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Arty as a game mechanic

4:03 pm, October 21, 2014 As a relatively casual player of Tanks but a big video game fan and someone that like to analyze things I just do not understand how arty functions in the game as it stands now. They have some super f [..] View

Is my PC failing?

4:03 pm, October 18, 2014 I know my current, soon to be replaced, PC has the performance of a toaster and I'm always barely getting playable frames even with maximum optimization. It was however always running stable and I've [..] View

Trying to find more suitable lines to go down.

4:03 pm, October 17, 2014 I'll admit up front, before I continue, that I'm not good at this game except in a select few tanks. I'm working on improving, but it's gonna take a while. Just below a 50% win rate, though, so I'm ge [..] View

Class MM inbalanced since 9.3?

5:03 am, October 11, 2014 Since recent patch, I noticed significantly more of class imbalanced battles. Examples: one side has 2 top & 2 middle tier heavies, other has 1 middle. Or even one side has 2 TDs and 10 heavie [..] View

How can WG make dealing damage more popular?

4:03 pm, October 8, 2014 So with the introduction of the Fire for Effect medal (variously described as the most useless medal to earn or the most depressing medal to NOT earn) I've started looking at damage numbers in my team [..] View

[META] Rule change involving uncropped screenshots

5:03 am, October 5, 2014 A lot of the time people are posting full screens of their game at whatever res they run to show something in the bottom corner. Not only is it a pain for mobile but it also means you can't see the co [..] View

Module weight question about the Rally tanks...

5:03 am, October 2, 2014 So, I feel like I drive pretty well, but I'm looking for a bit of an edge. Toward that, I'm considering mounting a Vertical Stabilizer on the Rally Chaffee, for better wild shooting. The question: wi [..] View

new lights seriously messed with WN8 formula

5:03 am, September 30, 2014 on wotlabs.net my WN8 is 2180. Ingame, it is 2174 (there is a lag in update, however) on Noobmeter its 2167.    What is going on?!   on a side note, the expected damage for [..] 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

How I came to love the B1:A True Story

4:03 pm, September 21, 2014 Few more battles until 2k with my loveable B1...It is wrong to get emotionally attach to a tank and giggling like a girl every time I think of it? That tank emotionally help me get back into WOT, I fe [..] 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

I'll be damned

4:03 pm, September 17, 2014 I have just started playing WOT and like it.  I had progressed through the Germans PZ II, IIIa and III but was frustrated with dying a lot and bouncing shots a lot.  So like any good [..] View

Training with premiums

4:03 pm, September 15, 2014 I put this here because it's a newbie question I am sure.  Please be nice.. :)  I have a Churchill three premium. One of the abilities of a premium I have been told is that it allows [..] View

Changes in Cazadores Clan

5:03 am, September 14, 2014 Hi dear community, given the current changes in Cazadores clan and to not give place to wrong ideas or doubts, I want to confirm this clan returns to its original course. Clan Cazadores was born in ea [..] View

Your most embarrassing WR in a specific tank + what is a good sample size

4:03 pm, September 13, 2014 True confessions time.  What is your worst or most embarrassing win rate in a specific tank?  It has to be in something you've played a significant number of games in.   Whi [..] View

T30 is good, why is the E4 pointless?

5:03 am, September 12, 2014 I know this poor E4 was nerfed badly but man I just can't figure why it would be played. It has armor but not enough for tier 10 and with so many weak areas....  The T30 turret is significant [..] 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

USE the 9.3 Test Server. Test Run the Many New High Tier Scouts

5:03 am, September 11, 2014 With the apparent push by WoT to encourage more Scout involvement at High Tiers, anyone interested in the Scouting Role owes it to themselves to get onto the test server and try out some of the new be [..] 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

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

FTR's Conclusion on Arty Email Leaks Flawed and so is WG's Logic

5:03 am, September 4, 2014 http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/09/03/insider-wargaming-thoughts-on-arty/ Summary: Players Whine about Arty, supported by Stats (a) WG sets to nerf arty Serb rages predicting TD will be whined about Spe [..] View

Piece of **** MM stacking top tier tanks continuously on one team

2:01 pm, August 31, 2014 WG needs to stop making the stupid UnmatchedMaker stack significantly more higher tier tanks on one side than the enemy's. This is in no way fair at all. I want to play a game where teams have an eve [..] View

French lights need some love

2:01 am, August 29, 2014 In 9.3, new LTs are coming out and they significantly better than the french. They deserve some major buff. View

9.3: WG did the do.

2:01 pm, August 28, 2014 Source: http://forum.worldoftanks.asia/index.php?/topic/44290-93-supertest-patch-notes/ New high-tier light tanks added: U.S.A.: T37 (Tier VI), M41 Walker Bulldog (Tier VII), T49 (Tier VIII). U.S.S.R [..] View

It seems there is a significant in-game delay involving enemy guns swinging around to aim/shoot at you

2:01 am, August 26, 2014 I just experienced this phenomenon for the umpteenth time tonight. I own a BDR G1b, so I am painfully aware of its slow aim time and its inaccuracy when firing without any aiming, especially at target [..] View

Bolt on Armor

2:01 am, August 25, 2014 Here is my idea since there is so much premium ammunition flying around now days. Add a module that is bolt on armor. It would add ~20-30 mm on all base hull armor minus weak spots. It would have a de [..] View

Thoughts on WoT as a "real" (read: long-term successful) eSport

2:01 am, August 23, 2014 Below are my thoughts/ramblings on the long-term success of WoT eSports. 1) The largest problem right now is that the game played by "the pros" does not resemble the game played by t [..] 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

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

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

WoT Economy is a Scam

2:01 am, August 18, 2014 Correction - was always a Scam, and got worse. The audacity to call this game "Free to Play", when not only does it pretty much demand $15 per month in Premium and $30 to $50 for &a [..] View

Chieftain Mk2, FV215b potential replacement

2:01 pm, August 15, 2014 Wargaming has mentioned that it is considering replacing the FV215b with the Chieftain Mk2.1 Supposedly this will happen around the end of the year, but this might not even go through, and they might [..] View

Why is the matchmaker so useless?

2:01 pm, August 15, 2014 I just don't understand why WG is so stubborn in its refusal to fix its hopelessly shoddy matchmaker. Yes you may be able to get games extremely quickly but when a significant proportion of th [..] View

As my WN8 goes up, my win rate either stays the same or decreases. Anyone got any hints to get my win rate up?

2:01 am, August 12, 2014 http://i.imgur.com/w6LLzOR.png I don't know why, but my win rate seems to be stagnating even though all of my other stats are getting better. Here are my detailed stats (the screenshot was jus [..] View

Remove Cap Delay

2:01 pm, August 8, 2014 Please, remove the cap delay mechanism from the game. To cap out, you have reach 100 on the counter. We all know this. But the game doesn't end at 100. It ends 5 seconds later. Or more. Please, WG, [..] View

IS-6 Nerf request

2:01 am, August 2, 2014 I've been around for a while and try not to complain. I generally enjoy this game, particularly when I play well and my team helps. However, I just had a battle in an IS-8 (so yes, I had the mighty IS [..] View

I've just made a colossal mistake

2:01 am, August 1, 2014 So, I've been eyeing up the matilda for a while, since it seemed like a fun little tank to troll with at Tier IV, and doesn't have a too bad gun to boot. Today I loaded up WoT, navigat [..] View

so my shells are now just missing for no reason...

2:01 am, July 27, 2014 The past few days I have noticed that a significant number of my shots which, by all accounts, should hit are now simply missing. Target is completely in my reticle, either not moving or moving slowly [..] 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

T-34 vs M4 Sherman

2:01 am, July 19, 2014 I've played the T-34 (the Chinese version) and it seemed to be a decent tank (when upgraded). I haven't played the Sherman (I opted for the T1 Heavy because I didn't have a heavy at the time). The wik [..] 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

Better Business Model for a Better Game

2:01 pm, July 15, 2014 I really do believe that the current business model of this game is preventing all of its players from enjoying it better. There is possibly a million things that you can change to make the game bette [..] View

Question on gold ammo.

2:01 am, July 15, 2014 I don't want to spend any money on this game, I just don't. So how many tiers can you go up before many people start using gold ammo and a player who doesn't would be at a sign [..] 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

A bit of perspective on the game as a whole.

2:01 am, July 9, 2014 Hi guys! I keep seeing seriously misguided opinions on here about game mechanics, WG design choices, and pretty much everything else, and I wanted to provide information for the newer players. I&# [..] View

The Most Bizarre WWII USA Tank

2:01 am, July 9, 2014 Ok I just got 3 words...WHAT THE HECK! The Alien version of the T57 Heavy. The most feard tank to look at if it was in game. Behold!!! This Is The Chrysler TV-8 Medium tank. Ok so I do [..] View

Better computer eye candy only or improves play?

2:01 pm, July 5, 2014 I play on a laptop that can manage a reliable 20-40fps with the lowest graphics settings (but high draw distance). I can manage with it and can't really complain, but I may have an opportunity [..] View

How the **** do you drive the Foch 155?

2:01 am, July 1, 2014 It can't snipe so you can't camp.It can't brawl it's a TD.It can roll with the mediums cause it's too slow and turns like my grandmother. I know people are gonn [..] View

Team Killing Is Way out of Hand since the Update.

2:01 pm, June 29, 2014 Yesterday in two hours of play I was TK'd or received significant team inflicted damage 5 times. Granted I was playing Tier 2 but that is still unacceptable even for a bunch of greenhorns. On a couple [..] View

My stats tell me that I play significantly better when I'm three beers down. What does this mean?!

2:01 am, June 28, 2014 This is partially a rant, partially not. It is funny but also extremely disheartening as well. Behold my tomatoness Drunk me is the last twenty four hours. Seriously, WTF. God ******* damn it! It& [..] View

Soft Stats or Confirmation Bias?

2:01 am, June 26, 2014 Been playing the ARL lately. Noticed that the 105mm Canon 13TR has good alpha but terrible gun handling. Compared to my other Tier VI heavy, it isatrocious at anything but close range or fully closed [..] View

MT-25 in 9.1

2:01 pm, June 23, 2014 Anyone tried it out yet? Did the rather significant buffs it received make it fun to play? submitted by IsDatAFamas [link] [11 comments] View

[Narwl] Upvote is Recruiting!

2:01 am, June 22, 2014 Hey /r/worldoftanks, Reddit's second clan wars clan is currently recruiting. We're looking for some active players for the clan wars scene and hope that talking to some of you here, t [..] 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

Matilda IV: Why you should not buy this tank

2:01 am, June 19, 2014 Hello ladies and gents, I am here today to forewarn all premium-tank buyers about the Matilda IV and why you should avoid buying it. First of all, let me go into a little detail. I bought this tank [..] View

2-month break from WoT and...

2:01 am, June 14, 2014 ...i was so happy but my stress level and rage is coming back faster than ever after 2 gaming sessions. the game is giving me ulcer again -_- i may yet still quit... but aside from that. my skill [..] View

AF Vet looking for a fitting clan

2:01 am, June 14, 2014 Greetings, My name is obviously Videmus and I'm looking for the right clan, and more specifically one with a mentor for my preferred playstyle. Let me start by saying that I'm a newish player, and [..] View

Ping Issue and Player-base skill

2:01 pm, June 13, 2014 So I've been playing WoT NA for a while now. I get 220+ ms every now and then (not counting constant spikes). I tried WoT asia ( or SEA) recently and I get about 40-60ms (The spikes are still there) b [..] View

World of Tanks, The Missing Manual, Upgraded

2:01 pm, June 11, 2014 Ive just done the second update to World of Tanks: The Missing Manual. The first update, (v.1.5) in December of last year, added a significant amount of new content. This version, 2.0, contains updat [..] View

Platoon Legends [-OP-]

2:01 pm, June 11, 2014 Greetings Fellow Tankers; Newbies: Platoon Legends is a clan aimed at helping less skilled tankers/new players. We provide invaluable tips, tricks & tactics, training rooms on weekends to learn [..] View

What rating system does everyone use and at which timeframe?

2:01 am, June 11, 2014 My XVM setup that I downloaded uses WN8, but I was wondering if you normally count your rating since the beginning of time or a week or a month. When I first began playing I was absolute garbage, but [..] View

Dealing with jerks

2:01 am, June 11, 2014 So I was just in a game where I was called out as a noob with no skill by someone who did... much worse than me in the game (I was 3rd overall for XP and did ~3x the damage of this individual - I was [..] View

How to speed up World of Tanks with a USB stick.

2:01 am, June 9, 2014 This advice is for those with older, slower Windows 7 machines with 4 gig or less of RAM, no SSD drive, and a relatively slow hard drive (5400 or so RPM, not one of the 7200 RPM drives). It MIGHT help [..] View

Planning to come back, question about performance!

2:01 pm, June 7, 2014 Pls dont downvote, when WoT patched the game with those HD tanks and updated maps, my fps decreased significantly. I was able to play on medium really nice, and when it got updated, I couldnt even pla [..] View

Cosplaying for WoT (Found on /r/ANormalDayInRussia)

2:01 am, May 26, 2014 submitted by fairly_insignificant [link] [11 comments] View

In a predicament: Save up for Jg Pz E 100 or buy Chi To now?

2:01 am, May 25, 2014 As stated in the title, I'm debating whether to save up credits for the Jg Pz E100 (which would be my first tier X) or to just go ahead and spend my credits on the Chi To. I'm a non-pr [..] View

Suggested MM Fix 1.1

2:01 pm, May 24, 2014 It was suggested by Maximus in a similar thread that I make a separate post to highlight my option to upgrading the current MM system.. Before we get into talk about changes, lets take a quick look a [..] View

Tank Companies...

2:01 am, May 21, 2014 I have recently joined a clan and started platooning and have greatly enjoyed it. As I have stated a few threads ago, it makes grinding much less painful. I have also discovered through my clan Team [..] View

Not sure if WG elaborate plan or horrible f-up with the Super Pershing + V-Day Europe 5x Combo

2:01 am, May 9, 2014 Seeing how the 5x goes in EU right now, most of the people interested in getting a Super Pershing (or gold if they already have it) will get that tank by the end of the weekend (and its thursday now l [..] View

Saw this on RocketBrainSurgeon and thought, man...that'd be so useful in WoT.

2:01 am, May 9, 2014 Was reading an article from Dec. on RocketBrainSurgeon, and had a thought... The "load in" screen on Warplanes has a neat feature where it assigns some sort of relative values to fir [..] View

Share your luckiest AFK moment

10:05 pm, May 3, 2014 With so many tankers playing longer than I have there have to be some pretty good unintentional (or intentional) AFK storiesout there - please share. My best one was last night on Himmelsdorf -Sta [..] 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

How is "scouting" supposed to work? (360)

10:05 am, April 30, 2014 Every time I try to focus on spotting - usually by attempting to get around behind the enemy's front lines - I get spotted by the very first (or if I'm extremely lucky, second) tank I [..] View

New Premiums for the British and Germans.

10:05 am, April 28, 2014 I've seen a couple posts now on people asking about the possibility of some of the new tanks that could be added into the game as premium vehicles. We already know, as per the AMA with the EU [..] View

WN8 and you!

10:05 am, April 25, 2014 So I've been doing a little research with WN8 and the "algorithm" all boils down to one single stat. Damage! Lighting 8 tanks netted a 0 WN8. 1 **** at 25 dmg netted a 0 WN8. Doing 1 [..] View

Is there a significant increase of quality from Object 704 to Object 268?

10:05 pm, April 24, 2014 I have about 100k experience left until I unlock the tier X Object 268. I haven't had a chance to play it at all yet. Is it much better than Object 704? submitted by OrionFOTL [link] [3 co [..] View

Determining the Best Passive Scout; Passive Spotting Score

10:05 am, April 23, 2014 I generated this table in response to another post. Camo values come from wotinfo and all other values from tankcompare. Passive Spotting Score (PSS) = (Stationary Camo * (View + Signal)) / 1000 Activ [..] View

Historical battle severely broken.

2:01 am, April 22, 2014 First of all I was under the impression the battle were meant to be 5 or so Germans vs 10+ Russians. All battles I've been in have 15vs15 or a little less than that. The Germans get 3 Tigers and 3 [..] View

Prebuilt to handle latest WoT patch

2:01 am, April 19, 2014 My dad is a huge World of Tanks fan and I'd like to find him a prebuilt PC that can handle the latest patch (which I understand to have significantly increased graphics strain, forgive me if I [..] View

9.0 First Impression: Performance

10:05 pm, April 16, 2014 My specs: Spoiler #1: Recommended Settings So I tried the 9.0 Update on the EU server. I first ran using WoT's built in recommended setting maker thingy whatever. Some screensho [..] View

How I think spotting mechanics should work

2:01 am, April 14, 2014 This my idea of how the those controversial spotting mechanics should work. Love them, hate them, use them to blow your nose I don't care but this is just my ideas on how they could work.First off, ve [..] View

MM working well?

9:05 pm, March 1, 2014 So this happened. I dunno if this is the right place for it, but yeah. In case you don't see what is wrong, our team (Team A), has 5 tier 10's, The other team (Team B) has 10. It was a signific [..] View

Does WoT have any good examples of maps that are not mirrored, but retain good balance?

9:05 pm, February 27, 2014 Just like the title. It seems that for most WoT maps you can draw a (not necessarily straight) line through the map and both halves will contain identical, or at least very similar features. Does WoT [..] View

Object 268 - Is it still worth it ?

9:05 pm, February 24, 2014 As the title suggests, i am wondering whether the object 268is worth it after the latest nerf. I absolutely love my object 704 and isu 152 but from what i understand after the recent nerfs the Object [..] View

Was this game lucky, or good?

9:05 am, February 24, 2014 OK, so I had a pretty good game last night while platooning with my son (his username is BigGiantHead). I got 3 kills, he got 6, for a total of 9 kills between us. Most of the team went in a big lemmi [..] View

Aslain's XVM Mod Installer problem

9:05 am, February 23, 2014 On the advice of some of you here, I'm currently giving Aslain's XVM mod (and installer) a try. All in all, I'm quite pleased but I've discovered some issues and after [..] View

PC vs XBOX 360 versions

9:05 am, February 14, 2014 I just started WoT today and am wondering which platform I should play. It looks like the XBOX version is missing some features and has fewer tanks. But my PC is an aging laptop. I can play, but I hav [..] View

Tank Inventory Choices... Noob Obsession

9:05 pm, February 12, 2014 I must be one of the most erratic person you ever seen I have bought and sold and re-bought and re-sold more tanks than I can remember...having tried them all and doing poorly. But every day I sit [..] View

How can i not rage as much?

9:05 am, February 11, 2014 Hi. I would just like to say, that i have some pretty significant anger issues, but only really when i play video games. I constantly complain about MM putting me onto a team of 2ks and 0ks against a [..] View

Why is T4-T5 such an abrupt change to light tanks?

9:05 pm, February 7, 2014 It's bothered me for a bit, but as soon as you hit T4 in an LT, you get wildly different MM. T5 solidifies this by making sure you can only ever be 1 tier up. (Another oddity is the disappeara [..] View

An old find: Wot 0.5.4.3-0.5.5.1 changelog

9:05 pm, February 1, 2014 This is the oldest patch notes txt I have found on my computer- the rest must have been removed at some point. Have some nostalgia: World of Tanks Closed Beta patch v.0.5.5.1 Changelog 0.5.4.3 - 0.5 [..] View

Possible Scout Fixes

9:05 pm, January 30, 2014 TLDR version: Allow scout (light tank) spotting to view enemy tanks to cutenemy camoflage bonusesin half. Scouts, ever since physics and accuracy changes have been rather sub par. as invisitank T [..] View

So I believe I am improving.

9:05 am, January 29, 2014 So I believe I am improving. While playing the Comet and SU-100 during their last days, (I grinded 37k xp for the SU-152 in like 1 full day of grinding. And grinded the last of the 100k needed for the [..] View

Unbalanced Issues In Low Teirs

9:05 am, January 28, 2014 There is a significant problem that I cannot help but feel the need to bring to light, since as of yet there has been no action beyond peer reprimand to shun the practice. Namely, I'm talking about [..] View

Genuine curiosity about WG and MM

9:05 am, January 21, 2014 I swear I read somewhere that WG flat out said they would never put skill into the mix for general MM for public games. Or maybe I was told they said that. Either way, to the extent of my knowledge, i [..] View

Prem/HEAT round for FV304

9:05 pm, January 8, 2014 I've played the FV304 for over a 100 battles, already scored a Mastery Badge on it and done a fair amount of damage. However, I've also been getting into a large number of T8 battles. The last few hav [..] View

8.10 Graphical changes and lower FPS

9:05 pm, January 7, 2014 I saw one post already and I believe it needs some clarification. Due to the 8.10 graphical changes WOT is now much more hardware intensive. You will most likely see significantly decreased FPS on the [..] 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

I suggest the resurrection of the old T-50

9:05 am, January 4, 2014 A long while ago I heard about an update that was coming along that would change a lot of tanks, an example would be Germany and the loss of the 870 Horse Power engine on many of their highe [..] View

AP/APCR vs HEAT, 8.10 version

9:05 pm, January 3, 2014 So... how many of you (other) gold-spamming noobs have reduced your HEAT usage since the patch? The glory of shooting through obstacles and getting penetrating shots has changed my loadouts significan [..] View

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