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GeneralDirection:
Effects on progression. There are bonuses for lower tier tanks because those are designed to be the primary money makers for standard vehicles.

GeneralDirection:
Effects on progression. There are bonuses for lower tier tanks because those are designed to be the primary money makers for standard vehicles.

GeneralDirection:
50% crew xp is pretty paltry for a Winter Celebration. I think you'll like what we've chosen more.

GeneralDirection:
First of all, I'm not Russian. Secondly, we do not include tier 8+ in credit bonus events for game design reasons.

GeneralDirection:
50% crew xp is pretty paltry for a Winter Celebration. I think you'll like what we've chosen more.

GeneralDirection:
First of all, I'm not Russian. Secondly, we do not include tier 8+ in credit bonus events for game design reasons.

GeneralDirection:
That's really weird. We'll report this to the web dev team; it looks fine in the editor (and the html checks out too).

GeneralDirection:
That's really weird. We'll report this to the web dev team; it looks fine in the editor (and the html checks out too).

Mugsy_: Hey, super cool suggestion, I really appreciate the visuals. Will definitely pass onward and upwards. Thank you!

dance210: Um, not sure what you are talking about, but the following vehicles have 50% credit discount...
50% Credit Discount for the Following Vehicles:
• M4A3E2 Sherman Jumbo
• M4A3E8 Sherman
• JagdPz IV
• PzKpfw V Panther

Mugsy_: You were told a change was coming. But not that it would be part of 8.2.

Mugsy_: On the contrary, I encourage people to find the official feedback threads relevant to the issues they have input on and leave constructive, specific feedback on how you feel. This behavior would be beneficial to the community and the development of the game.

Mugsy_: Thanks for your input. noted, sir.

Mugsy_: Please be specific and constructive. What changes were problematic for you? What is it you don't like about Prok now?

Jewel_Thief: Congrats to the winners of the last Newsletter contest! And good luck to everyone for this one!

~JT

Mugsy_: There was discussion at one point about a lumberjack award but we try not to reward behavior which could be detrimental to the actual battle.
You wouldn't want to see half your team head off into the forest to knock down trees instead of facing your enemies.

Mugsy_: He is correct.

Mugsy_: Hello everyone, thank you for your feedback thus far, please if you are having technical issues I implore you to submit a ticket at support.worldoftanks.com

Mugsy_: Hello Tankers,
Please take a moment to share your constructive feedback on the following changes:

General Changes
                    
Fixed small error in armoring (mainly observation devices and settings of TDs and SPGs open turrets/hulls) of the following vehicles:
France: AMX 38, AMX 40, ARL 44, D1, Hotchkiss H35, RenaultFT, Lorraine 39 L AM, Lorraine 40t, AMX 13F3AM, AMX 105AM,
AMX 13-75
Germany: PzKpfw B2 740 (f), E-100, PzKpfw 38H735 (f), Löwe, Leichttraktor, Panther-M10, PzKpfw 38 nA, PzKpfw 38 (t), PzKpfw III/IV, PzKpfw V-IV, PzKpfw VI Tiger, T-15б T-25, VK 1602 Leopard, VK 2801, VK 3001 (H), VK 3001 (P),
VK 3002 (DB), VK 3601 (H), Wespe, Gw Panther, Grille
USA: M18 Hellcat, M36 Jackson, M46 Patton, M48A1 Patton, M5 Stuart, M6A2E1, M26 Pershing, Ram II, M4A3E2, T25/2, T49, T92
USSR:  А-32, М3 Light, IS-6, SU-85I, Т-50-2, Т-34-85, Tetrarch, Object 212, Object 704, S-51
The following tanks have been moved to a 16 group armor system: PzKpfw 35 (t), PzKpfw II, PzKpfw III Ausf. A
Renamed the M36 Slugger to M36 Jackson.
Renamed the Churchill premium tank to Churchill III.
Reduced the research cost of the 2x Leyland E164 engine for Matilda tank to 310 experience points.
Increased the research cost of the Churchill tank after the Matilda tank to 11,500 experience points.
The Lowe has been rescaled according to historical references: height increased by 21cm and gun barrel length increased by 10cm.
Load capacity of FV221A suspension of Caernarvon tank changed from 62,000kg to 63,000kg.
Armor penetration of  British APDS Mk. 1T shell of OQF 77mm Gun Mk. II decreased from 226mm to 208mm.
HE Mk. 10T shell added as compatible with Matilda Black Prince tank gun.
The price of M103 tank Continental AV-1790-5B engine changed from 65,500 to 80,000 credits.
Load capacity of T25/2 suspension T25/2T1 suspension chanced from 43,800kg to 43,805kg.
Price of SU-122-44 camouflage patterns decreased by 12%.
SU-101 repairs cost decreased by 9%, profitability increased by 10%.
Fixed the armoring of Matilda tank sides. Now damage is not necessarily dealt upon penetration of spaced armor.

Type 59
                    
Increased the traverse speed from 45 to 46 deg/sec.
Reduced the gun dispersion during vehicle rotation by 5%.
Reduced ground resistance by 10%.
Changed the Norinco 12150L engine tier from IX to VIII.
Repair cost of Norinco 12150L engine has been increased by 22%.
Weight of the hull increased from 15,400kg to 16,478kg.
Armoring of the Type 59 turret increased from 104mm to 130mm.
Armoring of the Type 59 hull sides decreased  from 65mm to 60mm.
Reloading time of the Type 59 100mm gun increased from 8.0 sec to 8.7sec.
Increased the aiming time for the 100 mm Type 59 gun from 2.86 sec to 2.9 sec.
Increased the damage value of the Chuan bei-412 shell from 230 to 250 points.
Increased the penetration value of the Chuan bei-412 shell from 175mm to 181mm.
Increased the damage value of the Chuan chao-412 shell from 230 to 250 points.
Increased the penetration value of the Chuan chao-412 shell from 235mm to 241mm.
Increased the tower traverse speed from 45 to 46 deg/sec.

Type 62
                    
Load capacity of Type 62 suspension increased from 21,850kg to 24,000kg.
Turning time of Type 62 suspension increased from 45 to 54.
Gun dispersion on move or turning of Type 62 decreased by 16%.
Maneuverability on hard soils decreased on 34%.
Maneuverability on medium soils decreased on 32%.
Maneuverability on hard soft decreased on 23%.
Tier of Norinco 12150L-3 engine changed from VII to V.
Repair cost of Norinco 12150L-3 engine decreased by 56%.
Weight of the tank increased from 7400 to 7860 kg.
Type 62 moved to Tier VII.
Max speed increased from 50 km/h to 60 km/h.
Armoring of the lower front part of Type 62 turret decreased from 50mm to 45mm.
Armoring of Type 62 gun mantlet decreased from 90-115mm to 45mm.
Armoring of Type 62 turret rear side decreased from 32-36mm to 20mm.
Armoring of the top part of Type 62 hull front increased from 25mm to 35mm.
Armoring of the low part of Type 62 hull front increased from 25mm to 30mm.
Armoring of Type 62 hull sides decreased from 25mm to 20mm.
Armoring of Type 62 hull rear increased from 16mm to 20mm.
Armoring of Type 62 suspension increased from 10mm to 25mm.
Aiming time of Type 62-85TS increased from 2.29 sec to 2.3 sec.
Reloading time of Type 62-85TS decreased from 5.71 sec to 5.7 sec.
Dispersion of Type 62-85TS decreased from 0.39m to 0.37m.
Damage dealt by Po-365 shell increased from 160 to 180.
Armor penetration of Po-365 shell increased from 205mm to 250mm.
Damage dealt by Chuan bei-367 shell increased from 160 to 180.
Armor penetration of Chuan bei-367 shell increased from 130mm to 145mm.
Damage dealt by Sha bao-367 shell increased from 280 to 300 mm.
Rotation speed of Type 62 turret increased from 46 degree per second to 48 degree per second
Turret weight increased from 3,000kg to 5,000kg.
Durability increased from 690 to 880.

FV215B
                    
Load capacity of FV215b suspension increased from 68,000kg to 73,000kg.
Gun dispersion on move and rotation increased by 25%.
Weight of tank hull increased from 35,270kg to 37,358kg.
Armoring of FV215b turret front increased from 152mm to 254mm.
Armoring of FV215b turret 'cheekbones' increased from 112-130mm to 203-228mm.
Armoring of FV215b turret gun mantlet increased from 200mm to 254mm.
Armoring of FV215b turret sides increased from 89mm to 152.4mm.
Armoring of FV215b turret rear increased from 70mm to 101.6mm.
Commander's hatch armoring increase from 70-112mm to 101.6-152.4mm.
Armoring of top of hull front increased from 130mm to 152.4mm.
Armoring of top sloped side of hull front increased from 51mm to 101.6mm.
Armoring of hull sides increased from 130mm to 152.4mm.
Armoring of hull rear increased from 51mm to 76.2mm.
Reloading time of 120mm Gun L1A1 increased from 7.5 sec. to 8.7 sec.
Dispersion of 120mm Gun L1A1 increased by 14%.
Dispersion of 120mm Gun L1A1 on turret rotation increased by 60%.
Dispersion of 120mm Gun L1A1 increased from 0.32m to 0.33m.
Turret weight changed from 13,800kg to 16,500kg.
Durability decreased from 2,600 to 2,500.

IS:
                    Armoring of sides and rear of IS-122 and IS-85 turrets decreased from 100mm to 90mm.
Armoring of gun mantlet of IS-122 and IS-85 turrets decreased from 100mm to 60mm.
KV-1S:
                    Armoring of sides and read of KV-85 turret decreased from 100mm to 90mm.
Armoring of gun mantlet of KV-85 turret decreased from 100mm to 60mm.
Armoring of commander's hatch decreased from 100mm to 90mm.
Т-34:
                    Armoring of T34 mod. 1942 turret front and gun mantlet decreased from 60mm to 52mm.
Armoring of T34 mod. 1942 turret sides increased from 45mm to 52mm.
Thank you!

Mugsy_: Hello Tankers,
Please take a moment to share your thoughts on the 8.2 Fixes:

                    Fixed some hints in the Store.
Fixed incorrect auto-detect of the Texture Quality in the Graphics quality menu.
Fixed some errors in models and textures for the following vehicles: Object 268, Т-46, IS-8, T2 med, FV215b, M36 Jackson, Grille, Tiger II.
Fixed some names for American vehicles.
Fixed mechanics for receiving the "Sniper" achievement. Now shots on platoon mates, which caused no damage, are not counted.
Fixed sudden camera angle change when interacting with other objects (e.g. tanks).
Fixed the bug causing some shells to vanish after penetrating the mantlet striking the gun but not damaging it.
Fixed the bug causing shells to vanish after penetrating spaced armor and rebounding from the main armor.
Fixed "flying" tanks at high ping and significant loss of data packets.
Fixed the display and collision models discrepancy with some buildings and objects.
Fixed displacement and "tugging" of aim in the sniper mode.
Fixed an abnormally high damage from ramming in certain cases.
Fixed a low cost of repair of the tank after drowning.
Fixed the blocking of tank for CW after drowning.
Fixed a bug allowing a destroyed tank to continue gathering XP for spotting enemy vehicles.
Fixed camouflage errors of the Pz V/IV, A-32, M6A2E1 tanks.
Fixed in​sc​ri​ptions and emblems of the KV-5, M5 Stuart tanks.
Fixed incorrect displaying of hit/penetration marks on the KV-1S, Т110Е4.
Fixed incorrect shot effects of the 8.8cm KwK43 L/71 gun for the Tiger tank, 120 mm Gun T122 and 120 mm Gun M58 for the M103 tank.
Fixed incorrect exhaust effect of the В-2К engine for the KV engine.
Fixed the de​sc​ri​ption of the "Top Gun" and "Sniper" achievements requirements.
Fixed the de​sc​ri​ption of the "de Langlade's Medal" achievement.
Fixed the rare issue causing players to be placed into excluded game modes.
Fixed the disappearance burning effects on nearby vehicles.
Fixed the collision models for some buildings and objects.
Fixed the problem of entering 'pre-battle UI' during special battles, which one could leave afterward.
Fixed the discrepancies of W/L ratio percentage in different statistics windows.
Removed the damage dealt to own vehicle form the battle efficiency tab.
Fixed the rare occurence of an ammo rack critical hit not being counted in the after-battle statistics.\
Fixed the erroneous display of an SPG as a Tank on the mini map.
The sniper reticule settings no longer influce the arcade reticule settings.
Fixed some errors in the complaints list of the after-battle statistics.
Fixed an issue with the connection indicator.
Fixed the rare bug allowing a high-speed aim while using auto-aim during a full-stop of the vehicle.
Thank you!

Captain_Judo: It's really simple. Just send me a PM. This saves our GM team ensuing headaches from dealing with unnecessary forum behavior.  

Captain_Judo: Not exactly..
Participation RequirementsThere is no maximum number of teams; all teams that fit the registration criteria may participate However, we do hear everyone's concern regarding latency at the beginning of tournaments. We're working with our global team to have a resolution in place prior to our next, large tournament.

Captain_Judo: Think of this format as a "pre-season" or "exhibition/friendly" mode. A similar format will be available, next year, with substantial rewards. If we find teams are not actively participating in scrimmages they register for, then we may remove gold rewards for scrimmages all together.

Captain_Judo: For the record, making this information public is grounds for your dispute to be dismissed.
Please send me your documentation in a PM.

Captain_Judo: You're due 2,000 I'll look into it with our staff and make sure your amount due is correct. This goes with all other winners as well!

dance210: OP, check this link here. It brings you to the rules for challenges, which includes how to dispute a team's action, e.g. bringing higher than the allowed tiers. Good luck!

dance210: Not much to be done about the fine, as that is how the system is set up. However, pushing allies is a form of griefing and you can submit a support ticketwith the replay attached if you want.

dance210: Couple of problems with limiting to two tiers, 25 points. Taking your (7, 5, 5) as an example, a platoon could bring two Tier 5 tanks into a Tier 9 match, which isn't as bad as bringing a Tier 1, but still outside what a Tier 5 (excluding lights and arty) would normally see.
The other issue would be not allowing platoons that would work, but are outside your 2 tier limit. An example is platooning a Tier 5 light with any Tier 10 tank - this is a perfectly reasonable match but your system would no longer allow it.

Hypnotik:

dance210: You mean ones like the Halloween video contest, the Golden Joystick poster, banner, and Rageface comic contests, or even the bumper sticker contest? This was one writing contest after a variety of other creative contests and who knows what the next one will be.
The caption contest is relatively new and I don't think it will replace the other contests you are looking for. Hopefully you will enjoy the next one

Mugsy_: Hello Tankers,
Please leave us feedback on these changes:

                    Module icons will now have an animated repair progress indicator while in battle.
The tank tech tree will be condensed to better fit on the screen.
On the tank tech tree, a flag icon will allow you to return to the nation specific tree from the tank specific tree. This replaces the 'Back to Tech Tree' link.
On the tech tree, the research and credit/gold cost of tanks and their modules will be displayed regardless of whether they've been purchased.
On the tech tree, if there is a shortage of resources or experience, a pop up will show how much experience or credits is still necessary.
On the tech tree, vehicle specific experience has been made more prominent.
Changed armor thickness display (without changing the armoring itself) of the SU-5, T-46, КV-13, SU-85B, SU-101, Object 268, KV-2, KV-3, IS-3, KV-4, IS-8, IS-7, ISU-152, VK 4502 A, PzV Panther, Centurion, Centurion Mk3, FV4202, Covenanter, Cruiser MkI, Valentine, Caernarvon, Centurion, M6.
Restructured the visualization British tank names.
Fully reworked the design of the tank selling window.
Removed display of damage to allies from after-battle statistics.
For postmortem mode:
Fixed drowning indicator display.
Added the display for an 'empty ammo rack'.
Added to the a display for status of tank modules and crew members.
The login message "Cannot connect. Connection is blocked by firewall" has been changed to "Unable to connect to the server. Either the server is down for maintenance, or a connection settings check is required."
The old message received when attempting to login with an older version of the client has been changed from "The login packet sent to the server was malformed" to "Error in authorization game server. Your game client version may be outdated or damaged."
The '0' character has been removed from the kill counter displayed on the battle HUD. Instead, a blank space will appear when a player has no kills.
Thank you!

Mugsy_: Hello Tankers,
Please share your feedback and suggestions on the following changes:

                    
Draw distance (settings/graphics/draw distance) increased for minimum graphics quality settings from 400 to 600 meters, and from 1000 to 1400 meters for maximum graphics quality.

Improved rendering performance of trees and vegetation -- this should reduce loss of FPS in sniper mode when one has a large amount of vegetation on the screen.

Low performance fixed for some configurations (mainly for Radeon VGAs) for the following maps: Steppes, South Coast, Highway, Mines, Widepark, Abbey.

Reworked and optimized some destruction effects for buildings and objects.

Added shadows for vehicles in the garage.

Decreased brightness and density of emblems and in​sc​ri​ptions while in postmortem mode.
Thank you!

Mugsy_: Hello Tankers,
Please let us know your thoughts, feedback, and suggestions on these mechanic updates.
                    
Fallen trees are counted as masking cover (like bushes) for the visibility system (fallen trees were previously excluded from the calculation of visibility).
Reduced or completely removed tank vibration when traveling over ruins, rails, and small objects.
Decreased the time of tank stabilization on hillsides.
Patrol Duty achievement is now counted in the Kay's Medal achievement.
The Panther M10 is added to the Hunter achievement.
Steel Wall medal is no longer granted after a death due to suicide.
Brothers In Arms perk now gives a bonus to Mentor perk.
You are no longer able to retrain crewmen to tanks which are researched but are not present in the Garage.
Thank you!

Mugsy_: Hello Tankers,
We'd love to hear your feedback on the changes 8.2 brought to the sounds of World of Tanks.
                    
New sounds for when shells hit various landscape objects
New sounds for low-caliber guns.
Increased the radius at which guns can be heard.
Changed the characteristics of gun sounds at greater distances.
Noise of fans was removed from Premium Hangar.
Thank you.
*Bonus points for any puns.

Mugsy_: Hello Tankers,
Please leave your suggestions and feedback on the following 8.2 updates:
                    
Added the "Patton Valley" achievement for the destruction of 100 M46 Pattons or M48A1 Patton IIIs.
After the update's release, all previously destroyed tanks (of this type) will be counted.
Added "Commemoratives" -- achievements without a grade, which can be granted to a number of players several times per battle:'Lucky' -- Witness the destruction of an enemy vehicle by an enemy team player. You must be 10 meters or less from the enemy vehicle at the moment of its destruction.
'Cool-Headed' -- Survive at least 10 ricochets and non-penetrations in a row from enemy players.
'Spartan' -- Survive a ricochet or non-penetration from an enemy team player. Your vehicle must have less than 10% of its hit points left, and you have to survive in the battle.
'Ranger' -- Destroy all enemy light tanks (at least three) in the course of one battle.
Thank you!

Mugsy_: Hello Tankers,
8.2 brought changes to the following maps  to take advantage of the new rendering system: Prokhorovka, Redshire, Erlenberg, Ruinberg.
Please share your feedback and suggestions with us below.
Thank you!

Mugsy_: Hello Tankers,
Please leave your feedback and suggestions below.
                    
New premium tanks available for purchase: British heavy tank TOG-2 (Tier VI), British TD АТ-15А (Tier VII), French heavy tank 1945 FCM 50t (Tier VIII).
Thank you!

Mugsy_: Hello Tankers,
Please share your feedback and suggestions on the new American Tank line.
                    
New line of American tanks: light Т21, light Т71, medium Т69, medium Т54E1, heavy T57 (one can start researching this line from the medium М7 tank).
Thank you!

Mugsy_: Welcome to the 8.2!
In order to keep the forum clean for the large player base, and to make it easier to collect your valued feedback on these update changes.
Please post your feedback and suggestions on the below topics into their associated official threads.
Official New American Tank Line Feedback Thread
Official New Premium Tanks Feedback Thread
Official Map Changes Feedback Thread
Official New Achievements Feedback Thread
Official Improvements to Sound and Audio Feedback Thread
Official Game Mechanic Changes Feedback Thread
Official Graphic and technical improvements Feedback Thread
Official User interface Feedback Thread
Official Fixes Feedback Thread
Official Vehicle Rebalancing & Changes Feedback Thread
Please remember to keep your discussions in these threads on topic, and civil.
Thanks for your cooperation in this matter & happy tanking!!

Hypnotik: Maybe if you'd sign on once in a while, you could teach me. Otherwise I'll forever be bad@tanks.

Captain_Judo: This is to distinguish between British tanks under the soviet tree.

Captain_Judo: We're attempting another British skirmish with rules clearly defined. This time around we are increasing one tier to allow tier 6 heavies and mediums.
RegistrationRegistration begins: December 12, 2012
Registration ends: December 14, 2012 at 9:00AM PDT (12:00PM EDT) Victory ConditionsThe winner of each round will be determined as the first to 3 victories on a given map.
Each battle will last 10 minutes.
The Encounter battle mode will be used for this tournament. Tier & Point Limits
With maximum number of 7 players per battle, a team (maximum 10 players per team) must field a selection of tanks based on the below tier limits.Heavy: 6
Medium: 6
Light: 5
TD: n/a
SPG: n/aBritish Tanks with British Crew Only!
34 Tier Point Limit Schedule
Rounds will begin at 7:30PM PDT (10:30PM EST, 02:30 UTC) each scheduled day. Curious what time this is in your region? Use this handy Time Zone Converter to help you out!Round 1: December 17th
Round 2: December 18th
Round 3: December 19th
Round 4: December 20th
Round 5: December 21st
Round 6: December 22nd There will be a 2 minute break in between rounds.
Prizes
The following prizes will be provided to each member of the respective team, including reserves.First place: 5,000
Second place: 2,000
Third place: 1,000
Fourth place: 1,000 Maps
There will only be one map used during Skirmish XXVIII. The map played on will be Sand River.
**Note: Wargaming America's eSports wants your tournament replays for feedback analysis. We request one replay from each round's winning captain. Please submit your replay to tournaments@worldoftanks.com as an attachment.

Captain_Judo: Registration is open for this weekend
To all teams: please be mindful of your other commitments this weekend (Zhukov Challenge, Skirmish XXVII) prior to submitting a team for a scrimmage!

Captain_Judo: I don't think adding more prizes encourages participation. We're offering scrimmages as a practice resource. The reality is, it's difficult to win the 1,000 gold against the quality teams that are regularly participating and I don't think that 1,000 gold, itself, brings teams to scrimmage.