Developers posts on forum

ARGO: All work and no play make Jack a dull boy........

merig00: Working on it

merig00: Guys and gals at Wargaming.NET been working hard lately
To escape office space, computers, and whine about SPGs they decided to go camping!

And of course when all of them get together the argument which department is the best...So they had some fierce competition.
Let me introduce you to the Administration!

Programmers and Q/A Testers!

And PR/Community Managers! (There is some unconfirmed information that Overlord might be on this picture)

First up - rafting. The red team won. Overlord is claiming that it was all due to his wise leadership but it's open to interpretation

Next up - climbing rock wall up 40 feet

That was followed by insane "team building" exercise - cooperation. I'm not sure which is easier, balancing on those crates or german and soviet penetration system. You will ask - why are all those bottle crates are empty? That will be answered later, keep on reading!

And Slacklining... Will she reach the other end? Will we get our patch on time?

Mr. CEO is asking himself the same questions...

And at the dusk they rocked it out in style... Before anyone asks - Artefact is the name of the band and not a hint to any artifacts. It's WoT not WoW!

History is silent (got a Read Only ban) on what happened next. But I'll ask you one question - do you remember all those empty bottle crates?

merig00: Guys and gals at Wargaming.NET been working hard lately



To escape office space, computers, and whine about SPGs they decided to go camping!

http://lh4.ggpht.com...qw/IMGP3217.JPG

And of course when all of them get together the argument which department is the best...So they had some fierce competition.

Let me introduce you to the Administration!

http://lh6.ggpht.com...Uc/IMGP3115.JPG

Programmers and Q/A Testers!

http://lh3.ggpht.com...s0/IMGP3057.JPG

And PR/Community Managers! (There is some unconfirmed information that Overlord might be on this picture)

http://lh6.ggpht.com...AQ/IMGP3068.JPG

First up - rafting. The red team won. Overlord is claiming that it was all due to his wise leadership but it's open to interpretation

http://lh6.ggpht.com...nE/_FN34816.jpg

Next up - climbing rock wall up 40 feet

http://lh5.ggpht.com...qY/IMGP3378.JPG

That was followed by insane "team building" exercise - cooperation. I'm not sure which is easier, balancing on those crates or german and soviet penetration system. You will ask - why are all those bottle crates are empty? That will be answered later, keep on reading!

http://lh6.ggpht.com...78/IMG_9842.JPG

And Slacklining... Will she reach the other end? Will we get our patch on time?

http://lh4.ggpht.com...WA/IMGP3366.JPG

Mr. CEO is asking himself the same questions...

http://lh6.ggpht.com...YY/DSC03164.JPG

And at the dusk they rocked it out in style... Before anyone asks - Artefact is the name of the band and not a hint to any artifacts. It's WoT not WoW!

http://lh4.ggpht.com...7Q/DSC_5220.jpg


History is silent (got a Read Only ban) on what happened next. But I'll ask you one question - do you remember all those empty bottle crates?

merig00: AFAIK they are still battling it... If you find something email it to support@worldoftanks.com

ARGO: Ever notice that Hetzers look kind of like an armadillo? .....seriously.

merig00: UDP 32801-32825 and UDP 20014, 20016
WoTLauncher: http://update.worldoftanks.com
WoT: 213.252.131.29

merig00: Gift tanks are tanks that will be given out as gifts on different occasions and in the box version of the game.

ARGO: Consider 2 options then:
1. Look into a much better router but before you do, power down your router wait 1 minute then restart before your game. "This sometimes helps".
2. Talk to your service provider and possibly if you can "Up" your service to a faster network.
The things that usually cause lag are: Crappy router, Not enough RAM, Crappy video card, Poor internet service.
It's always important to have a real good video card with a real good memory cach of it's own becaue it takes a huge load of of your CPU and increses game performance greatly. Look into a card with at least 1 gig of memory built in and trust me, you will be happy.

ARGO: Ok, I have run both trees and I have my favorites so far but I am not gonna tell you all. Instead, I want to pick your brains and see if you faovr the same tanks as I do. So let's here it, who's got better tanks in WoT and your reasons why....

merig00: It does increase your visibility but I think sometimes it's not enough:
Increased visibility from a shot is less than distance to the enemy + visibility rating of the vehicle + crew cammo training + maybe a cammo net + bush. And so you don't see who shot at you. The whole visibility system is being looked at by devs.

merig00: Read Only for 3 days to study the forum would be a great idea! But we'll leave it as a warning for now.
Read this: http://forum.worldof...ery-discussion/ and other topics http://forum.worldof...le-discussions/

merig00: I guess they don't have the latest installer download the 1.1GB one from here http://game.worldoftanks.com/update

merig00: I see you put a lot of thoughts into it. I would recommend reading the FAQ on what will and will not get you experience and maybe re-working some things http://forum.worldof...-what-will-not/

merig00: Hehehe... just the other day I was 37 exp short from my next tank.

merig00: Hehehe... just the other day I was 37 exp short from my next tank.

merig00: His translation is closer, but scumbag is a bit too harsh - exact translation would be "vile creature"

merig00: The game is about tanks not factions. But WoT will have historical battle mode.

merig00: Also it's a good thing to know where are the weak points: http://forum.worldof...and-schematics/

merig00: Also it's a good thing to know where are the weak points: http://forum.worldof...and-schematics/

merig00: Any chance people will start using forum search before making redundant posts?
http://forum.worldof...7-price-of-ammo

merig00: Godzilla will reset the server and everyone in beta will have to start from the beginning. You'll keep your membership on the forum and in the game but you'll start all over again with level 1.

ARGO: How will that effect all of us in BETA? Will we loose our progress?
Will it be able to be transferred?
Will we loose place in the forum?
Will we have to re-create our membership?
Will we have to get all new game names?
Will Godzilla again attack Tokyo and if so Will the Japanese get smart and use IS7s to kick his arse?

ARGO: I think eventually down the road someday they may add more tank eras, you never know. I wrote an article called "The Great War" about adding all the WW1 tanks. But like I said, who knows. This is a BETA game which is not near finished. Before you condem it, give it a full college try.
You are a beta tester.......Test it then write your evaluation.

ARGO: Welcome to the pain train, I hope you enjoy WoT as much as I do. Feel free to ask if you need a hand.

merig00: It's too early to answer those questions since noone yet knows what exactly devs will need to wipe.

ARGO: I run Win 7 64 with a PNY Nvidia 9400 GT turbo with a 1-gig cach and my game runs awesome but I too do no get a red ring around enemies.

ARGO: What is the chances of removing the cost of ammo replenishment in the training mode? I ask this for those who are getting into higher tier tanks where as ammo can get very pricey. I am not however asking to remove price for specialized ammo because iI understand in the future that's where WoT will make it's money.
Just an idea....
Thank you.

ARGO: Oh joy, Oh bliss, Thy name is KV3.
Well I will say without a shadow of a doubt, It is ANYTHING but more of the same.
KV3 + 107mm = A lot of dead Tiger tanks = SATISFACTION!!!!! Guaranteed to remove even the toughest T-44s! I nailed 2 last night LOL.
This tank is ridiculisly powerful and worlds better than KV. Oh God what a nice tank! It's like comparing a Chevrolet Malibu to a fully loaded Cadillac. What a machine! I am very glad I decieded to go up. And I will say it's nice to be able to dish it as well as take it.
Thanks for the info.

ARGO: I do believe we all "including myself" have lost track of the original direction of this post. The idea was instead of banning a TK should he be shoved in a MS1 or Leichtraktor for a month? I was kinda looking for a better way than the ban hammer.
Here again is the original post again:
What if every once in a while one of the moderators or admin showed up in the game as one of these small vehicles and played a round or two? I am sure no one in there right mind would dare pop em. Also knowing that any small tank could be an admin put the though in all players heads that it might not be wise to TK the little guy. LOL
Now add to that if someone does pop the tank his punishment is that he looses all access to his tanks he has earned for a month and only has access to a Leichtraktor or a MS1. LOL
Think of it, thats way worse than being banned LOL now he has to go into games as the very tank he/she bullied and play recruits out of fear of being popped.

merig00: Where do you download the installer from and what's the name of it?

merig00: Official response from Devs: all values were converted into the soviet system at the 90 degree angle. The german way of calculating pen is more sparing - it has guaranteed penetration in 50% of cases, that's why the pen numbers in mm are a little bit "bloated". Soviets had 70-75% pen and because of that the pen data for german guns is a little bit lower.

merig00: Yes it was.... This is beta so hit boxes/HP are being tweaked with every update. I was just explaining why his engine was damaged when he was hit in the front. How detailed the damage model should be - that's another question which I guess won't be changed.

merig00: Closed

MrVic: Very nice information collection

merig00: Start the game through WoT.exe in your game folder

merig00: I don't want to seem rude but I highly suggest reading some popular discussions on the forum. All this has been extensively discussed before.

merig00: The tanks in the game are from 1930s through 1950s. So before during and after the WW2. There were a lot of different models and prototypes built during that time. Modern tanks are boring since there is not that much diversity between them. You would have like what 10 tanks with little difference in specifications... what's the fun in that
Now compare that to several hundred tanks and modifications that WoT will have.

merig00: Wow that's a weird one

merig00: Well if when you hit people in the foot their head blows up I see no problem with that.

merig00: It doesn't extend to the front... but your transmission does and it is part of the engine. Maybe Devs should make it more explicit that the transmission was hit but the effect of hitting transmission or engine is the same so I guess they saved some time on notifications by linking the two.