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Some people need to learn the difference between abandoning your team and falling back.

5:03 am, October 24, 2014 The difference? The first would be if your heavies are in a fairly intense fight and have a fairly good chance of winning if you play it right. By this I mean if it's like 4 heavies brawling against 4 [..] View

Sand River Encounter Imbalance

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 [..] View

Do people really think arty is OP, or do you think it is just an emotional reaction?

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 [..] View

A writeup on light tanks [AMX12t edition]

5:03 am, October 22, 2014 Ok, to address the kind of awkward pacing and formatting of this post, I actually wrote it as one 15,318 character post, but obviously that doesn't work too well with Reddits format. I'll link to the [..] View

"Broken" SPG

5:03 am, October 18, 2014 Am I the only one that's noticed that the Crusader SP drives the wrong way? In actuality the gun points out over the rear deck. The driver's seat in the vehicle, as driven now, faces the rear end and [..] View

New to scouting . I think i'm going to enjoy these tanks.

5:03 am, October 17, 2014 http://wotreplays.com/site/1247002#el_halluf-visveres-t37 Replay of me in my newly acquired T37 ( just 2nd gun and last radio ) having a blast on El Halluf . Got very lucky in retrospect if they were [..] 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

When am I allowed to move up a tier? And a bit of crew training.

4:03 pm, October 14, 2014 Ok so I'm learning and playing the game.  I'm around tier 3-4 through earning but also purchased a pack of 3 tier 5 heavies a couple weeks ago.  I'm not great with those and I know i [..] View

Are there mods that can modify the garage this much? (lots'o pics and rage)

5:03 am, October 14, 2014 I hope WoT Reddit doesn't hate my out-of-the-box thinking :< I am a newblette, and I like to break the mold. Anywho, let's make the garage better or different with mods. If the following sugges [..] View

T6 Skirmishes - Please share tanks and stategies

5:03 am, October 13, 2014 So today I got my first chance to lead a few skirmishes for my clan. We play the tier 6 games due to more people having tanks available. Our current team composition used by the other callers is a com [..] View

Malinovka rush

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 [..] View

Looking for advice on playing the (nearly) stock IS-8

5:03 am, October 12, 2014 I say nearly stock because I'm using the BL-9 for the obvious reason that I don't want to make myself suicidal before I've unlocked the IS-7. Anyhow I recently unlocked this tank and I'm having real t [..] View

Arty you already have two strikes against you.

4:03 pm, October 11, 2014 PLEASE NOTE:  This does not apply to arty players that know what they are doing.   The 3rd strike is when some of you forget that your role is to support.  The inability to [..] View

Any plans of an, in-game, armor inspector ala War Thunder in WoT?

4:03 pm, October 10, 2014 Having played some WoT over the years, and enjoyed it, I was excited when ground forces was released in War Thunder. I tried it out and found it entertaining, both games offer something the other does [..] View

Clan RUMM Is Looking for New Members.

5:03 am, October 10, 2014   Greetings Fellow Tanker,   Clan RUMM is a US based Clan who is looking for skilled recruits above the age of 21 to participate in Stronghold Battles. All Applicants are required [..] View

[SUGGESTION] Stopping The Unnecessary Nerfing Of Arty

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 [..] View

The Chi-Ri's "Low" Penetration

5:03 am, October 9, 2014 After what I thought was a mostly pleasant grind through the Chi-Ri (2535 WN8 over 91 battles), I've noticed a lot of people talking about how it has such low pen. It's definitely right in the middle [..] View

TL-DR NOW RECRUITING FOR CLAN WARS

5:03 am, October 9, 2014 TL-DR, The RDDT alliance's number 3 clan wars clan, is looking for good players to join our ongoing mission to carve out a piece of the global map. We play clan wars in the 8:00pm (20:00) eastern time [..] View

Clan RUMM wants YOU!

4:03 pm, October 7, 2014 Greetings Fellow Tankers,     Clan RUMM is a US based Clan who is looking for skilled recruits above the age of 21 to participate in Stronghold Battles. &a [..] View

Wild Finish - Video

5:03 am, October 7, 2014 Never seen a final score like this before...  Need to give serious props to 'Artur1964', would not have survived without him.  Normally I'd thank the rest of my team but in this case [..] View

[VEXED] is recruiting - New clan, ground floor opportunity

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 [..] View

I hate it when...

4:03 pm, October 6, 2014 one player on your team ruins your game!   Examples: Bumping into you and messing up your aim non-stop Jumping out into your shots and parking there non-stop Will not leave you alone even [..] View

Lowe still needs preferred MM

4:03 pm, October 6, 2014 With the advent of the matchmaker tier range changes, all the new tanks, and various map changes to encourage brawling, the Lowe is suffering as a result.  Even with the most recent minor buf [..] View

Revised French Tree

5:03 am, October 6, 2014 At present, I don't feel that the French tree manages to represent French tactical thinking and armoured vehicle development, let alone provide sufficient variety for a nation that is so integral to t [..] View

What's the deal with clan recruiters?

5:03 am, October 4, 2014 I occasionally see some really lippy ************ with, like, 1k games and a tier 8 tank and ultrashit stats with a clan tag and a "Recruiter" position. Do people like this have two accounts [..] View

Looking for CW Clan - 2065 / 55% 60day

4:03 pm, October 3, 2014 Looking for a top 50 clan that is highly active and can field two teams per night.  Available 5-6 nights a week for battles.  I am looking for a clan that can stay on the map and has [..] View

What advantages are there to the south spawn on Mountain Pass?

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 [..] View

Will you disable XVM stats already or what?!?!

5:03 am, October 3, 2014 I'm so tired of being prioritized and focused by. No matter what tank I drive, no matter which position of map I go, the same craphappens.   I'm in my Obj 140 with full HP, and near me my tea [..] View

suggestion for historical battle

4:03 pm, October 2, 2014 so i have been thinking about historical battles for a while now, and an idea just pop out of my head what if you put small objective like capture the town area, or stop the enemy from reaching the to [..] View

Battle Commander

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 [..] View

[BTB} Clan Recruiting Tier 6+ Active Players

5:03 am, October 2, 2014 If you have a tier 6 or higher tank and are looking for a fun and active clan to join who can help you learn how to play as a team and better your play, look no further! If you too think the [..] View

The next special game mode?

5:03 am, October 1, 2014 We've had Karl, then the Soccer mode during the World Cup, and now we have Chaffee racing. I for one think it's great to have something a little different on occasion, even if only for a good laugh. S [..] View

AesBinz ModPak for 9.3

5:03 am, October 1, 2014 I would like to share my simple modpack that I'm using for my own preference, and I hope some of you guys will also need.  You may download the file at:   http://www.mediafire.com/do [..] View

Lol - how many Suiscouts are being trained by the Tank Racing event

4:03 pm, September 30, 2014 At first I thought this will go a long way to make me a better light driver and gunner. But then I thought I'm already too aggressive in my scouts, not passive at the appropriate moment. And then I th [..] View

So I played the Chaffee Race Event

4:03 pm, September 29, 2014 And it's all about the cap. Don't bother trying to shoot your opposition, you can't do enough damage to bother them or even have an effect on the game. Just keep your head down and race to the cap. Th [..] View

I really enjoy my Aufklärungspanzer

5:03 am, September 28, 2014 Took me a while to figure it out (even after it was fully upgraded). It has high top speed but is sluggish so you cant rely on it's acceleration. So you have to pickup your speed out of sight. Right [..] View

Questions since you redditers are awesome (bout tank paths)

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 [..] View

How to improve: Know your tanks and maps. (Not a basic guide)

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 [..] View

9.3 Mod List

5:03 am, September 24, 2014 You know what time it is, 9.3 should go live tomorrow 24 September for EU. You all know the drill by now, listing mods here with the link to their last known update page and waiting for them to become [..] View

Why is crew skill level so ridiculously important for camo?

5:03 am, September 23, 2014 Experiment: Take a 100% crew (without camouflage training), and a 50% crew, and play the same tank using as much camo cover as possible. The difference is astrofuckingnomical. Like, I never, ever expe [..] 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

Things to do during count down

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 [..] View

Changes planned for Strongholds?

5:03 am, September 22, 2014 Could anyone tell me what changes are planned for Strongholds in the future of World of Tanks and how this will effect the various different positions in a clan? submitted by willyoung1999 [link] [ [..] View

WGLNA LYNK Recruitment Post.

5:03 am, September 22, 2014 All, The **** no one reads - One of Reddit's War Gaming League North America Bronze league teams is recruiting on account of 3-4 players moving on to other things during the fall break. We will howev [..] View

Getting better & how I'm bad at this game. I love it tho.

4:03 pm, September 20, 2014 I'm trying to get better, I swear I am. I have tank inspector and I spend more time in that than in the game. I come to /r/worldoftanks several times a day. I love FTR and wotlabs. I have played on th [..] View

BINARY IS RECRUITING SKILLED PLAYERS FOR EXECUTIVE AND NON-EXECUTIVE POSITIONS

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 [..] View

Sherman with GIAT oscillating turret and French autoloader?

4:03 pm, September 20, 2014   Ran into this image on Wikipedia and thought it was interesting.  Apparently the Arab nations were experimenting with Sherman variants at the same time as Israel had its Super She [..] View

New Clan Positions!

4:03 pm, September 19, 2014 Link here   Since there isn't a discussion thread, I thought I might start one here.   Just a few notes and thoughts: What are the differences between Junior Officer and Pri [..] View

what exactly is a reservest

4:03 pm, September 19, 2014 i saw in the anouncement that clans will have a new position called a reservist.   i was wishing  that there would be a better explaination of the position in the wg&nbs [..] View

Tank Pennants

4:03 pm, September 19, 2014 During World War I and II the Axis and the Allies in the days before radios were heavily employed relied on visual ques and references...   Most of the armor division commanders and armor pla [..] View

Anyone have any quirks?

5:03 am, September 19, 2014 I was thinking about this today. Some people have traditions in games. In World Of Tanks I try not to crush any buildings, cars, or wells. I try and avoid crushing anything because I like to imagine [..] View

Researching the Chaffee (Now) - A Losing Proposition?

5:03 am, September 19, 2014 I'm intrigued by the new Am. Lights - and while I unlocked the M7 from the Stuart - I never unlocked the Chaffee.  But as I read the FTR article on XP compensation (difference between the cur [..] View

Decision making process

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 [..] View

How do I influence battles as a tier 8 light tank?

4:03 pm, September 18, 2014 My performance on my AMX 13 90 is far too dependent on the team. The moment my team secures an edge, I am a storm personified, solidifying the battle by assassinating lone targets. But when my team [..] View

Sand River Map Unbalanced

4:03 pm, September 18, 2014 If you ever wondered how the map Sand River was unbalanced... http://wotreplays.com/site/1176140#sand_river-roycemingyu-centurion_mk_7_1 Short summary: One of the bases on Sand River is crazy overpowe [..] View

A Guide on How to be Competent in 7/42

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 [..] View

No HUD bug, anyone else?

5:03 am, September 18, 2014 http://imgur.com/a/p377e I've had this bug twice now. part of the HUD is gone, like team composition, ammo etc. After the battle finishes, you get a black screen instead of a garage. anyone else has t [..] View

Can we have a gonad detector in place

5:03 am, September 18, 2014 that would prevent people without any cajones from buying heavy tanks   ****RANT WARNING*****   That is the one thing that just roasts my turkey Seeing a heavy hide, while his team g [..] View

I need your opinion on this cw/company strategy

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 [..] View

[Arty] I'm doing some research that necessitates having a good understanding of SPGs. I have a few questions to ask and if you own a Tier 10 SPG, I could use your help.

4:03 pm, September 16, 2014 This post comes in two parts: a favor to ask, and a few questions in regards to SPGs. As I'm sure some people are aware, the German Sturmpanzer branch (including tanks such as the Brummbär an [..] View

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

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

Question to arty players about wn8.

5:03 am, September 12, 2014 So, i just started playing my first arty since the noob days (s-51), and i feel like i am doing a good job helping my team win. I **** priority targets, good players and tanks in important positions, [..] View

Moronic Monday #1: Spotting, Camo and Bushes

4:03 pm, September 8, 2014 We'd like to introduce a new feature for this subreddit. To help all you new players out there too afraid to ask a question or don't know what questions to ask, this will be your home. Any and all que [..] View

Complaint about a member of Badgr

5:03 am, September 7, 2014 Spishak(Badgr) was just in a game with me, and gave away the positions of our entire team in chat to the enemy. Why do people do this? It ruins the fun of the game. Especially someone in a tier 10 gam [..] View

The Rare Sighting in a Pub Match - Teamplay!

4:03 pm, September 2, 2014 Sacred Valley - Stock Pershing   Along with a T-44 and an SU-122-44, I head to the SW hill and run into heavy opposition.   We were outgunned and outnumbered, so we pull back and set [..] View

(SPOILER) Can someone explain the appeal of this game?

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 [..] View

Tank Rental

2:01 am, September 1, 2014 Can you not stand trying to test out a new tank on the test server? I have devised a "tank rental service" for the live servers, so you can get an accurate look at the machines performance. [..] View

Returning to game after long hiatus, looking for input

2:01 pm, August 28, 2014 !S Reddit tankers, I have not played much in probably close to 2 years (somewhere about 2-3 months after CW came out) where I played with a relatively large clan and actually did participate in CW for [..] View

How should I play tanks that are hopelessly outclassed?

2:01 am, August 28, 2014 I'm a rubbish player at the best of times (a 50% win rate and a 1.0 destruction ratio are still on my To-Do list :) ), but I'm really, really struggling to feel like I can contribute a [..] View

clans and asgard stuff

2:01 am, August 28, 2014 Who's fighting vs who's farming? Viking 4 Lyfe Yo: G OTTER BADGR Agriculture Best Culture: PBKAC On the fence/Alluraidoesn'tknow: RELIC REL3 VILIN BULLS CHAI NTR SIMP DOS RDDT GANGZ RS HAVOK Afflic [..] View

What do you do in a KV-4 when you are bottom tier?

2:01 am, August 27, 2014 I have no problems on maps where you can get into good sidescraping positions but feel very helpless on specific maps like Prokhorovka, Malinovka, Redshire, Murovanka, Sand River, Steppes and Westfiel [..] View

What tanks are favored by the current game mechanics?

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 [..] View

Tips/Advice for Solo-Pubbing

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 [..] View

Quick Guide for Starting Out / First 3K Battles

2:01 pm, August 25, 2014 (what I would do if I started from scratch w/ no premium tanks) Preparation - Setup: Comfortable Mouse (my fav list: Razor DeathAdder, Logitech 400, CM Storm-Spawn, 1800 DPI setting) Mouse Pad (Mono [..] View

A way to make scouts more useful.

2:01 pm, August 25, 2014 So it seems that scouts is not very useful right now because of the versatility of meds, maybe adjustment should be made to MM so that scouts only get into games with only a handful of meds but a lot [..] View

A few questions for you strategic fellows:

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 & [..] 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

Advice, please?

2:01 am, August 21, 2014 I have around 9 mil credits. I'm in the position to buy the following tanks: T62A (Have 140, but the thought of having 3 elite russian mediums (incl. t54 is almost too much to handle...in a go [..] View

Thoughts on a sort of "Hardcore Mode"?

2:01 pm, August 20, 2014 TL;DR at the end. So I was talking to my dad the other day about how we would make WoT more enjoyable for ourselves, if we were involved in the development of it. We both play WoT and really do love t [..] View

The caernarvon :( help

2:01 pm, August 20, 2014 I have been playing world of tanks for a while, most of my early stats show how much of a noob I used to be, and as time when on I realized it too. I have played the US medium line all the way to the [..] View

Why all the extreme artillery hate?

2:01 am, August 20, 2014 I can understand why a player would dislike artillery's role in the game, but I have seen people whine that the match is "arty heavy" when there is a single SPG on each team, [..] View

Renovation and expansion of the French tech tree

2:01 pm, August 19, 2014 Picture of proposed tree This includes the entire length. Of note is that both tier 1 and tier 2 have been extended to two lines like with the German tier 4s. Also,MS paint skills off da chartz [..] View

Loading shells at the beginning of battle

2:01 pm, August 18, 2014 Any reason why we enter battle with our tanks "unloaded." Has this ever been explained? Seems to me, if I were entering battle, I would have a shell ready to go before I entered battle. The [..] View

BLITZ, Tournaments and 7x42 Play

2:01 pm, August 17, 2014 BLITZ is apart of the RDDT community clans and we're looking for more to fill our ranks. We currently focus on the weekend Skirmishes, and Open/Bronze League play. LYNK our first league team is cur [..] View

Spend the first 30 seconds holding "Tab"

2:01 am, August 16, 2014 So..What does hitting Tab do? It shows you the tanks on the enemy team, and, if you are using XVM, win rate, wn8 etc etc. Most players spend the first 30 seconds thinking about where they are going [..] View

How to change xvm damage log posistion

2:01 am, August 14, 2014 Hello i was wondering if you can change the position of xvm because right now the scoreboard thing covers it up? submitted by ctidbailey [link] [4 comments] View

Quit camping! (or, he's buttmad he Died.)

2:01 pm, August 13, 2014 Was bottom tier on widepark. north spawn, sat in the broken building overlooking railyard. start putting effective fire into the enemies. Our SU-85 sits on the tracks and dies early. He then tries to [..] View

Need Help With The E-50M

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 [..] View

Westfield medium positions/tactics?

2:01 pm, August 12, 2014 I've seen and heard that going to the southeast open hills is a bad idea (from sela's map guide and sirfoch's videos). But honestly, the town and surrounding hills doesn&#3 [..] View

Maps you feel that have a huge Advantage for one side.

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 [..] 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

I know, I know, ANOTHER arty thread........

2:01 am, August 12, 2014 I've been seeing lots arty threads lately arguing both sides ranging how arty-is-bad-and-should-feel-bad to stfu-arty-is-okay or how-to-balance-arty. Lot of rage and dispute there. I understand that r [..] View

Map making, changing, and their effects.

2:01 am, August 12, 2014 SirFoch's video today really got me thinking about how Wargaming has been going about making maps lately and its effect on gameplay and general classes in World of Tanks. https://www.youtube.com/wa [..] View

When Your Last Med. Fails You, Two T.D's Rise

2:01 am, August 11, 2014 It was a tier 5 match on the one on "Highway", after streaks of losses I turn towards my M41 to perhaps cheer me up. I had a good team (based off of the amount of heavies, T.D's, etc.), but [..] View

A-20 9.1 update change "my opinion"

2:01 am, August 10, 2014 I am going to make this nice and semi-short, The A-20 is my favorite tank and not only because of the challenge of tier 7 and 8 games but because it was fun. After 9.1 i played it and it was well, not [..] View

[REPUT]-We Want You

2:01 am, August 9, 2014 OK, first, there is one place need to be corrected. It is not "We want you", but "I want you". You got it? Good. Let's move on. Let's talk about some facts about this clan: 1. [..] View

How are you liking Sacred Vally?

2:01 am, August 8, 2014 I haven't heard much talk about this map but for me it has been difficult to find a way to use it properly. I'm not finding any interesting or powerful positions on this map for lights [..] View

A Few Simple Tips for Arty Drivers

2:01 am, August 7, 2014 I only have one arty in my garage at the moment (212A), but I think I can collect a few facts for arty (AKA the frustration class of "tanks") drivers so there might be pieces of information [..] View

T54E1 troubles

2:01 am, August 5, 2014 Alright guys. I can't figure this thing out. Everywhere I read says it plays just like the T69, but I just can't find the same success. I think my issue is its larger hull. I used to [..] View

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