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Ectar

9.5 System, Graphics, and Performance

04.12.2014 15:47:19

Subject: 9.5 System, Graphics, and Performance
Link on message: #9590853

Ectar: Greetings Commanders! Please leave any feedback regarding the new system graphics and performance changes on the 9.5 test server in this thread. To help us gather feedback accurately and identify any issues, keep your posts as clear and constructive as possible. Irrelevant/off-topic entries will be deleted. Consumption of memory by the game client reduced. System of game sound loading changed to reduce the number of in-battle freezes. Streaming of music and ambient sounds from the hard disk at zero volume level disabled. Some hang-ups and crashes of the game client fixed. Freezes when displaying some special effects fixed. Flickering of foliage in the Sniper mode fixed. Issue with the capturing of screenshots in Windows upon pressing PrintScreen or Alt+PrintScreen with minimized WoT client fixed. Unloading of worldoftanks.exe from processes after the client is closed fixed. Display of high-detail shadows of some objects on the low shadow quality preset fixed. Issue with the vehicle's own shadow not present in the Sniper mode fixed.

Ectar

9.5 Interface update and Bug fixes

04.12.2014 15:46:28

Subject: 9.5 Interface update and Bug fixes
Link on message: #9590840

Ectar: Greetings Commanders! Please leave any feedback regarding the new Interface update and bug fixes/additional changes on the 9.5 test server in this thread. To help us gather feedback accurately and identify any issues, keep your posts as clear and constructive as possible. Irrelevant/off-topic entries will be deleted. Players will receive additional XP for damage caused to vehicles spotted by them, if the spotted vehicle is of higher Tier than the player's vehicles (+10% for each Tier of difference between the vehicles), but not more than 30%. Functionality of the minimap expanded. Added: view vector, sector of fire (only for SPGs), display of the vehicle names, display of the point where the vehicle was last spotted. Warning for inaction in battle will now be issued only after three violations in a row (previously, the fine was imposed on the player immediately). Now the fine for inaction in battle will be imposed on the player only after the fourth violation. Some issues with interface and gameplay in the Stronghold mode fixed. Interface of the Special Battle window improved. Interface of the recurring awarding of the Mastery Badge changed. Display of Camouflage on vehicles when using the Improved Graphics preset improved. Effects of shells hitting the vehicle reworked. Volume of sound upon the end of reloading increased. Condition text for the Arsonist, Demolition Expert, and Kamikaze awards changed. The Racer 2014 medal moved to the Special category. Flickering of vehicle markers on the minimap fixed. Calculation of the number of hits of external modules (tracks and the gun) in the post-battle statistics fixed. Issue with vehicles not receiving the Elite status with all researched modules fixed. Issue with the vehicle model falling through the Garage floor fixed. Issue with the Platoon chat turning off upon disabling the battle chat in the Random Battle mode fixed. Issues with the Confederate medal not being awarded if the player only damaged the tracks of enemy vehicles fixed. Rare issue with the camera displacing to zero coordinates when switching between the allied vehicles in the Postmortem mode fixed. Display of vehicle tracks when switching between the allied vehicles in the Postmortem mode fixed. Issue with multiple splashes appearing when a shell hits the water at an angle fixed. Issues with depression angle restrictions of critically damaged guns not working fixed. Issue with the inability to return a crew in the vehicle, if the crew members who had previously been sent to the Barracks filled the Barracks to capacity fixed. List of hints on the battle loading screen expanded. Some minor issues with interface and text of several messages fixed.

Ectar

Welcome to the 9.5 test forums

04.12.2014 15:30:38

Subject: Welcome to the 9.5 test forums
Link on message: #9590720

Ectar: Greetings Commanders! To help gather feedback specifically on the new features added with update 9.5, we have pre-created threads for feedback. To help you navigate this forum section please be mindful of the following rules/advice: If you're reporting a bug or problem you've encountered, please use this forum section. Please only provide feedback if you have actually tried the changes on the test server. Respect the forum rules. As always normal forum rules apply to this section so please don't get drawn into petty insults if you and another player have a different opinion on any changes. If you wish to leave feedback on a specific aspect of the test server - please check to see if there is already an existing topic and then add your voice to that subject. Don't spam or go off topic. If it's not related to update 9.5 then your post doesn't belong in this section and will be removed. Try to be as detailed as possible with your feedback. "It's crap" or "I don't like it" is not very helpful. Explain and describe what you like or don't like.

Ectar

Bug Report section - Introduction

04.12.2014 15:26:34

Subject: Bug Report section - Introduction
Link on message: #9590686

Ectar: Greetings players! Thank for you taking part in the testing for update 9.5 we apologize if you're experiencing problems. To allow easier navigation and orientation of this section, please be aware of the following rules: Avoid Off-Topic posts and threads. Check if the bug is already reported. If it is, add your report to the existing thread. For bugs regarding graphics or game crashes, add a listing of dxdiag file in spoiler. For map bugs such as visual issues with the environment, or a location where your vehicle is unexpectedly stuck, add a screen shot of the location so it's easily identifiable. Try to provide as much information as possible about what you were doing in-game when the bug appeared.

Ectar

Advent Calendar 2014

04.12.2014 12:28:23

Subject: Advent Calendar 2014
Link on message: #9589280

gerbilman, on 04 December 2014 - 01:15 AM, said: lets take a look at those highlighted sections , expecting every offer to be accessible to everyone is asking too much? that is laughable, that is the whole point i would have thought,

Ectar: Sadly no. It's impossible to make all our offers accessible for all our players. Some are aimed at players who spend money, some are aimed and medium tank drivers, some aimed at German and British tank drivers etc etc. We always try to spread our reach regarding how many players can take advantage of something (which is why things like x3 first wins feature on weekend specials). But when it comes to premium shop offers, you can't really complain that people who don't want to spend money can't take advantage of the offers.

gerbilman, on 04 December 2014 - 01:15 AM, said: paying customers? paying players? what about enticing the non paying players to treat themselves, as it is, the offers seem inacessable to all but the chosen few, ie: those with deep pockets that can afford this

Ectar: Again, it's a premium shop offer. Why would we have offers in our premium shop that don't require players to spend money? That's the entire point of the premium shop. Occasionally premium tanks are available via in-game missions (TOG-2 as a recent example) but we don't advertise that in a premium store promotion. Lower price packages are included through the month but the lower the price, the less flexibility there is to offer discounts or additional features.

gerbilman, on 04 December 2014 - 01:15 AM, said: As for the calendar comment, maybe it shouldn't have being called an advent calender, i have never seen one where you have to pay for your own gifts

Ectar: I'm not quite sure I follow your train of thought here. The alternative is that you expect a free gift each day of the calendar and that's not really a realistic expectation either when you consider it's a premium shop promotion (Unless you're seriously expecting free gold and a free tank each day). As I've stated before we still have regular in-game bonuses and discounts taking place this month along with missions, nothing has changed in that respect. The advent calendar is something that is specific to premium shop offers and players who are looking to spend some money on the game. It's simply a different way of offering packages we don't normally have available and for a limited time. To think of it another way it's like a "flash sale". Some tanks will always have specific requirements to get them or will always be limited in availability. Whilst I'm not going to go into details about all the tanks which may feature I will confirm that the the pre-order tanks won't be available and neither will the Clan Wars reward tanks. Regarding the BTSV questions, the package that the BTSV was included in, was a limited package. That was available only on the RU region and was intended for RU players. The first batch of codes in the run weren't region locked which ment they could be redeemed on any server. Later codes were region locked to the RU server only (as originally intended). As quoted at the time these packages were limited to a set number and there is no plans to produce this package again. Please note the term "package" and not "tank". The tank itself however is not limited and we never intended to "only have 6000" on the RU servers. For EU and NA we have advised players multiple times that there was no short term plans to make the tank available but at no time did we ever state "This tanks was limited to 6000 and will never be available again" or "We won't sell this tank to players". It was always a possibility the BTSV would come to these regions and this month is the first time we've been able to do that. With regards to the pricing of the package, it's very similar to what the original package was when the BTSV was only available on the RU server roughly 2 years ago (excluding exchange rate fluctuations during the past 2 years).

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Genral discussion of member not being all you think member be

03.12.2014 19:13:23

Subject: Genral discussion of member not being all you think member be
Link on message: #9585236

Ectar:

I'm just going to move this to the off topic section. - Ectar

Ectar

Wargaming and Christmas?

03.12.2014 15:22:55

Subject: Wargaming and Christmas?
Link on message: #9583437

Feroci0us, on 03 December 2014 - 10:20 AM, said: Is it just me, or is Wargaming trying to skim cash from people even during the christmas season? I mean these Advent Calendar "Special" offers are quite disappointing, dont you think? If Christmas means giving to most people then Wargaming sees just another chance to get. It´s sad...

Ectar: You've been playing since 2011. Please go back to the Christmas/New Year Special last year and let me know where you feel we failed to deliver. The advent offers are special offers not normally available in the premium store. They have never been advertised as a "Discount tanks every day for the next 24 days". That is an expectation only you have set yourself. This attitude from some elements of the playerbase is becoming pretty frustrating to read. I get that everyone wants as much as possible for as little cost, that's human nature but the comments from some players are going beyond that. Before you claim we "don't care" or "we're only in it for the money" - look back at all the discounts and bonuses you got over the last year *especially* around Christmas time. The advent calendar isn't the only thing that will happen over the Christmas period. If you're expecting crazy discounts and bonuses right now, you're setting unrealistic expectations. Especially considering you'd expect us to then top those offers 22 days from now.

Ectar

Silentstalker slanders Wargaming, and me, yet again.

03.12.2014 15:02:04

Subject: Silentstalker slanders Wargaming, and me, yet again.
Link on message: #9583276

Ectar: As this topic is descending into off topics and not really something related to discussion of the game, moving to off topic. To clarify a few things. Discussing bans on the NA forums is not something against the rules on the EU forums as they are totally separate databases moderated by different teams. It's not like players banned on EU forums have never started posting on NA when their EU ban took place. I'd like to ask Garbad and Silentstalker to keep their differences off the forums. Garbad: If you don't care about internet/forum points then I don't see why you'd post this topic on the EU forums. From speaking to you in the past and knowing a bit about you I doubt you seriously care about what the readers or Silentstalker thinks about you. When you're looking for readership numbers there is no better news that "drama news" truth or not and people need to remember that and not get drawn in.

Ectar

Advent Calendar 2014

03.12.2014 13:39:26

Subject: Advent Calendar 2014
Link on message: #9582563

tumppi776, on 03 December 2014 - 11:29 AM, said: Why "can't" you? So where's the discount/offer part? Christmas spirit and all - you dont want to offer any benefits ever to your paying customers? We'll no news for me atleast but weird thing that you admit it so freely and publicly. Greedy and all that...

Ectar: This is day 3 out of a 24 day event and the discounts/bonuses for Christmas haven't been announced. Already you have dismissed what is still to come because you don't have it now. Lets just take a step back and chill out please. Go back through every weekend special from now to the start of the year and reconsider the part were you're making out we do nothing for the players in regards of discounts and bonuses. I don't quite understand how saying that a company which regular discounts it's standard offers to players and provides bonuses on the regular in-game features when the game is free to play in the first place, can be called greedy.

Ectar

Advent Calendar 2014

03.12.2014 13:14:30

Subject: Advent Calendar 2014
Link on message: #9582348

WaIIet_Warrior, on 03 December 2014 - 08:54 AM, said: They can [edited], I don't need any more gold...50k+ will last me quite some time, and the Pz B2 simply isn't good enough to warrant me buying that much more gold.

Ectar: Consider this message your one and only warning. There is no need for language like this. Whilst this is an internet forum you should also consider your messages as if you were talking to someone face to face and if you said something like that to any Wargaming Staff member I can guarantee anything you said following that wouldn't be listened to. The package price isn't a Pz B2 with gold "thrown on top" it's an existing gold package (which actually is actually a very popular package) with a free Pz B2 on top.

Mr_Deo, on 03 December 2014 - 08:59 AM, said: If you were going to buy gold then I guess its not that bad, about a 6% savings compared to base price. Saying that, other than corrupt staffsome lucky code owners selling codes on ebay, you cant buy it all the time.

Ectar: Please can you stop making totally false statements. What you're saying here is a pretty hefty claim with zero evidence. If you are being serious with regards to "corrupt staff" members selling codes on ebay I recommend you come forward with your evidence so this can be investigated, otherwise I ask that you stop from making accusations like this. Seriously dude, even coming back and saying "It's just a joke dude" isn't cool. There is far too many players who would take your comments as something serious and then the silly rumors start up based on a lie. This really is one of those "think before you type" moments.

Realest, on 03 December 2014 - 09:14 AM, said:

Ectar: The pre-order tanks won't be available to purchase ever again on the EU or NA regions. The Clan War tier 10 reward tanks are Clan War rewards. We have no plans to ever sell these tanks on any region and our devs have stated multiple times we have no plans to sell tanks any higher that tier VIII There is no room for discussion regarding tanks that fall into those two categories. If you want a Clan Wars tank, play Clan Wars. They're a reward to players specifically for taking part in that contest/event and they're intended to draw players into playing Clan Wars. Pre-order tanks were only ever supposed to be available for a limited period of time for players who purchased the pre-order package. It was a limited time offer and that time has expired. With regards to the advent calendar. I'd like to remind players that the main point of the calendar is to have a different offer each day. It's not to offer rare tanks that have never been sold before for half their value (Which is something some of you seem to be expecting). We will begin the winter festivities with a special World of Tanks Advent Calendar, which will produce one special offer for each day, from 1 to 24 December. This means that for every day included in the calendar, there will be a new unique package added to the Premium Shop. Twenty-four cold winter days means twenty-four red hot offers added progressively as days go by! Make sure to check our website regularly, because the offers prepared for the calendar will feature many exceptional packages, including some with rare and/or completely new content! The catch is that every Advent Calendar offer will last for only 24 hours, so don’t hesitate for too long or you may lose the opportunity to get a hold of something really unique! As the statement above notes. We have a new offer every day and those offers are not something you normally see available in the premium shop. Whilst some offers may seem more expensive you have to look at the total package and not simple the price of the tank (as there is many like for like comparisons people are making whilst ignoring the additional content). There is multiple packages which include rare tanks and some not seen before (The BTSV which you've already seen for example). We understand that some of the offers are priced higher than some players may expect, but please understand we wouldn't set these prices if people weren't buying them and we can't offer bundles that work against us. An example would be that we can't have a situation where it's more beneficial to purchase a really desirable low price package (with or without a discount) over and over rather than purchasing one of our normal gold packages. Player feedback is important on these offers, but please understand that comments on our forums are not the only deciding factor in monetization of the game. Again I have to ask forum members to please be mindful of their language when addressing Wargaming members of staff or other forum users. Please don't let your emotions get the better of you and if your'e upset or angry about something, then chill out, take some time and write a well thought out and balanced reply rather that something riddled with insults. The first type of post will be taken on board, the 2nd one will get skipped past and ignored.

Ectar

Advent Calendar 2014

01.12.2014 17:07:56

Subject: Advent Calendar 2014
Link on message: #9568475

Jack_E, on 01 December 2014 - 02:58 PM, said: Wtf? what is wrong with sourcing pictures online? Having the BT-SV is proof of purchase, and you could only get it from the box, so it's not like you need it for that.

Ectar: Having a BTSV is proof you or someone you knew had access to a code. Either the physical code from the box, or the code was sent to you or a friend. The tank on your account isn't proof you purchased the retail box.

degeneral, on 01 December 2014 - 02:59 PM, said: EDIT: it's a good question. Did it say only 5000 codes would be issued, or 5000 box sets? This would put things into a whole different light; from fraud/misleading of customers to wording your advertisement in a manner that is misleading, but technically not lying. Which is still a sneaky thing to do.

Ectar: Hence my earlier statement :

Ectar, on 01 December 2014 - 02:56 PM, said: I'm more than happy to get things checked out for players but I need hard evidence to go on other than "I think at the time the message was this" as it's just as easy for someone to say "No the message was actually this" and that kinda gets us no where.

Ectar:

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Advent Calendar 2014

01.12.2014 16:56:16

Subject: Advent Calendar 2014
Link on message: #9568341

Maxmk6, on 01 December 2014 - 02:49 PM, said: And re Ectar needing us to show where these tanks limited availability was specifically promised on EU server - the box sets themselves stated it, they stated limited to 6k on all servers.

Ectar: Then if you purchased a boxed set can you please take a picture of this message and send it to me via PM so I can then get it checked out. If however you bought the code from someone who bought a boxed set this is entirely a different matter and the price of that code is something Wargaming has utterly zero control over. I'm more than happy to get things checked out for players but I need hard evidence to go on other than "I think at the time the message was this" as it's just as easy for someone to say "No the message was actually this" and that kinda gets us no where.

Ectar

Advent Calendar 2014

01.12.2014 16:33:39

Subject: Advent Calendar 2014
Link on message: #9568159

degeneral, on 01 December 2014 - 02:24 PM, said: Hey, Ectar, care to address the issue of broken promises / profiteering? BT-SV was supposed to be an exclusive, box-set only tank. Can I expect the Type59 to return, then? (Since your company already broke their word.)

Ectar: If you can show me where this promise was made either on the EU server or directed to the EU playerbase then sure I can look into it. I can't do anything about retail packages in another region however or messages given to players in that region.

Ectar

Advent Calendar 2014

01.12.2014 16:16:44

Subject: Advent Calendar 2014
Link on message: #9568007

Smin1080p, on 01 December 2014 - 11:57 AM, said: Well I will be getting this package, as lucky I saved quite a bit in anticipation of something like this on day one. Please for the love of god dont make every day this expensive... Please try to have some reasonably priced offers. But the question has to be asked, why is this package so expensive, when am aircraft of equal rarity to the BTSV (in WoWP terms) is available for only £15.99 on the World of Warplanes advent calender?

Ectar: This plane has both never been available before, nor has it been part of a retail package. Whilst the BTSV was available with a code that worked in all regions, it was still only a RU region retail release. It wasn't something made available to EU or NA retailers for sale in those regions.

Dampier, on 01 December 2014 - 01:58 PM, said: Hey Ectar, Are you able to speculate on weather certain bonus tanks from the specials will appear in multiple sizes of gold packages? ^^

Ectar: I'm afraid we can't give anything away in advance. To think of it in retail sense as if it was a highstreet store, imagine your favorite electrical/gaming/clothing store tells you what stuff is going to be discounted after Christmas and how much it will cost. That store/shop will sell pretty much nothing until then as everyone waits till that discount comes up. Whilst shoppers would love to know sale/discount information in advance, releasing that information actually damages sales because no one spends money until then. You effectively kill off "impulse buying" which is what is a key factor of any sale. Everyone in the UK for example knows about Boxing Day sales, but no one ever knows what will be discounted and by how much until Boxing Day.

Cobra6, on 01 December 2014 - 01:59 PM, said: BT-SV in the shop, NICE! BT-SV 80 pounds, NOPE! Unless you failed no notice, it's a low tier tank. Currently it's nearly twice as expensive as a Tier 8 premium.....hmmmm Cobra 6

Ectar: Your statement here is very very misleading. The package the BTSV is part of = 80 pound. That includes 27,500 gold and 30 days premium. You don't get 27,500 gold and 30 days premium when you purchase a tier 8. Lets not make things up or twist things just to suit your argument. The tanks are not the same price. The packages are and the package contents are totally different.

Ectar

Premium Shop: Offers for December 2014

01.12.2014 15:48:23

Subject: Premium Shop: Offers for December 2014
Link on message: #9567755

DELTA_Vassili_Zaitsev, on 28 November 2014 - 10:06 AM, said: Will there be some special week offers for Christmas or New Year ? For T-34 , gold or premium ? Thx

Ectar: You'll just have to wait and see. I'm afraid we can't disclose details in advance.

Ectar

Advent Calendar 2014

01.12.2014 15:47:49

Subject: Advent Calendar 2014
Link on message: #9567750

Cobra6, on 29 November 2014 - 04:04 PM, said: Might be interesting but it depends entirely on the fact if the offers are original and good value for money rather than the normal rehashed deals we get every week/month that aren't worth it.. Cobra 6

Ectar: You have to remember however that when it comes to the normal weekend premium shop offers there is only so much we can do. We can't create a situation for example where it is cheaper for a player to purchase a tank multiple times rather than purchase a gold package. There will be multiple offers available through the month and some offers will appear more than once to allow players multiple opportunities to pick up something they perhaps couldn't get at an earlier date.

Ectar

Mission for December 2014

01.12.2014 13:25:57

Subject: Mission for December 2014
Link on message: #9566486

lewisdawson1, on 30 November 2014 - 10:18 AM, said: Still sad that you nerfed the mission.... We should get more for the money we pour into this game imo.

Ectar: Nerfed? This is the first time the mission was announced officially. I've said myself that any information provided from external sources should be taken with a pinch of salt because until we announce things officially, the information is always subject to change. No one set your expectations here other than yourself and whatever source you got your previous information from. It becomes quite a silly situation when you're complaining about changes made to something that was never confirmed in the first place.

DenOndeBonde, on 30 November 2014 - 01:00 PM, said: crapmission is crap.... its 3£.... what a joke.

Ectar: Getting something for nothing is actually worth quite a lot for some players. There is hundreds of thousands of players who have never bought gold or a premium sub who will welcome roughly 750 gold. If you don't like it fair enough but I know that in any game I play online, getting something for nothing that would normally cost me money out my pocket is very much appreciated.

Ectar

Special: Winter Is Coming!

01.12.2014 13:14:19

Subject: Special: Winter Is Coming!
Link on message: #9566384

Field_marshal_Colt, on 28 November 2014 - 03:30 PM, said: It would've been nice if tier sevens and sixes would've been added to the list as well.

Ectar: It would always be nicer if we included more for each weekend special, but then it limits what we can offer you later in the month. If for every special we had discounts from tier II to tier tier VII you'd quickly expect that to be a regular feature or expect it to be topped. Setting expections also requires managing expectations and no one can do the 2nd part except you. Please understand not every weekend can have a large amount of bonuses and won't alway cater to every player's individual circumstances.

BuxnaCira, on 28 November 2014 - 07:34 PM, said: We want tier 8 premium discount

Ectar: All things in good time. Something like tier 8 premium discounts are only reserved for special events.

Ectar

Nerf Bans for Teamkilling

21.11.2014 19:11:25

Subject: Nerf Bans for Teamkilling
Link on message: #9506299

Ectar: closed on request of OP

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Quickybaby just hits 11k viewers!

19.11.2014 09:34:38

Subject: Quickybaby just hits 11k viewers!
Link on message: #9488145

lonigus, on 18 November 2014 - 12:35 PM, said: First of all this is an open forum and when you post some content everyone is free to share their point of view. Is it positive or negative. He got popular on Youtube first and there WG picked him as "their" main horse. Felt like correcting your information since you have your nose so deep in his butt that you barely can breath :)

Ectar: No one was ever picked as a "main horse" and no one ever has been. The difference is simply recent content output. I met Quickybaby at Tankfest 2012 and we started playing together. I would join in his streams every so often and would occasionally post on Facebook when we went live. We would also at the time retweet RitaGamer who had not long started streaming. At that time the only other prominent streamer was Highflyer15 who was more well known for his youtube videos. There wasn't many other people streaming at the time and the most views were always on Russian channels. I can remember Quickybaby reaching a peak of 500 viewers when we did a 12 hour stream when British tanks were released, and I can remember RitaGamer getting excited about reaching 50 twitch followers. Things were a lot lot different 2 years ago. To give you another example of the "it's not just 1 guy" - We brought Highflyer15 to Gamescom 2012, and we also brought him to Gamescom 2013 along with Circonflexes. Just because we haven't featured a contributor recently on our portal doesn't mean we're no longer supporting them. Our recent articles related to content patches have been player created youtube videos and there has been multiple other players highlighted. If someone isn't making videos it's pretty hard to promote them in a video-centric article that is focused on specific content.

edger2020, on 18 November 2014 - 04:32 PM, said: According to whom? Nobody is denying that he is good player or that he is good streamer, he is just over-hyped. Give WG propaganda machine to SirFoch, Circon or anyone else and lets see their numbers.

Ectar: They have the "propaganda machine" available to them, however any content has to be relevant to our articles. Both players are well known to our community team and I drop by both of their channels frequently myself. If we're publishing a post about update 9.3 and a player/editor has no content related to that, we don't really have any other options. - Community Contributors have direct contact with Wargaming and know the stuff we're looking for. Now along with being relevant to the article, the content also has to be within what would be considered normal forum/in-game rules. (This is why some streamers/youtubers will never be officially promoted due to their language/behavior when they stream or the content of their chat). We want to promote as many players as possible as we're trying to spread our coverage as far as we can, that content however always has to be of a certain standard and not just "for teh lolz". The people who have met me in real life or know me personally know my sense of humor and whilst there is lots of stuff out there which I agree is funny or entertaining in it's own way, it's not appropriate for an official games company website to promote. The aim of this recent event was to promote Clan Wars which with 11k viewers I think you can all agree that to a certain extent it worked. Yes there is things we can improve on next time and I'm pretty sure that more Community Team members, streamers and clans will want to participate next time. If you're unhappy that XXX streamer didn't take part, please understand that this was the first time we've done something like this, and to get the most coverage it's only natural we'd do something with the player who has the highest viewer numbers. I look forward to seeing what the next campaign brings, how many players/clans take part and what we can do to promote it.

Ectar

Clan Wars Third Campaign - Community Strikes Back!

15.11.2014 18:18:20

Subject: Clan Wars Third Campaign - Community Strikes Back!
Link on message: #9464429

Alteisen, on 15 November 2014 - 04:04 PM, said: I don't see any English, Spanish, Czech, Italian, Balkan, Russian, Hungarian and Dutch representation.

Ectar: And why would there be? We have 7 supported languages for our Europe office and there is over 30 countries in the region we cover. No where in the article did have we stated that we would be playing with a contributor/livestreamer from each of those countries. I'm not quite sure I understand what you're getting at here.

Ectar

New game mode is in the tests

14.11.2014 02:31:23

Subject: New game mode is in the tests
Link on message: #9453439

Balc0ra, on 09 November 2014 - 01:21 PM, said: No offense to Ectar. But do you really think he gets updates straight form the RU dev team all the time? The EU staff don't know about anything most times before its on the live server. We get the info form "leaks" before the WG EU staff even gets the memo 2 weeks before the update goes live with the new stuff.

Ectar: None taken. If I need anything checked I go through various people in a chain but the answer ultimately comes from our Developers. I admit I don't have Serb and Storm on the Batphone for any emergency conspiracy theories however. When you're saying "Don't listen to him, he might not know what he's talking about" - At what point have I been wrong with information I've shared to players in the past? Where has for example this "source" for claiming we're going to sell tier X premiums got the info from? I thought I was well known on the forums for providing accurate info and being straight up with you guys when talking about stuff. Sure things can change at a later date (and if they do, we let players know), but if someone is calling me out, at least provide credible evidence to show the contrary.

Ectar

QB leaving his own community to join RSOP

09.11.2014 11:04:24

Subject: QB leaving his own community to join RSOP
Link on message: #9417089

on 07 November 2014 - 08:34 PM, said: Just shows what a tosser he really is if he cares more about that than his fans.

Ectar: I've removed your name from the quote and hidden your post. Comments like this especially go over the line. You don't use that term ever in a joking sense no matter what part of the UK you come from. That is an especially venomous thing to call someone and for that I'm happy to give you an extended forum vacation. In future I'd recommend the following video for guidance, especially when you don't know the full picture:

Ectar

english medium tier 10 fv4202

05.11.2014 18:30:38

Subject: english medium tier 10 fv4202
Link on message: #9388242

fighter003, on 04 November 2014 - 05:04 PM, said: Is it normal that the fv4202 has 210 penetration with gold ammo and 480 average damage against 268 penetration with 390 average damage with ap shells?

Ectar: Yesh, it's Hesh. The tank does very well despite this for random matches anyway. Clan Wars is a different story.

Ectar

So Wargaming do you have balls?¿

03.11.2014 00:23:57

Subject: So Wargaming do you have balls?¿
Link on message: #9369326

DenOndeBonde, on 02 November 2014 - 08:35 PM, said: Its time to admit you rig the games. less than 1% is purple, yet when I play tier 10 90% of the matches has one or atleast 2-3 blue Come on WG, grow balls and admit it When you win alot you will get more good players aginst you.

Ectar: You do realise that the majority of "top" players, stick to playing high tier because that's where you expect the most experienced players to be, and to be matched with players who know their tanks, know the maps, and generally should know how to play depending on the vehicle they're playing? I say "expect" and "generally" here because there will always be people who can reach top tier by not really learning along the way, however for the most part, the better players play at the higher tiers.

Bonecrusher, on 02 November 2014 - 09:01 PM, said: He's got a good point. In most of the game I played the top level players ( as end game level ) are average to good players. SWTOR, WoW, BF2 to 4. In WoT it's not the case, because everyone with enough money to convert XP can reach a T9 - T10 without even knowing the basics or breaking a sweat. And since the T10 premium tanks will be here soon, it will only get worse.

Ectar: Tier 10 premiums? Well that's a new one. It's never been mentioned ever that we'd allow tier 10 premiums. Our devs have stated multiple times the exact opposite in fact. Tier 8 premiums are the highest we would offer. I'm all for people having issues with the game, we're never going to please everyone, but making things up out of thin air with zero evidence or sources for their claims is becoming a bit silly now. In the other games you listed, anyone can get to top level in SWTOR and WoW as they're PvE games that guide you step by step. You can even now buy a top level character in WoW. It's natural that in any game there is a minority that are very skilled. You have to remember however that WoT doesn't have a skill based matchmaking system and it certainly doesn't use XVM stats (which is a player generated formula) to match you against other players. The MM doesn't care about your XVM stats or whatever custom configs people are using to make them feel superior to others.

Ectar

Update 9.4: Changes in the Ramming Mechanics

30.10.2014 16:07:18

Subject: Update 9.4: Changes in the Ramming Mechanics
Link on message: #9343986

Ectar: Head to head rams won't be as effective but an E-50M T-boning you side on, or ramming you from behind

will still do significant damage. My E halfhundred rammwagen M will still be rocking spall liners and controlled impact.

Ectar

Reboot InfoGamer in Zagreb, Croatia, 12-16 November!

30.10.2014 14:16:52

Subject: Reboot InfoGamer in Zagreb, Croatia, 12-16 November!
Link on message: #9343074

panzeraustirol, on 29 October 2014 - 06:46 PM, said: But... It sais on some pages on this forum, that you will have BIG CHANCE to get anything... I don't see anything I can win because: - Accordingly to XVM, I am orange. There will be a lot of experienced players there: no Italeri kit for me - I am not on Facebook: no Fury tank for me - I can get 2 kills and survive, but only on PC and barely one of 3 battles (I wonder what will limit be on each visitor on how many battles he can play). I don't know which tanks I will be able to play. Also I don't want dog tag (I don't have a dog) or a shirt (I have tons of these): no code for me - No info when will stage show be. Also technique of giveaway might be throwing codes and I am not good at catching anything: no giveaway gifts for me - Which codes? For what? T-15 I don't want?: no idea what codes will be I hope I can get a code... but the chances of that are that lightning strikes me while I am in a plane that is crashing straight into the peek of Mount Everest! And while I am eating pizza!!
Correct some of the statements I made above and make me happier...

Ectar: - Ignore XVM it's a guide and nothing more. Anyone can have a lucky game. - It takes seconds to create a Facebook account if you really really wanted to take part. You can then close the Facebook account after the event. It costs nothing but some of your time. - Again, anyone can have a lucky game. We have limited amount of goodies and we're not going to give out goodies just for turning up at the booth. You appear to have misunderstood the term "dogtag" for the literal translation. It's a bottle opener that we give away as part of the goodie bag. You can see an example of one here. (note that the other items here are not necessarily available at Reboot, this image was from a previous event in the Netherlands). - We don't have the direct information regarding stage shows as yet sadly. If codes were thrown out you have just as much chance of catching or being handed one as anyone else. - As for what's on the codes, you'll just need to wait and see. If you've been to gaming events past you'll know (or if you haven't been to events then you need to understand this next bit) - various booths have various levels of goodies they give out and there is multiple booths that give out nothing. It's not really fair to judge a game or company based on what freebies you can get from their booths at events, or to instantly write off the event because you've already decided you won't get anything for whatever reasons. You have the exact same chances as everyone else who visits our booth and plays our games. I can't really say much else because if you're always going to come up with reasons why you can't do something before even trying, it's clear that you're not really interested in trying in the first place. I'll be honest it always make me a little sad when we do an event like this for 5 days and it seems all people care about is the freebies they can get. What ever happened to people attending things like Reboot because they love computer/console games and visiting booths because they're a fan of those games?

panzeraustirol, on 29 October 2014 - 07:04 PM, said: But I don't want Type codes... I want one of these (if possible): KV-5, Pz IV Hydro, Pz. II J, T-127.

Ectar: KV-5 has never been available in code format for any event. Pz IV Hydro is only available as a retail promo when you buy one of the Razer items Pz IIJ codes no longer exist. They expired in December 2013. T-127 has been available at other events this year, it's possible it will be available for ReBoot. And just to add BTSV isn't available as a code in any region other than the remain RU retail packages MTLS still has never been released in any region and there is no plans to release it anytime soon. Type 59 is reserved for global/regional contest prizes and only major events like Gamescom, Igromir, E3. (Reboot is a big event but not on the scale of those events). I'm not even sure if we gave out any at Gamescom this year. Type 62 has never been available in code format for any event. There is no plans to make the Alpha, Beta or Pre-Order tanks available as the time-scale for their availability on EU has passed and they were limited time offers.

Ectar

Why has my garage been replaced with some crap advert for a film?

28.10.2014 17:57:47

Subject: Why has my garage been replaced with some crap advert for a film?
Link on message: #9329171

init_0, on 28 October 2014 - 01:09 PM, said: Sadly this is WG we're talking about so the chances of them actually responding to this question/issue with a post of their own is exactly zero. *sigh* Really makes you miss proper MMO-companies like CCP that actually have devs that can speak english and post on the forums regularly.

Ectar: You're playing a game where the main player base has Russian as a common language. CCP's main player base has English as a common language (as do many other western developed games such a LoL, WoW Dota II, SWTOR etc etc). The only difference here is that the common language from our game isn't your language. Like it or not World of Tanks has 4 times as many players who speak Russian, than speak English. Russia was the country where the game was first launch and it was a Russian speaking audience the game was originally marketed for by it's Russian speaking developers. The interaction is the same, just the primary language is different.

Ectar

Utterly Disgusted With WOT Special TOG EVENT

28.10.2014 12:55:03

Subject: Utterly Disgusted With WOT Special TOG EVENT
Link on message: #9326423

Ectar: If you can't win 5 games in 3 hours then you're likely playing on tilt and losing focus. Whilst you can blame everyone else for losing, you're going to get that potentially at any time due to the random factor in making teams. Even if we had a skill based MM there is still no guarantee that you'll win more often, it only give you team mates and enemy at the same stats (not necessarily skill level). Taking a break and coming back to the game refreshed would have probably saved you a lot of hassle. As would giving yourself enough time to compete the event so it wasn't a rush at the end. It wasn't intended to be a give away and requirements had to be met, this tank is always still going to be available in the premium store and every so often it comes up in a discount. It sounds like you were chasing the wins which means it's very normal for players to get tunnel vision and play scrappy, I've done it myself plenty of times. Personally I always take a break if I have 4 or 5 losses in a row. Remember it's a game at the end of the day, there is no point in getting worked up about it. If you really really want a Tog and this isn't your main account I'd recommend waiting for a few months as it's highly likely the Tog will be on discount sometime between now and Christmas.

Ectar

Fury on the Battlefields

25.10.2014 00:34:44

Subject: Fury on the Battlefields
Link on message: #9301377

Aldramelech, on 24 October 2014 - 10:25 PM, said: You do this job because your paid to do it. The fact that you may enjoy your job is neither here nor there, you wouldn't do it for free would ya? Try earning minimum wage in a dead end job where people try to physically assault you every day at worst or just abuse you at best and I'll have some sympathy, man up for gods sake, you sound like your about to blub. Your a very, very lucky boy matey, not everybody is as fortunate.

Ectar: I've worked in customer service since I was 16. I'm 33 now. Please don't give hypothetical situations when you know zero about my background or experiences. I've been called multiple things during my career and I've read chat logs and messages with far worse. All I'm saying is that when you want your voice to be heard, think about how you say it because if you try to take the moral high ground whilst at the same time still trying to have a pop at someone, you'll quickly find your message falls on deaf ears.

Ectar

Fury on the Battlefields

25.10.2014 00:05:19

Subject: Fury on the Battlefields
Link on message: #9301227

Fighto, on 24 October 2014 - 04:41 PM, said: Sorry but the attitude in Ectars post stinks,so unprofessional and patronising its scary. I worked for SOE and SCEE (SONY) in the past. You could be sacked for replying to queries like that . What other company would announced something a fortnight before launch and not give a date.

Ectar:

pomp, on 24 October 2014 - 05:04 PM, said: As others have said, thank you for the info Ectar but would it have been that difficult to actually provide it when the Fury details appeared on the main site? And if I had wrote an email to one of my customer in such a tone I would now be in a meeting with my H.R team - basically your saying that you don't give s*it about your customers as your far too busy doing other stuff, and you will continue to drip feed us whatever minimal information that you want.. and after all of this you again charge us a ridiculous price for a t6 tank, I was really looking forward to getting this but at 30 quid, forget it, ill get a regular tank and put my own camo it. Thanks again for you super customer services

Ectar: I always try to measure my responses to the tone of the messages directed at me. I find it confusing you both say the my reply is disrespectful, yet you feel it's perfectly fine to be sarcastic and mocking and then at the same time act like your behaviour is perfectly fine. Now fairs fair, you may say you're not a WG employee but you don't have to be working for WG to be nice to others on the forums. You're putting words in my mouth and claiming I don't care about the community which tbh is more than a little frustrating and hurtful consider the amount of work I put in to this community. I appreciate your anger is directed at the company but your messages are addressing me personally as if I am responsible for what's transpired. Whilst it's my role here to speak for the company it's not my role to take personal hits. I act as a conduct between Devs/Producers to players and vice-versa. I don't make the calls for things like promotions, release dates and pricing so I can't change those things. Whilst I may have that information I don't disclose it because I'm told not to. It's not because I don't want to.

kurcevski, on 24 October 2014 - 08:00 PM, said: Regarding Ectars post: No offense, but only gaming employees have the nerve to write such a downright degrading post to all the players... In any normal establishment, you'd be fired, i'd fire you for sure. If the customer is rude, you don't reply in a rude manner. Customer is always right and you have a job because of us...

Ectar: Generally if the customer is rude, I straight up don't reply. I fully agree that the timing could have been more transparent but at the time we didn't expect this reaction from the community by choosing a date roughly in the middle of EU releases. "Oh come on how couldn't you know?!?" - It seriously wasn't thought of as being an issue because the tank is going to be available for a few weeks and getting it now or 4 days later really really isn't costing anyone other than "I wants it now". If hindsight was foresight then no one would make mistakes to learn from. Please next time before you come barreling into the forums full of hot air and ready to give a peace of your mind/attitude directly to a community team member or moderator, consider this. We do this job because we seriously care about the community. We do it to the best of our ability and with all the information available to us. Sometimes there is information we can't share for various reasons. Being sarcastic and saying things like "you should be fired" is actually pretty nasty comments to make and you're blowing the issue totally out of proportion when you consider this all because "We thought the EU Fury tank release date was XXX and WG didn't tell us what the specific date was/is". If my comments have offended anyone I apologize for that. I'll be sure to think about how I reply to any future hot topics.

Ectar

Fury on the Battlefields

24.10.2014 15:54:30

Subject: Fury on the Battlefields
Link on message: #9297940

mh1ultramarine, on 24 October 2014 - 01:42 PM, said: But then why do we get it 5 days after Xbox EU. I'm not expecting an answer. I would just like to know.

Ectar: Anything that happens for the Xbox 360 edition has utterly nothing to do with the PC version and what's in one version of the game doesn't equal it being in the other version. Especially with regards to new content being available. The Xbox 360 Edition normally follows the NA region timelines/timezones with regards to content updates.

22cm, on 24 October 2014 - 01:51 PM, said: You would think it is an European thing, wouldn t you?

Ectar: That's where pretty much where a lot of the issues stem from. "You would think" - People make their own assumptions then when they're not met, we're wrong because you thought something else. Not because we told you something else (But of course it's our fault because you made that wrong assumption

).

Kibradders, on 24 October 2014 - 01:48 PM, said: I would also like to add.........THAT WG SAID THAT THE SPECIAL SECRET TANK WOULD NOT BE A RE-SKIN AND THAT IT WOULD INFACT BE A COMPLETELY NEW TANK THAT HAS NEVER BEEN IN WOT BEFORE!!!!!!! Unfortunately I cannot place a "quote" here as the comment from WG has been removed! It's such a cheap scam! I do not want the "premium" sherman as it will most likely be totally useless! Well done ~WG you have lied to us AGAIN!

Ectar: We didn't state that. I can link you to the contest we had and the wording that was used - Note the date of my reply and what I said at the time.

Ectar, on 22 August 2014 - 06:28 PM, said: The Special Secret Tank? It's not in-game, has never been previously released, and you won't find any images of it on the web or on any fansite. Keep guessing guys

Ectar:

Ectar

Fury on the Battlefields

24.10.2014 15:36:34

Subject: Fury on the Battlefields
Link on message: #9297759

TacPenguin, on 24 October 2014 - 11:07 AM, said: When the Fury tank was revealed there was a huge buzz about it with a positive vibe towards Wargammimg. Players were exited. Now we sea other server have this tank and Eu does not. There is now a negative wave of feeling swirling around this tank. Well done you have made what a huge success into a fail. Sales have been lost. Ectars reply was just corporate double speak and really quite pointless. TacP

Ectar: I highly doubt sales will be lost apart from a few players cutting their nose off to spite their face. If you really really want this tank you'll still but it. The fact it wasn't available until 5 days after you assumed it would be available won't affect your desire to want the tank. As I said previously we've always said EU players would be able to buy it. We never started a time in advance and whilst we could have managed expectations better, you're making it out like we said a specific date and then didn't honor it. That situation hasn't happened.

GespensterJaeger, on 24 October 2014 - 11:29 AM, said: 1. You claim there was not a european launch date for fury. yet you write "the sale date hasn`t changed from when it was planned to be released" Wich clearly suggest YOU KNOW 100% when the tank is suppose to go on sale and you refuse to tell uss when it is. That creates a negative impact on the community here that should be evident enough by all the posts i see here. 2. If i use ur direct quote "The specific date of when it will be available doesn't make any difference other than to give some players peace of mind -Ectar" THAT is a BIG DEAL for players to plan their gameing and activity and money. The way you put it is negative for the players that the company dont care what we feel our emotions dont matter. that is a sad thing to hear a official say. direct quote again " I agree, it would be nice to know about lots of different things but in the big picture of things it doesn't really make a difference because it's not like you're missing out on anything.- Ectar " It makes a hell of aloot of diffrence to a normal person who wants to plan purchase and play time. WE want solid clear cut information not some random spout about future if we want that we can go to an oracle and ask them Show me the tarot cards. And aktually we are missing out on CONTENT that could been enjoyed instead it turned into a big sad story that sickens the minds of the players. Direct quote again "What happens on the the NA servers doesn't have any impact on you playing on the EU servers. -Ectar" This is such a sad thing to see and read. Its like saying war in ukraine dont matter to any other european country thats just wrong in so many levels. What affects the other servers affects us here quite a big deal you know. reason for that is IMPRESSION. If we constaly see that USA or SEA gets better treatment than us in the EU then obviously we will get disgrunted and feel hatred and sadness and frustration. that in itself creates a evil spiral of bad negativity. 3. Direct quote again " Comparing regions and content within those regions is a pointless thing to do. EU is the only region that publishes articles in 7 languages and they always have to go out at the same time. -Ectar" While i do thank you and ur team for ur hardwork in translateing text but i can translate multiple texts in matter of minutes from diffrent languages. why cannot ur translaters do the same ? Also have you ever thought about maximising the information out flow to perhaps Write in english and then put out the diffrent languages when its ready ? Also Its been clear and proven multiple times that other languages workers in wargameing knows more and post more often than English ones. 1 such case was rules regarding clanwars and clanwars campaigns wich they posted in german and spannish faster than in english and also MORE CORRECT!! 4. Direct quote again "I've seen terms like "we deserve to know" and other demanding statements - Chill out guys. You know it's coming, it's coming very soon -Ectar" You say soon and soon and soon but how about you say 2014-xx-xx time xx.xxpm am that is clearly more logical and better for EVERYONE!! Thank you for ur time for answering us ectar but try and write it more positiv and clear cut information that is logical and straightforward we will love you and the community workers better :) Im truly sorry if this offends anyone.

Ectar: 1. I've known 100% when the tank has been scheduled to go on sale for a very long time. As I said with all other premium shop offers we don't tell players this information in advance. 2. I understand where you're coming from here but what happens in another region server really doesn't have any impact on your regional server. You're playing the same game yes, but you're not seeing people in your matches with something you don't have. Content that could have been enjoyed? - You'll still get to enjoy it. Having the tank in your garage now or 3 days later won't affect the enjoyment you get from the tank in days/weeks/months to come. War in Ukraine? - Come on sir, we're talking about a computer game here. Lets not talk about politics and bring a subject like that into this. NA and SEA don't necessarily get different treatment. The issue is that some players want everything they can get and want it now. You never see someone say "Hey I think this is actually too much, I mean look at how we act now and what we demand/what we need to be satisfied". Skip back 1 year and look at what was on offer then. It's amazing how quickly all that is forgotten as people just always demand more returns for as little investment/work as possible. It's always "we want more" or "we want what they have". Even when thing were equal promotions it wasn't enough. It was still answers like "I was expecting tier 8 discounts" or "Where is the equipment discount?" or "Omg, TD's again" etc etc. 3. Why write in English? Our largest single language on the forums is German with Polish right behind them. Combined between the 2 it's more activity than the English speaking section. Our actual highest forum visits and portal visits are from Poland. - See how making choices for EU players isn't as simple as you think it is when looking at it purely from a single player's point of view?

Bustergroove, on 24 October 2014 - 12:00 PM, said: Good to see that someone from WG has finally commented here and, whilst I accept Ectar has to tow the company line and the majority of his post could have been written by any corporate mouthpiece (not that I am saying he is that!) all this could have been headed off at the pass by a news article (or similar form of mass comm) stating the release dates right at the start and a series of updates keeping us up to speed with any alterations. The translation issue was kind of acceptable some time ago but not now. WG is a major player and the company has netted huge amounts of money from this game and arranging for translations isn't that hard - I can give you the details of two excellent translators (English to German and English to Spanish) right now if you want? Now, either WG weren't sure when the release date in Europe was, something occured which interfered with their plans or they simply couldn't be bothered. In Ectar's post he states quite clearly that the release date hasn't changed from the plan, so why weren't we, the paying customers, told? It leaves some other options: 1. Incompetence: some licencing issue or similar which came to their notice unexpectedly and should have been identified earlier. This is resolved simply by keeping us informed. Poor Project Management creates its own issues. 2. Ignorance: they simply don't care enough about their EU customers Neither of those options help create a healthy customer experience.

Ectar: 1. Nope, it's simply normal practice that we don't announce premium offers more than a day in advance 2. That is really not true and tbh kinda hurtful to see as everyone should know how much work we put into keeping you guys informed with the information we have. We can see now in hindsight that there has perhaps been a bit overhyping which could have been avoided by giving the date in advance. Which is why I'll give the date at the end of this post

Nele_SRB, on 24 October 2014 - 12:14 PM, said: After this post, we realized couple of things: - you cant say the specific date, because there is not one set yet; - you cant have articles prepared on time, because you plan them two, maybe three days ahead; - you cant translate the articles in time to be published, because european WG office doesnt have enough interpreters for all the european languages (just remind me please, the portal is translated in how many languages 30 or 40 ???); - and last but not least the EU office is in no coordination with others (NA, RU, SEA ...), except once a year on birthday!

Ectar: - I can say the date, however as it's a premium shop offer we generally don't give this information in advance. - We have articles prepped on time however there is always things that come up with little warning and have short deadlines. Try running a blog for a few months and providing that blog in 5 different languages with a minumum of 3 articles a day, with each article going out at the same time and you'll quickly have a small taste of what it's like. Remember we have 4 games to cover on top of this when you see how hectic things can get. - Again it's always easy to make assumptions when you're on the outside looking in. Any job or role can look easy till you experience it for yourself. I'm not making excuses or saying it's all down to translations issues but players really really underestimate how much work goes into having stuff ready on time. That's not the issue with the Fury tank release date however. It's simply that the date isn't the same as when the movie was released in the UK, it was a date chosen in the middle of the various EU release dates. - That's correct to an extent because each region is there to cater to it's own regional players. NA promotions are aimed at NA players and mainly focus on American activity during WW2 or American public holidays/historical events. RU promotions are aimed at RU players and mainly focus on Russian activity during WW2 or Russian public holidays/historical events. It's the exact same for EU region but what many people fail to understand -(or just flat out refuse to acknowledge) in EU we have multiple different countries with different activities/events during WW2 and majorly different public holidays/historical events. Wargaming has never stated anywhere that players across all our servers would have access to the same events week in week out as that's just not feasible with such a varied playerbase who want different things. Now to end all the questions. The Fury tank will be available from the 27th of October in our premium store with different packages starting from 29,99 euro. This price includes a 100% crew and additional gold. In future we'll make sure that when something is hyped, any dates are communicated to players at the earliest opportunity to avoid issues like this again.

Ectar

Fury on the Battlefields

24.10.2014 12:46:59

Subject: Fury on the Battlefields
Link on message: #9296307

tcfreer, on 24 October 2014 - 09:40 AM, said: So respectfully - I would like to ask for either Ectar or iSending or one of the community managers to reply to us here stating the following - 1 - Why the WG EU Office(Paris) choose to not offer the Fury bundle when the movie was launched? 2 - Why they decided to use the term 'It will be really soon' - this is just red rag to bull 3 - Why they have not followed the examples set in the other server areas of communicating out information (If any wants to see the differance I would suggest comparing the NA portals activity for communication to the EU portal)

Ectar: 1- There isn't a European launch date Fury so please lets not go down this "It was launched in X country so that means you now must sell it in the shop because XXX region is selling it because the movie was launched there" - The sale date of the Fury tank hasn't changed from when it's always been planned to be released. 2 - The tank will be available to purchase for at least a few weeks so everyone will have plenty of time to buy it. The specific date of when it will be available doesn't make any difference other than to give some players peace of mind. - "Well it would be nice to know" - I agree, it would be nice to know about lots of different things but in the big picture of things it doesn't really make a difference because it's not like you're missing out on anything. "But NA players have it!?" - What happens on the the NA servers doesn't have any impact on you playing on the EU servers. 3- Comparing regions and content within those regions is a pointless thing to do. EU is the only region that publishes articles in 7 languages and they always have to go out at the same time. We have to adjust articles for different languages and there is always cultural differences and little things like "that saying makes no sense in our language" to take into consideration. We very rarely publish news articles globally at the same time, and it's even more rare that any promotions are done globally in sync unless it's a major event like our anniversary. It's very easy to criticize the EU region for relaying information but some of you really don't appreciate/understand the work that goes into writing multiple articles in multiple languages on a daily basis and making sure they're all ready in time. I've seen terms like "we deserve to know" and other demanding statements - Chill out guys. You know it's coming, it's coming very soon and you're just going to have to be patient. Some of you are acting like we've taking something away from you or said we're not selling it, which is sad to see. The tank will be available when it's announced on the portal and as with all of our previous premium shop offers we don't disclose information like this in advance.

Ectar

Dear EU-Team: We Want Type 59 In The (Gift) Shop!

24.10.2014 12:16:41

Subject: Dear EU-Team: We Want Type 59 In The (Gift) Shop!
Link on message: #9296063

RommelPownz, on 23 October 2014 - 10:46 PM, said: MTLS there was any time when you can get it ?

Ectar: It's never been available in any region. Not even WG employees have it on their accounts.

Dampier, on 24 October 2014 - 09:49 AM, said: What really makes the difference is that 3 type 62s in platoon can smash hard. 3 type 59s can decimate teams. I played in platoons of 3 people with them for a few hundred battles and it was during these moments you realised just how it could wreck worlds. But its also not OP anymore.

Ectar: 3 mediums of any tank can do the exact same in the same level battles. With the Type 59's it is/was popular with experienced players as their main "go to" tank to generate extra credits. If you took the same 3 players and put them in any other tier 8 medium the battle results would pretty much be the exact same depending on the map. It's good because it can fulfil multiple roles but doesn't exactly excel in all those areas (for example it's never been good for long range sniping). It's best role is when used to flank or when to push with heavy tanks as it's manoeuvrable and it still capable of bouncing shots when using terrain to your advantage. I've said it multiple times in the past and I'll say it here. I'd still take a Pershing over a Type 59 every time. The Type 59 was last on sale over 2 years ago when a lot of the community wasn't in high tiers and for many players seeing one in battle, it was more likely to be high tier for them. Most players didn't have tier 8 or 9 themselves so they were seeing the Type 59 as a tier 6 or 7 tanks. Before I started working for WG in May 2012 I had an account with over 2500 battles and my 3 tier 8 tanks only had about 50 battles each. People didn't know where to shoot it and many players would simply mistake it for a T-54 and try to avoid it. Basically it was a totally different game over 2 years ago than it was now.

Ectar

Dear EU-Team: We Want Type 59 In The (Gift) Shop!

23.10.2014 19:58:55

Subject: Dear EU-Team: We Want Type 59 In The (Gift) Shop!
Link on message: #9291995

SastusBulbas, on 23 October 2014 - 02:24 PM, said: Lets get a few things clear, the official statement in 2012 was it "MAY" be on sale in some special, it was removed in January 2012, and turned up in that years May special for about £25 with a garage slot, with something along the lines of it may not be available again "IF" ever in the official WG page with that offer. Ectar's statement, well if that is personal opinion, salt, if he has an official WG statement fine, personally I doubt we will see it again any time soon. He and others have continually said it will not be, but that has never been confirmed by an official WG statement in the Portal.

Ectar: My statements in the past about the Type 59 availability haven't been personal opinion. You should be taking them as an official WG statement as no one else higher up is going to post a different answer. There is no current plans for the Type 59 be sold on EU server. For what the future may hold I can't make any comments because I don't have a crystal ball sadly. As always if there is any new info to share with players we will relay that information as soon we have it. Our stance/answer for tanks like the BTSV, PzIIJ and MTLS are still the same also. There is no current plans to make these tanks available.

Ectar

WG dolazi na Reboot infogamer 2014, Zagreb (12.11. - 16.11.2014.)

23.10.2014 19:13:32

Subject: WG dolazi na Reboot infogamer 2014, Zagreb (12.11. - 16.11.2014.)
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MisterCro, on 22 October 2014 - 09:40 PM, said: Ectar mi posalo poruku da ce mi platit putne troskove pa stizem i ja definitivno :D

Ectar: http://i.imgur.com/L5EXNrX.mp4

Ectar

Does WoT moderation search before sent writen warnings and adds penalties?

22.10.2014 15:59:08

Subject: Does WoT moderation search before sent writen warnings and adds penalties?
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Ectar: This article should explain things for you - http://worldoftanks.eu/en/news/pc-browser/46/changes-to-fairplay-system/

Ectar

TOG, the decimation machine.

22.10.2014 15:49:08

Subject: TOG, the decimation machine.
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Ectar: It has a nice gun, but you'll be late for most encounter, be a prime target for arty, and be very very exposed in most maps due to the length of the tank. The Landship Tog II is a fickle tank that requires a little bit of patience to get it to work.

Ectar

Maybe it was better when people could suicide ?

22.10.2014 15:44:41

Subject: Maybe it was better when people could suicide ?
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_Antipathy, on 22 October 2014 - 01:27 PM, said: If I report someone once nothing will happen. You need many, many reports.

Ectar: If you report something once, something can easily happen. You have no idea how many previous reports that player already has.



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