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MrVic: Hehe I like it
But I think this is better
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MrVic: I see this kinda of statement on many games forums now days. It makes me wonder where people are finding this "MMO" term defined. I have checked and checked but alas there has not been a summit meeting of all the game designers in the world that sat down and wrote the rules for things such as what qaulifies as a "MMO" "FPS" "Simulator" "RTS" ect ect. Because really all those terms were internet coined terms in reality. So in the end they are meant to generalize the type of game, and if those "generalized" short hand types fit your play stlye then you read up on the game watch some videos and read about it on the games forums. After that you choose to play the game or not. It always has boggled my mind why people just don't pass it by when their opinion of what "MMO" stands for, does not fit the game that is using that term to help people find their game. As for the simulator, NO game with that tag is accurate in some peoples opinions, if you want to go extreme hire Mike tyson to punch you in the face every time your Tank gets hit with a 152mm HE shell to better represent the forces at play. Then when your tank dies you must light yourself on fire for the approiate effect to simulate the tank warfare more percisley. Now thats a simulator!
For me the 50+ people every night I chat with and the hundreds I face off against over the course of the matches combined with the 5k++ online in beta now, And the Clan wars mode involving multiple clans with 100 players per, In my opinion I have no issue with the MMO tag as it fits well enough for me. I really hope no one out there buys games only based on the "FPS" "RTS "MMO" tag because will lead to a lot of wasted money on bad games.
In the end its all semantics But I ask of anyone that looks at those tags and starts up arguments against such game "tags" should really ask themselves "does it really matter?" I mean clearly if your opinion of a game does not fit the MMO part then, it means you read up on the game and made your own decision, thus you can move along or say hey this looks fun! To go any further on it you missed the point of having the "FPS" type general discriptions I think.
I don't disagree with the orginal poster but then again its all a matter of personal opinion and there is no right or wrong in this kinda of thing, were all permitted to draw our own conculsions

MrVic: I have had a couple 11 kills, some 9 kill runs and quite a few 6-7 kill runs.
I do know of one player getting the kill shot on all 15 tanks in a match once. It was a failed zerg

merig00: Also even though HE rounds can't really deal damage to tanks level 5 and above, you can take out their modules just like that. Heavy tank with damaged turret or engine is pretty much useless.

merig00: Also even though HE rounds can't really deal damage to tanks level 5 and above, you can take out their modules just like that. Heavy tank with damaged turret or engine is pretty much useless.

MrVic: One thing to check is your Video card drivers. I recently had some minor freezes in game and checked my drivers and fixed my issues. They update drivers frequently.

MrVic: Pretty sure everyone on here has been checked and has access ect. If anyone is still waiting let us know asap and we'll get ya fixed right up.

merig00: Very nice!

I expect it to be updated once beta 0.5 comes out

merig00: Very nice!

I expect it to be updated once beta 0.5 comes out

merig00: They will be there with release

merig00: They will be there with release

merig00: Soft ground would be a swamp in the middle of Karelia Different types of ground

merig00: Soft ground would be a swamp in the middle of Karelia Different types of ground

MrVic: This rumor seems to go around everyday Its actually kinda wild that it continues day to day. I have not heard of one now or coming, but then again I am not in that loop of information. I think its safe to say its not likely. But then again I have never won the lottery yet either lol

MrVic: I was commentinng on the number of shots to kill was all

MrVic: Those players are a new pet project of mine, actually

MrVic: Aye my only weak moment, he killed the last 4 people besides me and him and then went after me in a match. While spamming all sorts of good remarks he attacked me while fighting the enemy. So I turned my rear to enemy and solved the issue and the match ended. I shouldn't of done it but I felt bad for all those that he got before I noticed it in that battle. Something I watch for much more closely now as he should never of gotten that far.

MrVic: One thing to remember is your using the weak 122mm with 175 Armor pen. The later tier guns pack much more armor pen for the big tanks hehe
IS-7s are tough but I have seen way to many ground under the treads of the enemy team

MrVic: Ahh the armchair qauterbacking is funny at times. The worst is most people see your tank at 20% hitpoints and assume all your modules are fine. Then their like go run in and cap base! shoot them up! Heh I had many battles with a blown engine blown tracks and a damaged turret rings due to solo defending out base from 6 players. With 2 mins on the clock they want me to solo drive and take their base thats defended by 3 people lol Not sure I can even drive that far with that damage in the time left.... not to mention the can drive around me and cap our base. Its just funny to see people that died eariler try to exert their will on the living
But I do agree in the many months of playing WoT the crashers and errors are so minor its hard to think the game engine is still being improved. Big thumbs up.
Smoothes beta client I have ever used by far. Not to mention how often it is offline, which is almost never.

MrVic: From all that I have heard Kills mean nothing beyond a number by your name its all in the damage you do the final kill is all that matters.

merig00: druhim pretty much answered it.

merig00: druhim pretty much answered it.

MrVic: HE rounds are very effective against tanks. The problem comes from the effect is limited to the size of the round and the design and armor of the target.
US Shermans used HE for the whole war vs all size tanks, and they were quite effective. A good example was it was documented that german 8.8cm guns would over penetrate shermans. So the round would pass through one side of the tank and out the other. If the round did not damage a major system it left the Sherman combat effective (tho with some crew casulties ect) which was not the goal of that shot hehe. AP rounds contain HE explosive just a reduced amount and designed to detontate after the tanks armor is peirced. But do to the reduced HE load in the AP round the damage was less then a pure HE round.
I do know these issues and those regarding the modules have been noticed by the Devs and I think we will see some changes in the near future. Please keep adding your thoughts on this tho More feedback = better game

MrVic: Its random but sometimes random is not so random to a few people. I tend to get the northside of Malinvoka 80% of the time lol.

MrVic: Because its so much more fun to kill people with things like this....if you feel like being that evil
I do think we will see many many tanks that will just be purely fun to play. Its kinda like killing a Panzer IV with a Panzer 38t while it does not happen often when it does it feels so good.

MrVic: This has been asked a lot. I think currently there are no plans (not a dev so its not 100% sure) But really right now there are so many new players that accidents are happening. In the real world TKs (Friendly fire) happen sadly way to often. In game its fits and is part of it. Tpyically those big gun tanks have such a slow reload time they will get more used to being more careful, escpically since your death cost him end of match credits odds are plus the cost of that round (which gets pricey since its so deadly in one hit)
Mostly things get better its just rife right now due to the new player learning curve

MrVic: I don't work for WoT just for the record Really its a perk more then an advantage in my book. I would say the rounds make things easier but not by much. Most guns can over penetrate many of the armor thicknesses you encounter espciallay if you target the sweet spots on your enemy. Really the only big perk on average I would see is you can stick with one ammo type easier instead of swapping HE to AP based on the target you are tracking. Really the only other use would be in the realm of maybe attacking a target that is tougher then your tank is meant to deal with head to head. Even then tho it will have superior HP enough to normalize the damage curve. Now many players still get counterstrike mind sets and run a light tank head to head with a heavy tank and think it should be a equal fight, instead of playing to their strenghts and using speed and agility to flank and harrass the heavy until it dies. Now those people might think that a gold ammo will make that a even fight, but in the end the failure to play with the mindset of the type of tank you are using will result in a bad result regardless of the ammo types in game. This is why its more of a option and not a advantage in my book.
You comment on the "Because you are contradicting yourself: either the ammo IS worth the bucks - or it is not. Either way its presence has an adverse effect on your product." Is not really a fair statement I think. The paint schemes and camo you can add to your tank after release that I have read about coming that are purchased are purely "because I want to use that" So not all things have to be "worth it" they may not be "worth it" to you but to someone else it may. I personally will buy a small amount of ammo but I do not plan to run every round and every shot fired being gold ammo. Because I have tested it myself and find its fun to use on occasion but in the long term it has little impact on my kill rates. But it does make life easier on the ammo swaps ect. So depending on my mood at the time will probably dictate how much I buy or if I buy none.
In the end I have found nothing gold based that impacts the game enough to really say "oh he spent $10,000 dollars no wonder he kills everyone" This is not like some collectable card game where the depth of your pockets makes a huge impact on the overall gaming performance. Its all up to the player choice. I like this game and hope to see it last a long time. Some of the things they plan to add and others mentioned behind the scenes that I have sniffed out sound amazing. Its Free to play and I hope that people do help support the game and buy some things knowing that their helping support a game made for them and with a lot of care. I pay 10-20 bucks a month to play many online games and plan to spend about that in this game. The only difference is they are leaving it up to me instead of forcing me to pay. So if I am busy for a few weeks during a month due to work, I am not forced to pay while I am not playing, Heck I don't have to pay at all if I want to. But I like to support good products and I find this one and the people behind it to be worth the support

MrVic:
I don't work for WoT just for the record   Really its a perk more then an advantage in my book. I would say the rounds make things easier but not by much.  Most guns can over penetrate many of the armor thicknesses you encounter espciallay if you target the sweet spots on your enemy. Really the only big perk on average I would see is you can stick with one ammo type easier instead of swapping HE to AP based on the target you are tracking. Really the only other use would be in the realm of maybe attacking a target that is tougher then your tank is meant to deal with head to head. Even then tho it will have superior HP enough to normalize the damage curve.  Now many players still get counterstrike mind sets and run a light tank head to head with a heavy tank and think it should be a equal fight, instead of playing to their strenghts and using speed and agility to flank and harrass the heavy until it dies. Now those people might think that a gold ammo will make that a even fight, but in the end the failure to play with the mindset of the type of tank you are using will result in a bad result regardless of the ammo types in game.   This is why its more of a option and not a advantage in my book.

You comment on the "Because you are contradicting yourself: either the ammo IS worth the bucks - or it is not. Either way its presence has an adverse effect on your product."  Is not really a fair statement I think.  The paint schemes and camo you can add to your tank after release that I have read about coming that are purchased are purely "because I want to use that"  So not all things have to be "worth it"  they may not be "worth it" to you but to someone else it may.  I personally will buy a small amount of ammo but I do not plan to run every round and every shot fired being gold ammo. Because I have tested it myself and find its fun to use on occasion but in the long term it has little impact on my kill rates. But it does make life easier on the ammo swaps ect. So depending on my mood at the time will probably dictate how much I buy or if I buy none.

In the end I have found nothing gold based that impacts the game enough to really say "oh he spent $10,000 dollars no wonder he kills everyone"  This is not like some collectable card game where the depth of your pockets makes a huge impact on the overall gaming performance.  Its all up to the player choice. I like this game and hope to see it last a long time. Some of the things they plan to add and others mentioned behind the scenes that I have sniffed out sound amazing.  Its Free to play and I hope that people do help support the game and buy some things knowing that their helping support a game made for them and with a lot of care. I pay 10-20 bucks a month to play many online games and plan to spend about that in this game. The only difference is they are leaving it up to me instead of forcing me to pay. So if I am busy for a few weeks during a month due to work, I am not forced to pay while I am not playing, Heck I don't have to pay at all if I want to. But I like to support good products and I find this one and the people behind it to be worth the support

MrVic:
I don't work for WoT just for the record   Really its a perk more then an advantage in my book. I would say the rounds make things easier but not by much.  Most guns can over penetrate many of the armor thicknesses you encounter espciallay if you target the sweet spots on your enemy. Really the only big perk on average I would see is you can stick with one ammo type easier instead of swapping HE to AP based on the target you are tracking. Really the only other use would be in the realm of maybe attacking a target that is tougher then your tank is meant to deal with head to head. Even then tho it will have superior HP enough to normalize the damage curve.  Now many players still get counterstrike mind sets and run a light tank head to head with a heavy tank and think it should be a equal fight, instead of playing to their strenghts and using speed and agility to flank and harrass the heavy until it dies. Now those people might think that a gold ammo will make that a even fight, but in the end the failure to play with the mindset of the type of tank you are using will result in a bad result regardless of the ammo types in game.   This is why its more of a option and not a advantage in my book.

You comment on the "Because you are contradicting yourself: either the ammo IS worth the bucks - or it is not. Either way its presence has an adverse effect on your product."  Is not really a fair statement I think.  The paint schemes and camo you can add to your tank after release that I have read about coming that are purchased are purely "because I want to use that"  So not all things have to be "worth it"  they may not be "worth it" to you but to someone else it may.  I personally will buy a small amount of ammo but I do not plan to run every round and every shot fired being gold ammo. Because I have tested it myself and find its fun to use on occasion but in the long term it has little impact on my kill rates. But it does make life easier on the ammo swaps ect. So depending on my mood at the time will probably dictate how much I buy or if I buy none.

In the end I have found nothing gold based that impacts the game enough to really say "oh he spent $10,000 dollars no wonder he kills everyone"  This is not like some collectable card game where the depth of your pockets makes a huge impact on the overall gaming performance.  Its all up to the player choice. I like this game and hope to see it last a long time. Some of the things they plan to add and others mentioned behind the scenes that I have sniffed out sound amazing.  Its Free to play and I hope that people do help support the game and buy some things knowing that their helping support a game made for them and with a lot of care. I pay 10-20 bucks a month to play many online games and plan to spend about that in this game. The only difference is they are leaving it up to me instead of forcing me to pay. So if I am busy for a few weeks during a month due to work, I am not forced to pay while I am not playing, Heck I don't have to pay at all if I want to. But I like to support good products and I find this one and the people behind it to be worth the support

MrVic: 2) I have used gold ammo quite a few times. Typically it something I carry a few rounds of for those targets that I really want dead...usually not tactically want dead if you catch my drift. Many of the gold ammos are a minor help since the damage is not increased or increased enough to make much of a impact. Typically anything your fighting is well with in the range of your standard ammos range of dealing with the target. The only diference is you might be able to aim slightly less percise to achieve damage results. But most of the time your going for soft spots for modules laying behind them anyway so its really pretty even on usage. Right now the only thing that I think I have ever fired gold ammo at is really heavy tanks 3+ tiers over my level. Which brings me to #3
3) In the future Tiered combat system should be available
One thing I will comment on is WoT dev team listens and adjusts issues and balances in game more often and faster then most companies I have seen.
They have earned some faith from me in the last 8 months of beta (this is a hard thing to do these days as I am a long time abused gamer)
Hope that helps

MrVic:
2) I have used gold ammo quite a few times. Typically it something I carry a few rounds of for those targets that I really want dead...usually not tactically want dead if you catch my drift.  Many of the gold ammos are a minor help since the damage is not increased or increased enough to make much of a impact.  Typically anything your fighting is well with in the range of your standard ammos range of dealing with the target. The only diference is you might be able to aim slightly less percise to achieve damage results.  But most of the time your going for soft spots for modules laying behind them anyway so its really pretty even on usage.  Right now the only thing that I think I have ever fired gold ammo at is really heavy tanks 3+ tiers over my level. Which brings me to #3

3) In the future Tiered combat system should be available  

One thing I will comment on is WoT dev team listens and adjusts issues and balances in game more often and faster then most companies I have seen.
They have earned some faith from me in the last 8 months of beta   (this is a hard thing to do these days as I am a long time abused gamer)

Hope that helps

MrVic:
2) I have used gold ammo quite a few times. Typically it something I carry a few rounds of for those targets that I really want dead...usually not tactically want dead if you catch my drift.  Many of the gold ammos are a minor help since the damage is not increased or increased enough to make much of a impact.  Typically anything your fighting is well with in the range of your standard ammos range of dealing with the target. The only diference is you might be able to aim slightly less percise to achieve damage results.  But most of the time your going for soft spots for modules laying behind them anyway so its really pretty even on usage.  Right now the only thing that I think I have ever fired gold ammo at is really heavy tanks 3+ tiers over my level. Which brings me to #3

3) In the future Tiered combat system should be available  

One thing I will comment on is WoT dev team listens and adjusts issues and balances in game more often and faster then most companies I have seen.
They have earned some faith from me in the last 8 months of beta   (this is a hard thing to do these days as I am a long time abused gamer)

Hope that helps

MrVic: I do not know the mechanics of it 100% but, Moving and hiding makes a huge diference, Also being partially behind objects impacts the ease of being spotted
Bushes do matter any objects between you and the enemy effect the chances of being spotted.

MrVic: I would say the primary langauge is Mumbled english but we accpect people that mumble in other languages as well Typically voice chat is english mumbles tho

MrVic: From what I understand its partially a ping issue but also a game engine issue. The Dev team I know is working on helping remedy this issue asap. Overall performance increases are very high on the "to do" lists for the Dev team right now I think.

merig00: Well why would I take all the fun away from you guys. Discover the game for yourself.

merig00: Well why would I take all the fun away from you guys. Discover the game for yourself.

merig00: I don't know if you've noticed but different tanks earn you different amount of experience/credits. So there are some tanks that bring you more than others. You keep those to support the tanks that you loose money on. And of course there are premium tanks. I've got myself Churchill and get solid 10k per game. Which keeps me worry free about getting into red.

merig00: I don't know if you've noticed but different tanks earn you different amount of experience/credits. So there are some tanks that bring you more than others. You keep those to support the tanks that you loose money on. And of course there are premium tanks. I've got myself Churchill and get solid 10k per game. Which keeps me worry free about getting into red.

merig00: Posted 16 July 2010 - 10:16 AM

been only 4 days