Developers posts on forum

stabbymckill: Good morning Tankers,  With Update 1.11.1, a new branch of high-tier Italian heavy tanks will make their debut on the battlefield. There will be four researchable Tier VII–X vehicles in total, all with good dynamics, decent armor, and excellent gun depression angles. But most importantly, they feature a modified autoloading system from Tier VIII onwards. Let's take a look at the new branch.
 -Carro D'assalto P.88 (Tier VII)
 -Progetto CC55 mod.54 (Tier VIII)
 -Progetto C50 Mod.66
 -Rhinoceronte (Tier X) 

Tons of information about the new branch and the new vehicles themselves can be found in the article here. Update 1.11.1 will be rolling out later this month.  Happy tanking!  

TeriyakiTanker: We don’t know really at this point but it seems that a five skill crew, when converted, will max out your skills in 2.0.  Hopefully they will give some benefit to players with higher skilled crews.

TeriyakiTanker: Clan Wars is not a measure of skill, that is what ranked is for.  Clan Wars is a measure of the strongest can.  Who has the best players, best equipment, best crews, etc... etc...

Einzelganger7: The actual name of the Tiger II is Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. B so it is an iteration of the Tiger I even if it changed so much, so there it is the Tiger with slopped armor.

Einzelganger7: You could put him on a Swedish tank as well, Lithuania is just South-East of the Baltic Sea.

TeriyakiTanker:
Well he was really just trash talking you.  I wouldn’t take it personally.  But to answer your question Tier V is the best tier to learn and build crews in.

TeriyakiTanker:
I’ve decided that it actually shows that they treat us better because per capita we get more deals than they do..... yeah that’s the right explanation

stabbymckill: Good afternoon Tankers!
We are closing out the month of January with special offers on three awesome premium vehicles!

-WZ-111 Alpine Tiger/WZ-111 duo bundle (Tier VIII Chinese heavies)

 -SU-130PM (Tier VIII Soviet turreted tank destroyer) 


-T-34-85 "Rudy" (Polish/Soviet Tier VI Medium as featured in famous Polish TV show "Four Tank-Men and a Dog" )  


Special pricing on all three vehicles and their various packages will run through January 31. Click here for the full details. Happy tanking! 

KRZYBooP: Howdy Boom Jockeys! A map for Standard BattleSize: 1,200 х 1,200 metersLocation: Pacific islandsSetting: summerMinimap:Route scheme:1) Main area for heavily armored vehicles.2) The area for mobile vehicles. Low cover, bushes, small elevation changes.3) Alternative routes to the bases from the main lines of attack.The map is divided in half by a mountain ridge into two main routes. Both routes also consist of several parts.The scheme of vehicle routes and main lines of fire. Screenshots: 

KRZYBooP: Howdy Boom Jockeys! A map for Standard BattleSize: 1,100 х 1,100 metersLocation: Pacific islandsSetting: summerMinimapRoute scheme:1) The area for mobile vehicles and initial spotting. Low cover, bushes, and small elevation changes.2) The upper part of the passage for well-armored vehicles. It’s more dangerous than passage 3. There are many lines of fire both to and from this area. It’s open for SPG fire.3) Main area of the heavy tank encounter, a narrow pass with a detour along the shore.4) Beach. It consists of small sand islands and rocks. It’s a dangerous route for distracting the heavy tanks from the main encounter.5) Main positions for tank destroyers.6) Alternative routes. The scheme of routes and main lines of fire: Screenshots: 

TeriyakiTanker: And what if it turns out to be fair?

KRZYBooP: I updated the info for Order of War. 

The link provided was just too powerful to be contained by normal Forum settings.

Einzelganger7: Indeed, and I hope the can add something German this time.

Felipe6666Original: ¡Saludos, Comandantes! En el día de hoy, dos nuevos mapas ingresan al Supertest: Costa del Pacífico (Pacific Coast) y Paraíso Perdido (Lost Paradise). Costa del Pacífico Este nuevo mapa estival es un escenario ambientado en las islas del Pacífico, tiene un tamaño de 1200x1200 metros, y será para batallas estándar. Imágeneshttps://imgur.com/a/JamAERo  El mapa se encuentra dividido en dos por una gran montaña ubicada en el centro, que da lugar a dos caminos principales. Cada camino está a su vez compuesto de varias partes. En las imágenes, se muestra el esquema de todos los caminos transitables y las líneas de disparo. Pero a grandes rasgos: El área principal para los vehículos con buen blindaje.  El área para vehículos con buena movilidad. Cobertura de poco tamaño, arbustos y pocas variaciones en los niveles del terreno.  Caminos alternativos a las bases. Paraíso Perdido Este nuevo mapa comparte todas las ambientaciones y propósitos que el anterior, solo que es un poco más pequeño: de 1100x1100 metros. Imágeneshttps://imgur.com/a/vaA8SXj El área para vehículos con buena movilidad y para detección temprana. Cobertura de poco tamaño, arbustos y pocas variaciones en los niveles del terreno. La parte norte del pasaje es para los vehículos con buen blindaje. Es más arriesgado que el pasaje del punto 3, porque hay muchas líneas de disparo que van desde y hacia esta zona. También está muy expuesta al fuego de artillería. El área principal para el enfrentamiento de tanques pesados: un pasaje angosto con un camino alternativo por la costa.  La playa. Consiste de pequeñas islas y rocas. Es un camino peligroso para distraer a los tanques pesados del enfrentamiento principal.  Posiciones principales para los cazatanques.  Caminos alternativos.  Como siempre, recuerden que todos los cambios no son definitivos y que están sujetos a los resultados de las pruebas. ¡Dejen sus opiniones! ¡Mucha suerte en el campo de batalla 

TeriyakiTanker:
1. Ranked Battles2. Frontline 3. Steel Hunter4. Personal Campaign, 1 and 2 All of them provide reward vehicles and all of them are open to the general tanking public.

MA77: Saudações, comandantes. Dois novos mapas entram para uma bateria de testes em nossos testes internos. Ambos são situados em ilhas do oceano Pacífico e com uma jogabilidade bem interessante. Costa do Pacífico Tamanho do Mapa: 1.200 х 1.200 m  Localização: Ilhas do Pacífico  Configuração: Verão   A principal região para os veículos fortemente blindados. Área para veículos móveis. Cobertura baixa, arbustos, pequenas mudanças de elevação. Rotas alternativas para as bases das principais linhas de ataque.  O mapa é dividido ao meio por uma cordilheira em duas rotas principais. Ambas as rotas também consistem em várias partes. Mais Imagens | Clique Aqui Paraíso Perdido Tamanho do Mapa: 1.100 х 1.100 m Localização: Ilhas do Pacífico Configuração: Verão   Área para veículos móveis e detecção inicial. Cobertura baixa, arbustos e pequenas mudanças de elevação. A parte superior da passagem para veículos bem blindados. É mais perigoso do que a passagem 3. Existem muitas linhas de fogo para esta região. É aberta para disparos de AAPs. Principal área de encontro dos tanques pesados, uma passagem estreita com um desvio ao longo da costa. Praia. É constituída por pequenas ilhas de areia e rochas. É uma rota perigosa para distrair os tanques pesados da principal região de encontro. Principais posições dos caça-tanques. Rotas alternativas.  Mais Imagens | Clique Aqui O futuro de ambos os mapas dependerá dos resultados que coletarmos nos testes e claro, de seu feedback. Grande abraço!

KRZYBooP: Howdy Boom Jockeys! If you were selected to join in on Order of War then please follow the instructions below: These links will only work for those who have been invited to the Sandbox.  To install the R4 client: Click HERE. 1 - WGC link. Copy-paste it into the browser and press enter. If you have WGC installed, it will pop up and prompt to install the client.The link: 2 - By installing the client using app id in WGC. Here's the app id: WOT.SB2.PRODUCTION@https://wgus-wotru.wargaming.net It will install exactly the same client as the first method.

TragicLoss: Hey Tankers!
We're ramping up towards Team Clash with Twitch Drops!
This Thursday through Saturday you'll be able to earn Dynasty Wars and EU Team Clash Commanders on the Official World of Tanks NA Twitch Channel.
Regular Drop 1: 3× Team Dragon and 3× Team Tiger Emblems (guaranteed after watching for 60 minutes)
Regular Drop 2: 3× Team Dragon and 3× Team Tiger Inscriptions (guaranteed after watching for 80 minutes)
Regular Drop 3: 3× Team Dragon and 3× Team Tiger Decals (guaranteed after watching for 115 minutes)
Epic Drop: One of four bundles that include a 1× Commander, 3× Emblems, 3× Inscriptions, and 3× Decals (a chance of dropping after watching for 60 minutes).
Stream Times and Dates:DATE: TIME: Thursday, Jan. 21 16:00-18:00 PT 18:00-20:00 CT 19:00-21:00 ET Friday, Jan. 22 16:00-18:00 PT 18:00-20:00 CT 19:00-21:00 ET Saturday, Jan. 23 14:00-18:00 PT 16:00-20:00 CT 17:00-21:00 ET  Instructions on how to earn drops and images of the customizations and commander in the article here. Enjoy the loot and streams!

Einzelganger7:
What? I just had a short session to test it, and.... I loved it! Also I just noticed it has preferential matchmaking.

Einzelganger7:

stabbymckill: Good Morning Tankers!

  "The existing in-game Platoon system in World of Tanks has been around for years, but some of its options are a bit limited, especially when you want to find the most suitable players to play with. As a result, we decided to visually rework and build up the current Platoon system by making it more functional, efficient, and convenient. Let’s see how it will work. "
 Find players easily with the new Find players feature See your platoonmates customizations in your garage Continue to enjoy the original functionality of Platoons, such as the Platoon bonuses, credit bonuses, etc  Platoons 2.0 will be releasing with update 1.11.1. You can fiind a full and detailed breakdown of Platoon 2.0 here
    

stabbymckill: Good morning tankers!
Good news for those of you working up the tech tree towards the AMX 13 105. On Track Missions will be running through Feb. 20 to assist you in your progress

Full details including a breakdown of all the individual On Track Missions available here 
In addition, the special pricing on the Fast Track AMX 13 105 bundles are running through Feb. 5.
 
Full details on the bundles are available here
Happy Tanking!
   

Einzelganger7:
I tend to play like two or three days a week so I haven't tried it yet but I still have my hopes up, I know it has less penetration than the StuG III ausf. G but I enjoy the Panzer IV H with the 75mm cannon and this StuG IV has the same one so I think it will be fine.

Einzelganger7: I love my StuG III ausf. G and yesterday I got the StuG IV so I expect to enjoy it in the same way.

stabbymckill: In the new Warspot article  Yuri Pasholok goes in depth discussing the development of the first British Cruiser tank, the Tank, Cruiser, A9 also known as the Cruiser Tank MK.I



The Mark I was an interesting mix of forward thinking and interwar multi-turreted anachronism. Nevertheless it served during the early part of British involvement in the second world war, fighting in the French, Greek and early North African campaigns. The A9's 2-pounder was adequate against the German early war Pz.Kpfw II and III and Italian tanks such as the M13/40, but the A9 itself was very vulnerable to all Axis anti tank weapons such as the 3.7cm PaK 36. 



Feel free to read the article and discuss your thoughts here. 
 

LargeForeignObject: Tankers! As some of you may have noticed, the 2v2 tournament started a bit earlier today. That was not intended and happened due to a setup error, the brackets have been reset at this point.The registration continues, and the matches will start according to the initial schedule. Sorry for any confusion that might have caused.

stabbymckill: Good morning Tankers,
The Vehicle Trade-In Offer for the Winter season has gone live. 

Have an old and unused premium vehicle collecting dust? Trade it in for credit towards something you'd rather have. 
Example Trade: Say you want to buy the Löwe, which costs 11,200 Gold. In exchange, you’d like to trade in your old Dicker Max, which normally costs 2,800 Gold.Just like when selling vehicles gives you half the original value in Credits, trading in your old Premium tank will get you half of its value in Gold, which is then deducted from the total price of the tank you’re buying.In this example, trading in your Dicker Max gets you half of its Gold price, 1,400. That lowers the price of the Löwe by the same amount, leaving 9,800 Gold as the cost to buy. The Trade-In program is running until Feb 1. Full details can be found here
 

Einzelganger7:
Oh! I see, but I said some extra features that makes it better than the Tiger 131 so your argument of Ht Nº VI being better is even stronger now. lol

Einzelganger7:  I got mine from the referral program and came with a standard crew, no zero skills or anything special, and I think he says is the better one since the Ht N° VI is customizable and because the ammo is a bit cheaper so it makes a small amount of extra credits than the Tiger 131. 

Einzelganger7:
Indeed, among all tech tree branches, the German Light tanks require a buff urgently and is not a hard thing to do if they just want to buff them slightly, simply by increasing shell velocity and Alpha from tier 8 to 10 would be enough.
Well, in February 14th I got the Löwe as a gift so I can make credits with it, that spot is already covered. As for light tanks, I must say I suck at them for lack of use of this class (I've only played 237 matches in lights) but I started to get the hang of this HWK 30 and yes, I got some matches where I spotted several tanks during great part of the match but nobody shoots at them, I guess I need to be more communicative in the chat for this class to spot with better efficiency.

Thanks, the HWK 30 is a great tank indeed.

Einzelganger7:  

Einzelganger7:
That is right NateRocko, and it might be so silly but I play German tanks for their looks rather than possible overpowered properties, so this Defender > HWK 30 trade was so positive for me because most of the German tech tree ones are bad in performance (and looks) so I never bothered to go through that branch in depth but thanks to this trade I finished within 16 matches the 5 Lt campaign missions I had pending and got the StuG IV at last. So I regret nothing of this trade and I am in fact happy I did. lol

   

Einzelganger7: Yes! I finally managed to get rid of the Defender I got two years ago from the free large box everybody got, now I have the HWK 30 that I really wanted.
 

TeriyakiTanker:
You mean people like you?  Hiding behind their keyboard acting tough?  Gotcha.

Einzelganger7:
Well, I actually have 4 researched (Grille 15, Jagdpanzer E-100, E-100 and E-50 M) and I need like 30k exp to research the Leopard 1 but the reason I do not have any is because I never enjoyed it, I got 2 years ago the E-50 M but I ended selling it because tier 10 is just premium ammo spam all the time (I prefer tier 9) but yeah... I might try to get the Leopard 1 for this event.

Einzelganger7: I don't have any tier 10 tank so I guess no special event for me.

TeriyakiTanker: My Sherman is like that, 2 marks but never aced the thing.  Need to go back someday and take care of that.

Felipe6666Original:  Ah, los misterios de Wargaming... Pero tiene 135 mm al frente, 75 mm en los laterales y 50 mm en la parte trasera. Sigue siendo de papel. ¡Saludos!

stabbymckill: Good morning Tankers,
The T-34 Shielded returns to the premium shop for two weeks to round out the month of January.  
This versatile tier V Soviet medium returns to be added to your Soviet arsenal starting today, January 15. It will remain available for a limited time through January 31st. Full details can be found here. 

stabbymckill: Good morning Tankers
We are running x4 bonuses for the first battle of the day and more throughout the extended weekend.  

Bonuses start today January 15 and run through Tuesday Jan 19. Full details available here 

1984BigBrother: Tankers, At this time we have wiped any penalties that clans received yesterday (1/14/2021) for the Renaissance Campaign.  We are still looking at the total scope of players that were affected (both clan and non) to determine the best course of action, but the CW team wanted to rush wiping penalties so Clans will be able to bid tonight. I thank you for your understanding in this matter, 1984BigBrother PT-BR Tanqueiros,   Acabamos de remover todas as penalidades que os clãs receberam ontem (14/01/2021) no evento Renaissance.   Ainda estamos analisando o total de jogadores que foram afetados (membros de clãs ou não) para determinar a melhor ação. A equipe CW decidiu por limpar as penalidades para que os clãs pudessem dar lances esta noite.   Agradeço a sua compreensão quanto a isso.

1984BigBrother  ES-AR Comandantes,   Acabamos de eliminar todas las penalizaciones que los clanes recibieron ayer (14/01/2021) en el evento Renacimiento.   Todavía estamos analizando el número total de jugadores que fueran afectados (miembros de clanes o no) para determinar la mejor acción. El equipo de CW decidió eliminar las penalizaciones para que los clanes puedan hacer ofertas esta noche.   Agradezco su comprensión   1984BigBrother  

Felipe6666Original: ¡Saludos, Comandantes! Un nuevo cazatanques chino de nivel X, el 114 SP2, pronto ingresará al Supertest. 114 SP2  Lo primero que hay que resaltar del vehículo es que prácticamente no tiene blindaje. Incluso en las zonas más protegidas del frente, el espesor no supera los 135 mm. Sin embargo, sus movilidad (potencia específica de 15,6 CV/t y velocidad máxima de 45 km/h) junto con sus 2000 puntos de vida, le ayudan a incrementar su supervivencia.
Este cazatanques monta un cañón de 152 mm en una torreta de giro completo, que es capaz de ocasionar 650 puntos de daño de un solo disparo. Sus proyectiles AP estándar pueden perforar 273 mm de blindaje, mientras que los APCR especiales pueden hacerlo por 329 mm, respectivamente. Además, el cañón apunta en 2,3 segundos, tiene una precisión de 0,35 y recarga en 16,6 segundos.
Para ser una máquina tan grande, el 114 SP2 combina una buena movilidad con un gran poder de fuego. Solo hay que tener presente que hay que compensar el blindaje casi inexistente con reposicionarse continuamente.  Como siempre, recuerden que todos los valores están sujetos a cambios de acuerdo a los resultados de las pruebas. ¡Dejen sus opiniones! ¡Mucha suerte en el campo de batalla