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Subject: World of Tanks 15th Anniversary Celebration
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Pollenz, on May 31 2013 - 01:23, said: How about the 9th-16th Places?

Subject: World of Tanks 15th Anniversary Celebration
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Pollenz, on May 31 2013 - 00:23, said: How about the 9th-16th Places?

Subject: Total Destruction Weekend
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Pistma, on May 30 2013 - 22:53, said: WG why you cancelled others On Track Events? Why it was in calendar still few days ago and it disappeared from calendar without any announcement?
WG why you are not announcing Weekends events details in advance but in last minute only? Why it is not possible to see details clinking on this month Event calendar?
Too many whys... I am playing game over 1.5 year already, I should already understand why why... :(


badasskilla2306, on May 31 2013 - 01:07, said: Total Destruction Weekend
Event Starts: 04:30 PDT (07:30 EDT) May 31, 2013
Event Ends: 04:00 PDT (07:00 EDT) June 6, 2013
you guys have the ideal weekend length out there,time for me to migrate me thinks.

Subject: Total Destruction Weekend
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Pistma, on May 30 2013 - 21:53, said: WG why you cancelled others On Track Events? Why it was in calendar still few days ago and it disappeared from calendar without any announcement?
WG why you are not announcing Weekends events details in advance but in last minute only? Why it is not possible to see details clinking on this month Event calendar?
Too many whys... I am playing game over 1.5 year already, I should already understand why why... :(


badasskilla2306, on May 31 2013 - 00:07, said: Total Destruction Weekend
Event Starts: 04:30 PDT (07:30 EDT) May 31, 2013
Event Ends: 04:00 PDT (07:00 EDT) June 6, 2013
you guys have the ideal weekend length out there,time for me to migrate me thinks.

Subject: Total Destruction Weekend
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Pistma, on May 30 2013 - 21:53, said: WG why you cancelled others On Track Events? Why it was in calendar still few days ago and it disappeared from calendar without any announcement?
WG why you are not announcing Weekends events details in advance but in last minute only? Why it is not possible to see details clinking on this month Event calendar?
Too many whys... I am playing game over 1.5 year already, I should already understand why why... :(


badasskilla2306, on May 31 2013 - 00:07, said: Total Destruction Weekend
Event Starts: 04:30 PDT (07:30 EDT) May 31, 2013
Event Ends: 04:00 PDT (07:00 EDT) June 6, 2013
you guys have the ideal weekend length out there,time for me to migrate me thinks.

Subject: 8.6 General Changes Feedback
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Quote New ContentNew map added, Sacred Valley (Korea)
Encounter Battle mode has been added to the following map: Mines, Lakeville, Redshire.
New birds have been added to Ruinberg and Lakeville
Improved the after-battle statistics report
Hits received' - each shot on players vehicle counts as one hit. All ricochets, screen armor damage and non-penetration shots also counts as hits received.
'Penetrations' - all shots on player, which penetrated armor and dealt damage
'HE damage' - all splash damage dealt to player vehicle
'No damage' - all hits, on player's vehicle, which dealt no damage.Reworked the list of World of Tanks Industry Achievements seen at the login screen
Removed following inscriptions: Popeye, Mickey Mouse, & Betty Boop. All players currently equipped with these inscriptions will receive compensation.
Small improvements made to the Special Battle screen
All new accounts will now receive tier I tanks with 100% crew REBALANCINGGun elevation and depression of the Matilda Black Prince have been improved
Balance changes have been made to the Fjords map. Also one-story wooden houses can now be now destroyed
Balance changes have been made to the Assault Battle mode on Westfield
Re-balancing of premium shells has been performed (the full  list of changes will be available later):
Price adjustments have been performed according to the efficiency value, which was calculated for each type of shells taking into account its penetration value and damage
The price for some APCR/ACRP shells has been increased and, for some of them, reduced.
The price for almost all HEAT shells has been increased because they turned out to be cheaper despite the same efficiency as APCR/ACRP shells
Almost all premium HEAT shells remain without any changes except certain HE shell typesRebalancing of HE shells has been performed (the full list of changes will be available later):
Armor penetration of high tier HE shells was decreased
Middle tier HE shells (105-122 mm) armor penetration was significantly decreased
Players who had premium shells that had their characteristics changed were compensated with credits according to the shell’s purchase price VISUALSVK 16.02 Leopard tank model has been significantly improved
Visual models of the following tanks have been improved: Matilda Black Prince, SU-85B, SU-14, T26E4, G.W. Panther, SU-26, Hummel, Е-100 (turret has been moved 10 cm closer to the front), SU-18, Object 212, Т-54, BТ-2, АТ2, Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. G, Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf. C.
Graphics have been improved on the following maps: Murovanka, Widepark , and Airfield
Visual changes have been made to the Ruinberg map
Reworked animation for base flags TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENTSReworked mechanism that informs players of a memory leak
Added an automatic quality regulation system for tuning special effect depending on resource usage and system performance, which will reduce quality of effects (explosions, smokes and fire) automatically, if fps drop is detected
FIXESCorrections have been made in names of French tanks and their modules
Fixed the low turning speed of some vehicles on bridges
Added small corrections to tutorials
Fixed collision models of small objects
Fixed errors and improved display of dynamic shading effects
Addressed issue with newer driver conflict with World of Tanks client

Subject: World of Tanks 15th Anniversary Celebration
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Teram, on May 30 2013 - 22:44, said: Split it into 2 nights like you did the last round robin... what is one extra night? It is a lot easier to play late on non weeknights.

Subject: World of Tanks 15th Anniversary Celebration
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Teram, on May 30 2013 - 21:44, said: Split it into 2 nights like you did the last round robin... what is one extra night? It is a lot easier to play late on non weeknights.

Subject: 8.6 Sound Improvements Feedback
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Quote SOUND IMPROVEMENTSSound processing has been reworked. Now it’s possible to play more sounds without sound distortions while requiring less system resources
Changed mechanics of ambient sound placement on the map. Removed dead zones, increased volume of wind in SPG’s artillery view, created new events for water, industrial objects and fire
Decreased amount of sounds from tanks while driving over rough areas
Increased distance of the firing sound, changed dependence of sounds from camera position, added physical model of hearing sounds from a distance
Increased distance of other tank sounds, added Doppler effect to realism
Increased variety of tank hit sounds
Changed sounds of tank destruction
Added 3D parameter to support 5.1 sound systems

Subject: 8.6 Game Mechanics Changes Feedback
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Quote GAME MECHANICSCollision models for the following tanks have been improved: SU-8, SU-85B, Cromwell, Comet, Matilda Black Prince, SU-5, SU-76, Т95, Т92, M12, M41, M7 Priest, T57, G.W. E 100, G.W. Tiger, Hummel, Pz.Kpfw. V/IV, IS-6, Pz.Kpfw. III/IV, and Object 268.
Reworked additional absorption bonuses for Spall Liner:
Small Spall Liner - 15%.
Medium Spall Liner - 20% (was 15%).
Large Spall Liner - 25% (was 15%).
For heavy tanks more than 70 tons we’ve added a super-heavy spall liner with additional absorption coefficient - 30%
All spall liners on vehicles with weight above 70 tons were dismounted, moved to the depot and changed to ‘Super-Heavy Spall Liners’New HEAT shell parameters:
HEAT shells are likely to ricochet if the impact angle is greater than 80 degrees. The armor penetration after ricochet will remain the same
After penetration, a HEAT shell cannot ricochet inside the tank (as the shell is transformed into a continuous stream)
After penetration, the HEAT shell will lose 5% of armor penetration force for each 10cm of traveling distance
After penetration, the force with which the HEAT shell continues to travel through the armor will take into account the angle of impact between the armor and penetration point
Suspension also counts as spaced armorChanged the mechanism of camouflage calculation when using a camouflage pattern and camouflage net:
From now on, the values for vehicles and camo patterns and camo net will be cumulative.  This means that the camouflage net and camouflage pattern will provide fixed bonuses which will only differ based on the class of the vehicle (for example, TD's will receive the highest bonus)
To avoid the likelihood of having nearly invisible TD's, it was decided to decrease the overall camouflage bonuses provided by bushes and fallen treesIncreased income for high tier tanks (the full list of changes will be available later):
For tier X vehicles (except SPGs) income increased by an average of 10%.
For tier IX, VIII, VII, VI vehicles (except SPGs) income has also been increased but not quite to the degree of tier XTracers have been temporary turned off:
Removed all tracers from unspotted enemy vehicles, except those from SPGs
The range at which SPGs can see other unspotted SPG’s tracer rounds while using artillery view has been reducedChanged the mechanism by which shot accuracy is calculated. The amount of shells traveling to the edge of the aiming reticule has been reduced by 20%
Changed the mechanisms for calculating damage and penetration. The extreme numbers (high and low) will be randomly generated 5% less
Removed decreasing coefficients of XP received from dealing damage on TDs an SPGs. TDs will receive 33% XP from damage, while SPG owners will notice 50% boost in the same parameter
Added assist bonus for tracking enemy: if you track enemy and allies deal damage to it, or even destroy it, you will receive an XP bonus. Mechanism will work similarly to current damage on spotted vehicles mechanics
Shell normalization of all ACPR and ARCP shells decreased from 5 to 2 degrees
A mechanism which determines which player gets bonuses (XP, Credits, kill count) for damaging or killing tanks using physics (pushing into water or from cliffs etc.) was added
Added compensation mode for vehicles moving in Sniper mode (can be enabled in settings by selecting ‘Use dynamic camera’ option)
Rebalanced Tank Company requirements for different types of tanks. Now all ‘divisions’ will have same requirements for medium and heavy tanks, TD’s and SPG’s. Limitations for light tanks will still be in place

Subject: 8.6 Sacred Valley (Korea) Map Feedback
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Subject: 8.6 SPG Changes/Rebalance Feedback
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Quote As was announced previously, the artillery lines will run up to tier X. The current tier VIII artillery will shift up to the tier X slot and lower tier SPG's will fill in any gaps that are created as the tech trees are restructured.
Full re-balance of SPGs was made (full list of details will be available closer to the update)
Overall velocity of SPG’s shells decreased (10-15% for regular guns and 50% for short mortar guns)
Most SPG’s received an increase in reloading time by an average of 10-20%

Subject: 8.6 French SPG New/Re-tiered Tank Feedback
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Quote French SPG line has been reworked:Tier II - BS
Tier III - Lorr.39LAM
Tier IV - AMX 105 AM
Tier V - AMX 105 AM mle. 47 (new vehicle)
Tier VI - AMX-13 F3 AM
Tier VII - Lorraine 155 50
Tier VIII - Lorraine 155-151
Tier IX - Bat.-Châtillon 155 55 (new vehicle)
Tier X - Bat Chatillon 155

Subject: 8.6 American SPG New/Re-tiered Tank Feedback
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Quote The American SPG line has been reworked:Tier II - T57
Tier III - M37
Tier IV - M7 Priest
Tier V - M41
Tier VI - M44 (new vehicle)
Tier VII - M12
Tier VIII - M40/M43
Tier IX - M53/M55 (new vehicle)
Tier X - T92

Subject: 8.6 German SPG New/Re-tiered Tank Feedback
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Quote The German SPG line has been reworked:Tier II - G.Pz. Mk. VI (e) (new vehicle)
Tier III - Sturmpanzer I Bison
Tier III - Wespe
Tier IV - Pz.Sfl. IVb (new vehicle)
Tier IV Sturmpanzer II
Tier V - Sturmpanzer 38(t) Grille
Tier VI - Hummel
Tier VII - Gw Panther
Tier VIII - G.W. Tiger (P) (new vehicle)
Tier IX - Gw Tiger
Tier X - Gw E-100

Subject: 8.6 USSR SPG New/Re-tiered Tank Feedback
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Quote The USSR SPG line has been reworked:Tier II - SU-18
Tier III - SU-26
Tier IV - SU-5
Tier V - SU-122A (new vehicle)
Tier VI - SU-8
Tier VII - SU-51
Tier VII - SU-14-1 (new vehicle)
Tier VIII - SU-14
Tier IX - Obj. 212
Tier X - Obj. 261

Subject: Stupid question regarding the Arty reworking...
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Subject: 8.6 Public Test
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TheFishlord, on May 30 2013 - 23:28, said: Is the compensation for removed inscriptions in gold or credits? If it's in credits, that's a ripoff...

Subject: 8.6 Public Test
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Doublewide, on May 30 2013 - 21:27, said: "To avoid the likelihood of having nearly invisible TD's, it was decided to decrease the overall camouflage bonuses provided by bushes and fallen trees"
CLARIFICATION PLEASE -- Does this impact TD's only, or do ALL tanks now have less camo provided by bushes/trees??

Subject: 8.6 French arty question coming from AMx12
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Subject: Military Month Challenge - Battle of Hannut
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A_Bag_of_Kittens, on May 30 2013 - 19:27, said: Astro I will see you there :). However Judo has not responded yet to the new scheduling conflict. Now the 3/4th place battle and championship fight will fall on 1st day of group qualifying for WGLNA.
I'm looking forward to monday  

Subject: Military Month Challenge - Battle of Hannut
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A_Bag_of_Kittens, on May 30 2013 - 18:27, said: Astro I will see you there :). However Judo has not responded yet to the new scheduling conflict. Now the 3/4th place battle and championship fight will fall on 1st day of group qualifying for WGLNA.

I'm looking forward to monday  

Subject: Memorial Day - Low Tier Escalation
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AcesHighMDP, on May 30 2013 - 19:24, said: Captain_Judo any news on the prizes ?

Subject: Memorial Day - Low Tier Escalation
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AcesHighMDP, on May 30 2013 - 18:24, said: Captain_Judo any news on the prizes ?

Subject: World of Tanks 15th Anniversary Celebration
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 Teram, on May 30 2013 - 21:12, said: The posted schedule is awesome for east coasters with those things called jobs...

Subject: World of Tanks 15th Anniversary Celebration
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Teram, on May 30 2013 - 20:12, said: The posted schedule is awesome for east coasters with those things called jobs...

Subject: World of Tanks 15th Anniversary Celebration
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Subject: World of Tanks 15th Anniversary Celebration
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Subject: On Track To......?
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Subject: 8.6 Public Test
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kittikatt, on May 30 2013 - 18:51, said: Still haven't seen anything with regards to fixing that massive crash issue with the nVidia drivers past 3.06. We're up to 3.20 now and the same issues are still plaguing the game with consistent crashes on module-mouse-over and random in-battle crashes.
Getting kind of tired of having to be on a driver that's 6 months behind because you guys can't fix the issue. REALLY would like to be able to play my other games with the improved drivers and not be held back because WG is dragging its heels on this issue.
Fix your game.

Subject: 8.6 Public Test
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Landsknecht, on May 30 2013 - 18:35, said: Tier VI - AMX-13 F3 AM >>> Tier VIII - Lorraine 155-151
And the arty tier VII?

Subject: Matchmaker failing in medium queues?
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CapinJack, on May 30 2013 - 18:19, said: You're correct, I think it was part of a platoon, but his platoon mates were Tier II-IV.  I still think MM needs to account for ALL the tanks in a platoon, not just the top one.  I still see no reason why a platoon of tier II-IV should have been placed in a match when the lowest tier in on the other team was a Tier V scout and a Tier V arty.  Everything else was tier VI-VIII.  It still seems as though MM is not doing an adequate job at balancing.
In my opinion, if a platoon looks like this:
Arty Tier II
Light Tank Tier IV
Tank Testroyer Tier III
The match they should get should still be balanced with the Tier II arty.  Instead, it looked more like it Combined the total Tier points of their platoon and mistook them for a tier VIII IX, b/c altogether they made 1 tank of the enemy team.

Subject: Wargaming Announces Unified Premium Accounts
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Subject: Wargaming Announces Unified Premium Accounts
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Lert, on May 30 2013 - 16:54, said: What they didn't say is what that unified premium account would cost. Right now, $15 worth of gold will buy 1 month of premium for WoT with 500 gold left over. Will this change?

Subject: Premium Tank Restoration
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Commando_Nightmare, on May 30 2013 - 14:12, said: I was trying to find where I can submit the ticket to get my Tetrarch back. But I have no clue how where to Can anyone help me please?

Subject: Wargaming.net League North America Fires Up World of Tanks Competition
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Quote Well, I thought my small clan might try this.  Until I realized the times were 9pm to 1am EST.  Alot of my guys are EST and have JOBS.   Another FAIL by WG.   Good luck to the Clans that have a lot of PST guys.


Quote Yeah I was looking over the schedule for my team and realized it also gets longer and longer to the point of 6 hours a day 7 days a week unless I read it wrong.

Subject: Server maintenance question
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Subject: 8.5 Event "XP Jäger" Winners
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aka2k, on May 30 2013 - 08:07, said: I feel like we are all talking to the walls here. WG employee give the impression they are not even reading these posts.

Subject: 8.5 Event "XP Jäger" Winners
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aka2k, on May 30 2013 - 07:07, said: I feel like we are all talking to the walls here. WG employee give the impression they are not even reading these posts.

Subject: 8.5 Event "XP Jäger" Winners
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aka2k, on May 30 2013 - 07:07, said: I feel like we are all talking to the walls here. WG employee give the impression they are not even reading these posts.