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Tanitha: I prefer the pay to play system, It suits me greatly. Because I have a lot of time and limited money being retired. As such I only play pay to play games, and keep away from free to play games. BUT, I was looking for something to sink my teeth into, and there wasnt anything else around that I prefered, and i love the idea of clanwars that WOT has, and its a bit different to everything else out there I've played. So. even though i hate free to play, I'll make an exception and play anyway.
Also there was a vote/poll recently in the newsletters on what people preferred.
Subscription 296 29%
Retail Box with Subscription 139 13%
Micro-Transaction based 561 54%
Micro transactions is popular now days.
I hate free to play micro-transactions, because it can lead to pay to win, the more you pay the more advantages you can have, and i play hard to win, and don't like sinking in a lot of cash.
I love pay to play, because then everyone is paying the same, and it then comes down to how much time you sink into the game, and my time is free and I have plenty of it, So it suits me.
Back in the old days with Ultima online, I was a heavy seller and did it as a living for many years. Selling in game houses, gold, food, artifacts/equipment, rarities, etc. Some of the houses in game sold for $500 or $50 for the small ones. Artifacts were $50-$200 a piece, etc.. Food was like $1 per 1000. etc.. I was happy to spend the time playing. Others who didn't have the time to play were happy to spend the cash. Selling in game items is usually outlawed now, by the games and also by ebay. But back then there was some good times.
Anyway, each type of game type, (payment system) suits different people better.
And WOT is listed as free to play with micro transactions.
Its not my favorite system, but I'll play it anyway..

Tanitha: I understand your point, But you need to look at things from two viewpoints, the players and the game owners.
Allowing players to have full enjoyment of the game and clan-wars battle after freely grinding up to a "low tier" tank. Would leave players with little reason to pay WOT a dime.
As quoted from total recall.

Tanitha:

MrVic: Mainly added as a option, think the rerevised overall is a improvement

Tanitha: 1. It was stated the clients are different. People just used that for attacks and twisted things into it. The tanks themselves and game-play isn't different in each version.
2. Another bonus for merc is, mercs get to fight for the peasants.
IE if a clan takes a region and the region revolts, mercs are hired by the game to fight the battle on behalf of the revolting peasants. Thats the way I read it anyway. Its just extra work for the mercs to join into.

Tanitha: I understand what you mean here, and i agree with it.
5 IS7's in a pack would smash 5 T54's in a pack.
However the above leaves out the equation, artillery.
With T8 arty. I'm personally thinking T9 mediums would be more beneficial and more effective than T10 heavies.
IE get in, scout the enemy, arty smashes the enemy, the T9 mediums get the hell out of there alive.
T10 heavies go down to arty now, and more so when the T8 arty lands in game. And T10's don't have the ability to scout and get out of the artys fire like a T9 medium does. The IS7 does have a nice top speed, but it does lack in maneuverability and acceleration a bit when compared to a T9 medium.
Also spotting, Heavies all got a large + on visibility recently too (ability for other tanks to see them)
This is just a personal opinion, on what game tactics might end up better.

Tanitha: Yes sorry ed for seemingly ignoring your suggestion. I agree with you that the above does seem like a great suggestion.
I would suggest to you, that after clanwars is introduced, and we can see with our own eyes what its like, if the above suggestion is still appropriate then you should put the suggestion forward officially then, and i guess a lot of players including myself would support it.
However I think its a little early yet, to be suggesting changes to something we haven't seen.
There will be a reasonable period between clan wars beta and clan wars full world map official release. That would be a great time imo, to be making suggestions like the above.
Regards.

Tanitha: Hi Morrigan, I'm not trying to make anything better, or justify anything, or rationalize anything. I'm just player looking forward to clan wars, like many many other players. When i post things like, it looks like clanwars will be like this, and people don't like that aspect of clanwars, I get neg rep, its as if I'm a dev and i made the game like that.. lol, its frustrating : )
Its like if i said the sky is blue, Someone will think oh id prefer the sky to be purple, so I'll Neg Rep you, like I was the one who made the sky blue. I just said it was blue, I didn't make it that way. But then again its always been like this. that's where the saying comes from, "Don't shoot the messenger" Hes just carrying the message, he didn't write the contents of the message.. Anyway enough off-topic whining about the - rep I got from someone. Hahaha, and back onto topic..
A couple of comment (not answers) to your post.
There is a ton of cool-downs in the rules, Have a read of them and see if you can get a clear picture of how these cool-downs will effect game play. It might limit players or players tanks that they can reuse, and how often they can be re-used. To be honest its a bit hard for me to understand how those rules will work, without seeing it in game.
But either way, I doubt clans will be made up of 100 players who have no life and top tanks. I'm not sure if you remember or not , but i tried to make a clan in such format. http://forum.worldof...insomniax-clan/ It was apparent from my recruiting there, that not many hard core players existed within WOT, and that the majority of players are casual players. The end result of my efforts to create a no-lifer elite clan, was I got about 10 players who matched that description, not enough for clan wars, So i ended up closing and merging those players into another clan.
MMORPG's that are renown for requiring a lot of grinding, seem to attract a lot more hard core players. In darkfall for example, we ran with a clan of 500 hard core players. When we moved to flatten another clan it looked like this.. Unfortunately there is no vids of the battles themselves, that many players fighting in the same area lagged the servers to only a few frames per second.
However, it still didn't take that long for the server to ally up, to retaliate and take us down, after a loss or two our clan numbers dropped, and we had to merge to regain the same power level again. Clans were constantly falling, rising, merging and changing. And so were the alliances.
Anyway,,, the point being.. Darkfall was easy to gain 500 high quality players into a clan, even then it wasn't unstoppable, smaller clans allied up. WOT to me seems to be full of more casual players. FPS type games are designed that way, log in have a game or two, log out. MMORPGS are designed for 24/7 grinds to get ahead and stay ahead. I don't think the game will be full of clans with 100 players with top tanks, but instead smaller clans allied together.

Overlord: Yes, EU and US servers have their own databases, ie accounts don't share information between each other.
At open beta you will be able to register an account on the other server (EU for you). We need to suspend and (later) delete double accounts for EU and US servers created on January 17, since at this time we have 250k+ double accounts. In future only those who are determined to play on both servers at the same time will have accounts on both servers.

Overlord: Yes, EU and US servers have their own databases, ie accounts don't share information between each other.
At open beta you will be able to register an account on the other server (EU for you). We need to suspend and (later) delete double accounts for EU and US servers created on January 17, since at this time we have 250k+ double accounts. In future only those who are determined to play on both servers at the same time will have accounts on both servers.

Overlord: There is no need to re-register or re-select the server. Just connect to the server you are planning to stay on in the long run with your existing account.

Overlord: There is no need to re-register or re-select the server. Just connect to the server you are planning to stay on in the long run with your existing account.

Tanitha: They didn't "separate the forums" due to different game clients. The game content in game will be the same.
Its mainly IMO for things like the different downtime's for each server. Language support. etc.
There is cooldowns. But the rules are pretty in depth so it gets a bit complicated. Its a bit like trying to learn chess by reading a book without playing. Feel free to have a read through it. http://forum.worldof...r-1-global-map/

Tanitha: 1. Its always been unlimited tiers for clanwars. Overlords posted some famous quotes about superior firepower being an advantage, I cant remember what the quotes were though now to search for them, But it was something like, dont bring a knife to a gunfight. But tank related : ) The only change to this no tier limits stance was once overlord was asked and the reply was something like. They were going to see how no limits went in clan wars beta.
So I asked overlord again recently, it came back to the no tier limits again.
2. The wording of the overlord line, was a bit ambiguous, I don't think it was meant as you are applying it here. I believe it is 15 T5's to get started in clan wars, not to register a clan. I would guess instead that any person can pay the 2500 gold and make a clan, to start your first battle and land on the shore you would need 15 T5 tanks. But we will see which way it is later..
As for every hard core player having a IS7. Probably how things were a month or two ago. But now I doubt it.
Recently there has been T9 mediums, Much bigger arty, with T8 arty coming soon, camo becoming a big advantage and some high end TD's. And coming soon US TD's, and German E100's.
4x TD's for base/arty defense.
6 T8 Arty for the killing.
5 T9 mediums for offense/scouting.
Something similar to the above might be decent, and contains no heavies, and contains no T10's.
But you know its not just the tank, its as much team tactics, player skill, player availability, etc..
The E100's 150mm sounds nice too.

ARGO: quote]
If your too lazy to even look up this subject in the forums, I can only wonder what your ingame style is like!
Anyway if you want to make the most out of being a scout you 1st need to understand what a scout does. I could go on and on but instead, I have done the foot work for you and offer you this fine example of literary genious written by The_Evil_One who in my opinion knows a few things about how tanks work in WoT.
http://forum.worldof...uide-directory/

ARGO: This is typical of "PUTTS" Premature Upper Tank Tree Syndrome. So many players "including myself" at times get all caught up in "the grind" to get the tank they think will be the end of their woes only to find that it is not. Players sometimes need to take a step back and seriously evaluate what exactly they want to do and how to do it with what they have. Not all players are cut out for TDs or Heavies. Some do well with SPGs but not lights. It's so important to take the time and experience each tank as you go to get a feel for each and learn different techniques in playing instead of rushing off with tunnel vision on that Maus or IS7. Sure it sucks when you have a bunch of PUTTS players running around in T-54s and invisible tanks but as we all have seen in the past with the Leo, T-44, Arty and what ever other "Bad Guys" we have faced we always managed to find a way to kill them and that my friends is where team work and positive communication pays off. This game was never designed for the "go it alone" type and until we can all instill good sportsmanship and leading by example upon each new crop of players I am afraid discussions like this will continue unabated.

Vallter: We know about this description error and will fix it soon. Topic closed.

Overlord: Wait until the revised US tree is announced. It will be worthy of attention. The changes are going to be crucial.

Overlord: Wait until the revised US tree is announced. It will be worthy of attention. The changes are going to be crucial.

Overlord: last updated March 25, 2011
Attention!
With the release approaching problems of German tanks are going to get in the center of our attention.
In this topic, please leave your ideas on German vehicles. What are their main faults and weaknesses? Be brief and constrictive here. No discussions, just considerable and sensible suggestions.
The purpose of the topic is to gather all ideas in one place.
E.g. JagdTiger's invisibility value is too low, increase the speed of Tiger, King Tiger, JagdTiger according to their real-life values, etc.
PS: This topic is severely moderated. Useless and non-constructive suggestions will be deleted.
Note! If you have already posted your idea in EU forums, don't repost it here. Link to the original topic.
Shortlisted so far:
1. Visibility. Mostly applies to TD line.
2. Gun mantlets. Tanks and TDs.
3. Max speed values Tiger, King Tiger, Jagdtiger.
4. Jagdtiger. Mantlet.
5. Maus. Lower front hull armor plate, "mudguards", side armor/tracks
6. NEW! 12,8 cm KwK 44 L/55: accuracy increase, damage increase.
7. NEW! Jagdtiger:
- visibility reduction, i.e. camo adjustment
- damage per shell increase (might come along with RoF decrease)
- increase of speed values
- hit points increase
8. NEW! 88mm KwK 36 L/56: possible damage and accuracy buff.
in progress
Won't be taken into account:
1. Mass damage and or penetration increase, ie "group buffs"
locked, archived - outdated /SE

MrVic: Also keep in mind that rock your behind will also interfere with your spotting. It can create blind spots. Also sighting systems are being worked on right now

Tanitha: lol not quite.
I said something more like the game is free to play. So box sets would be promotional box's containing promotional content.
They might/could contain anything promotional, such as maps, tshirts, codes for premium tanks, die cast tanks, codes for gold etc..
This guess has nothing to do with WOT, its the kind of stuff that most games put into their promotional boxes.
Like the collectors edition of pay to play game.
So no, please dont say i said it would be something like that, that makes it sound like it will be similar to that. Got to be careful with the wording to mot miss-lead anyone.
Google collectors edition mmorpg . (Since I cant post links to other games here.)
And have a look at what all the other gaming companies put in their collectors editions. It will give you an idea of what could be included in WOT's.
Thanks.

Tanitha: The only info I've seen on any of those modes is that one line sorry.

Tanitha: British tanks are after the french ones. "Post Release" IE sometime after release = Yes.

Tanitha:

Tanitha: The only problems, I could see, is if you accidentally log in to the wrong server with the wrong client / account.
Regards

Tanitha: No word that Ive heard sorry, but id guess that would be the case too.

merig00: There are known problems with the view range.

merig00: pretty much what VeRDAMMT said. Also search for the preferences.xml file and delete the folder it is in.

Tanitha: Shireknight has a reputation that id hire them as a merc, nps. They aren't clan'ed with me, and never played a game with them. But i still know them enough to trust them for a merc mission or several.
If the mercs an unknown newbie who just joined the forums and has 0 posts, well its a bit different them.
As for shires questions. A little in depth for me sorry..

Overlord: Bluemax3x,
thanks for detailed report. Some notorious stuck places are going to be fixed in the upcoming major update (the one after 0.6.3.2).

MrVic: Make sure your pulling the right installer http://game.worldoftanks.eu/ is the EU Website with associated Files, Your currently posting to the .com which is the NA (US) server and site. That may sort it out for you

MrVic: Yeah might of got my connect point arrow a bit off M36 to T30 works purely since M36 was the end of a US TD doctrine so to speak. The US mainly was focusing on Light Medium and Heavy with Tank destroyers being considered in one of those roles. Tank destroyer after the M36 were looked at in a 50-65 ton range designs. Every design sort of lead to a turreted design and back into a MBT idea. Tho it took them a good while to realize it. T30 was mainly a support gun role, fortification destruction and heavy support. Tho they encompassed engaging heavy German armor with them, they lacked a complete package as a heavy.
T110 series is hard to dig up info on. Plus it also encompassed a number of different designs. The H3 never made it past concept design from records I have. They were also looking into 108 inch turret rings to greatly improve the turret slopes. Something the Russian tank designs were far ahead in adopting and using.

MrVic: Funnily enough, it is listed as "M60A1E1 US Tank" but it is almost the same. Maybe it was some sort of mockup of the M60?
T57 and T58 had fixed guns and oscillating turrets. The the turret would move in order to raise and lower the main gun. Also both featured Auto Loaders

MrVic: T57 120mm Model picture but accurate, good view of it.


T58 155mm

Overlord: Since we are getting close to the start of open beta, currently invite codes are distributed every day.

MrVic: T110 Revision 4 (my favorite one looks wise) 120mm Gun


Sectional pics for T110 Revision 4

Tanitha: Hi Ego, you are a high profile large clan, So i had a quick look..
I noticed you were asked for a clan motto. You replied NONE and didn't provide one.
You were asked for a link to a excel sheet with the info, You didn't provide one.
I had nothing to do with the selection process, but, I guess the above two things could have been a reason.
If you need to discuss it further, please contact the person who was doing it.

MrVic: Have pictures of most of them The T110 and H3 not confirmed if they ever were fully built, but might have some bad mock ups from the 50's of them H3 really cracks me up. Army Board basically said "Hey can you stick this 175mm gun on a tank?" Then a design was made and they were like "Hmm wow hmm lets not build that"
T110 actually had a ton of designs under it Will get some pics together in a bit

Tanitha: Hi
What clan are you in? you have no clan logo in your signature, you only have one post (this one), You have never posted into your clan thread on this forums (if one exists). What clan you are in is unknown to me and to everyone else on the forums. Did they put a registration into the registration post?
See my point? A part of being "active" is being high profile.

Tanitha: Hi, the rules (that were the rules months ago who knows whats changed since then.) clearly state that merc can not be in clans.
• Mercenaries are the players who purchased “mercenary license”.
• The purchase of the license is available only to a player who is not a member of any clan. If a player has a license and enters a clan, the license is automatically revoked.
• The “mercenary license” is purchased for a limited time (probably for a week) but can be extended for half the price.
• The “mercenary license” gives the owner a right to offer his services at the mercenary market and also to accept offers from a clan leader to participate in a clan battle.
However that doesn't mean you cant have a merc clan, it means you cant have a clan in game. you can still have a merc clan..
What id do if i wanted to merc, would be to open the clan in a website, teamspeak, and make a section/thread here in the forums in the clan section. So you are a clan for all purposes, except in game.
Then you contact clan leaders, and clan leaders contact you, You need to become the main goto man when clan leaders want mercs. So instead of a clan leader going looking for 5 merc, or 10 mercs they goto you and you send them the mercs.. They know the merc are good and trustworthy, because that's the reputation that you have built for your clan and players..
So yes, id say you can easily have a merc clan, but, not have a clan : ) because your players need merc badges not a clan badge, your mercs will be scattered "hired" by many clans. When they have finished their jobs, they come back to you for another assignment.
I hope you understand what I'm getting at. If not, feel free to ask anything else.
Regards.

Tanitha: Discussing moderators within the forums is banable..
You are all banned for 14 days..
Oh .. wait...
Where's,,, my hammer gone..!!!
Please don't ban me for impersonating a mod!!
Seriously, I resigned yesterday, No hard feelings, from either side I don't think..
I did like the job, but I didn't like certain aspects.
I'll continue to be around as a player..
Thanks for noticing..
As for the other mods. The mods were split up between Euro and USA servers.
So they are modding the Euro servers. Euro mods are no longer listed on the USA forums, USA mods are no longer listed on the Euro forums.
Regards.