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[hd]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3RdSO_zkKk[/hd]
[hd]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6umfwXWxdc[/hd]
US server clan [URL="http://steamcommunity.com/groups/frogout"]steam group[/URL]
[B]Last update on February 27th[/B]
[B]The next update for World of Tanks – version 8.4 – is scheduled to arrive in March 2013.[/B]
[I]Update 8.4 is the next planned update for World of Tanks. The update is estimated to be deployed onto the EU server at the beginning of March 2013.
Main features:
New British tank destroyer branch
Changes and additions to the German and Soviet tech trees
Rework of four currently existing maps to meet the new rendering system standards
New tutorial
A great collection of small updates and fixes that will make the gaming experience even more enjoyable
New British tank destroyer branch consisting of 10 new vehicles for tiers II - X
Universal Carrier 2-pdr (Tier II)
Valentine AT (Tier III)
Alecto (Tier IV)
AT 2 (Tier V)
AT 8 (Tier VI)
Churchill Gun Carrier (Tier VI)
AT 7 (Tier VII)
AT 15 (Tier VIII)
Tortoise (Tier IX)
FV215b (183) (Tier X)
Changes and additions to German and Soviet tech trees
German tech tree changes:
Addition of the following vehicles: Light tank Pz.I, Light tank Pz.I Ausf.C, Light tank Pz.II Ausf G
PzKpfw II Luchs, VK 1602 Leopard and VK 2801 light tanks will be shifted respectively to tiers IV, V and VI
Soviet tech tree change:
Addition of the Premium SU-100Y tier VI tank destroyer.
Rework of 4 currently existing maps to meet the new rendering system standards
Steppes
Fisherman’s Bay
Ensk
Live Oaks
New tutorial featuring the following aspects of gameplay
Tank controls
Shooting mechanics
Basic combat tactics
A great collection of small updates and fixes that will make the gaming experience even more enjoyable
“Dragon Ridge” and “Serene Coast” maps have been withdrawn from random battles for improvements.
Some gaming and visual corrections have been made on the following maps: “Cliff”, “Prokhorovka”, “Abbey”.
Assault mode has been temporary removed from the following maps: “Malinovka” and “Westfield” for improvement.[/I]
[B][U]Community:[/U][/B]
[B]Mumble servers:[/B]
PRIMARY Corezy's World of Tanks Mumble:
IP: tx01.mumbleme.com
Port: 51026
BackupGLaDOSDan's Mumble Server:
IP: gladosdan.com
Port: 64738
[B][U]General information:[/U][/B]
Interested in playing a completely free-to-play tank MMO? There is no need to look any further, as World of Tanks has what you're looking for! If you have even the [I]slightest[/I] interest in tanks or even MMOs, we're sure this game will be a hit for you!]
[B]About the game:[/B]
World of Tanks is a team-based massively multiplayer online action game dedicated to armored warfare. Throw yourself into the epic tank battles of World War II with other steel cowboys all over the world. Your arsenal includes more than 150 armored vehicles from America, Germany, China, France and the Soviet Union, carefully detailed with historical accuracy glorious Russian bias!
A flexible system of authentic vehicle upgrade and development allows you to try any of the vehicles and weapons in the game. Whether you prefer to exhaust your foes with fast and maneuverable light tanks, make deep breaches in enemy lines with all-purpose medium tanks, use the force of giant tanks to eliminate opposing armored forces with heavy tanks, or become a heavy sniper with long-range howitzers (artillery), each type of tank has its own advantages and can be extremely effective when operated by a true tank ace.
But being a great tank commander alone isn't enough to win! In the World of Tanks, it’s all about teamwork. Victory is achieved by combining your combat skills with those of the other members of your team, each playing their own role on the battlefield (See thread title). Just add your favorite strategy to build your own iron empire and manifest the indisputable authority of the tank power!
More information: [URL]http://www.worldoftanks.com/about.html[/URL]
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[URL="http://www.worldoftanks.com/"][B]World of Tanks official website[/B][/URL]
[h2]Useful information sources[/h2]
[URL="http://wot-news.com/index.php/stat/calc/en/"][B]Player efficiency calculator[/B][/URL]
[I]Generally regarded as the most objective simple skill grading system (still only roughly informational though)[/I]
[URL="http://wot-news.com/stat/server/eu/norm/en"][B]Global statistics[/B][/URL]
[I]Global server statistics including traffic and performance data for individual players and vehicles[/I]
[URL="http://wiki.worldoftanks.eu"][B]World of Tanks Wikipedia[/B][/URL]
[I]Wikipedia containing big amount of assorted data not only concerning the game mechanics and vehicle specifications, but also a bit of their real world background.[/I]
[URL="http://wot-dossier.appspot.com"][B]Dossier cache export[/B][/URL]
[I]Lets you export statistics files from your computer which have some interesting stats about your battle performance. Which enemies you killed with which tanks, how much time you spent in the game (very painful to read for me), and so on.[/I]
[B][U]Media:[/U][/B]
[B]Screenshots:[/B]
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[B][U]Guides:[/U][/B]
[B]How to obtain an account:[/B]
Go to [url]game.worldoftanks.eu[/url] OR [url]game.worldoftanks.com[/url] depending on your region, and make an account there
Look below for the [I]Community[/I] tab on how to join the Facepunch community of World of Tanks!
[B]Downloading the game:[/B]
Download from the World of Tanks website!
[URL]http://worldoftanks.com/en/update[/URL]
[B]Tank trees[/B]
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[B]FP Players list (almost never updated and nearly always out of date):[/B]
From now on I will list both FP name and gamename
Format - "gamename" - "fpname" (<- means one name matching)
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the_killer23
DarkCybrid
Hastur73
Fenris
Jetfighter5
Azu_Nyaaan
Warfle
ShadowstepAU
Crash15
Zillamaster55
ShockbattMatt
Spawnmax32
Zhugex
TheBirdman
PyromanDan
Cataclysmic_47
wilhelm_screamer
Bombardierp
oakman26
Karbine
Goon165
BrokenCuckooClock
courage
kelmar6821
Desolategrunt
kamikaze470
tehzipfile
Drug_unit
benzimxrm
Omnipotent
DarkestLulz
Archival
mastfire
apache249
spacemarine257
Ruthenium
fishyfish
headbanger322
Uberdood
Smeetin
NSKEEA
Riesig
thedestroyerofall
Pie108
Why485
JizzusChrist
OutspokenGolf
ChloeBlackScythe
DoctorLongshaftMD
Zakhodit
TuddFudders
Firespray
Carnage222
Vesocia
Smartuy
Hamster_Azul
Vosk
GarrusV
Scout1
NuclearDwarf
gufu
TheLolrus
FlakAttack
Vannren
Bloodsh0t <-
NikolaT - [URL="http://www.facepunch.com/members/132473-mecaguy03"]mecaguy03[/URL]
Panzerfire - [URL="http://www.facepunch.com/members/441531-TaiwanesePrick"]TaiwanesePrick[/URL][/TD]
Steel_Ronin
spawnmax32
Necromancer34
[TD][B]EU[/B]
Rolliz
M1ll4n - [URL="http://www.facepunch.com/members/195018-Awesomecaek"]Awesomecaek[/URL]
sgtdoom
Orkel2
MornFuin
Crumpetss
Zenith777
Psycho5125
Bowser_nl
just4fun49
MendozaMan
Tempsgk
Bogex - [URL="http://www.facepunch.com/members/140102-joost1120"]joost1120[/URL]
Wiseman
Reav_
Runar2, bearer of demands
DarkestLulz
Yannickgd
SprelleNOR
Taggart
T3ST_SUBJ3CT
TheIcelandicOne
keyesop - [I]dagoth_ur[/I]
landkreuzer - [I]Angua[/I]
FemoMadness - Mr_Rickshaw
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[B] If you are not in the list or only got the game name on the list, PM me and I will add you.[/B]
Only tell me your IN-GAME name, not Facepunch name.
[B]Old threads:[/B]
[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=896374[/url] (This one just kinda died)
[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=966761[/url] (The first real thread)
[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=972501[/url] V2
[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=995396[/url] V3
[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1023770[/url] V4
[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1043928[/url] V5
[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1064365[/url] V6
[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1085816[/url] V7
[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1092876[/url] V8
[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1098701[/url] V9
[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1104861[/url] V10
[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1152074[/url] V11
[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1160308[/url] V12
[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1179507[/url] V13
[url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1198790[/url] V14
[quote]
Q: So if I understand your previous answer correctly, there is no bonus for damaging a higher-tier opponent.
However, many players (judging by the forums) have always been convinced that this bonus exists. Moreover, this belief was supported by several developer statements, including very recently in the thread concerning changes to the battle levels of the Type 59.
I would like to be completely certain that I understood you correctly - the view that damaging an enemy tank that is of a higher tier than yours results in more credits is incorrect. Thank you.
[B]A: For a while, we ourselves were convinced that the bonus exists.
Turns out, during the balancing of the in-game economy, the bonus was removed. It just slipped our minds.
So damaging a higher-tier tank does not earn more credits.[/B]
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Next up is 8.3 with Chinese tanks? I can hardly wait for new, original vehicles from a new country!
[editline]27th February 2013[/editline]
Oh, wait a moment...
World of Tanks - Sometimes we play
No chinese tech tree?
Guh, I've applied to the FP clan like, 3 times already.
In other news, I'm close to getting a KV-1S.
Soon
Lemming train idiot team!
Does the M3 Lee have a working turret yet? I was thinking of dipping my foot back into the game.
[QUOTE=Orkel;39733422][t]http://horobox.reager.org/u/Orkel_1357438016.png[/t][/QUOTE]
Heh. Nice OP.
no.
[QUOTE=BradB;39733792]Does the M3 Lee have a working turret yet? I was thinking of dipping my foot back into the game.
Heh. Nice OP.[/QUOTE]
No and isn't coming any time soon because it's very low on Wargaming's fucked up priorities list.
[QUOTE=BradB;39733792]Does the M3 Lee have a working turret yet? I was thinking of dipping my foot back into the game.
[/QUOTE]
no, but the matchmaking has been fixed up so it doesn't see tier 7s anymore and it's a lot easier grinding to the m4 and past that with credit gold now
[QUOTE=Viper104;39733568]Guh, I've applied to the FP clan like, 3 times already.
In other news, I'm close to getting a KV-1S.[/QUOTE]
NA or EU, The NA clan is full atm but will probabley have some re-organization due to recent changes.
Just continuing this from the other thread.
[quote]It'd be pretty funny if they included the Christie tanks in that line. It wouldn't make much sense to go from the M1932/M1935 to the T7, but it'd be a nice spot to place them.
I don't think the T185 would be enough to balance the T92 at T8 though, look at the existing lights up there (wz 132, AMX 13/90), they all have more firepower than that and probably similar speed. I don't think the high view range will be enough to balance it out either.
But then again, it doesn't seem like WG's priority is balancing lights, probably because they don't do much clan wars. Like the 59-16, it's pretty damn fun, but compared to the T-50-2 it's pretty much the same thing except slower and with less RoF.[/quote]
If they gave the T185 a similar rate of fire to the current T94 (given that the T92 did not have an autoloader), it would be borderline overpowered. In that situation it would have more penetration than the 131's 85mm and the AMX 13/90 (the 100mm has a far to low a dpm). If it had 18.18 RPM it would have a DPM 2727, just shy of the FV215b's, 2760. More realistically they would give it 16.5RPM for a DPM of 2475. Furthermore, while the AMX 13/90 does have more firepower in the way of an autoloader, it cannot fire on the move the way a tank building off the stats of the earlier chaffee could. To top it off, the T92 light, if given the top engine the chaffee currently has, would have a power to weight of 29.79hp/t. Give that thing nice soft stats, and you've got a tank that is coming close to giving the T-50-2 a run for its money.
[editline]27th February 2013[/editline]
Also, WN7.
(1240-1040/(MIN(TIER,6))^0.164)*FRAGS
+DAMAGE*530/(184*e^(0.24*TIER)+130)
+SPOT*125*MIN(TIER, 3)/3
+MIN(DEF,2.2)*100
+((185/(0.17+e^((WINRATE-35)*-0.134)))-500)*0.45
-[(5 - MIN(TIER,5))*125] / [1 + e^( ( TIER - (GAMESPLAYED/220)^(3/TIER) )*1.5 )]
What a day this has been.
First I get goomba stomped by my own teams t-50 because he fell of a bridge. (I had to pay him compensation of course)
Then I enter a match on Mines where I get two guys from my shitlist on my team, and they were truly a+ shitlords.
First one in a premium panther rushes the enemy and dies, (He had 11k games and 623 kills, super pro) the second one doesn't go to the hill in his panther II and I decided to check him as well once I died.
228 games in his panther II and he was using the god damn stub gun.
There was simply nothing I could do to save that match.
Siema PL!
[editline]27th February 2013[/editline]
Or, at least, siema new thread...
So I was bored and decided to search for some of my very old post back in the beta in the world of tanks forum using google, and I have to admit. I was pretty stupid back then.
Also I remembered I found the T44 useless, but now I'm getting back my T44 and there are buffs. New better gun from T54 and more ammo rack health + new MM so I guess it would be a much better experience in comparsio to beta.
[QUOTE=Ogopogo;39734362]
Also, WN7.
(1240-1040/(MIN(TIER,6))^0.164)*FRAGS
+DAMAGE*530/(184*e^(0.24*TIER)+130)
+SPOT*125*MIN(TIER, 3)/3
+MIN(DEF,2.2)*100
+((185/(0.17+e^((WINRATE-35)*-0.134)))-500)*0.45
-[(5 - MIN(TIER,5))*125] / [1 + e^( ( TIER - (GAMESPLAYED/220)^(3/TIER) )*1.5 )][/QUOTE]
As compared to WN6:
(1240-1040/(MIN(TIER,6))^0.164)*FRAGS
+DAMAGE*530/(184*e^(0.24*TIER)+130)
+SPOT*125
+MIN(DEF,2.2)*100
+((185/(0.17+e^((WINRATE-35)*-0.134)))-500)*0.45
+(6-MIN(TIER,6))*-60
The differences:
+SPOT*125*MIN(TIER, 3)/3 (new) vs +SPOT*125 (old)
MIN(TIER, 3)/3 - [B]If your average tier is below 3, your spot points are worth less.[/B]
-[(5 - MIN(TIER,5))*125] / [1 + e^( ( TIER - (GAMESPLAYED/220)^(3/TIER) )*1.5 )] (new)
+(6-MIN(TIER,6))*-60 (old)
That's a little hard to understand, so here it is in image format.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/0JPD54T.png[/img]
Old: You lose 60 points for each tier below 6.
New: You lose 125/x points for each tier below 5, where x decreases with the amount of battles you have, but also increases with your average tier. In other words, [B]you don't get punished for playing low tiers if you don't have as many battles.[/B]
[U]If your average tier is above 6, you shouldn't be affected by the change from WN6 to WN7.[/U]
Is it good to have a high average tier now? I thought it was the opposite and that if you had more damage a lower tier it counted for more.
How hard is it for somebody who has never played World Of Tanks before to get into the game? I'm kind of interested but I'm worried that I'd have to spend money to actually be able to play against other players, since the game has been out for nearly 2 years.
[QUOTE=Why485;39734836]Is it good to have a high average tier now? I thought it was the opposite and that if you had more damage a lower tier it counted for more.[/QUOTE]
The average tier thing is to prevent statpadding in low tier tanks.
In addition to spotting being worth less, this part decreases the value of kills if you are below tier 6:
(1240-1040/(MIN(TIER,6))^0.164)*FRAGS
But damage is also worth more at lower tiers:
+DAMAGE*530/(184*[I]e^(0.24*TIER)[/I]+130)
[QUOTE=laserguided;39734838]How hard is it for somebody who has never played World Of Tanks before to get into the game? I'm kind of interested but I'm worried that I'd have to spend money to actually be able to play against other players, since the game has been out for nearly 2 years.[/QUOTE]
You won't need to pay for anything, really. Premium and 'free' XP is just a commodity that helps you get to higher levels faster, and doesn't really change your skill.
And APCR/HEAT rounds that were originally Gold-Only can be bought with credits (in-game currency).
You'll get the hang of it quite fast. Try Russian and American trees first, British and Chinese if you like a challenge, French if you're hardcore and German if your a masochist.
[QUOTE=C0MMUNIZT;39734138]NA or EU, The NA clan is full atm but will probabley have some re-organization due to recent changes.[/QUOTE]
NA
[QUOTE=laserguided;39734838]How hard is it for somebody who has never played World Of Tanks before to get into the game? I'm kind of interested but I'm worried that I'd have to spend money to actually be able to play against other players, since the game has been out for nearly 2 years.[/QUOTE]
Nah man, you don't have to spend any money
[sub][sub]but you will[/sub][/sub]
[editline].[/editline]
In seriousness you can do everything you need to do without spending money, all real life currency adds in this game is the ability to earn slightly more ingame creds, or buy premium tanks that are worse than the rest of the tanks they are tiered with. I started around christmas and have only spent £25
I did get a fat voucher for gold from my GFX card though, so I p. would have spent more, AND I got gifted a tank.
yeah, no pay2win here
[QUOTE=laserguided;39734838]How hard is it for somebody who has never played World Of Tanks before to get into the game? I'm kind of interested but I'm worried that I'd have to spend money to actually be able to play against other players, since the game has been out for nearly 2 years.[/QUOTE]
Turn back while you still can.
[QUOTE=acidcj;39734862]The average tier thing is to prevent statpadding in low tier tanks.
In addition to spotting being worth less, this part decreases the value of kills if you are below tier 6:
(1240-1040/(MIN(TIER,6))^0.164)*FRAGS
But damage is also worth more at lower tiers:
+DAMAGE*530/(184*[I]e^(0.24*TIER)[/I]+130)[/QUOTE]
So then I guess the "ideal" average tier is 6 then? I'm currently sitting at 5.95 so it might not even make much of a difference, but I suppose that means I need to play more higher tier games.
god orkel get your title together
[QUOTE=Crumpet;39734905]Nah man, you don't have to spend any money
[sub][sub]but you will[/sub][/sub][/QUOTE]
I've spent a little money in this game
[sub][sub][sub]over $100[/sub][/sub][/sub]
[QUOTE=laserguided;39734838]How hard is it for somebody who has never played World Of Tanks before to get into the game? I'm kind of interested but I'm worried that I'd have to spend money to actually be able to play against other players, since the game has been out for nearly 2 years.[/QUOTE]
Not hard at all. The only punishment for being new is lack of experience. The game has a pretty good F2P model so it really isn't pay2win. So as long as you get a bit of help getting started and play smart, you'll be fine. Be warned though, the game has a lot of bullshit and soon enough you'll be raging about tanks like the rest of us.
Also, why exactly did a bunch of threads get locked? And can I suggest World of Tanks - u WoT m8? or World of Tanks - "Sir, do you have any idea how much fun you were having?"
[QUOTE=JETFIGHTER5;39734962]Not hard at all. The only punishment for being new is lack of experience. The game has a pretty good F2P model so it really isn't pay2win. So as long as you get a bit of help getting started and play smart, you'll be fine. Be warned though, the game has a lot of bullshit and soon enough you'll be raging about tanks like the rest of us.
Also, why exactly did a bunch of threads get locked? And can I suggest World of Tanks - u WoT m8? or World of Tanks - "Sir, do you have any idea how much fun you were having?"[/QUOTE]
because max post count was lowered
[QUOTE=Why485;39734937]So then I guess the "ideal" average tier is 6 then. I'm currently sitting at 5.95 so it might not even make much of a difference, but I suppose that means I need to play more higher tier games.[/QUOTE]
The WN formulas are designed so that, theoretically, two players at the same skill level should have the same WN score, regardless of average tier (as long as the average tier is above 6, but it should still be somewhat accurate below 6)
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