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Stud 75/L70 can't pen anything

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 [..] View

M6 cant carry

4:03 pm, October 21, 2014 Hi guys. I am an average player, just got back to WOT after a while. Bought a new laptop, so now I have solid 50 FPS. Decided to go up Heavy lines, all was well at T5 but and now I got stuck at M6. I [..] View

The typical high tier (IX & X) battle...

4:03 pm, October 2, 2014 most the team goes to one choke point the one or two lowest tier tanks complain about MM (then die within a couple/few minutes) the remaining 3 or 4 tanks go to other choke point the tanks at first ch [..] View

An discussion regarding "Corridors" topic on FTR.

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 [..] View

The full run down on the 9.3 changes to the tanks...

4:03 pm, September 25, 2014 So you don't have to look it up....   M24 Chaffee (tier V American light tank): fully rebalanced Players who had previously researched the M24 Chaffee get 43,340 experience points for this v [..] View

Grinding guide - how to avoid losing streaks

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 [..] 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

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

Is the current sale on 25000 gold + 1 month premium for $100 a good deal?

4:03 pm, September 17, 2014 I don't spend much money on this game so I don't typically keep up with the prices of things in the shop. But I feel I play enough now that I'd like some more premium time and a few T8 premium tanks. [..] View

KV2 needs heavier weighting in anti-team damage/TK system

5:03 am, September 16, 2014 So as we all know, with the patch of 9.2 came the implementation of the completely automated team damage system. Now, as with all things such as this, there will be exploits. This one is my biggest co [..] View

Does MM sway your odds based on Winning history?

5:03 am, September 12, 2014 Question: With a typically dismal start to WOT my WR was a lowly 47%. Doing some study however jumped it quickly to almost 49% within a few 100 games, but then although my games stats increas [..] 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

A Typical Day in the Life of a Vk 45.02 B

5:03 am, September 8, 2014
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Worst's Guide On Reducing Your Sodium Levels In World of Tanks. (How To Rage Less)

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 [..] 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

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

The Best of Tiers I-V (Opinion Piece)

2:01 pm, August 23, 2014 With my recent purchase of the M41, I have come to own every non-premium tank tier 5 and below in the game excluding the Chaffee (100 more games in the M5 Stuart isn't worth it). I thought I w [..] View

The Importance of Crew Training/Skill Levels

2:01 pm, August 23, 2014 I grossly underestimated how important crew training/skill levels are to be able to make a tank fully functional and effective. I use to (three years ago) be able to skate by with cheapskate traini [..] 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

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

Korean Flame War: T29 and 76 mm Gun M1A2

2:01 pm, August 18, 2014 I occasionally check out one of the largest Korean WoT communities, and the current "burning issue" (as in flame war) isT29 using 76 mm Gun M1A2. For one reason or another, in the Korea [..] View

Grind crew skills in T5 or retrain to T6 and go from there?

2:01 am, August 13, 2014 My T1H is elited and my crew is ~86% trained towards their first skill (repairs which I will reroll commander to SS). I have the M6 which I've put my T1H crew in a few times to get more 2x XP [..] View

I found a video of some typical Russian driving on the RU server.

2:01 pm, August 11, 2014 submitted by UsaRoxAll [link] [3 comments] View

Type59 Unmentioned Change?

2:01 am, August 10, 2014 Just curious if anyone else noticed a recent change to the type59? I was ammo racked 3x in 2 games which is odd for me playing it. I checked with a friend so he played it and got nearly the same re [..] View

Taking a Break | Last 21 games - ~2800 WN8 ~ 40% Win Rate

2:01 pm, August 8, 2014 Your typical MM is out to get me, RNG is ******** me, so I hate this game and am taking a break. Last 21 games ~2800 WN8, which isn't spectacular, but pretty darned good ~40% Win Rate which is ju [..] View

JPN or UK medium line?

2:01 pm, August 7, 2014 I'm interested in grinding out a medium line that focuses on punchy accurate guns. Sniping in the back or supporting heavies. I've got the Chi-Ri and Comet so I'm not sure which line to dedicate my ti [..] 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

Please allow the players to choose whether or not to play arty

2:01 am, August 6, 2014 As an avid player of world of tanks, I completely understand why people would want arty to stay. I can also completely understand why people would want arty removed (as I am in this category). However [..] View

A technical question regarding the precise definition of 'accuracy' or dispersion in WOT?

2:01 am, August 4, 2014 Accuracy of any gun can be affected by human error in a big way if the person shooting isnt experienced and doesnt practice regularly. But when a gun's inherent potential accuracy is measured, we aren [..] View

WoT Guide for all colors of WN8

2:01 pm, July 27, 2014 I'll go ahead an mention that /u/damienjaxx tempted me to do this by offering the possible banning of attention whoring posts that I hate, but hey, everyone benefits right? This is a relativel [..] View

Can someone show me the ropes?

2:01 am, July 23, 2014 I've been playing for a little while now with over 150 games played and own two tier 4's (I know that's not much but it's a start) but I still feel like I'm str [..] View

I am new and I **** horribly, how do I learn the mechanics without pulling my hair out?

2:01 am, July 16, 2014 I got WoT maybe a year ago and played two games before I uninstalled it not wanting to put the time into learning the game. With the release of Blitz on iOS it fueled my desire to give the PC game ano [..] View

Auto Selection of Servers

2:01 am, July 16, 2014 I live on the east coast. I usually have a ping to the NA East server in 20ms to 60ms connection. However, without exception or regards to time of day or day of week, I use the Auto selection for the [..] View

Conqueror - When to use HESH vs AP

2:01 am, July 15, 2014 Gents, Just got the top gun on the conquerer and looking for input from the green/blue/purple community on when to use AP vs HESH. Do you guys typically throw HESH at higher tier turrets when they are [..] View

Modules for T-54, Obj 140, and Type 59

2:01 am, July 11, 2014 What is the typical "bread and butter" load out of modules that people use. Currently I am using T-54 - Optics, V Stab, Rammer Obj 140 - Optics, V Stab, Rammer Type 59 - V Stab, Enha [..] View

On-Track to the E-50M & Credits Multiplier?

2:01 pm, July 7, 2014 In the past the On-Track events always had a credit multiplier for playing tanks associated with the On-Track Event. This was typically 1.5 X for tiers II - VI or VII (or whatever the cut-off was); An [..] View

Red_Syns; TZ EST (GMT -5:00); IS-7, 9x2, 8xLots; Looking for Performance/Training Clan

2:01 pm, July 2, 2014 Greetings and Salutations! Red_Syns of the HMS Pain, at your service. I'm a decent/good player, although I'm about five months out of practice due to being on deployment (still another 4-5 months t [..] 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

That's it, they got to me. One last vent.

2:01 pm, June 25, 2014 So, a night of just unbelievably garbage RNG, lemming trains, and so on. Typical stuff, but nothing unusual. However, round after round of just massive ********? Ending my game before it starts? Givin [..] View

IS-3 starting grind questions

2:01 am, June 24, 2014 I am coming back to World of Tanks after about a 2 year break and just got an IS-3. I am getting absolutely crushed with the starting load out using AP rounds, very rarely ever able to penetrate anyth [..] View

Typical best application of enhanced gun laying drive

2:01 am, June 24, 2014 I received an enhanced gun laying drive as a mission reward and I'm looking for the conventional wisdom consensus on the best tank to put it on. My main candidates are Grille, IS-3, or save f [..] View

Zero for Thirteen (!), then this

2:01 am, June 21, 2014 The typical string of loses that WOT inflicts on me at the start of each day just got worse and worse until finally I was so mad I just had to disable chat and play like an idiot. This time it work [..] 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

RDDT Community Night Version TT2.0 - Tier 6 Tournaments

2:01 am, June 18, 2014 [NA SERVER] Tonight Patch 9.1 will hit the World of Tanks NA Server (MOD LIST HERE), which means that Clan Wars will be down for the night. Unfortunately, our Esteemed Community Organizer Yoda will be [..] View

Is 43% WR the "Bot Percentage"?

2:01 pm, June 17, 2014 I started running XVM a few weeks ago, and I feel like I'm seeing a trend: The AFK tanks, and the "non-AFK" tanks that look like they've been lobotomized, mostly have [..] View

Is Overwolf useful in World of Tanks?

2:01 pm, June 14, 2014 I've seen a couple of references to Overwolf in this subreddit, and I was wondering what advantages it provides. From the description, it seems to provide teamspeak and browser functionality i [..] View

My typical RNG luck when shooting things

2:01 pm, June 8, 2014 submitted by tcc9mpl [link] [8 comments] View

Outplaying unicums / Carrying high-tier matches

2:01 am, May 26, 2014 Hey guys, so here are my stats http://www.noobmeter.com/player/na/Mattyb4/1004901254/ So as you can see I'm playing with competence recently, however, my stats are misleading. When I play mid [..] View

Meet the Tankers of WOT

2:01 pm, May 24, 2014 Meet Mr.MiniMapOblivious: He's the driver that hangs around base looking for sniping spots the first 5 min of the game, usually finding none. And then when one flank falls and he would accidently be [..] View

E-25 or IS-6, for fun and winrate?

2:01 pm, May 23, 2014 I'm a 48.5-49%-er orange juice whose only hope is to be yellow like the colour of my skin. As it happens I'm also looking to buy a premium tank that will generate positive credit whil [..] View

71% of WOT-Players will not recommend the game to others

2:01 pm, May 20, 2014 In the german section of the official WOT-Forum is a very interesting topic ongoing. The question asked: Will you recommend the game to your friends? Not very surprising, 71% of the discussing people [..] View

Why do you give arty drivers so much trouble?

2:01 pm, May 15, 2014 I enjoy playing artillery, mostly because the POS laptop I play on has a lousy frame rate. Tanks are playable until someone fires off a MG, then phbhtt. I'm not a great player, and that&#3 [..] View

Losing streak prevention

2:01 am, May 11, 2014 So as the topic may indirectly suggest I have been on one, where my win rate has been low for each session. I am not the best player but I feel like when I do Greater than my own hp by the end of the [..] View

Easiest mid-high tier premium to play?

2:01 am, May 5, 2014 I've already got the T-34-3, which is a mighty fun tank but it just takes some serious work to have a great game in it. Sometimes I just want to relax and watch the credits pour in. I think I& [..] View

New Player Looking to Learn

2:01 am, May 5, 2014 Greetings! I just started playing the game the other day, and I am having a blast. This is particularly curious, as I do not typically enjoy PvP action in any game. The only other game I truly enjoyed [..] View

Awesome Weekend Event, Try Harder WG...

2:01 am, May 4, 2014 It's hard for me to describe in forum-appropriate language how I feel about the typical weekend events. I will leave a small screencap from today, to give an general picture of how its gone: [..] View

If I was to purchase some gold... Which of these premiums should I buy?

10:05 am, April 28, 2014 To date, the only premiums I have only purchased are the Lowe and T34. And that's only after more than 2 years of playing WoT. I'm not looking to purchase a huge amount of gold (just 3000 or 6500), ju [..] View

Distribute full client archives on DVDs and mail them

10:05 pm, April 26, 2014 I have one megabit internet access. It takes 24 hours to download WoT. I just recently got a new computer. It would be great if you could mail DVDs to players. People with good internet access obvi [..] View

Anyone else getting massive freezes/(not so-)microstutter?

10:05 am, April 26, 2014 I've seen all kinds of issues with 9.0 pop up, but I haven't seen a single mention of my issue yet. My average fps is the same as in 8.11 and I haven't had a single crash, but [..] View

A tribute to great team players

10:05 am, April 24, 2014 Instead of the usual whining about poor lousy team members, noobs and horrendous match making, I thought I'd give a tribute to the many great team players out there. On the contrary of the many posts [..] View

Improving Performance

10:05 pm, April 21, 2014 So I'm going to be stuck with a relatively crummy laptop for awhile (i5-430M(2.26GHz)), 4GB DDR3 RAM, 1GB DDR3 Video Memory ATI HD 5650 video card, etc. I can play tanks on it alright (15-20 f [..] View

Typical... NA server shafted again on Premium Bundles (look at what we don't get)

10:05 pm, April 21, 2014 Rare Tank Mega Bundle Offer expires in 3 d. $59.95 This package contains: KV-5; M4A2E4 Sherman; Pz.Kpfw. B2 740 (f); M3 Light; Tetrarch; T1E6; 6 slots in World of Tanks. 6 mega-rare [..] View

Sixth Sense - on/off

2:01 pm, April 19, 2014 It always puzzled me that sixth sense turns on when you are spotted... but doesn't turn off once you are no longer lit. Most of us know to wait about 10 secs in hiding, but with the typical player [..] View

Historical Battles Review

10:05 am, April 19, 2014 I spent the afternoon playing the new 'Historical Battles' mode. It seems like a good idea, but doesn't work out very well. Kursk Battle: Plays like a normal pub game on that m [..] View

Specials for 9.0?

10:05 pm, April 15, 2014 Does wargaming typically do gold specials or anything on release of a major patch? I was considering converting some free exp but I can wait if there are special discounts coming. submitted by waspi [..] View

Hitting my Stride in the AT15

10:05 am, April 15, 2014 Warning: This post is extremely long. Tl;dr I finally have that match in the AT15 that made me like this tank. Replay for your enjoyment. So I'm finally getting the hang of the AT15. Took me l [..] View

I ****

2:01 pm, April 12, 2014 I ****. (dont comment if you dont read fully) I thought i'd just go ahead and put that out there before i get to the root of my argument here. i **** at WOT. i am a weekend noob. My personal score [..] View

In search of a new clam! 2400+ WN8/1800+ WN7 60% WR 60 day

10:05 am, April 11, 2014 So here I am again. After a nice month with CRABS I find myself tossed to the curb clamless yet again. In search of a wonderful supply of clams for my belly I beseech you fine young champs to take a l [..] View

Crew Skills on a Leo 1?

1:32 am, April 11, 2014 Right now, I'm on the VK 30.02D. I want to start setting up my crew for success at tier 10. What's a typical crew skill layout for Leopard 1 drivers? submitted by Mattyb4 [link] [4 [..] View

Bantz - Left for a one day business trip and bam imploded clan

1:32 am, April 11, 2014 Well, here I am. Finally came back to the game and doing tournaments, CW, platoons etc and having blast again. I left for a one day conference and come back and boom the clan imploded. I am a tragical [..] View

My good deed of the day, back to the basics guide for all those noobs buying into high tiers......

9:05 am, March 4, 2014 So you just signed up and blew $30 on up on that fancy new Premium medium or heavy tank. After buying into a tier you never earned your way into, you are thinking: "I'm ready, man. Check it [..] View

Did The 8.11 Update Change Arty? I see more playing liked tanks

9:05 pm, March 3, 2014 More and more in battle I am seeing Arty's run up in battle and direct firing their guns as opposed to the typical Duck and Fire But now in at least a dozen different battles I am seeing them run u [..] View

1550+ WN8 | Looking for Clan

9:05 am, March 1, 2014 Tier X's: T57 Heavy, Leopard 1, Obj. 140, FV4202 Grinding out: BatChat 25t, T62A(~8K EXP needed), STB-1(On tier XIII), WT auf E100(On tier XIII) I'm inexperienced w/ CW and I wouldn't call myself [..] View

Is this a typical situation for anyone else in random?

9:05 pm, February 18, 2014 submitted by Elimus_ [link] [8 comments] View

I am Militaris. I am your typical -G- ***, douchebag, stat padding, Unicum. AMA!

9:05 pm, February 18, 2014 Have you ever wanted to just sit down and have a chat with one of those stupid stat padding -G- douches who mouthes off in chat and call you pubbies? Well here is your chance! My proof: Imgur Imgur s [..] View

Lag spikes on NA East tonight...

9:05 am, February 16, 2014 When hearing about the lag since 8.11 hit, I had thought, "Yeah, yeah, typical lag as before...", until tonight. My tank drove in a straight line for 400m without me being able to do [..] View

Tales of valor.

9:05 am, February 4, 2014 I had the most amazing match (this is typical as I'm pro tier but enough about me) and witnessed probably the most amazing sacrifice I've seen in a while. To begin,most of the match involved me single [..] View

T-43?

9:05 am, February 2, 2014 Gonna be reaching it soon enough, maybe only a few more days. Really liking the 34-85. Have less than 50 matches in it probably, 60 at most, but I've got a 60+ winrate in it. It's a ve [..] View

Matilda: A love story.

9:05 am, January 31, 2014 I had just got done platooning with my buddy, and decided that I would snag **** number 20/20 for the extra 100,000 credits. Enter the Matilda. Your fairly typical tier IV Fisherman's bay bat [..] View

Am I using the T71 appropiatedly?

9:05 am, January 27, 2014 I unlocked my T71 like two months ago and after having it sit in my garage for a while, I decided to take it for a spin and play a number of games with it. Holy ****. This thing is a blast. I ******* [..] View

What l'd like to see in HE & SPGs

9:05 am, January 26, 2014 Hello. This is not going to be a thread about boosting artillery, because artillery is still very clearly overpowered. Whoever thinks otherwise, without a doubt does not know how to play this game. l [..] View

map strats.. ?

9:05 pm, January 22, 2014 Anyone have a good site/URL/link to map strats? Be interested to see the difference between whats typical for clan wars vs what pubs typically do.Poked around some and didnt find much, wondered if you [..] View

T28 Prototype accuracy issues

9:05 pm, January 19, 2014 The T28 Prototype has been really accurate since they changed the accuracy algorithm a couple patches ago. For some reason this weekend, I can't seem to hit the side of the building let alone another [..] View

Can someone explain the recent influx of Russian players on American servers?

9:05 pm, January 14, 2014 I don't really keep up with what's going on outside of US servers (typical American, I know.) but lately I've been noticing Russian players popping up left and right. I wouldn& [..] View

Stats are going up, but I feel like I'm playing worse; Analysis of a failcarry(wip)

9:05 pm, January 14, 2014 I often see posts here, well, not often, everyday, that basically show how X team sucked and how they were uncarriable scrubs who uninstall. First off, these get old extremely quickly(pubbies are bad, [..] View

My Best ISU Game So Far

9:05 pm, January 13, 2014 *Disclaimer, since this isn't the server i usually play on can a mod move this if they deem necessary as i can only post in newcomers* The ISU is an absolute powerhouse of a tank, i don't think the [..] View

A typical game in highway ! lemmings ftw

9:05 pm, January 5, 2014
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Typical Malinovka game

9:05 pm, January 3, 2014 submitted by sickishsolution [link] [29 comments] View

Locastan's HD minimap - Show last spotted location?

9:05 pm, December 29, 2013 So I typically grab QB's modpack. One of the things I like about it is it shows the last place a tank was spotted on the minimap. I updated the minimap to locastan's, and it doesn& [..] View

An open letter to Wargaming

9:05 pm, December 26, 2013 (To those of you who take the time to read this, thanks. I know it's a bit long, but I've been meaning to put this together for awhile. I welcome any feedback you have. Happy holidays and good tanking [..] View

Win Rate FAQ. A newcomer's guide.

9:05 pm, December 25, 2013 Perhaps one of the most confusing things new players face, beyond the greater understanding of their vehicles, is just what the win rate means. How it's figured, what plays into it, and whether or not [..] View

Suggestions for More Interesting Weekend Events

9:05 am, December 13, 2013 So this weekend special is pretty typical. 3x experience for the first victory. Let's face it: that's pretty darn boring. I understand that normal weekends are less spectacular than major holidays, bu [..] View

German TDs (old) - how do I play tier 8+?

9:05 am, December 12, 2013 I'm leveling the old German TD's and I'm on 6 and I"m starting to get the hang of playing TDs but at 8 they switch from stealthier/typical TD's to more heavily [..] View

Sniper Medal Reclassification.

9:05 am, December 11, 2013 So the current requirements for a Sniper Medal are: (Taken from the WoT Wiki)Achieve at least 85% hits out of a minimum of ten shots fired with the potential damage of 1,000 HP and more. Non-penetra [..] View

A gentle reminder about unspoken and spoken subreddit rules

9:05 pm, December 10, 2013 I figured I'd put this out there to remind everyone what us moderators typically look for. PM XXXXX for XXXX codes. Don't do it, it's harassment especially if the subject is c [..] View

Pearl River - Defending the Bridge

9:05 am, December 6, 2013 I'm somewhat new to playing this map on this server, I used to play on SEA and on that particular map each teams heavies headed into the valley until they collided and they duked it out somewhere in t [..] View

Artillery help?

9:05 pm, December 3, 2013 Ok, I need some help with artillery. I used to play arty a lot, but then 8.6 hit, and I ended up selling my M12. I still have the crew, but the problem is that now I have no confidence while running a [..] View

Too much whining...

9:05 am, November 21, 2013 I freely admit I am not exactly a great player of this game, but I have been witnessing WAY too much bitching and moaning in the games I have been in recently. Typically right when the countdown start [..] View

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