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The victory screen blinked back at me, all fireworks and confetti. They wanted me to believe I’d pulled off something monumental. But I knew better. It wasn’t glory, it was routine. Steel traded for steel, another notch on the endless grindstone.

Then came the message. Smooth as a grifter’s smile. “Congratulations on your latest victory… an exclusive offer awaits you in the Premium Shop.”

I could almost hear the cash registers ringing behind the words. WG’s generosity was always wrapped in barbed wire. They dangled a 40% discount like it was manna from heaven, a gift carved just for me. But the truth? It was the same sales pitch they fed to every poor bastard still fighting in their pixel war. Seven days on the clock. Take it or leave it. The kind of countdown that didn’t tick. It hissed, like a fuse burning down.

I’d seen it before. The hook was never the discount; it was the illusion. They sold desire, not steel. They dressed it up with patriotic speeches about “commander appreciation” and “exclusive opportunities,” but underneath it was just another ticket into their vault. WG didn’t deal in gratitude; they dealt in addiction, pixel crack packaged as armored salvation.

Still… I felt it. That familiar itch. The Strv S1. A Swedish tank destroyer with lines as sharp as its gun. Tier VIII. A sniper’s dream, a fortress for the patient, a coffin for the reckless. I’d seen it on battlefields, camping ridgelines like a predator in tall grass. At full price, I’d shrugged it off. Another toy for someone else to waste their paycheck on. But 40% off? That wasn’t just a number. That was temptation in its purest form.

I knew the truth. Every credit spent fattened the coffers of the suits behind the curtain. I could almost picture them, cigar smoke curling in a dim boardroom, laughing as another commander cracked under the weight of “exclusive deals.” It wasn’t about tanks. It was about control. Keeping us in the fight, keeping us paying.

The screen waited. The button glowed. All it would take was one click and the Strv S1 would be mine. My better judgment told me to walk away. To leave the offer rotting where it belonged, another brick in WG’s golden fortress. But temptation had a way of breaking through judgment. Like a bullet through glass, shattering reason into fragments.

I lit a cigarette, exhaled into the stale air of my room. The smoke curled upward like the ghost of another bad decision. Maybe I’d click. Maybe I wouldn’t. But the fact I was even considering it told me everything I needed to know. In the end, they’d already won.

As I hovered over the purchase button for the Strv S1, instinct made me check the garage. And there it was; gathering dust like a forgotten revolver in the bottom drawer of a desk I never opened anymore. I’d already paid for it once, blood money in digital bills, then left it to rot in the shadows. A Swedish sniper, cold and efficient, built for ambushes in the frozen north… abandoned under the harsh neon glow of the garage lights.

I’d forgotten I even owned the S1. The sucker punch landed clean. Maybe I didn’t need a new toy from the Premium Shop. Maybe the devil I knew was already parked right here, waiting for me to drag it back into the war.

World of Tanks has a way of doing that to you. They don’t sell tanks; they sell déjà vu. Dreams wrapped in steel, pixel promises of glory. Another grind, another coffin of iron and code.

The clock was ticking four days left on the coupon, a loaded gun with no target. I told myself I’d let it expire, but who was I kidding? You don’t leave chips on the table, not in this town. Somewhere out there was a tank I didn’t own, a steel alibi worth the blood money.

I pulled open the garage door and let the light spill in. Row after row of iron veterans stared back at me. The whole roster of permanent bundles collected, conquered, and forgotten. Even the rare Kanonenjagdpanzer 90, a ghost from another life, sat there smirking at me.

The list of missing suspects was short.

• T-103: a Soviet brute, oversized and overcompensating.
• Chrysler K: Detroit muscle wrapped in bad decisions.
• M48A2 Räumpanzer: a German oddball with a bulldozer blade, built for shoving dirt more than winning wars.
• AMX Canon d’assaut 105: a French sniper, sleek and cynical, waiting to bleed wallets dry.
• HWK 30: a German scout with clipped wings, a bird that promised freedom but sold you vision in exchange for silver.

Most of them sat in the Bond Shop. Old flames you could buy back with currency that didn’t drain your wallet. All except two: the AMX Canon d’assaut 105 and the HWK 30. The ones Wargaming kept out of reach, dangling from the hook like bait.

It wasn’t an accident. It never is. They build the cage, lock the door, then sell you the key at a discount. The coupon wasn’t generosity. It was the push. Four days to make a choice. Four days before the shadows swallowed it whole.

The case had boiled down to two names written in bold ink across my file:

• AMX Canon d’assaut 105.
• HWK 30.

The Frenchman came first. Sleek, sharp, and dangerous in all the wrong ways. The Canon d’assaut wasn’t just a tank destroyer; it was a razor blade. It cut clean at range, surgical shots that made enemies bleed pixel blood. But it was fragile. Paper-thin armor, the kind of hull that crumbled the second someone sneezed in your direction. Owning it meant living on borrowed time, hiding in bushes, praying your first shot was also your last. Power wrapped in fragility, a promise with a death sentence hidden in the fine print.

Then there was the German. The HWK 30. A scout tank, wiry and fast, eyes sharper than a hawk’s if you knew how to use them. It didn’t punch like the Canon, but it saw everything. Information was power, and this machine traded in it. The kind of tank that let you control the flow of battle, quietly pulling the strings while everyone else danced. But scouts lived short, violent lives. One mistake and you were scrap metal.

Both had one thing in common: they weren’t in the Bond Shop. That was no coincidence. Wargaming dangled them here, real-cash bait, knowing damn well a coupon in hand burned hotter when you couldn’t spend alternative currency. They’d cornered me with psychology and polish, betting I’d bite before the clock ran out.

The Canon d’assaut was temptation in the shape of firepower.
The HWK 30 was subtlety, vision, control.

Two devils, two roads. I was looking for answers, but all I found were more questions. Which one would end up a weapon in my hands… and which one would just rot in the neon-lit garage, another iron corpse staring back at me?

The clock kept ticking. Four days left. And no answers in sight.

Two hours, twenty minutes left before the coupon turned to dust. The clock ticked like a firing pin ready to fall, but my finger never squeezed the trigger. I let it slip through my hands, a bullet I chose not to fire.

The AMX Canon d’assaut 105 and the HWK 30; two devils circling the table would live to tempt another day. I knew their game. WG wasn’t in the business of giving. They were in the business of dangling the bait, letting the hunger do the rest.

And maybe that’s the real joke. These tanks? They’ll show up in the Token Store one day, tucked between the shiny baubles and cheap trinkets they peddle as exclusives. All a poor bastard has to do is keep the Twitch stream running, let the drops drip-feed into his account while CCs preach the gospel of WoT 2.0 like it was divine scripture. A few tokens here, a few hours wasted there and eventually, the tank strolls into your garage without you ever cracking open your wallet.

The coupon was supposed to be the key, but the lock was never real. It was all smoke and mirrors, a street hustle dressed in steel.

So I shut the premium shop window, killed the lights, and left the coupon to rot. My wallet stayed shut, but the tanks? They’d find their way into the garage sooner or later. They always do.

Someday. Eventually.

And when that day comes, it won’t feel like victory. Just another deal in the city of iron coffins. Another reminder that in World of Tanks, you don’t own the tanks. The tanks own you.

2.0 Token Store: Watch Streams, Get Big Rewards

Players can earn 2.0 Tokens by watching participating World of Tanks streams with Twitch Drops enabled. These tokens can then be exchanged for various rewards. For the first time, Tier VIII Premium vehicles are being offered in the Token Store to celebrate this new era.
To earn tokens, players must tune in to World of Tanks streams, with Weekly Twitch Drops available from Monday through Friday, and Weekend Twitch Drops from Friday through Monday, each requiring 180 minutes of watch time. Completed Drops must be claimed through the Twitch Inventory. Linked World of Tanks and Twitch accounts are necessary for claimed Drops to be automatically added to the Garage.
The total number of tokens that could be earned from Twitch Drops by October 13 is 100 Tokens.

The rewards available in the Token Store, along with their token costs, are:

• Panther mit 8,8 cm L/71 (80 Tokens)
• T34 (80 Tokens)
• IS-2M (65 Tokens)
• M56 Scorpion (65 Tokens)
• Improved Ventilation I + 75 Components (50 Tokens)
• 3D style: "Mordred" for the FV217 Badger (30 Tokens)
• 3D style: "Marengo" for the Bat.-Châtillon 25 t (30 Tokens)
• 2D style: "Opalescent" (25 Tokens)
• Expirable Reserve (7 days): +50% credits for 1 h (20 Tokens)
• 3 Demounting Kits (10 Tokens)
• Personal Reserves Bundle (5 Tokens)
• Consumables Bundle (5 Tokens)

Players are advised to grab their Tokens before Drops end on October 13 and to redeem their rewards before the Token Store closes on October 20 at 9:00 UTC, as unused Tokens will expire.

The rain outside mirrored the dreary echo in my soul. They called it World of Tanks 2.0, a “new era,” they said. And with it, the 2.0 Token Store, promising rewards, celebration, salvation. I’d watched the streams, clocked the minutes. 180 here, 180 there week after week, a ghost haunted by a watch-time counter. By October 13, I’d scrape together a clean 100 Tokens. A small victory in a world full of compromises.

But victory for what? I stared at the list. The flickering digital prizes mocked me. Tier VIII Premium vehicles, offered for the first time, shining like false idols.

• The Panther mit 8,8 cm L/71.
  A German thoroughbred, smooth lines hiding rough truths. On paper, 88 millimeters of promise strapped to a panther’s frame. In practice, a faded photograph of glory, a soldier stuck in the wrong war. Solid. Dependable. Haunted by patches rewriting history.
  
• The T34.
  An American bruiser, star-spangled and scarred. 120 millimeters of fist-in-the-face, with reload times counting every heartbeat. It didn’t fire shells—it signed IOUs in steel. Heavy armor, heavy gun, heavy everything. A prizefighter past his prime, still dangerous, still respected, but slower than he remembered.
  
• The IS-2M.
  A Soviet brawler, iron curtain painted in olive drab. It wore its scars proudly, a relic polished and sold for nostalgia. Big gun, blunt armor. It didn’t whisper or finesse—it roared, shoved, and bled forward. You didn’t drive an IS-2M—you survived it, leaving a smoking crater if fortune let you.
  
• The M56 Scorpion.
  An American experiment gone mad. No armor, no forgiveness. Just a gun strapped to a frame lighter than a deathbed confession. Driving it was suicide with a steering wheel. You hit first, you hit hard, and prayed the world didn’t sneeze in your direction. Not a tank. A dare, loaded and chambered.

Eighty tokens here, sixty-five there. A cruel joke. Steel beasts already rusting in my Garage, trophies from a hundred forgotten campaigns. Old news. Worn-out stories.

Then came the 3D styles: “Mordred” for the FV217 Badger, “Marengo” for the Bat.-Châtillon 25 t. Thirty tokens a pop. Ghosts of past victories adorning the metal leviathans I commanded.

For a veteran like me, these glittering promises were dust in the wind, already claimed, already owned. What was left for a man who had seen it all? Improved Ventilation I, a handful of Components. Fifty tokens for a whisper of an upgrade I barely needed. A 2D style: “Opalescent.” Twenty-five tokens for peacock blue bleeding over an already grey world. Expirable Reserves, Demounting Kits; scraps tossed at me for five or ten tokens. Crumbs from a feast I’d already eaten my fill of.

A hundred tokens, earned through the slow grind of time, only to find the cupboard bare. The Token Store closes on October 20, they warned, urging me to spend these hollow coins. But there’s nothing here for me. Nothing of true value for a man who’s walked these battlefields a thousand times over.

The new era promised fire. All it left me with was smoke, ashes, and the bitter taste of illusions sold for someone else’s coffers. The war never ended. It just collected its toll, one ghost at a time.

WoT Monthly October 2025 | World of Tanks

October has risen from the shadows… 🕷️ Here is a summary of the World of Tanks events scheduled for October.

Major Updates and Offers
• Update 2.0.1: October will see the release of Update 2.0.1, which features large-scale reworks of four maps: Erlenberg, Fjords, Highway, and Overlord. On the Overlord map, the fighting has been moved deeper into the mainland.
• Last Chance for a Major Gift: Time is running out to claim the "most generous gift" in the game's 15-year history, which is available until the release of Update 2.0.1. This one-time gift includes gold, credits, bonds, and new vehicles. For players who have been with the game since before Update 2.0, the gift allows them to instantly unlock a full Tech Tree branch from Tier VI to X without needing credits or XP.
• WoT Plus Free Trial: Players can get 30 days of WoT Plus for free, even if they have used a trial period before. The subscription service has been updated with additional economic benefits and three manageable XP bonuses.
  
  Crossovers and Collaborations
• Wolfenstein Battle Pass: A temporary Battle Pass Chapter at the beginning of October will feature a collaboration with the Wolfenstein universe. This event allows players to join the Resistance and earn unique rewards, including:
  • Commanders William "Blazkowicz" and Wilhelm "Deathshead" Strasse, both with a zero perk and voiceovers by their original actors.
    
  • The Premium E 65 Zwilling dual-gunned heavy tank in a unique 3D style.
    
  • Bundles with other characters such as Anya Oliwa, Caroline Becker, and Frau Engel.
• Girls und Panzer: The Girls und Panzer collaboration is returning with a brand-new tank school that has never been in the game before. This means players can expect new vehicles and a new crew of tank girls.
  
  Seasonal and Holiday Events
• Babylon: Forbidden Zone: In the second half of October, players can return to the Mirny-13 universe in an event called Babylon: Forbidden Zone. In this mode, players will form platoons, collect Mirium, and face new boss fights. Rewards include a unique Tier VIII Premium vehicle.
• Halloween and Día de los Muertos: At the end of October, from October 31 to November 3, there will be a special celebration for Halloween and Día de los Muertos. The event will feature a chain of missions with "wickedly cool rewards" and special Twitch Drops.
• Czechoslovak Independence Day: To honor the holiday on October 28, a special event will run from October 27 to November 3. Players can complete missions to receive themed rewards, including emblems, inscriptions, Personal Reserves, and a unique 2D style. Watching selected streamers on Twitch can also yield rewards. Dedicated sales will also be available to commemorate the day.
  
  Competitive and Streaming Events
• Onslaught: Season of the Azure Dragon: The competitive Onslaught season is in full swing throughout October, with the Ashbringer as the main reward for the year.
• Onslaught Legends Series (OLS) Season 4: This esports tournament will run throughout October, featuring top teams from the European server. Viewers can claim Twitch Drops for the OLS Token Store, where they can even get a Tier VIII Premium tank. Players can also purchase OLS bundles, with 100% of the proceeds going to the tournament prize pool.
• TwitchCon: World of Tanks will be at TwitchCon from October 17 to 19. Attendees can meet the Wargaming team and streamers like QuickyBaby, Skill4ltu, MouzAkrobat, and Mailand. For those unable to attend, daily streams will offer "succulent Mystery Drops".
  
  New Product Launch
• World of Tanks: The Card Game: A new tabletop card game is being launched. The game features well-thought-out rules, hundreds of familiar vehicles, and is designed for both experienced and new card game players.

The city was a concrete maze, and every alley was a dead end. October fell like cheap whiskey, cold and promising a headache. They called it a month of events, a stacked calendar. I called it a shakedown with better graphics.
They started with the soft sell, the kind a dame uses before she picks your pocket. "The most generous gift in all of the game's 15 years," they crooned. A one-time offer, a shot of pure generosity before it vanishes with the next update. They offer you a full tech tree branch, no credits, no XP needed. It felt like a back-alley deal. The first taste is always free, designed to get you hooked, to pull you back into the grind before you realize you're the one being ground down.

Then came the real juice. A "free" 30 days of WoT Plus, even if you’d been burned before. More "economic benefits," they promised. It was the oldest trick in the book. Give them a little something extra, make them feel the power, then yank it away and leave them reaching for their wallet when the high wears off.

The main event was a trip down memory lane, weaponized for profit. Wolfenstein. They knew the names would get us. William "Blazkowicz" and Wilhelm "Deathshead" Strasse, with the original voice actors to whisper sweet nothings in your ear while you sign away your paycheck. They weren't selling commanders; they were selling my youth, piece by piece. And Blazkowicz needed a new toy, of course. A Premium E 65 Zwilling dual-gunned heavy tank, his "trump card" in their little war. My trump card. Your trump card. For a price. Then came the bundles, a whole cast of characters to collect, like ghosts from a past I used to own for the price of a PC game.

When one nostalgia well ran dry, they drilled another. Girls und Panzer, back with a "brand-new tank school". The mystery was the bait. "See if you can guess the captain!" they chirped. I wasn't guessing. I was watching the trap being set. New vehicles, new crew, new ways to pay for the same old game.

The darkness of October brought more than just Halloween decorations. It brought Babylon: Forbidden Zone, a return to Mirny-13. They dressed it up in spooky clothes, talking about new boss fights and collecting Mirium. But the prize at the bottom of the cereal box was always the same: a "unique Tier VIII Premium vehicle". Another ghost to grind. To buy. Or to lose forever.

They’d even turned watching into working. Twitch Drops were everywhere, a constant stream of digital breadcrumbs to keep your eyes glued to their approved salesmen. Watch their tournaments, help boost the prize pool with your own cash via OLS bundles, and maybe, if you're lucky, you can get a Tier VIII Premium tank from the token store. They weren't building a community; they were building a multi-level marketing scheme where the top prize was another tank.
Even their map reworks felt like a grift. A new coat of paint on Erlenberg and Overlord to make the old cage look new.

And just when you thought they’d monetized every pixel, they rolled out a tabletop card game. Hundreds of familiar vehicles, back again for another round of payment. It was a perfect grift. When the digital wallets ran dry, they’d come for your table.
They ended every pitch with a chipper "Roll Out!". But I knew where we were rolling. Straight down a one-way street, where the house always wins. This whole month wasn't a celebration. It was a harvest. And we were the crop.

🕹️ WoT Monthly November 2025
The World of Tanks November 2025 update features the conclusion of major competitive seasons, the return of fan-favorite game modes, and numerous special in-game events and commemorations.

Competitive Gaming and Esports
November is packed with high-stakes esports action, including the culmination of current seasons and the biggest offline tournament of the year.

• Onslaught and AMD Onslaught Legends Series (OLS): The current Onslaught season, known as the Season of the Azure Dragon, is ongoing and lasts until November 9. Players are competing for this year's main reward, the Ashbringer, which features a striking progressive 3D style with four versions, along with seasonal rewards like bonds and improved equipment. The AMD Onslaught Legends Series Season 4 will hold its grand finals on November 9. Teams will battle on both the European and American servers. Viewers can earn OLS Token Store Tokens via Twitch Drops, which may be redeemed for items including a Tier VIII Premium vehicle. The top two teams will receive the AMD Radeon RX 9070XT GPU.
• World of Tanks Championship International (WCI): This is described as the biggest offline tournament of the year. The event is a live LAN competition held in China.
  
  • The group stages take place on November 22 and 23.
    
  • The finals are scheduled for November 29 and 30.
    
  • The total prize pool is approximately 1.6 million Yuan, which is more than USD 200,000.
    
  • Twitch Drops are available for viewers tuning in. Streams will occur at different times than usual—early morning in the EU and late at night in the NA region—due to the location.
• Maneuvers: This accessible, grassroots esports experience is coming early in the month. It involves fiercely competitive 7v7 battles. Players rally their squads and battle using their best Tier X vehicles to climb the Leaderboards for epic rewards. The rewards include the highly desirable legendary X T95/FV4201 Chieftain.

Returning Game Modes and Gameplay Updates
Several major game modes are making a comeback, alongside general gameplay enhancements.

• Frontline: This massive battle mode returns in November for its fall launch. It features Tier VIII 30v30 combat on wide-open maps, offering opportunities for various tactics and the chance to earn loads of credits.
• Steel Hunter: The battle royale mode returns in mid-November. This mode involves fast-paced, jaw-dropping action where players fight to be the last person standing. The Garage interface has been updated, and new customizations have been added to the Steel Seals store. Commanders must ensure they spend their Steel Seals before the event ends, as any unspent Seals will vanish.
• Arcade Cabinet: Equalize!: This mode returns for two weekends in mid- to late November. It allows vehicles from ten tiers (Tier I–X) to fight side by side, aiming to settle questions like whether the Tiger or the Maus is stronger. Tier XI vehicles will not be seen in this game mode.
• Battle Pass Chapter: An upcoming November Battle Pass chapter is planned, focusing on themes of fighting for survival and the future. More information, including the possible inclusion of a partner, will be announced soon.
• Random Events Update: New random events are being introduced to three more maps: Mountain Pass, Highway, and Ghost Town. This update is intended to bring fresh, dynamic experiences to these battlefields.

Specials, Events, and Anniversaries
November hosts several commemorative events and special offers.

• Babylon Event Conclusion: The Babylon: Forbidden Zone event is wrapping up at the very beginning of November. By the time the announcement video was released, players may have only had their final few hours left to claim rewards.
• Boosteroid Anniversary: November marks the first anniversary of the collaboration with Boosteroid. Players can hook the anniversary haul, which includes a special Commander and a full set of customization elements. Guaranteed rewards still available include the ASTRON Rex tank, 1,000 gold, and Experimental Equipment. Additionally, the roster of Premium vehicles for those with a six-month Boosteroid subscription will be refreshed in November.
• Polish Independence Day: This day is celebrated with special missions, Drops (via watching select Polish streamers), and a new 2D style. The style, named "Wzory ludowe," is exclusive to Polish vehicles, though it can be used on any Polish vehicle if the player does not own the Lewandowskiego.
• Remembrance Day / Veteran’s Day: On November 11, a special in-game event will honor both Remembrance Day (in Europe) and Veteran's Day (in the United States). The event will feature missions, rewards, and Twitch Drops.
• Czechoslovak Independence Day: Celebrated with missions, Premium vehicle bundles, and Twitch Drops obtained by watching select Czech streamers.
• Halloween and Día de Muertos: Celebrations include special missions and festive Twitch Drops offering limited-time rewards.
• Black Friday: Fantastic offers are expected in the merch store toward the end of the month.

Note: The WoT Monthly update is not a comprehensive overview, and some details listed are subject to change.

The calendar flipped to November, cold and wet, like an alleyway after a bad tip. Another month, another update. They sell it like a celebration, a grand spectacle of competitive spirit. I saw it for what it was: a meat grinder, meticulously oiled and ready to turn player effort into profit. It wasn't about glory; it was about the hustle.

They dangle the bait early. Onslaught, wrapping up on the ninth, promises the Ashbringer 3D style. They make you fight for bonds and improved equipment, scraping and scrambling for scraps of advantage. Then they point you to the big lights: the AMD Onslaught Legends Series Grand Finals. Watch the pros battle, they say, but they really mean: sit down and watch our streams. Why? For the OLS Token Store Tokens via Twitch Drops. Just enough digital currency to whisper promises of a Tier VIII Premium vehicle; a shiny digital key, bought with hours of your life.

Then comes the "ultimate boss," the WCI, all the way in China. A 1.6 million Yuan prize pool. High stakes for them, but for us? We're the audience, forced to adjust our sleep cycle; early morning in the EU, late night in NA just to grab those mandatory Twitch Drops. We give them the viewership, they give us the crumbs.
They trot out the Maneuvers early in the month, calling it a "grassroots experience". Sounds cozy, doesn't it? But the prize tells the truth: the highly desirable X T95/FV4201 Chieftain. That tank is the golden key to the castle, and they know players will sink weeks of blood and sweat into those fiercely competitive 7v7 battles just for a chance to climb the Leaderboards. It’s not grassroots; it’s forced engagement with a premium price tag on the end.

And the other modes? Distractions. Steel Hunter returns mid-month, "fast-paced, jaw-dropping action". They updated the Garage and the Seals store. But the fine print is a knife in the back: unspent Steel Seals will vanish once the event ends. Use it or lose it. FOMO, the oldest trick in the book, forcing you to maximize screen time.
They wave the flag for Polish and Czechoslovak Independence, and Remembrance Day, softening the blow with missions and Drops. But every reward is contingent on logging in, on playing their game.

They even partnered with Boosteroid for an anniversary haul. A special Commander, customizations, guaranteed gold and an ASTRON Rex tank. For those with a six-month subscription, a refreshed roster of Premium vehicles. It's not a gift; it’s a membership renewal pitch disguised as celebration.

The Babylon event was already wrapping up. By the time the news hit, you had mere hours left. A quick, final punch to ensure no one leaves the table with unclaimed chips.

And the darkness is coming. A new Battle Pass chapter. They talk about fighting for "survival and our future". Survival, huh? Sounds like I’m the one being held hostage.
It all leads somewhere, a dark endpoint on the calendar. Not the WCI finals, not the Chieftain grind. It leads to Black Friday. After all the fighting, all the grinding for credits in Frontline, all the time spent staring at streams, the final score isn't in bonds or improved equipment. The final score is cash, for "fantastic offers in our merch store".
They want your time, they want your money, and they don't care which one they take first.

The game is rigged. And November? It's just when the house cashes in.