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Subject: News from the Front\World of Tanks Newsletter\WoT Newsletter Volume #2
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Subject: WoT Newsletter Volume #2
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Subject: WoT Newsletter Volume #2
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Subject: Vivox will Provide Voice Chat for World of Tanks
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vespid, on Nov 26 2010 - 16:28, said: Overlord, on Nov 23 2010 - 10:55, said: It will be push-to-talk system on default. I was speaking about the possibility to change default push-to-talk button.

Thank you for all you're work, but I beg of you, don't launch VOIP without the ability to change the PTT button! This is IMPORTANT! Without that option, expect even fewer people to use and test your VOIP.

Also, I am curious as to how well this will work alongside other talk programs. My group uses TS3 and since we can't all fit into one platoon and want to be on TS with each other between and across battles, we'll probably want to keep our own voice chat running alongside WoT's option, if we run it at all. I'm not sure how well that will work, but that's another reason for a customizable PTT button.



Overlord, on Nov 23 2010 - 10:55, said: It will be push-to-talk system on default. I was speaking about the possibility to change default push-to-talk button.

Subject: Game Discussion\Game Guides and Tutorials\[FAQ] Equipment
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mascotzel, on 24 November 2010 - 01:19 PM, said: The topic has an "oudated" mark in it's title. Where can I find updated info ?

Subject: [FAQ] Equipment
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mascotzel, on Nov 24 2010 - 12:19, said: The topic has an "oudated" mark in it's title. Where can I find updated info ?

Subject: Archives\Beta\Fix the King Tiger please
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Subject: News from the Front\World of Tanks Newsletter\WoT Newsletter Volume #2
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Welcome to the World of Tanks Newsletter! said: Our goal is to weekly update with news events, new information on current issues, and interesting articles!
If you think you have a story or article that would fit in well submit the article to MrVic via PM on the WoT boards.
We plan to add some reporters/writers so submit your entries and how you might like to contribute!


News Headlines said: Tankopedia!!! News Link Details
M4 Sherman Tank Renders. News Link Details
Most Original Tank Model Contest Results. News Link Details
In Game Voice Communications! News Link Details
MMOSITE Readers Choice awards 2010 (Cast your votes!) News Link Details


Main Discussions on the Forums said: Have thoughts or concerns? The following Threads are the main threads for discussing changes or feedback.
Match Making Thread Link to Main Topic
Post Patch SPG Thread Link to Main Topic
Spotting and Hiding Tanks Thread Link to Main Topic


Hot Topic of the Week said: Soft Wipe!
Link to Discussion Thread
Details for the soft wipe:
1) All current tanks/modules/ammo in your garage will be refunded for full value credits. (As per normal softwipes)
2) All exp earned since the softwipe and all the free experience from the last soft wipe will be also refunded. Current exp saved on Elite tanks will be converted to free experience at the soft wipe.
This means all exp spent including free exp from the soft wipe. If you spent it on tanks have it as free exp on the account or have exp on elite tanks you get all of that. (hope that clears it up)
3) All tank crews will be lost. They came they fought and now they get a well earned vacation and rotate off the front so we can break in some new recruits.
4) Garage slots, Barracks expansions, and Current premium account times will refunded (pro-rated for remaining time) These refunded items will be refunded as Gold to your account. (Gotta check on Premium tanks tho think they are refunded also)
5) Current Credits balance and Current Gold balance will be carried over with the refunded gold (premium garage slots ect) and credits (existing tanks/modules). Players will have both Gold and Credits on their account after the softwipe ready for spending.
6)No total exp reduction is planned for the soft wipe. (This tool has been used in the past, basically its a global percentage reduction of exp) This testing tool is not being used in this soft wipe.
7) No Planned bonus Gold. (Daily 150gold will continue)


Developer Poll: Best Looking Tank said: Note: Pershing recieved 6 votes but due to not all of the Devs have had a chance to see it as of yet its was omitted for now. (We get to see some stuff before even all the devs!!)



Fake Tip of the Week said: Tip: By Running over 25 Trees in a single match you gain an additional 250exp per battle!


Post of the Week: (Post by Whackjob) said: Day Two: Using What I have learned.
Just like day one, my thoughts in rough chronological order:
1.) Ok. Gonna work the light tank angle today. The Plan: Get the first bought light tank, upgrade the heck out of it, cash in gold for money, upgrade experience of crew, go nuts. What button is for the horn?
2.) Aaaaand I'm off! I'm tear-arse-ing all around and getting waaaay ahead of my team. I'm getting shots fired at me and most of them are missing.
3.) Tank Killer in the bushes! ... funny, I remember leaving the base with TWO tank treads. Uh oh.
4.) Despite opening the hatch and trying to bluff my way out of trouble by hollering, "HEY! NONCOMBATANT! Do you have ANY idea what this is going to do to my insurance premiums?" I still get polished off before I can get a good shot in.
5.) There's this map with a giant field in the middle, buildings on one side, a trench and walls on the other. On the (east I think) side of the map there's a road and woods and fields you can use to get past that killing field. I'm flying through that area, trying to get behind the lines on the other side to deal with the light arty that's being a nuisance to my team. I t-bone a bush that suddenly has a red icon in it. The heck? Tank killer, facing to my left. Seems I rammed 'em. Hah! He can't turn since I rammed him. Couple of shots and he's down. I back up, get around, and shag arse as the arty starts to fall. I get around behind the lines finally. I kill one arty before another arty and another light tank cripple and kill me.
6.) Now it's a map with one of those small cities with the track on one side. I'm zipping down the other side of the map along the road, ignoring the hill. I've got my turret locked to the rear in a hopefully deceptive peaceful stance. I get shot at anyway. There's a tank killer peeking around the corner, watching the road I happen to be on. I dogleg left and right and somehow don't get hit. As I pass him I stop, and my turret is handily already almost on him. I adjust a little bit and HE his tank tread. Two more shots and he's toast. Artillery starts slaughtering the pigeons on the roof of the building I'm next to. Even though I'm safe, I figure staying on the move is safer. I get to the enemy goal zone to find it completely vacant. I sit on the edge of the ring and wait for someone from the other team to come by to try to bum a smoke or something. I cap and the match ends.
7.) An all light match! No arty, just two tank killers on each team! Sweeeet! I spend ten minutes maybe ricocheting from one red icon to another, spattering them all with HE rounds to cause the maximum amount of annoyance. I die, but I'm getting a much better feel for firing on the move.
8.) Next round: Mediums on both sides, four arty each team. I decide to try the scout angle. I spend the whole match advancing and bush-hiding. I manage to creep all the way in to the rear of their base without a scratch. Though I did attract arty fire once or twice. I'm senzoring teh arti d00ds. They're in bushes, but have ADHD or something since they keep rotating and firing. Finally our own artillery gets in position and starts shelling them. At this point I come flying out of the bushes like a crazed manifesto writer and start freely handing out fat-kid sized portions of high explosive joy. Remember APB? How they have VOIP set up so those close to you could hear what you could say? I wish that were here... I'm sure the creepy cackling I was doing would have added to the surrealness of the whole situation for those poor arty doomed to die.
9.) I get bored of the light tank (I got ADHD myself, or alt-itis, or something) and go back to my tank killer. I get that map where there's a
river in the middle with some bridges, and the two cap points in the middle on either side. I go in the bushes on a ridge and sniper. I get seven kills but nothing interesting happens.
10.) I decide to do a spot of work on my tank killer crew. I drop 60k on getting them all to 75% just to see if I could notice a difference. Good grief! I don't have to wait nearly as much time in between shots, and even the tank-killer itself seems to handle better. I flip on the speed-up-training thing and wonder if my attention span will hold out long enough for me to get to 100% training. Then I wonder: What's the point in keeping the crew if you sell your tank? You can retrain them for another tank, sure, but that previous 100% don't help. But there is the bonus training stuff (camo, fire fighting?) that probably carries over. I'll have to get there and see for myself.
11.) I purchase that crazy looking first russian arty tank. Good grief! Archaic looking isn't a strong enough term for this thing. I keep expecting a team of horses to pull me to the next firing spot. And what's on the back of the crew compartment? They look like the outside doors some people have for their cellars.
12.) Got a feel for how arty works in a match. Right click target, let the circle shrink, then fire. Then you wait as your gun loader puts down his copy of "Action Toby: Boy Adventurer" and whines while he takes his time loading the gun. This is a russian vehicle, for [expletive preemptively redacted] sake! What's the radio freq for the NKVD?
13.) I go back to my light tank for some high-speed hijinx. A match starts, I speedy-thing my way over towards an enemy main line of movement, and park in a bush. A tank killer comes a little ways away and parks in a bush and vanishes. He was facing to my right, exposing his flank. At this point the tandy 1000 in my head boots up and starts crunching numbers. Let's see here... that far away, it would probably take about 7.8 seconds to cross that distance. Figure maybe a second and a half for him to notice me, another half second to take action (guessing he'd try to aim in on me), and take four seconds to fully rotate and fire. Six seconds out of my 7.8. Not good odds. At this point he starts firing at someone, giving me the extra three seconds I calculate I would need to make this work. I kick my driver in the back of the head and he slams the gas pedal down to the floor. I drive right up and ram the TK broadside, doing a surprising amount of damage to myself. But he can't rotate his vehicle now, and I give him an I.O.U. for fifty pounds of high explosive that I let him cash in immediately. Somewhere else on the map another tank killer concludes his fascism based meeting with the determination that I need to give up one tank tread for the good of the people. I protest in the properly nazi-vehicle fashion by killing him and the tank next to him, before some artilleryman decides I'm a good candidate for a retroactive abortion.
I didn't get to play as much as I would have liked, yesterday, but learning is happening and I'm getting there. I figure what I really should do is stick with one kind of tank and work the tech tree on it, but I find myself switching between them quite a bit. ADHD, I guess.


A Look to the Future said: Some of the frequent questions and things to come. (Some still in testing so values may change)
1) Further Details on Soft wipe See "Hot Topic" Section above
2) Currently in testing sneak peak at US changes. "Gun 90mm_Gun_T15E2M2: dispersion 0.33->0.32, lowered the influence of turret traverse on dispersion.
- Gun 105mm_Howitzer_M2A: -15% aiming time. - Gun 105mm_Howitzer_M2A: -15% aiming time, penetration of HE 60->53 - M7 Priest: 105mm_Howitzer_M - reload time decreased 13.95->11.76"
3) Currently in testing sneak peak at German changes. "- VK4502: mantle armor for stock turret 120->160mm, mantle armor for top turret 120->180mm.
- Tiger II: mantle armor for top turret 65->100.- 150mm_sFH18_L30 (Hummel): decreased dispersion 0.4->0.37"
4) Farming improvements for many WoT residents "- Fixes for some fences "
5) Fixed FPS drops during rendering of track-prints.
6) Clicking on "Apply" button in the window service now replenishes munitions and consumables, and repair the tank for one-click.
7) 2 New maps Named El-Halluf and Ruinberg (See Pics of the Week section for images)
Last Weeks Newsletter information.
1) US Heavy Tier 7-10 Adjustments. Weapon Changes (120mm_Gun_T53: aiming time 3.0->2.4, increased accuracy during movement and turret traverse.
155mm_Gun_T7: aiming time 3.0->2.7, increased accuracy during movement and turret traverse.) Armor Adjustments (T29, Т30, Т32, Т34: fixed error with discrepancy between displayed and actual armor of the hull. Actual armor decreased by 20%) Other Adjustments in testing.
2) Light Tanks, There are improvements coming for Scouts. A few examples full list to come. (BT-2: decreased visibility in movement, by 6% reduced influence of movement and turning on dispersion.
BT-7: decreased visibility during movement and rest, improved passability on medium grounds, by 4% reduced influence of movement and turning on dispersion, view range of the top turret increased by 15 meters.)
3) Medium Tanks, There are improvements coming for Medium Tanks. A few examples full list to come. (PzIII: reduced visibility during movement, by 5% reduced influence of movement and turns on dispersion. Pz III/IV: 5% improvement pass-ability on medium grounds, 8% decreased reduced influence of movement and turns on dispersion. Т-43: by 9% reduced influence of movement and turning on dispersion. Т-44: by 5% reduced influence of movement and turning on dispersion.)
4) New Maps, We should see 2 new maps Early/Mid December, One Desert Map, One City Map.
5) Tier 9 Medium Tanks, US, German, and Russian Tier 9 Mediums. Current time frame end of December/Early January. See "Pictures of the Week" for a sneak peak.
6) Coming Patch Times, Patch 0.6.2 (2 new Maps, Team Mode "15vs15" and Match Making Re-balancing) Early/Mid December, Patch 0.6.3 (New Vehicles Tier 9 Mediums possibly more tanks)
7) US Tech Tree, Adjustments to US Tech Tree. 105mm Howitzers will be available for M6, T1 Heavy, M4A3E8 (Easy 8).
8) Clans, In game Clan formation, 100 members, Clan creation will have a small one time gold cost. Subject to change Date coming soon.
9) EU Server Cluster, Server up Early/Mid December.
10) Soft Wipe, We should see a soft wipe with the EU server coming online.


Pictures of the Week said: Note: Many of these images are from projects in progress. They should be considered Alpha images and not final
Ruinberg

El Halluf



Weekly Web Comics said: The Loltraktor Chronicles by: Wallachia (1st Armored Division) Link to the Authors site.


Joe & Hans By Breyd1971 (TankBusters)

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Stories from the Front said: Diary of Unteroffizier Meister By: ElcomeSoft Link to Authors site

Walking into Hell disguised as Heaven
Date: 24 November 2010 18:08:54 UTC
Tank: JagdPanther
Designation: 'Feuerschutz'
Crew: Unteroffizier Meister (Commander), Unteroffizier Muiziere (Gunner), Unteroffizier Meindl (Driver), Gefreiter Fischböck (Radio), Unteroffizier Pellengahr (Loader).
A routine escort mission turned into a nightmare... a one we barely escaped from alive. We have to be be grateful to 'Feuerschutz' once more. The suppressive fire we lay down forced the enemy ambush to falter and tipped the scales of battle in our favour. The rather experimental 10.5cm gun we were recently refitted with has proved to be invaluable in all types of combat situations we have faced so far.
We were part of a tank column moving towards the front, a mix of medium and heavy units with several tank destroyer and artillery elements. Like a scene from painting the area we were travelling through was picturesque and beautiful, lush green fields with an ancient abbey in perfect condition adorned with beautiful stonework arches and the like.
The fastest route for the convoy lay down a side valley. This was dangerously narrow and a perilous drop into a ravine was to our left. As we traversed the valley cautiously we could see the abbey breaking the skyline above us and I was dazzled by the wonderful scenery as we passed. Several husks of burnt out tanks littered our path, obviously despite the perfect state the abbey was in, the war had even found it's way into such a beautiful place...
Such a beautiful place desecrated by our enemy... They rained fire from their artillery batteries and they brought hell to this heaven.
In the opening barrage I cannot count how many tanks we lost. Several exploded, their turrets forced open by the shells, like a crudely opened can. I saw the crew of one of our heavy tanks scramble clear as the ground crumbled underneath it's mighty treads and fell to into the ravine below. One of the men didn't make it in time, as he scrambled towards the edge, his crew mates tried to reach out and save him but.... his screams still haunt me as I write this...
Through all of the smoke and confusion Unteroffizier Muiziere scored several clean hits into the flanks of the oncoming enemy tank formation, crippling at least one and forcing the others to vacate our line of fire for fear of suffering the same fate. Our heavy tanks and the heavy tank destroyer that was accompanying us on our travels played a childlike game with several enemy tanks whilst our self propelled guns raised their barrels and gave a salute to the enemy in the form of a well orchestrated counter battery barrage.
Feuerschutz definitely lived up to it's name. As fast as Pellengahr could load the shells, Muiziere was firing them out aiming at the enemy tanks as they lined up like prisoners getting ready for the firing line. Visibility was poor in the smoke and Meindl, despite all of his war experience nearly ruined our treads on several smoking wrecks as we jockeyed for position in the close quarters battle. The covering fire we laid down allowed our heavier elements to move up on the enemy and turn the tide of the conflict.
As soon as our heavy tank destroyer strode onto into view, the enemy tanks seemed to recoil in an inanimate metal terror and their guns seemed to drop ever so slightly, almost like they had resigned themselves to their fate. They did not last long and our tanks showed no mercy.
Trusty Feuerschutz took quite a beating during our unexpected encounter. Several puncture wounds to the outer hull and both our radio and some of the observation and aiming equipment received damage. The worst damage came to our engine, which thankfully didn't catch fire but required constant nursing to even get us to the nearest repair station. Besides the bumps and bruises that come when you are a crew member of a tank and receive fire from multiple shells which ring across the thick metal skin of the tank like large hailstones, my crew was unharmed and for that I am always grateful.
With repairs underway my crew will never forget the mixed emotions that that place brought us. A heaven to behold, threatened by the hell that is war... I just hope it all ends soon.
Something tells me I will be fighting for a long time still...


Community Driven Events said: Historical Battles, Organizer ZorinWarfield. Link to current battle being setup. Historical battles Link



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Subject: WoT Newsletter Volume #2
Link on message: #255417

Welcome to the World of Tanks Newsletter! said: Our goal is to weekly update with news events, new information on current issues, and interesting articles!
If you think you have a story or article that would fit in well submit the article to MrVic via PM on the WoT boards.
We plan to add some reporters/writers so submit your entries and how you might like to contribute!



News Headlines said: Tankopedia!!! News Link Details

M4 Sherman Tank Renders. News Link Details

Most Original Tank Model Contest Results. News Link Details

In Game Voice Communications!  News Link Details

MMOSITE Readers Choice awards 2010 (Cast your votes!) News Link Details




Main Discussions on the Forums said: Have thoughts or concerns? The following Threads are the main threads for discussing changes or feedback.

Match Making Thread Link to Main Topic

Post Patch SPG Thread Link to Main Topic

Spotting and Hiding Tanks Thread Link to Main Topic




Hot Topic of the Week said: Soft Wipe!
Link to Discussion Thread

Details for the soft wipe:
1) All current tanks/modules/ammo in your garage will be refunded for full value credits. (As per normal softwipes)
2) All exp earned since the softwipe and all the free experience from the last soft wipe will be also refunded. Current exp saved on Elite tanks will be converted to free experience at the soft wipe.
This means all exp spent including free exp from the soft wipe.  If you spent it on tanks have it as free exp on the account or have exp on elite tanks you get all of that. (hope that clears it up)
3) All tank crews will be lost. They came they fought and now they get a well earned vacation and rotate off the front so we can break in some new recruits.
4) Garage slots, Barracks expansions, and Current premium account times will refunded (pro-rated for remaining time) These refunded items will be refunded as Gold to your account. (Gotta check on Premium tanks tho think they are refunded also)
5) Current Credits balance and Current Gold balance will be carried over with the refunded gold (premium garage slots ect) and credits (existing tanks/modules). Players will have both Gold and Credits on their account after the softwipe ready for spending.
6)No total exp reduction is planned for the soft wipe. (This tool has been used in the past, basically its a global percentage reduction of exp) This testing tool is not being used in this soft wipe.
7) No Planned bonus Gold.  (Daily 150gold will continue)



Developer Poll: Best Looking Tank said: Note: Pershing recieved 6 votes but due to not all of the Devs have had a chance to see it as of yet its was omitted for now. (We get to see some stuff before even all the devs!!)



Fake Tip of the Week said: Tip: By Running over 25 Trees in a single match you gain an additional 250exp per battle!


Post of the Week: (Post by Whackjob) said: Day Two: Using What I have learned.
Just like day one, my thoughts in rough chronological order:

1.) Ok. Gonna work the light tank angle today. The Plan: Get the first bought light tank, upgrade the heck out of it, cash in gold for money, upgrade experience of crew, go nuts. What button is for the horn?

2.) Aaaaand I'm off! I'm tear-arse-ing all around and getting waaaay ahead of my team. I'm getting shots fired at me and most of them are missing.

3.) Tank Killer in the bushes! ... funny, I remember leaving the base with TWO tank treads. Uh oh.

4.) Despite opening the hatch and trying to bluff my way out of trouble by hollering, "HEY! NONCOMBATANT! Do you have ANY idea what this is going to do to my insurance premiums?" I still get polished off before I can get a good shot in.

5.) There's this map with a giant field in the middle, buildings on one side, a trench and walls on the other. On the (east I think) side of the map there's a road and woods and fields you can use to get past that killing field. I'm flying through that area, trying to get behind the lines on the other side to deal with the light arty that's being a nuisance to my team. I t-bone a bush that suddenly has a red icon in it. The heck? Tank killer, facing to my left. Seems I rammed 'em. Hah! He can't turn since I rammed him. Couple of shots and he's down. I back up, get around, and shag arse as the arty starts to fall. I get around behind the lines finally. I kill one arty before another arty and another light tank cripple and kill me.

6.) Now it's a map with one of those small cities with the track on one side. I'm zipping down the other side of the map along the road, ignoring the hill. I've got my turret locked to the rear in a hopefully deceptive peaceful stance. I get shot at anyway. There's a tank killer peeking around the corner, watching the road I happen to be on. I dogleg left and right and somehow don't get hit. As I pass him I stop, and my turret is handily already almost on him. I adjust a little bit and HE his tank tread. Two more shots and he's toast. Artillery starts slaughtering the pigeons on the roof of the building I'm next to. Even though I'm safe, I figure staying on the move is safer. I get to the enemy goal zone to find it completely vacant. I sit on the edge of the ring and wait for someone from the other team to come by to try to bum a smoke or something. I cap and the match ends.

7.) An all light match! No arty, just two tank killers on each team! Sweeeet! I spend ten minutes maybe ricocheting from one red icon to another, spattering them all with HE rounds to cause the maximum amount of annoyance. I die, but I'm getting a much better feel for firing on the move.

8.) Next round: Mediums on both sides, four arty each team. I decide to try the scout angle. I spend the whole match advancing and bush-hiding. I manage to creep all the way in to the rear of their base without a scratch. Though I did attract arty fire once or twice. I'm senzoring teh arti d00ds. They're in bushes, but have ADHD or something since they keep rotating and firing. Finally our own artillery gets in position and starts shelling them. At this point I come flying out of the bushes like a crazed manifesto writer and start freely handing out fat-kid sized portions of high explosive joy. Remember APB? How they have VOIP set up so those close to you could hear what you could say? I wish that were here... I'm sure the creepy cackling I was doing would have added to the surrealness of the whole situation for those poor arty doomed to die.

9.) I get bored of the light tank (I got ADHD myself, or alt-itis, or something) and go back to my tank killer. I get that map where there's a
river in the middle with some bridges, and the two cap points in the middle on either side. I go in the bushes on a ridge and sniper. I get seven kills but nothing interesting happens.

10.) I decide to do a spot of work on my tank killer crew. I drop 60k on getting them all to 75% just to see if I could notice a difference. Good grief! I don't have to wait nearly as much time in between shots, and even the tank-killer itself seems to handle better. I flip on the speed-up-training thing and wonder if my attention span will hold out long enough for me to get to 100% training. Then I wonder: What's the point in keeping the crew if you sell your tank? You can retrain them for another tank, sure, but that previous 100% don't help. But there is the bonus training stuff (camo, fire fighting?) that probably carries over. I'll have to get there and see for myself.

11.) I purchase that crazy looking first russian arty tank. Good grief! Archaic looking isn't a strong enough term for this thing. I keep expecting a team of horses to pull me to the next firing spot. And what's on the back of the crew compartment? They look like the outside doors some people have for their cellars.

12.) Got a feel for how arty works in a match. Right click target, let the circle shrink, then fire. Then you wait as your gun loader puts down his copy of "Action Toby: Boy Adventurer" and whines while he takes his time loading the gun. This is a russian vehicle, for [expletive preemptively redacted] sake! What's the radio freq for the NKVD?

13.) I go back to my light tank for some high-speed hijinx. A match starts, I speedy-thing my way over towards an enemy main line of movement, and park in a bush. A tank killer comes a little ways away and parks in a bush and vanishes. He was facing to my right, exposing his flank. At this point the tandy 1000 in my head boots up and starts crunching numbers. Let's see here... that far away, it would probably take about 7.8 seconds to cross that distance. Figure maybe a second and a half for him to notice me, another half second to take action (guessing he'd try to aim in on me), and take four seconds to fully rotate and fire. Six seconds out of my 7.8. Not good odds. At this point he starts firing at someone, giving me the extra three seconds I calculate I would need to make this work. I kick my driver in the back of the head and he slams the gas pedal down to the floor. I drive right up and ram the TK broadside, doing a surprising amount of damage to myself. But he can't rotate his vehicle now, and I give him an I.O.U. for fifty pounds of high explosive that I let him cash in immediately. Somewhere else on the map another tank killer concludes his fascism based meeting with the determination that I need to give up one tank tread for the good of the people. I protest in the properly nazi-vehicle fashion by killing him and the tank next to him, before some artilleryman decides I'm a good candidate for a retroactive abortion.

I didn't get to play as much as I would have liked, yesterday, but learning is happening and I'm getting there. I figure what I really should do is stick with one kind of tank and work the tech tree on it, but I find myself switching between them quite a bit. ADHD, I guess.




A Look to the Future said:   
Some of the frequent questions and things to come. (Some still in testing so values may change)

1) Further Details on Soft wipe See "Hot Topic" Section above

2) Currently in testing sneak peak at US changes.  "Gun 90mm_Gun_T15E2M2: dispersion 0.33->0.32, lowered the influence of turret traverse on dispersion.
- Gun 105mm_Howitzer_M2A: -15% aiming time. - Gun 105mm_Howitzer_M2A: -15% aiming time, penetration of HE 60->53 - M7 Priest: 105mm_Howitzer_M - reload time decreased 13.95->11.76"

3) Currently in testing sneak peak at German changes. "- VK4502: mantle armor for stock turret 120->160mm, mantle armor for top turret 120->180mm.
- Tiger II: mantle armor for top turret 65->100.-  150mm_sFH18_L30 (Hummel): decreased dispersion 0.4->0.37"

4) Farming improvements for many WoT residents "- Fixes for some fences "

5) Fixed FPS drops during rendering of track-prints.

6) Clicking on "Apply" button in the window service now replenishes munitions and consumables, and repair the tank for one-click.

7) 2 New maps Named  El-Halluf and Ruinberg (See Pics of the Week section for images)


Last Weeks Newsletter information.                     
1) US Heavy Tier 7-10 Adjustments. Weapon Changes (120mm_Gun_T53: aiming time 3.0->2.4, increased accuracy during movement and turret traverse.
155mm_Gun_T7: aiming time 3.0->2.7, increased accuracy during movement and turret traverse.)  Armor Adjustments (T29, Т30, Т32, Т34: fixed error with discrepancy between displayed and actual armor of the hull. Actual armor decreased by 20%)  Other Adjustments in testing.

2) Light Tanks, There are improvements coming for Scouts. A few examples full list to come. (BT-2: decreased visibility in movement, by 6% reduced influence of movement and turning on dispersion.
BT-7: decreased visibility during movement and rest, improved passability on medium grounds, by 4% reduced influence of movement and turning on dispersion, view range of the top turret increased by 15 meters.)

3) Medium Tanks, There are improvements coming for Medium Tanks. A few examples full list to come.  (PzIII: reduced visibility during movement, by 5% reduced influence of movement and turns on dispersion. Pz III/IV: 5% improvement pass-ability on medium grounds, 8% decreased reduced influence of movement and turns on dispersion.  Т-43: by 9% reduced influence of movement and turning on dispersion. Т-44: by 5% reduced influence of movement and turning on dispersion.)

4) New Maps, We should see 2 new maps Early/Mid December, One Desert Map, One City Map.

5) Tier 9 Medium Tanks, US, German, and Russian Tier 9 Mediums. Current time frame end of December/Early January.  See "Pictures of the Week" for a sneak peak.

6) Coming Patch Times, Patch 0.6.2 (2 new Maps, Team Mode "15vs15" and Match Making Re-balancing) Early/Mid December,  Patch 0.6.3 (New Vehicles Tier 9 Mediums possibly more tanks)

7) US Tech Tree, Adjustments to US Tech Tree. 105mm Howitzers will be available for M6, T1 Heavy, M4A3E8 (Easy 8).  

8) Clans, In game Clan formation, 100 members, Clan creation will have a small one time gold cost. Subject to change Date coming soon.

9) EU Server Cluster, Server up Early/Mid December.                     
10) Soft Wipe, We should see a soft wipe with the EU server coming online.





Pictures of the Week said: Note: Many of these images are from projects in progress. They should be considered Alpha images and not final

Ruinberg
                    http://img232.images...150/wjxfya1.jpg
El Halluf
                     http://img818.images...148/2j2arf8.jpg





Weekly Web Comics said: The Loltraktor Chronicles by: Wallachia (1st Armored Division) Link to the Authors site.
                    
http://loltraktor.th...71459831045.png

Joe & Hans By Breyd1971 (TankBusters)
                    
http://i6eqeg.bay.li...mic1.png?psid=1




Stories from the Front said:
Diary of Unteroffizier Meister By: ElcomeSoft Link to Authors site
                    

Walking into Hell disguised as Heaven

Date: 24 November 2010 18:08:54 UTC

Tank: JagdPanther

Designation: 'Feuerschutz'

Crew: Unteroffizier Meister (Commander), Unteroffizier Muiziere (Gunner), Unteroffizier Meindl (Driver), Gefreiter Fischböck (Radio), Unteroffizier Pellengahr (Loader).

A routine escort mission turned into a nightmare... a one we barely escaped from alive. We have to be be grateful to 'Feuerschutz' once more. The suppressive fire we lay down forced the enemy ambush to falter and tipped the scales of battle in our favour. The rather experimental 10.5cm gun we were recently refitted with has proved to be invaluable in all types of combat situations we have faced so far.

We were part of a tank column moving towards the front, a mix of medium and heavy units with several tank destroyer and artillery elements. Like a scene from painting the area we were travelling through was picturesque and beautiful, lush green fields with an ancient abbey in perfect condition adorned with beautiful stonework arches and the like.

The fastest route for the convoy lay down a side valley. This was dangerously narrow and a perilous drop into a ravine was to our left. As we traversed the valley cautiously we could see the abbey breaking the skyline above us and I was dazzled by the wonderful scenery as we passed. Several husks of burnt out tanks littered our path, obviously despite the perfect state the abbey was in, the war had even found it's way into such a beautiful place...

Such a beautiful place desecrated by our enemy... They rained fire from their artillery batteries and they brought hell to this heaven.

In the opening barrage I cannot count how many tanks we lost. Several exploded, their turrets forced open by the shells, like a crudely opened can. I saw the crew of one of our heavy tanks scramble clear as the ground crumbled underneath it's mighty treads and fell to into the ravine below. One of the men didn't make it in time, as he scrambled towards the edge, his crew mates tried to reach out and save him but.... his screams still haunt me as I write this...

Through all of the smoke and confusion Unteroffizier Muiziere scored several clean hits into the flanks of the oncoming enemy tank formation, crippling at least one and forcing the others to vacate our line of fire for fear of suffering the same fate. Our heavy tanks and the heavy tank destroyer that was accompanying us on our travels played a childlike game with several enemy tanks whilst our self propelled guns raised their barrels and gave a salute to the enemy in the form of a well orchestrated counter battery barrage.

Feuerschutz definitely lived up to it's name. As fast as Pellengahr could load the shells, Muiziere was firing them out aiming at the enemy tanks as they lined up like prisoners getting ready for the firing line. Visibility was poor in the smoke and Meindl, despite all of his war experience nearly ruined our treads on several smoking wrecks as we jockeyed for position in the close quarters battle. The covering fire we laid down allowed our heavier elements to move up on the enemy and turn the tide of the conflict.

As soon as our heavy tank destroyer strode onto into view, the enemy tanks seemed to recoil in an inanimate metal terror and their guns seemed to drop ever so slightly, almost like they had resigned themselves to their fate. They did not last long and our tanks showed no mercy.

Trusty Feuerschutz took quite a beating during our unexpected encounter. Several puncture wounds to the outer hull and both our radio and some of the observation and aiming equipment received damage. The worst damage came to our engine, which thankfully didn't catch fire but required constant nursing to even get us to the nearest repair station. Besides the bumps and bruises that come when you are a crew member of a tank and receive fire from multiple shells which ring across the thick metal skin of the tank like large hailstones, my crew was unharmed and for that I am always grateful.

With repairs underway my crew will never forget the mixed emotions that that place brought us. A heaven to behold, threatened by the hell that is war... I just hope it all ends soon.

Something tells me I will be fighting for a long time still...


Community Driven Events said:
Historical Battles, Organizer ZorinWarfield.  Link to current battle being setup. Historical battles Link
                    


Help Wanted said: Currently were seeking members to right articles or submit entries for the "World of Tanks Newsletter" If you would like to submit an entry or article please send it Via PM to MrVic
Applying to help with the news letter will be done through submissions of articles ect. Benefits for Writers/Reporters may be involved in the future.

Subject: WoT Newsletter Volume #2
Link on message: #255417

Welcome to the World of Tanks Newsletter! said: Our goal is to weekly update with news events, new information on current issues, and interesting articles!
If you think you have a story or article that would fit in well submit the article to MrVic via PM on the WoT boards.
We plan to add some reporters/writers so submit your entries and how you might like to contribute!



News Headlines said: Tankopedia!!! News Link Details

M4 Sherman Tank Renders. News Link Details

Most Original Tank Model Contest Results. News Link Details

In Game Voice Communications!  News Link Details

MMOSITE Readers Choice awards 2010 (Cast your votes!) News Link Details




Main Discussions on the Forums said: Have thoughts or concerns? The following Threads are the main threads for discussing changes or feedback.

Match Making Thread Link to Main Topic

Post Patch SPG Thread Link to Main Topic

Spotting and Hiding Tanks Thread Link to Main Topic




Hot Topic of the Week said: Soft Wipe!
Link to Discussion Thread

Details for the soft wipe:
1) All current tanks/modules/ammo in your garage will be refunded for full value credits. (As per normal softwipes)
2) All exp earned since the softwipe and all the free experience from the last soft wipe will be also refunded. Current exp saved on Elite tanks will be converted to free experience at the soft wipe.
This means all exp spent including free exp from the soft wipe.  If you spent it on tanks have it as free exp on the account or have exp on elite tanks you get all of that. (hope that clears it up)
3) All tank crews will be lost. They came they fought and now they get a well earned vacation and rotate off the front so we can break in some new recruits.
4) Garage slots, Barracks expansions, and Current premium account times will refunded (pro-rated for remaining time) These refunded items will be refunded as Gold to your account. (Gotta check on Premium tanks tho think they are refunded also)
5) Current Credits balance and Current Gold balance will be carried over with the refunded gold (premium garage slots ect) and credits (existing tanks/modules). Players will have both Gold and Credits on their account after the softwipe ready for spending.
6)No total exp reduction is planned for the soft wipe. (This tool has been used in the past, basically its a global percentage reduction of exp) This testing tool is not being used in this soft wipe.
7) No Planned bonus Gold.  (Daily 150gold will continue)



Developer Poll: Best Looking Tank said: Note: Pershing recieved 6 votes but due to not all of the Devs have had a chance to see it as of yet its was omitted for now. (We get to see some stuff before even all the devs!!)



Fake Tip of the Week said: Tip: By Running over 25 Trees in a single match you gain an additional 250exp per battle!


Post of the Week: (Post by Whackjob) said: Day Two: Using What I have learned.
Just like day one, my thoughts in rough chronological order:

1.) Ok. Gonna work the light tank angle today. The Plan: Get the first bought light tank, upgrade the heck out of it, cash in gold for money, upgrade experience of crew, go nuts. What button is for the horn?

2.) Aaaaand I'm off! I'm tear-arse-ing all around and getting waaaay ahead of my team. I'm getting shots fired at me and most of them are missing.

3.) Tank Killer in the bushes! ... funny, I remember leaving the base with TWO tank treads. Uh oh.

4.) Despite opening the hatch and trying to bluff my way out of trouble by hollering, "HEY! NONCOMBATANT! Do you have ANY idea what this is going to do to my insurance premiums?" I still get polished off before I can get a good shot in.

5.) There's this map with a giant field in the middle, buildings on one side, a trench and walls on the other. On the (east I think) side of the map there's a road and woods and fields you can use to get past that killing field. I'm flying through that area, trying to get behind the lines on the other side to deal with the light arty that's being a nuisance to my team. I t-bone a bush that suddenly has a red icon in it. The heck? Tank killer, facing to my left. Seems I rammed 'em. Hah! He can't turn since I rammed him. Couple of shots and he's down. I back up, get around, and shag arse as the arty starts to fall. I get around behind the lines finally. I kill one arty before another arty and another light tank cripple and kill me.

6.) Now it's a map with one of those small cities with the track on one side. I'm zipping down the other side of the map along the road, ignoring the hill. I've got my turret locked to the rear in a hopefully deceptive peaceful stance. I get shot at anyway. There's a tank killer peeking around the corner, watching the road I happen to be on. I dogleg left and right and somehow don't get hit. As I pass him I stop, and my turret is handily already almost on him. I adjust a little bit and HE his tank tread. Two more shots and he's toast. Artillery starts slaughtering the pigeons on the roof of the building I'm next to. Even though I'm safe, I figure staying on the move is safer. I get to the enemy goal zone to find it completely vacant. I sit on the edge of the ring and wait for someone from the other team to come by to try to bum a smoke or something. I cap and the match ends.

7.) An all light match! No arty, just two tank killers on each team! Sweeeet! I spend ten minutes maybe ricocheting from one red icon to another, spattering them all with HE rounds to cause the maximum amount of annoyance. I die, but I'm getting a much better feel for firing on the move.

8.) Next round: Mediums on both sides, four arty each team. I decide to try the scout angle. I spend the whole match advancing and bush-hiding. I manage to creep all the way in to the rear of their base without a scratch. Though I did attract arty fire once or twice. I'm senzoring teh arti d00ds. They're in bushes, but have ADHD or something since they keep rotating and firing. Finally our own artillery gets in position and starts shelling them. At this point I come flying out of the bushes like a crazed manifesto writer and start freely handing out fat-kid sized portions of high explosive joy. Remember APB? How they have VOIP set up so those close to you could hear what you could say? I wish that were here... I'm sure the creepy cackling I was doing would have added to the surrealness of the whole situation for those poor arty doomed to die.

9.) I get bored of the light tank (I got ADHD myself, or alt-itis, or something) and go back to my tank killer. I get that map where there's a
river in the middle with some bridges, and the two cap points in the middle on either side. I go in the bushes on a ridge and sniper. I get seven kills but nothing interesting happens.

10.) I decide to do a spot of work on my tank killer crew. I drop 60k on getting them all to 75% just to see if I could notice a difference. Good grief! I don't have to wait nearly as much time in between shots, and even the tank-killer itself seems to handle better. I flip on the speed-up-training thing and wonder if my attention span will hold out long enough for me to get to 100% training. Then I wonder: What's the point in keeping the crew if you sell your tank? You can retrain them for another tank, sure, but that previous 100% don't help. But there is the bonus training stuff (camo, fire fighting?) that probably carries over. I'll have to get there and see for myself.

11.) I purchase that crazy looking first russian arty tank. Good grief! Archaic looking isn't a strong enough term for this thing. I keep expecting a team of horses to pull me to the next firing spot. And what's on the back of the crew compartment? They look like the outside doors some people have for their cellars.

12.) Got a feel for how arty works in a match. Right click target, let the circle shrink, then fire. Then you wait as your gun loader puts down his copy of "Action Toby: Boy Adventurer" and whines while he takes his time loading the gun. This is a russian vehicle, for [expletive preemptively redacted] sake! What's the radio freq for the NKVD?

13.) I go back to my light tank for some high-speed hijinx. A match starts, I speedy-thing my way over towards an enemy main line of movement, and park in a bush. A tank killer comes a little ways away and parks in a bush and vanishes. He was facing to my right, exposing his flank. At this point the tandy 1000 in my head boots up and starts crunching numbers. Let's see here... that far away, it would probably take about 7.8 seconds to cross that distance. Figure maybe a second and a half for him to notice me, another half second to take action (guessing he'd try to aim in on me), and take four seconds to fully rotate and fire. Six seconds out of my 7.8. Not good odds. At this point he starts firing at someone, giving me the extra three seconds I calculate I would need to make this work. I kick my driver in the back of the head and he slams the gas pedal down to the floor. I drive right up and ram the TK broadside, doing a surprising amount of damage to myself. But he can't rotate his vehicle now, and I give him an I.O.U. for fifty pounds of high explosive that I let him cash in immediately. Somewhere else on the map another tank killer concludes his fascism based meeting with the determination that I need to give up one tank tread for the good of the people. I protest in the properly nazi-vehicle fashion by killing him and the tank next to him, before some artilleryman decides I'm a good candidate for a retroactive abortion.

I didn't get to play as much as I would have liked, yesterday, but learning is happening and I'm getting there. I figure what I really should do is stick with one kind of tank and work the tech tree on it, but I find myself switching between them quite a bit. ADHD, I guess.




A Look to the Future said:   
Some of the frequent questions and things to come. (Some still in testing so values may change)

1) Further Details on Soft wipe See "Hot Topic" Section above

2) Currently in testing sneak peak at US changes.  "Gun 90mm_Gun_T15E2M2: dispersion 0.33->0.32, lowered the influence of turret traverse on dispersion.
- Gun 105mm_Howitzer_M2A: -15% aiming time. - Gun 105mm_Howitzer_M2A: -15% aiming time, penetration of HE 60->53 - M7 Priest: 105mm_Howitzer_M - reload time decreased 13.95->11.76"

3) Currently in testing sneak peak at German changes. "- VK4502: mantle armor for stock turret 120->160mm, mantle armor for top turret 120->180mm.
- Tiger II: mantle armor for top turret 65->100.-  150mm_sFH18_L30 (Hummel): decreased dispersion 0.4->0.37"

4) Farming improvements for many WoT residents "- Fixes for some fences "

5) Fixed FPS drops during rendering of track-prints.

6) Clicking on "Apply" button in the window service now replenishes munitions and consumables, and repair the tank for one-click.

7) 2 New maps Named  El-Halluf and Ruinberg (See Pics of the Week section for images)


Last Weeks Newsletter information.                     
1) US Heavy Tier 7-10 Adjustments. Weapon Changes (120mm_Gun_T53: aiming time 3.0->2.4, increased accuracy during movement and turret traverse.
155mm_Gun_T7: aiming time 3.0->2.7, increased accuracy during movement and turret traverse.)  Armor Adjustments (T29, Т30, Т32, Т34: fixed error with discrepancy between displayed and actual armor of the hull. Actual armor decreased by 20%)  Other Adjustments in testing.

2) Light Tanks, There are improvements coming for Scouts. A few examples full list to come. (BT-2: decreased visibility in movement, by 6% reduced influence of movement and turning on dispersion.
BT-7: decreased visibility during movement and rest, improved passability on medium grounds, by 4% reduced influence of movement and turning on dispersion, view range of the top turret increased by 15 meters.)

3) Medium Tanks, There are improvements coming for Medium Tanks. A few examples full list to come.  (PzIII: reduced visibility during movement, by 5% reduced influence of movement and turns on dispersion. Pz III/IV: 5% improvement pass-ability on medium grounds, 8% decreased reduced influence of movement and turns on dispersion.  Т-43: by 9% reduced influence of movement and turning on dispersion. Т-44: by 5% reduced influence of movement and turning on dispersion.)

4) New Maps, We should see 2 new maps Early/Mid December, One Desert Map, One City Map.

5) Tier 9 Medium Tanks, US, German, and Russian Tier 9 Mediums. Current time frame end of December/Early January.  See "Pictures of the Week" for a sneak peak.

6) Coming Patch Times, Patch 0.6.2 (2 new Maps, Team Mode "15vs15" and Match Making Re-balancing) Early/Mid December,  Patch 0.6.3 (New Vehicles Tier 9 Mediums possibly more tanks)

7) US Tech Tree, Adjustments to US Tech Tree. 105mm Howitzers will be available for M6, T1 Heavy, M4A3E8 (Easy 8).  

8) Clans, In game Clan formation, 100 members, Clan creation will have a small one time gold cost. Subject to change Date coming soon.

9) EU Server Cluster, Server up Early/Mid December.                     
10) Soft Wipe, We should see a soft wipe with the EU server coming online.





Pictures of the Week said: Note: Many of these images are from projects in progress. They should be considered Alpha images and not final

Ruinberg
                    http://img232.images...150/wjxfya1.jpg
El Halluf
                     http://img818.images...148/2j2arf8.jpg





Weekly Web Comics said: The Loltraktor Chronicles by: Wallachia (1st Armored Division) Link to the Authors site.
                    
http://loltraktor.th...71459831045.png

Joe & Hans By Breyd1971 (TankBusters)
                    
http://i6eqeg.bay.li...mic1.png?psid=1




Stories from the Front said:
Diary of Unteroffizier Meister By: ElcomeSoft Link to Authors site
                    

Walking into Hell disguised as Heaven

Date: 24 November 2010 18:08:54 UTC

Tank: JagdPanther

Designation: 'Feuerschutz'

Crew: Unteroffizier Meister (Commander), Unteroffizier Muiziere (Gunner), Unteroffizier Meindl (Driver), Gefreiter Fischböck (Radio), Unteroffizier Pellengahr (Loader).

A routine escort mission turned into a nightmare... a one we barely escaped from alive. We have to be be grateful to 'Feuerschutz' once more. The suppressive fire we lay down forced the enemy ambush to falter and tipped the scales of battle in our favour. The rather experimental 10.5cm gun we were recently refitted with has proved to be invaluable in all types of combat situations we have faced so far.

We were part of a tank column moving towards the front, a mix of medium and heavy units with several tank destroyer and artillery elements. Like a scene from painting the area we were travelling through was picturesque and beautiful, lush green fields with an ancient abbey in perfect condition adorned with beautiful stonework arches and the like.

The fastest route for the convoy lay down a side valley. This was dangerously narrow and a perilous drop into a ravine was to our left. As we traversed the valley cautiously we could see the abbey breaking the skyline above us and I was dazzled by the wonderful scenery as we passed. Several husks of burnt out tanks littered our path, obviously despite the perfect state the abbey was in, the war had even found it's way into such a beautiful place...

Such a beautiful place desecrated by our enemy... They rained fire from their artillery batteries and they brought hell to this heaven.

In the opening barrage I cannot count how many tanks we lost. Several exploded, their turrets forced open by the shells, like a crudely opened can. I saw the crew of one of our heavy tanks scramble clear as the ground crumbled underneath it's mighty treads and fell to into the ravine below. One of the men didn't make it in time, as he scrambled towards the edge, his crew mates tried to reach out and save him but.... his screams still haunt me as I write this...

Through all of the smoke and confusion Unteroffizier Muiziere scored several clean hits into the flanks of the oncoming enemy tank formation, crippling at least one and forcing the others to vacate our line of fire for fear of suffering the same fate. Our heavy tanks and the heavy tank destroyer that was accompanying us on our travels played a childlike game with several enemy tanks whilst our self propelled guns raised their barrels and gave a salute to the enemy in the form of a well orchestrated counter battery barrage.

Feuerschutz definitely lived up to it's name. As fast as Pellengahr could load the shells, Muiziere was firing them out aiming at the enemy tanks as they lined up like prisoners getting ready for the firing line. Visibility was poor in the smoke and Meindl, despite all of his war experience nearly ruined our treads on several smoking wrecks as we jockeyed for position in the close quarters battle. The covering fire we laid down allowed our heavier elements to move up on the enemy and turn the tide of the conflict.

As soon as our heavy tank destroyer strode onto into view, the enemy tanks seemed to recoil in an inanimate metal terror and their guns seemed to drop ever so slightly, almost like they had resigned themselves to their fate. They did not last long and our tanks showed no mercy.

Trusty Feuerschutz took quite a beating during our unexpected encounter. Several puncture wounds to the outer hull and both our radio and some of the observation and aiming equipment received damage. The worst damage came to our engine, which thankfully didn't catch fire but required constant nursing to even get us to the nearest repair station. Besides the bumps and bruises that come when you are a crew member of a tank and receive fire from multiple shells which ring across the thick metal skin of the tank like large hailstones, my crew was unharmed and for that I am always grateful.

With repairs underway my crew will never forget the mixed emotions that that place brought us. A heaven to behold, threatened by the hell that is war... I just hope it all ends soon.

Something tells me I will be fighting for a long time still...


Community Driven Events said:
Historical Battles, Organizer ZorinWarfield.  Link to current battle being setup. Historical battles Link
                    


Help Wanted said: Currently were seeking members to right articles or submit entries for the "World of Tanks Newsletter" If you would like to submit an entry or article please send it Via PM to MrVic
Applying to help with the news letter will be done through submissions of articles ect. Benefits for Writers/Reporters may be involved in the future.

Subject: Archives\Beta\Working smarter not harder
Link on message: #255335

Subject: Newcomer - Tankopedia Section
Link on message: #254807

VGA, on Nov 25 2010 - 19:14, said: Nazarov77, on Nov 25 2010 - 15:52, said: What is a difference between Pz5/4 and Pz5/4 alpha?
What ?




Nazarov77, on Nov 25 2010 - 15:52, said: What is a difference between Pz5/4 and Pz5/4 alpha?

Subject: Archives\Beta\Garage Looks
Link on message: #254331

Engine_of_War, on 26 November 2010 - 05:29 AM, said: I have that rather run down looking Garage (looks like the inside of a Stalingrad factory during the battle) and my brother who aquired his account shortly after myself has a bunker more akin to a german underground complex (clean, concrete, bunker-sh with ventalation fans, maps and i think radios) how do you get different garage types or are they randomly distributed and theres no influence by a monitary source (he had 450g as he had not played his account for 3 days after creating it), or if you have a good amount of gold does your garage change?

Subject: Archives\Junkyard\No Arty hacks...
Link on message: #254320

Subject: Archives\Beta\Match-making system v.0.6.1.5
Link on message: #253921

Crackman, on 25 November 2010 - 11:05 PM, said: Hi ive been playing WoT quite alot the last couple of weeks and got a question. Why the hell is it possible to play against tanks that are 3-4 steps below yourself in the tech tree? It does really not make any sense to me that you join a game only to get wtfpwnd by the first tank you meet. Thats like the same thing if u play World of Warcraft or >insert random multiplayer game here< as a lvl 10 only to play PvP against a lvl 80? Is it really on purpose that they made the game this way or is that gonna be fixed later on cause if not i doubt i got the patience to keep on playing and certanly not for paying real money for it. Hope someone got an answer.

Subject: Off-Topic Discussion\Off-Topic\The Magic Vending Machine!
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Subject: Archives\Junkyard\Slave computers
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Subject: Archives\Beta\nOOb here.
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Subject: [FAQ] Match-making system
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Sgt_Stiener, on Nov 25 2010 - 16:13, said: I however did keep the screen shot of the battle Steeltrap has mentioned.

As Steeltrap said the other teams' IS-7 and Tiger IIs simply charged as a group and killed anyone who got in their path. As it was a street fight flanking is hard too impossible so this battle was lost from the moment it was put together unless the enemy was totally stupid and our team simply sat at the flag as a mass to await the charge.

The inability of teams to use voice comms or even a decent text chat to try and coordinate a response simply makes the effect of balance failures like this more pronounced.

Steeltrap and I combined have played something like 5,000 battles. This isn't a brag, it just means we have seen a lot of battles and seen the different balancers in action, and seen the aftermath.

Subject: Archives\Junkyard\Name rules
Link on message: #253262

Tango_Lima_88, on 25 November 2010 - 05:07 PM, said: What if I'm using it in reference to the year i was born? is there a way to edit my username?

Subject: [FAQ] Match-making system
Link on message: #252926

Steeltrap, on Nov 24 2010 - 11:32, said: Hi Overlord. While you're answering questions, any chance you could have a go at my three please?
Thanks

Subject: Archives\Junkyard\Limited guns for Tier10 tanks (privilege)
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chickenpie65, on 25 November 2010 - 08:06 AM, said: Don't mind me, Just wanted to know how other people think about this....

Subject: Archives\Junkyard\Self Propelled Artillery
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Subject: Archives\Junkyard\Beta Keys Available Here
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Subject: Archives\Beta\Self contained install?
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Subject: Archives\Junkyard\free xp
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bigredgiant, on 25 November 2010 - 03:52 AM, said: the suggestion blog is locked, so i have to post this here. a lot of us in the game have elited tanks, and we get xp on those tanks but mainly use them for credit cows, but the xp adds up fast. currently we have to use gold to transfer standard xp to free xp, at a rate of 25 to 1. might i suggest an alternative measure, one that when the game goes live and you have to buy gold and some of us will not be able to do that, allow them to transfer the standard xp to free xp. at the end of each battle we are told what xp and cred we earned, sometimes good, sometimes bad, if your tank is elited, an option for transferring all the standard xp over to free xp at a rate of 1 to 1 ratio. an example would be 1425 xp earned 34526 credits earned. the 1425 could be transferred at a cost of 1425 credits and that amount be deducted from the total earned. this is just a thought.

Subject: Archives\Beta\Questions\Joystick Support.
Link on message: #252183

rckgunny, on 24 November 2010 - 06:02 AM, said: if wargamming.net devs are going to apply joystick capabilitys into this game ? you know like saitek and logitech CH products ? because i'm old and my fingers are starting to shake more with my mouses i use 2 mice at the same time , 1 is a tackball and the other i just use it for zooming .a lot of ppl are wondering about that .
ty and have a great day

Subject: Archives\Junkyard\lag - stop censorship
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Subject: T29/t32 getting nerfed
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CastorHoS, on Nov 24 2010 - 17:14, said:
Going to make a new thread and see if we can get some devs to comment on their royal screw up.

Subject: T29/t32 getting nerfed
Link on message: #251865

Kutalion, on Nov 24 2010 - 15:36, said:
Wow so you're saying we should conclude tests from greater ranges so shots would have reduced penetration thus your "theory" of 20% more armor would be true.


Give me a break.   If its 100% penetration from close range, its the right range to test penetration.

Subject: US OPEN Championship World of Tanks - discussion
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maka, on Nov 23 2010 - 23:04, said: Schperling, on Nov 23 2010 - 22:15, said: QuoteIts here any chance choose my T-shirt size? :-D
You can try
How?? where i can try it?


Schperling, on Nov 23 2010 - 22:15, said: QuoteIts here any chance choose my T-shirt size? :-D
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Subject: Turret Armor on German Tanks (Gun Mantel and more)
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Subject: How credits are calculated
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Subject: T29/t32 getting nerfed
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Sempronius, on Nov 24 2010 - 14:03, said: Is it currently working mechanic or planed to implement?
Is it possible to reduce randomisation (at least minus factor)?
Anyway, I think that lineral change is good approximation here.

Subject: T29/t32 getting nerfed
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Azmodanrom, on Nov 24 2010 - 13:24, said: can u explain how is the range affecting penetration?
the penetration numbers given in the spec sheets are for what distance? 0m / 100m / 200m ?
any formula on how penetration degrades with distance?

Subject: T29/t32 getting nerfed
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Asky, on Nov 24 2010 - 12:16, said: Overlord, on Nov 24 2010 - 11:58, said:
Rear armor: upper plate - 51mm (you were shooting at), lower plate - 19mm.
Even with 20% bonus it makes 61mm and 23mm respectively.
Moreover you were shooting from VERY close range.
E.g. MS-1 can penetrate the lower rear armor plate of T-29.
So you are saying that if u are at 20 m away from a target u have higher average penetration than the one listed in gun specs (which is at 100m)?


Overlord, on Nov 24 2010 - 11:58, said: Rear armor: upper plate - 51mm (you were shooting at), lower plate - 19mm.
Even with 20% bonus it makes 61mm and 23mm respectively.
Moreover you were shooting from VERY close range.
E.g. MS-1 can penetrate the lower rear armor plate of T-29.

Subject: T29/t32 getting nerfed
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zmeul, on Nov 24 2010 - 10:36, said: A-20 light tank vs T29 heavy - side and rear armor penetration test
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=D84GRMyHOJw
just play it, it's quite funny  
wondering what those who said they bounced shots with the T-44 have to say

@Overlord, here's one other example of the "magical" +20% armor "bug"; I'm still waiting for a reply from you

Subject: T29/t32 getting nerfed
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Hojieko, on Nov 23 2010 - 20:41, said: Overlord can you tell us the T29 mantlet armour?

Subject: T29/t32 getting nerfed
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qrak01, on Nov 23 2010 - 20:10, said:
Can we have similar scheme for T29? I would like to know how thick is armor when we take angle of bullet impact account.
Or just front armor and turret slope values.

Please  

Subject: News from the Front\World of Tanks Newsletter\WoT Newsletter First Edition
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Fearil, on 24 November 2010 - 06:57 AM, said: Would be great to see user-submitted tank skins showcased in the newsletter.