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Greetings, tankers!

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You’re about to watch the last episode in 2017,

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of our developer’s diary.

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Today, we’ll be telling you
about the winter holidays update

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and we’ll be concluding the outgoing year.

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So, grab some popcorn,

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because the episode promises to be
pretty long but interesting.

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We kicked off this episode
with the trailer for the new map called “Repin”

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which was released 3 days ago.

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This is truly a huge project for us
which took a lot of effort

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as we were trying to release it on Christmas day

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and surprise you.

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The release of the map has also launched
a special event called “Battle for the Tank Carrier”.

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The battle for the tank carrier is on
and only you can influence its outcome.

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Equip one of the two graffitis, Antaeus or
Frontier,

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and represent your favorite faction
on the “Repin” map, in ranking play until

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January 1st.

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The faction with the most tanks destroyed,
will win, and in an update next month,

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we will customize the map with the symbols
of the winning faction.

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Additionally, we will fix some of the animations
and lighting on the map.

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When the battle is over and the tension drops,
the winning faction will help sponsor

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a special 5-day event.

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From January 2nd
to January 6th, 2018,

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both the funds and experience gained in battles
will be increased by 50%.

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Fire at will!

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The second ranked season ended last Monday.

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The next season is a bit more special
and it is called Winter holidays season.

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The third season will follow afterwards.

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The Winter holidays season
is going to last 2 weeks,

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from December 25th, 2017,
to January 9th, 2018.

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During this period of time
the drop rate of gold boxes in quick play

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will be increased,
which means more teleport charges.

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This will allow players to play more ranked
battles,

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hence, getting a better chance at climbing
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up the ranking ladder

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and earning more winter holiday containers.

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The higher the placing, the higher the reward!

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Additionally, every player to have played
at least one ranked battle during this season,

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will receive a graffiti with Santa Claus as
a present.

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The “Winter Holiday 2018” containers
can be bought in our in-game store.

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You can also earn a few by participating in
contests

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on our forum and social media pages.

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A few codes with containers
are hidden in this episode.

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The container contains the following items:

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Two new paints.

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One is called “Orion” and it glows in
the dark.

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The other is called “Antarctica”
and has a cool relief;

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Three new graffitis that symbolize
the upcoming new year:

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“Bull Terrier”, “Bulldog”, and “Doberman”’

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“Frozen” ammunition for Twins and Ricochet;
Very rare skins called “Frost” for Wasp and Freeze

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If you’re a new player and didn’t have
the chance

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to acquire the special ammunition

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and skins last winter, this is your chance!

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But we’re not done with the surprises.

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The first animated paint in Tanki X history
will be offered as a gift

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upon buying the fourth, fifth, or the sixth
X-crystal package in our in-game store.

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Tanki Online players must be familiar
with this type of paint.

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It changes color every other few seconds.

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The most profitable move,
if you want the paint,

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is to buy X-crystal packages
during our promotions,

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when the amount of X-crystals
for each package is doubled.

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Stay tuned on our website and social media,
so you don’t miss any announcement

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about the upcoming promotions.

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A couple of animated paints
will be given away

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during the "Contest Avalanche" final raffle,
which will be streamed live on January 10th.

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Participating in our contests,
will earn you additional entries to the raffle.

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More info in the description.

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We are running a 50% discount
on nickname change, during the entire celebration.

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This is an opportunity,
to get rid of those numbers in your nickname

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that you entered by accident.

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Or maybe you simply
got bored with it.

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This week, we’ve released another update
that introduced premium accounts.

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What will it give?

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+50% bonus experience
for leveling up your rank and weaponry.

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+50% bonus progress points in ranked battle,
which will earn you containers and blueprints faster.

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200 free teleport charges per day instead of 50

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A fourth daily quest for X-crystals

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And the option to replace two quests
of your choice per day for free.

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In the spirit of the christmas holidays,
every player that is rank 7 or higher,

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will get 3 days of premium.

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It will activate with the release of the update.

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Once the 3 days of premium expires,
it can be renewed with a discount,

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within a 24 hour period.

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Players without a premium status
can also replace one daily quest per day.

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Now, here’s an update for new players.

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After playing a couple dozen battles,
new players will have the option to try their skills

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on one of three very cool tanks.

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At one point, these machines belonged
to the legendary squad called “Horizon”.

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Both their story and their portraits
were added to the game.

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Three presets, “Offensive”, “Support”,
and “Demolishing”,

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will be available to each tanker.

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Each of these presets contains a turret, hull,
a number of modules, a skin, and a paint.

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Players will be able to play 2 battles
on each preset over the course of a week.

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After that, the entire preset configuration
can be bought with a discount.

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So, I guess it’s time we conclude 2017.

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Let’s take a look at some statistics.

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During the past 12 months, we released 235 updates,

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including a major one.

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The “Arms Race”...

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this update has changed the economy,
and the upgrade system.

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The new modules
have helped widen the variety of battle tactics

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and made the game more dynamic and exciting.

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Four maps were released this year:
Area-159, Moon Silence, Ares, and Repin.

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Each of them has its own unique atmosphere
and every map was better

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than the one released before it.

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“Repin” is a unique fighting arena and is exactly

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how we see the future of Tanki X in terms of maps.

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161 new items were released
over the past 12 months,

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the majority being packed
into 27 different containers.

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We got a number of cool new effects
which improved the animation of tank destruction,

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and interface effects that alert us
when our tank is on low hp.

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Finally, we got features

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such as squads and general chat,
which allow us to play with friends.

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Let’s take a look at the current standing
of our weapons and equipment.

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Among turrets, Thunder is leading the list
and Shaft closing it.

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Hunter is the leader among hulls,
unlike Dictator, that is the most unpopular.

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Repair kit and Backhit defence
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during the past year.

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The least equipped module is the Ice trap,

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and we will definitely have to do
something about it next year.

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We have a lot of plans for 2018.

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Our first priority is now
to fix the matchmaking system,

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which includes having equal players
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and them joining the battle
at the same time.

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It is important to understand that
fixing this system

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will take a couple of months minimum.

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Additionally, we are planning
on balancing the rest of the maps,

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like we did with Rio
and improving the game interface.

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What will come after that?

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We’ll tell you next year.

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Dear friends!

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We've been through a lot this year, but 
I really hope that you are satisfied with our work.

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I hope the upcoming year 
will bring you positive emotions,

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lots of smiles, interesting moments 
both in real life and in-game,

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and new achievements.

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Don't worry, be happy!

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Happy holidays, tankers, 
and see you next year!

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