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Looking for advice on playing the (nearly) stock IS-8

5:03 am, October 12, 2014 I say nearly stock because I'm using the BL-9 for the obvious reason that I don't want to make myself suicidal before I've unlocked the IS-7. Anyhow I recently unlocked this tank and I'm having real t [..] 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

dedbunnie looking for a clan

4:03 pm, October 6, 2014 Currently searching for a clan.  Right now I am looking to do Strongholds and platoons and eventually CWs.  CWs on hold personally until I finish up with my degree.  I am ba [..] View

Chaffee Racing Crew Skills After Finishing Mission

4:03 pm, October 5, 2014 If you finish the Chaffee racing mission, how many crew skills will you rack up if you've got Accelerate Crew Training turned on? submitted by shiftyjamo [link] [3 comments] View

Modern tank types?

4:03 pm, October 1, 2014 This could well be the wrong sub but World of Tanks is all I know so might as well start here. The question is: What 'types' of tanks are being created nowadays? I think I saw a documentary which men [..] View

The reality vs. the most common complaints.

4:03 pm, September 23, 2014 The following are the most common complaints that I see on here and the reality of what I think it actually is. 1)  The RNG is unfair:  If the RNG was unfair, then the game would be [..] View

Ace Mastery of ****: Replay analsys and criticism please

4:03 pm, September 20, 2014 So yesterday after coming home from a 13 hour shift at work I decided to hop on WOT and derp around a bit. Hopped into my PzIII/IV because I needed to get another 65 xp for the top gun and then work o [..] View

Aslain Mod pack trouble(zoom issues)

4:03 pm, September 14, 2014 I just downloaded aslain mod pack and everything runs great except for one fact which is that i cant use the scroll to enter tank zoom,so i have to use the shift key which is a bit weird because ive a [..] View

Ace Mastery For New Tanks

4:03 pm, September 13, 2014 Just curious if anyone knows the answer to this. The xp requirements for Ace, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class mastery are based on the average xp earned on the server in the past 14 days. How does this work f [..] 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

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

Seal clubbing / stat padding / community poll

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 [..] View

Arty Mode Mouse Failing

2:01 pm, August 25, 2014 So... I went into Himmelsdorf and got my first 0 damage battle in an arty in a very long time because everytime I tried to go into arty mode... my mouse would suddenly stop being read properly. I not [..] View

Most "flexible" medium tank.

2:01 pm, August 18, 2014 Now a good understanding player in World of Tanks, I would say (in my honest opinion), that medium tanks are the best "flexers" or "adapters", "situation shifting" that a [..] View

Barks Internally's camera accidentally shifts while he is streaming.

2:01 am, August 18, 2014 submitted by stewy235 [link] [11 comments] View

Looking to join clan

2:01 am, August 18, 2014 Hello, I go by the name YoMoma. I however are male in gender, Now that we got that out of the way, I can tell you a bit about myself. For starters I`m a 49 year old American, so I`m looking for an A [..] View

How do Marks of Excellence Work?

2:01 pm, August 7, 2014 I got my first Mark of Excellence on the AMX 13 90 today. I didn't really know much about it so I read the description and I'm still not 100% clear. There's nothing in the wiki [..] View

Question on spotting mechanics

2:01 pm, August 5, 2014 I'm wondering if someone can help me to understand how the maximum spotting range of 445m factors in when you use equipment like binocs or coated optics that could extend it beyond that limit. [..] View

PAW looking for some more members!

2:01 pm, August 3, 2014 Patriotic American Warriors is actively recruiting new members. The clan is only about 2 months old, and is currently sitting at 36 members. We are looking for some players, 18+, who like to use teamw [..] 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

How much does module weight matter?

2:01 pm, July 28, 2014 I just unlocked the radio on the STA-1 and I noticed that the stock radio has a range of 720m and a weight of 70kg while the second raedio has a range of 750m and a weight of 150kg. How much will that [..] 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

An assortment of questions for you

2:01 pm, July 27, 2014 Hello people! I've been taking a few months break from WoT (left around the time of the universal TD camo nerf), and am planning to give the game another go. Before I do, I want some answers a [..] View

9.2 bug - return crew to vehicle is blocked by full bunk

2:01 pm, July 26, 2014 Hi, I just realized a bug in the "return crew to vehicle" button. If the bunk is full it doesn't let you return your crew to the vehicle even if the to be transfered crew is on a vehicle [..] View

3rd shift clan?

2:01 pm, July 24, 2014 Am looking to toon a lot more. I work 11pm to 7 am eastern 5-6 days a week. I get Sunday and Monday nights off. I play almost all night on those off night's and usually 2-3 hours in the mornings. When [..] 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

A little guidance on the new spectator mode in the 9.2 Test.

2:01 pm, July 15, 2014 So I took a look at the new spectator mode. I thought since the controls are not published anywhere I might as well tell what I know already. Of course this is all for the new spectator option in trai [..] View

9.2 Test Server & Preliminary Patch Notes

2:01 pm, July 11, 2014 submitted by shiftyjamo [link] [12 comments] View

Daigensui's Rescript: Damn the Armor, Full Penetration Ahead!

2:01 pm, July 9, 2014 This is Part 2 of the Japanese Tank Destroyer Series, dealing with the concepts and prototypes of thinly armored tank destroyers developed by the Japanese. Due to the rather sprawling nature of the de [..] 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

Extra crewman training in premium tank

2:01 pm, July 8, 2014 I've got the T1 heavy with 100% crews working their 1st skills. I've got the T14 premium heavy to shift them into for the double 2X exp. The question I have is with 2 gunners on the T1 and 1 on the T1 [..] View

Tank Died at the end of a match in Soccer/Football? Weird.

2:01 pm, June 24, 2014 submitted by shiftyjamo [link] [5 comments] View

TNTomer's MODPack 9.1

2:01 pm, June 19, 2014 A selective compilation of a few popular mods that incorporate MeltyMaps Mathmod properly while retaining the benefits of Locastans HD minimap and map markers and WoW Style XVM. Instructions: Download [..] View

9.1 is live on NA!

2:01 am, June 18, 2014 Just logged in, 10:55am Eastern submitted by shiftyjamo [link] [10 comments] View

Lag while shifting from Normal Mode to Sniper Mode

2:01 pm, June 16, 2014 I was using Windows 7 64 bit. It got crashed and i had only Windows 7 32 bit OS CD with me. So i was forced to Install it.After that my world of tank game went too bad. I am getting too much lag while [..] View

E3 Stream Chat... this pretty much sums it up.

2:01 pm, June 11, 2014 submitted by shiftyjamo [link] [44 comments] View

Decided to give Historical Battles a try...

2:01 pm, June 9, 2014 submitted by shiftyjamo [link] [24 comments] View

MeltyMap's MathMod help

2:01 pm, June 1, 2014 So i have just re-installed the mod for this patch, was going vanilla, but got bored, and i cannot get in sniper mode, no matter what settings i change, as in i press shift/scroll in and nothing happe [..] View

On track to: purple stats - tips & tricks

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

Idea for a large-scale "Mass Effect"-themed mod...

2:01 am, May 30, 2014 This is a big one, so let me break this down. The idea for the mod here is to remake everything to be based on the Mass Effect franchise. The first part of this would be a music mod. Music from all [..] View

Spreadsheet for keeping track of the "On Track" events.

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

Question about transferring crews to next tank.

2:01 am, May 20, 2014 Hi. I'm relatively new to the game, and I just got back into it a couple of weeks ago after a LONG hiatus. I'm currently working towards the Object 430, and I am currently on the A-20 [..] View

Any shot removes HP

10:05 pm, May 4, 2014 Something has come to mind here recently. Maybe it's not the number of TD's in game play that's the problem. I started noticing that most of the matches in the T6 bracket consisted of a lot of tank de [..] 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

Server Change Option

2:01 pm, May 2, 2014 There should be an option where players can shift to server to server like I am playing NA server, next battle if I want to play in Europe or Asian server which is not possible now but in next patch i [..] View

Why not a traditional FPS-style RMB = Sniper Mode (i.e. who uses auto-aim)?

2:01 pm, May 1, 2014 I've remapped my mouse to allow RMB to switch me to sniper mode. Given my FPS history, it's a more natural arrangement (In no other game that I know does LSHIFT = zoom / sniper). My question (for s [..] View

Auto lock key binding also locks turret

10:05 am, April 28, 2014 We all know that if you hold down the right mouse button on the default settings, it locks the barrel in place. Cool. For those of us with really slow turret turning, very helpful. However if you'r [..] View

Simple mods

10:05 pm, April 27, 2014 There are some simple, yet beautiful mods out there, like the AutoEquip, two/three tier garage displays, and colored stats. I cannot tell you how many times I cursed as I demounted the binocs from on [..] View

Having to scroll in to zoom.

10:05 am, April 27, 2014 The last few days, I have had a problem with zooming in unless I scroll in. I can be looking directly at my intended target, yet when I hit SHIFT, it zooms in to x10 and forces my camera too look at t [..] View

9.x & Meta-game

10:05 pm, April 23, 2014 Ahoy folks, As recently as 8.11, the meta-game seemed largely focused around TDs + vision game (camo vs. spot). Now that 9.x has been released (for better or worse), we have all had a chance to kick t [..] View

TNTomer's MODPack

10:05 am, April 23, 2014 A selective compilation of a few popular mods that incorporate MeltyMaps Mathmod properly while retaining the benefits of Locastans HD minimap and map markers and WoW Style XVM. Instructions: Download [..] View

What would the "World Of Tanks" Metagame be like if...

10:05 am, April 23, 2014 The M4 Sherman carrying the 76mm M1A1 was considered the best tank in its tier? Not for the gun's 128mm average penetration on standard ammo, though; just for the tank's overall balance and versatilit [..] View

Want to win more? Realize you ****, badly

10:05 am, April 20, 2014 There are two reasons why people get mad at games. The first is lack of control. I am not talking about self control I am talking about the feeling of lack of player input being able to effect the ou [..] View

Track Progress for the On Track to the Waffle Event

10:05 am, April 15, 2014 In case you're planning on playing some German TD's to get a free Dicker Max, here's a simple spreadsheet that you can use to see if you're on track to make it. Just do [..] View

[Discussion] Tier X Light Tanks

2:01 am, April 15, 2014 How do you feel about tier X light tanks? Is it something that should or should not be introduced? Do mediums already fulfill that role, or do we need something more dedicated to scouting? Would you l [..] View

Which tier 9 gun to use in the T-54?

9:05 am, March 1, 2014 It seems to be a trade-off between better pen for the AP rounds vs. better aim time & accuracy. Edit: Words are hard. Also thanks, this confirms what I suspected. submitted by shiftyjamo [ [..] View

WoT Wiki coming soon hopefully.

9:05 am, February 25, 2014 submitted by shiftyjamo [link] [1 comment] View

Why does the aiming recticle attach to random objects?

9:05 am, February 23, 2014 Gentlemen, Why does the aiming recticle just bounce around and attach to any random object like rocks or trees? What is the "game" purpose of that? Also has anyone noticed that when you [..] View

Question for Unicums -- How much does playing with other highly skilled players affect your win rate?

9:05 am, February 20, 2014 When I come across two or three purple players platooned together it is usually either a very good sign or very bad sign, depending on which team they're on. A guy from [-G-] did an AMA yester [..] View

What happened to xvm's crew moving commands?

9:05 am, February 20, 2014 You used to be able to right-click on your crew and do things like "send entire crew to barracks" or "put own crew". I know that 8.11 added some of these in that ne [..] View

How to go into sniper mode with scroll wheel instead of shift?

9:05 am, February 18, 2014 I don't know what happened with 8.11, but now when I want to go into sniper mode I have to hit shift, I used to be able to scroll up/down out of it, and it's not letting me bind scroll [..] View

Usefulness of WN8 compared to other benchmarks in XVM config?

9:05 pm, February 17, 2014 I may get downvoted into oblivion for this, but I'm genuinely curious what people think about it. I set up an XVM config way back in the day that would tell me the Efficiency of each player an [..] View

looking for a clan for me and a friend

9:05 am, February 16, 2014 so about 3 weeks ago i joined my first clan, i have been playing this game for about a year have 3k+ battles in. I know my stats are complete ****. this clan i had joined was a clan committed to a gu [..] View

Mod configuration file location

9:05 pm, February 11, 2014 I run a multiple level garage and a couple other mods,(aslains? and Jimbo's). One of these makes the CAPS LOCK key bring the mini map up to center screen and really large. Sadly my sausage fin [..] View

WGLNA Season 3 Gold Medal Match - Start at 2:25:00 for the finals SIMP vs FNATIC

9:05 pm, February 10, 2014 submitted by shiftyjamo [link] [4 comments] View

Overhead & Sniper view, Tanks & SPGs

9:05 am, February 9, 2014 As experienced players know, one can use an 'Alternate View' in the game. SPGs have an Overhead View. Tanks & TDs have a Sniper View. However, SPGs/Arty can not use 'Sniper View' even by zo [..] 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

When To YOLO

9:05 am, February 3, 2014 I'm one of those guys that takes WoT too serious. I feel those who say "it's just a game" are notdoing it right. After all, how long will you keep doing something without winning B4 you give [..] View

Wiki won't be working anytime soon...

9:05 am, January 23, 2014 submitted by shiftyjamo [link] [17 comments] View

Giving away a code for the NA server

9:05 pm, January 21, 2014 I was watching the WGLNA stream this past weekend and I won one of their twitter contests so they sent me a code for some free stuff. Trouble is, I'd already won before and they've got [..] View

So I just got my hands on the T28. What can I expect from it?

9:05 pm, January 20, 2014 I know that it is a radical shift from the T25 AT (An awesome tank imo), so what are some tips for using this slow and stock monster? submitted by Gkenny [link] [14 comments] View

Need a Clan to Make Me NOT Hate Pubs

9:05 am, January 18, 2014 Hey there, community. I have a bit of an odd request, but hear me out. I'm looking for a good clan that is cool with an alright player who can hardly ever be on for Clan Wars times. Top tiers: [..] View

Jagdtiger - The German box tank that was never meant to be: A disappointing fate for the average joe.

9:05 am, January 9, 2014 Jagdtiger is one of those hated tanks. WG hates it so much, they nerfed it with the batch of German "balance changes". Is it still capable? Yes. Is it fun to play now? No. I rewrote [..] 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

Checking out the first WGLNA matches of the season... somebody get this guy a hat!

9:05 am, January 3, 2014 submitted by shiftyjamo [link] [4 comments] View

MM queue on day 2 of the IS-6 contest

9:05 am, December 18, 2013 submitted by shiftyjamo [link] [4 comments] View

Gun Laying Drive vs. Vertical Stabilizer

9:05 pm, December 12, 2013 When I started out playing at lower tiers I used Vents, Rammer, and Gun Laying Drive for just about any tank that I used to Brawl (VK3601H, KV-1S, etc). Now that I'm playing more tanks at high [..] View

A simple solution to fail platoons?

9:05 pm, December 11, 2013 WG could implement a simple warning when a platoon has mismatched the tiers of their tanks. It could work almost the same way as the warning you get if you accidentally try to enter a match without lo [..] View

Please WG, throw the IS-4 hull fix into 8.10.

9:05 am, December 7, 2013 For those who are wondering, the IS-4's hull is supposed to have 140mm at a 61 degree angle on the front, like the ST-1 that precedes it. The in game model however, was accidentally compressed down to [..] View

Starting to miss the 10 arty games......

9:05 pm, December 3, 2013 This isn't a rage. This isn't a rant. This post is simply an observation. I've noticed that since the great arty nerf of 8.6 there have been several shifts in the MM team make-up. The new norm seems [..] View

Cycles of Neglect

9:05 pm, November 29, 2013 I always find myself really enjoying one tank and playing it for a long time match after match. If I die before a match ends, I jump into another tank and it keeps going like this, playing one tank an [..] View

Communication with players

9:05 pm, November 27, 2013 Am I the only one who feels that the dev team are very far from the players? there seems to be very little communication fomr world of tanks team in a gaming industry that seems to be shifting towards [..] View

Team ***** during Complain caused incorrect report

9:05 pm, November 3, 2013 While reporting someone for team-killing (I know the servers catch this automatically, but I also tack on a report if I saw them stop and reload before finishing the TK because GET OFF MY TEAM), a tea [..] View

This game is sick, and maybe headed for ICU soon.

9:05 am, November 1, 2013 Disclaimer: Opinions below Call in the Doc! I've been playing for a long time now, I've seen how the game evolved into what it is today. I've experienced the meta games from th [..] View

Guide to Adequate Map Positioning (Cliff)

10:05 pm, October 21, 2013 I'll start with a standard disclaimer. I'm not a pro. There may be other spots to go to on maps that a great player can wring some benefit from. I'm just going for competence. If you go to a place I s [..] View

This game is just about as broken as it was 2 years ago

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 [..] View

free gold + wrong server = disappointment

10:05 am, October 4, 2013 Hi, Me and my father play world of tanks together every day and we went to the EB games expo. At the expo there was a world of tanks section and we  got 2 codes for free gold. 1,500 [..] View

Sniper Mode

10:05 pm, September 26, 2013 It took me weeks until I found out you could magnify the enemy by pressing the 'SHIFT' tab.  For some reason, the sniper mode does not magnify the enemy as it once did. & [..] View

Q&A with veider. Person, responsible for the balance in the game.

10:05 am, September 22, 2013 There was a RU-stream today with veider (~1hr30mins). Where questions regarding balance and future changes were answered. This is a transcript/translation from the Russian language. Expect lots of gra [..] View

Q&A with Veider, the person responsible for game balance

10:05 am, September 22, 2013 Copied/pasted from the reddit page. Made a few grammar and style corrections for easier reading. There was a RU-stream today with veider (~1hr30mins) where questions regarding balance and future cha [..] View

Highest Damage On Team; Blamed For Loss

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 ( [..] View

The Dynamic Nature of Game Balance.

6:41 am, September 18, 2013 Recently there has been lots of talk of game balance, and I mean more than ever since I started frequently lurking the forums. I, personally, have my own theory if you would like to indulge me with yo [..] View

Freeze and aim left/

10:05 am, September 14, 2013 On starting a battle zooming into sniper mode freezes the game and the reticle shifts to centered on the top left corner of the screen In settings there is no text on sniper mode settings. It then tak [..] View

MM proposal

10:05 am, September 12, 2013 Seems that more than half of forum goers (not at all a random sample of players of course) want skill based MM. Or something like that, they are loud in any case. Opponents to skill-based MM are vigor [..] View

Being nice sometimes works

10:05 am, September 4, 2013 I just had a random act of kindness, and gift kind of given to me by some public players I kind of just want to let others know. Okeano I know made a rather strongly worded forum topic once regarding [..] View

Lert bought a Tiger (H)!

10:05 pm, August 21, 2013 "Wait, what? Didn't you play the Tiger (H) a long time ago already?" Yes. Yes I did: I played through Tiger very early after the game went live and just raced through it without knowing [..] View

Is it just me or is there a huge influx of people who don't know how to play arty lately?

10:05 am, August 21, 2013 Everyone once and a while you will see an arty player who rushes in or acts like a normal tank, that's fine, but lately I have been seeing way more than usual, heck, in this match, there was an arty p [..] View

Help us set up a Reddit 24 hour Twitch.tv stream!

10:05 pm, August 16, 2013 This idea has been floated for some time now as a way to create exposure for our humble subreddit (as well as something for you goobers to watch). I would love to stream as part of this, but alas, I c [..] View

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