Developers posts on forum

The_Chieftain:   Are you talking about the VT series of prototypes? As I understand it, the sight was fully stabilized, the gun was fixed in train but stabilized in elevation. In a manner similar to how stabilization today, pressing the fire button really tells the computer "clear to engage when the gun matches up to the sight", so the gunner/driver would slightly traverse the gun across the target as he held down the fire button.

The_Chieftain: On the off-chance anyone's in Pensacola, I'll be in McGuire's tomorrow about 7, I think.

Mezurashi: Guys, just keep this civil please. Topic will be locked if people continue to post non-constructive comments.   Thanks.

The_Chieftain:  The leopards at the museum are both ex - Belgian 1A5 and C2.

The_Chieftain:   I will be in Tahiti on my honeymoon that weekend, sorry.   

The_Chieftain:   I'll post up the missing lines when I can. 

dance210:   Hi riff_!   There are many WG employees in the NA office that play this game regularly. AFAIK, we play on personal / work accounts that we grind through, just like regular players. For some of us, the account we have as WG is both personal and work (I had dance210 before joining Wargaming and kept it); others may have personal accounts and make a new work account.   Speaking for myself, I also usually have access to a Hunt the Pro sheriff account that has every tank unlocked (barring some special unique or reward tanks). I play this one for fun so I can give out gold to anyone who kills me (being bad@tanks is an advantage on this account)

Quemapueblos: Thanks for the awesome highlights. We shot some video as well and it should be going live on Wednesday! And Thanks for coming out!

Quemapueblos: Hrmm that's very odd. I just tested and it work for me. Do you have any mods installed?

dance210: Haha that is awesome MacDaddyMatty! Thanks for sharing 

Quemapueblos: Bottom right corner is the announcements and it is included in the list. There may have been some other announcements that scrolled it off initial window.  

Quemapueblos: This wiki page has a good breakdown of the different shells and if you want to get crazy you can check out the mechanics page for a ton of details

Quemapueblos: The times are subject to change and may be adjusted for our next season.   In typical beta test fashion, we have opted for a 3-hour window in the North America region. This window was chosen due to the server activity during the time and our ability to get the best data possible. Ranked battles are set to run in a window of time that should allow players from all time zones of NA to participate together we also chose to put it on NA East to optimize our queue times.    The mode is being tested to provide the best possible play experience and we will be gathering tons of your feedback on the mode, including what times work the best for everyone. Please let us know what your preferred time would be and we will take your feedback into account. 

dance210:   If you've sent the information that I've asked for, and you're not getting a helpful response, feel free to shoot me a forum PM with the ticket number. I can follow up on it from my end.

Quemapueblos: Ranked Battles is not designed to replace Clan Wars as a competitive mode. Clan Wars requires much more of commitment than Ranked and is targeted at a slightly different group of competitive players.  Some players may not want to organize 100 people to play everyday but instead can play a few rounds of Ranked whenever they get together. Doing one does not exclude the other

dance210: Hello 84Doc04,   Thank you for the suggestion. A solo player training room is something that could definitely be helpful, especially to learn about new tanks and where to go on maps. Your suggestion will be passed on and discussed with the rest of the team. 

dance210: Hi guys,   If you are running into any server issues, on East or West server, please be sure to submit a Support ticket with the following information:   For the Support ticket, we need: PingPlotter run while issues are occurring WG Check while issues are occurring Replay showing the lag   You can go here to find a nice guide on what is needed to report the issues.   All three items should be attached to the Support ticket. If there are any questions, please let me know.   We are collecting that information to help diagnose and fix any server issues that we may be having. Thanks!

dance210:   Hello BlueJay_20,   Congrats on earning 2nd place in the tournament! Please be aware that it can take up to seven days after the tournament ends to receive your prize. We thank you for your continued patience

dance210: Tankers!   With Update 9.19, changes were made to the clan management options. You can now make changes to the clan from inside the game.   Clan Management   The update extends clan management options. The following will be available in the game client: Distribute gold from the clan treasury Change ranks of clan members in the game client Transfer Clan Commander’s permissions View detailed statistics of clan members   Please leave your feedback on this updated clan management system below!   Some questions to consider: Is the in-game clan management system easy to understand and use? Were you aware that the clan management system was update in 9.19? Do you prefer to use the clan management system in-game or on the Portal? Why?

Mezurashi: Topic moved to clan recruitment.

The_Chieftain:   Well, I'm a private, social kindof guy...   We spent quite a while chatting.

The_Chieftain: I don't recall the t-34 either,  but the rest were scattered around. A few in the motor pool, easy to miss if you didn't walk over

The_Chieftain: Overall looks very leopard-ish. Just the mantlet (which looks weird) is Japanese.

Quemapueblos: You don't need to sign up for Ranked Battles specifically. Anyone who has a World of Tanks account now should receive 100 Bonds. Ranked Battle Test Season will start June 5th 

Quemapueblos: Hey Tankers,We are listening to your concerns about Bonds, Equipment and Directives and reached out to our developers to provide some clarity on the Ranked Battles: Beta Season.Q: How much of this Beta Season of Ranked Battles is final?A: Ranked Battles: Beta Season is a 1 month test, designed to collect feedback and tune the mode based on what players say and data we collect.We're eager to tune Ranked Battles and deliver an experience that truly resonates with our community. With the Beta Season, we're rolling out a new game mode to a large number of tankers to test and help define potential future adjustments. We will be monitoring player feedback in every region, collecting and analyzing your suggestions.Q: What if I'm not a Tier X player or don't want to play Tier Xs? Can I earn Bonds in any other way in the future?A: While Bonds are being introduced to the game with the Ranked Battles: Beta Season, the Ranked Battles mode was not and is not intended to be the only way to earn Bonds. In the future, we’ll make Bonds available through other game modes and expand the list of items players can obtain with them.Along with the new mode, we have added an all-new currency, Bonds, to the game. Right now, Ranked Battles are the only way to stock up on Bonds, but it won't stay this way forever. Just as with Ranked Battles, we're testing the new currency and the new rewards. We will expand the list of items you can purchase with Bonds; there will be much more than Improved Equipment and Directives for purchase. We’re also planning to make Bonds available through other game modes, including ways to acquire them in Random Battles. Players will also be able to earn Bonds by completing Missions and taking part in in-game specials.Q: What kinds of changes will come from community feedback?A: We may make subsequent changes based on player feedback to the functionality and rewards of the mode, including Improved Equipment and Directives.After going over feedback and collecting game data, we'll proceed to optimize the experience by tweaking its functionality, rewards, and any other element that players raise as a concern. We are tracking carefully the way Improved Equipment and Directives work and their effect on gameplay, and we may make changes to them based on that data and player feedback.For instance, we might revise where these rewards can be earned or used such as Tiers and/or game modes.Q: If I don't have a Tier X how can I effectively give feedback?A: All players get 100 Bonds when the Beta Season begins.All players registered prior to June 3rd will receive 100 Bonds when the Beta Season begins. Tankers can test the newly added Directives, which also allows us to gather substantial feedback.Thank you for reading this, and thank you for your interest in Ranked Battles, Bonds, Improved Equipment and Directives. We hope this clarifies our views around these features and answers any concerns you may have. If you have any further questions or comments, please leave your feedback below.

dance210:   Hi HeavyMetalMech!   If you haven't seen it yet, the weekend specials are now posted here

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Saffr0n:   This is a missing directX file for graphics. Reinstall directX. Reinstalling the game client wouldn't have an effect because it's not a World of Tanks file. 

dance210:   Could it possibly be the prize for the Writing in the Sand contest? You should have received an email about that (although I've been told sometimes they don't go through).

The_Chieftain:   Sorry we missed you. There was a period of time when we were behind the barrier, about 1-2pm, when we were doing a little extra filming, and hanging out with the prize-winners for the battle. We were roaming around for the rest of the weekend, though.

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Saffr0n:   Not sure if any of you guys have attempted to clear out cache:    Windows + R (Run) Click on your start menu and in the search/run box type %appdata% Locate Wargaming.net folder Open World of Tanks folder Delete any cache folders; when you start the launcher, the client will re-download the missing files   It would also be beneficial for us to look at your game files by sending our support department a WGCheck diagnostic report. Directions can be found, here. 

dance210:   We specifically set up threads for Common Test and Updates to collect player feedback and suggestions, so that it can be passed on. I understand how frustrating it can be when player feedback doesn't seem to be considered, but we do not ignore player feedback.

dance210:   The friends list is a work in progress. There have been updates to fix it, which seem to work for some players, but obviously not everyone. We are continuing to monitor and escalate the issue, as needed, to try and get it fixed for everyone.  

dance210:   Most of the times that we list are in military (24 hr) clock. On the rare occasion that we don't use a 24 hr clock, we always add am / pm after the time.   We have used the in-game notification in the past leading up to the downtime; I will see i we can use it again. 

dance210: Attention Tankers!
There are plans to release Micropatch 0.9.19_1 on June 2nd, 2017 Maintenance will begin at 02:00 Pacific Time (09:00 UTC) and will last approximately one hour. During maintenance, the World of Tanks servers will be unavailable. Patch notes:Fixed the issue with accessing missions from the congratulatory window that appears after a player completes a mission in the battle. Fixed the issue with the inability to use the battle mode selector at low resolutions due to the overlapping field indicating the number of bonds. Fixed the issue with the display of text at the welcoming screen of the Ranked Battles mode.  When maintenance has completed please restart World of Tanks using the launcher file (WOTLauncher.exe) and ensure your game client updates properly.If automatic updating has been enabled in the launcher settings, make sure that the client has finished updating.

dance210:   But I'm sure the content peeps will tell you SoonTM that the T92 and Kranvagn will be On Track this month  

dance210:   I have talked to the content peeps about adding the On Tracks to the June preview, so hopefully that will be updated soon  

dance210:   Nope, there are On-Track missions happening this month!

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Saffr0n:   1080 x 24P isn't your screen resolution, you gave screenshots that show your resolution is 1920 x 1080. Check what your nvidia control panel settings are in relation to the tv you're using as a monitor.  You can try using windowed (borderless) mode to see if that helps. What display connection are you using as this can also lock your FPS? What happens when you turn off vertical sync and/or triple buffering?   

Saffr0n:   #screenshot so that I can take a look at the breakdown. o7  

Saffr0n:   Use imgur, if you can't embed, then post the link. 

dance210:   You're assuming that those suggestions haven't been passed on

dance210: Hi guys!   When this issue has been reported in the past, it was caused by an outdated mod. For those who are seeing this, please be sure that no mods are installed or you are running the game in safe mode. If the problem goes away, awesome!   If the problem is still there with no mods, please send in a Support ticket with a screenshot. Our staff will have the report and hopefully will be able to help troubleshoot the issue.

dance210:   Hi Canadian_Reaper!   Yes, there will be a June preview! The hamsters are running a bit slow (or, 9.19 pushed things a bit later than normal) but the preview will be up SoonTM.