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Overlord: On behalf of Wargaming.net team: Thanks.

Overlord: There will be slight differences between the two versions of game client, mostly related to configuration files. NA and EU server clusters will be treated equally, even though initially EU cluster is supposed to be like 3 times bigger (in terms of the number of players) than NA one.
Maintenace times will be different for each server and scheduled for early morning according to local (server) time.

MrVic: It was just a modeler messing around. Was not real, actually with the length of the vehicle it could never turn as the amount of force on the tracks would break them, also the drive wheels would probably strip off before pulling that weight A few real pictures were even photo shopped to look like it. But its fake just someone messing around long ago with model kits

MrVic:
It was just a modeler messing around. Was not real, actually with the length of the vehicle it could never turn as the amount of force on the tracks would break them, also the drive wheels would probably strip off before pulling that weight   A few real pictures were even photo shopped to look like it. But its fake just someone messing around long ago with model kits

MrVic:
It was just a modeler messing around. Was not real, actually with the length of the vehicle it could never turn as the amount of force on the tracks would break them, also the drive wheels would probably strip off before pulling that weight   A few real pictures were even photo shopped to look like it. But its fake just someone messing around long ago with model kits

Overlord: No, supertesters aren't allowed to reveal any supertest information to public. If they do leak it, they will be removed from supertest.

Overlord: Game servers will be down during the maintenance time.

Overlord:
Game servers will be down during the maintenance time.

Overlord:
Game servers will be down during the maintenance time.

Overlord: No EU servers this year. Unfortunately. See http://forum.worldof...post__p__301777

Overlord:
No EU servers this year. Unfortunately. See http://forum.worldof...post__p__301777

Overlord:
No EU servers this year. Unfortunately. See http://forum.worldof...post__p__301777

Overlord: Release of v.0.6.2.7 Update Scheduled on December 23rd. Maintenance works will be held from 9:00 am UTC to 18:00 UTC.
v.0.6.2.7 major changes:
- Added new battle mode: the "Tank Company Battle", 15vs15 battles on random maps.
- Added voice chat based on the Vivox technology for platoons in random battle and for companies in tank company battles.
- Added top tier medium tank for all factions s: Т-54, Panther II, Pershing. - Added top Soviet tier 9 TD "Object" 704. -
Added top tier SPGs for all factions: "Object" 212, G-Tiger, G-Panther, M12, M40/M43.
- Added 2 new maps: "Ruinberg" and "El Halluf".
- Added new achievements.
- Improved match-making system for random battles.
- Rebalanced vehicles on the basis of v.0.6.1.5 update.
- Added full dynamic shadows available for high graphic settings.
- Added customizable controls.
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Overlord: Release of v.0.6.2.7 Update Scheduled on December 23rd. Maintenance works will be held from 9:00 am UTC to 18:00 UTC.


v.0.6.2.7 major changes:

- Added new battle mode: the "Tank Company Battle", 15vs15 battles on random maps.

- Added voice chat based on the Vivox technology for platoons in random battle and for companies in tank company battles.

- Added top tier medium tank for all factions s: Т-54, Panther II, Pershing. - Added top Soviet tier 9 TD "Object" 704. -

Added top tier SPGs for all factions: "Object" 212, G-Tiger, G-Panther, M12, M40/M43.

- Added 2 new maps: "Ruinberg" and "El Halluf".

- Added new achievements.

- Improved match-making system for random battles.

- Rebalanced vehicles on the basis of v.0.6.1.5 update.

- Added full dynamic shadows available for high graphic settings.

- Added customizable controls.

Full text news

Overlord: Release of v.0.6.2.7 Update Scheduled on December 23rd. Maintenance works will be held from 9:00 am UTC to 18:00 UTC.


v.0.6.2.7 major changes:

- Added new battle mode: the "Tank Company Battle", 15vs15 battles on random maps.

- Added voice chat based on the Vivox technology for platoons in random battle and for companies in tank company battles.

- Added top tier medium tank for all factions s: Т-54, Panther II, Pershing. - Added top Soviet tier 9 TD "Object" 704. -

Added top tier SPGs for all factions: "Object" 212, G-Tiger, G-Panther, M12, M40/M43.

- Added 2 new maps: "Ruinberg" and "El Halluf".

- Added new achievements.

- Improved match-making system for random battles.

- Rebalanced vehicles on the basis of v.0.6.1.5 update.

- Added full dynamic shadows available for high graphic settings.

- Added customizable controls.

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ARGO: OMG I got one of those too, I still can't believe people actually payed real money for a freakin rock

Tanitha: Yeah rapidshare, hotfile, megaupload, etc would be nice : )

MrVic: Yeah. Tho they were used after the landing. They had planned them for use during the landing but even with trousers they would just sink inthe sand. They mostly served as point tanks since they could take a hit from pak 38/40 at guns and survive more often then not.
Design date is were it could' be interesting. From a historical point of view

ARGO: You get the 1977 movie "Shock Waves" ...Check it out, it's a real movie.
I put in Lady Ga Ga

MrVic: Well the easy 8 was really a new design improvement. It had the new cbss suspension ect Where the jumbo was more in line as just a modified m4.
Also think the jumbo beat the easy 8 on being built first. Have to checkmy notes for dates once home.
Will look at how their placed and Check some records
I listed both the m47 and m48. As I research. Tho now the m48 is looking to be a bit to far out of the time frame. M46 and m47 are sorta the same tank. They were improvements and stop gap changes. But both are at the core the same tank in most respects. M48 Was sort of a end result. Working on a good break down historically on it now actually

ARGO: I am sure you all remember certain holiday gifts you or your family had received over the years. I am sure you can think of all the really cool one you got but let's use this thread to talk about those forgotton ones, You know what I am talking about. Those fad gifts that were simply a flash in the pan type that now sit in the corner of the basement/attic gathering dust.
Examples:
8-track players
giga pets
Beta players
Those giant movie DVD players
The "everything in one" tool
I could go on and on with these things that got used for about a month and then got tossed in the corner but I am sure you all have many many more to add here. So let's all take a few steps back in X-mas past and see where this journey takes us.

ARGO: Get used to sniping with the 10.5mm and you will be very pleased with your kill ratio, It's got the most punch against heavies and I use mine soley with HE and I can kill even an IS4. The VK has the best selection of guns but if you want to get kills or do some real damage, 10.5 is the gun for you....

ARGO: Exactly.....
How many superheavies have you seen go scouting or venture off by themselves like in the pre-wipe days? None, They are now dependent on Mediums/Arty for assistance. Unfortunately these days it seems more like a death parade. The trend seems like either camping and dying slow to 3/4 of the tanks blindly follow the Superheavy up one side of the map and get hung up playing "Peek A Boo" behind a rock with a few enemy scout/medium tanks while arty picks them off one by one. Meanwhile the enemy has rolled down the other side of the map and their superheavy is now in your base behaving much like a rabid gorilla in a room full of babies.
To put it short, not the greatest T-30,IS7, or Maus players can fix this, Only Communication and sticking to a plan can.

ARGO: The truth is, it's not all about the superheavies. That is if your trying to win...I own an IS7+IS4, I have plenty of friends who also own Mauses and VK Ausf Bs and let me tell you a few painful truths regarding Heavies from a lot of experience.
1. IS7/Maus/T-30 = All fantastic tanks in all rights but become incredible arty/tank magnets. Becuase of this they cannot be used to their potential in battle because they are the 1st thing BOTH sides consintrate on. I have seen IS7s with so many tanks around them that they are literally unable to move without hitting another making them easy prey. On the other hand I have also seen them left to die when they are in trouble because no one will help them.
2. IS4/Ausf B/T-29 = These are heavies that have a lot more freedom to move around and DO have the ability to be gamechangers because they have enough firepower and enough armour to get the job done.
HOWEVER.....
3. This game in my humble opinion is all about the mediums/arty/TDs ...They do pretty much all the grunt work take the most hits and get the least credit for it. Now I am not at all meaning to dis the superheavies because i would be shooting myself in the foot but let's face it people, When I am rolling in my superheavy it's the mediums/arty/TDs that makes it possible for me to get across a map without getting pawned by other mediums.
One more thing that should be said: I really think if you want to talk Superheavies you should also add ISU-152s and JagTigers into the mix, They too are in my opinion Superheavies for what they do and most times twice as deadly when ignored....

Tanitha: I lot less threads would get locked, if so many weren't posted into the wrong sections, like this one.
Discussion on the closed beta is limited to the closed beta section of the forums.
Thread moved.

Tanitha: If there is a problem for left-handed players.
Make a constructive post, with a useful topic, in the right section of the forums.
Explaining what the problem is, and how it effects left handers.
If its just a keymapping problem with there being no keymapping in the game at the moment, There is many small free programs which do that, in the mean time.
http://forum.worldof...thread-and-faq/
Closing this and dumping.

Tanitha: Its your anti aliasing settings, you can adjust them in game, and also in the graphic cards control panel.
Some control panel's override the game settings. So check both places and change the settings.

Overlord: See a few posts above.

Overlord: Yes, everything.

Overlord: The 9 new vehicles will be included in the upcoming v.0.6.2 update. Russian server is being updated at the moment.
If everything goes well and there are no "post-release" issues, international beta will be updated tomorrow.

Overlord:

MrVic: Doing some research and the Super Pershing (T26E5 variant) seems to be going the way of Tier 8 performance wise. The M46 M47 are also a mess to sort out due to the reorganization of military offices involved in tank development 1948-1950. Might work up some revisions next week and update some info

MrVic: Their working on the 30vs 30, and they really can't wait to get it done. I sometimes think their more excited about 30 vs 30 then we are lol.
Same goes for the maps Some good memory improvements coming too, that will help setup us up for bigger maps

MrVic:
Their working on the 30vs 30, and they really can't wait to get it done.  I sometimes think their more excited about 30 vs 30 then we are lol.
Same goes for the maps Some good memory improvements coming too, that will help setup us up for bigger maps

MrVic:
Their working on the 30vs 30, and they really can't wait to get it done.  I sometimes think their more excited about 30 vs 30 then we are lol.
Same goes for the maps Some good memory improvements coming too, that will help setup us up for bigger maps

MrVic: They are listening, its hard to comment often tho. Much like images I have posted in the newsletter I get tons of PMs "omg random rant about them adding {insert alpha imaged tank} it looks so bad and not right" Sadly even with 10+ giant red letter disclaimers thats its a alpha image they still miss all that and think its in game and final
The Devs have moved to updating a on going patch notes list as opposed to holding them all till the patch. Personally I think its great it shows more info more often.
The bad thing is people take it as bad news more often then not. Instead of the repeated messages "partial list". So were only getting small parts of a bigger picture as it gets finalized for a patch, and the big picture is still being filled in and clear. Lots of changes are coming we just have to stick it out awhile longer. The Devs do their best to let us know what their working on, Track damage, modules ect A review of US stuff was also in that list. Sadly since until they think they have a good solution any information would be changing so fast that posting it would probably just upset people more. Once they get going in a good direction or think they have a good solution it will be posted up
Suggestions always help, the better their thought out, the more good they do. opinions are helpful also, especially the well thought out ones.
Its a massive job to balance things and not make all the tanks the same in each tree

MrVic: They are listening, its hard to comment often tho.  Much like images I have posted in the newsletter I get tons of PMs "omg random rant about them adding {insert alpha imaged tank}  it looks so bad and not right"  Sadly even with 10+ giant red letter disclaimers thats its a alpha image they still miss all that and think its in game and final

The Devs have moved to updating a on going patch notes list as opposed to holding them all till the patch. Personally I think its great it shows more info more often.
The bad thing is people take it as bad news more often then not. Instead of the repeated messages "partial list". So were only getting small parts of a bigger picture as it gets finalized for a patch, and the big picture is still being filled in and clear.  Lots of changes are coming we just have to stick it out awhile longer.  The Devs do their best to let us know what their working on, Track damage, modules ect A review of US stuff was also in that list.  Sadly since until they think they have a good solution any information would be changing so fast that posting it would probably just upset people more.  Once they get going in a good direction or think they have a good solution it will be posted up

Suggestions always help, the better their thought out, the more good they do.  opinions are helpful also, especially the well thought out ones.

Its a massive job to balance things and not make all the tanks the same in each tree

MrVic: They are listening, its hard to comment often tho.  Much like images I have posted in the newsletter I get tons of PMs "omg random rant about them adding {insert alpha imaged tank}  it looks so bad and not right"  Sadly even with 10+ giant red letter disclaimers thats its a alpha image they still miss all that and think its in game and final

The Devs have moved to updating a on going patch notes list as opposed to holding them all till the patch. Personally I think its great it shows more info more often.
The bad thing is people take it as bad news more often then not. Instead of the repeated messages "partial list". So were only getting small parts of a bigger picture as it gets finalized for a patch, and the big picture is still being filled in and clear.  Lots of changes are coming we just have to stick it out awhile longer.  The Devs do their best to let us know what their working on, Track damage, modules ect A review of US stuff was also in that list.  Sadly since until they think they have a good solution any information would be changing so fast that posting it would probably just upset people more.  Once they get going in a good direction or think they have a good solution it will be posted up

Suggestions always help, the better their thought out, the more good they do.  opinions are helpful also, especially the well thought out ones.

Its a massive job to balance things and not make all the tanks the same in each tree

MrVic: Just a heads up T32 is 127mm hull armor base + 20% armor error = 152mm of armor on a much better slope and target profile combined with a very durable turret armor.
I drive the T32. First few weeks of US tanks I had 167 kills to 9 deaths, I knew it was performing above spec, because I think I am good but I am not THAT good lol
T32 could not stay Tier 8 with those stats

MrVic:
Just a heads up   T32 is 127mm hull armor base + 20% armor error = 152mm of armor on a much better slope and target profile combined with a very durable turret armor.
I drive the T32. First few weeks of US tanks I had 167 kills to 9 deaths, I knew it was performing above spec, because I think I am good but I am not THAT good lol

T32 could not stay Tier 8 with those stats

MrVic:
Just a heads up   T32 is 127mm hull armor base + 20% armor error = 152mm of armor on a much better slope and target profile combined with a very durable turret armor.
I drive the T32. First few weeks of US tanks I had 167 kills to 9 deaths, I knew it was performing above spec, because I think I am good but I am not THAT good lol

T32 could not stay Tier 8 with those stats