Developers posts on forum

Draschel:  war gaming didn't have any trouble at all, implementing severe penalties to those team killing artillery in ranked. Why is that? Because it is easy to spot. Suicidal drownings, are very easy to spot.Saying i was alt-tabbed, clicked into World of tanks video feed and accidently "right clicked and shot" and TKed my teams artillery is a stretch. Would someone believe it, working at war gaming? Maybe. Would they believe it if it's happened 2 times? Probably not. When someone drowns end of the game, apart from an accidental drift and over turning or falling off a bridge or drowning, during the middle a game are quite different and easy to distinguish.  Because you think this is lame, does not mean war gaming thinks it is lame. They have made attempts to correct this from happening, over the years. And these steps aren't sufficient, more are required. -they have removed friendly fire for instance.-harsh punishments seen in ranked battles near spawn for TK-they removed exited battle and subsequent auto-destruct -they even took that further, and made exited games purposefully punishable by desertion.             .............this is a huge point. Committing self suicide, is the same as desertion. -they added in-game complaint system, I'd like to highlight *unsportsmanlike* being an option They need to take it further. Obviously they have put some thought into it. Multiply the fines x3.  Add a negative experience quotient, that negatively impacts your crew by taking away the game's exp - not it just being an amount of  0. A negative free experience tally, subtracting from your total free exp, not it just being 0. Have this applied even to accidental deaths, it will create a better air of caution for people driving their tanks. If it happens a second time within 12 hours, 30min temporary ban. If it happens a further time in 12 hours from that, 1 hour ban and account warning. Warnings stay on account file, the next time it is a strike. x5 and you are out. And remember, each event is separated by the 12 hour margins, to ensure that yes accidental provisions are put in place.    

DomoSapien:
I can't reply with an embedded video because there are some NSFW lyrics but to quote Shaggy, "It wasn't me"

TeriyakiTanker:
Classic DingDong..... not smart enough to get what someone else means.... even when it’s obvious.

DomoSapien:
Administrators can access the forum reports, so there were a few minutes in which any reported posts that hadn't been processed yet were visible to players with the admin tag.

To my knowledge there were 3 active reports in the system. That said, we began revoking permissions from the admin group as soon as everyone was assigned to it, so it was no longer than about 3 - 5 minutes max. We also audited the admin logs to make sure no unauthorized forum penalties were applied.

Additionally, there is an added layer of security requiring a corporate login to access member info, edit access groups, or make any sweeping changes to users or the forums themselves.

Draschel: They earned it. No one likes the quitter.Take your loss dignified, die with honor 

Draschel:  What gives you the right to judge? Because others judge you? Well if that is the case, every conversation you have must be defensive and toxic at the start. Terrible attitude. How about you reading the reverse, of:"I think the BIG problem with SBMM is that for most players in the majority lower skilled and performing group, almost exclusively amongst their peers will mean that Win Rates will increase. along with their damages and others. Stats for free, that they didn't try any harder for or earn, or learn. Stats are going to increase and boy boy boy, will these newly entitled kids even know what has happened?" Your argument of competitiveness fails, because the exact reversal in casualness is the same. The only argument here are:-ranked exists and seems to be what is wanted in a skill venue. Use it. -No one should be getting anything without the due effort. Try harder-Equality. Every man woman and child deserves to be treated the same-Wait times. Having to deal with longer wait times will annoy most. 

Draschel:  Bad people complain too. In fact, by using population variance, it seems very logical they complain more. The only fools here are those that want an easier environment, and results from that environment - that they don't genuinely earn. They want easy street. And they too complain about itYou want to hear about the 40% crowd and their complaints? About them not understanding map choke points? Why they lose, to begin with? How they still don't understand bushes and camo after tens of thousands of games? How they attribute blame rather on themselves, but the opposing noob shooting premium at them instead? About the noob tanks they play, to harass others in weaker tanks? Yes, sure, that's the issue. You are not alone, there are many toxic and intolerable out there like you. I'd recommend an attitude change. You would be surprised with the results. And would it benefit me? Of course not, what is that to me. But it would benefit you.      

Jaguarz:
 I demand another for the use of riff raff!!

Jaguarz:  This is tin foil hat territory, unless you have some kind of proof? 

Jaguarz:  A CC still in the program agreeing with another!!! Clear indicators of an elitist cabal hellbent on keeping the old boy network clear of the riff raff!!!!!!

Draschel:  Tiger switches targets better now, with the aim-time buff. The slight increase in reload time, helps off-set the rather high after-firing dispersion, so tiger seems usually quicker to fire these days. And you don't pay for it either, because you get more DPM anyway with the alpha.  Do you? Do you do well? Not trying to insult or berate you, but ask yourself, do you do well? It is an honest question.Target damage WN8, MoE requirements for Tiger I - GERMANY 7 tier tank - World of Tanks (wotgarage.net)Look at that, and ask yourself, do you do well? I'd expect doing well, would be defined quantitatively rather than qualitatively, 1,650 and 2K+ combined for well. 2,100 and 2.5K+ for very well.By looking at that, anyone can statistically discern, without the attitude of an a--  but rather quite logically, what server population do in the tank and what's well or not. Taking damage for free isn't a good strategy. And it is a terrible strategy in slow heavy tanks. And further terrible, in open med flanks where tiger H so commonly gets tracked or suffers front engine damage. And being slow to begin with. Quite a few things you could benefit from, if I were you. I *would* still go to the heavy flank. I would still use my HP, but it would be in a trade. 280 for trades are weak sauce, right? And ehre is the issue you seem to fall on, 280x2 isn't weakTiger will take 390 or 320 or 300, then proceed to deal 560 back. It has monstrously higher DPM than things like KV3, 45TP or T29. And if  IS  tank is using 100mm for DPM and gun handling, Tigers 88 is a better version of that. So in any scenario, where in close combat, your AKA heavy line, you fall upon the enemy and take 390, dude deal 560 right back. It is easy. Not only that, Tiger tracks stuff and perm-tracks insanely even with fire rate reduction. And if you are POKING to deal that 280, and instead poke on a guy waiting for you and get slapped for 390 - well that isn't anyone's fault but yours. You need to be aware. That is on you. 

Draschel: What ammunition where you using? HE or HESH?If so, striking the LFP can splash the tracks with HE effect. The shot itself may deal no damage as in too weak, say when you attack something thick like Maus or 268V4 with tiny caliber HE, but radius maybe enough to damage track module. But if you were using HEAT, AP, APCR. I am sure this is what happened::https://ibb.co/GkTf083 It may appear you shot LFP, as many cases they are the same appearance. But you instead shot spaced armour struts that envelope the axles and road wheels. You penetrate the spaced armour easy, usually 30-50mm, but then fail to pen the tank body afterwards. The critical hit** is for penetrating the spaced armor. 

Draschel:  By offending someone, you mean the many? I'd rather the egghead be up on the stage,  than that fat, drunk, nervous, spineless, sweaty boring TV guide reader 

DomoSapien: Hello, Tankers!
April Fool's! 
..just kidding. Some of you may have noticed a bizarre issue that occurred this morning, some kind of error occurred which incorrectly tagged quite a few players as Administrators in the forums.
We noticed immediately and began working to resolve the issue, but there were a few minutes in which players' posts were being tagged in red and showing up in the "Staff Posts" column. During that time you may have experienced some oddities like being unable to view the forums and seeing a message that said "you don't have permission to access that!"
Crisis averted, the issue is resolved, but in case you are experiencing any lingering side effects such as the issue above, please don't hesitate to send a PM to myself, Tragicloss, Krzyboop, or Jambijon so we can try to resolve whatever issue you're experiencing.
If you're unable to contact us via the forums, you can also join the World of Tanks NA Discord server, find us in the staff list and send one of us a private message. The link for the discord server is https://discordapp.com/invite/wot-usa

stabbymckill: Good afternoon Tankers,

The 50TP Prototyp returns to the premium shop! Catch special pricing on this Polish heavy and it's Winged Hussar 2D style through April 13. Full details in the article here
Happy tanking! 

stabbymckill: Good afternoon Tankers!
Tune in Thursday April 30, 18:00-20:00 CT for the latest meeting of The Chieftain Armored Vehicle Society! This month's guest will be Steven Zaloga, author of "Armored Champion: Top Tanks of World War II". Take part in the Q&A and The Chieftain's Quiz for a chance to win a M4A3E8 "Thunderbolt VII"! 
Full details in the article here. 
 

Jaguarz: and fixed... I guess?

_BobaFett:  And to think for a fleeting moment I had all the power in the forum. 

churchill50:  Thus ends our fun for the day 

1LT_Dwayne: Did you make 12k useless replies like this?

DomoSapien: April Fools came late? 

Not sure what's going on but we're working on it. Accesses for the administrator group have been revoked so that y'all should have the same permissions as the "players" group.

Draschel: Tiger has low mobility. I t cannot fully utilize a medium flank, and will struggle there even if it does have the gun for it. Comparing the ability to cross terrain types, HP/T....Tiger is woefully short when you look at other heaviy tanks like A45, Skoda, Carro, 45TP, AMXM4, IS tank. This is important, because medium tank flanks are about position and awareness, and Tiger will take massive damage trying to get to these positions.  I know tier 7 doesn't really have good examples like 8,9,10 - but when you look at fast heavy tanks like WZ1115A, 277, 260 or even E75TS, Renegade, Patriot you will notice the stark difference in HP/T. Tiger never goes its top speed, despite it actually being fine. This is a huge liability,  

DeviouslyCursed: So how is Kliphie the only one NOT an admin?

DeviouslyCursed:  Awww. Thanks for checking though. That was going to bother me if I never knew the answer. I'm weird like that.

_BobaFett:  Same here, can't access the reports anymore. Sorry Kliphie, I was gonna take off those 3 warning points but the option isn't there anymore.

Jaguarz: All the "queued" notifications which was my first clue are gone, maybe fixed? *Edit* aaannnd just noticed that posts are showing up in WGing staff post part so going radio quiet until they properly fix this.....

Jaguarz:  I was a dev on a private MMO server, once a guy banned literally everyones accounts, game and forums by honest mistake

Einzelganger7:
  ​  

1LT_Dwayne: EA sports is rigging their games to keep the bad players around. Why would it be impossible for WG to do the same to keep their "paying" players?

Draschel:  It isn't a nerf. I am not sure where you consider it being a nerf, but clearly isn't one.It currently hits for 40 more alpha while STILL having the old DPM, actually it has more DPMNot only that, they added a small aim-time buff to assist in gun control too.Kept the same ammunition storage, so the potential damage sky-rocketed nearly 3K I would gladly trade shell cost and some rate of fire  -  for aim-time, DPM, alpha, potential damage  

TeriyakiTanker: That’s crazy!

Jaguarz: Was just reporting this, humourous, easily done to be honest

_BobaFett: Dude, I can view all active reports and previous ones. This is insane.

I feel somewhat dirty, ngl.

DeviouslyCursed:  The real questions is: if you put the Polish crew back into it now, does that go back to 0/100 also?

churchill50: I was wondering the same thing. I was hoping my total responsibility and lack of toxicity had been noticed and duly rewarded by WG. /s Guess not. 

DeviouslyCursed:
Don't make me ban you!  Lol. I wouldn't do that, btw.

DeviouslyCursed: Well, I don't see this causing problems...

Einzelganger7: Huh? Me too. This has to be a kind of bug in the forums.

Draschel: I am not sure why. Seems everyone is. All I see is red.  Strange. 

churchill50:  I agree. I'll often take it to the medium flank as well, even when I'm top tier.I was just bringing up its trading vs heavies since that's what a lot of other people were bringing up in the thread. As far as bullying meds goes, it still does it well though. I haven't noticed much of a difference, if any.