Developers posts on forum

TeriyakiTanker:   There is some truth to what you are saying, it is going to be hard to be a good player if you don't spend a lot of time playing and do it on at least a decent computer with a decent connection.  It all helps.  The rest of your comments were pretty over the top but yeah a lot of players will never "git gud" simply because they don't put in the time required, nothing wrong with that.   To the OP though for me it depends, if I am playing well but still losing it doesn't bother me but if I am having bad games myself and not really contributing I usually will call it quits after 5 or so games. 
 

TeriyakiTanker: Finished stage 7 and bought the package for something like $22.  Got some grinding done on the Emil I in preparation for getting the Kranvagn.  Taking a break for the rest of the week.

The_Chieftain: If you are getting hit by all three SPGs on the enemy team, there must be something you are doing to attract their attention. Any SPG can only be aiming at one place on the map, after all.   Anyway, there are several options available to you.   1) Don’t he spotted. Already mentioned above. It’s not foolproof, as an arty driver if I suspect someone is in a location, I may lob a shot or two anyway. 2) Don’t pick really obvious positions. Of all the vehicles, TDs are some of the most predictable. There are some places on every map where as an arty driver you just know that there is an enemy TD. The arty will take their time to aim at that location, and sine TDs often don’t move much, they can be particularly easy targets. If a blind shot vanishes on my arty screen without an explosion, I know I’ve gotten a direct impact. I may well take a second shot. 3) If you’re hit once, you can be hit again, You won’t believe the amount of folks I have killed because they didn’t react to the first impact notifying them that an arty is aiming at them. If they’re behind cover, they’ll try to hug the cover harder. 4) Tall cover. Big rocks, buildings, such like. You can hug them and gain some protection. This depends on how intelligent your artillery opponent is. Far too many don’t use the tracks under their vehicles, so you know from which direction the shots will come, and so there the shadow/dead space is caused by any obstacle. However, if the opposing artillery is aggressive (which, in fairness, seems to be only about one in ten), hugging cover just makes a lovely stationary target. Plus, as you said, hugging cover takes yourself out of the fight even more effectively than artillery. 5) See where they shoot, It can take quite a while for an SPG to lay in on a new area. If you see an arty shot land near you, you can presume that they will fire their next round in your area as well. Take avoiding action. 6) Relates to 2 and 3. When spotted, start an internal countdown, relevant to your Tier, to estimate how long it is likely to take for arty to get a bead on you. For JP II, about 20 seconds is good. After that length of time, go somewhere else. The amount of times on stream I have said “I had better get out of here before arty zeroes I’m on me” about five seconds before exploding is embarrassing. 7) As best as possible, use WASD hacks. Arty can still get lucky, but no point in making an easy target. Zizgzag, vary speed and direction, that sort  of thing. 8) Kill the scouts. If they can’t see you, neither can the enemy artillery.

Felipe6666Original:   Entiendo tu punto, pero los que estuvieron en la hora indicada directamente no pudieron jugar porque el torneo fue cancelado antes de eso (resta la reprogramación). De hecho, no podríamos determinar quiénes estuvieron preparados para la hora indicada si quisiéramos porque el torneo ni siquiera "arrancó". Distinto hubiera sido si el torneo se hubiera atrasado, teniendo a todos a la espera de que pase algo para finalmente cancelarlo.   Los que jugaron, como bien señalás, jugaron fuera de horario (ergo, fuera de las reglas), pero creo que es justo compensarlos por un error nuestro (será del sistema, pero tenemos que hacernos cargo) que los vio obligados a jugar de esa forma. Sé que no es lo óptimo, pero no podemos ignorarlo tampoco.   ¡Saludos!

Felipe6666Original:   No, por ninguna en particular.  

Felipe6666Original:   Lo acabo de responder en la respuesta anterior.   ¡Saludos!

DomoSapien: I've used Intel in every PC I've ever built, but I hear that the new Ryzen series AMD Chips are pretty solid. Regardless, though, I always go with Intel and nVidia for CPU and GPU, generally on a Gigabyte Motherboard if I can find a good one for a good price. I've never had any CPU or Motherboard issues so for me those are basically just tried and true.   I will also echo everyone's sentiments that WoT is mostly GPU-intensive, rather than CPU. You'll get by on a new mid-range ryzen CPU for a good while for most games, honestly. I'm on an i7 6700K and a Titan X, running WoT on Ultra in 4K with very occasional dips into sub-60-fps territory. Not AMD, but definitely a few years old now without any major compromises on Graphics. 

TeriyakiTanker:   So is that like pretending you aren't Wesley?

DomoSapien:   To piggyback off of Boop's reply:   If the super goofy Tanking 101 videos aren't quite your style (sounds like you already understand all that basic stuff), and you're looking for something a little more in-depth, we've got a few videos on our Youtube Channel that do a great job of explaining the finer points of some really important game mechanics. If you had to watch just one video, I would recommend our Explaining Mechanics video. First time I saw that video was a few years into playing WoT and I still ended up learning a bunch about how the spotting system works.
To quote one of our Community Contributors, 4TankersAndDog (who has a bunch of extremely informative scouting and light tank guides on his Youtube Channel that you should definitely go check out as well): "Try giving 'not getting shot at' a try. I guarantee you'll like it!" Seriously, there probably is no one single piece of critical information for WoT but this one's gotta be pretty up there. Armor and Hard Cover are great protection but they aren't reliable. Bush cover can also be unreliable if used incorrectly so it's important to get an in-depth understanding of how the visibility system works.     If you liked that video, check out the Penetration Mechanics video as well!

I don't really have the greatest winrate, my stats are average or very slightly above average, at best, but I think I'm pretty decent at the game when I'm not playing like a potato. I have my moments. Anyway, I do know a lot of really great players and a common piece of advice seems to be prioritizing your survival and your damage output over your victories. As a rule of thumb if you do at least your tank's HP in damage (preferably to vehicles of the same tier) and you're in the top 5 XP earners on your team, you carried your weight.

Platoon with uni's and watch youtube guides as well as streamers. We have a bunch of really great Community Contributors in the NA program that put out a lot of really great content. (They're also part of our Bonus Code Scavenger Hunt event so check that out too, if you'd like?) One of our CC's, Cody Menz, has a list of all our CC's up on his site, wotguru.com

KRZYBooP:   Welcome to the Forums!    In case you haven't ever checked out some of the mechanics and other fun videos to understanding the game yet. Click HERE.

KRZYBooP:   Same here! I don't care if I wind up on the Naughty list. xD

TeriyakiTanker:  Your problem is you lose to much and hit too little.  You are losing money because you don't do enough damage and you don't hit enough shots.  No magic formula to it at all.  Every shot you take that doesn't cause damage is a waste of credits and you only have a 51% hit rate, and of course all of those hits don't penetrate.  On top of that you only win 46% of your battles so every time you lose you make less credits and experience. You really should enable replays so people can help you out, otherwise what I just told you is absolutely as good of advice as you are going to get.

TeriyakiTanker:   Loot boxes are only worth your time if you want the gold and the bonus ornaments, absolutely do not buy them hoping for a specific premium tank.  Though from what I am seeing the updated IS-3A is a bit of a beast with the new auto-reloader.

TeriyakiTanker: Premium rounds aren't the problem, the real problem is overly armored tanks without frontal weak spots, funnel maps, and maps that are too small.  Game was designed like this on purpose, no not to get you to pay real money for gold ammo, but to get people to buy premium time so they can afford to shoot a reasonable amount of premium ammo.  WG doesn't really have much of an incentive to stop this from happening now do they?   Sure you can reduce the damage of premium rounds by 10-20% but is that really going to stop anyone from shooting it?  Of course not if the alternative is doing no damage at all.  And frankly as long as someone is going to drive a tank I cant pen with standard ammo I am going to shoot them up with premium all day long.

TeriyakiTanker: Last year the loot boxed were fantastic.  Ended up with almost $400 worth of gold for $100.  I would not suggest buying a loot box for a specific tank as you really might not get it.

TeriyakiTanker:   My most played Tier is VIII and I don't really see the problem.  I am guessing I am bottom tier about 70% of the time, most tanks are killable with a couple of exceptions.  Are you actually saying that all people in a clan are bad?  If so why?

TeriyakiTanker:  My suggestion to you would be to stay at Tier III until you have crews with 1 or 2 skills and some silver to buy equipment for your tanks.  This is especially true if you don't feel comfortable playing 2 tiers down.  Tier III will see Tier IVs but not all that often so it is a really good learning spot right now.  As a new player you are seriously behind the power curve because you don't know the game very well yet and you don't have any good crews and probably not a lot of equipment for your tanks.  Make sure you get a cammo net, binos, and a tool box ASAP.  These pieces of equipment can be dismounted for no cost which makes them a good choice until you can buy what you really want.  If you aren't adverse to spending money I would suggest you get the T-127 and the Valentine II from the premium shop.  Valentine only ever sees Tier IV so that would be a good choice until you figure out the game a little more and hopefully get on somewhat of a more equal footing with the long time players.  I don't really consider the game P2W but it really is pay to have a good time in many ways. Unfortunately WG already tried protecting new players but our server population is so low that it didn't work.  Also suggest you read some of the guides on the forums as well as youtube if you feel like it.

KRZYBooP: Howdy Boom Jockies! Holiday Gifts are here!   Good luck and enjoy decorating your garage!

Felipe6666Original: Bien, acá va parte de los torneos para esta semana (los preparativos para la Campaña Navideña de 2019 están demandando mucho más trabajo de lo que esperaba; espero poder localizar los torneos faltantes para esta noche):   1 vs. 1: ¡Duelos de martes!: https://worldoftanks.com/es-ar/tournaments/1000000848/ - Nivel VI 1 vs. 1: ¡Duelos de semana!: https://worldoftanks.com/es-ar/tournaments/1000000841/ - Nivel X 2 vs. 2: ¡Dúos nocturnos!: https://worldoftanks.com/es-ar/tournaments/1000000850/ - Nivel VIII   ¡Saludos!   EDIT 1: Acá van los que quedan (por ahora):   4 vs. 4: ¡Luchas de viernes por la noche!: https://worldoftanks.com/es-ar/tournaments/1000000851/ - Nivel V 3 vs. 3: ¡Pelotones de sábado!: https://worldoftanks.com/es-ar/tournaments/1000000852/ - Nivel IX 7 vs. 7: Enfrentamiento en Minsk: https://worldoftanks.com/es-ar/tournaments/1000000853/ - Nivel VI   EDIT 2: Hace unas horas enviamos una compensación (deberían haber recibido un correo) de 500 de oro a todos los que hayan jugado al menos una batalla en fallido torneo 6 vs. 6 de la semana pasada (todavía estamos discutiendo para cuándo reprogramarlo).   EDIT 3: No, no olvidé la compensación de 500 de oro del torneo de noviembre, sigo pusheando por eso.

KRZYBooP: Howdy Boom Jockies!  Come join the biggest Holiday Battle to ever rock your Jingle Bells!  From 5Dec until 20Dec.  Enter one of the following codes into this website HERE to pick which side you want to join. Join Team Santa Code: SANTAMAUS Join Team Krampus Code: KRAMPUSVAGN*NOTE*You can only enter one code and complete missions for one team.  Good luck!

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KRZYBooP:   I was able to get to the purchase screen without logging in or creating an account, and it does come with free shipping as long as you are not in a hurry.   

KRZYBooP:   IS-3A is getting a pretty amazing rework have you played the CT 1.3? 

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KRZYBooP:   Thank you very much for these videos . 

KRZYBooP: Howdy Boom Jockies! Today’s the day for the Hotchkiss EBR, the Tier VII French wheeled armored car, to roll onto the Supertest. We’re going to check how well balanced its stats are, and also to continue battle-testing the new game mechanics. When we’re through, we’ll decide on the release set of game mechanics and the finalization of the entire wheeled vehicle mini-branch. The Hotchkiss EBR is a ‘transitional’ vehicle introducing the players to the gameplay peculiarities of the top-tier wheeled armored cars. It doesn’t have the two driving modes like them, but it does have the Charge ability and the special ‘magnet’ lock-on feature. The 75-mm gun is autoloading. The dynamics and maneuverability of the Hotchkiss EBR are worse than those of Tier VIII–X vehicles, and the absence of their Drive (fast) results in a lesser top speed.Depending on test results, the stats of the Hotchkiss EBR may change. Follow the news and all the best luck in your battles!  

Felipe6666Original:   Así es, hay tiempo para comprar el paquete entero o el paquete con el descuento conseguido hasta el 13 de diciembre.   ¡Saludos!

Felipe6666Original: En efecto, es válido   ¡Saludos!

Felipe6666Original:   ¿A cuál de todos te referís? De cualquier forma, no solemos generar batallas de desempate.  

Felipe6666Original:   Estamos enviando los correos cuando hacemos pagos manuales (por ejemplo, bonos o compensaciones), pero el sistema que usamos para los torneos, al menos en su versión actual, no nos permite vincular el sistema automático con el sistema de notificaciones vía correo (sí, apesta), así que estamos a la espera de que se incluya esa función.   ¡Saludos!

Felipe6666Original: ¡Buenas!   Bien, voy por partes.   Primero que nada, los cambios en los horarios en el 7 vs. 7 y las esperas extremadamente prolongadas para el 3 vs. 3 de nivel X no eran parte del plan. Vamos a investigar qué provocó todo esto mañana (con énfasis en entender por qué el sistema no nos dejó hacer cambio alguno). Lo mismo aplica para las tablas y cronograma de batallas no publicadas.   Segundo, sobre la modalidad del 7 vs. 7, agradezco todas sus opiniones porque van a ser importantes para determinar si haremos un torneo de este estilo nuevamente en el futuro y qué cambios debemos contemplar (más allá de arreglar el problema que nos corrió los horarios automáticamente).   Tercero, los torneos para la semana que viene los publicaré mañana. Recuerden que, como dije en una oportunidad anterior, hasta que no los anuncie oficialmente aquí pueden guiarse por la versión en inglés.   ¡Saludos!

TeriyakiTanker:   You need to post a replay because that is not how the game is supposed to work.

TeriyakiTanker:   First of all you cant tell who spots you so you are already on questionable ground, but more importantly anything within 50m is auto spotted so we are basically left with three options: 1.  You have some atrocious lag.  This is very possible honestly or 2.  You are exaggerating what is actually happening 3.  You just don't know what you are talking about
  You really should post a replay or two so we can actually tell you what is happening because what you are describing is abnormal.

TeriyakiTanker:   Ahhh I get it, thanks for the clarification.  Can see how that would be useful.

TeriyakiTanker:   As others have said the most likely answer is that he blind fired you the first time didn't see the dirt splash up and kept shooting.  I do it all the time.  The other possibility is that your sixth sense just bugged out, never happened to me but there are lots of threads claiming the same issue so I think it is safe to assume it might actually happen once in a while.  Bottom line is once you get shot it makes sense to move.

TeriyakiTanker:   That is part of the standard client now.

TeriyakiTanker:   You are being ridiculous, the player base has dropped significantly.  It wasn't just because the game is getting old though that is a part of it.  Intellectually dishonest if you can't sit back and admit there are serious problems with this game.

Felipe6666Original:   ¿Tendrás alguna captura que acredite que estabas listo para la batalla y que transferiste a vos mismo en el equipo correspondiente?  

Felipe6666Original:   Es totalmente aleatorio. De momento, no tomamos ningún parámetro en consideración para el armado de los grupos o las llaves. Y, como menciona Gran_Castigador_del_Mal, hace tiempo había un sistema de clasificación interno (evaluaba desempeño en los torneos) y se armaban los grupos o llaves en base a eso. Es algo que nos gustaría volver a reimplementar en el futuro cercano (pero solo una vez que solucionemos todos los problemas actuales).   Al respecto, paso a comunciar que las batallas de la Fase final del torneo "Del 07/12 al 09/12 - ¡A través de los tiempos!" se jugarán 1 hora y 12 minutos luego de lo programado originalmente (una vez más, cambio forzado por problemas técnicos. Eso quiere decir que las batallas comenzarán a las 17:12 (MEX) | 18:12 (COL/ECU/PER) | 19:12 (BOL/VEN) | 20:12 (ARG/CHL/URY) del día de mañana (domingo 9 de diciembre).   Claramente, una vez que este torneo finalice, investigaremos a qué se debieron los errores técnicos que corrieron los horarios para que no vuelva a ocurrir en torneos futuros con la misma modalidad. Pero en este caso, la única alternativa que nos deja el sistema es dejar que el torneo siga su curso como está ahora o cancelarlo por completo.   ¡Saludos!

Felipe6666Original: Bien, paso para anunciar que para los que estén jugando el torneo "Del 07/12 al 09/12 - ¡A través de los tiempos!", las batallas del día de hoy (Fase 2), se jugarán 25 minutos luego de lo programado originalmente (cambio forzado por problemas técnicos, y tuvimos que elegir entre esto o cancelar el torneo entero). Eso quiere decir que las batallas comenzarán a las 16:25 (MEX) | 17:25 (COL/ECU/PER) | 18:25 (BOL/VEN) | 19:25 (ARG/CHL/URY) del día de hoy (sábado 8 de diciembre).   ¡Saludos!    

KRZYBooP: Howdy Boom Jockies! Among the holiday sales and jolly in game events there is also a little bit of history. For example, part of the sacrifice for serving your country is missing out on family time during the holidays. I know I can't thank Veterans enough for all the missed holidays that were missed to defend their country.  For more information on the history of some of these sacrifices click on the picture above.   

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DomoSapien: Tankers, December Tank Mastery Missionsare here!
Wave 1: Dec 7-17 03:20 PT 
VIII - Bat Chatillon 12 tIV Grant VIII IS-3VII - AMX AC mle. 46
Wave 2: Dec 14-24 03:20 PTIV Pz.Kpfw. II LuchsX T-62AIX E-75VIII SU-101 Wave 3: Dec 21-31 03:20 PTVII WZ-131VIII Indien-PanzerVI O-IIV Sav m/43 Wave 4 Dec 28-Jan 7 03:20 PT
IV T-80VI Cromwell
IX ConquerorX FV217 Badger
I'm looking forward to getting a sweet Mastery emblem on my Crommie and Conqueror, finally

DomoSapien: Tankers,

I'm pretty excited to share a little monthly project we've been working on promote our various social channels, as well as our Community Contributors.

It's called the Monthly Bonus Code Scavenger Hunt, and it generally works like this:

We've dropped 4 Bonus Codes this month that are part of the scavenger hunt. (Some of you guys have shared them already, but you should still go follow all our social channels! We're basically everywhere.) Subscribe to us on Youtube and find the code featured in WoT Weekly (heads-up, there was a little miscommunication and there is a typo in the code, make sure you check the video description for the right code!) Follow us on Social Media! We're on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! Any one of them works! Check out articles on our news portal for a hidden code! Subscribe to our Community Contributors on Youtube and Follow them on Twitch! (I'm working on getting them a home on the web portal but for now, one of our Communiity Contributors , Cody Menz, has been kind enough to compile a list  of all our CC's on his site, WotGuru.com!)   When you redeem your 4th code, you will receive a hidden battle mission that awards you a x5 XP multiplier for the second win in each vehicle for the duration of the day that the 4th code was redeemed.

For all the details, (and to start hunting around in our recent news articles) check out the informational article on our portal!

DomoSapien: The French Tier VIII wheeled armored vehicle, the Panhard AML Lynx 6x6 hit Supertest today!This round of testing will check the balance of the vehicle, and continue testing the new mechanics in a gameplay environment. Based on the test results, a decision will be made on the final mechanics and performance characteristics for the entire mini-branch. Unlike previous Wheeled vehicles that have been revealed, such as the Panhard EBR, this machine is built on a different wheelbase that features three axles instead of four. It retains the all-wheel drive functionality of the Panhard EBR and the new mechanics of wheeled vehicles. The Lynx is armed with a 90-mm autoloader with 240 Alpha Damage. It follows the general concept of wheeled vehicles; fast and maneuverable in motion, unable to turn when stationary. The solid gun stability and overall concealment are mitigated with a generally low view range. Depending on the test results, the specs of the Lynx and the game mechanics linked to it may change. Follow the news and good luck on the battlefield!SCREENSHOTS