Developers posts on forum

The_Chieftain:  The first problem here is "some company we've never heard of". If you are genuinely unaware of ID.me (or Sheer.id, or Veterans Advantage) you are obviously out of the loop. Scores of respectable companies use them for verification. If you don't want to provide the requirements, that's up to you.  

The_Chieftain:   VA Works with Veteran-Run Company ID.me to Offer Veterans More Secure, Convenient Online Services December 7, 2016, 11:01:00 AM  That's a pretty good start. Or here's one from Stars and Stripes, which is, as you doubtless know, run by the DoD.https://www.stripes.com/news/need-to-prove-you-re-a-soldier-here-s-a-tool-to-do-it-1.235625 Persec is laudible. But you can take it too far. 

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The_Chieftain: Console are not partaking in this. This has been a WoT PC NA push. (It  started as a Chieftain push, but the rest of the NA PC office got aboard and put the whole thing together). We'll see if the other projects follow our lead. Guys,  if you're a vet, there's obviously no obligation for you to sign up.  If you're that paranoid about how your IP address can be linked to once having been in the military, we certainly aren't going to force you. Forced thanks are not particularly polite.As for the rest, there are three major service-verification third parties out there in the US. Used by anyone from Home Depot to United Airlines to Sirius XM Radio. ID.me is one of these three, they're based out of Virginia. I've been using them for years, and no OPSEC briefing has said that they are a risk. Personal choice, but me, I'm happy enough giving my last four in order to get USAA insurance rates, 50% off rifle optics, 10% off airplane tickets and all the rest.... and now we get  to add bennies from Wargaming. Non-USians. We obviously are going to have enough kinks in this to work out over the next while with just the US servicemen. We started there as the largest block, and because there is already an extremely well-established system for service verification online. We know the Canadians have the CF-One system, which seems to provide a reasonably simple verification possibility, but investigations with other countries South of the US border seem not to have an easy equivalent. We do hope to expand, but let's sort out the immediate problems first (Such as the veterans' forum access, which probably will be a week before people actually start seeing it), and we can worry about expansion later. 

Felipe6666Original:  Pregunto, pero no prometo que logre una repuesta (haré lo posible para que sí igual). ¡Saludos!

KRZYBooP:  Log out then log back in.Make sure you don't have mods enabled, by launching the game in safe mode.Submit a ticket to our support team. 

KRZYBooP:  Thank you very much for your service, at this time it is US only, but could be expanded upon in the future.

1984BigBrother: Tankers, I am opening up this post for anyone streaming the Call to Arms tournament. I think there are some people (including me) that would like to see what 15 v 15 Clan battles look like on Glacier. Please, provide a link to your stream and maybe a short description of your channel. (Other posts will be removed) Battles start at 9 CT. I would highly encourage anyone streaming to add a 10 min delay to prevent stream sniping. GL HF, Big

KRZYBooP:  WG doesn't get access to the information submitted to ID.me. WG is partnering with this website which verifies Service to give access to Discounts The only information shared to WG is Yes or No this person is a Veteran.

KRZYBooP:  Aww Shucks Thank you! 

KRZYBooP:  If you are family member of a Veteran, you should be able to use the USAA verification option. 

KRZYBooP:  It should happen as soon as you login. You will know you are verified if you check the account management page and see a date under the ID.me icon in the column on the right.

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If you have mods, I recommend disabling them and trying again. Once you verify you should see in your account management the date under/next ID.me on the right column. If you are still have issues after doing those steps please submit a ticket to our support team for assistance. 

KRZYBooP:  There is not a way to buy this Package. 

KRZYBooP:  Our Console team might have something planned, but we currently don't have that information available. 

KRZYBooP:  Ummmmmm. This is a video game forum which is run from NA. The companies HQ is in Cyprus, and not in an enemy country. 

KRZYBooP:  At this time yes it's only for US vets, and service members. However, this doesn't mean it won't open up in the future. 

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KRZYBooP:  As I said earlier in the thread. WG doesn't get to see any of your private information from ID.me

Wargaming links you to a third party website that offers discounts to Veterans once they Verity through ID.me. The only information shared with WG is Yes or No this person served in the military. There is an USAA verfication option that only asks for your last four.  TLDR: This isn't a trap. This website is Legitimate. WG is partnering with ID.me and doesn't see any SS numbers.

1984BigBrother: Just a reminder that the team captain will have to finalize the team before registration ends (8pm CT). There are a lot of teams still forming. GL HF Big

DomoSapien:  If you can't find your old military ID, I've been told that ID.me's Customer Support team might be able to help you out by providing some alternative options.

 

DomoSapien: To my knowledge you will both be able to verify separately through ID.me as a military veteran/personnel member and family member. You will need separate ID.me accounts to do it so there is a different ID.me account attached to each Wargaming.net ID.

KRZYBooP:  I still have my Expired military ID card as well.  The USAA option only asks for your last 4 instead of the whole thing.  Please also know that WG doesn't have any Control over this verification process. ID.me is using the SSN not WG.  This is just partnership where we link veteran's to the site, they verify, and only tell us Yes or No this player has served.  Also yes, you are more than welcome to not submit your information to ID.me, but you really should since they offer many discounts on a bunch of things that you may be interested in.   

KRZYBooP:  The Mac Wrapper team is working with us to address this issue with Catalina. You can look into trying to roll back your update and install the previous OS, however our support team will not be able to assist with this.  

KRZYBooP: No, but it was implementing some technical fixes for our players. 

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KRZYBooP:  You don't need to buy anything for the missions to show up. They are in the "Other Missions" Tab 

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KRZYBooP:  Go Through ID.me and check. The limits are "Did you serve Past 1985." It never hurts to try. If you already have  a USAA account then it's even easier.  

KRZYBooP:  People can fake ID's. The VA ID card isn't that hard to duplicate. 

Wargaming receives no information from ID.me other than. "yes they served, or NOPPPPEEEEEEE!"  Other Veteran's and myself have completed this. We wouldn't send you out to find 50 feet of Flight line, or a compass drain kit to get the bubble out of compass, or make you take an Exhaust sample.  If you don't wanna do it I understand, but I can assure you that your personal data is not being shared to WG from ID.me 

DomoSapien:  I'll pass that info on to customer support and make sure it gets looked at. Thanks!

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DomoSapien:
Baby steps. Getting this system set up already involved quite a bit of logistics and was no small feat. If there is existing infrastructure that will allow us to expand this project we are definitely interested in exploring that possibility, but we need to crawl before we can run.
 

DomoSapien:
Good question! Let me poke support and see if they have any insight in that regard. Would you mind submitting a ticketin the meantime for tracking/bug reporting purposes?

DomoSapien:  As long as you verify through your account management settings, you should be all set!
 

DomoSapien:
It's up to you, of course, but this is purely a Wargaming NA project, and we operate out of Austin, TX. ID.me is a US-based organization that has been doing military status verification for quite some time.  

DomoSapien:  Wargaming won't have direct access to this information. That's why we're partnering with ID.me, since they are well established and already partner with quite a few military organizations.

DomoSapien: Today we're pleased to announce our partnership with ID.me and the launch of our Military Veteran & Personnel benefits program: World of Tanks Salute. Over the years we've been fortunate enough to partner with so many different military and veteran organizations, museums, historical societies; And we've also been fortunate enough to have a truly unique community of players from various backgrounds, including a very significant portion of our community that's made up of active military personnel and veterans. This definitely rings true when we host player gatherings and meet so many of you amazing folks in person.
That said, active military personnel and veterans can verify their military status through ID.me and link with their Wargaming.net ID's to receive additional benefits for World of Tanks, including special battle missions, special bundles, coupons for discounts in the Premium Shop, a free M4A3E8 Thunderbolt and an absolutely awesome Preset Style, "Days of Glory" that fits on any US vehicle.  For all the details, please check out the article on our news portal or watch the video below. 

DomoSapien: Think of all the tanks that would be destroyed on mines as we re-enact people sliding off the soap rocks and exploding

DomoSapien: I think the T57 is generally more fun to play. Yeah the aim time is rough and the turret armor is unreliable but there's something satisfying about clipping someone for 1600 every <25 seconds.

KRZYBooP: Howdy Boom Jockeys! Starting Now (10Oct) and running until 11Oct we are having discounts on Crew training/ re-training, Tier X tanks, and Crew resets.  Don't let this amazing offer expire like an apple in the sun.  More information on the Sale can be found HERE

KRZYBooP: 100% camo and firing without being spotted. 

KRZYBooP: Howdy Boom Jockeys! Check out these Boss styles you can purchase for most of your Tanks!         Styles will be on sale from now (10Oct) Until 1Nov and start at 6.99. For more information please click HERE

DomoSapien: ST-II, Tier X Heavy     It goes without saying that we couldn’t ignore the real-life project of a double-barreled tank and we couldn’t help placing it at the top of the new branch. Meet the Tier X ST-II and let’s delve into its characteristics.    The ST-II is armed with two 122mm guns, each with an alpha of 440 points. With its perfect stabilization, the double-barreled gun boasts a dispersion of 0.4 m and aiming time of 2.9 s. Speaking of its armor penetration, it’s 258 mm for a standard AP shell and 340 mm for a special HEAT round.    Just like other vehicles, the ST-II’s guns have their own peculiarities: it takes 11.7 s for one barrel to reload; to switch between them in cyclical mode you’ll need 3 seconds, while the time needed to prepare for a double shot is 2.5 seconds and after each double shot both barrels will be locked for 5 seconds.     As you might notice, the higher the tier, the better the double-barreled system performs: a double shot is prepared faster, guns stay deactivated for less time, while shooting in cyclical mode is more convenient as it takes you less time to switch between guns.    As for its survivability, the rules are the same: the turret is armored better (up to 250 mm in the front) as compared to the hull (150 mm in the front and 140 mm in sides). Yet this heavy has an ace up its sleeve, its 2,500 hit points.    The view range is 390, while the dynamics is similar to same-tier Soviet heavies, with a max speed reaching 40 km/h and a power-to-weight ratio of 12.2 hp/t. But beware of the turret traverse speed—it’s only 16 degree/s.    Don’t overlook the fact that all high-tier vehicles with two guns have the same peculiarities in terms of gameplay. They are heavies with well-armored turrets and decent dynamics. In battle, they usually use the standard cyclical shooting, just like other tanks. But when an opportunity shows up, take advantage of the double shot option and destroy the enemy with one shot.    Mechanic Overview EXPAND   Double-barreled vehicles can shoot in three different ways:   Cyclical: firing from one gun which reloads after each shot. Once fired, the gun begins to reload, and the second one becomes active. You can fire again only once the first gun has reloaded.   Sequential shooting allows you to fire from the second gun regardless of whether the first one has reloaded or not. Technically it works like this: after you’ve fired from the first gun, the second one activates, while the first begins to reload. However, you don’t need to wait for reloading to complete and can shoot as soon as the guns have switched. In this case, however, the reloading progress of the first gun will be reset.     You can shoot from the second gun after a short delay. This pause is better known to players as reloading shells inside the autoloader. If you have ever played Italian tanks with an autoreloader, then you should be familiar with this mechanic.     These two shooting modes can be compared to autoreloader mechanics in Italian tanks. Just imagine that your drum only houses two rounds. The rest is just the same: the second shot is available after a while. If your shoot from the second gun while the first is still loading, the reloading process will be reset.     Double shot implies simultaneous shots from both guns. All you need to do is wait until both are loaded and then hold the left mouse button so that preparation for the shot begins. Once prepared (it will take a few seconds), a double shot occurs automatically. Please keep in mind, that after a double shot, both guns are locked and will not reload for some time. After a few seconds, they will unlock and begin reloading alternately.   

DomoSapien: Commanders!     Today is a special day; two Soviet heavy tanks sporting double-barreled guns are heading for the Supertest. We’ll be covering both test vehicles as well as giving an overview of the new mechanic.   Please note: The characteristics and stats mentioned below are not set in stone and can be adjusted before the vehicles hit the live server.     IS-3 II, Tier IX Heavy    The main appeal of all the vehicles with double-barreled guns is obviously firepower. The top configuration of the IS-3-II boasts two 122mm guns, each with an alpha of 390 points, so one salvo will deal close to 800 damage. More to it, the gun has enviable stabilization, its dispersion amounts to 0.4 m at 100 m and penetrates enemy armor 243 mm thick with a standard AP shell and 292 mm with a special APCR round.    The firing mechanic has its own peculiarities when compared to any vehicle currently in World of Tanks. Just like the rest of the double-barreled vehicles, the IS-3 II has three different firing modes: cyclical, double shot and sequential. The reload time for each barrel is 10.7 s, meaning that firing in cyclical mode will enable you to deliver damage approximately once every 10 seconds (the left one will fire after the right, and vice versa, with the switching time amounting to 3.5 s). Should both be loaded, you can fire a double shot: its preparation time is 3 s. The only downside to this spectacular shot is that after it, both guns will be locked for 7 seconds.    Vehicles with the ability to fire two guns have one major drawback, their armor. If you dare to play these tanks, prepare yourself to be extremely cautious on the battlefield. Yes, it does have armor but it only hits decent numbers in the turret mainly, with 250 mm in the front and up to 130 mm on the sides. And don’t forget it has just 1800 hit points.  Dynamics-wise, there are things to take into account, too. The max speed is all right (38 km/h), the specific power can be classified as average at 12.5 hp/t. That said, the vehicle doesn’t boast high traverse speed of either its turret or suspension which should be considered in close quarters combat.     Before moving onto the second Soviet, we should mention that the IS-3-II’s view range is 360 meters.       

Felipe6666Original:  El problema de "contestar" a rumores es que de alguna manera los termina convalidando. Solo en casos en los que la insistencia es grande (como cuando de tanto en tanto alguien dice que vamos a regresar al Waffentragër E 100) es que nos metemos. Además, la especulación en dosis saludables no son malas, mantienen a la comunidad activa. ¡Saludos!

DomoSapien: It's still up there because you can still claim your reward by logging in if you haven't done so already. Oddly enough the Well Deserved Reward article is consistently one of the top-performing articles on our news portal. Players like getting free stuff, I guess?

Felipe6666Original: ¡Saludos, Comandantes! La idea general de rediseñar el mapa es reducir la excesiva linealidad en las ubicaciones que pueden prestarse a brindar más variedad táctica. Es a partir de este concepto que en estos momentos hay dos variantes en pruebas. Versión #1 Imágenes  Rediseñamos la colina central en la que se encuentran las casas. Ahora es posible acceder a ella para controlar una parte considerable del mapa desde allí. Ahora, esta parte es una pieza clave de la jugabilidad. Las casas que se encuentran debajo de la colina fueron removidas o relocalizadas en la colina para evitar los jugadores se dispersen mucho sobre esta dirección. Rediseñamos toda la zona suroeste para que sea más abierta y ofrezca las posibilidades de ataques rápidos y movimientos de flanqueo, como así también de ocultamiento. Las montañas que se encuentran cerca de las bases fueron rediseñadas para que puedan aprovecharse para mantener la línea de defensa. Versión #2 Imágenes  En esta versión, removimos todos los arbustos del mapa, solo hay árboles. Ahora, solo los árboles derribados pueden servir para ocultarse. La zona para tanques pesados ahora se conecta con la zona central a través de un pasaje. Agregamos pasajes seguros adicionales en dirección a las bases desde la zona para tanques pesados. Atraviesan los bordes del mapa, lo que permite mayor flexibilidad táctica. Debido a los cambios en el terreno, ahora se puede conducir parcialmente sobre las montañas cerca de las bases. Ahora estas zonas pueden servir para mantener la línea de defensa. Solo dejamos edificios destruibles en la parte central del pueblo. Modificamos el terreno ligeramente. Aplanamos las elevaciones para permitir retiradas más seguras. Hicimos que se pueda conducir sobre una montaña sobre la que anteriormente no se podía. Como siempre, los cambios al mapa y su futuro dependen de los resultados de las pruebas. ¡Sigan las noticias y mucha suerte en el campo de batalla!

Felipe6666Original: Hilo cerrado, el propósito de despedirse ya se cumplió. ¡Suerte! ¡Saludos!

TeriyakiTanker: Thanks for the info..... a free BiA crew is always welcome even if I don't have a tank for them

Felipe6666Original:  Dibujo: puede ser 2D o 3D y pueden utilizar la técnica que prefieran (los .GIFs, videos y cualquier producción que involucre movimiento, como stop motion, no pueden participar). Deben incluir su nick y la fecha en alguna parte. Sonido: basta con un enlace a un video o audio alojado en tu otra plataforma de preferencia. Pueden Puedes también adjuntar un enlace del video o audio que hayas elegido/producido para su descarga en caso de que no esté disponible en alguna plataforma.  El sonido va aparte, en la misma respuesta que adjuntes la imagen  ¡Saludos!

Felipe6666Original: Sobre los comentarios que fueron dejando: El cálculo de los premios está bajo revisión, es por eso que las recompensas de algunos torneos son "ilógicas" como sugiere iiNSaNiiTY. Es todo parte de las pruebas que haremos de aquí a fin de año. Sí, concuerdo que con que hay torneos que deberían tener su réplica en SA (trabajaremos en ello en estos meses).  También paso para comentar que tenemos el primer torneo de clanes de regreso. ¡Saludos!

Felipe6666Original: ¡Comandantes! Ante todo, nos disculpamos por anunciarlo sobre la hora, pero el anuncio sobre el congelamiento del mapa llegó algo tarde. El primer torneo "A las Armas" con un nuevo formato tendrá lugar mañana: https://worldoftanks...nts/1000001108/ Algunas cosas que necesitan saber: Estamos utilizando una nueva característica de registro para clanes, lo que significa que una vez que un capitán de equipo cree un equipo, solo los jugadores pertenecientes a su clan podrán unirse a él. El capitán debe confirmar su equipo antes de que termine el periodo de registro. Cada clan puede crear varios equipos, pero cada jugador puede participar solo de uno de ellos. Estamos probando este formato debido al congelamiento del mapa. En el futuro, seguramente este tipo de torneos se desarrollen en un horario diferente y durante los fines de semana. 
¡Saludos y buena suerte!

Felipe6666Original:  Sí, totalmente. ¡No olvides el sonido! ¡Saludos!

1984BigBrother: Tankers,  Sorry for the incredibly late notice but we got the final notice for the map freeze late. The first Call to Arms tournament with the new format will happen tomorrow:https://worldoftanks.com/en/tournaments/MTAwMDAwMTEwOA==/ A few things you need to know:
We are using the new Clan Registration feature, this means that once a team captain creates a team only people from that player's Clan will be able to register and the team captain will have to finalize the team before the registration period endsClans can create multiple teams but each player can only register for 1We are testing this because we have the time due to the map freeze. In the future, these will most likely be on the be at different times and on the weekend. GL HF,Big 

KRZYBooP: Howdy Boom Jockeys! Starting today (9Oct) and running until 28Oct missions to unlock consumables, equipment and a free tank.  To Start on your quest click HERE (free tank will not be compensated) Credit discounts on some tanks will be available for tanks in the line.  For more information about the On Track Missions and rewards click HERE

Felipe6666Original: Todo lo que circuló hasta ahora en redes no oficiales constituyen por ahora conjeturas porque la idea por ahora es solo probar esta nueva mécanica. ¡Saludos!

Felipe6666Original:  Como se aclara en las reglas, toda producción que involucre movimiento (.GIFs, videos, etc.) no es válida  ¡Saludos!

KRZYBooP:  Games on PC are almost impossible to stop mod creation for. Consoles are mostly a mod free environment, but can still be modded with much difficulty. Most PC games lean into it, and WG does check all the mods uploaded to the Mod hub. Not sure if other companies due the same.However, I hope so considering some mods can break games. WG does it's best to be transparent with players, and is shown by AMA's with our Developer's that are announced here and on Reddit. Things implemented to the game like the anonymizer are not easy additions, especially since the challenge is finding a way to hide API data, and not be obvious to still be targeted despite using the anonymizer.

KRZYBooP: We do hit for players reported for suicide. It's covered in our Physics abuse and requires a replay. Click HEREfor more information.