Developers posts on forum

Overlord: Posted the tanks for special.
The problem will be solved once and for all with EU office up and running which will happen soon.

Overlord: Should be fine now.

Overlord: Exactly my point.
This time only US announced the stuff, EU and RU didn't.

Overlord: The things are much worse on US side, you know.
Added the info to the OP.

Overlord: Here you go:
Pz III, Pz. IV, Marder II, Sturmpanzer II.
M3 Lee, M3 Stuart, M4 Sherman, M7 Priest.
Valentine, Churchill.

Overlord: That's difficult to say indeed (relates mostly to the web functionality, not the game itself). Will try to clear this up.

Overlord: This is the message to the mods. Think, they will take care of this soon.

Overlord: Never tried it, but heard a lot. Will check it out.

Overlord: 1. I actually meant this one - http://www.chars-fra...l44/arl0003.jpg. It will be a top one. The one you saw on the screenies will be used as stock.
2. Most likely there will be no regular tanks. Neither premium nor researchable. Only two special tanks - SU-85I and Pz. IV Hydro.
3. More likely - in 2-3 weeks from now.

Overlord: Do I act like this?

Overlord: No. Not even this year.

Overlord: These are vehicles on special for the US server. EU will get different selection.

Overlord: 1. B1 bis actually with 60mm front armor.
2. This will be a top one.
3. Can't give an exact ETA. Definitely not this year.
4. It will work as TD actually.

LiannaSilverwind: If you get 0 damage critical hit, you damage one of the tank modules or hurt crewmen. You gain experience only if it is the first time module or crewman takes "that part of damage".
For example:
Tank A fires at Tiger's track. Damage! Tank A gets xp.
Tank B fires at the same Tiger's track. Detracked! Tank B gets xp.
Tiger repairs his track with repair kit.
Tank A fires at Tiger's track. Damage! Tank A DOES NOT get xp, the track was already damaged/destroyed fully before.
Tank B fires at Tiger's track. Detracked! Tank B DOES NOT get xp, the track was already damaged/destroyed fully before.
Source: RU forum where it was answered by SerB several times. Reason he states was to make it impossible to farm other tanks by detracking them for 10 minutes in a row.
Not my idea...

Overlord: 1. Normal in terms of maintenance - yes.
2. Will see, that's not decided yet.
3. Current tier 5 as end-of-line tanks which obviously enjoy substantially upturned performance comparing to tier 4 LTs / tier 5 MTs.

Overlord: With 99% probability they will arrive next year.

Overlord: 1. Didn't find this one, however there will be some similar patterns.
2. Currently we have 10-12 per vehicle, although it's not finalized yet.
3. For each vehicle separately.
4. This is still to be determined. We have some time prior to public tests.

Overlord: With the increased playerbase, especially on EU, it's hardly possible to do this manually via customer service. We need automated functionality for nickname change available for players.

LiannaSilverwind: Mam za sebou zkusenost asi 400 boju na IS-7 behem CBT. Uspesnost byla cca 80% kvuli rotam.
Tank me zklamal - velice spatne pancerovani, obzvlaste oproti IS-4, prekvapive spatna manevrovatelnost. V Clan Wars je popularni diky sve univerzalnosti, v cemz tkvi i jeho hlavni slabina - neni dobry ani na to, ani na to, ani na to. Ale celkem rychle se premistuje po mape oproti jinym tezkym tankum.

LiannaSilverwind: Kupuji pres PayPal, donedavna nebyly zadne problemy. Naposledy PlaySpan nevyrizoval transakci 3 dny, coz me nastvalo.

LiannaSilverwind: Только голдой не выходит, не такая у меня зарплата. Кредиты текут и на девятом уровне хорошо, коли прем есть.

LiannaSilverwind: Имя: LiannaSilverwind
Дата старта: 18го октября 2011 19:05 GMT
Количество боев на старте: 2425
Количество воинов на старте: 208

OldFox: Потерпи, наши сотрудники очень загружены, так что как только, так сразу.

Overlord: No, planning to make it available on VK3601 (slightly nerfed) and on Tiger H (the same as for VK now).

Overlord: Only fan-made Im afraid.

OldFox: Уважаемый игрок! Мы искренне сожалеем о том, что начисление золота на Ваш счет происходит не так быстро, как бы Вам того хотелось. Связано это с загруженностью наших сотрудников. Золото Вам будет обязательно начислено, причем в ближайшие дни.
Если же Вы до момента поступления золота за прошлую викторину не будете принимать участие в текущем конкурсе, мы примем Ваше решение. Мы уважаем любое решение наших игроков.

LiannaSilverwind: 2nd interview with Overlord
Date: 12th October 2011 - half year past European release
Q: What plans did your company make before releasing World of Tanks? What do you consider being greatest success of your company?
A: All our expectations were surpassed – both considering amount of accounts and online peak numbers. Now we have four major gaming clusters in four most important regions – Europe, USA, Russia and China.
Q: Half of the year has passed since European release. How would you comment current project’s evolution – what did make you happy, what did make you sad, what would you change?
A: European server progress is kind of good, that’s no doubt, but we would like to evolve better in USA. That is why we have opened our first foreign office in USA. What would we like to change? Most of all increasing priority and faster development of some important features like better matchmaking and new game modes.
Q: There are many contests and events in game now – what do you think about it? Would you like to add any kind of contest or event?
A: We would like to provide fun for every player in World of Tanks. Many players like events. Some people like competitive events where you must defeat your opposition in order to win the prize, other people prefer events with discounts and bonuses.
I would add special tank-bosses into random battles; they would have special skins, lots of hp, along with relatively poor armament. One team’s aim would be to destroy them; the second one would defend their special tank.
Q: What do you expect from the patch 7.0 most? What will make you happy? Is there anything you would like to see in patch 7.0, but won’t?
A: Definitely skins and new company tiers – 4/45, 6/60, 8/90, 10/150 (maximum level, total amount of points). Unfortunately we’ll not introduce physics in 7.0.
Q: What do you think about new tank additions to the game? Do you use any of them? Do you plan to use any?
A: I use Lowe and new Pershing and I definitely like Pershing a lot. I plan to get Chaffee as well – it impressed me during the tests.
Q: If you could, would you like to personally nerf or boost any tank ingame?
A: Well, I think I won’t nerf any one, and I’d probably boost T34.
Q: Do you change tank skins? What skins do you use?
A: No, I use default skins only.
Q: What kind of battle do you play usually?
A: Random battles, of course. I’m 100% solo player.
Q: What do you think about random battles? Is there anything you don’t like in random battles?
A: …that they are random. And that we do not have any other real game modes. But only for now, it will be changed soon.
Q: Which server do you prefer to play on? Where do you feel at home?
A: I used to play on Russian server, and switched to European after the release and now play only here. Feel at home here. I do have access to our internal servers of course, but they are not for play, we work there.
And now – personal questions from girls!
Q: How did your life change since our last meeting?
A: No drastic changes. Just much more work and obligations. Much less free time.
Q: Are you married?
A: Not yet.
Q: Can you describe the One for you? Should she play WoT? Will her stats play any role?
A: I do not think that WoT would play crucial role in that case. But it will increase chances.
Q: Where can we meet you next time?
A: I do not have any more plans for this year’s exhibitions and meetings. Hard to say what will come after New Year.
Q: What are your interests besides WoT? Should one read “War and peace” before the first meeting? Would you like to discuss prince Bolkonsky’s attitude towards women?
A: I have read “War and peace” up to the end. But I would prefer to talk about sports, economics and, of course, games.
Q: What were your school degrees? Would you like to get back to school? Do you remember your teachers?
A: Won’t sound modest, but I did graduate with honours. It was not long time ago, therefore I remember my teachers well, and I am not eager to get back. Not yet at least.
Q: Every patch we still wait for female tankist icons – when will you finally grant us this small gift?
A: I think it would be easier to use user-made modes, because we won’t introduce them anytime soon.
Q: How did you manage to attract so many men into the game without banality or half-naked women? What do you think did attract people most?
A: Somehow we have found out that armament, weapons and tanks attract men as well. Even without dismemberment, gore and cut-off limbs.
Q: What job can girl do for your company? Do you have vacancies?
A: Every job possible! We have females in almost each and every department from PR and advertisement up to QA. Free jobs for European office are here: http://forum.worldof...um/409-careers/
Q: And the last question from shy girls: *wink*-*wink*, did you like our interview?
A: Yes, but this time it took me much more time and effort.
Thank you for your time and efforts Overlord! We hope to speak with you again soon!
Lia & Foxie

Overlord: No, sadly the render (engine) does not allow it.

Overlord: That's one of the possible options actually.

Overlord: Guess we can expand the word "commemoration" to both sides concerned, especially speaking about human life.

Overlord: Yup, since British used M3 Grant in Africa.

Overlord: 1. Tiger H will get conical gun from VK 3601.
2. Not planning to adjust Jgdpz IV.

Overlord: French tier 5-7 LTs economic-wise will be balanced approx as tier 5-7 MTs from other trees.

Overlord: Can't say anything prior to internal testing.

Overlord: No, since firing with 105mm mounted damaged the suspension. So it will be topped at 90mm.

Overlord: M58 will be similar to American 155mm in terms of penetration.

Overlord: Not yet. Sorry.

Overlord: Think, we will enable this skill only for the situations where the gun is already loaded, but you want to switch to another type of ammo. Not during the reload.

Overlord: Don't remember for sure whether it would be possible or not.

Overlord: There will be an option to exclude up to 3 most hated maps from your rotation. This option will be premium most likely.