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Tanitha: So your suggesting 1425exp be transferred to free exp for a cost of 1425 credits.
At the moment that 1425exp would cost 57 gold to transfer to free exp.
57 gold buys 22,800 credits. So is worth that much..
If you were going to allow 1425 exp to be transferred with credits, it would need to be at the equivalent rate, ie 22,800 credits, not 1450 credits.
Even then WoT needs to be paid for their work, that 57 gold is worth 23cents. (at a rate of 250gold = 1$)

Tanitha:

LiannaSilverwind: I apologize for off-topic.
I am not sure I want World of Tanks to become "as popular" as World of Warcraft.
Developers are able to use statistics based on 500+k active users.
You mentioned thousands people who state something to developers. May I ask where are your data from? May you name, let's say, 1000 of them with evidence? I'm just curious.
With best regards and hopes that we all enjoy WoT!

LiannaSilverwind: Привет!
Бери половину тех, половину тех. Бронебойным Ты на КВ будешь пробивать борт и корму вражеских корпусов, особенно с хорошей пушкой. Фугас наносит урон стабильно, но бронебойный в правильное место наносит урона больше.
Приходи в русский канал.

LiannaSilverwind: Well, they have 1 tank in every team and it's timeout. Sounds like fun battle.

Tanitha: Hmm, decisions...
Id guess I'll dump my Mouse and vk4502 and replace it with a IS7 and IS4.
Dump the T44 and replace it with the American T23. (But then again there might also be T9 mediums by then so that will effect my choice.)
Grab a hotchkiss, I've not played one in a game yet, only in the training room testing.
With the left over EXP and cash.. I suppose I better grab a arty and start playing that more. So probably a S51, or maybe something higher tier if they are out by then..

Tanitha: There is some mod and dev convo in this thread.. that was linked above.
http://forum.worldof...riously-broken/
Pretty much all posts on this topic go into there. So i'll merge this thread into there too.. And pm you to tell you ive merged the post..

Tanitha: Yep.. sorry some people like that exist in game, but as above, you need to send the screenshots and email in to support.
Since its looks like a pretty obvious case from that screenshot (IE two platooned guys both on -2) I would have jumped the cue and forwarded it onto support myself. But there is noone on in support at the moment. So please email them in like the rules say to..
Locking this thread..
Regards..

Tanitha: I'm not sure why you are so angry to be honest.
I approved the post in the first place. Replied and agreed with you, and supported your case and posts and replied twice.
Ive made my stance/case on the topic, (which is pretty much the same as yours), to the admin/devs, and other mods.
So that topic is covered and out of my hands..
I personally don't delete any posts, unless I copy paste and pm the original post back to the user with a explanation.
But I spend 12 hours a day 7 days a week modding the forums most times, and with 185,000 users, and a lack of moderators, most people don't have the time to goto that extent with every post.
They are hunting for more mods atm, so that topic is covered and out of my hands too.
The release date is down for 1st Q 2011 so that's probably 2-3 months away, and they have 150 staff/devs working on the game, often 12 hours a day or more, around the clock..
As you know the servers will split soon, USA/Europe, so that means also that the forums will split. So this suggestion might be on hold until the forums are reworked. its only a guess, I don't know exactly. but I do know they have lots to do, and its a matter of one thing at a time, and trying to prioritize that list.
As for my replies, yes I've read every word in every post in this thread. But.. There's way to many posts on the forums to do that to every thread.. I pretty much get through about 80% of every post/thread on the forums though id guess, excluding a few sections i don't read at all (like history).. So as you can imagine.. Id already read this thread. replied twice, and done everything possible regarding all the issues. So.. now its really just a matter of if the dev's want to improve the system, and when.. So knowing I've covered this thread. I'm less likely to return repeatedly because there's just way too many threads posted daily to cover things that much..
And on a not so light a note.. you will need to settle on the mod insults a bit too, they were pretty borderline so far so I'll ignore them, but still.. try to keep things constructive instead of letting things slip into abusive.. Thanks..
And regards..

Tanitha: I don't know..

Tanitha: There is many ways.
1. You were spotted by a scout/td that you couldn't see. they could see you and relay your location back to the arty with the radio.. you couldn't see them.
2. As above, and a buggy spotting system..
3. You fired HE which leaves traces.
4. You camped in a obvious spot where tanks camp every game, and were hit blind.
But as the others have said above, Ive deleted the players name. there is no cheats everything is safe serverside.
And thread locked..
The thread on the spotting issues...
http://forum.worldof...riously-broken/

Tanitha: Its midnight Russian(Belarus) time, often most of them are still working through the night, but not tonight.. otherwise i would contact them for you.
So instead i'll PM you some contact details.
EDIT *** Lol.. ok , no i wont pm you contact details...

Tanitha: Yep you are definitely broken.. Looking into it a bit more, i'll edit this post again soon..
Edit again... Ive bookmarked this post.. I'll find someone to look/fix it as soon as someone from admin/support is online at the same time as me.
I don't know what the problem is exactly, and I don't have enough perm's to edit that side of things..
There is no forum bans in place.. so a bug of some sorts..
Edited again...
Fixed now..

Tanitha: +1'ed and moved to dev suggestions..

Tanitha: Very helpful thanks, +1 a great explanation : )

LiannaSilverwind: The question is: how will EU server and oncoming soft wipe work with Battle League, where both US and EU teams are present?

Tanitha: It is possible, They have done it in the creative section somewhere. Have a browse through. I'm not sure where it is though sorry.

Tanitha: Overlords posted previously (a week or so ago), that the Russian server was due for a upgrade, then the USA server, then the Euro server, in that order. So they are definitely different servers.
I just checked with overlord, the server info is....
The USA server is located in North Carolina.
The Russian server is located in Munich Germany.
The Europe server will also be located in Germany but probably not in Munich.

Tanitha: Thanks.
Closing..

Tanitha: Its all in the stickied topic.
http://forum.worldof...available-here/
So closing.

Tanitha: When you install it, it asks you where you want to put it. You can tell it to install to D drive no problems.

Tanitha: The post says December, So its not the end of this month... more like 3 weeks away.
I think they will be splitting the forums to USA/Europe too then. IE two forums. A few other related things.. etc..

Tanitha: Hmm, I thought it was that too but unluckly for me it isn't :\
Have you tried putting it on for a battle, then taking it off again?
And moving this thread to the tech section for followup..

Tanitha:

Tanitha: I wouldn't recommend it, the existing names that don't meet the naming guidelines are getting worked on / renamed at the moment. It could save you some hassle in the future if you don't have a name that is on the below list.
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Edit **
Ive checked with support. They will change the name in their next batch..
Pmed OP to advice them of that..
Edit **
Forum name has been changed already, the game names get done weekly.
Any problems PM me..

Tanitha: Very nice, thanks Juha.

Tanitha: Yeah no warping means people can manual aim, zoom and snipe at a distance.
Sorry Tanitha, but that doesn't cut it.
Whilst this may account for some of the increase it certainly doesnt answer the whole problem.
Prior to the patch the warping issue was for longer ranges. at closer ranges where autoaim wasnt required , hence people could still manual aim properly there wasnt this permatracked issue.
This has all occurred since the patch. Im currently running a JagdPanther , IS and T29 and its the sdame with all 3 (admittedly the T29 seems to get it worse than the other 2).
Its not a slight increase we are talking about either.
In all of the 1000+ games i played prior to the soft wipe and all the 1000+ games ive played since the soft wipe i never ever even once got permatracked. I at least at some point was able to repair and move a bit before getting tracked again. Since the latest patch I can count at least 10 games spread between 3 different vehicle that ive been permatracked until death.
Has my game play got that much worse or have people suddenly gained that much greater skill? i doubt it. That only leaves an issue with how the tracking is implemented by the game. Next to the Line of sight issues I believe this is the most game breaking problem at present. Hell its so bad that i don't even see people moaning about arty any more because this is so much worse
Sure it doesn't cut it. I only mentioned the main reason IMO..
There's what I said originally.... "Yeah no warping means people can manual aim, zoom and snipe at a distance."
+ The auto aim leading was changed, Again making auto aim pretty useless, so again more people using manual aim.
+ The introduction of USA tanks, that have good turret Armour and weak tank Armour, So again making people use manual aim and aim low.
There is many reasons why now people who used to auto aim are now manual firing and aiming lower to avoid the extra turret Armour on a lot of the tanks.
Before the patch I myself was a heavy auto aimer, I was happy to just hit the tank, I didn't really care where it hit as long as it hit.
Now auto aim is nowhere near as accurate, + the other reasons above, that's forced me to manual aim with zoom for 95% of the shots, where as I only used to manual aim about 30% of the shots prior to the patch.
Arty splash damage was altered too.
- Improved HE explosion: when exploding your HE on the static object near your tank, your tank will be damaged; when exploding your HE on the armor, the splash damage is distributed by the standard rules of splash damage.
I'm not sure how much that effects things too, but i'd guess id would be more damage from missed arty shots that splash onto the tracks.
This might or might not effect hitting tracks.
- Increased normalization effect when shell penetration value is twice as much as armor thickness value or more.
Etc.. It all adds up to more shots on the tracks...
To decrease tracking they could increase hit-points to the tracks.
Or take another approach and make the repair kits a bit cheaper, Like 2k (or 1.5k) each, and allow you to carry as many of them as you wanted to.
Or as RizlaKing suggested, perhaps a track skirting as a equipment item with a extra 4th equipment slot to put it in..
Or Something...

Tanitha:

Tanitha:

Tanitha: By the time I sold my last tank, I had learnt!..
I took the crew out. I removed all the modules from it.. But then I left equipment like binocs and cammo net on there, DOH..
Yes please, A warning would be very nice..

LiannaSilverwind: Both ideas were tested. KV nearly received its 107 mm cannon due to it being favourited by Marshall Kulik.

LiannaSilverwind: You already suggested that some days like Saint god-knows-who are not as important than other holidays. But for other people, other countries Saint god-knows-who is much more important than your holiday. International days are more important for many people than local countries holiday, that's why they are international.
It's upon you to decide if you would like to stay in front of PC or spend time with your dearest and family. Life is matter of priorities.
We already have tons of problems in battle league with US players unable to play during EU time, and EU players unable to play in US time.
About ClanWars: in most MMOs you can and WILL be attacked during your timezone night so you are unable to defend. That's part of tactics (and failure) of many MMOs. Fortunately WoT should not be one of them.

LiannaSilverwind:
http://forum.worldof...d-that-weekend/
Я требую праздновать Великую Октябрьскую Социалистическую Революцию и День Конституции!

Tanitha: I agree, A draw shuold be a bit better than a loss, but not too much so it encourages people to win.
+10% for a draw sounds perfect to me.

Tanitha: Yeah no warping means people can manual aim, zoom and snipe at a distance.

LiannaSilverwind: It is nearly impossible to find normal time for EU and US players at the same time. The reason is when EU player has evening, US player works. When US player has evening, EU player is sleeping.
Please allow weekend battles or change time schedule of different battles so that teams from different continents fight during weekends, while teams from the same continent fight during the weekday. I'm afraid that otherwise judges will be asked to nominate times for such battles very often, making at least one team deeply unhappy.

Tanitha: First - if there really is an influx of afkers and botters, then that is the issue with the game, not with the players. When you had to grind insane amounts of AV in WoW to get the points for the PVP gear, of course people started botting. Who in their right mind would spend a hundred hours doing the same thing over and over just to stay competitive?`That's retarded, plain and simple.
Second - TDs and snipers hide and snipe. That is what they do. Do you really expect TDs to start attacking with the main force of tanks? That's suicide and guess what, the current game model now demands that you do it to get exp. Which is once more retarded. To claim that if you hide and wait for the enemy to come while you can not take the fight to the enemy is somehow equal to afking or botting, is simply ludicrous.
1. Nah not at all, a lot of people are just naturally greedy and lazy. Even if a IS7 could be ground out in 3 days casual play. Then someone (aka a lot of people) would macro while they slept, to get it in a day instead of 3 days. Regardless of how much of a grind things are. A lot of people will take shortcuts if they are easy and they can..
And as i said, even though there is systems in place to scan and detect afk/macro players, it takes a while for the pattern to be detected and proved, then be manually checked by a staff member etc, So a couple/few days later they end up banned anyway. But still that could be 100-400 games that they have thrown off balance before they get caught and banned. So on top of the auto banner system, I also like the do nothing, get paid nothing system that's in place. This is a different topic to low exp when you do, do damage, and replying to someone else's post..
2. No I didn't say TD's shouldnt camp and snipe, (or any tank for that matter).. If any tank gets killed before they get to do any damage to the enemy, then whether they die after 30 seconds or 15 mins, they still have accomplished nothing, and should earn almost nothing. Paying people just to play leads to macroing (as above). It needs to be a pay per accomplishment system to work properly.
The pay per accomplishment system could do with some tweaks. So players are paid sufficiently for what they do accomplish. And I'm sure it will be tweaked often between now and release while the game is finished.
Some people just get annoyed that things aren't perfect yet. Obviously they aren't. But there's 150? developers working on it often 12+ hours a day for the next 3? months aiming to make it perfect before release. Until then its free for you to test and look at what they have done so far...

Tanitha:

Tanitha: This seems to be a current issue, and fix..
Merged several posts into one, and move them to the tech section.
Some feedback would be nice. This fixing your problems? A xfire problem?

Tanitha: Under your vehicle you see open boxes for Shells (1-2-3), then three boxes to the right for expensive modules, then three more boxes to the right for consumables like repair kit (4-5-6) etc. Click on an empty box to see what you can place there.
Yeah buy them this way and not through the store, its a lot easier.

Tanitha:

Tanitha: I appreciate that 60 exp is ridiculously low. However remember "IMO" the game needs to have anti macro systems in place.
So if you play a TD for example. Game starts, You go camp near the base. You are spoted, You fire a couple of times and miss, then you get one shotted by a snipe or a arty. Then effectively that game you accomplished no more than a afk player, or macro player would have accomplished. IE login and then eventually die.
Weather the team wins or loses, you survive or die, The exp for doing very little, needs to be almost none, otherwise we would get a influx of afk players and macroers.
There is a nice auto bot detecting system in place, but it takes a while for it to study a lot of games played to detect and then report them.
Paid for accomplishing, instead of being paid to play is a great system IMO.
Its just probably needs a bit of tweaking so that each tank and play-style is covered fairly, and the exp is at a right level so its not too quick and not to much of a grind.
A bit of tweaking over time to get that a fair Goldilocks level, shouldn't be too hard.

LiannaSilverwind: Under your vehicle you see open boxes for Shells (1-2-3), then three boxes to the right for expensive modules, then three more boxes to the right for consumables like repair kit (4-5-6) etc. Click on an empty box to see what you can place there.

Tanitha: It was a decent game, with great potential. But........
WoT's updating, feedback, communication etc etc is infinitely better, in comparison.

LiannaSilverwind: Yes, I know that, I'm just curious why that ratio does not have it's own Top 10 list as all other twelve ratios do.

Tanitha: No its not the role.
Clan war's. Nah usually the big tanks have support. Soloing in one is dangerous.
Its a bit early to be picking tanks for release or clan-wars at the moment.
But if release was tomorrow, id go for a IS7 Russian T10 heavy, and a T23 American T8 medium for the scout. I don't like playing TD's or Arty's.
But there is still lots of tanks we haven't seen yet, Like the T9 mediums.
Exp, I didn't really pay attention. Its a elite tank with speed up crew on it.
I *think* it was 1450

LiannaSilverwind: Dear developers,
I'd like to ask if you do plan to add Victory Ratio into Hall of Fame main page (http://game.worldoftanks.com/ratings/). It's the only statistic missing from the list of 13 ratings shown at player's personal profile. Whilst we can sort players by Victory Ratio at the main Top 1000 list, I'd like to see Win/Lose ratio included at the main Hall of Fame list.
Thank you!
With best regards, Lia