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Wargaming needs to learn how to run a tournament

4:03 pm, October 23, 2014 For about 8 or 9 months now, I've been doing tournaments that Wargaming puts up every week. Main reason being "obviously" the metric **** ton of gold you can make. This is why they are prett [..] View

Why Yinz Cost So Much To Run!

4:03 pm, October 22, 2014 The T57 and T29 are two tanks that I don’t understand why they are so expensive to run.  I got the itch to run my T57 last night so I played approximately 15 games in it. I ran stan [..] View

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

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

What do you guys want to see in a Leo 1 guide?

4:03 pm, October 14, 2014 Leo is is mai waifu and my best performing t10. I've developed a play style in it where I can consistently solo pub 70% w/r in it as well as average 3600 dpg. With the on track a lot of people have be [..] View

Do I look like a smurf? What's wrong with them anyway?

4:03 pm, October 13, 2014 I have roughly 7000 games and have considered myself to be above average in ability for some time now. I am currently trying to consistently hit 3000WN8 and a 60% W/R when playing solo and usually ach [..] View

This is why better players get better MM

5:03 am, October 11, 2014 They are good and only play with good players. What does this mean?   Good player + good player + good player = carry    What does that mean? They carry more consistently. & [..] View

Any Tips for Churchill III

5:03 am, October 10, 2014 I bought the Churchill III awhile ago and honestly I just can't get good consistent results. I know that it's well praised but I was hoping someone could offer some advice on how to use it properly. [..] View

I Keep Getting Stuck In Tier IX and X Battles!

4:03 pm, October 5, 2014 I'm not complaining.  I just want to know how to play against the ******** who can one-shot my Tier VII IS?  Since upgrading all the modules in my IS, I have been consistently drawin [..] 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

Recent inconsistent ping and lag?

5:03 am, October 3, 2014 I keep getting random as in not every match lag spikes going from my usual 20-30ms up to 500-900 and the little green light flashing red. Nothing else on my internet seems to have any sort of issue. H [..] View

Current artillery mechanics remove agency from players.

5:03 am, October 3, 2014 The title says it all. The current randomized aspect of artillery shell distribution means that players lose agency; ie a player's performance in a SPG is no longer dictated so much by skill but rathe [..] View

Is it me or is the 152 on the T49 much less accurate than the 152 on the KV-2?

4:03 pm, October 2, 2014 http://wiki.wargaming.net/en/Tank:T49 http://wiki.wargaming.net/en/Tank:KV2 Something feels off. With the KV-2 I feel that I can land shots at long range much more consistently than with the T49. Both [..] View

T37 Ammo Racking

5:03 am, September 27, 2014 I have both safe storage and wet ammo rack and I am still getting ammo racked consistently. Before 75% of shots hitting the front/front side end in ammo rack being damaged or blowing up, now its down [..] View

Broken Client After Update ... Missing vehicles_japan.pkg Please Help

5:03 am, September 27, 2014 Why is it important that I fix my client rather than reinstall? I am on metered internet (30GB per month) I would rather not blow half my bandwidth re-downloading the whole client. If I had another ch [..] View

Competitive CW player looking for clan.

5:03 am, September 23, 2014   Had immense fun with my last clan. HT is an incredible group of guys that at times can punch well above their weight. Wanted to make drastic changes to put the clan into a better position [..] View

Matchmaker Suggestion

5:03 am, September 10, 2014 After 10 battles or so in a row, in my tier 6 vs tier 8, I was wondering (to improve the fun for lower tiers) if MM could carry a counter per tank measuring its tier mix, so that a step threshold, the [..] View

Consistant video driver failure

5:03 am, September 5, 2014 For the past few months since 9.0 was released I have been having consistent video driver failures. After updating to the most current video drivers and setting the graphics to standard, the game stil [..] View

American 120mm guns "low rolling"

2:01 am, September 1, 2014 It may be conformation bias, but it sure seems that my T110E5 and M103 (both 120's) low roll a lot. An average 400 damage gun usually only does 350-375. I'm pretty good about checking [..] View

Future Grind to IS through KV-1S

2:01 am, August 29, 2014 I'm currently working on unlocking the IS through the KV-1S. I can't catch a break with this tank. I seem to bethe only player in the WoT universe thatconsistently does badly in "one of the most [..] View

Current State - My Mindset

2:01 pm, August 28, 2014 Hi all, This is just my "Current Mindset" or "State of the Union" from my POV.Until Wargaming actually fixes MatchMaking, I will not spend one more dime on this game. You can all [..] View

Why does the howitzer do such inconsistent damage?

2:01 am, August 28, 2014 I've been using the howitzer (On the M2 Medium) lately and for some reason I randomly one-shot people for upwards of 170 damage whereas other times I'll do only 40-50 damage even hitti [..] View

The secret to Soviet accuracy

2:01 am, August 23, 2014 For the past few days it just has seemed like RNG doesn't want me to have any fun. It was just a nonstop series of misses and ricochets from my shots combined with enemy shots that consistentl [..] View

Breaking your own "glass ceiling"?

2:01 am, August 22, 2014 Disclaimer: I'm an average player (not in terms of WN8 labels, but how I actually affect the game's outcome). I'm around a 53% WR, my WN8 fluctuates but is currently averaged a [..] View

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

How do I be more consistent?

2:01 pm, August 19, 2014 Well, after ragequitting WoT for basically the entire summer, I've decided to start again. After around 400 battles, I came to a conclusion: I am horribly inconsistent. By this I mean I either [..] View

How to deal with constant pathetic RNG?

2:01 am, August 19, 2014 I am driving the IS and I have consistently found that the RNG I am getting is absolutely pathetic, for example: I fully aim at the side of lets say a KV-1s that is 100m away from me, the aim circle i [..] 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

When to Tier "Up"?

2:01 pm, August 13, 2014 I've been playing for a couple of years and have played as high as TierVI (VK 28.01). Since I **** at higher tiers I have recently made the executive decision to make a quick scramble back down to &qu [..] View

How to become more consistent?

2:01 am, August 13, 2014 I've asked for help here several times and its really helped. You can see my stats under player waspinat0r on wotlabs or noobmeter. I'm sorry I can't link it as I'm on [..] View

AMX 50 100 Help?

2:01 am, August 12, 2014 Long story short I just got the AMX 50 100 and I am having a hard time with it. I think it might me just bad luck with teams but I think it is an positioning problem and not knowing where to go in it. [..] View

How to combat inconsistency

2:01 am, August 10, 2014 Noob with 1.1k battles here, I feel like half of my games I will be top 3 in XP and do really well WN8 wize but the other half I just die without doing hardly anything. Any tips for trying to get more [..] View

JT 8.8 vs T34 for money making?

2:01 pm, August 6, 2014 I have been looking all over the forums for this and each one is bringing different opinions on which tank is better at making creds, the Jagdtiger 88 or the American T34. Some are saying that the T34 [..] 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

A technical question regarding the precise definition of 'accuracy' or dispersion in WOT?

2:01 am, August 4, 2014 Accuracy of any gun can be affected by human error in a big way if the person shooting isnt experienced and doesnt practice regularly. But when a gun's inherent potential accuracy is measured, we aren [..] View

Experienced players: What's some advice that you wish you had gotten early in your Tanking career?

2:01 am, July 26, 2014 I've been playing off and on since Beta. My highest tier is a VII. I usually lose motivation after a month or so, but right now is the longest I've played consistently. I'm lea [..] View

It took long enough but I'm finally a 1000 WN8 player

2:01 am, July 26, 2014 WOTLabs For a while i was playing at a 1400-1500 recent wn8 with a 54% win rate, but i went on a massive tilt for a while, now my recent is back above 1250 and 52% and my WN8 finally broke the 1000 ma [..] View

The ULTIMATE secret to becoming a great player is....

2:01 am, July 26, 2014 ... the ability to continuously gather and process information, and making every decision based on the processed information. That's it. Really. It's that simple. It's not about focusing on **** vs [..] View

Is using scouts as combat mediums good for WN8?

2:01 am, July 21, 2014 So I recently got myself a MT-25 (practically elite because I had elited the S-51 before) and looking at WN8 charts, the average damage is 300-400, and unicum level is 500-600. I've only playe [..] View

Getting better as a player, but losing more?

2:01 am, July 21, 2014 So I've been playing regularly for about 2 months now and I think I've made quite a lot of progress toward being better (seehttp://tanks.noobmeter.com/player/na/chyneseguy/1002677778/). Yet right now [..] 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

9.2 Test 2 Patchnotes

2:01 pm, July 17, 2014 http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/07/17/9-2-test-2-patchnotes/ - Armor of the frontal section of the roof of the second turret for VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. B increased from 40mm to 60 mm.- Magazine reload tim [..] View

Im consistent anyway

2:01 pm, July 16, 2014 If i could only do more damage? If RNGesus loved me ? If MM would put me on the Enemy team? If My team would actually NOT solo yolo SuiScout one by one ? If I did not have at least 1 or 2 AFK / BOTs e [..] View

Awful Ping Today?

2:01 am, July 16, 2014 I tried playing 3 games today, and on each and every one of them I had a consistent 500 ping. I live in Chicago, and so I normally have 120 ping on both servers, but Christ, I can't play like [..] View

Artillery: The class we love to hate. My views and suggestions for making artillery bearable and playable.

2:01 am, July 14, 2014 It is not news to anyone on this subreddit that artillery is a hugely controversial part of WoT. From "Finger of God" to "Sky Cancer" and (just last night) &quo [..] View

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

Does anyone else think the Dicker Max is a bit... OP?

2:01 am, July 10, 2014 I was just wondering if anyone thought it was a bit overpowered, I mean the gun depression is fairly good (-15,+10). The gun is nice as long as you get in tier 6 & 7 but you can still pen tier [..] View

Does anyone else think that the L/71 is a viable option on the Tiger II?

2:01 pm, July 9, 2014 I recently purchased the Tiger II and free XP to get the turret, engine, and first 105. I hated the tank at first because it felt like the gun really let it down so i went back to the 8,8 cm Kw.K 43 L [..] View

Conqueror and FV215b Users, Are you happy with your tanks?

2:01 am, July 7, 2014 I started playing world of tanks again about a month ago after a year long hiatus and continued to grind my churchhill VII. Through many many games I've ended up with the Conqueror but still d [..] View

The 28 Proto. Slowly destroying my stats 1 game at a time.

2:01 pm, June 30, 2014 Is there a way to be more consistent with this tank? One game I've over 3k wn8, next game I'm lucky to get 800. Or is this tank just too slow to be consistent? I got rid of the camo net, and got [..] View

At what point does 'patience' become 'camping'?

2:01 am, June 26, 2014 Everybody hates camping. On the other hand, consistently getting ****** early is one of the marks of a poor player, and as you go up in tier, games tend to get slower and players show more patience. E [..] View

[NKRG] is recruiting players

2:01 am, June 25, 2014 Hello there The NewbKrieg clan (NKRG)is looking for players aged 18 years or older, we area mature and casualclan thatvalues teamwork,positive attitude, respectfulness, consistent activity, and m [..] View

[Narwl] Upvote is Recruiting!

2:01 am, June 22, 2014 Hey /r/worldoftanks, Reddit's second clan wars clan is currently recruiting. We're looking for some active players for the clan wars scene and hope that talking to some of you here, t [..] View

Question about perks/skills

2:01 pm, June 21, 2014 Hi guys. I'm relatively new to the game. I don't think I have 2k games yet. I am far enough though that I need to focus on perks and skills for my crew. I had a question about the one [..] View

So...what happened to civility?

2:01 am, June 17, 2014 I freely admit I'm not the greatest or most consistent player...I have no problem with constructive criticism of my playing this game, and admit that I make plenty of mistakes along with some [..] View

Hi expert tankers! I recently got the M103 and it is really frustrating me. I've been been unable to play consistently at all. I can see the potential the tank has, but I feel like I am wasting it. Help?

2:01 am, June 14, 2014 I feel like the problem is partly poor positioning, partly poor timing, partly frustration from previous battles, partly always playing medium tanks so I have not learned how and where to play heavies [..] View

Skill Plateaus

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

[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

VK 45.02 A This Tank...

2:01 am, June 9, 2014 So I recently unlocked this Tier 8 German Heavy, and I've gotta say that while I haven't unlocked many of the better pieces of equipment for this tank, right off the bat I am extremely disappointed. S [..] View

What do you do to keep the inspiration levels up (the grind)

2:01 pm, June 6, 2014 I'm having some problems finding any inspiration to play WoT and I'm just seeking what others do to keep going on the 'grind'. I have to say that I struggle with finding reasons to play WoT solely [..] View

Strange problem

2:01 am, June 2, 2014 Hello everyone, wondering if you all could help me out or explain exactly whats happening to my game. When I am playing, using the w,a,s,d keys my tank will either not move yet the engine is obviousl [..] View

Am I Playing This Right? | IS-3 Edition

2:01 pm, May 29, 2014 Hey guys, average player here trying to improve. Here are five games in a row, tell me how I can improve in whatever aspect (positioning, loadout, etc) and I will try and apply it to the best of abili [..] View

German VK-30's renamed

2:01 pm, May 25, 2014 Currently there are 4 VK-30 tanks. 1 heavy and 3 medium. 2 of those medium tanks (VK-30.02 M, VK-30.01 D) are Panther prototypes. Why not label them Panther Prototype (M) & (D)! This is done wit [..] View

Stats: Why they don't matter much

2:01 pm, May 22, 2014 Why is everyone so focussed on stats? If stats truly measured your skill level, which they don't, they're mainly for discussion & MM matching, they'd include the following, which they do NOT at pr [..] View

What should I be doing?

2:01 pm, May 21, 2014 So I am finishing up the 12T, and am still not quite sure what I should be doing in high tier matches. I had three T9/10 matches last night (no replays, sorry). In one, I got one-shotted by a 170mm AP [..] View

Absolute TC's WG won't fix them... Can we?

2:01 am, May 18, 2014 So here is our dilemma... Absolute TC's are a fantastically fun experience, 15 coordinated t-10's slamming into each other without the stress and time commitment of CW. Unfortunately b [..] View

How often do you have a monster game?

2:01 pm, May 17, 2014 I'm firmly a tomato player (slowly improving), but just had a game with 5,600 WIN8 (Is that even possible) according to this mod. I've found i'll go through periods where I pl [..] View

Heat Shells

2:01 am, May 14, 2014 So, there are two types of premium ammo (mainly, excluding arty and 183) HEAT shells, and APCR shells. Some tanks fire APCR and some HEAT. I have tried to use heat shells myself, while upgrading a tan [..] View

Help an average player get better.

10:05 am, May 5, 2014 I am at about 5k battles 48% 952 WN8 overall, and 53% 1525 wn8 for last 1000 battles. I would really like to improve. I think my largest problem, is figuring out where to position my tanks, and how to [..] View

How do I play FV215b 183 to be consistent?

2:01 am, May 4, 2014 Hello everyone, I just got the 183 today as my first Tier ten, and coming from the tortoise which I at least did ok in, my first few battles have been underwhelming. I seem to be getting derped out pr [..] View

What is your favorite tank of all time so far?

2:01 am, May 3, 2014 my favorite tank is the hellcat because of the camo value and the consistent 90mm gun it has. I was curious what other people had in mind on their favorite tanks submitted by xJellHeadx [link] [2 [..] View

Inconsistent WN8 Numbers

10:05 pm, May 2, 2014 I know when 9.0 came out there were some issues with WN8 due to tanks being changed or renamed in some way and WG's API being lame, but has any of that been resolved? For me, my WN8 on Noobmet [..] View

Camo Gods!

10:05 pm, May 1, 2014 Ive been noticing a huge difference in camo/when enemy tanks are being spotted these days. just now i had a bat chat roll up at 40 or 50 kph, in the open(on a street in-fact), with nothing between him [..] View

Arty shooting out of reticle

10:05 pm, April 30, 2014 I'm shooting full reticle, at still position for over 2 seconds, the shot is consistently over or under shooting by huge margins out of the reticle. up to 3 tank lengths. IT seems like the draw circle [..] View

Hidden Village

10:05 am, April 30, 2014 So for 3 weeks I have been observing my game plays on Hidden Village. In my personal opinion the north side is far harder to win than the south due to one major issue, the players. On the north side i [..] View

Tips about using XVM: Common Courtesy

10:05 pm, April 29, 2014 Hello there. First, neg me. Then read. Statement For Those Who Will SkipThe Entire Skizzle XVM is like the weatherman in that it bases predictions off ofdata that does not account for all possible [..] View

rollback to 8.11

2:01 pm, April 29, 2014 The update has been struggling, Personally, I am waiting until it is fixed before I resume my normal grinding. I doubt I am the only one doing this. Personally I find this frustrating as I watch my pr [..] View

9.0 please fix the visual lag

2:01 pm, April 29, 2014 On numerous occasions since 9.0 has been released I've encountered invisible tanks from less than 50 meters away in the open with no concealment. Has anyone else had this issue? My ping runs on ave [..] View

Any suggestion to be able to hear when I am getting hit?

2:01 pm, April 28, 2014 Since the update there have been times I have not been hearing when a shell hits my tank, this is very inconsistent andon my tanks without 6th sense they are becoming almost unbearable to play. For th [..] View

How do you do it, purples?

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

SU-85 crash and unable to re-join game

2:01 pm, April 23, 2014 I am getting consistent crashes in the game client when using the SU-85. I am then unable to re-join the game as it crashes when re-loading the map. Excluding arty which wont let me into arty view [..] View

Due to new graphics, I can no longer play.

2:01 am, April 19, 2014 So I have a mediocre laptop to play with. I was running sub-optimal frame rate before the patch (~15 constant, 5-8 fps during fights). And well, I guess I enjoyed the game more than I thought I did an [..] 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

For Maus drivers - "saved" inscriptions work, but it's buggy

10:05 pm, April 16, 2014 Just a heads up that I found with my Maus - because they moved one of the inscription locations, it was marked as a "saved" one - but I didn't initially see that it was so be [..] View

Scouting, Light Tanks and Chinese Awesomeness

10:05 am, April 16, 2014 I just got the WZ-131 and I love it. It might be the most fun Ive had in my short time in this game. The play style is brutal, unforgiving, and totally addictive. However, Im worried how this is goin [..] View

Latency Issues?

2:01 am, April 16, 2014 I booted up world of tanks this morning to play a few rounds (that's why how it always starts :P) and noticed this (obviously fluctuating slightly but still in this league) on my login screen: [..] View

Minnesotan Thunder Tank - looking for applicants [MNICE]

10:05 am, April 14, 2014 Starting a local clan group based in Minnesota. Only in search of local applicants to the state of Minnesota preferably the metro area as we are hoping to have somewhat consistent real life meetings i [..] View

Advice for scouting on non-scout friendly maps?

2:01 pm, April 13, 2014 Seeing as Matchmaking loves to give me Ruinberg and Himmelsdorf on my scout tanks, often at one of the highest battle tiers can see too, I am quickly getting tired of trying to scout on them because t [..] View

Can't turn turret and move at the same time

10:05 pm, April 12, 2014 When I am driving very often I can't move my turret until I stop. This happens with both the touchpad and a USB mouse. Is there anything I can do to fix this? Being able to aim on the move con [..] View

Solo Training Mode

10:05 pm, April 11, 2014 Back in the day...like a hunnerd years ago a bunch of us played a game...THE game Tanarus...the first team-based fps-tank battle game ever...we all still miss that game alot! We were talking about [..] View

Win Rate: Useful Statistic? Yes and No

9:05 am, March 4, 2014 Everybody seems to have an opinion on winrate. Some live and die by it, others say it is merely the result of luck. I'll give you my reasoning, and then my personal opinion. Over the course of hu [..] View

MM....I know I know blah blah

9:05 am, March 1, 2014 I am sure everyone in here can appreciate the title and how repetitive this topic is and how many times it has been brought up. I platoon with my buddies of which we are not bad players as a whole. I [..] View

I need to figure out how to become more consistent with my successes

9:05 pm, February 28, 2014 Like the title says, I have reached a point where I need to figure out how to be more consistent with my successes. I am able to occasionally carry hard enough that I've been able to be certain that I [..] View

Is it time we look at the +-25% RNG effect on penetration?

9:05 am, February 27, 2014 The shooting mechanics game is affect by the RNG in three aspects: Accuracy, Penetration, and Damage. I think damage RNG is another topic to discuss, but I do believe penetration RNG should be look [..] View

Would i be better off

9:05 am, February 23, 2014 Well alot is going on right now in my tanks career finally came out off my depressing winrate and am at 50 percent I am working 3 tier 6s and 2 tier 5s but Ive run into a money problem.Part of it come [..] View

Flavors of the Month.

9:05 pm, February 21, 2014 Can we please stop with the flavors of the month? I'm reall amazed to log into GD to find the same topics on top over and over and over again. But Patriot if we whine enough then they will fix the asp [..] 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

Power Donkeys!

9:05 am, February 16, 2014 What just happened to me? I spent the evening trying to get 6th sense on my T29, because x3 crew XP just makes those last % points fly. End result for the evening : WN8 of 1578, WR of 36%. I'm n [..] View

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