1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:04,920 WARNING: This video may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised. 2 00:00:09,120 --> 00:00:10,260 Hello Tankers! 3 00:00:10,260 --> 00:00:14,309 In today’s V-LOG, we’ll be talking about the unified battle list and the new interface. 4 00:00:14,309 --> 00:00:18,640 We’ll also be announcing the winner of the Deja Vu Tanki Online contest, 5 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:21,760 and giving you a sneak peek of what you can expect for Halloween. 6 00:00:22,900 --> 00:00:26,720 The whole Tanki community is buzzing with discussion about the latest updates. 7 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:29,740 A week ago, we released the Unified Battle List, 8 00:00:29,740 --> 00:00:32,460 but unfortunately, it didn’t quite work as intended. 9 00:00:32,470 --> 00:00:36,980 The problem was that players were getting a huge list of battles from different servers, 10 00:00:36,980 --> 00:00:40,550 and at the same time, every battle was trying to update the list of players, 11 00:00:40,550 --> 00:00:43,080 and the number of kills, flags and points. 12 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:46,590 The pressure on the servers was much greater than we had predicted. 13 00:00:46,590 --> 00:00:50,250 Last Friday and throughout the weekend, we released several important fixes 14 00:00:50,250 --> 00:00:52,820 that brought the situation under control. 15 00:00:52,820 --> 00:00:55,040 After the unified battle list was released, 16 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:57,720 we got a lot of questions about the matchmaking system, 17 00:00:57,720 --> 00:00:59,710 and about when THAT would be coming. 18 00:00:59,710 --> 00:01:02,980 Don’t worry, it’s coming... but in stages. 19 00:01:02,980 --> 00:01:07,080 The Matchmaking system is the biggest update when it comes to creating battles 20 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:08,780 and sorting them by server. 21 00:01:08,780 --> 00:01:13,360 It’s a big mechanism, and it is made up of many smaller mechanisms. 22 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,660 So we’ve decided to release this update in stages, 23 00:01:16,660 --> 00:01:19,429 bit by bit, to properly test everything out. 24 00:01:19,429 --> 00:01:24,549 In the worst case scenario, we might have a few smaller problems along the way, 25 00:01:24,549 --> 00:01:27,950 rather than one giant problem right after the release. 26 00:01:27,950 --> 00:01:32,580 This week we released a new interface for joining battles, adapted for matchmaking. 27 00:01:32,580 --> 00:01:35,220 On one side, there’s the easy way to join battles, 28 00:01:35,229 --> 00:01:37,240 for those who don’t want to spend time choosing. 29 00:01:37,250 --> 00:01:41,000 And on the other side, the all-familiar Battle List is still available. 30 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:42,620 Here’s why we did that. 31 00:01:42,620 --> 00:01:46,700 Experienced tankers are used to all the options and challenges of the Battle List. 32 00:01:46,700 --> 00:01:49,280 But unfortunately new players get lost in it, 33 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:51,630 and it’s hard for them to decide which battles to enter, 34 00:01:51,630 --> 00:01:55,460 especially since it’s their first time seeing all of those maps. 35 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:58,620 With your awesome help, 36 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:03,360 the official Tanki Online Facebook page has reached 250.000 likes, 37 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,460 so we’re celebrating with a special giveaway! 38 00:02:06,460 --> 00:02:10,990 All you need to do, is click LIKE on the giveaway post, and on Monday 23rd October, 39 00:02:10,990 --> 00:02:15,090 we will randomly pick 40 tankers who will win many cool prizes - 40 00:02:15,090 --> 00:02:17,470 the link to the post, is in the description. 41 00:02:17,470 --> 00:02:20,970 By the way, we’ve also launched the Facebook version of Tanki Online. 42 00:02:20,970 --> 00:02:22,280 Check it out! 43 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:26,050 To celebrate the new version, we’re launching an additional giveaway. 44 00:02:26,050 --> 00:02:30,530 To participate, you ll need to connect your Tanki account to Facebook, 45 00:02:30,530 --> 00:02:33,150 and open the game using the Facebook app. 46 00:02:33,150 --> 00:02:39,560 Prizes: 1 Dream Tank, 1 month of Premium, and the animated paint, “Flow”. 47 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:43,200 The results will be announced next week, on Friday. 48 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:48,340 Last week we kicked off the “Masters of Parkour” contest. 49 00:02:48,340 --> 00:02:53,580 We’ve already received MANY entries, and we expect the final list of videos to be huge 50 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,680 Don’t wait till the last minute to submit your video. 51 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:58,620 The deadline is on October 30th. 52 00:02:59,660 --> 00:03:03,010 This week we announced the winners of the Deja Vu TO contest. 53 00:03:03,010 --> 00:03:06,350 Congratulations to Gabri6 for a well-deserved victory. 54 00:03:06,350 --> 00:03:07,630 Cool photos! 55 00:03:07,630 --> 00:03:09,660 The resemblance is amazing. 56 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:14,680 Halloween is always an awesome celebration in Tanki Online, 57 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,060 and this year will NOT be an exception. 58 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:21,980 The celebrations kick off next Friday, and will last for one and a half weeks! 59 00:03:21,980 --> 00:03:23,810 Here’s what you can expect: 60 00:03:23,810 --> 00:03:28,050 Holiday decorations, a cool paint, lots of gold boxes, special missions, 61 00:03:28,050 --> 00:03:32,280 a Halloween map and a full day of increased battle funds. 62 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:34,570 And, of course, sales! 63 00:03:34,570 --> 00:03:39,510 All of the details about the event will become available on our website next week. 64 00:03:39,510 --> 00:03:42,960 We’ve also prepared fun contests for social media and more. 65 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:47,110 You’re in for a good time, and the discounts are VERY profitable. 66 00:03:47,110 --> 00:03:49,000 Make sure you join us! 67 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:55,300 How do you kill the time while you wait for the Halloween celebrations to start? 68 00:03:55,310 --> 00:03:56,310 Easy. 69 00:03:56,310 --> 00:04:01,710 Take part in another Tanki Thinking Challenge prepared by our Wiki team, and win cool prizes! 70 00:04:01,710 --> 00:04:05,820 The challenge consists of a special quiz that will test your knowledge of the game… 71 00:04:05,820 --> 00:04:07,680 and your Wiki searching skills. 72 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:11,760 This time, the quiz will be easier, but it will reward you with the same big prizes! 73 00:04:11,820 --> 00:04:15,580 The Tanki Thinking Challenge starts early on Monday, October 23rd, 74 00:04:15,580 --> 00:04:17,860 so don’t sleep through the quiz! 75 00:04:18,579 --> 00:04:20,439 And that’s it for today, tankers! 76 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:22,440 Don’t forget about Tanki Tower - 77 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:24,940 the video contest that we launched last week. 78 00:04:24,940 --> 00:04:26,880 And give us a LIKE for Halloween. 79 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:27,720 See ya! 80 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:37,100 Last week, 3 tanks drove up a ramp and over mines. 81 00:04:37,110 --> 00:04:39,810 You had to guess which tank would jump the highest. 82 00:04:39,810 --> 00:04:42,259 The correct answer is - Viking. 83 00:04:42,259 --> 00:04:46,129 Most tankers answered correctly, but here are the lucky winners. 84 00:04:46,129 --> 00:04:47,300 And here’s the new question: 85 00:04:57,200 --> 00:00:00,000 Whose frag is it?[]