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How do you play a scout on a corridor map?

5:03 am, October 18, 2014 Used to be that I'd play scouts all day erryday and I could adapt to the map to spot tanks. However, more and more maps tend to have corridors and choke points which limit my ability to call out targe [..] 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

Newbs, noobs, beginners - pick the right tank from the start

4:03 pm, October 3, 2014 Tankers.   I have seen a lot of sad posts lately from players with 2k to 5k games who are struggling with the game. Poor win rate, WN8, bad stats, low esteem. I am no guru, so please don't ge [..] View

Does anyone know the average dmg needed for mark of excellence on KV-2?

4:03 pm, September 25, 2014 It's my absolutr favourite tank and I've been working hard to earn a mark of excellence on it. It's not been going so well and I've gotten a series of wins where I didn't contribute much at all. Any [..] View

WG support banned my son and me for playing from the same house.

5:03 am, September 21, 2014 Hello everyone. So while I was away from the computer for the evening last night with my son it was brought to my attention that my WoT account was permanently banned via a PM to my phone from a clan [..] View

How do I Emil?

5:03 am, September 21, 2014 I loved the Nashorn, but the Emil has been a curse on me. I finally gave in and spent 31k in free xp to unlock the top gun (58k for a gun at tier 7? Really, WG?) It's nice to unload a 500 damage shot [..] View

So much fun, but I have questions...

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 [..] 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

[Mod Post] Clan Tag Flair, Live Stream links, & Subreddiquette

2:01 pm, August 29, 2014 Ladies, Gents, and Genderfluid Demi pansexuals, We'd like to brush up on a few items of importance that keep coming up either in public or through moderator mail. Feel free to post questions o [..] 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

Good tanks, bad tanks, fun tanks

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 [..] 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

Team Battle and XVM

2:01 pm, August 20, 2014 Greeting fellow tankers. I just discovered "Team Battle" mode and really am liking it. I like that with a "caller", the team members are really working together as a team. La [..] View

My first one hour ban (a.k.a. How should I deal with griefers?)

2:01 am, August 6, 2014 Hi everyone, I've received my first 1 hour ban yesterday, because the following happened. I don't object the ban. It's an automated system and I did expect a penalty for my act [..] View

A problem becomes a solution!

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 [..] View

How to win in french lights?

2:01 pm, July 14, 2014 I feel like whatever I do I never contribute to me team for a win. I hold back for a good amount of time before I have a chance to run in and flank while staying hidden, however I almost always lose i [..] View

What can I do to improve my play?

2:01 am, July 14, 2014 Hi everyone, my name is Sengar. I play on the NA servers, if anyone wants to check out my account. I've been playing WoT off and on for about a year and a half now. I don't yet have a [..] 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

Improving Artie Play

2:01 am, June 26, 2014 I'm a bit of a completitionist. When I first started playing World of Tanks I thought I had my plan all figured out. I did American Tank Destroyers, British Artillery, and German everything el [..] View

Churchill III of Doom.

2:01 pm, June 23, 2014 So I was looking for a cute little low tier Prem tank to add to my collection and well the last few minutes of the sale were ticking in the Prem shop and well I made the decision to get myself the Chu [..] View

Best Tier 5+ Premium Credit Making Tank?

2:01 pm, June 22, 2014 So I really need a good credit making tank right now, I need it to have some good armor, a good gun, that can pen a KV-1, I was considering a TOG2 because the TOG is such a trolly tank, I was also thi [..] 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

I feel like I'm getting punished for playing light tanks

2:01 pm, June 20, 2014 I just got the 59-16 after deciding it wasn't worth it to elite the Type 58, and I'm finding it terrible. Not in the "this tank sucks" kind of way (though I'm [..] View

Thoughts at 37K

2:01 pm, June 19, 2014 I jotted down some thoughts after playing 37K battles and unlocking every tank in the game. It's a wall of text in the spoiler. Enjoy, rage, argue as required... Spoiler I thought I would write [..] View

T110E4. Any tips, tricks, or tactics?

2:01 pm, June 5, 2014 I tried searching around but most of the information was outdated. Any tips, tricks, or tactics about this tank would be greatly appreciated. This is my first tier 10 tank. Stats: (to show that I at [..] View

On track to: purple stats - tips & tricks

2:01 pm, June 1, 2014 What is this? A collection of little things that, to my feeling,contribute to a next-level gameplay. Many people have the experience of hitting a 'skill-ceiling'. They find it hard to perform better a [..] View

Stats: Why they don't matter much

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

What are these German tanks like?

10:05 pm, May 4, 2014 I've looked up these tanks on the Wiki and forums and watched several videos, but it would be nice if some experienced players could sum up these vehicles in a few words. The Pz. IV in particular i [..] View

WARMG OPEN FOR CLAN WARS CAPABLe

2:01 am, April 28, 2014 WARMG Block Quote Warmongers We are, We have No Shame, Warmongers We are We take No Blame, Warmongers We are We **** them ALL. Warmongers have come to Stake their Claim. We are a dedic [..] View

New Stream to learn competitive games! WoT Tonight!

2:01 am, April 26, 2014 Hi! We're a new stream called Friday Night Gaming. Each Friday night at 7pm PST, we play 2 -3 competitive games and focus on improving our skill and the skill of our viewers. For example, if w [..] View

I'd really appreciate some advice on how to **** less

10:05 pm, April 25, 2014 Greetings, /r/WorldofTanks, I've been playing WOT recreationally for a bit. I really like the game, I'm a big armored warfare buff, my dad drove a tank in the army, etc etc. Unfortunat [..] View

Have you experienced a tank that is effective when stock?

2:01 pm, April 24, 2014 Premium and Tier X tanks don't count. We're looking at what tanks during the grind can contribute right away, right out of the factory. submitted by WippitGuud [link] [19 comments] View

Historical battles special MM for NA

2:01 pm, April 24, 2014 NA is not Russia, we don't have the population to support the same MM system as Russia in historical battle mode. Our population is simply too small. What happens as should have been foreseen is that [..] View

How to Interpret Statistics

10:05 pm, April 23, 2014 Okay. So most of you are just getting started in WOT. Some of you are just starting to notice your statistics. Some of you have known about em for a while, but you're not sure what all these numbers r [..] 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

When toJoin a Team/Clan

10:05 pm, April 11, 2014 When does one consider oneself good enough? I've started to get invitations, but frankly I don't think I'm good enough at this yet to contribute much. Thoughts? 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

Need some Advice....Noob Quandry

9:05 pm, March 3, 2014 If I should happen to die in a battle.. which happens from time to time, I tend to watch the rest of the battle and cheer on the others and maybe give advice So. I had a discussion with this f [..] View

How is experience calculated for artillery?

9:05 am, February 22, 2014 I am used to being towards the bottom of the table for experience when i play arty, but why was i below the other artillery on my team? Screenshots What contributes to calculating experience? Is it p [..] View

Is my love of grinding low tiers/every tank line going to be a problem later? Bonus: T32 Ace Tanker Replay.

9:05 am, January 31, 2014 I really like playing every line of tanks, but I feel that I constantly am getting wrecked by MM facing my low tier lights/meds vs higher tier heavies. I feel like I play fairly well in higher tiers. [..] View

1st Impressions Type 64

9:05 am, January 21, 2014 Hello again, So tonight I decided to go ahead and use my gold to purchase the Type 64. I have gotten quite a few games in over the period of a few hours and thought that I would share my 1st impressi [..] View

Improving, but looking for more.

9:05 pm, January 16, 2014 I feel like I am no longer a burden to the teams I'm on, and I feel I contribute in a positive way more often than not. My current focus is early damage while staying alive. Am I doing it right? Shoul [..] View

tankaversary. 1 year, 11111 battles later. p3

9:05 am, January 13, 2014 conclusions: . if won/lost numbers are your thing - beware the weekend grinds! 20 battles or 3 losses in a row is probably the best policy here. i would also recommend trying not to force a tank on [..] View

World of Tanks Movie

9:05 pm, January 3, 2014 Sorry for posting this a second time, but I didn't get enough replies the last time I made this post; probably due to the Forums & servers being attacked by DERP. So after compiling the most ep [..] View

XP Awards, anyone able to explain this?

9:05 pm, December 29, 2013 Look at the two XP scores below, and compare me in the KV to the Church:- I scored higher on damage Ihit more times however we penned equally ( I was using the 57 on the KV) He took more hits and [..] View

Opinion: I think that after the nerf, artillery is no longer fun or worthwhile to play

9:05 am, December 20, 2013 I recently bought a couple of low-tier SPGs, currently have a Sexton and Lorraine. Everyone already knows about the ridiculously long reload and aiming times, which basically guarantee that the only t [..] View

Buff suggestions for the AMX 40...

9:05 pm, December 16, 2013 I have over 1000 battles in this tank and trust me, I know how bad it is. No matter what you do, you'll be hard pressed to find a situation to actively contribute in. It has only 2 things and those [..] View

Iz MM Makin' Progress?

9:05 am, December 8, 2013 Allow me to preface this by admitting that I've recently begun using VM-whatever mod it is.  Among other actual USEFUL stuff, I get a Pre-Battle Odds for Victory calculation. TONITE [..] View

Help! Need IS-3 advice.

9:05 am, December 6, 2013 So i just got this tank today and i have to say that so far i am not liking it one bit. Why? Cause the best gun i have is the same one that was on the IS which is great when going against tier 7 and l [..] View

Wow, just had the misfortune of having the worst teamate ever.

9:05 pm, December 3, 2013 I've found in my short time here that most of the players on WOT are pretty cool, helpful, etc. But man, this guy that was just on my team, jeez. He didn't like my position in my KV2 and started trash [..] View

***>>>11AD recruiting here!<<<***

9:05 am, December 3, 2013 11AD recruiting any and all wot candidates who are actively looking for a clan with POTENTIAL. Yes, you can WISH you had the 1300 WN7, the 1000 WN7, and all of the tier X tanks to fight in CW right th [..] View

"I play for fun"

9:05 am, November 30, 2013 In some of these games I get into, I seem to run into a few players that throw out the line "I play for fun." This is usually after I question them about where there tank is at, or which tan [..] View

[NA] Details on the Reddit clan changes [NA] (x-post to r/[NA])

9:05 pm, November 14, 2013 This applies to North American Reddit clans only. That's what [NA] means in case you were wondering. The clan leaders all met together on Tuesday night to hash out everything. The only clan no [..] View

Utterly Stunned

9:05 pm, November 14, 2013 Hello again,      So average day is average, I am out getting my 2x XP in a few of my tanks including my Tiger. I end up on El Halluf, and I take up a good sniping [..] View

Artillery: High tiers vs mid and low tiers

9:05 am, November 12, 2013 Usually when you hear people complain about artillery, it is most about high tier artillery. Why high tiers? Because the gameplay changes when you transition from low to mid tier to high tier artill [..] View

Personal influence in tier X?

9:05 pm, November 10, 2013 I find tier X lately to be more of a enigma than any other tier.   Those of you that regularly play tier X how do you feel about it?  The X5 weekend has got me frus [..] View

Why Camping is The New Winning Strategy

9:05 am, November 10, 2013 HI ALL Camping is slowly becoming the way to win games. A few patches and some not so good decisions by WOT has turned the game in favor of players and teams who adopt passive/defenesive postures. Off [..] View

omg I just had an epiphany- my biggest problem is in my positioning.

8:58 pm, October 28, 2013 I know how to angle, how to sidescrape. I've begun to time opponents' shots and I can generally perform passably if the game goes on to people peek-a-shooting. Yes there's a L [..] View

Lets form a temporary clan specifically for Clan Wars Campaign #2

10:05 am, October 24, 2013 I want to propose an opportunity for the smaller clans that aren't able to field 2 teams. What if 3 or 4 "B+ /A-" clans, (who weren't able to earn the M60, but were in the running)&nbsp [..] View

E-75: What am I doing wrong with it and what can I do better?

10:05 am, October 19, 2013 I have been having **** luck with my E-75 for weeks now. The armor doesn't stand to over half of incoming fire, the top 105 is too inaccurate to hit weakspots yet lower accuracy tanks have no problem [..] View

Battle Screen > Battle Score wrong

10:05 am, October 8, 2013 After being ****** in battle, the tank I was fighting with called me a hacker. He said my tank was partially through his tank. It didn't look that way at all to me. Only my gun went "into" h [..] View

Rise with [UFTS]

10:05 pm, October 4, 2013 UFTS is RECRUITING!! Top -Tier Tanks/TD's/Arty's for Clan-Wars We are a mature group of players that enjoy killing Tanks in Clan War's -Platoon's - Tournament's - PUB matches-Training Runs and even [..] View

Tanks, booze and Clan War lol

10:05 pm, October 3, 2013 UFTS is RECRUITING!! Top -Tier Tanks/TD's/Arty's for Clan-Wars We are a mature group of players that enjoy killing Tanks in Clan War's -Platoon's - Tournament's - PUB matches-Training Runs and even wh [..] View

On my WZ-132: Replays, stories, thoughts

10:05 am, October 3, 2013 First all I want to say how amazing the revived wt-replays.org is, especially with the minimap battleviewer and the entire chat record, help put in a lot of perspectives for spectators. Equipments: Im [..] View

Your WR, what it actually means, and why it matters. (reprise)

10:05 pm, September 30, 2013 I am hardly an expert here. But for me winning is fun. I can still have fun in the cases when I lose, but doing well is as important to me as learning and improving. So, I had an epiphany while readi [..] View

Play in the West? SNOO wants your best!

10:05 am, September 29, 2013 Hi there; I'm The_Alaskan, leader of SNOO, Reddit's West Coast World of Tanks clan wars group. We're looking for a few good players to fill out our ranks ahead of the next camp [..] View

AMX 13F3 Drivers

10:05 am, September 19, 2013 I am pretty happy with my garage and am looking for a project.  I have mostly LT's and enjoy the mobility and agility and thinking in the long haul I figure if I can remain relevant [..] View

Turn a bad lost to a good game everytime.

10:05 am, September 18, 2013 My following suggestions will fixed a lot of problem, this including stock tanks able to contribute to the game without being handicapped. 1. Take away platooning and tier spread from Random game and [..] View

They said MM was rigged and 2 tier spread needed a nerf

10:05 am, September 18, 2013 They cried and QQ'd how their tier 5 was useless in tier 7 battles. I said challenge accepted with 2k damage being too easy. They cried how winning battles is all about luck of getting good top tiers [..] View

My WoT Experience

10:05 am, September 18, 2013 Hello everyone I have given world of tanks I try for the past three weeks and here are my thoughts on this game. I have grinded out to a Tier8, played in just about 1,400 battles in this time frame, [..] View

STB-1 Article (normally would be in Japanese Tank Thread)

6:45 am, September 18, 2013 The STB-1 Tier 10 medium from Japan By SoukouDragon revised by Daigensui After the culmination of many tested core components, the STB-1 was completed in 1969. The STB-1 was the first of two de [..] View

I need honest answers: how much % of your games do you think you really contributed to the team?

10:05 am, September 17, 2013 won or lost, doesn't matter. I don't mind losing with 3, 4k damage dealt because I had fun with it. I hate it when I go about doing no damage whatsoever because I stupidly ran into the [..] View

Regarding my E-75

10:05 pm, September 6, 2013 I love this tank, but for me it feels like I'm missing something, so I'm writing this to get some tips&tricks or to correct my play style if I'm doing it incorrectly. [..] View

LFC: TZ-EST, WN7-1315, W/L-52%, TS3, PLT Preferred

10:05 pm, September 2, 2013 Looking for a Clan who has a large active component of people on TS3.  By no means do I consider myself stunning in the world of online gaming.  I can hold my own i [..] View

NUK3D Fallout NA (Recruiting)

10:05 pm, August 24, 2013 NUKED Fallout NA (NUK3D) is now opened a branch in the North American Server. we're currently seeking players to join our NA clan with due respect to everyone here we're aiming to recruit members w [..] View

Long time lurker and first poster here - Nice 1st game with T-80!

10:05 pm, August 21, 2013 Hey! I'm a casual tanker and long time lurker who has decided to get posting and help contribute towards this great community, I may apply to one of the EU casual clans in the future but I& [..] View

[Proposal] Alternative to the current SPG/Artillery paradigm.

10:05 pm, August 9, 2013 A lot of people don't like the way that artillery is currently implemented in game. Whether it's because of arty's "GPS Godmode view" or their alpha damage, t [..] View

Why Does XVM display only overall stats?

10:05 pm, August 9, 2013 Now every now and again there's some rant about XVM and how it predictied a 60-70-99% win chance and they lost anyway.  Now the common argument is that 99% chance is still a CHANCE.& [..] View

Top Gun is nice and all, but I prefer to contribute to my team in a different way

10:05 am, August 7, 2013 submitted by FalseCape [link] [8 comments] View

I have stagnated at an aggressively average (49%), and that I'm slowly getting worse not better. How do I improve?

10:05 pm, July 30, 2013 I feel that I am that tanker that sets up a perfect flanking ambush, only to flub the shot and then immediately die. Intellectually, I know what to do but when it comes to actually doing it, I fall on [..] View

What happened to daily discussions?

10:05 am, July 29, 2013 I'm not sure if I'm qualified to criticize the community, as I have not contributed much during the year or so I've spent here. But, it seems that most of the new posts are som [..] View

Does the tier of modules influence the MM of a tank?

10:05 pm, July 28, 2013 For instance, if a tier 5 medium (considering it is running solo, and no premium tank preferential MM) upgraded to a tier 6 gun, would it tend to get more matches on the higher end of its MM spectrum [..] View

Casual player looking to be part of a mature clan

10:05 pm, July 18, 2013 Yes, I too am looking for a clan. I am 52 years old and reside in Colorado (GMT -6) and consider myself just an average player that enjoys the game. I will admit that I am not the best of players, but [..] View

LF Good professional clan TZ: PST

10:05 pm, July 16, 2013 Tanks: E5, t54E1 Battles: 4k + W/L: 55% Average daily play time: 4+ Age: 29 I am a Deaf player that started playing WoT only 6 months ago. No this is not an alt account. Yes I'm still learning. I w [..] View

Now a change to reward mechanics(mid to high tiers)

10:05 am, July 6, 2013 The game is getting better in terms of mechanics, now we need to fix player behavior of afking and botting mid to high tier games. The removal of any rewards for joining a battle should be removed. I [..] View

Arty 'Skill' Theory

10:05 pm, June 20, 2013 So I've been thinking a bit about arty, and why there seems to be a smaller learning curve and 'easy mode' feel to it. Obviously the point and shoot aspect plays in given the g [..] View

Wot Labs Forum: The Arena Junkies Of WoT

10:05 am, June 15, 2013 http://forum.wotlabs.net/ You know arenajunkies, elitestjerks and other super elitist (only top players can post in 1337 theory crafting discussions?), well this is sorta like that. There's a [..] View

Husband and wife team looking for clan

10:05 am, June 3, 2013 Older mature husband and wife team (I am ex-US Army/Desert Storm era, she is ex-Canadian Federal Law Enforcement) looking for a guild. We play daily, several hours a day min. We play mostly evenings m [..] View

W0T, 15 OOO games

10:05 am, May 28, 2013 So l am a few games out of this milestone. 15 OOO games. l started in June, just about 2 years ago, so l guess that makes me a Veteran. Though l'd never consider myself good, l take pride at not being [..] View

PP Weight Rating - May 2013 Edition

10:05 am, May 24, 2013 for information on the formula and how it works, please follow this link: http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php?/topic/229413-pp-weight-rating-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work/#top A TL:DR version of [..] View

Ghost shots?

10:05 am, May 24, 2013 I've seen this happen a lot, and it really irritates me. It contributes to massive damage accumulation on my side, because for some reason they can shoot me, but I can't shoot them. Sometimes when yo [..] View

Su-85 - Need help please.

10:05 am, May 22, 2013 Hi, i am having difficulty with learning my new su-85. It is the first td apart from hellcat i have played and im am not doing so well. I have unlocked both the first two guns, (not the t7 one) but i [..] View

Looking for pointers

6:30 am, May 16, 2013 Hi All, Just cutting right to it. I picked this game up in January and it's the #1 game I enjoy playing. Have racked up 3290 games since then, and try to add 20-30 quality games/day on average. I'm [..] View

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