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Ectar:   wat?   I'd say once you play higher than tier VI you'll see the tanks are all quite capable.  The Action X tier X medium is one of the best mediums in game. The Fv215b tier X heavy is an excellent heavy with an amazing gun. The tier X tank destroyer - Fv215b (183) "Deathstar" has that fearsome nickname for a reason (and not because it's a 1 shot kill if you hit the exhaust port).  The Conqueror and Centurion 7/1 are both excellent tier XI tanks for the heavy and medium tree respectively. Again both tanks come with exceptional top guns.   Sherman Firefly, Cromwell, Cromwell B (Premium) Comet and Centurion are all capable and competitive mediums for their tiers.    As for the Conqueror Gun Carriage.... Well it's a bit like an orbital laser.   Lower tiers they're not outstanding but at higher tiers the British tanks are very well rounded. 

Ectar:     As a T-43 you're not expected to be taking on the T-54. You're tier VII he's tier XI.  Your team will have tier XI and the enemy team will have tier VII.   I guess what you're saying is when your T-43 is top tier you never ever will go for the enemy T-34 right? (If it appears you'd shoot it as a target of opportunity, but only if there isn't a tier VII you can shoot. Welcome to target priority and map awareness 101). No totally true. The forums will give you a false indication of that because of how forums work.  People come to forms for 3 main reasons Information, discussion or complaints.  People looking for information come here, get their specific info and leave. The ones for discussion hang around in various topics and the ones who complain, complain and then hang around. It's rare people come to say how happy they are because when they're happy, they're playing the game. - Think of every game you've ever played. Now think of your favorite. Did you ever go to the official forums to say how much fun you were having? Maps get removed when there is obvious issues in the outcomes. Mainly when one side is coming out on top in the majority of matches. Uninstall XVM and your conspiracy theories go out the window. Then each match you can win or lose and won't obsess over the numbers.  I'm not going to troll this statement, I'm just getting bored of "MM is fixed" posts with zero evidence other than "I think I should be a better player than I really am, so I'll just blame something I can't prove as the reason". The in-game RNG system has utterly nothing to do with XVM which is a player created system for measuring e-peens. What Chrome app are you talking about?

Ectar:   To clarify. This isn't an official Wargaming or World of Tanks promotion. So we wouldn't be able to provide any additional information or support about it.   Normally discussion about non Wargaming games should go to off topic, however I'll leave this thread here as it concerns World of Tanks. If people turn it into a comparison thread or start with the "reasons I like/dislike one game over the other" then it will go to off topic. 

Ectar:   I'm afraid not going to be able to give you running update of internal discussions, hence why I said earlier I can't make any promises.

Ectar:   Yes is it true. Permanent or for 30 days you still get the same in-game benefit.  You are claiming it's pay to win on the basis that the in-game bonus only is available if you spend in-game gold. It's not.

Ectar: Any content that affects gameplay (such as premium camo, credits, consumables) which is purchasable by in-game gold, is also purchasable via in-game credits. If your issue is that you can't compete with someone who plays more than you do. That's no different than any progression based game system and it's kinda the point.  If you could just pick up the game and be at top tiers within a week earning surplus credits every game then you have a very poor business model and no room for growth or learning as a player.   It's a bit like being unhappy in WoW that the guy with the seasonal PvP gear nuked you, or in LoL the guy with the fully filled rune page and XYZ champion that was just released smashed you. Heck even that the guy GTAV or Destiny killed you with XYZ weapon you don't have yet.  The content is available to all, it's just unlocked at different times. You can grind it out, or in the case of LoL and WoT you can pay to get there quicker.   The cost of a 30 day camouflage is easily earned in a few battles at mid tier, or you can use one of the various free premium vehicles given out by Wargaming over the past years. 

Ectar:   If an individual player has account issues, they need to contact our customer support team who will deal with them.  Making multiple tickets on someone else's behalf doesn't help anyone and all that does is add to the queue time for everyone else.  Every player is responsible for protecting their own account and if someone is hacked, then they need to be able to verify ownership of the account.  The method that someone has used to gain access to accounts is unfortunate and out of order, however Wargaming.net has zero control over what programs you install on your computer, especially if something is pretending to be an update for system such as teamspeak.   We will always do what we can to unite players back with lost account and restore lost vehicles due to a hack whenever possible. Topics like this however don't help anyone and as someone has already pointed out, the customer support team don't browse the forums looking for issues. If a friend of yours has been hacked, they need to wait for us to reply. That is not an open discussion we're going to have with the account holder and his friends/clan mates.   I'm closing this thread now as it's not constructive, is nothing more than a bump for another thread, and finally individual account details are not something we're going to discuss on a public forum.   - Ectar

Ectar:   It's a country, not a nation.  

Ectar:   Yes and no.  When it comes to adding flags i guess support for it has to be on potential return.  The emblems were added to give people a wide variety of choice whereas for flags it's possibly related to amount of players from those regions. I've never really been able to get a clear answer on it.  My justification for Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Welsh flags is that I think a lot of the UK players would use them over the Union Jack.  I know the Scottish players would very much likely to do it and for modern tanks and units, the Royal Scots Dragoons frequently display the Saltire on their vehicles.   Of course every nation out there would like their own flags in-game, much like every EU nation would prefer their own language forums.  Suggestions have been put forward for new content and we'll see what comes.    With regards to the Albania flag, it's in the game and was added with all the other recent new emblems. I can remember it specifically as it's a very cool looking flag. 

Ectar:     Home nations flags were recently added to the Console edition including the coats of arms for London and Edinburgh.   A certain Scottish Community Manager is pushing for their inclusion into the PC version also.

Ectar: Hi guys,   I know that this category for reporting is a pretty hot topic at the moment. Feedback has been sent on to our Customer support team and we'll see if there is any changes that can be made. I can't make any promises but I can assure you I've spent the best part of this week gathering feedback from various threads and showing examples provided from players. 

Ectar: Sorry to hear you're experiencing issues. If you're experiencing lag and it's an ongoing thing, please submit a ticket to support and include a dxdiag report. You can find out here how to include a dxdiag in your ticket https://eu.wargaming.net/support/kb/articles/74 This helps our customer support team check to see if there is any common issues (such as players from the same country, provider etc) or if an issue is more widespread.

Ectar: Centurion Centurion 7/1 Centurion Action X   Shoot the hull on the other side of the driver.   These 3 tanks use ammo as extra armour I'm convinced.

Ectar:   In the specific situation I described, yes. I'm not saying it all other situations they play the same. I didn't compare their mobility, rate of fire, traverse, power to weight etc. In most top tier games you're going to find the T110E5 and Maus in similar locations where the heavies meet. As the battle develops the better mobility of the E5 allows it more freedom to roam. 

Ectar:     - Shoot the LFP on the side and driver is dead... - Shoot the first track wheel from the sides and ammo rack damaged and driver is dead... - Shoot HE into its sides from E100/ E3/ E4/ Obj 268 do 950+ damage and set it on fire... - for the VK45B to be penned frontally you'll need ~330mm penetration, and its cupola much smaller... - IS7 has much better front, side and rear armour and a real troll while hull-down, E5 cupola can still be penned if shot right...   Its rounded front can be bouncy while moving, stationary an IS3 should be able to pen its lower plate and unless someone's firing HEAT into your sides you never gonna deflect damage from the tanks you meet. With the HD models angles and curves became more detailed = armour actually works *worth anything* but RNG can still troll you.   I had a few games with it since the update and yes it's bouncier than before, but because everyone shoots at my turret front for some reason... Might seems to be OP compared to an IS3, but not tier for tier and besides T10 tanks were made to fight T10 tanks.     Regards, DR4G4L     Lots of great advice here. The front wheel thing can be especially effective once you can nail that weakspot. I remember 1 shotting an E5 with the first shot on Steppes with an ammo rack.  It's no more OP than an Maus, IS7 or E100. They're front line brawlers and need to have strong frontal armour. Once you get round it however or know where to shoot it's not easy but you have a fighting chance.   If you're a medium going head to head with a heavy, the heavy should realistically win as that's his comfort zone.   If you're a TD going head to head then it comes down to who knows where to shoot and who potentially has the better ground to help protect their weaknesses (hull down, denying a flank opportunity) If you're a light then you're either brave or stupid If you're arty you best hope RNGesus is on your side, you're not within spotting range and you're not reloading

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Ectar:     But it's not one rule for one and one rule for others. It's not just a single Community Contributor who has this tank and others don't.  People are homing into the fact he's a contributor and making claims regarding that's why he wasn't banned with others.  It's like saying it's because he's German, has dark hair, like to watch movies, listens to a certain type of music etc etc.  It's something being used to differentiate the person for no reason other than to segregate him.   You want us to treat everyone the same, then people complain that individual players aren't being treated differently/are not getting special attention.  Those 2 things don't work side by side....

Ectar:   I'd like to think my interactions with players over the past 3 years would speak for themselves. On the flip side if you're demanding answers and at the same time saying "I don't believe you" those become impossible questions to reply to.

Ectar:   I've always said that I would never lie to the community in my role. That still stands and that includes purposely misleading the community. A lot of my role involves clear and honest communication, if I'm asked to lie I will quit or someone else can post it.  You can believe that or not but I didn't take this role just for something to do, I took this role to try and make sure the community voice is heard whenever possible.  It won't always be the influencing factor in things but you can be dam sure I'm always there pushing for things from a player's point of view.  

Ectar:   Being a Community Contributor means nothing with regards to how players are punished if anyone is found to be breaking the rules. That also applies to WG staff. 

Ectar:   Your exact words are "Thanks for confirming" when I said nothing like that at all.  What you want is for us to share how we caught everyone so that next time around, everyone knows what to avoid.  There is no chance of that happening and if that means to counter that you're going to make up what you think happened, be my guest. 

Ectar:     If that's what you're going to take from my replies, I don't really have much else to say here.  It's funny how no one who lost the tank has said they really got it legit and has evidence to prove it.

Ectar:   Might be abused?  If we shared data how people are caught it would be guaranteed to be abused. There is a reason companies do bans in waves when dealing with hackers/cheaters/botters. You want to give those people as little as information as possible for what they need to avoid.    Note out of all the people who had the tank removed, no one has said "Actually I did it totally normally and fair, here I can show you evidence that I did".  

Ectar:   Everyone was treated "the same" because everyone was checked on certain parameters which would easily highlight the people rigging the missions.  I can assure you however that investigations to who had the tank and how are still ongoing and pretty much every player is being reviewed somehow to make sure there is no shenanigans.

Ectar:   If someone didn't get the tank legit, and there was evidence to show that, they wouldn't have the tank. 

Ectar:   Do you have evidence contrary to this for me to investigate?

Ectar:   That's an interesting conclusion.   What actually happened was the bans took place on the RU server first once they had a system for verifying the matches, who took part, their results and when.  All data which is easily available on our servers but takes a little time to pull due to all the matches that happen.  Once the system was double checked it was applied to the EU server also.  All players who got the tank had their match histories checked, having the tank didn't instantly make everyone guilty.   "Tell us how you caught us so we know what to avoid next time"  - Yeah, like that's going to happen.  "I couldn't do it legit, so that guy had to cheat too" - Well that's an expected accusation of people who tried to cheat the system and got caught.    Whilst I'm not defending anyone who has this tank now, they have nothing to prove to the community as the community is not the entity who have any counter evidence, investigation power, battle logs, nor power to hand down any punishment.    If you have evidence of cheating in-game, as always I ask players to step up with the evidence. To date I've yet to receive any concrete proof of rigging or cheating whenever accusations fly like this, be it in-game missions, community contests or random battles.  It always boils down to basically  "I think" or "I can't do it, so they cheated"  or the more common "I don't know why this happened, so I'm going to say the person cheated as I can't explain it and blaming something I can't prove makes more sense as to say I'm wrong, someone needs to prove the opposite".    

Ectar: It's not possible to be banned from a single game. It's an automated system that is also manually reviewed so to do what you suspect, the person would need access to our internal databases (and need his own log in details) to ban you. That system isn't accessible outside of our offices, not even to WG staff.   Sadly it's likely that prior reports just caught up with you.

Ectar:   If you wish to participate then the obvious answer would be that in order to do so, you need to have the met the requirements.   This was announced in November and if players really really wanted a premium tier 8 Fv4202 there was/is more than enough time to get one. - Personally the incentive to get the Action X was more than enough for most as it's a much better tank.   http://worldoftanks.eu/en/news/pc-browser/46/version-912-announcement/   New British Tank The British Tier X medium tank, the FV4202, is being replaced by the Centurion Action X. The former will undergo rebalancing and return as a Tier VIII Premium tank at a later date. Players who own the Centurion Action X by 19 January 2016 (i.e. have the tank in their garage), will have the opportunity to obtain the Premium version of the FV4202 by completing a set of missions. More details will be provided on the website closer to the missions' release.  

Ectar:   It means I knew what the price was and I was letting the player know. The community reaction wouldn't have changed that price as it was already set, sorry if the wording gave a different meaning but that was never the intention. I'm part of a team and I'm not the only person responsible for speaking to players on the forums. I try to be active as much as possible but you can't always expect me on the forums 24/7 answering every question. There will come a time where I won't always be here you know.

Ectar:   It's not the size that matters, it's what you do with it that counts 

Ectar:   None of that was said, thanks for proving the point though. People will always hear want they want to hear. 

Ectar:   There is a huge amount of stuff I know regarding future content for all our products, not just World of Tanks. Anything I don't know it's very easy for me to ask about internally and get the information I need. The thing is however, it's not up to me what I can talk about. It's the people above who decide what information can be shared or not. Until it's on our portal, anything said is pretty much unconfirmed because future content is always subject to change. That includes comments which are quoted as being from our developers/producers and especially when there is no source for these claims. If I can't talk about something, it's very likely it's because I've been told "you can't talk about that". Like for example the recent Rampage tanks being removed. I knew when I posted what the outcome would be, but I wasn't able to comment at the time regarding what specifically was happening.   It's common practise for any company to not comment on rumours or gossip because if you did start to confirm/deny everything, people would make up everything and anything on the basis that if they don't say "no", then it's a possibility or it's something coming. Whilst sadly there is leaks from RU supertesters on WoT, there is also some utter nonsense and for less of a better expression, "poop stirring" being done by certain people just to get reactions. Regarding the Pz58, to apologize for not getting something you were never told you were getting in the first place is a rather silly conversation to be having.    Plans change for various reasons and if something is going to happen in game, we will always let players know when the time is right. Someone making up stories or talking about out of date information doesn't = the right time.

Ectar:   Sadly I've been seeing this a lot with T-10 drivers. It's like with the name change they think the tank switch from heavy with strong armour to TD with great camo and accurate gun.  It happens at all tiers. People get in a tank and rather play to the role, they just go to the same spot they always go to on that map.  Ignore the campers, pinging the map etc won't get them to move. Just do what you can and if the team lemming trains, go with the train. 

Ectar:   Sorry to burst your bubble, however I have nothing to do with the content or pricing of missions, specials or premium shop offers.  

Ectar:   We haven't said anywhere about the Pz 58 being in a marathon. It was "leaked" from an unknown, unverified anonymous source and then shared by some people as being absolute truth. The fate of the tank is still to be decided and until it's announced on our portal, it's completely subject to change regarding how and when it will be available.

Ectar: I think that's enough for this thread.

Ectar:   It's being released in EU simply on a different date this month. 

Ectar:   Ah ha...   We don't pay any of our contributors for what they do.  As with all upcoming content contributors are provided with demo accounts so that they can make a review of the vehicle in advance before it's released. Because someone makes video content for a game, doesn't mean they're in the companies pocket. Most people make the content because they like what they play. It's a symbiotic relationship and if companies approach YouTubers/Streamers to do specific streams for something they don't normally play, the content creators is usually pretty clear it's a "sponsored" stream.

Ectar:   Action X is amazing and the 7/1 is stil good but you play it differently from the Action X. The Conqueror is a fantastic tank as is the FV215b, the Tortoise is a good tank and the FV215 b (183) brings the pain.  It needs "buffed" right up until someone takes a hit from one, then everyone wants it nerfed.  I found the Black Prince was good enough for it's tier but found the Caernarvon a little frustrating (not tried it with the new turret).     At low tiers expect to see Cruisers using derp guns or pompoms which can be pretty brutal.  The Matilda is known to shrug off damage, the Firefly is an awesome tank played to it's strengths.  Like any tree there is some average tanks. The lower tier British tanks were infantry support tanks and not really designed for fighting other tanks hence their lower armour.

Ectar:   9th of January it's there

Ectar:   Check around the 9th of January

Ectar:   Hows about tomorrow?  We felt players would like to know about the discounts first rather than knowing it's patch day tomorrow  That announcement is due later this evening. Having them discounted near the end of January helps as many people as possible with discounted prices. Discounting the at the start only helps the people dumping free exp and well, most players will have the credits set aside also.  Not that we don't want to help those players out, more really that a very small percentage of players would be able to benefit from discounting them right at the start.

Ectar:   From this very thread:  

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Ectar:   I'm not sure where you're getting your info from, but no region has indicated there would be a marathon over the festive period for this vehicle. If you want to be mad about your hopes for this vehicle, please direct it to the source who told you otherwise.  If person A tells you something that turns out to be untrue/incorrect, being angry at person B is misplaced, such is the dangers of putting faith in unverified anonymous sources. I've had this discussion with players multiple times now and I can't really say anything else on the matter.   This discussion always goes full circle. "Don't take leaks from Supertest or rumours from "inside sources" as definite things happening in next patch" XYZ doesn't happen "OMG WG, you promised us XYZ, why isn't it here? I wanted it. I thought it was coming!" "No we said don't take leaked info as something always coming next patch" "Buy whhhhhhy I want it now"   And the discussion comes all over again on the next patch/update.  Remember when someone is "leaking" something, without knowing the source anything from 50% to 100% of the rumours can be made up or deliberately altered just to cause drama. On top of that anyone "leaking" information doesn't care if their information turns out to be wrong, nor will they apologize.

Ectar: I think there is more of an increase in people at tier 10 who don't know various tier IX and X medium guns have APCR as their regular ammo. Gold ammo is always going to be the "easy to blame but not easy to prove" reason why someone gets shot. It's the default thing people say when they get shot (much like in console fps games if someone gets outplayed it's always because of "lag&quot.   Personally I haven't noticed anything different. The big guns still hurt, the weaker armoured tanks still get penned like they always have, and the more armoured vehicles can still be penned by aiming. I honestly can't think of any situation where I've thought "I need premium ammo to get through this" rather than just aiming at the right spot.