Developers posts on forum

Overlord: The amount of experience earned is diplayed in crew member's profile. Though it might be a good idea to "exp to the next rank".

Overlord: Depends on the update that is to go live. Can be 1-2 weeks, can be 1-2 months.

Overlord: Somewhere at the beginning of June, I think.
If you are willing to partake, register on Russian server to be totally sure you wont miss the testing.

Overlord: Just create an account there. Prior to the launch of public test the database from the main server will be copied according to a particular date. No need to play on the main RU server.

Overlord: Hitting ammo rack / gun, I believe.

Overlord: Not planning to do so. That would be too harsh.

Overlord: I said it was possible. Things will become clear next week.

Overlord: Your IS will remain researched.

Overlord: Basically correct.

Overlord: Yes, can be a sound message bug. Need video for confirmation.

Vallter: The contest has ended. The results will be announced within a week.

LiannaSilverwind: You can also check top-left of each tank icon in garage to find out its tier.

LiannaSilverwind: Hello people,
there are many boardgames/wargames with WW2 tanks, including titles like Tide of Iron, Axis and Allies miniatures, Flames of War, Memoir '44 (cough) that have miniatures; even more boardgames/wargames with counters like Clash of Heroes, Panzer General (not legendary PC game), etc.
Did you play any of them? Which one was your favourite?
I have played:
Memoir '44 - too easy/abstract for me, ideal for children or starters though
Tide of Iron - nice one, but I missed more different types of vehicles and AT guns
Europe Engulfed - my favourite operational/politics level, but it's not about individual vehicles, it's about army corps.

LiannaSilverwind: There is no need to insult other clans, please.
Lemming Zergling clans were wiped from Russian CW maps months ago. Only clans with perfect organization and ultimate hardcore skills remain.

LiannaSilverwind: Servers work for me from CZ. Moving to Technical issues.

LiannaSilverwind: You can go the following lines:
1) Full heavy: Loltraktor -> VK 3601 H -> Tiger. Fast.
2) Non-standard heavy: Loltraktor -> Pz IV -> VK 3001 H -> Tiger. Fast. Allows moving to Medium line!
3) Medium line through heavy line: Loltraktor -> Pz IV -> VK 3001 H -> VK 3001 P. For those who hate Czechoslovak tanks or Pz III/IV.
Path 2 grants you ability to get to the Tiger and into medium line at the same time.

LiannaSilverwind: No. Hit is Hit. Bouncing hit is still a hit and counts towards Sniper award for example.

LiannaSilverwind: There is great difference between Clan Wars/company battle and random battle. In Clan Wars/company battles properly trained teams move their SPGs to certain positions where usually "safe" hidespots suddenly become deathtraps.

LiannaSilverwind: It's payment for getting to medium line from heavy line, skipping many medium tanks that you would grind otherwise.

LiannaSilverwind: Thank you for your work! Pinning it now!

Overlord: 1. Yes.
2. No, it will be M46 Patton
3. Quite possible.

Overlord: M47 enjoyed different front hull armor so actually it wouldn't be correct to have it as M47 in game.

Overlord: Don't see the link between the two actually.

Overlord: Not working on that anymore, the current idea is to have it optional in game.

Overlord: The above applies to shaking only.

Overlord: Supertest stage precedes public testing.

Overlord: We might return to shaking effect in future, but currently it is not being worked on.

Overlord: Partially tracer effects can be reintroduced long before 6.5. Working on the server hotfix.

Overlord: Most likely - yes, however the progress is rather slow in this area.

Overlord: Some time after 7.0 update.

Overlord: Most probably something is wrong with the sound message.

Vallter: In this way players will lose the possibility to add some fan modifications to the client (tankmen pictures, tank skins, loading screen, sounds). We are trying to find a solution, that will disable the ability of cheating and save the possibility to personalize your client.

Vallter: We will try to release the next patch in the middle of June.

Vallter: We will try to save them. But cannot say whether players will be modify the client in any way or not.

Vallter: Already removed. And you have no need to put stars instead of tracers.

Overlord: i think you can delete whole us tank line for spare time. noone want play it when there are only paper tanks without dmg and speed compared to the same tier rus/ger tanks.
Thanks wery much
I suggest that you take 100 or even better 1000 screenshots to get a better picture. 2 random screenies don't prove anything.

Overlord: And I'd don't see any reason for "giving players with the VK4502B the E-75 when the tech three gets reworked". The situation is different.

Overlord: 1. Covered by Lia. Reasonable and legitimate are not edtied.
2. Still waiting for the fix from IPB as far as I know.

Overlord: VK stays at its tier and keeps its stats (bottom line - there are no changes to the tank), IS is pushed one tier up and undergoes several balance adjustments (bottom line - there are changes to the tank).

Overlord: Gold distribution pattern makes little difference for us. Community opinion on CWs is important, no doubt. But you can't speak for everybody, can you?
It's natural selection, big fish eat little fish. We do have some ideas on how to make CWs available and playable for greater numbers, however they haven't even hit the paper.

Overlord: 6.5 has been deployed to supertest recently.

Overlord: 1. I can't speak for players at all for an obvious reason.
2. Match-making spread for tier 4 light tanks is not subject to change until the introduction of tier 5 light tanks.

Overlord: Because the fix is not ready yet, otherwise we would definitely do so.

Overlord: Can't be certain, since we are not sure when exactly it is ready.

Overlord: 1. Hope, this time the level of protection will be much higher.
2. Such mods are allowed.

Tanitha: Please note that there has also been a modification to the spamming rules.
The old rule being..

Tanitha: With the replacement rule being

Tanitha: In short, what this means is players who wish to recruit for a platoon, company or clan no longer have to request permission from the mod on duty, and may do so if they keep to the one 3 line post every 15 mins in general chat, or once per game in battle.

Cheeka: No More Tracer Hacks
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LiannaSilverwind: Hardcore people are able to get from T1 to TT10 in 5-6 days, but they spend their life playing only. Normal players are much slower.

Overlord: Commaners tanks are still in plans only and won't be introduced this year. So don't want to give any details so as not to be proven wrong afterwards.

Overlord: Can't say it is true. I do play Lowe on US server and haven't found any issues so far. The hitbox seems to be ok.

Overlord: 1. We are worried but no much. Currently not planning to introduce any artificial restrictions that would affect big clans/alliances directly.
2. I believe that the merger of the Global Map will bring the neccessary level of diversity. In addition to it the introduction of new provinces should help to some extent allowing smaller/less hardcore clans to clain some territory. However solid and effectively run clans will always succeed in any circumstances.

Overlord: Can't say when exactly, but we are planning to add them since more African provinces are going to be added to the Global Map soon.

Overlord: Not planning to change them in the near future.

Overlord: No shell tracer effects until 6.5.

Overlord: From our end we limit clans to 100 members max. Each one is treated as independent entity.
New territories will give weaker clans an opportunity to capture some provinces.
Good organization, discipline and skill will allways be the key.

Overlord: Going to introduce alternations of the current random battles relatively soon. Game mode with one base per map will come first.

Overlord: A very slight chance.

Overlord: 1. No
2. Maximum view range and visiblility are not the same things.

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Overlord: Abgemacht.

Overlord: Entschuldigung, aber ich kann nicht diese Fragen in Deutsch beantworten.
Currently we are planning to devise and introduce additional tracer effect protection in 6.5 update. There are not many possibilities for exploiting in WOT, that was the most successful attemplt I believe.

Overlord: Jetzt haben wir leider keine feste Lösung. Verschiedene Varianten werden diskutiert.

Overlord: Nein, aber ich soll zu der Gamescom in Köln vorbereiten. Und mein Deutsch ist schwach.

Overlord: Morgen werden die Tracers deaktiviert werden.

admin:
Tank Mk IV Churchill (another designation was A22)  was the infantry tank of the British WWII army. The history of the heavy infantry tank Churchill started in September, 1939 when a technical design specification for A20 was developed in the General Staff. It was meant to substitute the heavy infantry tank Mk.II Matilda which was in large-scale production at this period. The necessity of the new more powerful combat vehicle was justified. WWII was starting and the British troops headed for the continent and their ways led to the Siegfrid Line…
It is interesting to note that Churchill appeared as a result of a contest run by the British military department. The main purpose of the contest was to design a vehicle that would be able to substitute Matilda II. The project was devoted to the new tank and Harland and Wolf company started working on it in September 1939 in Belfast. The military department intentionally divided the order in several parts. First of all they intended to attract a large number of companies to participate. Second, they meant to spread the existing experience and knowledge needed for armored vehicles production.
As a result of this policy in July, 1940 four prototypes of the ordered tank appeared. However, the works stopped. The British were so afraid of the German tanks that they were insisting on 80 mm armor, 15 m/h speed and the ability of overcoming vertical barriers 5 feet in height.
Basically A20 represented “an heir” to diamond-shaped tanks. There were quite a few alternatives regarding cannons: 6 pounder French 75 mm cannon, 76 mm howitzer and 2 pounder cannon. Eventually they chose to mount a pair of 2 pounder cannons: in the turret and in the frontal part of the hull as well as a machine gun in the frontal part of the hull. Four prototypes were ordered to be built in February, 1940. The testing of the prototype in June, 1940 was interrupted due to gear unit breakdown. And then it became clear that the 2 pounder cannon should be turned down in order to preserve mobility and passability.
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This coincided with the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk, when the British had less than 100 tanks to protect the homeland. Therefore, designers were suggested to revise the draft project of A20 to ease its manufacture process, and to put the tank into mass production within one year. Mechanization Committee provided additional draftsmen, and the new prototype of A22 was introduced by November, 1940. 500 vehicles were to be produced, and the first 14 vehicles were supplied in June, 1941. The acceleration of the production program caused some defects, which led to frequent failures of the first series. November, 1941, Military Department Commission found at least 16 major structural defects, mainly in the transmission and running gear, which caused breakdowns even in the low-duty conditioned tanks, stationed in Britain. For example, 30 tanks of a tank battalion, consisting of 54 fighting vehicles, broke down during first tactical training in the field! At least one third of them were unable to reach the base on their own. The finished machining ended in 1943, and then the vehicle was named Churchill. The crews loved their fighting vehicles, mainly for the powerful armor protection. An episode, that demonstrated such protection, happened in the battles of the 50th Special Guard Breakthrough Tank Regiment. March 22, 1943, five Churchills of this regiment, conducted by the Guard Captain Belogub, attacked the enemy. Combat vehicles stormed German positions; four of them were hit and one came back to base. The crews did not leave the tanks, and March 22-25 they continued shooting the tanks from their stationary positions. Every night, 50th Tank Regiment crews brought food and ammunition for those tankers. And in three days the Churchills destroyed an artillery battery, four bunkers, ammunition depot and up to two infantry platoons. The Germans suggested the crews to surrender several times, but the Churchill crews responded with fire. On March 25 tank crews of the 50th Special Guard Breakthrough Tank Regiment managed to hook Belogub's tank with a tractor and to drag it to the backland. The crews of the other three tanks moved back with infantry. Despite any failed tactics that caused such situation, it should be emphasized that the crews had spent three days in tanks without losing a single man killed. Churchill's armor saved their lives. Moreover, the German artillery did not break through their armor plating either.
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In late 1940's Churchills were taken out service in Britain and were deposited in the parks. But during the outbreak of hostilities in Korea they were brought into action again. The 25th Infantry Brigade Group was sent to the Far East, and a 7th Royal Tank Regiment's squadron, equipped with flame-throwing tanks Churchill Crocodile, joined that campaign too. The squadron landed in Busan on November 15th, 1950. Most of the tanks were moved to the front lines by rail, but some vehicles made a march along the highway, setting a record for the tanks of this type - 200 miles under their own power! The Squadron reached the front in the offensive of the Chinese Volunteers full swing. As the battles did not require the use of flamethrowers, Crocodiles were used as conventional cannon tanks.
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UN forces retreated under the pressure of the Chinese troops. On January 4 Crocodiles of the Squadron “C” moved back over the river Han. By mid-January the front line stabilized. Till the end of the month Churchills acted in conjunction with U.S. troops. They joined to its 25th Brigade on 12 February 1951 and later took part in the counteroffensive in the area of the river Han. Churchills were moving in combat infantry and fired over the sights at firing-points of the enemy. After emerging from the battles on February 21 almost all the vehicles needed repairing and maintenance service. Squadron “C” left Korea in October 1951. It should be mentioned that in Korean War along with the flame-throwing Crocodiles participated armored recovery and repair vehicles Churchill ARV of the 8th Royal Irish Hussar Regiment. Recovery vehicles pulled damaged Centurions and other vehicles out of the battles and helped to clear away rubbles on the roads.
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After the Korean War Churchill tank has never participated the combat actions. Soon the tanks of this type were decommissioned. Engineering vehicles remained operational a bit longer. In particular, combat engineer vehicle Churchill AVRE (Post war modification) kept operational in the British army until 1965.

Overlord: Yes, it should work.

Overlord: 1. Nothing is planned for it at present.
2. N/A at the moment.

Overlord: Yes, correct.

Overlord: 1. Something tells me you will get downrepped for this one. IS-3 armor is ok.
2. Nope.

Overlord: It will be transferred to M103.

Overlord: It wont, however it wont make any crucial difference for players either. Bearing in mind the current torque and pass-ability max speed limit will be hardly reachable.

Overlord: 1. At least 1 tier 9 heavy should be added, however the final decision will be taken when 6.5 goes live.
2. Since Im the only one who more or less regularly replies here, its sort of difficult to cover everything.
3. Thanks for the appreciation. Usually the answers are as straightforward as possible.

Overlord: Can't provide any help with it, most of the above is still subject to change.

Overlord: Theoretically - yes, however mind side checkpoints. http://4.bp.blogspot...system_en00.png

Overlord: As soon as it is replaced.

LiannaSilverwind: Moderators are volunteers, not paid employees. That's common misinterpretation of moderators job.

LiannaSilverwind: Remember that there is difference between Heavy tank tier X and non-heavy tank tier X. Heavy tanks are counted as 1.45x more (I'm not absolutely sure, it is in 1.35-1.45 range), ie. one Panther is 8 points, but one KT is 11,6 points.
Current modifications of points I am aware of:
1) Heavy = 1.45x of its tier. For all heavies.
2) Medium 9th tier = 1.35x of its tier. Only for 9th tier mediums.
3) SPG = always different weight counts vs other SPGs only.
Light tanks and TDs are the only tanks that are counted as normal tier points much to rejoice of them.
You have won. Balance is not bad.

OldFox: Ir iespeja nopelnit speles zeltu. Atbrivojas divas vakances:
1. Augsupieladejs.
Uzdevums: ievietot visos latviesu torrent-trakerus musu speli. Atrast publiskus failu glabtuves un ievietot speli tur. Panakt, lai World of Tanks butu pieejams visur latviesu interneta, kur var nokacat failus.
2. Foruma rakstitajs.
Uzdevums: stastit par speli publiski pieejamos forumos. Petit internet-telpu un meklet jaunus forumus. Monitoret tos forumus, kur jau uzsakta aktivitate, un turpinat diskusijas.
Atalgojums - speles zelts. Ieinteresetos ludzu rakstit man privata.

Overlord: This quite possible assuming they are likely to get relatively low amount of HP.

Overlord: 1. Just like all tanks from IS-series. For the same evil reason.
2. Yes, specific power to some extent. Max speed limit is not that important in terms of gameplay. Acceleration and traverse do count.
3. Most likely in 6.5.
4. All players are treated equally from the statistical point of view. Who's noob and who's master tanker?
5. Nps, it's ok.
6. !!!!
7. Thanks. You too.
8. Yes, planning to make them available as well. However this won't happen soon. Unfortunately.

Overlord: Nope, but planning to add some more medals and achievements (e.g. for destroying IS tanks).

Overlord: 1. Internal tests do not confirm the issue. Please submit any evidence you have to the support service.
2. It has got better post patch.
3. Tier 8 battles are the maximum for SU-85.

Overlord: Most likely - no, since there is not much time to releaes left .

Overlord: 1. 150mm.
2. Not planning to change it now. But it may be changed in future of course.

Overlord: Most likely.

Overlord: It has been decided already, T20 stays, T23 leaves.

Overlord: Not planning to change it, since it's ok for tier 6 premium.

Overlord: Some time after 6.6. KV-3 will be moved to tier 7.

Overlord: Hm, actually no. It will be possible to summon mercenaries/volunteers instead.

Overlord: 1. It will be removed from the game.
2. Yes, may be.
3. Don't know yet.

Overlord: T30 will undergo the redivision later. Perhaps in 7.0.

Overlord: New territories on global map.
[possibly] Special in-game maps for most important historical provinces.
Fog of war in special battles. Neither team is aware of its opponent's roster.
Reconnaissance.
Engineering structures in controlled provinces: bunkers, automated (bot-guided) weapon emplacements, mine fields etc.
Call for artillery- and air-strike covering the whole square.
New battle formats. One base per map, bigger teams.
Political features: diplomacy and alliances, super-capitals, revolts.
Volunteers functionality (replacement for mercenaries).

Overlord: 1. Yes, see http://forum.worldof...post__p__563326
2. Both M6 and Lowe can face Tier 10 heavies and tier 7 SPGs, KV-5 can't.
3. Battle tiers are not the same thing as vehicle tiers. Currently we have 13 battle tiers, see the chart.
4. The highest spread is taken into account. E.g. Ltraktor + Maus will get into tier 10-12 battle.

Overlord: N/A currently.

Overlord: So you don't need 105mm gun on T23? Ok, noted.

Overlord: Can't tell you anything until the release of 6.5, not much information is available currently.

Overlord: It is looking good in comparison with M4A3E8 and T-34-85.

Overlord: Yes, the bonus is summed up.

Overlord: Current top scores:
Russian server - 155k
European server - 35.5k
American server - 14.5k

Overlord: It's the wrong thread to report technical issues. Moreover evidence is required to help. Submit a ticket to support.

Overlord: In due time. When we have 3kk registrations on EU server alone.

OldFox: Atver mape ar speli, tur ir pamaciba .pdf formata anglu valoda. Izlasi - tur viss ir skaidrs.

Cheeka: WOT’s New Milestone
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Overlord: 1. This hasn't been decided yet.
2. I don't deny the possibility that it will be added some day.

Overlord: It will be counted even though there can be no sound message.

Overlord: It is possible. Will do it for the next revision (if I don't forget).

Overlord: We don't consider M6A2E1 as a direct counterpart of Lowe and KV-5 (however it doesn't mean it won't get any adjustments), T34 is going to fill this slot when added.

Overlord: Nothing has been promised, it was one of the ways to go.

Overlord: Here - http://game.worldoft.../in_development

Overlord: 1. T34 is doing not bad, the gap between T34 and VK4502/IS-4 is acceptable.
2. Yes, correct. However there won't be 6.7 update.
6.5 -> 6.6 -> 7.0

Overlord: 1. The gap in avg exp/credits per battle and win ratio lies within 1-2%, which is acceptable. Can't disclose the exact figures.
2. Thanks. If everything goes smooth 6.5 will go live before the end of June.

Overlord: It is quite possible, can't say in what way currently.

Overlord: 6.5 and 6.6 are relatively small updates. We are planning to release both by the end of July.

LiannaSilverwind: Russian forum Devs Q & A by SerB
EU forum Devs Q & A confirmed

LiannaSilverwind: Tanks not used via my report:
Soviet: TD; SPG; Medium is used rarely, max 1; ie. total 2-3 lines
German: TD; SPG; Medium; ie. total 3 lines
US: Medium; ie. total 1 line
I apologize, what was the point?

LiannaSilverwind: Lia's Terrible Secrets, Volume XIII:
APCR ammo loses penetration over range much faster than standard AP shells, ie. if you fight at max range APCR can be worser than AP.