World of Tanks

[BigFatCat]

That means I'll pay 2,000 every 3 games!

[Fazer Erazer]

Bugger, could have got a Tiger, Slugger and M4 for the price it cost for the Tiger on it's own

[RizZy]

If you have a good weekend with the doubled cash you should be able to get em, just need to figure out where to keep em.

[RizZy]

On the off chance there's more people still playing this than just me -

Winter always comes when you least expect it. Cold winds bring over heavy grey clouds stealing the sun and day light. And man, it is cold! Even the hottest blooded tankers get chills, gasoline cools down to a point of condensation, engine oil becomes viscid, tracks are blocked with ice, and a gun barrel grows an icicle.

Staying put and idle in this situation will lead to a certain death. Not only will you risk getting shot by a stray shell, but, most definitely, you will turn into a snow clad tank hill. The only way out is to move fast and move at all times.

No surprises that some of the major WWII action happened in freezing cold conditions: the Winter War between Finland and USSR, the Battle of Stalingrad, and the Battle of Bulge.

Rally your troops for we declare the start of the Operation Winter Assault Special. No staying behind defense lines, no hiding in ditches â€" charging forward is the only goal.

Starting at 5:30 UTC on Sunday, 4 December and until 5:00 UTC on Monday, 12 December, stock on gear and ammo for superior fire power:

Up to 58% discount on gold rounds;
60% discount on gold consumables (new price during the special - 20 gоld);
50% discount on equipment;
50% discount on garage slots purchase.
Defrost your tanks and get ready for action!

December promises to be a hot month for promos and discounts. Follow our news reel to be on the top of your game.

[RizZy]

Version 7.0 is on the way, goto - http://worldoftanks.eu/news/701-v-70-release-plan/ for the full details.

[[BIG] Ranger]

It'scheating if you ask me.

If someone replaced their Counter-Strike models with neon-yellow ones so they were easier to spot, you'd consider it cheating and I don't see any difference with what you're doing.

Hardly - in my opinion - the overlays do not make the tanks any easier to spot than they are (due to the passive base colours they use and the contrast of these base colours against the map environments that exist). All the WoT stick out like sore thumbs anyway and most importantly the overlay does not effect the camoflague module OR the distance a tank can or cannot be seen (if the enemy is camo'd well you still can't see him overlay or not).

So to recap - the overlay DOES NOT:

> Allow you to see a tank that you would not otherwise be able to see
> Does not affect the camoflague module ability
> Increase a tanks inherant visibility (as the level of contast between base colours and enviroment aready do that)

It is what it is - a visual reminder of where a particular armour weak points are.

If you were to carry the 'cheating' argument to it's logical conclusion you would have to say that the tactical guides given to tank crews during WW2 (showing these weak points) were against the Geneva Convention (and 'cheating'!). LOL

[BigFatCat]

So, when the Tiger hit North Africa, Monty got on the phone to Rommel and asked for a diagram from the Afrika Korps? Only fair, after all dear chap.

[[BIG] Ranger]

As BF3 was down last night BIG Paddy and I had a bit of a WoT 'Redux' session!

And - I know this ain't a big deal - I actually (FINALLY) managed to take out a T95 on my own! Two shots from my Object's 152mm - second shot set him alite big style! Whoo-hoo!

Sorry - I'm just so happy! LOL

(Yes, how sad!)

:yahoo:

[[BIG] Ranger]

So, when the Tiger hit North Africa, Monty got on the phone to Rommel and asked for a diagram from the Afrika Korps? Only fair, after all dear chap.

So you are saying that each tank in the game and it's weak spots are a complete mystery to everyone? Sure I follow your logic IF we were playing a game where new technology was entering the game dynamically through the campaign - so there would be a tactical advantage. But this is not the case in WoT.

ALL tanks are available from the moment you enter the game - so if you are trying to rationalize the 'authenticity' of this tactical situation you are on rocky ground as the whole foundation of the game is hardly authentic when ALL tanks through ALL periods of the war are available at the same time and thus make the authenticity argument mute.

WoT is like Monty having ALL the plans of ALL German tanks available to him BEFORE El Alamein....

...'dear chap'.

[BigFatCat]

It's not a "visual reminder", it's an overlaid 3D compensated head up display. You're not having to identify the target, nor remember where that unit is vulnerable.

Realism isn't even open to discussion as when did someone last stick a blowlamp up your backside and slam your head on the desk when you were hit?

[Tutonic]

Realism isn't even open to discussion as when did someone last stick a blowlamp up your backside and slam your head on the desk when you were hit?

Coffee, all over my desk. Cheers for that.

[TeaLeaf]

Clean up on aisle 3 please..............and breathe.....and relax.

[RizZy]

Update news -

World of Tanks informs tankers that maintenance will be held on the game server starting from 5:00 UTC, December 19th, until approx. 17:00 UTC, December 19th, due to the release of update v.7.0. The World of Tanks game server and all related services will be unavailable during this period of time. Please, abstain from payments during the above stated period of time.

Starting from 9:10 UTC, December 18th, maintenance will be carried on Clan Wars server due to the release of update 7.0. Based on players' feedback, we have decided to extend the downtime to provide a break from Clan Wars during the holiday season. Thus, the Clan Wars downtime will last at least for a week, and their return date will be announced after December 27.

All users having premium accounts on during the start of the maintenance will have their premiums compensated for a day since 5:00 UTC, December 19th.

Main changes to be implemented with the update v.7.0:

Added new maps â€" Swamp and Fjords.
Implemented the multicluster technology.
Added the camouflage feature. Camo purchase and its mounting are available in the game section ‘Exterior’.
Added levels of tank companies varied by tier: up to tier 4, up to tier 6, up to tier 8 and up to tier 10 (including tier 10). Implemented tier limits for SPGs, LTs, and TDs in up to tier 4, up to tier 6 and up to tier 8 battles.
Added the complaint system. You can choose the complaint type while in battle by right-clicking on the player's nickname shown in the pop-up context menu.
Added a test system for recording and replaying battles. A ‘Record battle to replay’ setting saves battle videos in ‘Replays’ folder.
Reworked the minimap operation.
Reworked visual effects.
Added animated birds on several maps.

[BigFatCat]

Patch 0.7 update incoming.

Slower than a Maus with no tracks and a Raleigh Grifter powerplant.

[Ragnarh]

http://worldoftanks.eu/  7.2 out and some new tanks comming . Ratte