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Quemapueblos: It is because the USSR lend lease Valentine II has different MM than the British Valentine. Some how the two got added to the British version. Updating now

Quemapueblos: Wow, just wow.. That Catstalker is a madman though. I've seen things you people wouldn't believe sitting next to him

Quemapueblos: No, tier VIII tanks will not see tier X matches more often.

Quemapueblos: No, tier VIII tanks will not see tier X matches more often.

Quemapueblos: With patch 8.11, we will be removing battle tier XII matches and your matchmaking will not change dramatically. Previously, only tier X tanks were eligible for this tier but now matchmaking is free to distribute tier X tanks more quickly in order to reduce queue times for tanks that may see them in battle.   You can think of the “tier” of a match as being the maximum tier for a tank in that battle. When Matchmaker is building a battle, it won’t choose tanks over that tier. For example if the battle tier is VII, the highest tier tank that can be in a match is tier VII.   Matchmaker also enforces a maximum spread of 2 between tiers. So in battle tier VII matches, tanks can range from tier V to VII. This keeps players from seeing tanks that are way out of their league.   How were there tier XII matches when there are no tier XII tanks? Let’s take a tier X tank. The lowest tier match it can be placed in is tier X right? Tanks in that tier X match can range from tier VIII to tier X. In a tier XII match, tanks could hypothetically range from tier X to tier XII (and Tier VIII Light Tanks) but there are no tier XI or XII tanks, so matches are limited to only tier of tank available, tier X vehicles. With match tier XI, only tanks from tiers IX and X are eligible for that battle.   What does removing tier 12 mean for you? If you are a tier VIII light tank, you will no longer be put in games limited only to tier X tanks (because of tier VIII light tank’s special matchmaking). Now that the highest battle tier is tier XI, tier X tanks cannot find games where only tier X tanks are eligible.   How to read the match-maker chart The first step in reading the chart is to look at the battle tier. Once a battle tier is chosen, go down that column, and any vehicle tier/class that is colored in is eligible for a battle within that battle tier. There are a few exceptions for specific vehicles, and they are listed at the bottom of the full match-maker chart.   8.11 vs 8.10 Match-making: 8.11 VS 8.10 Vehicle Tier Vehicle Class / Battle Tier 8 9 10 11   Vehicle Tier Vehicle Class / Battle Tier 8 9 10 11 12 VIII Light Tanks   X X X   VIII Light Tanks   X X X X Medium Tanks X X X     Medium Tanks X X X     Heavy Tanks X X X     Heavy Tanks X X X     Artillery X X X     Artillery X X X     Tank Destroyers X X X     Tank Destroyers X X X     IX Medium Tanks   X X X   IX Medium Tanks   X X X   Heavy Tanks   X X X   Heavy Tanks   X X X   Artillery   X X X   Artillery   X X X   Tank Destroyers   X X X   Tank Destroyers   X X X   X Medium Tanks     X X   X Medium Tanks     X X X Heavy Tanks     X X   Heavy Tanks     X X X Artillery     X X   Artillery     X X X Tank Destroyers     X X   Tank Destroyers     X X X    

Quemapueblos: With patch 8.11, we will be removing battle tier XII matches and your matchmaking will not change dramatically. Previously, only tier X tanks were eligible for this tier but now matchmaking is free to distribute tier X tanks more quickly in order to reduce queue times for tanks that may see them in battle.   You can think of the “tier” of a match as being the maximum tier for a tank in that battle. When Matchmaker is building a battle, it won’t choose tanks over that tier. For example if the battle tier is VII, the highest tier tank that can be in a match is tier VII.   Matchmaker also enforces a maximum spread of 2 between tiers. So in battle tier VII matches, tanks can range from tier V to VII. This keeps players from seeing tanks that are way out of their league.   How were there tier XII matches when there are no tier XII tanks? Let’s take a tier X tank. The lowest tier match it can be placed in is tier X right? Tanks in that tier X match can range from tier VIII to tier X. In a tier XII match, tanks could hypothetically range from tier X to tier XII (and Tier VIII Light Tanks) but there are no tier XI or XII tanks, so matches are limited to only tier of tank available, tier X vehicles. With match tier XI, only tanks from tiers IX and X are eligible for that battle.   What does removing tier 12 mean for you? If you are a tier VIII light tank, you will no longer be put in games limited only to tier X tanks (because of tier VIII light tank’s special matchmaking). Now that the highest battle tier is tier XI, tier X tanks cannot find games where only tier X tanks are eligible.   How to read the match-maker chart The first step in reading the chart is to look at the battle tier. Once a battle tier is chosen, go down that column, and any vehicle tier/class that is colored in is eligible for a battle within that battle tier. There are a few exceptions for specific vehicles, and they are listed at the bottom of the full match-maker chart.   8.11 vs 8.10 Match-making: 8.11 VS 8.10 Vehicle Tier Vehicle Class / Battle Tier 8 9 10 11   Vehicle Tier Vehicle Class / Battle Tier 8 9 10 11 12 VIII Light Tanks   X X X   VIII Light Tanks   X X X X Medium Tanks X X X     Medium Tanks X X X     Heavy Tanks X X X     Heavy Tanks X X X     Artillery X X X     Artillery X X X     Tank Destroyers X X X     Tank Destroyers X X X     IX Medium Tanks   X X X   IX Medium Tanks   X X X   Heavy Tanks   X X X   Heavy Tanks   X X X   Artillery   X X X   Artillery   X X X   Tank Destroyers   X X X   Tank Destroyers   X X X   X Medium Tanks     X X   X Medium Tanks     X X X Heavy Tanks     X X   Heavy Tanks     X X X Artillery     X X   Artillery     X X X Tank Destroyers     X X   Tank Destroyers     X X X    

Quemapueblos: We had a scheduling conflict on the normal twitch.tv\wargaming so we will be doing this spotlight on wgesports instead! Hope to see you all out there!

Quemapueblos: We had a scheduling conflict on the normal twitch.tv\wargaming so we will be doing this spotlight on wgesports instead! Hope to see you all out there!

Quemapueblos: We had a scheduling conflict on the normal twitch.tv\wargaming so we will be doing this spotlight on wgesports instead! Hope to see you all out there!

Quemapueblos: We had a scheduling conflict on the normal twitch.tv\wargaming so we will be doing this spotlight on wgesports instead! Hope to see you all out there!

Captain_Judo:   Heya sarge- fixed  The link takes you to the correct Tier 8 tournament page but its registration was simply mislabeled.

Captain_Judo:   Heya sarge- fixed  The link takes you to the correct Tier 8 tournament page but its registration was simply mislabeled.

Quemapueblos: Win or lose, you earn Gold! So come on out and battle Forge.

Quemapueblos: Win or lose, you earn Gold! So come on out and battle Forge.

Yoott: Just to clarify    No matter what nation you register for you will be in the same tournament as I will be mixing them all in.   Also you may only register for ONE nation and you will be required to use that nation the entire tournament, no switching as you go. 

Yoott: Just to clarify    No matter what nation you register for you will be in the same tournament as I will be mixing them all in.   Also you may only register for ONE nation and you will be required to use that nation the entire tournament, no switching as you go. 

Yoott: Just to clarify    No matter what nation you register for you will be in the same tournament as I will be mixing them all in.   Also you may only register for ONE nation and you will be required to use that nation the entire tournament, no switching as you go. 

Captain_Judo: Today, February 12th, is the last day to submit a roster change for your team. Rosters are locked beginning February 13th for the remainder of the Winter 2014 season.

Captain_Judo: Today, February 12th, is the last day to submit a roster change for your team. Rosters are locked beginning February 13th for the remainder of the Winter 2014 season.

Captain_Judo: Today, February 12th, is the last day to submit a roster change for your team. Rosters are locked beginning February 13th for the remainder of the Winter 2014 season.

Captain_Judo: Today, February 12th, is the last day to submit a roster change for your team. Rosters are locked beginning February 13th for the remainder of the Winter 2014 season.

dance210:
From the tournament page: Playoffs The winner of each round is determined as the first to 3 victories out of an unlimited number of battles. There is no 8-point draw rule. Each battle lasts 10 minutes max. with a 2 minute break between battles. The standard battle mode will be used.   Battles take place on Monday and Friday evenings, at 6:30 pm PST. The map selection will be announced before the playoffs begin; the maps will be picked from those used during the regular season. Playoffs are always bracket, not round robin or group play.   If you have any other questions, feel free to let me know.  

Trevzor: Howdy tankers!   Here is the new Matchmaking chart for the 8.11 patch.  

dance210: Tournament page - Tier 5 Tournament page - Tier 8 Tournament page - Tier 10   Tier & Point Limits Teams may deploy no more than 5 members in each match with a maximum of 8 players per roster.  All tanks on the team must be from one nation (e.g. all German tanks, all French tanks) The encounter battle mode will be used for this tournament. Tier limits and points will vary depending on what tournament a team registers for. Please see the respective tournament page for more information Tier 5 tournament, max 25 points Tier 8 tournament, max 40 points Tier 10 tournament, max 50 points   Victory Conditions Group Stage 1 Battles begin every 15 minutes 3 points are granted for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss Each battle will last 10 minutes max. The top team(s) in each group advances to Group Stage 2 (The exact number will be provided after Registration closes) The map used for Group Stage 1 will be Siegfried Line Encounter   Draws at the end of Group Stage 1 will be resolved using the following criteria (and in the following order): Head to Head Head to Head Against Group Leader Opponent Strength - final rank of opponents that have defeated your team   Group Stage 2 Battles begin every 15 minutes 3 points are granted for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss Each battle will last 10 minutes max. The top team(s) in each group advances to Group Stage 3 The map used for Group Stage 2 will be Ensk Encounter   Draws at the end of Group Stage 2 will be resolved using the following criteria (and in the following order): Head to Head Head to Head Against Group Leader Opponent Strength - final rank of opponents that have defeated your team   Group Stage 3 Battles begin every 15 minutes 3 points are granted for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss. Each battle will last 10 minutes max. There will be a 5 min break in between battles The top team(s) in each group advances to the Playoffs The map used for Group Stage 3 will be Prokhorovka Encounter   Draws at the end of Group Stage 3 will be resolved using the following criteria (and in the following order): Head to Head Head to Head Against Group Leader Opponent Strength - final rank of opponents that have defeated your team Complete Draw - tie-breaker match   Tie-breakers Two teams tied: Battle will last 10 minutes max. Single battle. Whoever wins will move forward. If the teams tie, then no team will advance to the playoff stage. 3+ teams tied: Group play stage Battles begin every 15 minutes. 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss. Each battle will last 10 minutes max. There will be a 5 minute break between battles. The team with the most points will move forward. If there is still a tie, no teams move on to the playoff rounds. The map used for the Tie-breaker will be Murovanka Encounter   Playoffs The winner of each round will be determined as the first to 2 victories out of a maximum 5 battles If no winner is found after 5 battles, the team with more battle victories is determined as the winner of the round Complete draws result in disqualification of both teams Each battle will last 10 minutes max. There will be a 2 min break between battles The only map used for the playoffs will be Himmelsdorf Encounter   Schedule The complete schedule will be provided at the close of registration, after the final team count has been determined. Rounds are to be scheduled every day.  Group Stage 1: February 21st, 6 pm PST (9 pm EST) Group Stage 2: February 22nd, 1 pm PST (4 pm EST) Group Stage 3: February 22nd, 6 pm PST (9 pm EST) Group Stage 3 Tie-Breakers (If Necessary): February 23rd, 1 pm PST (4 pm EST) Quarter finals: February 23rd,  6 pm PST (9 pm EST) Semi Finals: February 23rd, 7:20 pm PST (10:20 pm EST) Finals and 3rd/4th Place: February 23rd, 8:40 pm PST (11:40 pm EST)   Prizes The following prizes will be provided to each member of the respective winning teams, including reserves. 1st place: 25000 gold 2nd place: 15000 gold 3rd  place: 10000 gold 4th place: 5000 gold 5th - 8th place:  2500 gold 9th - 12 place:  1000 gold Winner of each group stage:  300 gold

Yoott: F.A.Q. Skirmish Rules Tournament Income Tanks Allowed and Tier Point Limits Per Nation Germany - 7 players max in battle        Russia - 9 players max in battle           USA - 9 players max in battle 40 Tier points       47 Tier Points      50 Tier Points    Limit 3 tier 7's max in any battle    Limit 1 IS in any battle    Limit 2 Hellcats in any battle           Tiger I - Tier 7   IS- Tier 7    Hellcat - Tier 6 Panther I - Tier 7   T-34 - Tier 5   M4AE2 - Tier 6 PzIV - Tier 5   KV-1 - Tier 5   M4AE8 - Tier 6 StuG III - Tier 5   SU-76 - Tier 3   M4- Tier 5 Hetzer - Tier 4   BT- 7 - Tier 3   M5 Stuart - Tier 4 PZ III - Tier 4       M3 Lee - Tier 4         M7 Priest - Tier 3            ALL NATIONS WILL BE IN THE SAME TOURNAMENT                   CAPTAINS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE THEIR TEAMS HAVE CORRECT POINTS AND TANK TYPES BEFORE ENTERING BATTLE Victory Conditions The winner of each round will be determined as the first to 3 victories on a given map. Each battle will last 10 minutes. The Standard battle mode will be used for this tournament. Schedule Teams will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis, see Registration for details. TEAMS THAT ARE NOT IN PENDING APPROVAL STATUS AT CLOSE OF REGISTRATION WILL BE DENIED The full schedule will be provided at the close of registration, once the final team count has been determined. Rounds will begin at 19:30 PST (22:30 EST each scheduled day, 03:30 UTC the following day) each scheduled day. Curious what time this is in your region? Use this handy Time Zone Converter to help you out! Round 1: Monday, Feb 17th Round 2: Tuesday, Feb 18th Round 3: Wednesday Feb 19th Round 4: Thursday, Feb 20th Round 5: Friday, Feb 21st THERE WILL BE BRACKETS MAX 32 TEAMS IN EACH AND NO BATTLES PAST FRIDAY THIS WEEK There will be a 2 minute break in between battles for each round. Prizes The following prizes will be provided to each member of the respective winning team, including reserves.  First place: 5,000 Second place: 2,000 Third place: 1,000 Fourth place: 1,000 Maps There will only be one map used during Skirmish 7. The map will be Prokhorovka  

Yoott: F.A.Q. Skirmish Rules Tournament Income Tanks Allowed and Tier Point Limits Per Nation Germany - 7 players max in battle        Russia - 9 players max in battle           USA - 9 players max in battle 40 Tier points       47 Tier Points      50 Tier Points    Limit 3 tier 7's max in any battle    Limit 1 IS in any battle    Limit 2 Hellcats in any battle           Tiger I - Tier 7   IS- Tier 7    Hellcat - Tier 6 Panther I - Tier 7   T-34 - Tier 5   M4AE2 - Tier 6 PzIV - Tier 5   KV-1 - Tier 5   M4AE8 - Tier 6 StuG III - Tier 5   SU-76 - Tier 3   M4- Tier 5 Hetzer - Tier 4   BT- 7 - Tier 3   M5 Stuart - Tier 4 PZ III - Tier 4       M3 Lee - Tier 4         M7 Priest - Tier 3            ALL NATIONS WILL BE IN THE SAME TOURNAMENT                   CAPTAINS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE THEIR TEAMS HAVE CORRECT POINTS AND TANK TYPES BEFORE ENTERING BATTLE Victory Conditions The winner of each round will be determined as the first to 3 victories on a given map. Each battle will last 10 minutes. The Standard battle mode will be used for this tournament. Schedule Teams will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis, see Registration for details. TEAMS THAT ARE NOT IN PENDING APPROVAL STATUS AT CLOSE OF REGISTRATION WILL BE DENIED The full schedule will be provided at the close of registration, once the final team count has been determined. Rounds will begin at 19:30 PST (22:30 EST each scheduled day, 03:30 UTC the following day) each scheduled day. Curious what time this is in your region? Use this handy Time Zone Converter to help you out! Round 1: Monday, Feb 17th Round 2: Tuesday, Feb 18th Round 3: Wednesday Feb 19th Round 4: Thursday, Feb 20th Round 5: Friday, Feb 21st THERE WILL BE BRACKETS MAX 32 TEAMS IN EACH AND NO BATTLES PAST FRIDAY THIS WEEK There will be a 2 minute break in between battles for each round. Prizes The following prizes will be provided to each member of the respective winning team, including reserves.  First place: 5,000 Second place: 2,000 Third place: 1,000 Fourth place: 1,000 Maps There will only be one map used during Skirmish 7. The map will be Prokhorovka  

Mugsy_: ...these leaks are getting out of control.    

Mugsy_: ...these leaks are getting out of control.    

Mugsy_: ...these leaks are getting out of control.    

Major_Rampage: +1 for the Godzilla vs Bambi reference 

Major_Rampage: +1 for the Godzilla vs Bambi reference 

Major_Rampage: +1 for the Godzilla vs Bambi reference 

Trevzor:   Point 1: Multiple shots into your enemy tanks, regardless of the total amount of HP loss, will increase your rating. One shot from a high alpha tank does not necessarily equal many shots from a low alpha tank. Obvious malicious intent carries weight Point 2: Ramming damage does not work the way you think it works. Point 3: Partially negated by the first listing under "Less Serious Infractions" Point 4:  All the information I have been told points towards yes  

Trevzor:   Not true. Destroying friendly tanks will increase your rating live in the match, just like it does now. The reduction of your rating will not happen unless you win the match. If you rating exceeds what it takes to be suspended, then you will be automatically suspended mid battle, just like you can be now.  

Trevzor:   The current system punishes arty splash as full damage. The new system is merely taking into account the fact that it could be accidental by slightly reducing the rating increase. This does not apply to direct hits. Trolling in your artillery will still earn your account a suspension.

dance210: Hi!! So glad that you were able to come out to the live Gold league finals!!    The guys who will be emailing the codes are most likely just getting back to the office today. I don't have a timeline for when they will be emailing codes, but I would suggest giving them a week or so. If you haven't gotten anything by then, feel free to shoot me a PM and I can check on it for you. Remember, it will most likely be going to the email that you gave them.   Oh, and the code does come with a low tier premium tank but it wasn't the T2 light 

Laera:   See ya there! 

Laera:   See ya there! 

Laera:   See ya there! 

Trevzor: Tankers! With the release of Patch 8.11 there will be a change in the Team Damage/Kill automatic moderation system. These changes are being made so that TD/TK will have more severe implications applied more quickly. The following is the general layout of our new system.   Reworked the team damage/ kill system: General provisions: The team damage and team kill control system has become slightly more strict, while at the same time more factors are taken into account:  penalty points for particular kind of violations are not accumulated as quickly (i.e. the punishment has been mitigated). The chance of account suspension increases with each consequent damaging of ally vehicles in one battle. Damaging your platoon mates now counts towards your rating Ramming allied tanks is also treated as foul play and an illegal action. The accumulated penalty points can be forgiven when destroying the enemy vehicles in battles where the ally team won. The term of first suspension has been reduced to one hour.   Improved the system of compensation to the subject of the offense: The repairs of vehicles of the damaged party are compensated. Apart from the repairs cost, the offender additionally pays the affected party 10% from the repair’s total amount.  The offender pays the affected party not only with credits received for the battle, but also with credits available on the account.   Serious infractions: If enemy base capture has been interrupted by an ally (either by ramming or by shooting.) If modules on the ally tank have been damaged (with help of ramming or hitting with a shell.) If the ally tank has been destroyed.   Less serious infractions (TK/TD rating will not increase as much): If an ally vehicle has been damaged accidentally while the player was aiming at the enemy tank. If an ally vehicle has been accidentally damaged with splash from a high-explosive shell. If after firing apart from damaging the enemy, the ally tank was damaged as well.   Keep in mind that bans that you are not able to appeal the restrictions set by our Automatic TD/TK Moderation system. They must be served to their full extent.   See you on the battlefield!

Jewel_Thief: Hi there,   You sent in multiple tickets about the same issue-- which makes it very difficult for us to get back to you in a timely fashion. Please send in one ticket per issue, and we will get to your ticket just as soon as we can. As for your tickets, I'll have them "merged" and get someone to take a look today. :)   Best, ~JT

TragicLoss: There is a ton of great ideas here. :) I would really like to see some of these in game.