4:03 pm, October 23, 2014
1. understand the roll of your tank and its strongpoints and weaknesses.
a t-34 should not be up on a hill sniping , and a toaster should not be up at the front of a charge.
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5:03 am, October 23, 2014
Ever since 9.3 any mod I install makes my game take an immensely long time to load, even simple stuff like a minimap mod to show the render distance. It also reduces my FPS to pretty sad levels (20-30 [..]
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5:03 am, October 22, 2014
Why do so many people like this tank? I don't get it at all. I've played it, and to be honest I thought it was going to be great before I played it. It's my second tier 8 heavy behind the T32, so I g [..]
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4:03 pm, October 18, 2014
To start off, I'm not saying arty makes me think rainbows and butterflies. Most of the time, arty is just that annoying brat, the one who hits you but you can't hit back. I don't even play arty.
But, [..]
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4:03 pm, October 15, 2014
Preface: My stats in the leo, http://i.imgur.com/JyNeD1L.jpg A wonderful (very generous) benefactor on reddit is gifting me a fury e8 if I do a leo 1 guide as well as guide him a bit in game, so here [..]
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5:03 am, October 15, 2014
Got a WOT problem. I know there are better places to ask such as the forums but I've been there and I have created a support ticket too, all I have received is useless help. Basically I don't have a r [..]
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4:03 pm, October 10, 2014
So, if you all remember my previous thread, I had a hard time deciding what I wanted to do, since I had enough exp to get into a Tier VII tank. I chose the SU-152. I chose Derp. I chose well. It's not [..]
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5:03 am, October 2, 2014
After what feels like forever I finally completed the mission 'Long-Distance Run'. Now, let me just say this - I have a love-hate relationship with this map now. The rewards: http://puu.sh/bVx1Q/b19b8 [..]
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5:03 am, October 2, 2014
After the 9.3 update I went through my usual mod updates. I only use Quickybaby's XVM modpack and YasenKrasen. My problem is that I cannot get XVM statistics to work. When using Quickybaby's modpack I [..]
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4:03 pm, September 29, 2014
If I were to clear the Long Distance Run Mission while my advanced crew training was off, meaning the tank itself will have 50,000 exp on it, what will happen to that exp when the tank disappears? Als [..]
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4:03 pm, September 26, 2014
I dont know what you guys did...but I am getting about 20 FPS more than pre 9.3.
I have a really good GPU and was pissed that I was always getting 30fps when I should have been getting 60fp [..]
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5:03 am, September 22, 2014
WoT uses CPU, not GPU. Yes, a dedicated GPU helps, a little, but just get a 7750 and a 4690k CPU and call it a day. If you want to go overboard, get a GTX970, they just came out. I use my 4690k @ 4.4 [..]
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4:03 pm, September 21, 2014
Few more battles until 2k with my loveable B1...It is wrong to get emotionally attach to a tank and giggling like a girl every time I think of it? That tank emotionally help me get back into WOT, I fe [..]
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4:03 pm, September 18, 2014
I have been brainstorming about what is missing from my WoT experience. Thought of the solution this morning while distracting myself by dreaming of TANKS during a 2 hour ruck march!&nbs [..]
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4:03 pm, September 16, 2014
This post comes in two parts: a favor to ask, and a few questions in regards to SPGs. As I'm sure some people are aware, the German Sturmpanzer branch (including tanks such as the Brummbär an [..]
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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 [..]
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4:03 pm, September 8, 2014
We'd like to introduce a new feature for this subreddit. To help all you new players out there too afraid to ask a question or don't know what questions to ask, this will be your home. Any and all que [..]
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2:01 pm, August 29, 2014
I like sniping so I tend to use tanks like the MS-1 with the 45 or TD's. I've added a cammo net and I'm saving up for binos.
I am very confused how to use cover. Most maps have bits of pieces of bush [..]
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2:01 am, August 27, 2014
I am about to go to college and am deciding on a laptop. I will have a spare monitor to use in my dorm, which I will use to game on. This at the moment is the only game I play (I have played SC2, Mine [..]
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2:01 am, August 26, 2014
I just experienced this phenomenon for the umpteenth time tonight. I own a BDR G1b, so I am painfully aware of its slow aim time and its inaccuracy when firing without any aiming, especially at target [..]
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2:01 pm, August 18, 2014
I know it happens, people can be trigger happy and artillery is bound to miss shots... but I recently had a game wherein I was basically shot by my team's artillery platoon not once, but twice, the fi [..]
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2:01 pm, August 16, 2014
So last night, I finally got into my Hellcat. I've had it for over a week now, but I was waiting until I had elite'd my Wolverine before transferring the crew over, hence the delay. I& [..]
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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 [..]
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2:01 am, August 10, 2014
To start off with, I'm brand new to the game. This morning was my first actual day of playing, even though a friend had clued me in to watch "the Mighty Jingles" and "Quickybaby" o [..]
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2:01 pm, August 8, 2014
It seems as though it has been a recent trend of new maps and map reworks to feature much less opportunity for long distance sniping and a much broader focus on close range contained brawls. This has [..]
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2:01 pm, August 5, 2014
I'm wondering if someone can help me to understand how the maximum spotting range of 445m factors in when you use equipment like binocs or coated optics that could extend it beyond that limit. [..]
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2:01 am, August 5, 2014
Alright guys. I can't figure this thing out. Everywhere I read says it plays just like the T69, but I just can't find the same success. I think my issue is its larger hull. I used to [..]
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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 [..]
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2:01 pm, July 28, 2014
Right I'm sick of seeing this
Stop sitting on this ridge when they can spot you:
Reasons : 1. Because they can see you now, you dangus.
2. You aren't even remotely in any cover.
3. You c [..]
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2:01 pm, July 28, 2014
Once again, after another 4k Waffle game. And once again accusation of "sitting in the back" by an enemy.
But looking at stats of couple of my last games playing Waffle, my "distance [..]
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2:01 pm, July 26, 2014
I'm on parole, and as a thank you to WGing, I want to give back to the community... So here is a poast I made on Wotlabs many months ago, perhaps it can help some of you guys play the 112/T-34-3 bette [..]
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2:01 pm, July 24, 2014
Okay, so I've now bought the KV-2 for the "3rd" time...... and for the life of me, I can't get it.
I've played nearly every tank of the game and I've never played such a bad tank, as well t [..]
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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 [..]
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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. [..]
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2:01 pm, July 16, 2014
Make the penetration loss over distance mechanic actually relevant, it's basically a joke right now, when it has the potential to be a dynamic and intuitive mechanic. Vastly increasing pen-los [..]
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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 [..]
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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 [..]
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2:01 pm, July 11, 2014
A huge misconception I see about artillery, in almost every discussion of artillery, is that they have different arcs. I'm going to try to use trajectory instead of arc though, because it& [..]
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2:01 pm, July 9, 2014
So I recently played a tier 7 game in my Comet (would have been a decent x2 as well). Anyways, there was a KV-2 who platooned with a T18 (tier 2 td) and a Cruiser IV (tier 3 light tank).
I am well aw [..]
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2:01 pm, July 5, 2014
I play on a laptop that can manage a reliable 20-40fps with the lowest graphics settings (but high draw distance). I can manage with it and can't really complain, but I may have an opportunity [..]
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2:01 am, July 1, 2014
FTR: http://ftr.wot-news.com/
The vid is in Russian - but you can see; major rework to the map. A LOT less bushes, numerous new routes. TDs will not have a lot of places to hide / shoot from safe [..]
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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 [..]
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2:01 am, June 27, 2014
this is something i regularily wonder about when trying to be the first at a spot in my tank.: http://imgur.com/kAbqjEv given that both tanks are the same, ground friction and wind resistance is disre [..]
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2:01 am, June 24, 2014
I got a little fed up with pubbies always dooming themselves on Sand River. Please let me know if you agree or not. The strategy below might be totally wrong, but it is my best opinion. Feedback, plea [..]
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2:01 am, June 22, 2014
Well what the title says. I once again got into the situation where I had to hide behind a comrade's wreck (it wasn't my fault!) and tried to shoot at an enemy tank at some distance, b [..]
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2:01 pm, June 19, 2014
A selective compilation of a few popular mods that incorporate MeltyMaps Mathmod properly while retaining the benefits of Locastans HD minimap and map markers and WoW Style XVM. Instructions: Download [..]
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2:01 pm, June 18, 2014
OK, this is a serious question. Has anyone noticed less accuracy with gold rounds?
I ask this, because yet again, i was having such a good round today, that I ran out of AP rounds. I only had my 8 [..]
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2:01 pm, June 10, 2014
I've been reading a lot of complaints about the nerf coming up on TDs camo while firing so just to start things off, i find it reassuring that WG imho made a change to that because as a fairly [..]
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2:01 pm, June 7, 2014
This is going to be a long one, so let me break this down.
Ammunition Changes
First and foremost would be the move to a system comprising a total of nine different ammo types(ten if you want to [..]
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2:01 pm, June 6, 2014
Greetings all,
I like to play my Tiger I. When I am in the top five of a match, I will generally move up and often brawl. Any thing lower, I will set up shop and snipe.
So, my question is:
I ha [..]
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2:01 pm, June 4, 2014
North side has advantages on both west and east side of the map. On the east - north spawn is within spitting distance from the forest while the south spawn needs to expose itself to scouts if it want [..]
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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 [..]
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2:01 am, May 27, 2014
Everyone I've ever heard say that Arty players are unskilled clickers, wouldn't last 2 minutes in an Artillery Vehicle in any battle, unless they were hiding. I'm tired of hearing that I have no skill [..]
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2:01 am, May 26, 2014
I want to talk about my experiences with the T8 TDs I've played so far.
T28P
JPII
RHM
SU-101
AMX 48
Let me start with my favorites. The JPII is my all time favorite TD with the RHM being secon [..]
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2:01 pm, May 20, 2014
So I got to thinking a bit about gold APCR rounds in this game.
What I was thinking about is, why do AP and APCR rounds do the same damage?
AP had a small explosive round to do damage once it pe [..]
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2:01 am, May 20, 2014
Hey, So I have about 6k games under my belt now and feel that I have a solid understanding of game mechanics. One thing however that is still giving me grief however is how to actually hit a tank at s [..]
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2:01 pm, May 19, 2014
Over the last few patches, they've changed a lot of maps, turning a lot of them into three lane brawling maps. Which I think is causing lots of problems.
1. It's literally impossible to scout in li [..]
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2:01 am, May 17, 2014
General Chat
Bystander : So yeah lube is very important.
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Best_Player_NA : HAY GUYS, BUY HEAT SHELLS, BYE ALL PREMIUM TANKS, AND CONVERT FREE EXP. YOU LOSE SKILL BUTT YOU WIN THE GAME AL [..]
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2:01 pm, May 16, 2014
I want the mod to add something to my HUD to tell me the numeric camo value of the foliage I can see - so I can tell the difference at a glance, from a distance, between the ones that will keep me ali [..]
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2:01 pm, May 15, 2014
I enjoy playing artillery, mostly because the POS laptop I play on has a lousy frame rate. Tanks are playable until someone fires off a MG, then phbhtt. I'm not a great player, and that [..]
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2:01 am, May 12, 2014
Since 9.0 I've had a number of instances where a tank would seemingly completely fail to render. No intervening bushes, at distances of less than 50m. Sometimes I even get the tracer from thei [..]
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2:01 pm, May 9, 2014
Not sure if this was already posted, search failed on me. info via http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/05/08/8-5-2014/
Todays QA will be mostly about patch 9.1 you probably already saw the preliminary p [..]
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2:01 pm, May 8, 2014
So, there are some tanks and configurations that are generally considered "bad", such as M3 Lee, B1, or AMX 38. However, some of them, when in certain positions, can really do well. [..]
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2:01 am, May 7, 2014
I currently have a KV-1, a Marder 3BT and a Lorraine 39L AM. KV-1 is fun to play when I feel like going face to face and blowing things up. Marder 3BT is fun to play as like a long distance damage sup [..]
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10:05 am, May 6, 2014
submitted by Protuhj [link] [11 comments]
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10:05 pm, May 5, 2014
Two simple suggestions that are not original. I claim no credit for either and would rather appreciate if others could find where these ideas originated.
First is to do with "Poll Only Topics& [..]
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10:05 am, May 4, 2014
No self-respecting guide or series on Scouting should delve very far into the discussion without defining what Scouting is so lets do that before we go any farther.
Through the blinders of most pla [..]
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2:01 pm, May 2, 2014
There should be an option where players can shift to server to server like I am playing NA server, next battle if I want to play in Europe or Asian server which is not possible now but in next patch i [..]
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10:05 am, May 1, 2014
Hi,
I was just playing a battle and under heavy fire I tried to hit a nearby enemy tank by locking into it, just to have a barrage of bullets going straight to the back of a friendly ELC AMX who th [..]
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2:01 pm, April 30, 2014
Since the patch/temporary fix to 9.0, I have seen:
1) the Japanese Chi-Nu Kai regularly appearing white.
2) tanks with translucent tracks
3) tanks with silver tracks
4) tanks with tracks that mo [..]
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2:01 am, April 29, 2014
Hello fine folks,
I would suggest to rearrange territories gold values after the campaign. Total amount of gold would be relatively same or less so WG revenue will not be affected in any way.
I have [..]
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2:01 pm, April 28, 2014
I keep running into this over and over again. There will be a destructible building that someone is hiding behind and no matter how many times I shoot it (experiments conducted with waffle e100) I can [..]
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10:05 pm, April 26, 2014
Long story short I went on a 14 month or so hiatus from WoT and missed a lot of patches. I saw that 9.0 was released and was eager to start playing again with my new PC. I have 5.5k battles since beta [..]
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10:05 am, April 25, 2014
How do you think it works heavies? Do you station yourself at the base and hope the guy with 10mm of armor advances in front of you exposing the enemy position so you can fire from cover? When they ar [..]
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10:05 am, April 23, 2014
A selective compilation of a few popular mods that incorporate MeltyMaps Mathmod properly while retaining the benefits of Locastans HD minimap and map markers and WoW Style XVM. Instructions: Download [..]
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10:05 pm, April 19, 2014
HI WOT
Thank you for this wonderful patch, its been such a wonderful experience that I cant wait for your next patch. I am surprised your patch didnt overwrite my hard drive.
Now on to more pres [..]
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2:01 pm, April 19, 2014
I see that the game "autos selects" settings for max. Gameplay Performance. As I am not a computer guru, can someone at WG do a video on what all the options are and how to best adjust them? [..]
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10:05 am, April 19, 2014
I dislike the new Sound Effect from 9.0 update when destroying a tank.
First of all it doesnt sound realistic at all, and its much worse than the previous sound effect.
Second of all, if you hea [..]
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2:01 am, April 17, 2014
Taken from today's news on FTR:
- accuracy of tanks will be reduced (SS: thats a big one, unless its Storms brainfart, like that thing with arty nerf)
http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/04/16/16-4-2014/#mor [..]
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10:05 am, April 14, 2014
I need some tips on playing scout tanks. I seem to consistantly have problems where I move into a bush only to be instantly obliterated by an enemy heavy tank sitting in the bush next to me but I neve [..]
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10:05 pm, April 13, 2014
I've been thinking of buying this tier 6 premium for sometime, and finally decided to get it since its on sale this weekend. Glad I did. Done 21 battles with 71% win rate (best of all my tanks), and t [..]
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10:05 am, April 13, 2014
According to your videos, camo on light tanks is 100% while moving. So a big TD firing a Large gun doesn't show up, but a Scout 1000 meters away can be seen by those large tanks and shot at from great [..]
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10:05 pm, April 11, 2014
Back in the day...like a hunnerd years ago a bunch of us played a game...THE game Tanarus...the first team-based fps-tank battle game ever...we all still miss that game alot!
We were talking about [..]
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10:05 am, April 11, 2014
So yeah, I was on Mountain Pass, in my KV-1. Was top tier. We lost the battle, but this was the result:
So yeah, I defended a single flank on my own against 5 tanks. The T14, Churchill [..]
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9:05 am, March 3, 2014
I'm a bit shamefaced to admit I was getting wasted by tanks I never saw on my KV-1. I have of course the rammer but I put binoculars and camo net
on my tank hoping I am a bit harder to spot at a dist [..]
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9:05 am, February 26, 2014
I had an occasion that I had my commander tell me I hit the target just outside draw distance. I'm wondering if this works at longer ranges. submitted by Udonh [link] [7 comments]
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9:05 pm, February 24, 2014
Ask most people and they will say the IS-7 is better than the IS-4 and that most other tier 10's are better than the IS-4.In all honesty I PREFER my IS-4 to the IS-7 and here is why. The IS-4 has a mu [..]
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9:05 am, February 23, 2014
So, I got this mod that I found on the Russian forum, and if I understand correctly it helps when aiming at distances and tanks are behind things and they move.
This is a problem that's much worse wi [..]
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9:05 pm, February 19, 2014
I just acquired the top 122mm gun for my KV-1S. It looks great in the garage, extending way out beyond the front fenders like a huge knight's lance and decorated with tan, brown, and green mottling. I [..]
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9:05 am, February 17, 2014
This is a JSGME (Generic Mod Enabler)-ready mod pack. JSGME is highly recommended for easy installation and disabling of mods. All mods included are tested and working together with WoT 8.11. Included [..]
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9:05 pm, February 16, 2014
I really like the package that Kings all the basic puts together. However, I have tried out MeltyMaps sights and although way too busy for me, I do like "some" of the added informat [..]
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9:05 am, February 16, 2014
submitted by Jackhammer92 [link] [3 comments]
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9:05 pm, February 15, 2014
4skills on my hellcat and now I can't hit anything at distance since the new update.They removed a tonof cover and there is no place to hide. Hellcats have no armor and now no cover to hide in. Our ca [..]
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9:05 am, February 11, 2014
Ok guys.... So I had a round with my GW Tiger that was just killer. I made great coin but got hosed on exp.
So I sent in the video and 3 picks of the post game summery.
In my ticket I explained that [..]
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9:05 am, February 11, 2014
"Added two new 'Battle Hero' achievements: 'Main Caliber' (credited for dealing the biggest amount of damage during the battle) and 'Sniper Tanker (credited for dealing the biggest amount of dama [..]
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9:05 pm, February 7, 2014
So I get into a battle on Himmelsdorf today and decide to go to the tracks. The battle progresses with my team pushing down the east and getting the flank. I am aiming at an enemy tank down the tracks [..]
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9:05 am, February 5, 2014
I AM AWARE THIS IS VERY OLD NEWS. However, I still hear people saying "all tanks were buffed equally in the sigma buff". Er, NO. Mathematical proof below (please Ctrl-F4 if you don't feel li [..]
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9:05 am, February 5, 2014
This post if for people who have below 49% win rate or are orange to yellow stats.
Hi you may not know what I just said above means good then this is for you.
this will be step by step how to get [..]
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9:05 am, February 2, 2014
How do I change the color/size of text in the post battle screen.
I cannot read or even see some of the smaller text captions.
I cannot read how many points I have accumulated on the left side. It s [..]
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