Developers posts on forum

DomoSapien:   I don't think it's a question of whether or not we can afford to staff our office. It's moreso the fact that most of us took vacation time to visit family in California, etc. Yes, month previews are important for promotional purposes but so is treating your staff like human beings and maintaining a healthy work/life balance. ( Side note: I have been informed by the content team that the month overview will be going up soon TM )

November and December are always extremely busy and extremely stressful for us, so a few days of paid time off to enjoy Christmas and New Years with loved ones are definitely very appreciated.

As for a lack of discounts on tech tree tanks: sure, they aren't huge but we had 15% off all tier VIII-X tech tree tanks, 15% off Tier VIII Premium Tanks, 50% off Exterior Customizations, 15% off 180 and 360 day PA, and free xp to crew xp conversion discounts from December 22nd to 29th. Additionally, you can earn some pretty massive discounts on Tech Tree tanks via Holiday Ops Festive Level rewards. Lots of missions and discounts for Thanksgiving and Black Friday as well.   As for Tankrewards, aside from the fact that we don't have a dedicated web developer in our office, it was a passion project from the NA team that was sort of Frankenstein'ed together with basic data from our API. It was nice, but as a former Customer Support Rep, I can tell you that it was functionally pretty unreliable. Tracking your own points in Tankrewards was confusing and you didn't always get the reward levels that you should have, which meant having to file support tickets and prove to CS that you earned more points than the website listed.    As far as I'm aware, Tankrewards is definitely coming back this year (barring unforeseen circumstances of course) and if all goes well, it'll be much better than it was before.  

KRZYBooP:   I screen record a replay. (Windows ten allows you to do this by pressing WIN+G in a replay to save it out as a video format.)  Upload the video to Youtube and publish it. Copy the Video URL that's created after the video is published.  Head to Imgur and select the create a post option.  Select the video to GIF option at the bottom.  Paste the URL from Youtube.  Select the Start and end for the GIF. When the Gif is done on Imgur. Hover your mouse of the down arrow next to the copy link option and select the "Get Share Links" option. Select the BB Code Forums link and select "Copy" Then on our forums select the add a picture option.  Delete the [ img ] and [ / img ] before and after the URL and select okay.  Also make sure the link ends in ".gif " If it ends in " .mp4 " you can change it to " .gif " and it should work as well.    Note: sometimes you may have to wait a little bit before you press the "OK" to have it post in the preview properly. 
Hope this helps.  

KRZYBooP:   Yes the Mod Section will be coming back. Some of the links in the threads were flagged by Google and our teams are going through them to ensure safe surfing. 

Volier_Zcit: Please send a ticket to our Customer Support Team. I'll have to edit this post and lock it to prevent unnecessary conversations.

TeriyakiTanker: Heavy tanks are useful in the beginning zones for both teams and in the ending zones for both teams too.  IS-3A is really slow and that will be a big problem once the landing area is secured, but I believe you can auto-kill your self at anytime during frontline so you can always switch it up.

DomoSapien:
The entire event, by design, targets multiple performance metrics. Player retention, winback, engagement, and monetization.

Simply put, holiday ops are great because they Encourage players to play more often, play longer sessions, return from hiatus, interact with the community more (sharing strategies for holiday collections etc), and obviously: make purchases. All of these metrics are relevant to our performance. 

As for the question: Why do some collections or pages have a few more than others? Probably just a creative issue, to be honest. Each decoration has a cool design and interesting description. Maybe the dev team had more ideas for certain categories than others. They are balanced across all categories, more or less, however.

Something kind of nice to keep in mind: 2018 ornaments cost substantially less shards than 2019 ornaments. So if there's any of those you want but didn't finish last year, maybe finish them first?

 

Felipe6666Original:   Eso fue rápido... Igual faltó la fecha   Por cierto, incluí a los ganadores de la edición pasada en el anuncio oficial del portal, ahora son famosos   ¡Saludos!

KRZYBooP:   I did my best today to play Arty and try to find the bug and the best I could do was on Redshire. Now yes the reticle does bounce but I found that moving the mouse forward still allows you to shoot the targets that are still exposed or under cover and should be able to be hit. If you happen to have any replays showing this bug, please submit them to support so they can investigate. 

1984BigBrother: https://worldoftanks...nts/1000000869/ Tournament Start: 1/6 at 15:00 PST | 17:00 CT | 18:00 EST  Rules2/20 Format 2v2 Tier 10 10 teams per group Standard on Stepps Round Robin - 1 battle each Battles will last 8 minutes max. There will be 5 minute staging/round breaks No tie breakers ROUND ROBIN: Teams earn 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss. Ties in points will go to the player who beat the tied player in the series Player 1 and Player 2 are tied for points During the series, Player 1 beat Player 2 and is therefore the winner of the tie. Bonds are manually credited and can take up to 1 week after the tournament finishes to be fulfilled. Gold, Credits, and Free XP Prizing is always split among the entire team based on the AMOUNT OF BATTLES A PLAYER participated in unless specified otherwise. A player must participate in at least 1 battle to qualify for prizing. All tournament details, scheduling, rules and regulations are subject to change without notice. Breaking EULA or Game Rules will disqualify your team from the end results with no prizing. 

1984BigBrother: https://worldoftanks...nts/1000000868/   Tournament Start: 1/5 at 17:00 PST | 19:00 CT | 20:00 EST     Rules 1/6 Format 1v1 Tier 6 6 teams per group Round Robin - 1 battle each Cap time is 45 seconds Encounter on Mines Spawn location 1: Heavies and TDs Spawn location 2: Mediums, Lights, and SPGs Battles will last 8 minutes max. There will be 5 minute staging/round breaks No tie breakers ROUND ROBIN: Teams earn 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss. Ties in points will go to the player who beat the tied player in the series Player 1 and Player 2 are tied for points During the series, Player 1 beat Player 2 and is therefore the winner of the tie. Bonds are manually credited and can take up to 1 week after the tournament finishes to be fulfilled. Gold, Credits, and Free XP Prizing is always split among the entire team based on the AMOUNT OF BATTLES A PLAYER participated in unless specified otherwise. A player must participate in at least 1 battle to qualify for prizing. All tournament details, scheduling, rules and regulations are subject to change without notice. Breaking EULA or Game Rules will disqualify your team from the end results with no prizing. 

1984BigBrother: Sorry, these are late.   https://worldoftanks...nts/1000000867/   Tournament Start: 1/5 at 8:00 PST | 10:00 CT | 11:00 EST     Rules 8/24 Format 3v3 Tier 8 8 teams per group Round Robin - 1 battle each Battles will last 8 minutes max. Standard on Prokhorovka There will be 5 minute staging/round breaks No tie breakers ROUND ROBIN: Teams earn 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss. Ties in points will go to the player who beat the tied player in the series Player 1 and Player 2 are tied for points During the series, Player 1 beat Player 2 and is therefore the winner of the tie. Bonds are manually credited and can take up to 1 week after the tournament finishes to be fulfilled. Gold, Credits, and Free XP Prizing is always split among the entire team based on the AMOUNT OF BATTLES A PLAYER participated in unless specified otherwise. A player must participate in at least 1 battle to qualify for prizing. All tournament details, scheduling, rules and regulations are subject to change without notice. Breaking EULA or Game Rules will disqualify your team from the end results with no prizing.  

DomoSapien: I will sing this from the rooftops until I'm blue in the face: the m48 Patton is an excellent tank and it has a lot of excellent tanks going up the line. 

M4 Sherman with the Derp gun, T20, M46 Patton, and M48 Patton are all amazing vehicles if ridgeline play is up your alley.

KRZYBooP:   Oh yes I feel your pain. They did add the Alternate arty view where you can press G and make those shots at least a little easier. 

KRZYBooP:   Hahahahahahahahah xD. +1
Every time Cabbage see's me playing the LEF he takes a post away from me.   

KRZYBooP:   When I first started I broke the forums and it caused me to post the same thing 207 times before it stopped. In an effort to fix it, I deleted the same post 206 times which gave me that stat. That I can't get rid of...

KRZYBooP: This issue is caused by two sight systems in the game and an in game feature to help stop players from destroying the tanks beautiful natural habitat. As you may notice that each view in the game has an invisible camera bound to the tank which has it's own rules to follow concerning what you see and how far the camera has to stay away from the tank to maintain the player view. One camera is bound behind the turret for your driving needs and the other is a first person/ sniper view for shooting. Now since you can shoot from either of these views, when you switch from driving to sniper and have a hill or rock between yourself and the target it can cause a little conflict between the two cameras and make your reticle dance like its at a concert between the two.    Now remember the camera that's set up for your driving purposes. Since it has to follow a rule to stay a set distance from the turret; when a player gets to close to a building it can start to cause problems where the camera is trying to give you a playable view and stay the set distance away from the tank without going into the building and ruining the "magic." The magic is the immersion factor that games try to maintain by not showing you the inside of things a player is not meant to see.    TLDR: This is a known issue and our Dev. team is aware and has scheduled a patch in the next update to address the issue.     

Felipe6666Original: Bueno, thread cerrado. Veo que la duda fue resulta (no de la mejor manera, pero resuelta al fin y al cabo).   ¡Saludos!

MA77: Saudações, comandantes!   Para a terceira edição do nosso concurso artístico mensal, queremos aproveitar a estação mais quente do ano para que nossos veículos favoritos relaxem um pouco e molhem as lagartas. Dividiremos a categoria Tanque 2D em duas: das opções disponíveis, uma será reservada para produção inteiramente manual e outra para produção digital. Como é isso? Bem, vamos ver todas as categorias em detalhes:   Tanques 2D (Manual): Pegue um pedaço de papel, lápis ou seus pincéis favoritos e desenhe um blindado do World of Tanks em uma atmosfera de verão. Quando terminarem, publique seu trabalho artístico nos comentários deste tópico e você já está participando. Claro, seu nick e a data devem aparecer em algum lugar. Se você acha que isso vai arruinar seu trabalho, você sempre pode adicionar um pedaço de papel com esses dados e colocá-lo de um lado.   Tanques 2D (Digital): Igualmente a categoria acima, o tanque precisa ser 2D, porém, você poderá criá-lo digitalmente. As regras são as mesmas.    Tanques 3D: fazer um blindado do World of Tanks com o material que vocês quiseram: papel, papelão, metal, etc. Uma vez feito, tire uma foto em uma atmosfera de verão (na praia, perto de um coqueiro, numa piscina....) e publiquem nos comentários deste tópico para participar. Como na categoria anterior, o seu nick e data devem aparecer na foto, então inclua-os em algum lugar.   E o que vocês ganham participando? Pacotes com prêmios misteriosos! Esses pacotes incluem bônus, reservas pessoais, ouro, veículos premium e créditos. E como os vencedores são escolhidos? Você os escolhe! Haverá dois vencedores por categoria (sim, seis vencedores no total) que serão selecionados com base no número de pontos de reputação (as setas verdes listadas no canto inferior direito de cada comentário) obtidos. E quanto tempo vocês têm? Até 31 de Janeiro.   FAQ Posso participar de ambas as categorias?   Não, vocês só podem participar de uma.   Posso participar com mais de um desenho ou modelo?   Não, apenas uma participação por jogador é permitida.   Eu recebo alguma coisa para participar ou apenas o vencedor recebe alguma coisa?   Todo mundo recebe um prêmio por participar, mas os vencedores recebem o maior prêmio.   Os programas digitais podem ser usados no todo ou em parte?   Não, mesmo que vocês só usem para colorir, vocês não podem usar programas digitais.   Posso desenhar o veículo em algum contexto?   Claro! Você pode desenhá-lo em um campo de batalha, por exemplo.   Só podem ser usados lápis? Ou aquarelas está bem?   Lápis, aquarelas, etc. Eles podem ser usados para desenhar.   Você pode fazer tanques com LEGO (ou similar)?   Não você não pode. Esse tipo de veículo já vem com instruções em que a margem de erro é zero.

Plastimodelismo é permitido?

Claro!   Então você não pode usar modelos para cortar papel / papelão?   Isso é possível! Enquanto houver instruções, a capacidade de montar, pintar / colorir, etc. entra em jogo.     Bor sorte!

The_Chieftain: In important news, i have discovered that Hilary Doyle has an SF collection complete with Isaac Asimov.

Felipe6666Original:   Interesante cálculo, pero la respuesta corta es no, no diseñamos los premios en base a algún criterio específico (por eso hay torneos "calcados" que tienen premios radicalmente diferentes y son iguales).   Sobre el tiempo de descanso, sigue siendo necesario para evitar problemas (o al menos intentar minimizarlos).  

Felipe6666Original:   Que SerB y el RNG te escuchen, igual estaremos encima de ellos como siempre.   ¡Saludos!

Felipe6666Original: ¡Buenas! Antes que nada, espero que todos hayan pasado un buen Año Nuevo y que este año sea mejor que el anterior. ¡Ahora volvamos al ruedo con los torneos! Aquí van los primeros del año: 3 vs. 3: Pelotones de sábado: https://worldoftanks.com/es-ar/tournaments/1000000867/ - Nivel VIII 1 vs. 1: Duelos de sábado por la noche: https://worldoftanks.com/es-ar/tournaments/1000000868/ - Nivel VI 2 vs. 2: Incursión de suministros de domingo: https://worldoftanks.com/es-ar/tournaments/1000000869/ - Nivel X Recuerden leer las reglas generales de los torneos para evitar confusiones y poder reportar problemas (en caso de haberlos). Iré publicando los torneos disponibles para cada semana de enero conforme vayan saliendo (como siempre, y solo luego de localizarlos y verificar que esté todo bien). ¡Buena suerte y saludos!

KRZYBooP: For all the new player, mechanic, and boot camp assortment of videos check out my KBS channel.   

TeriyakiTanker:   I believe last year they did all the good discounts on the weekend after the 1st so I am guessing we will see something good this weekend.

TeriyakiTanker:   not at all, these things can be planned ahead of time.  Super complicated to wrap your mind around that...... you do know they managed to do it every other year.  I mean are you seriously so dense you don’t get that?

TeriyakiTanker:   so in your mind the only options are be happy or go play another game.  You sir are a moron, there is nothing wrong with telling a company that they are not doing the best they can and still play the game.  It is drivel like you just posted that allows businesses to get away with not providing the best product or giving the best service.  It isn’t acceptable and no one should feel bad about voicing a reasonable and constructive opinion on the matter.

TeriyakiTanker:  Come on, understaffed?  Are you seriously going to blame them being understaffed?  They aren't creating any new content they just have to do something that has been done dozens of times over the last 8 years.  It isn't complicated and it doesn't take any significant work to do.  The point isn't that the month hasn't been great because it has.  I have personally enjoyed the following:1.  Spent $200 on loot boxes and got almost $800 of "value" out of it2.  50% bonuses to exp, crew exp, silver, and free exp.3.  Gold for advent tanks, even bought six premium tanks I will probably never play3.  4 zero skill female crew members given out basically for free4.  Cool little premium tank given out for free5.  T-50-2 given to me just because I created an account
 Lots of good stuff WG has been doing.  The problem is that they do all this awesome stuff and then basically through incompetence screw up something that shouldn't be screwed up.  A lot of other games do specials on Christmas and New Years, it is almost industry standard at this point.  There is literally no excuse not to have something special on those days.  They had to realize there are people who would not only be disappointed but people who actually would be pissed, now being pissed in my opinion is a little bit over the top but you can't pretend that their decision was a smart one.

TeriyakiTanker:   Exactly it is just self inflicted wounds non-stop with them.  Absolutely no reason not to have SOMETHING going on.  It doesn't even take any effort.

TeriyakiTanker:   What are you even talking about?  Because anyone would be upset if there was a special on both Holidays.... that literally would have made everyone happy.  Jeez you guys need to stop defending WG for everything they do.  Sometimes they screw up just admit to it.  It would have been extremely easy to have some kind of sale on both holidays.

TeriyakiTanker:   Usually it is posted between the 26th and the end of the previous month with the big caveat being when on-tracks span two months.  Based on their past posting history I wouldn't expect it until right around the 7th when the Kranvagn on-track is about to end, or ended.

TeriyakiTanker: No you can crush them right after you get them and they will still count as in your collection.

The_Chieftain: Well, you luddites stuck in last year, happy new year.

TeriyakiTanker: You continue to play when you think it is a loss because games like this make it all worth it   http://wotreplays.eu/site/4704385#murovanka-wangontheloose-m46_patton_kr    

TeriyakiTanker: IS-8 isn’t a tank anymore.

TeriyakiTanker:   No he didn’t you just aren’t getting what he is saying.  There are lots of Tier VI, VII, and VIII that would be incapable of dealing with tanks +2 tiers up and some that would struggle with same tier tanks without significant amounts of premium ammo.  Sure the very best players can overcome the problem but those are an insignificant number of players.  In order to fix the premium ammo problem they need to change all ammo to give each one a specific role, change armor profiles, make tanks more accurate, and really rework the maps so flanking is possible and view range saturation isn’t an issue anymore.

TeriyakiTanker:   they make money off it because the average player needs to pay for premium time to afford to use gold ammo.  Now they are going to nerf the damage by 25-30% which means your average ammo cost will increase by the same amount.  If they really wanted to fix the problem they would actually make it less necessary to fire gold ammo in the first place.  But they are trying to monetize the “solution “ which isn’t a solution at all.  They could have just as easily closed the gap by making normal rounds have more pen but they won’t do that because it wouldn’t incentivize players to spend more money. 

Einzelganger7: This one with no doubt, it was so thrilling 1 vs 6 and then that victory at 0 seconds left still makes me have goosebumps, heh. https://vimeo.com/295689238

 

TeriyakiTanker: Glad people are catching on..... reduce damage and increase cost while not changing the armor profile of any tanks.  Doesn't sound like a cash grab at all does it?

TeriyakiTanker:   No people actually believe that reward and premium tanks should be better..... one of the reasons the game is where it is.  The real answer is that every reward tank should have at least two paths to get it.

TeriyakiTanker:   Frontline will be back this year every month for a week.

Einzelganger7: So, uh... I got this on mine but since I started I wanted to play only German tanks with my account, I guess the image says it, what a twist. lol
 
 

TeriyakiTanker:   That is the best way to tell.  Pm them politely after the battle and see if you get a response.  Most of them will write you back.