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Lert:   Oh hey my imposter replied to one of my threads. I feel so loved~

Lert:   Missed this one.   The problem with this is that it's a lot easier and more common to survive with 5 hp at tier 1 (5 hp is like 4% of your total health) than at tier 10 (for a maus, 5 hp is like 0.3%). It would have to be scaled to - ... well, a scale. Like, 'survive a match with 1% health remaining'.  

Lert:   Exactly. It also wouldn't really be fair to leave TD's out of this entirely, so .. It's a problem.  Another problem is that TD's already have a relatively low health pool - what is 300% your own health in a tier 8 TD is like barely over your own hitpoints in an E-100 or Maus.

Lert: Right now, shells are a point without any dimensions or size. You could have a 152mm shell, but if the centerpoint misses a target by 1mm, it's still a miss. IRL if a centerpoint of a 152mm shell misses a target by 1mm, there's still slightly less than half the shell's volume that grazes the armor.   This also gives rise to enormous shells passing through the tiniest of spaces between armor plates - we've all seen those shells that fly clear between the turret and the hull of a target without doing any damave. If a shell actually had dimensions, this would be a far less common problem:       - In the left example, the way it currently is, the shell is a point without dimensions but the characteristic '152mm', which only comes in play when the point hits something. This allows the shell to pass through the 40mm gap unopposed, and do nothing.   - In the right example, the way it would be if the shell had actual dimensions, instead of being a dimension-less point. In this case, a 152mm shell can't pass through a 40mm gap, and would have hit the armor of the target. After this, penetration and damage calculations can take place.   But wait, there's more:   Armor in this game behaves likes shells in that it too has less dimensions than it has in reality. In this game, a plate has zero actual thickness, it just has a length and breadth, and then a characteristic of 'thickness' that only comes into play when something hits it.   This matters greatly in glancing hits. IE, hits that only barely touch the target vehicle, very narrow angle hits, situations where overmatch and ricochet start becoming important.   If an armor plate has 0 actual thickness, it's impossible to hit the armor plate dead-on. Looking at the plate from the side you're either to the left or to the right of it. It's like a sheet of paper, which - in practical terms - also has no thickness. Try poking the side of a sheet of paper with a needle. You can't. The needle either glances because you're off-angle, goes to the right of the piece of paper or to the left of it.   The way armor exists currently in the game:     Now, in your opinion, how would the game change if both shells and armor were given their actual dimensions instead of being flat and dimensionless? I know this would give a whole heaping pile of additional load on the servers for armor pen calculations etc, but how would it affect gameplay?   - How would it affect those near misses and (some of the) ghost shells where shells pass through impossibly tiny cracks / spaces in building / armor / rock geometry? - How would it affect ricochet and overmatch? - Would it have a negative or positive effect on the game? Or would it mostly stay the same?   Discuss.   This thread is mostly just a thought-experiment. I am neither arguing for nor against these theoretical changes. I know WG won't implement them anyways.

Trevzor: Weekday Warfare 5 Group Stage Standings Top 16 teams move on to Rounds 4 + 5 Bottom 5% of teams are eliminated between rounds *Note: Standings are not final until after battles Group Stage Round 3 is finished.    Rank Teams Games Played Points Earned Points Possible Win Ratio 1 Annual Lotus 7 19 21 0.905 2 Feel Stealers 6 16 18 0.889 3 Bomb Squad 7 18 21 0.857 3 Neblazeits 7 18 21 0.857 3 Steel Rain 7 18 21 0.857 6 Red Line Commandos 7 17 21 0.810 7 GAME-OVER 7 16 21 0.762 7 LUIGI 7 16 21 0.762 7 Packet Loss 7 16 21 0.762 10 !All Money Money To My Home 7 15 21 0.714 10 LIKE 7 15 21 0.714 10 Pine Tree Riot 7 15 21 0.714 10 Ping 999 7 15 21 0.714 10 Sandbox 7 15 21 0.714 10 Uguu~ Kawaii Ship Girls 7 15 21 0.714 16 $$WalletWarriors$$ 6 12 18 0.667 16 General Garfield 7 14 21 0.667 16 LosBronze 7 14 21 0.667 19 ▄︻̷̿┻̿═━一 7 13 21 0.619 20 durex 6 11 18 0.611 21 Auto Aim FTW 7 12 21 0.571 21 Los Fiesteros 7 12 21 0.571 21 MAGICAL GIRLZ 7 12 21 0.571 24 Tomatos 6 10 18 0.556 25 Area 51 7 11 21 0.524 26 One Eyed Jack 6 9 18 0.500 27 Ammowhacked 7 10 21 0.476 27 Destructores 7 10 21 0.476 29 DeathStar VI 7 9 21 0.429 29 LBF 7 9 21 0.429 31 [BE] Underdogz 7 7 21 0.333 32 BABB 7 6 21 0.286 32 FUERZA TANQUISTA 7 6 21 0.286 32 Snuggle bunnies of valhalla 7 6 21 0.286 32 -THM- 7 6 21 0.286 36 GHOST CLAN 7 4 21 0.190 36 R4K 7 4 21 0.190 36 the demon hunters 7 4 21 0.190 39 Exterminating Rats since 1920s 6 3 18 0.167 40 Denial_of_Service 7 3 21 0.143 40 S.S.S 7 3 21 0.143 40 SISA 7 3 21 0.143 43 4Him Weekday Warriors Junior Div 7 1 21 0.048 44 CDJAG 6 0 18 0.000 44 NoNameTeam NNT 7 0 21 0.000 44 Smoke and Fire Gladiators 7 0 21 0.000 44 The Silver Swans 7 0 21 0.000

Lert:   So which is it? Make them epic, or make them easier? I already think these would be too common to be epics. They're more along the lines of a top gun in terms of how common they would be, and those aren't epic either.  

Lert:   That is a far point. I added the 3 tier difference because LT's are balanced differently from MT's and TD's and have heavier matchmaking. One could argue that 2 tiers is enough, or that the 3 tiers tier-difference goes from the match's battle rating instead of top tier tank rating (in which case T8 LT's would be able to get them in BT11 matches).

Lert: He is counting the mentioned conflicts like Vietnam, Korea, Iran / Iraq, Falklands, etc. Observe:     1) He's counting 'battle death', not 'war death' 2) You can see spikes in the 'battle death' count around the times those conflicts were happening   No, this video is not comprehensive. It's not meant to be. Hence why his channel name is 'kurzgesagt', ('short said' ) or in proper english, 'in short' or 'in a nutshell'. As others have stated, the author intended to address a trend, give a brief but possible explanation of that trend, and express that it is only a trend; that more time needs to pass before we can draw real conclusions from it.   As for him stating WWII to be the 'last war', he could have meant 'large scale war', I'd have to re-watch but don't have the time now. The others wars were far smaller scale.

Lert:   Those are epic ones, very difficult to achieve. Ideally medals come in a variety of flavors from easy to achieve to near-impossible to achieve. Right now there is nothing below 'very difficult' specifically for bottom tier tanks.

Lert: 'Scrapper': Do the most damage of your team in a victory, in a bottom tier medium or heavy (at least two tiers difference) and survive 'Patient'. Do the most damage of your team in a victory, in a bottom tier TD (at least two tiers difference) without taking damage in return 'Weightlifter'. Do the most damage on your team in a victory, in a bottom tier light tank (at least 3 tiers difference)   A few medals for good players to farm and medium-skilled players (like me) to strive for and bad players to complain about "waah they should be easier".

dance210:  Tournament Page Registration for entire tournament Registration for bravo playoff (weekend) only Forum discussion
If you are a player looking for a team, or a team looking for player(s), feel free to post here.   It is encouraged to say what tank(s) you have or are looking for, to make it easier to find players and teams.   There are two separate registrations. State if you are interested in registering for the entire tournament (Group Stage + playoff) or only for the weekend (Bravo Playoff only).

Lert: Do you have SU-8 unlocked, IE researched? You can only retrain crew to vehicles that you have researched.

Lert:   I stumbled across this. Definitely going to be watching more of his videos.

Capitao_Desastre_:   Se recebeu o convite na fase anterior, não é necessário se reinscrever. E como você já esteve na fase de teste anterior, estará automaticamente na próxima.

Lert: "Do you like your internet" - as a european, yes. Yes I do. America 'land of the free' my shapely behind. Land where the rich are free, more like.   That said, net neutrality is a very serious subject. I'll let Total Biscuit explain:  

Lert: They are not taking up space. They are in their own slots which are temporary.

Capitao_Desastre_: O atraso deve-se ao inicio dos playoffs da WGLNA, como pode ver aqui.


ETA: o allan foi mais rápido! 

Capitao_Desastre_:   Ainda não Nibert, mas com o anuncio do Beta Fechado feito ontem no portal, penso que em breve deve reabrir.

dance210:   Disputes must adhere to the protocol detailed below or risk having the dispute dropped by tournament administration. Disputes must be submitted immediately after the round has concluded. Disputes must be emailed to tournaments@wargamingamerica.com The email subject/title must include the word “Dispute:” followed by the name of the event for which you are filing a dispute. Disputes may only be filed by the team captain or any team member listed under team’s contact details.   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 Skirmish 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)

Content_WG: Hablando de llevar un gran garrote... Descuento, misión y paquete de información en el interior.
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dance210: Battles should be scheduled and visible now. Good luck to all the teams!!

Trevzor:   Plus this tournament series is running at an earlier time slot to allow players from the Latin American regions to have a chance to participate in tournaments (if you live in Sao Paulo, Brazil the Weekday Warfare currently starts at 21:30 local time.)

The_Chieftain:   Well, in fairness, the plates are the easiest identifier of the early hull.

Content_WG: ¡La hora ha llegado! La prueba beta está punto de comenzar.
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Content_WG: Está chegando a hora! O teste beta está prestes a começar.
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Content_WG: The time is nigh! The beta test is about to begin.
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Hypnotik: El torneo de este mes se jugará en Pueblo Fantasma, un nuevo mapa introducido en la Actualización 9.5 con simetría giratoria. Cada lado tendrá un campo de juego lo más parecido posible, lo que significa que la verdadera habilidad de un Clan será exactamente lo que determina quién se irá a casa con el título de ganador y quién deberá esperar hasta la próxima oportunidad.   Inscripción en el Torneo Cada equipo solo puedes estar compuesto por miembros que representen un solo Clan, y solo puede haber un equipo por Clan.   Premios* 1er: 100,000 y una admisión al Torneo de Invitación del 2.º Clan 2do: 75,000  3er/4to: 40,000  5to-8vo: 20,000    Además, cada equipo que califique para la Etapa 2 recibirá un premio de 2,500 .   *Los premios se adjudicarán en la tesorería del Clan ganador.   Schedule: Etapa 1 Etapa 2 Cuartos de final Semifinales y Final 28 de febrero 1 de marzo 2 de marzo 3 de marzo Mapa: Pueblo Fantasma Etapa: Etapa de todos contra todos Hora de inicio: 1700 PST Los equipos que continúan: 32 Mapa: Pueblo Fantasma Etapa: Etapa de todos contra todos Hora de inicio: 1700 PST Los equipos que continúan: 8 (2 from each group) Mapa: Pueblo Fantasma Etapa: Playoff Hora de inicio: 1700 PST Los equipos que continúan: 4 Mapa: Pueblo Fantasma Etapa: Playoff Hora de inicio: 1700 PST Los equipos que continúan: --

Hypnotik: O torneio desse mês será jogado no Ghost Town, um novo mapa com simetria de rotação introduzido na Atualização 9.5. Cada um dos lados estará o mais equilibrado possível, o que significa que a habilidade dos Clãs será aquilo que determina quem sairá vencedor e quem terá que esperar até a próxima vez.     Página de Registro no Torneio Cada time deve consistir somente de membros representando um único Clã e só pode haver um time por Clã.   Prêmios* 1.º: 100,000 e uma entrada no 2º Torneio de Clãs por Convite 2.º: 75,000  3.º/4.º: 40,000  5.º a 8.º: 20,000  Adicionalmente, cada time que se qualificar para o Estágio 2 ganhará 2,500 .   *Os prêmios serão transferidos para a Tesouraria do Clã vencedor     Estágio 1 Estágio 2 Quartos de final Semifinais e Finais 28 de fevereiro 1.º de março 2 de março 3 de março Mapa: Ghost Town Estágio: Round-Robin hora de início: 2300 BRT # times avançam: 32 Mapa: Ghost Town Estágio: Round-Robin hora de início: 2300 BRT # times avançam: 8 (2 from each group) Mapa: Ghost Town Estágio: Estágio de Mata-Mata hora de início: 2300 BRT # times avançam: 4 Mapa: Ghost Town Estágio: Estágio de Mata-Mata hora de início: 2300 BRT # times avançam: --

Hypnotik: Hello Clan Wars players,   This month's tournament will be played on Ghost Town, a new map introduced in the 9.5 update with rotational symmetry. Each side will be on as equal of a playing field as possible, meaning a Clan's true skill will be exactly what determines who goes home a winner, and who has to wait until next time.   Register for this tournament!   Each Clan is ONLY allowed to submit ONE team. All players on each team MUST be in the Clan represented by the tournament team.   Prizes 1st: 100,000 Gold and an invitation to the Second Clan Invitational Tournament 2nd: 75,000 Gold 3rd/4th: 40,000 Gold 5-8th: 20,000 Gold   In addition, all teams that make it to Day 2 (the top 32) and accumulate a total of at least 7 points in the group stages will receive 2,500 Gold.   Note: All prizes are awarded to the Clan Treasury.   Schedule: Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Final Day February 28, 2014 March 1, 2014 March 2, 2014 March 3, 2014 Map: Ghost Town Stage Type: Round-Robin Battles Begin: 5:00 PM PDT # Teams Advancing: 32 Guaranteed Prize: -- Map: Ghost Town Stage Type: Round-Robin Battles Begin: 5:00 PM PDT # Teams Advancing: 8 (2 from each group) Guaranteed Prize (w/ 7+ Pts): 2,500 Gold Map: Ghost Town Stage Type: Playoff Battles Begin: 5:00 PM PDT # Teams Advancing: 4 Guaranteed Prize: 20,000 Gold Map: Ghost Town Stage Type: Playoff Battles Begin: 5:00 PM PDT # Teams Advancing: -- Guaranteed Prize: 40,000 Gold

Lert:   You're very new and not seeing the forest for the trees. It's all very overwhelming. The pace gets slower and more methodical higher up the tiers as the tanks get longer reloads and more hitpoints.   There is a link in my sig which leads to my guides about in-game mechanics. I would also recommend reading through King Alphyn's Noob Friendly Tips, which deals with outside-of-battle tips and hints to make your stay here more enjoyable.

Lert: The Mk I is a HD model, and made to higher standards of accuracy than the SD models already in the game. Especially older ones. Ofcourse, this does not automagically mean that the Mk I is correct over the Mk III, but if I were to venture a guess, I would still say that the Mk I is more accurate in-game than the Mk III, a very, very old SD model.

Pigeon_of_War: Hey all!   The selling tanks UI bug is a known issue that affect a very small percentage of the player base. It has been identified and will be fixed in patch 9.6.

Lert:   Knowing you there's no chance you wouldn't do that.

Lert: I need to kill a heavy that's a tier higher than I am, in a medium. And I keep getting top tier? Thanks, Obama.   *Warning: Post may contain sarcasm and not be entirely serious

The_Chieftain: Actually, they do. Reports submitted through the in-game system need to reach a trigger point before someone takes a look at the behaviour, whereas we'll act on a single substantiated ticket if a replay file is attached.

The_Chieftain: Fair point re cupola

The_Chieftain:   That's interesting.   I'm not going to write it off as a hatchet job quite yet. I've found a number of early-hull M4s with a 76mm turret, as I roam the web, including some old photos, but none of a welded-hull variant. Three possibilities come to mind, only one of which is "Museum grabbed whatever it could find to make a Sherman"

The_Chieftain: He's not dead. Just feeling a little down because he didn't have a date last night.

Hypnotik:   Those are not enabled in the current version of the global map. I wouldn't have a problem with it if they were around, especially since there's already a 1x and 4x icon, but it's unfortunately not possible.

dance210:   Once a team is Pending Approval, the team captain cannot modify the team (add/remove players). If you need to make changes to the roster you can: Email tournaments@wargamingamerica.com (best way - everyone will see it) Or send me a PM   When the request is sent in, we can either make those changes for you, or set your team back to Forming so you can change it as needed.   If you have any other questions, please let me know.   Thanks!

dance210: WGLNA Open Cup - Cup Point Leader Top 16 teams, based on final Cup Points after Cup 5 of 5, will participate in a Playoff Top 8 teams from the Playoff will earn a berth in the Bronze League next season   Point Standings: Cups 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 After 2 Cups, there are currently 17 teams that have accrued Cup Points and are eligible to participate in the Playoffs One Cup left! Will there be any surprise entries into the Open Cup Playoffs?   Team Cup Points Earned Saved by the Shell 27 The Devils Brigade 24 RED_K 24 Belligerent Tankers Union 20 The Unbound Legion 17 Washington Battalion, L.Brigade 15 The NADDtastic 7 10 The SDD 9 horse 8 [-SMB-] Compañia 7 Roll em 7 3CAB 6 Counter Karma Strike 6 Michael Westen Overdrive 6 True2Honor 5 -MNG- 4 ARAVT 2 Comando Tactico Blindado (COTAB) 0 -O_O- 0 Os CARAS DE CHIBATA 0 TAKA-SMP 0 Fluffy and her magical unicorns! 0 VamosCOTAB 0 KISSers 0 Sinful Delights 0 TheMidNightKillers 0 RGA 0 MONGOL 0 MNG 0 3Cab Blue Team 0 The Giggity's 0 Dream Killers 0 Tater salad! 0 MAS WARRIOR 0 DoomDeath 0 Crossfire 0 MIRMIDOES 0 ATOMS 0 Death From Men In Turrets 0 -MN- 0 Força Blindada Brasileira(-FBB-) 0 [REALS] Real Sociedad. -ELITE- 0 Egg laying mammals of action 0 SUAF 0 R3ACT & . . . bros 0 odemmortis again 0 dog boys 0 The blues 0 Connection Lost 0 1st RNSTR 0

dance210: WGLNA Open Cup 4 of 5 Group Stage Standings Top 8 teams earn Cup Points Cup Points can be earned every week. At the end of all 5 Cups, the teams with the most Points will play in a playoff, to determine which teams move up to the Bronze League next season. *Note: Standings are not final until after battles Group Stage Rounds 3 + 4 are finished.    Round 3 + 4   Rank Team Games Played Points Earned Points Possible Points Earned: Points Possible Cup Points 1 Saved by the shell 11 24 33 0.727 10 2 Belligerent Tankers Union 11 23 33 0.697 8 3 RED_K 11 21 33 0.636 7 3 Roll em 11 21 33 0.636 7 3 Washington Battalion, L.Brigade 11 21 33 0.636 7 6 The Devils Brigade 12 16 36 0.444 4 7 3CAB 11 13 33 0.394 3 7 Michael Westen Overdrive 11 13 33 0.394 3 9 Egg laying mammals of action 11 12 33 0.364 0 10 -MNG- 11 9 33 0.273 0 11 Connection Lost 11 6 33 0.182 0 12 Força Blindada Brasileira(-FBB-) 11 5 33 0.152 0 13 1st RNSTR 11 4 33 0.121 0