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The_Chieftain: Didn't I read something about a replica T-35 being built recently? That said, Victor seems to be in the photo.   I recall a couple years ago seeing them drive T35 out of the warehouse for restoration. Having seen it in person, it really is a very, very big tank.

The_Chieftain: It has been an interesting read. Personal commentary follows:   I have three immediate thoughts. 1) Those guys don't know as much about what WG is up to as they think they do. We've actually become relatively good at keeping secrets. 2) I'm glad I didn't jump ship to Obsidian/My as some WG staff did. I was approached more than once. 3) Was disappointed to read of Jinxx getting laid off. I didn't always agree with his thinking, but the man was dedicated to improving the game. He went to The Other Game (there's a fortuitous acronym) with a list of suggestions and player requests he couldn't find traction for with WG and the intent of implementing them. I firmly believe, for example, that AW's artillery mechanic was absolutely his doing as the small alpha/high ROF thing with CB was a large talking point in WoT and something he had been pushing for with no traction at the time. Ditto sixth sense for everyone.     Plus he's an overall nice guy.   That said, I don't think OEI's departure changes anything for us. Sure, we took a look at the game when it came out. I was not the only person to do a write up on things I liked and did not like in the game. But by and large, aside from occasional squabbles over advertising real estate, we basically ignored them put our heads down, and kept focus on WoT. A basic maxim of tactics is to not let the other guy dictate the fight.

Mezurashi: Locking this thread. This topic will just incite unrest.

Mezurashi: Now, this post has a lot of valid comments on both sides of the coin. However, I would appreciate it if people lay off the "ad hominem" posting.

JayStark02: Closing thread. Non-constructive

The_Chieftain: "Let go both sticks"? It's an Abrams, not a Challenger.   Aloeus, I really don't have a problem with an arty not being able to help a fast folding flank or the like. I view it as a force multiplier. If there is no force there to multiply, it won't do any good. Put it another way, artillery as a support class should be able to provide that nudge which can tip the balance from one side to the other.  

The_Chieftain: I think it is what you make of it. I strongly suspect that if you watch my stream and compare with, say, QB's stream, you will find a dramatic difference in attitude between when I get killed by artillery vs him. You will note that I not infrequently vocalize a concern about being in one place for too long just before I get hit. And when I do dramatically explode, usually I say something like that I should have known better.    I am am not a fan of the markers that show where you got hit from, and what by. It continues the dumbing down trend of the game. I have attempted to use them as a guide to return fire down the line of bearing as they are more precise, but I don't believe I have ever achieved a blind hit with it yet.

GhostPrime:   Hello! Please send in a ticket to support with the replay file attached. Please see THIS article on how to attach files to your ticket. Support will perform and investigation into the matter and the appropriate actions will be taken. 

The_Chieftain: Sorry. I ended up on an Army call, then got utterly distracted by taxes and installing the new graphics card. My FPS has just doubled to 125, on max everything.

GhostPrime:   Have you had the chance to try it out today? Are you able to update?

dance210: Mardi Gras is a time for fun, laughter, and parades! We’re building our own World of Tanks Mardi Gras parade and we need your help. Send us your tank parade creation for the chance to win a some cool prizes! Entries must be tank-related and fit in with a parade theme (float, marching band, drill team, Grand Marshall, etc.). The possibilities are endless, so have fun!   Rules     One entry per player     Must be an original creation designed exclusively for this contest     Design must be tank-related and fit a parade theme (e.g. floats, marching band, etc.)     Acceptable image formats: JPEG, PNG, GIF     Entries judged on creativity, quality, consistency with theme and complexity     Image must comply with moral, ethical and legal standards, as well as the forum rules     Wargaming gains exclusive rights to the contest image when you post it on the forum, as outlined in the “User Generated Content” section of the Terms of Service   Deadline February 27, 2017 at 9 am PT / 12 pm ET  Prizes: Top 3 entries: T26E5 Patriot Seven* additional entries will win 1,000 gold *Number of gold prizes may be adjusted, depending on number of valid entries

Saffr0n:   No there isn't.   

Saffr0n:   I doubt the college's ISP would be the issue, but did the IT department verify that their firewall settings would allow it? I need a little more information to work with. Where are you connecting from? Connection statistics from your college's ISP and the other wifi. As of today, I've connected to the CT server multiple times. 

GhostPrime:   Indeed it is up, this is the second iteration of the Common Test. There have been many changes from the first iteration. Please see the Update note in the spoiler below, and leave your feedback in this thread!    Patch Notes:   Second Iteration Fixed dynamic changes in the UI not occuring after the recovery period elapsed Fixed minimization of client when attempting to enter hieroglyphs Fixed the issue when damage caused in the Artillery Aim was not displayed in the damage panel Fixed total amount of Gold and Credits required for purchasing consumables did not display in the Service window Increased the volume level for the Voice Messages in Battle for the Swedish crew Fixed magazine reloading and the "No shells in ammo" message was displayed in the chat, despite the ammo rack not empty Fixed continuous loading when joining the detachment in Stronghold: Battles Fixed the improperly displayed location of player's own vehicle on the minimap after being destroyed and switching to the Postmortem mode Fixed messages sent before joining a battle room not displayed in chat Fixed continuous loading of Strongholds Fixed client hanging when updating vehicle after selling from the Garage Fixed system errors when performing actions with the Spectator mode in training rooms Fixed minor technical issues Vehicles Changes to the following vehicles:  VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. A Changed the thickness of the lower glacis plate from 100 to 120mm Maus Changed vehicle durability from 3,000 to 3,200 hit points Pz.Kpfw. VII Changed dispersion from 0.35 to 0.37 Changed aiming time from 2.5 to 2.6 Changed dispersion during movement from 0.18 to 0.20 Changed dispersion on hull traverse from 0.18 to 0.20 Changed penetration of the PzGr 44 L shell from 330 to 315 Tiger (P) Increased armor thickness of the commander's cupola for the second turret from 95 to 125mm Pz. 58 Mutz, Pz. 58 and Schwarzpanzer 58 Improved gun depression angles (removed the elevation zones above the rear view mirrors) Object 907 Increased armor thickness of the hull sides from 85 to 100mm Increased armor thickness of the turret top from 30 to 40mm VK 100.01 Changed armor thickness of the turret front from 220 to 230mm Increased armor thickness of the commander's cupola front from 210 to 220mm Changed thickness of the lower glacis plate from 125 to 135mm Changed armor thickness for the frontal part of the turret side from 160 to 170mm Changed shells of the 12.8cm Kw.K. L/50 gun: PzGr 39 (490/220) is replaced with PzGr 39 K (440/220) PzGr 40 (490/250) is replaced with PzGr 40 K (440/260) Changed reloading time of the 12.8cm Kw.K. L/50 gun from 18 to 15s Changed dispersion of all guns on hull traverse for the first second suspension from 0.28 to 0.25 Changed dispersion on turret traverse for the 12.8cm Kw.K. L/50 gun from 0.2 to 0.18 Mauschen Changed shells of the 12.8cm Kw.K. L/50 gun: PzGr 39 (490/220) is replaced with PzGr 39 K (440/220) PzGr 40 (490/250) is replaced with PzGr 49 K (440/260) Changed reloading time of the 12.8cm Kw.K. L/50 gun from 15 to 14s E 50 Changed reloading time of the 8.8cm Kw.K. L/100 gun for the second turret from 5.5 to 5.0 E 50 Ausf. M Increased thickness of the lower glacis plate from 100 to 120mm Indien-Panzer Changed aiming time of the 8.8cm Kw.K. 43 L/71 gun from 2.7 to 2.5 Changed aiming time of the 9cm Kanone gun from 2.5 to 2.3 Panther mit 8,8 cm L/71 Improved armor of the gun mantlet Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H Improved gun depression angles of all guns for both turrets  

dance210: Each Clan is ONLY allowed to submit ONE team. All players on each team MUST be in the Clan represented by the tournament team. A Clan MUST confirm the team with at least 14 players; after team has been submitted all players in the Clan will be added to the team.   Tournament page Registration   Basic Tournament Information  Please see tournament page each day for detailed information information   Team Size: 14 combatants + 86 reserves Map: Siegfried Line Mode: Standard Max Tier Points: 140 Tier Limits: Light: Tier 8 Medium: Tier 10 Heavy: Tier 10 TD: Tier 10 SPG: Tier 10   Prizes Group Stage - Must have won at least 1 battle Top 32 teams 2,500 gold to Clan Treasury     Playoff Prize  *gold paid out to the Clan Treasury 1st Place 100,000 gold 10,000 Influence 30,000 Industrial Resource 2nd Place 75,000 gold 8,000 Influence 20,000 Industrial Resource 3rd - 4th Place 40,000 gold 6,000 Influence 10,000 Industrial Resource 5th - 8th Place 20,000 gold 3,000 Influence 5,000 Industrial Resource 9th - 16th Place 10,000 gold 1,500 Influence 2,500 Industrial Resource  
  Schedule Stage Date Group Stage Day 1 Wednesday, February 22 17:00 PT / 20:00 ET Group Stage Day 2 Thursday, February 23 17:00 PT / 20:00 ET Round of 32 (if needed) Friday, February 24 17:00 PT / 20:00 ET Round of 16 Saturday, Februrary 25 16:00 PT / 19:00 ET Quarterfinal Saturday, February 25 18:00 PT / 21:00 ET Semifinal Sunday, February 26 16:00 PT / 19:00 ET Final Sunday, February 26 18:00 PT / 21:00 ET

The_Chieftain:   As of a week ago, not enough, yet. Somewhere over 3/4 the way to what we need for the offset printing.  

The_Chieftain:   Dollars? Credit card? Downloaded off-line Google Maps on your 'phone? Travelling mobile 'phone plan?

The_Chieftain:   This. I can add nothing more.

GhostPrime:   Lots of things can happen in 10 minutes, yes. 20 Minutes is better 10 is okay. An image will only show a specific point. If you have the file it will show all the hops in a graph, and you are able to look at specific points in that graph. It will tell you far more information than that of an image. My suggestion is to submit a ticket to support with that file attached if you'd genuinely like help. They do usually go through a troubleshooting procedure that does involve a network reset if possible. If you have done this please let them know, and any other troubleshooting.   When we have server issues we really need to have as much information as possible to narrow down an issue. The more the better. Not saying this issue is or is not on your or our end, just that in the event of an issue we do ask for help. As we did recently. I

The_Chieftain: We shall be moving, today.   And I, also, initially misread it as 'anti-contraceptive', with similar surprise.

GhostPrime:   An image is not evidence of an issue, you need to do a test over time, and display all the servers to see where the PL originates. Please send in a ticket to support with your findings. If there are issues, we need to know about it, and see where this packet loss originates. If we indeed have an issue, we can look into the matter. Thanks 

The_Chieftain:   Meh.   The problem is that part of his argument is the past statistics.This has two flaws. 1) Although it is certainly true that 'good-guy-with-a-gun' rarely stops spree shootings, the times that 'good guy with a gun' happened to be present and engage, there has never, as far as I know, been a case where the police have shot the wrong guy. Even if the shooting is not stopped, incidents like the Chatanooga recruiting center or the Trolley Square Mall indicate that there is very definitely a useful result of having someone at least distract if not drive off the shooter and limit the casualty toll below that which it would otherwise have been had there been no armed presence at all, until local law enforcement show up. Actually, I can't think of any incidents where 'good guy with a gun' actually caused more trouble than otherwise already existed. 2) Frequently 'good-guy-with-a-gun' stops an incident (either by force or threat) before it gets to the level of spree shooting which resulted in being recorded in the Federal spree shooting database to begin with.   Another part of the argument is that if Mr Klepper had to be 'trained in the basics of using a gun', then he's hardly representative of a lot of the population who do carry firearms for purposes other than proving or disproving media experiments. Generally speaking, folks who carry are more likely to be the sort of person who go to the range for fun. Heck, I don't carry (Yay, California Bay Area) but I've attended courses in practical shooting put on by off-duty cops.

GhostPrime: Thank you for the feedback! It is very valuable so we can find ways to improve the WGC! We are currently collecting statistics to determine future UI/UX changes   What are the different versions of World of Tanks you have installed? Are they earlier versions of the game, or different like the Sandbox client? Could you send me a log file from your WGC Launcher? (Via PM) Currently, the Common test is not supported by the WGC but we will be adding that at a later date. 

JayStark02: I've removed all off-topic posts on this thread. Please stay on topic and refrain from being rude to one another.

JayStark02: Closing duplicate thread. Continue discussion here.

GhostPrime:    ​​As long as the enemy tank has been spotted.

Saffr0n:     This happens when you use a multi-monitor setup, which isn't fully supported by the game client. There is a workaround using XVM, but you'll need to tinker with those settings. 

Saffr0n:   It's because you have a multi-screen setup. Here is an example of what another player did:  http://forum.worldof..._st__40#topmost #54

Saffr0n:  

Saffr0n:   There have been a couple WWise updates with the last few patches. The game introduced new sound settings for headphones/laptop speakers and multi-channel setups. If your mods aren't at fault, it's likely that you selected sound settings that don't apply to the device that they're using. Try starting the game in Safe mode before moving onto changing your device settings.    If you're using headphones or laptop speakers, use autoselection or 2.0/2.1 unless your headset supports multi-channel (you should know if your headset supports it). You're not going to get improved sound by using multi-channel if your sound peripheral doesn't support it or you don't have enough speakers for a 5.1 or 7.1 setup.    Hope this helps. 

dance210:   Hello!   Per the rules, teams are seeded randomly for the Playoffs.

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GhostPrime:   ​If you haven't already, please contact our support team. They should be able to help you out with this. 

Mezurashi: As a general rule, I keep the tanks that I like. Even though I have the Comet recently unlocked, I keep my Cromwell around because it's fun.

Mezurashi:   Is this the latest episode? Dang... I'll need to catch up.

GhostPrime: Thank you all for your feedback so far! Please keep it coming.  What does everyone think of the changes to the UI? 

The_Chieftain: Stalkervision, your posts have been un-necessarily aggressive, and some of them aren't even on topic. I would ask that you keep to the relevant subject at hand, and do so in a slightly more considerate manner. (That includes using multi-quote instead of repeatedly posting new posts)

GhostPrime:     Absolutely, this! 

The_Chieftain: OK, we will be moving the new thread to the Hatch. It has been decided.

GhostPrime:   Please make sure you are entering it in correctly. If you are still having trouble, please contact support 

Saffr0n:   I need your friend to provide more information about their system and the directory where he/she loaded the CT client.   

Saffr0n:   Thanks for clarifying this. The Maus and Type 4/5 Heavy also got armor buffs so your feedback wasn't specific.   

Saffr0n:   PM me your son's account so I can verify that it's active for the Common Test.  Keep the CT client and regular client in separate directories. Reset your internet connection. Allow firewall exception for CT client Does your son have administrator privileges on his computer? If not, adjust system settings so he does. You may have to run the program as administrator.   

Saffr0n:   This happens when you use a borderless windowed program or a third-party modification. Fix this by using the in-game borderless window option to get fullscreen on your wide display. If you want to adjust scaling so text/icons are smaller or larger:    Enter graphic settings: There is an interface scale menu and option, which is done automatically or 1x. You’ll have to choose 1x, save then exit the game. Exit to desktop: C:\Users\"Yourusername"\AppData\Roaming\Wargaming.net\WorldOfTanks or windows+R: Enter %appdata%\wargaming.net Locate the preferences.xml file Open it with notepad Find the following:     1.000000    This is the standard scale volume for FHD 1920x1080 displays For 2K: 2560x1440 screens you have to do as below     1.500000     For 4K: 3840x2160 screens you have to do as below     2.000000    Save the changes and enter the game client.  

Saffr0n:   All System Info Display Devices Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives  

Saffr0n:   Thanks for locating a bug with the Relaying skill. Regarding throttle controls, this can could be the effect of latency. 

GhostPrime:   Thank you for the workaround!  Also, we will be fixing this in the future, so please stay tuned!

GhostPrime:   The in game text, or the launcher? If you have trouble fitting/seeing the WGC please drag the bottom right corner to find a resolution that is best for you. We are also working on how to make it more visible and easier for players in future versions, and compatible with more graphics cards and different monitor arrangements.