Developers posts on forum

CabbageMechanic:   I understand there has been a lack of communication on that front, but my understanding is there will be gold compensation for unused tokens at the following rates:

T34B: 800 gold 
IS-6 B: 787 gold
Mutz B: 580 gold  
I am still waiting on final confirmation on those totals, but the information given by Support that there would be no compensation was incorrect.

CabbageMechanic: Hello Tankers,

My apologies for the miscommunication, but I believe the information given in OP's ticket was extremely incorrect.  My understanding is that there will be gold compensation for unused tokens at the following rates:

T34B: 800 Gold IS-6B: 787 Gold Mutz B: 580 Gold

I am still waiting on final confirmation on these numbers and will update tomorrow for certainty.  I will forward this ticket to Saffr0n for review and correction.

CabbageMechanic:  

CabbageMechanic:  
Tonight's staging wasn't finalized yet so it didn't have anything to look forward too and decided to say it was over.  All done now - matches should be viewable on the portal.
 

CabbageMechanic:  

The_Chieftain: First review is in.    http://amps-armor.or...ew.aspx?ID=4119   Kemp, I'll get back to you in a bit, getting onto an airplane right now.

The_Chieftain:   Note that it retains the cranes for the external tracks. This is one of those more rare instances of my getting what I push for, a replacement of the T28 we came up with by a more reality based early concept of T28 using as a basis the measurements I found for the 8” hull casting and an early sketch of the vehicle. We decided to implement it without the tracks firstly to provide a visual distinguisher, and secondly, to keep the vehicle lighter, for better mobility. Initially it was also going to be differentiated from T95 by a higher top speed working off the alternate supplied gearing ratio, but since they zoomified the doom turtle by use of the same gearing ratio, i’m not sure that will any longer be a factor.   Another trip to Bovington coming up. May prove to be my last for quite a while. Any requests for ITCH? And, no, not Tiger 131. Also a little miffed I didn’t not get accepted for the Army course I was trying for. Apparently my PT score is too low for a planning course, and they wouldn’t mind if I had more division level experience.  Nevada doesn’t have a division...

MA77: Galera!, já soubemos do bug que impede a todos de recrutar a tripulante feminina e já estamos trabalhando.

CabbageMechanic: Hey Tankers,

We are aware of the bug preventing all of us from recruiting our new female crew properly and are working on a solution.  We will update you with information as we receive it.

MA77:   Olá, xGenBrunox!   A possibilidade de comprar o pacote com cinco tokens foi anunciada em nossa primeira publicação sobre o evento, no dia 31 de Outubro.
O valor praticado irá lhe possibilitar de conseguir o tanque com pelo menos 60% de desconto de seu valor original na loja. Lembro ainda que este valor em dólar não é o mais o preço praticado na loja para os jogadores latinos - relembre o reajuste de preços.

O que seria justo para você? Sua opinião é sempre bem-vinda, lembre-se disso!

Grande abraço!

MA77: Sem previsão, ccmazaro.   Entendo que está demorando mais do que esperávamos, porém, os desenvolvedores estão precisando de tempo para consertar isto, e estamos trabalhando para que isso seja resolvido o mais rapidamente possível.

Esta situação será resolvida globalmente.   Grande abraço. 

CabbageMechanic:  

CabbageMechanic:   Sorry guys - 17th-32nd is 15k and 33rd-64th is 10k       

MA77: Krushow,

O horário informado anteriormente de 23:00 estava errado. As partidas começarão às 00:00, horário de Brasília... houve até um atraso para a divulgação dos chaveamentos (o que ocorreu a poucos minutos).
Desejamos sorte no campo de batalha! o7

MA77: Os grupos foram divulgados na página do torneio que você pode acessar aqui.

Lembramos a vocês que as partidas serão iniciadas às 23:00, horário oficial de Brasília. Em caso de dúvida, entre em contato conosco.   Boa sorte e avante brasileiros! o7
 

MA77: Os grupos ainda não foram divulgados.

Vou dar uma verificada, Krushow.

CabbageMechanic:   Have you played T10 with it selected recently?  We've made some changes (including dropping the team size) that make them much more common.  

The_Chieftain: I'm still here. Still have no particular need to go back to Korea.   There are nearly 200 countries in the world, I can't keep going back to the same ones. Far too much to see.

Mezurashi: Topic locked due to the sensitive political nature of this post.

JayStark02: Closing thread due to non-constructive arguing and name calling.

JayStark02: Okay guys, this is getting out of hand. Closing thread

The_Chieftain:     There was a bill which went around Congress back in 2001 to basically say that manufacturers of military equipment could not copyright materials developed with government dollars. The intended protection was for model kit manufacturers, but video games would have been covered as well. However, it was summer/autumn 2001, and Congress got distracted. At about the same time that they were planning on letting reservists fly international on Space-A travel.   Just bought Command: Modern Air/Naval operations for 80% off. Still $20-something. Let's see if I actually get around to playing it.

MA77: As Marcas de Excelência voltaram a funcionar!

Você tem que jogar uma batalha com o tanque para ela calcular o que não estava aparecendo neste período (igual aconteceu da outra vez). 

The_Chieftain: That stereotype issue serious?

CabbageMechanic:   NA server is not the only one experiencing this issue.

CabbageMechanic:   - Most likely true, progress should update

- There are no NA Devs for WoT PC

We are working on a fix, no timeline on implementation.  I believe they are digging into the root of the issue (logs not being communicated properly) since the previous fix did not hold.

CabbageMechanic:  
HD Maps are still under development and subject to changes before release, still some time off.
 

CabbageMechanic:  
Yes

CabbageMechanic: Hey Tankers,

This week's pick is this awesome 80 Level Article covering some of the technical details behind the visuals of our upcoming HD maps - some really interesting stuff for the more design minded or anyone who wants to know what goes into development.

Honorable mention goes to D-Day and H-Hour's Training Thursdays run by MacDaddyMatty - WoT is a complicated game and helping players develop their game knowledge and skillset is an honorable thing to do.  If you're a newer player or just want to learn some chops check them out!

If you're competitive minded you might also want to check out the Tier VII 7v7 Autumn Classic, which is currently in the signup period.

Happy Tanking!

CabbageMechanic: Tonight!

Lert: Some will remember this thread. I've since made my purchase and done some work on it.   Before:       And the (almost) end result:       All that's left is some mud / dust effect on the tracks and lower hull.   As always, 1/16th scale and R/C.

The_Chieftain: I don't know if Miller got anything particularly wrong, other than the question of whether a sawn-off shotgun has any military utility. Apparently nobody brought up trench guns, but since the appellant was dead by the time it got to oral argument, I guess he can't be blamed for it.   It is worth noting that the Federal Constitution is not the only one at hand. 46 States have a right to bear arms in their Constitutions as well; some from the 18th Century such as Pennsylvania's "The right of the citizens to bear arms in defence of themselves and the State shall not be questioned", some are very explicit, such as Delaware's more 20th Century "A person has the right to keep and bear arms for the defense of self, family, home and State, and for hunting and recreational use."    Arguments about ownership of the firearms are frivolous. The concept of ancillary rights necessary to the exercise of an enumerated right has been well solidified by the courts. For example, the right to free speech means the right to acquire books, and the right to firearms includes the right to have a place to practice shooting (See Ezell v Chicago, 7th Circuit). If there's a right to bear arms, there's a corollary right to own them.

CabbageMechanic:  
My understanding is that we will not, at least not tonight.

CabbageMechanic:  
It does, the convention meaning the choice of what to use for its public name for an english-speaking audience.  We have a studio in Kiev - knowledge of how Kharkiv is spelled isn't the issue.  The dominant English colloquial term for the battles the map is intended in evoke is - check the Wiki pages for the battles or most of the english language books on the subject.

That said, you may be right that it is not fair and that the terminology should change - it is worth considering and I will pass it on.

CabbageMechanic:  

CabbageMechanic:   I think in general this attitude makes the game more fun for everyone.  I have played multiplayer games fairly seriously for longer than I care to admit now, and the most fun I've had is always when people work together and treat each other decently.  Admittedly, both of those can be hard to find.  

My personal ethos for tanks is simple - be patient.  I come from a more fast-paced genre background and have a particularly aggressive style even there, so WoT is an exercise in constant discipline for me.  The more I constantly remind myself to take it slow and consider my options at every point of the game, the more this happens:

 

Still not good, but a lot better than I was!

CabbageMechanic:   I understand where you're coming from, I think that convention is because the site is known for the "Battles of Kharkov" (probably unfairly) in English reference material.
 

CabbageMechanic:   Note taken - this is an early draft so finishing details like soft cover/concealment placement is not finalized
 

CabbageMechanic:  
What specific features would a map that does not do that have?  I understand your point of view but certain kinds of terrain is always going to be advantageous to different types of vehicles, creating a meta in which those vehicles are expected to seize those benefits.

CabbageMechanic:  

CabbageMechanic:  
Someone forgot to publish to the public portal so it was only available from the link in this thread.

  It should be showing up on the tournaments page normally now.

 

The_Chieftain: There was an interesting article a couple days ago about the Liberal Gun Club. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/11/04/liberal-gun-owner-enthusiast-second-amendment-politics-2017-215784   I found this quote on point... “On a more fundamental level, the LGC wants liberals to understand gun culture, separate from the NRA, and to understand the nuances of gun policy that they see. One member told me that liberals look at guns the way Republicans look at Islamic terrorism. And their knee-jerk reactions to the perceived problems were similarly extreme and close-minded: Ban the Muslims, ban the guns”   In other news, I decided that I didn’t have the money for Cold Waters, so I fired up Dangerous Waters instead. Spent most of an hour setting up a TMA solution on three RU capitol ships, came to periscope depth, and fired a salvo of TASMs and Harpoons.   Only to hear repeated “weapon has failed” because I forgot to slow from 7kts to 5kts.    

MA77: Olá comandantes,   Em nosso servidor de Superteste nós temos algumas novidades relacionadas a mapas. Há três protótipos de um novo mapa e as três versões tem um panorama real da cidade de Minsk, tais como, a estação ferroviária e o distrito de Trinity Hill.   São locais mistos, há uma área de jogo aberta e também um perímetro urbano, algo bem próximo do mapa Ensk. Também haverá objetos famosos que podemos encontrar em Minsk nos dias de hoje: Os Portões da Cidade (Брама ў горад), Teatro de Ópera e Ballet (Нацыянальны акадэмічны Вялікі тэатр оперы і балета) e muito mais. O tamanho de cada protótipo é 1000x1000 metros.   O objetivo desses testes é escolher a melhor variante e definir as configurações de equilíbrio. Como você poderá notar, o que se vê agora não é a versão final e ainda acontecerão reformulações de acordo com o resultado dos testes e logo na sequência iremos começar a trabalhar a jogabilidade e o visual do mapa.   Variante A   Variante B   Variante C   Duas novas versões do mapa Província também estão em nosso servidor Superteste. Nossos objetivos são ajustar os problemas de gameplay apresentados nas versões mais antigas do mapa, que estavam presentes nos servidores até alguns meses atrás.   Estaremos aumentando o tamanho do mapa para 1000x1000m, o que é adequado para veículos do Tier VIII ao X.   Variante A   Variante B   E por último e não menos importante, temos Kharkov, onde foram realizadas grandes mudanças para se tornar um mapa mais agradável de jogar com cada tipo de veículo. Outro detalhe é que aumentamos seu tamanho para 850x850.   Kharkov - Work in Progress   E aí, o que acharam das mudanças? Deixe sua opinião nos comentários!

CabbageMechanic: Hey Tankers,   Updates on two maps hit the Super Test last Friday, and we have videos!

We've made some significant changes to Kharkov to make it more enjoyable for each vehicle class, And we’ve also increased the sizes of the map – to 850x850:  


In addition we have an updated version of Province that incorporates some of what we have learned from testing:



Video quality is a bit rough this time around, but let us know what you think!  

MA77: Página oficial do torneio: Autumn Classic

CabbageMechanic: Hey Tankers,
The Autumn Classic Tournament page is up and available here.  Registration will begin in approximately 2 hours after this post, at 6 P.M PST.
Please note that the Tournament Portal Page is a dirty liar and has some built in text I cannot remove at the moment:

This text is wrong.  Only reserves that play in at least 7 Group Stage Games will be eligible for rewards.  
Please try and get any roster changes needed in to me by 12:00 p.m PST on Monday, November 13th (first day of group stage).  Any requests made after this time may arrive too late to be processed.
Best of luck everyone! 
 

Saffr0n:   Please submit a ticket for individual compensation.

CabbageMechanic:      

CabbageMechanic:   Correct.  I've tried to change it up a little bit and spread out the inconvenience, but there will always have to be compromises.