World of Tanks

Paingod · Post by **Paingod** » Fri May 23, 2014 7:17 am

Daehawk wrote:So the A-20 may actually be worth using again.

I remember that tank, and feeling like it was just getting it's ass kicked left and right. I don't think there was anything wrong with it mechanically, it just ended up fairly ineffective in combat. I was so glad to be done with it.

I suppose it really doesn't help that it was being outclassed in a lot of fights.

KDH · Post by **KDH** » Fri May 23, 2014 9:56 am

as far as I can tell .. win a battle today and get 4 days premium

it's the "Tailgate Party" mission ... there aren't too many details in the mission text .. just "win the battle"

Cortilian · Post by **Cortilian** » Fri May 23, 2014 10:35 am

I haven't played WoT in forever but I'm in a gaming funk. I hope the patch isn't tooooo big.

Greybriar · Post by **Greybriar** » Sun May 25, 2014 9:57 am

There's a Memorial Day Weekend event going on right now you might want to take advantage of.

KDH · Post by **KDH** » Mon May 26, 2014 6:46 pm

Supply Drop - Weeklong Event

In need of some Credits? You'll soon be able to afford that shiny new tank you've set your sights on as this week's Supply Drop brings us new, repeatable missions to help your Credit stockpile. If you're one of the few who already has a full Credit wallet, then make the most out of the Crew XP multiplier to keep your seasoned Crews trained and battle-ready!

Start Date: Monday, May 26, 04:00 PDT (07:00 EDT)

End Date: Saturday, May 31, 04:00 PDT (07:00 EDT)

Spoiler:

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon May 26, 2014 8:05 pm

Lemme get this straight.. ...and random battle if Im in a tier 4 or higher and I come in 7th or better on a winning team I get x2 exp or credits?..I really need the credits.

I just got a T-34 ...makes it my 40th tank or so.

KDH · Post by **KDH** » Mon May 26, 2014 9:16 pm

I really need the credits

you should have been playing the past weekend .. massive credit giveaway (4 days premium), 2x XP on all battles, RATION stocks (chocolate, cola, etc)

same trash-talking teammates disparaging their fellow human beings though .. I wish they could patch that out

random battle if Im in a tier 4 or higher and I come in 7th or better on a winning team

*edit ... and I'm not sure you have to actually WIN the battle .. it's possible they award both sides

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon May 26, 2014 9:39 pm

Oh I played all weekend and got that 4 days premium too.

I still have need for credits.

KDH · Post by **KDH** » Tue May 27, 2014 12:56 am

iff'n you're interested in the focus of patch 9.1

<---jingles has you covered (17:40)

Spoiler:

PATCH NOTES

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue May 27, 2014 11:11 pm

The game is a surfing song..gonna go to Nerf City....

And there seems to be new glitches. I just shot a tank that should have killed it yet the shell went through it with no damage and hit the ground under it...and I died from the return fire.

Cortilian · Post by **Cortilian** » Wed May 28, 2014 10:09 am

I'm playing this is anyone wants to friend me up. Name is cortilian.

DD* · Post by DD* » Wed May 28, 2014 11:23 am

I gave it up after the last patch essentially killed my frame rate. Might have to take a look again. Name is Bill_Lumbergh online.

KDH · Post by **KDH** » Fri May 30, 2014 3:16 am

I just finished grinding the 55k xp to unlock the tier 5 CHAFFEE ... my first game in my new\stock rig was facing tier 10's.. I saw tank labels I'd never seen before

I made a point of only aiming for tier 5/6 in my advancement because I didn't wish to tangle with the egos\mouths that breathe the rarefied air of tier 10

another tank I won't enjoy driving .. perhaps the next patch will adjust MM for this light\scout. I think they are lopping off a battle tier (or two) for scouts tiers 4-7

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Jun 11, 2014 4:41 pm

Wargaming's Twitch channel is a madhouse. The chat scroll spam is embarrassing. Making me dizzy. Wargaming is giving away $2000 worth of stuff an hour. Codes for tanks, gold, even gave away a Xbox 360.

They are showing a new World of Warships trailer now.

http://www.twitch.tv/wargaming

KDH · Post by **KDH** » Tue Jun 17, 2014 8:17 am

It's possible that WOT v9.1 is live NOW ... as in: there's a 1007.62MB patch DL'ing .. ((features TANK-SOCCER))

the EU servers got it, maybe 5 days ago, according to Quickybaby

<----- patch notes 9.1

KDH · Post by **KDH** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 6:33 pm

The wot-launcher has a link to a new user-created tool\fansite-showcase

Spoiler:

it seems to be a bit clan-centric to hold my interest .. player stats\attendance\performance ... but if you run a clan ..

KDH · Post by **KDH** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 1:45 pm

July 4th ... Mom, Apple Pie, and ... tanks

Start Date: Friday, July 4, 04:00 PDT / 07:00 EDT

End Date: Monday, July 7, 04:00 PDT / 07:00 EDT

Bonuses & Discounts

Spoiler:

Missions

Spoiler:

KDH · Post by **KDH** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 7:13 pm

Public Test 9.2 is on offer ---->

the usual TEST client req'd

the usual credits for XP research

Spoiler:

extensive preliminary patch notes

Spoiler:

KDH · Post by **KDH** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:07 am

.. I believe 9.2 is active, as a 2gig patch is DL'ing

World of Tanks servers will be down July 30 from approximately 02:00-08:00 PDT.

The Clan Wars Global Map will be down for maintenance from July 30, 02:00 PDT to July 31, 00:00.

Spoiler:

<--- (6:25)

KDH · Post by **KDH** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:42 am

Mission: Tanks-a-Lot

Requirements: Log into the game

Rewards: PREMIUM Tier2 light tank (Japan: type 97 Te-Ke) .. Garage Slot ... 50% Crew

according to jingles: Today marks the start of the Wargaming 16th Anniversary celebrations

even if you don't like scouts that do 42 kmh and 30\30 dam\pen ... the parking slot is damn sexy

KDH · Post by **KDH** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 6:16 am

---> Premium Vehicles Get a Boost .. for you GOLDIES, out there

World of Tanks is a game where the victory depends on player skills and mastery, and Wargaming pursues this principle at all costs. One of our first steps was transforming the "free-to-play" concept into a "free-to-win" model, conditioned by the feedback from our players.

Premium vehicles are part of this, and can offer a smoother upgrade path in the playing experience, and our mission is to make any tank purchased for Gold operated and enjoyed outside the bounds of tier or nation limits. Based on this, we're going to issue a special micro-patch update on September 12th.

Currently, Premium vehicles are known for the following:

Unique modules that cannot be researched
Increased Credit income in battle (except for the M60 and VK 72.01 (K)
Instant Elite status, allowing accumulated Experience to be converted to Free Experience
Crew transfers from similar vehicle types to these vehicles without any penalties
Enabling "Accelerate Crew Training" right from the first battle

After the Update

All Premium / gift vehicles will gain new features. These features will also affect vehicles rewarded in special events like Clan Wars campaigns. These features are:

An additional 50% bonus Crew experience. This will boost their training rate and reach new perks and skills faster
An increased battle experience coefficient. The lower the tier of the Premium vehicle, the higher this parameter will be. In deciding on this, we evaluated a number of low-tier Premium vehicles which were in players' Garages but proved to be unpopular in battles. In short - the lower the tier of the Premium vehicle, the higher the battle experience you get!

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Tier	       Battle XP Multiplier	        Crew XP Multiplier
II 	       1.7   	                         1.5
III 	       1.6 	                         1.5
IV 	       1.5 	                         1.5
V 	       1.4 	                         1.5
VI 	       1.3                     	 1.5
VII 	       1.2 	                         1.5
VIII 	       1.1 	                         1.5
X 	       1.05 	                         1.5

Note: The battle XP does not affect the average Experience of a vehicle e.g for the Hall of Fame. Additionally, in the battle results window, the battle XP bonus will be displayed in a seperate row, as if it were a mission.

The Micro-patch date is set for Friday, September 12

**not fixin' the chart

KDH · Post by **KDH** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 5:16 am

... 9.3 Public Test

The bulk of this TEST is focused on CLAN_STRONGHOLDS .. follow the link if interested in that

other "preliminary" patch notes consist of:

New Content

New high-tier light tanks added:
U.S.A.: T37 (tier VI), M41 Walker Bulldog (tier VII), T49 (tier VIII)
U.S.S.R.: LTTB (tier VII), Т-54 lightweight (tier VIII)
Germany: Spahpanzer Ru 251 (tier VIII)
For testing only: T-34-85M, tier VI Soviet medium tank

Maps

Murovanka fully reworked: Dimensions of the map increased from 800х800m to 1000х1000m; some gameplay features rebalanced

Changes to Vehicle Characteristics (extensive)

Spoiler:

Gameplay

Awards from the Battle Heroes category can now be obtained by multiple players
Set of easily-obtainable awards added: Shellproof, Battle Buddy, Spotter, Fire for Effect, Fighter, Duelist, Demolition Expert, Arsonist, Bruiser, Hand of God, Eye for an Eye!
Added bonus to Experience which rewards vehicle non-penetration/ricochet -- applicable only when an enemy shell hits the vehicle's hull (original trajectory of the shell must cross the hull), but does not reduce its HP
Reworked the mechanics of a shell's ricochet after it hit the vehicle: now it continues to move instead of disappearing
Following awards for the Historical Battles mode with no progress bar removed: Guardsman and History Maker
As a result of statistics analysis, lowered the excessively high values for obtaining Marks of Excellence
Now if a vehicle drowns after its track has been hit, the vehicle will count as destroyed by the player who hit the track
Added disciplinary penalties for the following instances of unsportsmanlike conduct: Inaction in battle, exiting the battle before vehicle is destroyed, self-destruction

Graphics

New HD tank models: KV-1S, Т-34, IS-7, ISU-152, M5 Stuart, M3 Lee, Jagdpanther
Added explosion and burning effects for the following environmental objects: cisterns, barrels with fuel, cars, canisters, munition boxes
Tier VIII-X vehicles with transmission in front are no longer set on fire when a shell hits the transmission
Improved effect of tracers on ricochet
Minor discrepancies between damage models and visual models fixed for the following vehicles: StuG III Ausf. G, Panther, M8A1, SU-152
Fixed display of exhaust fumes for the M44 SPG
Fixed Issues with incorrect display of penetration marks on mantlets and guns of several vehicles
Fixed foliage display on medium and long distances with SLI enabled on Standard graphics setting
Fixed issue with the screen resolution reverting to its default setting after the game client's restart
Fixed issues with a tank's turret falling through the ground after being torn off fixed
Fixed issue when shell tracers were displayed on the opposite side of the vehicle after non-penetration
Fixed some issues with interface in Stronghold fixed
Fixed brief rotation of the vehicle upon its spotting in some cases
Fixed issue when upon spotting a vehicle, its tracks were displayed first followed by the vehicle itself
Minor bugs fixed in visual models of the following vehicles: Tiger I, M7,M103, SU-100
Display of Emblems and Marks of Excellence fixed for the following vehicles: M18 Hellcat, T34, SU-122-44
Fixed issue with the 120mm AT Gun T53 mantlet armoring on the T95 tank destroyer

Sound

Reworked sound filter inside the vehicle's turret
Optimized playback of sound effects

Interface

Reworked design of the top panel in the Garage
Following effects of vehicle destruction overhauled and expanded: ammunition burning, ammunition exploding, fuel exploding, destruction by ramming and by falling, destruction of crew, vehicle drowning, and basic vehicle destruction
Added information about quality of connection in the server selection menu
Chat panel in the Garage reworked: new style of buttons, new mechanics of tab opening, panel scrolling, online player count and the count of players in the Contact list
Reworked interfaces of battle mode selection, Platoon creation, and the Invite players screens
Fixed some issues with interface in the Team Battle mode

Other Bugfixes and Changes

Fixed some memory leaks in battle
Fixed some crashes and hang-ups of the game client
Performance of the game client on some PC configurations improved
Video memory consumption reduced
Fixed issue when player could not file a complaint on an ally with reason "Inaction/Bot" in battle results window

<---- Jingles Shows You 'round

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 1:37 am

back into this heavy again. Bought some gold and premium. Decided to just stop working on all my tank lines and start a new one in the US lights. They just got 3 new tanks and they look fun. Im up to the Chaffee now. I kept my M5 too. Both are pretty fast and tough. The Chaffee itself is way fun. ive sen so many fuss about it but Im loving it. ive totally upgraded it and plan to keep it a while. Once I can move out of it Ill probably sell my Stuart and elite the Chaffee.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Dec 22, 2014 11:17 pm

Seems Im a recruiter now in WoT. I have 5 invites to give away and just need an email of anyone wanting one. Since the game is free I have no idea what you get special if anything if I invite you. Still looking into it. This also counts for those who used to play and have been away. If anyone wants and invite just shoot me a PM with your email.

EDIT: Ah here it is ....

http://worldoftanks.com/en/content/guid ... nt/?page=1

The experience earned by Recruits goes to the Recruiter’s experience pool, where it accumulates.
Both the Recruiter and the Recruit receive additional experience. The program provides a range of experience multipliers. The multipliers are applied until the recruit brings 350,000 experience to the Recruiter’s experience pool.

x3 – during the first 24 hours after the time of the Recruiter and Recruit’s first battle in the same Platoon in Random Battle mode.
x2 – during the next 7 days.
x1.5 – until the recruit brings 350,000 experience to the pool.
x1 – from the moment 350,000 experience are added to the pool by the recruit, but after the x3 and x2 multipliers expire. After this requirement is fulfilled, the experience earned by the recruit will keep accumulating in the Recruiter’s experience pool.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 2:23 am

THIS is a video from WarThunders tanks. And this is what WoT should look like. WT is just beautiful and the particles really set it off. Smoke and stuff is amazing. Id switch in a second to it but WT has awful controls, bad views, horrible UI, and is souless...hehe harsh yes but it is the way it strikes me. I wish it was accessible to me. Ive tried and tried but I have not had a bit of fun and its so unintuitive I cant stand it. I wish WoT would update its graphics engine and add all the cool particle effects to it. I also would love if they put in the damage camera that WT has when you hit someone.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 3:05 am

Not WoT but Warthunder..I just saw a guy take his tank in a video and grapple a stuck tank with a chain and pull him out then detach the chain and go on...how cool is that.

KDH · Post by **KDH** » Mon Feb 16, 2015 2:49 am

Even though Patch-9.6 is just recently released, Jingles, (and every other WoT youtuber, no doubt) is showing a map for 9.7 .. The beaches of Normandy

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:41 am

(WarThunder) Im getting more kills in my FlakPanzer than my tanks. And Im half way researched on a Stug. I still die a lot to 1 hit kills and dont seem to return the favor much if at all.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Aug 14, 2015 7:16 pm

Tier III BT-7A if you log in this weekend, and a bonus slot, part of the anniversary celebration.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sun Dec 27, 2015 4:47 am

Maybe Im just burnt out but all this game does now is piss me the fuck right off. I cant count the times tonight when it seemed people were cheating. 3 times I had some enemy shoot through solid things to kill me. Ive had it happen with a rock pile, a building and the ground. Either I barely see their turret's hatch sticking up or nothing .Ive watched as a shell will fly right through solid matter to kill me while mine simply hit the object. Then today Im heading full speed for a cross road. My guys are there fighting 2 enemy tanks. I can see them but they should not at all know Im coming. They have no scout near me. So Im booking it at like 35 kph and right as I enter their view one of them blasts me into dust instantly. No f'n way. Just sick of this game and its sister the ships one. The planes I liked in beta but then in release chat stopped working and they never did fix it for the few of us it did that to. Im done.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat Sep 03, 2016 12:55 pm

I just got 9 kills in my TD..a FCM36PAK40

ydejin · Post by **ydejin** » Sun Sep 04, 2016 2:37 pm

Daehawk wrote:I just got 9 kills in my TD..a FCM36PAK40

That's awesome Daehawk!

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sun Sep 04, 2016 2:50 pm

Lol thanks. I got so excited I was trying to text a friend and misspelled it all..he's like "what?" haha . I had two other tanks get 8 kills..a Maurder II or course and something else. But that has been many years back. People just kept driving at me this go.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sun Dec 18, 2016 3:55 pm

Dont forget the Christmas fun is going on right now....you ge tfree Swedish tanks and all kinds of stuff.

You can also buy presents for $1 each and thats where the loot is. I got 2 for $2 and among many items I got 500 gold. Thats worth more than $2 easy.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 1:27 am

Elefant tank arrives at museum

Should have it's display up April it says. When they get it there you can see a Tiger 1 also. That Elefant is huge.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Mar 08, 2017 5:59 pm

Just have to brag. Ive been doing bad at WoT for a while now. its getting to where the fun is rare. But just now I had a once in a year battle win. I was in my Hetzer and we were down 4 vs 9 or so. I was protecting one side at a hill and got hit early. Hetzers have no armor and I ended up with like 2 hit points early. Figured I was done like normal but strangely I kept getting kills and the hits on me never penetrated. At the end I killed 7 and there was only 3 of use left I think. Such fun and an amazing ending. I got so many medals.

KDH · Post by **KDH** » Tue May 23, 2017 9:56 am

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in case you like drama, and you're not plugged in to the Wargaming.EU community and therefore tired of this tale.

Wargaming has issued threats and copyright strikes (or threat of) to at least two (unpaid) community contributors for language and content. Revoked Community Contributor (CC) status for two long-time and popular youtubers who have promoted the company for free, for years. .. because their feelings were hurt, I guess. SirFoch criticized a Premium ($$$) tank as pay to win due to the usual weak points not being weak and therefore encouraging players to pay for premium ammo, as well as paying for the tank

the two involved: CirconFlex, and SirFoch (Circonflex has been reinstated, last I heard)

Mingles with Jingles Episode 198
Pretty Good Gaming
The Jimquisition .. (and all the flair that involves)

Not Mingles with Jingles Episode 198 .. Two Mingle videos in one day? .. hmmmmm

KDH · Post by **KDH** » Sat Dec 23, 2017 7:30 pm

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... World of Tanks Plans Major Changes; Offers New Engine Demo
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Spoiler:

Article is too involved for me to try and duplicate .. given my ISP will cut out in the middle of it

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat Mar 17, 2018 1:46 am

1.0 is still on the way. Getting closer.

https://worldoftanks.com/en/news/genera ... -2nd-beta/

LINK

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Nov 26, 2018 4:59 pm

New player rewards pack is out for the holidays. Depending on when you joined you get rewards. Alpha and beta players get the most. There is also a free tank for most and 5 million creds.

https://worldoftanks.com/en/news/announ ... ward-1118/