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[Zupe]

This post is to gain support from the world of tanks community and staff.


Dear players and staff of WoT,



It has come to my attention recently that many members of the community feel the same as myself on the statement below:

Platoons for Premium Should be allowed to run four members, and free-to-play platoons should be able to run three members.



Thank You For Your Time and Consideration! Your gaming community would greatly appreciate it!

Edited by zupe4rw, May 03 2012 - 13:40.

[TheLeader2002]

Will be cool.. i mean very cool!

[soluuloi]

Please think about lone wolf players like me, I have no friend who play Wot. 4 mean 1/3 of a team, such teamwork is a hug advantage.

[JAV1L15]

It was originally no platooning for non-premiums, but they changed it to allowing you to have 2, but not the 3rd.

Having a platoon of 4 is too big, because that's a 4th of a team, and it will lead to 'super platoons' of say 4 T110s, who will obviously work together and obliterate the non-collaborative enemy

Non premiums are very lucky they got allowed 2 in the first place, be happy with what you have... Wargaming are a business and want to make money out of a freely handed out package, you can't get everything without paying, if WG let you do that they would lose money, and the game would go down.

[lobo9000]

this is a great idea some ppl have more than just 2 friends they want to play with but dont have the right tanks to all be let in a tank company. this will let those players be able to grind together and no one will have to feel left out.

[Zupe]

@ JAV1L15 who stated:  
"Having a platoon of 4 is too big, because that's a 5th of a team, and it will lead to 'super platoons' of say 4 T110s, who will obviously work together and obliterate the non-collaborative enemy"
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The company should take some of the money that the players invest in this game, and put it toward figuring out a better system for match making. Then there wouldn't be a problem. Then no matter what four tanks are in the battle the match maker would either make a team around that platoon since they pay any way, or just make sure that no other platoons will throw off the match... Problem Solved...

Edited by zupe4rw, May 03 2012 - 13:40.

[JAV1L15]

zupe4rw, on May 03 2012 - 13:20, said:

@ JAV1L15 who stated:  
"Having a platoon of 4 is too big, because that's a 5th of a team, and it will lead to 'super platoons' of say 4 T110s, who will obviously work together and obliterate the non-collaborative enemy"
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The company should take some of the money that the players invest in this game, and put it toward figuring out a better system for match making. Then there wouldn't be a problem. Then no matter what four tanks are in the battle the match maker would either make a team around that platoon since they pay any way, or just make sure that no other platoons will throw off the match... Problem Solved...

It's not the MMs fault, it's ours.

There aren't enough people on the US server for it to cope.... It's either 5 minute waiting times for an even match, or a few seconds for a match where you still have a chance if you play intelligently, and trust me, 5 minute waiting times are painful, I have the WoWP Alpha, and is like that every game due to the low number of players. (also doesn't help I'm Australian... Opposite time frame to Americans)

What I was trying to say in my previous post is platoons used to be premium only, but they made it 2 people for free.

[TlGERACE]

In my view of this topic i say i will not platoon till the developers introduce ( 5 man platoon ) other than that good luck to all who are platooning

Best regards

Tiger Ace

[stickjock]

Believe they've already shot down the introduction of the 5 man "super platoons"... also... OP... you might want to check the forum rules out... the use of red for text in posts is reserved for Mods/Devs... so just a bit of advise, edit your posts and change that red font to anything OTHER than red...

silly rule but there you have it....

As to your OP... as was said before/above... used to be non-premium couldn't start a platoon at all but they did change and allow the 2 man non-premium platoon... so, be happy they at least let you have that...

3 man platoons ,and the other benefits of premium (starting companies, etc) are just that, benefits to those players that spend the money to help fund the development of the game...

EDIT -  Go ahead and neg me all you want, have plenty to spare, the OP's suggestion isn't going to be implemented.  The devs stated a long time ago they had been planning on adding 5 man platoons for PREMIUM.  NON-Premium is lucky to have 2 man platoons... Premiums have 3... since then, they've scrap'd the 5 man platoons and are leaving it as is.  If you want larger platoons, pony up and pay for Premium and leave it at that... if not, don't complain playing a FREE game that no one is forcing you to play...

Sort of simple logic if you ask me...

Edited by stickjock, May 03 2012 - 13:41.

[Zupe]

@ JAV1L15

"There aren't enough people on the US server for it to cope.... It's either 5 minute waiting times for an even match, or a few seconds for a match where you still have a chance if you play intelligently, and trust me, 5 minute waiting times are painful, I have the WoWP Alpha, and is like that every game due to the low number of players. (also doesn't help I'm Australian... Opposite time frame to Americans)"
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Okay where do I begin... Start with the Orange text... This is true... When I am on there are plenty of players match maker is almost instant and if like I said they  $$$invested$$$ to make it work better or reprogram it to function like I stated it would work out just fine... To fix the problem you are having log into the proper server for the time zone you are in... Its unrelated to the platooning and match making issue...

Edited by zupe4rw, May 03 2012 - 13:41.

[lobo9000]

stickjock, on May 03 2012 - 13:34, said:

Believe they've already shot down the introduction of the 5 man "super platoons"... also... OP... you might want to check the forum rules out... the use of red for text in posts is reserved for Mods/Devs... so just a bit of advise, edit your posts and change that red font to anything OTHER than red...

silly rule but there you have it....

As to your OP... as was said before/above... used to be non-premium couldn't start a platoon at all but they did change and allow the 2 man non-premium platoon... so, be happy they at least let you have that...

3 man platoons ,and the other benefits of premium (starting companies, etc) are just that, benefits to those players that spend the money to help fund the development of the game...

EDIT -  Go ahead and neg me all you want, have plenty to spare, the OP's suggestion isn't going to be implemented.  The devs stated a long time ago they had been planning on adding 5 man platoons for PREMIUM.  NON-Premium is lucky to have 2 man platoons... Premiums have 3... since then, they've scrap'd the 5 man platoons and are leaving it as is.  If you want larger platoons, pony up and pay for Premium and leave it at that... if not, don't complain playing a FREE game that no one is forcing you to play...

Sort of simple logic if you ask me...

[lobo9000]

i gave you the neg mate no need to be mad at him lol

[Maverick92]

JAV1L15, on May 03 2012 - 12:10, said:

Having a platoon of 4 is too big, because that's a 5th of a team, and it will lead to 'super platoons' of say 4 T110s, who will obviously work together and obliterate the non-collaborative enemy

Someone needs to go back to grade school if you think 4 is a 5th of the team!

Teams have 15 people, a 5th of 15 is 3, which is the current size of premium platoons. If you had 4 in a platoon that is more than a 1/4 of the team.

[stickjock]

lobo9000, on May 03 2012 - 13:43, said:

i gave you the neg mate no need to be mad at him lol

That's the problem with text... not "mad" at anyone... just silly the amount of suggestions that crop up continually that will never be added/implemented in the game, and when the OP of the suggestion is told as much, they argue, rant, rave about how much they know about the topic and how "easy" the programing would be to have it added...

If all of these posters know so much, why aren't they working for WG and getting their "easily" added suggestions into the game already??  Or, better yet, start their own company and make their own game since they know so much...  lol....

[soluuloi]

I am fine with it if the requirement is each of the members in that platoon have to pay 50 gold for each match. Everything has a price, you want something, pay for it ~

Edited by soluuloi, May 03 2012 - 13:54.

[Zupe]

@ Stickjock

"If all of these posters know so much, why aren't they working for WG and getting their "easily" added suggestions into the game already?? Or, better yet, start their own company and make their own game since they know so much... lol...."
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Simple answer to that... I pay to play... So I would like to keep playing the game I pay for... And as for making my own game... I posted this for a reason, and its a suggestion in the suggestion area... If you don't want to have or read suggestions, then don't have or read suggestions...

[stickjock]

Having a suggestion is fine... I check the suggestions forums all the time... but this is one of those that pretty much you can bet a buffalo head nickle on that will never see the light of day in the game... if they scrap'd 5 man platoons... why on earth would they introduce 4 man platoons (odd number with a team of 15)??

Again, no beef from me really...  suggest away... it's the logic from so many "posters of suggestions" that their ideas are so easily added to the game, when 99.9% (probably more) most likely have no clue about what it takes to create new additions for a game...

Anywho... good luck with your Non-Premium 3 man/Premium 4 man Platoon crusade!!...