Developers posts on forum

Overlord: Absolutely. In addition to the above you will be able to redistribute the earned experience upon the introduction of new crew skills.

Overlord: We expect the revision of Soviet tree in Q1 2012.

Overlord: We would remove that stuff some time in May. I have warned you.

Overlord: As far as I know, we do, though not regularly.

Overlord: To reduce some spreads is one of the ways to go.

LiannaSilverwind: Помню, помню, как набирали новичков и воспитывали их. Хорошие времена были, победные.

Overlord: 1. Don't remember that one, actually.
2. We will see it some day. Definitely.

LiannaSilverwind: Да, уж...

Decept1on: l'orthographe pic (haha) les yeux  

Overlord: From the list above Id agree on Jumbo and 2801, and partially on Hetzer. They might require tuning. For the others there are options. Its's not HE only situation.

Overlord: I dont think that Shermans (especially M4 and E8) depend much on their 105, the same goes for Hetzer and Pz IV. 2801? Yeah, it may require some adjustments.

Overlord: Consider what? We pay most of the attention to tank-to-tank balancing, gun is only a part of the vehicle. Stat-wise there are very few balancing issues (not matchmaking!).

Overlord: 1. We abandoned this feature, for some time at least.
2. We were thinking of 5%. Yes, the bonus will stack.

Overlord: You have opened our eyes. We can see the light now.

Overlord: This tank will be added. Though the muzzle break does look strange, I must say.

Mr_Kubrick: Yes, you will

Decept1on: normalement ça a été envoyé aujourd'hui

Decept1on: the devs didn't tell much about the final french tree that comes in 7.1

Decept1on:
DENIED

Le Jagdtiger n'est pas remplacé, mais une autre ligne de TD est mise en place donc rien de cela n'est vrai

Mr_Kubrick: Dear players!
We start the new contest named Winter Tank Flakes - WoT Decorations! We want you to create any decorations relating to our game. Please, feel free to use your imagination and don't hesitate to create something unusual and uncommon.
We would like you to show off your decorating talents and ingenuity by producing paper tank-flakes as opposed to ‘normal’ snow-flake replicas. Cut and carve your favourite vehicle with scissors, plaster it to your walls, doors or windows, and then send us a picture of it. The most creative makers will be awarded with prizes. There are no limits or restrictions, only your own imagination.
We will select winners based on their creativity and award them the six best with gold: 1st – 6000, 2nd – 5000, 3rd – 4000, 4th – 3000, 5th – 2000, 6th – 1000.
Please, post your works here and no off-topic posts.

LiannaSilverwind: Me se nejvice libi mapy, kde lze pouzivat ruzne druhy tanku - Ruinberg, Siegfriedova linie, Prochorovka, Malinovka, Lakesville, Ensk.
Nesnasim mapy, kde jednoznacnou vyhodu ma ten, kdo zahaji hluchou obranu - El-Halluf, Erlenberg nebo Komarin, pripadne nejsou vyvazene zakladny - Westfield nebo Mines.

OldFox: Tomas777, you posted two identical pictures.

Overlord: No, there will be no such adjustments in test 3.

Overlord: The results of the official test carried out lately
IS-7 was hit with 152mm ML-20 (SU-152) gun. Distance - 100mn. Auto-aiming. The target approximately fits the dispersion circle.
There were series of shots: 1, 2, 3 etc
Below are percentages of hit points left after the hit.
6.7, front:
1 - 100% 100% 100% 85% 70% 50% 50% 50% 34% 18%
2 - 83% 66% 48% 48% 48% 31% 31% 31% 15% 0%
3 - 85% 64% 64% 46% 46% 33% 16% 0%
4 - 100% 84% 84% 71% 53% 53% 53% 40% 24% 4%
5 - 87% 72% 53% 33% 18% 0%
6 - 87% 87% 70% 57% 43% 43% 28% 7% 7% 0%
7.0, front:
1 - 80% 80% 71% 64% 51% 36% 28% 15% 5% 0%
2 - 84% 75% 52% 39% 27% 18% 10% 0%
3 - 91% 73% 63% 50% 33% 24% 13% 13% 0%
4 - 100% 100% 93% 87% 87% 87% 68% 58% 53% 42%
5 - 85% 75% 75% 64% 45% 33% 17% 17% 10% 0%
6 - 83% 76% 60% 51% 31% 18% 9% 0%
All in all, similar effectiveness.
6.7, side:
1 - 80% 62% 47% 28% 7% 0%
2 - 83% 64% 46% 27% 10% 0%
3 - 84% 69% 48% 31% 12% 0%
4 - 81% 64% 50% 36% 17% 0%
5 - 86% 71% 51% 37% 19% 2% 0%
7.0, side:
1 - 93% 85% 77% 60% 52% 33% 30% 19% 12% 5%
2 - 91% 81% 74% 54% 46% 39% 21% 0%
3 - 85% 73% 48% 42% 33% 0% (fire)
4 - 83% 66% 42% 27% 14% 0%
5 - 91% 80% 66% 55% 37% 21% 12% 0%
1-2 extra hits are required. The reason is that IS-7 has hot 20mm side spaced armour in 7.0, it gives good protection.
6.7, rear:
1 - 88% 45% 8% 0%
2 - 86% 64% 23% 9% 0%
3 - 87% 70% 49% 35% 0%
4 - 82% 65% 44% 1% 0%
5 - 84% 65% 30% 10% 0%
7.0, rear:
1 - 60% 22% 5% 0%
2 - 88% 75% 59% 40% 23% 0%
3 - 77% 63% 51% 40% 25% 6% 0%
4 - 86% 68% 54% 34% 15% 0%
5 - 83% 65% 50% 36% 10% 0%
On average, one extra hit is required. The reason is that in 6.7 IS-7 had 60mm upper rear plate, now there are several armor groups ranging from 70mm to 100mm.
So, KV-2, SU-152, and E-100 have no real difficulties with damaging IS-7 from the front.
The impact on calibers under 120mm is more significant.

Overlord: 1. Most likely 5 and 4 respectively.
2. Stay at 6.

Overlord: There are no such plans presently.

Overlord: 1. Which chassis? Pics, perhaps.
2. After the release of French tanks, I think.

LiannaSilverwind: Couriers are played by normal people. Some mods, me including, love to collect Topguns + Boelters on Courier tanks.

LiannaSilverwind: You will get 500 gold. We had one person who got double kill last event.

Overlord: 50% chance. Either it will be changed to premium or not. No third option.
On a serious note, a lot depends on how 7.0 test 3 goes.

Overlord: At the moment there are no such plans.

Overlord: No, it wont be ready for 7.0. Such work is being carried out indeed.

Overlord: A bit too late to think of it now, however it can be noted for future.
Is it necessarily a 24-day calendar?

Overlord: Changed.

Overlord: It's really a bit early to ask.

Overlord: If this feature comes, it wont happen any time soon. We are not working on it currently.

Overlord: 1. War is unfair and illogical.
2. They will wait their turn. It's time to release what we have already announced.

Overlord: Not sure about the future plans on giveaway campaigns.

LiannaSilverwind: I usually take part of Courier events when I have time. Same with most moderators.

LiannaSilverwind: Удачи, Сеч!
Память о великих деяниях и славных победах останется навеки с нами.