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GhostPrime: Topics merged.    I'd stay away from integrated GPUs for any gaming purpose.  You should get a dedicated GPU.  Please keep in mind the minimum specifications and the recommended specification to play the game. A PC in-between would be just fine to play the game   http://worldoftanks.com/en/content/docs/update/  

GhostPrime: Topics merged.    I'd stay away from integrated GPUs for any gaming purpose.  You should get a dedicated GPU.  Please keep in mind the minimum specifications and the recommended specification to play the game. A PC in-between would be just fine to play the game   http://worldoftanks.com/en/content/docs/update/  

GhostPrime: I have a friend that is a really big fan of the game. He has been playing the game longer than i have worked for Wargaming. I have tried to get my uncle to play WoT. I've been unsuccessful. He loves war games, and used to be a big gamer, but he really doesn't play any games anymore. I think He'd really like WoT too, but doesn't want to get into a game again.

GhostPrime: I have a friend that is a really big fan of the game. He has been playing the game longer than i have worked for Wargaming. I have tried to get my uncle to play WoT. I've been unsuccessful. He loves war games, and used to be a big gamer, but he really doesn't play any games anymore. I think He'd really like WoT too, but doesn't want to get into a game again.

The_Chieftain:   We try for three/four, six is the maximum permitted for sabot, 7 the max permitted for HEAT.   There are a number of factors involved, to include where in the ammo rack you're reaching from.

veganzombiez:   I poked around, and looks like it just may take a while to load everything (one report was ~2 minutes, but they had lots of battles).  Try leaving the log open for a couple minutes.  I'll also need to check if it's only showing for Officers right now.  

veganzombiez:   That's the beauty of an Open Beta: Everything you comment about is discussed for rework, balancing, or removal.  Combat Reserves?  That's in discussion for being removed or reworked for the Global Map.  Influence earnings?  We're starting to analyze the data, now that we have 3 weeks worth for the NA server.  Tank locking?  We're discussing whether it needs to be adapted to the meta changes in both vehicle balances and the Global Map.   Unfortunately, I cannot discuss a lot of Wargaming's reasoning for features, but the majority of them basically is, "How can we increase activity?"  It's not just "because more play = more monies"; it's also "our players love competitive 15v15 Tier X.  There's also lots of clans that don't want to, or can't, compete consistently at the Tier X level.  How can we give them the opportunity to enjoy Clan Wars as well?"   We want you to play, and we want you to enjoy it.  Remember, Global Map 2.0 is a beta, and this is the first time we've used a lot of these features.  Some things we'll change from the Beta feedback, but some things might need more analysis based on a larger scale (launch map).  

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veganzombiez:   I apologize if my presence in this thread felt muted.  Part of the reason I wasn't multi-quoting + responding is to not spam the "Recent Staff Posts" with just my name and this thread, even though it'd be pretty cool because ego. Leaving notes via red text is typically a way to get around staff post spamming.  Another reason for red text, and something that's been awesome that I'm proud of you guys for, is that you all elaborate on your feedback.  I haven't felt the need to quote a post and ask more questions: it's been "This is my feedback, and this is why I feel that way."  (I also get lots of very long PMs with feedback, so sometimes discussions are happening there.)   You may also recall that there were many, many, many posts that were not exactly constructive (mostly made while I was out of town), and I spent quite a bit of time determining which posts were relevant to the thread.  Red text notes were much more efficient during that time.

DavidBowieRocks: Jogadores! Os servidores ficarão offline por 45 minutos no dia 23 de julho para uma pequena atualização do micropatch 0.9.9_ 3  Os servidores estarão indisponíveis entre 6:00 e 6:45 da manhã.  Este patch inclui:   1. Reparo em crashes (travamento) no jogo.2. Reparo em crashes (travamento) nas batalhas do modo Caça de Ferro.  

DavidBowieRocks: Jogadores!   Os servidores ficarão offline por 45 minutos no dia 23 de julho para uma pequena atualização do micropatch 0.9.9_ 3   Os servidores estarão indisponíveis entre 6:00 e 6:45 da manhã.   Este patch inclui:    1. Reparo em crashes (travamento) no jogo. 2. Reparo em crashes (travamento) nas batalhas do modo Caça de Ferro.   

DavidBowie4Ever: Jogadores!   Os servidores ficarão offline por 45 minutos no dia 23 de julho para uma pequena atualização do micropatch 0.9.9_ 3   Os servidores estarão indisponíveis entre 6:00 e 6:45 da manhã.   Este patch inclui:    1. Reparo em crashes (travamento) no jogo. 2. Reparo em crashes (travamento) nas batalhas do modo Caça de Ferro.   

veganzombiez:   The Arctic Circle has been closed as the next step to the launch of Global Map 2.0.

pizzastorm: Tankers!   We are planning to implement micropatch 0.9.9_ 3  to the NA servers on Thursday, July 23rd     Servers will be down from 2:00am - 2:45am PST    This patch will include:    1. A fix for client crashes. 2. A fix for freezes in Steel Hunt battles.   

GhostPrime: Nice collections! One day I will have a nice collection of my own.

GhostPrime: Nice collections! One day I will have a nice collection of my own.

Trevzor: Skirmish 28 Group Stage Standings Top 25% of teams Top 50% of teams Bottom 50% of teams *Note: Standings are not final until after battles Group Stage rounds are finished.  Rank Team Name Total Points Earned Total Points Possible Win Ratio 1 --A-- 42 42 1.000 2 Power Point Players 36 39 0.923 3 University of Cactus Petting 36 42 0.857 4 Ze Foxey Babies 33 39 0.846 5 _UA_1 31 39 0.795 6 Arowanas 33 42 0.786 6 Kimbo Kommandos 33 42 0.786 6 Let the RNGsus flow through you 33 42 0.786 6 OMG! Los Manquitos 33 42 0.786 6 Sheshe's Team 33 42 0.786 11 Abpraller 30 39 0.769 11 Bloodbath and Beyond 30 39 0.769 11 Stronk_Skrebs 30 39 0.769 11 tEnAcItY 30 39 0.769 15 Where is Mgun? 29 39 0.744 16 #Free Nebby 31 42 0.738 16 grim acc is banned useless spot 31 42 0.738 18 Ω Omega Ω 28 39 0.718 19 Blue Cheese 30 42 0.714 19 CHAI-Sniping Baddies 30 42 0.714 19 Los Manquitos OP 30 42 0.714 19 Strike Of The Phantom Hoppou 30 42 0.714 23 Los Fiesteros 27 39 0.692 23 Team Honey Badgers! 27 39 0.692 23 what team 27 39 0.692 26 Boats 'n Hose 24 36 0.667 26 Incognito Mode 28 42 0.667 26 INSERT COIN 28 42 0.667 26 Mythos Wolfpack 28 42 0.667 26 Sturm City Rollers 26 39 0.667 31 AYAYMAMA 27 42 0.643 31 LatinoamericaA 27 42 0.643 31 Los Ausentes! 27 42 0.643 31 -O_O- 27 42 0.643 31 SerB too OP, needs NERF 27 42 0.643 31 Where AM I ?! Where Are You !? 27 42 0.643 31 Window Lickers 27 42 0.643 38 Cloaked 25 39 0.641 38 dossies 25 39 0.641 38 Poutine Patrol 25 39 0.641 41 2LeftTracks 26 42 0.619 41 Smeshariki 26 42 0.619 43 Azis on the never land ! 24 39 0.615 44 80PRF 25 42 0.595 44 Buster McThunderstick 25 42 0.595 44 CARYU 25 42 0.595 44 Halibut Front 25 42 0.595 44 mancos al combate 25 42 0.595 44 REALM 25 42 0.595 44 Strategery 25 42 0.595 44 TEARGAS 25 42 0.595 52 Danger 24 42 0.571 52 PlayLikeNewbs 24 42 0.571 52 Stallions United 24 42 0.571 52 Team Starr 24 42 0.571 52 TUCSA 24 42 0.571 57 It Builds Character 22 39 0.564 57 Johnny Five is Alive 22 39 0.564 57 talonsheroes 22 39 0.564 57 UPAQ alpha 22 39 0.564 61 AAA Ravenous Renegades 23 42 0.548 62 Blue Falcon 21 39 0.538 63 Potatorama 19 36 0.528 64 AmiwitoxZONE-RELOADED 22 42 0.524 64 Cruiser Aurora 22 42 0.524 64 noob patrol 22 42 0.524 64 Second 2 None 22 42 0.524 68 1mac and company 21 42 0.500 68 Exalt 21 42 0.500 68 Harold's_Hooligan's 21 42 0.500 68 High Cholesterol 21 42 0.500 68 Horde 21 42 0.500 68 Mexican Panzer Division 21 42 0.500 68 Midnight Marauders 21 42 0.500 68 no pants, no problem 21 42 0.500 68 PENDING APPROVAL 21 42 0.500 68 Ramming speed 21 42 0.500 68 The Silver Swans 21 42 0.500 68 Tilly or Bust 21 42 0.500 68 T-ROH 21 42 0.500 81 CALANGOS DE AÇO 18 39 0.462 81 Cossacks 18 39 0.462 81 Seekers 18 39 0.462 84 Dont Disconnect us from Server 19 42 0.452 85 Aces N Eights and Friends no PW 18 42 0.429 85 Delta Six 18 42 0.429 85 esPoRt 18 42 0.429 85 Gray Wolves 18 42 0.429 85 Oshe Cy Khe Ricoh!! 18 42 0.429 85 Uni-t Force 18 42 0.429 91 Fleet of -FOG- 15 36 0.417 92 Iron Horse Brigade 16 39 0.410 93 Bullet Monkey Pawns 15 39 0.385 93 It's Miller Time 15 39 0.385 93 The Super Swifties 15 39 0.385 96 ART 16 42 0.381 96 Mask>2 16 42 0.381 98 In Flagrante Delicto 15 42 0.357 98 WDN 15 42 0.357 100 Los Amigos 12 36 0.333 101 Bondiola Recargada!!! 13 42 0.310 101 Grau Stahl Heer 13 42 0.310 101 LA MAQUINA DEL MAL 13 42 0.310 101 roaddogs dkrg rejects 13 42 0.310 101 The Red Skulls 13 42 0.310 106 Asesinos por naturaleza 12 39 0.308 107 101EZ 12 42 0.286 107 11th ACR, Battle Group (11BAT) 12 42 0.286 107 Devils 12 42 0.286 107 Die you bastards, DIE! 12 42 0.286 107 G1Q1Q9 12 42 0.286 107 GNZ 12 42 0.286 107 P4nzr S-28 12 42 0.286 107 -Urban Decay- 12 42 0.286 115 KP 10 42 0.238 116 Heavy Metal 9 39 0.231 117 BAMFT 9 42 0.214 117 Brown Streaks 9 42 0.214 117 Dogs 9 42 0.214 117 HAUL-Skirmish 28 9 42 0.214 117 pelotón FENIX 9 42 0.214 122 Bearly Legal 7 42 0.167 122 Go 'Hard' or Go 'Home' 7 42 0.167 122 VAMOS 7 42 0.167 125 MLVETT5 6 39 0.154 125 S/B 6 39 0.154 127 ! cbl 4 42 0.095 128 !MAC 3 42 0.071 128 Fortified 3 42 0.071 130 GetDunked 1 42 0.024 131 gofish 0 39 0.000 131 mas feo que hijo de bruja 0 42 0.000 131 wolfpack7 0 42 0.000

Trevzor: Weekday Warfare 26 Group Stage Standings: Day 2 Top 16 by rank (including ties) teams move on to Rounds 4 + 5 Bottom 5% of teams by rank (including ties) are eliminated between rounds  *Note: Standings are not final until after battles Group Stage Round 3 is finished. Rank Team Name Games Played Points Earned Points Possible Win Ratio 1 #BlameBlue 14 40 42 0.952 2 Joonyerz 14 37 42 0.881 2 PCK 14 37 42 0.881 2 Ping 999 14 37 42 0.881 2 The Toggertons 14 37 42 0.881 6 Los Fiesteros 14 35 42 0.833 7 Amigos do Paulo 14 34 42 0.810 7 mancos al combate 14 34 42 0.810 7 NoAmmo 10SBP 14 34 42 0.810 10 Tesla's Rejects 13 31 39 0.795 11 Mandingo Warriors 14 33 42 0.786 12 Allied Army 14 32 42 0.762 13 Sheshe's Team 13 29 39 0.744 14 !anyone can join ;^) 14 31 42 0.738 14 161st assault battalion 14 31 42 0.738 14 El venas o San platano :* 14 31 42 0.738 14 I won't make inappropriate names 14 31 42 0.738 18 #MamSmakaNaMaka 14 30 42 0.714 18 Mizusports 14 30 42 0.714 18 Red Line Commandos 14 30 42 0.714 18 The Followers of the lost shadow 14 30 42 0.714 18 Wolfpack 14 30 42 0.714 23 cda 14 29 42 0.690 24 4KAD 14 28 42 0.667 24 Losinsuerte 14 28 42 0.667 24 Oshe Cy Khe Ricoh! 14 28 42 0.667 24 Tama is actually literally good 14 28 42 0.667 28 CABRA-4 14 27 42 0.643 28 here for the gold 14 27 42 0.643 28 Pa da probamo 14 27 42 0.643 28 Tempest 14 27 42 0.643 32 Stronk_Skrebs 14 26 42 0.619 32 ThUgz GIVES HuGz 14 26 42 0.619 34 !Show Time! 14 25 42 0.595 34 Edgar Allan and the Ravens 14 25 42 0.595 34 los ejotes xD 14 25 42 0.595 34 Obsidian Order 14 25 42 0.595 34 The Garden of Eden 14 25 42 0.595 34 UGC 14 25 42 0.595 40 Free to join if u have tier7tank 14 24 42 0.571 40 LatinoamericaA 14 24 42 0.571 40 Wish i had jessie's girl 14 24 42 0.571 43 Huracan Blindado 13 22 39 0.564 44 =VX9= 14 23 42 0.548 44 ╬ Grenadier ╬ 14 23 42 0.548 44 BOW'DACIOUS 14 23 42 0.548 44 Death Doctors 14 23 42 0.548 44 Killer Monkeys 14 23 42 0.548 44 TeamQC 14 23 42 0.548 50 3WW equipo 1 14 22 42 0.524 50 Ah Jo! 14 22 42 0.524 50 Area 51 14 22 42 0.524 50 Siberia Pirate 14 22 42 0.524 54 101EZ 14 21 42 0.500 54 Lucky Clovers 14 21 42 0.500 56 I wanna rock by Wicked Sister 14 20 42 0.476 56 SATBR 14 20 42 0.476 58 LosViolines 14 19 42 0.452 59 winwalker07 13 17 39 0.436 60 Blackened 14 18 42 0.429 60 Celine Dion Death Squad 14 18 42 0.429 60 Cruiser Aurora 14 18 42 0.429 60 EF_CT 14 18 42 0.429 60 Master of Tanks 14 18 42 0.429 60 Nooblets 14 18 42 0.429 60 Powered by Reese's 14 18 42 0.429 67 revealed 13 15 39 0.385 68 PanzerDivisionX 14 15 42 0.357 69 ALB TEAM 14 14 42 0.333 69 BRs 14 14 42 0.333 69 Los Manquitos OP 14 14 42 0.333 72 BONEBERG 14 13 42 0.310 72 Crystal_Myth 14 13 42 0.310 72 D-F-D 14 13 42 0.310 72 EARCT PARA TODOS 14 13 42 0.310 72 NO NI MERGAS 14 13 42 0.310 77 D-B-L 14 12 42 0.286 77 Mask>2 14 12 42 0.286 77 Tank Factor 14 12 42 0.286 80 INTI_TANK 14 11 42 0.262 80 LosBronze 14 11 42 0.262 80 Poutine Patrol 14 11 42 0.262 83 ZORROS DEL DESIERTO LATINO A 14 9 42 0.214 84 doliandaPe rop al llesca 14 8 42 0.190 84 Los Buitres Tiragente 14 8 42 0.190 86 biological warfar 14 6 42 0.143 86 mancos con estilo 14 6 42 0.143 86 PUPEH 14 6 42 0.143 89 Blue Rerolls Only_____________hi 14 5 42 0.119 90 Clan UCT (United Clan Treaty) 13 4 39 0.103 91 -no password join anytime 14 4 42 0.095 92 LATINOS UNIDOS 14 3 42 0.071 92 Prove 14 3 42 0.071 94 To the point 14 2 42 0.048 94 Y13 14 2 42 0.048 96 haul_2 14 1 42 0.024

dance210: With the limit for this Match-up Melee brought up to tier VI, you can only expect the unexpected. Every team is going to have their own tactics, however, our expert, Rockstarx1, has suggested lineups and strategies for each map that will be played on in this tournament. Good luck tankers.   In Match up Melee 4 teams are allowed to have 5 players on the field with a total of 28 tier points between them. This leaves two viable line ups that maximize tier point usage: Four tier 6 tanks with a tier 4 scout tank, or three tier 6 tanks and two tier 5 tanks. This tournament is played on six different maps which means there is no optimal lineup that can be used for the entire time. Here is my take on ideal line ups for each maps.
           
Siegfried Line (Encounter): An encounter on Siegfried means that city play will be forced. That being said the field and outside areas should not be ignored. If you are a newer team I would advise a mixed line of heavies and light/medium tanks. Ideally I would include 2 x KV-85s, 2 x T37, and a Luchs or Stewart variant . This lineup gives you the weight and firepower to handle a team of heavy tanks, but stay flexible for a team favoring light tanks. Another viable configuration would include 1 KV-85, 2 x T37, 2 x KV-1S. This lets you bring in a bit more weight and another big gun to fight against heavier teams. A more experienced team will likely favor a far lighter line up. A variation of Cromwell's, T37s, and 2 x Chafee is what I would expect. A line up like this requires that a team have favorable early trades and excellent focus fire during brawls. The downside to a line up like this is a lack of hitpoints. It only takes a couple of bad trades, or a tank being caught out by itself to make clawing back into a round impossible.

 Sacred Valley (Encounter): Sacred Valley is a very open map, and unlike Siegfried, teams are not forced into tight areas. No matter the experience of the team, I highly recommend a much lighter line up for this map. 3 x T37 and 2 x Chaffee or 2 x Cromwell 2 x 37 and a Luchs or Stewart variant. Any mix of tier 6 lights and mediums should work. I would recommend staying away from more than one heavy tank at the most. Light tanks have plenty of room to work their view range and pick off straggling heavy tanks. The cap is clearly exposed and offers very little cover which will allow the light tanks to control the map with ease.

 Sand River (Encounter): Sand River is very similar to Sacred Valley. The wide open areas of approach make moving heavy tanks around the map very difficult. If played correctly, a lighter line up can move around the outside of the map or middle ridges and keep arms length from any heavy tanks. As long as you stay on the move and work your view range, heavy tanks can easily be excluded from a fight until the rest of their team is dead.

Ghost Town (Standard): At this point in the tournament the maps switch to the Standard game mode with two caps. While Ghost Town is a city based map, it also has a very open outskirt that can be utilized very well by lights and mediums. I would recommend a split line up such as 3 x KV- 85 and 2 x Chaffee or 4 x KV 85 and a Luchs or Stewart variant. I would highly recommend starting with a strong defensive posture and keeping your guns together. The lanes on this map are deceptively long and can quickly leave your guns isolated. Pushing away from your cap with these lines ups without knowing where your enemy is can leave you prone to being fast capped. Just stick to the basics, keep your guns together, and work on focusing fire as best as you can. Once a brawl starts on this map it is likely to be over very quickly.

Ensk (Standard): Like Ghost Town, this map is very city based. However, unlike ghost town the map is a bit smaller and offers several quick routes back to cap to get resets. I would recommend a very heavy based line up. 3 x KV-85, 2 x KV-1S will work best. Both the town and the field are workable. I would highly recommend keeping your forces together and clearing one side early. If they are not encountered quickly, you can double back to base before they are there, or you can push through to their base and split the map vertically.

Cliff (Standard): Cliff is one of my favorite maps in the game. The most important section of the map is E&F 5-6. This four square grid controls most of the map. Contesting for it early is important especially if the other team is composed of light tanks. If the opposing team is heavier, I would recommend using one tank in the middle to light, and flexing tanks out the 3 line for side shots. Because of the nature of this map and its aggressiveness I would recommend using either 3 x Cromwell and 2 x Chaffee, or 1x KV-85, 3 x Cromwell, and a Luchs or Stewart variant.  Cromwells are better for this map in my opinion because close ranged brawls are forced early, and I feel they are the best close range light or medium brawler. I would highly recommend going to the WGLNA Youtube channel and look at battles on the map for a better understanding.

Disclaimer: I wrote this based on my past experiences. I am sure there are other line up variations that are perfectly that are viable. This was written just to give new teams a point in the right direction. I highly encourage you to experiment with other tanks or make adjustments based on what your team has available. Good luck.

dance210: With the limit for this Match-up Melee brought up to tier VI, you can only expect the unexpected. Every team is going to have their own tactics, however, our expert, Rockstarx1, has suggested lineups and strategies for each map that will be played on in this tournament. Good luck tankers.   In Match up Melee 4 teams are allowed to have 5 players on the field with a total of 28 tier points between them. This leaves two viable line ups that maximize tier point usage: Four tier 6 tanks with a tier 4 scout tank, or three tier 6 tanks and two tier 5 tanks. This tournament is played on six different maps which means there is no optimal lineup that can be used for the entire time. Here is my take on ideal line ups for each maps.
           
Siegfried Line (Encounter): An encounter on Siegfried means that city play will be forced. That being said the field and outside areas should not be ignored. If you are a newer team I would advise a mixed line of heavies and light/medium tanks. Ideally I would include 2 x KV-85s, 2 x T37, and a Luchs or Stewart variant . This lineup gives you the weight and firepower to handle a team of heavy tanks, but stay flexible for a team favoring light tanks. Another viable configuration would include 1 KV-85, 2 x T37, 2 x KV-1S. This lets you bring in a bit more weight and another big gun to fight against heavier teams. A more experienced team will likely favor a far lighter line up. A variation of Cromwell's, T37s, and 2 x Chafee is what I would expect. A line up like this requires that a team have favorable early trades and excellent focus fire during brawls. The downside to a line up like this is a lack of hitpoints. It only takes a couple of bad trades, or a tank being caught out by itself to make clawing back into a round impossible.

 Sacred Valley (Encounter): Sacred Valley is a very open map, and unlike Siegfried, teams are not forced into tight areas. No matter the experience of the team, I highly recommend a much lighter line up for this map. 3 x T37 and 2 x Chaffee or 2 x Cromwell 2 x 37 and a Luchs or Stewart variant. Any mix of tier 6 lights and mediums should work. I would recommend staying away from more than one heavy tank at the most. Light tanks have plenty of room to work their view range and pick off straggling heavy tanks. The cap is clearly exposed and offers very little cover which will allow the light tanks to control the map with ease.

 Sand River (Encounter): Sand River is very similar to Sacred Valley. The wide open areas of approach make moving heavy tanks around the map very difficult. If played correctly, a lighter line up can move around the outside of the map or middle ridges and keep arms length from any heavy tanks. As long as you stay on the move and work your view range, heavy tanks can easily be excluded from a fight until the rest of their team is dead.

Ghost Town (Standard): At this point in the tournament the maps switch to the Standard game mode with two caps. While Ghost Town is a city based map, it also has a very open outskirt that can be utilized very well by lights and mediums. I would recommend a split line up such as 3 x KV- 85 and 2 x Chaffee or 4 x KV 85 and a Luchs or Stewart variant. I would highly recommend starting with a strong defensive posture and keeping your guns together. The lanes on this map are deceptively long and can quickly leave your guns isolated. Pushing away from your cap with these lines ups without knowing where your enemy is can leave you prone to being fast capped. Just stick to the basics, keep your guns together, and work on focusing fire as best as you can. Once a brawl starts on this map it is likely to be over very quickly.

Ensk (Standard): Like Ghost Town, this map is very city based. However, unlike ghost town the map is a bit smaller and offers several quick routes back to cap to get resets. I would recommend a very heavy based line up. 3 x KV-85, 2 x KV-1S will work best. Both the town and the field are workable. I would highly recommend keeping your forces together and clearing one side early. If they are not encountered quickly, you can double back to base before they are there, or you can push through to their base and split the map vertically.

Cliff (Standard): Cliff is one of my favorite maps in the game. The most important section of the map is E&F 5-6. This four square grid controls most of the map. Contesting for it early is important especially if the other team is composed of light tanks. If the opposing team is heavier, I would recommend using one tank in the middle to light, and flexing tanks out the 3 line for side shots. Because of the nature of this map and its aggressiveness I would recommend using either 3 x Cromwell and 2 x Chaffee, or 1x KV-85, 3 x Cromwell, and a Luchs or Stewart variant.  Cromwells are better for this map in my opinion because close ranged brawls are forced early, and I feel they are the best close range light or medium brawler. I would highly recommend going to the WGLNA Youtube channel and look at battles on the map for a better understanding.

Disclaimer: I wrote this based on my past experiences. I am sure there are other line up variations that are perfectly that are viable. This was written just to give new teams a point in the right direction. I highly encourage you to experiment with other tanks or make adjustments based on what your team has available. Good luck.

dance210: With the limit for this Match-up Melee brought up to tier VI, you can only expect the unexpected. Every team is going to have their own tactics, however, our expert, Rockstarx1, has suggested lineups and strategies for each map that will be played on in this tournament. Good luck tankers.   In Match up Melee 4 teams are allowed to have 5 players on the field with a total of 28 tier points between them. This leaves two viable line ups that maximize tier point usage: Four tier 6 tanks with a tier 4 scout tank, or three tier 6 tanks and two tier 5 tanks. This tournament is played on six different maps which means there is no optimal lineup that can be used for the entire time. Here is my take on ideal line ups for each maps.
           
Siegfried Line (Encounter): An encounter on Siegfried means that city play will be forced. That being said the field and outside areas should not be ignored. If you are a newer team I would advise a mixed line of heavies and light/medium tanks. Ideally I would include 2 x KV-85s, 2 x T37, and a Luchs or Stewart variant . This lineup gives you the weight and firepower to handle a team of heavy tanks, but stay flexible for a team favoring light tanks. Another viable configuration would include 1 KV-85, 2 x T37, 2 x KV-1S. This lets you bring in a bit more weight and another big gun to fight against heavier teams. A more experienced team will likely favor a far lighter line up. A variation of Cromwell's, T37s, and 2 x Chafee is what I would expect. A line up like this requires that a team have favorable early trades and excellent focus fire during brawls. The downside to a line up like this is a lack of hitpoints. It only takes a couple of bad trades, or a tank being caught out by itself to make clawing back into a round impossible.

 Sacred Valley (Encounter): Sacred Valley is a very open map, and unlike Siegfried, teams are not forced into tight areas. No matter the experience of the team, I highly recommend a much lighter line up for this map. 3 x T37 and 2 x Chaffee or 2 x Cromwell 2 x 37 and a Luchs or Stewart variant. Any mix of tier 6 lights and mediums should work. I would recommend staying away from more than one heavy tank at the most. Light tanks have plenty of room to work their view range and pick off straggling heavy tanks. The cap is clearly exposed and offers very little cover which will allow the light tanks to control the map with ease.

 Sand River (Encounter): Sand River is very similar to Sacred Valley. The wide open areas of approach make moving heavy tanks around the map very difficult. If played correctly, a lighter line up can move around the outside of the map or middle ridges and keep arms length from any heavy tanks. As long as you stay on the move and work your view range, heavy tanks can easily be excluded from a fight until the rest of their team is dead.

Ghost Town (Standard): At this point in the tournament the maps switch to the Standard game mode with two caps. While Ghost Town is a city based map, it also has a very open outskirt that can be utilized very well by lights and mediums. I would recommend a split line up such as 3 x KV- 85 and 2 x Chaffee or 4 x KV 85 and a Luchs or Stewart variant. I would highly recommend starting with a strong defensive posture and keeping your guns together. The lanes on this map are deceptively long and can quickly leave your guns isolated. Pushing away from your cap with these lines ups without knowing where your enemy is can leave you prone to being fast capped. Just stick to the basics, keep your guns together, and work on focusing fire as best as you can. Once a brawl starts on this map it is likely to be over very quickly.

Ensk (Standard): Like Ghost Town, this map is very city based. However, unlike ghost town the map is a bit smaller and offers several quick routes back to cap to get resets. I would recommend a very heavy based line up. 3 x KV-85, 2 x KV-1S will work best. Both the town and the field are workable. I would highly recommend keeping your forces together and clearing one side early. If they are not encountered quickly, you can double back to base before they are there, or you can push through to their base and split the map vertically.

Cliff (Standard): Cliff is one of my favorite maps in the game. The most important section of the map is E&F 5-6. This four square grid controls most of the map. Contesting for it early is important especially if the other team is composed of light tanks. If the opposing team is heavier, I would recommend using one tank in the middle to light, and flexing tanks out the 3 line for side shots. Because of the nature of this map and its aggressiveness I would recommend using either 3 x Cromwell and 2 x Chaffee, or 1x KV-85, 3 x Cromwell, and a Luchs or Stewart variant.  Cromwells are better for this map in my opinion because close ranged brawls are forced early, and I feel they are the best close range light or medium brawler. I would highly recommend going to the WGLNA Youtube channel and look at battles on the map for a better understanding.

Disclaimer: I wrote this based on my past experiences. I am sure there are other line up variations that are perfectly that are viable. This was written just to give new teams a point in the right direction. I highly encourage you to experiment with other tanks or make adjustments based on what your team has available. Good luck.

The_Chieftain:   This isn't it? http://images.forwal...tank-patton.jpg

The_Chieftain:   I will will neither confirm. nor deny, that new toys show up in the GuP movie. Though I should be meeting the producer next month, so can put a word in...  

The_Chieftain:   Someone want to throw up a picture?

GhostPrime: I like the one for: "When you walk into a shootoff and you're clearly outpowered" 

GhostPrime: I like the one for: "When you walk into a shootoff and you're clearly outpowered" 

GhostPrime:   Looks like this didn't have anything to do with this particular match. My suggestion would be to submit a ticket to support about the issue. 

GhostPrime:   Looks like this didn't have anything to do with this particular match. My suggestion would be to submit a ticket to support about the issue. 

GhostPrime: Could be a combination of things. Mods, Ping possibly, bug. Do you know what version this is from?

GhostPrime: Could be a combination of things. Mods, Ping possibly, bug. Do you know what version this is from?

veganzombiez:   I don't see a ticket from MAHOU about it.  If it's just your client (and you're not using mods), send in the replay to Clan Management with your python (text file in your World of Tanks folder) + dxdiag.

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Yoott: Good matches happening tonight   check it out at 5pm pacific on http://www.battleviewer.com/      

Yoott: Good matches happening tonight   check it out at 5pm pacific on http://www.battleviewer.com/      

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pizzastorm:   It is a WoT messenger bag filled with various T-shirts.

pizzastorm:   Feel free to split it into multiple parts if it goes over. 

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GhostPrime:   You are correct.  Before doing anything, you must be using a vanilla version of the game client. Mods can cause trouble.

GhostPrime:   You are correct.  Before doing anything, you must be using a vanilla version of the game client. Mods can cause trouble.

GhostPrime:   I agree. I could be a couple things, but drivers and heat are the best place to start

GhostPrime:   I agree. I could be a couple things, but drivers and heat are the best place to start