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Explain Autobounces, I get flack for killing people when they expect it to autobounce

5:03 am, October 23, 2014 I don't have any screens because I'm at work but I've been reported and chewed out for killing people while they are in supposedly autobounce angles. I'm not so sure they exist, is it a thing or are p [..] View

Leo On Track: Guide+Replays

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 [..] View

Can someone explain to me how the TK system works?

4:03 pm, October 14, 2014 Had a matilda earlier today shoot everyone in my platoon at spawn so I turned on him and ****** him before he turned blue. it's the first teammate I've ****** blue or not blue on my team in probably 1 [..] View

Nations and Artillery

4:03 pm, October 11, 2014 Hey! /r/WorldofTanks Look for some advice with artillery with different nations, I know that all nations have "CONS and PROS" with their tanks has explained in the sidebar link. But how much [..] View

Strangest MM I've seen yet

4:03 pm, October 11, 2014 Pub Tier V match, 6 tier III tanks on one side, zero tier III tanks on the other. Note that the platoon arrangements do not seem to explain this.   Anyone seen it [..] View

SU-152

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 [..] View

Experience Question..

4:03 pm, October 8, 2014 Hey guys, so i wondered, my dad, which has played more than me with more tanks, said that i could use experience from previous tiers to unlock the next. Let me explain; i have t Russian T-150, finishe [..] View

Newbs, noobs, beginners - pick the right tank from the start

4:03 pm, October 3, 2014 Tankers.   I have seen a lot of sad posts lately from players with 2k to 5k games who are struggling with the game. Poor win rate, WN8, bad stats, low esteem. I am no guru, so please don't ge [..] View

Small change to Himmelsdorf?

5:03 am, October 3, 2014 This is just going to be a quick recommendation to a change on the map himmelsdorf. My biggest issue is north side where there is almost no room for heavies to go hull down at the hill, no cover until [..] View

Can someone explain to me how 1343=440

5:03 am, September 30, 2014
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Rally - melee at the end - explain?

4:03 pm, September 29, 2014 It's too quick for me - I only just noticed the reason I can't shoot half the tanks is coz they're GREEN!   Waht happens at the end I have no idea - i just track onto someone and try to put a [..] View

Funniest shot you have taken that has nailed a enemy tank

4:03 pm, September 29, 2014 Hi everyone do you guys have a funny shot that you have taken in arty, TDs, HT, LT, MTs if so please explain about it below the funniest one I have done was when I was in Hezter and guess what a A20 t [..] View

When you are a lower tiered tank and still get the most XP on your team in a loss....

5:03 am, September 29, 2014 So, I had a few games in my VK 30.01H where I was the top XP earner on my team, even though it was a tier 8 game (fail-platooned with a VK 30.01D). This made me very unhappy because I, the tier 5 heav [..] View

Can someone explain XVM Combat efficiency rating to me?

5:03 am, September 25, 2014 I have been using XVM for a while and so have a couple of my friends. My problem is that I have around 1100 efficiency and my friends have 3-500. I have 10K games and they have 1-2K. Now the way I und [..] View

World of Tanks as a LAN game

4:03 pm, September 22, 2014 Hey guys I'm arranging a small LAN event for my work, which will be about 12 man big. I am wondering if WoT would be a good game for such a size. We're all more or less over 30, old CS players who are [..] View

WG support banned my son and me for playing from the same house.

5:03 am, September 21, 2014 Hello everyone. So while I was away from the computer for the evening last night with my son it was brought to my attention that my WoT account was permanently banned via a PM to my phone from a clan [..] View

what exactly is a reservest

4:03 pm, September 19, 2014 i saw in the anouncement that clans will have a new position called a reservist.   i was wishing  that there would be a better explaination of the position in the wg&nbs [..] View

A Guide on How to be Competent in 7/42

5:03 am, September 18, 2014 This is just going to be a bit of bread and butter stuff. It'll show a few battles from a string of matches on Himmelsdorf just to show some of these tactics in action. Also if you are expecting some [..] 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

Is the type 61 just an inferior centurion 7/1?

5:03 am, September 15, 2014 I honestly cannot figure out why someone would choose to play a type 61 over a centurion 7/1. The centurion has a better gun and better armor all around, and less speed and mobility than the type 61. [..] View

How Purple and High Green Players Really Get Their Stats?

4:03 pm, September 14, 2014 Ever notice how most of the Purples (Other than me, of course) and high percentile Greens are almost always in Clans? Yes Clan based play helps to raise stats as does platoon play in pub games. There [..] View

I just want a standard XVM that works!

4:03 pm, September 13, 2014 Hello. Can someone please help me get a XVM mod that shows 3 things: wn8 rating (4 digits - with colour). Win percentage (global). And lastly the number of battles played. Thats all I need. No cute ic [..] View

Free t-34 research if you research the MT-25 pre 9.3?

4:03 pm, September 12, 2014 Title explains the question. Currently the mt-25 is researched from the kv-1s, if I research it now in 9.2 will I keep it and when 9.3 comes will i get the previous tanks in the line researched? subm [..] View

Does MM sway your odds based on Winning history?

5:03 am, September 12, 2014 Question: With a typically dismal start to WOT my WR was a lowly 47%. Doing some study however jumped it quickly to almost 49% within a few 100 games, but then although my games stats increas [..] View

IS-6 VS T34, I can't freaking decide.

4:03 pm, September 11, 2014 Hello reddit, I need a prem moneymaker because I'm not 16 years old anymore and I need to also grind real money, so my gaming time is running low, and from this situation I need something that's fun t [..] View

Explain marks of excellence

4:03 pm, September 11, 2014 I'm sorry if this question has been posted before, but I read the explanation of Marks of Excellence by Wargaming and I still don't quite understand them.  From what I gather they are given b [..] View

I got suspended for not killing a tank!

4:03 pm, September 10, 2014 "Your account has been locked until Thursday Sept 11, 2014 12:23:52 AM. Reason: Team ****." Please help me understand this... I did shoot a tank M4 for cutting off our Tiger tank. I did trac [..] View

Tazilon down?

5:03 am, September 9, 2014 So I guess the title explains it all. The site is 404'd and his YouTube channel has all the videos deleted. Are there any other well known scout enthusiasts that post to YouTube or stream? Edit: Appar [..] View

Beware Battle Riggers!

5:03 am, September 9, 2014 FTR link   Spoiler Hello everyone,   recently, Wargaming started fighting specifically one odd thing: rigged games.   In a post on Russian portal, WG RU explains, th [..] View

Moronic Monday #1: Spotting, Camo and Bushes

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 [..] View

9.3: fake ammoracks?

4:03 pm, September 7, 2014 I found an issue with BILLIONS of ammoracks. About 50% of the kills say: ammoracked, but it isnt... I ****** a T49 and it showed the ammorack picture next to the HP bar. Meanwhile in battle result, i [..] View

Please explain the mechanics of HE penetration, in regards to SPGs especially

5:03 am, September 7, 2014 I know most of the special rules for standard ammo types, and a lot of the tricks too (double and triple overmatch, shot traps, etc), but HE I'm still a little fuzzy on. I only recently realized that [..] View

Worst's Guide On Reducing Your Sodium Levels In World of Tanks. (How To Rage Less)

4:03 pm, September 5, 2014 Warning: wall of text and positive thinking ******** ahead Lately I've been noticing a large increase in the amount of salty players in the world of tanks community. Lot's of rage, lot's of frustratio [..] View

The problem with Arty explained graphically

4:03 pm, September 4, 2014
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WG's thoughts on Artillery

4:03 pm, September 3, 2014 I know I'm opening a can of worms here but I saw this todayhttp://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/09/03/insider-wargaming-thoughts-on-arty/#more-16497 Basically it gives us insite on what WG thought about arty [..] View

Explain to me like I'm 5: how much of a time-**** is being in a clan?

5:03 am, September 3, 2014 I've been curious about clans for a while and never joined because I thought it would be a major time ****. At the same time, so of the campaigns look fun. Anyway, I'm looking for a simple answer: wha [..] View

Excelsior vs. Churchill III

5:03 am, September 3, 2014 Hello Wot players, just wondering what you all recommend getting in the title. If you could explain why that would be awesome too :) submitted by n_rodman [link] [11 comments] View

Chaffee in Tier 11?

5:03 am, September 3, 2014 Someone explain to me why this tank gets matched in tier 11 battles.  It's got ok view range.  It's got terrible cammo.  It's got an ok gun for tier 7-8 maybe.  It' [..] View

How does the vision work?

4:03 pm, September 2, 2014 Hello Reddit, iam pretty new in WoT ( around 2k games) and i want to get this T7 light premium tank in this mission. Almost everything is easy to solve. Just one thing is confusing me. I dont know whe [..] View

I don't understand the NA mission XP reward.

4:03 pm, September 2, 2014 So I was looking at the new NA missions here and I could not figure out what they meant by "Reward: 2000XP" So I did the mission today and im kinda confused. I didnt get convertable free xp, [..] View

(SPOILER) Can someone explain the appeal of this game?

2:01 am, September 1, 2014 I just watched what I think are some finals in world of tanks on twitch. They played for 100 minutes and it was 1-0-9. It was mostly just tanks sitting around. What is the appeal to this game? Is it [..] View

So I got chat-banned...

2:01 am, August 31, 2014 Apparently being chat banned also includes banning your ability to ping the map or use the quick-comms rose. Because apparently being able to alert my team to something important or report on my statu [..] View

WG's EULA

2:01 pm, August 28, 2014 Wargaming, please explain to me why you have us accept EULA repeatedly when it says "Last updated March 20, 2012"? Logic dictates if you modify the EULA, then we need to accept it again, bu [..] 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

Are you happy with MM?

2:01 am, August 23, 2014 I had a discussion with support this week, and one of the statements they made is "We've explained the matchmaker system in detail to you, and are happy to find that the majority of players are v [..] View

Another helpful streamer to watch.

2:01 pm, August 20, 2014 Bad at explaining things so straight to the point, Zeven [-g-] has been streaming for a few weeks and I feel as if the community could learn quite a lot from him, I sure as hell do. Statistically zeve [..] 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

Most "flexible" medium tank.

2:01 pm, August 18, 2014 Now a good understanding player in World of Tanks, I would say (in my honest opinion), that medium tanks are the best "flexers" or "adapters", "situation shifting" that a [..] View

Loading shells at the beginning of battle

2:01 pm, August 18, 2014 Any reason why we enter battle with our tanks "unloaded." Has this ever been explained? Seems to me, if I were entering battle, I would have a shell ready to go before I entered battle. The [..] View

Object 268 Dose it need a buff? Or should we get rid of it?

2:01 am, August 18, 2014 Okay so I have gotten my obj.268after 2 or 3 months of grinding the XP for it. It sucks. Where I could block shots from a WaffenTrager auf E-100 with my obj.704 I can't with my 268. I have tried and t [..] View

FREE SUBSCRIPTION, GOLD AND TANKS

2:01 pm, August 17, 2014 Hello Tankers, Welcome to my forum thread named;Free Subscription, Tanks and Gold for everyone. Firstly I must apologise for I have deceived you slightly. For I can only right now offer you free [..] View

Can someone explain the crew training to me?

2:01 am, August 16, 2014 So I've read the wiki about the crews but I still don't understand what Qualification Major and Training level is. Why are my crew at 100% but when I check the profile the % is the sam [..] View

Intuition perk

2:01 am, August 16, 2014 I'm confused about what this perk does. It says it has a chance to switch shell types, but when does it do this? Randomly, or after you have selected another shell? I've heard mixed th [..] View

Please explain how...

2:01 am, August 15, 2014 I just wiffled two SU-152 derpgun shots into the side of an IS. They did no damage and did not destroy its tracks. Please ELI5 where 1400 average points of damage disappeared? EDIT: they were HEAT rou [..] View

Mods - Any working help sites

2:01 pm, August 14, 2014 I decided to download XVM to see what on earth everyone sees when they keep declaring "GG, we ****." It downloaded OK, but outside of the minimap, there was less information than bef [..] View

Explain experience to me

2:01 am, August 14, 2014 I really should know how this works after 5000 games but honestly I don't. How does experience accumulate and how is it allocated to your account? XP? Free XP? Crewman? Does TD XP count towards the he [..] View

Why is this happening?

2:01 am, August 14, 2014 Before you say anything, I have 5 bars on my Wi-Fi. Now for some reason I usually keep missing the first 30 seconds of a match. I just click battle enter the loading screen and then the orange bar wil [..] View

Sometimes I get texture problems...

2:01 am, August 12, 2014 As you can see in these pictures, some parts of the ground are darker. It happens in about 1 game out of 15-20 and I can't explain it... Anyone else has this problem? submitted by freder525 [..] View

Wargaming, plz explain.

2:01 pm, August 11, 2014 View

Is buying the E50 M even worth now ?

2:01 am, August 11, 2014 Hello fellow tankers ! I just researched the E50 M . I was really looking forward to playing this tank but recently I read that it is going to get sacked and the E 50 will become the new tier 10 tank [..] 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

From WoT to Blitz, my impressions after 1k battles. I'd like to read yours.

2:01 am, August 8, 2014 I'm a 5k 50,5% 842 WM8 WoT player, ie not quite total noob but not quite dry behind the ears yet. I decided to give the WoT Blitz a try over the holidays and managed to hide from social obliga [..] View

Critical Hit No Damage Bug Still Around

2:01 am, August 8, 2014 I started playing WoT again after almost 2 years hiatus and I feel embarrassed on behalf of the devs that this game continues to have this silly bug. I probably get it a dozen times per night that [..] View

So I've set myself a goal, to be "green" and how do you carry games?

2:01 pm, August 7, 2014 So about a month ago, I was asking people here if I was "good for 2k games." and had like 800-900 WN8. After 500 games I've got 1042 overall wn8 and I've averaged 1,4 [..] 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

Can someone explain what is going on on the russian servers

2:01 am, August 6, 2014 So I was checking out wotlabs.net and noticed the average stats for the russian servers are mental. I know the russians are good, but this good http://imgur.com/a/eci4Q Why is the amount of tracked p [..] View

Can someone explain how Strongholds works?

2:01 am, August 6, 2014 I've seen the official guide and FAQ but I think it's missing a few things. Such as... How long does it take for buildings to level up? Is that dependent on resources or does it happe [..] 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

One Handed Tanker In WoT with decent rank. AMA

2:01 am, August 2, 2014 Hey so the title pretty much explains everything, sooo start asking :D WoT I.D.: venisanctusspiritus submitted by RunawayPlanet44 [link] [83 comments] View

~ Explain: Brothers in Arms ~

2:01 pm, August 1, 2014 Is there a perk if only the Commanderis training it ? View

Has anyone ever explained why you can see silhouettes through billboards?

2:01 am, July 28, 2014 submitted by adamdevigili [link] [8 comments] View

Efficiency rating vs WN8

2:01 am, July 27, 2014 Over the last 7 days (on noobmeter) i have had a 1620 WN8 but 945 efficiency. Can someone explain why my efficiency is so much lower and what the two ratings actually mean? submitted by BehindFeline [..] View

Zebra Mission: Pershing Pt 3

2:01 pm, July 26, 2014 I will finish the current series on the timelines of the production and fielding of T26 General Pershing with Ordnance's view of the background to the Zebra Mission, the in-theatre combat testing of [..] View

Can anyone explain the KV-2.....? Worst tank of the game?

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 [..] View

Perk's explanation

2:01 pm, July 22, 2014 I know I'm not new exactly. But does anyone have a dumbed down explanation of crew perks? Cause looking on the wiki the way it explains the just confuses me View

About the M48A1 Patton

2:01 am, July 22, 2014 As of late I've been seeing post about how "meh" this tank is and its kinda freaking me out considering that this is the first tier X that i want to go for. So if it' [..] View

Stats...Victories Percentage...Win / Lose Ratio

2:01 pm, July 21, 2014 Can some explain a little to me for more understand which I most be missing. I hope one of WOT Staff or Developer even QuickyBaby or Mighty Jingles can do this with clarity. My victory percentage i [..] View

PSA: Changing gun sounds, like having the Pz.Kpfw. I C sound like it has a 15cm gun.

2:01 pm, July 20, 2014 Requires Gnomefather's gun sounds mod. This video explains it pretty well. However, if you don't have the tank specific file like in the video, fear not! The ''guns& [..] View

Meduim help asked

2:01 pm, July 18, 2014 Hey, I really wanne start a medium line but i'm wondering on the big differences / strong points of the US / USSR / china line ... Can someone explain to me the big differences and write down [..] View

Crew XP- Help me explain this

2:01 am, July 18, 2014 So I bought the VK 30.02M last night and played one game in it. 401 base xp First win of the day (x2) = 802 2x Crew xp for finishing top 10 in base xp on team = 1203 if additive, 1604 if multiplicat [..] View

Truly Clueless in a funny way...

2:01 am, July 18, 2014 OK Tundra im in my sweet little T-20 with da big gun. The video below explains what happened. It's Hilarious and sad in a way.. View

Match making system question?

2:01 am, July 17, 2014 I I know the sides are filled out by tank weight number but what part puts more good or bad players one one side? So many lopsided wins or losses can someone from Wargaming explain this. Please don' [..] View

Bush work explained.

2:01 pm, July 16, 2014 The last several minutes of this Chaffee replay shows how to properly use bushes. The 15-meter rule Quickybaby describes works for every tank. 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

Help: WoT 'alt-tabs' to desktop mid-battle

2:01 am, July 11, 2014 Title sounds confusing as ****, but I'll try and explain: Whenever I'm playing WoT, after a random amount of time, my World of tanks will close (continue running in the background) and [..] View

WN8 rating

2:01 am, July 10, 2014 Hey guys, I've been playing WoT for a while but am new to the WoT Reddit community, so if this has been asked and answered before please redirect me to that post. What is the WN8 stats determi [..] View

a TON more tank girls, and bonus codes for Asia-server players, time for QYC Q2 weekly finals!

2:01 pm, July 9, 2014 http://www.twitch.tv/wargamingasia Codes are only good on the Asia server. Also, new format. We will not be seeing a world of Chaffees tournament. One of Each type format to be explained later. submi [..] View

How "MM" Works in WoT

2:01 pm, July 9, 2014 This video explains how the match making system works in World of Tanks. The "MM" system is working as intended. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwGiwkPqmbw View

Mod identification help

2:01 am, July 7, 2014 Ok so before the 9.1 update I had a mod or xvm config that would give very specific info about the skills for your crew, instead of the sometimes vague info the standard game gives. But for instance l [..] 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

Chat And The Stuff In It

2:01 am, July 4, 2014 Phrases, words or stuff that some of us maybe tired of seeing in chat. 1. Sorry I am stock, it may be good to know if the T29 behind you is not fully upgraded, but not as an excuse for poor play or [..] View

WoT Blitz. Tier research cost. Bug or intended?

2:01 pm, July 3, 2014 I am progressing with USSR tanks. Got to T-34, where it gives an option to cross research from medium to tank destroyer. Before getting the T-34, when I had A-20 it was showing about 15-16K experience [..] View

M8A1 review/guide

2:01 pm, July 1, 2014 Ok, so I'm trying to improve upon my videos using some of the forum's suggestions, I have put together a more organized outline for what I am talking about (aside from replays, I try to explain what i [..] View

Can anyone explain this "glitch" to me?

2:01 pm, June 30, 2014 This is a 9.0 replay, but for some reason as i was playing the ST-I a JPE does the weirdest thing and isnt spotted by my client (as you will see in the replay) until he is around the corner about 1-2 [..] View

wthwargaming

2:01 pm, June 30, 2014 So i wake up this morning and i find out i'm banned for abuse of physics. I don't even know what the [edited]that even means yet somehow i get banned for it. Will someone please explain to me what ab [..] View

Just got 1-star on Hellcat... after 35 battles?

2:01 pm, June 27, 2014 The "stars and stripes" (and tomahawks) mechanics still elude me. It was said that you need "between 50 to 100 battles" but time may be a factor too. It has been ex [..] View

Can someone explain why the SEA server has such terrible in-game events and specials ALL the time?

2:01 am, June 26, 2014 Aside from the occasional 3x first win, there hasn't been anything particularly special on the SEA server for almost half a year. Why are they so cheap with their bonuses? In comparison, looki [..] View

Skins?

2:01 am, June 25, 2014 I had a unamed Simp player say "Nice Skins 121" can somebody explain to me what skins are? I assume he was saying I was cheating because I was whoopin his azz, and his T57 buddy. Attached T [..] View

Due to your continued support, I have decided to do another giveaway!

2:01 am, June 24, 2014 So the title states all. I appreciate the continued support which the reddit community, along with others have given a scrublord (and sperglord) like me toward my gameplay videos and reviews. The give [..] View

Is the IS-7 a Viable CW tank?

2:01 am, June 23, 2014 Just wondering if it is. I am most sure it isn't. Explain the Pro's and Cons of it. submitted by Iceywave [link] [20 comments] View

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