Developers posts on forum

Ectar:     I'm sorry to hear your're disappointed with today's offer. If this is regarding the Type 59 then I don't quite understand why you expected that tank to be available. It's been said time and time again there is no plans to even bring it back for sale, either via the in-game store or premium store. Wargaming have been clear about this for a very long time now and there shouldn't be any confusion about this tank and it's availability.  

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Ectar:   The camo should remain there as an option for that nation's tanks. Once it's on a tank however it can't be swapped.

Ectar:   We ask.    There was a clear topic in the clan wars section asking clans to be interviewed. We don't approach over 100 different clans individually.  It was only initially going to be a single clan interviewed but then I wanted to have a spread of different clans with different levels of experience. The top 5 clans for example are likely to have very similar answers for many things which doesn't make an interesting read when they're grouped together (individually it would be cool however with each getting their focus). Some clans have no interest in being interviewed, some other clans are not suitable for being promoted due to their behaviour, and some clans either don't reply or we're not able to get their interview up in time due to deadlines.  Rest assured any clans I've spoken to recently will get their own separate interviews/features in the coming months.   Basically we want to make the interviews as varied as possible to promote all the different clans and give them exposure. Clans Wars isn't about just the top 10 clans many of whom players already know about as their reputation precedes them (be it good or bad).     This type of article is driven by you guys, so thanks for all the feedback so far.  If there is anything else you'd like to see us focus on for the clan spotlights then keep the suggestions coming!

Ectar:     1. Congratulations on the victory! You`ve won the campaign, getting more fame points than anyone else. What would you describe as you greatest advantage, the one factor that contributed to this victory more than any other? Is there such one factor at all?   Thank you very much! Well, we'd say the biggest advantage we had against all the international unicum clans was our common native language, Finnish. The communication is much quicker and easier as we can also use expressions from selected dialects to say things shorter and stress certain things at the same time. The most colourful language is usually heard when the team performs less than optimally or fails totally.   (Btw, where's the Finnish forum section?)
 2. What do you think about the challenge level of the 3rd campaign? Was it particularly hard to win, or just a challenge like any other?   We think it was a bit more challenging than the previous campaigns because you needed a lot more luck to get those famepoints. On first and third stage you could only get points if the enemy showed up and fought you in the battles. If enemy decided that your clan was too good and thought they had no chance, they could just give technical victory and laugh at you.
  3. Is there any theme, be it historical or any other, that you would like to see featured in a next campaign or another CW event? What would that be?   The Winter war
 4. It`s quite obvious that you must be fans of World of Tanks and gaming. However, are there any other common passion or hobbies you share in your clan?   We like to drink. A lot. (Tastes vary) Many of us (from all Lemming clans) have also gathered yearly to The Armour Museum at Parola, Finland to help to preserve a part of our history.
 5. Which tank is your favorite one? Is it featured in game? And if not - which one would it be?   Well we all have our own favorites. For many, batchat is the one that will convey the message of The ULI best.
 6. How have you come up with the idea of the clan`s logo?   When Muppe_SPALE created the clan in 2011, our only goal was (and still is) to have a lot of fun. One of us came up with the name "The Assault Lemmings" and we all loved it. Then Muppe went to google and typed something, he doesn`t even remember what. Well, on the 10th page he found a lemming with grenade on his back. The idea was that we  The Assault Lemmings would crawl under the tracks of Maus tanks and pull the sockets from the grenades in our backs. We re-wrote many popular songs with new lyrics to boost our battle spirit. For 3 years we used the original picture as our logo, but now after the campaign we decided to adopt the old logo of the legendary SPALE team (which is pretty much just a drawn version of our old logo, made by Karpo_Pappa and Garrolus).   7. What do you expect to happen in 2015 in game?   We have no idea. Surprises are welcome. We hope that the game will retain its magnetism.   8. Do you have any particular plans in your clan for the upcoming year 2015?   We haven't done any plans for the next year yet. Now we are just having a break from serious battling and taking it easy. Total dedication to ULI in campaign takes usually a heavy toll. One must be careful not to lose the fun for playing this game, you know. If it is "All work and no play", Sarek1 will be a dull boy.    9. Any remarks, wishes, comments?   Something to ask nicely from Santa Claus: 1. Finnish forum section 2. Possibility to automatically log on to our sibling clan`s channels (we like company, you know) 3. Possibility to have more friends in the friends list 4. Correction of minor quirks 5. A cure to the occasional Lag Disease   We wish Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to everybody!

Ectar: Hello,   By now most players should have their reward tanks and the camouflage should be following soon. Sadly I don't have a timescale I can quote right now for the camo but we're working to get these issued to player asap.   We want to let players know that there has been a slight change to help players choose which tank they want to apply the reward camo on. Rather than a camo that can be applied to 1 single tank only, eligible players will have now instead have 1 reward camo per nation. This means you can have up to 7 different tanks using the reward camo.  Please note that you cannot use all 7 reward camo for the same nation.   *Update, eligible players will be getting their camouflage right now*

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Ectar:     As you both have PM'd me.  I only reached out to clans where an officer or Clan Leader put themselves forward. We have had issues in the past with Clan Leaders not wishing to be interviewed when their members put them forward. Ideal were involved for this round because they were contacted on the previous round but sadly due to deadline constraints we were not able to feature their interview.   We have no agenda against any clan and I would happily feature as many clans as I could and will happily interview Zer0 for the next campaign or to have a separate feature involving them in the next few months.

Ectar: The pre-order tanks are never planned to be made available ever again for the EU region. They were intended to be a limited time offer and that time has long passed.

Ectar:   Perks of the job. It will balance out quick enough and I think I can afford to lose a few points every now and then.  

Ectar:   Personal missions were part of the test phase, but they will not be introduced until the 15th of January 2015.  There is so much going on in game right now we didn't want players to be feel over loaded with missions/objectives etc.  It's a feature that it still planned to be part of the 9.5 update, it just won't be rolled out immediately.

Ectar:   It happened about a week a go to help make us more visible in threads as sometimes what we say in (especially in hot topics) gets completely missed by some players.

Ectar:   I will try to see if that's possible as I'm quite interested to see that myself.

Ectar:   This guy gets it.  It's one of my favourite bits of advice to give to anyone new to working in Community for any company or for anyone that posts on forums or websites in an official/senior capacity. It's not something everyone can do easily and takes a bit of trial and error sometimes to know your audience and know your style.   As I've said in the past the reputation system is quick method to judge the sentiment of a post, but we would never provide forum feedback on a high/low rep basis alone. We always read each and every reply, especially in the hot topics, to help gauge player opinions and feelings on certain topics. A news thread that has a high amount of downvotes on the initial article always means it's a hot topic which will have multiple replies and is likely something players don't like or something players expected to be different. It can also be a hot topic as players discuss amongst themselves the issue with various counter points.  A news thread that has a high amount of upvotes will have nowhere near the same amount of replies, and is likely something well received by the community. There will almost always be zero negativity in the thread as it gets shut down by the general consensus (and it's usually that 1 guy complaining just for the sake of complaining).   Reputation for individual players doesn't really make much difference to me as I know the regular trolls and players (or claimed "ex-players" ) who no matter the subject post negative comments every time. Those guys I have to admit now just get straight up ignored. The reason for this is because I know the only reason they're posting is to complain no matter the subject, and I know that no matter the reply from anyone, their view is never going to change and they just dismiss anything that anyone posts in reply to them (This only applies to about 2 or 3 specific players).    The trick with reputation is to not worry about it.  If you show people you're bothered about it, they'll downvote you out of spite knowing you'll likely post later to call them out and make a big deal about it. If you use the forums regularly, post content that is insightful, new, helpful, entertaining and useful, then reputation gains won't be an issue. If you're posting something you that is against the popular opinion or you know is going to cause aggro, don't be surprised if other players disagree with you.

Ectar: Greetings Clan Wars players!   This is just a quick message to let you all know that for the eligible players, the reward tank you selected should arrive in your garage tomorrow. There is just a slight delay as the deadline was 1000 CET today and with the patch dropping today too, we wanted everything to be delivered smoothly.  Please remember that if you didn't select a tank you will get the Object 907 by default.      Apologies for the slight delay and any confusion caused.

Ectar:   Where did the clan name come from and how was your clan formed?
The clan was created on the 5th of June, 2011 by three friends, right after they left the only portuguese clan in World of Tanks at the time. They wanted to create something different and the main values were to have fun and to promote friendship. Two of the original founders were ex-military and came up with the idea of creating an operational group, which resulted in the name “Grupo Operacional Português” or in English, “Portuguese Operational Group”.
The original structure worked fine until we started playing Clan Wars, at this point we understood that we needed to evolve. We started to have some internal conflicts because of this and after some structural changes on the leadership, Negrao was the only one left from the original founders. He decided that we would not have a leadership of one man but we would have an administration group that would lead the clan, so me and ElMilagro stepped in, as we were already Deputy Commanders in the clan, and we all became “Administrators”. We decided to keep the values, started recruiting the best portuguese players in World of Tanks to be more competitive and we expanded the management to a second administration group where we now have ppinho, CMD42, minha_mae and alexandre12387. Without them it would be impossible to manage our Community.
 
Do you have requirements for joining your clan, if so what is the reasoning behind them?
Yes we do have two main requirements. The first requirement is to be able to speak portuguese as we are a portuguese clan and verbal communication is essential to participate in all our activities. The other main requirement is to have a minimum set of statistics, this allows us to enroll the best players, but we still give a chance to all the other players to be part of our  Community and practice at our Academy till they are ready to be part of the clan.
 
What do you feel is the best aspect of being in a clan and doing Clan Wars?
It allows you to meet better players and to improve faster than just playing alone at random battles. Alexandre12387 and Frenzier are just two of the best portuguese players we have here, both have been in GOP for a year and left to play in Top Clans. They have later decided to come back and have been helping everyone in our clan to improve. And if you want to play against the best clans out there, where else but Clan Wars? With Alexandre12387 and ppinho on the commander seat we can beat almost every clan we get matched with.
 
What was your goal for this campaign?
We aimed to reach the Top 50 Clans and get as many Reward Tanks as possible for our Members.
 
Looking back how close were you in reaching that goal?
I could say we achieved our goals. We managed to finish in 39th place and we were able to give away 51 tanks out of 69 members that participated, this means that 74% of the members that participated got a Reward Tank.
 
What do you think about the theme of the campaign (WWI/The Great War) and do you have any suggestions for themes for future campaigns?
We liked it. It was a good way of teaching bits of history about a brutal conflict and one of the most important events in the 20th Century. For future campaigns maybe why not create something around World War II, for example, stage one being “The Blitzkrieg”, stage two “Operation Overlord” and stage three “Fall of Berlin”.
 
How did you feel this campaign compared to the previous 2 campaigns?
It was an improvement over the last two that is for sure. We liked that Victory Points were now linked to Fame Points, this allowed clans to prove themselves fighting other clans, instead of just focusing on some objectives that could be exploited like in the second campaign.
Our clan definitely improved the results in this campaign in comparison with the two previous ones. We didn’t get any reward in the First Campaign, on the Second we managed to get 36 VK 72.01 (K) but not a good place in the Clan Ranking, and now we managed to achieve our best campaign yet.
 
If you could change any one aspect of Clan Wars, what would it be?
We would change some timezones, because we are in GMT Timezone, so we can’t fight in certain areas. We also feel that the map could be bigger, with more and more clans coming into Clan Wars, the Global Map is not big enough, which doesn't allow smaller clans to enter the map and fight other smaller clans in order to improve.
 
What clan do you feel was a tough opponent and why?
KAZNA, because of their fair-play and we think they are the best clan out there. We have learned a lot playing against them. Our compliments to KAZNA.
 
Which tank do you feel is essential to victory in Clan Wars and why?
Bat.Chat 25t. Because without it alexandre12387 wouldn’t have a tank to play. Joke aside, “In the land of the blind, the one-eye man is king”. In this game without a good spotter, you won’t win, and Bat.Chat 25t is the perfect tank for that, plus if you add alexandre12387 to it, it’s quite OP.
 
What advice would you give to clans who are not yet involved in Clan Wars and are considering getting started? 
You will lose more than you win in the beginning. When you fall, you get up and try again. Always evolve, constantly change and aim for better results, never settle for what you have now. It takes time and patience but if you are persistent enough you will get there.
 
What did you think of the Wargaming involvement with Clan Wars? Would you prefer to see more involvement from WG or less? (or do you have different ideas how we could be involved)
I liked it, it shows that you like to get involved with the Community, and I would recommend you to get even more involved. One idea could be to create an Official Stream Channel were we could get weekly updates of the global map and resumes of battles, just like in a Sports TV.
 
Finally sum up your clan in one word
Portugal.

Ectar:   Where did the clan name come from and how was your clan formed?
ONE-X came from ONE (Owning Noobs Everywhere) and X something along the lines of expanded and was formed as expansion of main clan, because clan player base reached way more than 100 players so dozen of players from ONE decided to form up the ONE-X with goal of expanding our community.

Do you have requirements for joining your clan, if so what is the reasoning behind them?
We do, but needless to repeat what is written on our clan profile, we test our new recruits to see whether they are talented enough to be with our happy bunch.

What do you feel is the best aspect of being in a clan and doing Clan Wars?
Enjoying the gameplay together in group, perfecting teamplay, employing new and suprising tactics, competing with other good clans. We like aggresive tactics, and enjoy playing against clans who employ aggressive tactics as well. We dont really like clans that "play on draw", as you probably figure out by our motto . And of course, there's that gold aspect as well, who doesn't like gold and solid reputation?
What was your goal for this campaign? To get a reward tank for everyone who desired one and put in effort for one. People that played casually, few days in a week, got the consolation prize, the clan camo. We also wanted to have our clan in higher ranks of clans, managed to do that as well, finished among top 10~ clans, and had players inside top 1000 players, which is what we consider solid success for a clan that really formed up barely before the start of campaign and got to work on synergy and teamplay during the campaign.
  Looking back how close were you in reaching that goal?
We reached our goal, we would've liked that our less active players who couldn't play this campaign because of work/issues couldve gotten the tank as well, but you can only do so much in really strong competition on EU cluster. We are looking forward to next ones and doing even better.
  What do you think about the theme of the campaign (WWI/The Great War) and do you have any suggestions for themes for future campaigns? I personally liked the theme of this one, most of people don't know as much about WW I as they know about WW II, because of the WW II popularity among media. So I hope people got intrigued a bit more about WW I because of this campaign. About about future ones, I'd rather let your creative team work on them and surprise me than give a suggestion, I'm sure they already have on mind whatever I'd suggest.
How did you feel this campaign compared to the previous 2 campaigns?
Improvements could be felt, but there are still some balancing issues that probably need dealing with. But feedback should allow WG to tweak what's needed and to reduce the flaws to minimum, although I think the rating system in this one was quite fair. 

If you could change any one aspect of Clan Wars, what would it be?
They're fine as it is, I'd just maybe remove the draw from the possible outcomes, and maybe put in a rule of more destroyed tanks and damage done just to reduce the number of clans that choose hard camping their cap zone for 15 minutes. It's a fun killer, really.

What clan do you feel was a tough opponent and why?
We played many good clans, we beat clans inside of top 20, sometimes with ease, sometimes really tight, but if I had to choose one clan, it would be RSOP, because we couldnt beat them in none of our 3 matches. Was particularly impressed with their positioning and reaction timing to whatever surprise move we did.

Which tank do you feel is essential to victory in Clan Wars and why?
 At current state, depending on the map it differs, but majority of battles was decided by active scouts and artillery. Their mistakes aren't forgiven by enemies, and their good effort is never ever in vain.

What advice would you give to clans who are not yet involved in Clan Wars and are considering getting started?
Try it out, see how you do, you might be good at it, and fun and adrenaline are guaranteed.
  What did you think of the Wargaming involvement with Clan Wars? Would you prefer to see more involvement from WG or less? (or do you have different ideas how we could be involved)
WG's involvement was really interesting, although next time instead of giving recognized players to clans, take them into WG clans, make it tougher for regular top clans to beat you.

Finally sum up your clan in one word 
UPRISING!

Ectar:   Where did the clan name come from and how was your clan formed? The clan was founded by ipoopoou with the exact same name and motto ("Excellence personified&quot it has now, but he never had the time to build the clan. He offered to transfer the commander seat to Xensation in order to build a top clan after [322] disbanded for the first time. IDEAL was to be build of some of the best players of the EU server, and unlike most other top clans, supposed to have a stable leadership its members could depend on, but without any obligations like activity, Team Speak and Clan Wars. However, our definition of "best" is a little different. We put very strong emphasis on attitude and actual skill rather than stats. Not even the best stats get you into the clan if you are not a sociable and fun lad and don't live up to what your stats suggest. In other words, we went with the very simple but awesome name IDEAL and made it our ideal clan. Since then the clan has gone through a lot of changes and transformed from a pure random clan into a big and awesome community, sharing lot's of activities, such as Skirmishes, Clan Wars campaigns and other tournaments. On a side note, the clan emblem was chosen to reflect what IDEAL stands for: The Powerpuff Girls are cute, fun and nice, but they shall not be underestimated for they have the power to defeat all the opposition they get. In addition to that, our "unmanly" emblem functions as an attitude filter very well. People who decide not to join the clan because of it are not IDEAL anyway.
Do you have requirements for joining your clan, if so what is the reasoning behind them? We have rather strict requirements, both in terms of performance and personality. Currently we expect 2300 WN8 overall and 2700 WN8 for the last 30 days, combined with a certain minimum of average damage and win rate on high tier tanks. We are not all about stats however and those requirements are to be seen more as a guideline.
The most important part of our recruitment process is getting to know the player, to find out if he fits our community in terms of character and personality. That's why we expect an extensive written application before our recruiters invite the applicant to join for platoon or skirmish games. If our first impression is a good one, we will invite the player for a one-month trial period. All full members of the clan are then allowed to cast their vote on the recruit. This way we assure the chemistry is right in the community and our members agree with the new arrival before we promote him to full member.
We believe a strong and stable community is the vital value for building a successful clan in the long run.   What do you feel is the best aspect of being in a clan and doing Clan Wars? Doing something you love can only improve if you don't have to do it alone. For many of our members, being part of the community is the cornerstone of their enjoyment of World of Tanks. Playing Clan Wars together every day for a full month was tough and exhausting, but it was worth every minute. Not only in in terms of gold or prices, but in the way you bond as a team, going through victory and defeat together. We can sit in a Teamspeak channel for hours, debating every little detail of a certain strategy. Of course, sometimes a discussion may get a little heated after a defeat, but in the end everyone is pulling on one string and we only become stronger. I would not want to miss this experience for the world and I can only recommend every player to at least try playing in a team or clan, be it skirmish and Clan Wars, or ESL and WG cups.
What was your goal for this campaign? Since we don't play Clan Wars outside of the campaigns and events, for us, this campaign was not so much about winning gold, but showing our skills on the battlefield and competing with the best. Thus I cannot say we were aiming for a specific place as I think one should try to win every battle and strive for the best. Saying that, I would have been very disappointed, if we couldn't have made it into the top 10. Of course, we also wanted to win the reward tanks for our members.
Looking back how close were you in reaching that goal? Reaching place 4 is an achievement we didn't expect. Of course we had some hopes to make it 3rd in the last stage, when we had a hard race with FAME for the fame points, but unfortunately they were better as we made too many mistakes. We are still very happy with the final result.
In regards of winning the special reward tank, we had 100% success. Every single player who participated in the Clan Wars campaign will receive his tank, 79 in total.
What do you think about the theme of the campaign (WWI/The Great War) and do you have any suggestions for themes for future campaigns? Slipping in a small history lesson here and then can only be a good thing. Maybe the Napoleonic Wars could be a good theme for a future campaign.
If you could change any one aspect of Clan Wars, what would it be? For a no-obligations clan like IDEAL is would be great if it was easier to plan your battles, especially the number of teams needed. It was quite a challenge to use the full potential of our chips while not wasting them – something that unfortunately happened to us several times. We would also like to see an alliance system. At the moment diplomacy is a very time consuming and delicate part of playing Clan Wars, something I think could be simplified.
What clan do you feel was a tough opponent and why? We take all the big European CW clans very seriously, because although many of them may be equal or worse in regards of stats on paper, their players have many times more experience and routine in competitive game modes than IDEAL, since we don't play Clan Wars on a daily basis. Special thanks go to EFE, CRUSH, 9-TD, CYA, S-D and last but not least F15 for all the fantastic matches this campaign, they're definitely some of the toughest opponents one can think of!
Which tank do you feel is essential to victory in Clan Wars and why? In the first stage (tier 6) our strategies were dominated by the new American light tank, the T37. This awesome tank is very mobile, has excellent handling and a deadly gun that hits its targets on the move quite reliably thanks to the Vertical Stabilizer equipment. It is also surprisingly tough with 680 hit points. On some maps we used up to 15 of these little beasts. In the second stage the variety of tanks needed grew bigger. Of course we used the usual candidates like the AMX 50 100, IS-3 and T32. The one tank which was part of probably every single strategy though is the AMX 13 90. It plays a vital role on both open maps and in cities, as it provides intelligence to the Field Commander and can deliver game deciding firepower using its powerful autoloader. If you have to pick one tank for the premier competition in Clan Wars, tier 10, it has to be the Bat.-Châtillon 25 t, the famous Batchat, which combines deadly firepower with great mobility and camouflage. The Swiss army knife for every Field Commander this is the tank you should add to your garage if you are a new player aiming towards playing Clan Wars.
What advice would you give to clans who are not yet involved in Clan Wars and are considering getting started? Get experience in proper teamplay as fast as possible. In Clan Wars you are part of a team. Many of the habits you develop in random battles will only get you killed in Clan Wars, especially the infamous peek-a-booing. Other skills become more important, such as coordinated pushing, focus fire and shielding. Even top clans struggle with this, so the earlier you start the better. The new Stronghold mode is a great place to start. You can go for tier 6, 8 or 10 with 7, 10 or 15 players, so it doesn't matter how far you have progressed in the game and how big you clan is, you can start playing today. Don't get impressed too much by XVM stats or big clan names. Our tanks die just as quickly as yours. Try different strategies and play actively. If you lose, try to learn from the experience and keep on tanking. Next time you will do better.
At some point you will have to apply for a landing tournament. Choose the map wisely and prepare a strategy using training rooms and one of the various tactic tools. Your Field Commander should make sure your team has the required tanks and everyone is familiar with the strategy. If you don't succeed the first time, don't give up. I had to fail many times before I started winning.
What did you think of the Wargaming involvement with Clan Wars? Would you prefer to see more involvement from WG or less? (or do you have different ideas how we could be involved) We think it is great that Wargaming is actively participating in Clan Wars. We would however wish this would be extended beyond the first day of the campaign or event. Bring more coverage of the important events on the map, stream matches between top clans and cooperate with the community. We love what you did for the 3rd campaign, now give us more of it.
Finally sum up your clan in one word IDEAL   Greeting to all of IDEAL's many friends and allies. May our friendship last and grow stronger. Special thanks go to our stronk subclans S3AL and KITTY.
Thank you for this interview and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all the fellow tankers out there!

Ectar:   Where did the clan name come from and how was your clan formed?
 R1SE Came up after the EXNOM community got disbanded while the name "We Rise Again" was bought to us by the fact that our former clan was disbanded without any notice from the commander and we started this clan in the next 2 days, having in 1 day more than 70 players.For detailed version, our comannder Kyrahihi done a interview for you guys a couple of months ago http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/396011-featured-clan-we-rise-again-r1se/  .   Do you have requirements for joining your clan, if so what is the reasoning behind them? As any top clan out there, we do have requirements for joining the clan, like statistics-wise and a little schedule, but mostly, if the player fits in our Stronghold battle testing, then he is pretty much good for us.The reason for those requrements is to keep a good large group of players that can understand each other and also to have a good performance on the Global Map or any Clan Activity.   What do you feel is the best aspect of being in a clan and doing Clan Wars? Beeing organised and setting a goal for a period of time and fighting till achieving it.   What was your goal for this campaign? We didn't have a common goal, as we liked to go for both Ranking and Getting the tank to most of our players.   Looking back how close were you in reaching that goal? Not so good as you can see.We kind of over-done it and it back-fired at us by having a rather bad possition on ranking and getting the tank to a little more than half of the players that actually wanted and fought for it.   What do you think about the theme of the campaign (WWI/The Great War) and do you have any suggestions for themes for future campaigns? To be honest here, everyone was more interested about getting a good ranking and the tank, so quite nobody gived attention at all to the theme.As for the campaign itself, it was Okay lets say, but there is room for improvement.   How did you feel this campaign compared to the previous 2 campaigns? I didn't participate in the first campaign, but i did in the second one.I can say that it is much better than the 2nd one, but again, clans need the information about it much faster and also the information between stages also much faster.This is needed for the planning of future days of the campaign.   What clan do you feel was a tough opponent and why? We didn't have any tough opponents in this campaign as most of them were fighting in different regions for their own good as we did.   Which tank do you feel is essential to victory in Clan Wars and why? Every tank is good for Clan Wars, but it depends on what map the battle will take place.As most used tanks, those could be the Batchat25t and the T110E5.   What advice would you give to clans who are not yet involved in Clan Wars and are considering getting started? To form a team of 15 active guys willing to play vs other clans and to have fun during it.   What did you think of the Wargaming involvement with Clan Wars? Would you prefer to see more involvement from WG or less? (or do you have different ideas how we could be involved)
 WG clan is quite popular on the clans discussion since 2nd Campaign ( Great Cap vs TESLA will remain forever   and their involvment is quite good atm as most of the clans want to fight you.We are actually doing Strongholds battle so that maybe we meet you guys    Finally sum up your clan in one word  R1SE

Ectar:     I see what you did there...

Ectar:   As explained in another thread this is due to the falling Russian economy.   This website should help you understand   http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=EUR&to=RUB&view=1Y    Euro to Ruble http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=USD&to=RUB&view=1Y  US Dollar to Ruble   If those graphs don't make sense, all you need to understand is that in the last month the value of the ruble has plummeted to roughly half it's value. If you feel Wargaming EU is somehow responsible for global market fluctuations and exchange rates then there really isn't anything that can be said further on the matter.    

Ectar:   You're still trying to transfer something from 1 account to another. The 2nd account didn't win the contest/event so isn't eligible for the tank. Regardless of the hypothetical situations you can think up, we don't transfer things like content prizes or Clan Wars rewards to different accounts. The reward always goes to the account that participated/won as participation and winning is a condition of these contests/events. It's not something tangible for the winner to sell/trade off to another player.

Ectar:   No matter how it is announced, there is always going to be a group of players who fall into a specific circumstance where the decision is unfair. Sadly that's unavoidable.  If we said "It's gone tomorrow" the reaction of players would be a lot worse. I'm not quite sure I understand player's claiming we're greedy or only interested in sales. If that was the case the tank would not be removed from the shop and it wouldn't be discounted. We'd just keep on selling things regardless of the impact in-game. (This is something that players are totally ignoring constantly. If anyone is ever interested in making money you don't stop selling things, especially after you just say you're selling lots of it!). Making decisions like this about pulling a premium tank from sales isn't done lightly and the impact of announcing it and time-scales involved as something we feel is acceptable notice for players and and acceptable impact on potential sales.   

Ectar:   It was a straight forward question to highlight something that players in Russia appears to be getting something EU isn't.  It wasn't "Are we getting" the question was "When will we be getting" meaning it was assumed EU should get this too. As I said it shows a complete lack of understanding of the situation in Russia, but is a nice thing to hype/fuel up the recent "anti WG EU" attitude from some players and let them run with it.  Any activity on the RU, NA or Asia server has nothing to do with the EU server and players should know that by now. You're never going to get a different answer regarding comparisons. If you want the bonuses of the other servers, you're free to play on the other servers and that means dealing with any issues they have on those servers/regions too. If all players are going to do each week is compare servers then you're going to be dissapointed each week or will always find something to grumble about because each region is never going to be the same except on very rare major global events.

Ectar:   No. Not even a slight chance.   The economy in Russia has plummeted (where something like 70% of our playerbase is from) and the value of the rouble has dropped by something like 40% in 3 weeks alone.  To pull the statement of "It's not fair they get this and we don't" shows a complete lack of understanding what's actually happening in that region right now and how that affect players and businesses there. I'm amazed this is a serious question considering how much coverage the situation of the Russian currency has been getting in the news recently and how drastic the situation really is.

Ectar: Hello guys,   To help avoid some confusion about the E-25 and regards to discounts. on 22 December 2014, the E 25 will be withdrawn from the in-game store. on 15 January 2015, the vehicle is going to be removed from the Premium Shop as well. New Year Discounts Round 2 Item Discount Equipment 50% Garage Slots 50% Premium Tanks, Tier II - V* 50% Premium Tanks, Tier VI - VII* 30% Premium Tanks, Tier VIII* 15% 6 months Premium Account 15% 12 months Premium Account 15% * Valid for Premium vehicles available from the in-game store. These discounts are available from 24 December at 06:10 until 11 January 2015 06:00 CET (UTC+1).   The 30% discount applies to tanks that are available via the in-game store and ALSO the premium store.  The tank has to be available in both locations for the discount to apply. This means for example any tanks made available during the 24th Dec to 11th Jan in the Premium Store only, would not have the 30% discount applied (Such as the Panther 8,8cm)   As the E-25 is regularly available in both locations (with the exception of what's happening to it now). The E-25 will have the 30% discount applied to it from the Premium Store between the 24th Dec and 11th Jan. The tank will be sold on it's own with no additional equipment etc.

Ectar:   It used to be my favourite but then with the reload buff to the FV4202,  the FV4202 is now my favourite.  It feels more agile, is just as fast, has the same gun that shoots much faster and has amazing depression. 

Ectar:   I'll highlight some parts of what you've said here:  

Ectar:   Saying "I have heard" is a blank slate to say anything you want. It's also how rumors and hearsay start.  

Ectar:   I take it you got banned on another account right?  Please don't make claims like this when it takes minutes for me to get it confirmed with our support team.   We don't think our system is full proof. Compared to many other games however the majority of calculations are done serverside rather than clientside.  If by all means you feel there is rampant cheating taking place in World of Tanks, please send your evidence into us and we'll get it checked out. We take claims like this very seriously and will investigate all claims that come with evidence.   Conspiracy theories based on things like "I heard from some random guy" won't really be take seriously however.      

Ectar:   Please read my reply 3 posts up

Ectar:   Can you give examples please of what you feel should be discounted that isn't, based on the announcement?   I've checked the following in-game discounts below and they're all active:   New Year Discounts Round 1 Item Discount Barrack Slots 50% Crew Training/Re-training* 50% Crew Skill Reset* 50% Crew’s Personal File Reset 80% Consumables* 50% Emblems* 50% Inscriptions* 50% Camouflage patterns* 50% * Valid for both the Gold and Credit option. These discounts are available from 15 December at 06:10 until 19 January 2015 06:00 CET (UTC+1).

Ectar:   Then if you've bought the token for Japan you don't need to worry about that mission and you can focus on the other nations.

Ectar:   This is incorrect.    The WZ-111 is a regular tier 8 premium tank that comes with the same bonuses as any other tier 8 premium - http://worldoftanks.eu/en/news/pc-browser/46/premium-vehicle-improvements/  It also has limited matchmaking which means it won't face tier 10 tanks unless you're platooned with another player who will pull you into those matches.

Ectar:  

Ectar:     If you buy a token in the shop your in-game mission will not be shown as completed. The reason for this is because if you wanted to, you could still complete the mission in-game If you did that for example, you'd so get the 3 Days Premium time and you will get reimbursed with 2.500 gold for the token you bought in the shop at the end of the event.   Basically if you bought a token, you know you have the token because we sent you confirmation.  The mission interface can't be changed to "completed" because you still have the option to do it.  Rest assured any token purchased count towards the overall mission.    

Ectar:       What happened is that you appear to have misread the article...   
UK
USSR Germany
U.S.A. France China Japan 15-20 Dec 20-25 Dec 25-30 Dec 30 Dec -
4 Jan 4-9 Jan 9-14 Jan   14-19 Jan  50% off all Tier II-V tanks

30% off all Tier VI-VII tanks (except Premium tanks)

Ectar:   3x Tog II is what the cool kids are all playing  
I've also had a huge amount of fun in a 3 man Cromwell platoon.  

Ectar:   You choose a tank, the camo goes on the tank. It can't be sold as it's a perma camo.   You delete the tank, you don't get the camo back. It's not transferable to another tank nor would you get a refund for selling the camo.

Ectar:   It has limited MM so shouldn't see tier 10 As for it's additional bonuses, it's the same as any regular tier 8 premium.   http://worldoftanks.eu/en/news/pc-browser/46/premium-vehicle-improvements/

Ectar:   Hello,   Whilst we have a partnership with Italeri, that doesn't mean we have any control over where they deliver to.  The location of our head office has utterly zero impact on where Italeri ship to so I don't quite follow why you've raised that. If you wish to contact Italeri about this you can do so on their website here - http://www.italeri.com/contatti.asp   Closing this topic as it's a misguided rant. Wargaming have no control over where a 3rd party partner delivers to. - Ectar

Ectar:   I've passed this on to ask for additional info

Ectar:   You'd get the tank straight away as you've completed the mission objectives

Ectar:       I can't decide if you're being genuine or trolling so I'm just going to close this topic as it seems more like troll bait to draw in the naive rather that a serious message. +1 for the "extensive undocumented research"  I'll need to remember that one myself for the future. -Ectar

Ectar:     The discount should be the same in both games as it provides the same bonus (as World of Warplanes and World of Tanks use the same login/account).