New Changes! Better Gameplay Ahead

[monkus]

In the past few months with the new changes, Seed and the Tactics Arena: Online administration have decided a new change will help improve gameplay overall, for a new era of strategic TAO.

In order to usher a new age of tactics over luck, we will be changing the Furgon to better reflect its role in the game. The following is the NEW Furgon, to be updated soon:

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6499/furgon4ub.jpg

Note the specific changes to HP, Armor, Blocking, and Movement! The undisputably most strategic unit has been given a makeover that can only result in better gameplay.

We're glad so many people have already resorted to the preferable, tactic-oriented style of playing, and can only imagine how this will benefit the game in the nearby future.

Thanks for playing Tactics Arena: Online, and I know you all can't wait for the changes!

TAO Administrators, Moderators, and Seed.

Post Script: Yes, the changes will hit Legends first, but we figured it'd be best to announce them here, so you guys can get a leg up on the new strategies. Start thinking guys!

[KBHoleN1]

umm, wow? go to Rev LT, go to Rev

[bludhoundz]

We were told that new updates would be implemented, but only now was the information which unit and what the updates where going to be.

Its good to see, and I hope everyone has fun with the new changes to the furgon.

[Cuathon]

errm? today is april first monkus :)

[Spirit_Monger]

Wow, this should be really cool. I haven't been too good with a furgy before, but maybe this will help me out.

This looks like an awesome change. :)

Maybe this is just an April fools thing though...

[KickAssPlaya]

yeah i dunno if i believe.. it would give turtlers the advantage.. i dunno i think its not true but whatever.. and now itll be even funner playing gold vs grey

[monkus]

Wow, this should be really cool. I haven't been too good with a furgy before, but maybe this will help me out.

This looks like an awesome change. :)

Maybe this is just an April fools thing though...

We've been waiting to reveal this change for about a month, just needing the go from Seed.

[Forest_Archer]

This is obviously an April Fool's joke, but good job, monkus! :)

[Cuathon]

i said it first forest, your late :)

[yall are ded]

Yeah thats an awesome change ....it would be nice if its true.

[bludhoundz]

You cynics will see, we'll show you! *shakes fist*

[KickAssPlaya]

too bad your not threatening... >.<
jking Bludzy. but i still think its a joke

[lthlinjction]

well if it is a joke, ill be pissed :p cuz this would actually be pretty cool. there would be a ton more strategies involved in the game, not to mention more people switching to the turtle style of playing. damn april fools...

[Cuathon]

these fools suck at AFJ, they should watch the bbc AFJ about spaghetti to get some skills.

[ChainHeart]

:confused: wow improvements on the furgon?!?! good news to the turtle users out there. But would it really make that much of a difference? guess we'll see when the improvements come out :D looking forward to it!
:huh: i hope its not a joke or something...

[~X-Doomsday~]

OMG now rusher have no chance unless they are very good. with the new rules before and now this it is going to be hard to beat in turts.


Monkus dont u turt??

Change a grey unit to we fell so left out of everything now

[Match Strike]

How dare you taunt me so!

[Anarchy_United]

Yay, and now the most annoying unit to kill gets even harder! Tons of fun! Imagine having to go through a furgy forest with a knight only to have to waste even more time against 70% blocker.

[KickAssPlaya]

Yay, and now the most annoying unit to kill gets even harder! Tons of fun! Imagine having to go through a furgy forest with a knight only to have to waste even more time against 70% blocker.
thats why i guess i want it to be a joke... i know how you feel man.. but i bring it upon myself :rolleyes: i mean i challenge the golds.. comes with the territory i guess :)

[zzzaacckk]

monkus... you wish... Happy April Fools. I remember that bills moving to god knows where joke and his bling bling :P

[ffr]

Wow.
That is seriously awesome. The more strategy, the better. :)

[Madars]

This shit better not be real...it's already so freakin hard to kill the furgon.Even more HP..ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?

-Mad-

[ThinkTank]

This shit better not be real...it's already so freakin hard to kill the furgon.Even more HP..ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?

-Mad-

Well, Not true.

The furgon is an easy unit to kill, If it does not block every time you try to hit it. This upgrade is a joke, but if it's true, i would be very happy to see this effect take place on the servers.

[urania]

imagine that would really come true...

the furgon would be twice as annoying as it already is -.-"
doesn't really matter though since I hardly play gold anyway

[Zander]

OMG now rusher have no chance unless they are very good. with the new rules before and now this it is going to be hard to beat in turts.


Monkus dont u turt??

Change a grey unit to we fell so left out of everything now
i hate haering things like this.If the furgon had originally like this newer versoin monkus is saying will come I doubt everyone would say "rushing is ompissible....cuz of furgons!"a true rusher who isn't a noob will figure out how to play around this upgade =/

[Merdoc.]

I have an idea, how bout we take out the Wisp, GA, all those, and acually have fun playing the game like it used to be? No more new units. ;) *Wishes TAO was like before*

[EatMine]

The undisputably most strategic unit ...Come on people, it's obvious that this thread was meant as a joke ;)

[ghost Dragon]

This shit better not be real...it's already so freakin hard to kill the furgon.Even more HP..ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?

-Mad-

i agree with him :P

the furgon is pretty hard ot kill without sending many units up and leaving yourself defense less, how the furgon is pretty good dam powerfull.
im not much of a turtler and when i do turtle i dont use the furgon anyways so im pretty sure my thougt's count as nothing lol

~GD~

[gryph89]

If this is not a joke woo hoo.

If it is a joke kudos to you my friend.

[Woodland]

I don't think it is even a hard unit to kill, DT, Wisp, Scouts and mud easy furgey die....... Muddy knock down shrubs, Scouts LOS, Wisp inbetween the shrubs dragon for the finish nothing difficult.

But if these updates come then it would take even longer to kill, not a big waste of time, your opponent would just want you to concentrate on that while he picks you off and you not noticing it but hey, it would be cool if this happens and Monkus not pulling our strings with an April Fools joke.

[gryph89]

Meh, The changes havent even hit Digis's unit stats, nor here, so whereever that was made...

<.<

>.>

[Woodland]

I thought it was going to hit FPS or legends today because FPS servers went down earlier and about 10-15 minutes ago legends just went down, but nothing changed.

[I BEAT MATHEWS]

April fools day is over, jokes over :)

[*The Nothing*]

It's not a joke..The mods have been discussing it for quite a while apparently.

[ReTodd]

How many people really have difficulty keeping their furgon alive? These changes will bring the advent of the furgon wall. I can't wait to try it out next year on April 1st. Good prank Monkus.

[Myst]

And in other changes to improve the levels of gameplay on the servers, monkus is getting IP banned. ;)

[Crush]

Wow, I never thought that this would happen.

These new changes keep adding more and more strategy to the game.
Awesome.

[Morning Star]

n00btastic

[HorNeT]

Now LT owns everyone.

[monkus]

If this is not a joke woo hoo.

If it is a joke kudos to you my friend.

I want my kudos.



:cool:

[KickAssPlaya]

yay!!! it was a prank.. i knew it..
*gives monkus kudos*
:rolleyes:

[Moose]

It probably isn;t, but besides people are desperate to make TAO's gameplay appealing again.

[Madars]

imagine that would really come true...

the furgon would be twice as annoying as it already is -.-"
doesn't really matter though since I hardly play gold anyway

Thats what I was trying to say...but it came out wrong...like when Jeff tries to take a shit. ;)

and Moose...take that turtle master thing out of your sig..we all know that's not true.

-Mad-

[Match Strike]

I want my kudos.



:cool:
Why did you use a doctored image for the range when it didn't change from the original?

[Hoolwath]

It would be awesome if it really happened. :)

[Madars]

It would be awesome if it really happened. :)

If what happened?

-Mad-

[Lonely Tylenol]

Now LT owns everyone.

:cool:

As for those of you who think this is some sort of joke... Shame on you. We bring you news of change and this is what we get? It's no wonder Bills and Seed are so hesitant with new changes to the game. :mad: What next, are you going to say the block counter is fake too?

[gryph89]

:cool:

As for those of you who think this is some sort of joke... Shame on you. We bring you news of change and this is what we get? It's no wonder Bills and Seed are so hesitant with new changes to the game. :mad: What next, are you going to say the block counter is fake too?

Even so, you guys could of picked a better date then April Fool's day ;)

[Lonely Tylenol]

Even so, you guys could of picked a better date then April Fool's day ;)

The timing was bad, but Seed has been releasing a few changes over the last week or so, so it can't be helped.

[gryph89]

The timing was bad, but Seed has been releasing a few changes over the last week or so, so it can't be helped.

Meh, even so...if it is real, yay
if not, o well, I can still keep my furgon alive long enough even without it :cool:

[monkus]

LonelyTylenol's moderator account (Senile Felines) now has the new Furgon. It's somewhat of a play test. He'll show you its potential if you convince him to give you a game. Just keep trying, he'll give you a game eventually.
He pulled the right number. If Sergiy picks a number from 1-10, it's always 7. :mad:. Always 7.
Look for Lonely or Senile Felines to see the new furgon.

[bludhoundz]

Kinda like my 100% blocking knights? Ask Fry about those.. I beat him 3 knights vs. 10 units.. ;)

[Higher Plane]

you guys suck at april fools :)

[TheDemonKing]

;) It seems like it's being overpowered, odd...

[*ace*]

Personally doesn't seem like a big deal to me. But then again I quit log ago so I wouldn't no anymore lol.

[pure caffeine]

these furgy changes will really help the turtle live... Long live the turtle! may you live 200 years!

and wow, 100% blocking knights? what will they think of next...

[I BEAT MATHEWS]

erherm. . . Jokes over :p

[TheDemonKing]

erherm. . . Jokes over :p

NO! LET THIS JOKE LIVE FOREVER!^_^

[sooner4life]

I might want to come back just to try this out. :p

[Hughes]

Personally doesn't seem like a big deal to me. But then again I quit log ago so I wouldn't no anymore lol.

Who plays on your account?

[Sluff]

Bah, I need to play LT now. :)

[the bird]

so is this really going to happen or was it just some joke for april fools.

[Sluff]

so is this really going to happen or was it just some joke for april fools.

It is going to happen, LT's moderator account Senile Felines already has it.

Everyone just said it was a joke because they're noobs. :)

[the bird]

It is going to happen, LT's moderator account Senile Felines already has it.

Everyone just said it was a joke because they're noobs. :)


ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh there all noobs. j/k i'm a noob now. i havn't played in one month.

[Woodland]

1 Month, Dang j00 iz ze properz sux0rz :wink2:

[the bird]

woody i'm coming back in 2 weeks when i get my new computer.

[Woodland]

2 WHOLE weeks, man I will miss you even more then. :rolleyes:

[I BEAT MATHEWS]

Darn two weeks, thats alot of bird :p

[the bird]

i can't wait to get back here and play for a little. i know alot of changes happened. i hope bludhoundz will re-teach me everthing.

[urania]

I hope you'll put some of your own effort into re-teaching yourself what you may have forgotten instead of counting on others to do it instead of you ;) which I am sure you will.

anyways, hope to see ya on soon :)

I have a new set I'll gladly try out on you ^_^

[Megabyte]

this is one of those things where I don't really understand


I'm just not connecting how these adjustments will accomplish the stated goals.

[Memnarch]

I like the new changes. I have been thinking of where to place it in my set and well, you are just gonna have to play me to find out. :)

[gryph89]

This is what I dont get. If LT's account has the furgon on there, but Blud's have 100% blocking Knights, then how would we be able to know that the furgon will indeed be released to the public, think of it like this. Its like an experiment with two controls, and basing a hypothesis off of it...it wont happen that easily. Meh, w/e Im kinda bored and just looking for something to say
>.>
<.<

[Woodland]

Keep a look out on legends I say, they usually bring out new things over there first then bring it to FPS, the whole new blocking thing that is going off might just hit here before the furgon updates if there is any, and the furgon would hit legends first before here.

[The Prophet]

I had to check the sprites on this, the day it was posted and found it was a joke.

[monkus]

I had to check the sprites on this, the day it was posted and found it was a joke.

Who said it's a joke?

[lthlinjction]

If this is not a joke woo hoo.

If it is a joke kudos to you my friend.

I want my kudos.



:cool:
umm.... you?

[The Prophet]

Well, if seed brings out a unit without first testing then it will be a first. In order to test there must be a sprite of it in the swf.

So the answer to your question would be, me.

[Hellblazer]

Yes! Super-furgon, awaaaay!
I'll have to try that out when I get around to it.

[allstarGL]

:

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6499/furgon4ub.jpg

Note the specific changes to HP, Armor, Blocking, and Movement! The undisputably most strategic unit has been given a makeover that can only result in better gameplay.



*huddles into corner to cry*

[Kalamady]

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6499/furgon4ub.jpg

Jesus....

I'm barely seeing this.


Good idea.

[Savior]

Wow, I've never even thought of this happening before.

This is a huge change for the Furgon unit, and this new change will most definately introduce some better strategies.

Kudos to Seed. :)

[yall are ded]

Its a joke -_-

[Savior]

Its a joke -_-

Actually, its not.
What are you even talking about? Senile Felines already has it..

[Woodland]

May I ask have you played Senile and seen this update?

[Savior]

May I ask have you played Senile and seen this update?

May I ask why you think monkus would go to the trouble of making a thread in Announcements and doing all this stuff just to pull a joke?

I don't think that sounds like monkus. At all.

[Woodland]

1) I've never said that it was a joke at all.
2) You still have not answered my question.

[Savior]

1) I've never said that it was a joke at all.
2) You still have not answered my question.

Why ask me that then if you don't think its a joke??
And no, I have not played Senile Felines nor have I seen proof of this new update.

But I know monkus wouldn't kid about this kind of stuff, so people should stop being stupid and saying its a joke. You'll all see soon enough.

[The Prophet]

I can tell you it is a fact, it was a joke.

[I'malive24/7]

1) I've never said that it was a joke at all.
2) You still have not answered my question.
Why ask me that then if you don't think its a joke??
And no, I have not played Senile Felines nor have I seen proof of this new update.

But I know monkus wouldn't kid about this kind of stuff, so people should stop being stupid and saying its a joke. You'll all see soon enough.
And to Woody's unfinished list:
3; you only have 8 posts :)

[lthlinjction]

Actually, its not.
What are you even talking about? Senile Felines already has it..
1) Seniles doesn't have it
2) your an idiot

[KBHoleN1]

Has anyone considered just waiting> If you try and predict if it was a joke or not, you're just going to end up looking stupid. Just shut up, and see if it comes. The only person I am even remotely close to believing is Prophet, for obvious reasons.

[ReTodd]

2) your an idiot
I hope that was another joke. If not, you're an idiot.

[~GooseR~]

this might've been already said but im gonna restate it for fun ...
Wooo Furgon got pimped!!

[lthlinjction]

I hope that was another joke. If not, you're an idiot.
that wasn't a joke, ya kno why?

because he doesn't have any clue what he is talking about. LT doesn't have any such furgon. and he apparently didn't read the posts in the thread.

[Deepsea Warrior]

What i like about this new update is you can't boost now it's all fair and we can't acusse,Anyone of it.Tell seed good job......... : )

[*The Nothing*]

What i like about this new update is you can't boost now it's all fair and we can't acusse,Anyone of it.Tell seed good job......... : )


Did you even read the thread, Deepsuck? This is about the furgon.

[meat.eater]

Why do you have a link to TAO in your siggy, Deep? I think anyobe who is reading that.. probably knows where it is.

[DeathBed]

Great! The Furgon is now a more useful unit.It will be great for turtles or a defense mechanism.When I get my gold I will definately use the furgon.Good job TAO/Seed!

[Savior]

1) Seniles doesn't have it
2) your an idiot

By the looks of your posts, your name, and your attitude, I'd say you're the idiot around here. So yeah, you can kind of shut up now. :)

And I did read this thread, for those of you who think I didn't. And what I saw monkus say is that Senile Felines has it and is using it for a test. Personally I don't think that monkus would kid about all this. If it is a joke, I will be very dissapointed.

3; you only have 8 posts :)

What does post count have to do with anything?

[The Prophet]

If it is a joke, I will be very dissapointed.

See what you have donr Monkus? Now the kid is going to need therapy, when he finds out.

[†The_1_†]

This would be a helpfull unit if it is made, it has more hp and armour so it will be more defensive and be able to take alot more punishment than the old furgon. i hope it isnt a joke.

[the bird]

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee i can';t wait till he has 60 hp. i know now that 90% of the people are going to use the furgon since it can't die as fast.

[*The Nothing*]

Yup...that's just one reason...why I never turtled. I couldn't keep my furgon alive. Also...without a furgon....it's hard to keep the game goin with a challenge...turtle wise anyways. B-)

[ghost Dragon]

it wont get changed, april fools...

[laxdude54]

wow,thats good i love to make a forest... lol

[uniquinous]

*shakes head slowly back and forth*
:rolleyes:

[Match Strike]

How do you GET that many red boxes? And in under 50 posts...



I pos'd him.

[laxdude54]

idk..... lol u peeps hate me:( :( :( :(

[Zander]

edit: wrong post sorry :(

[ghost Dragon]

i htink he created a tourney called my tourney and with rule, play your games...... and all his writting was in hugh red letters, i can imagin him getting negged for that

[Woodland]

By the looks of your posts

What does post count have to do with anything?
Woah, So you started referring to posts like it means something then your going on saying it doesn't mean anything......Dang you really need to think before posting.

[-Dape-]

I am starting to get use to the new blocking system.

[Scorpionz]

Its pretty cool actually.

[Memnarch]

I disagree. The blocking being shown kinda takes the strategy out of it. If you see a knight that has -180 as a block then you can pretty much count on getting a frontal. Whereas before, it was all a guess. This in turn makes it easier for the other player to beat you, when before you had to play more strategically. Maybe Im wrong. This is just my opinion.

[ko71991]

My opinion? The new blocking system sucks. Figuratively speaking.

[lthlinjction]

agreed. i hate it as well.

[Hatchet Warrior]

I disagree. The blocking being shown kinda takes the strategy out of it. If you see a knight that has -180 as a block then you can pretty much count on getting a frontal. Whereas before, it was all a guess. This in turn makes it easier for the other player to beat you, when before you had to play more strategically. Maybe Im wrong. This is just my opinion.
This isn't true. I've been on the bad side of this and came out with wins.

[Zander]

This in turn makes it easier for the other player to beat you, when before you had to play more strategically.
shouldn't this in turn make it easier for you to also beat them?

edit: this thread has a worm on it too...i was just reading the thread when my norton antivirus blocked it :huh:

[monkus]

The new furgon was a joke. Stop asking me about it :p

[lthlinjction]

i dont know whay people don't understand that.

[tidus #1]

i hate the new blocking sysytem as well i say we start a new thread to petition it, i like everything the way it was before,

[uniquinous]

please stop posting on this topic without reading responses.

[Doctor Love]

please stop posting on this topic without reading responses.
please stop posting.

[KBHoleN1]

umm, wow? go to Rev LT, go to Rev
Ha! I knew this thread would be something amazing. The amazing thing turned out to be it took so many people so long to figure out it was a joke. Look back at all the people who were ready to kill anyone who didn't think it was real. Ha! Monkus, you are the kingnub for starting all this! Nice April Fools.

[† Bubacik †]

In the past few months with the new changes, Seed and the Tactics Arena: Online administration have decided a new change will help improve gameplay overall, for a new era of strategic TAO.

In order to usher a new age of tactics over luck, we will be changing the Furgon to better reflect its role in the game. The following is the NEW Furgon, to be updated soon:

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6499/furgon4ub.jpg

Note the specific changes to HP, Armor, Blocking, and Movement! The undisputably most strategic unit has been given a makeover that can only result in better gameplay.

We're glad so many people have already resorted to the preferable, tactic-oriented style of playing, and can only imagine how this will benefit the game in the nearby future.

Thanks for playing Tactics Arena: Online, and I know you all can't wait for the changes!

TAO Administrators, Moderators, and Seed.

Post Script: Yes, the changes will hit Legends first, but we figured it'd be best to announce them here, so you guys can get a leg up on the new strategies. Start thinking guys!


Furgy with 60 HP - that's great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That means I will start to play with Furgy more and more ... YAY !!!

I love that idea and i want it as soon as possible :bigsmile: :bigsmile: .

[-Dape-]

lmao, Bubo it was an april fools joke its not coming out.

[Wizzy`]

Furgy with 60 HP - that's great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That means I will start to play with Furgy more and more ... YAY !!!

I love that idea and i want it as soon as possible :bigsmile: :bigsmile: .



The new furgon was a joke. Stop asking me about it :p

-_-

[Silent~Sniper]

Furgy with 60 HP - that's great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That means I will start to play with Furgy more and more ... YAY !!!

I love that idea and i want it as soon as possible :bigsmile: :bigsmile: .

lmao, pos rep for being n00b :p

[Asianpride55]

Furgy with 60 HP - that's great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That means I will start to play with Furgy more and more ... YAY !!!

I love that idea and i want it as soon as possible :bigsmile: :bigsmile: .

Me too i just started turtling and i've notice that furgys are the first to die and they die relatively fast if this new change happens i just might about turtle for the rest of my life on Tao :D

[Madars]

Do I dare to quote him? ^_^

-Mad-

[Woodland]

Do I dare to quote him? ^_^

-Mad-
No you dare not.

[gryph89]

Yes you do, I triple dog dare you!! :O

And Monkus, I would like my kudos back please :cool:

[Silent~Sniper]

Me too i just started turtling and i've notice that furgys are the first to die and they die relatively fast if this new change happens i just might about turtle for the rest of my life on Tao :D

After reading this, I got mixed emotions. I wanted to do the folliwing:

A.) Punch Him In The Head
B.) Laugh So Hard I Pee My Paints
c.) Neg Rep Him.

Screw It, I'll Do All 3. :bigsmile:

EDIT: POST 420 w00t!!

[Justice]

Furgy with 60 HP - that's great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That means I will start to play with Furgy more and more ... YAY !!!

I love that idea and i want it as soon as possible :bigsmile: :bigsmile: .

At least we know he read the whole thread...

[Match Strike]

Furgons suck anyways.

Edit: W00t post number 1,330! Go arbitrary numbers!

[Justice]

Furgons suck anyways.

Edit: W00t post number 1,330! Go arbitrary numbers!

Wasnt it you that drew Draquist because of..'His furgon...wow...'?

[~GooseR~]

WOAH Carloso is that forum material ?!

[Aro23r]

No, it wasn't.

[Justice]

What wasn't? I missed it :(

[Match Strike]

Wasnt it you that drew Draquist because of..'His furgon...wow...'?
Only because it had boosted range/blocking/armor/recovery. He haxed.;)

[Justice]

Only because it had boosted range/blocking/armor/recovery. He haxed.;)

Nah, i haxed it for him...he's hopeless without my skillz :P

[~GooseR~]

This kinda makes the furgy too pimped and is kinda hard to kill :(
More annoyance is what we need.. mm yess...

[The Ultimater]

if his attack goes up shouldn't he wait one more because he has a lot of hp and he moves fast so it is real hard to kill....but if I have one that's good! i kind of like it!:)

[monkus]

It.
Was.
A.
Joke.

[Soda]

So.
When.
Do.
We.
Get.
This.
Update?
:p

[Justice]

It.
Was.
A.
Joke.

Whatever, when does it come out ;)

[Daemon Bloodmaw]

Without looking at the date, this got me (on May 7th)

You're a cruel, cold hearted bastard Monkus.

[the_king]

i think monkus is just jerkin all ya'lls chains.

[ducky doodoo]

i find this rather shallow and fandantic

[Wizzy`]

i find this rather shallow and fandantic

Yes. Shallow and Fandantic.

[monkus]

Wonderful. It was a joke. A hillarious one at that.

/closed

[max2k106]

Eat a peach.