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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

top 5 tanks are NOT balanced. needs a fix. ASAP!

5:03 am, October 16, 2014 tired of playing 3 tier 9 top tier mediums vs 5 top tier 9 heavies on your 3 route maps, where the mediums cannot flank the damn heavies. this has been a problem since 8.3 please fix this!   [..] 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

T6 Skirmishes - Please share tanks and stategies

5:03 am, October 13, 2014 So today I got my first chance to lead a few skirmishes for my clan. We play the tier 6 games due to more people having tanks available. Our current team composition used by the other callers is a com [..] View

Suggestion: more maps, not less.

4:03 pm, October 12, 2014 According to FTR there will be a poll to determine which maps to remove from the game. The correct answer is NONE. Even more unbalanced crappy maps are better than 4 or 5 boring 'balanced' ma [..] 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

Question: Am I the only person who seems to be seeing Prokhorovka waay more than normal?

5:03 am, October 3, 2014 I seem to be getting matched onto this map so much, Im forgetting how to play alot of other maps, Im actually happy to see Komarin and El Halluf just to get some different maps, This is over many tier [..] View

An discussion regarding "Corridors" topic on FTR.

5:03 am, September 30, 2014 Warning: Very long post ahead, and please read the article on FTR before posting, thank you! http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/09/26/corridors-really-such-a-problem/   So SS basically stated that [..] View

How do I counter this tactic?

5:03 am, September 28, 2014 I don't know how to effectively counter the following tactic. On close quarters maps, I'll suddenly find myself facing a charging enemy tank. He'll then go nose-to-nose on me and will stay engaged lik [..] View

Maps, which are liked, which are despised?

4:03 pm, September 24, 2014 To add some clarity to what this poll is about, and why I made it so that you can indeed select all options: I see many complaint topics about this map or that map, but have not at this time seen an a [..] View

Is it national ignore a flank day or something?

5:03 am, September 23, 2014 Alright I need to vent, because this is driving me freaking insane. I swear one in every 4 battles, if I am lucky, I get a team that lemmings off to one side, all the heavies, mediums, etc, leaving th [..] View

Does anyone have the map tactics/guides pictures?

5:03 am, September 20, 2014 Someone recently linked pictures (I think they were made by Sela) of most maps, it was outdated (which is fine), it had over 60-ish pictures in the album with a bunch of tactics, so does anyone have t [..] View

Questions about Matchmaking: Determining Battle Tiers and Maps

4:03 pm, September 18, 2014 Two part question concerning how the game's matchmaking system works: The first part of my question concerns how the game determines battle tiers: I have a basic understanding of how the game determin [..] View

Suggestion: War mode.

4:03 pm, September 16, 2014 What if they started 4 public battles simultaneously on 4 different maps arranged in a 2x2 grid and allowed players to move to adjacent maps either at a set time or when they win their map?  [..] View

Light Tank Challenge, Spotting.

4:03 pm, September 6, 2014 I think the spotting damage requirement is WAY too high. With the way WG has changed most maps, (less snipey) its very hard to spot. Period. There are very few maps currently with open, unobstructed a [..] 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

Android App for WOT

2:01 pm, August 31, 2014 For those who play the game and want to know what to put on your chariot, there is an app for the Android devices in The Google App store. It covers Tankopedia, Skills, Maps, and Achievement. The Tank [..] View

Tundra cap win in 3:04

2:01 pm, August 28, 2014 The quality of players is getting REALLY, REALLY bad. Matches consist of teams crawling along the sides of maps, leaving most of the middle areas wide open. I think this is the fastest game I've ever [..] View

NERF/RUIN = NO MORE MONEY FROM ME

2:01 pm, August 27, 2014 I watched as your developers totally ruined the medium tank vk3601. You take tanks away, ruin others ruin maps and take maps away that were actually good ones. There are no choices about maps, tiers f [..] View

Quick Guide for Starting Out / First 3K Battles

2:01 pm, August 25, 2014 (what I would do if I started from scratch w/ no premium tanks) Preparation - Setup: Comfortable Mouse (my fav list: Razor DeathAdder, Logitech 400, CM Storm-Spawn, 1800 DPI setting) Mouse Pad (Mono [..] View

Losing can be fun :)

2:01 am, August 23, 2014 Lets face it, most of us will lose half of our battles, thats a lot! Its easy to let a bunch of losses ruin your night, I know I've had therapy for it. Use this Philosophy: As long as I am ha [..] 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

T-62A Deep Comparison between Obj. 140

2:01 pm, August 16, 2014 So I replied to someones post about him not sure about choosing the Obj. 140 or the T-62A. So I spent literally 30 minutes pampering this reply and thought that it would be good enough to create a top [..] View

Summary of the past two months?

2:01 pm, August 12, 2014 I've been off pixel tanks for nearly two months now (about when 9.1 came out), since my laptop died. I sometimes skimmed over FTR and talked with some clanmates, but I'm very much out [..] View

Knowledge Base for WoT (Android App)

2:01 am, August 10, 2014 >> APP PAGE << Images Don't know how many of you have Android phones, but here's a very useful app that you should check out. This app has excelle [..] View

JT 8,8 map advices

2:01 pm, August 4, 2014 On most maps and tanks, I have a general idea where to go. Unfortunately, JT 8,8 is this vehicle, where I often don't know - and eventually, fail. It has too many known limits, which make it w [..] View

I tried 9.2

2:01 pm, July 31, 2014 OK, so I have tried 9.2 on the Ru server. In general, performance slightly improved. Where I was getting 30 FPS now I am getting reliable 40. Unfortunately, on some maps, for example, Ruinberg, I sti [..] View

FV 4202 Switch

2:01 pm, July 30, 2014 According to Evilly, via FTR, the owners of the FV 4202 will get it as a tier 8 premium tank... Block Quote recently (27.7.2014), there has been an interview with Anton Evilly Pankov, main op [..] View

Possibility of making a WoT training/bootcamp subreddit?

2:01 am, July 27, 2014 What I mean by this is a subreddit where "Instructors" (Players who are good at the game that are willing to take some time to help out bad players) post info about training rooms at [..] View

Bad Juju Tanks

2:01 pm, July 14, 2014 Few words of introduction: I have a small goal of maintaining positive WR on as many tanks in garage, as possible. And luckily, I manage to get it on most of my vehicles. However, I have problems with [..] 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

A bit of perspective on the game as a whole.

2:01 am, July 9, 2014 Hi guys! I keep seeing seriously misguided opinions on here about game mechanics, WG design choices, and pretty much everything else, and I wanted to provide information for the newer players. I&# [..] View

A noob tomato looking to turn green

2:01 am, July 9, 2014 So I decided to check this game out this past weekend and it turns out it might have been the worst time for it with the 5x weekend. I ended up in tier fours nearly in tier fives and all that. I manag [..] 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

I feel like I'm getting punished for playing light tanks

2:01 pm, June 20, 2014 I just got the 59-16 after deciding it wasn't worth it to elite the Type 58, and I'm finding it terrible. Not in the "this tank sucks" kind of way (though I'm [..] View

Skill Plateaus

2:01 pm, June 13, 2014 Salutations fellow tankers. I'd like to hear the stories of how you guys faced skill plateaus and managed to overcome them gradually. Here's my story. I derped around like most new ta [..] View

Planning to come back, question about performance!

2:01 pm, June 7, 2014 Pls dont downvote, when WoT patched the game with those HD tanks and updated maps, my fps decreased significantly. I was able to play on medium really nice, and when it got updated, I couldnt even pla [..] View

Maps with random start/capture points?

2:01 pm, June 1, 2014 I was just thinking on how to add some spice to maps, meaning.. How to get more bang for your buck.. Instead of maps that generally have the exact same starting locations over and over every time you [..] View

Why Players Stop Trying to Get Better

2:01 pm, May 28, 2014 I think I know why. The game encourages players to stop trying! There isn't much of an incremental benefit for trying to get better. The way the game - and reward system - is designed, poor &m [..] View

Recent Map Designs

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 [..] View

First priority should be new maps

2:01 pm, May 16, 2014 You really, really need more maps for this game. I've only been playing a month or so, and I'm already wishing for them. Even a few extra in the mix would help. The one upcoming city map is great news [..] View

Again FPS issues on Eu server. Am I alone?

2:01 pm, May 12, 2014 Hi guys. Can someone help me please? I run MSI cx 61 with i5-3230M, NVidia GeForce GT 645m/2gb ddr3, ram DDRIII 8GB with HDD 750GB. After 9.0 I was getting 50-60 FPS on medium settings. But during 5 x [..] View

[Update] A list of Links everyone should have

2:01 am, May 9, 2014 HELPFUL LINKS FOR BEGINNERS King Alphyn's Noob Friendly Tips Helpful tips for before you start playing Wot Guru Beginner's guide Lert's collection of guides Assortment of gu [..] View

WorldofTanks subreddit, what are some MUST HAVE sites that a newbie might want to peruse/use?

2:01 am, May 8, 2014 I'm fairly new to the game (started playing WOT 5 months ago) and I was wondering what websites/links that have been posted to the subreddit that I don't know about I'm familia [..] View

Part #1 of this players story on MM

2:01 am, May 7, 2014 Here is an observation I made and want to bring up to the rest of you tankers out there. I've been playing Tanks since June of 2011 and ever since that time I have gone thu all the patches as the r [..] View

What are some maps that you always seem to win if you spawn on a certain side?

10:05 pm, May 6, 2014 For me, when im playing low tiers, i always win province when I'm on the side opposite of the fort/castle thing. when i play ruinberg, i always win when playing on the north end. for both of [..] View

Smaller maps, Less players, Higher quality control.

10:05 am, May 4, 2014 Hi, I created this poll just to **** some time and cool my head after so many unbearable wins and losses. However, I do really hope that WOT will fix the damnable match making system. Sometimes, it ma [..] View

Himmelsdorf/Ruinberg Map Frequency Poll

2:01 am, May 3, 2014 Now that Winter Himmelsdorf and Ruinberg on Fire have been introduced, we are now fighting in these locations twice as much as before. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe WG stated that this w [..] View

Thanks a lot WG! you fixed the maps,. now how about the tanks?

10:05 am, May 1, 2014 How does the WoT player population liking the reworked maps that now appear in the pub matches? The reason why, I asked, is that while I find some of them pretty decent now, it just seems that WG has [..] View

The two most annoying things about World of Tanks.

10:05 pm, April 28, 2014 I find that the most annoying thing in World of Tanks is NOT the repetitive maps, it's not the ally that blocks your retreat when you're being shot, it's not doing 6 damage to a Nashorn in my KV-2 whe [..] View

999 ms lag spikes?

10:05 pm, April 26, 2014 I just came back this game last few weeks, my last game since 8.5 i experiencing some lag spikes on random maps,. i live in chicago, illiinois and my internet is comcast 3mbps. Is there any fixed o [..] View

How do you do it, purples?

10:05 pm, April 24, 2014 About a month ago, my 60 day WN8 was around 3000. More recently, I have been averaging around 2400-2600 every day. Consistently. Granted I have been playing a lot more X's lately, but my avera [..] View

Engine Benefits

2:01 am, April 22, 2014 Many of the tanks in the game were designed to climb steep hills, the M48 Patton (I'm assuming the M60 as well) was designed and tested to climb 60 degree slopes, but if it's not one of the on one of [..] View

Map rotation, are you seeing certain maps more often than others since the last patch?

9:05 am, March 2, 2014 Since the 8.11 patch I thought I was seeing a disproportionately larege amount of Ruineberg and Himelsdorf maps, so I started keeping track. It turns out, I am. Over a sampling of 140 games, those two [..] View

are there more maps?

9:05 am, March 2, 2014 Well it seems to me down at tier 1 we only get about 5 maps, which i am getting the hang of, but i toke my T18 out for a spin, which didnt go well because im not used to playing TDs and i will most li [..] View

Suggestions for Improving the Game?

9:05 pm, February 27, 2014 Given the lack of fun reading so far today in this subreddit, what would you like to see in an upcoming patch? (Try to be constructive; I know it's hard.) Personally, I'd like: 1) MM t [..] View

[Community Night] Race courses to be revisited

9:05 pm, February 25, 2014 Between now and the next patch (or CW downtime), many of the ELC and Pz. 1C courses will be revisited. With changes to existing maps, the complete removal of Port, and brand new maps we feel like we c [..] View

Should the 360 version have a separate subreddit?

9:05 pm, February 25, 2014 The 360 version has no modules, only packages (bad idea,) no crew options, different progression trees, is missing maps, and has fewer than half the tanks of the PC version. It also plays slightly dif [..] View

Started playing tanks again after months of Hiatus

9:05 am, February 25, 2014 So basically, my old internet modem busted around the time of the Leopard 1 update. Unfortunately, the new modem couldn't handle downloading WoT (Or, incidently, WoWP, which I got accepted int [..] View

So how do you play the VK 30.02 M?

9:05 pm, February 23, 2014 So I just bought this tank. I had most of the modules unlocked already because I've finished grinding through the VK 30.01 D. I finished the VK 30.01 D grind with 56% wins over 89 games. I& [..] View

Resolved

9:05 pm, February 22, 2014 Resolved being that I have given up trying to work for better stats, completing the mission, sacrificing oneself for the team, filling gaps in the line etc , While I do have the team in mind I am now [..] View

Multiple flag locations

9:05 pm, February 21, 2014 I was rather impressed with the new version of Himmelsdorf. The winter feel was nice. But I do have to say I was disappointed with the flag placements; they were the same as before. i have played thi [..] View

Try a little harder with the maps

9:05 pm, February 18, 2014 After over 11K battles and seeing the same maps over and over again I have basically become slightly annoyed by them. I mean most of these maps disconnect me so much, and seem just so very man made an [..] View

Lessons Learned After My First year

9:05 pm, February 17, 2014 TL;DR: Lessons learned from my year playing WOT...Read the forum guides they help immensely. My 1st WOT birthday is today soI thought I would writeabout what I have learned over this year to help an [..] View

Tier 7 USSR vs Germany confrontation

9:05 am, February 16, 2014 Is it me, or Russians lose this most of the time? Every time I play that, IS and KV3 get roflstomped by Tiger P and Tiger(and seldom Sturer Emil). Tigers got ROF and 122 alpha doesn't help a b [..] View

Uh duh....how about fix the RNG?

9:05 am, February 2, 2014 So instead of adding more maps, instead of attempting to make more money by whatever means you are attempting and doing. Why don't you fix the RNG??? This has to be the worse RNG update as of yet. In [..] View

No City Maps Option Needed

9:05 am, January 21, 2014 AS the title says, arty does not belong within city maps. We need a function to check no city maps for arty. Technically, if WG wants arty for city maps, make them much bigger and place arty 3-5 km aw [..] View

Looking to learn the maps, top down views anywhere?

9:05 am, January 19, 2014 So I am fairly new to W.O.T. and one of the biggest problemsI haveis not knowing the maps. I have watched allotof you tube videos and even watched some of the gold league tourney and learned allot. Ev [..] View

I'm sorry I'm so bad

9:05 pm, January 15, 2014 Hi. With all the complaints about bad players, I just wanted to apologize for being such an awful tanker myself. I just came back to WoT after a couple of months and had a nice first day back, but I h [..] View

Is it time to change the MM to a one tier spread? And an explanation how MM should have always been done professionally.

9:05 pm, January 13, 2014 This idea of the MM spread change does not apply to all tanks equally, some are more capable of handling a higher tier spread than others, like the tier 8 RHM german turreted TD, great at every tier [..] View

tankaversary. 1 year, 11111 battles later. p3

9:05 am, January 13, 2014 conclusions: . if won/lost numbers are your thing - beware the weekend grinds! 20 battles or 3 losses in a row is probably the best policy here. i would also recommend trying not to force a tank on [..] View

Map Inflation- Are there too many maps?

9:05 am, January 9, 2014 Do we have too many maps in World of Tank's map pool? Currently, there are nearly forty maps in World of Tank's "Random Battle"rotation(Not including Assault and Encounter varients- with the [..] View

Text or video guides on Waffentrager PzIV?

9:05 am, January 2, 2014 Are there guides out there? I've watched Quickybaby's video which is only a review, and most vids on YouTube are in.. cough russian cough.. My stats are tanking pretty hard with the W [..] View

More Maps?

9:05 pm, December 30, 2013 If WG could (or did) add more maps, which types would you like to see added? Record what you would prefer in the poll. If what you would like to see falls under "Miscellaneous", then specify [..] View

Sitting on hills will not win you a battle

9:05 pm, December 27, 2013 Title says it all, I circled the areas in question on two maps, but there are more. Spoiler Spoiler I seem not to understand the tactical and strategic thinking of setting up in [..] View

Match making system

9:05 am, December 23, 2013 Hello, I am pretty new to WOT.. Having played games most of my life and I'm working on 40 years old I have to say the match making system sucks. It is complete garbage. It can make a person not want t [..] View

HD Screencaps of new maps, and tank models from Megafactories: Wargaming

9:05 pm, November 21, 2013 submitted by Buck-O [link] [40 comments] View

Critical locations right at game start?

9:05 pm, November 20, 2013 I enjoy getting into the details of some of the maps, and it got me thinking.  Many times I like to sit for a bit at the start of a match, figure out where everyone is going, and rea [..] View

Map frequency

9:05 pm, November 16, 2013 After harboring the suspicion that "like half of my games are played on five maps" for a few weeks, I just decided to manually check my replay folder. In my last 3995 games, this is [..] View

Mods, how do they work?

9:05 am, November 12, 2013 As a newer WoT player, I'm fairly clueless about the mod system and how it works (which ones are good/bad, how to install/uninstall, etc.) I tried installing a mod pack myself, it went horribl [..] View

Q&A with Storm about WoT in 2014

9:05 am, November 9, 2013 Translation of video from discussion with Storm (by Jove) - (paraphrased from Russian by ClanTalk.net): Patch 0.8.0 was really nice, why were the patches after that underwhelming? A. There was a lot [..] View

38% win rate - possible explanation

10:05 pm, October 17, 2013 I've been playing WoT for a few months now, and generally thoroughly enjoy it. I put a fair amount of time into learning how to get better, learning the techniques of different tanks, and base [..] View

Going to join my first tournament with me leading my team. Tips?

10:05 am, October 16, 2013 Well, there are no money in this tournament, it's just a friendly tournament. But nevertheless, it's my first time. Any tips in leading 5 people? (I got a basic sense of maps, defendin [..] View

PROScout Introduces New Look Maps!

10:05 pm, October 8, 2013 With today's addition of Komarin to the library of maps, PROScout introduces a new look style for its map pages. Read about the changes then check the new style out here: http://www.tazilon.n...ps/Kom [..] View

Why the animosity towards "campers"?

10:05 pm, October 7, 2013 I played a lot of tier 2 and tier 3s this weekend (mainly tier 2) and I was a bit taken back at the hatred thrown at "campers".  Now I'm not much on camping myself, but I o [..] View

Gold rounds on artillery?

10:05 am, October 2, 2013 I am definitely a noob artillery player. I have the Tier 6 M44, and I recently discovered gold rounds. My question is how applicable are they? Personally, I carry around 6 shots with me, and occasion [..] View

Great Tip 4 New Tankers

10:05 am, October 2, 2013 I see so many new tankers play a few hundred battles and you go out and buy a tier 8 premium tank, You then go out and fight, get ****** fast and get called names like noob dweeb and much worse. Here' [..] View

Certain Maps

10:05 am, September 30, 2013 Greetings fellow tankers. I'm having a little problem and came up with an idea that would help me resolve it. I'm sure we all have a map or two that we just don't do well when playing there. Yes, we c [..] View

For every good, there are two bads...

10:05 pm, September 28, 2013 Wargaming has done quite a few nice things for World of Tanks. They have nerfed some tanks that were OP, and tweaked some things that needed to be tweaked. The only problem is that for every good thin [..] View

Sorry WG. You did some great things, but the core of the game is still GARBAGE.

10:05 am, September 28, 2013 I have had it.  Physics, new tanks, balanced arty, new maps, all good stuff.  But you are seriously blundering the biggest and most important core of this game, the [..] View

Seasonal Change for most the maps

10:05 pm, September 25, 2013 Here is the ideas, Add Seasonal change for most the maps, Desert maps are not changing. 1. All Summer maps could change to Winter maps covered with snow. 2. All Winter maps could change to Summer maps [..] View

Crewskills for the British TD line

10:05 pm, September 20, 2013 (I couldn't find anything on this with the search bar.) I've reached 100% in AT-2 (can recommend, pubbie ****** machine), and I don't know what skill would be the best for my c [..] View

Modern tanks?

10:05 pm, September 20, 2013 I've gotten very bored with all the WW2 tanks.... and i was wondering. maybe wot should add modern tanks like M1 Abrams, T-90, Challenger 2, Leopard 2, as tier 11's and 12's. i know tier X is maximum [..] View

They said MM was rigged and 2 tier spread needed a nerf

10:05 am, September 18, 2013 They cried and QQ'd how their tier 5 was useless in tier 7 battles. I said challenge accepted with 2k damage being too easy. They cried how winning battles is all about luck of getting good top tiers [..] View

Put Me In Coach: T110E3

10:05 pm, September 17, 2013 Sorry this is late, was unable to post it yesterday. Please post why you agree or disagree, and with the way you have seen this tank used in clan wars. Put Me In Coach: T110E3 Pros: Gold Round Eating [..] View

Stealth buff: World of Tanks Android App

10:05 pm, September 15, 2013 I had the app for a while, but did not really use it. It wasn't very functional. However, it kept itself updating, and when I clicked on something last night it asked me if it was OK to downlo [..] View

Put Me In Coach: Object 268

10:05 pm, September 11, 2013 Please note that this will not be true for every clan as it is more of a generalization. Clans who are limited in tier Xs may use these more or less frequently, but for the most part this will apply t [..] View

Why Most of the Stuff That Needs to be Fixed Won't Get Fixed

10:05 pm, September 5, 2013 Good day! I think we can all agree on one thing: no game is perfect, and every game can be improved. (Well, most) World of Tanks is no exception. Earlier, I posted a thread about noobs, and apparent [..] View

The "NooB rush" *****, just bad luck...or bad gameplay?

10:05 pm, September 4, 2013 On certain maps, under certain conditions, driving specific tank classes (mostly Light Tanks)....it is absolutely necessary to get to certain points on the map within certain timeframes to avoid early [..] View

Scout tanks on city maps, any tips?

10:05 am, September 2, 2013 So i got my AMX 12 t and i love it starting to get the hang of flanking with it and passive scouting but on the city maps i struggle especially in higher tier games as passive scouting is not really p [..] View

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