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Vallter: biggbaldwin,

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GeneralDirection: The tournament is only open to those who sign up for IGN Prime (or existing IGN Prime members), but as the rules explicitly state, there is no cost required in participating.

Hypnotik: Is this available in spreadsheet form?

GeneralDirection: Below you will find the rules for the IGN Prime World of Tanks Tournament.
Rules
Membership Requirements
All players must log into WoT at least once before being able to register for the tournament.Maximum of 128 teams.
Game Settings
1. Game Mode: 5-vs.-5
2. Map Rotation: Malinovka, Himmelsdorf, Mines.
3. Each team will be randomly assigned to each side on the map.
4. The first team to win 2 matches will be the winner and will be qualified to continue onto the next round.
5. There are a maximum of 5 battles in the round, each match lasting a maximum of 10 minutes.
6. If there is not a winner within the 10 minute time limit, the match will be considered a draw.
7. If the round ends with no team winning 2 matches, both teams are disqualified for passive gameplay.
8. There will be a 3 minute break between each match of the round.
Tournament Format
1. Players have from September 20th to October 3rd to level a tier III tank.
2. Registration for the tournament ends on Sunday, October 2nd at 11:59 PM PDT.
3. Battles commence as of October 4th.
4. Teams have 62 minutes to finish their round; 10 minutes each match; 3 minutes break between each match.
5. Tournament system is automated. Participants will not be able to join tournament battles unless online when each round is scheduled to begin.
6. Schedule:
Wednesday October 5th - Round One (128)
6pm PDT / 03.00 CET – First match begins at 6:10pm PDT / 03.10 CET
Thursday Ocotber 6th - Round Two (64)
6pm PDT / 03.00 CET – First match begins at 6:10pm PDT / 03.10 CET
Friday October 7th - Round Three (32)
6pm PDT / 03.00 CET – First match begins at 6:10pm PDT / 03.10 CET
Saturday October 8th - Round Four (16)
1pm PDT / 22.00 CET – First match begins at 1:10pm PDT / 22.10 CET
Saturday October 8th - Round Five (8)
4pm PDT / 01.00 CET – First match begins at 4:10pm PDT / 01.10 CET
Sunday October 9th - Round Six (4)
1pm PDT / 22.00 CET – First match begins at 1:10pm PDT / 22.10 CET
Sunday October 9th - Grand Finals
4pm PDT / 01.00 CET – First match begins at 4:10pm PDT / 01.10 CET
Monday October 10th - 3rd Place Match
6pm PDT / 03.00 CET – First match begins at 6:10pm PDT / 03.10 CET
Restrictions & Items
1. Tournament is restricted to Tier III tanks maximum, with a Tier II restriction for artillery and tank destroyers. If a team violates this restriction, a screenshot of the match scoreboard must be submitted to Wargaming America for review.
1.1. Allowed Artillery
SU-18 (USSR)Sturmpanzer I Bison (Germany)T57 (USA)1.2. Allowed Tank Destroyers
AT-1 (USSR)Panzerjäger I (Germany)T18 (USA)2. There are no item restrictions
Server Selection
Tournament will take place on the NA server.
Before the Match
1. Players are recommended to be online 15 minutes before the start of the round.
2. 2 reserve players are an available option to replace team members that do not show up for the tournament.
3. If a team does not show up for a match by the scheduled time they will forfeit.
4. Teams may ormay not be notified in advance that their game will be casted live. All teams are expected to submit to these requests as long as they are made within an acceptable amount of time.
During the Match
Match Play
1. In case of an in-game dispute, take a screen shot so that the matter can be discussed after the round.
2. In the case that both teams cannot agree on a decision or reach an available admin within 15 minutes of the issue being brought to light, the remainder of the match will be played out and the teams can request an admin review/appeal afterward.
3. No observers are allowed in a match with the exception of admins, shoutcasters, and streamers.
4. Only leaders/admins are allowed to use ALL chat during a match. Excessive or offensive ALL chat may result in a disqualification. Treating your opponent in an unsportsmanlike manner will be dealt with appropriately. Do NOT respond to teams participating in such behavior, continue to play the match to completion and then dispute the round in question. Be sure to take a screenshot of the ALL chat abuse to submit.
Remakes & Server Issues
1. If server issues arise, the match will be rescheduled by the admin and the two teams will not be disqualified.
After the Match
1. Matches are officially over only when a team successfully takes over the opposing team’s base, or has killed all the tanks on the opposing team.
Other Warnings and Disqualifications
1. Teams can receive a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct such as excessive use of foul language, griefing, racism, profanity, rude acts, vulgar acts, acts of belligerence, and disrespect of an official, streamer or caster.
2. Teams can receive a warning for other reasons decided by the tournament administration.
3. All warnings are first and final. A second warning for any other infraction of the ruleset is grounds for immediate removal pending an investigation by the tournament administration.
4. Teams can receive a disqualification if they intentionally use any prohibited bugs, exploits, hacks or are found to be utilizing unfair methods of competition by the tournament administration.
5. The tournament administration may adjust these rules at any time at their discretion.
Legal Rules & Prizes
ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF ANY PRIZES ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER. No more than one (1) prize may be won by any one Entrant to the Tournament. All prizes will be awarded. Prize winners must execute an affidavit of eligibility and liability release before they can receive their prizes. Prizes returned as undeliverable or otherwise not claimed within fifteen (15) days after transmission of notification will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Prizes are not transferable. No substitutions or exchanges (including cash) of any prizes will be permitted, except that Wargaming America reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value for any prize. Limit one prize per household or address. All prizes are awarded "AS IS."
If you are under the legal age of majority in your country of residence, or in your state of residence if you are a resident of the United States (a"minor"), one of your parents or legal guardians must submit a signed written statement with your entry, stating that he or she has read, understood, and agreed to these Tournament rules, and that such agreement constitutes acceptance of these Tournament rules on behalf of you and him- or herself. If you reside in the state of North Dakota, Vermont, Connecticut, or Maryland in the United States, you are not eligible to participate in this Tournament. Directors, officers, and employees of Wargaming America, its parent, and any of their respective affiliate companies, subsidiaries, agents, professional advisors, advertising and promotional agencies, and immediate families of each are not eligible to win any prizes. All applicable federal,state, and local laws and regulations apply. There is no cost to enter or win. Offer void where prohibited. In the event of any dispute, each entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the email address from which the email was sent.
Physical prizes are only available to residents of the United States and Canada. Members of winning teams that are not eligible for physical prizes will be compensated with additional in-game rewards.

Hypnotik: I'm up to $37. I've just xConradx'ed my way to all my gold.

GeneralDirection: Keep an eye on this thread for updates on the registered team list. If your team is still not , open a support ticket and we will look into the reasons for it not being included. If you want to sign your team up, simply visit this page and click "Registration".
View List of Teams Here
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Last updated: October 3, 2011 -- 12:45PM PDT

Hypnotik: Papa smurf smurfed his load all over Europe, that's why.

Overlord: Yes, most likely there will be such option.

Overlord: It will be introduced for all servers, everyone should be on an equal footing with the upcoming global map merge.

Overlord: Yes, correct.

Tanitha: What should happen and what is currently possible are not always the same thing.
There is the "English" rule on the garage chat because there is often 1000's of players in there, for extended periods of time, chatting.. And there is alternatives provided for those wishing to speak their native language IE channels for their language.
In battle however, there is only 15-30 people in the chat, depending if control is pressed or not, its only for 15 mins, and people aren't there to chat they are there to play and drive their tanks. There is currently no alternative for the non English population, in battle there is currently only the one chat, and English and non English need to share it.
When the chat system is overhauled and enhanced, then there might be different rules.
For now, the above system is as fair as it can get, for all as a whole.

ARGO: Construction cancelled, Demolition begun for lack of content.....
Locked / Junked
ARGO

Hypnotik: Your stupidity just doesn't end, does it?

Hypnotik: 6th Panzer was a part of the SS. They consider it inappropriate for a clan name, and they followed through on their rules. Just let it go, I'm sure you guys wouldn't have been good anyway.

Tanitha: Non English in garage or company chats will result in sanctioning if the player continues to use non English in those channels.
But its obviously preferable if everyone is tolerant and tries to direct them to a channel designed for their language first.

Tanitha: For clarification this has been amended to..

Tanitha:

Tanitha: Server maintenance is weekly.
However this week there was the weekly maintenance, the new patch, and now a unscheduled maint to fix a bug with the patch.

ARGO: Wow, It's threads like this that make you really wonder........I think we both know why you got your clan banned, and I cannot fathom why you would risk further bans by doing it again on the forums so I am going to be kind and lock / junk this thread before you really get yourself in trouble. BTW Don't post questions like that here, us support, that what they are there for.
LOCKED / JUNKED
ARGO

GeneralDirection: SuperJaws100,
There is a time slot for North America as well, which falls under the prime times on each coast. 4PM PDT(pacific time) to 10PM PDT.

GeneralDirection: Thanks for the feedback, Morawka. I'll bring that up when we discuss potential changes for events. Hopefully everyone is enjoying the Battle of Arracourt event so far -- we modified the way KTM events work slightly for this as a test. Rather than a single "courier" playing 24 hours, we chose to have three playing during the prime times of Oceania and North America.
Any feedback on how this has worked out for everyone is appreciated. We want to make sure you're enjoying the events and feel like you have a real chance of coming across a mod account when they're going on.

Hypnotik:
Yes, you should. Not only is it common sense that you should check if your name is compliant with the rules of the game, you also agreed to it! Remember when you clicked "I Accept" when registering, that was you agreeing to do exactly that.

Overlord: This is not planned.

Overlord: 1. No, only for clan battles.
2. Selectable.
3. On the existing but modified to the needs of the exact mode maps.

Vallter: MVPs: Team Hunt
One can not stand against many alone. But with help of friends he can become victorious. Concentrate fire is the best to destroy enemies. But it also require skill. Do you have it?
Useful information regarding platoons
We are looking for players who will achieve the best results in “Platoon of 2” and “Platoon of 3” categories from now till 23.59 UTC (11.59pm UTC) of the 22th of September.
Contest Rules:- Every player, taking part in the contest, agrees to be bound by contest rules and guidelines;
- If player for some reasons cannot submit battles for himself, he can ask another user to do it. Any complaints on the acts of the asked player won't be considered;
- Platoon with the biggest amount of MVP points wins;
- Platoon MVP points is a sum of MVP points of each platoon member;
- MVP Points earning rules are specific for each category;
- Players can submit up to 3 battle results for each category, each battle result must include the end battle window with opened 'Personal Achievements' tab screenshot and the garage with the end battle pop-up message screenshot of each player from platoon with the platoon window opened (see the example);
- All screenshots for all 3 battle results for each category must be submitted in 1 (one) post. Fragmented entries over many posts will not be considered. You may submit 1 post for each category;
- Battles can be performed on different vehicles and do not have to be in sequence, just submit the best battles during the allowed time;
- The only change permitted to be implemented on screenshots is the concealment of gold, credits and free XP amount on the garage screenshot;
- Player must calculate the amount of MVP points he has and post it in the top of the entry message. If no score is visible your entry will not be considered;
- Training, company and clan wars battles won’t be considered;
- To take a screenshot press Ctrl+PrtScr. If your keyboard does not have such keys, you are advised to use any free software. They all are saved in the general in-game folder;
- All contest entries (battle results) are to be submitted before 23.59 UTC (11.59pm UTC) of the 22th of September;
- The same platoon can win in more than one category, players are not required to be in the same platoon for different categories, but the battles for 1 particular category have to be done in one platoon with fixed membership.
Contest Categories
Players can participate in 2 different categories: ‘Platoon of 2’ and ‘Platoon of 3';
The ‘ Platoon of 2 ’ category has following rules for earning the points:Vehicles available for choosing. Players can choose any 2 vehicles from the list:
Tier 5-7 Medium Tanks are allowed to be used;
Tier 5-8 Tank Destroyers are allowed to be used;
Tier 6-8 Heavy Tanks are allowed to be used;
In order to participate, one battle platoon member has to receive 'Top Gun' achievement, while another - 'Confederate' achievement;
Player with 'Top Gun' achievement MVP points earning details:
Each damaged enemy counts as 1 MVP point;
Each destroyed enemy counts as 2 MVP point (amount doubles if another platoon participant previously damaged the destroyed enemy);
Each additional battle achievement ('Invader', 'Scout', 'Defender', 'Sniper') gives 5 MVP points;
Player with 'Confederate' achievement MVP points earning details:
Each damaged enemy counts as 2 MVP points;
Each destroyed enemy counts as 1 MVP point;
Each destroyed enemy tank, which was previously damaged by 'Top Gun' platoon participant counts as -4 MVP points
Each additional battle achievement ('Invader', 'Scout', 'Defender', 'Sniper') gives 5 MVP points;
The ‘Platoon of 3’ category has following rules for earning the points:Vehicles available for choosing. Players can choose any 3 vehicles from the list:
Tier 2-5 Light Tanks are allowed to be used
Tier 5-7 Medium Tanks are allowed to be used;
Tiers 5, 7 and 9 Tank Destroyers are allowed to be used;
Tier 6-8 Heavy Tanks are allowed to be used;
In order to participate, one battle platoon member has to receive 'Top Gun' achievement, while another - 'Confederate' achievement. Third platoon member does not have to receive any achievements;
Player with 'Top Gun' achievement MVP points earning details:
Each damaged enemy counts as 1 MVP point;
Each destroyed enemy counts as 2 MVP point (amount doubles if another platoon participant previously damaged the destroyed enemy);
Each additional battle achievement ('Invader', 'Scout', 'Defender', 'Sniper') gives 5 MVP points;
Player with 'Confederate' achievement MVP points earning details:
Each damaged enemy counts as 2 MVP points;
Each destroyed enemy counts as 1 MVP point;
Each destroyed enemy tank, which was previously damaged by 'Top Gun' platoon participant counts as -4 MVP points
Each additional battle achievement ('Invader', 'Scout', 'Defender', 'Sniper') gives 5 MVP points;
Third player MVP points earning details:
Each destroyed enemy tank, which was previously damaged by 'Top Gun' platoon participant counts as -8 MVP points
Each destroyed enemy counts as 3 MVP point;
Each damaged enemy counts as 3 MVP points;
Prizes
Participant of winning platoon in each category will be awarded 10,000 Gold each, the second place will bring them 8,000 Gold for each and the third prize-holders will enjoy 5,000 Gold each. Also we will give 3,000 Gold for the 4th place and 1,500 Gold for the 5th to each participant of winning platoons.
Submission Example:
It is highly advised that you follow this example as closely as possible to avoid a potentially invalid entry. (Quotation is only for post example display and is not required. Example images are only for illustrative purposes and are not valid):
[quote]
Platoon of 2
Platoon participants: Overlord, Vallter
TOTAL MVP POINTS - 9
First battle. Platoon MVP points: 0
Confederate:
0 destroyed, 0 damaged, status:dead, MVP points: 0 :




Top Gun:
3 destroyed, 6 damaged, status:survived, MVP points: 0 :




Second battle. Platoon MVP points 0
Confederate:
0 destroyed, 1 damaged, status:survived, MVP points: 0 :




Top Gun:
1 destroyed, 2 damaged, status:survived, MVP points: 0 :




Third battle. Platoon MVP points 0
Confederate:
0 destroyed, 0 damaged, status:dead, MVP points: 0 :




Top Gun:
5 destroyed, 4 damaged, status:survived, MVP points: 0 :




Submission Template:
Feel free to copy/paste this template for your post submission (not required, but preferred)
INSERT CATEGORY HERE (Platoon of 2, Platoon of 3) TOTAL MVP POINTS - (Score) First battle.Platoon MVP Points: X+Y Confederate: X destroyed, X damaged, status:dead/alive, (Bonus awards), MVP points:x [spoiler] your link on the image [/spoiler] [spoiler] your link on the image [/spoiler] Top Gun: X killed, X damaged, battle won/loss, (Bonus awards), MVP points:Y [spoiler] your link on the image [/spoiler] [spoiler] your link on the image [/spoiler] Second battle. Platoon MVP Points: X+Y Confederate: X destroyed, X damaged,, status:dead/alive, (Bonus awards), MVP points:x [spoiler] your link on the image [/spoiler] [spoiler] your link on the image [/spoiler] Top Gun: X killed, X damaged, battle won/loss, (Bonus awards), MVP points:Y [spoiler] your link on the image [/spoiler] [spoiler] your link on the image [/spoiler] Third battle. Platoon MVP Points: X+Y Confederate: X destroyed, X damaged, status:dead/alive, (Bonus awards), MVP points:x [spoiler] your link on the image [/spoiler] [spoiler] your link on the image [/spoiler] Top Gun: X killed, X damaged, battle won/loss, (Bonus awards), MVP points:Y [spoiler] your link on the image [/spoiler] [spoiler] your link on the image [/spoiler]
Important NotesTo help ensure the competitions are fun and no user violates forum rules or brings inconveniences to other players, the event sections are strictly moderated.
Only posts containing Contest Works are to be posted in this thread, any discussion, comments or messages will be deleted and sanctioned.
If after reading the rules, you have some doubts or questions, feel free to ask in the discussion topic. Your questions will be added to the special F.A.Q. section of rules.
The discussion thread is here

Vallter: MVPs: Team Hunt
One can not stand against many alone. But with help of friends he can become victorious. Concentrate fire is the best to destroy enemies. But it also require skill. Do you have it?

Useful information regarding platoons

We are looking for players who will achieve the best results in “Platoon of 2” and “Platoon of 3” categories from now till 23.59 UTC (11.59pm UTC) of the 22th of September.

Contest Rules: - Every player, taking part in the contest, agrees to be bound by contest rules and guidelines;
- If player for some reasons cannot submit battles for himself, he can ask another user to do it. Any complaints on the acts of the asked player won't be considered;
- Platoon with the biggest amount of MVP points wins;
- Platoon MVP points is a sum of MVP points of each platoon member;
- MVP Points earning rules are specific for each category;
- Players can submit up to 3 battle results for each category, each battle result must include the end battle window with opened 'Personal Achievements' tab screenshot and the garage with the end battle pop-up message screenshot of each player from platoon with the platoon window opened (see the example);
- All screenshots for all 3 battle results for each category must be submitted in 1 (one) post. Fragmented entries over many posts will not be considered. You may submit 1 post for each category;
- Battles can be performed on different vehicles and do not have to be in sequence, just submit the best battles during the allowed time;
- The only change permitted to be implemented on screenshots is the concealment of gold, credits and free XP amount on the garage screenshot;
- Player must calculate the amount of MVP points he has and post it in the top of the entry message. If no score is visible your entry will not be considered;
- Training, company and clan wars battles won’t be considered;
- To take a screenshot press Ctrl+PrtScr. If your keyboard does not have such keys, you are advised to use any free software. They all are saved in the general in-game folder;
- All contest entries (battle results) are to be submitted before 23.59 UTC (11.59pm UTC) of the 22th of September;
- The same platoon can win in more than one category, players are not required to be in the same platoon for different categories, but the battles for 1 particular category have to be done in one platoon with fixed membership.
Contest Categories
Players can participate in 2 different categories: ‘Platoon of 2’ and ‘Platoon of 3';

The ‘ Platoon of 2 ’ category has following rules for earning the points: Vehicles available for choosing. Players can choose any 2 vehicles from the list:
Tier 5-7 Medium Tanks are allowed to be used;
Tier 5-8 Tank Destroyers are allowed to be used;
Tier 6-8 Heavy Tanks are allowed to be used;
In order to participate, one battle platoon member has to receive 'Top Gun' achievement, while another - 'Confederate' achievement;
Player with 'Top Gun' achievement MVP points earning details:
Each damaged enemy counts as 1 MVP point;
Each destroyed enemy counts as 2 MVP point (amount doubles if another platoon participant previously damaged the destroyed enemy);
Each additional battle achievement ('Invader', 'Scout', 'Defender', 'Sniper') gives 5 MVP points;
Player with 'Confederate' achievement MVP points earning details:
Each damaged enemy counts as 2 MVP points;
Each destroyed enemy counts as 1 MVP point;
Each destroyed enemy tank, which was previously damaged by 'Top Gun' platoon participant counts as -4 MVP points
Each additional battle achievement ('Invader', 'Scout', 'Defender', 'Sniper') gives 5 MVP points; The ‘Platoon of 3’ category has following rules for earning the points: Vehicles available for choosing. Players can choose any 3 vehicles from the list:
Tier 2-5 Light Tanks are allowed to be used
Tier 5-7 Medium Tanks are allowed to be used;
Tiers 5, 7 and 9 Tank Destroyers are allowed to be used;
Tier 6-8 Heavy Tanks are allowed to be used;
In order to participate, one battle platoon member has to receive 'Top Gun' achievement, while another - 'Confederate' achievement. Third platoon member does not have to receive any achievements;
Player with 'Top Gun' achievement MVP points earning details:
Each damaged enemy counts as 1 MVP point;
Each destroyed enemy counts as 2 MVP point (amount doubles if another platoon participant previously damaged the destroyed enemy);
Each additional battle achievement ('Invader', 'Scout', 'Defender', 'Sniper') gives 5 MVP points;
Player with 'Confederate' achievement MVP points earning details:
Each damaged enemy counts as 2 MVP points;
Each destroyed enemy counts as 1 MVP point;
Each destroyed enemy tank, which was previously damaged by 'Top Gun' platoon participant counts as -4 MVP points
Each additional battle achievement ('Invader', 'Scout', 'Defender', 'Sniper') gives 5 MVP points;
Third player MVP points earning details:
Each destroyed enemy tank, which was previously damaged by 'Top Gun' platoon participant counts as -8 MVP points
Each destroyed enemy counts as 3 MVP point;
Each damaged enemy counts as 3 MVP points;
Prizes
Participant of winning platoon in each category will be awarded 10,000 Gold each, the second place will bring them 8,000 Gold for each and the third prize-holders will enjoy 5,000 Gold each. Also we will give 3,000 Gold for the 4th place and 1,500 Gold for the 5th to each participant of winning platoons.


Submission Example:
It is highly advised that you follow this example as closely as possible to avoid a potentially invalid entry. (Quotation is only for post example display and is not required. Example images are only for illustrative purposes and are not valid):
[quote]
Platoon of 2
Platoon participants: Overlord, Vallter
TOTAL MVP POINTS - 9

First battle. Platoon MVP points: 0

Confederate:
0 destroyed, 0 damaged, status:dead, MVP points: 0 :
                    


                    


Top Gun:
3 destroyed, 6 damaged, status:survived, MVP points: 0 :
                    


                    



Second battle. Platoon MVP points 0
Confederate:
0 destroyed, 1 damaged, status:survived, MVP points: 0 :
                    


                    


Top Gun:
1 destroyed, 2 damaged, status:survived, MVP points: 0 :
                    


                    


Third battle. Platoon MVP points 0
Confederate:
0 destroyed, 0 damaged, status:dead, MVP points: 0 :
                    


                    


Top Gun:
5 destroyed, 4 damaged, status:survived, MVP points: 0 :
                    


                    



Submission Template:
Feel free to copy/paste this template for your post submission (not required, but preferred)
                    

Important Notes To help ensure the competitions are fun and no user violates forum rules or brings inconveniences to other players, the event sections are strictly moderated.
Only posts containing Contest Works are to be posted in this thread, any discussion, comments or messages will be deleted and sanctioned.
If after reading the rules, you have some doubts or questions, feel free to ask in the discussion topic. Your questions will be added to the special F.A.Q. section of rules.
The discussion thread is here

Tanitha: Closed for sending off to the devs.
A set of answers will be posted woon.

Tanitha: The tanks used by the mods, are tanks that were used in the historical battle.

ARGO: This is NOT how you ask for help, That's what support is for, Not flaming the forums.
3 day RO
Thread locked / Junked
ARGO

GeneralDirection: The NA server does not just service North Americans. We have folks playing from Oceania as well, and this is targeted at their prime time hours.

Hypnotik: Damn, and we were really hoping to get into this magical coalition. Oh well, one can dream.

Hypnotik: Sounds like someone is more than a little butthurt about not being good enough to earn his gold.

GeneralDirection: Please use this thread to submit screenshots of you successfully destroying tanks driven by:
WG_Mod_1WG_Mod_2WG_Mod_3
Note: Team kills do not count and will be punished accordingly.
For more details on the event, read the news post. You can discuss the event here.

Overlord: Please bring this to our customer service at support.worldoftanks.com.

Overlord: Probably. The decision has not been taken yet.

Overlord: There are no such plans, but this sounds reasonable.

Overlord: IS tanks have got no relation to internationally prohibited organizations, which Schutzstaffel (SS) definitely was (see Nuremberg trials). If there were a tank named Wittmann or whatever, it would be kept in-game.

Overlord: Of course they are TDs. A typo of mine.

Overlord: Multi-gun functionality will be added later, after the introduction of the initial package of French tanks.

Overlord: We haven't devised the integration mechanism for WoT and WoWP. There is nothing to share at the moment.

Overlord: Planning to address is as a part of overall matchmaking overhaul scheduled for Q1 2012.

Overlord: 1. It is likely to be released after the introduction of French tanks.
2. Yes, pretty similar.