Developers posts on forum

merig00: answered and closed

Overlord:
Updating doesn't occur all of a sudden. It is a scheduled event. Since we didn't planned it for tomorrow, update will go out next week.

Overlord: Russian version has been updated to 0.5.5.1 today. Everything seems to be working as intended.

Since we don't release any updates on Fridays, the patch comes next week.

ARGO: No idea, Maybe they didn't like someone on the team, Maybe he's helping a buddy on the enemy team, or maybe clan bickering. Who knows, either way it's wrong.

ARGO: I am sad to say that I have been witness to a new trend of cheating that I think is far more disturbing than even team killing. I do not know if this new act has a name but for the sake of this discussion I will refer to this kind of player as a “”.
Here’s what they do: Players are in battle, and when it comes down to both sides running to cap. They pretend to be assisting with the cap and as you’re sitting at the enemy base capping it appears to be a draw until the “” deliberately shoots you to break the tie thus giving the enemy team the win and all your team gets a nice big repair bill.
I have now seen this in action 3 times and it is done so quickly that by the time you go to grab a print screen the battle ends and switch screens. I wish I could have gotten a name but again it’s done quickly.
This is disgraceful and intolerable. I can only hope that they are caught by someone because an act like this ruins the enjoyment of the game for all of us.

ARGO: Not quite, As I said earlier, Premium tanks would NOT give out any credits NONE so you will still have to use your tiger to get your creds. Also and in addition Premium tanks ahould also have levels for instance, A Matilda would not earn what a Churchill makes in free XP so that would keep things a bit in perpsective and make the more expensive Premiums attractive to players and profitable to Devs. Those who cannot afford the Churhill may be more inclined to shell out less gold for the Matilda.......Again this is speculative but I think a good idea.

ARGO: Also remember that gold tanks are not all that powerful thus after a while players want to dump them for lack of fun. However the Devs could put a bigger price tag on a gold tank and also when the player wants to dump the tank it should be sold for free XP not credits because again, another reason for buying the premium. When this game does go live players will be able to auction tanks as well so those gold tanks will become very important to the up and commers who need XP.
Heres a would be example of how a gold tank would work.....Remember, it's just a ficticious, flash in the pan idea so don't hange me. Feel free to tweak the idea and kick it around....
Churhill new price = 5000 gold "Devs need $$$ too"
Tank makes lets say 400 free xp per battle for win, 100 for a loss "You still got to work a little for it"
Tank can be sold to depot for 2500 free XP
Tank can be auctioned to another player for either Free XP , Gold, or a tank trade. Reason: A premium should have more options than a regular tank.

merig00: Hmm haven't tried that but yeah sure they should stack up. Though I'm not sure why would you install both when the limit is 500meters and telescope works only when stationary

merig00: Hmm haven't tried that but yeah sure they should stack up. Though I'm not sure why would you install both when the limit is 500meters and telescope works only when stationary

Overlord: When the games goes live.

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Overlord:
Yeah, that is a sort of our corporate punishment. Employees who did smth wrong have to carry out functions of community manager within a year.

Overlord:
These 2 load servers more than any other map.

merig00: The only way to change your name right now is to send a request to support@worldoftanks.com

merig00: There is no such option.

merig00: As per the request the original topic is deleted.
All clans are updated.

merig00: Well yeah, the larger the pool of people the better matching can be made
That's one of the reasons why platoons are currently limited to 3 people - it would be really difficult to match them correctly with only several thousand people online.

merig00: Sure report him to community@worldoftanks.com

merig00: Himmelsdorf. Small quiet town, located in the south-eastern part of Germany, in the Eltz river walley. The roots of Himmelsdorf's history are in the year 1157. At that time the construction of the Eltz castle began under the patronage of the Emperor Fredrick I Barbarossa. The castle is an excellent example of the medieval architecture.
Today the castle rises above the streets in the northern part of the Himmelsdorf center.. The cobblestone road ascends to it from both sides, and from its territory you can enjoy the view of beautiful view Central Park, the pearl of the Classical period, which is defined by the clear geometrically exact symmetry of patterns.

However, except the aesthetic function, the park is also has a practical role. The park separates two different time periods of Himmesldorf's life. On the right side from the park lays the old town, with narrow street and small buildings dating to middle ages and renaissance. The old town's center is market square with a magnificent church in the gothic style.

One the left side of the park is the new town - creation of the german neo-classicism. The basis of the district is the old town hall, around which the new administrative buildings were built.

Himmelsdorf is located at the intersection of several rail roads. That is why the train station,built to the south of the park, played an important role in the economic development of the town, all the way until it was bombed by the ally forces.

merig00: Himmelsdorf. Small quiet town, located in the south-eastern part of Germany,  in the Eltz river walley. The roots of Himmelsdorf's history are in the year 1157. At that time the construction of the Eltz castle began under the patronage of the Emperor Fredrick I Barbarossa. The castle is an excellent example of the medieval architecture.

Today the castle rises above the streets in the northern part of the Himmelsdorf center.. The cobblestone road ascends to it from both sides, and from its territory you can enjoy the view of beautiful view Central Park, the pearl of the Classical period, which is defined by the clear geometrically exact symmetry of patterns.

http://game.worldoft...mmelsdorf_1.jpg

However, except the aesthetic function, the park is also has a practical role. The park separates two different time periods of Himmesldorf's life. On the right side from the park lays the old town, with narrow street and small buildings dating to middle ages and renaissance. The old town's center is market square with a magnificent church in the gothic style.

http://game.worldoft...mmelsdorf_3.jpg
One the left side of the park is the new town - creation of the german neo-classicism. The basis of the district is the old town hall, around which the new administrative buildings were built.


http://game.worldoft...mmelsdorf_2.jpg

Himmelsdorf is located at the intersection of several rail roads. That is why the train station,built to the south of the park, played an important role in the economic development of the town, all the way until it was bombed by the ally forces.

http://game.worldoft...mmelsdorf_4.jpg

merig00: Known bug. Will be fixed

merig00: That topic discusses strictly where the devs got their penetration values from.
This topic discusses how the penetration system works in the game. So stay here

merig00: There is a separate 'penetration' discussion on where and how the devs got the numbers.
The explanation is on page 6 http://forum.worldof...on/page__st__60

merig00: The only shells that travel relatively in straight line are the ones fired from TD and that is simply due to muzzle velocity and distances in WoT

Overlord: Our videos will be ready within 2 days. The semis have been recorded from one side each, the finals - from both sides. More than 100 GB all in all.

ARGO: If the arty is close enough on each side they won't need any scouts.

ARGO: It's amazing what boredom can do, I came up with two different ways to have fun in WoT.
1. Hide and go boom: Open up a training room, Put you and a friend alone in Himmelsdorf pick which one of you will be "it" and start the game. One is hidden, the other is searching for him "no capping allowed" but you can use it to tease the other tank into knowing the general location of where you are.
2. The guantlet: Open training map to Prohovka, on your side all tanks, the other side all arty. Now you let all the arty line up and down each side of the map and when they are ready, the idea is each tank one at a time attempts to go straight across the map to the other flag without being killed by arty rain. "no shooting the arty".
Feel free to add your own ideas too.

ARGO: Hey BBV you changed your avitar!

ARGO: First off I'd like to thank the Devs for a really fun game.
Now I would like to ask if it's at all possible to have ammo costs removed from training mode because it's very pricey for heavies to train when your shooting 1,200 creds a shell. I know you had made repairs free and I am grateful for that but as I said those shells add up and besides, If tanks really were training they wouldn't really be shooting live ammo at each other.

Overlord: The meeting in Paris takes place on October 13, at 18:00 (Paris time). Would like to know how many of you are coming, so as we could choose the appropriate place for our rendezvous.

Overlord:
No, re-opening of EU servers doesn't coincide with any of the mentioned. All are independent events.

Overlord:
Technically, we can release v. 0.5.5 update even this week. It's not a problem. Some delay is caused by our press-tour.

As promised, updating is now almost simultaneous, both here and in Ru.

ARGO: Exactly! This was my thoughts when I wrote the thread. As it stands right now there is little difference or reason to choose a premium tank over a elited tank. Maybe the premium make a bit more exp than an elite but in the long run, you didn't shell out a boat load of gold to by it so you actually save a few....

Overlord: Tiger I will see some adjustments soon.

Overlord:
We are ready to do that straight away, but need to enlarge US server capacity first.

Overlord:
The more testing, the better. We need CBT not only to test servers/localizations, it helps improve game itlsef as well.

MrVic: So you want to claim the old geezer title, This is a much convented title that has been battle for in the past Sending ya an application so you can stake your claim.

MrVic: Only thing requiring 50 posts is Developer section suggestions ect. Bugs can be found in a open section. http://forum.worldof...chnical-issues/

MrVic: Keep in mind the overall population is not high and if your having that trouble not sure why. I see plenty in matches I play in. Tho you might try submitting as a bug instead of this route..But you might be experiencing a local bug or a recent change bug. Also the population when your playing might of shifted to other tiers. It is a beta these are the things we are here to test and see if its making errors ect.

merig00: Well there is very little content in the beta right now. So if you had historical battles, clan wars, team challenges, hardcore mode and several other ways to "grind" would you find the 60 or so hours acceptable?
You would have to go to Overlord for that question. However I can say that it's not the first time the exp changed in the beta. Also numbers on different tanks change pretty much every patch.
And I'm not sure why would you want to compare modules to tanks. But most of the time cost of modules highly depends on the number of tanks you can use that module on.

ARGO: As it stands right now, there is no Free XP when you have to shell out gold to convert it. Elite tanks are ok as pay gold to convert, but premium should be automatic, you already paid gold once, anything more is double dipping.
Not a complaint, just an observation.

MrVic: Okay your all set. Welcome aboard all those recent folks

ARGO: First off I would like to say that I am awed by the Yorkshire boys abilities to debate. I salute you Sirs; you handled your point with the precision of a master swordsman and stuck to your views with the tenacity of a terrier.
But.....
Although I too can sympathize with Koffee's plight, I must say that this is still a BETA version and that I too hope that the Devs look deeply and carefully on your issues. However making a final judgment of the game based purely on it's BETA form is if nothing else "premature". It is like complaining of how the steak tastes while it is still grazing in the field. Before you quit playing, at least see what the end product is. My guess is that even then it will need some tweaks and if there are still issues, I will guarantee that the players wallets will do the talking.