Developers posts on forum

Lert:   Have you ever noticed a correlation between by far most of the winrate outliers and their average damage per game output? Bad players die early and do no damage. Good players do more damage. That influences winrate.   As for your suggestion: it's fair in principle but not necessary, since they introduced courageous resistance.

Lert:   One more reason to anticipate 9.5

Lert: I also counted those. They're really not as prevalent as some people claim.

The_Chieftain:   The way I put it, M103 was fast enough to get myself into trouble, and fast enough to get myself out of trouble (In terms of overall response, handling etc). The E75 was fast enough to get myself into trouble, but just not as capable of dealing with it when it came up as the M103 was. The Ausf B was just too damned slow to get myself into trouble in the first place before the situation had developed enough.  

The_Chieftain:   The difference was that NGIC's site had access to spy satellite photos, and analysis by intelligence agencies.   Well, I wasn't shot down in the OTT 2015 meeting, but I didn't get an unleashed round of support for it either. One of the most valid questions was "What the hell can we ask, which is still engaging to many people, which wasn't asked in the previous event." And, in fairness, I don't think we can realistically keep it going for four hours again.

pizzastorm:   From what I can tell, it will be battle tiers 1-3 that can see this map.

The_Chieftain:   Not versatile enough, in my opinion. It tries, but it doesn't make it in the same manner as M103 which actually is versatile. I ended up with a significantly higher win rate on my Ausf B, and this was before Ausf B got thicker armor.

Lert: "the first engine upgrade" - do you mean the stock engine or the top one? And do you have the tracks fully upgraded?   Pz II G is not a racing tank. It will do 65, but in a straight line on pavement.

Lert: The obvious thing about the ending and the canon pairing pleased me. I'd been advocating them since they started getting close, I'm glad to see the writers went with it. And tastefully done, too.   As for which is better, Aang or Korra? Eh, they're completely different stories set in the same universe. I really enjoyed both series. In the end my own preference might be Korra, but I fully understand why people might prefer Aang.   I'm just glad we got two such great shows. Both will go down as classics.

Lert: Merry Tanksmas!

Lert: Do you have it fully upgraded?

Lert: Am I sensing some bitterness here?

pizzastorm:   Our servers will be down from approximately 1:15am - 7:15am PST on 12/22/2014. There will be in game reminders starting two hours before the servers shut off.   Now on to the cool stuff! Here is a little overview of some of the new content and features arriving in 9.5!   My favorite addition to the game comes in the form of minimap improvements -    Vehicle Labels - Vehicles names, enemy and allied, now display on your minimap!   Minimap     Why is this important? You can now tell which tank was spotted. Is the auto-loading TD on the other side of the map? Now you can push with confidence. Have all their top tier tanks pushed one way? Turn around to help your team defend.   Use this new wealth of information to better plan your attack and defense strategies and have a more complete picture of the flow of every battle.    Last Known Location - The minimap now shows the last known location of an enemy that has been spotted and disappears!   Minimap     This feature is another game changer as it will keep you updated with a general location on where all enemy tanks are situated. I find this especially useful in the mid/late portions of a battle where you need to move across large portions of the map to find and finish off the enemy.        Last known locations are shown as faded circles, along with the tank type. The E-100 and T110E3 in the picture above were spotted previously but are now hidden.    Camera Direction Beam - This line extends from your vehicle across the map to better show where you camera is pointed.    Enterprising individuals may be able to use this line in conjunction with last known positions or spotted tanks outside of their view range to take blind shots.   "Sector of Fire" Display for Artillery - Artillery now has the cone which shows the area of traverse.     An important note: These will not be set on with default settings. Please enter your settings menu and select the "Enable Expanded Minimap Features" drop-down menu shown below if you wish to take advantage of these new additions.     New British tanks are arriving!    Instead of listing them here I will point you to this article which lists them all with pretty pictures.       http://worldoftanks.com/en/news/pc-browser/17/update-95/     Below is a look at the new tech tree. For those of you grinding the Valentine and hoping to go to jump to the Churchill I, please note that NOW would be the time to do this since they will no longer be connected once the update goes live.   Tech Tree       New maps and map variation are also on the way. (Forgive my poor camera skills)   Mittengard - This map is for lower tiers and features two hills as spawn points with a ruined city in the valley.      Ghost Town - This map is for team battles only and features a completely symmetrical battlefield to fight it out on.     Winterburg -   The winter version of Ruinberg will replace Ruinberg on Fire in the map rotation.    

Content_WG: ¡Nuevos Vehículos y locales apenas son el comienza del Resumen de la Actualización 9.5!
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Content_WG: Novos veículos e locais de confronto são somente o começo dos destaques na Atualização 9.5!
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Content_WG: New vehicles and locales are just the start of the highlights in Update 9.5!
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Koenig_Tiger: Day 3 of 3 !!   http://i.imgur.com/XpwBIxc.jpg

Triple_Crown: Day 3 of 3 !!   http://i.imgur.com/XpwBIxc.jpg

Triple_Crown: Day 3 of 3 !!   http://i.imgur.com/XpwBIxc.jpg

Koenig_Tiger: Day 3 of 3 !!   http://imgur.com/pMVmcNJ

Triple_Crown: Day 3 of 3 !!   http://imgur.com/pMVmcNJ

Triple_Crown: Day 3 of 3 !!   http://imgur.com/pMVmcNJ

ElPozoleOlmeca:   Día 3,   Después de haber sentido la alegría del mundo, el tanque de  Santa Clause estaba listo para entregar todos los regalos al mundo. Santa Clause se sube a su tanque con rapidez y se va hacia Latinoamérica para entregar los regalos. Al llegar a tu casa se sorprende por las decoraciones y no puede creer lo que está viendo.   Concurso: Toma una foto de tus decoraciones (dentro o fuera de tu hogar) y ponlas en este hilo.        Reglas:  Toma una foto de tus decoraciones (dentro o fuera de tu hogar) y ponlas en este hilo.    Premio: Los premios se dan por cada día de participación (3 Días Totales) a la cuenta que entra al concurso de Santa Clause y Su Trineo Mecánica y una vez que se haya terminado el evento. +100 oro +1 ficha al sorteo para un tanque especial.    Día 3 se Termina: Sábado, 20 de Diciembre, 2014 a las 10:00 UTC-8 

PollotheDestroyer:   Día 3,   Después de haber sentido la alegría del mundo, el tanque de  Santa Clause estaba listo para entregar todos los regalos al mundo. Santa Clause se sube a su tanque con rapidez y se va hacia Latinoamérica para entregar los regalos. Al llegar a tu casa se sorprende por las decoraciones y no puede creer lo que está viendo.   Concurso: Toma una foto de tus decoraciones (dentro o fuera de tu hogar) y ponlas en este hilo.        Reglas:  Toma una foto de tus decoraciones (dentro o fuera de tu hogar) y ponlas en este hilo.    Premio: Los premios se dan por cada día de participación (3 Días Totales) a la cuenta que entra al concurso de Santa Clause y Su Trineo Mecánica y una vez que se haya terminado el evento. +100 oro +1 ficha al sorteo para un tanque especial.    Día 3 se Termina: Sábado, 20 de Diciembre, 2014 a las 10:00 UTC-8 

ApolloArtemis:   Día 3,   Después de haber sentido la alegría del mundo, el tanque de  Santa Clause estaba listo para entregar todos los regalos al mundo. Santa Clause se sube a su tanque con rapidez y se va hacia Latinoamérica para entregar los regalos. Al llegar a tu casa se sorprende por las decoraciones y no puede creer lo que está viendo.   Concurso: Toma una foto de tus decoraciones (dentro o fuera de tu hogar) y ponlas en este hilo.        Reglas:  Toma una foto de tus decoraciones (dentro o fuera de tu hogar) y ponlas en este hilo.    Premio: Los premios se dan por cada día de participación (3 Días Totales) a la cuenta que entra al concurso de Santa Clause y Su Trineo Mecánica y una vez que se haya terminado el evento. +100 oro +1 ficha al sorteo para un tanque especial.    Día 3 se Termina: Sábado, 20 de Diciembre, 2014 a las 10:00 UTC-8 

ElPozoleOlmeca:   Dia 3   Depois de sentir a alegria mágica do mundo, o tanque do Papai Noel finalmente conseguiu a mágica necessária para voltar a funcionar. Ele rapidamente entrou em seu tanque e correu pra distribuir seus presentes pra todo mundo. Sua primeira parada foi o Brasil e ele chegou até a sua casa. Ele entra com seu saco cheio de presentes, olha para a sua sala e repara na decoração.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________       Regulamento para o Concurso: *Tire uma foto das suas decorações de Natal (dentro ou fora de casa) e poste-a neste tópico.     Por sua ajuda em fazer o tanque se mover, o Papai Noel está querendo te dar o seguinte:
Recompensas: (serão premiadas por cada dia de participação [dentro de 03 dias] na conta de onde você postou  depois do evento “Papai Noel e seu Trenó Mecânico” *100 Ouro *1 entrada para uma rifa de tanque especial     As entradas serão aceitas até ás 16h de 20 de Dezembro.

PollotheDestroyer:   Dia 3   Depois de sentir a alegria mágica do mundo, o tanque do Papai Noel finalmente conseguiu a mágica necessária para voltar a funcionar. Ele rapidamente entrou em seu tanque e correu pra distribuir seus presentes pra todo mundo. Sua primeira parada foi o Brasil e ele chegou até a sua casa. Ele entra com seu saco cheio de presentes, olha para a sua sala e repara na decoração.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________       Regulamento para o Concurso: *Tire uma foto das suas decorações de Natal (dentro ou fora de casa) e poste-a neste tópico.     Por sua ajuda em fazer o tanque se mover, o Papai Noel está querendo te dar o seguinte:
Recompensas: (serão premiadas por cada dia de participação [dentro de 03 dias] na conta de onde você postou  depois do evento “Papai Noel e seu Trenó Mecânico” *100 Ouro *1 entrada para uma rifa de tanque especial     As entradas serão aceitas até ás 16h de 20 de Dezembro.

ApolloArtemis:   Dia 3   Depois de sentir a alegria mágica do mundo, o tanque do Papai Noel finalmente conseguiu a mágica necessária para voltar a funcionar. Ele rapidamente entrou em seu tanque e correu pra distribuir seus presentes pra todo mundo. Sua primeira parada foi o Brasil e ele chegou até a sua casa. Ele entra com seu saco cheio de presentes, olha para a sua sala e repara na decoração.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________       Regulamento para o Concurso: *Tire uma foto das suas decorações de Natal (dentro ou fora de casa) e poste-a neste tópico.     Por sua ajuda em fazer o tanque se mover, o Papai Noel está querendo te dar o seguinte:
Recompensas: (serão premiadas por cada dia de participação [dentro de 03 dias] na conta de onde você postou  depois do evento “Papai Noel e seu Trenó Mecânico” *100 Ouro *1 entrada para uma rifa de tanque especial     As entradas serão aceitas até ás 16h de 20 de Dezembro.

Lert: That is all good and well, but the model is designed to first reel people in and when they've got them hook line and sinker, start encouraging them to spend the money. That's why higher tiers become unprofitable and higher tier grinds become gruelingly long - tier 3 shouldn't turn people away.

Lert:   I am less pro-WG than anti-whining, actually. The game is what it is, and whining on the forum on the NA server isn't going to change that - I personally believe it far more productive to learn to work within the idiosyncrasies of the game rather than rile against them.   Neither WG and WoT are perfect. Far from. But they are 'good enough' for me to work within the limitations / annoyances.   "But does that mean you think everyone should just bend over and take whatever?" - No. If you can't handle something, quit. It's just an internet pixel tank game. Just don't whine.

Lert:

Lert: What I want to know is whether or not OP would've made this same thread if it had been his team that had done the steamrolling.   @OP: Get over it.

HBFT:   Day 1 Day 2 Day 3     Day 3: The forums read their magical poems (similar to the one below) aloud:  ‘Twas the night before Pintomas, when all through the house  Not a creature was stirring, not even a Falcon;  The stockings were hung by the Juice with care,  In hopes that St. Nick soon would be there;    The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of badgers danced in their heads;  And mamma in her beanie, and I in my cap,  Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap,   The moon had just crested over the new-fallen snow  Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,  When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature tank, and eight stinky snakes,    With a little old driver, so lively and quick,  I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick. More rapid than manatees his coursers they came,  And he popped, and locked, and called them by name;     “Now, Ha-Go! now, Chi-Nu! now, Chi-Ri and Chi-To!  On, Comet! on, Chi-Ha! on, Ke-Ni and Ke-Ho!  To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!  Now drive away! drive away! drive away all!”     The strength of the exhaust, it rumbled beneath,  And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;  He had a broad face and a little round belly,  That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of breakfast burritos.   He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,  And kicked all the stockings; then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose,  And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;    He sprang to his tank, to the green team gave whistle,  And away they all flew like the down of a thistle,  But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight, “Happy Ford Fiestamas to all, and to all a good-night.”   *SPARKLE SPARKLE SPARKLE*   Much fuel. Such amaze.   Now that Santa's tank is chosen and fueled, Santa has arrived at your house in his brand new ride!   He comes down the chimney with his bag full of gifts, looks into your living room, and sees your decor...     Tankers!   What does Santa see? Show us an example of your holiday decor!     Contest Entry Requirement: *Take a picture of your holiday decor and post a picture in this Contest Thread.     For imbuing the world with Holiday Cheer, Santa is willing to pay you the following:   Rewards: (to be awarded for each day of participation [out of 3 days] to the account that you posted from after the “Planes, Tanks, and Sleighs” event has concluded) *100 gold *1 entry into a special tank raffle     Deadline: Saturday, December 20, 2014  - 10 AM PST (1 PM EST)   Instructions: How to post a picture to the forums  

Lert: It's Hetzer's little ADHD brother, on crack.

Lert:   .... Yyyyeah, no. Not going to happen. Way too far outside the performance limit.

The_Chieftain: I didn't need to be manipulated. I call it my Evil Little German Death Machine.

The_Chieftain:   My continued awesomeness.

Lert:   I don't really give a crap about the 'professional' side of this game. I'm nowhere near good enough to be relevant there. Personally I would think that the game balance and RNG are what stands in the way of WoT being a competitor in pro-gaming more than WG-NA having a clan offer a small virtual-currency reward for kicking them off of a virtual piece of pixel land ... I still see absolutely nothing wrong with that. In-game gold =/= real money. I realize you mean the campaign rather than pro-gaming, but - tbh - what's the problem with what they did during the campaign?   As for cheating - I don't know whether or not they have ways of detecting illegal mods. I've not seen any actual evidence either way and I'm going to take claims for as well as against this with a grain of salt. I do know that they randomly pick replays to check and if they see anything they can't explain within the rules of the game, that clan is getting punished. This has happened to several clans.   Finally, as far as cheating goes - by making everything that matters (camouflage / spotting, pen RNG, reload, dam RNG, armor functionality, mobility, aiming, in-game currencies, etc) server-side, WG has made WoT as much 'hack proof' as is possible in this day and age. Yeah illegal mods exist. Always will. But the benefit they offer is meager at best. Anything offering free gold, free premium time, etc etc, is 99.9% likely just a key logger / trojan.

Lert: 1) Warpack exists. So do cheats / illegal mods for other every game that exists, has ever existed, will ever exist. Warpack's usefulness is very limited compared to things like wallhacks, infinite ammo cheats etc in other games. 2) see 1. 3) Yeah WG devs play the game. How can you dev a game if you don't play it? I fail to see the problem with this. Do you have any evidence that they get an unfair advantage? If you had paid any attention you would know that any official WG clan does not play CW for the rewards in campaigns, but as an extra incentive for player clans to earn additional rewards for unseating them from the land they have. Which is all explained in the rules of the campaign, since before it started.   Again, I see no evidence of things being so wrong with WoT compared to other games.   PS: the reason you suck at this game isn't because everyone who's better than you is cheating, using warpack, etc. It's just because you suck at this game, regardless of what stupid reason you might give for that.   Finally, if the game suck so much and is so unfair, why are you here?

The_Chieftain:   Huh.

Lert:   WHAT EVIDENCE?!   All you've posted is baseless tin foil hat rantings, spawned from a mind that can't even comprehend how to play this game.   As for this game being perfect? 1) That's not relevant to the thread and 2) Not what I ever implied (just more of you inventing bullcrap for your own purposes) - but, allow me to entertain you ...   Things I don't like about this game: - Clunky spotting mechanics requiring serious study to understand - Too much RNG - General imbalance between certain vehicles compared to their MM spread - Terribly optimized game engine running like molasses on powerful computers - Ever increasing footprint - Troll bounces like Jageru shells bouncing off the rear of a BatChat 25t - Complete absence of any viable tutorial explaining deeper mechanics - Lack of functionality to go from inside the game client to the forum   Things I don't like about WG: - Too blatantly moneygrubbing - Pathetic 'specials' - Unequal treatment of different servers - Weak costumer support - Weak forum moderation showing blatant favoritism and allowing worthless trolls to just keep on posting bullcrap - Slow to respond to blatant imbalances that sometimes are left for years before they're addressed   No, this game is far from perfect. No game is. Please point out where I ever claimed or even implied that it was?   As for your final point - yes, people are leaving, but that's par for the course for any online game that has been active for years and years. Old people leave. New people join. That's normal. Current population of WoT seems stagnant, after almost 4 years since the servers went live. That's actually pretty damn good - most online games (especially niche ones like a silly internet pixel tank game like WoT) would do very well to get the numbers of growth and retention that WoT has shown over the past few years.   As for the game being fair or not - yeah it is. It screws everyone over equally. Ofcourse, if you had any mental capacity to understand how the actual game worked, you would see that - but instead all that you see is "conspiracy this, cheat that, warpack such, WG suckup so".   Anything else?