WWII TANK MMO

copeyhagen

haha nah the ship gun isnt an option, the 107mm is a rof of 7 per min i think.

has great armp and dmg though!

one shotting mediums is legend

Manic Moran

The arty balance works better on higher tiers since the high tier arty is less fun to play so theres less people playing arty to choose from

I don't know about that. I'm rather enjoying my Hummel. For starters, the opposition tends to be slow enough in the high tier games that it's actually possible to hit something. It also seems to be getting me a profit of 20-30k a game in credits, as long as I don't die too early.

NTM

Gneez

Interesting fact: the soviet union developed in the 50's a 1 kiloton nuclear warhead that was capable of being fired from the 152mm gun used on the KV

copeyhagen

Gneez wrote: »

Interesting fact: the soviet union developed in the 50's a 1 kiloton nuclear warhead that was capable of being fired from the 152mm gun used on the KV

how much xp

hairyheretic

That would make for short games I think

Auvers

beta 0.6.2.4 update preliminary information

Main:
- Added new maps: "Ruinberg" and "El Halluf".
- Added new battle mode: the "Tank Company Battle". A company of tanks with sum of tiers from 60 to 90 will get into a company waiting list where it will be randomly assign an opposing company.
- Added voice chat based on the Vivox technology. It works only for platoons in random battle, for companies in tank company battles and for training battle. The feature is still in testing hence is implemented with minimal settings.
- Added achievements: "Reaper", "Invincible", "Survivor", "Raider", "Master Gunner", "Kamikaze",
- Added medals: Kolobanov's medal, Billotte's medal, Fadin's medal, Wittmann's medal, Orlik's medal, Oskin's medal, Halonen's medal, Burda's medal.
- Added full dynamic shadows. The option is located in settings "Enhanced shadows". The shadows are in the testing mode so there is a possibility of artifacts.
- Added new interface for repair and resupply of consumables - "Service": added possibility to automatically replenish consumables and to repair the tank after coming out of the battle, possibility to quickly replenish consumables, ability to change the sequence of shells.
- Added controls settings in the game settings.

Gameplay:
- The doubled experience for the first battle (in a day) on each tank now is given not for the first battle, but for the first victory on the tank..
- Training battle does not count as the first battle anymore for the purposes of the doubled experience.
- The chance of hitting an inner module (except gun) increased from 33% to 50%.
- Removed possibility when any HE that explodes near a tank to damage internal modules, except crew members.
- The damage to inner modules from an HE that exploded on the tank armor is reduced by 50%, exception - crew members.
- Change experience transfer from a group of tanks. The experience from all tanks is collected so all tanks left with zero experience and then it is transferred. The remaining under 25 experience is placed on the last tank on the list.
- "Scout" is now awarded only if the team won.
- "Sniper" is now awarded if during the battle there was no friendly damage.
- The top tanks in the battle roster are now balanced not by the level but by the match-making "value", which considers type of the tank.
- The coefficient of heavy tanks for the match-making calculations is increased from 1.3 to 1.45.
- Reworked tank distribution tiers in battles.
- Fixed ability of lifting fallen trees with tank.
- Removed possibility of driving beyond the edge of the map during lag spikes.
- Fixed tank spawns considering type of the tank (SPG in Malinovka, etc.).

System:
- Fixed FPS drops during rendering of track prints.
- Fixed lags when destroying objects.
- Improved auto-configuration of graphic settings.
- Experimental feature. Limited speed of rendering in the loading screen, this should improve loading time for slow computers.
- Added some optimizations which suppose to end single sharp falls and dips in FPS.

Content:
- Multiple fixes of tanks' models and textures.
- Set a normal speed of track rotation on all tanks.
- Reworked and added destruction of some objects.
- Fixed some spots on the maps where tanks would get stuck or couldn't pass.
- Modified base flagpoles and flag animation.
- Added removal of rendering for some small objects at long distances.
- Reworked shot sounds of some guns.

Interface:
- Changed system notifications in the hangar.
- Fixed changing music volume level which worked only for battles.
- Multiple small interface changes.
- Added hints-tooltips on interface elements in hangar.
- Fixed purchasing a tank with a slot in hangar without warning.
- Fixed bug with filter "Location" in barracks switches by itself.
- Fixed invite notification, if the player is in the battle at that moment.
- Added display of User Agreement after the client launch.
- Added turning on/off of "after death" post-effect in settings.
- Removed ability to lower camera beneath the water level.
- Now after purchasing premium, hangar immediately updates to premium.
- Fixed UI bug when researching several vehicles and/or modules in a row using free experience

List of tank specs changes:

Germany:

Gun 75mm_KwK_40_L43: dispersion 0.41->0.4.
Gun 75mm_StuK_40_L43: dispersion 0.39->0.38.
Gun 75mm_KwK_40_L48: dispersion 0.4->0.39.
Gun 75mm_PaK_39_L48: dispersion 0.38->0.37.
Gun 75mm_PaK_40: dispersion 0.38->0.37.
Gun 128mm_PaK44_L61: reduced visibility after firing, +20 damage to all shells.
Gun 128mm_PaK44_L55: reduced visibility after firing.

PzII Luchs: reduced visibility during movement.
VK 1602: reduced visibility during movement.
PzIII: reduced visibility during movement, dispersion reduced by 5% during movement and traverse.
Pz III/IV: by 5% improved pass-ability on medium grounds, dispersion reduced by 8% during movement and traverse.
Pz V-IV: chassis rotation is matched with Panther's.
Tiger II: mantlet armor for top turret 65->100.
JagdTiger: 128mm_PaK44_L55 reload (in seconds) 10.4 ->10.36, 128mm_PaK44_2_L61 reload (in seconds) 10.6->10.5.
VK 4502: mantlet armor for stock turret 120->160, mantlet armor for top turret 120->180.

USA:

Gun 37mm_M-6_L53: price in credits 8350->2500.
Gun QF_6_pounder_Mk_III: penetration: AP 89->110, APCR 145->180, accuracy 0.4->0.38.
Gun 75mm_Gun_M3_L37: dispersion 0.38->0.4.
Gun 75mm_Gun_M2_L28: dispersion 0.39->0.41.
Gun 76mm_Gun_M1A1: reload (in seconds) 3.2->2.85, dispersion 0.37->0.38.
Gun 76mm_Gun_M1A2: dispersion 0.34->0.35.
Gun 90mm_Gun_T15E2M2: dispersion 0.33->0.32, reduced dispersion during turret traverse.
Gun 105mm_Howitzer_M2A: reduced aiming time by 15%.
Gun 105mm_Howitzer_M4: reduced aiming time by 15%, HEAT penetration 60->53.
Gun 120mm_Gun_T53: aiming 3.0->2.4, reduced dispersion during turret traverse.
Gun 155mm_Gun_T7: aiming 3.0->2.7, significantly reduced dispersion during turret traverse.

Engine Wright_G200_m_781C9GC1 level 8->7, price in credits 72380->47600, chance of fire 0.2->0.25.

T29, Т32, Т34, Т30: fixed error with discrepancy between displayed and actual hull armor. Actual armor decreased by 20%.
M6, T1: reduced experience cost Wright_G200_m_781C9GC1 19800->10900.
Т-57: pass-ability reduced by 10%, reduced traverse speed by 2 degree/sec, decreased accuracy during movement and turning by 3%.
Т2 lt: reduced repair cost by 30%, increased ammunition capacity of 20mm gun.
M7 Priest: 105mm_Howitzer_M - reloading time decreased 13.95->11.76 (in seconds).
RamII: reduced repair cost by 20%.
Т14: reduced repair price by 5%.
T29: increased visibility of the tank, by 5% increased influence of movement and traversing on accuracy, 105mm_Gun_T5E1 - reloading (in seconds) 9.5->10, by 10% reduced speed of traverse for top turret, fixed display of frontal armor for both turrets, changed guns ammunition.
Т32: by 5% reduced pass-ability on medium grounds, by 8% decreased accuracy during movement and traverse, by 6 deg/sec reduced traverse speed of first tracks, by 2 deg/secк - of second, 105mm_Gun_T5E1 reload (in seconds) 9.38->9.4, changed guns ammunition.
Т34: changed guns ammunition.
Т30: changed guns ammunition.

USSR:

Engine V-2-54: increased horsepower by 20 h.p.
Gun QF_6_pounder_Mk_III: AP penetration 89->110, APCR penetration 145->180.
Gun 76mm_S-54: dispersion 0.4->0.36.
Gun 76mm_S-54_S: dispersion 0.37->0.34.

А-20: decreased visibility during motion and rest, improved pass-ability of top tracks on medium and hard grounds.
А-32: decreased visibility during motion and rest.
BT-2: decreased visibility during motion, by 6% reduced influence of movement and traverse on accuracy.
BT-7: reduced visibility during motion and rest, improved pass-ability on medium grounds, by 4% decreased dispersion during movement and traverse, view range for top turret increased by 15 meters.
Т-26: reduced visibility in motion.
Т-34-85: by 20% improved pass-ability on medium and good grounds.
Т-43: by 9% decreased influence of movement and traverse on accuracy.
Т-44: by 5% decreased influence of movement and traverse on accuracy, by 25% increased durability of tracks.
IS-4: armor: hull-upper plate 120->140, driver's lug 120->160, rear-upper plate 120->100.

Dublin_Gunner

Thats fairly chunky for a 'monior' update.

Voice comms, new shadows, new battle mode, consumable change, control settings & achievments / medals should surely have given it a higher version number?

copeyhagen

no soft wipe?!

f**k sake.

Auvers

copeyhagen wrote: »

no soft wipe?!

f**k sake.

The softwipe is dependent on the restart of EU servers, not on this particular update

a quote from one of the developers Overlord

copeyhagen

ah ok, cheers

Auvers

arrghh no soft wipe this year

"Due to processing complexity there will be no soft wipe prior to this major event (ie not soft wipe this year)."

http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php?/topic/20462-server-split-up-procedure/

Pyr0

Gah, I was looking forward to getting a quick IS or maybe even a KT to try out but in a way I'm glad it didn't happen, it'd just be top tier vehicles all over the place.

Auvers

500 Gold per day over christmas

http://game.worldoftanks.com/news/general_news/holiday_gifts_world_tanks

Christmas and New Year holidays are nearing. World of Tanks Developers Team decided to make a gift to the players. And we are glad to announce the launch of the Special Holiday Campaign - from December 20, 2010 till January 2, 2011 all the players will be given 500 gold daily (and it doesn’t matter if you played a battle or not). In addition to the increased daily gold giveaway, some other pleasant surprises are also possible.

Enjoy World of Tanks during your Holidays!

Manic Moran

Oooh, goody. I have a lot of free exp waiting to be converted, for lack of gold.

What premium tank shall I get, now...?

NTM

Pyr0

Very nice bonus alright. I'll update my premium for the next 2 months t hen use the rest for cash when I need it. Currently slugging through a Tiger to get to a KT so I'll be swimming in cash for a long time unti I reach the XP. I've got my Hummel the other night too and I'm not doing any TD's atm. I'll probaby buy a KV and grind up to the IS series in tanks and see how that goes.

Manic: I wouldn't go for any premium tanks, they're muck in every way compared to their equals in tier.

PirateShampoo

Just gonna pimp out the tiger, not really intrested in climbing any higher.

When this game goes live and it has the hard wipe, i really cant c myself grinding all this again. It would be near impossable without the free gold.

copeyhagen

this game has failed before its even been released.

they have a hugecore of players that have been playing beta for months, a lot of whom will not be eager to start the whole chain of grinding over again.

why dont they just release the dam thing, its been out in russia for months like.

at the moment im cruisin around in my kv (most fun imo), kv3, stug iii, tiger, and few other lowbies.

the german tech tree is so inferior to the russians.

the kv3 is a much better tank than the tiger and its a tier lower, all its missing is the extra 450 hp. the tiger, untill u get the final gun is an absolute joke. bouncing shots at point blank off a kv. hate it.

deffo stearing clear of the german tanks if i play the game upon release.

russian developers = russian superiority in game.

Dublin_Gunner

Be thankful its not Irish devs...

"Fcuk your Tiger two , I've got a horse outside..."

copeyhagen

brilliant!

Auvers

v.0.6.2.7 patch tomorrow

http://game.worldoftanks.com/news/general_news/release-v0627-update-scheduled-december-23rd

copeyhagen

some nice changes, had a quick game tonight and seen a few of the new tanks.

still pissed off at how **** my tiger is, poo cannon on it.

500 gold a day is nice too.

would have loved a soft wipe...

off to pub now, deffo gonna play a bit over xmas

Gneez

New patch is nice, first game with JagdPanther I got 7 kills, first game with kv-3 I got 8 kills, I'm guessing this is down to the balance system which seems to be fixed letting me get into fights with smaller stuff instead of being at the bottom rung all the time.

Spear

So it's time to start playing this. I've got some 14k in gold so I can to pretty much any tank I want. Is it worth starting off with the crappy tier 1's despite this? Or should I just go straight to something more profitable?

Dublin_Gunner

Spear wrote: »

So it's time to start playing this. I've got some 14k in gold so I can to pretty much any tank I want. Is it worth starting off with the crappy tier 1's despite this? Or should I just go straight to something more profitable?

you need xp man cant just buy any tank

Spear

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

you need xp man cant just buy any tank

What's the conversion logic between gold and XP then?

Dublin_Gunner

Spear wrote: »

What's the conversion logic between gold and XP then?

There is no conversion between gold and XP.

However, you can use gold to convert XP on an elite tank to FREE XP; usable on any tank.

Gold cannot be directly converted to XP. XP needs to be earned.

Spear

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

There is no conversion between gold and XP.

However, you can use gold to convert XP on an elite tank to FREE XP; usable on any tank.

Gold cannot be directly converted to XP. XP needs to be earned.

Damn. I had hoped to avoid grinding with cans like the Leichtraktor.

Ponster

Spear wrote: »

Damn. I had hoped to avoid grinding with cans like the Leichtraktor.

The day will come when you're bored of your Tiger II and dream of a little spin around in the 'traktor.

Canis Lupus

Spear wrote: »

Damn. I had hoped to avoid grinding with cans like the Leichtraktor.

The only fun I find in the game now is to jump into a BT-7, blitz the enemy line and see how long I last before being popped.

Pyr0

Canis Lupus wrote: »

The only fun I find in the game now is to jump into a BT-7, blitz the enemy line and see how long I last before being popped.

I played over 20+ games with the BT-7 and killed nothing at all. Pure scout vehicle and I hated it so damn much.

I've found a nice middle ground with my Tiger, not too much of a shell magnet, can take decent damage and can dish it out to the high tiers easily enough. Only downside is trying to get any major profit credit wise.

Spear

Clan registration is now open if someone responsible wants to do the honours for a boards.ie clan.

Ponster

Spear wrote: »

Clan registration is now open if someone responsible wants to do the honours for a boards.ie clan.

Did it last night I think. I'll check.

BTW, need a total strength of at least "70" before the clan is allowed to take part in a battle.

Ponster

Ponster wrote: »

Did it last night I think. I'll check.

BTW, need a total strength of at least "70" before the clan is allowed to take part in a battle.

Ahh, clans. Thought you meant companies...sorry...

Stev_o

Is there still any beta keys for this floating about

Ponster

Stev_o wrote: »

Is there still any beta keys for this floating about

Here I think :

http://www.shatteredcrystal.com/index.php/world_of_tanks

EL WOG

i am looking to join a platoon, is there a boards one or should we start one?

Stev_o

Ponster wrote: »

Here I think :

http://www.shatteredcrystal.com/index.php/world_of_tanks

Ha just got the code and go to check my email for it and what happens? I get a email telling me im in the closed beta a hour earlier

Ponster

EL WOG wrote: »

i am looking to join a platoon, is there a boards one or should we start one?

A platoon is something that you can only create once you are online with other players and is limited to 3 players. It allows for you and 2 of your friends for example to play on the same server. 1 player out of the 3 needs to have a Premium account in order to create the platoon (in the beta everyone should have a premium account.)

Tank companies are almost the same thing as platoons but you can have up to 15 players. There is though a minimum number allowed in a company. The over all strength must be between 70 and 90 tier points (i.e. the sum of tank levels in a team). This means that you may have to wait until you have 10 tier7 tanks in your company which won't be possible if you just want Boards.ie players are there rarely seems to be more than 4 of online at any one time.*

Platoons are 'destroyed' once the person who created them logs off (afaik) while companies remain open.

Stev_o

Does anyone know of any builds to look at for people just starting off?

Ponster

Stev_o wrote: »

Does anyone know of any builds to look at for people just starting off?

Just try all of the Tier 1s and see what you like, choosing between tanks, TDs and arty.

It doesn't take long to get to Tier 3 so should you change your mind about something it won't be time wasted as such.

copeyhagen

kind of burned out with this at the moment, havent really played over xmas at all, just find it pointless when theyre presumably gonna release the game soon enough and kick everyone back to square one.

I think ill just wait till they release it and have the odd game till then.

Canis Lupus

copeyhagen wrote: »

kind of burned out with this at the moment, havent really played over xmas at all, just find it pointless when theyre presumably gonna release the game soon enough and kick everyone back to square one.

I think ill just wait till they release it and have the odd game till then.

Agreed. The idea is workable but unless something dramatic is done I can't see the game having any sort of longevity. There's not enough tangible difference between any of the classes bar arty and only slightly at that.

Ponster

http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php?/topic/25726-hardwipe/

Hardwipe in Feb

Auvers

I think its a bit soon for a full release with the spotting system still not working correctly, good news about the EU servers going online this week though

Bus77II

I'm enjoying it so far. The hard-wipe won't affect me much because I prefer mid-teir tanks anyway.
I must say I find the way you can tranfer some addons to the next tank but not others because they are ''bolted in'' to be a bit anal.

Auvers wrote: »

I think its a bit soon for a full release with the spotting system still not working correctly

I'm not sure what to do with the spotting system. I was thinkin maybe having the commander be able to pop his head up to widen his view might be a fun adiction.

Auvers

Bus77II wrote: »

I'm not sure what to do with the spotting system. I was thinkin maybe having the commander be able to pop his head up to widen his view might be a fun adiction.

I reckon a spotting system like Battlefield 2 would work, so when you see a tank it you press a button to say that tank has been spotted and it stays on the map longer if its a lumbering heavy but you will loose your spot on the lighter (moving) tanks quicker

and also no chained radios, it should take a while the signal to reach farther away tanks that are outside your broadcast range so that message has to be relayed through another tank, so then you wont be visible to enemy tanks immediately from the other side of the map

copeyhagen

some good points there, and hardwipe = game release does it?

cant go onto the forums in work anymore.

Ponster

New update out

New EU server up and running (pings of 43 for me)

XP bonus (4200XP with 4 kills in grille !!!) to last for 72 hours !!!!


Play now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our game cluster is being divided into two parts: North American and European groups of servers. And World of Tanks Developers Team is glad to announce that the amount of Experience received for the battle is five-times increased till the end of 19 January, 2011. We know that you have been waiting for a soft wipe, so, this is a small compensation.

Bus77II

The story now is that you'l lose your tanks when the beta's over but they will be converted into credits and free experiance. So now's a good time to buy a few more tanks to put in the 'bank' for yourself.

Ponster

Bus77II wrote: »

The story now is that you'l lose your tanks when the beta's over but they will be converted into credits and free experiance. So now's a good time to buy a few more tanks to put in the 'bank' for yourself.

Where did you read that ?