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Overlord: 1. No, only base experience counts (for premium users as well).
2. This information can't go public.
3. -

Overlord: Yes, they will stay. The update should go live next week.

Mr_Kubrick: Fièrement, nous vous présentons la nouvelle vidéo consacrée à la nouvelle version du jeu. Vous pouvez y contempler la nouvelle carte La ligne de Siegfried, de nouveaux chars allemands tels que Pz.VI Tiger (P), VK 4502 (P) Ausf A, Е-75, Е-100. Un magnifique E-50 qui est toujours sur la brèche!! Et bien sûr de nouveaux Premium chars allemands Skoda T-15 et Skoda T-25!! Jouissez de ce show!
L'information plus détaillée ne fera pas long feu

Mr_Kubrick: Le concours des chars en papier est fini. La tache était de choisir un des chars américains, soviétiques ou allemands qui sont déjà en jeu ou ceux qui sont en élaboration. Et voila la liste des vainqueurs :
- Dans la catégorie de chars allemand :
1) Dimgrave avec son SPG - GW Panther
2) Stundif et le PzKpfW 38 "Blue Stripes"
3) The_forge et son Jagtiger
- Dans la catégorie de chars soviétique :
1) VN_K95 et le T-54
2) krzysiekPL et le KV
3) Zemuli et son SU-100
- Dans la catégorie de chars américains :
1) Milan_CZ et le M5 Stuart
2) radekPL et son TD T25 AT
3) Brogath et le M10 Wolverine
Les vainqueurs obtiennent des prix suivants :
1) 3500 or
2) 3000 or
3) 2500 or
Outre cela, notre équipe a pris la décision récompenser avec des prix spéciaux les travaux de j_gagarin et de Feralix, ils gagnent 1000 or chacun.
En plus, Rodolfo doit se connecter avec Vallter pour préciser de certains détailles,
Nos félicitations !!!

LiannaSilverwind: Durability decreased by 50 hit points.
Aim dispersion due to hull movement or turning increased by 10%
Aim dispersion due to turret movement increased by 30%

LiannaSilverwind:

Vallter:

Vallter: The next week, probably.

Overlord: World of Tanks v.6.5 - 6.6 Patch Notes
- Added new map Siegfried Line;
- Added new German tanks: Pz.VI Tiger (P), VK 4502 (P) Ausf A, E-50, Е-75, Е-100;
- Added new German premium tanks T-15, T-25;
- Panther II substituted by E-50 as tier 9 German medium tank, Panther substituted by Panther II as tier 8 German medium tank;
- Rebalanced Panther and Panther II tanks to fit tier 7 and 8 respectively;
- Maus tank: rate of fire for 12.8 cm gun decreased by 0.2 sec, hit points decreased by 400;
- IS-7 tank: hit points decreased by 50;
- T30 tank: hit points decreased by 50, dispersion during movement and traverse increased by 10%, dispersion during turret traverse increased by 30%;
- Tiger II tank: hit points for stock turret increased by 100;
- Increased credit income for US tank destroyers M10 and M36;
- Increased match-making value for US tank destroyer T95;
- Fixed map bugs on Lakeville, Artic Region, Abbey, Mines, Malinovka;
- Free platoons for 2 players;
- Added extra battle tier (tier 1 tanks only) for newcomers - players with up to 10 battles played;
- Added platoon invite filter - "accept from friends only";
- Fixed bug with experience transfer flags resetting after battle;
- Fixed few errors with display of water waves;
- Fixed bug when vehicle gets stuck due to critical inclination angle;
- Fixed bug when destroyed tanks are displayed as non-destroyed tanks (rare);
- Reworked models of 76mm guns for M26 Pershing;
- Fixed errors with disproportional tank icons;
- Fixed error when unused consumables with passive bonus are displayed as used;
- Fixed error with incorrect display of crater created when object is destroyed;
- Adjusted gun depression for T92;
- Removed "transfer gold" option from player context menu;
- Team damage when ramming now counts only if the speed of the vehicle involed exceeds 10 km/h.
~ size - 280 Mb
ETA - August 8-12, 2011

OldFox: Skaidri rezdams, ka tas ir Stug III

Vallter: ATTENTION! 'Death from above' splitted into 2 sub-categories.

Vallter: Q:How many vehicles can we submit?
A:You can submit up to 3 battles, so you can use up to 3 different vehicles. Or play all battles using just one.
Q:Does "hits" include killing blows as points as long as you still get Confederate? I mean, does, say, 2 kills and 6 damaged count as 8 points, or does it have to be 0 kills and 8 damages?
A:There is a 'Hit the Target' figure on the 'Personal Achievements' (2nd) post battle tab. Each hit listed there counts as a point.
Q:So i only have 1 SPG (SU-5), and i can only send 3 battle results? i should send 1,2 and 3 battles i participate or i can choose which to send? Like 1,4,7 or not?
A:The best ones you can get, doesn't need to be 3 in a row.
Q:What do you mean by 'getting Reaper achievment', do we need to get in the same match?
A:We mean get the 'Reaper' achievement for the vehicle.
Q:Why do players have to submit those screenshots by themselves?Considering how much info is stored in WOT database, isn't it more simple and reliable to track results with an additional database script?
A:Because finding more ratings than listed here is not possible atm. And we want to reward some different styles of gameplay. But we are planning to make a daily renewed and rewarded in-game ratings.
Q:And... since there is no way to prove you got reaper at the same level or under your current state of reaper... people who have't got the award before are at an advantage in thie competition. Complete bollocks really... who the hell is making these events up?
A:The major part is done be Vallter means me and I think it's fair, so new holders (with no skills, that greatly helps skilled players) will have a little advantage.

LiannaSilverwind: Берется стандартный опыт и кредиты, которые Ты бы получил за повреждение такого же противника в таком же размере и удваиваются.

LiannaSilverwind: Translation is: You have absolutely owned me on the battlefield. My limited knowledge of the gameplay prevents me from understanding how is that possible, my ego is deeply hurt and I want to insult you in best way I'm able to - I won't admit my mistake, but claim you are breaking the game rules and program itself in order to destroy me, The Best Player in the world.

Mr_Kubrick: Un nouveau round de Most Valuable Player engage des SPG et Chars Destroyers !
Cette fois-ci, nous allons chercher de vrais professionnels de ce type d’engins ! Il y a de nouvelles catégories de skills : Death from Above pour SPG et Confederate pour les Destroyers. Il est possible de participer en deux catégories (si vous possédez de deux types de vehicules).
L’action commence des maintenant et jusqu’à 4 août 23H59 (UTC).  
Pour Death from Above, les joueurs peuvent posséder des véhicules des gradins 3-6 (SU-26, Sturmpanzer II, Wespe, М37, SU-5, Grille, M7 Priest, SU-8, Hummel, M41, SU-14, S-51, GW-Panther, M12). Vous pouvez obtenir des points de la façon suivante : 2 points pour un char détruit et 1 point pour un char endommage. A condition que votre équipe gagne et vous êtes encore vivant le nombre de points double ! En plus, lucky guy qui obtiendra REAPER gagnera 9 points de plus !
Quant a Confederate, les joueurs peuvent utiliser les véhicules des gradin 4 et 7(SU-85B, Hetzer, T-40, SU-85, Stug III, M-10 Wolverine, SU-100, JagdPz IV, M36 Slugger, SU-152 Jagdpanther, T25 AT). Les joueurs pourront obtenir 1 point pour un char détruit seulement a condition qu’ils gagneront une médaille de Confederate battle hero.
Vous pouvez envoyer vos résultats (screenshots) ici. En plus, vous pouvez y voir plus d’information.
Les prix possibles sont :
1) 3000 or
2) 2500 or
3) 2000 or
Bonne chance !!!  

Overlord: 1. See above.
2. The gap is not that big and will be adjusted by moving IS-4 to tier 10.

Overlord: Tank can't be nerfed prior to its release, can it?

Overlord: Planned for Q4 2011.

Overlord: Yes, correct.

Cheeka: Telling Tanktales
No drawing or painting skills? Not proficient in graphics or video editing? Not good at being a DJ? Then this contest is for you! Everybody can tell the tales. All good tankers should be able to tell the tanktales!
Rules and Regulations
• Only one submission per contestant is allowed;
• Each submission must not exceed 5,000 symbols;
• Each tanktale must include the following set of characters: Brave Tanker, Angry Arty, Dragon, 7 dwarves, Happy Leichtraktor, Shrek, Fairy Godmother, Holy Loewe;
• The tanktale must be titled;
• There are no restrictions on the genre of the tanktale;
• Tanktales in English only are allowed;
• The story should not violate moral, ethic, juridical norms, forum rules and EULA.
The winner will receive 6,000 gold, the player to take the second place will be awarded 4,000 gold and the prize for the third place will be 3,000 gold.
The contest starts immediately after the official announcement in the newsfeed is made and will be closed on August 14th at 23:59 UTC.
Disclaimer. According to Chapter 3 Section D. of WN Terms of Service: if you upload any photograph, video, or audio file to or through any WN Communication Feature, you grant to WN the non-exclusive, worldwide right to use, post, publish and display such material, without royalty or compensation of any kind, expressly waive any and all rights of privacy, moral rights or rights of attribution and integrity.
Attention! The Administration reserves the right to cancel or prolong the contest.
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P.S. To help ensure the competitions are fun and does not violate the game rules, forum rules or EULA, the contest section is strictly moderated. Only Contest Entries are to be posted in this thread, any discussion comments or text messages will be deleted and sanctioned. Discussion thread is here.
If you have any questions regarding the contest, please PM them to Vallter or Cheeka.

Overlord: No, it is not correct. The balancing methodology is different and has been covered serveral times already.

Overlord: 1. There is a chance, but it is rather slight I wouldn't like to give you false hope.
2. Rear transmission.

Overlord: No other differences in terms of game mechanics between the three, they are identical. KV-220 is likely to be added in future.

Overlord: We had a technical problem. Usually player's progress throughout the whole public test within the series of patches (6.x) is kept.

Overlord: It is not very popular indeed.

Overlord: 1. No. This transition will take place later.
2. Rear transmission.

Overlord: Equipment is tank-dependant, not module-dependant.

Mr_Kubrick: no, it's only for site

Mr_Kubrick: Chers joueurs! Suite aux renouvellements, le site et le portail  ne fonctionneront pas de 14H00 à 14H30 (France)
Le site russe - de 13H30 à 14H00(France)
Le site américain - de 14H30 à 15H00(France)
Notre équipe présente des excuses pour des inconvénients temporels
ATTENTION!!!! On a change le temps: EU site - de 15H00 a 15H30

admin: Labour Booklet. Production Group
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Vallter: Who is compared with the God of War? And who’s damage from ambushing help the team to win? Self Propelled Guns and Tank Destroyers – these are the ones, who do not fight on frontlines, but often turns a loss into a victory. And the third Most Valuable Players contest is for them.
We are looking for players who will achieve the best results in “Death from above” and “Confederate” categories from now till 23.59 UTC (11.59pm UTC) of the 4th of August.
Attention! If after reading the rules, you have some doubts or questions, feel free to ask in the discussion topic. Your questions will be added to the special F.A.Q. section of rules.
Important notes about the contest:
- Every player takes part in the event;
- Player with the biggest amount of MVP points wins;
- MVP Points earning rules are specific for each category;
- Players can submit up to 3 battle results for each category, each battle result must include the end battle window screenshot and the garage with the end battle pop-up message screenshot (see the example);
- The only change permitted to be implemented on screenshots is the concealment of gold, credits and free XP amount on the garage screenshot (see First Battle garage screenshot in the example).
- Training, company and clan wars battles won’t be considered;
- To take a screenshot press Ctrl+PrtScr. If your keyboard does not have such keys, you are advised to use any free software. They all are saved in the general in-game folder;
Example of a submission:
'Scouts' category
First battle, 1 killed, 2 damaged, battle won, status:dead :



Second battle, 0 killed, 2 damaged, battle won, status: survived :

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Third battle, 3 killed, 1 damaged, battle won, status: survived :


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- Players can participate in 2 different categories: ‘Death from above’ and ‘Confederate’;
- For the ‘Death from above’ Tier 3 – 6 vehicles are allowed (SU-26, Sturmpanzer II, Wespe, М37, SU-5, Grille, M7 Priest, SU-8, Hummel, M41, SU-14, S-51, GW-Panther, M12);
- The ‘Death from above’ category has following rules for earning the points:
Players receive two point for each killed and one point for each damaged enemy in the end battle window. This amount is doubled, if the player’s team wins and the player survives. Also participants receive an additional 9 points for the ‘Reaper’ achievement;
- For the ‘Confederate’ category Tier 4 and Tier 7 Tank Destroyers are allowed (SU-85B, Hetzer, T-40, SU-85, Stug III, M-10 Wolverine, SU-100, JagdPz IV, M36 Slugger, SU-152 Jagdpanther, T25 AT);
- The ‘Confederate’ category has the following rules for earning points:
The battle result will be counted only if player receives ‘Confederate’ battle hero achievement. Each hit dealt by player’s tank counts as an MVP Point;
- All contest entries (battle results) are to be submitted before 23.59 UTC (11.59pm UTC) of the 11th of August;
- The same player can win in more than one category.
Winners in each category will be awarded 3,000 Gold, the second place will bring you 2,500 Gold and the third prize-holder will enjoy 2,000 Gold.
Attention! The Administration reserves the right to cancel or prolong the event.
P.S. To help ensure the competitions are fun and no user violates forum rules or brings inconveniences to other players, the event sections are strictly moderated.
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Only posts containing Contest Works are to be posted in this thread, any discussion, comments or messages will be deleted and sanctioned.
The discussion thread is here

LiannaSilverwind: Hello people!
We would like to gather your feelings towards other server players from Public Test server. Did you like playing with people from other servers? Tell us!
Thank you very much!

Overlord: There can be no buffs or nerfs on test server. Vehicles here are not finished, not tuned.

Overlord: The test is really public then.
Next time we will think of what to do with these postfixes.

Overlord: Full patch notes will be posted upon the public release. The list is rather long, don't have time right away. Sorry.

Overlord: It will be down prior to the release of the patch.

Overlord: No. We have had certain technical issues this time. It was decided not to postpone the test and rollback the progress. Otherwise we wouldn't manage to launch it today.
Sorry.

Overlord: It was needed. It's a test server after all. http://forum.worldof...post__p__766292

Overlord: Continue here please.
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Overlord: Public Test Server v.6.6 test3
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Overlord: Update v.6.6 test3 for public test is out.
Database from the main EU server was copied as of July 28, so players who have registered prior to this date can access public test server. To do so, follow the steps below:
1. Download Full EU client v.6.5 (1.94 Gb) and install into a separate directory;
2. Download and install 6.6 test1 update (125 Mb) in the directory with the 6.5 client;
3. Download and install 6.6 test2 update (175 Mb) in the directory with 6.6 test1 client;
4. Download and install 6.6 test3 update (1.2 Mb)in the directory with 6.6 test2 client
Update v.6.6 test3 can be installed only over v.6.6 test2 client.
Attention! Progress won't be transferred to the main server.
The game can be launched only via WorldOfTanks.exe file!
Post your feedback here
World of Tanks 6.6 test2 - 6.6 test3 patch notes:
- Rebalanced vehicles Tiger (P), VK4502 (P) Ausf. A, Е-50, E-75, E-100, Maus, T-15, T-25;
- Fixed bug: unable research VK3001H tank via Pz III/IV tank;
- Panther tank: repair costs decreased;
- "Engine power boost" consumable removed from Store;
- Teamdamage when ramming now counts only if the speed of the vehicle involed exceeds 10 km/h;
- Fixed bug with E-50 tank: not possible to mount top turret on stock suspension;
- Fixed bug with E-50 tank: too long braking time.
Credit and experience rates for public test server are multiplied 10 times. All players are given 10k gold for testing purposes.
Login using account credentials from the main EU server.