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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

Why arty cannot be removed

4:03 pm, October 18, 2014 To start off, I'm not saying arty makes me think rainbows and butterflies. Most of the time, arty is just that annoying brat, the one who hits you but you can't hit back. I don't even play arty. But, [..] View

New to scouting . I think i'm going to enjoy these tanks.

5:03 am, October 17, 2014 http://wotreplays.com/site/1247002#el_halluf-visveres-t37 Replay of me in my newly acquired T37 ( just 2nd gun and last radio ) having a blast on El Halluf . Got very lucky in retrospect if they were [..] View

Are Mastery "Ace Tanker" awards not meant to make any sense when you get one?

4:03 pm, October 9, 2014 I played a game in my Tier 5 M4 Sherman yesterday and I got a Mastery badge.  I was excited of course (its only my fifth one ever), but also very confused.  My WN8 score for the matc [..] 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

Upcoming 6th Sense change will destroy what's left of passive scouting.

5:03 am, October 8, 2014 - Storm confirms that the Sixth Sense rework (its transfer to the radioman, activated when radioman training hits 100 percent) will happen in medium future (SS: that usually means cca 6 months)- devel [..] View

done

4:03 pm, October 3, 2014 reasons why:   broken MM   soul-crushing grind to upgrade tanks      (cmon fer crying out loud - 70k xp needed to upgrade the chi-ha to the m5a1 s [..] View

What advantages are there to the south spawn on Mountain Pass?

5:03 am, October 3, 2014 Here's the map. We all know the north spawn has spotting bushes in E4 and can snipe across from E2/3, and can get in those positions well before anyone from the south can cross the H5/6 gap. This le [..] View

suggestion for historical battle

4:03 pm, October 2, 2014 so i have been thinking about historical battles for a while now, and an idea just pop out of my head what if you put small objective like capture the town area, or stop the enemy from reaching the to [..] View

Spotting damage! Your contribution is needed!

4:03 pm, September 29, 2014 Storm recently confirmed that Spotting Damage is ready to be included in the api but was "forgotten" at some point. All software engineers are like real busy doing Havok (soon). Alas, this l [..] 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

Spotting/damage due to assistance

5:03 am, September 27, 2014 So I just wrapped up a terrible match where I only got about 500 spotting damage in my Leopard and was comparing my spotting damage to the enemy scouts to see if I should copy their movements/location [..] 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

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

Acceptable Losses

5:03 am, September 23, 2014 So, I'm here to ask about what you guys (and girls) consider an acceptable *****. I got into a T9 encounter battle on lakeville in my T21. I did a quick spotting pass through the cap zone, then waited [..] 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

So much fun, but I have questions...

5:03 am, September 21, 2014 Staff Sergeant Finnegan shouted over the din of the engine to his driver. "Allingham! We're exposed on this road! There's a slope on the side, right next to the lake. Take us along there [..] View

What are good tier Xs that are good for being super aggressive?

5:03 am, September 19, 2014 I play really aggressively. Usually too aggressively. I have an e5, an M48, an E-75, and a KV-4 (and some scouts but I don't think light tanks are what I'm looking for). What are some lines that are g [..] View

HARDCORE mode (Think DayZ meets WoT!)

4:03 pm, September 18, 2014 I have been brainstorming about what is missing from my WoT experience.  Thought of the solution this morning while distracting myself by dreaming of TANKS during a 2 hour ruck march!&nbs [..] View

Pop quiz: How well do you know the camouflage / spotting system?

4:03 pm, September 15, 2014 The situation:     Two identical tanks, A and B. Both have 350m viewrange and 10% innate camo rating. They're 75m apart. There's a building in between them like in the image. Neithe [..] 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

The T20

4:03 pm, September 13, 2014 I just got this thing, and it is awesome! I'm new to this tank and want to ask reddit how to milk out its full potential. My best game so far was a loss but I dealt 3k damage and got 2k spotting damag [..] View

Shadow's Fury is recruiting!

4:03 pm, September 10, 2014 Looking for a clan to grow with and learn and improve with? Prefer to play with more mature teammates? SF might be the place for you.   Our requirements are simple: be 21+ and act mature as w [..] 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

Light Tank Challenge, Spotting.

4:03 pm, September 6, 2014 I think the spotting damage requirement is WAY too high. With the way WG has changed most maps, (less snipey) its very hard to spot. Period. There are very few maps currently with open, unobstructed a [..] View

On the "Shut up you're dead" - argument.

4:03 pm, September 4, 2014 "Shut up you're dead."   A sentence usually outed by the fiery red (both statistically and appearantly in anger level) pubbie.   Usually goes accompanied with '..., noob' o [..] View

how exactly does spotting damage work??

5:03 am, September 3, 2014 I figured it would be straight forward, spot enemy tank, ally tank shoots it = spotting damage. it doesn't seem to be the case though, I'm getting alot of games where I'm spotting tanks and still gett [..] View

How does the vision work?

4:03 pm, September 2, 2014 Hello Reddit, iam pretty new in WoT ( around 2k games) and i want to get this T7 light premium tank in this mission. Almost everything is easy to solve. Just one thing is confusing me. I dont know whe [..] View

Surprise mastery on the E 75 and some questions about it

2:01 am, August 30, 2014 So, I just got my E 75 two days ago and have struggled horribly with it. after like 40 games I have a 40% win rate, I did well with the Tiger1/2 of course it was once they weren't stock. Anywa [..] View

9.3: WG did the do.

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

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

Average experience instead of WN8 (Discussion)

2:01 am, August 21, 2014 As I have developing WoT Community Assistant for Android, I have noticed that a high average experience seems to run hand and hand with a decent to unicum player. But when you run more lights or tanks [..] View

How to Hellcat

2:01 pm, August 16, 2014 So last night, I finally got into my Hellcat. I've had it for over a week now, but I was waiting until I had elite'd my Wolverine before transferring the crew over, hence the delay. I& [..] View

ELC AMX owner, need a professional racer's input.

2:01 pm, August 16, 2014 Just bought my ELC yesterday.. tried grinding the AMX 40 3 times already and quit every single time.. now I had a premium account for 3 days and this x5 weekend(day) and said it's now or never [..] 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

Spotting Mechanics screwed up - again

2:01 am, August 13, 2014 So the mechanics was changed to no longer grant an advantage to TD's. Now, E100's can shoot TD's without the E100 being spotted. Huh? Fix one thing, break another... geez. View

Is this how camo is supposed to work?

2:01 am, August 6, 2014 Thought I had a replay, but must have not saved it soo... After numerous posts pointing out how I know everything, one of the "How does he not know this?" questions... Was on tundra in [..] View

War Gaming... please expose the assistance damage!

2:01 pm, August 5, 2014 Please expose this so the WN8 ratings can tell the whole story. Scouts & Mediums who help scout get screwed over by this. My 1k dmg + 2.5k spotting yields a mediocre at best WN8, but was vital [..] 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

So much team frustration.

2:01 pm, August 4, 2014 Team, after team, after team. I don't understand. How is the 'average' player this... bad? I really don't get it.... I don't. Surely they don't like los [..] View

Should I buy a Tier 8 Prem Tank? If I should, which one?

2:01 am, August 2, 2014 Please be gentle with me, 1st post ever. SInce there is a sale event, I just want to ask question regarding Tier 8 Premium tanks. 1. Should I buy a T8 Premium Tanks? I read from here and there tha [..] 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

What's the **** You Feel Worst About?

2:01 am, July 31, 2014 To get the ball rolling. This was back in the dark ages, when the T30 was still a terribad tier 10 heavy--and I had just unlocked it. I was on abbey rolling up on the road just south of the abbey it [..] View

The A-43 is everything I want in a medium

2:01 am, July 31, 2014 Basically speed. The 76 gun isn't terrible with the pen. I carry 15 spreme and 15 HE and dump the rest in AP and it seems to work well. Couple that with standard rammer, egld and coated optics and thi [..] View

Lorraine 40t - did I see it all?

2:01 pm, July 28, 2014 Ok, I just got the Lorraine 40t and di exactly 5 games in it. Now I must say I am not new to auto-loaders. My T54E1 has 59% winrate, my (mostly HEAT) T69 with 62% winrate. Game Number 1 Top tier of co [..] View

Map strat PSA : North America North Spawn Defense

2:01 pm, July 28, 2014 Right I'm sick of seeing this Stop sitting on this ridge when they can spot you: Reasons : 1. Because they can see you now, you dangus. 2. You aren't even remotely in any cover. 3. You c [..] View

What is one tip you can give me to make me a better player?

2:01 am, July 28, 2014 I'm at the 'I know the basics but Im still considered a noob' level, and I want to get better. I'm working on grinding the XP for a KV-1S, so I've learned about [..] 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

Idea to fix spotting and camo.

2:01 pm, July 26, 2014 What if bushes, lights and TDs got back their camo, but the camo skill was removed from crew members? One of my clan members was talking about camo the other day, and he said the idea that a crew c [..] View

WN8 doesn't account for damage upon spotting?!

2:01 am, July 26, 2014 So i just played a game where i vitally held off 5 enemy tanks and spotted them for others to shoot. I spotted 4500 damage and did 500. I saved the flank. spotted the crapout of them. And i'm accounte [..] View

Is WN8 for the Lowe broken?

2:01 am, July 25, 2014 I had back to back good games in my lowe, but one I did better in than the other, but WN8 says otherwise. This game, I lost, but did over 3500 damage, and got spotting damage. WN8 says over 4500 [..] View

WoT for the Xbox

2:01 am, July 23, 2014 So I just played a couple games on my cousins account on the Xbox version. I've only ever played the PC version and I'm an average player (~1000 wn8 in 5k battles, I understand the arm [..] View

Is using scouts as combat mediums good for WN8?

2:01 am, July 21, 2014 So I recently got myself a MT-25 (practically elite because I had elited the S-51 before) and looking at WN8 charts, the average damage is 300-400, and unicum level is 500-600. I've only playe [..] View

[FTR] New planned spotting changes.

2:01 pm, July 15, 2014 submitted by CaptMytre [link] [14 comments] 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

What can I do to improve my play?

2:01 am, July 14, 2014 Hi everyone, my name is Sengar. I play on the NA servers, if anyone wants to check out my account. I've been playing WoT off and on for about a year and a half now. I don't yet have a [..] View

Even on large tanks, camo CAN be made more effective than you'd think

2:01 am, July 13, 2014 When I first started reading about camo mechanics, I repeatedly read not to concern myself with camo on tanks that are very large or heavy tanks, because heavies wont benefit much from it, and dont ne [..] 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

View range buffs and spotting ability.

2:01 am, July 9, 2014 I've always wondered whether stacking optics, situation awareness, recon and binocs not only increases your view range, but also increases the chances of seeing enemies within your view range. [..] View

Scouting and wn8, any ideas?

2:01 pm, July 7, 2014 I'm averaging 700-1000 damage, maybe 2 kills per game in my Chaffee but as you can see in my sig my wn8 is in free fall. I get a lot of tier x matches which generates a lot of spotting damage but its [..] View

This game still lags...why?

2:01 am, July 7, 2014 I switched cities, changed ISPs, and have a connection three times the speed of my previous one, and the connection is better with no jitter. Yet, this game still lags, which makes the spotting system [..] View

What was the hardest Mastery Badge you have gotten?

2:01 am, July 5, 2014 Mine is the T-54, after ~230 battles it took a 6.7k dmg, 2k spotting dmg, and a Radley Walters Medal to get mine. submitted by NuclearHotdogsHD [link] [39 comments] View

I have 500k for Binocs. I have a T-15 nearly finished training crew for a Luchs. Where to put the Binocs?

2:01 pm, July 3, 2014 I'm training a Luchs crew in my T-15 and the last guy (Radio Op.) is nearly 100% career, the rest are 77% Camo'. I'll retrain them to Luchs soon but want a bit of Camo' on the Radio Op. first. Won't b [..] View

For once and for all to those that just have to comment on XVM%

2:01 pm, July 2, 2014 For those that feel the need to predict the outcome of matches based on XVM... Just don't. Just shut up. It is not constructive. It is only a reliable predictor of outcomes if the team self immo [..] View

Looking for a Unicorn Mentor

2:01 am, July 2, 2014 To start I was absolutely terrible my first 6 or 7k battles in world of tanks. I didn't start understanding how armor or spotting worked until I joined a clan and they taught me the basics. I have a l [..] View

Have wargaming just given up on punishing team damage now? Really?

2:01 pm, June 30, 2014 Can and will provide replay to anyone who wants. So I just had a quick game on Lakeville Encounter in my Chi-Nu, tier 6 game. I'm north spawn so i'm taking opportunistic shots from tha [..] 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 28 Proto. Slowly destroying my stats 1 game at a time.

2:01 pm, June 30, 2014 Is there a way to be more consistent with this tank? One game I've over 3k wn8, next game I'm lucky to get 800. Or is this tank just too slow to be consistent? I got rid of the camo net, and got [..] View

(For Beginners) More Good Passive Scouting Locations

2:01 pm, June 30, 2014 Ok guys, so since yesterday you seemed to like my guide to passive scoutingand I got a couple requests to show more good spotting locations I made this video, shows 3 new and the one from the video ye [..] View

IS-6 ace?

2:01 pm, June 29, 2014 Hey! Its me again: the guy from the "IS-6 help" post about a week ago. I enjoy this machins a lot, again thanks for making the choice for me! I just had a great game (4.1k dmg, 6.3k [..] View

Decision making time - Skills for Pz.2G/Luchs/Leopard German light tanks - Camo' to full blast or something else?

2:01 am, June 23, 2014 I bit the bullet last night and bought my first premium - a T-15 light tank - and I'm loving it! It dashes around the battlefield earning Silver and training FOUR crew at the same time! Wicked! I hop [..] View

WoT Debate Club: "unfair" MM is great for learning and skill development

2:01 am, June 21, 2014 I don't imagine that this will put much of a dent in the crying about MM, but I'd like to suggest another, rosier take on things for those willing to consider it: Fighting tanks two ti [..] View

Won't Load Into Battle

2:01 am, June 20, 2014 I can get to my garage, cycle through my tanks, do anything there, but i try to load into a game, the bar goes to 100%, then all i hear are game sounds and I am still at the loading screen. By game so [..] 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

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

Really enjoying my Object 416

2:01 pm, June 17, 2014 Game won't load, so I figured, what the heck, I'll start a thread. Everyone talked about the camo rating of the Object before I got it, about how amazing it was. I remember playing a game where I [..] View

Looks like Murovanka is getting better

2:01 am, June 17, 2014 Based on recent FTR news, it looks like Murovanka is going to be changed for the better. http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/06/16/straight-outta-supertest-murovanka-9-2-rework/ Basically the map is going to [..] View

How to tell if you are spotting?

2:01 am, June 16, 2014 I've recently delved into the world of scouting, and sometimes when a tank is lit up a hear a ding-ding sound. Sometimes not. Is there a way to tell if you are spotting something or it is some [..] 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

AF Vet looking for a fitting clan

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

Important, Important!

2:01 am, June 9, 2014 Well, somewhat important anyways. Is there a limit to the length of a Forum Post that you can make? If so, does anyone know what that limit is? Also, what is the maximum number of images that you may [..] View

Daily Random #1

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 [..] View

9.1 RNG/MM Testing

2:01 am, June 9, 2014 Link to RNG Testing Wikia (Outdated):http://official-rng-testing.wikia.com/wiki/Official_RNG_Testing_Wiki After much deliberation with WoT friends, past RNG Testers, and simple thought, I have deci [..] View

An attempt of a legitimate comparison between WarThunder and WoT

2:01 am, June 5, 2014 I want to love WoT like I used to, but after playing WarThunder for a couple of weeks I find it impossible to do so. I'll start this by giving some back ground on myself: I began as every othe [..] View

How do you successfully battle on Murovanka from the south spawn?

2:01 pm, June 4, 2014 North side has advantages on both west and east side of the map. On the east - north spawn is within spitting distance from the forest while the south spawn needs to expose itself to scouts if it want [..] View

Tier 8 premiums making less credits?

2:01 pm, June 3, 2014 So I took my IS6 out for a spin and i run a 10/20 ammo loadout. dealt 3000+ damage and had 5 kills with about 500 spotting damage and i only made 20k credits. I used to make a lot more than than and i [..] View

AMX 13 90

2:01 am, June 2, 2014 so i basically just unlocked the AMX 13 90, knowing that this is part of the Light line that you have no armour. soooo, What is the best stuff for this Light small Tonk? (modules, equipment, skills (a [..] View

Looking for suggestions for Skills/Perks for my VK 16.02 Leopard

2:01 am, June 2, 2014 Formerly one of my least favourite tanks (I even preferred the AMX 40 to it at one point), the Leopard has really grown on me in the last month or so, being both a fun tank to play and, statistically, [..] View

Making a Guide in Regards to Spotting Mechanics; need some Wingmen

2:01 am, June 2, 2014 Hey guys. I am currently working on the next installment for my"A Guide to"series, and I the immediate topic isSpotting Mechanics. This particular topic is very time consuming, and will requ [..] 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

Is this a decent Ace Tanker?

2:01 am, June 1, 2014 I just got my second Ace Tanker in the Lowe and I was wondering if you guys find this impressive or simply normal? (400 Spotting, 3,900 Dmg) Victory! Battle: Ruinberg on Fire Vehicle: Lwe Experience [..] View

I loled at my spotting

2:01 am, June 1, 2014 My best damage in spotting in a long time, Start of battle I went into my super sneaky bush and spotted for my team. Ending resulted in almost 9k spotting. Shame spotting dmg does not influence your w [..] 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

Assisting Mechanics Questions

2:01 am, May 25, 2014 5k battles in and I am embarrassed to ask.. How does spotting a tank and shooting the tracks off a tank relate to each other, as far as awarding xp? I have 2 scenarios: Player 1 spots a target, dealin [..] View

I finally understand spotting thanks to this post by Rocketbrainsurgeon

2:01 pm, May 24, 2014 submitted by armybratkp [link] [24 comments] View

Meet the Tankers of WOT

2:01 pm, May 24, 2014 Meet Mr.MiniMapOblivious: He's the driver that hangs around base looking for sniping spots the first 5 min of the game, usually finding none. And then when one flank falls and he would accidently be [..] 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

What should I be doing?

2:01 pm, May 21, 2014 So I am finishing up the 12T, and am still not quite sure what I should be doing in high tier matches. I had three T9/10 matches last night (no replays, sorry). In one, I got one-shotted by a 170mm AP [..] View

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