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CabbageMechanic: Hey Tankers,
Please post your (quality, actionable) feedback on Grand Battles here.
More information on the game mode here. Full patch notes available here.

Saffr0n:   Are you sure? Screenshot

Saffr0n:   Excerpt taken from the release notes:   It’s important to note that only Improved Equipment can currently be demounted in exchange for Bonds. Upon the release of Update 9.20, Improved Equipment will be automatically demounted for free from vehicles of all players so they can mount it as they see fit.   This is a head scratcher...

Saffr0n:   Understood, but the question was if you ran mods for the previous build. A clean install doesn't remove mod files out of the registry. 

Saffr0n: Did you run mods that were compatible with 9.19.1? 

Saffr0n:   They should be retrained to the Foch 50 B, if they were trained for the 50 Foch (155), and should be in the new vehicle or in the barracks. There is another possibility that the original crew wasn't trained for the 50 Foch (155), and after the update, the crew went back to the original vehicle they were trained for or into the barracks. 

Saffr0n:   I'm in +6,000 currently. If you're still unable to get into the game client, try clearing out your game cache:  Press Windows key + R. Type %appdata%\wargaming.net\WorldOfTanks Press Enter If you were running mods for the previous update, verify that the mod developer(s) updated their software to be compatible with the latest update. 

Saffr0n:   You can, once you reload the game client, it will go into verification and redownload the files you deleted. If you don't want to readjust your preferences (control settings, etc.), then I wouldn't touch your preferences.xml. 

Saffr0n: Sorry to hear. Have you tried clearing out game cache?  Press Windows key + R. Type %appdata%\wargaming.net\WorldOfTanks Press Enter

Saffr0n: Morning everyone! The 9.20 update is here. This update includes the 30 vs. 30 Grand Battles mode, the introduction of the Chinese Tank Destroyer line, many vehicle rebalancing changes, such as the replacement of the AMX 50 Foch (155) to the AMX Foch 50 B. Read more about the update, here.  Download the client | Link   Let us know if you're experiencing any bugs or issues along the way. Thanks! Confirmed Bugs or Issues Contact list shows as offline or cannot connect Check firewall settings and ensure host:ports are not blocked.  5222 is default; 5333 is an alternative.  Crashing due to low dedicated memory on GPU ~ minimum requirements Edited by Saffr0n 8/30, 5:30pm PT PLEASE BE ADVISED: Any problems regarding CodeWeaver's Mac Wrapper software solution cannot be troubleshot by Wargaming America support, as we do not support Mac. Please read this official forum thread before downloading or launching the MacWrapper: http://forum.worldof...he-mac-wrapper/   These products may not be optimized for some Mac hardware configurations, including some Mac graphics cards.  However, it is very important to us to get your suggestions and feedback. For assistance, your best bet would be to visit the dedicated Mac Wrapper forum here: http://forum.worldof...rapper-support/ Right now, all support for the Mac Wrapper is done through this section of the forum

Saffr0n:   Downtime: August 30th at 01:00 - 07:30 Pacific

Lert: 1/16 scale StuG III G Early:         Used a very quick-and-dirty method of weathering:   1) Do basic paint job / camouflage 2) Drybrush gunmetal on the edges that would see wear and tear 3) Very lightly drubrush rust color over same 4) Apply black wash, lightly on top, more heavily the lower on the vehicle because more dirty 5) Apply sepia wash over the black wash, lightly on top, more heavily the lower on the vehicle because more dirty   Oh, I've only now noticed that I forgot to weather / apply wash to the spare roadwheels. Well, this shows the contrast between unweathered and weathered. Off to apply a drybrush and wash to the spare roadwheels ...

Mezurashi: Since there's nothing here but trolling and non-constructive posting, this topic is locked.

Yoott:   Ok Good Luck to the teams    

Yoott:   Not sure what happened, I reset the bracket and reprogrammed the match from scratch again to start in about 15 min
so take a look let me know if it shows up  

Yoott:   Give me a second   let me look

CabbageMechanic: Hey Tankers,
It's time for 9.20!  Downtime is scheduled for Wednesday, August 30 from 01:00 PT (04:00 ET) to 07:30 PT (10:30 ET).   Full notes listed below:
 Grand Battles New Features:New battle type in Random Battles: Grand Battle.Rules:Two teams, 30 players on each team Tier X vehicles only Battle time: 15 minutes Victory conditions: Capture the enemy base or destroy all enemy vehicles.Team Formation:Grand Battles are created out of the common queue of the Random Battle mode. Players enter Grand Battles randomly, by analogy with other battle types: Assault and Encounter Battle. Grand Battles will be disabled by default for those players who have insufficiently powerful PCs. Such players, however, can enable it manually in Settings (Settings > General > Random Battle Types > Grand Battle). Each team is conditionally divided into three sub-groups of 10 players each. Matchmaker determines group composition, and players cannot change sub-groups. Team composition in Grand Battles is governed by the general rules of Matchmaker 2.0 The vehicle-type composition of each of the sub-groups will match the opposing team as closely as possible. No more than 4 SPGs on a team. The difference in the number of Platoons between the team will not exceed 2 Platooned players. If a player in the Platoon has Grand Battle enabled, such a Platoon can enter this battle type regardless of whether other players in the Platoon have this battle type enabled.Map:Grand Battles are fought in the 1.4 x 1.4 km Nebelburg map. How players spawn in the map is conditioned by their sub-group. Each of the sub-groups has its own starting position (the initial spawn point). There are two bases: one per team, as in Standard Battle.Interface:The loading screen, statistics screen (available by pressing TAB), Battle Results screen, and the team panels have been adapted for displaying 60 players. The whole team is divided into three sub-groups. You can view the composition of each of the sub-groups by clicking on a corresponding sub-group. Changed the upper element of the battle HUD. In addition to the total number of vehicles destroyed by the team, this element also shows the total amount of HP for each of the teams.Awards, Service Record, and Statistics:Players can earn bonds in every Grand Battle. Players can also earn bonds in standard Random Battles, but only in tier X vehicles (in the so-called battle level 12 battles). Bonds are awarded to those players who have earned 400+ base experience for the battle. The number of awarded bonds depends on experience earned in the battle. The player can complete missions, personal missions, and earn all the awards available in the Random Battle mode. Players can earn Mastery Badges in Grand Battles just as in the standard Random Battle mode. Battles fought in Grand Battles are not counted in the player's Service Record and do not influence the statistics for Random Battles. Statistics for this battle type are displayed in Service Record > Statistics > Battle Type: Grand Battle Statistics on specific vehicles in Grand Battles are displayed individually in Service Record > Vehicles > Battle Type: Grand Battle.Adapted the conditions of some medals to the new Grand Battle:Top Gun:Destroy 6 or more enemy vehicles in Standard Battle, Assault, and Encounter Battle Destroy 8 or more enemy vehicles in Grand BattleRadley-Walters’ Medal:Destroy 8-9 enemy vehicles in Standard Battle, Assault, and Encounter Battle Destroy 10-12 enemy vehicles in Grand BattlePool's Medal:Destroy 10-13 enemy vehicles in Standard Battle, Assault, and Encounter Battle Destroy 13-20 enemy vehicles in Grand BattleRaseiniai Heroes' Medal:Destroy 14 or more enemy vehicles in Standard Battle, Assault, and Encounter Battle Destroy 21 or more enemy vehicles in Grand Battle
 Changes to Maps Introduced terrain-related changes for hard-to-reach areas in the following maps:Abbey Arctic Region El Halluf Karelia Lakeville Mines Mountain Pass Sacred Valley Steppes Vehicle Changes Germany:Added the following vehicle for testing by Supertest players:VK 168.01 (P)Changes to the technical characteristics of the following vehicles:Maus:Changed the reload time of the 12,8 cm KK.K. 44 L/55 gun from 12 s to 13.3 s. Changed the durability from 3,200 HP to 3,000 HP.8,8 cm Pak 43 Jagdtiger:Decreased dispersion during movement with the Jagdtiger 8,8 suspension by 6%. Decreased dispersion on hull traverse with the Jagdtiger 8,8 suspension by 6%. Changed the traverse speed of the Jagdtiger 8,8 suspension from 22 deg/s to 26 deg/s.China:Added a full branch of tank destroyers (from tier II-X, correspondingly):T-26G FT M3G FT SU-76G FT 60G FT WZ-131G FT T-34-2G FT WZ-111-1G FT WZ-111G FT WZ-113G FTU.S.S.R.Added the following vehicle for testing by Supertest players:T-44 ltwt.Changes to the technical characteristics of the following vehicles:T-54 first prototype:Decreased dispersion during movement with the T-54 first prototype suspension by 9%. Decreased dispersion on hull traverse with the T-54 first prototype suspension by 9%. Decreased dispersion on turret traverse of the 100 mm D-10T-K gun by 25%. Changed the aiming time of the 100 mm D-10T-K gun for the T-54 first prototype turret from 2.4 s to 2.2 s. Changed the view range from 360 m to 380 m. Improved turret armor. Changed penetration of the UBR-412 shell for the 100 mm D-10T-K gun from 183 mm to 190 mm. Changed penetration of the UBR-412P shell for the 100 mm D-10T-K gun from 235 mm to 247 mm. Changed the depression angle of the 100 mm D-10T-K gun from -6 degrees to -7 degrees. Changed the ammunition capacity of the 100 mm D-10T-K gun from 34 to 56 shells.T-44-100:Decreased dispersion on turret traverse of the 100 mm LB-1 gun by 15%. Changed the reload time of the 100 mm LB-1 gun from 8.1 s to 7.5 s. Changed the aiming time of the 100 mm LB-1 gun from 2.2 s to 2 s. Improved turret armor. Changed penetration of the UBR-412 shell for the 100 mm LB-1 gun from 183 mm to 190 mm. Changed penetration of the UBR-412P shell for the 100 mm LB-1 gun from 235 mm to 247 mm.T-44-100 (P):Decreased dispersion on turret traverse of the 100 mm LB-1 gun by 15%. Changed the reload time of the 100 mm LB-1 gun for the Т-44-100 (Р) turret from 8.1 s to 7.5 s. Changed the aiming time of the 100 mm LB-1 gun for the Т-44-100 (Р) turret from 2.2 s to 2 s. Improved turret armor. Changed penetration of the UBR-412 shell for the 100 mm LB-1 gun from 183 mm to 190 mm. Changed penetration of the UBR-412P shell for the 100 mm LB-1 gun from 235 mm to 247 mm.Т-103:Changed the displayed engine power of the MN-1 engine from 1,000 h.p. to 900 h.p. that corresponds to the actual engine power.Т-44:Decreased dispersion during movement with the T-44 suspension by 9%. Decreased dispersion during movement with the T-44M suspension by 10%. Decreased dispersion on hull traverse with the T-44 suspension by 9%. Decreased dispersion on hull traverse with the T-44M suspension by 10%. Changed dispersion of the 122 mm D-25-44 gun from 0.43 m to 0.42 m. Decreased dispersion on turret traverse of the 100 mm LB-1 gun by 14%. Changed the reload time of the 122 mm D-25-44 gun for the Т-44-100 turret from 19.2 s to 15.2 s. Changed the reload time of the 100 mm LB-1 gun for the Т-44-100 turret from 8.1 s to 7.5 s. Changed the aiming time of the 122 mm D-25-44 gun for the Т-44-100 turret from 3.4 s to 3.2 s. Changed the aiming time of the 100 mm LB-1 gun for the Т-44-100 turret from 2.3 s to 2.1 s. Improved hull and turret armor. Changed penetration of the UBR-412P shell for the 100 mm LB-1 gun from 235 mm to 247 mm. Changed penetration of the UBR-412 shell for the 100 mm LB-1 gun from 183 mm to 190 mm.Т-54:Changed dispersion of the 100 mm D-10T2S gun from 0.35 m to 0.39 m. Changed dispersion of the 100 mm D-54 gun from 0.39 m to 0.33 m. Changed the reload time of the 100 mm D-10T2S gun for the T-54 mod. 1949 turret from 7.8 s to 7.4 s. Changed the reload time of the 100 mm D-54 gun for the T-54 mod. 1949 turret from 8.2 s to 8.5 s. Changed the aiming time of the 100 mm D-10T2S gun for the T-54 mod. 1946 turret from 2.3 s to 2.5 s. Changed the aiming time of the 100 mm D-54 gun for the T-54 mod. 1949 turret from 2.9 s to 2 s. Improved hull and turret armor. Changed penetration of the UBR-412P shell for the 100 mm LB-1 gun from 235 mm to 247 mm. Changed penetration of the UBR-412 shell for the 100 mm LB-1 gun from 183 mm to 190 mm. Changed the depression angle of the 100 mm D-10T2S gun from -5 degrees to -6 degrees.IS-7:Added the M-50TI engine (1,200 hp). Removed the M-50T engine (1,050 hp). Decreased dispersion during movement with the IS-7 suspension by 16%. Decreased dispersion on hull traverse of the IS-7 suspension by 16%. Decreased dispersion on turret traverse of the 130 mm S-70 gun by 25%. Changed the aiming time of the 130 mm S-70 gun for the IS-7 turret from 3.1 s to 2.9 s. Changed the durability from 2,150 HP to 2,400 HP.ISU-152:Added the 152 mm D-4S gun. Removed the 122 mm A-19 mod. 1937 gun. Removed the 122 mm D-25S mod. 1944 gun. Removed the 152 mm BL-10 gun. Removed the UBR-471 shell. Removed the BR-471D shell. Removed the UOF-471 shell. Removed the 53-OF-551 shell. Removed the UBR-551 shell. Removed the UBR-551P shell. Changed the durability from 1,010 HP to 1,200 HP. Changed the research cost of the BL-9S gun from 44,000 to 24,000. Changed the research cost of the next vehicle in the branch—Object 704—from 176,500 to 192,500.Object 704:Added the 152 mm D-4S gun. Changed the research cost of the next vehicle in the branch (Object 268) from 301,000 to 239,000.Object 268:Increased the gun traverse angles to the right and left to 11 degrees. Increased the velocity of the UBR551M shell for the 152 mm M-64 gun by 25% (from 760 m/s to 950 m/s).Object 140:Improved armor of the turret roof.U.S.A.Changes to the technical characteristics of the following vehicles:M46 Patton:Improved armor of the turrets.M48A1 Patton:Removed the 90 mm Gun M41. Removed the 105 mm Gun T5E1M2. Removed the AP M77 shell. Removed the HE M71 shell. Removed the HVAP M304 shell. Removed the AP T32M2 shell. Removed the APCR T29E3M2 shell. Removed the HE M11A2 shell. Improved turret armor. Changed the cost of vehicle research from 160,000 to 205,000.FranceAdded the following vehicle to replace the AMX 50 Foch (155):AMX 50 Foch B:Changes to the technical characteristics of the following vehicles:AMX 50 100:Changed the depression angle of the 90 mm DCA 45 gun from -6 degrees to -9 degrees. Changed the depression angle of the 90 mm F3 gun from -6 degrees to -9 degrees. Changed the gun depression angle of the 100 mm SA47 gun from -6 degrees to -9 degrees.AMX 13 75:Changed the ammunition capacity of the 75 mm SA49 gun from 42 to 44.Bat.-Châtillon 25 t:Changed the ammunition capacity of the 100 mm SA47 gun from 30 to 42 shells.Bat.-Châtillon 25 t AP:Changed the ammunition capacity of the 100 mm SA47 gun from 30 to 42 shells.AMX AC mle. 48:Changed dispersion of the 120 mm AC SA46 gun from 0.33 m to 0.37 m. Decreased dispersion on gun traverse of the 120 mm AC SA46 gun by 42%. Added a magazine loading system for the 120 mm AC SA46 gun. Changed the aiming time of the 120 mm AC SA46 gun for the AMX AC mle. 48 turret from 2.9 s to 2.7 s. Improved hull armor. Changed the ammunition capacity of the 120 mm AC SA46 gun from 64 to 66 shells.AMX 50 Foch:Decreased dispersion during movement with the AMX 50 Foch suspension by 9%. Decreased dispersion during movement with the AMX 50 Foch bis suspension by 10%. Decreased dispersion on hull traverse with the AMX 50 Foch suspension by 9%. Decreased dispersion on hull traverse with the AMX 50 Foch bis suspension by 10%. Changed dispersion of the 120 mm AC SA46 gun from 0.33 m to 0.35 m. Decreased dispersion on gun traverse of the 120 mm AC SA46 gun by 30%. Added a magazine loading system for the 120 mm AC SA46 gun. Changed the aiming time of the 120 mm AC SA46 gun for the AMX 50 Foch turret from 2.3 s to 2.5 s. Improved hull armor. Changed the ammunition capacity of the 120 mm AC SA46 gun from 64 to 68 shells.AMX 50 Foch (155):Added the SCR 619F radio. Added the Saurer 1000F engine. Removed the SCR 619 radio. Removed the Saurer engine. Improved hull armor. Increased the gun traverse angles to the right and left to 10 degrees. Changed the elevation angle of the 155 mm AC SA58 gun from +12 degrees to +18 degrees. Changed the gun depression angle of the 155 mm AC SA58 gun from -5 degrees to -6 degrees. Changed the cost of purchase from 6,100,000 Credits to 5 gold. The vehicle is now an event vehicle.AMX 30 1er prototype:Decreased dispersion during movement with the AMX 30 1er prototype suspension by 11%. Decreased dispersion during movement with the AMX 30 A pré-série suspension by 12%. Decreased dispersion on hull traverse with the AMX 30 1er prototype suspension by 11%. Decreased dispersion on hull traverse with the AMX 30 A pré-série suspension by 12%. Changed dispersion of the 105 mm mle. F1 gun for the AMX 30 A pré-série turret from 0.33 m to 0.37 m. Changed dispersion of the 105 mm mle. F1 gun for the AMX 30 1er prototype turret from 0.34 m to 0.38 m. Decreased dispersion on turret traverse of the 105 mm mle. F1 gun for the AMX 30 A pré-série turret by 40%. Decreased dispersion on turret traverse of the 105 mm mle. F1 gun for the AMX 30 1er prototype turret by 30%. Changed the reload time of the 105 mm mle. F1 gun for the AMX 30 A pré-série turret from 9.9 s to 8.7 s. Changed the reload time of the 105 mm mle. F1 gun for the AMX 30 1er prototype turret from 10.2 s to 9 s. Improved armor protection of the turrets. Changed penetration of the OFL-105-F1 shell for the 105 mm mle. F1 gun from 260 mm to 248 mm. Changed penetration of the OCC-105-F1 shell for the 105 mm mle. F1 gun from 320 mm to 300 mm.AMX 30 B:Decreased dispersion during movement with the AMX 30 B suspension by 25%. Decreased dispersion on hull traverse with the AMX 30 B suspension by 25%. Changed dispersion of the 105 mm mle. F1 gun from 0.3 m to 0.36 m. Decreased dispersion on turret traverse of the 105 mm mle. F1 gun by 33%. Changed the reload time of the 105 mm mle. F1 gun for the AMX 30 B turret from 8.9 s to 7.8 s. Changed the aiming time of the 105 mm mle. F1 gun for the AMX 30 B turret from 2.1 s to 2 s. Improved turret armor. Changed penetration of the OCC-105-F1 shell for the 105 mm mle. F1 gun from 320 mm to 300 mm. Changed penetration of the OFL-105-F1 shell for the 105 mm mle. F1 gun from 260 mm to 248 mm.Replacement of the AMX 50 Foch (155) with the AMX 50 Foch B:If the AMX 50 Foch (155) is researched:The AMX 50 Foch B, Saurer F155 engine, and SCR 619 F155 radio will be automatically researched. The crew will be retrained from the AMX 50 Foch (155) to the AMX 50 Foch B (including dismissed crew members available for recovery). Undistributed experience from the AMX 50 Foch (155) will be transferred to the AMX 50 Foch B. Camouflage, Inscriptions, and Emblems will be transferred from the AMX 50 Foch (155) to the AMX 50 Foch B, retaining their durations.If the AMX 50 Foch (155) is in the Garage:Additional Equipment will be sent to the Depot, the crew will be sent to the Barracks, the Saurer engine will be replaced with the Saurer F155 engine, the SCR 619 radio will be replaced with the SCR 619 F155 radio. The AMX 50 Foch B will be added to the Garage along with a Garage slot. The statistics will be saved for the AMX 50 Foch (155), Marks of Excellence will not be carried over. Addition of a magazine loading system for the AMX 50 Foch. Additional Equipment will be demounted and sent to the Depot. Addition of a magazine loading system for the AMX AC mle. 48. Additional Equipment will be demounted and sent to the Depot.JapanChanges to the technical characteristics of the following vehicles:O-I Experimental:Removed the 10 cm Cannon Type 14 gun. Removed the APHE Type 95 shell. Removed the APHE Type 95 Toku Kou shell. Removed the HE Type 14 shell. Changed the traverse speed of the O-I Experimental turret from 22 deg/s to 20 deg/s. Increased armor of the hull and turret. Changed the forward top speed from 40 km/h to 25 km/h.O-I:Decreased the thickness of the hull and turret armor.O-Ho:Added the AP Experimental Type 2 Toku Otsu shell. Removed the APHE Type 95 shell. Removed the APHE Type 95 Toku Kou shell. Removed the HE Type 14 shell. Changed the traverse speed of the O-I Experimental turret from 22 deg/s to 20 deg/s. Increased armor of the hull and turret. Changed the forward top speed from 40 km/h to 25 km/h.Type 4 Heavy:Changed the traverse speed of the Type 4 Heavy suspension from 20 deg/s to 15 deg/s. Changed the traverse speed of the Type 4 Heavy Kai suspension from 22 deg/s to 17 deg/s. Changed the turret traverse speed of the Type 4 Heavy turret from 18 deg/s to 17 deg/s.Type 5 Heavy:Changed the traverse speed of the Type 5 Heavy suspension from 22 deg/s to 17 deg/s. Changed the traverse speed of the Type 5 Heavy turret from 20 deg/s to 18 deg/s. Decreased the thickness of the hull armor.Vehicles reworked to HD quality:Bat.-Châtillon 25 t Churchill III M5A1 Stuart M12 Matilda Black Prince SU-14-1 SU-5 Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. D Pz.Kpfw. 38H 735 (f) VK 30.01 (D) T-44-85 T69 Ranked Battles Ranked BattlesAdded the ability to earn Marks of Excellence and Mastery Badges in the Ranked Battle mode. Added the display of ranks of individual vehicles in the vehicle panel when the Ranked Battle mode is selected. Improved the interface where the received reward for a previous stage is displayed. The information about the received reward is also displayed in the pop-up hint when hovering over the rank. Reworked the calendar interface in the mode. Information about the Prime Times on each server for a selected day is now displayed in the calendar window (previously it was displayed in a pop-up hint).Changed the list of maps that are available in the mode. Now, battles will be fought in the following maps:Abbey Airfield Arctic Region El Halluf Ensk Erlenberg Fisherman's Bay Fjords Highway Himmelsdorf Karelia Lakeville Malinovka Mines Murovanka Paris Pilsen Prokhorovka Sand River Serene Coast Siegfried Line Swamp Tundra Westfield WindstormImprovements to the matchmaker:Maximum two SPGs per team. Improved the matchmaking by vehicle types (the matchmaker will try to assemble similar teams). Improved the system of assembling teams by ranks. Reworked the interface when entering the mode: added information about servers that are available for playing; reworked the display of information about the Prime Times.Added special hints that explain the basic mechanics and main features of the mode to the loading screen in Ranked Battles. Implemented a separate option that allows configuring the loading screen in the Ranked Battle mode and suggest three variants of the loading screen (by analogy with the options for the Random Battles):Illustrated tips Minimap Text onlyDisplay of Season leaders in the Ranked Battle modeAdded the event archive—statistics of players in previous seasons can be viewed. Added the filters clanmates and friends. Players can view the positions their clan-mates and friends take among the Season Leaders. Improved EquipmentImproved Equipment Improved Equipment can not be demounted only with bonds. The Extended Spare Parts Kit is now a complex Equipment and can be demounted with bonds. When update 9.20 is released, all Improved Equipment will be automatically demounted for free, so players can re-mount the pieces of Equipment to their liking. SPG Stun Mechanic Changes Crew Stun Mechanic Added the time of caused stun to the Battle Results screen. Improved the mechanics of causing damage and stun through obstacles. Now SPGs will not cause damage through obstacles that are 2 or more meters thick if the vehicle is fully covered by them. At the same time, explosion wave can somewhat bend the corners of obstacles. For that to happen, the distance between the point of hit and the obstacle's edge should be less than 2 meters; however, in such a case the explosion will cause decreased damage. Directives Directives Added a visual indication of the way that directives influence the technical characteristics to infotips and simplified technical characteristics. Added the function of equipping directives in the vehicle comparison interface so that their influence is taken into account. Added the option that enables auto-resupply of directives in the purchase interface. The bonus from Directives that influence the skills and perks of crew members is now displayed in Personal File. Misc. Fixes Fixed the issue where the camera was bound to the spot where the vehicle was destroyed instead of being bound to the actual destroyed vehicle. Fixed the issue with full-screen settings not saving in some cases. Fixed the issue with the display of vehicle ranks. Fixed the issue with the Maus' underbelly armor protection. Armor decreased from 250 mm to 50 mm. Fixed the issue with the displayed maximum number of shells in the Consumables window for the 75 mm SA49 gun. Fixed the issue where vehicles not suitable for personal missions were still shown as available. Fixed the issue where a permanent rank could be displayed as non-permanent.ImprovementsImproved the layout of notes in the Contact list. Added information about the acquired vehicle rank when viewing players' Service Records. Added a filter by range for the Team Battle mode.Known Issues (will be fixed later)When a vehicle is destroyed by overturning after 30 seconds has passed since it was overturned, the player who overturned the vehicle does not receive credit for the vehicle's destruction. Concealment of a vehicle with unique Camouflage is displayed without the bonus for Camouflage in the Garage; however, in reality, the effect of Camouflage is active. The recruiter's Recruiting Office does not display the recruits and reservists that they invited, if the recruiter's account is restored to a state, preceding the moment when recruits accepted the invitation. The camera can suddenly change its position in trajectory view when the player quickly moves the cursor around the vehicle. The order of events for received damage is sometimes mixed up in the damage log. Technical text may display for vehicles destroyed by overturning in the Battle Results screen. The badge about base capture can be displayed prematurely, even before the indicated number of points has been accumulated. 
Feedback threads will be posted in the relevant forum tomorrow after you have had a chance to interact with the changes.
Happy Tanking!

The_Chieftain: This is a global game, and so has to be configured to work on a global basis. I'm going to go back many years for this post.   Those of us who have been around a long time will remember the +/-4 which was mentioned a few posts back. The reason it was changed was that there was a delegation from the NA office in Minsk (I was there for the presentation), mainly pushed by Jinxx and General Direction, if you remember them, saying in a nutshell that if Minsk wanted WoT to be more successful in the US, they needed to reduce the spread. The problem is that what makes an American player play a game is not necessarily what makes an Eastern European, or an Asian, or a South American play it. It may be hard for some to accept, but most players globally seem to prefer a wider spread. At least, they did a few years ago.   The example given was a PzIIIA with its 37mm gun tootling around a corner and encountering a KV-2, possibly with a 152mm, probably the 107. You can imagine what happens next. Plink...plink....plink...plink... SPLAT! The typical reaction to this in the US is that the Pz III player is going to say "That was utterly unfair. I had no chance at all. This game sucks". However, someone in another geographic area may react by saying "I bet he enjoyed doing that to me. I'm going to get me one of them, and go make other folks miserable with my superior tank!" and when he does get that tank, the pleasure of splatting other people outweighs the misery of being splatted in his overall gaming experience.   The compromise which was reached was that the MM spread would be reduced to +/-2, as it currently is. (+/-3 was also considered). Will we stay that way forever? I have absolutely no clue. That is a development decision, not my department. However, tanks were designed back in those days to be capable of surviving in a team against even high tiered vehicles. Hence the existence of what were known as the giant-killers, such as the old T-34/100, or the aforementioned KV-2/107. There weren't too many of them, but they had to be rebalanced or else they would be ridiculously OP in the reduced MM tier spread which was coming. So, if you go back over the patch notes for that period of time, you'll see that there were several patches which reduced the capabilities of a number of vehicles against higher-tier vehicles, followed by the MM spread change. That was for a smaller number of vehicles. It occurs to me that most tanks are/were designed to be capable of fighting in the +/-2 environment, and there would be a whole lot more vehicles which would have to be changed than just the few giant-killers of several years back.   As mentioned before, for more information on this subject as a whole, go back over the various dev diaries or releases. The matchmaker tier spread is something which has been talked about for years, it's not as if the devs haven't addressed the thinking behind it before.

dance210: Cup Points Week 1 + Week 2 + Week 3 + Week 4 Clans continuing on to the Playoffs Clans that need to participate in a tiebreaker round   As they are tied in points, GOFD and -4K- will play a tiebreaker round on Wednesday, August 30 at 6 pm PT / 9 pm ET. Here are the rules for the tiebreaker round: Teams will participate in a single-elimination bracket. All maps will be attack / defense. Teams will alternate sides between matches. Each match will last 8 minutes with a 2 minute break between matches. The winner will be the first to 5 victories out of 8 battles. If there is no winner after 8 battles, teams will enter a Sudden Death Tiebreaker match One team will be chosen to select Attack or Defense. The team will be chosen based on: Team that won fastest on attack If no team won on attack, team that did the most damage on attack If neither of the above is met, a team will be selected at random A notification of the tiebreaker and voting screen will show up in the Notification tab for the team that gets to choose. Each member of the team will be allowed to vote on Attack or Defense. After the team has finished voting, a new special battle will automatically start.   Final Rank Clan Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Total 1 MAHOU 10 7 10 7 34 2 VILIN 10 10 6 7 33 3 -G- 5 3 10 10 28 4 RUSHB 10 7 10   27 5 BULBA 5 10 6   21 6 OTTER 10 5 1 1 17 7 YOUJO 1 3 4 8 16 8 GOFD 2 5 1 1 9 8 -4K- 1   3 5 9 10 RELIC 1 1 1 5 8 11 HAVOK 3 1 1   5 12 R-7 1 1 2   4 12 RDDT 1 1 1 1 4 14 NICO 1 1 1   3 14 PRC       3 3 14 TRIAD       3 3 17 DENIX 1 1     2 17 FD_UP   1   1 2 17 REL2     1 1 2 20 WONKA   1     1 20 _-W-_ 1       1 20 NEWBI 1       1 20 CHILE 1       1 20 -HERO     1   1 20 JGRN       1 1 20 LOAD       1 1 20 FADES       1 1

dance210: Absolute Clan Cup Standings: Week 4, Group Stage 1 + 2 + 3 Standings are not final until after all three Group Stages are complete     Rank Team title Points Earned Points Possible Points Ratio Cup Points 1 Guerrillas 40 42 0.952 10 2 YOUJO 36 42 0.857 8 3 MAHOU 35 42 0.833 7 3 VILIN 35 42 0.833 7 5 -4K- 32 42 0.762 5 5 RELIC'FU 32 42 0.762 5 7 [PRC]人民解放军 29 39 0.744 3 7 Triad 29 39 0.744 3 9 GOFD 31 42 0.738 1 10 OTTER Redux 30 42 0.714 1 10 Relic 2nd 30 42 0.714 1 12 JGRN 28 42 0.667 1 13 RDDT: Push The E3 27 42 0.643 1 14 FD_UP 25 42 0.595 1 15 LOAD Gaming 22 39 0.564 1 16 Glory Fades 20 42 0.476 1 17 A Fierro Pelao 2 18 42 0.429   17 Just Fluking Around 18 42 0.429   19 ORYX Exp Force 16 39 0.410   19 SKULL SQUADRON XSSX 16 39 0.410   21 USMC2 15 39 0.385   22 ==PUA== 14 39 0.359   23 Soyuz 14 42 0.333   24 HavoK 13 42 0.310   25 RUSHB 9 39 0.231   26 CA_QC Rules 9 42 0.214   26 TheHive1 9 42 0.214   28 -HERO 7 39 0.179   29 1BAC 2 39 0.051   30 ELITE BRASILEIRA 1 39 0.026   30 Exiles 1 39 0.026   32 BULBA IS MY CITY 0 42 0.000   32 Clan THB 0 42 0.000  

The_Chieftain:   This is in Ottawa?

Yoott:   ^^ This 

Yoott:   Everyone will be using their own accounts    

Yoott:   Yes Top Seed will play Teal Team Six Second Seed will play Valance

winners of that play eachother and winner gets the spot in Gold    

Yoott: Who won Playpen or Brazil?   or if its still going just post scores after please
 

The_Chieftain:   Unless Cruz and so on were the people who put the pork in there (and I can't imagine they did, or they wouldn't have voted against), I'm not sure I see the hypocrisy. Now, if they were trying to get their own things and were voting against until it happened, that's another matter entirely.

The_Chieftain:   At least they seem to be consistent.  

The_Chieftain:

CabbageMechanic: Latest update:  I collected the names that were sent to me for people who still haven't received their stuff and got the following back.

Added to the list (swag is being prepared and should be on the way soon according to the printing company):
Armygreen74 EpicForce Painbringer71 Hecate_1911
Iowakid

According to their records sic_transit_gloria received shipment already, please contact me if this is not the case.

Cattnip13, still waiting on some info (e-mails attached to the ticket purchases) but I'd be happy to follow up and get you added to the new round of shipments.

CabbageMechanic: Please submit a ticket to our Technical Support team at: https://na.wargaming.net/support/
  They'd be happy to review your crash logs and help you fix the problem.

The_Chieftain: My most dangerous tank yet. 

dance210:  

dance210:   Final standings and brackets will likely go up tomorrow. I'm a bit tied up with TWA today, sorry

Mezurashi: Guys, you're walking on a thin line here. Be civil, please.   This will be my last warning for this topic.

Yoott: Post the scores here please so I can update the brackets faster please TY  

Yoott:   Great TY   Good Luck to your teams   I apologize for the delays here, but do greatly appreciate your guys flexibility

Yoott: Tool isn't coming back anytime soon it seems I don't want  you guys waiting around longer then you need   Got the Runs vs Brazillian Corruption

Your match will be tomorrow 5pm Pacific
Same maps as today

*** unless you two captains work it out to play tonight in training rooms on your own then forward me the results Seems this is what you have done.. TY again for your flexiblity  
 

Yoott: Ok Sons of Valhalla vs Clarity
the captains agreed to start playing their match in a training room   Got the Runs vs Brazillian Corruption
- you can do the same if you chose but BOTH captains must agree - wait until the Cw/SH/TMS system comes back online - not known the eta yet
- Play tomorrow at 5pm Pacific

Captains PM me please, if I dont hear from both of you I will continue to work on it and make a call either to play tonight or make it tomorrow anyways


 

Yoott: 5 - 1 Big Damage over Sons of Valhalla
5 - 3 Playpen Allstars over Got the Runs

 

Yoott:    

Yoott:   Im working on it give me a few more min please

Yoott: Hey Guys   I'm working to get last matches set up for this evening   Seems the tool is having some issues atm so there may be a delay I will keep you posted

I need the score for Playpen Allstars and Got the Runs please

The_Chieftain: No tickets required. Just show up. However, we want you to tell us ahead of time that you are showing up, to make sure you will all fit, hence the RSVP requirement on Facebook.

The_Chieftain:   Nice artwork, but the woman is a dead girl. She's standing behind the breech.