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Arty as a game mechanic

4:03 pm, October 21, 2014 As a relatively casual player of Tanks but a big video game fan and someone that like to analyze things I just do not understand how arty functions in the game as it stands now. They have some super f [..] 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

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

And then....................

4:03 pm, September 15, 2014 When you have a terrible WR and you are in a losing streak, even a little one like I am in, and you are a grouchy old **** you begin to notice and see the increase frequency of some real game-breakers [..] View

Pop quiz: How well do you know the camouflage / spotting system?

4:03 pm, September 15, 2014 The situation:     Two identical tanks, A and B. Both have 350m viewrange and 10% innate camo rating. They're 75m apart. There's a building in between them like in the image. Neithe [..] View

specific crew help

5:03 am, September 8, 2014 I know there are a bunch of posts and info dealing with crew train/swap in general but I would like SPECIFIC advice...I have a t127 that is filled with 96-114% crew with vent and cmd bounus and a su-8 [..] View

Absolutely Woeful password Recovery

5:03 am, September 7, 2014 So, got my password on auto-save on my client. getting tired of harassment for the 'change your password every 30 days' thing so I try to login and realize I don't know the password. Neither can I rec [..] View

M103 Guide

2:01 am, August 17, 2014 I think this is thetank I've reviewed on the forums that has changed the most since I bought it. A few (unrelated) tanks that really don't change all that much when you upgrade them are the Type 5 [..] View

ELC AMX owner, need a professional racer's input.

2:01 pm, August 16, 2014 Just bought my ELC yesterday.. tried grinding the AMX 40 3 times already and quit every single time.. now I had a premium account for 3 days and this x5 weekend(day) and said it's now or never [..] View

My first one hour ban (a.k.a. How should I deal with griefers?)

2:01 am, August 6, 2014 Hi everyone, I've received my first 1 hour ban yesterday, because the following happened. I don't object the ban. It's an automated system and I did expect a penalty for my act [..] View

Tiger 1 tank tattoo... What do you guys think ?

2:01 am, August 1, 2014 I had an ME262 done 2 weeks ago by a guy but he didn't do very well on it and overcharged me, and gave me attitude.. So I found a better artist and had him do the tiger 1 tank I wanted.. It isn't colo [..] View

Better Business Model for a Better Game

2:01 pm, July 15, 2014 I really do believe that the current business model of this game is preventing all of its players from enjoying it better. There is possibly a million things that you can change to make the game bette [..] View

How do you play the M6?

2:01 am, July 10, 2014 I can't figure this tank out. Speed of a fat medium, armor of a light... The turret has no armour what so ever and neither does the tanks front. Tips or something to help me play this would b [..] View

How to Use XVM Statistics to It's Full Potential

2:01 am, July 5, 2014 *Disclaimer:I am not nor I am I claiming to be some super-skilled player whose advice is never wrong. I am just tired of people complaining about XVM win chance, saying it's either always wrong or tha [..] View

A few observations about skill based MM

2:01 pm, June 23, 2014 Skill based MM in random battles is what some people think the game is missing and there are is a very vocal minority that basically postulates the following: Random matches should have some sort of s [..] View

33ID recruiting

2:01 pm, June 15, 2014 33ID is a laid back clan anyone can join we have no requirements we are just looking for people that wanna join teamspeak or coms are not required neither however you can use them i hope you will join [..] View

An attempt of a legitimate comparison between WarThunder and WoT

2:01 am, June 5, 2014 I want to love WoT like I used to, but after playing WarThunder for a couple of weeks I find it impossible to do so. I'll start this by giving some back ground on myself: I began as every othe [..] View

My V-2-34 dilemma. Which way to go?

2:01 am, June 3, 2014 Right now I have an SU-85 and a T-34, neither are elited. The SU-85 I have yet to get the derp (not planning on it) and the upgraded engine. The T-34 I need the upgraded engine, tracks, and the S-54 7 [..] View

JgPz IV or Churchill VII

2:01 am, June 2, 2014 OK looking for my first VI, have enough money for one, these are my only current choices. Need to buy it today so I can afford to put a gold crew in it. Neither one seems to be enough of an improvemen [..] View

We need skill based matchmaking.

2:01 pm, May 30, 2014 It just is not satisfying that your good or bad performance is based on potato concentration. Doing a great game because the people you faced off against are potatoes is like walking into a room full [..] View

Crusader or Churchill I, that is the problem.

2:01 am, May 29, 2014 So, after weeks of grinding (I only play a few games a day), I finally unlocked Crusader and Churchill I. The problem is, I have neither the credits or the free xp I want to use to elite the ******* [..] View

HB of 1940

10:05 pm, May 6, 2014 Battle of Hannut 1214 May 1940 The first tank on tank battle of WWII very important historical scenario for a game like WoT. Game would be Assault with France being the defender and Germany attacking [..] View

Two Suggestions, Neither of Them My Own.

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& [..] View

Arty beginners help

10:05 am, May 2, 2014 Hiya. When the last On Track started I finally decided to try out an arty. Yes, I did the lothesome. I became a scumbag. Not that I'm giving myself away to it completely, I still prefer my mediums [..] View

What if the What the F%$# got the short 128....

10:05 am, May 1, 2014 Yeah, its a long ranty wall-o-text. I'm bored. As the title says....I haven't heard any news about this tank getting "rebalanced" and the whole "ITZ BALANCED CAUZE ITS GOT NO ARMOR&q [..] View

Ease the matchmaking of most tier 5-7 heavies?

2:01 pm, April 28, 2014 Don't get me wrong, overall I am perfectly fine with the +-2 mm spread. The only tanks that I find myself rather outclassed and sometimes even worthless in when bottom tier are the mid-tier heavies. T [..] View

Your personal favorite T9 and T10 tanks, and why?

2:01 am, April 21, 2014 I've read reviews, etc - But I'm curious as to what your (as a member of the Reddit communities) favorite t9 and 10 tanks are. I'm in the position of unlocking almost any T9 ta [..] View

Has anyone else been approached about a WoT "Study" by Tmagner?

9:05 am, February 21, 2014 Just received this from Tmagner(???) "Hello, I'm conducting a research study for my doctoral dissertation and as you are a frequent WOT player and Clan leader I could really use your [..] View

challenge -- break down WoT "skill" into 7 independent competencies

9:05 am, February 19, 2014 There have been a lot of discussions about how to measure WoT "skill". In my mind, this is a very broad term that is composed of different (and some independent) competencies. The challen [..] View

I'm having trouble playing on Komarin (Tiger 1).

9:05 am, February 13, 2014 Hey guys, as the title says I'm having trouble figuring out what the hell to do on Komarin. I took a long break shortly after this map came out (I think...) and my tiger 1 is my favorite tank. [..] View

Newbie Question about Tank Stats

9:05 pm, February 12, 2014 Ello First Id like to say thanks for taking the time to read the post and hopefully not troll the [edited]outta me ^.^ Second, so I'm really enjoying my A-44 and 13 75, but Im kinda worried Im not [..] View

What you consider appropriate

9:05 am, February 9, 2014 Hey guys 'n' gals, new to the forums so give me a break. I'm a (Very slightly) above averageplayer and I'm just getting into the swing of things, I've got just under 2K games played and I'm trying to [..] View

What is happening to the Type 59 in the next patch?

9:05 pm, January 31, 2014 I keep hearing changes about it on FTR. Is it getting nerfed or buffed? Or neither? I hope nothing bad happens to my favorite tank :( submitted by doomgrin [link] [17 comments] View

A little help would be appreciated

9:05 pm, January 30, 2014 Hi all. Being a bit of an older gamer myself, understandably there are some gaps in my internet education. I seek clarification, if possible: Rerolls/Rerollers: I see people chastise others often for [..] View

What if this game had.... Defense of Karelia

9:05 am, January 25, 2014 What if there was a new map based off of Karelia where... There are only 5 tanks per team, but every time you die, you respond. As the game goes on, it takes longer and longer for you to respond. [..] View

Questions about ban appeal

9:05 pm, December 29, 2013 Hello, I suppose you could call me new. I started about a week ago, I think. I'm almost to my KV-13 now, so I donno if I am genuinely new, but this is about a topic I am not familiar with as a newer p [..] View

Wow, I had no idea the Foch was this OP

9:05 am, December 29, 2013 I just picked up my new Foch today, and I was not prepared for how easy this thing is to play. You don't need any particular skill in order to do well in this tank. I've only played two games in it: i [..] View

Gun laying drive / Auto-loaders

9:05 pm, December 21, 2013 If you equip a GLDto a tank with an auto-loader does it: A) Reduce time between shots B) Reduce time to load the clip C) Both D) Neither E) Don't care-hate #%&^$@ auto-loaders View

Applicable to playing a fantasy game?

9:05 pm, December 13, 2013 Mentally Strong People: The 13 Things TheyAvoid 1. Waste Time Feeling Sorry for Themselves. You dont see mentally strong people feeling sorry for their circumstances or dwelling on the way they've [..] View

Serious help needed on update issue

9:05 pm, December 6, 2013 Hi everyone! i am trying to install the update for World of Tanks, but every time that it starts the update installer and gets up to 3% a small box pops up and says, " Critical Error. Failed to [..] View

Lessons from History #12: Midway

9:05 pm, November 25, 2013 In the first six months of the Pacific War, the Japanese had been successful beyond their wildest expectations. They'd taken an enormous swath of territory, including the Dutch East Indies, the Philip [..] View

The most hilariously dumb thing just happened to me.

9:05 am, November 18, 2013 I'm playing with my VK 30.01 (H) on Cliff and I am hiding in one of the dips toward the edge. I poke my head up and see probably half a dozen tanks or more. 3+ medium tanks, 2 light, and a tan [..] View

Next OP tank to get?

9:05 pm, November 7, 2013 Preface: I like good tanks. Tanks that are incredible for their tier. Does that make me a stat-padder-newb-loser? Maybe. I'm ok with that, I know I like playing these tanks. My stats are not b [..] View

The single best way for you to improve your winrate if you are average or below, assuming you have somebody better than you on your team...

9:05 pm, November 5, 2013 ...is probably to learn to avoid the extremes of camping or YOLOing/*******-rushing.  Seriously, assuming you've already got the basics covered of not shooting HE except from derps, [..] View

Suggested Arty Tweak No. 8475639

10:05 am, October 25, 2013 Yes, I know this is a topic that has already generated far more threads than it probably deserved. And I know that so many players have already voiced so many echoes of the same basic ideas that the t [..] View

8.9 Reveals a Failure of the Current Tech Tree

10:05 pm, October 20, 2013 Lets compare an old tier 6 td with the new tier 5 td DPM: 6-7 rpm at 250 alpha(iirc) vs 8 rpm at 240 alpha Mobility: Tog levels of mobility vs mobility of a medium tank Pen: 215 mm vs 194 mm Armor: Ne [..] View

Panther 1/2 and E-50 Guns- Errors & Rework

10:05 pm, October 14, 2013 HI WOT The 75mm/L100 and 88mm/L100 need to be removed. Neither of these guns actually existed. The 75mm/L100 was one of Hitlers whimsical ideas which was never carried out or even studied. As of now [..] View

What's the best thing to do with crew?

10:05 am, October 7, 2013 I have a Hellcat and I enjoy playing it (who doesn't) it has one skill/perk and I already have the T25/2. Is it worth me retraining my Hellcat crew for the T25/2 or should I just use my Hellca [..] View

Low tier French tanks are so bad they are an insult to WG's players.

10:05 am, October 4, 2013 I usually try to avoid these sorts of statements, since they smack of hyperbole, but in this case it's not hyperbole.  The Tier 2 and 3 French tanks are miserably bad, to the point w [..] View

Which tank can i buy with 9k gold?

10:05 pm, October 1, 2013 Guys. I have 9k gold and i'm in a clan that actually pays me 100-200 gold/week. I have a Lowe but i'm kinda bored to farm creds on a slow tank. I need 21,5mi creds until the end of thi [..] View

sick and tired of this constant ********

10:05 am, September 29, 2013 I just played 7 games in 3 different tanks 6 of those games I was bottom tier against tanks 2 tiers higher and the other game i was in the middle tier the fact that I lost most of the games was neithe [..] View

8.8 Update/Install FAIL constant retry (WG, get your sh*t together!)

10:05 am, September 25, 2013 Friend of mine had problems updating game to 0.8.8 and I didn't believe it, so I uninstalled game and tried to install it anew. Installer always stuck and wants to redownload. Well, I let it fdo it fe [..] View

Can anyone translate the decal on this KV-2? (link in main post)

10:05 am, September 24, 2013 My friend paints miniatures, and he has this KV-2 miniature, but neither of us know what the decal on the turret means. Could someone help us out? http://imgur.com/a/XS4if (first tank, second is a cra [..] View

I need honest answers: how much % of your games do you think you really contributed to the team?

10:05 am, September 17, 2013 won or lost, doesn't matter. I don't mind losing with 3, 4k damage dealt because I had fun with it. I hate it when I go about doing no damage whatsoever because I stupidly ran into the [..] View

E-50 or M46 Patton?

10:05 pm, September 16, 2013 which one is better and why? i love the pershing, and the p2, but they play different for me. i use the troll mantlet and hull down in the pershing to much delight. the p2 is a bit more tricky, but re [..] View

How to get a leg up on the competition (Radios explained)

10:05 am, August 30, 2013 So, yeah. I have noticed that while on the battlefield it has become harder and harder to see targets that are far away (I love playing atillery). Even in a tank it sometimes becomes apparent that my [..] View

GamesCon Q &A

10:05 am, August 25, 2013 today, we have something interesting. As you probably know, I was not able to go to the Gamescom this year, but others did in this case it was one player, who wished his nickname to remain anonymous, [..] View

Should I care or not care?

10:05 am, August 23, 2013 So far when ever I see a friendly tank being circled by a faster light I try my best to **** him and to the extend of full speed ramming the light tank. Yet when I play a slower tank that can't shoot [..] View

Tanker Mentality

10:05 am, August 20, 2013 Kind of a rant so please bare with me. So I was playing a battle on Mountain Pass in my Hellcat, suffering lag due to high ping (lunch time at work so internet was congested) but managed to **** 2 tan [..] View

30 battles and 10% WR in AMX12t. Bad luck or something else?

10:05 am, August 18, 2013 I won a few battles in the AMX 12t when i got it, but since this weekend I'm on a losing streak that seems to defy statistics. Does the EXP weekend bring a flood of noobs that screws up match [..] View

Noobie Creedo....

10:05 am, August 15, 2013 Tongue and Cheek.... Son, World of Tanks is a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by those of us who are new and learning the game. Who's gonna do it? The Tier IX player? The Art [..] View

Help me learn to brawl

10:05 pm, August 11, 2013 Sooo i think i am doing okay on most parts of the game, but yesterday i had an experience that made me realize i dont have much clue about close-quarter combat and brawling. Was fighting an T-54 till [..] View

Doing more damage to allies then to the enemy... really?

10:05 am, August 10, 2013 Saw the following replay and wow, I do not understand people sometimes. They spent more time firing on each other than on the enemy. I am surprised neither of them turned blue considering they did ze [..] View

What has happened since 8.7 update? (regarding team quality).

10:05 am, August 9, 2013 Alright so I don't know what has happened but since 8.7 went live, things just seem to be absolutely crazy. The first weekend it was fine and I was able to influence the games and help win, and got my [..] View

Dear Wargaming - the fact that you allow tier 8 tanks to platoon with tier 1 tanks is a ******* disgrace

10:05 pm, July 24, 2013 Sorry ... I'm pissed off and I'm venting. I've played about 6-7 games tonight where fail platoons are ******* up our team's chances of winning. The last one boiled my b [..] View

WoT not launching "White Screen"

10:05 pm, July 20, 2013 I already posted about this in the General Errors Forum and didn't get a solutions so I thought I would try here. (http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php?/topic/254529-wot-not-launching/#top) When I [..] View

Interesting Pub Match?

10:05 am, July 7, 2013 So I just clicked battle to get into a pub match, trying to find a chinese tank to **** so I can get my Potluck Picnic Mission, and I get this match. ...MM failed a bit hard here in multiple ways: [..] View

Collision with Destroyed Vehicles

10:05 pm, July 5, 2013 I've run into a few situations where a tank has taken me out while running into me, or even landing on me, and they receive no collision damage from my tank.  I'm fairly certain I've [..] View

I **** at playing bottom tier with some of my favorite tanks (M6, M4 Jumbo, Churchill I), anybody got pointers?

10:05 pm, June 18, 2013 So, as the title says I just can't get these tanks to do anything useful most of the time if I'm in bottom tier. I play them decently in mid and top tier, can play other tanks okay in [..] View

Between a Rock and a T29

10:05 am, June 14, 2013 This is not a position that I expected to ever find myself in... And yes, neither he nor myself were capable of movement. As you can tell. I was at the mercy of the Tiger P, and he showed none. http:/ [..] View

Hellcat crew at 83%, Gold to 100%?

10:05 am, June 8, 2013 I picked up the M18 Hellcat because I was getting bored and I heard it was supposed to be really fun to play, especially when fully camo'd and sitting in a bush trolling Prem's. My only problem is, it [..] View

Good players can *still* carry bad teams regardless of tank

10:05 pm, May 22, 2013 Minutes ago, i was in a match that seemed that everything would be lost _ Im not artyllery meister...  neither i think arty is UP nor OP, unicorns expect artillery just to sit there [..] View

A-32 and M4A2E4 missing from stats page and tankopedia

10:05 am, May 22, 2013 I just noticed the new stats page and both my Soviet A-32  and my M4A2E4 are not showing up. I also noticed that neither tank is showing in the tankopedia. I checked to make sure but [..] View

[0.8.5] Light Tank Replays

10:05 am, May 17, 2013 Aknazer requested some scout replays, so I put in around 30 games in the T71 and Chaffee for him. None of these were especially godly games (wins were around 1500-1900XP), but they tend to show effect [..] View

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