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Suggestion: more maps, not less.

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 [..] View

How to determine true skill, make the game a fairer, funner place, and generate epic battles

4:03 pm, September 21, 2014 How to properly cater to every level of skill in WoT:   1) Create x number of groups, for sake of this example lets say 11.   2) Create a definition of each group, for example of thi [..] View

Questions about Matchmaking: Determining Battle Tiers and Maps

4:03 pm, September 18, 2014 Two part question concerning how the game's matchmaking system works: The first part of my question concerns how the game determines battle tiers: I have a basic understanding of how the game determin [..] View

[Rigor] is recruiting!

4:03 pm, September 16, 2014 A buddy and I decided it was time to start our own clan; that clan is [RIGOR]. Were looking for above average players who are actively involved in playing World of Tanks and looking to improve. Wotlab [..] View

Centurion 7/1 - Reticle Freeze - Rapid Firing - No Hits

4:03 pm, September 16, 2014 Hello,   I was playing a game on the North American map earlier today, and everything was going swimmingly. If you watch the reply posted below, about 4-5 minutes into the game I decide to go [..] View

Beware Battle Riggers!

5:03 am, September 9, 2014 FTR link   Spoiler Hello everyone,   recently, Wargaming started fighting specifically one odd thing: rigged games.   In a post on Russian portal, WG RU explains, th [..] View

MM Idea: Sometimes Perception > Reality

4:03 pm, September 4, 2014 First off, this isn't related to unbalanced tier matchups, that is, two tier Xs on one team and six on another, as to me that's fairly easy to fix in my mind.     No, this i [..] View

RDDT4 is Recruiting

8:02 am, September 1, 2014 RDDT4 is recruiting tankers for the upcoming campaign as well as trying to fill out our ranks as best we can. Being the third clan wars clan in the family of RDDT clans, we aim to give players experie [..] View

[TMC] Tempora Militis Caesaris recruiting!

2:01 pm, August 21, 2014 Hey guys, My best friend and I started a clan not so long ago. And now we are recruiting players to join our clan! What our clan offers: Platooning Team Battles on regular weekdays as soon as we have [..] 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

What determines whether tracking does damage or not?

2:01 am, August 15, 2014 See title submitted by waspinat0r [link] [9 comments] View

Please help: Master's Dissertation Survey on the perception of eSports such as World of Tanks

2:01 am, August 10, 2014 Hi everyone, my name is Tilo and I am a postgraduate student at Bournemouth University in England. I am currently writing my dissertation on the perception of eSports with regard to traditional sport, [..] View

Team **** and Team Damage

2:01 pm, August 9, 2014 Recently, Overlord posted a blog entry about team-killing and team-damage. Here is a screenshot and the link: http://overlord-wot.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/all-teamkill-or-not-teamkill.html A [..] View

OPINIONS NEEDED!

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 [..] View

Stats Question.

2:01 am, July 30, 2014 So was I was looking at my noobmeter and saw that my Wn8, Wn7, and Performance all said I was Above average. But then I saw my Efficiency which was Below average. I was wondering what Efficiency is an [..] View

Is there any way to determine when Marks of Excellence should show up?

2:01 pm, July 29, 2014 I'm just curious. I've been playing my GW Typ E a lot, over my last 90 games (all after the most recent patch, so after the MoE implementation), I've got an average damage of 2 [..] View

Panzer 1C clearly panics me - Mod to make it quieter?

2:01 am, July 27, 2014 That bloody machine gun - who ever heard of a 7.62 gun that penetrates TANK armour??? I lose any and all battle-sense and serenity I've clawed into my tiny mind the moment one of those little ***** [..] View

Historical/Gameplay Tracer Colours

2:01 am, July 27, 2014 At the moment, tracers are colours are determined by shell type. I am wondering how people would feel about historical tracer colours in lieu of colours based on shell types. In Star Wars George [..] View

Look AT WHAT CROSSFIRE DOING NEXT!

2:01 am, July 26, 2014 So why should you consider joining CRF? Look what we are doing next! CRF (Crossfire)will be having a Clan hosted event Sat. 7/26/14 starts at 12 am eastern time and ends 24hrs latter. To be eligible [..] View

how many games?

2:01 am, July 24, 2014 How many games do you need in one tank to deem the win rate statistically significant? In other words, how many games will let you determine if you **** or if you are awesome in a particular tank? View

The Playerbase has been lied to...

2:01 pm, July 21, 2014 So in the On Track to the E-50M thread Pizzastorm the supposed Community Coordinator said this Block Quote So we've seen some interest centered around the lack of credit incentives and wante [..] 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

WN8 rating

2:01 am, July 10, 2014 Hey guys, I've been playing WoT for a while but am new to the WoT Reddit community, so if this has been asked and answered before please redirect me to that post. What is the WN8 stats determi [..] View

Wargaming Statement about missing Credit Missions / On Track Bonus

2:01 am, July 9, 2014 So we've seen some interest centered around the lack of credit incentives and wanted everyone to be informed on recent changes. Recently, we determined that credit bonuses and missions will [..] View

Pitched Battle Mode

2:01 pm, June 30, 2014 I'm still quite novice at this game at little over 5k battles, and many may detest me as I have done over half of them as Artillery. However, I do feel that most of the maps feel rather small and not [..] View

Another amazing vehicle suggestion by the Pappina(help me determine if this was real or not)

2:01 am, June 29, 2014 After much searching I have stumbled upon another spectacular tank to be suggested. This tank is the 47mm M2A1 GMC. The problem is, I can't find very much information on it. I did find a picture howev [..] View

Sand River. How do you use the Southern half of the map? (Includes diagram)

2:01 am, June 24, 2014 I got a little fed up with pubbies always dooming themselves on Sand River. Please let me know if you agree or not. The strategy below might be totally wrong, but it is my best opinion. Feedback, plea [..] View

Let's talk premium ammo

2:01 pm, June 21, 2014 Yes, why not beat this dead horse some more? So it's generally agreed that premium ammo needs to be in the game to some degree, due to how matchmaking works. A tier four light/med needs some [..] View

So about these marks of excelence...

2:01 am, June 15, 2014 Fellow tankers, I wonder... How many battles in a certain tank do you have to play in order for your average score to be compared with the average of the machine to determine whether you get a mark or [..] View

XVM [discussion]

2:01 pm, June 14, 2014 Its controversial but I want peoples opinions on this mod. Some people like quickybaby like the mod, and use it to determine whether to play harder or a "smash and grab". Others like [..] 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

Some additions to the "Historical Battles" menu

2:01 pm, June 12, 2014 Whyare Historical Battlesso difficult to launch, and why are the criteria so secretive? My clan isspending hours...yes...HOURS in que without success. We're aware that there are necessary criterea to [..] View

Comprehensive Ammunition and Damage Rework

2:01 pm, June 7, 2014 This is going to be a long one, so let me break this down. Ammunition Changes First and foremost would be the move to a system comprising a total of nine different ammo types(ten if you want to [..] View

Some help with getting (transparent backround) clan emblems properly uploaded

2:01 pm, June 5, 2014 Hi all, Geographer here. I wanted to share this information with any other Clan Leaders out there having issues getting emblems with transparent backrounds to work. We had a friendly competition in my [..] View

Pop Goes the Weasel

2:01 am, May 31, 2014 submitted by Yolo_Jenkins [link] [17 comments] 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

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

XVM should be banned already

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 [..] View

Two Suggestions, Neither of Them My Own.

10:05 pm, May 5, 2014 Two simple suggestions that are not original. I claim no credit for either and would rather appreciate if others could find where these ideas originated. First is to do with "Poll Only Topics& [..] View

HIgher Skilled Players Like Artillery Less - Confirmed, But Why?

10:05 pm, May 3, 2014 A note to moderation: Again, I see nothing wrong with this post. I'm not calling out any individual (the chart shows ambiguous data points). I'm not jumping to hyperbole, nor attempting to incite un [..] View

Teamwork, cooperation

2:01 pm, May 1, 2014 Yesterday, I had one of the most enjoyable battles ever. It was a match in which no one started out from the spawn point by shooting at every stationary game prop in sight, or driving like a drunken s [..] View

Gun (Ammo) Range

2:01 am, April 30, 2014 I have noticed that at times I shoot dead center at someone, and the shot is on target,but don't hit the tank being lit up by a team mate (beyond my view range) Using experimentation, I discovered th [..] View

The two most annoying things about World of Tanks.

10:05 pm, April 28, 2014 I find that the most annoying thing in World of Tanks is NOT the repetitive maps, it's not the ally that blocks your retreat when you're being shot, it's not doing 6 damage to a Nashorn in my KV-2 whe [..] View

A Conundrum of Random, random challenge, or stacked

2:01 pm, April 28, 2014 Yes Folks a Conundrum. Something to think about ! Something to make you go Hmmmmmmmm! We all know how MM just uses tank weight as its **only** parameter other then the fact MM will put you in matc [..] View

Ammo Rack question

10:05 am, April 28, 2014 Would carrying less ammo decrease the chance of ammo rack getting damaged/detonated? Something I wondered about since they said type of ammo (did they say quantity too?) determines the explosion of t [..] View

Does 9.0 Support Crossfire?

2:01 pm, April 20, 2014 I run 3 monitors, and its hard to push 3600x 1600 pixels. my 7970 was doing it on high settings at 50 fps... but now.. to maintain 40+ with improved graphics I have to drop to medium settings, turn do [..] View

Historical Battle = historical wait times

10:05 am, April 19, 2014 Well here we are several days in and I still can't get into a historical battle. I have sat in the queue and never made it out of the queue every single time (except for the dropped from queue for sit [..] View

Very new to the game, hoping you guys can help with a question..

2:01 pm, April 18, 2014 I'm pretty new to PC gaming in general, so i apologize in advance if this is a stupid question, but wasn't sure where else to ask... I've run more graphically intense games on [..] 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

Tank tiers and balancing by configuration; less tier spread and more balance

2:01 am, April 16, 2014 So the historical mode forcing tanks to have certain loadouts in each battle got me thinking about match balancing by loadout as I realized that a kv1s with historical loadouts is not the same tier as [..] 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

Evidence of broken accuracy RNG or hit detection and explanation of ghost shell.

9:05 am, March 2, 2014 http://wotreplays.com/site/651315#self Start watching from 12:30 when I began to sniped the Tiger II. The Tiger II was behind a tree, and some of my shots visually went right through Tiger II when [..] 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

Just had arty drop a direct hit on my T1 as I sped downhill at about 40 kph...

9:05 am, February 25, 2014 Rather tired of this sniper nonsense from artillery. I'm not sure what it is with WG and artillery, but they seem determined to keep it as a sniper. Absolutely terrible for the game. View

Yep another Lag/Packet loss thread.

9:05 pm, February 23, 2014 With so many of these gripe threads, I've come to believe that WG may in factbe at blame.Gameplay for myself has taken a very sharp decline since this patchdue to this issue. 8.10 was better than prev [..] View

Gold Tanks of RU STRONK

9:05 pm, February 20, 2014 Yesterday, I have seen PZ2J and BT-SV. Combined with my slaying of a mtls-1g14. I have determined that the tanks in question isn't even overpowered and they're being super rare for no good reason [..] View

Lessons Learned After My First year

9:05 pm, February 17, 2014 TL;DR: Lessons learned from my year playing WOT...Read the forum guides they help immensely. My 1st WOT birthday is today soI thought I would writeabout what I have learned over this year to help an [..] View

Teamwork in Random Battles and reward system.

9:05 am, February 16, 2014 Its a well-known fact that random battles have very little teamwork happening most of the time because you gathers all these different strangers into one room. There is no time for planning or strateg [..] View

Understanding Skill based MM

9:05 am, February 11, 2014 Skill based MM in random games has been, and probably always will be, a hot topic. Alas, many people do not understand the intricacies and difficulties of such a system and thus have flawed assumption [..] View

Some Google-Fu to find past tanks on sale

9:05 pm, February 1, 2014 I just unlocked the T71 and was curious whether or not a sale was coming up. WG, of course, doesn't post future sales, but you can search their site for when the tank in question was on sale l [..] View

So... about this new landing zone...

9:05 pm, January 29, 2014 So, new landing in the late timezone in the middle of the west (apparently not called the mid-west though?) at Cheyenne mountain.... a landlocked state. With no rivers, oceans, etc - it's hard to dete [..] View

Could somebody help me find the tank winrate graphs that were going around for awhile?

9:05 am, January 24, 2014 I already tried searching for it, so I hope that somebody around here has them saved. The graphs I am talking about where the ones where it compared vehicle winrate to players average winrate. It coul [..] View

Help with Camo info and some math

9:05 pm, January 21, 2014 Hello tankers and this is somewhat directed to the math gurus of the game. I've been looking to figure out some camo calculations to improve my understanding of spotting. The problem I&#39 [..] View

RDDT3 has Reorganized and is Recruiting!

9:05 am, January 20, 2014 Introducing the new RDDT3. Reddit 3 has undergone restructuring and is opening up for public recruitment. If you are interested in our new goals, structure, or requirements, please continue reading. R [..] 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

Stats and how to figure them out

9:05 am, January 13, 2014 Some days for the life of me I can't figure stats out. Painfully long story made short in my beginning my performance could **** the chrome off a trailer hitch; made the usual noob mistakes and pro [..] View

Changing tank weights, using weight solely for Matchmaker

9:05 pm, January 10, 2014 Disclaimer: I'm just going to pull numbers out of my *** here. This is a concept, I'm not going to figure out hard values. I do not want criticism of how much each modifier is, but criticism of the ov [..] View

Crew Skills/Perks Suggestions - Master Thread

9:05 am, January 10, 2014 The Master Thread for Crew Skills/Perk Suggestions - Feel free to add suggestions below! I will be editing this regularly with your suggestions, giving credit when due! I wish for this thread to be t [..] View

DEAR WOT : I AM BREAKING UP WITH YOU, FOR 10 REASONS

9:05 pm, January 7, 2014 Since 2011, I have had a relationship with World of Tanks. Like few other games in my long gaming career (which dates back to the 1980s), I have poured my heart, energy and even money into this one. I [..] View

PSA: Beware of the Graphic Settings reset!

9:05 am, December 23, 2013 Primary Source Secondary Source In patch 8.10, ALL client graphic settings will reset! This exactly happened in the test client. Basically, the game runs an autodetection procedure to determine, w [..] View

DingBat's Threads o' Common Sense: Statistics

9:05 pm, December 9, 2013 Stats. Oh god. Stats. Virtually nothing else has the potential to cause extra long threads, bruised egos, whining, and intellectual dishonesty. I vowed to stay away from the topic, but rules are made [..] View

FLANKERS NOW HOLDING TRYOUTS

9:05 pm, December 8, 2013 Tired of random battles? Noobs in random not covering your back! Looking to be more competitive! Need help tiering up! Want to earn gold without spending money? IF YOU SAID YES TO ALL OF THOSE THEN CO [..] View

How does WG determine the hit points of the tanks?

9:05 pm, December 7, 2013 ? submitted by Big_Lemons_Kill [link] [6 comments] View

Before you rage about stats--

9:05 pm, November 18, 2013 So with my stats as wickedly awful as they are, I often get berated during the countdown for being #worstplayerontheteam  and I get told to uninstall amidst a ton of swearing at me.. [..] View

[NA] The Great North American Reddit Clan Bloodsport Tournament [NA]

9:05 am, November 17, 2013 The Great North American Reddit Clan Bloodsport Tournament Jean Claude Van Damme approves. Time to put your money where your mouth is. Are you the best battle caller in all of the Reddit clans? Prove [..] 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

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

My mastery badge in the T57 Heavy

10:05 pm, October 18, 2013 I had just about my best game in WoT yesterday, getting my mastery badge in the T57 Heavy. Screenshots Replay Some comments: On tundra, south side, started out going up the eastern hill with just a c [..] View

Community Map Voting

10:05 am, October 10, 2013 My frustration with some particular maps has nagged at me to the point where I feel the need to come up with a solution. I know at one point there was some talk about being able to select certain maps [..] View

Why artillery is a mechanic that needs to be completely changed

10:05 am, October 9, 2013 Artillery has always been an annoyance in WoT. Not because of its ability to hit targets with indirect fire, but the fact that it is extremely luck dependent. Artillery has always been playing the [..] View

Please help me become a better player.

10:05 am, October 8, 2013 Dear fellow tankers. I am a BADDIE. I know it and while I'm not happy, I'm proud that I am good enough to know how bad I am. I present to you my latest replay in an E-50 where I have [..] View

Why the animosity towards "campers"?

10:05 pm, October 7, 2013 I played a lot of tier 2 and tier 3s this weekend (mainly tier 2) and I was a bit taken back at the hatred thrown at "campers".  Now I'm not much on camping myself, but I o [..] View

Why are unicums so cruel...always..

10:05 am, September 29, 2013 So i join a game in my Obj 261, and spot a platoon of 2 with an obj 261 and a obj 140. Spoiler I proceeded to ask if i may join their platoon if they had rooms for another pl [..] View

Is the A-44 a good tank?

10:05 am, September 19, 2013 I decided to go up the new Russian medium line and purchased the A-44. I didn't have a chance to try it on the test server, but it looked like it could be a fun tank. I haven't seen replays posted yet [..] View

Old derelict tank found in Tunisia, could use some help identifying. Pictures inside.

10:05 pm, September 7, 2013 Side view: http://i.imgur.com/q6yWuNF.jpg Other side (good view of cupola): http://i.imgur.com/ujb9vHB.jpg Frontal (blurry): http://i.imgur.com/dP7UEGm.jpg My own guess is that it's a modified [..] View

CHAT BANNING IS RETARDED

10:05 am, August 29, 2013 I am hoping if I keep posting this someone with some authority will answer my post. If World of Tanks has a chat filter, and they give people to turn that filter off, why the hell are the chat banning [..] View

Shell passes through invisible tanks

10:05 pm, August 26, 2013 I understand how the mechanics of your radio, your radio operator, and those of the vehicle that is lighting a target up, determine whether a target is visible or not but there are two bugs in the gam [..] View

shooting through tanks

10:05 pm, August 22, 2013 I was just in a Karelia match and managed to shoot through a enemy tank 4 times in a row this as far as I have been able to determine was no a case of me missing, as the ground is impacted by my shell [..] View

Russian TD Skills

10:05 pm, August 19, 2013 So I have my first two skills for my ISU line crew, and am a little ways into the third. I would like to hear some perspective on which way to go. My current skills look like this: Commander - 6th sen [..] View

Do able bodied people have an unfair advantage in this game?

10:05 am, August 9, 2013 I think this game is ableist. As in the game is designed in a way to give able bodied players an unfair advantage over people with disabilities and to marginalize, other, and oppress disabled people. [..] View

Phenomenal 1st Campaign Write up

10:05 am, July 31, 2013 Original post from Tzimon (SKITT's fearless leader) about the 1st campain from his perspective. Original Link: http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php?/topic/264118-campaign-1-skittles/ &q [..] View

[TOMORROW] The 10k Community Night kicks off at 9pm EST!

10:05 pm, July 24, 2013 Subredditers! Tomorrow night will be our largest Community Night to date. Come join in on the celebration starting at 9pm EST/7pm MST/6pm PST for a few hours of competition, teamwork, and prizes. Anyo [..] View

TYR

10:05 pm, July 23, 2013 Your old embassy thread is archived, so I'm posting this here. This message serves as formal notification of OTTER's intention to move south, effective at 8pm tonight. We are delivering advance not [..] View

What determines track repair speed with a 50% crew?

10:05 pm, July 15, 2013 I thought of something.. if you have a 50% crew, what determines your repair speed? Is the repair speed the same for a light tank or heavy tank with 50% crew? Does weight and damage inflicted to the [..] View

Why can we see tanks outside our spotting distance if an ally spots them?

10:05 pm, July 9, 2013 By gross analogy: Lets say my tank has a spotting distance of 100m because my crew is lazy and doesn't wash off the lens between battles. An ally, say 200m in front of me, spots a tank a furth [..] View

Losing streaks (A look at the way we lose)

10:05 pm, July 9, 2013 I'm going to try and make this as simple as possible and explain it as best as possible. Losing Streaks are your fault, but that's to be expected and should not be looked down on. It's a result of hu [..] View

Artillery Suggestion

10:05 am, July 4, 2013 I have seen many people coming up with different reasons as to why artillery is over powered. Wargaming also nerfs the artillery almost every patch. I do believe they took the nerfs too far in the rec [..] View

I own the Su-122-44 - and it's OP.

10:05 pm, June 30, 2013 Always pay close attention to what the Unicums stat pad in.. It's a pro-tip for the most OP stuff.  For example most Unicums stat pad in US Autoloaders, everyone knows they are OP. [..] View

My Personal Opinion on Scouting Strategy

10:05 pm, June 20, 2013 This is by no means intended to be a definitive guide on how to scout, just my personal opinion and observations. As a scout, your primary mission is to give the rest of the team the information they [..] View

After some browsing and research, I may have come up with a solid suggestion for Artillery!

10:05 pm, June 19, 2013 Another thread here discussing what I've learned about artillery haters and I want to do for the community (heck if we get enough votes the admins might consider it! I have here a collection of though [..] View

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