The Military Effects of Lana

Day 853, 12:34 • Published in USA USA • by mjmnum1

Just skip down to "Alright, time for the numbers" to skip the introduction.

When i first started, I logged in every day for four months. Didn't miss an opportunity to train. I knew that the older players would forget to log-in occasionally, and I would begin to catch up. When I was at str 4, the top players were just beginning to hit 20. Now, I knew I'd never catch them, but I hoped that by showing some loyalty and not missing a day to train, I would have had a shot at being able to mini-tank in a year or so.

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Then Lana came out. I realized very quickly that only established players or those willing to pay for a crappy, cheating- and bug-ridden game would be able to use it. I quit for a week, only to be drawn back in by the military. I have yet to come close to another hard-working medal. Why? It just doesn't matter. I'll never have an effect militarily.

Players who have come into the game a month and a half after I did now have the same strength. The ironic part is, they won't have much more of an effect as I will. They simply came too late to the game, and they're wasting their gold. The top tanks are now 25 strength points ahead of my 12, and they will continue using Lana every day. Chasing them is a waste of time and money.

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Alright, time for the numbers
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Battle for Limpopo

Top Fighting Red Tank: 60,075
Percent of Total: 1.54%
Top Sixty Total Damage Fighting Re😛 1,371,532
Percent of Total: 35.36%
Total by the other 2,467: 2,507,783
Percent of Total: 65.64%

Top Fighting Green Tank: 55,900
Percent of Total: 1.43%
Top Sixty Total Damage Fighting Green: 1,558,254
Percent of Total: 39.87%
Total by the rest: 2,349,624
Percent of Total: 60.13%

I'm coming up on my 200 days birthday. I can a do little over 500 damage with my 5 fights. We're rapidly approaching the day when the top five tanks do so much damage that weapon handouts to middling players like myself are simply not economical (more in a later article). Is it any wonder why so many middle-aged players are disheartened?

The economic effects of Lana were covered in my last article. While some of my predictions proved pessimistic, the emptying of government treasuries (see: Russia blowing half her treasury on this one battle) has led to many fewer battles. Gold is much more valuable than before, with Lana sucking it down the toilet. I doubt we'll see anything more than positioning in Europe and RWs like Limpopo until V2 comes out.

Oh, and before anyone asks, I fought in the first battle for Limpopo, moved back to the eUS, and was unable to be fired in time for this battle. I was awake at 3 in the morning to watch the constant flood of 600 hitters though. It certainly was an epic thing to see.

In the end, strength has become the purview of the rich or the elderly. The only (and still best) way to make an impact is through the brotherhood of the military. Or, you could strive for a political or economic career. It's just sad that the admins have removed a major module from the reach of 95% of players.