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GeneralDirection: Actually, it won't face stronger enemies than it did at tier 8. Before 7.5 it could commonly get into battles with tier 10s.

GeneralDirection: It's not being 'wiped' like you might think. It'll still be advantageous to take certain territories, since it allows access to the NA region event. But yeah, at some point clans will lose their provinces in Europe.
I wouldn't let that stop you from kicking RS and -G- out of their provinces though--you've got plenty of time to earn some gold from Europe before it goes away.

GeneralDirection: No special this weekend. Most of the CM team is out of the office so we decided to not run something like that when we're not able to provide support for it during NA prime time hours.
We'll make up for it in August. I promise.

GeneralDirection: Not until things go global. Of course, as the player base grows, so will the need for additional land on the map. So it's a possibility once more clans are active we will reintroduce Europe.

GeneralDirection: Yes.

GeneralDirection: Europe will be going away after the event to move over to North America ends.

Tanitha: Its scheduled for ETA Thursday, July 19th at 05:00 PDT
So your time mentioned will be incorrect.

Tanitha: It doesn't matter what hes on : )
The server is down at the moment, as announced in this section.

Tanitha: I don't have a ETA at all yet, I'm trying to get one now so I can update the players.

Tanitha: I'm trying to check on that at the moment, Id guess its a line from the RU update that needs removing for the NA server.

Tanitha: Hello's.
There is many changes from V1 -> V2.
To be careful to collect feedback and bugs etc which are relevant to the new version, new threads are put up for the new version.
These new threads are currently closed, as the Public Test 7.5 V2 isn't open yet.
When the threads open, please make sure to only post information relevant to 7.5 V2
Thanks
Tan.

Tanitha: Tankers,
This is the place to discuss the new Tier VIII German Tank Destroyer.
JagdPanther II

Tanitha: ankers,
This is the place to discuss the new Tier X Tank Destroyers.
JagdPz E-100

Object 268

AMX 50 Foch 155

T110E3

T110E4

Tanitha: Greetings tankers!
Here is the list of new changes to game mechanics for 7.5:reworked mechanics for shell-shocked crew damage with High-Explosive rounds
reworked mechanics when hitting the internal module case; it will still deal damage if the armor was not penetrated
fixed the game crash that could occur when leaving a battle to go to the garage
fixed density of some bushes
many minor changes to the UI
reworked matchmaking for most vehicles
adjusted credit income and repair costs for some tanks Any feedback?

Tanitha: Tankers,
This is the place to discuss the new Tier V French Light Tank.
ELC AMX

Tanitha: Greetings!
Please let us know what you think about the new map "Serene Coast."
This map takes you to what appears to be a serene beach-front setting. Or is it? ...



What do you think, tankers?

Tanitha: Hello again tankers,
This is the spot to chat about the vehicle re-balancing and changes that are taking place in 7.5.
Tier 2-3 Tank Destroyers:
Most of these changes stem from the fact that the match maker has been adjusted to give tighter tier spreads for most tanks. The tier II & III tank destroyers would be massively overpowered in these match-ups if there were no adjustments.

Changes in Tier II-II TD’s of all nationsFor all Tier II vehicles the top reverse speed will be up to 8km/h
For all Tier III vehicles the top reverse speed will be up to 12km/h Т18:Corrected suspension maneuverability on certain terrain types
Slight durability reduction
Slight reduction of all guns characteristics (aiming time, dispersion on move etc.)
Increased dispersion after firing
Slight reduction of rounds per minute for the 75 mm Howitzer M1A1 gun АТ-1:reworked maneuverability for the second suspension
lowered turning speed
slight reduction for all characteristics of all guns
slight rate of fire decrease for 2 gun – 47mm and 50mm
increased dispersion after firing for 50mm gun Panzerjäger I:corrected the vehicle's chance to become visible while on the move
changed terrain maneuverability of both suspensions
changed dispersion on move after mounting second suspension
slight reduction of characteristics of all guns
Slight reduction of 4,7 cm PaK 38 (t) L/43 и 5 cm PaK 39 L/60 RoF
for PaK 39 L/60, the gun dispersion after firing will be increased Т82:corrected the vehicle's chance to become visible while on the move;
lowered armor for both suspensions
corrected terrain maneuverability for both suspensions
increased dispersion when firing on the move
decreased visibility to 370m
slight reduction of all gun characteristics SU-76:slight durability decrease
corrected terrain maneuverability for both suspensions
lowered turning speed
increased dispersion for firing on the move
slight reduction of all gun characteristics Marder II:corrected the vehicle's chance to become visible while on the move
corrected terrain maneuverability for both suspensions
lowered turning speed
decreased visibility to 360m
slight reduction of all gun characteristics
French TD's and SPG's that were added in 7.4:
French TD’s and SPG’s statistics have shown that they are over-performing compared counterparts from other nations. In the 7.5 update, characteristics for these vehicles will be tweaked for re-balancing.

Renault UE 57:view ranged decreased to 360m Somua 35 CA:slight reduction of 90 mm canon DCA 30 AC and Canon de 105 mle. 1930 Schneider AC guns RoF
For all guns, except 150mm, dispersion on move and on turning increased ARL V39:slight reduction of Canon de 105 mle. 1930 Schneider AC and 90 mm canon DCA 30 AC guns AMX AC Mle. 1946:reverse speed decreased to 12 km/h
slight decrease of HP
Corrected terrain maneuverability on soft soils
Slight RoF reduction for all guns AMX AC Mle. 1948:Reworked terrain maneuverability on soft soils
Slight RoF reduction for all guns AMX 50 Foch:Reworked terrain maneuverability on all soils
Slight durability decrease
Decreased RoF and accuracy of the gun
Increased dispersion after firing AMX-13 F3 AM:decreased RoF of Obusier de 155 mm C mle.1917 gun
increased dispersion of Obusier de 155 mm C mle.1917 gun on turning Lorraine155 50:increased dispersion on move
decreased angles of vertical aiming for all guns
decreased RoF of all guns Lorraine155 51:increased dispersion on move
decreased angles of vertical aiming for all guns
decreased RoF of all guns Bat Chatillon 155:increased dispersion on move
decreased angles of vertical aiming for all guns
Tier IX Medium Tanks and Tier X Heavy Tanks:
With the addition of new tier X vehicles the current top tier tanks will be in need of adjustment.

M46 Patton:slightly lowered balance weight
lowered suspension armoring
corrected the M46T80E1 suspension (first one) on soft soils
corrected dispersion upon movement
increased turning speed of the top turret (M46M67)
decreased view range of the top turret (M46M67) to 410 m
decreased characteristics of the 105 mm Gun T5E1M2 on both turrets T-54:increased durability with first turret
slightly lowered balance weight
increased turning speed of first suspension
increased aiming on move with first suspension
corrected aiming speeds for both turrets
corrected D-10Т gun RoF
Decreased LB-1 gun RoF on stock turret
Increased characteristics of all guns, except the highest gun E-50:slightly lowered balance weight
decreased durability when equipped with the top modules
slightly reduced turning speed with the top suspension
increased dispersion on move
Increased aiming time of highest gun and decreased its’ RoF IS-4:Increased vehicle durability
Decreased dispersion for М62-Т2 gun on turning the turret Maus:+ 200 HP E-100:+100 HP
+5% to accuracy
+1.1 sec of top gun reloading
USSR Medium Tanks and Tank Destroyers:
These changes became necessary in light of the MM adjustments.

Т-28:Tank was overall rebalanced
F-30 gun removed, research cost compensated as Free XP Т-34-85:85mm D5Т-85BМ improved
100mm D10Т gun removed
Added V-54К engine. Т-43:85mm D5Т-85BМ improved
100mm D10Т gun removed
Added V-54К engine КВ-13:Tank overall rebalanced Т-44:85mm D5Т-85BМ improvement necessitated overall rebalance of the tank SU-85:Added 85мм D-5S-85BМ gun
Removed 107mm ZiS-6S gun, research cost compensated as Free XP
Vehicle overall rebalanced SU-100:85mm D5Т-85BМ improvement necessitated overall rebalance of the tank
Tell us what you think!

Tanitha: http://forum.worldof...75-v2-updating/

Tanitha: Hello,
Below, please find some details about the changes that will be taking place in the French Tech Tree for the latest 7.5 update. (With the addition of a few new tanks, this tech tree is in need of some rearranging.)
With the addition of the ELC AMX, the АМХ 12t is going to be moved up to Tier 6. Its place at tier 5 in the Tech tree will be taken over by the ELC AMX.
Case 1. AMX 12t isn’t in the garage at the time of the update release, but is fully researched:Both tanks, ELC AMX and AMX 12t, will be researched
All undistributed experience goes from AMX 12t will be moved to the ELC AMX
Any crew member in the barracks or in a tank, who possesses the tier 5 AMX 12t skills, get the ability to be used in the tier 6 AMX 12t without any changes or losses
Tier 5 AMX 12t combat statistics will be moved to the tier 5 AMX 12t without any losses
All AMX 12t modules in the depot that don’t fit other tanks will be automatically sold at the original purchase price
All AMX 12t modules fitting other tanks will be saved in the depot, the same goes for shells of the respective guns Case 2. AMX 12t is in the garage at the time of the update release. All the rules as mentioned in Case 1 apply along with the following:
AMX 12t as tier 5 light tank is substituted with AMX 12t as tier 6 light tank
Ammunition mounted onto the AMX 12t goes to the depot
Consumables and Equipment mounted onto the tier 5 AMX 12t remain on AMX 12t at tier 6.
Players get the light french Tier 5 tank ELC AMX (without equipment, consumables, ammunition) and one slot for this tank for free
Players get a new full crew for the ELC AMX with 100% training
Camouflage mounted onto the Tier 5 AMX 12t is moved to tier 6 AMX 12t and to ELC AMX as well
The expiration date of the camo on both vehicles stays the same as it was for the AMX 12t at the moment when the substitution takes place. Other French Tech Tree Changes:
AMX 13 75 is going to be moved up to Tier 7
АМХ 13 90 is going to be moved up to Tier 8
Lorraine 40t is going to be moved up to Tier 9:There will be no additional compensation
Modules will be changed to equivalent new ones
Maybach HL 230P45 Engine and Gun 90mm DCA 45 mounted onto the tank go to the depot. The tank will have only stock modules and ammunition for the stock gun
Shells for Gun 90mm DCA 45 go to the depot Bat Chatillon 25t is going to be moved up to Tier 10:There will be no additional compensation.
Stock modules will be changed to equivalent new ones (both in the Tech tree and mounted onto the tank). There is nothing being moved to the depot
All stock modules in depot that don’t fit other tanks are sold at original purchase price and credits go to player’s account
Suspensions in depot are sold at original purchase price and credits go to player’s account
Gun 105mm CN 105 57 will be mounted onto the tank only if the Gun 100 mm SA 47 was researched and mounted onto the tank
If There was a Gun 90 mm DCA 45 mounted onto the tank the shells for it go to the depot and the gun will be replaced with the Gun 90mm F3 Discuss!!

Tanitha: Greetings fellow tankers,
With the arrival of 7.5 come several changes to the in-game economy. These changes started with the 0.7.2 update and will be continued in the current Public Test.First of all, some of the Tier 2-4 vehicles will get an increase to their profitability. The speed of leveling through these tiers doesn't match the new concept. Players were able to earn the amount of experience necessary to research new vehicles quite fast, but they had a problem getting enough credits, so they had to farm credits over a much longer period of time. This trouble has been resolved by increasing profitability and decreasing repair costs.Some of the US Tier 6-7 medium tanks are much better situated when compared with their counterparts from other nations. For example, the Sherman Jumbo and M4A3E8 Sherman have a very low repair cost and a fairly high profit potential. This allows them to often finish matches with a greater net gain of credits than VK 3601. We wanted to correct this imbalance. M26 Pershing players should be delighted to learn that their repair costs are being significantly reduced.The second branch of US Tier 5-8 Tank Destroyers, introduced with the v. 0.7.2 update, are more profitable than was originally intended. This is mostly due to the exceptional combat characteristics of these vehicles. This branch earns significantly more credits when compared to the original branch (ending in the T95). This imbalance will be fixed in the v. 0.7.5 update.The economic model of German vehicles of Tier 7-8 will be changed as well. Players who have Jagdpanther and VK3002 (DB) will be happy to hear that we're decreasing their repair costs. At the same time, the Tiger (P) will get the same profit potential rate as the other representatives of “Tiger” family made by Henschel. Also, we have good news for those who have a Löwe in the Garage, we're increasing the profit potential and reducing the repair costs.The M6A2E1 is also due for a credit increase and repair cost reduction.The profit potential for the Jagdtiger and Object 704 tank destroyers will be slightly lessened. They will earn slightly less credits so that their earnings are more in line with the other tier 9 tank destroyers.In addition to the Object 704 getting an adjustment, the KV-3 having been moved in the v. 0.7.3 update to Tier 7, turned out to have too high of a repair cost; this will be decreased. Profitability for the IS-3 is a bit higher compared to the other tier 8 heavies. We'll be adjusting the profit potential for this tank with the v 0.7.5 update as well. Thoughts?

Tanitha: List of changes in 0.7.5 test version, in comparison 0.7.4.1
- Reworked Matchmaking for majority of vehicles. Normally players won't see vehicles +/- 2 Tier to the Tier of his vehicle
Please provide your feedback on the 7.5 matchmaker changes.
ATTENTION! It is a work version of chart which may change after 7.5 public test upon statistics and your feedback.

Tanitha: Т-62А

M48A1

Stats

Tanitha: It depends, a EU version was put up for 10 mins incorrectly, if you grabbed that one before it was replaced with the US updater, that could be the issue there.
Try this one http://cdn1.worldoft...CT_patch_us.exe

Tanitha: http://forum.worldof...75-v2-updating/

Tanitha: It depends, Sometimes they need to go back to the original database, or sometimes they take a new capture of the release database, and sometimes it continues off from where it was.
It really depends on what changed have been made.

Tanitha: Portal website it updated with the US link.

Tanitha: Thanks. Ive updated my thread, and will get someone to update/fix the WOT website where I copied it from : )

Tanitha: Hello Testers.
Please be patient while waiting for the public test 7.5 V2 to update and become fully on-line.
Unlike the retail server this isn't usually a clean swap over on the test servers, there is usually a period of time where is is 1/2 on-line but still updating.
When its fully updated it will be available for downloading/updating the client, and logging in.
Regards
Tan.

Tanitha: As far as I'm aware, 7.5V2 is only semi up ATM as they update it..
Its not a smooth changeover / update process like it is on the retail server. There is usually a period where its 1/2 up but not really finished updating, where it spits out weird errors.
Just give it time to finish updating.
Regards
Tan.

GeneralDirection: I'm not sure where you're getting that from. The matchmaker changes are specifically being made because of NA community feedback. Outside of that, I have personally taken over the Q&A thread and the only real thing I can't answer is something programming related, because that frankly is not good for me to tackle; I have no programming experience.
What I do have is information on the production plan for the next year+. Obviously I can't tell you what's in version 8.6 right now, but having that information I can easily communicate what is coming in the near term and also answer some of the "why?" questions before they might be obvious or available for testing.

Tanitha: Keep in mind that the staff have super-test access and accounts, public test play time which doesn't count on their retail account, event accounts, and personal accounts often used outside of work hours.
300 games on one of their work accounts, doesn't really mean anything at all.

GeneralDirection: Worth noting: accounts will be at the state they were at on the live server as of July 10. You will also receive 15,000 gold to play with on #2.

GeneralDirection: Not yet, it should be up tomorrow.

GeneralDirection: As of right now, we will not be running the Atlantis event when the NA region is released on this cluster. We're designing something a little different, and a little more... historically accurate. (As accurate as you can get when talking about tanks crossing the Atlantic to land on North American soil ).
Also worth noting: RU is only getting the eastern seaboard and a little into the midwest. The NA cluster will have the entire North American region, as well as a little bit of Central America to start.

Tanitha: Second Public Test of Update 7.5

Commanders!
The World of Tanks development team is now giving you the opportunity to participate in the second 7.5 mass test. The new update will be released in the near future. At this time, we would like to ask for your feedback during the testing process.
For now, the special World of Tanks 7.5 update will only be available on our test servers. Players will be able to download the test version as soon as the installation maintenance is over on Thursday, July 19th at 05:00 PDT (12:00 UTC). Please note that only those players who registered prior to July 9th 2012 before 17:00 PDT (00:00pm UTC, the following day) are eligible to login to the test server.
In order to make your game experience more efficient we need to limit the number of players that are able to log in to the test server. As a result you could be placed on the waiting list when the server reachs 26.000 players logged in.
Please note that the cluster you will choose will be subject to a restart schedule as follows:Every other day from 23:00 PDT (06:00 UTC, the following day) and lasts for about 25 min To participate in the test you need to follow the steps below:
1. Make a copy of your game client and save it in a SEPARATE and SAFE location from your 'normal' game directory.
2. Download the Version 7.5 patch installation file (666kB).
3. Run the patch on the new copy of your game client. DO NOT run it on your 'normal' game client!
4. Run the new copy of the game. The launcher will download the additional data (352 MB).
IMPORTANT! Only run the patch on a copy of your game client! Running it on your normal play client will prevent you from playing the game normally!
Only players who registered prior to July 10th 2012 can access the public test server.
Please note, the public test server has some special features:Payments are not accepted on the public test server.
Credit and experience rates for public test server are multiplied by 10. All players are given 15,000 Gold for testing purposes.
Progress will not be transferred to the main server. Important: We would like to draw your attention to the fact that the test server is subject to the same EULA and general rules of the World of Tanks game server. This means that the restrictions and punishments are the same as on the official game server of World of Tanks. The details of the v.7.5 public test can be discussed in a special forum but if you want to report any bugs, please make sure they go to this forum so that they can be fixed.
List of changes between first and second iterations of public test:
Fixed incorrect experience transfer from Ferdinand to Jagdtiger
Fixed a bug which made it impossible to enter a battle on some accounts with AMX 13 75 and AMX 13 90
Added a research path from Tiger P to Ferdinand (150 000 exp.)
Added a research path from AMX 12t to Lorraine 155 50 (140 000 exp.)
E-100 front turret armour increased by 10mm (to 250mm)
Maus front turret armour increased by 20mm (to 240mm)
Reduced penetration value of HEAT shells of the T-62A gun from 380mm to 350mm
Reduced penetration value of HEAT shells of the top T-54 gun from 360mm to 350mm
Reduced penetration for some of the new tier 10 TDs and MTs.
Fixed some balancing errors for T18 and T82
Based on Public Test statistical results, we have finalised characteristics for the following:
Tier 10 TDs: Object 268, JagdPz Е-100, T110E3, T110E4, AMX 50 Foch 155.
French tanks : ELC AMX, AMX 12t, AMX 13 75, AMX 13 90, Lorraine 40t.
Vehicles with D5Т-85BМ gun installed: КV-13, SU-100, SU-85.Finalised balance weighting of all new vehicles that were added in the 7.5 update.
Fixed an error which meant that damage wasn’t correctly applied to a vehicle when its tracks were hit (and removed) by a HE shot.
Added some improvements to the KV-5’s characteristics.
Rebalanced income, repair cost and ammo prices for all new vehicles added in the 7.5 update.
Set tank locking time on global map for all new vehicles added in the 7.5 update.
Fixed some errors in new maps Seaport, Highway and Serene Coast.
Fixed same names of replay files for different maps.
Reduced the camouflage price for Dicker Max
Fixed visible turret armour thickness for T34
Fixed overrated visibility distance for T1 Cunningham
Fixed name of the T-43 second turret
Fixed the JagdPz E-100 camouflage position
Fixed rendering of hit trace marks on the Т-62А turret
Fixed incorrect model visualization of Object 268 from some distances
Fixed texture mapping on the PzKpfw VIB Tiger II first turret
Restored sniper view masking which was mistakenly taken away
Fixed some errors in visual model of the Super Pershing tank.
Fixed garage icon of JagdPz Е-100
Rebalanced tank battle tiers (relatively to the new balance system introduced in the first 7.5 version)
Valentine LL: battle tier reduced by 1
A-32: battle tier reduced by 1
PzKpfw V/IV and PzKpfw V/IV alpha: battle tier reduced by 1
German PzKpfw B2 740 (f) and French B1: battle tier reduced by 1
Super Pershing: battle tier reduced by 1
Type 59: battle tier reduced by 1 List of changes between 7.4 and 7.5 patches:
Added 3 new maps: Seaport, Highway, Quiet Beach.
Added new tier X medium tanks: Е-50 Ausf.M, Т-62А, M48A1
Added new tier X tank destroyers: JagdPz E-100, Object 268, AMX 50 Foch 155, T110E3, T110E4
Added new tier V French light tank: ELC AMX
Added new tier VIII German tank destroyer: Jagdpanther II
The following French light and medium tanks have moved one tier up: AMX 12t, AMX 13 75, AMX 13 90, Lorraine 40t, Bat Chatillon 25t
Credit revenue and repair cost rebalanced for some tanks
Reworked Match-Making for the majority of vehicles. Now players won't normally see vehicles of more than two tiers difference to the tier of his/her own vehicle.
All experience from elite Ferdinand transferred to Jagdtiger
Rebalanced tier II and III tank destroyers
After analysing statistical results, we have made some changes:
Rebalanced (mainly nerfed) some parameters of the French TD's and SPG's added in version 7.4.
Rebalanced (mainly buffed) some parameters of the second USSR Heavy Tank line: Т-150, КV-3, КV-4, SТ-1, IS-4.
Rebalanced (mainly buffed) some parameters of Tier 10 German Heavy Tanks: E-100 and Maus.Due to the introduction of tier X Medium tanks, the following tier IX vehicles have been rebalanced: E-50, M46 Patton, Т-54.
Fixed icon of the AMX 105 AM French SPG.
Fixed the name and parameters for the top suspension of the Lorraine 155 51 French SPG.
Reworked 'ZigZag' camouflage pattern on M18 Hellcat USA TD.
Fixed a bug which made it impossible to buy а M24 Chaffee stock engine after selling it.
Fixed some errors in the visual models of the following vehicles: AMX AC Mle 1948, ARL 44, IS-8.
Changed IS-8 armouring.
Fixed errors in armouring of AMX 50 Foch TD.
Fixed name of Somua Sau 40 TD.
Rebalanced some Soviet medium tanks and tank destroyers:
Т-28: F-30 gun removed, tank rebalanced
Т-34-85: 100mm D10T gun removed, 85mm D5T-85BM gun improved, V-54K engine added.
Т-43: 100mm D10T gun removed, 85mm D5T-85BM gun improved, V-54K engine added.
КV-13 rebalanced
SU-85: 107mm ZiS-6S gun removed, 85mm D-5S-85BM added, tank rebalanced.Reworked mechanics for shell-shock crew damage with high-explosive rounds
Now a hit to an internal module will still deal damage even if the armour wasn’t penetrated.
Fixed the 'We hit them hard' voice replay when setting an enemy tank on fire.
Fixed a bug causing game crash when leaving battle to garage
Added support for Vivox voice chat service.
Fixed the density of some bushes. This influences camouflage level.
Fixed the WoT symbol not appearing on the white banner in 'Encounter' battle mode.
Fixed some rare cases of training room chat not being removed once the room is dismissed.
Added and reworked some battle hints.
Fixed the login screen not displaying correctly when quickly pressing enter after the client loads.
Reworked hint pop-up text on buttons in replays;
Added option to restore converted XP to the original vehicle by clicking on the vehicle checkbox in the XP exchange window.
Fixed the display of damaged modules when watching an ally vehicle in 'postmortem' mode.
Fixed suspension repair option when using 'Ctrl + LMB' click on the image.
Fixed a disparity between the actual state of the scrolling buttons and their display in 'carousel' of chat channels.
Fixed storage of the platoon window in garage.
Made some additions to the battle hint window which pops-up when pressing 'F1' in battle.
Fixed the shortened names of tanks in the battle loading screen.
Fixed the position of vehicle icons in historical description.
Added a notification for when Premium Account compensation has been made due to server maintenance.
Slightly changed mini-map icon colours.
Fixed the description and conditions for obtaining Fadin's medal.
Fixed some errors in chat filter.
Fixed the display of durability marker over tanks with all crew wounded.
Fixed the functionality of 'Attention to the sector X' with max-scaled mini-map.
Fixed the pop-up hint for mastery badges.
Fixed the change of marker colours when toggling 'alternative colour scheme' on and off.
Fixed the functionality of alternative colour scheme in training rooms.
Fixed the description for 'Ace Tanker' mastery badge.
Fixed the description of some crew skills and perks.
Fixed some errors in the interface training.
Fixed some places where it is possible to get ‘stuck’ on 'Wide Park' map.
Added 'planes in the sky' environment effect to ‘Airfield’ map.

lord_farquad: Registration
A news update will be published on the community portal once the tournament page is live and registration is available.Registration begins: July 18, 2012
Registration ends: July 20, 2012 at 3PM PST Victory Conditions
The winner of each round will be determined as the first to 2 victories on a given map.
Tier & Point Limits
With maximum number of 9 players per battle, a team must field a selection of tanks based on the below tier limits.Tier 2 for all vehicles Schedule
Rounds will begin at 7:30PM PDT (10:30PM EST, 02:30 UTC) each scheduled day.
Curious what time this is in your region? Use this handy Time Zone Converter to help you out!Round 1: July 23
Round 2: July 24
Round 3: July 25
Round 4: July 26
Round 5: July 27
Round 6: July 28 Prizes
The following prizes will be provided to each member of the respective team, including reserves.First place: 5,000
Second place: 2,000
Third place: 1,000
Fourth place: 1,000 Maps
There will only be one map used during Skirmish X. The map played on will be Arctic Region.

lord_farquad: Registration

A news update will be published on the community portal once the tournament page is live and registration is available. Registration begins: July 18, 2012
Registration ends: July 20, 2012 at 3PM PST Victory Conditions

The winner of each round will be determined as the first to 2 victories on a given map.

Tier & Point Limits

With maximum number of 9 players per battle, a team must field a selection of tanks based on the below tier limits.Tier 2 for all vehicles Schedule

Rounds will begin at 7:30PM PDT (10:30PM EST, 02:30 UTC) each scheduled day.

Curious what time this is in your region? Use this handy Time Zone Converter to help you out! Round 1: July 23
Round 2: July 24
Round 3: July 25
Round 4: July 26
Round 5: July 27
Round 6: July 28 Prizes

The following prizes will be provided to each member of the respective team, including reserves. First place: 5,000
Second place: 2,000
Third place: 1,000
Fourth place: 1,000 Maps

There will only be one map used during Skirmish X. The map played on will be Arctic Region.

GeneralDirection: No. We're wiping the data so that we get accurate information with the changes in #2.

GeneralDirection: Will follow up on the tank locking, because I'm fairly certain that was included in the NA notes by accident. Obviously we have to implement it at some point, but that point is probably not now.
Regarding the 50B, we'll be reviewing its performance data with the changes being made in 7.5. If it needs buffs, you can expect them to come.

GeneralDirection: That statement isn't 100% accurate anymore, as not all SPGs are being moved up two tiers. We'll announce details on what SPGs are moving up when we get closer to this actually happening, but it won't be for a while. Certainly not this year.

GeneralDirection: This choice was not made "due to complainers" -- it was made after reviewing data based on gameplay habits, tiers players have unlocked, common choke points in getting players to the next tiers, etc., as well as our own gameplay experiences. The sweet spot, we felt, was a 3-tier spread. It offers more than enough variety in the team compositions, while also ensuring the tanks at the bottom of the list are still competitive. This has proven true on the public test server so far, so we're happy with the changes that have been made.