Developers posts on forum

Ectar: Thanks for the heads up and explanation. 

Ectar:   That's correct, all my battles are mainly in mediums  I like to think I have a pretty decent win ratio on my mediums and know to play them. I'm actually wanting to play heavies more. I know for a fact that when I'm playing mediums that I'm not looking to brawl with heavies regardless of what my pen is. I want to get behind and beside then. I'm only going to take a shot frontally if I'm sure I'll pen and even then I'll rarely use premium ammo because I like to think I can get by without it.     Dismissing my comments and saying I'm biased because I'm a medium player is like me dismissing your comments because you're a heavy player. That's a crazy scenario. What's next, we go into win ratio's and average damage?  Or is it just "I've got more battles therefor my comments are right and you're wrong".  It's the attitudes like that which split the community and not a path we need to go down.    Leo 1, 268 pen yes.  Are you honestly saying you're going to brawl in the Leo 1? It's best armour is 70 and that's the front of the turret a Leo 1 on the front line wouldn't last 2 mins in a battle......  Again you're going back into specific situations where of course 1 tank is going to beat the other especially when you're setting the scenario.   There is no magic "pick me to win tank".  Sure there is some tanks that can impact a battle more but it will always depend on your team, the battletier of your match and the map you're playing.

Ectar:   I thought it was that TD's are overpowered?  Most mediums don't do more than 390 average damage per shot and they need to aim those shots. (exceptions being the 121 which does 440 and the RU tanks which do 320). The Maus does 490 average damage.  Why complain about enemy tanks using premium rounds against you, when you can also use premium rounds back and your rounds will do more damage?  311 pen will deal with anything you face.  Again it's a very rare situation where a medium is going to be sitting in front of you expecting a brawl and if it truly is a 1 on 1 duel, you have 3000 health against a maximum of 2050.   When you start adding in things like "But what if the Maus is not full health" to the conversation, it becomes an impossible discussion as like I said previously in each battle there is multiple variations to consider and it's not always as clear cut as X tank is better than X tank of another branch/type.

Ectar:   If you're asking about what another game is like, probably best to do that on their forums.   Please keep all discussions about non Wargaming related games to the off-topic section.   - Ectar

Ectar:   Nope, multiple people still check the forums and forum presence will be increased whilst replacements for Dakiras and iScending are hired.

Ectar:   I quite like having to play old tanks again. If you're not playing them now, then having the barrel markings won't really matter as no one would see them in your garage 

Ectar:   It's funny you should say that http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/397332-is7-worth-the-grind/   The IS-7 is a tank that has always had mixed opinions, I admit I don't like going up against them, but then I don't like going up against any tier X heavy as all I have is mediums :P

Ectar:   Can you expand on this please,  in what way do you find it useless?  Format? Arrangement? Fonts used? Layout?  We need a bit more to go on if you'd like us to make changes.

Ectar:   It's based on the individual vehicle, not the tier. 

Ectar:   I do understand and I can see the comment about the NA client. He was also asking if his forum account and game account are 2 separate things. They're not. So if he has his forum account still active then his account isn't wiped. Contacting our support team would confirm that. Sadly we don't have technical support staff who also cover the forums which is why I also pointed the player in the direction of our support team.  

Ectar:   You can't just stick 2 tanks in an open field 500 meter apart and use that as a comparison. You'll pretty much never get an encounter like that in a game. I've never seen a med sit in front of a Maus and trade shots with it and I've never seen one solo duel as It's always a medium flanking or getting the Maus as it's fighting stuff to it's front.  If the Maus is sitting flush straight to you and doing nothing to make use if it's armour then sure you can probably brawl it. Unless it's near the end of a battle however I highly doubt you'll find any mediums putting themselves in that situation however as the Maus will likely be at the front of the enemy push and a medium thinking he can brawl heavies is usually a dead medium.

Ectar: Hi guys, can you also please remember to use this section - http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/forum/2212-patch-91-feedback/   It helps us to pass on the feedback up the chain to the devs and to gather everything in one place.

Ectar:     Your forum account and the game account are the same thing. Please contact our support team here - https://eu.wargaming.net/support/core/Default/Index

Ectar: I'm getting this delivered tomorrow http://www.topachat....u4zzNani/qG1RQ=   Didn't feel that the i7 was needed and if needed in a few years I can replace things. 

Ectar:   Try to avoid playing the same tank over and over.  I make this mistake with my AT-7 sometimes and pay the price.  Some tanks can have a strong influence on a battle, others will always on the fringes.  Mix up grinding a tank with playing your favourite tanks, I always play a few games in my Hellcat, Tiger 1 and Centurion 7/1 as I know those tanks well.

Ectar:   Steel Wall in a T25/2 Steel Wall in a T20 Kolobanov in an M8A1    

Ectar:   As I understand there is no changes planned for the Maus in the short term. Not all tanks can excel in all situations.

Ectar: Please remember the downtime guys, along with the clan wars downtime.  We'll have a feedback section up tomorrow and would appreciate that everyone uses that section for their 9.1 feedback to help us collect all the info.

Ectar:     Please also poke the admins of the site to let them know about this.

Ectar: I have a couple of playlists on Spotify set up for when I'm playing alone. In a platoon however I play without music so I can better focus.  Normally I just pick all my favorite rock tunes and get stuck in. Still working on a gaming list with familiar tunes such Legend Of Zelda and some Final Fantasy stuff etc. Also have a good list of 70's tunes that I play quite often.

Ectar: I was just in a battle where the east side failed as a north spawn.  It's swings and roundabouts really. North has to be more defensive I feel as they don't have as much hard terrain to come back behind.  The usual mistake of the north spawn is not using hard cover and expecting a tree to protect you (not much use when spotted).

Ectar: Sadly not all features added new to a game can be retroactive. We try to do that when possible but for this feature it will be active from when it's added.  

Ectar:     Good points.  Most of the slow tanks in-game have nasty big high alpha guns to scare people away. The Maus is a tank that relies on it's armour which in town maps is effective but more open maps it's a prime arty target.  It's a love/hate tank that is at the mercy of the random map pool.

Ectar:   Seconded, they are a very friendly bunch and there is always people looking to platoon.

Ectar: You win some, you lose some.  I find it depends on the tank you're playing, some can carry matches or adapt to situations an others just have to go with the flow. I'm finding that for example with the AT-7.  

Ectar: moving to newcomer forums -Ectar

Ectar: Tanks like the Batchat and T69 etc are opportunists. They are at their best when the battle has developed and they can pop out or swoop down, unload a clip and then reload in safety. As a sniper they're ok medium range but teribad at long range and shouldn't really be used that way.  They are best used when their clips are unloaded and all the shots count.

Ectar: The matrix dodge from the AMX was impressive. I'd love to be able to pull off something like that in-game and claim it was deliberate!

Ectar: Very interesting read to see things from another perspective.

Ectar:   50% equipment sales are generally once every quarter. I've said that a few times before. It's something you're never going to see every 2 months and if it was like that, it's not always going to be 50%. 

Ectar:   As I understand just like the Karl event it will be purely optional.

Ectar:   I very rarely get frustrated at a post sir, but what you've written here is totally unacceptable. We are a multinational office here in Paris with people from all over Europe working here, not just people from France.  Don't bring up nationalist hate and prejudice, especially in a post about D-Day commemorating people who fought against such narrow minded points of view.   Really dude, you should be apologizing for insulting French people like that. It's an outrageous thing to say and show how petty people are getting when it comes to a computer game.

Ectar: Oh it's 100% coming!    Before anyone starts, the guys who worked on this are not the same guys who work on the things you're going to complain about and say we should be focusing on. This is something added into the game for fun. Take it for what it is and enjoy the World Cup when it comes as it only happens once every 4 years. 

Ectar: Btw - http://worldoftanks.eu/en/news/44/special-dday-2014/      

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Ectar:   If it's not before the weekend the pictures/article will likely come after the weekend when the staff members who are there, are back in the office.  

Ectar:     And as before we will commemorate D-Day.  We won't however use it as a reason to give players the best special we've ever done. Looking at what's coming with the missions I'm sure what's available will be well received.

Ectar: If you want we can give you the same special from 2011 if we're going to use that as an example?       Bear in mind lots of WW2 events will be 70 year anniversaries this year or next. Does this mean every future historical date should also should be treated the same way? (Battle of the Bulge etc)  It starts a vicious circle of entitlement. (Oh but you did XXXX for D-Day, why is that more important that XXXX battle in Czech Republic, or XXX battle in Poland, or XXXX event with the American Army, or XXXX event in Finland, or XXXX event in France).  When you look at the bigger picture it's not as easy to commemorate events as you think and it's certainly not a good idea making 1 event seem more important that others.   @Flection I think you're misunderstanding me.  I'm trying to say it's not cool to say "Hey give us XXXX discount because it's D-Day" - We already have a weekend event planned and the last thing that would happen is the event to be changed based on player demands on the day the event is announced.  Players will always want stuff like that no matter what the date is.   When it comes to historical battles it's about the tanks. We ask for player feedback on the content and if there was anything insensitive or disrespectful to the people that fought then content would be changed. My points were never intended to be controversial and if you've taken them that way I can only apologize.    As before, all I'm trying to say is that players shouldn't expect that because certain date is a historical event, it means we should give out higher than normal discounts or bonuses. Especially when it's common knowledge we're already doing something for that date. Basically before it's even announced you've already disregarded it because you wanted something more special and the only person who set that expectation was you.

Ectar:   I'm sorry if it seems harsh, that wasn't the intention. What I'm trying to say is why should the points you make above, mean you should get better than normal bonuses/discounts in a computer game?  We have an event at Normandy right now and there will be pictures up soon on our Flickr along with an article to commemorate this event.  I just feel it's wrong to look at it as a celebration or to be happy for the event because you got XXX discount or XXX bonus.  It makes D-Day into something else, an excuse to get freebies. That's not a very nice way to remember the past.  

Ectar:   I can see your point but you then start to look at these events not as historical commemoration, but as a "oooh I'm going to get goodies".  It's not up to me personally but I don't want people to remember the past by showering them with gifts. I think that's a bad way to remember major events.  Sure we can do a tie in event and perhaps do stuff for the tanks/vehicles that took part.  But I don't feel it's right to go overboard and make it seem more like a celebration.  

Ectar:   Which country would that be? It would make things a lot easier if we didn't have to guess. Taking a guess based on your username Belgium is covered by our French team which is why it's not an option. Austria is covered by our German team, Slovakia is covered by our Czech team.   

Ectar:     Germany would not be an option in this poll as it's for the English speaking team.   We have a separate team who cover our German fanbase and they organise events all over Germany (nRicochet, SergeantBaba, WARGAMER, Panzergert).   Poland, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Turkey, Spain were all deliberately left out as we have dedicated Community teams who already do events in those regions. The English speaking team (Brynd, iScending, iPaul72 and myself) are responsible for organising events across all of Europe (not just in the UK) in the countries that don't have dedicated teams... Hence the reason for this poll.

Ectar: To say "It's the anniversary of XXXX historical event, you must give us big discounts/bonuses" is a bit disrespectful to the memory of those that fought, It doesn't entitle you to anything, especially in a computer game.    This is what happens when weekend events get taken for granted.  What you've written there is essentially the best bonus possible we could do for players, meaning you'd later expect us to top it with another big event. Expectations get set higher and higher and not by us. You demand/want more and then get upset when those expectations can't be met, when at no point we said we would do XXXX.    The more stuff that goes into an event, the more people expect the following events to be better and it's a never ending circle. Weekend events shouldn't be an arms race to be the best. It shouldn't be a contest to beat the previous event, and it certainly shouldn't be looked at something where demands are made, or people "are off to play XXXX instead"  - If the weekend specials are all you play for, then you're never going to be happy as they're never always going to appeal to your individual needs.