Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pico-tanks/id1261614771 Pico Tanks Panda Arcade Pty Ltd Pico Tanks is a fast-paced, energetic 3v3 tank brawler with a strong focus on team strategy. Design your own unique ta… Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsPico Tanks is a fast-paced, energetic 3v3 tank brawler with a strong focus on team strategy. Design your own unique tank with thousands of possible gameplay-changing combinations. Group up with your friends and compete in spectacular 3v3 battles across multiple maps and game modes! Communicate with your team and overcome your enemies to claim victory in this team-focused real-time PvP battle arena. FIGHT IN CHAOTIC 3V3 GAME MODES Brawl in fast-paced action with friends or be matched with other players of a similar rank. Go head-to-head in intense real-time 3v3 battles with multiple modes available: ● Hold the Flag: Your team needs to capture the flag and hold onto it for the longest before time is up. ● Fetch the Cargo: One mighty tank in your team must grab the cargo before your opponents do and drag it to your base while the rest of the team defends. ● Team Deathmatch: Destroy the enemy tanks to score points for your team and win the battle. Attack your enemies, heal your allies, hide in the bushes, herd some sheep! Many more game modes will be added in future updates. DESIGN THE ULTIMATE TANK Design tanks to suit your style and your team’s tactics. You can also swap customizations during a battle to your advantage. Get crazy and creative designing your own tanks with oodles of customizations! ● Satisfying Weapons: Choose a weapon to suit your play-style. Like long-range? Perhaps the Sniper Rifle is perfect for you. Prefer short-range to get up close and personal? Try the Spud Launcher (it shoots the freshest potatoes). ● Load Up or Load Light: Choose a tank base with the stats you need to suit your weapon of choice. The more armored, the more abilities you can carry, or go light to zip through the battlefield. ● Power-Ups: Abilities are where it’s at. Deploy an airstrike to finish an opponent, or throw a repair pack at your friends. These can really decide a game! ● Personalize Your Look: Your tank deserves only the best in skins and toppers. Customize your tank with some character and expression. Tear up the battlefield with a Pizza skin and Rubber Ducky antenna topper, we won’t judge. Go crazy, show off, look awesome! PREPARE FOR MULTIPLAYER MAYHEM When the smoke has cleared, meet up with your team and adjust strategies to refine your skills. Upgrade your tanks, climb the scoreboards, and engage in a dynamic community. Unlock skins and toppers as you progress. Collect scrap metal to upgrade your tank bases, weapons, and abilities. New features, game modes, maps, and items will be added in future updates! Download Pico Tanks now for free and we will see you amongst the mayhem! Pico Tanks: Multiplayer Mayhem is free to download and play, but contains optional in-app purchases for some items using real money. Follow Pico Tanks on social media for news and updates Facebook.com/PicoTanks Twitter.com/PicoTanks Instagram.com/PicoTanks YouTube.com/PicoTanks Join the Pico Tanks community Reddit.com/r/PicoTanks Discord.gg/XBJRTb7 Awards and Recognition ● Winner - Gamer's Voice Award for Mobile Gaming, SXSW Gaming 2019 ● Finalist - Indie Prize Showcase, Casual Connect Europe 2019 Information Seller:Panda Arcade Pty Ltd Genre:Action, Arcade Release:Jan 30, 2020 Updated:Feb 28, 2024 Version:60.1.0 Size:1.3 GB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #2 macplash, Jan 30, 2020 I was part of the beta for months and had nothing but a praise for this game. In case anyone will read my thoughts in old thread from upcoming games category. With today's global launch I was curious how the game looks in its final state and let me tell you, I've never been more disappointed! High quality and polished visuals aside, it has the worst possible free to play model imaginable. Multiple currencies, crates, timers, energy system, ads, gems... You name it. Nothing was present in beta so I couldn't possibly anticipate how the final game will look like. It just pains me to see the result. So, just in case you come across my previous positive feedback - be warned - it has nothing to do with the final game! A lot of people is fine with all this free to play crap, so you enjoy it. I'm gonna stick with premium stuff as I've been doing for years. Just wanted to share. Howgh. stubbieoz likes this. MetaGonzo Well-Known Member May 7, 2009 1,459 271 83 #3 MetaGonzo, Jan 30, 2020 Last edited: Jan 30, 2020 I haven’t been able to pay anything in soft launch as it’s not my home account. I’ve had an absolute ball and I’ve only bought some gems now because they deserve my cash. Starting kit is great fun and matched against your opponents. Free to play trash it ain’t. Edit: What ads? macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #4 macplash, Jan 30, 2020 Last edited: Jan 30, 2020 @MetaGonzo as I said, some players are fine with F2P and the only reason I felt the need to write anything at all is the fact I had a blast with it during beta. And the final release doesn’t reflect my thoughts on that. If I didn’t praise it during the beta, I’d just ignore the full release like any other f2p game. I don’t wanna bad mouth it - I just wanna set the record straight. What ads? It’s like the very first thing the game asks you. If you agree to their privacy policy, to collect your data and if you want to see personalized advertisements. I guess nobody reads these anymore. ————————- EDIT: there’s almost the same game for over a year on the App Store called Tanks a lot, which has the same crappy monetizing like Pico Tanks. That’s why I was hoping this is gonna be different. Otherwise why would I wait a year for the same game? MetaGonzo Well-Known Member May 7, 2009 1,459 271 83 #5 MetaGonzo, Jan 30, 2020 I signed up a long time ago so I don’t recall; I should. There are no ads, at the moment at least. MetaGonzo Well-Known Member May 7, 2009 1,459 271 83 #6 MetaGonzo, Jan 30, 2020 A last word to respond to your edit; how can you be sure the monetisation is crappy given the amount of time you have spent with the final game is very short? Spending no money on this game leads to a great deal of fun. PandaArcade and ste86uk like this. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 1,000 113 #7 ste86uk, Jan 30, 2020 I get it that you don’t like free to play games but it feels like a very unfair comment. So far it seems very fair and I’m getting enjoyment out of it. Only time will tell if it has paywalls or whatever but it doesn’t look that way and Brawl Stars is a very close model to compare it too. That doesn’t have any paywalls I’ve played for free since release, I can keep playing for fun when out of energy and I have pretty much every character bar 2 legendaries yet to get. I just wanted to edit to add please try this game if you are interested it’s great and the devs have put a lot of work into it. PandaArcade and MetaGonzo like this. MetaGonzo Well-Known Member May 7, 2009 1,459 271 83 #8 MetaGonzo, Jan 31, 2020 It was in the upcoming thread but I just realised I’ve not posted my friend code here. LVUPD1QQ Feel free to add me. PandaArcade likes this. uti4 Well-Known Member Apr 9, 2016 175 6 18 Male Localization & ASO https://localizemyapp.site/ #9 uti4, Feb 4, 2020 Hey folks! I've been a tester for the app for a while. Congrats on the release and being featured in Games section front page in the UK App Store! Fantastic Job! If no secret how much organic install you got from this? Attached Files: picotanks-ios-feature-UK.jpg File size: 227.5 KB Views: 5 PandaArcade likes this. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 1,000 113 #10 ste86uk, Feb 4, 2020 I’d be interested to know how’s its performing too. Would love for it to do good so it has a long life and plenty of updates hopefully. Still enjoying this one, just unlocked the monster truck and turret. Still working to get medic though which is what I really want. PandaArcade likes this. MetaGonzo Well-Known Member May 7, 2009 1,459 271 83 #11 MetaGonzo, Feb 4, 2020 It’s 135 on free apps here and the discord has exploded since the launch. I’d say it’s off to a pretty good start. PandaArcade and ste86uk like this. rIcHrAnDoM Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Nov 17, 2008 7,936 30 38 Steelworker/Welder Indiana, USA #12 rIcHrAnDoM, Feb 5, 2020 Really polished and cohesive experience. PandaArcade likes this. PandaArcade Well-Known Member Nov 22, 2017 195 76 28 http://picotanks.com #13 PandaArcade, Feb 7, 2020 I'm sorry to hear we haven't reached your expectations with the final game, macsplash. It's true, we did focus on testing customisations, gameplay and multiplayer for most of the beta, but we did introduce module upgrading using currency in Version 14.0, and crates in Version 19.0. To give you perspective, public Beta ran through Versions 3.0-20.0, Soft-Launch (Early Access) ran through Versions 23.0-30.0, and Global Launch is Version 30.2 onwards. Because we wanted to test playing matches and everything involves with that (ie weapons, abilities, bases, maps, modes, communication, multiplayer) everything was unlocked during the beta and everything was at maximum power. It was super fun, don't get me wrong - but the reality is we needed progression, we needed to give players the chance of discovery and a desire to achieve more every time you play. We want Pico Tanks to be a game where you constantly grow and become more powerful. Missions, crates, research etc are all extra ways you can earn and progress. It gives players a choice in how they grow their arsenal. We wanted to provide multiple ways so that people don't feel forced to make an in-app purchase. We chose to make a free-to-play game rather than a premium one because we wanted Pico Tanks to be accessible. Our game is multiplayer, so it makes sense to make the game free so that there is no initial barrier for entry and there are always players around to play with each other. What would be your ideal free-to-play model? During the entirety of the beta, our page on the store specified that our app contained ads. We've taken that off, because we never put them in. That point in the Privacy Policy is just in case we ever wanted to actually include ads. However right now, we are only relying on in-app purchases which are 100% optional. You can still play, earn and progress without spending anything. We are still tweaking things based on player feedback. ste86uk likes this. macplash Well-Known Member Apr 17, 2014 2,645 1,103 113 Male 3D artist Munich, Germany #14 macplash, Feb 7, 2020 @PandaArcade well, I appreciate you reaching out and responding to what I wrote. I understand this kind of free to play model is highly popular in general. And I’m not going to name everything I hate about it and why. It’d take me hours. Just let me say this. I spent over a year playing Clash Royale. Obsessively. Daily. In retrospect I almost ran my entire life around it. Going to sleep only when there was a chest unlocking for 8 hours, no less. Being up always to 2 am because that’s when shop refreshed for me. Watching YouTube videos and getting familiar with meta and different strategies every day. Up to the point I started to realize there are patterns and algorithms to everything that is happening in-game. Winning and losing streaks, chest cycles, matchmaking, counter decks and whatnot. I know the developers love to point out all IAPs are optional. When in reality you can never compete against those on top spending (tens of) thousands of dollars to have everything. And these games are pretty much all about it. Focusing on whales, which is like 1-2% of all their player base? But it easily covers the cost of development and allows the rest to play for free entirely. Sure, never on the highest possible level, restricting them by waiting because of timers and gacha and all that shit. My point is, the day I left that Clash Royale train was the best day of my gaming life. The sudden freedom, the serenity. And I will never ever play this kind of game again. It represents everything I hate in modern gaming. I’m all pro premium. Hell, sometimes I’m buying games I’m not even planning to play just to support the developer for choosing the premium way. I can go on and on for hours about free to play vs premium. But! I understand it from the developer’s point of view. Of course I do! And it obviously works, I get it. Luckily for me, I get to choose what I’m gonna play and what I’ll never touch just out of principle. And the best thing is I get to give my honest opinion on it. I participate in multiple beta projects giving feedback, comments and constructive criticism. Even on free to play ones. Because you can make free to play model right as well. It’s possible. It’s even easy if you think about it. Sure, some compromises are required, but it’s doable if there’s a will. You asked me what would my ideal free to play model be. Well, thinking about it and probably the reason I came out a little bit harsh about your game in the first place is energy system. The moment there’s energy system introduced in game, it’s dead to me. It’s the stupidest idea ever implemented in a gaming industry if you ask me. To restrict players from playing whenever they want? Who’d have thought of that? That’s why I will always go for premium kind of game like Grid Autosport over energy restricted crap like Asphalt or RR3. So, to answer your question: first of all - I would get rid of energy system. Everything’s manageable from there. I despise advertisements. So getting rid of those is a next step. If the game’s worth it I don’t mind some grinding. If it keeps me entertained, I’m okay with that. I can go for coin doubler IAP on occasions (like Sky Force series etc) especially if it’s the only way to support the developer. And last but not least, I’m fine with F2P games with single IAP to remove ads or games with e.g. first chapter free and the rest of the game locked behind the single IAP. These are making them full premium experience after all. But if you once go “full clash royale way”, you can’t make it any better or more accessible (for me), it’s just ruined. I had a blast with Pico Tanks during the beta. Hence my praise about it in upcoming games category. I guess I left the beta before the free to play elements were introduced as you mentioned it in your post. I just got busy with other beta projects and matchmaking was the main issue for me to stay interested during the whole process. After all I mentioned that multiple times on your Discord channel being located in Europe and hence being able to play with you only at 6 or 7 am if I remember correctly. So, yeah. Don’t know what to say more on the matter. If there was no energy system in your game, I might’ve give it a shot further. I probably wouldn’t stick with it anyway because of the timers and chests and multiple currencies and whatnot. But at least I wouldn’t be disappointed as much as I originally was. Of course I didn’t expect fully premium experience. But I wouldn’t imagine you slap the energy system on it even in my wildest dreams. As I said in my previous post, I wouldn’t dare to criticize that much and voice my disappointment so harshly if I wasn’t invested in Beta for such a long time and realized I’ve been playing completely different game that whole time. Despite all the criticism and whatnot I’d like to give this response a proper closure. Even on a positive note perhaps. I just don’t know what else to say. I’m just being honest about my disappointment. But what does it matter, right? I’m just that one guy when there are potentially millions of satisfied players yet about to try the Pico Tanks and love it. So, take my opinion with a grain of salt and don’t let it ruin your day. Peace. stubbieoz likes this. MetaGonzo Well-Known Member May 7, 2009 1,459 271 83 #15 MetaGonzo, Feb 7, 2020 With that in your history I’m not surprised you’re anti the ftp model! Good on you for quitting that, sounds toxic. The only response I’d have to that (and obviously I’m just a player here) is that the energy system doesn’t stop you playing or progressing. If you play without crate keys (which you can do as much as you like) then you’re still earning coins and unlocking your mission chest. It’s still very much worth your time and it’s fun, providing you already enjoy the game itself of course. ste86uk likes this. Kris Ryan New Member Feb 9, 2020 1 0 1 Male #16 Kris Ryan, Feb 9, 2020 I just wanna ask, how can I delete my account in pico tanks? because I want to make a new account. ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 1,000 113 #17 ste86uk, Feb 9, 2020 I agree I’ve been tied to games in the past feeling like I have to play it because of a timer etc and that really isn’t what anyone wants and it isn’t very healthy at all. But this like Brawl Stars for me I find both fun and enjoy my time on them and as you said you can play as much as you want still even with the energy. I actually think the energy makes the game fair it stops someone that just plays the game 24/7 demolishing a casual player because they can’t just grind it out and get to top. What’s your favourite weapon so far? I’m really liking the homing rocket although I’ve got so many yet to unlock. But shooting around the corner and the distance on it is very handy and has got me some sneaky kills. It’s just so slow and bad close range to make up for that. MetaGonzo likes this. MetaGonzo Well-Known Member May 7, 2009 1,459 271 83 #18 MetaGonzo, Feb 10, 2020 I have to say that once you get the knack of avoiding the seeker it’s pretty rare to fall victim to it. I was heavily invested in the Helix but that’s just received a hefty nerf so I’m sort of “between guns” at the moment. My Medic is fairly high level so I’ve got that to work on and I’m going to give the viper a go. The Cannon itself is a very solid proposition at the moment. At level 20 it apparently does c1800 damage per shot with a 3 round clip. Hard to beat that if they all land unless you’re in a mammoth (or shielded, obvs). It’s just not a very “fun” gun in my eyes but it is effective; seeing a lot of them now. I think (hope) the repair arc gets some adjustment; 2 (or 3!) of those on the opposing team and it’s basically a foregone conclusion. Even if you keep your distance if they stay grouped they’re just too tough. ste86uk likes this. MetaGonzo Well-Known Member May 7, 2009 1,459 271 83 #19 MetaGonzo, Feb 10, 2020 You've got me there. I’m sure someone on the discord will be able to help you. https://discordapp.com/invite/wJNTbu ste86uk Well-Known Member May 9, 2012 6,774 1,000 113 #20 ste86uk, Feb 10, 2020 Last edited: Feb 10, 2020 Yeh I can believe that, I’ve started finding some movement patterns that just make people miss me a lot because they can’t predict as well where I’m going to move and the seeker is extremely slow. The helix nerfs did suck I did write to them asking if we would be refunded our investment with its rarity reduction I’ve wasted at least a thousand on it probably when it costs less now to build. Still working on getting the medic and so far I find the repair arc useless as I’m just playing with a team of randoms all the time and half the time those are morons that just drive straight into the enemy and actively seem to avoid picking up a repair kit! The cannon is a strong choice I still like that, although cheap it’s probably the best ambush weapon I have if I hide in a bush then unload the clip. Edit: well obviously the shotgun is the best for a close ambush but I’m not keen on it yet as I don't like being bad at range. MetaGonzo likes this. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
I was part of the beta for months and had nothing but a praise for this game. In case anyone will read my thoughts in old thread from upcoming games category. With today's global launch I was curious how the game looks in its final state and let me tell you, I've never been more disappointed! High quality and polished visuals aside, it has the worst possible free to play model imaginable. Multiple currencies, crates, timers, energy system, ads, gems... You name it. Nothing was present in beta so I couldn't possibly anticipate how the final game will look like. It just pains me to see the result. So, just in case you come across my previous positive feedback - be warned - it has nothing to do with the final game! A lot of people is fine with all this free to play crap, so you enjoy it. I'm gonna stick with premium stuff as I've been doing for years. Just wanted to share. Howgh.
I haven’t been able to pay anything in soft launch as it’s not my home account. I’ve had an absolute ball and I’ve only bought some gems now because they deserve my cash. Starting kit is great fun and matched against your opponents. Free to play trash it ain’t. Edit: What ads?
@MetaGonzo as I said, some players are fine with F2P and the only reason I felt the need to write anything at all is the fact I had a blast with it during beta. And the final release doesn’t reflect my thoughts on that. If I didn’t praise it during the beta, I’d just ignore the full release like any other f2p game. I don’t wanna bad mouth it - I just wanna set the record straight. What ads? It’s like the very first thing the game asks you. If you agree to their privacy policy, to collect your data and if you want to see personalized advertisements. I guess nobody reads these anymore. ————————- EDIT: there’s almost the same game for over a year on the App Store called Tanks a lot, which has the same crappy monetizing like Pico Tanks. That’s why I was hoping this is gonna be different. Otherwise why would I wait a year for the same game?
A last word to respond to your edit; how can you be sure the monetisation is crappy given the amount of time you have spent with the final game is very short? Spending no money on this game leads to a great deal of fun.
I get it that you don’t like free to play games but it feels like a very unfair comment. So far it seems very fair and I’m getting enjoyment out of it. Only time will tell if it has paywalls or whatever but it doesn’t look that way and Brawl Stars is a very close model to compare it too. That doesn’t have any paywalls I’ve played for free since release, I can keep playing for fun when out of energy and I have pretty much every character bar 2 legendaries yet to get. I just wanted to edit to add please try this game if you are interested it’s great and the devs have put a lot of work into it.
It was in the upcoming thread but I just realised I’ve not posted my friend code here. LVUPD1QQ Feel free to add me.
Hey folks! I've been a tester for the app for a while. Congrats on the release and being featured in Games section front page in the UK App Store! Fantastic Job! If no secret how much organic install you got from this?
I’d be interested to know how’s its performing too. Would love for it to do good so it has a long life and plenty of updates hopefully. Still enjoying this one, just unlocked the monster truck and turret. Still working to get medic though which is what I really want.
It’s 135 on free apps here and the discord has exploded since the launch. I’d say it’s off to a pretty good start.
I'm sorry to hear we haven't reached your expectations with the final game, macsplash. It's true, we did focus on testing customisations, gameplay and multiplayer for most of the beta, but we did introduce module upgrading using currency in Version 14.0, and crates in Version 19.0. To give you perspective, public Beta ran through Versions 3.0-20.0, Soft-Launch (Early Access) ran through Versions 23.0-30.0, and Global Launch is Version 30.2 onwards. Because we wanted to test playing matches and everything involves with that (ie weapons, abilities, bases, maps, modes, communication, multiplayer) everything was unlocked during the beta and everything was at maximum power. It was super fun, don't get me wrong - but the reality is we needed progression, we needed to give players the chance of discovery and a desire to achieve more every time you play. We want Pico Tanks to be a game where you constantly grow and become more powerful. Missions, crates, research etc are all extra ways you can earn and progress. It gives players a choice in how they grow their arsenal. We wanted to provide multiple ways so that people don't feel forced to make an in-app purchase. We chose to make a free-to-play game rather than a premium one because we wanted Pico Tanks to be accessible. Our game is multiplayer, so it makes sense to make the game free so that there is no initial barrier for entry and there are always players around to play with each other. What would be your ideal free-to-play model? During the entirety of the beta, our page on the store specified that our app contained ads. We've taken that off, because we never put them in. That point in the Privacy Policy is just in case we ever wanted to actually include ads. However right now, we are only relying on in-app purchases which are 100% optional. You can still play, earn and progress without spending anything. We are still tweaking things based on player feedback.
@PandaArcade well, I appreciate you reaching out and responding to what I wrote. I understand this kind of free to play model is highly popular in general. And I’m not going to name everything I hate about it and why. It’d take me hours. Just let me say this. I spent over a year playing Clash Royale. Obsessively. Daily. In retrospect I almost ran my entire life around it. Going to sleep only when there was a chest unlocking for 8 hours, no less. Being up always to 2 am because that’s when shop refreshed for me. Watching YouTube videos and getting familiar with meta and different strategies every day. Up to the point I started to realize there are patterns and algorithms to everything that is happening in-game. Winning and losing streaks, chest cycles, matchmaking, counter decks and whatnot. I know the developers love to point out all IAPs are optional. When in reality you can never compete against those on top spending (tens of) thousands of dollars to have everything. And these games are pretty much all about it. Focusing on whales, which is like 1-2% of all their player base? But it easily covers the cost of development and allows the rest to play for free entirely. Sure, never on the highest possible level, restricting them by waiting because of timers and gacha and all that shit. My point is, the day I left that Clash Royale train was the best day of my gaming life. The sudden freedom, the serenity. And I will never ever play this kind of game again. It represents everything I hate in modern gaming. I’m all pro premium. Hell, sometimes I’m buying games I’m not even planning to play just to support the developer for choosing the premium way. I can go on and on for hours about free to play vs premium. But! I understand it from the developer’s point of view. Of course I do! And it obviously works, I get it. Luckily for me, I get to choose what I’m gonna play and what I’ll never touch just out of principle. And the best thing is I get to give my honest opinion on it. I participate in multiple beta projects giving feedback, comments and constructive criticism. Even on free to play ones. Because you can make free to play model right as well. It’s possible. It’s even easy if you think about it. Sure, some compromises are required, but it’s doable if there’s a will. You asked me what would my ideal free to play model be. Well, thinking about it and probably the reason I came out a little bit harsh about your game in the first place is energy system. The moment there’s energy system introduced in game, it’s dead to me. It’s the stupidest idea ever implemented in a gaming industry if you ask me. To restrict players from playing whenever they want? Who’d have thought of that? That’s why I will always go for premium kind of game like Grid Autosport over energy restricted crap like Asphalt or RR3. So, to answer your question: first of all - I would get rid of energy system. Everything’s manageable from there. I despise advertisements. So getting rid of those is a next step. If the game’s worth it I don’t mind some grinding. If it keeps me entertained, I’m okay with that. I can go for coin doubler IAP on occasions (like Sky Force series etc) especially if it’s the only way to support the developer. And last but not least, I’m fine with F2P games with single IAP to remove ads or games with e.g. first chapter free and the rest of the game locked behind the single IAP. These are making them full premium experience after all. But if you once go “full clash royale way”, you can’t make it any better or more accessible (for me), it’s just ruined. I had a blast with Pico Tanks during the beta. Hence my praise about it in upcoming games category. I guess I left the beta before the free to play elements were introduced as you mentioned it in your post. I just got busy with other beta projects and matchmaking was the main issue for me to stay interested during the whole process. After all I mentioned that multiple times on your Discord channel being located in Europe and hence being able to play with you only at 6 or 7 am if I remember correctly. So, yeah. Don’t know what to say more on the matter. If there was no energy system in your game, I might’ve give it a shot further. I probably wouldn’t stick with it anyway because of the timers and chests and multiple currencies and whatnot. But at least I wouldn’t be disappointed as much as I originally was. Of course I didn’t expect fully premium experience. But I wouldn’t imagine you slap the energy system on it even in my wildest dreams. As I said in my previous post, I wouldn’t dare to criticize that much and voice my disappointment so harshly if I wasn’t invested in Beta for such a long time and realized I’ve been playing completely different game that whole time. Despite all the criticism and whatnot I’d like to give this response a proper closure. Even on a positive note perhaps. I just don’t know what else to say. I’m just being honest about my disappointment. But what does it matter, right? I’m just that one guy when there are potentially millions of satisfied players yet about to try the Pico Tanks and love it. So, take my opinion with a grain of salt and don’t let it ruin your day. Peace.
With that in your history I’m not surprised you’re anti the ftp model! Good on you for quitting that, sounds toxic. The only response I’d have to that (and obviously I’m just a player here) is that the energy system doesn’t stop you playing or progressing. If you play without crate keys (which you can do as much as you like) then you’re still earning coins and unlocking your mission chest. It’s still very much worth your time and it’s fun, providing you already enjoy the game itself of course.
I agree I’ve been tied to games in the past feeling like I have to play it because of a timer etc and that really isn’t what anyone wants and it isn’t very healthy at all. But this like Brawl Stars for me I find both fun and enjoy my time on them and as you said you can play as much as you want still even with the energy. I actually think the energy makes the game fair it stops someone that just plays the game 24/7 demolishing a casual player because they can’t just grind it out and get to top. What’s your favourite weapon so far? I’m really liking the homing rocket although I’ve got so many yet to unlock. But shooting around the corner and the distance on it is very handy and has got me some sneaky kills. It’s just so slow and bad close range to make up for that.
I have to say that once you get the knack of avoiding the seeker it’s pretty rare to fall victim to it. I was heavily invested in the Helix but that’s just received a hefty nerf so I’m sort of “between guns” at the moment. My Medic is fairly high level so I’ve got that to work on and I’m going to give the viper a go. The Cannon itself is a very solid proposition at the moment. At level 20 it apparently does c1800 damage per shot with a 3 round clip. Hard to beat that if they all land unless you’re in a mammoth (or shielded, obvs). It’s just not a very “fun” gun in my eyes but it is effective; seeing a lot of them now. I think (hope) the repair arc gets some adjustment; 2 (or 3!) of those on the opposing team and it’s basically a foregone conclusion. Even if you keep your distance if they stay grouped they’re just too tough.
You've got me there. I’m sure someone on the discord will be able to help you. https://discordapp.com/invite/wJNTbu
Yeh I can believe that, I’ve started finding some movement patterns that just make people miss me a lot because they can’t predict as well where I’m going to move and the seeker is extremely slow. The helix nerfs did suck I did write to them asking if we would be refunded our investment with its rarity reduction I’ve wasted at least a thousand on it probably when it costs less now to build. Still working on getting the medic and so far I find the repair arc useless as I’m just playing with a team of randoms all the time and half the time those are morons that just drive straight into the enemy and actively seem to avoid picking up a repair kit! The cannon is a strong choice I still like that, although cheap it’s probably the best ambush weapon I have if I hide in a bush then unload the clip. Edit: well obviously the shotgun is the best for a close ambush but I’m not keen on it yet as I don't like being bad at range.
