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Subject: Independence Day Photo Contest
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Subject: Canada Day Photo Contest
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Subject: O Retorno dos Torneios
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Cristiano_Botelho, on Jul 03 2018 - 09:38, said: QUANDO IRÁ SER CREDITADO MEUS PRÊMIOS DOS DOIS ÚLTIMOS TORNEIOS?

Subject: T110's Sixth Summer of Love and Tolerance
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Subject: KRZYBoop's Sing-a-long: Firework
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Subject: KRZYBoop's Sing-a-long: Anthem for Discounts!
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Subject: June + July Tournament Schedule
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Subject: ¡Regresan los torneos!
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HighCharity_AkemiHomura, on Jul 02 2018 - 16:13, said:   Los torneos solo seguiran siendo los fines de semana .... o pasarán a ser como cuando estaba #DanceVolveVolveVolve!!!!

Subject: [Concurso] Guias da Comunidade - Surpresa Alemã
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RoughSailin, on Jun 29 2018 - 22:37, said: Opção 02. Turan III

Caso eu tenha o tanque na garagem. Recebo em Gold?

Subject: KRZYBoop's Sing-a-long: Firework
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Subject: KRZYBoop's Used Tank Emporium: Boopin' Bundles
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Subject: ¡Regresan los torneos!
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TISSO_, on Jul 02 2018 - 11:00, said:   hola gente cuando lo van a pagar 

Subject: [Concurso] Guías de la Comunidad - Tripulación 101
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TheReaperEternum, on Jun 30 2018 - 11:43, said: Solo debo pegar el enlace de mi thread como redpuesta a este post cierto?

Subject: KRZYBoop's Used Tank Emporium: T-7 Combat Car and Boosters
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Cygnus610, on Jul 02 2018 - 10:14, said: Question:  How/where do you purchase the boosters in the booster madness sale?   I looked around the store in game and couldn't find anything...

Subject: KRZYBoop's Used Tank Emporium: T-7 Combat Car and Boosters
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Subject: Match making
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SoTrue, on Jul 01 2018 - 23:26, said:     Neato didn't 'like' my data because it contradicted his position.  I do believe he DID find a couple of typos in my data.  But he stated it had no impact on the overall results (he 'corrected' the typos and recalculated everything).

Subject: Emil 1 question.
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Old_Noobette, on Jul 02 2018 - 00:33, said: So basically then World of Tanks, Wargaming, is Lying to us again as usual.

Subject: Tank Reserves
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Drone157, on Jul 01 2018 - 09:38, said: The reserve will go towards the tanks played, if you play a vehicle that doesn’t need any more XP, than those games will waste time for the reserve.

Subject: [Na-Cl] top 30 clan looking for CW players
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Subject: Murderes
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Mfezi, on Jul 01 2018 - 19:57, said:   This is certainly NOT a personal thing - just have another look at the team lineup in the graphic and ask yourself ... "Is this conducive to a fair and enjoyable game?". If you cannot provide an honest reply, then at least try to provide a rational one!......

Subject: There Are Some Crappy People Playing This Game
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_Smang_MajorFuzzyPants, on Jul 01 2018 - 23:05, said: Blackhorse, your not very good at the game. At 2500 battles your not expected to be. However, dont think any real world experience has a bearing on a video game. Also, as a relative new comer it would behoove you to follow other players leads rather than expecting others to listen to you.

Subject: Match making
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SoTrue, on Jul 01 2018 - 22:51, said:   FYI, I sent my raw data to Neatoman for independent review.  He saw nothing wrong. - Also, Neato thought the same thing about my 'tomato days' somehow 'shifting' my data.  The original data post was for 1,200ish battles, where he thought this.  So I sent the data for the next 800 battles (to get to the 2,000 total in the current data set).  Here's the thing.  Neato concluded that 112 32% battles was not enough to skew the %to win for the following 1,888 battles. - There are several big differences between you and I.  One, I have data to back up my claims.  Two, I've given my data to others for independent review.  All you have is your opinion.  And you know what they say about everyone having one of those...

Subject: There Are Some Crappy People Playing This Game
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Flarvin, on Jul 01 2018 - 22:40, said:   That’s basically you what I was thinking.   Generally it’s the wannabes that crow the loudest.

Subject: There Are Some Crappy People Playing This Game
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Blackhorse_One_, on Jul 01 2018 - 22:17, said:   Sorry, Prive ...   I don't waste my time on lost causes ....   But hey, cartoon heroes like YOU are plentiful ...   Carry on ...

Subject: There Are Some Crappy People Playing This Game
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Blackhorse_One_, on Jul 01 2018 - 21:47, said:   Nope, no Rommel here, but I did have a battlion.   What's YOUR story, ... Prive?

Subject: There Are Some Crappy People Playing This Game
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xPALEHORSEx, on Jul 01 2018 - 20:12, said: Earlier today I started a match and while the countdown was going on one of the players on my team (before the match even started) began berated the team and talking about how it sucked, saying it was beneath him to even play with players that sucked this much.   Then when the game started, he moved his TD to a corner of the map and it never moved again. He sat there and watched us play, never moving, never firing a shot, belittling everyone on his team until we lost. Bad thing about it is that it was a fairly close game and we probably would have won had he played.   After the match I sent him a message and asked him why he would do such a [edited]thing, and he responded by saying it wasn't his job to carry [edited]teams and that when he is placed on a team as bad as the one we were on, he refuses to participate.   Granted the guy did have great PR but in my opinion that is probably one of the biggest [edited]moves I have ever seen and I told him so.   Does anyone else run into anyone that bad?

Subject: Match making
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SoTrue, on Jul 01 2018 - 20:05, said:   All modes are 'competitive modes MEANT FOR SKILL BASED GAMEPLAY.  That's why you see 'Victory' or 'Defeat' at the end of every battle in every mode.  If there was a non-competitive mode, the mode would end with a unicorn riding a rainbow over the battlefield...   How can you be so wrong.  Your first paragraph is perfectly correct. (highlighted). - Your premise that a 45% and a 55% will end up at 50% HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED WITH ACTUAL RESULTS TO BE DEAD WRONG.  Let me show you.  Below is data for (1) tank, with 2000 battles. This is the results from the full spectrum of the 'random' mm we have.  Meaning that you see some battles with 21% chance to win, some battles with 53% chance to win, some battles with 71% chance to win, etc.  The full spectrum of what random creates.  NOW IF YOU JUST LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENS BETWEEN 40-59% - YOU CAN SEE WHAT SBMM will do.  Let me say that again, some people have a hard time getting this.  If you just look at the battle in the 40-49% and 50-59% chance to win brackets - that is looking at exactly what sbmm would do = create nothing but balanced matches. - - So, if Buttknuckles premise of 'sbmm will drive both a 45% player and a 50% player to 50% THEN what you should see in the results above is (no matter what the overall win rate is), the win rate FOR JUST THE 40-49% AND 50-59% SHOULD BE 50% (or at least super close). - What is reality.  Reality is SBMM DOES NOT FORCE A PLAYER TO 50%.  The overall win rate for the full spectrum of win chance is 56.30%.  The win rate for 'just the 40-49% and 50-59% is 56.90%. WRAP YOUR HEADS AROUND THE FACTS: SBMM DID NOT MAKE MY WIN RATE DROP!!! - Just to verify, here is the math: (538) 40-49% battles + (604) 50-59% battles = 1,142 balanced battles.  I won (261) 40-49% + (389) 50-59% = 650 battles.  This is a (650/1,142) 56.9% win rate.  - The problem with every troll who keeps trying to defend random mm is they can't get past the 'feeling' they know what 'should' happen.  On the surface, Buttknuckles premise of 'sbmm will drive both a 45% player and a 50% player to 50% 'FEELS' correct.  But the DATA proves otherwise.....  

Subject: Murderes
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Mfezi, on Jul 01 2018 - 15:55, said:   One of the forum stooges who responds to posts by attempting to dis the OP. If you don't have anything sensible to contribute, why bother to reply?....

Subject: Match making
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bockscar43, on Jul 01 2018 - 19:11, said: The naysayers are afraid of SBMM, it may damage their precious stats and that would be a real tragedy. Burying your head in the sand is just a way of hiding from the possibility it may work. IMHO.

Subject: Match making
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wz_is_a_wizard, on Jul 01 2018 - 18:25, said: Man you know what i am talking about. Randoms should be enjoyable just as ranked and clan based activities. Mm is more likely to be on a good players side than someone who does not understand the game correctly

Subject: Match making
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wz_is_a_wizard, on Jul 01 2018 - 18:19, said: I did ranked battle on my friends account and The first bronze and silver grind was painfull because mm was so hard sometimes. When i did arive to rank 12, the lose was cause by being overskilled or making stupid moves

Subject: Match making
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wz_is_a_wizard, on Jul 01 2018 - 17:54, said: I think that match making should be based on skills( wn8 and Winrate) and tanks instead of just tanks line up. How donyou guys feel about it

Subject: X4 Negative Weekend
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Siege_Engine, on Jul 01 2018 - 17:02, said: Just finished a battle in Rudy.    + First win + Premium tank + X4 weekend + Got a mastery badge III + Premium account   Result of the battle:  Negative -14,600 credits.    What up with this?  NEGATIVE credits?  Seriously?  I suffered through a couple of rofl-stomps to get to my first win.  Should have logged off.  But didn't.  I tried my hardest to carry.  And, I get THIS?  wth?    Can someone explain what i'm missing? 

Subject: *** Public Service Announcement.... Training on how Winrates are determined.
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leeuniverse, on Jul 01 2018 - 02:49, said: So, I recently posted a milestone of mine in that I achieved my first overall unicorndom in a higher tier non-light tank. However, in the usual fair, Elitists like to degrade people.  The problem is, is they are not doing it factually, they are using a little truth to lie. I will now explain....   The individual stated:     Because of their hate, elitists have no comprehension and understanding to think BEYOND the most simple of facts (such as not having a high winrate means you just farm damage, so you don't try to help your team win), and because of that, they falsely judge people, showing their true character. Now, it is absolutely true that the above fact CAN be a factor of why someone has a lower Winrate than their WN8, but it's certainly not in my case, and it's likely not in most cases.  Why?  Because it actually takes some skill to live long enough to even be able to "farm" damage.  So people will have already be up there in skill be even be able to do that successfully/consistently.   However, there are many MORE facts than that one they don't consider that makes their judgment false as to why/how people can have lower Winrates compared to their WN8.   They don't consider:   1. That very few people in the game have Winrates that match their WN8, most have lower winrates. 2. That it's mostly only Unicorns who's Winrates that match their WN8, anyone that observes peoples signatures would notice this. 3. That Winrates are greatly affected by "Platooning", in other words you'll get a higher winrate if you platoon. 4. That Winrates are affected greatly by if you prematurely cap, i.e. you focus on winning rather than fighting, when Randoms are about doing your personal best not simply winning, not that you shouldn't also try to win, but you don't get squat sitting on a base (screwing yourself and the rest of your team and enemy out of XP), especially when the battle isn't yet determined, to prematurely cap is selfish and lazy giving you a false sense of accomplishment. 5. The TYPE of tank you play....  If you play more armored tanks you'll have a higher winrate due to being able to be closer to the battle and thus affecting change as well as not dying as easily as a low armored tank would close up, in contast a low-armored tank has to play 2nd or 3rd line because they are more easier to kill (something btw even Wargaming says to do in their training videos). 6. The fact that tanks can vary greatly in Winrates due to Randomness most likely, that you can be good in a tank but have a low winrate as well as be bad in a tank and have a high winrate. 7. The fact that my overall winrate is 52%, and in the Progetto is 55%, which means while it's not quite "as" large as the WN8 increase (only slightly less btw), it's certainly greater thus clearly I AM helping my teams win, not just "farming".   There may be more I'm forgetting atm, but you get the point.   Now let's compare these factors to me:   1. I don't platoon at all. 2. I don't prematurely cap EVER (unless I can get there without dying on the way or while capping and it's a must to win the game). 3. I don't play Armored tanks AT ALL almost, especially today, everything is crap in responsiveness so I hate it and can't perform in them anymore.  (It's like riding a bicycle with 2 bent rims and flat tires.) 4. I have improved both my WN8 and Winrate in the tank, and they've improved equally according to what and how I play.   There is another factor to consider that shows the "character" of these people.   Unicorns are the Top 0.10% of the WOT population, it's why they are Unicorns.  In my Overall, I'm in the Top 5% of the game. Now, it takes a special kind of "amoral" person to judge others this way, to be so elitist that you rage on players even in the Top 5% of something, anything frankly. Top 5% of anything is normally respected, but these people are so low in class they can't help themselves.   Bottom line: People, especially these sorts of Elitists need to understand that there are MANY factors that go into making a Winrate, it is NOT "simply" that they "farm damage". And clearly in my case, the other factors, facts which also can affect Winrate clearly apply to me. Thus, it cannot be conclusively stated that I "farm damage" which is "why" my Winrate is lower than my WN8.  

Subject: How long are discounts up for?
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Subject: Another weekend of Diarrhea gameplay
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SmokeTheDestroyer563, on Jun 30 2018 - 12:51, said:   better yet instead of that i would prefer less clueless dumbos playing the game, IF ONLY wargaming had a DEV team worth a crap, i would support making this game a paid for game instead of free to play, then just maybe players would take this game seriously instead of the over load of crap it has become

Subject: 7v7: Saturday Skirmishes!
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Subject: 7v7: Saturday Skirmishes!
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Subject: KRZYBoop's Sing-a-long: Anthem for Discounts!
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Subject: Penatration or Damage & Spitballs
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WeatherbyMkV, on Jun 30 2018 - 10:54, said: Yep. I know about the "hull down" theory.  Map locations are few and far between where hull down fighting can be used.  And again, that means staying in that position (if you can even find it, and fighting more like a TD than a heavy).  Gun depression is also an issue...you have to get over the ridge line to even get the reticle on the enemy tank.  Brawling in an American Heavy is a joke...they always come up as the loser when "trading HP".  Other players who play other heavies recommend it of course.