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 [..]
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4:03 pm, September 24, 2014
So out of boredom and curiosity I decided to track the winning odds XVM spat at me for a little while. So, I ran through 100 games, tracking the XVM odds for them, and really wasn't very surprised at [..]
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5:03 am, September 12, 2014
I like having variety in my games, and the different game modes supply that, but it is frustrating to watch people not know how to play them, even at tier 10. The following is a heat map of Redshire E [..]
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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 [..]
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2:01 am, August 28, 2014
I noticed lately, more often than before... new players and/or "bad" players shooting HE rounds from guns which have no business shooting HE...
For example, In my KV-1 I came across a plato [..]
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2:01 am, August 26, 2014
I will state from the outset that I am a stat padding /seal clubber (SP/SC) at least inthe opinion of many. A quick glance at my stat's will reveal over 4000 games played with my tier 5 T-49 and thous [..]
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2:01 pm, August 19, 2014
Well, after ragequitting WoT for basically the entire summer, I've decided to start again. After around 400 battles, I came to a conclusion: I am horribly inconsistent. By this I mean I either [..]
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2:01 pm, August 8, 2014
It seems as though it has been a recent trend of new maps and map reworks to feature much less opportunity for long distance sniping and a much broader focus on close range contained brawls. This has [..]
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2:01 pm, July 26, 2014
I'm on parole, and as a thank you to WGing, I want to give back to the community... So here is a poast I made on Wotlabs many months ago, perhaps it can help some of you guys play the 112/T-34-3 bette [..]
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2:01 pm, June 20, 2014
Hello everyone,
Commander_to/Adinias here.
Now, you may or may not have read it on the For the Record blog, but the British firefly line will become a TD line from tier 8. Balancing will not be [..]
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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 [..]
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2:01 am, June 9, 2014
Edit: Still working on my Guide to Spotting Mechanics; it will be done by the end of the day.Also, I should have posted this in Off-Topic. I'll make sure to do so next time!
As promised, here is th [..]
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2:01 pm, June 7, 2014
I have been thinking a lot lately about the UK medium/heavy lines why lots of people find them difficult to play. The conclusion that I have come to is that it is the very reason that many of the Brit [..]
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2:01 am, June 2, 2014
I mean these are examples of games that just wouldn't happen with teams that were balanced based on skill.
Edit:
I love when people jump to conclusions about how people feel. Honestly I did 40 [..]
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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 [..]
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2:01 pm, May 14, 2014
(Please leave your snide comments about anything at the door)
Introduction:
The Chinese Line is a very straight forward line to grind with some careful planning. Since
there are only 3 branches [..]
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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 [..]
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10:05 am, April 30, 2014
Step 1: Arty should be restored to its former glory. More accurate, shorter reloads, shorter aim times. In their current form Arty isn't fun for players on either side. More players die tomisses than [..]
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2:01 pm, April 25, 2014
I'd like to show you an example of complete rigged and impossible gameplay that supports the bad players and punishes the good. Please see the Youtube video below:
What you will see here, is a &quo [..]
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10:05 am, April 20, 2014
I have tried *multiple packs* (Anfield, Aslain, Roughneck, Soulza, etc). *all* updated for 9.0
I developed my own pack from 6.0 through 8.7, and was the first modder on NA server to offer with an i [..]
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2:01 am, April 20, 2014
well I have come to the conclusion after 3 days of play that Match Maker stacks the teams
I have been looking at the User Details of some of the top winners and top losers of the teams I have been on [..]
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10:05 pm, April 18, 2014
So guys ! Results after 6H are : 393 votes in total **First of all 10% don't even know what are Gold rounds, so maybe I've not been clear enough so sorry about that :( ** 70% people [..]
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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 [..]
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10:05 pm, April 13, 2014
Okay. So. I need to tell you guys this. Most of you probably know. Or know more and will correct me. But I see so much ******** in this sub about "XVM is always wrong about us winning or losi [..]
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1:32 am, April 11, 2014
A week ago I decided to fire up WOT again after a long break (a few months it has been). To my surprise I couldn't log in, the game stating my password was wrong. "Uh oh", I [..]
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9:05 am, February 24, 2014
Just now i write this, while i mash the F5 button waiting for a response :)
I havent played world of tanks in a long time, and initially I decided to come back because the thought came back, the no [..]
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9:05 pm, February 20, 2014
Wall of text coming, but before that, I just want you to know before I get neg'd for this post, I just want everyone to think our how they spend their money on this game.
This was something I wrote [..]
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9:05 pm, February 14, 2014
To anyone that think MM is rigged plz feel free to post here if you have a mic teamspeak and a tier 10 then we will platoon and notice what i do spotting/dmg or anything else and THEN make a conclusio [..]
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9:05 am, February 11, 2014
I was feeling up to some math today, so I did this little observational study for the benefit of the good people of WOT.
We all feel sometimes like RNG has it in for us, and that we constantly have [..]
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9:05 am, February 7, 2014
I've been trying to learn all the mechanics of this game, but it just stopped making sense after a while. Problem #1: Matchmaking, to start with something universally hated. I am on track to a [..]
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9:05 am, February 2, 2014
Hey!
I am looking for a serious clan that excels in CW and Tournaments. I'm looking for a group of skilled guys that I can learn from and that are cool to be around.
I strive to get better at this g [..]
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9:05 pm, January 29, 2014
So, new landing in the late timezone in the middle of the west (apparently not called the mid-west though?) at Cheyenne mountain.... a landlocked state. With no rivers, oceans, etc - it's hard to dete [..]
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9:05 am, January 22, 2014
This has been a topic that I feel has bothered many players in our quest to utilize historically accurate tanks, but also in the interests of balance in WOT. the KV-220 that WG has currently released [..]
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9:05 pm, January 14, 2014
So for the last week I have had terrible games andto a conclusion at the end of the game 2 or 3 people on one side have 1 or 2 kills and almost everyone on the enemy team has 1-4 kills.
Normally I wo [..]
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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, [..]
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9:05 am, January 14, 2014
Because I like to play heavy tanks...I have died numerous times by getting off no more than 2 shots because I am the only idiot who goes to cover E9.
Please please guys while I am far from a good pla [..]
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9:05 am, January 13, 2014
conclusions:
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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 [..]
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9:05 am, January 2, 2014
If you're playing alone, I guess it must be impossible to raise your winrate. Silly me for thinking I could actually get it over 50.5%. Every time I think my luck is turning, WoT'll just throw me a go [..]
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9:05 am, December 29, 2013
I just picked up my new Foch today, and I was not prepared for how easy this thing is to play. You don't need any particular skill in order to do well in this tank. I've only played two games in it: i [..]
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9:05 am, December 17, 2013
Hey there fellow redditors, I bought the E-75 today because it was discounted by 15% but I need some advice on how to play it. On the Test Server I tweaked around with the E-75 and I've notice [..]
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9:05 am, December 15, 2013
I know alot of players dont like arty's, but, I have been playing arty for a bit now and have come to the conclusion that this tank is unfairly treated like a poor cousin.
Generally speaking, It ne [..]
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9:05 am, December 15, 2013
There may or may not be other topics like this, but sometimes restatement is a good way to get a point across.
Recently, I tried to play WoT. What happened: ultimate graphical failure. I was averag [..]
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9:05 pm, December 10, 2013
In order to level the playing field for all, it appears that the current camo system is flawed. Thus, a fine solution would be to have enemies lit the entire battle, and no way for [..]
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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 [..]
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9:05 am, December 3, 2013
Hello again,
Well its been an busy day for me. I have not been able to get in a single game of WoT until the final hours of the day. I realize that the KV-220 is on sale today and I have the ready cas [..]
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9:05 pm, November 20, 2013
I am sure I will receive many negative reps for this but after several years of playing this game in pubs and just recently getting into a platoon clan I have come to the conclusion:
WG should limit [..]
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9:05 pm, November 19, 2013
http://worldoftanks.com/en/news/cw/clan-wars-campaign2-stage1-winners/
Medal on the bottom,
Quote
Participant of the 2nd Campaign, Stage I
Fight at least one battle on the Global Map during Stage I of [..]
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9:05 am, November 19, 2013
After seeing that the new campaign started up as of recently with this individual prize being the VK 7201 'FailLowe', I decided it was time to look for a somewhat serious clan that wou [..]
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9:05 pm, November 4, 2013
Good morning /r/WorldofTanks! I hope everyone is having a pleasant Monday morning. I totally forgot my laptop at home so I basically had to triple my commute time this morning, which kinda sucked, but [..]
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9:05 am, November 3, 2013
submitted by Captain_Alaska [link] [10 comments]
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9:05 pm, November 1, 2013
1.) Gun.
The gun is about as good as the 76mm M1A1 on the Sherman and a smidge better than the 75mm on the T-25 Premium. A premium tank that gets as good a gun as its same tier elited counterpart is g [..]
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10:05 am, October 17, 2013
Now I am no veteran at this game, but I've picked up a couple things here and there and would like to bring up a topic for discussion.
I wasn't playing before the arties got nerfed, but from hearing [..]
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10:05 am, October 16, 2013
Ever since The French tanks were introduced I have pondered the 'auto-loader' implementation in the game. For the French line it was something new and interesting a unique flavor even if the burst dam [..]
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10:05 am, October 9, 2013
I've now played through much of the game and experienced most of what there is to experience. It's taken me more than 2 years to do so. I have come unavoidably to the conclusion that it has no hope of [..]
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10:05 am, October 7, 2013
When patch 8.8 hit, I was pretty curious about the changes to the German tech tree, especially the addition of a new kid on the block, The Durchbruchswagen 2. I was expecting strangeness from the new [..]
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10:05 pm, September 28, 2013
Having played lots and lots of team games on xbox and PC I've come to the conclusion the issue with this game and sucky teams is no team voice. If we had team communication you could at least [..]
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10:05 am, September 28, 2013
High all, I got tired of going by my 'gut' and decided to start writing some results down to see if my feelings matched reality. Some surprising results, some not so surprising resu [..]
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10:05 pm, September 21, 2013
So I was in my 212A on Sand River today. Ended up taking 9 shots, getting 5 direct hits and splashing 5, which is not so bad. Also ended up with ~3500 in damage ( [..]
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10:05 am, September 15, 2013
So lately I have been noticing some interesting behavior on Malinovka map in the encounter battle. It almost seems like some people are uncomfortable with being put in an area other then the standard [..]
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10:05 am, September 6, 2013
I was just on the test server...had a great few games in it...I was not shooting gold..
same pen as the IS6 but much better frontal armor and turret armor...it will bounce shots-not as much as the IS [..]
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10:05 pm, September 5, 2013
Good day!
I think we can all agree on one thing: no game is perfect, and every game can be improved. (Well, most) World of Tanks is no exception.
Earlier, I posted a thread about noobs, and apparent [..]
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10:05 am, August 22, 2013
Hello everyone.
After a few failed experiments, a lot of time (though no wasted gold thankfully) I've come to the conclusion that I should just create something I like. Sicne World of Tanks has plenty [..]
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10:05 pm, August 14, 2013
Hello fellow tankers, I tried searching the subreddit but I haven't found much on this topic. Basically my story is I'm grinding T-34 (russian medium) and coincidentally chinese medium [..]
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10:05 pm, August 10, 2013
*No, I haven't ran every tank that WOT's has to offer, but after running 13k battles I've played against all of them*
The SP is the perfect storm of blah. If one were to combine the worst part of he [..]
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10:05 pm, August 5, 2013
So after not much time in the JP4, i have come to the conclusion that many others have came to. It is a useless pile of garbage. For the role of being a TD, i can't see where it would be better then t [..]
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10:05 am, July 31, 2013
I have a few ideas for rebalancing arty
1) increase the RoF, but reduce the damage (especially splash). It's sad to regularly see a miss do more damage than a direct hit
2) move the accuracy and aim t [..]
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10:05 pm, July 28, 2013
First and foremost, and obviously the most important, are the planes. On the airfield map, there are several planes on the, well, airfield. I want to say one spitfire, and a few more I've neve [..]
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10:05 pm, July 12, 2013
I'm not a bad player (nor am I a great player, rest assured). I very much enjoy the game. But every once in a while I have absolutely terrible matches. Imagine yourself in a Churchill VII. It& [..]
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10:05 pm, June 22, 2013
I came to the north american server expecting everyone to play like cabbage, as whenever I look over Master's shoulder, I see tankers acting with a level of intelligence that is so low they do not hav [..]
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10:05 am, June 16, 2013
Hello fellow tankers,
i have been involved in this streak of crappy teams (and that's a compliment) and I can't seem to do good at all.
Before you start raging at my stats, you have to realize I've on [..]
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10:05 pm, June 14, 2013
I was apart of the ARMED organization twice, I was in their organic 9th division from April 30th 2012 to November 3rd 2012. The 2nd time, me and my buddy were asked to form a division to form the new [..]
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10:05 am, June 14, 2013
Now don't get me wrong: I love long range combat. My most played tank is a Tiger, and I picked up a Panther just for that L/100.
This isn't a rant, It's just my observations on the game mechanics and [..]
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10:05 pm, June 12, 2013
I have come to the conclusion that I am actually afraid of solo-pubbing. I've been sitting in my garage for 5 minutes just staring at it trying to think of ways to avoid soloing. This is not a [..]
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10:05 am, June 5, 2013
Hi guys, I recently unlocked the T110E4 and bought it (now i have around 100battles in it). And I must say: I LOVE it. Let me explain. (wiki page: http://wiki.worldoftanks.com/T110E4) Its pros: - It&a [..]
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10:05 am, May 28, 2013
Over in the other thread, I read the below post, and it got me thinking.
RecksRacer, on May 28 2013 - 08:34, said:
2 or 3 percent either way is nothing, that's like heads v tails...If you deny that, [..]
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10:05 am, May 26, 2013
After playing lots of T8-T10s the last few days, one thing I noticed is that I almost never see a fellow WZ-111-4 in combat, and I have never fought an enemy 113.
I've been asked in-game about the 11 [..]
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10:05 pm, May 23, 2013
Ok we'll start with the average scrub who hears about WoT , probably from those annoying ads on youtube which unless you've ad block you can't switch off , anyway he always wan [..]
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10:05 pm, May 19, 2013
Hi all,
i just read "Big Changes Coming With the 8.6 Update", released two days ago. There's something i don' really get, and I'd like to ask for explanation from you guys if possible.
Acc [..]
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6:30 am, May 16, 2013
Definition: What I mean when I say "automatic gun elevation compensation", is how if you simply put your cursor over an enemy tank, the game compensates for shell drop by adjusting your barr [..]
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