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Captain_Judo: Welcome back, SIMP!
Team SIMPLISTIC rose to the occasion and are Skirmish XXII's winners after defeating WAR - River of Blood, 3:1    
It's a sweet tournament victory for SIMPLISTIC as they faced challenging opponents, while fielding new line-ups on new maps, every round! This marks the first 'SIMP' prize since a third place finish in the El Alamein Post meridiem Challenge. I'm sure many are expecting them to unleash a competitive squad this weekend!
Congratulations, SIMPLISTIC, on winning a record, skirmish-prize amount: 20,000 gold!
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We, again, want to congratulate Farva1 for his creative, winning tournament design. We especially want to thank all participating teams for rising to the challenge of Skirmish XXII's complexity!  
Final standings and prizing:
1st Place: SIMPLISTIC - 20,000 gold
2nd Place: WAR - River of Blood - 8,000 gold
3rd Place (Tie): WAR & PEACE - 4,000 gold
3rd Place (Tie): HavoK Shock n Awe - 4,000 gold
5th Place (Tie): Wreak Havok - 1,000 gold
5th Place (Tie): 给我3000城管 - 1,000 gold
5th Place (Tie): FUEL - 1,000 gold
5th Place (Tie): [FSS][MENSA] Disposable Heroes - 1,000 gold
Congratulations, teams! Your gold spoils will be deposited, shortly  

Agrona: Also, all of you who have posted in this thread with your submission, please move it to this thread hereor it won't be counted.
Thanks!

Agrona: You can do one for each, since they are different yes.

Agrona: Posting it anytime after it was announced is acceptable.

Agrona:

Agrona: It's not 200-400 words  

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lord_farquad: Awesomeness awaits!  
As I have hinted at various events, if our current plans for next year pan out.... really good tank players, may be able to quit their day jobs  
And don't worry, I want you guys to do well against the EU and RU teams, and we definitely want to help you improve in those venues.

lord_farquad:
Awesomeness awaits!  

As I have hinted at various events, if our current plans for next year pan out.... really good tank players, may be able to quit their day jobs  

And don't worry, I want you guys to do well against the EU and RU teams, and we definitely want to help you improve in those venues.

lord_farquad:
Awesomeness awaits!  

As I have hinted at various events, if our current plans for next year pan out.... really good tank players, may be able to quit their day jobs  

And don't worry, I want you guys to do well against the EU and RU teams, and we definitely want to help you improve in those venues.

lord_farquad: Just count the places, there are 8 teams in a quarter final.

lord_farquad: Just count the places, there are 8 teams in a quarter final.

lord_farquad: Just count the places, there are 8 teams in a quarter final.

lord_farquad: Teams in the 1/4 are 5-8th place. Teams in the 1/8 are 9-16th place

lord_farquad: Teams in the 1/4 are 5-8th place. Teams in the 1/8 are 9-16th place

lord_farquad: Teams in the 1/4 are 5-8th place. Teams in the 1/8 are 9-16th place

lord_farquad: They also have 4 times the amount of people covering tournaments.

lord_farquad:
They also have 4 times the amount of people covering tournaments.

lord_farquad:
They also have 4 times the amount of people covering tournaments.

lord_farquad: I'd like to recommend some of the following:
Check out some of the player-made guides, here are some of the best (make sure to read even the beginner guides, as you'll probably be surprised with some things you didn't know):
Welcome to World of Tanks
Quick Guide
Skills & Perks
Camo & Vision Mechanics
Basic Tactics
More on game mechanics Next I recommend playing with each of the topics in mind, try reading a guide then playing several games keeping anything new you've learned in mind, then move on to the next topic.
Now I suggest you platoon with someone. Preferably someone far more experienced than yourself, and ask questions, lots of questions. There are plenty of experienced players here that would be willing to platoon with you. I recommend platooning with someone with at least 5k battles, as they're more likely to have the basics down.
Be patient, keep in mind that your W/L ratio really doesn't mean anything until you have at least a couple hundred battles.
Don't get discouraged. Ultimately you will lose, no matter how good you are, it will happen. The longer you play, the better you'll get, and ultimately that will be reflected by your stats, if that's what you're really going for. As for playing the premium, I am neutral on this one, a lot will tell you not to play in high tiers until you've made it there the hard way... but that's not necessarily the route you should go. The PzIV-S will make way more money than any of your non-premium tanks, so when you need money, you should play it, that's what it's for. Also, pay attention in those higher tier matches, you may learn something tactically that you wouldn't have learned in the low tiers, which will give you an edge earlier on.
Hope that helps  

lord_farquad: I'd like to recommend some of the following:
Check out some of the player-made guides, here are some of the best (make sure to read even the beginner guides, as you'll probably be surprised with some things you didn't know):
Welcome to World of Tanks
Quick Guide
Skills & Perks
Camo & Vision Mechanics
Basic Tactics
More on game mechanics Next I recommend playing with each of the topics in mind, try reading a guide then playing several games keeping anything new you've learned in mind, then move on to the next topic.
Now I suggest you platoon with someone. Preferably someone far more experienced than yourself, and ask questions, lots of questions. There are plenty of experienced players here that would be willing to platoon with you. I recommend platooning with someone with at least 5k battles, as they're more likely to have the basics down.
Be patient, keep in mind that your W/L ratio really doesn't mean anything until you have at least a couple hundred battles.
Don't get discouraged. Ultimately you will lose, no matter how good you are, it will happen. The longer you play, the better you'll get, and ultimately that will be reflected by your stats, if that's what you're really going for. As for playing the premium, I am neutral on this one, a lot will tell you not to play in high tiers until you've made it there the hard way... but that's not necessarily the route you should go. The PzIV-S will make way more money than any of your non-premium tanks, so when you need money, you should play it, that's what it's for. Also, pay attention in those higher tier matches, you may learn something tactically that you wouldn't have learned in the low tiers, which will give you an edge earlier on.

Hope that helps  

lord_farquad: I'd like to recommend some of the following:
Check out some of the player-made guides, here are some of the best (make sure to read even the beginner guides, as you'll probably be surprised with some things you didn't know):
Welcome to World of Tanks
Quick Guide
Skills & Perks
Camo & Vision Mechanics
Basic Tactics
More on game mechanics Next I recommend playing with each of the topics in mind, try reading a guide then playing several games keeping anything new you've learned in mind, then move on to the next topic.
Now I suggest you platoon with someone. Preferably someone far more experienced than yourself, and ask questions, lots of questions. There are plenty of experienced players here that would be willing to platoon with you. I recommend platooning with someone with at least 5k battles, as they're more likely to have the basics down.
Be patient, keep in mind that your W/L ratio really doesn't mean anything until you have at least a couple hundred battles.
Don't get discouraged. Ultimately you will lose, no matter how good you are, it will happen. The longer you play, the better you'll get, and ultimately that will be reflected by your stats, if that's what you're really going for. As for playing the premium, I am neutral on this one, a lot will tell you not to play in high tiers until you've made it there the hard way... but that's not necessarily the route you should go. The PzIV-S will make way more money than any of your non-premium tanks, so when you need money, you should play it, that's what it's for. Also, pay attention in those higher tier matches, you may learn something tactically that you wouldn't have learned in the low tiers, which will give you an edge earlier on.

Hope that helps  

GeneralDirection: Correct, fallen trees will offer camo.

lord_farquad: Yes you may, please refer to older posts before creating new ones, as this question has been answered multiple times (as well as some of the other commonly asked questions here)

lord_farquad:
Yes you may, please refer to older posts before creating new ones, as this question has been answered multiple times (as well as some of the other commonly asked questions here)

lord_farquad:
Yes you may, please refer to older posts before creating new ones, as this question has been answered multiple times (as well as some of the other commonly asked questions here)

lord_farquad: So, to answer your questions/concerns:
1. Contrary to popular opinion, we don't have time to sit around and explore every single thread as soon as it's posted  
2. Our server is significantly younger, so we simply haven't had time to do everything the EU and RU have  
3. We've been planning this very thing for months, however we were waiting to introduce it at the beginning of the year, possibly in tandem with some other, larger announcements....  

lord_farquad:
So, to answer your questions/concerns:

1. Contrary to popular opinion, we don't have time to sit around and explore every single thread as soon as it's posted  
2. Our server is significantly younger, so we simply haven't had time to do everything the EU and RU have  
3. We've been planning this very thing for months, however we were waiting to introduce it at the beginning of the year, possibly in tandem with some other, larger announcements....  

lord_farquad:
So, to answer your questions/concerns:

1. Contrary to popular opinion, we don't have time to sit around and explore every single thread as soon as it's posted  
2. Our server is significantly younger, so we simply haven't had time to do everything the EU and RU have  
3. We've been planning this very thing for months, however we were waiting to introduce it at the beginning of the year, possibly in tandem with some other, larger announcements....  

Agrona: Yes a screen showing the achievements must be included.

Agrona: I just use printscreen on my laptop and it works just fine

GeneralDirection: We've set new peak concurrent player records, meaning we've increased the prize pool and donation amounts.

Read more!

Agrona: Please be sure that you are posting a submission that is 200-400 words and is in a spoiler to post, and this is for submissions only, to discuss please go to this thread.

Agrona: can you please give an example of a "humorous" thanks giving note
Prizes are in gold and 200-400 words.

Agrona: It's 200-400, they just changed it.

Agrona: No worries and thanks for the heads up, the links don't show up right away. is the icon that looks like a sheet of paper, once you have your essay in the forum post put it in the spoiler brackets.

dance210: This is spoiler format:

What you type is hidden within the spoiler tags

Agrona: It's there, I just came here from it to test.

Agrona: Post your submissions for the creative contest here!

Gaea: Seems everyone is in agreement here...

Agrona: Yep! We wanted to do something different and use the new detailed report since there are some fun things in there we can use for contests.