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Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Player Questions & Developer Answers
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Hotwired, on 19 June 2011 - 07:34 PM, said: The current gun on the Panther 2 is the 10.5 cm KwK 45 L/52 Ausf. B, makes sense, same kind of time, same nationality.
So why is that being destroyed and replaced on the E50 with a renamed British 105mm L7 from the Leopard 1 from 1965.
The Patton series actually did mount the L7 well before 1965 but they still have a version of the 105mm from the US heavy tanks.

Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Player Questions & Developer Answers
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Ozymandius, on 19 June 2011 - 01:57 AM, said: Are the any plans to modify the matchmaking system going through, or is there no hope?
And also, is the map circulation going to change? (Ratio of maps being selected; not sure if there is a better term for that)

Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Player Questions & Developer Answers
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ranfelsner, on 18 June 2011 - 10:59 PM, said: Just a few more questions in and among the hundreds of others...
1. I see in the patch notes for 0.6.5 that the M103, T110 and the other half of the US TD line (leading to the T30) are apparently not going to make this update. Any general ideas on when you're going to implement that part of the US tech line upgrades?
2. Is the later implementation of the rest of the US line going to impact the new German and Russian rollouts?
3. Re: alerting a player to their tank catching on fire--several have asked previously if the voice messages could be "prioritized" so that you are immediately alerted to your tank catching fire. I understand that could lead to some programming issues, especially as the fire may happen (likely milliseconds) after other critical damage. Could a visual cue be an easier fix? Perhaps "FIRE" can be flashed briefly (and in a transparent font) over your main field of view, followed by, say, your entire reticle glowing a faint yellow/orange (sort of like your entire tank taking damage, but while still making it obvious what side further hits come in on as well)?
4. Is there any chance we can see some additional stats on the Statistics page (and/or in the website's Player Profile)? Such as average damage inflicted per game, average credits gained and repair/ammo costs per game, and capture and defend points (specifically on the Statistics Page inside the game)?
5. How about also making server/game wide stats available on the website? What are the average stats for players: with less than 100 (or 200) games, 500-100, 1000-2000, etc.? What about per tank? Or US vs EU vs Russian servers? One would think that most of those numbers could be pulled fairly dynamically from the servers (though I've seen you post those very infrequently by hand, so hopefully there's a way to automate that). I think that would give newer players a little better idea on what tech trees they may want to travel down and how long it'll take them, while also giving the experienced players a nice way to judge their own progress.
6. Can we get a report generated, either through the game or the website, that shows our "gold transaction" log? For example, I did something stupid and changed the name of one of my crewmembers without really noticing that there was a gold charge for it. After sending in a ticket, they showed me my entire gold transactino log, so it clearly is something that exists somewhere in the system. It might head off some questions in the future.
Thanks!

Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Player Questions & Developer Answers
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F34rmen00bz, on 18 June 2011 - 11:16 PM, said: When the KV spilt happens, will the KV-2 get the 85mm gun seen here?

Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Player Questions & Developer Answers
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Eagleheart, on 18 June 2011 - 07:42 PM, said: My questions did not get answered. Luckily, I saved them to a notepad file for just such an occasion!
Why not, if I may ask? Most of the playerbase seems to be for it from what I've read on the forums.
On another note, why does the PK II become harder to aim with when you zoom in? The reticule goes crazy all over the place with every shot when zoomed, but when not zoomed in the targeting reticule remains perfectly still when shooting. The zoom level affecting accuracy is a bit odd.
Oh, and would you consider the following?
- Allowing chat on end-game results screen.
- Putting a space in between the player name and their clan tag that's in brackets and lowering the font of the clan tag so that it's secondary information.
- Displaying who killed you in the middle of the screen for a short time when you die, preferably with their tank symbol next to that.
- Flashing a green dot on the minimap for a few seconds at the location of a teammate's vehicle when they are destroyed.
- Adding a chat log so that you can see everything that has been said, or at least increase the time chat messages are shown for so I don't keep missing them so much. This is especially annoying with alert messages of when tanks destroy others, since it shows that for such a short amount of time.
Also, is there some special way or quick key you can press to cancel an auto aim lock? It can't hit anything once they're moving but it doesn't seem to cancel half the time I press right click again so that I can start trying to shoot them. It costs me quite a few hits sometimes.
Thanks for an awesome game by the way!

Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Player Questions & Developer Answers
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Blizzard36, on 19 June 2011 - 06:43 AM, said: Recently changes were made to the tracking mechanics to make it less likely be tracked right away. My PzIII has yet to take more than one hit to be tracked, and once tracked is a guaranteed death. What went wrong in the changes?

Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Player Questions & Developer Answers
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dcc, on 18 June 2011 - 07:33 PM, said: A simple change to the current matchmaker could make several bad current matchups into much better games. The matchmaker currently sees only heavies as 1.45 times tier to determine its weight. Meds and td’s and lights are all 1.0 times tier (except 1.3 for tier 9 meds I think) Overlord has already stated that the devs will not adjust tds weight ex. Ferdy, isu152, JT and object 704 even tho the count the same as a tier 6 or 7 heavy. Therefore instead of games with one team having alll the td’s or meds or even tier 6 hvys to make up for ferdys and whatnot the matchmaker needs just to be tweaked so that it distributes the meds and tds evenly to each team.the same way arty is currently placed on teams. Now I not advocating anything that would lengthen the wait period or a nerf or anyhting that directly effects a tank. Instead of the current system where all 5 are just as likely to be on one team... same with meds and heavies split as evenly as possible.
Overlord is this type of matchmaker change possible? Do you think it would be worthwhile? Even if you don’t like it please respond in some manner to the question TY

Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Player Questions & Developer Answers
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Diedel, on 18 June 2011 - 03:23 PM, said: Could we get some current info on when/if the most controversial aspects will be changed/fixed ?
1) Is the spotting system the final implementation ? Will there be a whole "redesign" to fix it or only small tweaks (like 0.6.4) or nothing at all ?
2) Will the matchmaker be redone or will we have to pray that it might fix itself if/when we get much more people on the server ? Will the equipment/crew level/modules return to the matchmaker, as a PzIV with the L24 is quite less powerful than one with the L70, elite, 400% crew and pimped out gear, or stacking all 5 heavies on one side, even though they are not platooned or anything. Will it be possible to not be treated as a scout in tanks like the A-20 etc, those that are not in a dedicated scout tree (luchs and leopard) or will they have to suffer forever ?
3) Will there be a better tracking system and revised critical hit system ?
4) Is that weird "garage battle" the only new game mode planned, because that doesn't sound that interesting for casual players that don't have a vast armada of tank and when do we get more info about it, maybe it's better than it sounds ?
This might help people decide if this game is for them or if they might be better of in other games.

Subject: Archives\Junkyard\Русские игроки (Russian players)
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Carefree, on 19 June 2011 - 07:21 PM, said: Мне вот интересно, сколько же тут игроков из России и стран СНГ, и почему вы играете тут, а не на русском сервере?
P.S. Всем тролям выдам полоний, пусть втирают.

Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Very important request.
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Karl_Ox, on 19 June 2011 - 11:04 AM, said: Hey there,
I'd very much like to have the option to completely shut down all text and map-ping messages.
Just an option, you know, so those who want it can keep it. No, no, muting players individually won't cut it, since it doesn't keep them from pinging the map.
And no, I don't care about what people got to say either, not anymore at least, besides, I never forget about the minimap on one hand, and on the other one there isn't any amount of worthy messages to make up for the insurmountable amount of crap one comes across on every single map.
Oh and no don't you dare tell me I should keep it cause it helps coordinate teams because you damn well know it's a piece of useless garbage and 99 out of 100 times nobody pays attention to any suggestion. And no, again, no, it's not because I've been the target, it's just because the atmosphere is hardly breathable anymore.
So, you see, I can cope with a bad matchup.
I can cope with a bad spotting system.
I can cope with balance issues.
And any other bug.
But I just refuse to cope with a shitty community. Moaners, whiners, ignorant-know-it-alls, hack-conspiracists, racial hatred, wallet haters, arty haters, insults, harassment, and NO don't tell me to report crap 'cause I already have, screenshots included, and of course it was utterly useless.
That I should report some more? O Rly? So what, like, 50% of the players? Become a snitch and waste my time in the process because whoever's in charge refuses to keep a healthy environment?
That I should just ignore the whole thing because every now and then somebody might say something worth listening to? Like what, a hopeful "let's go this way" or helpful "he's down to 54%"? Amidst the usual flood of "noob", "F**k you, wallet warrior", "this way you f******g idiot", "you f*gg*t", "f**k you", "nice fu****g hack" etc, etc, etc??? No, thank you.
Every single game out there gives its players the possibility of ignoring all chat altogether. This one desperately needs it, too.
Thank you.

Subject: Financial Department\Financial Issues\[Pending] Bought gold with Interac
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NavyCuda, on 19 June 2011 - 06:49 AM, said: Now it is continually declining the interac purchase without even going to the bank screen.
What is going on here?!

Subject: The History of Tank Warfare
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Subject: Stopping the Blitz
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Fwaatcha, on Jun 18 2011 - 23:35, said: My jaw dropped when Ned lost his head

Subject: International Forums\Oceania Timezone\Oceania Competition and Events.\Saving Private Andrew Ryze Oceania Results
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aikenhsiang, on 18 June 2011 - 12:27 PM, said: Yes, I receive my award today...but why only 250 gold?
I should win 500 gold. You type wrong ID.


Obj7O4, on 18 June 2011 - 01:01 PM, said: I am Mark_Lin(Obj7O4, now).
I participated 2 games with Ryan:
Could you please check about it?

Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Player Questions & Developer Answers
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Tempest_au, on 17 June 2011 - 09:25 PM, said:
Dear Overlord,
I have a question regarding the forthcoming changes to the tech trees.
The question itself is simple - "Why did the developers decide to utilise the controversial method of rewarding players who have certain tanks in their garage at the time the tech tree changes are implemented?”
This may seem like rather an odd question to ask at this juncture, so I hope you will forgive me for recapping some of the issues which have been raised about the tech tree implementation for the benefit of clarity.
While the expansion of the tech trees is universally regarded as a good thing, many people feel they will be disadvantaged by the implementation for a wide variety of reasons. Some people feel that they are being disadvantaged for not pursuing a particular line of “bonus entitled” research (e.g. the Russian Heavy line). Some feel that they are being disadvantaged because they no longer have the vehicles that entitle them to the “bonus tanks/slots” and don’t have the spare slots and/or credits to re-purchase them. Some feel that they are disadvantaged because they have chosen to follow a particular path of research as they felt it was the best “fit” for them out of what was available, when in fact a new path may be soon opened that would have been more preferable (e.g.researching/grinding to get a Maus, when instead they would have preferred an E100 if that option had been available). There are even some bizarre people like myself who are annoyed that their tech tree will have unresearched “holes” in it when the new trees are implemented!
While they have yet to protest, there is another group ofplayers who will ultimately be disadvantaged – those who have yet to start playing WoT, or who begin playing too late to take advantage of the tech tree changes. These players will feel that bybeing unable to “skip steps” in the tech trees as “earlier” players have, they are being forced to take longer to research and obtain the “end game” Tiers effectively required for participation in Clan Wars.
Whatever the particular reason or combination of reasons, it boils down to people having “spent” experience and credits in a manner that they may not have done if the entire tree had been available at the start. This problem is now compounded by the fact that a great many players have invested considerable time since the announcement of the new tech trees to ensure that they have the “correct tanks”in their garage to maximise the benefits of the tech tree changes.
Some people have suggested a “wipe” to force everyone to start afresh with the new tech tables. As someone who has invested an unholy amount of time and several hundred dollars into this game already, I know what the reaction would be if this occurred – a large group of players would leave in disgust!
Personally, I feel that there is a far more universally equitable solution that would resolve ALL the problems (both real and imagined) of implementing the new tech trees – by “refunding” the experience and credits spent and allowing them to be “re-spent” as desired.
This would actually be very easy to implement:Remove all crew from all tanks in the garage and place them into the barracks. This may require the barracks to be expanded to cope with the amount of crew unless the WoT application can be made to “ignore” the capacity of a barracks if the excess crew were added programmatically as part of this update.Go through the barracks and perform the following for each crew member:- For each crewmember at 100%, set the “tank competency” to being the starter tank for that nation and credit the player with 200 Gold (so that the crewmember can be returned to 100% competency in the vehicle of the player’s choice).
- For all crewmembers with 51% to 99% competency I would suggest setting the “tank competency” to being the starter tank for that nation and crediting the player with 20000 credits, plus 5 gold for every % above 75%. This will provide funds for “Regimental School” retraining to return competency back to 75% or more (which will be a bonus if the original competency was less than 75%), and a suitable “compensation” for any competency lost if they were above 75%.
Sell all non-premium tanks, equipment, ammo, etc back “at cost” (i.e. so that they can be re-purchased without a net loss in credits).Sell all premium consumables and ammo back at their “gold cost” (i.e. so that they can be re-purchased without a net loss in gold).Transfer all experience already spent back to the player as “free experience” (i.e. “unresearch” the tree and credit the XP cost).Transfer all experience accumulated but not spent on NON-ELITE vehicles in the tech tree back to the player as “free experience”.Experience currently accumulated on “Elite” status vehicles in the tech tree needs to be handled carefully, so that those who have not converted this into “Free Experience” by expenditure of gold are not “rewarded”. This is actually insanely easy to accomplish! Simply transfer all experience accumulated on Elite status vehicles to the starter tank appropriate to that nation! At best only about 600XP will be able to be utilised before that starter tank becomes Elite and renders the remainder unusable without gold conversion to Free Experience – and 600XP is an amount so small as to be inconsequential in the scheme of things.Once this is done, EVERYONE can choose how they want to invest their experience within the new tech tree structure, and EVERYONE can purchase whatever tanks they want (subject to research in the new tech tree) without either detriment or reward and move their experienced crew back to the “new” tanks with the same (or at worst case much the same) competency as before.
This to me seems to be a much fairer method, and hence my question to the developers is why wasn’t something like this considered.

Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Player Questions & Developer Answers
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RetiredE9, on 17 June 2011 - 11:21 PM, said: Three times, while joining a fight, I got the "server not responding" error only to find the vehicle does make it into the game without me and, of course, gets destroyed. This cost me credits to repair and is becoming annoying. Is there anyway I can recoup those points?

Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Player Questions & Developer Answers
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Abu_Kasap, on 17 June 2011 - 11:45 PM, said: still no answer on my last question
Another one:
While exp and credits are connected to damage how i can get both while i'm playing with SU-5/Tier4/ against Tier 7-9 tanks?

Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Player Questions & Developer Answers
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cipher12, on 17 June 2011 - 09:50 PM, said: I know its a bit early to ask but since there has been an alpha tree of sorts floating around for quite some time have developers begun to discuss what the national strengths/weakness/traits of the Commonwealth tanks might be? and if so is there any chance you could share some of them ?

Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Player Questions & Developer Answers
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LoStRoC, on 17 June 2011 - 09:31 PM, said: Hey OverLord,
Just a quick question, I searched the forums but was unable to find the answer;
I have the M26 Pershing researched but I don't have the credits to buy it. When 6.5 hits will I have the M46 researched or will I get the experience refunded to my M26 (t-23 replacement) or will I simply lose all my experience?
tia
LoSt

Subject: Contests & Competitions\Special Events\Kill the Mod\Save Private Andrew Ryze
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Maehym, on 17 June 2011 - 07:52 PM, said: Just got it. Thanks WG.


aquanox, on 17 June 2011 - 11:07 PM, said: bah i still havent..


MisterLeeD, on 18 June 2011 - 03:58 AM, said: NOR I

Subject: Stopping the Blitz
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DrBlue62, on Jun 17 2011 - 18:30, said: And the boobies! I want my payment in boobies, gold and beer!

Subject: Technical Support & Bug Reporting\General Error Reporting\WoT Loading issue
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Subject: WoT Loading issue
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Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Wargaming
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Subject: Wargaming
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Subject: Archives\Junkyard\matchmaking
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Brodan, on 17 June 2011 - 11:21 PM, said: Overlord stated more than once that they won't change matchmaking in foreseeable future. But keep posting if it makes you feel better.
Also lol at "anything past tier 2 is frustrating"

Subject: The History of Tank Warfare
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Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\The bot detection system is not working 100%
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TpainT, on 17 June 2011 - 10:19 PM, said: I've been watching the same people, in battle after battle, use bots/macros and have yet to see anything done to them.
The bot/macro moves thier tank forwards and small amount and then fires into the dirt, at random times. Who do I need to contact to give names?

Subject: The History of Tank Warfare
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Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Has anyone tried to buy the same tank twice?
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120mm_he, on 17 June 2011 - 09:11 PM, said: I would totally buy two lowes.

Subject: Has anyone tried to buy the same tank twice?
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120mm_he, on Jun 17 2011 - 20:11, said: I would totally buy two lowes.

Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Wargaming
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Subject: Wargaming
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Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Platoon Size
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Subject: Platoon Size
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Subject: Archives\Junkyard\7 days till I quit
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Nuckchorris, on 17 June 2011 - 07:38 AM, said: LEAVE QUITTING GUY ALONE!
Leave him alone!

Subject: Archives\Junkyard\Congrats to Goons
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Subject: Financial Department\Financial Issues\[Awaiting Player] - Question about Credit card
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dolph, on 17 June 2011 - 05:14 PM, said: You're on England, the credit card is probably registered on England. There is a sudden transaction out of nowhere from Poland, which is a few hundred miles from England. Paypal probably thinks your card is being used in a fraudulent manner, you probably need to contact your credit card provider to determine how you can make the transaction go through.
An alternative though is the shattered crystal website.... (rest deleted / tanitha)
World of Tanks European server:
http://www.shattered...of_tanks_europe
World of Tanks North American Server:
http://www.shattered...s_north_america

Subject: Financial Department\Financial Issues\[Awaiting Player] - Paypal
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Caladan, on 17 June 2011 - 05:39 PM, said: I purchased 15000 gold today in two transactions through Paypal.Paypal shows transactions as being completed.but when i go into the game it shows zero gold.
I have made previous purchases with no difficulty.Any assistance you can give me would be greatly appreciated.Thank you.

Subject: International Forums\Oceania Timezone\Oceania Competition and Events.\Saving Private Andrew Ryze Oceania Results
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