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Some people need to learn the difference between abandoning your team and falling back.

5:03 am, October 24, 2014 The difference? The first would be if your heavies are in a fairly intense fight and have a fairly good chance of winning if you play it right. By this I mean if it's like 4 heavies brawling against 4 [..] View

Ughh, just had a teammate fail at trying to TK me

5:03 am, October 19, 2014 After calling out an allied KV-5 for camping by telling the enemy team that KV-5s are the best sniping platform in the game, he started talking smack and did the usual "ur bad" and "now [..] View

Light Tanks should require less exp to unlock(repetitive/boring gameplay)..

5:03 am, October 19, 2014 Light Tank by far the least played and very difficult to acquire experience due to lack of damage and bad pen. Here is an example of what is wrong with Light tank lines. Aufkl Panther cost like 43,100 [..] View

Is Preventative Maintenance still worth it ?

5:03 am, October 18, 2014 Title. Fellow tankers, I wonder if the Preventative Maintenance perk is still worth to get on the E-75. I am about to retrain my crew for BIA and I wonder should I get my driver to get Preventative Ma [..] View

Game Play Awards

4:03 pm, October 14, 2014 Start giving out awards like 1000 xp for reaching a level in the number of battles. Like if you get 1000 battles, give out 1000 xp points, etc for each level - 1000, 2000, 3000, ******** . This would [..] View

Lets Talk about the new Scouts!

4:03 pm, October 13, 2014 Ah yes, with the influx of new scout tanks people have been throwing out "OP OP OP PLS NERF TEARS TEARS TEARS" in pretty much every game now. Lets take a deeper walk into this mindset, dis-s [..] View

How does experience get assigned among skills?

5:03 am, October 13, 2014   I want to finish Cammo training to 100% for all crew members, but I accidentally started the 2nd skill for one of the crew.  I heard the 2nd skills take much lon [..] View

fun tank lines

4:03 pm, October 12, 2014 hello reddit i want to go and do an other tank line but i dont know which. so i want to know which ones you like. i so far i have done the is4 line and i am at the is8 (got it no longer in my garage b [..] View

How can WG make dealing damage more popular?

4:03 pm, October 8, 2014 So with the introduction of the Fire for Effect medal (variously described as the most useless medal to earn or the most depressing medal to NOT earn) I've started looking at damage numbers in my team [..] View

Current artillery mechanics remove agency from players.

5:03 am, October 3, 2014 The title says it all. The current randomized aspect of artillery shell distribution means that players lose agency; ie a player's performance in a SPG is no longer dictated so much by skill but rathe [..] View

Tank Rally Map Bug

5:03 am, October 1, 2014 I was playing Tank Rally, and I got stuck where the pipes are under the bridge when making sharp turn. I was not able to reverse or move onward and remained stuck for rest of the match. Luckily, with [..] View

Chaffee Race Bans

5:03 am, September 30, 2014 Guys, watch out while playing the Chaffee Races. I know the fight is hectic and you can accidentally hit a teammate. Watch out for this. I now have an hour ban because of this. Further investigation t [..] View

Is the T71/T69 Line Still Worth it?

5:03 am, September 29, 2014 With the new American Light line, you can unlock the T54E1 and T57 without going town the T71/T69 Line. Before the patch hit, I had the T21 unlocked (all modules too) and the Chaffee. With 9.3, I unlo [..] View

Questions since you redditers are awesome (bout tank paths)

5:03 am, September 26, 2014 I seems to have a German fetish. Not quite sure what it is but I keep going back to Germans. I'm currently grinding out both med lines. I have the 3001d fully unlocked now just grinding xp to next tan [..] View

Matchmaking System - Bug Issue Problem

5:03 am, September 25, 2014 Hello All,   Before i start please understand i have no problem dying. i enjoy the medium tanks and light tanks and know that i can die super fast if i am not careful.  So this is no [..] View

Transfer of crew from low tiers to high tiers no longer as before

5:03 am, September 24, 2014 Recently , I got T21 and wanted to transfer the crew of M7 to this one. My crew have 97%, But when I transfered, the level of the crew become red 45%. Before when I transfered the crew, it rested same [..] View

Grinding guide - how to avoid losing streaks

4:03 pm, September 22, 2014 Hi tankers.   I've been reading lately about fellow tankers bemoaning losing streaks. I think we all have experienced losing streaks and know how they affect our mood. But when I read about l [..] View

Ace Mastery of ****: Replay analsys and criticism please

4:03 pm, September 20, 2014 So yesterday after coming home from a 13 hour shift at work I decided to hop on WOT and derp around a bit. Hopped into my PzIII/IV because I needed to get another 65 xp for the top gun and then work o [..] View

I just bought the M3 Lee

5:03 am, September 18, 2014 It's turret no longer turns with the mouse, it turns with the tank meaning that it can only aim forward. Am I missing something or is this tank just really bad? submitted by JakeThePom [link] [33 c [..] View

Using silver to drop skills and then train tankers to 100% in next tank...does it have consequences?

4:03 pm, September 17, 2014 Somewhere out there is a youtube video that supports this, but I for the life of me can't find it and would appreciate a game mechanic expert's input in this matter. I'm talking about this mechanic b [..] View

I'll be damned

4:03 pm, September 17, 2014 I have just started playing WOT and like it.  I had progressed through the Germans PZ II, IIIa and III but was frustrated with dying a lot and bouncing shots a lot.  So like any good [..] View

Bidding farewall to the T57 Heavy

5:03 am, September 17, 2014 What an amazing way to send off what was my first Tier 10 with what was one of the best battles that I have ever fought in this thing. Now, I know that the nerfs for the T57 Heavy have been needed for [..] View

Centurion 7/1 - Reticle Freeze - Rapid Firing - No Hits

4:03 pm, September 16, 2014 Hello,   I was playing a game on the North American map earlier today, and everything was going swimmingly. If you watch the reply posted below, about 4-5 minutes into the game I decide to go [..] View

Is Newt on track to the 113?

5:03 am, September 16, 2014 Welp today I took up the quest to get the free premium tank from the on track to 113 event..... yes I know there are other events which would have been better to aim for, but those take 25 days -_- So [..] View

If WG did Skill Based MM - It should be the OPPOSITE of what most want...

4:03 pm, September 15, 2014 Most advocates of Skill Based MM are better players wishing to get rid of the 'tomatoes, potatoes and new kids' on 'their' MM.  They envision a full-spectrum skill based MM where better playe [..] View

Feeling squeezed out

4:03 pm, September 12, 2014 Here's my quandary. I enjoy the game when all the combatants are relatively capable and engaged. When I see that most tankers on both teams are close to or above my modest win rate of 49% and they all [..] View

9.3 update question

5:03 am, September 12, 2014 Does anyone know the specifics with the Ru 251 on launch. I unlocked the indien panzer through the scout panther and with 9.3 they will no longer be connected. So my question is will the RU 251 be res [..] View

Another should I buy a KV-IS before the split.

5:03 am, September 12, 2014 I've got it researched , in fact I once played one but sold it as I now no longer play heavies. I'm wondering if it's worth putting it back in my garage for the time being so that when the next patch [..] View

Incoming fire direction indicator

5:03 am, September 11, 2014 What do you all think of this mod? I tried it and felt that it's a bit OP (giving you a big arrow that lasts a whole reload cycle to aim precisely). Since the damage log/ammo type mods no longer tell [..] View

what I have learned thus far.....noob improvement

4:03 pm, September 8, 2014 1) situational awarness. I'm constantly watching my mini map   2) Deal damage. Pound tanks. Killing isn't the end all. Reducing their hp is. Your team, hopefully will **** the weakened tanks [..] View

FTR's Conclusion on Arty Email Leaks Flawed and so is WG's Logic

5:03 am, September 4, 2014 http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/09/03/insider-wargaming-thoughts-on-arty/ Summary: Players Whine about Arty, supported by Stats (a) WG sets to nerf arty Serb rages predicting TD will be whined about Spe [..] View

NA Central server.

4:03 pm, September 3, 2014 So, many people share the belief that the NA server split was not the best option, for several reasons, the biggest being an already relatively low population being further divided, with the [..] View

Automatic Teak **** monitor is flawed & can be circumvented

2:01 am, September 1, 2014 I submit the "automated team killing monitoring system" is not only flawed but almost useless. Many tankers now know how to circumvent it by keeping track of how many times they shoot team m [..] View

Piece of **** MM stacking top tier tanks continuously on one team

2:01 pm, August 31, 2014 WG needs to stop making the stupid UnmatchedMaker stack significantly more higher tier tanks on one side than the enemy's. This is in no way fair at all. I want to play a game where teams have an eve [..] View

9.3: WG did the do.

2:01 pm, August 28, 2014 Source: http://forum.worldoftanks.asia/index.php?/topic/44290-93-supertest-patch-notes/ New high-tier light tanks added: U.S.A.: T37 (Tier VI), M41 Walker Bulldog (Tier VII), T49 (Tier VIII). U.S.S.R [..] View

Current State - My Mindset

2:01 pm, August 28, 2014 Hi all, This is just my "Current Mindset" or "State of the Union" from my POV.Until Wargaming actually fixes MatchMaking, I will not spend one more dime on this game. You can all [..] View

The reason a tier spread of 2 like the matchmaker currently uses is a good thing.

2:01 am, August 27, 2014 This turned out to be longer than I intended, but please bear with me. If not, there's a TL;DR at the bottom. I keep seeing "drunk MM" comments both here on /r/worldoftanks a [..] View

Breaking your own "glass ceiling"?

2:01 am, August 22, 2014 Disclaimer: I'm an average player (not in terms of WN8 labels, but how I actually affect the game's outcome). I'm around a 53% WR, my WN8 fluctuates but is currently averaged a [..] View

Updating RSS Feed in a timely manner/ Custom Decal "Off Switch"

2:01 pm, August 21, 2014 1) WOT knows when it's gonna patch or has to do an emergency patch. Why can't the RSS feed for alternative downloads be updated at the same time? Yet when we had to do manual patching (due to Launche [..] View

It took us longer to dispatch this VK4502P than all 14 other tanks on the opposing team

2:01 am, August 21, 2014 submitted by laforet [link] [85 comments] View

Whose fault?

2:01 pm, August 19, 2014 Here is the replay: http://wotreplays.com/site/1094339#team The moment is when I spot a BDR, stop and try to back off, I get shot by him, and as I am backing off, shot by the T-43 on our team. Doesn&a [..] View

Grille gets stuck on one track

2:01 am, August 19, 2014 The Grille seems to have a balance issue. Slide it down a hill sideways and it'll get stuck on one track (45 degree angle). It will drop back down after a few seconds but sometimes takes longer and s [..] View

Starting to enjoy the Centurion Mk. 1

2:01 pm, August 18, 2014 So far I've only got the Black Prince gun unlocked and with that being the case I am at the mercy of my team.. but this thing is pretty nice. I haven't really gone down any sniping lines yet as I've f [..] View

miss fire

2:01 pm, August 14, 2014 SHORT AN SWEET.. Some of us do use real money in this game so therefore what right have WOT got to change the stats on a tank we already own,, I.E. the load time aim time, speed and accuracy of the [..] View

How do you think arty should be balanced?

2:01 pm, August 14, 2014 It seems arty topics are rampant lately, so I decided if you can't beat them, join them. With out the removal of artillery(because we know WG will not remove them) how could they be rebalanced in such [..] View

Spotting Mechanics screwed up - again

2:01 am, August 13, 2014 So the mechanics was changed to no longer grant an advantage to TD's. Now, E100's can shoot TD's without the E100 being spotted. Huh? Fix one thing, break another... geez. View

For the love of god, WG, fix the forum!

2:01 pm, August 11, 2014 The forum has trouble with embedded videos. The normal way to embed videos in any BB is to use the MEDIA bbcode tags and the video URL. However, this forum: - Doesn't accept the HTTPS:// url header [..] View

Karl-commander becomes Leichtractor-commander

2:01 pm, August 10, 2014 So, while looking through my baracks I noticed that I have a german commander with 100%, 0 games and trained on the loltractor. All of a sudden I had a chill down my spine as I realized that I no long [..] View

Please help: Master's Dissertation Survey on the perception of eSports such as World of Tanks

2:01 am, August 10, 2014 Hi everyone, my name is Tilo and I am a postgraduate student at Bournemouth University in England. I am currently writing my dissertation on the perception of eSports with regard to traditional sport, [..] View

A-20 9.1 update change "my opinion"

2:01 am, August 10, 2014 I am going to make this nice and semi-short, The A-20 is my favorite tank and not only because of the challenge of tier 7 and 8 games but because it was fun. After 9.1 i played it and it was well, not [..] View

A Few Simple Tips for Arty Drivers

2:01 am, August 7, 2014 I only have one arty in my garage at the moment (212A), but I think I can collect a few facts for arty (AKA the frustration class of "tanks") drivers so there might be pieces of information [..] View

Please allow the players to choose whether or not to play arty

2:01 am, August 6, 2014 As an avid player of world of tanks, I completely understand why people would want arty to stay. I can also completely understand why people would want arty removed (as I am in this category). However [..] View

Changes to Tiering and Skill Based Matchmaking Ideas

2:01 pm, August 5, 2014 Don't get me wrong, I love World of Tanks. With that said I feel like some of the game mechanics and features need to be reworked.Keep in mind, I'm not a game developer so my personal opinion only mat [..] View

A technical question regarding the precise definition of 'accuracy' or dispersion in WOT?

2:01 am, August 4, 2014 Accuracy of any gun can be affected by human error in a big way if the person shooting isnt experienced and doesnt practice regularly. But when a gun's inherent potential accuracy is measured, we aren [..] View

Possible Solution to Arty

2:01 am, August 3, 2014 As almost all of you that read this know, a very large portion of the players in WOT like artillery. A very large portion hates artillery. Now I don't plan on getting into reasons why I view either wa [..] View

I think I'm going to be a cheapskate this weekend

2:01 pm, August 2, 2014 I've got nothing in my garage but tier 8 and down at this point, but I've unlocked the AMX 50 120, T54, T54E1, and M103. And I'm nearly done with the AMX 13 90. But I've only got 8.5M credits...becaus [..] View

wekend event

2:01 pm, August 1, 2014 when does the weekend event start the webpage says 7 am EST it's almost 7:30 and it hasn't started yet. How much longer will it be? View

My World of Tanks

2:01 am, August 1, 2014 One thing, I think we don't do enough of on these forums, is talk about the game in a larger sense. It's all well and good to discuss arty changes or gold rounds specifically but I think a lot gets lo [..] View

Is the BC 25T too powerful?

2:01 pm, July 29, 2014 I've been noticing a trend lately, an increase of BC25ts. What I've also noticed is their ability to really influence battles. Sure they have no armor, but that speed, camo, view range, and the abi [..] View

Lorraine 40t - did I see it all?

2:01 pm, July 28, 2014 Ok, I just got the Lorraine 40t and di exactly 5 games in it. Now I must say I am not new to auto-loaders. My T54E1 has 59% winrate, my (mostly HEAT) T69 with 62% winrate. Game Number 1 Top tier of co [..] View

TEam **** banning is broken

2:01 am, July 26, 2014 So I just got locked out of my account for 1 hour because I team ****** a guy and it was on purpose and he deserved it highly. the last time I team ****** was by accident months ago on a long range s [..] View

Camo?

2:01 am, July 26, 2014 Alright, I don't think I quite understand camo. I was in a JagdPanther, more than 15 meters behind a bush. I knew I was that far behind it because the bush was no longer transparent. I also had a camo [..] View

Question on skills/perks for the T-34.

2:01 pm, July 25, 2014 Currently this is my set up. Commander: Recon 31% Driver: Clutch Breaking 29% Radio Operator: Situational Awareness 30% Loader: Camo 30% I personally like to play the T-34 as a scout and a sn [..] View

So EU players on NA are officially second class citizens now?

2:01 pm, July 22, 2014 From the recent dev Q&A: - roaming was delayed because it has low priority, it was moved to the back of the development queue - roaming was delayed because everything changes, current situation [..] View

Wargaming Suppression of Rivalry in CR/D - Ridiculous Bans Showcase

2:01 am, July 21, 2014 CR/D - Clan Rivalry / Diplomacy, used to have special status on the World of Tanks forums as the place where the Clan Wars community could post creatively and interact outside the game. It used to be [..] View

ARTY, and the lack there of

2:01 am, July 21, 2014 I have posted several time on this matter, within the arty page, but to no lack luster. So I am going to put it here into the general discussion.. WG has been reducing the ability of artillery, due t [..] View

Indirect Fire Aiming

2:01 am, July 20, 2014 Why has smaller caliber arty have more accurate shooting ability vs larger caliber? Indirect shots should be exactly the same, same calculations for both to fire indirectly. Angle, velocity, distance. [..] View

I cheated *gasp*

2:01 am, July 20, 2014 now, how did i cheat you may be wondering, well, in an act of stupidity, ill tell you... ive been needing around 3-6 tanks for my "Master Tanker" for about a year now, every time i wo [..] View

Something has clicked...

2:01 pm, July 16, 2014 I wish I could tell you what it is, but I have no idea what really has happened. How in the world am I winning so much all of a sudden? I was stuck at 49% for so long, months, it took me forever for [..] View

Spotting System Changes

2:01 pm, July 15, 2014 http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/07/15/storm-announces-spotting-changes/ The following lines require at least general knowledge of how the spotting check system works if you dont know that, please rea [..] View

Artillery: The class we love to hate. My views and suggestions for making artillery bearable and playable.

2:01 am, July 14, 2014 It is not news to anyone on this subreddit that artillery is a hugely controversial part of WoT. From "Finger of God" to "Sky Cancer" and (just last night) &quo [..] View

Game Suggestions

2:01 am, July 14, 2014 Here are a few suggestions for features that could be implemented into the game. 1) Soft Body Dynamics: When you get hit with a HE shell, have a large caliber AP shell bounce off you, get rammed or [..] View

Artillery reloading mechanics, adding to artillery game-play depth.

2:01 am, July 14, 2014 My idea is actually prettysimple and represents a real life phenomenon that should make sense to all players. If artillery is stationary for a momentit should reload faster than it does when it moves. [..] View

Even on large tanks, camo CAN be made more effective than you'd think

2:01 am, July 13, 2014 When I first started reading about camo mechanics, I repeatedly read not to concern myself with camo on tanks that are very large or heavy tanks, because heavies wont benefit much from it, and dont ne [..] View

Programmers, R&D and other positions of influence

2:01 pm, July 12, 2014 Some may take what I am going to say as a rambling rant, but don't be fooled by fools. This will be a wall of text, and if you honestly have care for the product you sell, you will want to read to the [..] View

M109(no not the modern day one the earlier version)

2:01 pm, July 9, 2014 Many people might recognize the name if you are familiar with the US arsenal of tanks and SPGs. This tank (although probably many think it would be a stretch) could easily fit into the game at teir 10 [..] View

I just got the AMX 12t and I need help

2:01 am, July 8, 2014 I unlocked the AMX 12t and bought it. However I want to keep the ELC AMX so I have to get a new crew for it. Should I buy a 100% crew for it? I have enough gold for it if I buy the crew today or shou [..] View

iPad play

2:01 am, July 8, 2014 As it stands, I cant play on my iMac, so I'm forced to play on my iPad. Is the "Blitz" version, the only game available on that format? Are there longer games? View

On-Track to the E-50M & Credits Multiplier?

2:01 pm, July 7, 2014 In the past the On-Track events always had a credit multiplier for playing tanks associated with the On-Track Event. This was typically 1.5 X for tiers II - VI or VII (or whatever the cut-off was); An [..] View

A long wait, how much longer is the question.

2:01 pm, July 5, 2014 Dear WG, I am curious about when you will implement multi-core support. I just brought a new graphics card which I went from a HD7790 to a R9 270 TOXIC X. FPS was no different apart from sniper mod [..] View

Just checking with you guys..

2:01 am, July 5, 2014 Since 9.1 every time I go into my Service Record it sorts my tanks by the least played. Regardless of what I change, it always defaults to this. Now, its not a huge deal, but it really grinds my gears [..] View

Ever have that line/tank you just quit?

2:01 am, July 4, 2014 You ever play a line of tanks or a tank, and just felt that it didn't live up to what you wanted and decided to sell? Well I want to hear some stories about other tankers who decided to quit the pain, [..] View

In love with the KV-3

2:01 am, July 3, 2014 Maybe it's the tier, or my prefered playstyle or what but I am in love with the KV-3 after 100 battles in using the last 122mm gun for the last 20. I feel like a real heavy tank now with that [..] View

Pitched Battle Mode

2:01 pm, June 30, 2014 I'm still quite novice at this game at little over 5k battles, and many may detest me as I have done over half of them as Artillery. However, I do feel that most of the maps feel rather small and not [..] View

FUNNY CHAT LOGS SERIES THREAD

2:01 pm, June 28, 2014 decided to create an official thread of the "FUNNY CHAT LOGS" series.In this way,I won't create like 20000 threads with new episodes. What's with this thread?What& [..] View

Tank destroyed explosion gone in 9.1?

2:01 am, June 27, 2014 I seem to remember in the previous patch there being a dull explosion sound heard across the map when a tank is destroyed. I am no longer hearing those sounds with the new update. Were they removed? I [..] View

1930 AEM CHAR DE CHASSE - a low tier French tank destroyer?

2:01 pm, June 26, 2014 (I'm aware that Wargaming isn't planning to add in any new tanks for a period of time, but I still like to discuss changes even if they wouldn't be implemented for a while even if they actually did pr [..] View

Stop the Insanity!

2:01 pm, June 25, 2014 I don't know if anyone has brought this up but I think something needs to be done, and quickly. First off the bots. ALL of the freakin bots! its not hard to scan for scripts and apps. Its been done a [..] View

In reality, a nerf.

2:01 am, June 24, 2014 What came this update was something people have been screaming for since the dawn of the Age of Man. Scout Match Making spread reduction. Now some of your favorite scout tanks won't see ridiculously o [..] View

A few observations about skill based MM

2:01 pm, June 23, 2014 Skill based MM in random battles is what some people think the game is missing and there are is a very vocal minority that basically postulates the following: Random matches should have some sort of s [..] View

[Narwl] Upvote is Recruiting!

2:01 am, June 22, 2014 Hey /r/worldoftanks, Reddit's second clan wars clan is currently recruiting. We're looking for some active players for the clan wars scene and hope that talking to some of you here, t [..] View

Join the Official Brony Clan!

2:01 am, June 18, 2014 When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.- Our lord and savior, Barack Obama. Denial of Service has been around a very long time, [..] View

Ready to move up to premium, but I would like a bit of a deal. Based on previous years, when will a good sale likely occur?

2:01 pm, June 14, 2014 I've been playing WoT for about two years now (wow!) and I think I'd finally like to get a premium account for myself. I'm working full-time, so I no longer have the free time [..] View

How to speed up World of Tanks with a USB stick.

2:01 am, June 9, 2014 This advice is for those with older, slower Windows 7 machines with 4 gig or less of RAM, no SSD drive, and a relatively slow hard drive (5400 or so RPM, not one of the 7200 RPM drives). It MIGHT help [..] View

9.1 RNG/MM Testing

2:01 am, June 9, 2014 Link to RNG Testing Wikia (Outdated):http://official-rng-testing.wikia.com/wiki/Official_RNG_Testing_Wiki After much deliberation with WoT friends, past RNG Testers, and simple thought, I have deci [..] View

How to drive the T-28?

2:01 am, June 7, 2014 I've been having fun going up the Russian tree, and am currently working with the T-28 to unlock the KV-1, however I'm completely baffled on how to pilot it. Firstly, it seems to have [..] View

Improve the UI/MiniMap

2:01 am, June 7, 2014 Now that I'm on a league team, where mods aren't allowed, this games crappy UI has become a serious issue. Fixing it with mods is no longer an issue. So all I can do is suggest that many of them get i [..] View

WZ-132 Chance of Rack Damage

2:01 pm, June 1, 2014 Since vBaddict no longer lists the % of games where a tank takes specific special damage (i.e. lighting on fire), Does your WZ-132 often take ammo rack damage? I need to know, so I know if I can dr [..] View

On track to: purple stats - tips & tricks

2:01 pm, June 1, 2014 What is this? A collection of little things that, to my feeling,contribute to a next-level gameplay. Many people have the experience of hitting a 'skill-ceiling'. They find it hard to perform better a [..] View

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