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Sand River Encounter Imbalance

5:03 am, October 24, 2014 West spawn has the decided advantage north of the river. The dunes are pushed too far towards east spawn and allow for free fire into the pass connecting north/south near G8. This firing location, fro [..] View

how to play well.

4:03 pm, October 23, 2014 1. understand the roll of your tank and its strongpoints and weaknesses. a t-34 should not be up on a hill sniping , and a toaster should not be up at the front of a charge. don't ******* if your a sc [..] View

E75

5:03 am, October 23, 2014 can a tank be more rng biased?   with my T110E4, t30, rhm with the big gun firing gold. I have bounced his lower plate shooting shells with over 300mm of pen (average) and I always bounce th [..] View

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

5:03 am, October 22, 2014 For tiers 6-10: 12.2% of vehicles average over 1 ****/game, only 3.8% amongst arty. 41% of vehicles have over 50 percent winrates, only 38% amongst arty. Arty represent 13% of the tanks in these tiers [..] View

Anyone else experiencing some crazy lag?

5:03 am, October 21, 2014 My latency isn't flashing red and my ping is hovering around 40 but I get bits where I can't fire or move or I'm stuck and can fire over and over again without actually firing or reloading.   [..] View

Just saw Fury and it made me think...

5:03 am, October 20, 2014 ...that WoT should implement a White Phosporous or other smoke rounds. Tanks popping smoke and then advancing would not only look awesome and be more "realistic" but could also help reduce T [..] View

Some players may fail...

5:03 am, October 20, 2014 but not as hard as a Tiger firing HE out of his 8.8cm L/71.   Not even joking. Match in my Fury. There was a tiger tank with the L/71. End of the match he was the only one alive. A Centurion [..] View

"Broken" SPG

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

M48A1 needs a buff

5:03 am, October 13, 2014 (Title is wrong...should say "M48A1 needs rebalancing") The Patton used to be a great tier 10 medium, but after some nerfs...it has lost its competitiveness.  It feels very redundan [..] View

No better feeling...

5:03 am, October 10, 2014 Then getting stuck in thick. Hull down, dug in, enemies to the left, enemies to the right, enemies ahead. Every move calculated, every opening exploited. It's an intense battle against higher tier tan [..] View

Light tank. Scouting. What am I missing?

5:03 am, October 10, 2014 I've got the Pz 1 c. Fully upgraded. Whenever I'm in a game with tier 2 and 3 I'm great, as I probably should be. But against tier 4 and 5 when I can't just motor through and blast everyone I am lost. [..] View

9.2 & 9.3 freezes and lost connections

4:03 pm, October 9, 2014 Hi everyone I have a problem with the new rule. The game Freezes on my computer with regularity ( have a ticket running since August 15th all priemum days ) and I may or may loose conection with th se [..] View

[SUGGESTION] Stopping The Unnecessary Nerfing Of Arty

4:03 pm, October 9, 2014 War Gaming is nerfing artillery to heII. But changes to Arty in general are in fact needed and are justified; we know there is a problem. Most of us recognize it, but…. most of use disagree [..] View

Getting weird bug after firing.

5:03 am, October 4, 2014 On almost all of my tanks I get a very weird and very annoying bug, I start moving at full speed ahead right after I fire my shot. This bug happens pretty rarely but when it does it's usually on my ar [..] View

Am I the only one that feels that 20+ second reloads just seem unreal?

5:03 am, October 4, 2014 Unless you're a snail and/or you're firing some plasma gun that takes a long time to generate energy, there's no reason it should take 20 seconds to load a shell. Just my opinion, though. submitted b [..] View

The next special game mode?

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

Why is Team Damage Enabled on Tank Rally's?

4:03 pm, September 29, 2014 I've nearly completed the new mission which means I've had to play this new mode quite a bit. I've noticed it's basically based around auto aiming and blind firing whitest you race. So why is War gami [..] View

Hint from an Arty Occasional Arty Player

4:03 pm, September 29, 2014 At the beginning of the game DO NOT stop on the RR Crossings on Prokhorovka.   Yesterday I increased my blind shot kills twice by firing on those crossings.  As a regular player I al [..] View

When in doubt follow the big tank

4:03 pm, September 29, 2014 So I pulled out the tog and played a match last night.  My goal was to try and get a percentile jump on the mark of excellence.  I was one of the higher tanks which is a great set up [..] View

Please Help! Shells pass through tanks with no damage

5:03 am, September 27, 2014 Playing the cruiser Mk III happily firing when I start noticing weird misses. I'm used to bad accuracy in this tank, but I watch my shells go all the way into the center of my target, and do absolutel [..] View

A New Arty Suggestion

5:03 am, September 26, 2014 Everybody loves arty, right? No? Exactly the opposite, you say? Hang out on the forum long enough and you'll probably notice terms like "skycancer" and "clicker" being thrown aroun [..] View

What Ammo When?

4:03 pm, September 21, 2014 I have a basic understanding of what each type of ammo does though I have never used anything except AP. What I need to know is when to use what type of ammo. I understand that if you are not penning [..] View

Damage Farmer, **** Stealer, Idiot... I have been called all 3 of these lately

4:03 pm, September 18, 2014 I don't know why. All I am doing is trying to push the team to win by trying to do as good as I can on my own. Had a game in my KV-1 and was called a Damage Farmer because I pushed hard, driving the e [..] View

Sand River dune model

5:03 am, September 18, 2014 I just played a match on the Sand River map. Twice my shells seemed to be stopped by dirt that did not appear to be there. I was firing just over the small dune ridge to the south of the A5/A6 grid li [..] View

Can we have a gonad detector in place

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

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

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

Centurion 7/1 - Reticle Freeze - Rapid Firing - No Hits

4:03 pm, September 16, 2014 Hello,   I was playing a game on the North American map earlier today, and everything was going swimmingly. If you watch the reply posted below, about 4-5 minutes into the game I decide to go [..] View

And then....................

4:03 pm, September 15, 2014 When you have a terrible WR and you are in a losing streak, even a little one like I am in, and you are a grouchy old **** you begin to notice and see the increase frequency of some real game-breakers [..] View

fun fact from FTR

4:03 pm, September 14, 2014 From FTR, "A fun fact I have not seen written anywhere before. Did you know that fire (amongst other effects) reduces the camo of your tank to zero" What are the other effects? & [..] View

[FOR BEGINNERS] TUTORIAL ABOUT FIRING UNDETECTED FROM BUSHES - NINJA TANK

5:03 am, September 13, 2014 Hi Everyone, I recently started a campaign to deliver a series of videos to help new players. A lot of people flame new or poor players including myself in the past, I decided to take a positive proac [..] 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

If I tell you what I like, can you tell me what to play?

5:03 am, September 8, 2014 I'm currently going down both German medium lines. At DW2 and PZ III/IV. Also on Marder 38T and have the Russian T-150 as the current lines I'm doing. I FREAKING LOVE the maneuverability on the III/IV [..] View

How do you damage people in the E-100?

5:03 am, September 8, 2014 So far on the test server I've fired 20 rounds at enemies in the E-100. Almost all were at full accuracy, I'm using the shorter gun and firing both HEAT and APCR. Of those 20 rounds fired, 14 failed [..] View

Ram II, Purchase and Initial Thoughts

5:03 am, September 8, 2014 Hello again, Well with the 50% sale going on right now, I figured that now would be a good time to pick up the Ram II (Lower tier fun and crew trainer). After one game, I'm already enjoying t [..] View

FV304 nerf, yet BC155 arty exists

5:03 am, September 8, 2014 First off, I completely agree that the FV304 is overpowered and deserves a nerf.  This is primarily due to its rate of fire and the ability to keep an untrained crew nearly perma tracked. &am [..] View

When arty focuses you and only you

2:01 pm, August 26, 2014 I hate those games so much. This guy focused me the ENTIRE match. Even after I had backed off he was still firing blindly at where he thought I'd be. I essentially put their arty out of the match b [..] 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

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

The Big List: Vehicles that should be included in WoT some day

2:01 am, August 22, 2014 The following is a list of tanks from currently in game countries, in Alphabetic order, that could at some point be put in to World of Tanks. I am not including vehicles, such as the M56 Scorpion and [..] View

How to play SU-152

2:01 pm, August 21, 2014 I've been using the SU-152 and last game, I scored 14 hits.... and 0 damage. This is with the 122mm (top tier) gun firing normal rounds, That game I bounced and AMX 12 light tank standing stil [..] View

So Obj 430 to be the new King of tier 10 Meds?

2:01 pm, August 21, 2014 If anybody saw the changes about the tier 10 Obj 430, then you have to sit there and wonder, will this tank become the crowned king of tier 10 meds? DPM is going to 3100. Losing a tad of accuracy, but [..] View

The caernarvon :( help

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

Starting to enjoy the Centurion Mk. 1

2:01 pm, August 18, 2014 So far I've only got the Black Prince gun unlocked and with that being the case I am at the mercy of my team.. but this thing is pretty nice. I haven't really gone down any sniping lines yet as I've f [..] View

Loading shells at the beginning of battle

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

The logic of over-matching

2:01 pm, August 17, 2014 Over-match is based entirely upon the diameter of the shell you are firing. A 120mm shell can punch through 30mm of armour angled at any angle, regardless of the penetration value of the shell. [..] View

M103 Guide

2:01 am, August 17, 2014 I think this is thetank I've reviewed on the forums that has changed the most since I bought it. A few (unrelated) tanks that really don't change all that much when you upgrade them are the Type 5 [..] View

Are there any repositories of WoT map firing lanes?

2:01 pm, August 16, 2014 If so, could you link? I'd love to look over them submitted by waspinat0r [link] [14 comments] View

Premium Rounds, a civilized discussion

2:01 am, August 16, 2014 Since gold rounds became available for purchase with in game currency the forums have been flooded with "Remove gold rounds" threads. Let me start off by stating that I AM NOT IN FAVOR OF RE [..] View

"Damage Announcer/Hitlog" mod questions/concerns

2:01 pm, August 15, 2014 I've been doing some reading and have a few questions. I've searched around and there is a lot dispute on a mod being able to show what ammo is firing at you, and who is firing it at you. Also, the mo [..] View

Any mod to prevent you from firing with 999 ping?

2:01 pm, August 14, 2014 I've been playing the on track and I'm down to the last 12k for the 250k and after playing this on track I've had SO many shots miss because of server lag jumping to 999 for no apparent reason. Basica [..] View

A lot of talk about light tanks lately..The fact is..they are very much under-classed because of mediums.

2:01 pm, August 13, 2014 First off, before I get more into why light tanks are semi useless...WG has taken a total turn against light tanks just with the maps. This has been discussed so much. The most obvious example is Seve [..] View

Are premium rounds too cheap?

2:01 pm, August 11, 2014 So after acquiring a new tier 10 Friday and it being my first t10 heavy on top of having literally nothing to do (knee surgery, can't exactly get around easily right now) all weekend I&#39 [..] View

Team **** and Team Damage

2:01 pm, August 9, 2014 Recently, Overlord posted a blog entry about team-killing and team-damage. Here is a screenshot and the link: http://overlord-wot.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/all-teamkill-or-not-teamkill.html A [..] View

Tier 9 arty guns

2:01 pm, August 9, 2014 Anyone try and have any success using the stock guns just for the accuracy and rate of fire? Just wondering if it can be compared to the priest before the nerf, fast firing accurate gun with low da [..] View

Gun Firing Glitch?

2:01 am, August 9, 2014 This is the third day in a row where i have had trouble firing my gun after ramming someone. Before you geniuses ask, no nothing was damaged and no crew members died. Yes i was reloaded and yes i did [..] 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

How the hell do I play the AMX 40?

2:01 pm, August 2, 2014 So I wanna go down the ELC line and am at the AMX 40, I'm fully upgraded except for radio. It's ok in tier 4 but is sometimes so slow I get to do no damage since I can't get to [..] View

My World of Tanks

2:01 am, August 1, 2014 One thing, I think we don't do enough of on these forums, is talk about the game in a larger sense. It's all well and good to discuss arty changes or gold rounds specifically but I think a lot gets lo [..] View

Tier 8 prems yum

2:01 pm, July 30, 2014 So with some current money I have I want to get a tier 8 prem that is both fun and makes a ton of cred due to this I have narrowed this down to three tanks a crew trainer also wouldn't be bad. T34 [..] View

How to hit-and-run in the ELC?

2:01 am, July 25, 2014 The wiki compares the ELC's gun to a sniper rifle: you can either take the time to aim, or you can shove it up some other tank's *** and pull the trigger. However, the ELC has no turre [..] View

Dear sniping Light Tanks ......

2:01 pm, July 24, 2014 Snipe at the enemy when you can But not at expense of the other rules for LT IMO - Stay alive as long as you can - Light as many enemy tanks as you can I have a problem with people thinking t [..] View

T69/T54E1 equipment choices?

2:01 am, July 23, 2014 At the moment I use Optics for a bit extra view range while a V.Stab and GLD help keep the gun under control as the aimtime, overall accuracy and bloom during firing is a bit unwieldy for a medium tan [..] View

Assortment of UI/Control questions

2:01 am, July 22, 2014 Hey all, so back from another round of listening to "elite" players (because they have ALL the Tier X tanks and are in a clan,so apparently I'm supposed to listen to them,even if they did ma [..] View

Tank shooting next to me reduces my camo?

2:01 pm, July 21, 2014 Had a Lowe in a match claim that the only reason he was spotted was because an E75 was shooting right next to him. He claimed the E75 shot, then his (the Lowe's) 6th Sense went off. I know that heavie [..] View

ARTY, and the lack there of

2:01 am, July 21, 2014 I have posted several time on this matter, within the arty page, but to no lack luster. So I am going to put it here into the general discussion.. WG has been reducing the ability of artillery, due t [..] View

A jumble of ranting and questions

2:01 pm, July 20, 2014 Let me get this out first: **** MUROVANKA. Obviously the forest is a lot more advantageous to the south as they have that raised camping platform that is literally a here-you-go-i-have-everything-you- [..] View

Spotting System Changes

2:01 pm, July 15, 2014 http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/07/15/storm-announces-spotting-changes/ The following lines require at least general knowledge of how the spotting check system works if you dont know that, please rea [..] View

T1 Heavy - Misaligned Gun

2:01 am, July 15, 2014 I am currently grinding my way through the T1 Heavy, and have found that the top gun seems to be slightly misaligned from the sniper view, causing issues when firing. Is anyone else having this proble [..] View

A tank considered OP, that secretly needs a buff.

2:01 am, July 13, 2014 Many of you have played the powerhouse tank destroyer FV215b 183, and have been both frustrated and highly enthused by the glorious 1-shot capability that it brings to the battlefield. Unicums and to [..] View

I would like to clear up some misconceptions about arty arcs

2:01 pm, July 11, 2014 A huge misconception I see about artillery, in almost every discussion of artillery, is that they have different arcs. I'm going to try to use trajectory instead of arc though, because it& [..] View

A rather specific question about playing a medium in fisherman's bay.

2:01 pm, July 10, 2014 Tried looking if there were videos or guides about playing a medium in the center of fisherman's bay. Seen a few -G- members on twitch play the middle of the map, and they always give tips and advice [..] View

Why oh why do people insist on firing HE with random tanks?

2:01 am, July 9, 2014 The tanks that I have had shooting high explosive at me are quite varied. Ranging from the T71 to the Borsig. Always someone who is orange or worse on XVM. So clearly it is a lack of experience right [..] View

A guide to the IS-3

2:01 pm, July 8, 2014 Good Day Tankers! As you can see by the title I am writing a guide for the IS3. I have around 170 battles currently logged in this beast of a tank. Without further ado, lets get started. Contents: [..] View

Chat And The Stuff In It

2:01 am, July 4, 2014 Phrases, words or stuff that some of us maybe tired of seeing in chat. 1. Sorry I am stock, it may be good to know if the T29 behind you is not fully upgraded, but not as an excuse for poor play or [..] View

M 18 hellcat firing it's main gun

2:01 pm, July 3, 2014 submitted by canuck97 [link] [13 comments] View

My favorite tank in the game

2:01 pm, July 2, 2014 Admittedly, I haven't played every tank in the game, but I've played most of them. The Hellcat is hella-fun. Nice, punchy gun, and a mobile platform. But it's not my favorite. I have both the Ma [..] View

Accidental ban

2:01 pm, July 1, 2014 I was playing Blitz not a few hours ago when a very common 'team interrogator' was on my team. He did the normal troll things like provocation and firing & bouncing. When it got to do damage to my [..] View

El Halluf 9.2 - no place to hide...

2:01 am, July 1, 2014 FTR: http://ftr.wot-news.com/ The vid is in Russian - but you can see; major rework to the map. A LOT less bushes, numerous new routes. TDs will not have a lot of places to hide / shoot from safe [..] View

Why the hate against the T-34-2?

2:01 pm, June 30, 2014 I really don't get it. Looking at the stats tells me it is a Type 59 with better hp/ton, better terrain pass-ability, better camo, and a slightly faster firing gun. The trade it makes for thes [..] 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

The truth about german heavy tank armor

2:01 pm, June 29, 2014 ok, so I see posts of people complaining that tanks like the tiger can be penetrated by Shermans and T-34s, well, what if I told you this was true? It is true, it is all a matter of range, in actual b [..] View

1930 AEM CHAR DE CHASSE - a low tier French tank destroyer?

2:01 pm, June 26, 2014 (I'm aware that Wargaming isn't planning to add in any new tanks for a period of time, but I still like to discuss changes even if they wouldn't be implemented for a while even if they actually did pr [..] View

Switching ammo

2:01 pm, June 24, 2014 I've noticed at least twice now that my ammo load has randomly switched to HE just after firing an AP round. Don't have that perk on the loader and did not accidentally hit the 3 key instead of the 4 [..] 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

For all aspiring clickers out there...

2:01 am, June 20, 2014 One of my IRL friends recently decided to get himself an IS 7 for CW during the on track event. Problem is, he's at the IS-3 today and the event ends Monday. The solution: POWAH GRIND. FBImonk [..] 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

looking for t5 prem clubber to join me

2:01 pm, June 18, 2014 I'm sick of bad players ruining my fun. The Churchill 3 is a great tank but often too slow to fix the mistakes of other players. I like using it for it's XP boost and the fast firing rate is fun.. I d [..] View

With vertical stabilizers, is the Comet an upgrade to the Cromwell?

2:01 am, June 12, 2014 The only thing the cromwell is lacking is reasonable on-the-move accuracy, I could see that being a big improvement I'm just wondering if people who played the cromwell correctly (don' [..] View

Why Artillery Needs to Get Buffed and How to Get Over It

2:01 am, June 12, 2014 Okay, so I've been playing this game since May 16th 2011. I have been around since 0.6.4. I'm not posting this for thumbs up because it sure as heck won't be because the average player in the game wou [..] View

Looking for clarification of a few things I don't quite understand. (Noob Alert!) Please, enlighten...

2:01 pm, June 10, 2014 Please explain, in simple terms, or like I was 5... What is Auto Targeting, and why is it bad? How about Mouse Sensitivity, how should I approach this? How can I learn to be more effective at firing w [..] View

Make the max render distance a circle instead of a square.

2:01 pm, June 10, 2014 I've been reading a lot of complaints about the nerf coming up on TDs camo while firing so just to start things off, i find it reassuring that WG imho made a change to that because as a fairly [..] View

9.1 TD camo nerf

2:01 am, June 10, 2014 With TDs loosing their camo firing bonus, I was wondering how much this would affect paper TDs like the rhm borsig. I've tried looking on the forums but all I read is people complaining about [..] View

Comprehensive Ammunition and Damage Rework

2:01 pm, June 7, 2014 This is going to be a long one, so let me break this down. Ammunition Changes First and foremost would be the move to a system comprising a total of nine different ammo types(ten if you want to [..] View

Finally Completed the STB-1 challenge

2:01 pm, June 6, 2014 Staggered over the line , like a marathon runner. 250,000 experience driving Japanese tanks, whew. Some observations. Initially started using the STA and Type 61. This grind dropped my win rate [..] View

Need some critiquing on a loss.

2:01 am, June 1, 2014 Here's the Replay: http://wotreplays.com/site/899564#self Ignore the last bit from the two teammates, I understand losing is frustrating so what happened didn't bother me too much. Wha [..] View

Angry Deputy talks CW

2:01 am, June 1, 2014 First off, this contains mature language and I was a little bit pissed off when I wrote it. But like I care :) How to Clan Wars Hello I'm kattovisch and I'm the deputy commander for Ka [..] View

High tier tanks using HE

2:01 am, May 28, 2014 What do you do? Do you tell them HE sucks? Do you let them do their thing? Do you rage? I'm genuinely curious because I'm seeing it more and more. Mostly IS3's and T29' [..] View

Arty Players are NOT unskilled clickers!

2:01 am, May 27, 2014 Everyone I've ever heard say that Arty players are unskilled clickers, wouldn't last 2 minutes in an Artillery Vehicle in any battle, unless they were hiding. I'm tired of hearing that I have no skill [..] View

So this happened to me today

2:01 am, May 24, 2014 So I was on the common test server, testing the T-54, and on a match, I get really damaged, with around 300 HP left, shots coming from a single tank that was not spotted, and right in front of me, a t [..] View

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