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HBFT: The tanks, special medals, etc. are going to be credited to player accounts as a batch.  Due to the volume of camouflage, medals, tanks, etc. that need to be credited we are expecting a paced roll-out of these in-game items to ensure as smooth a crediting process as possible.  As such, I do not have an exact date when they will get credited, but we will try to get them out as soon as we are able.

Lert:   If you'd spend some time reading instead of yelling and whining, you'd know it'll come tomorrow.

ElPozoleOlmeca:   Ojo con el enlace.....esa tienda es para los que juegan en Europa. Si haces compras ahí no se transfiere a los servidores de NA

PollotheDestroyer:   Ojo con el enlace.....esa tienda es para los que juegan en Europa. Si haces compras ahí no se transfiere a los servidores de NA

ApolloArtemis:   Ojo con el enlace.....esa tienda es para los que juegan en Europa. Si haces compras ahí no se transfiere a los servidores de NA

Pigeon_of_War: Welcome to the 9.5 update, Tankers!   With this update we want to find out as much about any issues or problems that you run into while playing. Screenshots and a detailed explanation of the issue are always appreciated. If you feel it is truly game breaking, do me a favor and send a Support Ticket so it can be investigated more thoroughly. Also please remember, most issues on Patch Day are caused by mods, so please uninstall those first and foremost.    Thanks and see you on the battlefield! 

HBFT: We had a lot of fun and everyone's generosity absolutely blew our minds!  Thank you again from everyone here and Happy Holidays!

pizzastorm: Thanks to everyone that showed up and A HUGE thanks to everyone that donated!   We smashed our goal and, combined, we were able to put $8,621 towards a worthy cause.   Thanks for getting into the giving spirit, we hope that you enjoy the Holidays!          

Content_WG: Nosso time brasileiro da Liga Gold conversa com a Wargaming sobre a Liga e o novo formato 7/54.
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Pigeon_of_War: New Content   New branch of British vehicles: M2 (tier II light tank) Stuart I (tier III light tank) Grant I (tier IV medium tank) Sherman III (tier V medium tank) -Archer (tier V tank destroyer) Sherman Firefly (tier VI medium tank) -Achilles IIC (tier VI tank destroyer) -Challenger/Avenger (tier VII tank destroyer) -Charioteer (tier VIII tank destroyer) -FV4004 Conway (tier IX tank destroyer) -FV4005 Stage 2 (tier X tank destroyer)   New Premium Vehicle: Panther mit 8,8 cm L/71 added to the Premium Shop. New maps: Mittengard (for lower battle levels), Ghost Town (for Team Battles), Winterberg Expanded minimap features: View vector, sector of fire (artillery only), display of vehicle names, display of point where vehicle was last spotted (see Settings/General menu)   Maps   -Severogorsk and Ruinberg on Fire maps removed -Some surface features fixed for the following maps: Fisherman's Bay, Mountain Pass, Windstorm -Fixed some gameplay issues on Stalingrad -Fixed issue with the ability to drive outside the boundaries of the Windstorm and Mountain Pass  maps -Fixed some visual issues on Windstorm -Fixed issues with the visual and damage models of some environmental objects -Fixed some gameplay and visual issues on the Stalingrad map   Changes to Vehicle Characteristics   -FV215b (183) tank destroyer rebalanced: Armor protection of the rotating superstructure  increased, traverse speed and crossing capacity decreased -Some issues with visual models fixed for the following vehicles: >Maus, IS-7, JagdPanther (gun  sizes fixed), M4A3E8 Fury, КV-1S, Centurion Mk. 7/1, T95E2 -Some issues with damage models fixed for the following vehicles: Maus, SU-14, T95E2 -Issues with camouflage fixed for the following vehicles: Churchill I, Panther mit 8,8cm L/71,  Sherman Firefly -Fixed color of the Achilles IIC tank destroyer icon -Damage of the Chinese 122mm Sha-bao-471 HE shell increased from 465 to 530 -Fixed camo issues for the following vehicles: >Churchill I, Т-34-85M, Т-54 ltwt. Pz.Kpfw. IV  Ausf. H, T-34, STA-2, M3 Lee    -Object 907:    -The UBR-412B AP shell will be replaced by the UBR-412PB APCR shell, increasing average shell  penetration from 219 to 264 mm (this type of APCR shells is standard ammunition for other Tier X  U.S.S.R medium tanks).    -Adjusted the following characteristics of the D-54TS gun:    -Aiming time reduced from 2.3 to 2 seconds.    -Reload time reduced from 7.1 to 6.5 seconds.    -Dispersion on the move reduced by 20%.   Gameplay   -Players will receive additional XP for damage caused to vehicles spotted by them, if the spotted  vehicle is of higher tier than the player's vehicles (+10% for each tier of difference between the  vehicles), but not more than 30% -Functionality of the minimap expanded. Added a view vector, sector of fire (artillery only), display  of vehicle names, display of point where vehicle was last spotted -Warning for inaction in battle will now be issued only after three violations in a row (previously, the  fine was imposed on the player immediately). Now the fine for inaction in battle will be imposed on  the player only after the fourth violation   Graphics    -Fixed issues with visual models fixed for the following vehicles: Maus, JagdPanther (gun sizes  fixed), M4A3E8 Fury, KV-1S, Centurion Mk. 7/1 -Fixed issues with damage model fixed for the SU-14 -Fixed brightness and color of tracks of some HD vehicle models -Fixed display of Emblems and Inscriptions on some vehicles -Fixed flickering of foliage in the sniper view mode -Fixed display of high-detail shadows of some objects on the low shadow quality preset -Fixed issue with a vehicle's own shadow not present in the sniper view mode -Fixed display of vehicle tracks when switching between the allied vehicles in the Postmortem mode -Fixed issue with multiple splashes appearing when a shell hits the water at an angle -Fixed flickering of vehicle markers on the minimap   Sound   -"End of reload" sound volume increased -Streaming of music and ambient sounds from the hard disk at zero volume level disabled   Interface   -Fixed some issues with interface and gameplay in Strongholds    - Added option to use a War Department Reserve simultaneously with a Reserve from another          structure.    -Increased storage capacity of all structures from 10 to 1000 prepared Reserves.    -Fixed incorrect functionality of the Special Instructions Reserve when receiving the same                 mission the second time.   -Interface of the Special Battle window improved -Interface of the recurring awarding of the Mastery Badge changed -Improved display of Camouflage on vehicles when using the Improved Graphics preset -Effects of shells hitting the vehicle reworked -Condition text for the Arsonist, Demolition Expert, and Kamikaze awards changed -The Racer 2014 medal moved to the Special category -List of hints on the battle loading screen expanded -Fixed some minor issues with interface and text of several messages -Fixed issues with autosearch in the Team Battle mode -Fixed display of messages in the battle chat after rejoining the battle -Fixed calculation of the number of hits of external modules (tracks and the gun) in the post-battle  statistics   Other Bugfixes and Changes   -Reduced game client memory consumption -System of game sound loading changed to reduce the number of in-battle freezes -Fixed some client hang-ups and crashes -Fixed freezes when displaying some special effects -Fixed issue with the capturing of screenshots in Windows upon pressing Print Screen or Alt+Print -Screen with minimized WoT client -Unloading worldoftanks.exe from system processes after the client is closed -Fixed issue with vehicles not receiving the Elite status with all researched -Fixed issue with the vehicle model falling through the Garage floor -Fixed issue with the Platoon chat turning off upon disabling the battle chat in the Random Battle  mode -Fixed issues with the Confederate medal not being awarded if the player only damaged the tracks  of enemy vehicles -Fixed rare issue with the camera displacing to zero coordinates when switching between the allied  vehicles in the Postmortem mode -Fixed issues with depression angle restrictions of critically damaged guns not working -Fixed issue with the inability to return a crew in the vehicle, if the crew members who had  previously been sent to the Barracks filled the Barracks to capacity -Fixed some hang-ups and crashes of the game client -Reworked some effects of shells hitting the vehicle reworked -Fixed issues with vehicle freezes at the end of the battle -Fixed display of the battle interface in the Garage -Fixed issues with performance decrease when scrolling the list of missions on the personal  missions screen -Performance on some PC configurations increased -Fixed issue with the inability to destroy objects with APCR and HEAT shells  

Lert:   Please point out where I claimed otherwise?  

Lert:   That's one of the rewards for the IM's that will start some time next year / January.

pizzastorm:   Getting word that this should be temporary for some people.    Wait a few minutes and try again.

Lert: Please post replays.

Lert:   No. It wasn't. In fact, they said with exactly so many words that it was going to be there after 9.5. Not with. I mean, even the deadline for choosing a tank still hasn't finished yet for god's sake, at the moment of this writing. A European WG person even said in a publication that the tank would arrive tomorrow, not today - that's on FTR. Again, easy to find.

Lert: Gun depression:      

Lert: No.   It's also according to supertesters who've driven it a terrible tank. Which is probably why WG didn't put it on the test server for people to try out before throwing their hard-earned money at it.

pizzastorm:   Servers are online already!

Lert:   They never said that.

Lert:       Soft stats are better than I expected them to be. Gun depression is - ... workable. Not as good as the american Shermans ofcourse, but not nearly as bad as some chinese tanks for example.   From memory, my reload with a 100% loader, vents and rammer is 3.99 seconds. Better than on Black Prince, for some reason.

Lert:   Fury does.

Lert: Damn invisitanks.

Lert: It came with a few lines, not 'every new line'.   Such competitions are usually to try and encourage people to play the new line. This however is 'the Firefly line', the line people have been asking for for years, since before the game went live. I don't think there's going to be a lack of people playing this line. Ergo, from WG's POV no contest is necessary.

Lert:   Did you actually read it?   This thread is more of a wake-up call for people to give them a healthy dose of realism in what to expect, rather then a full in-depth review. I use hyperbole in my intro. I use realism and a measure of sarcasm in the spoiler, the actual point of the thread.

pizzastorm: Sounds about right!  The wait will not be too long, they just need to add some additional tweaks before releasing it into the wild. 

Lert:   Please point out where I said it was farfetched. I just said they came up with that expectation on their own. If they'd did a bit more research they wouldn't have had that expectation.   But to call out "Waah waah WG fail as always" just because they don't have the tank right at the moment the patch drops? (Which they never promised to, btw ... ) That's a bit farfetched IMO.

Lert: Here it is, ladies and gentlemen, the tank you've all been waiting for, the tank that has spawned the most "why don't we have this in the game yet?" threads of any other vehicle including Ratte, the tank that people wanted more than any other vehicle because of its legendary status, the Firefly!   So, how is it? Does it really match up to everyone's expectations? Is it really the gamechanger that all the hype surrounding it made it up to be?   What is the Firefly really like?  ... It's a Sherman with more pen.   Seriously.   That's it.   Review over, you can all go home now.   It looks like a Sherman, it smells like a Sherman, it sounds like a Sherman, it drives like a Sherman, but with a slower gun that has more pen and more damage than the 76mm M1A1 / M1A2 on the american shermans.   If you're expecting God's gift to tanks, the most fun tank to play in the game, a total game changer, a tank that pwns face left right and center and a legend at your fingertips, you're going to be disappointed. If you expect a Sherman with more pen, then - congratulations, you're a realist, and you got exactly what you expected.   "But Lert, does that mean it's bad?"   Far from. It's a decent tank, nice and mobile with a very good gun for its tier. I think the best comparison I can make is to liken it to an E8 with the stock engine but M1A2 gun, a 75% loader, firing APCR all the time. If you can picture that, that's what Firefly is like.   It's a Sherman with more pen.  

Lert:   Yes.   Also a bloody annoying attention [edited], but that has more to do with your colors and bold and large font, and the bad MSpaint pictures and nothing with this.   WG should now bow to people's expectations, people should have realistic expectations. People expecting the tank right at patch drop is the people's problem, not WG's.   Now, I'm not saying WG is perfect in communicating - far from it, they could've made a news announcement and in my opinion should have, about when the tanks are going to be there. But regardless of that, people expecting the tank to drop the moment 9.5 did is something those people came up with themselves.

Lert:   Nor would it hurt people to actually put in some effort and read the news and comprehend it, instead of posting repeated, identical threads on the forum. Hell, I even made a thread about this very thing, explaining it before it even happened. This isn't the first thread about this, nor will it be the last. Every single one posted by people too lazy to look things up instead of writing a new thread about it.   Seriously, every indication everywhere in every official publication is that the tank will arrive some time after 9.5, and yet people assume that it would arrive exactly with the patch? Why? I mean, even the page where you choose a tank still has some time before the deadline to choose a tank is over, an hour and a half as of this writing. That alone should say enough.   I just have a very, very low tolerance for people who can't even read plain english without misunderstanding it and inventing their own meaning. 'After 9.5' does not mean 'at the same time as 9.5'.   Does that make me contradictionary and a D? If you say so. You're the one starting to insult people for the way they answer questions. What does that make you?   Also, yes, 25k is exactly the same as 38k, right? Nevermind that that 38k doesn't list the 7k games I played in beta. So it's closer to 45k games played vs 25k posts. Yes, exactly the same. And even if it were, what of it? Explain me that, what of it?   I wholeheartedly agree with you that WG should communicate better with the playerbase. But what reason do they have to do so, if anything they do say is going to be reinterpreted by people, who then start whining when the reality does not match their own invented fantasy?

pizzastorm: Hello Tankers,   Another patch has arrived and we once again ask that you compile your feedback for changes and additions to World of Tanks in this thread!   We would love to hear you thoughts on all aspects of the patch after you have played with, and gotten familiar with it.    We are particularly interested in your thoughts on- The new British vehicles Map changes, removals, and additions Patch performance Expanded Functionality of the minimap Changes in the "Tribunal" AFK warning system - "Warning for inaction in battle will now be issued only after three violations in a row (previously, the fine was imposed on the player immediately). Now the fine for inaction in battle will be imposed on the player only after the fourth violation." Changes in the user interface   You can see the complete patch notes below.    9.5 Notes  New Content New branch of British vehicles: M2 (tier II light tank) Stuart I (tier III light tank) Grant I (tier IV medium tank) Sherman III (tier V medium tank) Archer (tier V tank destroyer) Sherman Firefly (tier VI medium tank) Achilles IIC (tier VI tank destroyer) Challenger/Avenger (tier VII tank destroyer) Charioteer (tier VIII tank destroyer) FV4004 Conway (tier IX tank destroyer) FV4005 Stage 2 (tier X tank destroyer) New Premium Vehicle: Panther mit 8,8 cm L/71 added to the Premium Shop. New maps: Mittengard (for lower battle levels), Ghost Town (for Team Battles), Winterberg Expanded minimap features: View vector, sector of fire (artillery only), display of vehicle names, display of point where vehicle was last spotted (see Settings/General menu) Maps Severogorsk and Ruinberg on Fire maps removed Some surface features fixed for the following maps: Fisherman's Bay, Mountain Pass, Windstorm Fixed some gameplay issues on Stalingrad Fixed issue with the ability to drive outside the boundaries of the Windstorm and Mountain Pass maps Fixed some visual issues on Windstorm Fixed issues with the visual and damage models of some environmental objects Fixed some gameplay and visual issues on the Stalingrad map Changes to Vehicle Characteristics FV215b (183) tank destroyer rebalanced: Armor protection of the rotating superstructure increased, traverse speed and crossing capacity decreased Some issues with visual models fixed for the following vehicles: >Maus, IS-7, JagdPanther (gun sizes fixed), M4A3E8 Fury, КV-1S, Centurion Mk. 7/1, T95E2 Some issues with damage models fixed for the following vehicles: Maus, SU-14, T95E2 Issues with camouflage fixed for the following vehicles: Churchill I, Panther mit 8,8cm L/71, Sherman Firefly Fixed color of the Achilles IIC tank destroyer icon Damage of the Chinese 122mm Sha-bao-471 HE shell increased from 465 to 530 Fixed camo issues for the following vehicles: >Churchill I, Т-34-85M, Т-54 ltwt. Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. H, T-34, STA-2, M3 Lee Object 907: The UBR-412B AP shell will be replaced by the UBR-412PB APCR shell, increasing average shell penetration from 219 to 264 mm (this type of APCR shells is standard ammunition for other Tier X U.S.S.R medium tanks). Adjusted the following characteristics of the D-54TS gun: Aiming time reduced from 2.3 to 2 seconds. Reload time reduced from 7.1 to 6.5 seconds. Dispersion on the move reduced by 20%. Gameplay Players will receive additional XP for damage caused to vehicles spotted by them, if the spotted vehicle is of higher tier than the player's vehicles (+10% for each tier of difference between the vehicles), but not more than 30% Functionality of the minimap expanded. Added a view vector, sector of fire (artillery only), display of vehicle names, display of point where vehicle was last spotted Warning for inaction in battle will now be issued only after three violations in a row (previously, the fine was imposed on the player immediately). Now the fine for inaction in battle will be imposed on the player only after the fourth violation Graphics Fixed issues with visual models fixed for the following vehicles: Maus, JagdPanther (gun sizes fixed), M4A3E8 Fury, KV-1S, Centurion Mk. 7/1 Fixed issues with damage model fixed for the SU-14 Fixed brightness and color of tracks of some HD vehicle models Fixed display of Emblems and Inscriptions on some vehicles Fixed flickering of foliage in the sniper view mode Fixed display of high-detail shadows of some objects on the low shadow quality preset Fixed issue with a vehicle's own shadow not present in the sniper view mode Fixed display of vehicle tracks when switching between the allied vehicles in the Postmortem mode Fixed issue with multiple splashes appearing when a shell hits the water at an angle Fixed flickering of vehicle markers on the minimap Sound "End of reload" sound volume increased Streaming of music and ambient sounds from the hard disk at zero volume level disabled Interface Fixed some issues with interface and gameplay in Strongholds Added option to use a War Department Reserve simultaneously with a Reserve from another structure. Increased storage capacity of all structures from 10 to 1000 prepared Reserves. Fixed incorrect functionality of the Special Instructions Reserve when receiving the same mission the second time. Interface of the Special Battle window improved Interface of the recurring awarding of the Mastery Badge changed Improved display of Camouflage on vehicles when using the Improved Graphics preset Effects of shells hitting the vehicle reworked Condition text for the Arsonist, Demolition Expert, and Kamikaze awards changed The Racer 2014 medal moved to the Special category List of hints on the battle loading screen expanded Fixed some minor issues with interface and text of several messages Fixed issues with autosearch in the Team Battle mode Fixed display of messages in the battle chat after rejoining the battle Fixed calculation of the number of hits of external modules (tracks and the gun) in the post-battle statistics Other Bugfixes and Changes Reduced game client memory consumption System of game sound loading changed to reduce the number of in-battle freezes Fixed some client hang-ups and crashes Fixed freezes when displaying some special effects Fixed issue with the capturing of screenshots in Windows upon pressing Print Screen or Alt+Print Screen with minimized WoT client Unloading worldoftanks.exe from system processes after the client is closed Fixed issue with vehicles not receiving the Elite status with all researched Fixed issue with the vehicle model falling through the Garage floor Fixed issue with the Platoon chat turning off upon disabling the battle chat in the Random Battle mode Fixed issues with the Confederate medal not being awarded if the player only damaged the tracks of enemy vehicles Fixed rare issue with the camera displacing to zero coordinates when switching between the allied vehicles in the Postmortem mode Fixed issues with depression angle restrictions of critically damaged guns not working Fixed issue with the inability to return a crew in the vehicle, if the crew members who had previously been sent to the Barracks filled the Barracks to capacity Fixed some hang-ups and crashes of the game client Reworked some effects of shells hitting the vehicle reworked Fixed issues with vehicle freezes at the end of the battle Fixed display of the battle interface in the Garage Fixed issues with performance decrease when scrolling the list of missions on the personal missions screen Performance on some PC configurations increased Fixed issue with the inability to destroy objects with APCR and HEAT shells    

Lert:   "Reward tanks will be distributed after update 9.5 goes live on the NA server. Please note that update 9.5 also brings improvements to the Object 907 tank."   Reading comprehension. Try it some time.

Lert:   Really, now. Where did they say that?

Lert:   They said it would arrive after patch 9.5, not at the very moment. As for why? It could be that they wanted to make sure the patch landed ok and didn't explode the servers before handing out the reward tanks.

Lert: It means that everything you bought that has a timer that counts down (temporary camouflage, premium account etc) has been extended to compensate for server down time.

Lert: Paper. The composition of their brains is paper. That's why I want them removed.

Lert: Amazing! We've never heard that idea before!   If they introduce this, they could introduce a server without heavies as well, so my mediums can roam the battlefield unopposed! And a server without TD's so my heavies can just bully everyone! And a server without mediums, so my TD's can just camp without trouble and pwn face left, right and center! And a server without light tanks so my SGP's don't have to worry about being base raided!   And while they're at it, they could remove paper from rock paper scissors, make it a whole lot more fun for people who like to play rock!   Warning: post may contain sarcasm

Lert:  

Lert:  

Lert:   That's as good a reason to assume we're not getting the tank upon patch landing but tomorrow, as I said. After all, why would they give us a deadline for choosing a tank that's later than 9.5 goes live, if they were going to reward the tank upon patch landing?

Lert: Depends on whether you have targets or not. If you have targets, kill them. If you don't, go somewhere that you do. Every moment you are not firing your gun and removing hitpoints, you are not being effective.

Lert: So there is. I did not know that.   It's something at least, I suppose. Still, I'd like if there was something in the launcher or on the main portal so we didn't have to go to the support page, scroll down and open the status indicator to see it.   However, that indicator seems to be faulty. It says both NA servers are up, yet I am unable to connect with my updated client.

Lert: No, what is your point? That I'm not allowed to suggest X when Y isn't in the game yet? I mean, is there some hierarchy of things I am and am not allowed to suggest? If you have a point, please make it.   Yes, I know there are no proper garage filters in the game yet. That's not what this thread is about. This thread is about a possible server status indicator. What do garage filters have to do with this?