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Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\November 2011 Oceanic Challenge
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ediarmin, on Nov 15 2011 - 03:07, said: View PostGeneralDirection, on Nov 10 2011 - 10:39, said:
Yes, but per the rules, teams below 5 and above 7 will not be accepted.
how can you do it that way i was well and truly in the top 64 teams to get organized and registered. you lie right here you say yes to top 64 teams get spot but wait i was in that and no pick how is that justifiable what a joke

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\November 2011 North American Challenge
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1widow_maker, on Nov 15 2011 - 02:47, said: Just a couple of questions:
1) maybe this cannot happen, what if there are 3 draws in the 5 battle round - there is no winner?
2) do I have the rules for this contest mixed-up with another; thought there was something about not having 100% crews, not using premium shells, not having additional equipment or consumables, etc.?

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\November 2011 Oceanic Challenge
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Orion03, on Nov 15 2011 - 02:21, said: I am confused, is the start time :
11.15.2011 21:00 5th Panzer Division _:_ Whirlpool Forum Crew
so that's 21:00/9pm UTC+8 ?

Subject: International Forums\Oceania Timezone\Oceania Competition and Events.\November 2011 Oceanic Challenge
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ediarmin, on Nov 15 2011 - 00:11, said: you guys cant even organize a tournament right how many of these approved teams have clans or players not from se asia? that's right no answer because this is a totally bias game. why make a tournament if people from that region cant even play in it. You guys suck and you wonder why people are getting the shits with you guys.

Subject: November 2011 Oceanic Challenge
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ediarmin, on Nov 15 2011 - 00:11, said: you guys cant even organize a tournament right how many of these approved teams have clans or players not from se asia? that's right no answer because this is a totally bias game. why make a tournament if people from that region cant even play in it. You guys suck and you wonder why people are getting the shits with you guys.

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\November 2011 North American Challenge
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WoTSarge, on Nov 15 2011 - 00:55, said: {troll}Hey, just for fun why don't you start the December Challenge of the god dam 31st of December. That should be totally freaking aresome.{/troll}

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\November 2011 North American Challenge
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Topato, on Nov 15 2011 - 00:13, said: sounds fun do have to be in a clan to participate ? or can ya hook up with some other players ?

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\November 2011 Oceanic Challenge
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PlayerToBeNamedLater, on Nov 15 2011 - 00:01, said: Until you change the format so that it doesn't reward players intentionally pulling out draws. If it's 3 wins, no matter how many battles it takes, then you'll reward the top team. The current setup just rewards the top clans for intentionally abusing the poorly thought out dynamic you use for tournaments.

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\November 2011 Oceanic Challenge
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Grivyn, on Nov 14 2011 - 23:51, said: Hi General,
Just a thought on multiple clan teams and the restriction on the amount from one clan.
In Panzac's case we had 5 teams ready to go and 2 slots were allocated, would have been nice for us as a clan to choose which 2 teams filled those slots and given enough for-warning could have staged our own mini training tourney to select our teams.

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\November 2011 Oceanic Challenge
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VonChoker, on Nov 14 2011 - 23:25, said: I have to be honest, this tournament has been a complete shambles and has left me bitter. Errors I see:
1) The final teams get posted 12 hours before the tournament, Completely unacceptable. There are many teams who have been training for this and to be told your time was wasted is rediculous. There were well over 64 teams awaiting approval before the weekend and the teams should have been announced on friday, considering wargaming doesn't work weekends.
2) 64 team limit. It seems that in past events at the drop of a hat the limit gets increased to 128 yet for this one no dice. Considering there are more than 400 teams in the process of forming (the largest response i've seen for a tournament held by wg yet) and have been since last week this tournament should have been increased in size then.
3) Notifications. Aside from the original post in the news on 11-8-11 there has been no notifications since then leaving everyone in the dark. If it weren't for the sporadic posts on this thread then no-one would have any idea what was going on and it wasn't till 10:41pm 11-14-11 that information was finally forthcoming. Completely unacceptable way to run a tournament and keep people up to date.
If you guys are this incompetent and spend more time worrying about your expo in Korea (news articles for the last two days) than existing customers then I see no solution but to skip future tournaments.
p.s. And I see the latest news article on the North America Challenge posted minutes ago states a 64 team tournament unlike General Directions post above claiming it will be 128 teams. So the disinformation continues, brilliant.

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\November 2011 Oceanic Challenge
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Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\November 2011 Oceanic Challenge
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Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\Get 10% Extra Gold!
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NoblePlatoon, on Nov 14 2011 - 15:39, said: While I truly appreciate Wargaming's generosity, I do not get this.
No...actually, I am affronted by this. There is no mention of a battle or other event associated with this discount. Just the discount. And three days ago a portion of proceeds from select gold package purchases was donated to charity in honor of Veteran's Day.
So, why wasn't this discount started then, to encourage more purchases, and (hence) more donations? To make a discount after such a revered U.S. military holiday is a slap in the face.

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\November 2011 Oceanic Challenge
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Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\World of Tanks Veterans Day Charity Drive
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Valkeiper, on Nov 13 2011 - 04:22, said: of course not.
the whole idea is to get players in the habit of purchasing gold.
WG can take the slight loss of selling a small ($15) package or the not-quite-as-large profit for selling a large ($50) package.
then there are those (like you) for whom the $15 does not fulfill their desires and won't purchase the $50 package. They are more likely to just purchase the $30 package for a complete profit to WG.
after any purchase, they are more likely the faults the devs refuse to acknowledge (much less fix) and purchase gold again.
this 'special' is just a trick to get you in the habit.
If they truly were supporting the charity; they'd be giving THE ENTIRE PURCHASE PRICE to the charity.

Subject: World of Tanks Veterans Day Charity Drive
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Valkeiper, on Nov 13 2011 - 04:22, said: of course not.

the whole idea is to get players in the habit of purchasing gold.

WG can take the slight loss of selling a small ($15) package or the not-quite-as-large profit for selling a large ($50) package.

then there are those (like you) for whom the $15 does not fulfill their desires and won't purchase the $50 package. They are more likely to just purchase the $30 package for a complete profit to WG.

after any purchase, they are more likely the faults the devs refuse to acknowledge (much less fix) and purchase gold again.

this 'special' is just a trick to get you in the habit.

If they truly were supporting the charity; they'd be giving THE ENTIRE PURCHASE PRICE to the charity.

Subject: World of Tanks Veterans Day Charity Drive
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Valkeiper, on Nov 13 2011 - 04:22, said: of course not.

the whole idea is to get players in the habit of purchasing gold.

WG can take the slight loss of selling a small ($15) package or the not-quite-as-large profit for selling a large ($50) package.

then there are those (like you) for whom the $15 does not fulfill their desires and won't purchase the $50 package. They are more likely to just purchase the $30 package for a complete profit to WG.

after any purchase, they are more likely the faults the devs refuse to acknowledge (much less fix) and purchase gold again.

this 'special' is just a trick to get you in the habit.

If they truly were supporting the charity; they'd be giving THE ENTIRE PURCHASE PRICE to the charity.

Subject: New Players\Newcomers' Forum\Will You Lose Money At Higher Tiers?
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RayDrazon11, on Nov 13 2011 - 22:58, said: I'm a new player and I just recently heard that you'll have the chance to lose money at Tier 8+ since the tanks cost so much to repair; I'm worried about this part. (I'm nowhere near that point yet, Tier 2 currently)
Does anyone know if this is true? If so, is it possible to solve?
Please comment and post below. Thanks.

Subject: Will You Lose Money At Higher Tiers?
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RayDrazon11, on Nov 13 2011 - 22:58, said: I'm a new player and I just recently heard that you'll have the chance to lose money at Tier 8+ since the tanks cost so much to repair; I'm worried about this part. (I'm nowhere near that point yet, Tier 2 currently)
Does anyone know if this is true? If so, is it possible to solve?
Please comment and post below. Thanks.

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\World of Tanks needs you! - Supertest
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Subject: Basic info
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Bearsmyth, on Nov 12 2011 - 16:35, said: Wiki does not have info either
So, does this mean if my Clan puts down 5 chips on a province, we can only use 5 tanks to defend that province? If true, how do some Clans have many provinces with many borders?
By the way, thank for the response

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\World of Tanks needs you! - Supertest
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SeanPwnery, on Nov 11 2011 - 17:22, said: Oh? How long was it from the time you applied to the time they PM'd you?

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\World of Tanks needs you! - Supertest
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a1fox3, on Nov 10 2011 - 15:36, said: I did not say I was dealt with unfairly, I said that the meaning for "relatively clean" means 0 in Russia but in the US it means less than 3.
Ever since the start of beta I have only had 1 chat ban and have not TK any one, there for the statemant "relatively clean" must mean 0.
So that is why I posted this
This way other players will not waist there time in applying for this if they have only 1 chat ban.



A_FIELD_MARSHAL, on Nov 11 2011 - 21:01, said: Same day. About 12 hours later or so.
Wish they said why they declined me. Been playing this game for over a year now.

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\World of Tanks needs you! - Supertest
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Valkeiper, on Nov 12 2011 - 00:25, said: Unfortunately, I'm using a trackball, not a mouse. I have pressed the left control and both buttons on the trackball while scrolling the ball (that is supposed to simulate the 'scroll wheel' of a mouse); but that only highlights sections of the forum.
When I release the buttons, a menu appears, but it says nothing about changing font or letter size.

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\7.0 update
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Valkeiper, on Nov 12 2011 - 00:06, said: no physics, no new battle modes, no improved match maker, no improved sighting system; but... OH LOOK... HORNS!!!

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\World of Tanks Veterans Day Charity Drive
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120mm_he, on Nov 11 2011 - 22:58, said: Nice effort but I see by the extension of the event its not selling very well.
Just a future heads up about offers like this you tend to need to sweeten the pot a bit to get people to give to charities.
Like an additional bonus amount of gold along with the donation.
This costs wargaming nothing as there isn't any production cost for gold as its a virtual currency and actually increases profits as more people would be enticed to buy it.

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\World of Tanks at G-Star 2011
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QJW, on Nov 11 2011 - 21:02, said: i know u guies love ur expos and all but in my opinion a little less of the expos and a little more updating. just my opinion

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\You Ask - We Reply!\The new "You Ask, We Reply" is out!
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StandardToast, on Nov 11 2011 - 01:12, said: I got a question: What happened to the graffiti that used to be scrawled on the kv' skv-2 turret? It seemed to disappear from the skin after they finished the beta.


Godfather057, on Nov 11 2011 - 01:16, said: When will you fix the Panther I? It's realy underpowered. When ever the gun manages to pen the target it does nothing to it.


sudopudge, on Nov 11 2011 - 01:18, said: I know you said you cannot comment, but this question intrigued me...will they exist at all? I was thinking they weren't, but can't help but ask.


sudopudge, on Nov 11 2011 - 01:18, said: Does the free skill reset only apply to crew members with all skills maxed, or will all skills regardless of completion be able to be re-spent?


Agentice, on Nov 11 2011 - 02:04, said: If you want examples of crit hit rounds, here is mine.


panzerpat, on Nov 11 2011 - 03:24, said: So,you say clan logos will automatically be added to my panzers.What if I don't want them,are they removable? After all they are "my" panzers and it should damn well be my choice as to anything "extra" on them.Not yours,not my clans or anyone but me.As it is now it seems I have to remove the generic "stock" Balkankreuse from them everytime a patch or update is done.


bobbyjoe, on Nov 11 2011 - 03:38, said: Cant wait for the new skills! what are they?!
xD


Drakenred, on Nov 11 2011 - 06:10, said: ok in order
The ACTUAL game developers are mostly talking on the Russian forums (with good reason, the specificaly hired the English speaking developers so they can talk to European and American gamers) However the lack of an Auction house was known (and explained) around mid Sept on there forum, and aparently even at that it was just the most recent time.


Drakenred, on Nov 11 2011 - 06:10, said: Bascialy from there point of view(from most to least important)
1) They would wrather put the resources they have to puting in more tanks
2) They dont want third party gold sellers/tank farmers leaching profits from them
3) They dont want people "buying power" from anyone but them
4) They dont want to deal with even more of the inevitable "my account was Haxored its not my fault I want my tank back" petions that they already deal with


Evilshooter66, on Nov 11 2011 - 12:42, said: Will Historic or Faction battles be added in 7.0? How will the matchmaking work?


Jigsaw1818, on Nov 11 2011 - 14:48, said: will you guys ever improve the kv5 gun, i mean for a tier 7 tank with such massive armor, amd size, it would only be fair to improve its gun

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\You Ask - We Reply!\The new "You Ask, We Reply" is out!
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keytosky, on Nov 10 2011 - 23:15, said: "There will be 23 new skills added that will be divided between 2 types. Additional Specialization which will give a certain bonus right from the start, and increase slightly as experience increases, and then skills that will only work once the crew has reached 100% training"
so it mean we have 26(23+3) skills to choose from? but we can only have 3 skills max right or can we spread out 26 skills with few% on every skill like dj system(raise up and down the skill)?
or each crew type can access only certain types of specialisation skills?will this create this is "unfair" to russia tanks at higher level since they have less crew types compare to American/German tanks that have a few more crew?


Verfolgte_Tank, on Nov 10 2011 - 23:49, said: 1)Tier 8 Premium tanks are worse than upgraded Tier 8 tanks, which you have to research.
LOL? I have a fully upgraded Panther II and it is far weaker than the T59, so much that I sold the Panther and am going to use free xp to finish up the last bit needed for E50
I am using the T59 its great


nicho321, on Nov 11 2011 - 00:13, said: this is the most important thing that matters to most people... will the new 7.0 update fix the huge lag problem? It is very hard to play the game because it lags soo much. it is my favorite game so i wish they can fix the lag problem or make another version that has less lag

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\November 2011 Oceanic Challenge
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woola, on Nov 10 2011 - 09:40, said: URL for my team is http://worldoftanks....ool_Forum_Crew/
Thanks


Faratia, on Nov 10 2011 - 13:58, said: Is it just me or the tournament time went from 7PM UTC+8 to 6PM UTC+8?
Is it set now? or will it change again?

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\You Ask - We Reply!\The new "You Ask, We Reply" is out!
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Jurai_Knight, on Nov 10 2011 - 22:04, said: 23 new skills for crew? Can we get an example of some of the new skills?


SuperJaws100, on Nov 10 2011 - 22:07, said: How will multi-cluster technology work again?
I completley forgot....


ionviol2, on Nov 10 2011 - 22:08, said: I agree with you on that. To some extent, T59 is just as good as T44, if not a bit better. T44 has some awesome advantages over T59 and it could have been the better tank, however it has a major handicap, its ammo rack.


ionviol2, on Nov 10 2011 - 22:08, said: Thing is, for instance myself, I stopped playing KV (check my stats, since I have played it a lot up until tier 8s were released) to make credits and instead I now use a Lowe/T59 for that purpose. Like me, many others do the very same thing. As such, the tier 5-6 population is very low.


ionviol2, on Nov 10 2011 - 22:08, said: Consequently, those who do still play low tiers usually end up with us, high tiers. In 50 games with a tier 5-6 tanks, 46 (I counted) had consistently tier 8-9 tanks, with a few 5-6-7 to boot (typically one each). It is not about winning or losing, it is about having a fair chance. Because fairness is directly proportional with how much one enjoys a game. Most people are put off by games which prove extremely competitive and tough.
I believe this is something worth to look into. I do not mind playing with or against high tiers once in two games, but when it happens every single game (especially with a stock tank - after your 10 games safety net is up) it can become really frustrating not just for the newcommer, but also for the veteran.
And while the free player has to keep grinding whether he enjoys it or not, the one who affords it won't think twice about converting free XP accumulated on the premium tier 8 to jump tiers up to 7, 8 or sometimes directly to 9.


ionviol2, on Nov 10 2011 - 22:08, said: You probably know the figures better. But it is worth to keep an eye on how the game experience balances out between the dedicated (the spender) and the casual (the free rider). Maybe put up a poll sometime too (i.e. I buy gold and enjoy the game, I buy gold and do not enjoy the game, I play for free and like the game, I play for free and don't enjoy the game, etc), lobby your future projects better, explain why you chose to do X, or why Y instead of Z, win the community so to say. Otherwise, despite being driven exclusively by good intentions, since they are not mind readers, people tend to interpret you the way they see it fit. That's how people work.
Both 'sides of the fence' need to enjoy the game and find it fair.


ionviol2, on Nov 10 2011 - 22:08, said: Take my reply for what is worth. I tried to be as objective as possible about my perspective, and have no intention to take either side.

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\You Ask - We Reply!\The new "You Ask, We Reply" is out!
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DarkElf, on Nov 10 2011 - 21:37, said: Some folk not worry about camo exclusively, but worry about the gold part and the direction of WoT going, from F2P -> P2W.


ionviol2, on Nov 10 2011 - 21:42, said: Well, there is no debate on that. I mean, it is there already: tier 8 premium tanks, gold ammo. Folks who play for free have a really tough time making credits because with all the large number of prem tier 8s, odds are their tier 5-6s are being thrown in there. But that is a different kind of devil altogether.

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\World of Tanks Veterans Day Charity Drive
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satia, on Nov 10 2011 - 21:35, said: Thanks for confirming the time period. I suppose that will also mean that Friday at 4pm PST it will no longer count towards the donation. Keep that in mind anyone on the west coast that are planning on making that purchase.

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\World of Tanks Veterans Day Charity Drive
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Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\World of Tanks Veterans Day Charity Drive
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skeetr72, on Nov 10 2011 - 13:45, said: This is awesome thanks!
Could you please post the UTC times that this will be active? Guess my MS-1 gets gold ammo!
Thanks again, from a vet, cheers!

Subject: International Forums\Oceania Timezone\Oceania Competition and Events.\Oceania Timezone Tournaments
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survivguy, on Nov 10 2011 - 09:15, said: So why schedule the Oceania Contest at a time when everyone is at work throughout Asia ???????


survivguy, on Nov 10 2011 - 09:15, said: the contest would be at 3pm here in Korea in the middle of the week.


survivguy, on Nov 10 2011 - 09:15, said: Better to have it later at night from 6pm to 11pm Tokyo or Sidney time for all the masses of players here and around the Rim.


survivguy, on Nov 10 2011 - 09:15, said: With the introduction of the Type 59 and the Korean Language update it would seem that WOT is trying to get more involvment from the Rim players, but having the Contest in the middle of a workday in the middle of the week?


survivguy, on Nov 10 2011 - 09:15, said: WOW it just seems like a big blunder and makes no sense at all. Please correct the time or have a very limited turnout..........

Subject: Oceania Timezone Tournaments
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survivguy, on Nov 10 2011 - 09:15, said: So why schedule the Oceania Contest at a time when everyone is at work throughout Asia ???????


survivguy, on Nov 10 2011 - 09:15, said: the contest would be at 3pm here in Korea in the middle of the week.



survivguy, on Nov 10 2011 - 09:15, said: Better to have it later at night from 6pm to 11pm Tokyo or Sidney time for all the masses of players here and around the Rim.



survivguy, on Nov 10 2011 - 09:15, said: With the introduction of the Type 59 and the Korean Language update it would seem that WOT is trying to get more involvment from the Rim players, but having the Contest in the middle of a workday in the middle of the week?


survivguy, on Nov 10 2011 - 09:15, said: WOW it just seems like a big blunder and makes no sense at all. Please correct the time or have a very limited turnout..........

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\World of Tanks needs you!
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Valkeiper, on Nov 10 2011 - 08:41, said: That just highlights things.

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\World of Tanks needs you!
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Grivyn, on Nov 10 2011 - 11:04, said: Tanitha, being a global game you might want to consider running some supertest events outside of US hours because atm anyone who works from asia/oceania area might as well not apply. Or at least looking at taking in some weekend only testers. I would think 4-5 weekend testers would be a better sampling for opinion/bug finds than 1 weekday tester.

Subject: World of Tanks News and Information\News and Information\World of Tanks needs you!
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NinjaFisT, on Nov 10 2011 - 06:43, said: I might... When is the closing for this opportunity? I'm really working hard on getting the T34 before it changes to premium, so I'm sort of tied up at the moment. But I do enjoy playing this game and play it every day. Is my forum posts high enough?