Developers posts on forum

Ectar: Taugrim on Youtube is a good pick if you want to learn, as are Wargaming's own guides. Learning the basics is generally a good idea, as are picking tanks that you are able to play. Heavy tanks might not be the worst idea if you have issues with the spotting system. The Japanese heavy tanks are rather forgiving, to put it mildly - seemed like just about anyone could play the Type 5 with one hand behind their back and do allright. Hardly how a game is supposed to work if you were to ask me.

Ectar:  There might be some, but most tend to blame 'rigging' for their misfortunes. It's perhaps noteworthy that you perform, well, average-ish in your low-tier tanks, while the mid-tier ones leaves a little bit to be desired. There may well be something you've missed.

Ectar:  You have every right to be very annoyed, even if there wasn't exactly a promise on the box or the tank isn't the answer to everything. Makes little sense to discuss your spending, but it's good that you realise the issues of gambling. Saves us from doing the right thing and telling you. 

Ectar:  ...anymore? Jokes aside, maybe his wife forgot to buy shoes that month.

Ectar:  PMM tanks on their own may well be problematic. Just look at their history in the game. The Type 59 remains one of the few PMM tanks who are quite competitive. As for dying out, you may well be right, and if you read the thread, you'd realise I already made that point - albeit gently, because our mate here is (rightfully, perhaps) upset that his investment did not pay off.

Ectar:  I like your nickname. Do consider that when it comes to 'community', it does not just imply the forum (which is rather small, which may surprise some). Wargaming and their staff are active on several (if not most!) social media channels, streaming - and also planning events, marketing-related work and travelling. There's more to being a community coordinator/manager than just posting on the forums.

Ectar:  Just 'quoting for truth', in the literal sense. Problems with Internet infastructure aren't restricted to the game's server. There's interference in homes, malfunctioning modems (overheating is an issue for many) and several nodes that may have bandwidth issues - even before you reach the sea cables. Of course, most of those who play online games do it during the afternoons, and they are typically more 'demanding' customers - someone streaming Netflix likely won't notice any throttling, because their stream is buffering the content.There's no guarantee that your ISP is able to get your packets a thousand kilometres, over borders, under the sea, and through multiple vendors without causing what you experience as 'lag' in a game.

Ectar:  It would certainly add to the thread if you could sum up what you were looking forward to, if it's not just a matter of getting something new. Many people seem to be lost in that. Do keep in mind that while the WoT business model does rely on players, both paying and so-called 'free2play', there might be reasons for why certain events and new tanks are introduced, rather than new maps. The paying players are likely a minority, and map development is, by common knowledge, a tedious process (just look at the transition to 1.0).

Ectar:  Perhaps all the good names were taken. If these nicknames often exceed the character limit, then they would be sort of obvious. You wouldn't even need XVM - it's just a matter of focusing them, you just don't know if they'll be a bad player and a easy kill or a good player that would help the enemy team win.

Ectar:  My guess might be obvious, but likely because it would be troublesome for the matchmaker, and there are apparently quite a few who happily spend all their dosh in an attempt to get it.

Ectar: Did you try reporting this to customer service? I know, rumour is that customer service are "as useful as ", but that is still the right place to post. Chances are that things will return to normal, this is after all the patch day. We know from before that restarting stuff tends to change and/or solve things.

Ectar: Let's be ry-, sorry, real here, the Type 59 not being available is basically a meme at this point (or was, rather, it could have gone well with a regular black market thing).To be frank, most of those who got the Type 59 in ye olden days would perhaps have favoured keeping it in its mythical status - despite not being half as brilliant as you'd be led to believe. Fair enough, it may well be the best of the PMM tanks, but it's not a Godsend.

Ectar: Something about someone screaming in the forums about "pay to win crews" comes to mind. All kidding aside, do you actually think it makes a noticeable difference for a player of your calibre?

Ectar:  Most players that complain about the matchmaking does not seem to be taking the effects of RNG into account. Come to think about it: We know how it works, but could a match be decided if you were to give one team a slight advantage in RNG? I assume every thread about skill-based matchmaking now will include a clause where teams are equal, and if they are not equal the RNG should do the final balancing. N-i-c-e.

Ectar:
What is RADAR? Nay, our crew just eat a lot of carrots .  Well, more on-topic, thinking of the spotting system as RADAR does make a bit of sense, in terms of game mechanics that is.

Ectar: Which previous tank grinds were you excited for? I mean, Progetto for sure, or even the EBR, but TS-5, Caernarvon AX and SU-130PM are hardly essential tanks, or so it may seem.

Ectar:  My first impression was that you were questioning your own, ahem, top floor capacity. Anyway, could you explain the bold part? It would appear that something is lost in translation.

Ectar:  Would you like to elaborate on why and how this might happen, and why it is a problem that you cannot see the tank that shoots you? Thank you in advance, I expect great contributions to this topic.

Ectar:  That is some bad luck. The chance of a crew member getting injured (they are not dead in a PEGI 7 game) is 10% from a so-called internal explosion, according to the great World of Tanks Wiki.

Ectar: I am mostly curious, how long has this been going on and how did the problem start out? Did it start all of a sudden, or gradually over a period of time? Here is to hoping that you will get help before the problem mysteriously solves itself. It certainly seems to be the case for a couple of other people with similar issues on Reddit.

Ectar: Pardon my English, but do you actually try to git gud? I mean, you do not come off as the type who think you are better than you are - or something along those lines. There is always the tomato and crayfish one, of course. The latter is a Russian thing. Do not ask.

Ectar:  Trouble is, you would not get the chance of seeing them make fools of themselves again. Does that not make you really sad?

Ectar: It would be fun to see a log. Screenshot of the replay list with timestamps would suffice. Fair chance it's down to chance - 'forcing' map rotation is such a simple thing to do, and recycling the same maps for several hours would ruin a lot of variety - for what reason?

Ectar: Does everything need to be special? Not everyone comes from a great home where you got to feel special.  Jokes aside, I mean that it seems to be competitive enough to not be a burden on the road towards the STB-1. I reckon it's allright that everything isn't 'special' for the same of it. Just look at the Type 5. It really got a special place in my mind, if you get my drift. Peace and special love.

Ectar: These missions seem to have been rather popular. Would you suggest depriving everyone of rewards just because you don't play Czech tanks enough? Obviously, there are reasons why there's an event promoting the Czech tree - reasons that are beyond the comprehension of most forum members. Nothing new under the sun, in other words.  Peace.

Ectar: First step would perhaps be to stop suggesting unfounded tweaks to the game, implying that you know better than the developers what works and what does not.   In other words, give a small explanation about how this can work, and in particular what problem you propose to solve. Peace out.

Ectar: Sending a ticket is sure to help. Customer support, as well as the community team in general, are always willing and able to help you out with these small matters. Just keep the tone civil, and remember they're not the bad guys! Remember to be kind to one another.  Peace,Ectar

Ectar: It's a fair 'freemium' model: You pay to get things. How can this even be an issue? Maybe it's time to stop looking only for the negative side of things.  Peace.

Ectar:   https://worldoftanks...Beta-Apr1-2018/     I'm done. Sorry jabster. I got nothing.

Ectar:   You're asking for the Community Team to give a guarantee that something won't change in the future. That's something no Community Team for any game can give you. They can only give you an answer based on current plans. Sadly the future plans of developers and producers are a fickle thing and can change from month to month depending on design, balance and financial direction.  Yes, the Mutant was later sold. But the clan wars tanks haven't been sold and the other pre order tanks haven't been sold. If you're going to base your future acceptance of statements due to the one time something was correct, but was later changed, whilst discarding all the other times when the statement was correct and not later changed. Well I can't do jack **** about that and can only suggest that for once in people's lives they stop always looking for the negative side of things.    
Peace out. 

Ectar:   Nope

Ectar: Not cool.    Also gg for posting on forums and making it easier to trace. 

Ectar: can't let this die

Ectar:   Ok well you seem to be approaching this as someone who watches a lot of LoL and only 1 or 2 WGL      1 - If you follow the WGL like you follow Lol you'd know the players. If anyone watched a LoL tournament now who didn't play LoL, they wouldn't know the different players or their stories.   2 - Its a fair point, hence why after this tournament there will likely be some sort of change in how esports is done. There was an official announcement about this earlier in the season.   3 - Again, you only know the LoL personalities if you watch LoL actively or have watched it multiple times in the past. For WGL casters, Mojo is one of the most well known players related to esports, Dakillzor is the commander of FAME, the best clan in EU and a pro player himself. As for me I was Community Manager for WoT for 3 years.   In LoL you can have up to 1 hour for a single 5 on 5 which is lots of time to build a story. An average 7v7 round in WoT is around 4-5 mins which isn't easy to build a consistent narrative. We do have an analyst segment though where Aniallator and Mailand break things down before and after matches - 2 well known players from top EU teams (Again, if you'd watched the league regularly you'd know that. Just like you know who Crumbs or Proly were if they were on a LoL desk.)     Thanks for the feedback though. It's always helpful to know areas that can be worked on for people unfamiliar with the WGL. If you have more suggestions please fire away.

Ectar:   And in return "not giving me the answer I want" doesn't equal unfriendly or impolite.   I think a lot of the time players on the forums forget they're talking to or talking about real people and they're doing and job that like it or not comes with certain restrictions regarding what can be done and said. As said earlier I don't post on Warships forums anymore nor the subreddit due the attitude people bring as if I was personally responsible (and that's even since leaving WG). The Community Team always have the players side and will clash, I mean discuss with other teams on your behalf. When they have an answer to something the community is always updated right away.   Sometimes however the answer really is "we don't have an answer yet" or "It's still being worked on" and we have to accept that, like it or not.

Ectar:   Ah yes, two common forum scenarios    You don't agree with the rumblings of OP, therefor you must be a WG shill/fanboy. You can't possibly just be someone that doesn't agree with what OP says or is trying to do, or is just playing devil's advocate.  I'll take some kind of pop directly at the person replying, either their personality, their looks or their state of mind. That way I will look the better person when I then continue my crusade.   You were unhappy about not getting a reply. I explained a likely scenario as to why you're not getting a reply. If your screen shot that you've posted twice in this thread, isn't about the lack of reply from 2 senior WG staff, then by all means please let me know where there target is I missed.    No one asks me to post here, if anything I try to avoid posting here and stick purely to the esport section to answer stuff about the WGL.  I avoid Warships all together.  

Ectar:   Your goal is to try and force action by showing that "everyone" or "the vast amount of players" feel the same as you do. Hence why you constructed a poll to allow people who are unhappy, to vent.  I can safely say based on past experience that when a poll like this is created, all you really get is about  50% of the answers coming from the same few vocal players within the thread and their alt accounts, if not their alt accounts, their fellow clan members.   The evidence is there when 22 people strongly disagree that the WG staff are friendly and polite. I mean come on! They are always friendly and polite.  

Ectar:   In fairness you're messaging 2 different people who's roles involve running entire departments and are not in a point of contact role for player issues. It's a bit like making a ticket and asking why the head of customer service didn't respond to you personally. Their PM's are probably set up with email notifications which means you can read the message via your email without logging into the forums. Before messaging Nijal you have Community Coordinators, Community Managers and Community Team Leads who should be able to answer any issues related to Community Management. If every time you had an issue you skipped up levels and got an answer, you'd do that all the time and you'd never go talk to the Community Coordinators or Managers. On top of that you would encourage others to do the same since it worked for you. When the chain of contact is skipped like that all that really happens is your message is passed back down the chain with a request to help as best as possible. It doesn't result in a different answer because if the CC's or CM's could do something else, or do what you request/suggest, they would. There is absolutely no reason what so ever for someone to deliberately not to help a customer when they can. The difference is that it's not always possible to do whatever the customer demands or expects.  - There is always limits to what can and can't be done regardless of what we may personally desire and that will always be hard for some people to accept.   Your opinions, thoughts and feedback are important to you. They're not more important than any/every other player however and when working in Community you need to step back and look at the bigger picture. It's impossible to address every individual concern.  

Ectar:   The indicators beside the player names on the UI is part of the observer mod and is there to help casters and viewers keep track of reloads and shots.  When playing the game the players are playing with zero modifications so they don't see the game as you see it presented from the observation point of view.

Ectar:     MRW I read the suggestions so far 

Ectar:   Ouch

Ectar: My thoughts on the matter? - It's fine as it is.   The enemy team doing anything to deny you a kill. Be it drowning their tank, be it running away or hiding behind a rock in the closing seconds on a battle and not coming out to die, be it blocking you in the closing seconds of a battle from getting a kill shot on one of their team mates when the timer is almost out - Or anything else like that:  All perfectly legit and ok tactics.   Get this clear in your heads. The enemy team owes you zero favours whatsoever. In a random battle their job is to cap your base, or kill you. It's not to help you win if it looks like the match is lost. They will do that via whatever means possible. So what they drowned and denied you a kill? If you actually looked at the numbers you will have more matches where you lose out on potential damage/kills due to team mates capping a base, than due to an enemy tank drowning themselves in the closing stages of the fight.   The enemy team are not your team mates. They're not there to "help you" farm damage/kills or make it easy for you.