TONK

I've been following this game for a while and was among the first waves of alpha testers. I do appreciate what the game is going for, but the execution is far from good. I unfortunately have to give this a thumbs down for the product it is at the moment. I hope that I upgrade this review in the near future and want nothing but for this game to at least make return on investment or better for the dev. I'm well aware that the early versions that I tested had some fascinating jank to them and that a lot of the stuff in the game was made very easily accessible to make sure it all functioned properly. With that said, I am thoroughly disappointed in just how ridiculous the initial grind is. I'm a seasoned veteran of various tank games but this game just refuses to give you any xp at the lowest level. Getting 10,000+ xp when you can scrape maybe a few hundred out of a survival game is not exactly a thrilling prospect. Then having to grind several thousand more xp on a new tank that isn't that much more capable. I'm aware that the Ai in this game probably won't be to the same level as other major competitors but the Ai is exceptionally good at just ramming straight into you and doing half your HP in the early survival waves even if you have something as chonky as the M6. The upgrade system now requiring you to sit in the open 95% of the time is less preferable to a post-wave upgrade menu. The Ui in general has not improved a lot, everything is weirdly laid out and changing things is strangely obfuscated. Difficulty is under "Lobby settings" instead of dropdown menu under difficulty. Huge issue of highlighting things that are "under" other Ui elements, occurs basically everywhere in the game. There's some rather unpleasant jank that's still an issue, un-readying and readying again gives your tank the damage of the first tank you chose (this was excruciating switching from the Pz III L to the ELC Bis and hitting enemies for 100 every 6.5s). The M3 Lee cannot reload both guns at the same time which cripples its capacity to hold its own. I'm not sure if any proper module system exists at the moment but that would be a major bump in the right direction for me as it would add a way to cripple enemies (particularly in survival) to help even the odds. In short, the game would be kinda neat to sink a few hours into with a couple friends but getting past maybe tier 2 or 3 is just not in the cards for how repetitive the game is. The could be fun in the near future but as of now it really doesn't offer that much more to do.