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Hello tankers, it’s time to check out a
brand new episode of the video blog.

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Today we’ll be reviewing the recent updates
to TO and telling you about what happened

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to the game in the year of 2011.

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Let’s go!

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It’s been awhile since we gave you a chance to compete with other tankers in humor and imagination…

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Well, time to fix that!

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This week marked the beginning of our traditional
15 seconds to the New Year contest, where

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you need to make a short video giving your
best New Year wishes to TO.

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Clips are accepted till the 23rd of December,
so there’s more than enough time to make

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something that will really impress us.

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A Dream Tank is at stake!

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As always, detailed rules and info on the
prizes can be found on the TO homepage.

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The link is in this video’s description.
Good luck to all the participants!

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Yesterday, the 3rd of December, we made some
serious changes to the Garage layout and to

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the way the CP mode works.

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Why was this necessary and how has it made
things better?

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Let’s ask our game designers for an explanation!

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Let’s start with folders.

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The main focus for this update is tidying
up and structuring the garages of tankers,

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especially those with a sizable collection
of turrets, hulls and paints.

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Now, instead of endlessly scrolling through
a single list, a single click will take you

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right to the category that interests you,
whether it’s turrets, hulls, paints, supplies,

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kits or specials such as passes and holiday
items.

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So, if you suddenly decide to change equipment
in the middle of a battle, you can do that

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a lot faster.

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Even better, you are now less likely to miss
a discount or a new unlocked item, because

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the respective category will be highlighted
with an exclamation mark or a promotion icon.

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As for CP, this battle mode has become a lot
more dynamic.

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We changed the way score is calculated — now,
the leading team doesn’t just increase its

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score for the points it’s controlling, it also loses score for points controlled by the enemy.

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The goal for all this is simple: prevent the
winning side from creating a safe gap between

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them and the enemy, which would make the battle
boring for one or both sides.

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Now, the losing team should always be able
to close the gap or even take the lead.

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All in all, playing CP should now remain interesting
and engaging till the very end of the round.

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Right now, we are closely monitoring how well
the updated CP mode works, and will continue

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making changes to it if necessary, to assure
the best gameplay possible.

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The group stage of 3STYLE is in full swing!

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Today, the 4th of December, we will find out the names of those who will proceed to the playoffs…

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And of those who will have to leave the tournament for good.

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Make sure you follow 3style on our social media and via
the tournament site. And of course, get ready

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for some live streams from the final battles.

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We’ll keep you updated…

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And entertained!

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We continue to bring you stories from the
brightest moments in Tanki Online’s history.

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2 years are already behind us; today’s video
is about the year of 2011.

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Check it out!

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2011 in TO turned out to be a year of experimentation,
extensive community activities, and huge growth

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for the game’s audience — in just 12 months,
the number of registrations increased almost

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by 7 times.

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Today’s video will be about the events that
helped achieve such an impressive result.

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Let’s begin!

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In February of 2011, the first ever battle
between developers and players was organised.

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It was called “300 tankers”.

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There were so many people willing to take
part, that it was decided to increase the

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number of players to 3 thousand.

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The decisive battle was held on the 15th of
december, and won by the TO developers team.

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Around the same time, the first ever Valentine’s
Day event was held.

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As an experiment, a unique turret was made
available for purchase — this was the first

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item of what is now a very familiar denomination
— Smoky XT.

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Unlike today’s unique items, its parameters
were superior to the ones of its standard

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counterpart — the turret was feared by everyone…
but only for 1,5 weeks.

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Smoky XT was removed from the game on the
24th of February.

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The 1st of April was memorable for 2 things.

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For one day only, the legendary Blue Sphere
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Nobody knew exactly what it did, and only
few could find out due to the price of the

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item, which was impressive — 100500 crystals,
which is equivalent to more than a million

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in today s Tanki.

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Contrary to what many believed, the sphere
did absolutely nothing, and the crystals for

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its purchase were soon returned to all the
buyers.

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Besides that, the Blue Sphere’s garage description
became the starting point for the first ever

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quest in Tanki — a series of puzzles, which
needed to be solved as soon as possible.

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Tankers loved the unusual experience, and
such quests have since become a traditional

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element for major holidays in TO.

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In May, the first test of Tanki 2.0 was launched,
which allowed the developers to detect several

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serious technical issues inside the game’s
code.

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The testing was quickly terminated, and the
game went under the radar once again for some

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serious reworking.

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On Tanki Online’s 2nd birthday, another battle between developers and players was held —  1000 tankers .

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This time there was no winner… the battle
ended with a tie.

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The biggest event for 2011 was the introduction
of Shaft.

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The new turret became a best seller straight away, ending up in the garages of many MANY tankers.

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Shaft also became the champion in terms of
how many times it was rebalanced: its damage

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and firing rate were changed, and arcade shot
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Its looks were changed as well, with the turret’s
barrel being shortened over time.

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The eSports community in TO became divided
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Conservative tankers stuck to good old Dictators
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Fighting, or simply TOF, played with 2nd tier
equipment.

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In autumn, the League of Clans tournament
started, becoming the biggest TO eSports activity

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at that point.

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In November, Tanki Online took part in the
Runet Prize for the 2nd time, placing 9th,

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which was a sign of stability and success.

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TO stepped into the year 2012 with traditional
New Year celebrations.

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The number of registrations was getting close
to 7 million, and the most radical changes

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in TO awaited ahead.

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More on that — in the next episode.

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Video of the Week!

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Let’s check out the best clip we got since
last Friday…

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And hand out the 50 thousand crystals to the winner!

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That’s it for today, tankers.

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Follow 3STYLE, shoot videos with your New Year wishes and start preparing for the next V-LOG.

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See you in 7 days![]