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churchill50:  Glad it helped! 

churchill50:  I only found out about that from a friend. If the OP doesn't change the title, I'm thinking I might make a thread about this just so people don't miss out on those rewards.

churchill50: You'll need to go to:https://tothestars.worldoftanks.com/sign in, and go to the Star Levels tab (in the lower left) to claim your prizes.You can claim the different levels to get to the commander, or you can also opt for other rewards like camo styles (although there is a camo style in the level rewards), personal reserves, days of premium, etc. Then you can go to the Rules tab (also in the lower left) and click on Discover the Whole Story to claim the Common Progress rewards.

_BobaFett: If[user] = JollyBanditand[login status] = trueand[days] > 2thenchange [login status] to false

MA77: Saudações, Hoje, dois novos tanques médios entram no Superteste: eles são o francês AltProto AMX 30 de Nível VIII e o soviético T-34 mod. 1940 de Nível IV.  O francês tem um estilo de jogo semelhante ao AMX 30 e ao AMX 30 B, ambos são veículos de colecionador. Ele é rápido, tornando-o um veículo ideal para dar apoio com seu canhão de 100mm, que tem 0.38 de precisão, 2.7 segundos de tempo de mira e recarrega em 10 segundos. Seus projéteis tem 232 mm (AP) e 263 mm (APCR) de penetração e cada um pode provocar 300 pontos de dano, em média. É importante ressaltar que o ângulo de depressão do canhão atinge -11 graus. Quando se trata de sobrevivência, o tanque depende mais de sua dinâmica do que de sua proteção. A frente da torre mal chega a 150 mm de espessura (sem falar no mantelete gigante), então você deve usar seus 55 km/h (dados por uma potência específica de 24.3 hp/t) para cuidar de seus 1250 pontos de vida.  O segundo veículo é um clássico T-34, equipado com o canhão L-11. Os jogadores conhecem bem este tanque, mas é importante notar que ele será de Nível IV. Fora isso, o veículo não difere muito de sua contraparte pesquisável: ele combina mobilidade com poder de fogo, tornando-o eficaz contra quase qualquer oponente. Tenha em mente de que todas as alterações não são definitivas e estão sujeitas a alterações de acordo com os resultados dos testes. Não se esqueça de deixar o seu feedback! Boa sorte no campo de batalha!

Draschel: Unlucky shot, it happens. Burst radius of 100m still not even 2m. If you hit further section of track, you won't really splash much else of the tank. That is why I cannot stand HE, the wide berth of inconsistency, on top of already inconsistent 25% RNG. Spamming IS6 HE rounds against a Lowe, some can hit for  250. Some can hit for  0. Same spot.  

MA77: ¡Saludos, Comandantes! En el día de hoy, dos nuevos tanques medianos ingresan al Supertest: se trata del AltProto AMX 30 francés de nivel VIII y el T-34 mod. 1940 soviético de nivel IV.  El francés tiene un estilo de juego similar al AMX 30 de nivel IX y al AMX 30 B de X, ambos de coleccionista. Es rápido, ideal para dar soporte con su cañón de 100 mm, que cuenta con una puntería de 0,38, apunta en 2,7 segundos y recarga en 10 segundos. Sus proyectiles penetran 232 mm y 263 mm de blindaje con sus proyectiles AP y APCR, respectivamente. Cada uno puede infligir 300 puntos de daño. Es importante destacar que el ángulo de depresión del cañón alcanza los -11 grados. En lo que respecta a su supervivencia, el tanque depende más de sus dinámicas que de su protección. El frontal de la torreta apenas alcanza los 150 mm de grosor (y no mencionemos el mantelete gigante), así que debe utilizar sus 55 km/h (dados por una potencia específica de 24,3 CV/t) para cuidar sus 1250 puntos de vida.  El segundo vehículo se trata de un T-34 clásico, equipado con el cañón L-11. Los jugadores conocen bien este tanque, pero la novedad es que será de nivel IV. Por lo demás, el vehículo no difiere mucho de su contraparte investigable: combina movilidad con poder de fuego, lo que lo hace efectivo contra casi cualquier oponente. Como siempre, recuerden que todos los cambios no son definitivos y que están sujetos a los resultados de las pruebas. ¡Dejen sus opiniones! ¡Mucha suerte en el campo de batalla!

Draschel:  only works if they nerf frontal armor to include legitimate weakspots. The two (ammo re-balance/weakspot implementation) need to be done at the same moment.  

Draschel:   Problem is HE is so inconsistent to hard-counter armor. A tank spamming HE like Type 5 can deal 300 damage to side scraping IS7 or hull down Chieftain one time, then the very next literally deal  0. 

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Draschel:  How do you figure? It does have 2 cupola instead of 1, but using a LIVE model comparison vs 203 AP from L71 clearly shows more of LIS turret is protected than T44. The gun mantle is stronger, and they both have -7 gun dep 

Draschel:  Quite similar. T44100 offers better gun handling, mobility, camo, and offers more generous ammo capacity.But LIS pulls ahead because of superior turret armor and the firepower. Extremely good muzzle velocity. The AP is better, not having users frequently using APCR. The alpha damage is higher, and yet still has the same DPM. 

Draschel: The side screens are not thick like IS6, but certainly are there. Can protect you against low tier HEAT derpers like KV1S or M4AE2. Will also detonate HE shells away from your tank, reducing their damage. This can save your life, against something like Type 5 HESH, or FV183 - and will severely reduce the effectiveness of flankers using HE like M41 GF and EBR75.  T54 Mod 1 isn't as good as T44100. The gun handling is less, the DPM is less, the mobility is less (44 speed cap)  T44100 also has significantly better reverse.  All 54 Mod1 sports is better armor

Draschel: The gun isn't tier VII.  The gun just isn't tier VIII. T 44 100 is an excellent med, probably the third best non autoloader tier 8 medium, behind the LIS and 274A. It offers excellent mobility, excellent gun handling, decent armor, decent gun depression.If it were not for LIS release, T44100 would remain a whole lot better. 

Draschel:  I cannot believe you just said that.  holy moly guacamole. You definitely don't read what you write.So progetto 46, Bourque, Defender, Renegade, WZ120F G, Skorpion G, SU130PM, EBR75, T3485M, Cromwell B, Type 64....don't offer any advantages. Got it.I am pretty sure everyone is going to laugh at you. By the way, while not premium earners, I consider them halfway there. Chieftain, 279E, 260, 907, VK7201, Concept 1, kamp panzer.....   

Draschel:  Unique? or unique reputation like____? FCM50 is very unique, as it has a high DPM medium tank gun, on a mobile medium tank chassis, while classified heavy.The problems start though, that when you look at a fast heavy tank, a gun suitable for the problems heavy tanks have is still required.FCM50 can't afford to use a medium tank DPM gun because it has no turret armour like Caernarvon AX or Patriot.Likewise, it cannot afford to use its medium tank DPM gun from longer ranges due to bad camo and mediocre dispersion stats. It's a big tank with an identity crisis. While it is generally easy for heavy medium tanks to be a heavy, like super perishing or 430U - it is harder for fast heavy tanks to be a medium, except with exceptional well rounded platforms like IS7, 277, WZ1115A, Renegade. Tanks like FCM50 offer very precise, singular extreme, that is hard to use. And even if you did pull it off, chances are you would be better off in Renegade or 274A attempting the same thing 

Draschel: Do you even hear yourself, read - what you post?  How much damage you think you block, in 705A or Bisonte?  Don't you think people would fire off less premium ammunition, if they weren't +2/-2 MM? What about less fired, if subject not to horrendous 25% randomness? Do you think they would fire less if tanks like OI and Type 5 or Maus - had some credible weakspots most opponents could aim for? Premium ammunition is available to all, it isn't exclusive. Use it yourself, have you thought of that?  You complain about armor meaning nothing, yet immediately afterwards you complain about 907, 260, 279E, Chieftain? Significantly armored tanks.  New tech tree tanks like WZ111G-WZ113FG  TD line, object 705A line,  AMX 51-54 line, Rhino Line -- are a good idea. Not too good, not bad. Mediocre, if anything else. The problem starts when they introduce lines like Manticore (too damn bad)  and WZ111 5A and object 277 (too damn good)     

Draschel: Dez Games released a video on what they are doing in EUI do not know if it has made it to NA as well. Apparently, cheating in Ranked battle - not even with proof or not - other than skepticism is being punished.I personally like this change, even if it is rather odd. Some crapper who is 47% and deals 1,200 average damage in tier X tanks  -- is not stepping into Ranked battles, and maintaining 65% W/R and 4,000 damage.The laws of probability, even without concrete proof, state as much. WG is being prudent and responsible, by preventing obvious unfair play. 

Draschel: It is harder for heavy tanks to kill 2 tiers above. It just isn't harder for Renegade to do it.That is a tier 8.5 tank. If you did this in Tiger P or Black Prince, I clearly see your point. Renegade? Not a chance  

Draschel: How strong is your crew? What kind of player are you? If you have recon and situational awareness, optics are unnecessary as you can 460m without them. T55A has excellent gun handling, I see alot of people using rotator over vertical stabilizer too, as it improves CQB

Jaguarz:  I report you every chance I get!!!! Also I had to push hard for gold league for the Concept 1b due to how I messed up and there was a guy above me (which isnt a surprise given Im a mediocre try hard) but what was surpising is he was a solid 500 wn8 45% player.........

Einzelganger7: My Panther has Vents, rammer, and optics. I feel it already has decent stabilization so extra view range is useful.

churchill50: I wonder the same thing. I rather enjoyed Stalingrad. The west offered good brawling opportunities, while the east allowed some space for meds and lights to work. Sure it wasn't perfect, but it was quite a bit better than several of the maps we have nowadays (Minsk, Paris, Studzianki, Fisherman's Bay, Mines and Ensk in high tiers, Highway, etc).

KRZYBooP: Howdy Boom Jockeys! This is happening!  Get over to Twitch and grab the commander and ASAP!More information on this can be found HERE.

Jambijon: Howdy!  Update 1.12.1 is here as the title states so look out!   Get in there to try the new stuff! Have fun!

churchill50:  No, it's not. It's been working fine for me. I've gotten the rewards every day. Tomorrow when you log in, look at the notification area. There should be a notification there saying "Mission completed: Reward added" plus whatever the rewards are for the day.If you don't see that, I would send in a support ticket.

Einzelganger7: Actually it has been the opposite for me, with this latest patch it seems to load faster to the points I see the "waiting for players" message to appear before the countdown begins on a match and when it ends it's also fast to send me to garage.

DeviouslyCursed:  I play vanilla, no mods. Got proof of what you are saying or are you just naming and shaming with no regard to truth? How about naming your old account? If I'm in a clan with someone who cheats, either they will be kicked out or I will leave. 

TeriyakiTanker:
A lot of people say this but what is the evidence?  Would wait times increase for all players?  How much would they increase?  Increase just for platoons?  

Einzelganger7: I've suffered the opposite, getting pushed out of cover by light tanks because they suicide scouted at the beginning before TDs reached a snipping spot and once we are there they are furious for their own mistakes and try to F up the rest, I think it's simply players with no clue that feel entitled to make others do whatever they want.

Draschel: Everything revolves around balance. They will find a way. Realism tends not to be a great proponent in video games. 

Draschel: From the 1950s to 90s, there was a huge emphasis and technological race on composite armor to defeat HEAT attack. HEAT was and is seen as an easy and effective means to penetrate rolled steel, as rolled steel doesn't fair very well against the borrowing conduit effects of a molten jet. HEAT can be be sued with light weight systems, at short and long range, doesn't need velocity, doesn't involve dramatic recoiling weapons. And it does this all quite nicely. But HEAT has now been proven to be very unrelaible against composite armor, stand-off additional armor, soft-kill defensive systems, and hard-kill interception defensive systems (due to HEAT low velocity)  This has placed again, the emphasis on kinetic penetrators, such as sub caliber, APDSFS and kinetic rod missiles like LOSAT. These kinetic penetrators also have a better chance in dealing with composite armor, and additional stand-off armor -- as these are designed more for contesting HEAT attack. Kinetic rod penetrators from tanks guns like Leclerc, T-14, Leopard II shouldn't have too much problem penetrating tanks and/or at least severely damaging / disabling tanks rated to effective protection well over 15-1600mm effective VS HEAT. But are only effective VS 6-800mm physical kinetic attack. So again, the cycle returns to WWII thinking and strategy, tanks are getting heavier and heavier and thicker and thicker, not just relying on advanced armor technique (for HEAT) but thickness and density (for SABOT) as well. It is an ongoing tank race.  I imagine them implementing a system like War Thunder/Armored warfare. Different grades of metallic alloy. Different reactivity with different polymers. A tank like Maus or IS7 layered with a heavy steel shell will defend itself better against kinetic strikes, but they get fried as the steel armor is sizzled through by even lower capacity HEAT. Likewise, on the other end a tank like Centurion 7/1 or M60 with Israeli Blazer reactive armor in the 70s may still not be too protected at all against APCR or APDS, but stops HEAT cold.  Missile defenses can also be included to make them not too game defining. Missile regulatory mechanics, too. Dazzlers, laser warning and direction prior to launch, particulate smokescreen dischargers that confuse/distort beam riding and obscure line of sight. Who knows. But I like it, it is the bridge to War Gaming releasing a cross world immersive battlezone like War Thunder. Ships, tanks, wheeled vehicles, Helicopters, aircraft, towed guns.....whatever.   

_BobaFett:  That's your opinion, and I respect it. I personally think that it encourages teamwork, but that's just my opinion. 

_BobaFett:  Yes it is a client feature that's active all the time from when the battle starts. It does account for damaged ammo racks and killed loaders. 

Jaguarz:  Right? But I dont believe it will suffer from the same drought that Steel Hunter is due to it being "better" in so many ways. Its bigger, you can carve out your own game, you can grind crews, you can grind tanks you can chose tanks which suit you and have much more choice, if you make a mistake your game isnt over, you get to respawn and make up for an error or take revenge accordingly. Personally, I wouldnt play steel hunter even when they were forcing you to do so for the reward tanks, the enjoyment wasnt there but I will happily play Frontline when it comes because its a expansion on the core game, its what I wish Clan Wars was.

_BobaFett:  It shows it all the time as opposed to whenever your allies choose to (which is not all that often tbh).

Einzelganger7:
Oh, absolutely! In fact I discovered Eisbrecher like 11 months ago and I've been listening to them each time I play the game, they work perfectly on wot sessions. They also released a new album exactly one month ago (Liebe Macht Monster), here some more from the new album and past ones.

   

_BobaFett:  I should clarify, you cannot see the enemy's reload.

_BobaFett: Blitz has a feature called Team Reloading Bars. It allows you to see the reload of any of your allies by looking at their tag or by looking in the team bar to the left of the screen. It's pretty handy in my opinion.  Would you like to see this feature in PC?

_BobaFett:  Correlation does not imply causation. 

Draschel: I agree with you 100%. Have fun.  I don't like seeing a meta-game of only B/Cromwells, T3485M, A43, and Type 64 either.But the fact of the matter is, you said it yourself. You are here to have fun. Yet you want to win all your games? Yet you complain when others win their games?Competition and fun are not necessarily the same. Frequently, they are opposite. The more casual, the less likely to win. The more serious, the more likely.  The vehicle you play, does not entirely assert who wins or who doesn't. However, one as handicapped as SU100Y is a definite liability. In addition, while player skills and position are far more key than the actual tank readied up - when players are equally talented, experienced, aware, and know positions of most maps - that is when chosen tanks become important.   

Draschel:  World of tanks Modern Armor isn't your daughters second line logistical assignments. 

DeviouslyCursed:  Yeah, I'm the troll and not the idiots who have to add a negative comment about WoT or WG to every single thread on the forums, subscribe to every idiot-backed conspiracy theory, and openly reject actual evidence and data. Go sign up to their little club, sounds like you'd fit right in.