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Cheeka: Gamepro: WOT is an Absolutely Brilliant Tank Warfare Game
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OldFox: Labaka amerikanu:)

Overlord: * AP shell penetration drop per distance depends on a gun. Cannot give you example right now. Don't have numbers by the side.
* Two reasons:
- balance issues,
- long distance shell projectiles are not free (they consume some hardware resources) and we don't want them to exist for a longer period, small range (<400 m) shells are almost free.
* I'm not sure if I can disclose vehicle statistics.

Overlord: 1. It varies from gun to gun, mostly on the basis for RL data (see penetration tables).
2. Many gun suffer from this currently, there will be some improvements in v.0.6.4.
3. The figures for EU and US severs are not representative because of the release. In general 3001P performs slightly worse than other tier 6 mediums. It will benefit from L/56 adjustment to some extent.

Overlord: Not always, but every now and then.

Overlord: Very-long sniping (500+ m) - yes, planning to adjust effective ranges in 0.6.4.

Overlord: Special "double exp" markings will be introduced - http://forum.worldof...s-v064-update/.

Overlord: Any team speak is a means of private communication, obviously we can't and don't control it in any way.
It's a matter of sufficiency of the evidence. In this particular case, there is not enough of it to take any actions.
We can't impose sanctions on the basis allegations or indirect evidence.

Overlord: Your reference to 1st PAD remains unclear for me. They don't receive any special treatment. The problem this sort of violation, if there is a violation at all, is difficult or even nearly impossible to prove.

Overlord: Please wait for the official information regarding revised trees.

Overlord: It is going to be the same for all tanks, one should be able to hit the target as long as he sees it.

Overlord: No such indicator is not planned.

Overlord: 1. Have some ideas how to make scouts more useful, however can't announce them now.
2. For Tiger - yes and it will be adjusted in that way, for Panther - no.
3. As far as I know it is not planned.

Vallter: I don't like Team Speak 3. Ventrillo and Mumble are better, IMO

Vallter: I could say, that this is the third mass test. But sure you have more information about the patch, than my modest person -)

OldFox: Pielikuma - jauns valodas paks. Turpinam meklet kludas un bagus. Termins - 4 maijs. Soreiz 5 labakie sanems 2500 zelta jeb premium uz menesi. Rezultati tiks apkopoti 5 maija. Galvenais raditajs - aktivitate (atrastas kludas un bagus daudzums).
Postet seit, vai ari rakstit man uz e-pastu ij@wargaming.net. Uzmanigi lasam pirmo postu saja tema!

Overlord: Since CW are web-based they are not directly linked to the patch itself, but we need to release 0.6.4 first to enable some additional provinces (North Africa, Siberia).

Overlord: Middle of May should be rather credible and not going to be pushed back. Along with CW launch.

Overlord: Nope, not planning to do so. Just rumours.

Vallter: If you list your works here (description and\or photo), I will try to explain the judgement of the historical experts.

Vallter: We do not see nothing criminal in using popular melodies.

Vallter: Unfortunately, it won't be added in this patch. But we think if you win any contest, we could make an exclusion and contact our programmers for changing Just as an additional prize.
If the test will be successful, the patch will be released in the first half of May.
New game mods won't be added in 0.6.4 You could notice this even in patch notes

Overlord: Tiger will stay at tier 7.

Overlord: Very likely that it will be deprived of 105mm gun.

Overlord: M47 turret is quite possible.

Overlord: It will be tier 8.

Cheeka: Usually it takes about a week.

Overlord: US mediums do look solid according to the official stats.
Moreover M26+M46 pair will work better than T23+M26 pair which is planned.

Cheeka: sorry, guys! that was a typo... although they did send two e-mails, they weren't the first ones to spot the "eggs". and one could get the gold twice only in case they happened to be the fastest to email more then one finding to us.
everyone who is on the list will receive their gold within a week.
congrats once again!

Vallter: You have to post it in this topic

Tanitha: You team killed one of your team mates, and then in your words "got really pissed" and abused them.
Sounds like a justified ban to me.

Tanitha: So you are insulting the mods now? No paranoid conspiracy theory's thanks. Its pretty clear you don't teamkill your team mates, and then abuse them after you kill them.
As for future Tk rules, they are changing in the next patch 6.4.. So.. issue will be resolve soon.
Until then, don't shoot the green ones.
Closing the thread /Tanitha

Cheeka: Hot May for WOT
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Vallter: The Gold has been enrolled to winners' accounts.

Vallter: Ready for the Third Time?..
Haven’t killed enough Mods yet? Take your chance again!
WOT developers and moderators will get together again to fight against you. This time they will form tank companies (not platoons as during the previous event). The opportunity to struggle with them you will have on May 8th starting 2:00 PM UTC and up to 4:00 PM UTC
Being in a tank company and meeting the team of devs and mods will give you a chance to refill your accounts with some gold either in case of defeat or victory. The former will bring you 500 gold. And if you happen to win over the Wargaming.net representatives, you will get 1000 gold enrolled to your accounts.
However bear in mind that the second and all further encounters with mods won’t lead to any benefit but the pleasure of fighting and possibly winning a victory over WG team.

Vallter: In this topic only CONTEST WORKS are to be posted.
Flooding, discussions, comments and other text messages are prohibited. Everything, except videos for the contest, will be deleted. The flood-starters will be punished according to the forum Rules and Guidelines.
Important requirements and notes about creating works for the contest:
• the clan should officially be registered in-game;
• only one video per clan is allowed;
• video should last longer than one minute, but do not exceed the limit of 5 minutes;
• at least ten tanks should be present on the video;
• the video (or link on it) has to be posted in this topic;
• the video should not violate moral, ethic, juridical norms and EULA.
Some details about the contest:
• though hq-video is not necessary, the low quality is not welcomed;
• parade does not mean classical military parades, new views and concepts are accepted.
• episodes from films are not welcomed, but also are not prohibited. The essence of the event is to present your clan in World of Tanks. If you want to paste something, it should not exceed the 10% of the whole video length and violate any copyrights;
• The use of images, photos, etc. of famous persons is prohibited. You are presenting your clan, not an individual;
• Video editing and special effects are welcomed.
The contest will be over on the 8th of May 8:00 UTC
The author of the best video will get 30 000 gold.
The reward for the 2nd place is 20 000 gold.
The last awardee will receive 10 000 gold.
Discussion on the contest and presented works is here
According to Chapter 3 Section D. of WN Terms of Service: if you upload any photograph, video, or audio file to or through any WN Communication Feature, you grant to WN the non-exclusive, worldwide right to use, post, publish and display such material, without royalty or compensation of any kind, expressly waive any and all rights of privacy, moral rights or rights of attribution and integrity.

Vallter: In this topic only CONTEST WORKS are to be posted.
Flooding, discussions, comments and other text messages are prohibited. Everything, except images for the contest, will be deleted. The flood-starters will be punished according to the forum Rules and Guidelines.
Important requirements and notes about creating works for the contest:
• Every user can take part in the contest;
• Only one work per user is allowed;
• The maximal resolution is 1024x768, the allowed format is jpeg, the size should not exceed 700kb;
• The main theme is “Elbe Day”;
• The work should be done in the style of historical photo, at which tanks should be present;
• Screenshots within game has to be the base of the work;
• The image should not violate moral, ethic, juridical norms and EULA.
On the “Elbe Day” the following is meant:
“April 25, 1945, was the date Soviet and American troops met at the River Elbe, near Torgau in Germany, marking an important step towards the end of the World War II in Europe.”
The contest will close on the 8th of May 8:00 UTC.
The best image will be rewarded with 12 500 gold.
The first runner-up will receive 8 500 gold.
The last prize-taker will get 5 000 gold.
Discussion on the contest and presented works is here.
According to Chapter 3 Section D. of WN Terms of Service: if you upload any photograph, video, or audio file to or through any WN Communication Feature, you grant to WN the non-exclusive, worldwide right to use, post, publish and display such material, without royalty or compensation of any kind, expressly waive any and all rights of privacy, moral rights or rights of attribution and integrity.

admin: Our last interview dedicated to Ural Steel Championship was held with the captain of the winning team in 10/140 division 1 SBP (1 Sarmacki Batalion Pancerny) Redbull12. The captain told us the story of the team gathering and even revealed some secrets of their tactics.

-          We are all clan members of 1 SBP. 1 SBP is a clan where we have only two restrictions: high level of personal culture and age above 21 years. The oldest player in our squad is over 50 years old!  My team in Absolute Tier was chosen among the best of the best in our clan. We are all experienced players with more than 5000 battles each.
-          Wow, that does sound impressive!  So, what was the main incentive for you to take part in Ural Steel Championship?
-          Ural Steel? Competition with the best clans on EU server? Great prizes? We have to be here!
-          Pretty advantageous you, guys, are! However I am sure that the preparation to the Championship took you longer than making the decision itself. Do you mind sharing with the readers the information about what vehicles were the most popular among your team mates and maybe even something about the tactics your team combat can be characterized by?
-           Tier 10 Heavy Tanks are the best balanced in-game tanks. All have equal number of advantages and disadvantages and you have to choose your tier 10 tank wisely, depending on which tactics you want to play and the map which is played. This makes playing in Absolute Tier very rich in tactical and line-up opportunities and the best way to win is to combine your forces wisely.
-          Were there any rivals who tried to make your lives really difficult on the battlefields?
-          Of course! Plenty of them. In Absolute Tier you have to face very experienced opponents who have a lot of battles on their accounts and at least one Tier 10 in a garage. Every match was extremely difficult to win. Especially the semifinal with Pirates and the final with 1stPAD. We will remember those matches for years!
-          Taking into consideration the experience and skills necessary for successful performance in 10/140 division how do you feel about the Grand Finals in Moscow? What do you think about your opponents-to-be?
-          First of all, I am very excited about the meeting in person with my friends from EU Server (clan members of 1 SBP, 1stPAD and Pirates) in Moscow. I am a little afraid of the Russian players. They must have played more matches, they obviously got more experience during their tournament. The problem is also that the US and EU servers were wiped while Russians still have possibility to play and train their Tier X tanks. We will have to do our best to beat them. EU server will prevail!
-          What do you think about the organization of the Championship? Would you like to have changed anything or to advise on some changes in the upcoming Grand Finals?
-          Everything was perfect. I regret only one thing - in such a serious tournament with such great opponents I would prefer to have played more matches. The League system first and later play-offs would have been the best solution. I think the tournament would have been more interesting if every round had been played on different maps. It would have brought everyone an opportunity to use more different tactics and line-ups.
-          And my last question is of course about whether you would like to wish anything to your partners and supporters?
-          I wish all European Teams to hold such a high level of gameplay as it is now. I am very happy that all our matches were played in friendly atmosphere of sport rivalry. Special thanks to clan members of 1stPAD Alpha Squad who joined our TeamSpeak channel after a lost battle and personally congratulated us on our winning. We were chatting friendly till 3 AM
Thank you very much for the interview! We wish you to be as successful and professional as you are now. And we also wish you to have great time in Russia! Hopefully your meeting with your mates will bring you a lot of joy and fun. See you in Moscow!

admin:
We continue presenting interviews with Ural Steel Tournament qualifying winners. And now we introduce the interview with Jeff728, the brave commander of Iron Wolves clan which won in 10/140 Division on North American server.
-          How did your team gather? And who are its members? How long have you been playing WOT?
We started recruiting in July and formed the clan because WoT is very innovative and feel it has great potential and meets our #1 goal - to have fun. We have played in all tournaments starting with First Championship CBT when we had around 10 members. Now we are well over 100 members strong.
-  How long did it take for you and your teammates to feel free in battles, to become a single whole?
While we are a group of very diverse individuals coming from more than 6 countries coming to the point where we felt as one group took time. Almost all of us come from a gaming background so it didn't take long for us to find common ground. So as all of us are gamers at heart we were able to come together and "Fight for the Pack" giving us a unified goal.
-  How did the decision to participate in “Ural Steel” Championship come?
We are here to compete and have a great time.
-  What were the most popular vehicles used by the team members?
The IS7, T30, T54, and Object 212 are our favorites but we do play almost everything.
-  Were there any difficulties your team were facing during battles? Who were your most severe opponents?
We did lose 1 battle to the Iron Raiders so I would say that they win the title “most severe opponent”
A personal note to EgoSpartan – you scratched my tank I need your insurance information
-  What do you think about the organization/requirements/rules of the Championship? Would you like to have changes anything?
It feels like things are a little rushed at times and then periods of not enough information Overall I feel it went off better then the previous competitions and we understand we are learning where the bumps in the road are and I feel things are looking good for future competitions. I would like to add Overlord is doing a awesome job and Vallter is handling the Finals in Moscow details and communication has been great.
-  What are your expectations from the Grand Finals in Moscow? How easy/difficult will it be to struggle with Russian and American players?
Looking at the number of teams on the Russian and European servers it is very daunting and we are preparing for some of the toughest matches to date. We tied for 3rd in the Absolute division of the Battle League on the European server so we do have some idea of what to expect. We are looking forward to meeting our fellow WoT Tankers from around the world in person.
- Do you have any unique tactics that are always helpful, or have you prepared something special for the Grand Finals?
We rush the middle.
- Would you like to wish anything to your partners /your EU-server supporters or rivals-to-be?
Of course “Good Luck and see you in Moscow!” and we have checked on the rules - buying the other team drinks before the match is not prohibited.

Cheeka: The Wargamer: Clank, Clank, I’m a Tank!
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Overlord: No dates. It's in a TODO list but we don't know when we are goona start implementing this feature...

Overlord: Its going to be a long way off, my guess is it may not be here for well over a year. The current plan that has been announced gives us the French, the British, the Japanese and then the European mixed tree.
In between those are the US Tank Destroyer line to be added, a rework of the US heavy line and the addition of the E Series German tanks. Plus Clan Wars, possibly divisions in Companies to limit the max tier, at least 2 new games modes (Historic and another) and new maps.

Overlord: As far as I know there are no such plans. Will clear it up.

Overlord: Mixed EU tree is for VERY distant future.

Overlord: 25% randomization based on gaussian distribution.

Overlord: It doesn't matter whether vehicle is stock or top. You get same amount of experience. But you'll get more experience for damaging (you don't have to kill to get bonuses) vehicle with higher level (tier).

Overlord: As it was said multiple times, there are such plans.

Overlord: Approximately May 2011.

Overlord: 1. No, they don't.
2. They can't. The absence of crater near the tank implies direct hit. Hummel's 150 mm howitzer doesn't have a large splash radius.

OldFox: Pagaidam ne. Bet driz tiks ievests zelta parskaitisanas mehanizms no konta uz kontu.

Cheeka: Easter Eggs Found and Shot
Easter Riddles Secret:
There were three places where an Easter Egg could be found. The main trick was that it wasn’t necessarily supposed to be an egg in its direct meaning. Over 70 players got the idea right.
Thus the first place to hide the “Egg” was the game itself: “…Find them, if you can, Hound them, happy men! Show us all if in the fight Easter egg escaped or died…” The task was to detect a player under the name of “WOTEasterEgg” who appeared in game in 7 battles during the day when the event was going on. Unfortunately none of the EU-server players managed to decipher this part of the riddle.
The second place was easily figured out by most of the participants. “…Try to find among the floods, Trolls and millions of thoughts That belong to all in WOT,” – these words were about the forums. And the task was to find posts of a player called WOTEasterEgg. There were 11 players who emailed the right findings to the e-mail address needed but the fastest ones were Winner140, S1av and MrWilson. Congratulations!
The last part of the riddle was possibly the most difficult one. “…Where nothing but good will Leads a sage to share his lore With the ones who trust him a lot,” – everybody who plays WOT definitely knows the name Overlord. A WG representative whose opinion is highly respected by players allowed to use his blog as another field for celebrating Easter in World of Tanks. There were 62 players who figured out the hints given in the riddle. All of them will get their prizes and the main ones (2500 gold) go to Jesha1337, Envisioned and steveraptor. Congrats!
Having received quite a few correct (four screenshots or more) answers form the same players we also decided to reward their efforts with 650 gold. The most active Easter bunny hunters were Namorismo and _TOP_Commander.
The festive event was organized for you to have fun in first place. We do hope you had it! Congratulations on Easter once again and congrats to lucky winners and all the participants too!
The full list of players who receive prizes is here
Winner140 2500
Jesha1337 2500
Envisioned 2500
S1av 2500
MrWilson 2500
steveraptor 2500
Namorismo 650
_TOP_Commander 650
ProHigh 250
QoTheGreat 250
Ryu83 250
Doby 250
Spyme 250
Metzger1980 250
manetoz 250
Vortighern 250
KingDingeling 250
MiVa 250
lvpollo3 250
Kasapin5033 250
starmindfr 250
Sir_Rob_DSM 250
kadarPSA 250
darksamurai 250
Abohac 250
TalRash 250
PillePalle69 250
Beitans 250
Targ 250
Unknown135 250
Gunnery2000 250
Darro 250
TheRaziel 250
Yarrik 250
Landsverk 250
LordTomasPL 250
Lun 250
Estoniandriver 250
DjMac 250
DarknessWarrior 250
Cedars 250
Perj 250
IsoA 250
Dyingsoul 250
triscan 250
miktg 250
qrak01 250
Baldwin 250
Miller90 250
MrKatana 250
Nandee 250
gyarmatyi 250
MO_YI 250
bookmaker 250
Ashtar 250
m01enXs 250
Potrkalo 250
chs18 250
Todger182 250
Kawi 250
Flixis92 250
Hellspawn42 250
Schrottfrosch 250
NEMESIS 250
Nudel666  250
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Vallter: The contest is over. The 6 fastest players are on the top! They have the best vehicles and the biggest guns.
People, who have reached the first SPG's will receive 7 000 Gold. Here they are:
CptCrunch - GW-Tiger - 89 hours after the wipe approximately (it took 80 hours for the American players)
Redmeer - Object 212 - 90 hours after the wipe approximately (it took 163 hours for the American players)
natural_killer_cell - M40/43 - 142 hours after the wipe approximately (it took 87 hours for the American players)
And those, who are now driving the steel fortresses, will receive 10 000 Gold. Here is the list of these brave tankers:
Sekud - T30 - 119 hours after the wipe approximately (it took 138 hours for the American players)
Hedzik - IS-7 - 190 hour after the wipe approximately (it took 181 hours for the American players)
xQlusive - Maus - 266 hours after the wipe approximately (it took 134 hours for the American players)
Congratulation to the winners! Gold will be added to their accounts within a week.
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Vallter: The event has ended, the results will be soon published.

Cheeka: thanks!

OldFox: http://wot.ifolder.ru/22044874 - Pilns arhivs ar visiem "skiniem".

OldFox: Jau ir otrais Beerpanzer - Beerpanzer alpha.

Tanitha: No meed for the dooms day theory propaganda threads.
Eu is reasonable at 25-30k on peak times.
USA/EU combined was usually only 15k during beta .
Still a lot of potention for growth number wise. 6.4 will help initially fixing a lot of the major issues.
And then clan wars will be a major boost.
Etc..
Closing the thread /Tanitha

OldFox: Velak bus iespejams maksat ar SMS. Bet visletakais un visatrakais maksajuma veids - PayPal. Loti parast un erts.

Cheeka: We are working hard processing all the e-mails we got from you during the event. You did a great job! We do hope you enjoyed the egg-hunt! All the results will be posted tomorrow alongside solutions to the riddles.