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Vallter: Everyone can verify it, players do not receive credits/XP for training battles.

Vallter: We are developing this type of functional. Players will receive gold and some other bonuses for kill immediately after the battle.

Vallter:
We are developing this type of functional. Players will receive gold and some other bonuses for kill immediately after the battle.

Vallter: Nope, training, tank company and clan wars battles won't be accepted.

Vallter: Yes,it will

Vallter: Nope, training, tank company and clan wars battles won't be accepted.

Vallter: Yes,it will

Vallter: It started along with the news announce - 1.41 pm UTC.

Vallter: It started along with the news announce - 1.41 pm UTC.

Vallter: We thought about it, but decided not to make rules to sophisticated. But we will probably consider adding this point to the next MVP for scouts.

Vallter: We thought about it, but decided not to make rules to sophisticated. But we will probably consider adding this point to the next MVP for scouts.

Vallter: Yes, truly, it will be 28th, 29th and 30th of July.
The whole time of event is 24 hours, so even if the Deserter play in your team, you'll be able to meet him in opposite one next time for sure.

Vallter:
Yes, truly, it will be 28th, 29th and 30th of July.

The whole time of event is 24 hours, so even if the Deserter play in your team, you'll be able to meet him in opposite one next time for sure.

Vallter: Please, post your screenshots here.

Vallter: Please, post your screenshots here.

Vallter: Who gives artillery targets to shoot? Who helps the team to plan the tactics? And who give team the time to implement it, surviving under enemy fire? Light and Heavy tanks. ‘Scouts’ and ‘Steel Walls’. All WoT players know how important for the team these tanks are! We are looking for a person who will achieve the best results in this categories from now till 23.59 UTC (11.59pm UTC) of the 28th of July.

Attention! If after reading the rules, you have some doubts or questions, feel free to ask in the discussion topic. Your questions will be added to the special F.A.Q. section of rules.

Important notes about the contest:
- Every player takes part in the event;
- Player with the biggest amount of MVP points wins; MVP Points earning rules are specific for each category:
- Players can submit up to 3 battle results for each category, each battle result should include the end battle window screenshot and the garage with the end battle pop-up message screenshot (see the example);
- To take a screenshot press Ctrl+PrtScr. If your keyboard does not have such keys, you are advised to use any free software. They all are saved in the general in-game folder;

Example of a submission:
'Scouts' category
First battle, 3 detected, battle lost, status:dead :
                    



Second battle, 12 detected, battle won, 'Scout' battle hero achieved, status:dead :
                    



Third battle, 1 detected, battle lost, status:dead :
                    




- Players can participate in 2 different categories: ‘Scouts’ and ‘Steel Walls’;
- For the ‘Scouts’ category all light tanks are allowed;
- The ‘Scouts’ category has following rules for earning the points:
Players receive one point for each detected enemy in the end battle window. This amount is doubled, if the player’s team wins and the player survives. Also participants receive an additional 5 points for the‘Scout’ battle hero achievement;
- For the ‘Steel Walls’ category Tier 7 and Tier 8 Heavy Tanks are allowed (IS,PzKpfw VI Tiger, T29, IS-3, PzKpfw VIB Tiger II, T32, Lowe, KV-5, M6A2E1);
- The ‘Steel Walls’ category has the following rules for earning points:
The battle result will be counted only if player receives ‘Steel Wall’ battle hero achievement. Each hit received by player’s tank counts as an MVP Point;
- All contest entries (battle results) are to be submitted before 23.59 UTC (11.59pm UTC) of the 28th of July;
- The same player can win in more than one category.

Winners in each category will be awarded 3,000 Gold, the second place will bring you 2,500 Gold and the third prize-holder will enjoy 2,000 Gold.



Attention! The Administration reserves the right to cancel or prolong the event.


P.S. To help ensure the competitions are fun and no user violates forum rules or brings inconveniences to other players, the event sections are strictly moderated.

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Vallter: Yes, it is

Vallter: Yes, it is

ARGO: 7 days for multiple forum violations. Flaming, insulting others, creating a thread with the soul purpose of causing unrest in the forums, Profanity, and really poor spelling.
Please read your forum rules before posting again.
ARGO

ARGO: I have seen and been victum of many a match gone south due to tanks with out of the box radios.

ARGO: Threatening other players with TK and flaming = Bad idea
Swearing in-game at other players = Worse idea
Knowingly giving away a team members position = Really bad idea
Posting your ban in a flame thread the forums = Monumentaly bad idea
7 days RO for multiple forum infractions, Posting a thread to insight unrest on the forums, Flaming, posting Bans on forums. Please read your forum rules before you post to prevent further unpleasentries.
Thread locked, and junked.
ARGO

Overlord: 1. No, this is not being worked on.
2. Nope, since Patton performs extremely well.

Overlord: Yeah, both hitboxes are very similar.

Overlord: Leopard is fairly beyond our timeline. No chance for it.

Overlord: 1. Yes, we are considering such option.
2. Will see how it works out in practice. Big and well organized clans will always beat small ones.

Overlord: 6.6 has been in supertest for a few weeks now. If you mean public test - will try to merge the databases once again upon the update of Russian public test in a few days. Can't guarantee anything, will do our best as always.

ARGO: You are absolutly correct, it does happen in all age groups and even the middle age groups too. And I will be 1st to admit I to get really mad sometimes, I just keep it to my skype talk and not on screen because you never know who's on the other end "a little kid or a child with issues" I would never want to be the one to add to a childs RL problems. But in all honesty when I came at the beginning of BETA I was treated very nice and made to feel "at home", As I once said to Overlord I believe in this product and see a bright future so I do my part to inform and assist where I can. It's really not hard to keep your temper in check and again if you can't, whining to your buddies in skype or TS is a whole lot better than a game ban or worse.....The creation of a P.U.T.T.S. because of things you said to that other guy who is now on a tear to prove himself.

ChrisK: My pleasure!

ChrisK: Of course we want to make money! But we won't make money in the long run if everyone comes in, spends $300, then quits. It's better for us if everyone feels they are not spending too much, enjoys the game over a long period, and invites their friends. And we don't "rig" the game to make people spend money. One of our core values is that you can play almost everything in the game for free. Spending money speeds things up and makes it easier to advance, but otherwise you can play 90% of the tanks and equipment for nothing. It's as if World of Warcraft suddenly became free for almost everything, but they charged to reduce the experience cost of levels and you had to buy purple items with money. There has to be a way to make money, but we don't have to force everyone to pay (typical WoW-type subscription model) or somehow "trick" them (if you don't want to pay, then don't - it's that simple).

ChrisK: I've been in plenty of battles where I was the bottom tank, but I've either used what opportunities I had to scout or try to get behind opponents and threaten cap or arty, or I have found ways to engage heavier vehicles while they were also engaging our heavies (greater threats). I don't always survive, but somehow I make credits and XP. Fun? Sometimes. Challenging? Always. When I lose, I don't feel bad (I started outclassed), but I do feel a lot better when I get a kill or we win. For some reason, I think most players equate balance with being able to kill any opponent, which it isn't. As someone pointed out in an earlier analogy to Team Fortress 2, there are some enemies (e.g., a tank with a medic) that require teamwork to bring down. As a demo (SPG) or scout (light tank), I can't do that myself, but I can back off, communicate, and try to help out when our own heavies arrive.

ChrisK: The M3 would be a fool to try to take the Tiger in a 1:1 battle, but since this is a team game, there's certainly an opportunity for the Lee to take on the Tiger's peers of Tiers IV-V, cap, scout, or hunt artillery. Again, all valid uses of your tank. If you only expect to beat the enemy's best tank in every match, you are certainly not looking for balance!

ChrisK: The KV's 107mm gun is a Tier VII and the T40's best gun is a Tier V. Once again, you're comparing apples to oranges. You should be comparing the KV to the T1 with a Tier VI gun or the T40 to the Hetzer with a Tier V gun, that would make more sense. If what you're saying is that TDs are overmatched by same-Tier heavies, then yes, in general the armor of the heavy is better, the main gun is about the same, and the heavy is slower. However, the TDs are there to overmatch the mediums on the same Tier, not the heavies. It's a rock-paper-scissors effect (Heavies > TDs > Mediums > Lights > SPGs > Heavies) at the same Tier, with variety and challenge thrown in by mixing the Tiers.

ChrisK: In many cases we're discussing prototype or planned tanks whose actual performance can only be estimated. In these cases, play balance will always take precedence over mathematical guesswork about penetration, speed, damage, etc. In the case of real vehicles, we do our best to model the tank accurately to the extent that we can (no tank crew can fix their tracks in 15 seconds from inside the tank!). We do a lot of research, and even the research doesn't always match up between respected sources. In these cases, we use the (valid, historical) information that provides the most interesting gameplay mechanics or balances with other vehicles of the same type and/or Tier. In the end, this is a game, not a simulation, but we do also try to use the most accurate data we can find.

ChrisK: Supertest is a small group. I believe it is limited to 100 experienced players. The main idea in this group is to test new vehicles and maps for unfair advantages against other vehicles and find bugs. However, because we more actively and directly solicit feedback from this group (on a much less crowded forum), it's much easier to get your points noticed, and to get feedback from other highly experienced testers (and devs) with a lot less trolling and n00bish advice.
One common thing I have noticed with all of the concern about matchmaking is that it only relates to the current game type (Random Battle). We're adding more game types as we move forward, and correlating the matchmaking system to each game style, so perhaps once we have games that aren't as random (and possibly more control over which games you join or start), there will be less of an issue with MM overall and we can move on to something else. Like spotting.

ARGO:

Vallter: For this we have specials like x5 XP for all players.

Vallter: Though the event is mainly done in honour of Husky operation, we want also to celebrate with it the start of T-28 and T-34 manufacture, which started in the end of summer

Vallter: Unfortunately, only M4 Sherman

Vallter: For this we have specials like x5 XP for all players.

Vallter: Though the event is mainly done in honour of Husky operation, we want also to celebrate with it the start of T-28 and T-34 manufacture, which started in the end of summer

Vallter: Unfortunately, only M4 Sherman

ARGO: There is no more gold per day as it was in Beta.
Sorry.

Vallter: Answered via PM

Vallter

Vallter: The gold enrolled to winners accounts. If you have not received it, please, contact our Customer Support as soon as possible.

Vallter: The gold enrolled to winners accounts. If you have not received it, please, contact our Customer Support as soon as possible.

Vallter: We will propose such special again for sure, but I can't give you any ETA.

Vallter:
We will propose such special again for sure, but I can't give you any ETA.

Vallter: For example, you receive 1000 XP for the battle on Pz4 and the 50% bonus for the Premium Account. At the end you will have 1500 XP fir your battle actions.
During the Husky Operation you will receive 1000XP. This amount will be doubled because of the Special. This means you earn 2000 XP for the warfare. After that you will receive 50% bonus of the Premium account for this amount. So you will be awarded with 3000 XP after the battle.

Vallter:
For example, you receive 1000 credits for the battle on Pz4 and the 50% bonus for the Premium Account. At the end you will have 1500 credits  for your battle actions.

During the Husky Operation you will receive 1000 credits . This amount will be doubled because of the Special. This means you earn 2000 credits  for the warfare. After that you will receive 50% bonus of the Premium account for this amount. So you will be awarded with 3000 credits after the battle.

ARGO: Greetings,
Most of you all know me from my articles regarding “Behold the power of PLEASE” and “You too can help stop the spread of P.U.T.T.S”. Or others regarding good sportsmanship and what not. Today I am going to talk a little about in game conduct and how it truly effects the game. Some of you may have become comfortable in WoT and get lost in the heat of the battle and may write a few things in chat that are less than “G” rating. Sometimes we forget ourselves when in a platoon, company, clan and get a little heated at another player and verbally rip them a new one and that basically what I am writing about here because my goal here is to have you all look at it from a different perspective.
You see WoT is huge, many people from many cultures “including children” play this game, all have the same expectations you do and want to do well and that’s where basic in game conduct is key. Imagine you are a fresh player, just downloaded and never played the game before, you go into your first match and instead of being treated to an awesome gaming experience, all you see is spam, filth, profanity, and other less than adult commentary running all over the chat windows. What kind of 1st impression does that make? I realize again it can be hard and especially when you having one of those infamous losing streaks to control ones anger in game and not tell that arty, Lowe, leopard where to go and give him directions but seriously my friends, Try to keep in mind that maybe to yourselves, you have played and worked hard to get where you are and earned a name for yourself here but to others, first impressions mean a lot and I am sure most clan leaders, or gamers who really enjoy the game do not want to turn off perspective new members. It’s bad for clans, it’s bad for players, it’s bad for business, and it’s just bad for any game. So in closing I would like to just put one single thought in your minds…..
Every time you play, may be somebody’s 1st time. Let's try and make it a good time.

Overlord: World of Tanks 6.5 - 6.6 preliminary patch notes
- Added new map Siegfried Line;
- Added new tanks: Pz.VI Tiger (P), VK 4502 (P) Ausf A, E-50, Е-75, Е-100, T-15, T-25
- Panther II substituted by E-50 as tier 9 German medium tank, Panther substituted by Panther II as tier 8 German medium tank.
- Added consumable "Engine power boost"
- Free platoons for 2 players.
- Added extra battle tier (tier 1 tanks only) for newcomers - players, who played up to 10 battles
- Added platoon invite filter - "accept from friends only"
- Fixed few errors with display of water waves
- Increased credit income for US tank destroyers M10 and M36
- Increased match-making value for US tank destroyer T95
- Fixed bug when vehicle gets stuck due to critical inclination angle
- Fixed bug when destroyed tanks are displayed as non-destroyed tanks (rare)
- Reworked models of 76mm guns for M26 Pershing
- Fixed errors with disproportional tank icons
- Added machine-gun slot to the model of top turret of IS-4
- Fixed incorrect effect of posts falling on Redshire map
- Fixed error when unused consumables with passive bonus are displayed as used
- Fixed error with incorrect display of crater created when object is destroyed
- Fixed bug on Karelia map: waterline was too far from the shore
Projected release timeline: August 2011.

ARGO: I can see it now.....Kill the Mod.....Tier 2. RAWR!