Developers posts on forum

LiannaSilverwind: No, TDs are being rarely used much to disgust of TD drivers.
Most popular tanks are:
1) T30 - best HT.
2) IS-7 - due to its speed and as mobile cover for T30.
3) Maus - ideal defender with tons of HP.
4) T92 - best SPG.
5) T-54 - lone scout, otherwise IS-7 for scouting.

LiannaSilverwind: I suggest checking composition of clans dominating Russian CWs. Legend of "IS-7 and T-54 only" is outdated for half of the year.

Overlord: Ok, then. We will gather forces and land one day.

LiannaSilverwind: There is no etiquette considering tanks you use.
Some people will mock you because of KV-5 looks and some will mock you because you buy Premium tanks.
Ignore them.
Have fun with the tank you've chosen and like!

LiannaSilverwind: September 2010:
I was driving my newly bought IS-7 at Lakesville J2. Enemy A-20 has appeared at F2 hill. I fired at it and missed. He fired at my IS-7 and I... exploded due to Ammo Rack.
I asked the A-20 fellow to make screenshot of that Killing Blow, but he replied 40 seconds later that he was shocked so deeply that he forgot which keys should he press.

LiannaSilverwind: Overlord has mentioned it in Devs Q & A that there is no such an issue.
Ghost shells may be caused by ping/lag problems, ie. you fire, server notices your shell and works it out, but your client does not get response from the server in time, so it seems to you that the shell has disappeared, when in fact it missed its target.
Personally I have experienced 3 ghost shells in my WoT life from 12th July 2010.

LiannaSilverwind: Developers idea of tiers is the following:
Without premium you should be able to be ok at tier 6.
With premium you should be able to be ok at tier 7.
If you rise above the forementioned tiers, you should put more effort into battles and compensate high repair/ammo costs with your own personal skill. It is intentional to avoid only Tier 9-10 battles in a few months.
P.S. It is not news, it was mentioned since Beta.

admin: The Finals of The Drill tournament on the European server took place on May 15th and proved that the German team Panzerknacker “drills” the best!

We invited Grimmblut, the captain of the winning team, to share their impressions with the tankers and we are glad to post it here for you.
Grimmblut: First of all, thank you for the chance to give you some feedback about „The Drill“. And the first thing we would like to point out is that we've been really impressed by the new automatic system which organizes and sets up the matches for the participating clans. It worked great and it's a really good development. We would have wished for some more detailed info about it and the new registration system as well, as it pretty much came as a surprise that everyone of our members, who'd like to participate in The Drill, has to register himself for it on the WG homepage.
Cheeka: What do you think about the regulations of the tournament? As 5/60 is not a traditional division for championships within World of Tanks and it was held for the first time, your feedback is of huge importance for us!
Grimmblut: The limitation to tech tier 4 for artilleries and tech tier 5 for any other tank was a good choice in combination with the Westfield map. The artillery wasn't able to reach every spot on the map from just one position, so each team had to include the tactical element of repositioning its artillery during the game rounds. However, it became obvious that the KV is, at the moment, the most powerful tech five tank there. To be honest, I've seen no other heavy tank in any match during The Drill except for the KV.
Many people complained about the regulation regarding the disqualification of both teams if none of them have been able to get two victories in five rounds. The main problem here is not actually the regulations but the lack of the ability of many teamleaders to adapt one's own tactics to the defensive tactics of the opposing team. Many teams we encountered during The Drill had the same tactics and they did not adapt it to our tactics in any way or just in a trivial way, even after several rounds. We, however, changed our tactics in many cases several times even during a single round. That way we've been able to win over teams with camping tactics and those with rush tactics alike. Although we did not receive a single free slot during the whole tournament, we've lost only one round! That was in 1/8 finals against 1SBP "13 Rota Husarii", the hardest opponent we encountered during The Drill. 1SBP brought in a very artillery heavy setup in the first match, which ended in a draw. Our adaption to this was to change our tank destroyer focused setup to a medium tank focused setup and a fast rush, which led us to victory in the second round. We tried the same tactics in the third round and were defeated by 1SBP who entered the round with almost the same setup like before, but a changed tactics - changed in a way to bring our fast rush to a halt. Again the key to victory was adaption, but during that round it was used against us. We had to change our tactics again and, fortunately, we were successful.
Cheeka: If you were to choose between 5/60 and 6/60 division, which one would you consider more appropriate?
Grimmblut: I must admit that I have no strong opinion about this. Tech five means a more balanced artillery, both in effect and tactical possibilities, but the KV somehow sets the standard when it comes to the question which tank to use. 60 points are too much if the tech cap is at five, since you can easily bring in nine tech five tanks and tank destroyers, two tech three scouts and two tech four artilleries. That basically means you can bring in a top team with all relevant tanks/SPGs meeting the tech level cap. 55 points would be better as you would need to bring in some tanks as well which are below the tech level cap.
Tech 6 really focuses on artillery since tech five artilleries can reach any spot on most maps and do an awful lot more damage than their tech four counterparts. During The Drill the players complained about KVs and tank destroyers. Would it have been a tech six tournament (tech five for artilleries), they would have complained about the artilleries.
Cheeka: It seems to me that your personal attitude to artillery is rather negative…
Grimmblut: Oh, no. Quite the opposite is true: I'm the commander of our clan's artillery division. To prove this, I'd like to ask a small favor for us, artillery players: Please lower the number of needed kills for the Wittmann-medal from 10 to 7, if you play an artillery. I've got a few Wittmanns during the beta and since release, but I've never heard or seen someone who managed this with an artillery. ;-)
Cheeka: Oh well, the only thing I can promise you to do is to pass the suggestion on to those whose authority is enough to make such decisions!
And going on with our interview I can’t but ask you what do Panzerknacker think about their opponents?
Grimmblut: In the name of all Panzerknacker, I'd like to thank every opponent we had the honor to fight against during The Drill. Every match was fair and filled with good sportsmanship.
I, personally, would like to thank each and every member of the Panzerknacker team for their outstanding good work as well as all our comrades who cheered for us. Last but not least, all of us Panzerknacker thank our tactical genius Krauti, who prepared every match so well and never failed to rally us when things looked grim and who led us to the victory in this great tournament.
Cheeka: Thank you for your cooperation and detailed feedback about The Drill: Training Camp tournament. Our congratulations on your victory and good luck in the upcoming championships and tournaments!

Grimmblut, Panzerknacker captain. The picture was taken at the Soviet War Memorial in Berlin (district of Tiergarten) on May, 21st. The Memorial was built in 1945 to honor the Soviet soldiers who had been killed in action during WWII. The tank in the background is a T-34.

Overlord: They will be rounded down, ie 2 and 7 respectively.

OldFox: Zohans:
A=904, B=320

A1=1157, B1=451
X=(451-320)/(1157-904)=131/253=0,518

OldFox: ziwis:
A=1943, B=1647

A1=2054, B1=1789
X=(1789-1647)/(2054-1943)=142/111=1,279

OldFox: zivs:
A=2486, B=1723

A1=2584, B1=1834
X=(1834-1723)/(2584-2486)=111/98=1,132

OldFox: Vanitar:
A=1110, B=1221

A1=1353, B1=1553
X=(1553-1221)/(1353-1110)=332/243=1,366

OldFox: Strikernm:
A=1559, B=2034

A1=1834, B1=2481
X=(2481-2034)/(1834-1559)=447/275-1,625

OldFox: Skrillex_Lv:
A=1563, B=2020

A1=1951, B1=2565
X=(2565-2020)/(1951-1563)=545/388=1,405

OldFox: Silvijs:
A=1583, B=1907

A1=1893, B1=2301
X=(2301-1907)/(1893-1583)=394/310=1,271

OldFox: riflemanz:
A=496, B=300

A1=682, B1=430
X=(430-300)/(682-496)=130/186=0,6989

OldFox: rad1x:
A=1163, B=1130

A1=1287, B1=1292
X=(1292-1130)/(1287-1163)=162/124=1,306

OldFox: Profesorsx:
A=1998, B=2916

A1=2486, B1=3644
X=(3644-2916)/(2486-1998)=728/488=1,492

OldFox: OldFox:
A=402, B=681

A1=486, B1=883
X=(883-681)/(486-402)=202/84=2,405 - dalibnieks diskvalificets, nav nospelejis 100 kaujas.

OldFox: nSage:
A=2184, B=2146

A1=2646, B1=2565
X=(2565-2146)/(2646-2184)=419/462=0,907

OldFox: NBNC:
A=1280, B=1627

A1=1789, B1=2184
X=(2184-1627)/(1789-1280)=557/509=1,0943

OldFox: mole9050:
A=890, B=1042

A1=1106, B1=1240
X=(1240-1042)/(1106-890)=198/216=0,917

OldFox: LVpollo3:
A=911, B=843

A1=1150, B1=1061
X=(1061-843)/(1150-911)=218/239=0,912

OldFox: Lomix:
A=2162, B=2732

A1=2975, B1=3585
X=(3585-2732)/(2975-2162)=853/813=1,049

OldFox: Jarro:
A=1167, B=1239

A1=1342, B1=1445
X=(1445-1239)/(1342-1167)=206/175=1,177

OldFox: gripling:
A=2395, B=1715

A1=3155, B1=2358
X=(2358-1715)/(3155-2395)=643/760=0,846

OldFox: Garinjs:
A=2164, B=1771

A1=2570, B1=2321
X=(2321-1771)/(2570-2164)=550/406=1,355

OldFox: Felly:
A=3610, B=2525

A1=4169, B1=3062
X=(3062-2525)/(4169-3610)=537/559=0,96

OldFox: epror:
A=6880, B=7517

A1=7242, B1=8088
X=(8088-7517)/(7242-6880)=571/362=1,577

OldFox: Doctus:
A=5530, B=5971

A1=5685, B1=6221
X=(6221-5971)/(5685-5530)=250/155=1,613

OldFox: Alis:
A=8110, B=8921

A1=8356, B1=9152
X=(9156-8921)/(8356-8110)=235/246=0.955

Cheeka: it was me who wrote this and it's a shame you are so unhappy about it. the only thing the article was meant to do was not "to sell" ourselves but just to give the community a general idea of how it works here, at our side.
to be honest i cannot figure out the reason for your being so discontented and irritated... and according to how many supporters your point has got, i did get it wrong! i guess i'll use another poor exuse here again but... that really is a cultural and to some extent historical difference:)
sorry, guys, for making you so unhappy i'll take that into consideration next time and hopefully your further feedback will be more favourable.
cheers

OldFox: Ir notiekti konkursa dalibnieki:
EU serveris:
Strikernm
rad1x
Felly
garinjs
profesorsx
gripling
NBNC
Lomix
LVpollo3
nSage
Vanitar
Skrillex_Lv
mole9050
Silvijs
Jarro
Ziwis
Riflemanz
zohans
RU serveris:
Epror
Alis
Doctus
zivs
Arpus konkursa:
OldFox

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Overlord: Balance adjustments affected many vehicles, some of them were affected substantially, thus their performance is now different, as well as credit and experience income.

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Overlord: Map selection is completely random in this case as far as I remember.

Overlord: It has not been implemented yet.