[MMO] World of Tanks

[novasatori]

helps if you have premium

 

[Merad]

It takes weeks? Seriously? It only takes weeks if you play one or two matches per day. Even if you're freaking horrible, you'll fail upwards a hell of a lot faster than weeks or even week.

Um.

30 min per day is about 3 matches at most. Without premium, you will probably average maybe 2-300 xp per match on mid tier mediums. That's 1000 xp or less on the average day. You need about 12k xp to move from tier 4 to 5 - nearly 2 weeks. 25k to go from 5 to 6 - 3 weeks or more.

Math is fun. :thumbsup:

 

[PowerYoga]

Or get overrun by a fucking fleet of E75's or E100's or LOWE's.

This game has really gone down hill.

It's World of Tanks That Never Made It Off The Drawing Board. :thumbsdown:

rather fight a fleet of e-75s and e-100s and lowes (love shooting lowes) than get instagibbed by 4 tier 7 arties. At least I can shoot back and cross an open field.

Also most of the american tanks never made it off the drawing board, along with a lot of the german tanks (all the VKs, maus, etc etc etc). This game was full of prototypes before the type Es.

 

[Binky]

I tore through about 5 lines of the tier 1-3 soviet and german tanks yesterday in just a few hours, thanks to the 5X weekend bonus. I just bought each tank, then played 1-2 matches up through tier 2, and a bit more on tier 3. I got stuck pretty quickly though, when I found out that you can't sell more than 5 tanks per day. I ran out of garage slots.

I now own a Leopard and the tier 4 german medium (ZPKWFWKSPW III, or something like that). I'm having trouble with the german line just due to the indecipherable names!

 

[Ruptga]

I tore through about 5 lines of the tier 1-3 soviet and german tanks yesterday in just a few hours, thanks to the 5X weekend bonus. I just bought each tank, then played 1-2 matches up through tier 2, and a bit more on tier 3. I got stuck pretty quickly though, when I found out that you can't sell more than 5 tanks per day. I ran out of garage slots.

I now own a Leopard and the tier 4 german medium (ZPKWFWKSPW III, or something like that). I'm having trouble with the german line just due to the indecipherable names!

Panzerkampfwagen III, or just pzIII. It does get a big weird though, what with the pz II, pz III, pz III/IV, pz IV, pz V/IV, and pz V, not to mention all the VKs. Just take it one step at a time

 

[PowerYoga]

Panzerkampfwagen III, or just pzIII. It does get a big weird though, what with the pz II, pz III, pz III/IV, pz IV, pz V/IV, and pz V, not to mention all the VKs. Just take it one step at a time

what, panzerkampfwagon I ausfuhrung. A is not clear enough?

wait until you try to figure out which kampfwagonkanone to use.

 

[Nik]

Um.

30 min per day is about 3 matches at most. Without premium, you will probably average maybe 2-300 xp per match on mid tier mediums. That's 1000 xp or less on the average day. You need about 12k xp to move from tier 4 to 5 - nearly 2 weeks. 25k to go from 5 to 6 - 3 weeks or more.

Math is fun. :thumbsup:

Who plays for 30 minutes?

 

[Merad]

Who plays for 30 minutes?

...

...want to feel like I can advance with 30 minutes of play per day.

 

[Merad]

Release schedule for the next few months:

Maps

1. Each update will introduce 1-2 new maps.
2. Maps featuring North American Landscapes are planned for release in Q4 2011, after that the following regions are going to be covered:

• Africa
• South America
• Australia
• China, Korea
• Japan

Maps featuring all regions above are currently in development. The details on maps will be announced upon the release of each particular update.

Tanks

American tanks

• medium tank M4A3E2, light tank M24 - Q3 2011;
• tank destroyers M8A1, T49, M18 Hellcat, T28 prototype - Q1 2012;
• heavy tanks M103, T110, tank destroyer T25-2 - Q1 2012.

Soviet tanks

• light tanks T-50, T-50-2 - Q3 2011;
• tank destroyer SU-85 (I) - Q4 2011;
• tank destroyers SU-100M-1, SU-101 (Uralmash-1), SU-122-54 - Q4 2011;
• heavy tanks KV-1, KV-2, KV-4, Т-150, ST 1, Object 252 - Q1 2012.

German tanks

• medium tank Pz IV Hydro - Q4 2011;
• tank destroyers Marder III, Dickermax, Nashorn, Sturer Emil, Jagdpanzer E-100 - Q4 2011;
• SPGs E10, E25, tank destroyer JagdTiger Sd Kfz 185 (88/71) - Q2 2012.

French tanks

• light, medium, and heavy tanks Renault FT, D1, D2, B1, ARL 44, AMX-50 100mm, AMX-50 120mm, Hotchkiss H35, AMX 38, AMX 40, AMX-13/75, AMX-13/90, Chatillon 25t, BDR G1B, AMX M4 1945, AMX-50-68t , AMX-12t , Lorraine 40t - Q4 2011;
• SPGs RenaultBS, Lorraine39 L-AM, AMX-105AM, AMX 13F3AM, Lorraine155-50, Lorraine155-51, Bаt Chatillon155 - Q1 2012;
• tank destroyers FCM 36Pak40, 105 leFH18B2, Panzerjager35R - Q1 2012;
• tank destroyers Renault FT AC, Lorraine 37L-AC, Somua Sau40, S 35CA, ARL V39, AMX AC de120-46, AMX AC de120-48, AMX50 Foch - Q1 2012;
• medium tank Renault G1R, light tank АМХ 13FL11 - Q1 2012.

British tanks - Q2 2012

Japanese tanks - 2012


New Game Modes

• Company battle divisions: tier 10 max with no overall tier limitation, tiers 8, 6, and 4 max with the respective overall tier limitation - Q4 2011;
• Assault (one team attacks, the other one defends the base) and Encounter battle (two teams are to capture the base in the center of the map) - Q4 2011;
• Garage battle – players can use several tanks (one after another) in one battle (“limited respawn&#8221 - Q1 2012;
• Escort (only a few tanks from the team have the ability to capture enemy's base, the opposite team is to stop potential invaders) - Q1 2012;
• Historical battle - faction based battles with historically justified restrictions on vehicles and modules available - 2012.

Ultimate Conquest (Clan Wars)

• Fog of war in clan battles - Q4 2011;
• Cooldown period for destroyed vehicles - Q4 2011;
• Expansion of the global map. The following regions are going to be added in the prescribed order: North America, Africa, South America, Australia, Korea, China, Japan - 2012;
• Clan treasure transactions - 2012;
• Clan armoury, clan consumables and tanks - 2012.

Performance and Game Client

• Packed resources decreasing map loading time - Q4 2011;
• Pre-caching – optimized vehicle model loading for Low-end PCs - Q4 2011;
• New firing effects, explosions, and other visual effects will be added gradually - Starting Q4 2011.

New Features (Misc)

• Vehicle customization: camouflage and horn sounds - Q4 2011;
• Mini-map customization and new functionality - Q4 2011;
• Interface game tutorial - Q4 2011;
• Quick in-game violation report system - Q4 2011;
• New crew skills and perks - Starting Q4 2011;
• New aсhievements - Q1 2012;
• Expanded post-battle statistics, also accessible in garage menu - Q1 2012;
• Realistic vehicle physics - Q1 2012;
• Extended platoons for up to 5 players - Q1 2012;
• Improved match-making system - Q1 2012;
• National crew voices (crews of each nation speak their mother tongue) - 2012;
• Battle game tutorial - 2012;
• Commander’s chart - 2012;
• Improved chat functionality, official language-based chat subchannels - 2012.

Glad I have a while to get to the T30.

 

[Nik]

...

Dammit! Why can't I beat the game by playing 5 minutes! This is SO UNFAIR

 

[Canun]

Who plays for 30 minutes?

I have a newborn at home. I only get to play for up to two hours on Saturday and Sunday morning. If you have a string of bad matches, no real exp.

 

[Possessed Freak]

Release schedule for the next few months:
[*] Expanded post-battle statistics, also accessible in garage menu - Q1 2012;

Bout time, I can't imagine why it took so long to implement.

I am looking forward to the battle types. French tanks seems like a dead end tree, I have no clue why they even listed them in the initial release, British seems to have a much full tree than French.

 

[Genx87]

Bout time, I can't imagine why it took so long to implement.

I am looking forward to the battle types. French tanks seems like a dead end tree, I have no clue why they even listed them in the initial release, British seems to have a much full tree than French.

I agree, French tanks? Pre-40 they werent special and lacked radios. Post 40 they were mostly British and American equipment with a French flag.

British tanks imo are much more interesting. Firefly anybody?

 

[PowerYoga]

Bout time, I can't imagine why it took so long to implement.

I am looking forward to the battle types. French tanks seems like a dead end tree, I have no clue why they even listed them in the initial release, British seems to have a much full tree than French.

I was very confused by this as well. French tanks didn't play a large part in the war (and they were mostly donations) where as sherman fireflies, cromwells, churchills, valentines and etc were used all over the place. I was actually very surprised that they put them all in as premium tanks for the soviet tree.

 

[w0ss]

I was very confused by this as well. French tanks didn't play a large part in the war (and they were mostly donations) where as sherman fireflies, cromwells, churchills, valentines and etc were used all over the place. I was actually very surprised that they put them all in as premium tanks for the soviet tree.

Yeah I think they would have to either remove the soviet models or add them in as a variant. I know I have a Churchill and if you understand it's limits it is a fun tank.

 

[badnewcastle]

I have a newborn at home. I only get to play for up to two hours on Saturday and Sunday morning. If you have a string of bad matches, no real exp.

1. Offer to put the kid to sleep when he/she is done eating.
2. Wrap the kid an a kinda thick swaddle blanket.
3. Grab a passifier (passy) and put it on the computer desk near your keyboard.
5. Put your left or right foot on the foot of your chair (lifting the left or right knee).
6. Put the kid's head on that same leg that is lifted. (from step 3)
7. Let the kid's side against the desk to keep him/her locked in so they don't fall when you
use both hands on the keyboard and mouse...
8. Open world of tanks.
9. Pick tank.
10. Click on Battle.
11. Bounce your lifted leg gently.
12. Kid starts whining.
13. Grab passy and stick it in the kids mouth... (please don't quote and add any subs)
13. While grabbing passy you forgot about auto drive and your now surrounded by E75's
and E100's.
14. Your own arty 1 shot's you because they missed the E100 and the splash kills you.
15. You start crying.
16. Steal the passy from your kid.
17. Go grab a second passy for the kid.
18. Go back to step 5.
19. Skip step 13-18 FTW.
20. Kid falls asleep.
21. Keep passy in your mouth, it makes you a winner. (again, please funny quotes and subs here)
22. Keep the kid on your lap.
22. Keep winning for a couple hours each night.

Yes, I'm on my second newborn. Sometimes it's helpful to have a diaper and wipes near the desk .

 

[Nik]

I have a newborn at home. I only get to play for up to two hours on Saturday and Sunday morning. If you have a string of bad matches, no real exp.

...and? Sucks to be you?

 

[Binky]

Has anybody tried Nvidia and AMD video cards of relatively similar price? I'm feeling that my 4890 just isn't cutting it in windowed mode at ~1900x1200 with moderate settings. It's especially painful when the speed is needed the most - like when I'm scoped in and panning on that damned leopard that is whizzing past me as I struggle to turn my (stuttery) turret.

My impression is that Nvidia has an edge for this game, and maybe the 560ti ($185) is similar in performance to a more expensive 6950 ($250). It's damn near impossible to find graphics card tests with this game though.

 

[badnewcastle]

It's especially painful when the speed is needed the most - like when I'm scoped in and panning on that damned leopard that is whizzing past me as I struggle to turn my (stuttery) turret.

Don't scope to kill them... just start tracking them with the sights and when you catch up to them, fire. And boom, they die. Aiming in will only cost you time and inaccuracy because your moving with no reference and your likely to hit a teammate.

 

[Possessed Freak]

I have to admit something, the last time I played my Panther I was sniping from a LONG way away. I was having difficulty keeping my mouse on the tank to shoot, so I ended up right clicking on them. Got 4 kills that way. The ultra long 75 can pen most tanks no matter where it hits them. Laziness for the win!

"We lost em" Yeah, because they are a burning hulk!

 

[Binky]

Auto targeting works great as long as they aren't moving. And when something small is moving, its a difficult target to hit without the scope.

 

[Icepick]

Anyone else interested in playing a platoon? Would be nice to get a few guys to run a good pack.

NewSmithfield is my name if you want's to add me.

I just started playing on Sunday. My in-game is icepick127001 and I'll look for you in the AT channel if I'm on.

 

[Merad]

Anybody looking for a platoon, join the AT channel.

Name: ATOT
PW: moomoo

 

[Nik]

Auto targeting works great as long as they aren't moving. And when something small is moving, its a difficult target to hit without the scope.

Auto targetting is the worst and shouldn't ever be used.

If a tank isn't moving, the you have time to aim for a critical component like tracks or gun.

 

[Possessed Freak]

Auto targetting is the worst and shouldn't ever be used.

If a tank isn't moving, the you have time to aim for a critical component like tracks or gun.

Eh, when even the slightest movement of the mouse knocks your aim off the tank... I *will* use auto aim.

Victory!
Battle: Erlenberg Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:43:47 PM
Vehicle: VK 3001 (P)
Experience received: 3,950 (doubled for the first victory each day)
Credits received: 47,868
Battle Achievements: Master Gunner

Almost all auto-aim.

Say what you want about auto aim, but when you are dancing with one opponent and firing at another, auto aim *is* the way to go. Actually, any time you are doing technical driving, auto aim is very helpful.