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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

Trying to find more suitable lines to go down.

4:03 pm, October 17, 2014 I'll admit up front, before I continue, that I'm not good at this game except in a select few tanks. I'm working on improving, but it's gonna take a while. Just below a 50% win rate, though, so I'm ge [..] View

Class MM inbalanced since 9.3?

5:03 am, October 11, 2014 Since recent patch, I noticed significantly more of class imbalanced battles. Examples: one side has 2 top & 2 middle tier heavies, other has 1 middle. Or even one side has 2 TDs and 10 heavie [..] 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

Module weight question about the Rally tanks...

5:03 am, October 2, 2014 So, I feel like I drive pretty well, but I'm looking for a bit of an edge. Toward that, I'm considering mounting a Vertical Stabilizer on the Rally Chaffee, for better wild shooting. The question: wi [..] 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

The full run down on the 9.3 changes to the tanks...

4:03 pm, September 25, 2014 So you don't have to look it up....   M24 Chaffee (tier V American light tank): fully rebalanced Players who had previously researched the M24 Chaffee get 43,340 experience points for this v [..] 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

I'll be damned

4:03 pm, September 17, 2014 I have just started playing WOT and like it.  I had progressed through the Germans PZ II, IIIa and III but was frustrated with dying a lot and bouncing shots a lot.  So like any good [..] View

Changes in Cazadores Clan

5:03 am, September 14, 2014 Hi dear community, given the current changes in Cazadores clan and to not give place to wrong ideas or doubts, I want to confirm this clan returns to its original course. Clan Cazadores was born in ea [..] View

T30 is good, why is the E4 pointless?

5:03 am, September 12, 2014 I know this poor E4 was nerfed badly but man I just can't figure why it would be played. It has armor but not enough for tier 10 and with so many weak areas....  The T30 turret is significant [..] 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

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

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

Piece of **** MM stacking top tier tanks continuously on one team

2:01 pm, August 31, 2014 WG needs to stop making the stupid UnmatchedMaker stack significantly more higher tier tanks on one side than the enemy's. This is in no way fair at all. I want to play a game where teams have an eve [..] View

French lights need some love

2:01 am, August 29, 2014 In 9.3, new LTs are coming out and they significantly better than the french. They deserve some major buff. View

Thoughts on WoT as a "real" (read: long-term successful) eSport

2:01 am, August 23, 2014 Below are my thoughts/ramblings on the long-term success of WoT eSports. 1) The largest problem right now is that the game played by "the pros" does not resemble the game played by t [..] 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

WoT Economy is a Scam

2:01 am, August 18, 2014 Correction - was always a Scam, and got worse. The audacity to call this game "Free to Play", when not only does it pretty much demand $15 per month in Premium and $30 to $50 for &a [..] View

As my WN8 goes up, my win rate either stays the same or decreases. Anyone got any hints to get my win rate up?

2:01 am, August 12, 2014 http://i.imgur.com/w6LLzOR.png I don't know why, but my win rate seems to be stagnating even though all of my other stats are getting better. Here are my detailed stats (the screenshot was jus [..] View

IS-6 Nerf request

2:01 am, August 2, 2014 I've been around for a while and try not to complain. I generally enjoy this game, particularly when I play well and my team helps. However, I just had a battle in an IS-8 (so yes, I had the mighty IS [..] View

Comparables of incoming tier 10's

2:01 am, July 18, 2014 So in the recent Storm Q&A there were confirmed facts about a few tansk that will be, for sure being introduced into the game. The AMX 30 will be a new tier 10 French medium, the FV 4202 will [..] 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

What can I do to improve my play?

2:01 am, July 14, 2014 Hi everyone, my name is Sengar. I play on the NA servers, if anyone wants to check out my account. I've been playing WoT off and on for about a year and a half now. I don't yet have a [..] 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

How the **** do you drive the Foch 155?

2:01 am, July 1, 2014 It can't snipe so you can't camp.It can't brawl it's a TD.It can roll with the mediums cause it's too slow and turns like my grandmother. I know people are gonn [..] View

My stats tell me that I play significantly better when I'm three beers down. What does this mean?!

2:01 am, June 28, 2014 This is partially a rant, partially not. It is funny but also extremely disheartening as well. Behold my tomatoness Drunk me is the last twenty four hours. Seriously, WTF. God ******* damn it! It& [..] View

Soft Stats or Confirmation Bias?

2:01 am, June 26, 2014 Been playing the ARL lately. Noticed that the 105mm Canon 13TR has good alpha but terrible gun handling. Compared to my other Tier VI heavy, it isatrocious at anything but close range or fully closed [..] View

Matilda IV: Why you should not buy this tank

2:01 am, June 19, 2014 Hello ladies and gents, I am here today to forewarn all premium-tank buyers about the Matilda IV and why you should avoid buying it. First of all, let me go into a little detail. I bought this tank [..] View

2-month break from WoT and...

2:01 am, June 14, 2014 ...i was so happy but my stress level and rage is coming back faster than ever after 2 gaming sessions. the game is giving me ulcer again -_- i may yet still quit... but aside from that. my skill [..] View

What rating system does everyone use and at which timeframe?

2:01 am, June 11, 2014 My XVM setup that I downloaded uses WN8, but I was wondering if you normally count your rating since the beginning of time or a week or a month. When I first began playing I was absolute garbage, but [..] View

How to speed up World of Tanks with a USB stick.

2:01 am, June 9, 2014 This advice is for those with older, slower Windows 7 machines with 4 gig or less of RAM, no SSD drive, and a relatively slow hard drive (5400 or so RPM, not one of the 7200 RPM drives). It MIGHT help [..] 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

In a predicament: Save up for Jg Pz E 100 or buy Chi To now?

2:01 am, May 25, 2014 As stated in the title, I'm debating whether to save up credits for the Jg Pz E100 (which would be my first tier X) or to just go ahead and spend my credits on the Chi To. I'm a non-pr [..] View

Not sure if WG elaborate plan or horrible f-up with the Super Pershing + V-Day Europe 5x Combo

2:01 am, May 9, 2014 Seeing how the 5x goes in EU right now, most of the people interested in getting a Super Pershing (or gold if they already have it) will get that tank by the end of the weekend (and its thursday now l [..] View

Saw this on RocketBrainSurgeon and thought, man...that'd be so useful in WoT.

2:01 am, May 9, 2014 Was reading an article from Dec. on RocketBrainSurgeon, and had a thought... The "load in" screen on Warplanes has a neat feature where it assigns some sort of relative values to fir [..] View

Determining the Best Passive Scout; Passive Spotting Score

10:05 am, April 23, 2014 I generated this table in response to another post. Camo values come from wotinfo and all other values from tankcompare. Passive Spotting Score (PSS) = (Stationary Camo * (View + Signal)) / 1000 Activ [..] View

Prebuilt to handle latest WoT patch

2:01 am, April 19, 2014 My dad is a huge World of Tanks fan and I'd like to find him a prebuilt PC that can handle the latest patch (which I understand to have significantly increased graphics strain, forgive me if I [..] View

Does WoT have any good examples of maps that are not mirrored, but retain good balance?

9:05 pm, February 27, 2014 Just like the title. It seems that for most WoT maps you can draw a (not necessarily straight) line through the map and both halves will contain identical, or at least very similar features. Does WoT [..] View

PC vs XBOX 360 versions

9:05 am, February 14, 2014 I just started WoT today and am wondering which platform I should play. It looks like the XBOX version is missing some features and has fewer tanks. But my PC is an aging laptop. I can play, but I hav [..] View

Tank Inventory Choices... Noob Obsession

9:05 pm, February 12, 2014 I must be one of the most erratic person you ever seen I have bought and sold and re-bought and re-sold more tanks than I can remember...having tried them all and doing poorly. But every day I sit [..] View

An old find: Wot 0.5.4.3-0.5.5.1 changelog

9:05 pm, February 1, 2014 This is the oldest patch notes txt I have found on my computer- the rest must have been removed at some point. Have some nostalgia: World of Tanks Closed Beta patch v.0.5.5.1 Changelog 0.5.4.3 - 0.5 [..] View

So I believe I am improving.

9:05 am, January 29, 2014 So I believe I am improving. While playing the Comet and SU-100 during their last days, (I grinded 37k xp for the SU-152 in like 1 full day of grinding. And grinded the last of the 100k needed for the [..] View

8.10 Graphical changes and lower FPS

9:05 pm, January 7, 2014 I saw one post already and I believe it needs some clarification. Due to the 8.10 graphical changes WOT is now much more hardware intensive. You will most likely see significantly decreased FPS on the [..] View

AP/APCR vs HEAT, 8.10 version

9:05 pm, January 3, 2014 So... how many of you (other) gold-spamming noobs have reduced your HEAT usage since the patch? The glory of shooting through obstacles and getting penetrating shots has changed my loadouts significan [..] View

WoT FPS Performance Question

9:05 am, December 29, 2013 Hey guys, Before I start, here's my rig and settings; i5-3570k default clock R9 280x 3GB Sapphire VaporX OC 8GB 1866MHz Ram Win7 Home Prem 1680x1050 res Drivers are latest (as far as I know) A [..] View

Help with FPS

9:05 pm, December 26, 2013 I don't know if this is a widely seen problem since the new patch(8.10) but now my FPS has dropped significantly. 25-30 now down to 3-12. I play on a Laptop and have to running on minimal sett [..] View

Sometimes Pubs works

9:05 pm, December 17, 2013 I only had time to do 7 battles last night, and won all 7. I should say my team won all 7. I did serious carrying in only 1, helped significantly in2 others, was there for2 and was carried in 2 bec [..] View

Why couldn't Wargaming just balance all the SPGs more towards the FV304/pre-nerf SU-26 side of things instead of making all the SPGs T92 knockoffs?

9:05 pm, December 11, 2013 Remember pre-arty rebalance, when the fun SPG of choice for everyone was the SU-26? And notice how now it's the FV304? And ever notice how their guns perform in exactly the same way? Good accu [..] View

Is there any point to using ammo other then HE for KV-2?

9:05 am, November 25, 2013 The ap increase is only marginal on both the gold rounds and standard rounds and the hp damage is significantly lower. submitted by RareHunter [link] [13 comments] View

How do you win pub games as arty?

9:05 pm, November 19, 2013 I've been trying to grind out my su-8 this morning and so far the same thing has happened 5 games in a row. Game starts, enemy ELC-AMX runs entire map and kills us arty. EVERY SINGLE TIME. I t [..] View

WZ-120: is the 122mm worth it?

9:05 pm, November 7, 2013 So I've been running the WZ-120 for a while now, doubles mostly, but occasionally I'll run it with a T-54 platoon for variety. It definitely feels like it is less effective than the T- [..] 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

Mythbusting: "You need to survive to win more" - a tier 9/10 Solo YOLO experiment

10:05 am, October 21, 2013 It is a well-known saying that "You need to survive more to win lots" in pub matches, especially high-tier. The rationale is that if you play more cautiously and survive more, you will do mo [..] View

Nearing end game, LFC

10:05 am, October 17, 2013 I'm taking a moment of triumph to pitch an app out there before my inner noob returns.  Just ****** a WGNLA Pro in the most epic way possible.  Last alive on my tea [..] View

A simple suggestion to all players

10:09 pm, October 16, 2013 I have a simple suggestion to make to all players. It doesn't matter who you are or what skill level you are playing at. This will significantly increase your chance to win a battle. Don't waste the [..] 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

What Setting Should I Be Playing With? What Can I Improve?

10:05 pm, September 2, 2013 I've had this rig for about 4 years now, and it's been carrying me strong, but recently WoT has significantly dropped in performance for me. Here are my system specs (let me know if I need to put any [..] View

Game of Tank Thrones

10:05 pm, August 23, 2013 DunxtonChexton, on Aug 19 2013 - 19:00, said: The King is tired, see him to his chambers. DunxtonChexton, on Aug 23 2013 - 18:30, said: He'll hang Edmure if you don't surrender Riverrun. BeepBeep123, [..] View

T-54-- Unlock Firepower or Mobility first?

10:05 pm, August 21, 2013 I just unlocked the T-54. Freexp'd the turret, and have been working on accumulating XP for it. I love the armor, but as other than the Turret and the LB-1 from the T-44 I'm stock, it [..] View

Offering Replay Review

10:05 pm, August 19, 2013 After working with a vast compendium of players in both a formal and informal way Im going public in offering cheap replay reviews. Tanks is a game of fighting through plateaus of skill and ability, s [..] View

Redshire Encounter Cap Timer is Bugged

10:05 pm, August 19, 2013 The Cap timer for Redshire encounter is counting down faster when there is 1 or 2 tanks on the cap (3 is normal time). Noticed this during a random battle when there was 2 tanks on the cap but XVM was [..] View

Arty XP buff

10:05 am, August 16, 2013 I don't really have any problems with the nerfed arty. it's seems balanced and can still be fun to play - but my xp intake for all my arty has significantly decreased making grinds about a third slowe [..] View

Question on the player numbers as shown in garage, NA Servers.

10:05 am, August 15, 2013 On the top left you get the player numbers (I assume?) and I always thought it showed numbers on each server. But have noticed that when on NA West the left number is always smaller, often quite sign [..] View

Camping & Economics-How to reduce camping

10:05 am, August 11, 2013 HI All Camping is always a problem in WOT on any map at all tiers whether its heavys, mediums, lights and so on. Now why do people camp? Well there are all kinds of reasons like: Certain maps Battle m [..] View

Do I need a premium tank?

10:05 pm, August 10, 2013 So I'm on EU, and with this special I was thinking i might be buying the T-25, but.. I have an elited KV-1, so its pretty good for credit farming, and on the other hand, I dont have any german [..] View

Help me understand damage rolls

10:05 pm, August 10, 2013 Since I started playing WoT about two weeks ago I've noticed that the damage I inflict seems to vary much more than the +-25% that is stated in the tutorials and wikis. I'm trying to u [..] View

Need Advice: AMX M4 1945 crew skills and Lorraine 40t engine upgrade?

10:05 pm, August 10, 2013 A) What are some good crew skills for the French tier 7 heavy? Normally I'd put an emphasis on repairs on a heavy, but this particular one doesn't feel like it needs it. While the Blac [..] View

Platoons are making a mockery of tier X

10:05 am, August 7, 2013 I appreciate what WG has done for tier X to make it and tier IX more feasible and reasonable to play. However, tier X platoons of highly skilled players are controlling the balance of tier X random ba [..] View

Planning my first Tier X this weekend. E-100 vs T110E5.

10:05 am, August 1, 2013 I'm agonizing over this decision. I can only afford one. I know the E5 is front line for CW, but I don't really do that much. The E-100 seems to have been buffed significantly with 8.6 [..] View

Is the E-50M somehow even worse as a Tier X Medium? (Discussion)

10:05 am, July 15, 2013 During an 8 loss streak I had this evening, I asked myself: With the nerfs to APCR and HEAT as well as Tier 10 pen, has the E-50M dropped lower than the bottom of the Tier 10 Medium list? So we&#3 [..] View

(Daily) Discussion Topic: the Object 268 Tank Destroyer line.

10:05 pm, July 11, 2013 Today's discussion topic is the the Object 268 Tank Destroyer line, from the AT-1 to the Object 268. This line contains some notable tank destroyers, including the Object 268 with the highest [..] View

8.7 Test Notes

10:05 pm, July 10, 2013 Changes from Public v8.6 to v8.7 Test New Content Added the new branch of SPGs for the British tech tree: Loyd Gun Carriage (tier II) Birch Gun (tier III) Sexton II (tier IV) Bishop (tier V) Crusade [..] View

[PSA] Refresher Post on Game Mechanics

10:05 pm, July 10, 2013 Matchmaker WoT Wiki Matchmaker Chart Imgur Rehost One of the biggest factors in any match, it is vital to understand the matchmaker and how it places you in a match. Penetration Mechanics Youtube Drop [..] View

WG, I would like to exchange my IS-4 for an IS-7, Thank You

10:05 pm, July 3, 2013 Dear WG, After enjoying the game experience with the Soviet built T-150, KV-3, KV-4, and ST-1, I was hoping that the IS-4 would continue the Soviet heavy/super heavy tank line with a gusto!  [..] View

Devs, pls respond.

10:05 pm, June 18, 2013 -VK 16.02 Leopard tank model has been significantly improved. Run this one by me, how is this improved again? View

The future of the Super Pershing

10:05 am, June 12, 2013 By now it should be fairly common knowledge that the new update is bringing a lot of changes to World of Tanks, namely the upcoming changes to the T26E4 Super Pershing: World of Tanks developers have [..] View

Sherman Firefly (not your average "I want the Firefly" post)

10:05 am, June 11, 2013 I have been meaning to write on this topic for a long time, but finally got to it when i saw the new trailer for The World of Tanks Xbox edition. the beginning of the trailer displays a green light th [..] View

Breaking the 10k mark

10:05 am, June 11, 2013 Got into this game in my 4th year of university after a buddy of mine recommended it to me. I've been playing for 1 year and 10 months and tonight I hit a major milestone on the stats log, 10,000 batt [..] View

Some Premium Ammo Cost Changes in 8.6

10:05 pm, June 3, 2013 I was on the test server looking over the tech trees and noticed the premium ammo changes for my tanks. I only buy premium ammo when they go on sale and carry a few in my tanks for when RNG hates me. [..] View

Looking for pointers

6:30 am, May 16, 2013 Hi All, Just cutting right to it. I picked this game up in January and it's the #1 game I enjoy playing. Have racked up 3290 games since then, and try to add 20-30 quality games/day on average. I'm [..] View

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