Developers posts on forum

KRZYBooP: Howdy Boom Jockeys!  Battle mode: Standard BattleMap size: 1000x1000 metersLocation: Southeast AsiaSetting: Summer.1. The primary heavy vehicle clashes are expected to happen in the town. Various distances between positions and the ability to play using terrain irregularities and sidescraping create a convenient direction for all types of armored vehicles.2. The center of the map connects the MT and HT directions. Terrain and cover make this space comfortable for LTs.3. Distant positions with bushes allow holding off attacks from any direction. 4. The coastline is closely connected with the fortress. The terrain makes this direction best suited to MTs.  

1LT_Dwayne: What I find interesting is when you play in a decent sized map, lets say like overlord, players like to go where are the choke points. 

1LT_Dwayne: The first part is my stats vs an another players stats. For having 11% difference? I often have great battles with the t29 yet I feel that my teammates constantly screw me. Rarely I have support to watch my flanks.

1LT_Dwayne: EA sports did it with some of their games except you could see it within the stats.

Draschel: and?LIS, bourratt, progetto exceptionally scale to the player playing them. 

Draschel: Funny guy? I actually think you believe the things you say. That however, isn't funny.

Draschel: mediocre tanks I haven't been able to get yet.M46KRT-34-3 

Draschel: You keep saying that. And the second you leave your element, and get a map like Ensk or Paris, and get royally screwed by overmatching 122 in the side even if it only had 10 degrees to shoot at. Or VK2801 derps you in the side for 410.  You seem to be confused in thinking I think RAAC or T1LPC have good armor. I mentioned that AMX AP has terrible armor, quite alot can be ''better than terrible'' but still not good. T54 Mod 1, LIS, Type 59, T44100, 122TM, T-34-3 are examples of good armor med.  

Draschel:  point? regardless of whomever is here or not, WG clearly shows that they cannot get MM done right. Everything alludes to the simple yet very correct choice of making +1/-1 a thing, yet WG has spent a decade instead inching closer and closer to making it a thing, finally. Without actually doing it. What's next. 

churchill50: Rammer is definitely a must. V-Stab is another that I put on almost every tank that can take it. It's not quite as much of a given as Rammer though. Beyond that, Hardening, Turbo, and IAU are the ones I use most frequently. I second the concerns about the Camo Net on the E75 TS.In addition, Vents isn't even a very good choice for the E75 TS in my opinion. Turbo (for zoom + ramming memes), Hardening, or IAU (to get the gun under control, since it's kind of random even with V-Stab) are all better choices.

KRZYBooP:  1. In a game where there is a three-tier spread, the highest-tier tank would win every time no matter the skill. The devs made a system where every shot is different, and if the angle is right, every shot can be bounced.
2. Premium shells only have a higher potential to penetrate armor now and they don't do bonkers damage making them the only round you ever need. They are also available to be purchased with credits unlike when the game was first released. 3. Many would argue about how good that particular tank is. It seems that many are enjoying the new tier 9 premium tank.4. Devs would like the game to be able to run on a variety of PCs. Bigger maps mean that some PCs might not be able to handle the bigger maps. In the last 6 years, WG announced that they were not going to support Windows XP, but only because Windows said that they weren't going to support XP.  

KRZYBooP: Howdy Boom Jockeys! No matter what tank I am in, the gun rammer for lower reload is an auto-include. Unless you are in a tank that has an autoloader you really only have two choices for your tank loadout options.  How do you load out your tanks?  Is there any tank where you could have a gun rammer but choose not to?  

KRZYBooP: A little context for y'all.  The game is over ten years old and only recently changed its game engine 6 years ago. This allowed for easier changes to be made and unlocked a lot of possible additional game modes like Frontline, Steel Hunter, and Waffentrager event to name a few. It also allowed them to go back and make changes to older maps quicker and easier, while the game is more of an arcade shooter than a simulator. It does lean toward history a fair bit. Some of the maps are in here due to their historical significance. Also, keep in mind that the Dev team in RU wants to keep the game playable on a wide variety of PCs, and only stopped supporting XP operating systems cause Windows not supporting it anymore.  TLDR: The game is old and bigger maps mean more potato PCs might not be able to run the game. It also means longer battle times which was only possible recently with the addition of Frontline. 

KRZYBooP:  As of recently, there has been activity behind the scenes for WoT NA in the CC department. It's not much but subscribe to emails from WG because we sent out a CC newsletter last month and plan on sending a new CC newsletter out every month that includes some info on how to join the cc program. 

KRZYBooP:  I see you haven't met Mr. Kellerman... 

KRZYBooP:  The points are the tokens and the XP is the "tiebreaker". 
It should be refreshing every hour.  

1LT_Dwayne: My idea is give a little bit of something to arty so they can carry better but limit them to one per battle. Some maps are design in a way that you almost need ONE arty to win.

1LT_Dwayne: Keep it simple! You take the recent WR of the player in a particular tank. If he's under 50% you put him in a bracket with other 50% and lower. If it's the first battle with that tank you put him randomly. If you use the recent wr you can going up and down pretty fast between leagues(well way faster than using your overall WR because you'll be stuck foverer in one league).  If you are a good player, no more afk, bots, bad players. If you are new to the game or not that good you'll have a chance and a better experience. Please can you comment on what's would be wrong with this? If someone has brought up this idea before, the conversation was just too long to read sorry.  I don't like the idea of reaching a certain PR because I think everyone who play this game has the right to play every tanks on the tech tree.

1LT_Dwayne: XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM XVM Tonight you will dream about XVM!

1LT_Dwayne: Also why do I need to wait 2 sec before actually aiming? I noticed that it's not always the same amount of time. I can understand the aiming time. It's probably to simulate the focus when you try to be accurate but why some tanks has like 5-6 sec aiming time? It's not suppose to affected only by the crew? What about that pre aiming time I just talk about?    

Draschel:  In what context? In strongholds when you are in direct communication with team mates that you can count on, in situations with a purpose - or in FL where the foes you meet are like you....standard AP is fine. And yes, AMX AP higher pen and mobility, camo will do it more than T1LPC or RAAC. But in random battles,  you have yourself to depend on. Little if any communication. APCR or HEAT the primary round, to which AMX AP 263 kind of diminishing return. And T1LPC HEAT is unusually fast, no velocity issues. Money is never a concern over doing well or not. If the user makes it a concern, there are other issues at play prior to doing well or not.    lol..... AMX AP can fire all the premium ammo it wants, its DPM will still be less than T1LPC, over 100 less. And the moment people start shooting all other spots besides the 1 spot AMX has armor, terrible. T1LPC or RAAC can at least hope to bounce something other than from 1 spot. AMX AP should have been released a better tank. VR should have been 390, Camo should have been ~14 base 

Draschel:  AMX AP is doing less than LIS, progetto, bouratt.  Newer tanks, tend to have the benefit of good players acquiring them and doing well, before the bads trickle through and soil things. Tanks like AMBT, LIS, 274A, RH07, 122TM, T42 all showed it, but only the good ones remain. A Chimera, has like what, 500 combined more required for marking? What does that tell you? Amount of people playing it, people that have access to it, and WHO is playing makes a big deal. And yes I'd rather have a Chimera on my team than AP You are like that teen who's had 1 too many sodas, 1 too many candy bars, and trying things out at an EB games for free. You don't know whats good and what isn't.  focusing on damage (and assisted you keep forgetting) is more important than winning. Because when you excel at these, you will win more as a result How about this. Do me a solid. Pose daki a question. Or Iyouxin. Or orzanel. Or PrimeShould I focus more on my wins, or should I try more to get blocking, assisted, damage rates to improve my play? Look for the answer you get.  

Draschel:  it really doesn't matter, this is dated, obsolescent gaming. I have to try 2x more for same reward. And the pithy pocket change I get in added exp for damaging higher tiers isn't even a handfulThere are enough people and vehicles to support +1/-1There are plenty of ideas they can implement to buff tanks like 112, KV5, T-34-3, IS6, Jagd 88 For all the people who seem to so caringly support +2/-2 because of the 'challenge' is nonsense. Coming from a time where heavy tanks and lights and arta, can be -5.....yeah. We don't need the challenge like that. We need challenge in critical thinking how to oust enemies, not cower in fear wondering if you are going to take an ISU or Rhm 750 in the face. In addition, +1/-1 who limit more of the premiums hell expenditure we see.   

Jaguarz: Mines post tier 6 is crass stupidity, Ensk is trash at all levels.

KRZYBooP: Howdy Boom Jockeys! I shall start with a picture. Now there are wayyyyyyy more maps that are similar to Himmelsdorf and Empires Border that I would love to not see, however, these are the ones I currently don't like.  Himmelsdorf: "Where do I go?" It's the first thing I think of when entering this map, and no matter what tank I am in I have no idea. Every tank type I play it's always, " I guess I shall go to the hill?" My logic is if my team wins the hill then I can shoot everyone! I dislike being in that situation very much so it was the first to go when this ability to remove maps happened. Empires Border: It fits the same kind of characteristics as Himmelsdorf, only you have a hill to fight over. There are two main alleys on each side of the map and a shortcut in the middle.  I suppose it's very transparent that since I like Arty, these maps offer very little for me to be able to hide and boom across the map. Since Arty is the type I have the most fun in, my bias is to keep these maps out of the rotation as much as possible. A close number two and three would be Paris and Ruinberg.  How about you? What maps are excluded for you, and why?  Any tips on playing these maps?

KRZYBooP:  Yes, you are correct, I was referring to types. Of which there are many roles that have been added to take the guesswork out of what the tank you are picking was built to do in our game. 

KRZYBooP:  No one ever said the game was finished. I wouldn't be here if the Dev team didn't look at data points and make changes to the game regularly. If there is one thing you can count on, it's that WG is more than willing to make changes pretty often based on hard data. Will it change and make everyone happy? No, probably not. Mostly cause it's very difficult to make a game that 100% checks everyone's boxes. There are games I love outside of World of Tanks that I have stuck with for years mostly cause they have open-minded developers that look to their community for feedback. There are many things I wish those devs would do to the game, but that is just me wishing for the perfect game that is made for me where I don't have to try hard in order to be amazing. 

Jaguarz:  better pen, better alpha, better clip potential, better velocity, much better gold round, faster top speed by 10kph AND better camo. Then you also have to factor in how many people are playing a Char as a "free tank" they got from battlepass with substandard crew and inexperience pulling requirements DOWN as they didnt have to grind a line as per Skoda. I wouldnt have placed the 55a so highly either but there it sits, guess it all depends on the "fit" of the tank so to speak.

Jaguarz:  Gratz, 2k base, very impressive.

Jaguarz: Gratz, I got the "with honors" part done a few weeks back which surprised me as thought was all done and dusted.

Jaguarz: Heavy tanks

KRZYBooP: Howdy Boom Jockeys! On a scale of easy to super hard when it comes to the games tank roles I would grade them as such. Arty. A grand view over the entire battlefield. A great ability to hide and still get damage from the nooks and crannies of every map. It also tends to be the most fun and profitable in my opinion. Heavy. Go to a choke point and meet up with your adversaries and get into a standoff. You can also wait your turn to die, maybe your body will offer cover to the next guy.  Medium. Where to go and when to go is where the medium tank thrives. Some can go with the heavies and farm some great damage with premium rounds. While others are built as straight snipers and have to lay low with the TD's until the enemy makes a move.  TD. The main reason I put the TD here is due to the straight level of in-game experience you need in order to play. Some TD's are great at just moving in a straight line in front of heavy tanks and blocking 85% of the shots. Other's require map awareness and rely heavily on knowing the map and where to go to take advantage of the camo.  Light. I rank these the highest due to what tiers they see, and your level of knowledge of the maps and mechanics needs to be pretty outstanding. You know like a real tank enthusiast. Some can play these tanks and just yawn while I, for example, am living out my days playing Starcraft (not well), staring at the minimap, and planning my next jump to the other bush in that corner over there. Oh dang I was too slow and the enemy light tank is there waiting with all his friends and now I am back in the garage.  How about you? Where do you rate the difficulty of each class? What is your strongest class? 

churchill50:  Different missions give different numbers of tokens. You can see how many tokens each mission gives in that article.I would bet the Leaderboard just hasn't updated yet. It might only update at the end of each day, or every hour, or every couple of hours. It's hard to say. I don't believe WG has stated anywhere how often they update for this event.

churchill50: Missions are only counted as completed for that count in the top right corner, if you've completed them the maximum number of times they're available.So, that count will always show "Missions completed: 0/17", since these missions can be completed any number of times. If you want to see your score, you can see the Leaderboards on the article for the event:https://worldoftanks.com/en/news/missions/verizon-challenge-0222/

KRZYBooP: Howdy Boom Jockeys! First, a little video to get you in the mood.  Starting now (8Feb) and running until 15Feb. Enjoy a 50% gold discount on your favorite lovable tanks. Discounts Each of these Premium Vehicles: IVValentine II ​   VMatilda Black Prince ​   VMatilda IV   50%Gold Discount
  In addition to missions, (more information on them can be found HERE). We also have some tank sales with killer custom styles.Like the Lowe bundle starting at 51.36  We also have the PZ II J bundles starting at 54.70  Then finally, my personal favorite, the LeFH18B2. With bundles starting at 41.16.  If you are just looking for some festive additions to your tanks we now have a full Valentine's Day theme pack for sale and priced to move by using in-game gold. If you would rather Twitch drop and chill we have you covered from 12Feb 14-Feb. Join anyone on this LIST for a chance at normal and epic drops.  More information on all this sweet romantical stuff can be found HERE.  

1LT_Dwayne: I like it when smart people try to look dumb. Of course it's medium tank what else?

Jaguarz:  Gratz? lol

Jaguarz: As long as people exist there will be cheaters but hacks have a fairly minimal effect on WOT due to RNG, without the RNG, dispersion and aimtime we would have aimbots threading the needle with every shot, as it stands now a aimbot is nothing more than a mediocre players attempt at a shot. Now rigging is another matter, while very rare it does happen and does have a tangible effect.

Jaguarz:  But it looks pretty cool

KRZYBooP: Howdy Boom Jockeys! Starting today 7Feb and running until 23Feb you can earn gold, WoT premium time, Premium vehicles, a special style, and more! To start the missions for this Challenge click HERE If you are already a Verizon Customer you can add a free T78 tank destroyer to your garage. Click HERE for more information. 1) Activate the missions using the link above or in the Article details below.2) Complete the missions for these Iron Seal tokens:   3) Get rewards for hitting one of the four milestones.     a) 50 Iron Seal tokensx5 Consumables, x6 "Oscar" decals, and "StuG Life" emblems     b) 100 Iron Seal tokensx5 Consumables, x6 "Korean Cat" decals, and "Meneki-neko" emblems     c) 150 Iron Seal tokens.x5 Consumables, x1 "Gunsmith" Style     d) 200 Iron Seal tokens.x5 Consumables, x3 days WoT Premium, 750,000 Credits. 4)  Then whoever has the most Iron Seal Tokens qualify for more rewards.   For more details on the Challenge and the leader board check out this link HERE. 
 

KRZYBooP: Howdy Boom Jockeys! Throughout my time in World of Tanks, I have gone through some builds with my tanks. I have tried builds that enhance the properties of tanks that already are amazing and done some that help with shortcomings that some tanks have. Since the big equipment shake-up, I have not really thought about using the Grousers on any tank.  Is this a mistake on my part? The cool little GIF that plays when hit "alt" says that my tanks will plow through all-terrain like a gold round through armor.  What would you sacrifice in order to put Grousers on your tank?

KRZYBooP: Howdy Boom Jockeys,  From 5Feb until 5Mar get in on the discounts and XP multipliers for the Centurion Action X, More information on the on-track can be found HERE. If you are looking to get through the on-track even faster check out the fast track option starting at 9.95 More information on the Fast Track bundle can be found HERE. Good luck out there!