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Why not split teams based on skill instead?

4:03 pm, October 17, 2014 First off I'd like to say that I'm not saying this would work, I'm asking if it could, and if not why? I'm also not saying that the current system is broken or bad, I just had this opinion on how it m [..] View

Leo On Track: Guide+Replays

4:03 pm, October 15, 2014 Preface: My stats in the leo, http://i.imgur.com/JyNeD1L.jpg A wonderful (very generous) benefactor on reddit is gifting me a fury e8 if I do a leo 1 guide as well as guide him a bit in game, so here [..] View

T28 Concept Tank

5:03 am, October 10, 2014 Info taken from FTR http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/10/09/straight-outta-supertest-t28-concept/   Because I love making comparisons I will be comparing the stats of the T28 Concept to the other [..] View

Playing in a good tank but having bad luck with it?

5:03 am, October 3, 2014 Hey Reddit, I was just wondering...are there any good tanks that you play but you have an okay record with it, or bad luck? I'm trying to grind with my T25 AT and I've just had the worst luck with it. [..] View

My ideas on the implementation of Skill-Based Matchmaking (SBMM)

5:03 am, October 3, 2014 There are numerous arguments against implementing SBMM in random matches; my biggest is that there wouldn't be much variety in battles. The way the devs are considering implementing it ("tiers&qu [..] View

How to improve: Know your tanks and maps. (Not a basic guide)

5:03 am, September 25, 2014 Let's face it. Most of the people on this forum are not bad. They know the mechanics. They know all the weak spots. Map positioning. Spotting. Crew layouts. And all the other stuff. Those threads help [..] View

Not improving. Time to uninstall?

5:03 am, September 25, 2014 I have been playing this game for quite awhile now. Like most people my first several thousand battles were played in ignorance of game mechanics and strategy.    But I found myself [..] View

Grinding under-powered tank lines, should I just give ?

4:03 pm, September 24, 2014 I have left the comfort of my gaming pc for the week, and being the OCD WoT player that I am, I decided to lurk the forums and /r/WorldofTanks for the past few days, reading both current and older pos [..] View

Why is crew skill level so ridiculously important for camo?

5:03 am, September 23, 2014 Experiment: Take a 100% crew (without camouflage training), and a 50% crew, and play the same tank using as much camo cover as possible. The difference is astrofuckingnomical. Like, I never, ever expe [..] View

Expected damage per tank - WN8 query

5:03 am, September 22, 2014 So I keep hearing and have looked up the expected damage tables for WN8, but don't quite understand how that equates to a WN8 rating. If you nail bang on the expected damage in a tank what WN8 is that [..] View

Is spotting damage a factor in MOE for light tanks? Also looking for pictures of the MOE for each country.

5:03 am, September 22, 2014 Working towards getting a MOE on my elc, at least hopefully, and I was wondering if spotting damage is also counted towards it, or if it is direct damage only.   I was also wondering if someo [..] View

Some thoughts on experience and credits receive from potential damage.

4:03 pm, September 15, 2014 Now a lot of people worry that if WG starts giving out exp and credits for the potential damage, a lot of players will driving a heavy right into open, angle it at 45 degrees and wait to die right in [..] View

Is the type 61 just an inferior centurion 7/1?

5:03 am, September 15, 2014 I honestly cannot figure out why someone would choose to play a type 61 over a centurion 7/1. The centurion has a better gun and better armor all around, and less speed and mobility than the type 61. [..] View

Win8 stats and such

4:03 pm, September 14, 2014 Who is it that actually codes the win* stat aggregator anyway?   For the next iterration they need to change things up to better reflect how players are now rather than how they've been throu [..] 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

Question about WN8 tank standars

4:03 pm, September 11, 2014 So every tank has an expected damage value, that damage is equivalent to what WN8 rating? I know there are other factors involved in the ecuation besides damage but roughly what would be your &nbs [..] View

Last night, I found a Type 59 in my garage.... o.0

4:03 pm, September 9, 2014 So reddit, let me share a story with you, in hopes that it'll help me to realize what happened, but also to share the joy and excitement with you. Back when I started playing Tanks in 2011 I have been [..] View

Got My 1st Tier 10 Medium

5:03 am, September 8, 2014 Hello again, Well after getting many of the tier 10 heavies and a TD, I finally decided that make the push toward my 1st tier 10 medium. And judging the 9.3 patch notes, I got it at just the [..] View

New American lights... too OP?

4:03 pm, September 6, 2014 Im mostly talking about the top tiers: M41 Walker Bulldog and the T49. The M41 seems fine, but damn! 10 shells in the autoloader. This thing can clip nearly all tier 8 tanks. If we reduce the shells t [..] View

Some thoughts on in-game Camo schemes

5:03 am, September 5, 2014 While it isn't their #1 priority right now, I feel like the options for in-game camo could use some work. I know some guys don't really care about how it actually looks, but I originally came to the g [..] View

How to make money with consumables?

5:03 am, September 2, 2014 I always read that when there is a sale on consumables people rush to buy them en masse. Is this just to save money through not having to purchase them in the future? Or do people sell them when the s [..] View

Low tiers are extremely difficult for new players.

2:01 am, August 31, 2014 So today me and my friend, who is new to World of Tanks were playing, and he just got his T-46. So we platoon up and we find a game like this. http://imgur.com/1KsCrof . Now I must ask, what is the po [..] View

I'm buying a new computer and have some questions

2:01 pm, August 27, 2014 For the more tech savvy tankers, I always hear about WoT not being optimized very well. What does this mean? Will a standard gaming rig potentially not be as effective? Since it doesn't sup [..] View

Fallen trees give you cammo factor?

2:01 pm, August 20, 2014 or they are only a visual effect? submitted by Dinepada [link] [7 comments] View

Question regarding crew transferring.

2:01 pm, August 10, 2014 As you probably already know, when you re-train a crew member for another tank, they lose a lot of experience. What I wanna know is, what are all the factors that dictate how much experience they lose [..] 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

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

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

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

WoT Clan Wars Guide

2:01 am, July 30, 2014 Ding ding. Round 2 motherfuckers. I'm back with another wall of text to prove that I really don't have a life. WORLD OF TANKS: CLAN WARS "Man this **** just sounds scary&q [..] View

Why arty is permanently broken

2:01 am, July 29, 2014 No other class has been repeatedly nerfed as much as arty, though no class is nearly as broken as arty. Arty has no place in pubs, it only fits into CW to break up turtle strats, it has no where else [..] View

Spawn & "Move-out"

2:01 pm, July 27, 2014 I've noticed at times, when we get ready to pull out. I may be sitting out tto the side alone.Not an arty..I generally, but not always ( I know what's waiting out there}take off in the direction I'm p [..] View

Zebra Mission: Pershing Pt 3

2:01 pm, July 26, 2014 I will finish the current series on the timelines of the production and fielding of T26 General Pershing with Ordnance's view of the background to the Zebra Mission, the in-theatre combat testing of [..] View

Something I noticed

2:01 pm, July 23, 2014 FYI: this is just a random though based on about 10-15 matchesthat I took time to observe due tohaving plenty of time to check things out after being 1 shot in my tier 6s while facing massed tier 8s. [..] View

Hellcat nerfing issue. [READ]

2:01 am, July 20, 2014 Lately, some buggers have raised the issue about nerfing the Hellcat. They have likely never played it before, are not good at using it, and/or do not have fun playing it. Since constantly nerfing one [..] View

I did a bad thing...I apologize.

2:01 am, July 17, 2014 I bought back my Lorraine 40T. I had rage sold it before after about 25 games before the last patch. The bad thing I did though was go on a hundred or so game grind yesterday. WR was not a factor, I j [..] 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

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

Programmers, R&D and other positions of influence

2:01 pm, July 12, 2014 Some may take what I am going to say as a rambling rant, but don't be fooled by fools. This will be a wall of text, and if you honestly have care for the product you sell, you will want to read to the [..] View

Never knew... damaged block by armor doesn't count 0 dmg spaced armor hits!

2:01 pm, July 7, 2014 All this time, never knew the stats don't factor in space armor tanking... was just on a game on my Lowe to farm creds, had about 10 rounds into my gun shield, all pen for 0 dmg, from 120mm and 122mm [..] View

Sloped Armour In Game Effectiveness?

2:01 pm, July 5, 2014 First I want to say that I am not trying to doubt or discuss the effectiveness of sloped armour in real life. After all, the math says it all, it is very effective. I was wondering though how much is [..] View

FCM 50t vs JT88

2:01 am, July 5, 2014 I am stuck between buying these two tanks. I am leaning toward the FCM. FCM I would get for the fun factor and I just started going down the french heavy line (ARL 44) so I could also use it as a crew [..] View

Object 261, Bat Chat 58, or M53/55

2:01 am, July 4, 2014 I'm trying to decide on an artillery piece... I'm not a particularly experienced or dedicated arty player so if someone with more experience with these tanks could give their input, I& [..] View

Changing out the gun, pre-battle

2:01 am, July 3, 2014 Not knowing in advance what map,spawn, or opposing armor you will be facing is, IMO,acceptable, but why not let us change out our gun once we know? Unless WoT has revised the battle mechanics, the [..] 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

Just got 1-star on Hellcat... after 35 battles?

2:01 pm, June 27, 2014 The "stars and stripes" (and tomahawks) mechanics still elude me. It was said that you need "between 50 to 100 battles" but time may be a factor too. It has been ex [..] View

A New Clan Emerges From The Depths Of Pubs! - AUR

2:01 am, June 21, 2014 [AUR] - Nice Gold ~I saved a bunch of credits on my tank insurance by switching to [AUR].~ ~ The Exquisite Clan [AUR] Is Rec [..] View

A New Clan Appears - AUR Recruitment

2:01 pm, June 20, 2014 [AUR] - Nice Gold ~I saved a bunch of credits on my tank insurance by switching to [AUR].~ ~ The Exquisite Clan [AUR] Is Rec [..] View

Initial perceptions of 9.1

2:01 am, June 18, 2014 I was very satisfied with gameplay, of the few matches I played in. It was very smooth, at least for me, lag, and ping were at a minimum so there were no issues there either. FPS, for my low end compu [..] View

WN8 - spotting dmg, scouting and assist.

2:01 pm, June 15, 2014 Hi, I was wondering now, these 3 stats are available for viewing are they factored into wn8. I played scouts for a long time before these stats were viewable. I have a very average WN8. Could you boos [..] 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

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

One tier 8 premium or 2 tier 7 premiums?

2:01 am, June 2, 2014 Hey guys, Got a lot of gold from a past tournament and am always low on credits, meaning I finally want to take the plunge and buy my first premium tank. I know the JT 8.8 is known for credit pumping, [..] View

To WG Customer Service

2:01 am, May 27, 2014 I've been playing WoT for a long time (17K battles over 3 years), putting in lots of time and money in this great game. Recently I reached a 99% skill (3rd skill) with 7 battles to go on one of my T10 [..] View

Review of T8 TDs

2:01 am, May 26, 2014 I want to talk about my experiences with the T8 TDs I've played so far. T28P JPII RHM SU-101 AMX 48 Let me start with my favorites. The JPII is my all time favorite TD with the RHM being secon [..] View

German Mid-Tier Tanks

2:01 am, May 23, 2014 Currently feel so far behind the curve. Prime example of Storm saying they want people to free XP them? The VK series (excluding the 3601) have the choice of the long 75 (one of the best German tank [..] View

Pz.Sfl. IVc (A.K.A. Flak Bus) suggestion

2:01 pm, May 18, 2014 I would like to suggest a new feature for the Pz.Sfl. IVc. In real life, this vehicle was just a way of moving 8.8 CM flak cannons around, and when they reached their destination, they would deploy li [..] View

Got my first Radley-Walters, my opinion on the TOGII*

2:01 am, May 17, 2014 Last night I got my first Radley-Walters medal ever, and a crucial contribution with my friend Tactics. I did get my last **** on a fail platoon T57, so I mean that may take something away from the co [..] View

Heavily armored Brit TD's(AT-2, AT-8, AT-7) arent designed for base camping!

2:01 am, May 17, 2014 Lately, I'd say at least 1 out of every 8 battles my team has included one or more of the British TD's, either the AT-2, AT-8, AT-7, and the owners of these TD's keep deciding to camp out within 100m [..] View

Yet another Nooby Stats Question....

2:01 pm, May 16, 2014 So now that I'm actually trying to keep track of things I have a question on the workings of WOTLab. At some point do the percentages get adjusted by the introduction of other factors in the algori [..] View

Indy's Path Grind Guide to the Chinese Line

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 [..] View

Losing streak prevention

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

Is anyone else getting nonstop steamrolls?

2:01 pm, May 8, 2014 I've been noticing since the patch that about 75% of the games I get now result in a 12-0 loss/win or worse. Unfortunately for me the majority of them are losses so since the patch I'v [..] View

Reasons why I have decided to quit playing WOT

10:05 am, May 5, 2014 For too long now I have delayed this decision because World Of Tanks is a genuinely fun game so naturally I got over my frustration.At Least then, now I have been getting a cycle of fun and stress wit [..] View

Good Old Classics

10:05 am, May 3, 2014 Hello again, Well now that I am back into playing WoT on a irregular basis, I figured that I would dust off a few classic tanks from a few months back. I took my crew out of my Jagdpanzer E-100, sear [..] View

I have been thinking and want a heavily armored tank destroyer so can you tell me about AT 15A and JTig 8,8.

2:01 am, May 2, 2014 First of all yes I do have British tds and German from the Wtf-100 line so the Brits have some armor but the Germans don't. I already have E-25 but still would be nice to have some German armo [..] View

On the right track? (Long)

2:01 pm, April 30, 2014 Hello everyone, I am currently working on going from Tier 4 to Tier 5, grinding XP on my DW 2 to unlock the VK 30.01 H, and I'm wondering if I'm a little worried that I might be on the wrong track. [..] View

Gun (Ammo) Range

2:01 am, April 30, 2014 I have noticed that at times I shoot dead center at someone, and the shot is on target,but don't hit the tank being lit up by a team mate (beyond my view range) Using experimentation, I discovered th [..] View

Tips about using XVM: Common Courtesy

10:05 pm, April 29, 2014 Hello there. First, neg me. Then read. Statement For Those Who Will SkipThe Entire Skizzle XVM is like the weatherman in that it bases predictions off ofdata that does not account for all possible [..] 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

Have you experienced a tank that is effective when stock?

2:01 pm, April 24, 2014 Premium and Tier X tanks don't count. We're looking at what tanks during the grind can contribute right away, right out of the factory. submitted by WippitGuud [link] [19 comments] View

Canadian Tank Line

2:01 pm, April 24, 2014 Like title says, we need a Canadian Line! Canada has Tanks, Had tanks in WW II ! We got almost all the same tanks as the Japanese and Chinese and the French almost too. Canada had the Sherman, Cana [..] 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

How to Interpret Statistics

10:05 pm, April 23, 2014 Okay. So most of you are just getting started in WOT. Some of you are just starting to notice your statistics. Some of you have known about em for a while, but you're not sure what all these numbers r [..] View

GLD vs Stabilizers for American Heavies

10:05 pm, April 21, 2014 I've been a longtime russian and french heavy tank player, to go with a friend's IS-6 I bought the T34 heavy and almost instantly began the grind to the T-29. I've noticed that [..] View

Aiming tips

10:05 pm, April 19, 2014 Are there specific tanks, a specific range, or any other factors that make it so you dint have to completely zero in before pulling the trigger? I notice a lot of unicum streamers just find a target a [..] View

So...I'm getting frustrated.

10:05 pm, April 16, 2014 So I've been playing since June '11, and have been almost exclusively a solo pubbie type. Recently I've joined a clan, but it's just a couple of local friends, so not a [..] View

Let's have a talk about XVM's "Chance to win:" percentage.

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 [..] View

Is it time we look at the +-25% RNG effect on penetration?

9:05 am, February 27, 2014 The shooting mechanics game is affect by the RNG in three aspects: Accuracy, Penetration, and Damage. I think damage RNG is another topic to discuss, but I do believe penetration RNG should be look [..] View

Would make a nice tier 8 premium

9:05 am, February 22, 2014 In order to perform factory trials of the S-70 gun and the loading mechanism, LKZ was scheduled to provide NIIAV MV with a production IS-2, equipped with an IS-7 turret, with the 130 mm gun and loadi [..] View

List of early tanks of WWII, including some that could be possible candidates for a European tech tree.

9:05 pm, February 21, 2014 submitted by jobrien458 [link] [4 comments] View

Help...Very Discouraging first day at this...

9:05 am, February 18, 2014 Hello everyone...I have been watching so many videos from people like jingles and quickybaby for a full week now and doing a lot of reading for the same period in preparation for my first day playing [..] View

I can't get SU-122-54 to work

9:05 pm, February 16, 2014 So I recently got the SU-122-54, and I cannot get it to work -- at all. It have the same characteristics of a glass cannon, except the cannon part, more like straw. Every single tank can pen its & [..] View

New team damage/TK system

9:05 pm, February 13, 2014 They have this in their Now Live info but not the patch notes, funny. Anyway, cut and paste and format magic. General provisions: The team damage and team **** control system has become slightly mor [..] View

Arty and how they earn Exp

9:05 am, February 11, 2014 Ok guys.... So I had a round with my GW Tiger that was just killer. I made great coin but got hosed on exp. So I sent in the video and 3 picks of the post game summery. In my ticket I explained that [..] View

For future owners of the Bat-Chat 25t...

9:05 pm, February 10, 2014 I love this tank Over the weekend I descended on the opinion the the best training tool for said beast is the T49... Wait what? They both have: Fantastic speed Very little durability Great DP [..] View

The upcoming TD Nerfs

9:05 am, February 10, 2014 So is everybody looking forward to upcoming TD nerfs? Im looking forward to unlocking the new King of the hill TD the E-100 :D Now that all the 850 dmg guns are getting nerfed to 750 the E-100 is basi [..] View

DPM & TTK Formula

9:05 pm, February 8, 2014 This is essentially just a repost of my comment here, but I felt it deserved a wider audience. I see a lot of people multiplying a tank's damage per shell by its fire rate to obtain its DPM. Unfort [..] View

I am at my limit with this game

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 [..] View

So had to switch to HE on my Pz Sfl V 128mm

9:05 pm, February 5, 2014 Not sure what the deal is but the [edited]thing will bounce off T71s and other paper tanks at least 1/3rd of the time Anyone else disappointed in this things uncanny bounce factor? View

Which WoT Streamers do you really enjoy and why?

9:05 pm, February 4, 2014 I watch a variety of different streams and for different reasons. A lot of who I watch depends on the time of day that I am watching. The streamers I watch are: Hardest: I don't learn a lot fr [..] View

Help and Improvement

9:05 pm, February 3, 2014 Hey guys I have a couple of things i want to share, but first i am going to talk about what i do. I have been playing World of Tanks for about 8 months, and about two months in i decided to start stre [..] View

Text is too small and/or dark in post battle screen

9:05 am, February 2, 2014 How do I change the color/size of text in the post battle screen. I cannot read or even see some of the smaller text captions. I cannot read how many points I have accumulated on the left side. It s [..] View

Exhibition in small city in Poland.

9:05 pm, January 30, 2014 Hello there WoT reddit community ! I see many imgur albums with exhibitions with tanks around here constantly. So i would like to share you with one near my city ( 10km ). It's Museum of & [..] View

Engine Idea

9:05 am, January 30, 2014 Wouldn't it be a good idea if you could turn your engine off and your camo factor would go up say 15% The only downside to this is the fact you would have to turn it on again and until you do you wou [..] View

Improvement and Help

9:05 am, January 27, 2014 Hey guys I have a couple of things i want to share, but first i am going to talk about what i do. I have been playing World of Tanks for about 8 months, and abouttwo months in i decided to start strea [..] View

Should I play WoT?

9:05 am, January 26, 2014 Hello everyone! After stumbling upon WoT through a certain youtuber's videos (not sure if I can use his youtube name here), I became interested in the game and wanted to join. However, before [..] View

Where the hell is Japan's subforums?

9:05 am, January 23, 2014 Just went on the World of Tanks forum and there doesn't seem to be a japanese subforum. Man I need to figure out what skills/perks I should train. Y u do dis wargaming submitted by TheNonFac [..] View

Rework the KV 220 to its Historical Factory Order

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 [..] View

Help with Camo info and some math

9:05 pm, January 21, 2014 Hello tankers and this is somewhat directed to the math gurus of the game. I've been looking to figure out some camo calculations to improve my understanding of spotting. The problem I&#39 [..] View

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