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The_Chieftain:   That, and the fact that a win gives you a bonus to XP/Credits over a loss for the same amount of damage dealt.   I fully agree that there are many factors outside of one player's control. But over time, those external factors start to be reduced. This applies for pretty much every metric we use, be it WN8, win rate, MoE, whatever.   Which is more useful to the team? Taking 15hp off a Batchat to kill it before it escapes to reload, or aiming at the full-health Maus to take off 400hp of the 2,600 it has? Where you apply the firepower is just as important as how much you apply. The best players will usually take the right decision, even if that means lower hp in such a situation if appropriate.   If I may take an extreme example, let's say that there are two soldiers in the same battalion. One is a machinegunner. The other, the battalion sniper. In every fight, the machinegunner kills ten men. The sniper kills one. But the ten men that the machinegunner killed were always privates in a squad. Every time the sniper fired his single shot, he knocks out an FO, the commander, the radioman, etc and the enemy plan falls apart. Who did more damage, and who was more valuable to the battalion? Similarly, one player could knock out 90% of the hitpoints of all 15 enemy tanks, but if he doesn't finish the job and just moves onto the next target instead of 'wasting' a round on a 15hp vehicle and taking the guns out of the fight, is he being as valuable as he could be to the team?   As I said, there is a general correlation between competence and damage output. If you're utterly incompetent, it is unlikely that you would get many MoE. However, getting your third MoE does not prove that you are more valuable to the team than 95% of other players. It proves only that you know how to position yourself and stay alive sufficiently long to score more damage than 95% of the others, and the result of the team becomes an ancillary effect. That in itself is an indicator of competence, but as a team player, I'd like to think that my team mates are going for the win, not the damage counter.

Volier_Zcit: Thread closed. This is just causing more people to violate the Forum Rules.

dance210:   Hi BuubyTrap!   We do have a discussion thread for the Clan events here   1. For the social media contests, clans must be created after May 1, 2016. 2. Anyone in the clan can enter into the Social Media contests; it doesn't have to be the clan commander.

dance210: After almost 2 weeks of grueling battles, FamLyfe has taken 1st place of the Summer Play tournament! Their battle isn't over yet...they face off against a WGA team, with some a very special prize on the line - GTX 950 graphic cards provided by NVIDIA! Does WGA stand a chance of defeating FamLyfe, or will FamLyfe walk away as Champion? Watch vodean and Mawderator bring you the final battles at twitch.tv/vodeanWOT starting at 6:30 pm PT tonight!

The_Chieftain: Technically, they indicate merely damage caused, not overall performance. It is, in theory, possible to have three marks of excellence, indicating that you have caused more damage per game in that type of vehicle than 95% of the other players, while still losing 95% of your games, as it reflects purely damage done, and not where and when you did that damage. Of course, in reality, there is a reasonable correlation between the two, but there is a nasty tendency for people to purely associate damage done with competence. (Caused 4,000 damage, lost game, my team mates were idiots!)

Njourour:   No problem 

Njourour: Should I close this one? to find the winner 

The_Chieftain:   Well, there's the other side of the coin.   Why Michael Moore thinks Trump will win.   BBC: Why Democrats may be overconfident   Personally, I'm taking a look at the Libertarian guy. Seems to have been a popular governor, and the man made it to the top of Mt Everest with a damaged leg. He must have some positives.  

Njourour: Thread locked due to excessive arguing.

Volier_Zcit:   ​Thanks ​Av3ntador. Good luck in your future endeavors.   To other Forumers, please do take time to read our Forum Rules. Thank you.

Saffr0n:   It's a process so bear with us. Thanks for your patience, mate    Connectivity issues can still occur no matter how good your internet package is. For example, inclement weather can still influence packet loss. Running a PingPlotter report will let us identify the issue and if it's on our end then the report(s) help our devs fix the node that much faster. We regularly ping our servers and have engineers that monitor its status. We're not making generalizations and you shouldn't either--every player won't have the same type of connection or ISP for that matter. 

dance210:   Hi! August hasn't even started yet. This is only about the tournament that is taking place the last two weeks of the month; you won't find any information about what is going on for the rest of August here.   If you want to see an overview of what is coming up (and when you'll find out more details about each item) please go here. Thanks!

Tanitha:   Replied above ^^ And . what servers have you registered to ? I mean NA?EU?RU?ASIA/ETC   Regards
Tan

NyxWGA: So several people have reported this thread asking to close the thread as "spam"   Not sure if serious?   It's in off-topic and it's not meant to be serious, it's meant to be silly and fun.   If you are reporting the thread and asking for it to be closed:   a) you may be unclear on what the point of Off-Topic is? b) you want me to close it so you can "win"   Either way - cut it out. The report feature is for posts that actually break the rules. The moderators have better things to do with their time than look at silly stuff in off-topic.   (of course, I could just lock the thread now and win )

The_Chieftain: I would make two observations.   Firstly, there used to be a 5 tier spread. Before we brought it down, a number of vehicles needed to be rebalanced. Folks may recall the KV2 107 or the old Soviet T-34 with 100mm. There were an acceptable number of these vehicles. Going to the lower spread is more difficult.   Secondly, the idea of the lower spread is not universal due to what I have to assume are cultural differences. Russians, for example, love the larger spread and it took our flying to Minsk and sitting in front of them to convince them that they should lower the spread to the current level to suit the American audience. To put it by way of example, if an American player in a Pz III met  a KV2, he'd ricochet a couple of rounds off the KV, get squashed like a bug, and his thinking is likely to be "that sucked. I had no chance to kill him". The Russian reaction, however, is more like "well, I bet he enjoyed squashing me like that. I'm going to get me one of them things and squash someone just like he did me", and he gets his enjoyment that way.   Given that this is generally a global game (China excluded, they do their own thing), we have to balance for the merit of the globe, not server preferences

dance210:   All teams play the first week. Which means it's just one week off from having any multi-day tournaments (the 1 day tournaments alternate days with the 18th Anniversary).   I've considered adding another Weekly 5v5 during Week 2 for the teams that have been eliminated, but haven't decided on that yet.

The_Chieftain: I found the M103 to be fantastic even before it was updated. I was running 61% win on it. My reaction to the news of a bit of a buff was "Really? I'll take it..."

Saffr0n:   I understand your frustration, but it is the best only solution until an actual fix is applied. Your feedback is very much welcomed, but there is no room for the negative comments in this thread. 

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 17 players; after registration has closed the 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: Pilsen Mode: Standard Max Tier Points: 140 Tier Limits: Light: Tier 8 Medium: Tier 10 Heavy: Tier 10 TD: Tier 10 SPG: Tier 10   Prizes The following prizes will be provided to each member of the respective teams. 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 5th - 8th Place 4,000 gold 9th - 16th Place 3,000 gold 17th - 32nd Place 2,000 gold  
  Schedule

dance210: The 18th Anniversary tournament is a multi-day tournament running from August 15th through August 28th. Teams of five will fight their way through three days of group stage, with the top 64 teams moving on to one of two, 32-team single elimination playoff brackets! The winner of each playoff will face off in a special Champion vs. Champion round, with the ultimate champion walking away with some cool special prizes!     Tournament page Registration   Basic Tournament Information  Please see tournament page each day for detailed information information   Team Size: 5 combatants + 2 reserves Map: Siegfried Line Mode: Encounter Max Tier Points: 34 Tier Limits: Light: Tier 4 - 7 Medium: Tier 4 - 7 Heavy: Tier 4 - 7 TD: Tier 4 - 7 SPG: Tier 4 - 7   Prizes The following prizes will be provided to each member of the respective teams. Champion vs. Champion Prize Ultimate Champion (TBA)     Playoff Prize - paid out to each 32-team playoff bracket 1st Place 10,000 gold 2nd Place 8,000 gold 3rd Place 6,000 gold 4th Place 5,000 gold 5th - 8th Place 4,000 gold 9th - 16th Place 3,000 gold 17th - 32nd Place 2,000 gold     Group Stage - based on final standing after all three group stage days Top 64 team Continue on to Playoffs 17th Place - top 25% of teams 2-hr 25% Credit Personal Reserve 2-hr 25% Experience Personal Reserve 2-hr 200% Free Experience Personal Reserve 2-hr 100% Crew Experience Personal Reserve Top 26 - 50% of teams 1-hr 25% Credit Personal Reserve 2-hr 15% Experience Personal Reserve 2-hr 100% Free Experience Personal Reserve 4-hr 50% Crew Experience Personal Reserve Top 51 - 75% of teams 4-hr 10% Credit Personal Reserve 4-hr 10% Experience Personal Reserve 4-hr 50% Free Experience Personal Reserve 4-hr 50% Crew Experience Personal Reserve  
Schedule Round Date Time Group Stage Day 1 Monday, August 15 18:30 PT / 21:30 ET Group Stage Day 2 Wednesday, August 17 18:30 PT / 21:30 ET Group Stage Day 3 Friday, August 19 18:30 PT / 21:30 ET Playoff Round of 64 (if needed) Sunday, August 21 15:30 PT / 18:30 ET Playoff Round of 32 Sunday, August 21 17:00 PT / 20:00 ET Playoff Round of 16 Monday, August 22 18:30 PT / 21:30 ET Playoff Quarterfinal Wednesday, August 24 18:30 PT / 21:30 ET Playoff Semifinal Friday, August 26 18:30 PT / 21:30 ET Playoff Final Sunday, August 28 18:30 PT / 21:30 ET Champion vs. Champion Sunday, August 28 18:30 PT / 21:30 ET

dance210: All active tournaments can be found by searching the Tournaments Home Page. Interested in what we having coming up? Check out the calendar! Tournament page Registration  Team Size: 5 combatants + 2 reserve Map Ensk Mode: Encounter Tier Point Limit: 20 Tier Limits: This represents the max tier allowed. Teams are allowed to bring lower tiers. Light: Tier 4 Medium: Tier 4 Heavy: Tier 4 TD: Tier 4 SPG: Tier 4

dance210: It's time for the Light Throwdown! This weekend, grab your favorite tier III Light tank and head to the battlefield! Players will face off in an epic 1v1 clash on Mittengard for gold and glory!! Don't have a tier III light tank? Don't worry! You can rent the German Pz T-15 and blast your way to victory! Tournament page Registration Joining a tournament and earning a prize is easier than ever! In the Light Throwdown, single-player teams are split into groups, with each group having no more than 10 teams. Facing all other teams in their group, the best tier III light tank commander will earn the 1st place prize - a cool 500 gold! If you're not at the top of the pack, don't worry, players will earn gold all the way to 7th place! Stop by, sign up and join the competition! Tournament InformationTeam size: 1 Map: Mittengard Max tier allowed: 3 ONLY lights allowed Looking for even more of a challenge? Check out our the Platournaments on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday featuring tier IV tanks - you can sign up as a complete team or sign up individually! If you sign up as a solo player you will be assigned to a team. Our eSports calendar also has all our upcoming tournaments - take a look and find the right fit for you!  Run into a player that brought something other than a light tank? Send in a dispute immediately after the tournament ends and we will adjust the scores. Please note, you must include all of the requested information when you submit your dispute! Dispute ProcessDisputes must adhere to the protocol detailed below or risk having the dispute dropped by tournament administration.Teams have 24 hr after the tournament has concluded to submit disputes. Disputes must be emailed to tournaments@wargamingamerica.com The email subject: Light 1v1 Throwdown Dispute Disputes must include the following in the body of the email or risk having the dispute dropped by tournament administration:In-game name of the player submitting the dispute Name of the tournament (Light 1v1 Throwdown) Your team’s name with a link to your team’s page created for you during registration Your opponent’s team name and a link to your opponent’s team page created during registration Reason for dispute: e.g. “I would like to report the team for using a tank that was not allowed, the StuG III.” An attached replay of the disputed battle(s) Additional notes:One valid dispute during a group stage reverses all scores from the offending team for that round. Publicizing disputes prior to resolution is subject to penalties at tournament admin's discretion, not limited to: Disregarding the dispute Immediate team disqualification Removal of offending player from the event  PrizesA player will only receive a prize if they won at least one battle during the tournament. Prizes are awarded to players as quickly as possible. It can take up to 7 days after the tournament has concluded before players are credited with their prize. If it has been more than seven days OR if there is a problem with the prize, please contact tournaments@wargamingamerica.com.

Saffr0n:   Can you specify what is broken for you?  

Saffr0n:   Connectivity issues can pop up anywhere and anytime, whether it's server-side or client-side. It's not fair to assume that we're blaming a mod, your internet, or your rig. We try to treat each connectivity issue as their own unique case. Looking through your ticket history, I see that you have not been prompted to run a PingPlotter report. If you would like for us to troubleshoot your connection issue and determine where you're getting the hang up I urge you to submit a ticket. 

GhostPrime: Second weeks winners will be announced on Monday! 

dance210: Call to Arms - Absolutes - Tier X! Registration for Absolutes - Tier X! Call to Arms - Champions - Tier VIII! Registration for Champions - Tier VIII! *Please note:Clans can have a maximum of two teams in each Call to Arms tournament (clan can have 2 teams in Absolutes and two teams in Champions) PrizesAll prizes are paid out per group. Credits will be paid out to each player Gold will be paid out to the Clan treasury Combat reserve will ONLY be paid out if the clan has the building  Absolute Champion 1st place 24,000 gold to Clan treasury   1,000 Influence   15,000 Industrial Resource   4 Clan Credit Boosts   250,000 credits per player 12,000 gold to Clan treasury   500 Influence   8,000 Industrial Resource   4 Clan Credit Boosts   100,000 credits per player 2nd place 20,000 gold to Clan treasury   8,00 Influence   12,000 Industrial Resource   3 Clan Credit Boosts   250,000 credits per player 10,000 gold to Clan treasury   400 Influence   6,000 Industrial Resource   3 Credit Boosts   100,000 credits per player 3rd place 12,000 gold to Clan treasury   600 Influence   10,000 Industrial Resource   2 Clan Credit Boosts   250,000 credits per player 6,000 gold to Clan treasury   300 Influence   5,000 Industrial Resource   2 Credit Boosts   100,000 credits per player 4th place 500 Influence   2 Clan Credit Boosts   250,000 credits per player 250 Influence   2 Credit Boosts   100,000 credits per player   Tournament InformationTeam Size: 15 combatants + 5 reserves Players must be from the same clan, with the exception of legionnaires Up to 4 players may be from outside the clan and act as legionnaires. If more than 4 non-clan players are on the team, player(s) may be removed and/or the team denied. Map : Malinovka Mode: Standard Absolutes Tier point maximum: 150 points Max tier allowed: 10 Champions Tier point maximum: 120 points Max tier allowed: 8  ScheduleTournament Stage Date Time Group Stage Round 1 Saturday, August 6 15:30 PT (18:30 ET) Group Stage Round 2 Saturday, August 6 15:43 PT (18:43 ET) Group Stage Round 3 Saturday, August 6 15:56 PT (18:56 ET) Group Stage Round 4 Saturday, August 6 16:09 PT (19:09 ET) Group Stage Round 5 Saturday, August 6 16:22 PT (19:22 ET) Group Stage Round 6 Saturday, August 6 16:35 PT (19:35 ET) Group Stage Round 7 Saturday, August 6 16:48 PT (19:48 ET)

The_Chieftain:   That's how I run my Midway. Basic firing training for my Tier 1, and Manual AA for my tier 4 skills. When a CA asks me at the beginning of the game if I want AA cover, I inform them that I'm good for the first wave. Usually there isn't a second, I think my AA's better than Des Moines. I run strike, so I don't rely on my fighters to protect me. Just lots and lots of 5" guns. On occasion I'll bring my CV along with the BB pack, to provide them AA.

Saffr0n:   I'm not ghosting your system or asking you to log into Microsoft...Are you not running a Windows OS?    Here is the diagnostic file if you are:    http://dl-support.wargaming.net/wot/ru/wgcheck/WGCheck_EN.zip   Once you have downloaded it, open the zip file and run the WGCheck.exe. After it has launched, please select the World of Tanks icon and locate its directory. The default location is **C:\Games\World_of_Tanks** - Check the box that labeled, *Add game client to the firewall exceptions*
- Check the box that labeled, *Extended network diagnostics*
- Start the integrity check by selecting the orange *Start Diagnostics* button   Open a ticket using the support site. You have a Wargaming.net ID, therefore, you can create a ticket

Saffr0n:   Can I have you submit a ticket to run a diagnostic on your game files? 

Saffr0n:   I see that you are using a laptop. Are you using the onboard keyboard or a secondary usb | ps/2 keyboard? If you are using the onboard keyboard please visit the brand's customer support site to troubleshoot any keyboard issues-- there can be issues where a single key press can result in multiple key presses (i.e. "R" types "R E Y ". If you have the means try using another keyboard to see if the issue is related to your laptop or can be reproduced when using another keyboard. 

Saffr0n:   This is a bug and it may be hidden behind the Player Panel. Use Ctrl + Tab to filter through the options until you get to "No Panel"

Saffr0n:   Try using ctrl + right click on the add icon to join Try using ctrl + right click on player name and select the option to invite to platoon instead of using the add icon

Saffr0n:   We are aware of an issue where the # of reported equipment/consumables in your armory (depot) will show up as 0, however, the account is not missing any equipment. Our customer support department can actually populate the number of each equipment you have and when it was purchased or earned through missions, therefore, this is just a UI error.    Please note that a particular mod removes non-complex equipment automatically and mounts them on vehicles without a full equipment loadout, and as someone has already stated: with automatic crew return it has automatic equipment return. This is very useful and it saves you from having to dismount it yourself, however, this is not a feature of the game and leads players to believe that they have more equipment than they've purchased or earned on their account. The reps have also seen instances where players were losing Gold and didn't understand why. It turns out that there is another mod that removes complex equipment and bypasses the notification.    Whenever we release a patch that breaks those mods, this is always a common theme. Once the modpack gets updated, the equipment suddenly appears and the reports disappear. 

dance210: Let the "Throwdown" begin! With the popularity of our weekly Saturday Throwdown's, we have decided to double the fun! Each Thursday there will be a 1v1 Throwdown at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET. However, these tournaments will focus on specific tiers. This week, we are going large and in charge with tier IX tanks! Heavy, medium, TD or even a light or arty - which will you choose to emerge victorious? Tournament page Registration  Stop by, sign up and join the competition! Tournament InformationTeam size: 1 Map: Mittengard Tier limit: 7 - 9 All tank types allowed

Njourour: Cansel 

Saffr0n:   Please contact customer support and have them run our WGCheck tool, which will run a diagnostic on your game files and perform a system check (dxdiag). 

Saffr0n: Hi Tankers,    I want to thank you all for your feedback. I have collated the information (and will continue to do so) into a knowledgebase article that can be found on our Support portal, here Please know that we're working on a full report for our developers to fix these issues/bugs that you're experiencing. 

Saffr0n:  

Saffr0n:   Thank you for your detailed feedback, fellas. 

Saffr0n:   did you used to use Aslain's before the update? 

Saffr0n:   Do you have a screenshot of the erroneous message? 

dance210:   You just need to play like normal, we will track everything on our end