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Do people really think arty is OP, or do you think it is just an emotional reaction?

5:03 am, October 22, 2014 For tiers 6-10: 12.2% of vehicles average over 1 ****/game, only 3.8% amongst arty. 41% of vehicles have over 50 percent winrates, only 38% amongst arty. Arty represent 13% of the tanks in these tiers [..] View

Why arty cannot be removed

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, [..] View

How do you play a scout on a corridor map?

5:03 am, October 18, 2014 Used to be that I'd play scouts all day erryday and I could adapt to the map to spot tanks. However, more and more maps tend to have corridors and choke points which limit my ability to call out targe [..] View

Spoiler alert: Fury tactics

4:03 pm, October 17, 2014 If you intend on seeing the movie and haven't, please don't proceed down this thread.  That said.......         ......   did anyone else think th [..] View

is this person cheating?

5:03 am, October 16, 2014 the other night I'm playing my SU122 in erlenberg, I'm at B6 my target is at B5 110m away, direct line of sight I fire, and just as I get ready to fire again, he dissapears, auto lock says "where [..] 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

Fury Answers :)

4:03 pm, October 15, 2014 You can apply the camo paint,  but not insignia/inscriptions  There is no mentor skill on commander  - there were rumors that it comes with the skill set It is a bit sluggis [..] View

My arty support

5:03 am, October 12, 2014 I played arty in some games and have 3 uploads that some may appreciate:   1. http://wotreplays.com/site/1234346#ruinberg-roeskain-gw_panther   2. http://wotreplays [..] View

Are Mastery "Ace Tanker" awards not meant to make any sense when you get one?

4:03 pm, October 9, 2014 I played a game in my Tier 5 M4 Sherman yesterday and I got a Mastery badge.  I was excited of course (its only my fifth one ever), but also very confused.  My WN8 score for the matc [..] View

The Chi-Ri's "Low" Penetration

5:03 am, October 9, 2014 After what I thought was a mostly pleasant grind through the Chi-Ri (2535 WN8 over 91 battles), I've noticed a lot of people talking about how it has such low pen. It's definitely right in the middle [..] 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

[SUGGESTION] Please Add Competitive

4:03 pm, October 7, 2014 Dear WG, I know you have made it clear that this game was made to target people that are in families or have family’s for casual game play. I think you did a great job there, some things you [..] View

News of "Aimbot" cheat has surfaced

4:03 pm, October 7, 2014 I'm not going to quote that FTR article, I'm assuming most informed WOT players have already read it. What's disturbing about this news is the fact that it is not possible for WG to [..] View

Revised French Tree

5:03 am, October 6, 2014 At present, I don't feel that the French tree manages to represent French tactical thinking and armoured vehicle development, let alone provide sufficient variety for a nation that is so integral to t [..] View

Will you disable XVM stats already or what?!?!

5:03 am, October 3, 2014 I'm so tired of being prioritized and focused by. No matter what tank I drive, no matter which position of map I go, the same craphappens.   I'm in my Obj 140 with full HP, and near me my tea [..] View

There should be more Chaffee race rewards

4:03 pm, October 2, 2014   Because I think I deserve something when I get 200 base defense points while the two other tomatoes only try to shoot at the one tank they were focused on from the beginning (and bounce all [..] View

Tier list of tanks for tier 6 strongholds

5:03 am, October 2, 2014 Lately I've been doing quite a bit of tier 6 strongholds and encountering a lot of teams that seem to have no idea what they're doing. I'm hoping to write some guides maybe when I have more experience [..] View

Hidden benefits of being a tomato/banana

4:03 pm, October 1, 2014 If your statistics show you as red/yellow, you will never be targeted as a priority target by players using XVM.  Your team will not expect anything of you. The enemy will underestimate you. [..] View

Done with this Lag

5:03 am, September 30, 2014 I can handle MM, Gold Ammo, Tank imbalance, experience imbalance and general poor decorum by many players. However I am done with this lag.  My tank is taking off in random direction [..] View

new lights seriously messed with WN8 formula

5:03 am, September 30, 2014 on wotlabs.net my WN8 is 2180. Ingame, it is 2174 (there is a lag in update, however) on Noobmeter its 2167.    What is going on?!   on a side note, the expected damage for [..] View

Some help with shooting safety in lights?

5:03 am, September 28, 2014 I know this is a lot of work to ask, but is there any way someone could throw together a little mock up mspaint or something of when it might be considered to be safe to shoot in a light assuming a ta [..] View

FTR - Skill-based MM

4:03 pm, September 27, 2014 Don't know if this link has been posted yet, but FTR has a new article on this subject. (it's the second half of the article; good read)     FTR- Skill-based MM View

Spotting/damage due to assistance

5:03 am, September 27, 2014 So I just wrapped up a terrible match where I only got about 500 spotting damage in my Leopard and was comparing my spotting damage to the enemy scouts to see if I should copy their movements/location [..] View

Please Help! Shells pass through tanks with no damage

5:03 am, September 27, 2014 Playing the cruiser Mk III happily firing when I start noticing weird misses. I'm used to bad accuracy in this tank, but I watch my shells go all the way into the center of my target, and do absolutel [..] View

Just got myself an IS-3 tips?

5:03 am, September 26, 2014 This is my fifth addition to my tier 8 tanks, and tips for a beginner in it? I'm currently stuck with more or less stock config (got engine upgrade and the 2nd 122mm) as I have no free xp to spend on [..] View

Matchmaking System - Bug Issue Problem

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

Free Gold Tank Give Away

5:03 am, September 25, 2014 Coming Soonhttps://www.youtube.com/user/johneyricoSubscribe to be in to Win PS if this is in the wrong spot im sorry, (i cant post in the competitions forum) can an op please move it to wher [..] View

An idea for the rebalance of Artillery

5:03 am, September 24, 2014 Okay, we all know how annoying it is to be one-shot by artillery from across the map. The gameplay provided via artillery DOES help reduce camping in open areas, which, as SerB would say, is "Wor [..] View

Dud shots?

4:03 pm, September 23, 2014 I have noticed in some games the audio on some shots is different and they always seem to miss.  A normal shot with a bigger gun has a bit of a rumble and the sound sort of trails off. &n [..] View

Why is crew skill level so ridiculously important for camo?

5:03 am, September 23, 2014 Experiment: Take a 100% crew (without camouflage training), and a 50% crew, and play the same tank using as much camo cover as possible. The difference is astrofuckingnomical. Like, I never, ever expe [..] View

"Eyes On Target" icon

5:03 am, September 22, 2014 I would like to know if my crew sees the enemy tank (vs being spotted by another team member). I am not sure what the icon or feedback would look like, but I would think some sort of indication that m [..] View

Here are a few problems I have with the game...

5:03 am, September 22, 2014 First of all, let me say I love the game. However, that being said, I have a few issues with the over all game mechanics.   1. When a tank is hit in the front, front armor, why does that disa [..] View

How I came to love the B1:A True Story

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 [..] View

How do I Emil?

5:03 am, September 21, 2014 I loved the Nashorn, but the Emil has been a curse on me. I finally gave in and spent 31k in free xp to unlock the top gun (58k for a gun at tier 7? Really, WG?) It's nice to unload a 500 damage shot [..] View

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

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

Sherman with GIAT oscillating turret and French autoloader?

4:03 pm, September 20, 2014   Ran into this image on Wikipedia and thought it was interesting.  Apparently the Arab nations were experimenting with Sherman variants at the same time as Israel had its Super She [..] View

Yummy Mediums!

4:03 pm, September 19, 2014 It had been months since I played arty, back in 8.7/8.8 I remember the game being all about beefy TDs and heavies, not many "soft" targets wandering around, or targets in general as TD's cam [..] View

Tank Pennants

4:03 pm, September 19, 2014 During World War I and II the Axis and the Allies in the days before radios were heavily employed relied on visual ques and references...   Most of the armor division commanders and armor pla [..] 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

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

How do I influence battles as a tier 8 light tank?

4:03 pm, September 18, 2014 My performance on my AMX 13 90 is far too dependent on the team. The moment my team secures an edge, I am a storm personified, solidifying the battle by assassinating lone targets. But when my team [..] View

Sand River dune model

5:03 am, September 18, 2014 I just played a match on the Sand River map. Twice my shells seemed to be stopped by dirt that did not appear to be there. I was firing just over the small dune ridge to the south of the A5/A6 grid li [..] View

rant: WoT has the newbie-unfriendliest community ever...

4:03 pm, September 17, 2014 I started playing 2 months ago, nearly 300 games, and am just about to stop. Low Tiers (<3-4) are fine, but once you go higher, holy **** is this game full of ********. Haven't seen anything li [..] View

Wot Blitz tactics on PC

5:03 am, September 17, 2014 Recently picked up Blitz, and I have to say it's a lot better having to deal with half the tanks, at least in tiers 1-3. At first I've tried applying my regular PC play to tier 1, then I've started to [..] View

Bidding farewall to the T57 Heavy

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

Target?

5:03 am, September 16, 2014 I am trying to break a losing streak so I downloaded QuickyBaby's XVM, haven't used it yet. It says players of different WR levels get different colors and if that is true doesn't it paint a target on [..] View

Invisible Enemies

4:03 pm, September 15, 2014 Okay, I just hit 4800 battles, so I'm still a noob. But something I'm noticing more often is that I'm being ****** by tanks that I can't even see.   I spot a target, line him up and begin to [..] 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

Awful Panther not so awful

5:03 am, September 14, 2014 Why all the hate for this tank? I really enjoy it, arguably one of my favourite tanks atm. Decent gun, fairly quick and maneuverable, heavy as **** so ramming other scouts and roombas and **** for all [..] View

Ace Mastery For New Tanks

4:03 pm, September 13, 2014 Just curious if anyone knows the answer to this. The xp requirements for Ace, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class mastery are based on the average xp earned on the server in the past 14 days. How does this work f [..] View

Platoons should not be allowed to enter battle until all tanks sync up their MM rating

5:03 am, September 13, 2014 seriously, i dont understand why this isn't a thing, it stops trolling and it isn't even too hard to achieve, most normal players will do this anyway so it only targets beginners and trolls. submitte [..] View

Need Help with Bat Chat and IS-7 Play Style

5:03 am, September 13, 2014 I first started out in WoT playing scouts. I saw my ex playing and decided to give it a shot and when he asked what I wanted to do I just said "go fast". So the first tank I went after was t [..] View

Funny TK

4:03 pm, September 12, 2014 So im in a battle last night on Ruinberg.  4 go city, 2 stay AFK at spawn, and the rest go field.  The city gets pretty heated quick because there simply are not enough tanks there.& [..] View

Question to arty players about wn8.

5:03 am, September 12, 2014 So, i just started playing my first arty since the noob days (s-51), and i feel like i am doing a good job helping my team win. I **** priority targets, good players and tanks in important positions, [..] View

Your successes as bottom tier - Part Two

5:03 am, September 11, 2014 http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php?/topic/235333-your-successes-as-bottom-tier-put-em-here/#topmost   Once again we have a flurry of people complaining about the tier spread.  I [..] View

I really **** at the AMX 50B. =(

4:03 pm, September 10, 2014 Holy fucknuggets reddit. I'm so frustrated right now. I really hate the AMX 50B. Here is why: http://i.gyazo.com/d896ecfcfb552fb1178828a086792349.png I can't hardly even type this because I'm so infur [..] View

Needd Suggestions about reticle aim problem

4:03 pm, September 10, 2014 I need suggestions on how to overcome a problerm with my reticle aim.  Sometimes, when I am aiming at a ppaartially concealed target the iming circle will not range.  The aiming circ [..] View

Artillery minimap quick movement to a Target

4:03 pm, September 9, 2014 Hi, I have googled and I have searched this forum but I still have not found the answer to this particular question.   When playing arty and you are in "god view mode" (arty aiming [..] View

Auto fire needs work

4:03 pm, September 9, 2014 I held down the fire button on a target. The target was destroyed about 1.5 seconds before I was loaded so I took my finger off the fire button but about a second after I took my finger off the trigge [..] View

Clan Collusions-Corruption and Clan Lies-Lower Tier Players as Cannon Fodder

5:03 am, September 9, 2014 I am very saddened tonight, I joined 2 Clans-Tank Companies in the past 2 months and was lied to in both of them.   The Clans of the Clan Wars simply want Lower Tier players as Canno [..] View

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

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

Ram II, Purchase and Initial Thoughts

5:03 am, September 8, 2014 Hello again, Well with the 50% sale going on right now, I figured that now would be a good time to pick up the Ram II (Lower tier fun and crew trainer). After one game, I'm already enjoying t [..] View

PSA: Grind on the M5 Stuart before 9.3!

5:03 am, September 7, 2014 I've tried the M5 stuart on the the 9.3 Test server and I can confirm. IT IS HORRIBLE! The 37mm guns are completely ineffectual. It has the worst guns of all tier 4 lights, even worse than premium tie [..] View

IS-2 Gun Change?

4:03 pm, September 5, 2014 I enjoy playing the IS-2.  I play it like a KV1S on steroids and have a 56% win rate on it and sometimes it just crushes.  Seldom does it disappoint except in tier 9 matches. &nb [..] View

[Solved] Individual tank WN8 stat?

5:03 am, September 4, 2014 Is there a mod that can help me track individual tank WN8 stat in the service record tab? Ex: I click on IS6 and shows my WN8 stat on IS6 I click on Tiger 2 and shows my WN8 stat on Tiger 2   [..] View

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

Just ****** a pro for 250 gold

5:03 am, September 2, 2014 So I never did it before until now. Got online and was like lets play the first battle of the day! So here I was stuck with my KV-1S in a tier 8 match. KV-1S is in no way handicapped as it's gun is st [..] View

World of Tanks needs smoke grenades.

2:01 am, September 1, 2014 (Not literally smoke grenades) I'm still thinking about the finals I watched last night and now I think that occluding vision would make the game a lot more interesting. Some way of advancing [..] View

"[name] You are blocking my target!"

2:01 am, September 1, 2014 Hello! I noticed that in the chat during rare battles, some fellow team members have said "[name] You are blocking my target!" It looks as though they used a quick-chat sort of thing kinda [..] View

new team **** feature

2:01 am, August 31, 2014 So.... I was hiding behind a rock when one of my teammates, decided to push me out into the open, into the enemy line of fire,so I could be shot. So I shot him and ****** him. Next thing I know I am s [..] View

What happened to the prepaid cards?

2:01 am, August 28, 2014 I bought a prepaid gold card from Target yesterday to get more premium time. I'm used to seeing 6250 gold after activation. Yesterday I only had 5k something. Don't remember the exact [..] View

Why does WoT use such a ****** auto-ballistic 'adjustment' system, especially in sniper mode?

2:01 am, August 27, 2014 This has been aggravating me more and more lately, perhaps because I've been playing a few tanks with larger-caliber, slower rounds. What I mean by 'auto-ballistic adjustment' [..] View

It seems there is a significant in-game delay involving enemy guns swinging around to aim/shoot at you

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 [..] View

Making artillery more strategic

2:01 pm, August 25, 2014 I've been playing SPG class lately and even with french arty you miss even if your fully aimed. But I was wondering if we got rid of the whole "Point&Click" thing and made it mor [..] 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

25$ Prepaid Card not being accepted.

2:01 am, August 24, 2014 I bought a 25 dollar card from Target, and it isn't being accepted. Perhaps someone here will see something I missed. I followed the directions on how to redeem the card on the website, and i [..] View

Girls und Panzer Voice Pack (Anko Team) & Sixthsense Sound

2:01 pm, August 21, 2014 Hi, I'm SinaMafuyu. Few weeks ago, Girls und Panzer Official Voice Pack has released All version of Anko Team members. To celebrate(?), I made Anko Team Voice Pack. It isn't just combined. [..] 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

world of tanks target prepaid cards

2:01 am, August 20, 2014 so i found out that target $25 cards for wot are only giving 5380 worth of gold so its not a good deal anymore just letting you guys know before you buy any submitted by Dvisionmpm1 [link] [1 com [..] 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

Renovation and expansion of the French tech tree

2:01 pm, August 19, 2014 Picture of proposed tree This includes the entire length. Of note is that both tier 1 and tier 2 have been extended to two lines like with the German tier 4s. Also,MS paint skills off da chartz [..] View

Looking for Mods

2:01 pm, August 17, 2014 So i haven't used mods for awhile (eh, been off and on about using them) so i have recently decided that if there was a custom mod, which allows you do customize the chat commands (ATTACK, def [..] 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

WoT mind games?

2:01 pm, August 14, 2014 I've heard several unicum streamers mention this when they are doing certain specific things. That they are playing mind games with their current target. As a curious person, i'm reall [..] View

Any mod to prevent you from firing with 999 ping?

2:01 pm, August 14, 2014 I've been playing the on track and I'm down to the last 12k for the 250k and after playing this on track I've had SO many shots miss because of server lag jumping to 999 for no apparent reason. Basica [..] View

arty players statics

2:01 pm, August 14, 2014 As we all know there are many players there thathave majorproblems with arty in the game. They are hiding in a corner and all they do isclick on your tank. No special skill, no covering, no angling no [..] View

Feedback/Suggestion - Separate good players from the bad players

2:01 am, August 14, 2014 Yesterday, I had the worst night every playing WOT. I probably played around 20 games and only won one game. The loss wasn't close. It was more like total domination. Novice vs Pros. 15-0, 15-1, 15-2. [..] View

Got a small rant here, targeted at XVM users.

2:01 pm, August 13, 2014 Do you use XVM? That's nice. You get some useful information out of that thing. Do you have the win probability estimates activated? Alright, whatever. Do you like to inform your team at the o [..] View

Question about symbols on MeltyMap'sMathMod

2:01 pm, August 13, 2014 What is the green arc what shows up to the right of the gun-sight? (bounces up and down, thick or thin, depending on aimpoint). How do I use it as intended? If it has to do with shell arc (path to tar [..] 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

I know, I know, ANOTHER arty thread........

2:01 am, August 12, 2014 I've been seeing lots arty threads lately arguing both sides ranging how arty-is-bad-and-should-feel-bad to stfu-arty-is-okay or how-to-balance-arty. Lot of rage and dispute there. I understand that r [..] View

When Your Last Med. Fails You, Two T.D's Rise

2:01 am, August 11, 2014 It was a tier 5 match on the one on "Highway", after streaks of losses I turn towards my M41 to perhaps cheer me up. I had a good team (based off of the amount of heavies, T.D's, etc.), but [..] View

Prepaid $25 WOT cards on sale at Target

2:01 am, August 8, 2014 Buy one, get one 25% off. If I recall correctly there's 6250 gold on each card. So if you buy 2 the total is $43.75. GPD=285.7 If you have a target card you save 5% more bringing the deal to 3 [..] 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 saw these today, at my local Target, couldn't be sold until the 12th of course. Listed at $19.99.

2:01 pm, August 7, 2014 submitted by ziggyzona [link] [20 comments] View

Do you feel arties are effective in combat?

2:01 pm, August 7, 2014 Frankly when i play a arty anymore i feel like its roll of the dice. if i hit my target. i can be extremely careful and try to be exacting in my aim and my gunner whom is smoking crack will miss by 12 [..] 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

G-U-F recruiting

2:01 am, August 6, 2014 Gamers United Frontis recruiting!! We like to consider ourselves a laid back, social clanjust looking for cool friends to game with. We support WOT and MANY other games. We are always looking f [..] View

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

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

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

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