Developers posts on forum

DomoSapien: I just recreated the brackets, they should pop at 8:10 central. Sorry folks.

Jambijon:   Like _Platform said, we will be providing a more dedicated schedule next month.  We just wanted to have some tournaments running this weekend to keep with the trend.  We are aiming for two weeks advance notice for July and we'll definitely keep you updated!

BigDaddyLaxative:   Like _Platform said, we will be providing a more dedicated schedule next month.  We just wanted to have some tournaments running this weekend to keep with the trend.  We are aiming for two weeks advance notice for July and we'll definitely keep you updated!

Hambijon:   Like _Platform said, we will be providing a more dedicated schedule next month.  We just wanted to have some tournaments running this weekend to keep with the trend.  We are aiming for two weeks advance notice for July and we'll definitely keep you updated!

Jambijon: Also another thing to consider...Discord bots for pretty much anything!

BigDaddyLaxative: Also another thing to consider...Discord bots for pretty much anything!

Hambijon: Also another thing to consider...Discord bots for pretty much anything!

Jambijon: I switched to Discord a couple years ago and haven't gone back to TS. The password protection for servers is nice but assigning roles in discord is pretty simple.  

BigDaddyLaxative: I switched to Discord a couple years ago and haven't gone back to TS. The password protection for servers is nice but assigning roles in discord is pretty simple.  

Hambijon: I switched to Discord a couple years ago and haven't gone back to TS. The password protection for servers is nice but assigning roles in discord is pretty simple.  

MA77:   Para os próximos torneios, não há planos para serem realizados no LATAM. Porém, estamos trabalhando para que quando tudo estiver normalizado, os jogadores sul-americanos possam competir com uma menor latência.

DomoSapien: Tempted to install one of these in my Subaru 

DomoSapien: I get plenty of hugs (facehugs, specifically) from heavy tanks on the battlefield

DomoSapien:
I have a Lowe-hate (get it, because it's pronounced Lur-vuh?   relationship with this tank, much like the T34. It's definitely quite strong for frontlines, as it will make short work of the Obj 252U's upper plate. 

I agree with with you on all your points. It's a support vehicle, through-and-through. The Tier VIII of the week bundle offers a lot of extra goodies for a nominal difference in price.

 

DomoSapien:   soon TM

DomoSapien: Shameless plug: We use ASUS monitors with G-Sync for all of our demo stations. I give them two thumbs-up!

Felipe6666Original:   Cada llave tiene sus propios premios (son los mismos que se detallan al final del topic para todos).   ¡Saludos!

DomoSapien: There is an extremely high demand for the tournament. We are looking to increase the number of teams for future tournaments, as this is the second week this has happened; folks are signing up so quickly that it is overloading the tournament system.

In the meantime, please keep trying, send me a PM with a link to your team and I will do my best to manually confirm

Gnomon: Thanks for sharing that! It was really interesting to see how they reconnected the tracks, especially when they hammered in that small pin. Those folks are doing great work 

TeriyakiTanker:   Yes, as opposed to normal weekends were everyone works together and gives hugs at the end of matches.........

Gnomon:   Haha yeah, it is from a super old photo shoot or promo where she took a bunch of pictures with the cat.     

Gnomon:    This is amazing. You win the Alliteration Prize for today! Unfortunately, the prize is just more alliteration and a broken-down Emporium. 

DomoSapien: Ex-WGLNA players are just as welcome to play in tournaments as everyone else. I would certainly be open to the idea of coming up with a tournament where we select team captains and then assign them teammates, as I think this would be a great learning opportunity for the community.

Two things have vastly helped me improve my gameplay: Playing with really good players, and playing competitively.

DomoSapien: I'm sure you guys noticed we set up these tournaments rather quickly. Moving forward we do plan to start fleshing out a more regular tournament schedule, expanding the size of the tournaments, as well as trying out different formats.

The reason these are attack/defense is that we don't have to worry about tiebreakers with this format. If the tournaments get very large, round robin format is definitely useful.

DomoSapien: We will be toying around with the tier points and cap times in future tournaments to mix things up a bit as well.

Quite a bit of feedback and responses to the survey, thanks everyone! We've got a loooot of reading to do.

Jambijon:   That's just the initial rush to register.  Try again and it will work.  Also, we acknowledged that it was late notice and we will have a more dedicated schedule starting in July.

BigDaddyLaxative:   That's just the initial rush to register.  Try again and it will work.  Also, we acknowledged that it was late notice and we will have a more dedicated schedule starting in July.

Hambijon:   That's just the initial rush to register.  Try again and it will work.  Also, we acknowledged that it was late notice and we will have a more dedicated schedule starting in July.

DomoSapien: While I would certainly suggest that the ~20-30 thousand people logging in during prime-time indicates that there is no game-breaking malfunction with the client, it's possible something else on your end was updated as well. Additionally, there were some Windows updates in the interim. While we try our best to ensure the client will run on as many machines as possible, it's hard to guarantee that every possible hardware/software combination under the sun will run smoothly without issue.

Either way, the good thing is that you're back in-game, and you're able to enjoy blowing stuff up! Fingers crossed that the issue doesn't rear its ugly head again. See you on the battlefield

DomoSapien:   No worries! I enjoy the process of making these guides quite a bit. Apologies for missing this week's guide, I've been slowly recovering from a fever that has been kicking my butt for most of the week.

Map Mondays will return next week! 

DomoSapien:   I was under the impression that "Ch" in polish makes an "H" sound. Just sayin 

DomoSapien: I'm just here to say that if this vehicle were sold in my Premium Currency Bundle Emporium (working title)  it would be a certified-pre-owned vehicle, and all the interiors would be OEM instead of having some gaudy snake-skin seat covers or an 8-ball shifter knob. 100% German Steel or your money back, guaranteed.    

DomoSapien: If I spot a target and get spotted, then break line of sight, I assume that I will go dark roughly around the same time that target does. Works pretty well, for the most part.

In theory, the better your camo rating, when you start reversing you will 'start' to go dark more quickly - assuming there is a 10 second timer and your camo rating negates 20% of the enemy view range, the 10 second timer will start ticking away when you're farther out than 80% of the enemy view range, as opposed to ticking away when you're 100% out of their view range. 

Gnomon: Guess what? More news!  If you aren't familiar with the Tier VII or VIII of the week, we pick a different tank each week from either of those Tiers and bundle it with Premium Time and other goodies as a bonus.  This week, we've got the Löwe! Löwe means "Lion', and this tank lives up to its namesake. It is deadly accurate with its cannon, and it can chip away at your enemy's health. It has strong armor as well, making it great for side-scraping.  The Löwe is not the speediest, but it can take quite a few hits and can send some shells flying back to the enemy in return.  The sale is from June 22nd until June 29th (04:20 PT | 06:20 CT | 07:20 ET). The Bundle contains: VIII Löwe    30 Days Premium Account x5 XP for the first 20 wins in the Löwe 1x Garage Slot Be sure to check out the Store for pricing.  We also have a few other Bundles for sale, so be sure to check them out in our portal article here - Tier VIII of the Week: Löwe Heavy Tank Thanks, y'all!
PS: I'm sorry I don't have a cool Emporium. Who is ready for Gnomon's Grand Gnarly Tier of the Week Emporium?! No one? I get it. We got shut down three years ago due to the opossum infestation. It was unfortunate.    

MA77:   O Superteste são os nossos testes internos, V_A_C_A. Não são abertos ao público no geral. 

MA77:
Você deve estar visualizando a segunda etapa do Rolando o Aço.

Clique na primeira e veja se era isso, Vitoor  

Felipe6666Original:   No creemos que sea tan poco para un 33ro+ puesto   ¡Saludos!

Gnomon: Hello again, folks!  It's almost the weekend! And that means x3 XP on your first wins.  The x3 XP weekend runs from June 22nd until June 25th (04:20 PT | 06:20 CT | 07:20 ET) We also have plenty of events running this weekend, including Soccer Mode, Tank Warfare Time Machine Missions, Tank Mastery Missions, and more!  Please check out our article, which lists all the current events: Don't You (Forget About x3 XP) and Other Weekend Events! Thanks, everyone, and hope you have a great weekend!  

Felipe6666Original: ¡Saludos, Comandantes!   Las pruebas de Supertest ya comenzaron para los tanques pesados polacos y, en el día de hoy, estamos listos para dar detalles de uno más de ellos. El primer tanque pesado de la rama polaca, el Habich Ciężki (nombre no definitivo) será un vehículos de nivel VII.   Imágenes     En nivel VII los medianos polacos comienzan a convertirse en pesados. Como sus hermanos mayores, el Habich Ciężki cuenta con un gran daño alfa y un buen ángulo de depresión (-8°. Además, cuenta con la movilidad de un mediano: su potencia específica es de 16,5 hp/t. Sin embargo, su blindaje es algo débil comparado con los pesados polacos de mayor nivel. La torreta es lo suficientemente dura para resistir al fuego de los vehículos de menor nivel, pero el chasis es muy vulnerable.   Su blindaje hace que el estilo de juego de este tanque no sea como el de cualquier otro pesado. Su rol en el campo de batalla será proveer de apoyo a aliados con mejor blindaje. Piensen que es un cañón con gran daño alfa que puede alcanzar la línea del frente muy rápido.     De acuerdo a los resultados de los pruebas del Supertest, puede que cambiemos las especificaciones del Habich Ciężki.   ¡Buena suerte en el campo de batalla!

MA77:   Basta ir em "Configurações" no launcher do jogo e mudar o idioma do mesmo. 

Felipe6666Original: ¡Saludos, tanquistas!   Provincia siempre ha sido un mapa especial. Algunos lo amaban, otros lo odiaban, y algunos otros siempre eran destruidos por enemigos invisibles (en general, esto siempre sucedía a los 10 segundos de comenzada la batalla). No había tanquistas con una opinión neutral sobre Provincia. Cuando lo removimos en 2015, hubo reacciones mezcladas. Muchos jugadores pedían que lo regresáramos.   Regresó en mayo de 2018, y el mapa se convirtió en especial de nuevo. La audiencia está dividida: algunos están felices de que este antiguo escenario esté de regreso (sí, esos jugadores existen, lo juramos), y otros están pidiendo que introduzcamos limitaciones de nivel. Estos últimos aseguran que el mapa favorece a los vehículos de nivel alto con un buen rango de detección y que ambos equipos permanecen detectados la mayor parte de la partida. Hemos visto estas opiniones tanto en los foros como en las redes sociales. Queremos asegurarles que estamos haciendo un seguimiento de la situación y analizando sus opiniones. Sin embargo, necesitamos un poco de tiempo para "estabilizar" la jugabilidad en Provincia: los jugadores deben acostumbrarse al escenario y desarrollar tácticas específicas para él.   ¿Cuánto tiempo demorará? No hay una respuesta concretra. Aun así, cuando nuestra audiencia se adapte al nuevo escenario, lo veremos (porque las estadísticas generales del mapa se estabilizarán). En general, esto sucede a los dos o tres meses del lanzamiento del mapa. Así que todavía no estamos listos para introducir limitaciones de nivel: necesitamos más datos para respaldar la opiniones. Monitorearemos la duración promedio de las batallas, por cuánto tiempo sobrevicven cada una de las clases de vehículos en Provincia, cuáles son las posiciones de tiro más recurrentes, y en dónde suelen ser destruidos los vehículos. La información que recolectemos y sus opiniones influenciarán la decisión que tomemos. Si la información refuerza la idea de que el mapa no es apropiado para vehículos de nivel alto, y si la comunidad insiste en que este es el caso, introduciremos limitaciones de nivel. Hasta entonces, les pedimos que sean pacientes y compartan sus opiniones (tanto a favor como en contra) de estas limitaciones.   ¿Entonces qué estamos cambiando ahora si no estamos introduciendo limitaciones de nivel? Bueno, hay cierto desbalance en las posiciones de los equipos, y tenemos la intención de deshacernos de él. Actualmente, el lado este se ve favorecido y gana más seguido. El lado oeste tiene menos posiciones de tiro, por lo que tiene menos posibilidades de diseñar distintos ataques. En el día de hoy, probaremos las mejoras que deberían balancear estas imperfecciones:   Imágenes   La esquina sureste del mapa. Movimos varias casas para que el equipo en el oeste pueda dispararle a sus enemigos desde el comienzo de la batalla (el lado este ya puede hacer eso). Cerca del monasterio, en el lado este de la pendiente de la montaña. Cambiamos la geometría de los edificios cercanos para que el equipo que ataque por abajo y dispare por detrás sea más eficiente. Agregamos cobertura que ayudará al equipo oeste en su lucha contra el equipo este por el control de la pendiente de la montaña. Luego de que el equipo oeste ocupe las posiciones mencionadas en el punto 3, pueden avanzar hasta una gran roca que ahora es más eficiente como cobertura y ofrece una mejor protección contra el fuego de los cazatanques. Las bases de ambos equipos. Agregamos varias posiciones de cobertura dentro de los círculos de captura para reducir la cantidad de empates. Actualmente, es casi imposible capturar una base dado que ambos equipos pueden disparar al círculo de captura desde casi cualquier lugar. La cobertura incrementará sus chances de capturar y también obligará al equipo defensor a jugar más activamente. Ya veremos si esto funciona porque sabemos que hay muchos jugadores a los que no les gusta la cobertura en base, así que seguiremos este cambio de cerca. Cubriremos las espaldas de los tanquistas del equipo oeste que defiendan el camino de la colina de los atanques del equipo este. Actualmente, reciben disparos desde el lado opuesto.   Las pruebas comienzan hoy, así que necesitaremos un tiempo para analizar los resultados. Esperamos eliminar los desbalances actuales del mapa.   ¡Mucha suerte en sus batallas!

Gnomon: Hey, everyone!    I have a bit more news for you!.
The Polish heavies’ Supertests are underway, and today we’re ready to talk about the next Polish tank. The first heavy tank in the Polish branch, the Habich Ciężki (name not final) stands at Tier VII:  
Tier VII is where the Polish mediums start to evolve into heavies. Like his bigger brothers, the Habich Ciężki has a gun with high alpha damage and excellent depression ( -8° ). At the same time, it has a medium tank’s mobility: its specific power-to-weight ratio is 16.5 hp/ton. However, it's armor is a weak point as it isn’t as solid as that of the top Polish Tiers. The turret is just well-protected against low-tier vehicles’ fire and the hull is even more vulnerable.
Its average armor prevents using this tank as a classical heavy. Its likely role on the battlefield is lending fire support to better-protected allies. Think of it as of a high alpha gun that can be delivered to an advantageous position relatively fast.   Screenshots            
Depending on the test outcome we may change this Habich Ciężki’s stats, so please follow the news and let us know what you think. Good luck in your battles!

Gnomon: Hey, everyone! Hope that you're having a good Friday. I've got some Supertest news for you, and it's that we’re balancing the Province map. Province has always been a special map. Some loved it, some hated it, some were always getting killed by invisible foes. It seemed there were no tankers with a neutral opinion on Province. When we took Province out of the game in 2015, the reaction was mixed. Quite a lot of people were actively demanding that we return it. The map made its comeback in May 2018, and received some mixed feebdack. The audience is split: some are grateful for having the legendary location back (these people exist, we promise), and some are asking us to introduce tier limitations. The latter are saying that the map is too crammed for top tier vehicles with great spotting ranges, and that the teams spend the battle being constantly lit up by the enemy. This opinion is expressed via the forums, social networks, and YouTube. We want to assure you that we are following the situation and examining the feedback very closely. We do think that some time is needed for the Province gameplay ‘stabilization’: the player base can get used to the location and develop map-specific tactics. How long will it take? There’s no exact answer; still, when the audience adapts to a location, we dp see this on our end, because the map’s overall stats stabilize. Usually this happens in 2 to 3 months after a map’s release. So, in Province’s case, we’re not yet ready to introduce any tier limitations: we need more data to support the feedback. We’re going to monitor the average battle duration, how long different tanks survive on Province, what firing positions are most popular, and where vehicles are destroyed most often. The info we collect will influence the decision we take, together with your feedback. If the data supports the feedback that the map isn’t suitable for top tiers, and if the community members continue to have this feedback, we’ll introduce the limitations by tier. Until then we kindly ask you to be patient, and share your reasoning in support (or against) the said limitations. The more info the better!  So what are we changing now if we’re not introducing limitations by tier?Well there’s a certain imbalance in team positions, and we intend to get rid of it. The eastern side currently has an upper hand and wins more often. The western team has less firing positions so they have fewer opportunities for building up and coordinating attacks. Today, we’ll try the improvements that should set the balance right.   They are:  The southwestern corner of the map. Several houses have been moved so it’s easier for the western team to shoot at their opponents right from the start (which the eastern side already had the ability to do.) Near the monastery, on the eastern side’s mountain slope. The nearby buildings’ geometry has changed, allowing the team attacking from below and firing from behind them to be more efficient. We’ve added a cover that will help the western team in a fight for the eastern team’s mountain slope. After the western side takes the position mentioned in (3), they can advance to a large rock which now is more comfortable as a cover and offers better protection from tank destroyer fire. Both teams’ bases. We’ve added several covered positions inside the capture circles to decrease the number of draws. In the current map setup, it’s almost impossible to capture a base, as both teams can be shoot from any slope. Cover will increase your chances to grab a base, and will also make the defending team play more active. We’ll see whether this works; we know that lots of people dislike base cover so we’ll follow the issue closely. We’ll cover the backs of tankers from the western team defending the uphill road from the eastern attackers. Currently, they are often shot at from the opposing slope. Province Screenshots         The Supertest starts today, and we need some time to analyze the results. We hope we’ll be able to eliminate the existing imbalance.As soon as we decide the fate of Province, we’ll make an announcement shortly. Let us know what you think!  Make sure to follow the news, and best of luck in battle! 

MA77: O Superteste dos tanques poloneses pesados está em andamento e hoje estamos prontos para testar mais um. O primeiro tanque pesado no ramo polonês, o Habich Ciężki (nome ainda não é final) está no Nível VII. Este nível é onde os médios poloneses começam a evoluir para pesados.     Como seus irmãos maiores, o Habich Ciężki tem um canhão com alto dano alpha e excelente depressão (-8°. Ao mesmo tempo, tem a mobilidade de um tanque médio: sua relação específica potência/peso é de 16,5 hp/ton. No entanto, uma fraqueza é a sua blindagem que não é tão sólida quanto a dos principais poloneses. A torre está bem protegida contra o fogo de veículos de nível baixo e o casco é ainda mais vulnerável.       Mais Fotos       Sua blindagem média impede o uso deste tanque como um pesado clássico. Seu provável papel no campo de batalha é dar apoio de fogo a aliados mais protegidos, então pense que ele é uma arma de alto dano alpha que pode ser pegar uma posição vantajosa relativamente rápido.  
Dependendo do resultado do teste, podemos alterar as estatísticas do Habich Ciężki, então, por favor, sigam as notícias.   Boa sorte nas suas futuras batalhas!

MA77: Saudações, tanqueiros!
  Hoje tem mais novidades de nossos testes internos com relação a mapas e chegou a vez olharmos um pouco mais atentamente para Província, que por agora não há limitação de nível.

Província sempre foi um mapa especial. Alguns amavam, alguns odiavam, alguns estavam sempre sendo mortos por inimigos invisíveis (regularmente, dentro de 10 segundos após o início das batalhas). Parecia que não havia jogadores com uma opinião neutra sobre a província. Quando tiramos o mapa do jogo em 2015, a reação foi mista e muitas pessoas estavam exigindo ativamente que voltássemos.
O mapa retornou em maio de 2018 e tornou-se especial novamente. O público está dividido: alguns são gratos por ter o lendário local de volta (existem tais pessoas, nós juramos), e alguns estão nos pedindo para introduzir limitações de nível. Os últimos estão dizendo que o mapa está ruim demais para os veículos de nível alto com grandes alcances de visão e que as equipes passam a batalha sendo constantemente detectadas pelo inimigo. Esta opinião é expressa através do fórum, das redes sociais e do YouTube. Queremos garantir que estamos acompanhando a situação e examinando o feedback. No entanto, achamos que é necessário algum tempo para a estabilização do jogo em Província: a base de jogadores deve se acostumar com a localização e desenvolver táticas específicas no mapa.  
Quanto tempo vai demorar? Não há resposta exata; ainda assim, quando o público se adapta a um local, vemos isso, porque as estatísticas gerais do mapa se estabilizam. Geralmente isso acontece entre dois e três meses após o lançamento de um mapa. Então, no caso de Província, ainda não estamos prontos para introduzir quaisquer limitações de nível: precisamos de mais dados para dar suporte ao feedback. Vamos monitorar a duração média da batalha, por quanto tempo diferentes tanques sobrevivem, quais posições de tiro são mais populares e onde os veículos são destruídos com mais frequência. As informações que coletarmos influenciarão a decisão que tomarmos, juntamente com seu feedback. Se os dados apoiam a suposição de que o mapa não é adequado para os níveis mais altos e se os membros da comunidade continuarem insistindo nisso, apresentaremos as limitações por nível. Até lá, pedimos a gentileza de que você seja paciente e compartilhe seu raciocínio em apoio (ou contra) as limitações mencionadas.
Então, o que estamos mudando agora se não estamos introduzindo limitações por camada?  
Bem, há um certo desequilíbrio nas posições das equipes e pretendemos nos livrar dele. O lado oriental atualmente tem uma vantagem e ganha mais vezes. A equipe ocidental tem menos posições de disparo, então eles têm menos oportunidades de construir e desenvolver ataques. Hoje, tentaremos as melhorias que devem definir o equilíbrio certo.
    1. O canto sudoeste do mapa: Várias casas foram deslocadas, e agora é mais fácil para a equipa ocidental atirar nos seus adversários desde o início (o lado oriental já é capaz de fazer isso). 2. Perto do mosteiro, na encosta da montanha do lado leste: A geometria dos edifícios próximos mudou, permitindo que a equipe que ataca por baixo e atire atrás deles para ser mais eficiente. 3. Nós adicionamos uma proteção que ajudará a equipe ocidental a jogar usando a inclinação da montanha do time leste. 4. Após o lado oeste tomar a posição mencionada em (3), eles podem avançar para uma grande rocha que agora é mais confortável como cobertura e oferece melhor proteção contra o fogo do caça-tanques. 5. Ambas as equipes: Adicionamos várias posições cobertas dentro dos círculos de captura para diminuir a quantidade de empates. Na configuração atual do mapa, é quase impossível capturar uma base - ambas podem ser vistas em qualquer inclinação. A maior quantidade de cobertura aumentará suas chances de ganhar uma base e também tornará a equipe defensora mais ativa. Vamos ver se isso funciona; Sabemos que muitas pessoas não gostam de cobertura nas bases, então acompanharemos o assunto de perto. 6. Vamos cobrir as costas dos jogadores da equipe ocidental defendendo a subida dos atacantes orientais. Atualmente, eles geralmente são alvejados na inclinação oposta.

  Mais Fotos   Os testes começam hoje e precisaremos de tempo para analizar os resultados. Nós acreditamos que seremos capazes de eliminar o desequilíbrio do mapa.   Assim que decidirmos o futuro do mapa, avisaremos a vocês.   Grande abraço!