4:03 pm, October 22, 2014
Around a year ago, I started a thread about how I had started out this game just lol'ing around, and had terrible stats to show for it. I had decided to learn to play, and had worked my way [..]
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4:03 pm, October 22, 2014
I "upgraded" from my 38T because I was tired of my 75 bouncing all the time. In the case of a TD, every shot needs to count because you'll likely have to move, and if 1/2 your shots bounce a [..]
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5:03 am, October 22, 2014
For tiers 6-10: 12.2% of vehicles average over 1 ****/game, only 3.8% amongst arty. 41% of vehicles have over 50 percent winrates, only 38% amongst arty. Arty represent 13% of the tanks in these tiers [..]
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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 [..]
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4:03 pm, October 21, 2014
Upvote is an independent clan active in clan wars. We are RDDT's sister clan.
Upvote is looking for recruits for Clan Wars and the upcoming Campaign!
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4:03 pm, October 15, 2014
I was playing the 38T for some time, after getting off the Marder II as rapidly as possible (it does less damage per minute than a PzI). I had great luck sniping with the 38T, but was very frustrated [..]
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5:03 am, October 14, 2014
Just a heads up folks. Sounds pretty minor. At least if the "downtime" is as expected.
https://na.wargaming.net/support/News/NewsItem/View/285/world-of-tan [..]
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5:03 am, October 13, 2014
I've been playing this game for years. I now have 22k battles under my belt. My interest for the game has been lowering gradually. I play less and less games during each session before I get bored and [..]
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4:03 pm, October 12, 2014
Hello rddt, so everyone is familiar with K3 for the north team and H1,J2 for the south team rushes. Now my problem is that south team really doesn't know how to deffend against it.Game after game when [..]
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4:03 pm, October 12, 2014
Fellow Tankers,
So it is the weekend, we all know what that brings to the table. Nothing much to say on that subject, but for the first time I've witnessed something odd, and it pissed me o [..]
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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 [..]
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5:03 am, October 11, 2014
Hey, guys....
Is there any advice that can help with penetration? I have many games where I get 6-10 or more bounces in a row. Last night I got another Sharpshooter Medal [..]
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5:03 am, October 11, 2014
After this patch my game is straight wack. Even running vanilla with no mods at all my game turns black and freezes. It's never happened before, so now I feel the frustration of th [..]
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5:03 am, October 10, 2014
I'm just curious - am I the only one who misses TC's? For me - TC's gave me some variety in the people I met and battled with. They helped teach me new and different techniques an [..]
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5:03 am, October 9, 2014
I've been playing off and on for years. Really do love the game. I DO get frustrated as all hell when everyone seems to want to solo... And end up losing. And I've had terrific bouts - ****** last FOU [..]
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5:03 am, October 9, 2014
There is this guy who started following, ramming, stalking and blocking all my shots from the beginning of the game, for the whole duration of the game. For absolutely no reason. I [..]
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4:03 pm, October 7, 2014
I'm not good as it is, but I do my best. That tank is very hard to be good with. When I see a good player that plays good with that tank, I know they are skilled because that tank [..]
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5:03 am, October 7, 2014
I am a 45 year old gamer with a full time job. I have set up a clan, but due to my schedule I am usually on later at night and so I would not be available full time during clan wars. This means I am m [..]
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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 [..]
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4:03 pm, October 4, 2014
I'm so sick of seeing people sit there in a corner doing nothing cause their team is mostly dead and they dont want to pay the repair bill for a last ditch effort. Make no mistake, this is almost as b [..]
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4:03 pm, October 4, 2014
Thanks WG for the credit and crew buffs to lower tier tanks, but the main reason I don't play them is because they ****. Look at the T15. There is no comparison between t [..]
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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
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 [..]
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5:03 am, October 2, 2014
Lately I've been doing quite a bit of tier 6 strongholds and encountering a lot of teams that seem to have no idea what they're doing. I'm hoping to write some guides maybe when I have more experience [..]
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5:03 am, October 2, 2014
Hi all,
I had a flash of inspiration this morning as my team was being massacred. Himmelsdorf, Tier 9 match: Our top tier 704, driven by a tomato, had rolled off the hill towards tank alle [..]
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5:03 am, September 30, 2014
Warning: Very long post ahead, and please read the article on FTR before posting, thank you!
http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/09/26/corridors-really-such-a-problem/
So SS basically stated that [..]
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4:03 pm, September 29, 2014
I don't know when this became so popular, but holy jesus people stop doing it. Even if it's effective, it's a damn hit or miss. If it doesn't work, your team is literally guaranteed to lose as pretty [..]
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5:03 am, September 29, 2014
Ok, I've almost got 10k games under my belt, but it took until tonight to realize just how much stock some players put into winning and performance. I was on Mines just now with the universa [..]
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5:03 am, September 28, 2014
I know this is a lot of work to ask, but is there any way someone could throw together a little mock up mspaint or something of when it might be considered to be safe to shoot in a light assuming a ta [..]
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5:03 am, September 28, 2014
Soo this is a thing appparently...
You quit sticking me on teams that melt in 2 minutes and perhaps I will stick around. I dont stay for ROFLSTOMP losses. It is an exercise in frustration [..]
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5:03 am, September 26, 2014
I seems to have a German fetish. Not quite sure what it is but I keep going back to Germans. I'm currently grinding out both med lines. I have the 3001d fully unlocked now just grinding xp to next tan [..]
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5:03 am, September 26, 2014
Everybody loves arty, right? No? Exactly the opposite, you say? Hang out on the forum long enough and you'll probably notice terms like "skycancer" and "clicker" being thrown aroun [..]
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5:03 am, September 25, 2014
Hello All,
Before i start please understand i have no problem dying. i enjoy the medium tanks and light tanks and know that i can die super fast if i am not careful. So this is no [..]
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5:03 am, September 25, 2014
I have been playing this game for quite awhile now. Like most people my first several thousand battles were played in ignorance of game mechanics and strategy.
But I found myself [..]
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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 [..]
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5:03 am, September 23, 2014
Alright I need to vent, because this is driving me freaking insane. I swear one in every 4 battles, if I am lucky, I get a team that lemmings off to one side, all the heavies, mediums, etc, leaving th [..]
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4:03 pm, September 22, 2014
Hi tankers.
I've been reading lately about fellow tankers bemoaning losing streaks. I think we all have experienced losing streaks and know how they affect our mood. But when I read about l [..]
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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 21, 2014
Staff Sergeant Finnegan shouted over the din of the engine to his driver. "Allingham! We're exposed on this road! There's a slope on the side, right next to the lake. Take us along there [..]
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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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4:03 pm, September 20, 2014
Binary [11011] is recruiting skilled players to fill both executive and non-executive positions
Minimum Requirements
- 1500 Recent WN8 -
- WN8 Must [..]
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5:03 am, September 18, 2014
This is just going to be a bit of bread and butter stuff. It'll show a few battles from a string of matches on Himmelsdorf just to show some of these tactics in action. Also if you are expecting some [..]
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5:03 am, September 18, 2014
An earlier post about Lakeville got me wondering about strategies that should never be recommended. So, I want to know: which strategies never (or almost never) work on which maps? Best answer wins im [..]
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5:03 am, September 18, 2014
.... is awesome. I bought it about 4 months ago I think, and haven't played it too much. Yesterday I dusted it off, landed in a tier 5 match, bounced like 900 damage, did 1200 or so damage and had som [..]
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5:03 am, September 18, 2014
.We are looking for players who want to stay in our clan to play in our clan. To us joining a clan is a lot like getting married, when you join us, the clan is committing to giv [..]
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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 [..]
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5:03 am, September 17, 2014
I see one major problem with all strategies in cws and companies. When commander is considered total power - players obey his orders even if it costs them their tank. One single guy/girl cant fully un [..]
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5:03 am, September 16, 2014
To start on the ARL 44... I get that French heavies have no armor. I get that I have 212 mm of penetration. I get that. What I don't get is how the hell this thing is any good. The gun has horrible ai [..]
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5:03 am, September 16, 2014
You're in a new game and you notice your win percentage is 34%. Do you change your plan and press harder? What do the pros do with the XVM data before game start? submitted by deutschlandsteigt [li [..]
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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 15, 2014
Most advocates of Skill Based MM are better players wishing to get rid of the 'tomatoes, potatoes and new kids' on 'their' MM. They envision a full-spectrum skill based MM where better playe [..]
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5:03 am, September 15, 2014
Jason WalkerToday at 17:02
Dear Tanker,
Thank you for contacting Wargaming support!
While encountering these players is a frustrating experience for everyone, please do not Team **** them.
The best th [..]
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4:03 pm, September 14, 2014
Hi. So I've always been a lurker in /r/Wot but decided to sign up to Reddit to ask this since I haven't got a satisfying answer yet. I'm playing EU, mainly the M18. Around 4k battles on the M18, 58% W [..]
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4:03 pm, September 13, 2014
Hello. Can someone please help me get a XVM mod that shows 3 things: wn8 rating (4 digits - with colour). Win percentage (global). And lastly the number of battles played. Thats all I need. No cute ic [..]
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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 [..]
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5:03 am, September 13, 2014
I first started out in WoT playing scouts. I saw my ex playing and decided to give it a shot and when he asked what I wanted to do I just said "go fast". So the first tank I went after was t [..]
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4:03 pm, September 12, 2014
Here's my quandary. I enjoy the game when all the combatants are relatively capable and engaged. When I see that most tankers on both teams are close to or above my modest win rate of 49% and they all [..]
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5:03 am, September 12, 2014
I like having variety in my games, and the different game modes supply that, but it is frustrating to watch people not know how to play them, even at tier 10. The following is a heat map of Redshire E [..]
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4:03 pm, September 11, 2014
Hi guys. I'm new to the game and I love it so far. This game is fun and frustrating at the same time. I've been reading this forum to get tips on how to play. It seems that all I read on this forum is [..]
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5:03 am, September 11, 2014
So I'm at 2k games with a frustrating 48% win rate (much lower in recent weeks) and my question is to blues and unicums. What skill or set of skills do you have that the majority of the player base do [..]
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5:03 am, September 11, 2014
I got tagged for teamkilling in a match when I didn't actually **** anyone. (Link to scorecard and replay here: http://wotreplays.com/site/1149428#self) I've been back and forth 3 times now with suppo [..]
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5:03 am, September 11, 2014
I don't use winchance, but in pubs when I see their team with 4 out of the 5 heavies top tier and our team with 3 heavies and only one of them are top tier, the chances of us winning are usually not v [..]
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4:03 pm, September 10, 2014
Holy fucknuggets reddit. I'm so frustrated right now. I really hate the AMX 50B. Here is why: http://i.gyazo.com/d896ecfcfb552fb1178828a086792349.png I can't hardly even type this because I'm so infur [..]
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5:03 am, September 10, 2014
I finally got the t-54 and I really love it. It is lots of fun to drive and i seem do have decent average damage per game which is a nice change. Since I don't get much time to watch streams I am just [..]
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5:03 am, September 10, 2014
Ok, so you know the show Best Replays of the Week that World of Tanks puts on their youtube channel? Well, theres a problem. All of the people who get shown are RU or rarely EU. It's really frustratin [..]
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4:03 pm, September 9, 2014
Let me tart off by saying this is not a rant but I am having serious trouble winnings games because of Idiot team mates. It doesn't seem to matter what I do in game, I can very rarely secure that win, [..]
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4:03 pm, September 9, 2014
I just had this tank restored - sold it in frustration in my noob days :) And i am pleasantly surprised by it. The gun is very crappy, but it has good view range of 457 [..]
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4:03 pm, September 9, 2014
Only because I'm bored...
This was sparked by another topic in this forum. Every forum that has any connection to military ALWAYS asks this question: Who's the "best" gen [..]
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5:03 am, September 8, 2014
Hello again,
Well after getting many of the tier 10 heavies and a TD, I finally decided that make the push toward my 1st tier 10 medium. And judging the 9.3 patch notes, I got it at just the [..]
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5:03 am, September 8, 2014
Hello again,
Well with the 50% sale going on right now, I figured that now would be a good time to pick up the Ram II (Lower tier fun and crew trainer). After one game, I'm already enjoying t [..]
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5:03 am, September 7, 2014
This is my first post here on this forums. Quite frankly I don't enjoy spending my time on forums and i put little stock in developers really scanning them for feedback. You could say i am skeptical t [..]
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5:03 am, September 7, 2014
So, got my password on auto-save on my client. getting tired of harassment for the 'change your password every 30 days' thing so I try to login and realize I don't know the password. Neither can I rec [..]
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5:03 am, September 7, 2014
Aside other people and your clan, what are your usual online sources about CW? Favourite youtube channels, blogs, specialised webs? Doesn't need to be necessary English only. submitted by Glurak [l [..]
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4:03 pm, September 5, 2014
First off, I play on Xbox. If this is the wrong sub, I apologize, but I haven't seen a dedicated WoT sub around. My issue is with matchmaking. Why in the **** would you match a Tier IV light tank with [..]
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4:03 pm, September 5, 2014
Warning: wall of text and positive thinking ******** ahead Lately I've been noticing a large increase in the amount of salty players in the world of tanks community. Lot's of rage, lot's of frustratio [..]
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4:03 pm, September 5, 2014
My first couple of games, Comments like "[blah] because arty refused to help" and "another game trashed by our arty". Whilst I suspect it's "back to school" kid [..]
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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 [..]
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4:03 pm, September 4, 2014
Ok, I got, current CW prize tanks are not unique. I agree there were already a lot of special and beta tanks. I would still be overly happy if I happen to win this 'not unique' prize tank. BUT Could w [..]
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5:03 am, September 4, 2014
Ranting time! We're talking experiences that've made you want to put your head through the screen for one reason or another. submitted by Vietcrab [link] [24 comments]
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5:03 am, September 2, 2014
It's the same every time WG includes kills as a requirement in missions/events. I was just in my panther and had a platoon of 2 E8 Shermans with me, we ran into an SU-122-44. We tracked him and start [..]
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2:01 am, September 1, 2014
(Not literally smoke grenades) I'm still thinking about the finals I watched last night and now I think that occluding vision would make the game a lot more interesting. Some way of advancing [..]
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2:01 pm, August 31, 2014
Two part post. One part rant,other part question. So I'm playing the M4 with the 105mm. Splurge and buy me some HEAT ammo. To make a long story short, 6 hits, 2 off the turret,1 off the front, and 3 o [..]
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2:01 pm, August 31, 2014
We all know that there were tanks around that be used by engineering companies during ww2 not sure if they were around for ww1 but for ww2 I know they were like the Seabees during ww2. I am talking ab [..]
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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 [..]
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2:01 pm, August 27, 2014
See Wargaming, the magic forest deserves to stay. It can be done.
I know you are trying to crack down on TDs and the likes, but keeping one map in the game TD friendly isn't going to ruin your evil p [..]
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2:01 pm, August 26, 2014
I'm trying to decide what line I should focus on as I'm grinding a lot of different tanks right now, and I have less and less time to screw around with tanks I don't particular [..]
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2:01 pm, August 26, 2014
Recently I have been trying to improve my play by watching streamers more. I have run into the issue that most streamers will often platoon with other skilled players. This seems to allow them to take [..]
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2:01 pm, August 26, 2014
Sick 'n tired of being all on your own and want to improve your online social life a bit? CGINC's doors are open! All we require is:
You are of legal age for this game
You can play at least6 hours a [..]
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2:01 am, August 26, 2014
World of Tanks is a massively multiplayer online game developed by Belarusian company Wargaming, featuring early to mid-20th century era fighting vehicles.[4] It is built upon a freemium business mode [..]
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2:01 pm, August 25, 2014
I've been playing SPG class lately and even with french arty you miss even if your fully aimed. But I was wondering if we got rid of the whole "Point&Click" thing and made it mor [..]
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2:01 pm, August 25, 2014
Hello learnedtankers
It would appear that the makers of this game propose 2 broad strategies for winning. First is to destroy all enemies, second is to occupy the enemy flag for an amount of time.Bot [..]
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2:01 pm, August 23, 2014
submitted by DamienJaxx [link] [7 comments]
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2:01 pm, August 22, 2014
When you look at the minimap, what influences where you go at the beginning of the match, and how? If you're not playing up a scout, how far behind/ahead of the rest of the flank do you & [..]
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2:01 am, August 20, 2014
There is nothing more fun than ruining someone's day in my arties.
I can't wait to get my T92, I just need 20k more exp and I will be throwing 240mm howitzer shells instead of 203's.
I run full [..]
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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 [..]
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2:01 pm, August 19, 2014
I know the game mechanics. I have basic tactical knowledge. I know where I should be, I do my job, and I try and survive until the end. I always try to win the battle, and have decent situational awar [..]
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2:01 am, August 19, 2014
So I get better ping/less packet loss to Europe 1 than na east..... and I live in arizona Internet line on my line is fine, 250/50, good as you can get for cable line. Just 200+ ping to east and pack [..]
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2:01 am, August 19, 2014
Everytime I get to 49% or slightly higher mm takes a dump on me. It keeps hammering me till I drop to 48 or lower. Is there some sort of setup in mm to hit you? Sure seems like it to me and its frustr [..]
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2:01 am, August 19, 2014
My stats look weird as I just got back from a 3 month break from the game. They should even out in a couple days. I am available weekends for clan wars (eastern time only)
I do have experience callin [..]
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2:01 pm, August 17, 2014
Any decent player will soon come to realise the immense frustration this damn game can cause. The horrible stock grinds, the cancerous pub games chock full of half wits with zero tactical awareness an [..]
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