Developers posts on forum

Lert: Yes.

Lert: It's a texture load error.

Lert: Merry christmas, everyone. I'd thought I'd post a few days early to avoid the undoubtedly enormous influx of similar threads on monday and tuesday.   Enjoy some christmas music with balls!    

Lert:   Source?

Lert: ... but saluting.     Apparently.  

Lert: Nothing wrong with taking a break until the motivation returns.

Lert: Even WG have in almost so much words admitted that the Waffle was a monstrosity that they should never have introduced.

Lert: Can you stop spamming threads, please?

Lert:   This I will agree with. I've lost matches where I ran out of ammo in StuG III and Marder 38t. Missed more shots than you did in your 25t as well, with those.   It's just a feeling of powerlessness. Fortunately it's rare enough IMO.

Lert:   That's actually getting replies, unlike me trying to actually answer your question about how ammocount = balancing ....

Lert: It's odd in that you would choose your insults / jabs to me based on my clan history. That's a level of dedication that actually makes me feel all honored and proud. You do care~

Lert: They wouldn't have me. I'm not good enough at pixel tonks.   Also, you wouldn't have called me an attack dog, if I had never joined PUPEH? That's - .... odd.

Lert: That would make sense to me, that only purchased tokens will be exchanged for gold. As they better be, they're bought with actual money, and 2500 for $10 is about the right price.

Lert: It's just being called a dog that annoys me. I'm clearly a cat.

Lert:   Oh, I'm sorry, was I not supposed to reply to OP's thread and the question he asked therein? Or is there perhaps a guideline or a list of rules perhaps as to how to reply to someone's threads that is allowed? Should I just follow the popular way and just flat out agree with everyone? God knows I've been accused of that enough already - might as well start doing that.

Lert:   Please explain to me how making a friendly jab to an old friend and old clanmate and asking a serious question is 'unleashing the attack dogs'?  

Lert:   Ok, this is the first time in this thread that you've actually posted something that convinces me you are trying to look out for the overall balance and didn't address other tanks simply for lack of experience with them.   As for how shell count is a balancing factor - I could argue two things.   1) shells are a resource that you need to spend wisely. Just like hitpoints. Once you run out of shells you can't influence the game anymore no matter how many hitpoints you have left, at least not to any effective extent. Same with hitpoints - once you run out of those, it doesn't matter how many shells you have left, your influence on the game is over. "I could've continued to carry if my Maus just had 2000 more hitpoints" ...   2) Look at it the other way around. Having limited shell counts promotes careful selecting of targets instead of willy nilly spraying shells left right and center. Imagine if FV 215b 183 had 50 shells instead of 12 - he'd have enough shells to kill the entire enemy team with splash.   In some cases like Marder 38t and BatChat 25t (and StuG III) the ammo count might also be historical - though in the case of the old T5 T49 TD I don't know if that counts, since I don't know if that was ever made in steel.   In the case of the FV 215b 183 however, since that was never made in steel the 12 shell max loadout is definitely a balancing factor to keep it from being too OP.   Now, if that can count for one vehicle, it can also count for others - like for example the BC 25t.   If it would get greatly increased shell count, in order to keep the balance of the vehicle where it is, something else would need to go. Something like viewrange, top speed, hitpoints, gun handling stats - I don't know.

Lert:   If you truly believe that, why are you still playing this game? No, really - explain this to me. Why are you still playing a game so clearly unbalanced and rigged against you, where you are fed loss after loss after loss after loss despite your own perfect play every time all the time?

Lert:   I'll start answering these questions if you answer mine: what makes this BatChat a matter of such importance, and all the other tanks with low ammo counts can go F themselves? I mean, Deathstar can only carry 12 max. And I'm sure there are some arties with very low ammo counts as well. StuG III is notorious for running out of ammo. But you don't like those vehicles / tiers, do you ...   I mean, are you actually interested in overall balance at all tiers, or just your own facepwning mobile of choice that you just happen to drive?   As for the BC25t having 30 shells, that might be historical rather than a pure balancing choice. The 25t was built in steel. I don't know how many shells there was room for in that tank.

Lert: I have all three.   + E25 is great fun and slightly OP. + B2 is blatantly OP. + Gr.Tr. is - ... uh ... It ... trains german medium crews, I guess? I mean, if you don't have a Pz IV S ... which is cheaper to get ...   - E25 is - ... uh ... Requires skill to bring out its full potential, which can be seen as a negative if you don't have said skill, I guess - B2 can be seen by many as a seal clubber tank and is very difficult to platoon with because of unique MM - Gr.Tr is big, soft, long aim time, takes full damage from derps as well as autocannons

Lert: 2, as is shown in the screenshots OP supplied.   As for OP, there are plenty of other tanks with very low ammo counts as balancing factors. What makes this case so special that you made a whole thread about it?

Lert: You're just showing off now.   Would you like every tank to have infinite ammo then?

dance210: Hi!   The first of the draw rules is head-to-head. In this case, it's how did they do against each other. For the three teams tied for first, they each won one and lost one against each other. So, we cannot determine a victor.   Next is head-to-head against group leader. As they are tied for first, there is no group leader. On to the next!   Now we look at the final position of other teams they lost to. Sadly (or not) they didn't lose to anyone else. So, we will have no victor.   This brings up to the last rule. If no winner can be determined, then the teams split the gold. So, congrats to those three teams!

dance210: I goofed, payout got messed up.   Correct payout has been submitted, so players will be getting the correct amount soon.   Apologies guys! Guess that's what happens when my brain is already on vacation

The_Chieftain: Artillery loves stationary targets, and hates moving targets.   In theory, someone hugging a rock/building is an easy target for any artillery with half a brain. The artillery piece comes with tracks, but too many arty drivers seem to forget about this, and hide in the same place near spawn, not moving to get shots. As a result, there is a perception that hugging certain rocks or buildings will provide protection.   However, on the occasion that the arty driver has half a brain and moves to get that shot, he's now facing off against a stationary tank trying not to get hit by artillery. Easy target, tank blows up, complains about OP artillery.   The counterpoint to this is that too many tank players are worried about damage to their own precious vehicle, and forget that as long as an artillery piece is focusing on him, there are 14 other team mates that the artillery is -not- focusing on, and the -team- had better damned well be taking advantage of it. Of course, too many tank players don't go this far either. And any tank is survivable against artillery, even T95.

The_Chieftain: From my perspective, the objective for me is to win. I don't really worry about how many kills I get, and I don't much worry about my survival rate either. I'll be one of those guys to suicide myself for the betterment of the team, even if it means that some other chap gets five gadgillion damage points because he's been able to sweep around the flank after I cleared it, dying in the process. Real-world concepts like "Attrit to allow the next echelon to win' don't really apply here.

pizzastorm: At your request, here is a list of everyone who won during the charity livestream today. Prize and Twitch name is listed. If you are on the list, you'll receive a message through Twitch. We'll ask for your in-game name, and if it's a physical prize, the address you want it shipped to. Please be patient for the Twitch mail - we're contacting a lot of winners, and it may be Monday before we can get a message out to everyone!   You can still donate to Gamer's Outreach Foundation up until the 22nd of this month! 100% of proceeds go to the Oakland's Children Hospital.  https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/3uq4c   If you won a prize for a game you don't play, just let us know when we contact you, and we'll work something out for you!       Prize Twitch Name Corsair Sabre Laser Mouse Solidstateentity Corsair Sabre Laser Mouse Thunderturkeys Corsair Sabre Laser Mouse Novo6 Corsair H1500 Headset Tatus3d Corsair H1500 Headset Glennpatton Corsair H1500 Headset Cpt_nick94 WoT  Razer DeathAdder Mice 2002zeo WoT  Razer DeathAdder Mice Maxiemaxx Razer DeathAdder Mice Classic Ac1max Razer DeathAdder Mice Classic Muzzleload Razer DeathAdder Mice Classic Attackmike Razer DeathAdder Mice Classic Xyblid Razer DeathAdder Mice Classic Miamikidz Razer DeathAdder Mice Classic Grainedfiber Razer Xbox Headset Xlordkarnagex WoT Razer Mouse Pad Metalldeath Razer Kraken Headset Turtlesandstuff Razer Kraken Headset Ghound7 Plantronics Gamecom 780 Ownpownage1 Plantronics Gamecom 780 Xslywolf Plantronics Gamecom 780 Flyingorigami Plantronics Gamecom 780 Iron_man9 Plantronics Gamecom 780 Blakeg287 Plantronics Gamecom 780 Zombslay Plantronics Gamecom 780 Muff1nluvn64 Plantronics Gamecom 780 Quazakaharet Plantronics Gamecom 780 ROGUEWULFF3 Plantronics Gamecom 780 Aliens_ate_my_type_59 Plantronics Gamecom 780 Redred413 Plantronics Gamecom 780 Chippchar Plantronics Gamecom 780 Greenfusion6545 Plantronics Gamecom 780 Nativeblood115 Plantronics Gamecom 780 Megaalphadog24 Plantronics Gamecom 780 Fiercebombshell Plantronics Gamecom 780 Armorandcavalryafb Intel SSD 250 GB 510 Series Togtank Intel SSD 250 GB 510 Series Canoetipperwot Intel SSD 250 GB 510 Series Woofman34 Intel SSD 250 GB 510 Series Tocfanke4 Intel SSD 250 GB 510 Series Aeruthael EPIC XBOX Soviet_wolfie EPIC PC Knightr33 EPIC XBOX Ovie105 EPIC PC heavytanker2 Jinx $30 Codes Studcuddles Jinx $30 Codes Kickingbac Jinx $30 Codes Pankucyk22 Jinx $30 Codes Baronvondark Jinx $30 Codes Roguewulff_tnw_ Jinx $30 Codes Sharpshooterx Jinx $30 Codes Xilosciente Jinx $30 Codes Phat95m3 Jinx $30 Codes Sagitusangel Jinx $30 Codes Scougs Jinx $30 Codes Zoombiee1 Jinx $30 Codes Celestia100 Jinx $30 Codes Louiesssss Jinx $30 Codes Grundel0 Jinx $30 Codes Quicklysaw6 Jinx $30 Codes Ham82000 Jinx $30 Codes Montigue Jinx $30 Codes Ninthcricle9 Jinx $30 Codes Tusabes226 Jinx $30 Codes Fllaw1 Jinx $30 Codes Ticktack501 Jinx $30 Codes Cricketdog Jinx $30 Codes Burbon42 Jinx $30 Codes Niles_y93 Jinx $30 Codes Songoku213 Jinx $30 Codes Tankkiller75002 Jinx $30 Codes Demonknight_log Jinx $30 Codes Raventomoe Jinx $30 Codes Retiredparatrooper Jinx $30 Codes Midyir Jinx $30 Codes Wareness Jinx $30 Codes Nikitarott Jinx $30 Codes Petzaaa Jinx $30 Codes Charrli Jinx $30 Codes Theescgoat Jinx $30 Codes Hhmarco1989 Jinx $30 Codes Ilovet22 Jinx $30 Codes Mickelix Jinx $30 Codes Bigbodaboom Jinx $30 Codes Emmaw1 Jinx $30 Codes Cats1231 Jinx $30 Codes Eaglesquad112 Jinx $30 Codes Maskatuck Jinx $30 Codes Silverkell Jinx $30 Codes G_mango Jinx $30 Codes Sevenswords71 Jinx $30 Codes Comitatus Jinx $30 Codes Grantavius Jinx $30 Codes Rocketbuster8d8 Jinx $30 Codes Icefrogger1313 Jinx $30 Codes Hharsenal_714 Jinx $30 Codes Atramp Jinx $30 Codes Wheresnessie Jinx $30 Codes Wanderingghosts Jinx $30 Codes Burlesquecookie Type 59 Jakeboudreaux Type 59 Bestmagewickna Type 59 Froggar Type 59 Easton1425 Type 59 Zzzron Freedom Redrider300 Freedom Liamdineen97 Freedom Aaronb791 Freedom Zomgpie2 Freedom Blond_daemon Snowstorm M3taha0_0 Snowstorm Sagitusangel Snowstorm Kptbombowca Snowstorm Earwaxian Snowstorm Ncaljoe02 Xbox Squid Grips Justrollinthru Xbox Squid Grips Blackhawxfan Xbox Squid Grips Tcrankz Xbox Squid Grips Crownan Xbox Squid Grips Collin449

Lert: People are just on a break from organized play after the campaign. They'll be back.

Hypnotik: Hey guys,   We've been getting a lot of questions from people regarding the Foch's medal (# of wins within 24 hours). The source of confusion for most of the tickets we've gotten so far is because the battles in a landing/riot tournament are not included in this group (with the exception of the battle with the owner, which does count). If you still think you received the wrong class of this medal, don't hesitate to put in a support ticket.   Hope that clears it up for you guys a bit. -Hyp

Lert:   That might open the gates to 'stream sniping'. A delay of a few minutes might possibly help, but then you might still run in to clans not wanting their strategies to be broadcasted over the entire internet every battle they play.  

Lert:   I have been thinking about this as well the moment we encountered this a few times. The problem is, the moment you start awarding fame points for tech vics, that would open the door to cheating with sockpuppeted subclans. Just chip your own subclan all the time and have them never show up.

Lert: Yes, because one example right after a rare low-tier tank many people wanted is released is indicative of a long term trend, right?

ElPozoleOlmeca: Isso é incrível! Estou muito orgulhoso de vocês!

PollotheDestroyer: Isso é incrível! Estou muito orgulhoso de vocês!

ApolloArtemis: Isso é incrível! Estou muito orgulhoso de vocês!

ElPozoleOlmeca: No saben que tanto orgullo me da ver tantos participantes latinos!

PollotheDestroyer: No saben que tanto orgullo me da ver tantos participantes latinos!

ApolloArtemis: No saben que tanto orgullo me da ver tantos participantes latinos!

Lert:   Did you have any unallocated XP before retraining? A glowing '+' in a box?

Lert: Do you have any filters on in the garage?

Lert:   They remain active, just won't increase until primary is at 100% again.

Lert: They will lose 10% of their primary skill. Their secondary skill will remain trained and functional at the level it's at and will start increasing again when the primary skill has reached 100% again.