World of Tanks

[Ginaz]

Another weekend special.

"Tankers!

Tomorrow, June 22, will mark the 68th anniversary of the commencement of the offensive that purged the German forces from the Belorussian SSR and eastern Poland in 1944--code named Operation Bagration.  In honor of this bold strategy we're happy to provide you with a solid number of discounts and bonuses!

Starting at 04:30 PDT (11:30 UTC) on June 22, 2012 and lasting until 04:00 PDT on June 26, 2012 (11:00 UTC) the following discounts and bonuses will be active. Curious what time this is in your region? Use this handy Time Zone Converter to help you out.

    50% discount on the cost of barracks for your crewmen
    20% bonus for converting gold into credits
    50% off the credit cost of the following tanks:
        T-34
        T-34-85
        T-43
        PzKpfw III/IV
        VK3001 (H)
        PzKpfw V Panther
    Increased Credit income 2x:
        T-34
        T-34-85
        T-43
        PzKpfw III/IV
        VK3001 (H)
        PzKpfw V Panther
        FCM36 Pak40
        105 leFH18B2

Please note that selling the above-mentioned vehicles during the special will return 50% of their current sale price.

Be sure to take advantage of these discounts and bonuses while they last. On June 26, 2012 the above-mentioned items will return to normal price!"

[WayAbvPar]

I'll take 'Tanks I don't own' for $2000, Alex.

[Ginaz]

I'll take 'Tanks I don't own' for $2000, Alex.

I own/have owned all of those except the VK3001 (H).  No desire to re-buy any of the ones I don't own now.  Of all of those, I would recommend the Panther.  Its a great tank when using the long 75.

[Abagadro]

The 34-85 is a good tank if you have the "IDIOT" gun on it. I'm considering reburying one.

[WayAbvPar]

Victory!
Battle: Sand River Saturday, June 23, 2012 3:00:34 PM
Vehicle: M4A3E8 Sherman
Experience received: 1,602
Credits received: 36,406
Battle Achievements: Sniper, Mastery Badge: "Ace Tanker"

My first Ace 

[apocrypha]

Again the US special is better than the EU one, we only got 4 tanks in ours :(  The only one I still had in my garage was the PzIII/IV, which is an OK tank, but paper thin. Doubt it'll be a better money earner for me than my Type59, even with double credits.

And grats Way! The Easy 8 is a fucking awesome tank that will always, always have a place in my garage :)

[Merusk]

Teams have been TOTAL shit for me the last 15 hours.  No hyperbole.  I've bought a new tank in that time and my win rate is 15%.  None of the other tanks have been fairing any better and it's dropped my T-29 below 50%.    Wtf, Matchmaker.

[Brogarn]

Teams have been TOTAL shit for me the last 15 hours.  No hyperbole.  I've bought a new tank in that time and my win rate is 15%.  None of the other tanks have been fairing any better and it's dropped my T-29 below 50%.    Wtf, Matchmaker.

I swear that happens to me every single time I buy a new tank.

[jakonovski]

I'm redownloading the game to see what changes there are, and I notice the exciting premiums are still 40-50 euros each. It's kind of mindboggling that people actually buy them. For me it once again killed the idea of paying something for the game.

[Falconeer]

I honestly think the best part about World of Tanks (and the upcoming World of Warplanes) is that you can totally, completely enjoy it in full without giving them a cent. For real. And it's a top class product and it has been since beta. No second rate cheap free to play bullcrap.

[Der Helm]

So ffs, give them some money so they can keep making those games you enjoy so much. 

[Brolan]

I'm trying to figure out why some of you have such a hard time giving them money?  Is bandwidth free?  Are servers free?  Are programmers free?

All they have done is create a top-notch product, and give you a way to play for free.  They need money to survive so they have to give their paying customers some reason to pay.  Otherwise they go under.  Then no one plays.

[Nebu]

While the game frustrates the hell out of me some days, I always play premium when I do play.  It's probably the best pvp MMO available and is well worth the $15 a month.

[jakonovski]

I'm trying to figure out why some of you have such a hard time giving them money?  Is bandwidth free?  Are servers free?  Are programmers free?

All they have done is create a top-notch product, and give you a way to play for free.  They need money to survive so they have to give their paying customers some reason to pay.  Otherwise they go under.  Then no one plays.

They're not selling anything worthwhile. The main game is free, and if I have to do charity I'll go to Red Cross or whatever instead of games developers.

[Falconeer]

No wait, I give money left and right when it comes to gaming, and I have no problems at all giving money to World of Tanks. I did in the past and I definitely will do so again when I'll be dedicating to it more than 10 minutes a week. This game deserves money more than 80% (  ) of the MMOs out there.

[kildorn]

If I'm planning on playing more than a week, I'll buy premium in a heartbeat. It's a worthwhile game, and the bonus is a worthwhile expense imo. Premium tanks though.. They used to be okay, but the tier 8 premiums shouldn't cost the same as a full new game purchase to me. I get that it's to distribute the cost a bit, but I'd much rather have cheaper and less awesome premiums and get more people to buy them for the nifty/lazy factor.

[WayAbvPar]

I'm trying to figure out why some of you have such a hard time giving them money?  Is bandwidth free?  Are servers free?  Are programmers free?

All they have done is create a top-notch product, and give you a way to play for free.  They need money to survive so they have to give their paying customers some reason to pay.  Otherwise they go under.  Then no one plays.

They're not selling anything worthwhile. The main game is free, and if I have to do charity I'll go to Red Cross or whatever instead of games developers.

 

As for the Tier 8 premiums, they are pretty spendy. I wouldn't buy one unless they went on sale down to $30 or so. They are awfully nice to have around for credit grinds.

[apocrypha]

I always play premium. My finances are limited so I can afford one gaming subscription a month, and for a long time now it's been WoT that gets my £8/month.

It's provided me with more fun, for a longer time than anything else I've played in the last year, and there's been a fairly steady stream of updates over the time I've been playing. It feels like money well spent to me.

[Gets]

I started using Windows 7 and the WoT Launcher hangs with it. They added a patch recently, but they did not put it up for manual patching, so I can't tank it up.

No fix for it unless someone just puts up the files. Anyone else having to deal with this?

Edit: Some player got a ticket response and was kind enough to share it with the rest of us.

[apocrypha]

Have you had a look on the forums? General bug reporting forum may be of some help.

Failing that you could submit a ticket, I have no idea how good they are at dealing with issues like this.

[WayAbvPar]

Ground out the rest of my AMX 13_75 and bought the 13_90. Had a clan buddy drive his on my first run as well, and we had a blast. Almost 3k xp on a double for my first run, and a Master II badge. I am in love   

[jakonovski]

I'm trying to figure out why some of you have such a hard time giving them money?  Is bandwidth free?  Are servers free?  Are programmers free?

All they have done is create a top-notch product, and give you a way to play for free.  They need money to survive so they have to give their paying customers some reason to pay.  Otherwise they go under.  Then no one plays.

They're not selling anything worthwhile. The main game is free, and if I have to do charity I'll go to Red Cross or whatever instead of games developers.

 

As for the Tier 8 premiums, they are pretty spendy. I wouldn't buy one unless they went on sale down to $30 or so. They are awfully nice to have around for credit grinds.

The whole thing annoys me greatly, as I would love to buy some unique tanks, but the asking price is just insane and goes against the whole point of f2p for me (easy impulse buys).

[Brogarn]

I play premium and own a Type 59 for credit grinding. While I think that Wargaming's gold to money ratio borders on the greedy, I still think they've made an outstanding product that I get hours and hours of PvP enjoyment from. I've yet to regret a single dollar spent on it.

[apocrypha]

I agree that the cost of the tier 8 premiums feels too high.

But then I bought a Type 59 and haven't regretted it for a single second. Can't see myself buying another premium tank though, but if they were 1/3 price I would get a few, for sure.

[Tmon]

I believe the high price of the tier 8 premiums is basically rationing by price.  When first introduced they were relatively inexpensive and the Lowe had a seriously over powered gun for the tier so it was especially popular, since it was basically an atm on tracks.  In response they jacked up the price and nerfed the gun which cut down on its earning potential, since the final tweaks to it you don't see 5 or 6 in a match any more.  The same problem happened with the type 59, in fact it was so popular they stopped selling it altogether for a while.   The problem with high tier premiums is that if they are cheap and crap no one will buy them, but if they are cheap and good they will take over the game.

[Der Helm]

I started using Windows 7 and the WoT Launcher hangs with it.

Generic Windows 7 tip. Run the application in admin mode (right click, select run as admin). Even if you are on an administrator account.

[satael]

I started using Windows 7 and the WoT Launcher hangs with it.

Generic Windows 7 tip. Run the application in admin mode (right click, select run as admin). Even if you are on an administrator account.

...or just keep stuff like games away from your system disk/partition (you can then avoid having to deal with UAC etc. most of the time)

[Furiously]

Make sure you are running the patcher and not the game...

[kildorn]

Every god damned defense map I play, my entire team rushes full offense. What the hell, WoT players. Have you been playing by muscle memory alone for the past few years?

[angry.bob]

Every god damned defense map I play, my entire team rushes full offense. What the hell, WoT players. Have you been playing by muscle memory alone for the past few years?

Depending on the tier, you have to go leave base to varying distances. Sitting to close to base will let their scouts spot everyone there and then you're pretty fucked.

[kildorn]

I understand forward defense. An ISU past the mid line, however, is idiocy. ><

[apocrypha]

Every god damned defense map I play, my entire team rushes full offense. What the hell, WoT players. Have you been playing by muscle memory alone for the past few years?

Yeah, I groan every time I see it's an Assault map loading. This seems to be the game mode that people are having the most trouble adapting to. I think it needs a more obvious indication to people that it's not just a Standard Battle and that they are the defending team, I big flashing text box that says "DEFEND THE BASE FOR 10 MINUTES TO WIN" or something.

[Merusk]

Every god damned defense map I play, my entire team rushes full offense. What the hell, WoT players. Have you been playing by muscle memory alone for the past few years?

Yes.  Much like the idiots who get on the assault team for Swamp and immediately head up the hill at spawn instead of moving towards the two normal-mode flag hills.   Or the heavies who camp anywhere more than a min or two on the assault team. 

[Brogarn]

I've seen some defenses work, especially in Malinovka, where mediums or heavies push around one side to get into their backline and take out their arties and then the rest of their team from their 6. But it's risky because if they get mired down at all, it's basically over.

The issues I have with the new battle types is getting my bearings and trying to figure out where to place myself to avoid arty fire. It's a nice change of pace, but would have been nicer if I were learning them from the beginning as opposed to already having Tier X's. I don't want to grind another tree again.

[Furiously]

The problem with not pushing their base is they will push yours and take out your arty.