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Please Enlarge Mini Map Default Size

5:03 am, October 10, 2014 I never realized this when playing on my PC. A while ago I tried to play on a laptop, and that mini-map is tiny! Perhaps making it bigger would improve new player's situation awareness? It only takes& [..] 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

T67 (tier 5 TD) changes

4:03 pm, September 26, 2014 Although not mentioned in the changelog, the selection of turrets available for the T67 has changed in 9.3. Now you can mount the top 76mm gun on a turret with 370m view range, an increase of 20m from [..] 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

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

Moronic Mondays #2: Armor Angling, Sidescraping/Wall hugging and Face hugging

5:03 am, September 16, 2014 For the second installment, we'll go over armor angling and sidescraping (also called wall hugging, not to be confused with actively bumping enemy tanks up close so they miss shots). SIDESCRAPING In e [..] View

I want to platoon with a much better player today

4:03 pm, September 13, 2014 WHO WILL PLATOON WITH ZACATECAS?   I'm a 7500-game baddie.  Recent WN8 tends to hover around 800 on a bad day and 1100 on a good day.  Overall WN8 is around 700 due [..] View

AMX m4 45

2:01 pm, August 30, 2014 I have no idea how to play this thing. Its armor is worse then arl and it is much bigger im assuming sniping is the only way to suffer through this tank? submitted by Gdfternoon [link] [9 comments [..] View

A few suggestions for the store and the upcoming holidays.

2:01 pm, August 30, 2014 WGNA, good day to you all. We are moving into the last part of 2014, and you're probably giving some small thought to what to do for the holidays coming up. May I make a few suggestions? First, most [..] View

Tips on playing the Pershing

2:01 pm, August 25, 2014 Hi All, just got the Pershing, been having some fun with it, just wanted tips and tricks to make it more enjoyable. At this time I've got rammer, advanced ventilation, better engine installed, [..] View

Improving gameplay, I need help

2:01 am, August 25, 2014 Hi guys, I know that most of you read the title and thought: Oh no! Not another one! But actually, it is in some way. I'm here not to ask how to increase WN8, I'm here to ask how to in [..] View

Korean Flame War: T29 and 76 mm Gun M1A2

2:01 pm, August 18, 2014 I occasionally check out one of the largest Korean WoT communities, and the current "burning issue" (as in flame war) isT29 using 76 mm Gun M1A2. For one reason or another, in the Korea [..] 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

How to handle encounter lemming train?

2:01 am, August 7, 2014 I'm talking about case, when majority of tanks (including top tiers) conduct lemming train out of cap on bigger maps: e.g. valley on Lakeville, alley on Prokhorovka, west on Steppes (not hill [..] View

...advice needed on hulldown spots

2:01 am, August 2, 2014 It's kind of embarrassing. I've been playing for a while, 9k games, 1400 WN8 for the last 60 days (not a good player by any means, but not a tomato, either), and I do know the fundamen [..] View

FastRage55 Looking for Clan; Most Recent Stats: WN8 1,973, Performance 1,766, Efficiency 2,001

2:01 am, July 29, 2014 Hello, I am FastRage55 and I am looking for a semi-good to professional clan that can give me these things: 1.) A teamspeak3 server that has good people always onavailableto platoon with and have a f [..] View

How to deal with bots/disruptive players

2:01 pm, July 26, 2014 This is becoming a bigger problem. I have notices a trend where ~50% of the games I am in have at least one bot or disruptive player. I'm not talking about the usual lemming or nub. I'm talking about [..] View

Something I noticed

2:01 pm, July 23, 2014 FYI: this is just a random though based on about 10-15 matchesthat I took time to observe due tohaving plenty of time to check things out after being 1 shot in my tier 6s while facing massed tier 8s. [..] View

Bigger Maps for Higher Tiers.

2:01 am, July 18, 2014 I'm sure it's been posted, but I feel like it needs reiterating. The current 1000m X 1000m is too small for the top tiers. At tiers 8+ many of the scouts will spot nearly a quarter of the map at a pas [..] View

Advice on tanks

2:01 am, July 14, 2014 So I went down the kv-1 line and have played a few games in the kv-1, but I'm not enjoying it all that much. Here's the thing though.... Once I got the T-28, I started consistently hav [..] View

Any suggestions on the Tiger II?

2:01 am, June 29, 2014 I have played almost 200 games in this tank and still can't figure the damn thing out... I have tried a bunch of different ways to play the Tiger II and no one method is any better than the re [..] View

Update 9.2

2:01 am, June 28, 2014 ~Vehicle changes in 9.2 Theres going to be a slight buff for tier 10 vehicles, that was confirmed by the developers, but no specifics were given. There was a leak of the planned nerf to the WT E-100 [..] View

Larger monetary Gold purchase options for players

2:01 am, June 26, 2014 So my suggestion is as follows We need larger packages and bundles for long time players to spend their money on. So far the only package I have really enjoyed so far was the 20k gold 20kk credit [..] View

Confessions from a Recovering Tomato

2:01 am, June 17, 2014 Hi, Im Ted, and Im a tomato. It all started a few years back when I jumped into my first Loltraktor. I couldnt hit the broadside of a Province barn and soon found myself a smoldering wreck halfway dow [..] View

Looks like Murovanka is getting better

2:01 am, June 17, 2014 Based on recent FTR news, it looks like Murovanka is going to be changed for the better. http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/06/16/straight-outta-supertest-murovanka-9-2-rework/ Basically the map is going to [..] View

[RDDT] NA is recruiting!

2:01 am, June 10, 2014 RDDT NA, your local /r/worldoftanks official clan wars clan, is currently seeking qualified tankers to join our ranks! If you've been looking for a change of scenery from your current clan or [..] 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

Light tanks

2:01 am, June 5, 2014 Im wondering why tanks like the M5 stuart or the A20 get placed in tier 8 matches. I understand that their scout tanks but still. There are tanks that are faster, more armored, bigger guns, more healt [..] View

Im starting to see a pattern here.

2:01 pm, June 4, 2014 Im starting to see a Pattern here. Can you see it? Look harder ! PS. I cut out my team tanks that got ZEROs and the tanks too. Its a Funny pattern !! Well I think it is ! you guys might like playing b [..] View

Improving the Mission Window

2:01 am, June 3, 2014 So the in-game mission window is definitely one of the better UI additions to the game. But two things about it have always annoyed me. 1. Progress, especially on XP-dependent missions, is really h [..] View

Getting bored

2:01 am, June 3, 2014 don't get me wrong I love the game, I can deal with the nerfs, with the guys with 2k games calling me a noob or a bot I can even put up with ppl opening a chat after the battle just to noob rage. But [..] View

Tank Locking: Lets look at this seriously.

2:01 pm, May 31, 2014 Tank Locking on a serious note. Considering bigger clans have more members with a bunch of tier 10's as an advantage of tank locking and plenty of variants to use, Maybe World Of Tanks should go ba [..] View

Skulls and angels rising up from dead tank mod

2:01 pm, May 31, 2014 I was wondering if anybody knows the name of the mod or internet location of the mods I have seen players using on you tube where when a tank gets ****** a skull or an angel rises up from the tank tow [..] View

Review of T8 TDs

2:01 am, May 26, 2014 I want to talk about my experiences with the T8 TDs I've played so far. T28P JPII RHM SU-101 AMX 48 Let me start with my favorites. The JPII is my all time favorite TD with the RHM being secon [..] View

Meet the Tankers of WOT

2:01 pm, May 24, 2014 Meet Mr.MiniMapOblivious: He's the driver that hangs around base looking for sniping spots the first 5 min of the game, usually finding none. And then when one flank falls and he would accidently be [..] View

Make shots to gun shields / "warts" zero damage penetrations

2:01 am, May 23, 2014 In real life, gun shields were added to the front of many tank destroyers to protect the crew from small arms fire from enemy infantry. This usually meant that the bigger the gun shield the better. [..] View

Why do I constantly fail on my jagdtiger?

2:01 am, May 20, 2014 Guys, its just one of those days where I just wanna stop playing this game. I think I'm a average type of player. I played through the german TD line up to t9. I played the KV-1 -> IS L [..] View

Pay to win this... pay to win that

2:01 am, May 17, 2014 General Chat Bystander : So yeah lube is very important. ... ... Best_Player_NA : HAY GUYS, BUY HEAT SHELLS, BYE ALL PREMIUM TANKS, AND CONVERT FREE EXP. YOU LOSE SKILL BUTT YOU WIN THE GAME AL [..] View

VK3002d (I REALLY NEED HELP)

2:01 am, May 8, 2014 Tier 7 mediums have a notoriously bad reputation, which is why I have yet to play one other than the Panther despite owning, eliting, keeping and loving the E8, Vk3001d, Vk3002m (not really a traditio [..] View

M41 Walker Bulldog vs M551 Sheridan vs M113

2:01 am, May 8, 2014 ASSUMING THEY ADD HIGHER TIER LIGHTS! Which you would like. M551: 152mm main gun Pro: massive damage... Cons: Bad armor (but it's a light tank anyway), the gun had a rate of fire of2 Rounds per M [..] View

I just started playing this game and I have a few questions for those who have time to answer.

10:05 pm, May 3, 2014 Im on mobile so sorry if the formating/english is garbage. My questions are: When playing in a platoon with friends how come we usually get matched up with higher tiers instead of our tiers (we are a [..] View

how do i make minimap much bigger?

10:05 am, April 26, 2014 nevermind googled it and found out. lol sorry. View

Interested in e-sports journalism and WoT? Read on...

2:01 pm, April 24, 2014 Hi WoT enthusiasts, Im sure most of you wont know who I am so a good place to start is with an introduction. Im Richard Lewis, a veteran e-sports journalist of about ten years and current Editor In Ch [..] View

I found an Easter egg on the Pz.1C

10:05 am, April 24, 2014 So today I found an easter egg on the Pz.1C, it says Kratzer, which in English, means scratch. If you can't see it because it's to small, please let me know in comments and tell me how to make [..] View

I kinda of stumbled on this possible fix for 9.0 ctd.

2:01 am, April 21, 2014 I stumbled on this because of the file size differences and decided to give it a try.. First you need to have the world of tanks common test installed and fully patched.. (do a search for it if you [..] 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

Can I get some info on how good the KV-3 is?

10:05 am, April 20, 2014 I just unlocked the KV-3 as my first tier 7 and was looking around for info only to find that pretty much everything is outdated or not very helpful. From the stats, it seems like a T-150 just with a [..] View

Things I've Learned By Playing For 2 Weeks...

10:05 am, April 17, 2014 So I know this is usually a place to post guides on specific gameplay mechanics, or individual tanks, and usually filled with experienced posters who have a few thousand battles. I'm not one of those [..] View

Looking for Hitmen - JKL Mafia - JIMBO, KIMBO, LIMBO

10:05 pm, April 11, 2014 The JKL Mafia is for any skilled player looking for a laid-back atmosphere. "Great, it's those LIMBO guys again..." - Random Pubbie When you log into our TeamSpeak 3 channel you will f [..] View

Whats your fps with 780m?

1:32 am, April 11, 2014 So I'm getting HORRIBLE fps no matter what settings I use with this laptop graphic card. Even the lowest of the low my fps drops to 40 sometimes on bigger open maps(settings from low and mediu [..] View

when will the german lines handicapps be removed and the tier ranking for the whole german line corrected

9:05 am, March 3, 2014 by now its common knowledge that there isnt any german armour that is a threat head to head against anything,only time they score successes is when the enemy inst shooting at them and their back is to [..] View

I'm done with Noobs/ Map rant and TKing problem

9:05 am, February 26, 2014 Dear WG, it is fantastic to see that you have made changes to the TK system. finally my badly shot shells that hit friendly's wont lose me as much money as they did before. you are doing great wit [..] View

What will be the new medium TC meta when the KV-1S gets the split/nerfbat?

9:05 am, February 12, 2014 My money is on the ARL-44 with 105mm APCR, personally. http://tank-compare.com/en/compare/t-150/arl-44/kv-1s#T1=390I300I272I489I173&T2=286I212I199I345I166&T3=343I260I233I427I173 T-150 [..] View

Overhead & Sniper view, Tanks & SPGs

9:05 am, February 9, 2014 As experienced players know, one can use an 'Alternate View' in the game. SPGs have an Overhead View. Tanks & TDs have a Sniper View. However, SPGs/Arty can not use 'Sniper View' even by zo [..] View

Jolly Rogers Forces (JRF) looking for active clan members

9:05 pm, February 8, 2014 We are looking for active clan members who want to be a part of something bigger then the game itself, we currently have 54 members and 22 days old, we are looking for TS3 minded ppl and teamwork orie [..] View

MINES is not balanced!

9:05 am, February 2, 2014 Obviously one side has the advantage of having an island spot to snipe anyone going hill, as well as having a bigger rock with a crack that allow tanks to go hull down and shoot enemy players camping [..] View

FV215b - The bigger trap...

9:05 am, January 29, 2014 submitted by Sadukar09 [link] [11 comments] View

How are you supposed to play this game?

9:05 am, January 21, 2014 I don't know why I installed this, but I'm here and I'm hooked on it. Day 1 in game I looked up which tanks were the best, and went with the Russians. Tier 1 I advanced up the [..] 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

Heavy Tank Driver's Licence Test

9:05 am, January 20, 2014 I'm not a super-experienced player, but I've noticed there are a lot of people driving heavy tanks that shouldn't. Sometimes they do not have the temperament or mental faculties to be suited to the ro [..] View

Compensation for damage caused by allies

9:05 am, January 15, 2014 I'm a bit irritated by the pennies you are given for damage taken by team mates. Just got ammo racked by some baddie in my IS-7 because he wanted to go through a pathway first. 28k repair bill 7 [..] View

Am I progressing properly as an Artillery player?

9:05 pm, January 14, 2014 Warning: Opinions. Yours, mine, theirs. Share your thoughts but don't be a 'tard about it. I'm relatively new to this game, with less than 2,000 battles under my belt. As of late, I've found that [..] View

Japanese Chi-To

9:05 am, January 8, 2014 So how is the Chi-To? I have fully upgraded my Chi-Nu and it makes a good sniper tank yet I am a bit worried with the Japanese tanks getting bigger as their armor still looks paper thin meaning I& [..] View

Deciding between T34 or JT88

9:05 pm, January 2, 2014 I've been playing this game since February and started getting pretty decent recently (~1500 wn6) The only premium I currently own is the SU-122. I love that tank. Anywho... I'm consid [..] View

New Map System :3

9:05 pm, January 2, 2014 I thought that short map such as the map we play on is too smalland i know the game wants short gaming but i want to play longer game and bigger maps :3 they can add a matchdecisionlike how they did w [..] View

Weird AMX 13 F3 Gun dispersion

9:05 pm, December 29, 2013 I swear to god the dispersion is so sensitive ad it's weird. I move my mouse half a centimetre and the dispersion farts me an even bigger circle, but I still got kills. Is arty that nerfed? View

War Thunder vs World of Tank Mechanics

9:05 pm, December 26, 2013 Was watching from this stream on WT - http://pt-br.twitch.tv/warthunder Note: These are just my observations, I'm sure you can find out more by reading a lot of the dev diaries. Feel free to d [..] View

How to play the ELC AMX?

9:05 pm, December 20, 2013 I've unlocked the 90mm gun and the best engine and i still feel like a waste of space in it. I don't have 6th sense in it so I cant see when I've been spotted other than when s [..] View

Opinion: I think that after the nerf, artillery is no longer fun or worthwhile to play

9:05 am, December 20, 2013 I recently bought a couple of low-tier SPGs, currently have a Sexton and Lorraine. Everyone already knows about the ridiculously long reload and aiming times, which basically guarantee that the only t [..] View

This is how I help my team, since their tanks have bigger guns than mine

9:05 am, December 16, 2013 submitted by War_Raven [link] [22 comments] View

Designing a post-war Super-Heavy MBT

9:05 am, December 10, 2013 this idea started with my post in the GuP thread but if worked a bit on it, and now i think i can put down some hard numbers. markodash, on Dec 09 2013 - 12:57, said: man this thread moves fast. yes i [..] View

How do I play the 121?

9:05 pm, December 7, 2013 I just got this tank and I have no idea what I'm doing with it. It's so much slower than the WZ-120 was, and slower than most T10 mediums I've seen. Being bigger than the russi [..] View

Premium Ammo

9:05 am, November 30, 2013 Ok I know this is a touchy subject with many players, but I want to delve into it anyway.  First off I would like to say that I personally desire for WG to eliminate premium ammo fro [..] View

Just got my first tier X, and having some trouble...

9:05 pm, November 29, 2013 So, I purchased my E 100 just yesterday and I'm having a big trouble with it. Basically, my armor seems like its not there. First of tall, this tank is such a ******* gold shell magnet, that e [..] View

Just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD!

9:05 pm, November 27, 2013 Here is a tidbit i learned the hard way and beleive it may be useful to other newbies like me. I always had the mindset that bigger/higher tier is better. I didnt invest much time in learning the bas [..] View

Paying Gold to Retrain Crews - How much is your time worth?

9:05 pm, November 19, 2013 Retraining for a new tank. How much do you think it costs in real money to retrain a crew of 6 for a new tank? I am assuming the following: You purchase gold at the worst rate possible (1250 gold f [..] View

Achilles Premium British TD?

9:05 am, November 19, 2013 So..... I was just looking around the internet as i sometimes do when a little bored and found myself on Wikipedia again ( I know it isn't reliable but it still has some interesting things to look at [..] View

A review of how WOT nerfs German tanks.

9:05 am, November 15, 2013 Hi All How is WOT nerfing German tanks.Essentially by making the environment and conditions on the battlefield very very unfriendly to tanks that excel at long range combat Small mapsPrevent German [..] View

Does anyone at WG actually have a clue about tanks?

9:05 am, November 15, 2013 So talking to some friends who have served and every one of us wondered about if anyone at WG actually knows anything about real life tanks.  Just consider that you where going to ma [..] View

Artillery: High tiers vs mid and low tiers

9:05 am, November 12, 2013 Usually when you hear people complain about artillery, it is most about high tier artillery. Why high tiers? Because the gameplay changes when you transition from low to mid tier to high tier artill [..] 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

We're gonna need a bigger boat

9:05 am, November 6, 2013 submitted by JBWill [link] [18 comments] View

Camouflage how does it work?

9:05 am, November 6, 2013 Stand    Move   Shoot T71           14.3 &n [..] View

Real life optics stuffs (i think)

9:05 am, November 2, 2013 This got me thinking, every time you enter sniper mode, or look at the aiming thingamajig there a bunch of triangle thingies. The center one is bigger and where the shell will go, but I'm curious abou [..] View

ELI5: Can someone please explain or offer tips for proper and effective crew training and skills.

9:05 pm, October 30, 2013 I guess I just don't get the best way to deal with crew and crew training. Do you guys move crew members around between tanks, or keep one group dedicated to one tank? I have a couple of crews [..] View

Target fixation

9:05 pm, October 30, 2013 Tip of the day that is worth repeating.  Check your min- map often.  Use a + key and make it bigger. This is especially important when you are firing at a target an [..] View

An idea for Camo and Spotting changes

9:05 am, October 29, 2013 The camo and spotting system has become a mess with 8.6. Tank destroyers are too stealthy and light tanks are not stealthy enough. 1. A rework of view range between tanks and classes. A much greater [..] View

The Vindictive Reserve has opened up for Recruitment!

8:57 pm, October 28, 2013 The Vindictive Reserve (VINR) is an active clan in clan wars. We play 3-5 times a week on the global map. Until we grow a bit more we are pirates for lack of a better term. We take the landing **** it [..] View

"smaller" clans

10:05 pm, October 22, 2013 Does it bother any of you that players always use the word smaller to describe clans? i.e. "The upcoming second campaign is not fair for smaller clans. The bigger clans will take everything.&quo [..] View

The Current State of Weekend Events and Gift Shop Packages:

10:05 pm, October 20, 2013 With growing negativity surrounding poor weekend events, and sub-par gift shop packages - the time to speak out has come. The problem has been mostly lurking in the shadows, but it has been said befor [..] View

**** the IS-3's Driver

10:05 am, October 12, 2013 With the changes to IS-3 in 0.8.9, the general angle of the front hull has become better, meaning it will be able to bounce more shells than before. However, at the time same time a certain weak spot [..] View

Just another guide on how to improve

10:05 pm, October 10, 2013 We all like to win and i think that most of us always try to get better at thing that we like, so i made this guide hoping it can help you -Don't rush to higher tiers (i.e. getting a prem tank that do [..] View

Suggestions for the Low Tier German Heavy Line

10:05 am, October 9, 2013 So as everyone already knows, WG added a low-tier heavy German line in the last update. It consists of the Durchbruchswagen 2, the nerfed VK 30.01 (H), and the newly designated heavy VK 36.01 (H). As [..] View

Ruminations on the Durchbruchswagen 2...

10:05 am, October 7, 2013 When patch 8.8 hit, I was pretty curious about the changes to the German tech tree, especially the addition of a new kid on the block, The Durchbruchswagen 2. I was expecting strangeness from the new [..] View

Wargaming.Net's Golden League, Season 2 Offline Finals

10:05 am, October 3, 2013 Live from Moscow, Russia the top eight Russian World of Tanks battle it out for the $50,000 prize for first place from the $100,000 prize pool. In English and Russian you can watch in your language of [..] View

E-100

10:05 pm, October 2, 2013 Anyone know if the E-100 will ever get a gun buff? I feel like it could really use one due to its low penetration. I intend on getting one regardless but it would be an awful lot more fun with a bigge [..] View

Have you had less than stellar luck with certain tanks?

10:05 pm, September 26, 2013 I have read about how awesome the American T18 tank destroyer is, so I bought one today. I also paid for the 75% crew training, then upgraded everything to the best options, including 75mm gun. So I p [..] View

A Good Lead up Clan To A Bigger Better CW Clan!... PLEASE HELP!

10:05 am, September 23, 2013 What Is A Good Lead up Clan To A Bigger Better CW Clan that i can grind my way to tier 10's (Only have tier 8 at the moment) and get my stats up? also i don't meet most age requirements... 18 or older [..] View

My WoT Experience

10:05 am, September 18, 2013 Hello everyone I have given world of tanks I try for the past three weeks and here are my thoughts on this game. I have grinded out to a Tier8, played in just about 1,400 battles in this time frame, [..] View

Ways to help your Win Rate/For new players

6:38 am, September 18, 2013 Wanted to share some thoughts with the newer players in hopes it will help make the WOT more fun and also allow you to win more games as you play. First,..a bit about the author. I was once a " [..] View

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