5:03 am, October 24, 2014
West spawn has the decided advantage north of the river. The dunes are pushed too far towards east spawn and allow for free fire into the pass connecting north/south near G8. This firing location, fro [..]
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5:03 am, October 24, 2014
This is my new way of reviewing tanks, including the grind from stock (albeit I only play a few games while stock) to help people that do not like to use free experience. Beware, as this is m [..]
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4:03 pm, October 22, 2014
1) We are not a heavy tank - leading charges is not for us
2) We do not really have armor - so do not play pe ca bo games
3) We do not have the speed of the Easy 8
4) We are often [..]
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5:03 am, October 22, 2014
Why do so many people like this tank? I don't get it at all. I've played it, and to be honest I thought it was going to be great before I played it. It's my second tier 8 heavy behind the T32, so I g [..]
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4:03 pm, October 20, 2014
So I have been familiarizing myself with the Japanese 犬.... the Chi Ri. It is big… it is somewhat slow. It is an awkward medium since it is basically a light [..]
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5:03 am, October 20, 2014
Previously there were discussions regarding the SBMM that it is not sustainable due to the fact that it renders the difference in WN8 between different groups to disappear. One way to do it is to crea [..]
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4:03 pm, October 18, 2014
For various reasons, I have decided to restart my gaming on a new account (after January 1). To this end, I have DLed tons of how to videos to improve my game. I plan to do some experimenting on this [..]
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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 [..]
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4:03 pm, October 14, 2014
Man.... I don't even know where to start.
Over the past year the way I play WOT has changed so much I don't even know how to place what changed.
Look at me say, 12 months ago and I wasn't mu [..]
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4:03 pm, October 14, 2014
Just thought this would be a good point of discussion today. Should they split the states to a non-rated and globally rated (server) stats for the individual? What I was thinking i [..]
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4:03 pm, October 12, 2014
According to FTR there will be a poll to determine which maps to remove from the game. The correct answer is NONE. Even more unbalanced crappy maps are better than 4 or 5 boring 'balanced' ma [..]
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5:03 am, October 10, 2014
Hello everybody, I'm pretty much in need of a good suggestion. Basically I've started playing WoT back in Europe, pretty much after getting my degree. Two months ago I moved to Vancouver to continue m [..]
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5:03 am, October 10, 2014
I've got the Pz 1 c. Fully upgraded. Whenever I'm in a game with tier 2 and 3 I'm great, as I probably should be. But against tier 4 and 5 when I can't just motor through and blast everyone I am lost. [..]
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4:03 pm, October 9, 2014
War Gaming is nerfing artillery to heII. But changes to Arty in general are in fact needed and are justified; we know there is a problem. Most of us recognize it, but…. most of use disagree [..]
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4:03 pm, October 6, 2014
I've been driving this thing a while, bought it while it was on sale. At first it was fun, as the gun was kinda crummy but at least it was bouncy. I currently have a 55% WR over 318 battles. Lately, h [..]
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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 [..]
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5:03 am, October 3, 2014
Here's the map. We all know the north spawn has spotting bushes in E4 and can snipe across from E2/3, and can get in those positions well before anyone from the south can cross the H5/6 gap. This le [..]
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4:03 pm, October 1, 2014
I am posting this in wot forums to try and get an understanding of the reasioning for the way this map is played. My question is, What is the tactical advantage of sending the majority of the teams ta [..]
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5:03 am, September 30, 2014
So one of the most common gripes in WoT involves gold/premium ammo. Some players use it sparingly, some not at all but some use it as a crutch, a way of guaranteeing they will pen without going throug [..]
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4:03 pm, September 28, 2014
Greetings, I have the Chi-Nu elited and enjoy driving it to some extent, but I have doubts about pushing this line further. I am familiar with the german mediums, and I don't see this line offering se [..]
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4:03 pm, September 25, 2014
Hey Tankers! Let's talk about the new inaction/warning system that is present in 9.3.
So, sometimes life happens ans you might need to leave a game early. Bare in mind, you will now be warn [..]
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5:03 am, September 25, 2014
Let's face it. Most of the people on this forum are not bad. They know the mechanics. They know all the weak spots. Map positioning. Spotting. Crew layouts. And all the other stuff. Those threads help [..]
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4:03 pm, September 24, 2014
Hi. To those who have both tanks, correct me if the following ideas are wrong. I checked tank inspector and the armour schemes for both tanks on the hull appear to be similarly strong. The only differ [..]
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4:03 pm, September 22, 2014
1) Look at the composition of yours and enemies team. Is Arty present? - If its is not it not your tactics may be different. If it is and y [..]
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5:03 am, September 22, 2014
On this map in standard game when caps are left of the railroad is it good tactics for 4 or 5 tanks to go up the hill on right of the tracks? I dunno. I see so many do that and try [..]
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4:03 pm, September 21, 2014
Yes, there is already a topic on this, but since I'm an idiot and I'm making my own thread on it anyway.
Anyway, according to FTR, here are some tentative buffs.
- DPM increased [..]
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4:03 pm, September 20, 2014
When there some tanks that seem to be really bad, like the Sturer Emil, or some that need just a slight buff like the AMX 50 120, does Wargaming even care?
For example, the [..]
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4:03 pm, September 20, 2014
Hi all Noob players & newbies .
Here is rules of cap engagement to help you help your team MAYBE ??
1 # If you can without being ****** cap if the game is about [..]
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4:03 pm, September 20, 2014
I have said in the past about how they had plans on building the M6 heavy tank with the M26 turret and 90mm gun, but now I have more detail on the subject straight from the National Archive [..]
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5:03 am, September 19, 2014
I've done a few of things in the past, and a few guys messaged me after this battle (from both sides) saying gg, and wondering how I did it.
http://wotreplays.com/site/1175387#sel [..]
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4:03 pm, September 18, 2014
Karelia... regular match 2 flags... we're south... I'm in my GWE100 arty and our team has 2 other arties, Bat Chat 55 & 58... literally every player on our team rolls up the East where the mou [..]
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4:03 pm, September 18, 2014
I have been brainstorming about what is missing from my WoT experience. Thought of the solution this morning while distracting myself by dreaming of TANKS during a 2 hour ruck march!&nbs [..]
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5:03 am, September 17, 2014
What an amazing way to send off what was my first Tier 10 with what was one of the best battles that I have ever fought in this thing. Now, I know that the nerfs for the T57 Heavy have been needed for [..]
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5:03 am, September 17, 2014
Recently picked up Blitz, and I have to say it's a lot better having to deal with half the tanks, at least in tiers 1-3.
At first I've tried applying my regular PC play to tier 1, then I've started to [..]
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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 [..]
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4:03 pm, September 11, 2014
I know this topic has bee discussed - but can't find definitive answer - and guys on my clan both had different info that they were adamant about.
Is there any reason whatsoever - any advan [..]
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4:03 pm, September 10, 2014
so since the remodel the south spawn went from wide open to having a sniper hill and more hills blocking the cap circle. Is this an advantage for the defenders or a handicap? Lets talk about this topi [..]
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4:03 pm, September 4, 2014
Ok. I've only fought 3,000 battles, so I won't claim to be an expert on this game.
I do, however, see an inequality between GOLD and non-Gold players. I've tried both, and I definitely do b [..]
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8:14 am, September 1, 2014
I had saved up almost 2,500,000 credits til just 2 hours ago, when I decided to take advantage of the 30% off sale for tier VI tanks and bought both a T-150 to replace the soon-to-be-nerfed KV-1s, and [..]
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2:01 am, September 1, 2014
I just watched what I think are some finals in world of tanks on twitch. They played for 100 minutes and it was 1-0-9. It was mostly just tanks sitting around. What is the appeal to this game? Is it [..]
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2:01 am, August 24, 2014
Interesting article.
Here is the link: http://wotlabs.net/articles/best-tank-lines-world-tanks/
Here is the copy/paste:
Best tank lines in World of Tanks
By RBS - 10/30/13
What tank line [..]
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2:01 pm, August 23, 2014
so are there any hidden advantages to spending 23,900 other then +10 Pen and opening up the T28 proto?
maybe some soft stats that are not listed?
or just basically waste 23,900 XP for +10 PEN + open [..]
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2:01 am, August 16, 2014
You know what I am sick of this. i am sick of the fact that you allow people to use
mods which are CLEARLY illegal and you do NOTHING to stop it. World of Tanks
is nothing more than a bunch of cheat [..]
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2:01 pm, August 13, 2014
First off, before I get more into why light tanks are semi useless...WG has taken a total turn against light tanks just with the maps. This has been discussed so much. The most obvious example is Seve [..]
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2:01 am, August 13, 2014
So I've been having trouble with my E-50M. I loved the whole tree except the panther 2, and have good winrates all the way up. When I first bought the E-50M, I was sure I couldn't go [..]
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2:01 am, August 13, 2014
First of all I apologize to everyone as this probably isn't the content you would like to see on your favourite tonk subreddit, but I feel like this way it will get more exposure and it may ev [..]
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2:01 am, August 13, 2014
So the mechanics was changed to no longer grant an advantage to TD's.
Now, E100's can shoot TD's without the E100 being spotted. Huh?
Fix one thing, break another... geez.
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2:01 am, August 12, 2014
These maps might not be totally unbalanced but one side can have a very dominate position. Prokhorovka- Side 2 (Hill side) This map has an amazing spot in middle for a tank that has a great long rang [..]
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2:01 am, August 10, 2014
This can be a game-winning move, and what better tank to do it in than the stronk KV-4? Locking down 2 top tier heavies so the rest of the team has an advantage. IIRC, Garbad authored a post on WotLab [..]
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2:01 pm, August 8, 2014
Was recently in a lil discussion with some people...would like to show the comment I received...Want to hear what others have to say on it----
"Wow... If you believe 6th snese ISN'T useful o [..]
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2:01 pm, August 7, 2014
What exactly is the point of the DW2? The thing has nothing that makes it worth the effort of going through it. The gun pen is terrible even with gold, the gun accuracy might as well not even exist wi [..]
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2:01 pm, July 31, 2014
Is it an aggressive brawler? A sniper? A flanker? It doesn't have armor (can't bounce ****, and turret armor is more of the troll kind, not the abuse the heck out of it kind), side arm [..]
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2:01 pm, July 31, 2014
With the 9.2 buff it seems the 4502B has become a real threat to the battle field. What was once seen as a weaker E 75 now has some serious game changing potential. Lets compare the E 75 to its rear-t [..]
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2:01 pm, July 31, 2014
OK, so I have tried 9.2 on the Ru server. In general, performance slightly improved. Where I was getting 30 FPS now I am getting reliable 40. Unfortunately, on some maps, for example, Ruinberg, I sti [..]
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2:01 pm, July 31, 2014
Upon completing the Jagdpanther (amazing beast of a tank) I had the choice of two lines, the Ferdinand, and the Jagdpanther II. Looking at those, I clearly saw the capability differences. The Ferdinan [..]
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2:01 pm, July 30, 2014
So with some current money I have I want to get a tier 8 prem that is both fun and makes a ton of cred due to this I have narrowed this down to three tanks a crew trainer also wouldn't be bad.
T34 [..]
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2:01 am, July 26, 2014
Season 4 of the WGL is coming to a close, and at least in NA it seems to not really draw anymore attention then the previous season. I rarely see eSports posts (other then Macs videos) upvoted, and vi [..]
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2:01 am, July 26, 2014
Hello,so I am curious why are Crosshair mods so popular?What advantage does a Crosshair mod actually give you?(or is it just for aesthetics). I even saw a topic about "must have mods" [..]
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2:01 am, July 25, 2014
I see so many posts about how new players without skill ruin high tier gameplay by buying tier 8 premiums. I also see many posts that say there is no skill involved in arty, so I thought this would b [..]
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2:01 am, July 24, 2014
Stop the skewed MM for certain players, and stop the unfair prosecution of retaliation against instigators of team damage, team killing, and "abuse of physics". I realize that Wargaming min [..]
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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. [..]
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2:01 am, July 21, 2014
The Pz.II, when used correctly, is arguably the best tier 2 tank in the game. Also it's fun to go back to tier 1 and 2 battles to blow off some steam. So to take full advantage of this fabulou [..]
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2:01 pm, July 20, 2014
Let me get this out first: **** MUROVANKA. Obviously the forest is a lot more advantageous to the south as they have that raised camping platform that is literally a here-you-go-i-have-everything-you- [..]
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2:01 am, July 20, 2014
Why has smaller caliber arty have more accurate shooting ability vs larger caliber? Indirect shots should be exactly the same, same calculations for both to fire indirectly. Angle, velocity, distance. [..]
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2:01 pm, July 15, 2014
http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/07/15/storm-announces-spotting-changes/
The following lines require at least general knowledge of how the spotting check system works if you dont know that, please rea [..]
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2:01 am, July 15, 2014
I don't want to spend any money on this game, I just don't. So how many tiers can you go up before many people start using gold ammo and a player who doesn't would be at a sign [..]
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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 [..]
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2:01 am, July 14, 2014
My idea is actually prettysimple and represents a real life phenomenon that should make sense to all players. If artillery is stationary for a momentit should reload faster than it does when it moves. [..]
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2:01 am, July 13, 2014
When I first started reading about camo mechanics, I repeatedly read not to concern myself with camo on tanks that are very large or heavy tanks, because heavies wont benefit much from it, and dont ne [..]
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2:01 am, July 13, 2014
So just curious why does like every single tank and/or td ever, seemingly always go valley and never to the village? I get it, seriously I do, the valley is important. That's definitely true but isn't [..]
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2:01 pm, July 12, 2014
As the title suggests. I'm grinding my way up the Japanese tank line and have discovered that it's an absolute pain. So I got to wondering, maybe I'm just doing something wrong [..]
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2:01 pm, July 12, 2014
Some may take what I am going to say as a rambling rant, but don't be fooled by fools. This will be a wall of text, and if you honestly have care for the product you sell, you will want to read to the [..]
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2:01 am, July 9, 2014
So I decided to check this game out this past weekend and it turns out it might have been the worst time for it with the 5x weekend. I ended up in tier fours nearly in tier fives and all that. I manag [..]
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2:01 am, July 9, 2014
Ok I just got 3 words...WHAT THE HECK!
The Alien version of the T57 Heavy. The most feard tank to look at if it was in game.
Behold!!!
This Is The Chrysler TV-8 Medium tank.
Ok so I do [..]
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2:01 pm, July 8, 2014
Good Day Tankers! As you can see by the title I am writing a guide for the IS3. I have around 170 battles currently logged in this beast of a tank. Without further ado, lets get started.
Contents:
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2:01 am, July 4, 2014
http://imgur.com/KDTNkXd The match begins and no more than a minute in, 2 tier 10s on the other team drown themselves with full health. They then exclaim that "their team would have won anywa [..]
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2:01 am, July 1, 2014
When you move up in Tiers to say, 6...there seems to bea greater discrepancy between the entry level and fully updated tanks with that Tier match.
Example...the KV-1S...where I imagine a few people [..]
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2:01 pm, June 29, 2014
I was looking at the average tank data in WotLabs and one thing that caught my eye is the average win rate of most high tier tanks all sit below 50% for the most part. Some are really low and deviate [..]
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2:01 pm, June 26, 2014
(I'm aware that Wargaming isn't planning to add in any new tanks for a period of time, but I still like to discuss changes even if they wouldn't be implemented for a while even if they actually did pr [..]
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2:01 am, June 26, 2014
I read that a huge portion of players turn off these modes, but I find them to be great (for the maps they're on). In fact, for places like erlenberg, I find them better than standard. So, why [..]
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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 [..]
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2:01 pm, June 21, 2014
First off, this is my first post but this issue is bothering me really bad. Second I am aware, that it'spossible that everything is fine with the Leo PTA and I am just really bad with this tank due to [..]
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2:01 am, June 19, 2014
Team loses: Complain about how bad your team was
Team wins by capping instead of hunting every single player down: Complain about how bad your team was
Team decides not to cap because advantage, [..]
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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 [..]
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2:01 pm, June 14, 2014
I've seen a couple of references to Overwolf in this subreddit, and I was wondering what advantages it provides. From the description, it seems to provide teamspeak and browser functionality i [..]
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2:01 am, June 14, 2014
I am new to WoT and I currently have a KV-1 and have my engine upgraded to tier 4. However, when I was looking at upgrading to tier 5, the only advantage it has is a 5% reduction in chance of fire (wh [..]
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2:01 pm, June 7, 2014
I have been thinking a lot lately about the UK medium/heavy lines why lots of people find them difficult to play. The conclusion that I have come to is that it is the very reason that many of the Brit [..]
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2:01 pm, June 4, 2014
North side has advantages on both west and east side of the map. On the east - north spawn is within spitting distance from the forest while the south spawn needs to expose itself to scouts if it want [..]
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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 [..]
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2:01 pm, May 31, 2014
The T34 mission. These x2 weekends we had made it a LOT easier to do then the IS-6 mission. I was able to get the mission done last monday.
I then used my gold, combined with some I already had, an [..]
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2:01 pm, May 29, 2014
Hello tankers of Reddit. I wonder if you would be so kind as to help me with a few questions I cant seem to find an answer to on the interweb: 1) Regarding WN8 or other, I use this mainly as a persona [..]
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2:01 am, May 29, 2014
I notice that every time when I play this map that the right side of the map is frequently contested. However, by getting to the east, a tank must pass these areas:
These parts are practically a hu [..]
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2:01 pm, May 26, 2014
This might seem ironic considering my last post but since then WG has nerfed the M4 sherman, giving this tank more of an advantage, and I'm starting to learn to use the camo and veiwrange this [..]
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2:01 am, May 26, 2014
Hey guys, so here are my stats http://www.noobmeter.com/player/na/Mattyb4/1004901254/ So as you can see I'm playing with competence recently, however, my stats are misleading. When I play mid [..]
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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 [..]
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2:01 pm, May 22, 2014
I tried XVM once soon I saw what it did, I understood that this gives a big advantage to the user, and I uninstalled it because it made me feel like a cheat but why?
Firstly our play is determined [..]
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2:01 am, May 20, 2014
I've always used Jimbo's XVM mod, but while being a noob, I rarely had time to actually process all the information it is feeding me. I have just noticed that when I receive damage, i [..]
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2:01 am, May 20, 2014
Once upon a time frontal armor and positioning meant something. That was a long long time ago. Now the only way to bounce shot is to have them shoot your side on steep angles or hope they don t hit ma [..]
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2:01 pm, May 17, 2014
Sure, 5% less resistance on average soil sounds good, as is the 10% on bad soil (swamps, rivers)..
But the mod itself adds 1T of weight to the tank. Tanks that can use it, 1T is often ~5% of its t [..]
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2:01 am, May 17, 2014
General Chat
Bystander : So yeah lube is very important.
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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 [..]
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