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Subject: September Events & Specials
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Subject: Account Transfer to SEA Server - (Transfer Window Closed)
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METAL666nz, on Aug 29 2012 - 14:06, said: It is dumb how they did nor give us clanwars to start of with. If that had of happened we would all be happy and there would have been no drama (other than the odd high ping/lag). Silly move if you ask me.


Ulrich_von_Beck, on Aug 29 2012 - 14:43, said: Unfortunately this has just been bad for everyone concerned. Its been bad for those who find themselves on a server that they don't want to be on, its bad for the freinds or clan mates who have missed out, and its bad for Wargaming as they are missing revenue and managing to turn what was a great PR move into a small PR disaster.
While the issue is not big, the news of it does get spread around. With lots of new games coming online it means that people are making choices about where they will spend their time and their money.
It also effects the future, as people who are stranded, or groups that are fragmented mean that the likelyhood of introducing new people is reduced. Also the longer people get out of the habit of playing and paying the more likely it is that they will take their money elsewhere. I know I have resubbed to EVE while I wait.
I would like to ask some questions:
1. Given that it appeared to be a relatively straightforward process to open up the transfer process originally, why is it difficult to do so again?
2. If there are technical, resource, or other reasonable reasons (such as the upcoming 0.8 release) that mean that resources are not currently available, can these please be communicated. People are likely to be more understanding if there are reasons given rather than just keeping people in the dark.
3. Why is it that in communications, we the customers are blamed for not taking advantage of the original transfer process even though it was poorly communicated and had an unreasonable cut off time. While I understand that there are people working hard to help, the official communications through Trouble Tickets are not reflecting this.
4. The Australian and New Zealand customer base is not much larger than a single state in the USA, but we are passionate about our gaming and are likely to be paying customers. Having more people onside from this group will only
enhance the reputation of Wargaming. Putting a large number offside for reasons that seem to be only political does exactly the opposite.
I welcome your response.
Cheers, Ulric.


elbkhan, on Aug 30 2012 - 01:51, said: It is great to see that both The_Chieftain and Tanitha fully understand our concerns, why there is an issue and what needs to be the result to fix it, but unfortunate that this far down the track we are still waiting for anything to be done by the company as a whole.
Sad to say after over a year of playing with over $300 spent that for all the reasons in this thread I've just spent $120 to look into an alternate 'f2p' game and have had a good week mostly playing it instead.


Sarge13, on Aug 30 2012 - 04:23, said: Hit the nail on the head there where you have said that "we feel for the best gaming experience oceanic players should go to XXX server" and promote xxx server as the best server for the Oceanic community."
That is what I believe WG should have come out with in the first place that would have given the Oceanic community a better understanding.


Snurgle, on Aug 31 2012 - 00:28, said: If you go to the Official Q&A Thred 7.5 Era...........
Valter answered the transfer move someone asked about with this today, so for all those players hoping our concerns and voices would make a difference, it seems we are not significant enough.


Brave_sir_robin_ran_away, on Aug 31 2012 - 01:24, said: It seems that at Wargaming the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing.........
As always all anyone wants in certainty and WG is not able to clearly articulate either the process for making a decision or the timeframe for making one........
This is equally true on SEA about Clan Wars, even though small steps are being made towards this by asking us in a token gesture which CW region we would like to play in.


DC1121, on Aug 31 2012 - 02:42, said: The interesting thing is the line that says: “Probably once we have a final decision on NZ/AUS regions, things can change."
Seems to me this dillema is being handled at the very top. Minsk have been caught out with this half arsed transfer situation. They still seem to be trying to sort out "who's" responsibility NZ/AUS region falls into. Until the game developers and owners make this decision we'll hear nothing. Only because there is nothing to be said yet.
Maybe, the Australian firm they purchased a short time ago will be appointed to one of the server groups, and will handle all Oceanic situations.


Mordd, on Aug 31 2012 - 02:43, said: I would rage about this as many other staff have been indicating the exact opposite, however I have learnt at this point to put ZERO credence in any statement made by a wargaming staff member until it actually happens as theit left hand has no idea whhat their right hand is doing (usually scratching their balls) let alone what their head is thinking or planning etc..... in other words this guy is just as unlikely to actually know whats going on as any other mod which is not very likely.
Also I have a vote poll going on SEA forums atm asking for another transfer before CW starts there, so far over 200 votes in 7 days since it went up with over 95% of ppl voting for another transfer round - head on over to SEA forum > Suggestions section if you want to add your vote to it.


fire70, on Aug 31 2012 - 07:04, said: This isn't so bad it look like they are going to make a decision on what server they want the Oceanic players to play on.
This is the 1st step is to get WG to announce this then hopefully give the players assistance to have their accounts transferred to this server.

Subject: Labor Day Weekend
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Tompops, on Sep 01 2012 - 00:05, said: Big Deal, you save $0.60 for a year of premium.

Subject: Labor Day Weekend
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Tompops, on Aug 31 2012 - 23:05, said: Big Deal, you save $0.60 for a year of premium.

Subject: September Gift Shop Packages
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AcesHighMDP, on Aug 31 2012 - 18:25, said: They changed the chance of getting in tier 6 matches, now it's almost 50% of the time. leFh18 used to get into tier 7s tops, now it gets against tier 8s regularly where it's completely useless.
I'm aware that they can do that at will, it's just crappy PR decission.

Subject: September Gift Shop Packages
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AcesHighMDP, on Aug 31 2012 - 17:25, said: They changed the chance of getting in tier 6 matches, now it's almost 50% of the time. leFh18 used to get into tier 7s tops, now it gets against tier 8s regularly where it's completely useless.

I'm aware that they can do that at will, it's just crappy PR decission.

Subject: Official Q&A Thread: 7.5 Era
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Subject: Official Q&A Thread: 7.5 Era
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Subject: Official Q&A Thread: 7.5 Era
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Subject: Official Q&A Thread: 7.5 Era
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Xlucine, on Aug 30 2012 - 21:03, said: Surely that should read "not even this year", or are you planning to release one before 2013?


RedRaiders, on Aug 30 2012 - 21:18, said: WG,
Are there plans to upgrade the game engine to support multi-core processors? Y


Brann, on Aug 30 2012 - 21:28, said: It's not that I disagree with you, I'm primarily a German tank driver, but our concerns are not falling on deaf ears, WG just doesn't want to make an overpowered tank while trying to fix an underpowered tank.  It has been stated in this thread that if the next wave of buffs does not fix (say the E100) than penetration buffs will be brought into consideration.  It is important though when you bring complaints to the table though, that you present them in an orderly, thought out, and calm manner is not only polite but it will also get better results in the end.   When you use caps, bring up supposed bias, and in effect make a post that insults the devs I wouldn't expect good results from that.  I'm not saying to kiss ass but raging in a thread that is getting consistent developer attention is just not the way to go.
Edit: this is also not the place to argue this, so last reply on this matter for me.


Maus123, on Aug 30 2012 - 21:37, said: Have you ever considered adding the Object 279, it could be a good tank with an armor nerf.


Death187, on Aug 30 2012 - 21:38, said: Vallter,
I have a quick question.
Since the game went live there have been several gift tanks and preorder tanks. For the people who sold them, will we ever be able to buy them back if we had them in our garage? I do not mean open them up for sale in the gift shop. I mean allowing us to rebuy gift and preorder tanks that we sold from our own garages.


M18HellCat, on Aug 30 2012 - 21:43, said: Oh, this was my first time lol. I thought he was answering recent questions.


Eliminateur, on Aug 30 2012 - 21:49, said: Vallter,
you mentioned something very interesting in response to a question about the preorder tanks: that they won't be allowed to be bought WHILST someone is still using them.
This got me really curious, i don't know if you're able to share this data with us(i hope so):
Can you tell us the approxiamte ammount of players(that have them in their accounts) still with one of the 3 preorder tanks(for us server or for any server), and if i might be bolder, the ammount of *active*(that have played them in the last 2/3 months) of the same tanks.
regards


_Goliard, on Aug 30 2012 - 22:29, said: The oldest MM chart I could find was from v0.6.3.8, and even back then tier 3 TDs couldn't see any tank above tier 5.


Super_Salo7, on Aug 30 2012 - 22:43, said: when is ural steel finals?


slenderfungus, on Aug 30 2012 - 22:52, said: Give it a moderate butt and I might even buy it once I research it then.


hawkeyem4, on Aug 30 2012 - 23:54, said: Will there be night battles or weather comin' soon.


Tedster59, on Aug 31 2012 - 00:03, said: I was reading the EU forum, and reading their Q&A thread, and saw this, which no dev had replied to:
I was wondering if anybody here knew about this.


Montykoro, on Aug 31 2012 - 00:56, said: Thanks again Valter! Im very happy about this interaction, General Direction did a good Job also! I feel a new and better PR in the NA office and i like it!


Hirumaru, on Aug 31 2012 - 01:26, said: -skip-


Zamolxet, on Aug 31 2012 - 01:42, said: The wiki says that WG does not try keep the tier 9 and somehow the tier 8 vehicles from the Maus line competitive,will the VK4502s recive rebalance?
The VK4502A is a `Meh` tank.
The VK4502B is really bad compared to the IS8,M103,ST1 and the E75.While it is performant when it is top dog,it can`t deal with tier 10s at all and the new MM makes it hard for it to compete.
They have bad win rates.


teamoldmill, on Aug 31 2012 - 02:46, said: Valter,


ARGENTVS, on Aug 31 2012 - 03:39, said: and why im playing the beta of War Thunder instead WoT of WoW, but mostly Mass Effect 3, i cant tolerate the quantity of poeplo destroying my matchs. I tell you, you will lose a lot of players if you dont fix the issue of overpopulation of bad players, dont divide em, just mix good and bad in equal proportions in each team.


XenomorphZZ, on Aug 31 2012 - 04:05, said: Wait what, when did this happen? Why is this not explained more in game? For all intents and purposes the WoT wiki lists the ammo rack's saving throw chance at 27% and that no other factors are involved.

Subject: Official Q&A Thread: 7.5 Era
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Xlucine, on Aug 30 2012 - 20:03, said: Surely that should read "not even this year", or are you planning to release one before 2013?



RedRaiders, on Aug 30 2012 - 20:18, said: WG,

Are there plans to upgrade the game engine to support multi-core processors? Y



Brann, on Aug 30 2012 - 20:28, said: It's not that I disagree with you, I'm primarily a German tank driver, but our concerns are not falling on deaf ears, WG just doesn't want to make an overpowered tank while trying to fix an underpowered tank.  It has been stated in this thread that if the next wave of buffs does not fix (say the E100) than penetration buffs will be brought into consideration.  It is important though when you bring complaints to the table though, that you present them in an orderly, thought out, and calm manner is not only polite but it will also get better results in the end.   When you use caps, bring up supposed bias, and in effect make a post that insults the devs I wouldn't expect good results from that.  I'm not saying to kiss ass but raging in a thread that is getting consistent developer attention is just not the way to go.

Edit: this is also not the place to argue this, so last reply on this matter for me.



Maus123, on Aug 30 2012 - 20:37, said: Have you ever considered adding the Object 279, it could be a good tank with an armor nerf.



Death187, on Aug 30 2012 - 20:38, said: Vallter,

I have a quick question.

Since the game went live there have been several gift tanks and preorder tanks. For the people who sold them, will we ever be able to buy them back if we had them in our garage? I do not mean open them up for sale in the gift shop. I mean allowing us to rebuy gift and preorder tanks that we sold from our own garages.



M18HellCat, on Aug 30 2012 - 20:43, said: Oh, this was my first time lol. I thought he was answering recent questions.



Eliminateur, on Aug 30 2012 - 20:49, said: Vallter,
you mentioned something very interesting in response to a question about the preorder tanks: that they won't be allowed to be bought WHILST someone is still using them.
This got me really curious, i don't know if you're able to share this data with us(i hope so):
Can you tell us the approxiamte ammount of players(that have them in their accounts) still with one of the 3 preorder tanks(for us server or for any server), and if i might be bolder, the ammount of *active*(that have played them in the last 2/3 months) of the same tanks.

regards



_Goliard, on Aug 30 2012 - 21:29, said: The oldest MM chart I could find was from v0.6.3.8, and even back then tier 3 TDs couldn't see any tank above tier 5.



Super_Salo7, on Aug 30 2012 - 21:43, said: when is ural steel finals?



slenderfungus, on Aug 30 2012 - 21:52, said: Give it a moderate butt and I might even buy it once I research it then.



hawkeyem4, on Aug 30 2012 - 22:54, said: Will there be night battles or weather comin' soon.



Tedster59, on Aug 30 2012 - 23:03, said: I was reading the EU forum, and reading their Q&A thread, and saw this, which no dev had replied to:

I was wondering if anybody here knew about this.



Montykoro, on Aug 30 2012 - 23:56, said: Thanks again Valter! Im very happy about this interaction, General Direction did a good Job also! I feel a new and better PR in the NA office and i like it!



Hirumaru, on Aug 31 2012 - 00:26, said: -skip-



Zamolxet, on Aug 31 2012 - 00:42, said: The wiki says that WG does not try keep the tier 9 and somehow the tier 8 vehicles from the Maus line competitive,will the VK4502s recive rebalance?
The VK4502A is a `Meh` tank.
The VK4502B is really bad compared to the IS8,M103,ST1 and the E75.While it is performant when it is top dog,it can`t deal with tier 10s at all and the new MM makes it hard for it to compete.
They have bad win rates.



teamoldmill, on Aug 31 2012 - 01:46, said: Valter,




ARGENTVS, on Aug 31 2012 - 02:39, said: and why im playing the beta of War Thunder instead WoT of WoW, but mostly Mass Effect 3, i cant tolerate the quantity of poeplo destroying my matchs. I tell you, you will lose a lot of players if you dont fix the issue of overpopulation of bad players, dont divide em, just mix good and bad in equal proportions in each team.



XenomorphZZ, on Aug 31 2012 - 03:05, said: Wait what, when did this happen? Why is this not explained more in game? For all intents and purposes the WoT wiki lists the ammo rack's saving throw chance at 27% and that no other factors are involved.

Subject: Official Q&A Thread: 7.5 Era
Link on message: #2567004

Xlucine, on Aug 30 2012 - 20:03, said: Surely that should read "not even this year", or are you planning to release one before 2013?



RedRaiders, on Aug 30 2012 - 20:18, said: WG,

Are there plans to upgrade the game engine to support multi-core processors? Y



Brann, on Aug 30 2012 - 20:28, said: It's not that I disagree with you, I'm primarily a German tank driver, but our concerns are not falling on deaf ears, WG just doesn't want to make an overpowered tank while trying to fix an underpowered tank.  It has been stated in this thread that if the next wave of buffs does not fix (say the E100) than penetration buffs will be brought into consideration.  It is important though when you bring complaints to the table though, that you present them in an orderly, thought out, and calm manner is not only polite but it will also get better results in the end.   When you use caps, bring up supposed bias, and in effect make a post that insults the devs I wouldn't expect good results from that.  I'm not saying to kiss ass but raging in a thread that is getting consistent developer attention is just not the way to go.

Edit: this is also not the place to argue this, so last reply on this matter for me.



Maus123, on Aug 30 2012 - 20:37, said: Have you ever considered adding the Object 279, it could be a good tank with an armor nerf.



Death187, on Aug 30 2012 - 20:38, said: Vallter,

I have a quick question.

Since the game went live there have been several gift tanks and preorder tanks. For the people who sold them, will we ever be able to buy them back if we had them in our garage? I do not mean open them up for sale in the gift shop. I mean allowing us to rebuy gift and preorder tanks that we sold from our own garages.



M18HellCat, on Aug 30 2012 - 20:43, said: Oh, this was my first time lol. I thought he was answering recent questions.



Eliminateur, on Aug 30 2012 - 20:49, said: Vallter,
you mentioned something very interesting in response to a question about the preorder tanks: that they won't be allowed to be bought WHILST someone is still using them.
This got me really curious, i don't know if you're able to share this data with us(i hope so):
Can you tell us the approxiamte ammount of players(that have them in their accounts) still with one of the 3 preorder tanks(for us server or for any server), and if i might be bolder, the ammount of *active*(that have played them in the last 2/3 months) of the same tanks.

regards



_Goliard, on Aug 30 2012 - 21:29, said: The oldest MM chart I could find was from v0.6.3.8, and even back then tier 3 TDs couldn't see any tank above tier 5.



Super_Salo7, on Aug 30 2012 - 21:43, said: when is ural steel finals?



slenderfungus, on Aug 30 2012 - 21:52, said: Give it a moderate butt and I might even buy it once I research it then.



hawkeyem4, on Aug 30 2012 - 22:54, said: Will there be night battles or weather comin' soon.



Tedster59, on Aug 30 2012 - 23:03, said: I was reading the EU forum, and reading their Q&A thread, and saw this, which no dev had replied to:

I was wondering if anybody here knew about this.



Montykoro, on Aug 30 2012 - 23:56, said: Thanks again Valter! Im very happy about this interaction, General Direction did a good Job also! I feel a new and better PR in the NA office and i like it!



Hirumaru, on Aug 31 2012 - 00:26, said: -skip-



Zamolxet, on Aug 31 2012 - 00:42, said: The wiki says that WG does not try keep the tier 9 and somehow the tier 8 vehicles from the Maus line competitive,will the VK4502s recive rebalance?
The VK4502A is a `Meh` tank.
The VK4502B is really bad compared to the IS8,M103,ST1 and the E75.While it is performant when it is top dog,it can`t deal with tier 10s at all and the new MM makes it hard for it to compete.
They have bad win rates.



teamoldmill, on Aug 31 2012 - 01:46, said: Valter,




ARGENTVS, on Aug 31 2012 - 02:39, said: and why im playing the beta of War Thunder instead WoT of WoW, but mostly Mass Effect 3, i cant tolerate the quantity of poeplo destroying my matchs. I tell you, you will lose a lot of players if you dont fix the issue of overpopulation of bad players, dont divide em, just mix good and bad in equal proportions in each team.



XenomorphZZ, on Aug 31 2012 - 03:05, said: Wait what, when did this happen? Why is this not explained more in game? For all intents and purposes the WoT wiki lists the ammo rack's saving throw chance at 27% and that no other factors are involved.

Subject: Official Q&A Thread: 7.5 Era
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HeavyDiveKick, on Aug 30 2012 - 03:45, said: Another question:
Why is it that in Tank Training, the repairs cost nothing but ammo still requires money?
This makes it really inefficient to train at tier VIs or above.


chaplain6653, on Aug 30 2012 - 08:56, said: Not sure if this is the place to ask this, but with physics being applied to the game. Are game developers going to make it if your tank is big enough all building and structures will be destroyable.


Eliminateur, on Aug 30 2012 - 15:21, said: Vallter,
where/from where are the questions list for the ASAP compiled from?


M18HellCat, on Aug 30 2012 - 15:53, said: Vallter,
When do you think the second German medium line will be added?
Will there be any changes to the Super Pershings acceleration or speed?
If the B1 is getting a buff like you said, will the B2 also receive the buff as well?
Are you still planning on replacing the T-50-2? Or did you fix it's physics problems by reducing its traverse?
What is planned for the Type 62 in 8.0? Any buffs?
Thanks.


M18HellCat, on Aug 30 2012 - 15:56, said: Also:
What tier will the Ersatz M10 Panther be?
What tier will the SU-122-44 be?
Will the SU-122-44 get the same DPM as the SU-152 with it's top 122? (They use basically the same gun, as ITDUDE has shown)
When will the PzKpfw IV go on sale as a premium tier 6?
Is the ELC AMX getting nerfed in 8.0?
When do you plan on adding the T23 back to the game?
Why was the Lorraines and Bat Chat's traverse speeds nerfed in 7.5? They can hardly turn now.


Super_Salo7, on Aug 30 2012 - 16:23, said: As of right now the tanks used for clan wars are T110 (E4 and E5), M48A1, Bat Chat 155 and 25.  All other tanks are used only if the above tanks are not available.
Question: will you re-balance some tanks so everybody has more or less same chances in a CW or a pub.


WarStore, on Aug 30 2012 - 16:51, said: Such as?
They certainly don´t have higher view range. They don´t have higher RoF, even with plenty of room for the crew.
Mobility? Nope.
Higher accuracy? Nope
The only thing I can think of is "arty magnet". Big tanks excel at this being easy arty targets. Is this the "other advantages"?
Teamoldmill is not asking for huge camo values for the Maus/E-100 series, but they also don´t have any advantages for being that big. They are easily spotted, but can´t spot enemies firing at them because they get the same view range value as those small russian and french tanks.


Death187, on Aug 30 2012 - 16:51, said: I sent them a reply last night and was told they were still investigating it. I will send them another message to ask for an ETA.
Thanks for not dodging my questions. We are all pretty frustrated with the hits for no damage so any explination or changes to the game to fix this problem would be greatly appreciated.
Have the Devs considered making a  damage minimum for every hit that penetrates? That would eliminate the problem we have been having. This is really taking the fun out of playing the JPE. When you hit for no damage you are then helpless for 22 seconds while you reload only for it to possibly happen again.


Timberwolf84, on Aug 30 2012 - 16:52, said: Why does the E 50 M have such a slow ROF when compared to the US and Russian mediums?
Why nerf the T 30? They are easy to kill as long as they are not hull down. If they are hull down they are amazing, but that is the driver and not the tank that needs a nerf lol. I do not see why the T 30 needs any nerf at all, it got hit by the nerf bat in almost all updates since I started playing.
What will happen to the Panzer IV? It is a great tank, but not OP.
When grinding for a tier 10 it should feel like an upgrade. Why in the world would I want to switch from my E-75 to the E 100 when my tier 9 is a better tank in my opinion? The E 75 is smaller, quicker and still has decent armor. Why switch to the E 100 when it can not penn anything unless it uses gold?


Brann, on Aug 30 2012 - 17:13, said: I running out of questions but I have one more....for now:
I sat down and compared the tier 4 medium tank's guns and I found that the T-28 and M3 Lee have way better guns than the Panzer 3, in both damage and pen.  The 5cm guns on the Pz3 are simply underwhelming and the L/24 is a good gun put it doesn't allow you to fight your own tier or higher very well, you can scratch stuff but you don't tend to do very much damage.  As it sits the Pz3 is more mashed into a quasy heavy scout role rather than a medium.


ARGENTVS, on Aug 30 2012 - 19:42, said: -skipped-


Timberwolf84, on Aug 30 2012 - 19:51, said: Well said! I am eagerly awaiting the reply to the above post.
Very good point about the Maus reload time. Same caliber gun as E 75, and it has 2 loaders......should be much better ROF.


Brann, on Aug 30 2012 - 20:24, said: Could you guys be any ruder?  If I was Valter I wouldn't even bother replying.
I agree that the top tier German tanks need work but the way you guys go about the issue isn't going to help anything.


Herr_Klug, on Aug 30 2012 - 20:32, said: General Direction responded to me and stated the collectors boxed versions were no longer in the works. Has this idea been rethought then and collector sets are planned after all to include the premium tank(s)?

Subject: Official Q&A Thread: 7.5 Era
Link on message: #2566437

HeavyDiveKick, on Aug 30 2012 - 02:45, said: Another question:
Why is it that in Tank Training, the repairs cost nothing but ammo still requires money?
This makes it really inefficient to train at tier VIs or above.



chaplain6653, on Aug 30 2012 - 07:56, said: Not sure if this is the place to ask this, but with physics being applied to the game. Are game developers going to make it if your tank is big enough all building and structures will be destroyable.



Eliminateur, on Aug 30 2012 - 14:21, said: Vallter,
where/from where are the questions list for the ASAP compiled from?



M18HellCat, on Aug 30 2012 - 14:53, said: Vallter,

When do you think the second German medium line will be added?

Will there be any changes to the Super Pershings acceleration or speed?

If the B1 is getting a buff like you said, will the B2 also receive the buff as well?

Are you still planning on replacing the T-50-2? Or did you fix it's physics problems by reducing its traverse?

What is planned for the Type 62 in 8.0? Any buffs?

Thanks.



M18HellCat, on Aug 30 2012 - 14:56, said: Also:

What tier will the Ersatz M10 Panther be?

What tier will the SU-122-44 be?

Will the SU-122-44 get the same DPM as the SU-152 with it's top 122? (They use basically the same gun, as ITDUDE has shown)

When will the PzKpfw IV go on sale as a premium tier 6?

Is the ELC AMX getting nerfed in 8.0?

When do you plan on adding the T23 back to the game?

Why was the Lorraines and Bat Chat's traverse speeds nerfed in 7.5? They can hardly turn now.



Super_Salo7, on Aug 30 2012 - 15:23, said: As of right now the tanks used for clan wars are T110 (E4 and E5), M48A1, Bat Chat 155 and 25.  All other tanks are used only if the above tanks are not available.
Question: will you re-balance some tanks so everybody has more or less same chances in a CW or a pub.



WarStore, on Aug 30 2012 - 15:51, said: Such as?

They certainly don´t have higher view range. They don´t have higher RoF, even with plenty of room for the crew.
Mobility? Nope.
Higher accuracy? Nope

The only thing I can think of is "arty magnet". Big tanks excel at this being easy arty targets. Is this the "other advantages"?


Teamoldmill is not asking for huge camo values for the Maus/E-100 series, but they also don´t have any advantages for being that big. They are easily spotted, but can´t spot enemies firing at them because they get the same view range value as those small russian and french tanks.



Death187, on Aug 30 2012 - 15:51, said: I sent them a reply last night and was told they were still investigating it. I will send them another message to ask for an ETA.

Thanks for not dodging my questions. We are all pretty frustrated with the hits for no damage so any explination or changes to the game to fix this problem would be greatly appreciated.

Have the Devs considered making a  damage minimum for every hit that penetrates? That would eliminate the problem we have been having. This is really taking the fun out of playing the JPE. When you hit for no damage you are then helpless for 22 seconds while you reload only for it to possibly happen again.



Timberwolf84, on Aug 30 2012 - 15:52, said: Why does the E 50 M have such a slow ROF when compared to the US and Russian mediums?

Why nerf the T 30? They are easy to kill as long as they are not hull down. If they are hull down they are amazing, but that is the driver and not the tank that needs a nerf lol. I do not see why the T 30 needs any nerf at all, it got hit by the nerf bat in almost all updates since I started playing.

What will happen to the Panzer IV? It is a great tank, but not OP.

When grinding for a tier 10 it should feel like an upgrade. Why in the world would I want to switch from my E-75 to the E 100 when my tier 9 is a better tank in my opinion? The E 75 is smaller, quicker and still has decent armor. Why switch to the E 100 when it can not penn anything unless it uses gold?



Brann, on Aug 30 2012 - 16:13, said: I running out of questions but I have one more....for now:
I sat down and compared the tier 4 medium tank's guns and I found that the T-28 and M3 Lee have way better guns than the Panzer 3, in both damage and pen.  The 5cm guns on the Pz3 are simply underwhelming and the L/24 is a good gun put it doesn't allow you to fight your own tier or higher very well, you can scratch stuff but you don't tend to do very much damage.  As it sits the Pz3 is more mashed into a quasy heavy scout role rather than a medium.



ARGENTVS, on Aug 30 2012 - 18:42, said: -skipped-



Timberwolf84, on Aug 30 2012 - 18:51, said: Well said! I am eagerly awaiting the reply to the above post.

Very good point about the Maus reload time. Same caliber gun as E 75, and it has 2 loaders......should be much better ROF.



Brann, on Aug 30 2012 - 19:24, said: Could you guys be any ruder?  If I was Valter I wouldn't even bother replying.

I agree that the top tier German tanks need work but the way you guys go about the issue isn't going to help anything.



Herr_Klug, on Aug 30 2012 - 19:32, said: General Direction responded to me and stated the collectors boxed versions were no longer in the works. Has this idea been rethought then and collector sets are planned after all to include the premium tank(s)?

Subject: Official Q&A Thread: 7.5 Era
Link on message: #2566437

HeavyDiveKick, on Aug 30 2012 - 02:45, said: Another question:
Why is it that in Tank Training, the repairs cost nothing but ammo still requires money?
This makes it really inefficient to train at tier VIs or above.



chaplain6653, on Aug 30 2012 - 07:56, said: Not sure if this is the place to ask this, but with physics being applied to the game. Are game developers going to make it if your tank is big enough all building and structures will be destroyable.



Eliminateur, on Aug 30 2012 - 14:21, said: Vallter,
where/from where are the questions list for the ASAP compiled from?



M18HellCat, on Aug 30 2012 - 14:53, said: Vallter,

When do you think the second German medium line will be added?

Will there be any changes to the Super Pershings acceleration or speed?

If the B1 is getting a buff like you said, will the B2 also receive the buff as well?

Are you still planning on replacing the T-50-2? Or did you fix it's physics problems by reducing its traverse?

What is planned for the Type 62 in 8.0? Any buffs?

Thanks.



M18HellCat, on Aug 30 2012 - 14:56, said: Also:

What tier will the Ersatz M10 Panther be?

What tier will the SU-122-44 be?

Will the SU-122-44 get the same DPM as the SU-152 with it's top 122? (They use basically the same gun, as ITDUDE has shown)

When will the PzKpfw IV go on sale as a premium tier 6?

Is the ELC AMX getting nerfed in 8.0?

When do you plan on adding the T23 back to the game?

Why was the Lorraines and Bat Chat's traverse speeds nerfed in 7.5? They can hardly turn now.



Super_Salo7, on Aug 30 2012 - 15:23, said: As of right now the tanks used for clan wars are T110 (E4 and E5), M48A1, Bat Chat 155 and 25.  All other tanks are used only if the above tanks are not available.
Question: will you re-balance some tanks so everybody has more or less same chances in a CW or a pub.



WarStore, on Aug 30 2012 - 15:51, said: Such as?

They certainly don´t have higher view range. They don´t have higher RoF, even with plenty of room for the crew.
Mobility? Nope.
Higher accuracy? Nope

The only thing I can think of is "arty magnet". Big tanks excel at this being easy arty targets. Is this the "other advantages"?


Teamoldmill is not asking for huge camo values for the Maus/E-100 series, but they also don´t have any advantages for being that big. They are easily spotted, but can´t spot enemies firing at them because they get the same view range value as those small russian and french tanks.



Death187, on Aug 30 2012 - 15:51, said: I sent them a reply last night and was told they were still investigating it. I will send them another message to ask for an ETA.

Thanks for not dodging my questions. We are all pretty frustrated with the hits for no damage so any explination or changes to the game to fix this problem would be greatly appreciated.

Have the Devs considered making a  damage minimum for every hit that penetrates? That would eliminate the problem we have been having. This is really taking the fun out of playing the JPE. When you hit for no damage you are then helpless for 22 seconds while you reload only for it to possibly happen again.



Timberwolf84, on Aug 30 2012 - 15:52, said: Why does the E 50 M have such a slow ROF when compared to the US and Russian mediums?

Why nerf the T 30? They are easy to kill as long as they are not hull down. If they are hull down they are amazing, but that is the driver and not the tank that needs a nerf lol. I do not see why the T 30 needs any nerf at all, it got hit by the nerf bat in almost all updates since I started playing.

What will happen to the Panzer IV? It is a great tank, but not OP.

When grinding for a tier 10 it should feel like an upgrade. Why in the world would I want to switch from my E-75 to the E 100 when my tier 9 is a better tank in my opinion? The E 75 is smaller, quicker and still has decent armor. Why switch to the E 100 when it can not penn anything unless it uses gold?



Brann, on Aug 30 2012 - 16:13, said: I running out of questions but I have one more....for now:
I sat down and compared the tier 4 medium tank's guns and I found that the T-28 and M3 Lee have way better guns than the Panzer 3, in both damage and pen.  The 5cm guns on the Pz3 are simply underwhelming and the L/24 is a good gun put it doesn't allow you to fight your own tier or higher very well, you can scratch stuff but you don't tend to do very much damage.  As it sits the Pz3 is more mashed into a quasy heavy scout role rather than a medium.



ARGENTVS, on Aug 30 2012 - 18:42, said: -skipped-



Timberwolf84, on Aug 30 2012 - 18:51, said: Well said! I am eagerly awaiting the reply to the above post.

Very good point about the Maus reload time. Same caliber gun as E 75, and it has 2 loaders......should be much better ROF.



Brann, on Aug 30 2012 - 19:24, said: Could you guys be any ruder?  If I was Valter I wouldn't even bother replying.

I agree that the top tier German tanks need work but the way you guys go about the issue isn't going to help anything.



Herr_Klug, on Aug 30 2012 - 19:32, said: General Direction responded to me and stated the collectors boxed versions were no longer in the works. Has this idea been rethought then and collector sets are planned after all to include the premium tank(s)?

Subject: September Gift Shop Packages
Link on message: #2566238

Towik, on Aug 31 2012 - 17:41, said: Nice deals but I am not spending anymore money until multi-thread support is implemented .
Cheers

Subject: September Gift Shop Packages
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Towik, on Aug 31 2012 - 16:41, said: Nice deals but I am not spending anymore money until multi-thread support is implemented .

Cheers

Subject: September Gift Shop Packages
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Towik, on Aug 31 2012 - 16:41, said: Nice deals but I am not spending anymore money until multi-thread support is implemented .

Cheers

Subject: Official Q&A Thread: 7.5 Era
Link on message: #2566128

MacrossKnight, on Aug 29 2012 - 20:11, said: will you every bring back the Prem tank M6?


Incinr8tor, on Aug 29 2012 - 23:30, said: Why is there still no limit on the number of arty in matches?
Also. why do we get a disproportionate amount of unsuitable maps in arty? Himmelsdorf, Ensk and Ruin are far too common to be truly random. I know they are not as I kept a log for a while. I was getting Himmels or Ensk more than 50% first up matches in Arty.


Staz211, on Aug 30 2012 - 01:36, said: Question about a possible future change to the German tech tree. Currently, there is no branch going from the E100 line to the Maus line. There are several places where a player can transfer over from the Maus line to the E100 line, but no places to transfer from the E100 line to the Maus line. As an E100 line player myself, I know that it would be appreciated to have a cross over point or two so that players can go for the Maus without having to start anew, just like how a player in the Maus line can go for the E100 starting half way up the line. Has there ever been any discussion by Wargaming to include some E100 to Mausbridges? If not, is there any reason that the bridges between those two branches only go in one direction? I understand that the reason the bridges go only one way may have been a by-product of the Tiger P line when it was created, but since the Tiger P line is no longer new, would Wargaming consider putting in a bridge or two? I think a double-crossover at tier 7 between the Tiger and Tiger P would be a great spot to do this sort of thing.
Thanks for your time and thought,
STAZ
Edit: typo


masterzjg, on Aug 30 2012 - 03:17, said: WG has been caused of all kinds of biases. Pro american and anti German to just pro Russian. However all of these  people seem to be missing the most vitAl bias. Anti british pro German. When will WG finally come or and admit to this blatant bias? I have information from a highly credible source in the government (he also informed me of the CIA agent on the grassy knoll) that WG is involved in an ani British bias conspiracy

Subject: Official Q&A Thread: 7.5 Era
Link on message: #2566128

MacrossKnight, on Aug 29 2012 - 19:11, said: will you every bring back the Prem tank M6?



Incinr8tor, on Aug 29 2012 - 22:30, said: Why is there still no limit on the number of arty in matches?

Also. why do we get a disproportionate amount of unsuitable maps in arty? Himmelsdorf, Ensk and Ruin are far too common to be truly random. I know they are not as I kept a log for a while. I was getting Himmels or Ensk more than 50% first up matches in Arty.



Staz211, on Aug 30 2012 - 00:36, said: Question about a possible future change to the German tech tree. Currently, there is no branch going from the E100 line to the Maus line. There are several places where a player can transfer over from the Maus line to the E100 line, but no places to transfer from the E100 line to the Maus line. As an E100 line player myself, I know that it would be appreciated to have a cross over point or two so that players can go for the Maus without having to start anew, just like how a player in the Maus line can go for the E100 starting half way up the line. Has there ever been any discussion by Wargaming to include some E100 to Mausbridges? If not, is there any reason that the bridges between those two branches only go in one direction? I understand that the reason the bridges go only one way may have been a by-product of the Tiger P line when it was created, but since the Tiger P line is no longer new, would Wargaming consider putting in a bridge or two? I think a double-crossover at tier 7 between the Tiger and Tiger P would be a great spot to do this sort of thing.

Thanks for your time and thought,
STAZ

Edit: typo



masterzjg, on Aug 30 2012 - 02:17, said: WG has been caused of all kinds of biases. Pro american and anti German to just pro Russian. However all of these  people seem to be missing the most vitAl bias. Anti british pro German. When will WG finally come or and admit to this blatant bias? I have information from a highly credible source in the government (he also informed me of the CIA agent on the grassy knoll) that WG is involved in an ani British bias conspiracy

Subject: Official Q&A Thread: 7.5 Era
Link on message: #2566128

MacrossKnight, on Aug 29 2012 - 19:11, said: will you every bring back the Prem tank M6?



Incinr8tor, on Aug 29 2012 - 22:30, said: Why is there still no limit on the number of arty in matches?

Also. why do we get a disproportionate amount of unsuitable maps in arty? Himmelsdorf, Ensk and Ruin are far too common to be truly random. I know they are not as I kept a log for a while. I was getting Himmels or Ensk more than 50% first up matches in Arty.



Staz211, on Aug 30 2012 - 00:36, said: Question about a possible future change to the German tech tree. Currently, there is no branch going from the E100 line to the Maus line. There are several places where a player can transfer over from the Maus line to the E100 line, but no places to transfer from the E100 line to the Maus line. As an E100 line player myself, I know that it would be appreciated to have a cross over point or two so that players can go for the Maus without having to start anew, just like how a player in the Maus line can go for the E100 starting half way up the line. Has there ever been any discussion by Wargaming to include some E100 to Mausbridges? If not, is there any reason that the bridges between those two branches only go in one direction? I understand that the reason the bridges go only one way may have been a by-product of the Tiger P line when it was created, but since the Tiger P line is no longer new, would Wargaming consider putting in a bridge or two? I think a double-crossover at tier 7 between the Tiger and Tiger P would be a great spot to do this sort of thing.

Thanks for your time and thought,
STAZ

Edit: typo



masterzjg, on Aug 30 2012 - 02:17, said: WG has been caused of all kinds of biases. Pro american and anti German to just pro Russian. However all of these  people seem to be missing the most vitAl bias. Anti british pro German. When will WG finally come or and admit to this blatant bias? I have information from a highly credible source in the government (he also informed me of the CIA agent on the grassy knoll) that WG is involved in an ani British bias conspiracy

Subject: Labor Day Weekend
Link on message: #2565667

FallschirmPanzer, on Aug 31 2012 - 10:22, said: Russo server..
From 31 August 10:00 (GMT) on September 3, 9:30 (GMT) all tankers expect the following benefits:
Three times the experience for the first victory.
50% discount on tanks T-34 , T-34-85 , IP , BT-7 , M4 Sherman , M4A3E2 , M18 Hellcat , M3 Stuart .
Increased profits in half the tanks Sherman M4, M4A3E2, T-34, T-34-85.
50% discount on premiumnyh tank Valentine .
There are always a more comprehensive offer in the Russian Server in every single weekend..
-Period-

Subject: Labor Day Weekend
Link on message: #2565667

FallschirmPanzer, on Aug 31 2012 - 09:22, said: Russo server..

From 31 August 10:00 (GMT) on September 3, 9:30 (GMT) all tankers expect the following benefits:
Three times the experience for the first victory.
50% discount on tanks T-34 , T-34-85 , IP , BT-7 , M4 Sherman , M4A3E2 , M18 Hellcat , M3 Stuart .
Increased profits in half the tanks Sherman M4, M4A3E2, T-34, T-34-85.
50% discount on premiumnyh tank Valentine .

There are always a more comprehensive offer in the Russian Server in every single weekend..
-Period-

Subject: Thats why you need sometime to have 5+ arty per side
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Subject: Sobre la moderacion del Subforo Español
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Montykoro, on Aug 31 2012 - 09:00, said: Basicamente reportemos los post de la gente problematica y usando el traductor de google ellos moderan

Subject: Sobre la moderacion del Subforo Español
Link on message: #2564830

ohsi, on Aug 31 2012 - 07:50, said: Groso. No entendi igual lo de "comportarse como el barrio latino" (¿?). Cómo será eso?

Subject: Sobre la moderacion del Subforo Español
Link on message: #2564341

Subject: Admin abuse.
Link on message: #2564241

Quote Wick30 banned a player because he kept detracking him and saving my life. Mind you the other player was on the oposite team. He literaly banned the poor guy in game. I do not have a replay of this, but devs, please get this thing straight. He said it was agains the game rules and threatened to ban me of i say anything. Please get this thing straight and if you see me banned in a couple of days you know what happened.

Subject: Skirmish XIV
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Subject: Skirmish XIV
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Subject: Small Clan Council and Great Goon Alliance Thread for Peace and Understanding...
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Subject: Introducing our new Events Designer
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Elepole, on Aug 29 2012 - 23:58, said: How do i miss all the fluff each time WG get a new members ? Well, welcome, and have fun. Also, don't mind me, i'm just a french troll with weird fetish.

Subject: Introducing our new Events Designer
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Elepole, on Aug 29 2012 - 22:58, said: How do i miss all the fluff each time WG get a new members ? Well, welcome, and have fun. Also, don't mind me, i'm just a french troll with weird fetish.

Subject: Official Q&A Thread: 7.5 Era
Link on message: #2561427

Lert, on Aug 27 2012 - 19:46, said: So how about a moderate buff?


StrelaCarbon, on Aug 27 2012 - 21:12, said: When will the "Ersatz M10 GMC" be added? It's shells seem to already be in game


Wolfpack_0313, on Aug 28 2012 - 05:57, said: Is there any chance Wargaming might start actively listening to its American fanbase and stop subjecting American tanks to such consistent and epic nerfs?


badwolf3378, on Aug 28 2012 - 13:36, said: Question: With the Tiger H having the lowest speed out of the tier 7 heavies, when the Horsepower per ton and historical speeds of the Tiger H going faster (reaching 45kph and other reaching 38kph), shouldnt the Tiger go faster with the disadvantages it has with its armor? to be fast and with a good gun, but lacking armor? at the momment it lacks the armor, alpha damage, top speed, and the only thing to show for it is high acceleration? whats up with that?


Praetor77, on Aug 28 2012 - 17:47, said: Will the way  matchmaker treats artillery be fixed?


ApplesauceBandit, on Aug 29 2012 - 01:53, said: I have heard that changes are being made to the M7 medium.  What sort of changes can we expect?


Kathryn_Voss, on Aug 29 2012 - 04:11, said: E-75 is an enlarged King Tiger.


RetiredParatrooper, on Aug 29 2012 - 18:46, said: My question is in reference to consumables.  Any chance of allowing more customizing of consumable loadout?


RetiredParatrooper, on Aug 29 2012 - 19:00, said: To take that one step forward; how would you define ammo rack damage?  I can attest from personal observation ammo racking a tank usally results in the whole turret being blown off and becoming a one-shot kill, not just a couple hit point we suffer in the game.


bazooca123, on Aug 29 2012 - 19:51, said: I would Very much so like to know if the E-100 is getting a buff?

Subject: Official Q&A Thread: 7.5 Era
Link on message: #2561427

Lert, on Aug 27 2012 - 18:46, said: So how about a moderate buff?



StrelaCarbon, on Aug 27 2012 - 20:12, said: When will the "Ersatz M10 GMC" be added? It's shells seem to already be in game



Wolfpack_0313, on Aug 28 2012 - 04:57, said: Is there any chance Wargaming might start actively listening to its American fanbase and stop subjecting American tanks to such consistent and epic nerfs?



badwolf3378, on Aug 28 2012 - 12:36, said: Question: With the Tiger H having the lowest speed out of the tier 7 heavies, when the Horsepower per ton and historical speeds of the Tiger H going faster (reaching 45kph and other reaching 38kph), shouldnt the Tiger go faster with the disadvantages it has with its armor? to be fast and with a good gun, but lacking armor? at the momment it lacks the armor, alpha damage, top speed, and the only thing to show for it is high acceleration? whats up with that?



Praetor77, on Aug 28 2012 - 16:47, said: Will the way  matchmaker treats artillery be fixed?



ApplesauceBandit, on Aug 29 2012 - 00:53, said: I have heard that changes are being made to the M7 medium.  What sort of changes can we expect?



Kathryn_Voss, on Aug 29 2012 - 03:11, said: E-75 is an enlarged King Tiger.



RetiredParatrooper, on Aug 29 2012 - 17:46, said: My question is in reference to consumables.  Any chance of allowing more customizing of consumable loadout?




RetiredParatrooper, on Aug 29 2012 - 18:00, said: To take that one step forward; how would you define ammo rack damage?  I can attest from personal observation ammo racking a tank usally results in the whole turret being blown off and becoming a one-shot kill, not just a couple hit point we suffer in the game.



bazooca123, on Aug 29 2012 - 18:51, said: I would Very much so like to know if the E-100 is getting a buff?

Subject: Official Q&A Thread: 7.5 Era
Link on message: #2561427

Lert, on Aug 27 2012 - 18:46, said: So how about a moderate buff?



StrelaCarbon, on Aug 27 2012 - 20:12, said: When will the "Ersatz M10 GMC" be added? It's shells seem to already be in game



Wolfpack_0313, on Aug 28 2012 - 04:57, said: Is there any chance Wargaming might start actively listening to its American fanbase and stop subjecting American tanks to such consistent and epic nerfs?



badwolf3378, on Aug 28 2012 - 12:36, said: Question: With the Tiger H having the lowest speed out of the tier 7 heavies, when the Horsepower per ton and historical speeds of the Tiger H going faster (reaching 45kph and other reaching 38kph), shouldnt the Tiger go faster with the disadvantages it has with its armor? to be fast and with a good gun, but lacking armor? at the momment it lacks the armor, alpha damage, top speed, and the only thing to show for it is high acceleration? whats up with that?



Praetor77, on Aug 28 2012 - 16:47, said: Will the way  matchmaker treats artillery be fixed?



ApplesauceBandit, on Aug 29 2012 - 00:53, said: I have heard that changes are being made to the M7 medium.  What sort of changes can we expect?



Kathryn_Voss, on Aug 29 2012 - 03:11, said: E-75 is an enlarged King Tiger.



RetiredParatrooper, on Aug 29 2012 - 17:46, said: My question is in reference to consumables.  Any chance of allowing more customizing of consumable loadout?




RetiredParatrooper, on Aug 29 2012 - 18:00, said: To take that one step forward; how would you define ammo rack damage?  I can attest from personal observation ammo racking a tank usally results in the whole turret being blown off and becoming a one-shot kill, not just a couple hit point we suffer in the game.



bazooca123, on Aug 29 2012 - 18:51, said: I would Very much so like to know if the E-100 is getting a buff?

Subject: Official Q&A Thread: 7.5 Era
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Montykoro, on Aug 30 2012 - 21:57, said: Hero of the forums! Thanks Thanks and Thanks!
PD: 8.0 Test soon... soon like after Ural steel Finals? or Soon Like before Ural Steel Finals?

Subject: Official Q&A Thread: 7.5 Era
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Montykoro, on Aug 30 2012 - 20:57, said: Hero of the forums! Thanks Thanks and Thanks!

PD: 8.0 Test soon... soon like after Ural steel Finals? or Soon Like before Ural Steel Finals?

Subject: Official Q&A Thread: 7.5 Era
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Montykoro, on Aug 30 2012 - 20:57, said: Hero of the forums! Thanks Thanks and Thanks!

PD: 8.0 Test soon... soon like after Ural steel Finals? or Soon Like before Ural Steel Finals?

Subject: Changes to the Clan Wars rules
Link on message: #2561282

Katukov, on Aug 30 2012 - 22:24, said: Unlikely.
IMHO, Exactly opposite will happen.
Strong clans will be not affected by changes or gain more.
Medium clans will collapse.
Weak clans will remain where they are.