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WARNING: This video may potentially trigger 
seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy.
Viewer discretion is advised.

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Hello tankers!

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In today’s V-LOG, we’ll be telling you
about upcoming changes in maps.

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We’ll also be announcing the winners 
of the Tanki Tower contest,

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and telling you about our
special Halloween festivities.

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With every update we roll out,

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Tanki Online is moving closer to
getting a complete matchmaking system.

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We’ve already released 
the unified battle list,

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as well as the new interface 
for joining battles.

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The next step, is new maps.

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With one of the upcoming updates,

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we’ll be redesigning the maps that are
included in regular, NON-PRO battles.

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There are more than 20 of them.

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In some places, 
the changes will be hard to notice.

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Other maps, such as Highland, Silence
and Polygon, will change drastically.

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Many tankers managed to 
get a look at the new maps

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during the matchmaking test in August.

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Since then, they haven’t changed much.

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During that test, we also introduced
a new map called Yorkshire.

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We’ll be adding that one 
to the game soon, too.

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The changes to the maps will be made
to achieve better team balance.

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They will be optimized for 10 versus 10 players
for team modes, and for 20 players for DM.

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Some might ask “Why 10 versus 10.

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Why not 12 versus 12, for example?”

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Well, let’s start with the fact 
that this question

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is going to be asked no matter 
what we announce.

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Our preliminary tests show 
that 10 players per team

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is the best choice for balance when it comes
to each player’s contribution in battle.

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Let’s look at an example:
in a 2 on 2 tandem battle,

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the skill of each individual player is
crucial for the outcome of the battle —

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one bad player kills the 
team’s chance of winning.

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On the other hand, 
when it’s 20 against 20,

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the role of individual players 
becomes insignificant,

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and no matter how hard you try,
you cannot determine the fate of the battle.

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Additionally, the FPS on maps
with many players, can be quite low.

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So, neither the maximum, nor the minimum,
are a good fit for random battles.

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But 10 on 10 is just right!

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After the matchmaking test, many asked us

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whether we could make all of these maps
available even in PRO battles

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It’s possible, and we are 
not against the idea.

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But there are a couple of “but’s”.

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First of all, the new maps will
most likely be tweaked on the fly —

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a bush here, a wall there and so on.

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And we don’t know how many
of these small changes there will be.

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That’s why we’ll be testing these
new maps in regular battles first,

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and fixing what needs to be fixed.

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Then we can return to the question of whether
to make these maps available in PRO battles.

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The second “but”, is because we need
to decide how many maps to transfer.

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The thing is, some of the maps are
only slightly different from the originals.

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So there’s no point in duplicating maps

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when the only difference between 
the new version and the old one

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is just a couple of walls.

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Then there’s the case 
where the updated map

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is considerably larger, 
as in the case of Silence,

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which is 1.5 times larger 
than the original version.

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Once we’re ready to 
transfer the maps to PRO,

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we decide on which version to pick,

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and of course, 
we’ll speak with you about it first.

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The release of the new maps
is planned for mid November…

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possibly a bit later.

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And we’d like to make something 
clear from the start.

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Once we release the maps, we’re pretty sure
they will undergo a number of changes.

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We’ll probably be experimenting 
with battle length, and

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there’s a chance that 
10 on 10 battles won’t feel right.

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In any case, we’ll keep you updated.

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In the meantime, send us 
your questions in the comments,

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and we’ll try to answer as many
of them as we can next week.

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The Masters of Parkour contest 
is nearing its conclusion.

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On Monday, October 30th, we will
stop accepting videos for the contest.

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Next Friday, November 3rd, we’ll be
announcing the top 10 finalist teams

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who will be competing for the title of
best parkour team in Tanki Online,

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and hot gaming keyboards.

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The finals will take place on November 4th,
which will be a Saturday.

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We’re expecting a thrilling showdown.

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Tomorrow, Saturday, October 28th,

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we kick off the Tanki Halloween festivities

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that you’ve been 
looking forward to for so long.

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The celebrations will go on till
the server restart on November 6th.

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Throughout the celebration, we’ll have
a special holiday map in the game.

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It will be called Halloween, and you can
play it by using the button in the Lobby,

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or by choosing it from the Battle List.

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It’s up to you.

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Now, the discounts.

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We’ll start with Shop sales on Saturday,
with discounts from 20 to 50%.

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Between Sunday and Friday
we’ll be having a Garage sale,

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starting at turrets at 50% off, followed by

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discounts on hulls, modules, Alterations, Paints,

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and ending with MicroUpgrades.

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Speed-ups will get a 70% discount.

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And throughout the holiday celebrations,

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supplies and gifts will be 
at half price in the Garage.

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And special missions!

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This time you will need to earn
experience on the holiday map.

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What’s special are the additional prizes
- Gold Boxes.

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And if the player who completed the mission
has a Rank lower than Warrant Office 1,

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then the Gold prize will be turned into crystals.

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Now the best part.

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On Halloween, October 31st, 
for a full 24 hours,

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Gold Drop rate all across the game
will be increased by…

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TEN TIMES!

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Of course, for those of you who
are not fans of Gold Boxes,

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you can always turn them off in PRO battles.

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And what about crystals, you ask!

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Don’t worry!

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On November 4th, all NON-PRO battles
will feature TRIPLE battle funds.

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You know this doesn’t happen often,
so DO NOT miss them!

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And one more cool thing.

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On Sunday, a new animated paint,
“Nightmare”, will appear in the TO Shop.

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It looks terrifying... and cool!

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You’ll be able to make it yours
by getting the special holiday bundle,

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or by winning it in a new contest called...

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HallowMINE.

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For more details, check the link in the description.

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Two weeks ago we asked you to stack
as many tanks as possible on the Rio map,

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record it on video, and send it to us.

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When we said “as many as possible”,
we obviously meant 20,

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which is the maximum number 
of players for that map.

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And now let’s watch the winner
of the contest and his friends!

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He has built a Tanki Tower out of 20 tanks.

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Congratulations!

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The prizes have already been sent out.

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Tell us in the comments whether you enjoyed
Tanki Tower for the Video of the Week section,

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and whether you’d like to see
something similar in future V-LOGs.

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For next episode, you need to record a video
following the usual guidelines.

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The theme this time is,
“how I caught the Gold on Halloween”.

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Make sure you’re wearing 
the Holiday or Nightmare paint.

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That’s all for today’s V-LOG.

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See you next Friday and remember to
celebrate Halloween responsibly.

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See ya!

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Last week, two tanks 
fired at Hornet at the same time.

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You had to guess 
which one would get the kill.

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The correct answer is, 
tanker “Tou”, option B.

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Here are our winners, 
and here’s the new question!

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How many tanks Striker will destroy?[]