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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

The Grind - T37 Light review

5:03 am, October 24, 2014 This is my new way of reviewing tanks, including the grind from stock (albeit I only play a few games while stock) to help people that do not like to use free experience. Beware, as this is m [..] View

Wargaming needs to learn how to run a tournament

4:03 pm, October 23, 2014 For about 8 or 9 months now, I've been doing tournaments that Wargaming puts up every week. Main reason being "obviously" the metric **** ton of gold you can make. This is why they are prett [..] View

A writeup on light tanks [AMX12t edition]

5:03 am, October 22, 2014 Ok, to address the kind of awkward pacing and formatting of this post, I actually wrote it as one 15,318 character post, but obviously that doesn't work too well with Reddits format. I'll link to the [..] View

This can't be right.

4:03 pm, October 20, 2014   I mean, I did have a pretty good weekend. Reached my all-time highest overall Win Rate. But it's pretty insane to think I averaged 2600 WN8 for almost 40 battles. So, obviously something i [..] View

Stuck on Updating Crew (When Skin Installed)

4:03 pm, October 19, 2014 Morning Folks,   I added a skin to the Panther this morning and when I got into WoT, the game loaded fine up until "Loading Crew" and it just stood there "thinking" if you [..] View

Let's talk about Wargaming Customer Support and why it's the worst in the business.

4:03 pm, October 15, 2014 If you've dealt with almost literally any other AAA caliber game's customer support you'll note that the experiences are usually positive. If you have a legitimate issue they will likely help you with [..] View

What to do with the "free" Fury crew?

4:03 pm, October 15, 2014 This is if you are running a US med line and have a crew to grind in it.  Obviously if you don't have a US med crew to put in it the free crew comes in handy.  But for those of us wi [..] View

Let us use M3 Lee turret gun(Multiple AT gun Tanks)

5:03 am, October 15, 2014 This should be a feature in World of Tank. The Turret on M3 Lee is effective enough to pen Tier 3 and 4. Possible Tier 5 too. There should be a button to tell the gunner/crew to switch guns. So if I f [..] View

Looking for advice on playing the (nearly) stock IS-8

5:03 am, October 12, 2014 I say nearly stock because I'm using the BL-9 for the obvious reason that I don't want to make myself suicidal before I've unlocked the IS-7. Anyhow I recently unlocked this tank and I'm having real t [..] View

upgrade T-150 and su-100

4:03 pm, October 8, 2014 the kv-85 got a major upgrade with the 100mm gun. it fires fast and accurate, however, the su-100 and T-150 seem to be left behind.   su-100 has a small upgrade in penetration and ac [..] 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

Replacing tank engine sounds, plz help :3

4:03 pm, October 6, 2014 Hi reddit :D I'ma newb :3 And a douchbag in wot :} Anywho, I would like to know (step by step if possible) how to add, replace, edit fev/fsb files to change some TANK ENGINE SOUNDS. I liketh the Chafe [..] View

60 days finally hit blue, feels very meh

5:03 am, October 3, 2014 it just doesn't seem like much of an accomplishment, I still find myself constantly making stupid mistakes and overextending myself. Obviously I've figured a thing or two out but I know I st [..] View

Should their be a minimum/maximum game limit to play certain tiers?

5:03 am, October 1, 2014 I have nearly 3,500 battles now. I got rid of my last tier I tank probably 2700 battles ago, and got rid of my last tier II tank about 1,500 battles ago. Just the other day I decided not to buy the ti [..] View

Appreicating Help from Others.

4:03 pm, September 27, 2014 We obviously like when we have good matches.  We rake up lots of damage, get a bunch of kills, and you get the ending feeling of accomplishment.  But did you ever and stop to think a [..] View

Why exactly are the light tanks the ones that have the toughest matchmaking?

4:03 pm, September 25, 2014 Okay so Im a very new player(around 150 battles) and Ive played light tanks almost exclusively. I read some things on wiki, a little bit of the forums etc. and I realized that light tanks can have ene [..] View

Playing the E50 Tier 9 without the top gun... yes or no?

5:03 am, September 23, 2014 So I just bought the E50, and I have yet to drive it because I wanted to learn more about it.  Obviously all the posts and videos about the tank are with the top gun and its 390 alpha damage, [..] View

So much fun, but I have questions...

5:03 am, September 21, 2014 Staff Sergeant Finnegan shouted over the din of the engine to his driver. "Allingham! We're exposed on this road! There's a slope on the side, right next to the lake. Take us along there [..] View

9.3 Community Night for NA

4:03 pm, September 19, 2014 Welcome tankers to the 9.3 Reddit Community Night. The activities will be starting at 9pm Eastern, 6pm Pacific. As I don't know the release date for 9.3 is yet, just expect that this community night w [..] View

What tank does this drawing look like?

5:03 am, September 19, 2014 What does this tank look like to you? I know I **** at drawing and all but this is meant to be bad. You must have system of inequalities to make each polygon. So yeah. If anyone can help me though, to [..] View

Decision making process

5:03 am, September 19, 2014 I've done a few of things in the past, and a few guys messaged me after this battle (from both sides) saying gg, and wondering how I did it.    http://wotreplays.com/site/1175387#sel [..] View

Moronic Mondays #2: Armor Angling, Sidescraping/Wall hugging and Face hugging

5:03 am, September 16, 2014 For the second installment, we'll go over armor angling and sidescraping (also called wall hugging, not to be confused with actively bumping enemy tanks up close so they miss shots). SIDESCRAPING In e [..] View

FTR: T-34-3 will be buffed. Does it need that?

4:03 pm, September 14, 2014 As thread title. I'd like to point towards its closest brother, the T-34-2, who can use the exact same gun, albeit at a loss of .17 RoF and .02 dispersion.   As far as I can tell, th [..] View

Is it worth moving to the PC version from Xbox?

5:03 am, September 13, 2014 I was thinking of buying a gaming PC. I have almost 8000 games on WoT Xbox 360 edition and was wondering if the migration would be worth it? Obviously I can't take my premium tanks but I don't mind to [..] View

A team mate helped but screwed himself. Selfless sacrifice.

5:03 am, September 13, 2014 So I was in a recent match in my E75 as top tier.  For no reason the T54E1 decided he was going to ride my a$$ and block me from going in reverse to dodge enemy fire.  Did I get mad? [..] View

What tank does this (horrible) drawing look like?

5:03 am, September 10, 2014 What does this tank look like to you? I know I **** at drawing and all but this is meant to be bad. You must have system of inequalities to make each polygon. So yeah. If anyone can help me though, to [..] View

Confused About Penetration (Not *that* kind!)

5:03 am, September 10, 2014 Obviously a relative newb, but I'm familiar with WW II tank battles and the guns/armor.  I've been playing around with various Tier 1 and 2 tanks just to work into the game play.   I [..] View

Friends.

5:03 am, September 9, 2014 Hello, I messaged the moderators and was told I would be better off using the official clan forums, and I tried that, but here is my dilemma. Every clan that I researched wants, thousands of games pl [..] View

True front line tanks?

5:03 am, September 9, 2014 Are there really only the Maus, E100, and IS7? It seems like every other heavy is better for the 2nd line. If you had to make a top 10 list for front liners, what would it be, in ranking order? I say [..] View

[FOR BEGINNERS] Tutorial about the Art of De-tracking

4:03 pm, September 8, 2014 Hello Everyone, I recently started a campaign to deliver a series of videos to help new players. A lot of people flame new or poor players including myself in the past, I decided to take a positive pr [..] View

[BRITS] Your Pudding and Tea Headquarters!

4:03 pm, September 8, 2014   [BRITS]  Clan - Do you love British Tanks? Join [BRITS] clan for PLATOONING & STRONGHOLDS. Your Pudding & Tea Headquarters!   The British tanks are fun an [..] View

"Get Gold" button leads to Asia Premium shop

2:01 am, September 1, 2014 The "get gold" button for my client leads to the Asia server premium shop so I bought a 30 dollar gold pack expecting to use my gift card balance on amazon but instead it charged my card. I [..] View

Correct way to win?

2:01 pm, August 25, 2014 Hello learnedtankers It would appear that the makers of this game propose 2 broad strategies for winning. First is to destroy all enemies, second is to occupy the enemy flag for an amount of time.Bot [..] View

Good tanks, bad tanks, fun tanks

2:01 am, August 24, 2014 Interesting article. Here is the link: http://wotlabs.net/articles/best-tank-lines-world-tanks/ Here is the copy/paste: Best tank lines in World of Tanks By RBS - 10/30/13 What tank line [..] View

So you think your competitive from lots of solo pubbing.....

2:01 pm, August 23, 2014 After playing about 70% of my 24k games solo pubbing, I thought I was a competitive player, I obviously play tier 6 mostly as solo pubbing is brutal in this game. Then Ithink I'mcarrying a tier 7 t [..] View

The Importance of Crew Training/Skill Levels

2:01 pm, August 23, 2014 I grossly underestimated how important crew training/skill levels are to be able to make a tank fully functional and effective. I use to (three years ago) be able to skate by with cheapskate traini [..] View

The Big List: Vehicles that should be included in WoT some day

2:01 am, August 22, 2014 The following is a list of tanks from currently in game countries, in Alphabetic order, that could at some point be put in to World of Tanks. I am not including vehicles, such as the M56 Scorpion and [..] View

Thoughts on a sort of "Hardcore Mode"?

2:01 pm, August 20, 2014 TL;DR at the end. So I was talking to my dad the other day about how we would make WoT more enjoyable for ourselves, if we were involved in the development of it. We both play WoT and really do love t [..] View

What makes a good player in WOT. A commentary on why I think stats matter.

2:01 am, August 20, 2014 Let me preface this by saying this is my personal opinion developed largely around my experience in this game over the last few months. It is not intended to criticize or insult anyone who disagrees o [..] View

Korean Flame War: T29 and 76 mm Gun M1A2

2:01 pm, August 18, 2014 I occasionally check out one of the largest Korean WoT communities, and the current "burning issue" (as in flame war) isT29 using 76 mm Gun M1A2. For one reason or another, in the Korea [..] View

[HEB] Is Looking for New Blood

2:01 am, August 18, 2014 Good day! Some of you might have encountered us, some of you might have shopped at that Texas store chain that stole our name... Hoc est Bellum is a small Canadian / American clan currently focus [..] View

Banning bots

2:01 am, August 17, 2014 I was wondering I see a ton of people with like 20 -30k + games played,players out there with like 300-700 wn8... Why are these accounts not automaticly banned? There is like a 99% chance that this ac [..] View

World of Cheaters

2:01 am, August 16, 2014 You know what I am sick of this. i am sick of the fact that you allow people to use mods which are CLEARLY illegal and you do NOTHING to stop it. World of Tanks is nothing more than a bunch of cheat [..] View

Chieftain Mk2, FV215b potential replacement

2:01 pm, August 15, 2014 Wargaming has mentioned that it is considering replacing the FV215b with the Chieftain Mk2.1 Supposedly this will happen around the end of the year, but this might not even go through, and they might [..] View

Picking a Clan...

2:01 am, August 15, 2014 This probably belongs in the Clan forum, but I think more people read these forums and I get such excellent answers here... Are there well known newbie/trainer clans? And what are they I'm think [..] View

Why no Atom Bomb come on make it historical.

2:01 pm, August 14, 2014 We had a Cromwell or second best tank refusing to leave the cap circle with his platoonmate in a KV-1S our best tank, They insisted that the cap needs to be protected at all times and we failed becaus [..] View

Had an idea for an interesting piece of equipment - snorkel

2:01 am, August 13, 2014 I was talking to a friend that plays as well and I had an idea for a new piece of equipment you could use on tanks a snorkel. Obviously it would only work on tanks that are not open topped but it coul [..] View

Lines without a real "Grind" tank?

2:01 pm, August 12, 2014 Was just reading the Thread on the T28 and I seen a number of people talking about how that tank real clunker of that line, and it got me to thinking: What lines are there in this game that don't feat [..] View

Sorry guys, I've got to admit it

2:01 am, August 12, 2014 I'm a **** stealer. I go around waiting for enemies to get on low HP in order to take all the kills, because I am so skilled and everyone knows that kills>damage. I mean just look at the carna [..] View

Map making, changing, and their effects.

2:01 am, August 12, 2014 SirFoch's video today really got me thinking about how Wargaming has been going about making maps lately and its effect on gameplay and general classes in World of Tanks. https://www.youtube.com/wa [..] View

Panzer 1C clearly panics me - Mod to make it quieter?

2:01 am, July 27, 2014 That bloody machine gun - who ever heard of a 7.62 gun that penetrates TANK armour??? I lose any and all battle-sense and serenity I've clawed into my tiny mind the moment one of those little ***** [..] View

The ULTIMATE secret to becoming a great player is....

2:01 am, July 26, 2014 ... the ability to continuously gather and process information, and making every decision based on the processed information. That's it. Really. It's that simple. It's not about focusing on **** vs [..] View

Premium Tank Question

2:01 am, July 25, 2014 In light of this weekend's event, I've put new consideration into buying a premium tank, specifically the Lowe. Credits have always been an issue for me (the T-150 has been sitting unlocked for a l [..] View

I just derped and zacharytank made magic happen

2:01 pm, July 24, 2014 I had a match where we could have easily won if I had just got on the cap. However, I was so tunnel-visioned that I instinctively went to reset our own cap which was absolutely not necessary. I had st [..] View

A jumble of ranting and questions

2:01 pm, July 20, 2014 Let me get this out first: **** MUROVANKA. Obviously the forest is a lot more advantageous to the south as they have that raised camping platform that is literally a here-you-go-i-have-everything-you- [..] View

Persistant wargaming.net login issues

2:01 am, July 20, 2014 I started playing WoT again right around the July 4th event. I got a modpack downloaded that has XVM (surprise) and I've been trying to activate XVM. Obviously, to do so you have to log into y [..] View

For those of you out there who feel like smashing your keyboard into your monitor because of summer teams...

2:01 pm, July 17, 2014 find someone else to platoon with. Join a clan. Stop being that loner. I just joined RDDT0 yesterday so I could have people to platoon with, I did platoon games for like 2 ish hours today, and man it [..] View

The ten commandments of WoT.

2:01 am, July 14, 2014 Apologies if something like this has been done before, the search function has let me down if it has. But I was wondering: If RNGesus started a church, what would the ten commandments be? Obviously s [..] View

What can I do to improve my play?

2:01 am, July 14, 2014 Hi everyone, my name is Sengar. I play on the NA servers, if anyone wants to check out my account. I've been playing WoT off and on for about a year and a half now. I don't yet have a [..] View

T-34-1 ""vs"" T-34-2, tier-wise.

2:01 am, July 13, 2014 My initial plan (started during Superpershing quest, because I needed to farm that exp anyway) was to go for the WZ-120 and the crew retraining xp difference was the reason I went down the med line in [..] 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

On the legality of multiple accounts

2:01 pm, July 10, 2014 So I recently started this new acc just to try out the low tier grinds once more from scratch, and as a challenge to see how high I can go on the tech trees without pulling my hair out from the lack o [..] View

I need an autoloader, but which one...

2:01 pm, July 8, 2014 T57 heavy! Maybe when I can be arsed to grind the T69, which I am really not fond of. So, that leaves the AMX 50b or the Batchat. Both look really nice, 50b having less burst but a shorter reload and [..] View

Credit Farming - What to buy?

2:01 am, July 6, 2014 I ran the numbers and at an average of 20k credits per match it would take me over 300 games to get a single Tier 10 I'm getting close to my first T10(E5) and really don't want to spen [..] View

I just don't understand the CC3.

2:01 pm, July 5, 2014 So. Sometimes I have great games where I crush a flank solo, and sometimes every one of my shots bounce and my armour seems to have been replaced with warm butter, and it feels like I'm perfor [..] View

Noob to noob random musings

2:01 pm, July 5, 2014 Seen and talked to a few other new players online, and a few of you have been discouraged. So random musings... Read the guides. Yeah everyone mentions this but it can't be emphasized enough. I ac [..] View

Streaming some World of Tanks (obviously) for a bit, feel free to drop by

2:01 am, July 5, 2014 http://www.twitch.tv/f2kabillion submitted by F2Kabillion [link] [comment] View

Crushing defeat. Couldn't figure out how to take out last tank.

2:01 pm, July 1, 2014 http://wotreplays.com/site/974390 Crushing defeat this morning. Won 3 out of 4.Last tank was obviously faster than me so he was able to use the building as cover effectively. Just couldn't manage t [..] View

Wining and losing

2:01 pm, June 28, 2014 I do understand that World of Tanks is a team game, however there are some issues that I'd like to bring to mind. Being a team game, due to some players ****** team management skills, it drags the [..] View

XVM to display WN8 after each match.

2:01 am, June 28, 2014 Hey Tankers, Recently I started using XVM (for now hitlog only) and I was looking for that option where you see the WN8 of each battle just as it's shown at this guy's post-battle wind [..] View

been there done that post

2:01 am, June 24, 2014 we've all seen the plateau posts. just would like to get some postive words on how to overcome a stagnation. i've been sitting at a 2250 60 day give or take 50 depending on the week. j [..] View

My WOT horror story!

2:01 am, June 24, 2014 Well, today I have a story to tell all of you World of Tanks forum goers. I hope this helps you out, and for the new players not to do what I did! So, it all started out when I first started playing W [..] 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

Decision making time - Skills for Pz.2G/Luchs/Leopard German light tanks - Camo' to full blast or something else?

2:01 am, June 23, 2014 I bit the bullet last night and bought my first premium - a T-15 light tank - and I'm loving it! It dashes around the battlefield earning Silver and training FOUR crew at the same time! Wicked! I hop [..] View

What happens after the World Cup is over?

2:01 pm, June 21, 2014 The tank will obviously be removed along with the game but will the experience that comes with the tank be gone as well or will that still be there when the gamemode is over and done with? TLDR; Do we [..] View

Thoughts at 37K

2:01 pm, June 19, 2014 I jotted down some thoughts after playing 37K battles and unlocking every tank in the game. It's a wall of text in the spoiler. Enjoy, rage, argue as required... Spoiler I thought I would write [..] View

Can you enjoy yourself in a loss?

2:01 pm, June 15, 2014 Winning = fun. This is an eternal truth. You have more fun winning than you do losing. No one likes to lose repeatedly either. However can you still have fun despite losing? Now obviously the code [..] View

AF Vet looking for a fitting clan

2:01 am, June 14, 2014 Greetings, My name is obviously Videmus and I'm looking for the right clan, and more specifically one with a mentor for my preferred playstyle. Let me start by saying that I'm a newish player, and [..] View

Strange problem

2:01 am, June 2, 2014 Hello everyone, wondering if you all could help me out or explain exactly whats happening to my game. When I am playing, using the w,a,s,d keys my tank will either not move yet the engine is obviousl [..] 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

I need SERIOUS help with the Waffentrager Auf. E-100

2:01 am, May 31, 2014 http://www.noobmeter.com/player/sea/StrikerPK1/2001653285/ I very recently finally got my Waffentrager ***** machine, but I have one problem. I am struggling to learn how to play it properly! I have h [..] View

Operation T34, weekend double xp counting?

2:01 am, May 25, 2014 SO I obviously read this weekends event and it showed that the T34 xp would NOT include the doubles for every victory this weekend. However, it seems that so far ever double I have gotten past the fir [..] View

High Def Tanks

2:01 pm, May 23, 2014 The game isn't ready for hd tanks.In garage all my tanks load right away except my tortoise which can take almost 3 seconds.That indicates a big load and running the game on just about full settings a [..] View

Make shots to gun shields / "warts" zero damage penetrations

2:01 am, May 23, 2014 In real life, gun shields were added to the front of many tank destroyers to protect the crew from small arms fire from enemy infantry. This usually meant that the bigger the gun shield the better. [..] View

Saving replay option

2:01 am, May 23, 2014 Im not sure if there is an option like this so i'd like to suggest it. As of now one can either save none or all of their replays. What I suggest is to make an option that makes a button on the after [..] View

How do You Grind?

2:01 am, May 20, 2014 I'm working on the T34 mission, which obviously involves a lot of grinding. I can't decide whether i should be trying to get into as many games as possible to maximize xp, or whether i [..] View

So I put binocs on my ELC and this is amazing.

2:01 pm, May 18, 2014 Benefits of replacing the GLD with binocs: I spot enemies before they spot me approximately all the time Spotting damage per battle has rocketed up ~a million percent I now have something practical a [..] View

Account hacked, what do I do!

2:01 am, May 18, 2014 Note: This is (obviously) not my main account, it's my brothers I made for him that he never used. But I used to play WoT alot. Some 12k battles, a few hundred dollars, a few million XP, a few tier [..] View

Obvious fundamental understanding

2:01 pm, May 15, 2014 Every guide I see about "how to be good at internet tanks" says something along the lines of 1. Damage is everything 2. conserve hp Now obviously I have some sort of misunderstanding [..] View

Player banned for account being stolen...

2:01 am, May 14, 2014 As the title implies, a friend of mine had his account hacked. We do not know how he gained access nor did we find out until his phone started blowing up with the security code to authenticate (2-step [..] View

arty view needs some "slight tweeking " :)

2:01 am, May 14, 2014 I have played arty and the " god's eye, perfect drone view" is frankly just silly. We need a slight "arty view correction" Arty users need to have just coordinates on a map t [..] View

Looking to get into the soviet mediums, but I have a few options and need some advice.

2:01 am, May 12, 2014 Hey everybody, I'm looking to get into the soviet medium lines. Mainly towards the t62a or obj 140. However, I'm not entirely sure to go about it. Obviously I can go up one of the two [..] View

MM broken , very obviously !

2:01 pm, May 8, 2014 If you can not see whats wrong, your part of the problem !! Its definitely not a very balanced battle! It was obviously *** slightly Slanted *** Seriously WG / WoT if your MM is going stack [..] View

How to improve my game with the E-50m's line

2:01 pm, May 6, 2014 Now while I'm not the biggest supporter of what my stats say, I will say that there is ALOT to this game I don't know. I am currently grinding my way down the E-50Ms line on a recommendation from a fr [..] View

WoT Batch Launcher

10:05 am, May 6, 2014 Usually, when I play WoT I run a few other programs to complement it, for stat tracking and communication etc. However, manually launching the programs before starting the game is a stupid hassle, so [..] View

The Big T21 Rant

2:01 am, May 5, 2014 After grinding out the mediocre-at-best M7, I was looking forward to the T21. I liked my AMX 12t and I was hoping the T21 would be more of the same. Oh boy, was I wrong. "What's so ba [..] View

Strong Clans Please Read This Very Important Post

2:01 pm, May 4, 2014 Good day. My name is BRONSON75. Thank you for taking the time to read my humbleplea. I am an active noob with a bad 47% win rate in 4k battles, since beginning play of this game 67 days ago, on Februa [..] View

Share your luckiest AFK moment

10:05 pm, May 3, 2014 With so many tankers playing longer than I have there have to be some pretty good unintentional (or intentional) AFK storiesout there - please share. My best one was last night on Himmelsdorf -Sta [..] View

Finally realized why I stopped playing

10:05 pm, April 30, 2014 I apologize up front if this gets long-winded, but this is more of a contemplative post than a rant post. So, since 8.11 came out, I havent played much. That patch just ruined the game for me for s [..] View

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