals will take place on November 4th, which will be a Saturday.
We're expecting a thrilling showdown.
Tomorrow, Saturday, October 28th,
we kick off the Tanki Halloween festivities
that you've been looking forward to for so long.
The celebrations will go on till the server restart on November 6th.
Throughout the celebration, we'll have a special holiday map in the game.
It will be called Halloween, and you can play it by using the button in the Lobby,
or by choosing it from the Battle List.
It's up to you.
Now, the discounts.
We'll start with Shop sales on Saturday, with discounts from 20 to 50%.
Between Sunday and Friday we'll be having a Garage sale,
starting at turrets at 50% off, followed by
discounts on hulls, modules, Alterations, Paints,
and ending with MicroUpgrades.
Speed-ups will get a 70% discount.
And throughout the holiday celebrations,
supplies and gifts will be at half price in the Garage.
And special missions!
This time you will need to earn experience on the holiday map.
What's special are the additional prizes - Gold Boxes.
And if the player who completed the mission has a Rank lower than Warrant Office 1,
then the Gold prize will be turned into crystals.
Now the best part.
On Halloween, October 31st, for a full 24 hours,
Gold Drop rate all across the game will be increased by…
TEN TIMES!
Of course, for those of you who are not fans of Gold Boxes,
you can always turn them off in PRO battles.
And what about crystals, you ask!
Don't worry!
On November 4th, all NON-PRO battles will feature TRIPLE battle funds.
You know this doesn't happen often, so DO NOT miss them!
And one more cool thing.
On Sunday, a new animated paint, "Nightmare", will appear in the TO Shop.
It looks terrifying... and cool!
You'll be able to make it yours by getting the special holiday bundle,
or by winning it in a new contest called...
HallowMINE.
For more details, check the link in the description.
Two weeks ago we asked you to stack as many tanks as possible on the Rio map,
record it on video, and send it to us.
When we said "as many as possible", we obviously meant 20,
which is the maximum number of players for that map.
And now let's watch the winner of the contest and his friends!
He has built a Tanki Tower out of 20 tanks.
Congratulations!
The prizes have already been sent out.
Tell us in the comments whether you enjoyed Tanki Tower for the Video of the Week section,
and whether you'd like to see something similar in future V-LOGs.
For next episode, you need to record a video following the usual guidelines.
The theme this time is, "how I caught the Gold on Halloween".
Make sure you're wearing the Holiday or Nightmare paint.
That's all for today's V-LOG.
See you next Friday and remember to celebrate Halloween responsibly.
See ya!
Last week, two tanks fired at Hornet at the same time.
You had to guess which one would get the kill.
The correct answer is, tanker "Tou", option B.
Here are our winners, and here's the new question!
How many tanks Striker will destroy?
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