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Wishing you a great week!
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New Guide: Using Crew Skills and Perks
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We've updated the Game Guide section with a new guide on the crew skill system. Version 7.2 introduced more than 20 new skills and perks, and we wanted to share some tips on which skills are best suited to your favorite vehicles.
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We've updated the Game Guide section with a new guide on the crew skill system. Version 7.2 introduced more than 20 new skills and perks, and we wanted to share some tips on which skills are best suited to your favorite vehicles.
Check out the guide here, and feel free to share some of your own personal tips in the comments!
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The Chieftain's Hatch: Foreigners
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The recent event for ANZAC day is as good an excuse as any to talk about those other people. You know, non-USA types. They really do exist, I’ve seen them. Honest.
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If you're curious, starting from the left and skipping the guy in pink, Tunisia, Jordan, Germany, US, Bahrain, Pakistan, Romania, Tunisia.
Although my experience with foreign military personnel isn’t confined solely to my time in the US Army, one thing I will say is that it has given me a great opportunity to interact with foreign personnel: Either those who are assigned to an American base for training, or as Uncle Sam sends me around the world.
Now granted, the nature of my contacts has probably been that I have usually encountered the more professional end of the spectrum and so it may well be skewing my sample base, but by and large, it’s a case of form following function. There’s not much to differentiate a professional soldier from the US to Australia to Jordan in terms of their character. Fairly patriotic, strong-willed, looking for a challenge, and fundamentally honest and good-natured. Even the systems behind the various organisations seem to be fairly similar as, after all, a modern military is supposed to do the same job around the world. Yes, some countries have more expensive toys than other countries, but the paperwork when you break one is likely pretty much the same.
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A Kiwi checking out a more expensive toy than he has at home
That said, it’s not as if there aren’t a few… quirks in the way they do things.
Many moons ago, I was off for a couple of weeks in Bovington on an exchange. We had had an officer come over and play with us for a while, his procedure with the radio telephone was cause for some amusement. “Hello three, this is one…” vice “Red three, red one…. Red three, red one”. Or “out to you” vs “break.” Certainly polite, and I guess it works, but it is a bit odd to my thinking. So, it was my turn to go over the other direction and Americanise the locals.
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So as I’m packing to go I’m thinking to myself “what shall I bring?” Well, some of it was obvious. Field gear: BDUs, helmet, webbing, I figured I could borrow a sleeping bag over there. Class As in case of something more formal, and there was rumour of a regimental dining in at about that time, so the dress blues and sabre came along as well. Add some ‘business casual’ clothing (slacks, polo shirts etc) for the evenings or hitting the local night life (hey, I’m an optimist), and I figure I’m prepared. Foolish me. I forgot I was going to the UK.
I’m checked into the officer’s mess at Bovington, and as I sign in, I am presented with a booklet entitled “Rules of the Mess” (For those unaware of the distinction, the Mess in the UK is far more than an O-club, it’s also accommodation, dining facility etc). I pocket it, and drag my gear to the elevator. As I ride up, my eye is drawn to the “Useful Telephone Numbers” poster. The very first one on the list was “Stables.” Hmm.
Anyway, once I’m somewhat unpacked, I start to read the rules. I skip past the bit about what to do with your batman (seriously!?) as it didn’t seem to apply to me, and I hop over to the dinner section. After all, I’m a bit peckish. “Ah.. Hours. Excellent, dinner shortly…. What’s this? Dress code!?”
Apparently it is considered uncivil to be inappropriately attired for dinner. At the minimum, blazer and tie. Suits acceptable. I think back to what I packed, and realized that of all the things I failed to bring for a couple of weeks away with the Army, a suit was it. I start rooting around to see what I could cobble together.
http://www.itstheage...s-222_0x300.jpgTo my regret, I never photographed the RAC Officer's Mess. This photo of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers mess sortof gives the idea of the dining room though.
End result, I had the white shirt from the dress blues, the black tie and high-gloss shoes from the Class As, the dark ‘business casual’ slacks, I ended up looking like a reject from the Blues Brothers. In the meantime, the British officers played the easiest game of “Spot the Yank” in history. When finished with your meal, you were generally expected to adjourn to the ante-room for a while (even after lunch), which is as stereotypical a British facility as you can imagine, with wood-panelled walls, leather armchairs, and copies of the Times scattered around next to the tea and coffee pots.
There was a further knock-on effect: The night before my flight home, I had to stay in London. They wanted to put me up in the Household Cavalry barracks so I would have a nice convenient evening, but the dress code there was even more strict: One was not allowed to be seen leaving the barracks unless in a full-on suit. I had to stay at an RAF base a little outside of town.
They have a strange mix of formality to casualness: For example, in addition to the above requirements, the newest second lieutenant is expected to be on first-name-terms with the Major (usually company commander). US, not so much. “Sir” is considered a little more appropriate. Yet the US is often viewed by other militaries as being one of the most egalitarian there is.
Perhaps part of this can be demonstrated by the French. I spent some time with the French Army in Afghanistan as they were our neighbouring battlespace owners and I was about the only officer in the squadron who spoke French. (If it were a Spanish unit next to us, we’d have been sorted). We are invited to dine with the Battalion commander.
Now, let me show you a picture of our chow hall in Afghanistan. Pretty simple, really, rows of tables, cheap folding chairs, cardboard food trays, plastic cutlery. Open seating, you could be a PFC sitting next to a full-bird colonel.
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I didn't think to photograph the DFAC in its usual boring state, but remove the decoration and tablecloths to get the idea.
The French do things slightly differently. We follow our hosts around the buildings to the mess. We are brought to the bar, behind which a junior enlisted soldier is standing. “What can I get you to drink, Sir? Please note, alcohol may not be served before 1800.” After the ‘cocktail hour’ equivalent (we were there for lunch), we were seated at the table.
You will note that the table is a fairly solid affair, as are the chairs. The food was brought to us by more junior soldiers on the regimental china which had been brought from the unit’s base in the South of France. And, it must be said, it was excellent. One of my colleagues leaned over to me at this point. “You know, Nick, we’re doing this wrong in the US.” Perhaps, but I have a sneaking suspicion that were I to instruct an E-4 to serve me my dinner I would likely be best advised to not actually consume it.
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There was another food-related oddity. They had two soldiers in the unit whose sole job during the war was to bake bread. They were good at it, mind. I never had a shortage of volunteers to do the transport duty to drive us the two hours to their base, we'd stock up when there. I did inquire if we could borrow one of them for a couple of weeks, but I was told in no uncertain terms that if bread production were reduced, there would be a mutiny.
For those who are wondering, I have no quarrels with their soldiering. As an amusing side-note, they put me in a VBL named “Ricky Bobby”, it’s painted on the back door.
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Adding an American to the load plan
I never did a tour in the Former Yugoslavia, but I’m told that such multinational missions have a bit of a tradition. It seems that first thing the Finnish army builds when they establish a base is a sauna. So if you feel like relaxing, hop over there. Then adjourn to the Irish facility: The first thing they build is the bar. I recall once seeing an Irish Naval vessel with what appeared to be depth charges lashed to the deck. I thought this somewhat odd given that I knew the ship had no sonar and I was unaware of depth charges in the inventory. Foolish me. They were kegs.
The Irish officer’s mess is far more down-to-earth than the other two above. As you can expect, it’s basically a pub, just a lot of the customers are wearing green. Can’t argue with that. They have their own unique problems, though. Being a rather small nation, they can’t afford to have many training areas. As often as not, the Army just finds a quiet little part of the countryside and has at it.
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Typical Irish training area and weather
It can lead to occasional interesting incidents: I saw one time when a brisk firefight was taking place, with one team using a car for cover. A group of hikers came down the hill, walked through the firefight, got into the car, and drove away with the cover. Civilians could occasionally be mis-identified for participants in insurgent scenarios as well. I mean, what are the chances that a family would happen to be out for their Sunday drive in the Wicklow Mountains in a blue Toyota Camry, the same type of car that the insurgents used to shoot at a patrol five minutes previously a mile way? I recall seeing a Youtube video of a French Army training exercise in the middle of a shopping district during business hours, lots of shouting and runing around between the shoppers. A bit odd to my mind.
Of course, these are just amusing little annecdotes, there are many practical things to learn from our foreign colleagues and any soldier who thinks that there is nothing that other armies do better than his own is blinkered. Such observations I shall leave for a future article. In the meantime, go ahead, click the 'discuss' link below, and tell us all your culture shocks.
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Senegal, and a Tier VII
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The recent event for ANZAC day is as good an excuse as any to talk about those other people. You know, non-USA types. They really do exist, I’ve seen them. Honest.
If you're curious, starting from the left and skipping the guy in pink, Tunisia, Jordan, Germany, US, Bahrain, Pakistan, Romania, Tunisia.Although my experience with foreign military personnel isn’t confined solely to my time in the US Army, one thing I will say is that it has given me a great opportunity to interact with foreign personnel: Either those who are assigned to an American base for training, or as Uncle Sam sends me around the world.
Now granted, the nature of my contacts has probably been that I have usually encountered the more professional end of the spectrum and so it may well be skewing my sample base, but by and large, it’s a case of form following function. There’s not much to differentiate a professional soldier from the US to Australia to Jordan in terms of their character. Fairly patriotic, strong-willed, looking for a challenge, and fundamentally honest and good-natured. Even the systems behind the various organisations seem to be fairly similar as, after all, a modern military is supposed to do the same job around the world. Yes, some countries have more expensive toys than other countries, but the paperwork when you break one is likely pretty much the same.
A Kiwi checking out a more expensive toy than he has at homeThat said, it’s not as if there aren’t a few… quirks in the way they do things.
Many moons ago, I was off for a couple of weeks in Bovington on an exchange. We had had an officer come over and play with us for a while, his procedure with the radio telephone was cause for some amusement. “Hello three, this is one…” vice “Red three, red one…. Red three, red one”. Or “out to you” vs “break.” Certainly polite, and I guess it works, but it is a bit odd to my thinking. So, it was my turn to go over the other direction and Americanise the locals.
So as I’m packing to go I’m thinking to myself “what shall I bring?” Well, some of it was obvious. Field gear: BDUs, helmet, webbing, I figured I could borrow a sleeping bag over there. Class As in case of something more formal, and there was rumour of a regimental dining in at about that time, so the dress blues and sabre came along as well. Add some ‘business casual’ clothing (slacks, polo shirts etc) for the evenings or hitting the local night life (hey, I’m an optimist), and I figure I’m prepared. Foolish me. I forgot I was going to the UK.
I’m checked into the officer’s mess at Bovington, and as I sign in, I am presented with a booklet entitled “Rules of the Mess” (For those unaware of the distinction, the Mess in the UK is far more than an O-club, it’s also accommodation, dining facility etc). I pocket it, and drag my gear to the elevator. As I ride up, my eye is drawn to the “Useful Telephone Numbers” poster. The very first one on the list was “Stables.” Hmm.
Anyway, once I’m somewhat unpacked, I start to read the rules. I skip past the bit about what to do with your batman (seriously!?) as it didn’t seem to apply to me, and I hop over to the dinner section. After all, I’m a bit peckish. “Ah.. Hours. Excellent, dinner shortly…. What’s this? Dress code!?”
Apparently it is considered uncivil to be inappropriately attired for dinner. At the minimum, blazer and tie. Suits acceptable. I think back to what I packed, and realized that of all the things I failed to bring for a couple of weeks away with the Army, a suit was it. I start rooting around to see what I could cobble together.
http://www.itstheage...s-222_0x300.jpgTo my regret, I never photographed the RAC Officer's Mess. This photo of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers mess sortof gives the idea of the dining room though.
End result, I had the white shirt from the dress blues, the black tie and high-gloss shoes from the Class As, the dark ‘business casual’ slacks, I ended up looking like a reject from the Blues Brothers. In the meantime, the British officers played the easiest game of “Spot the Yank” in history. When finished with your meal, you were generally expected to adjourn to the ante-room for a while (even after lunch), which is as stereotypical a British facility as you can imagine, with wood-panelled walls, leather armchairs, and copies of the Times scattered around next to the tea and coffee pots.
There was a further knock-on effect: The night before my flight home, I had to stay in London. They wanted to put me up in the Household Cavalry barracks so I would have a nice convenient evening, but the dress code there was even more strict: One was not allowed to be seen leaving the barracks unless in a full-on suit. I had to stay at an RAF base a little outside of town.
They have a strange mix of formality to casualness: For example, in addition to the above requirements, the newest second lieutenant is expected to be on first-name-terms with the Major (usually company commander). US, not so much. “Sir” is considered a little more appropriate. Yet the US is often viewed by other militaries as being one of the most egalitarian there is.
Perhaps part of this can be demonstrated by the French. I spent some time with the French Army in Afghanistan as they were our neighbouring battlespace owners and I was about the only officer in the squadron who spoke French. (If it were a Spanish unit next to us, we’d have been sorted). We are invited to dine with the Battalion commander.
Now, let me show you a picture of our chow hall in Afghanistan. Pretty simple, really, rows of tables, cheap folding chairs, cardboard food trays, plastic cutlery. Open seating, you could be a PFC sitting next to a full-bird colonel.
I didn't think to photograph the DFAC in its usual boring state, but remove the decoration and tablecloths to get the idea.The French do things slightly differently. We follow our hosts around the buildings to the mess. We are brought to the bar, behind which a junior enlisted soldier is standing. “What can I get you to drink, Sir? Please note, alcohol may not be served before 1800.” After the ‘cocktail hour’ equivalent (we were there for lunch), we were seated at the table.
You will note that the table is a fairly solid affair, as are the chairs. The food was brought to us by more junior soldiers on the regimental china which had been brought from the unit’s base in the South of France. And, it must be said, it was excellent. One of my colleagues leaned over to me at this point. “You know, Nick, we’re doing this wrong in the US.” Perhaps, but I have a sneaking suspicion that were I to instruct an E-4 to serve me my dinner I would likely be best advised to not actually consume it.
There was another food-related oddity. They had two soldiers in the unit whose sole job during the war was to bake bread. They were good at it, mind. I never had a shortage of volunteers to do the transport duty to drive us the two hours to their base, we'd stock up when there. I did inquire if we could borrow one of them for a couple of weeks, but I was told in no uncertain terms that if bread production were reduced, there would be a mutiny.
For those who are wondering, I have no quarrels with their soldiering. As an amusing side-note, they put me in a VBL named “Ricky Bobby”, it’s painted on the back door.
Adding an American to the load planI never did a tour in the Former Yugoslavia, but I’m told that such multinational missions have a bit of a tradition. It seems that first thing the Finnish army builds when they establish a base is a sauna. So if you feel like relaxing, hop over there. Then adjourn to the Irish facility: The first thing they build is the bar. I recall once seeing an Irish Naval vessel with what appeared to be depth charges lashed to the deck. I thought this somewhat odd given that I knew the ship had no sonar and I was unaware of depth charges in the inventory. Foolish me. They were kegs.
The Irish officer’s mess is far more down-to-earth than the other two above. As you can expect, it’s basically a pub, just a lot of the customers are wearing green. Can’t argue with that. They have their own unique problems, though. Being a rather small nation, they can’t afford to have many training areas. As often as not, the Army just finds a quiet little part of the countryside and has at it.
Typical Irish training area and weatherIt can lead to occasional interesting incidents: I saw one time when a brisk firefight was taking place, with one team using a car for cover. A group of hikers came down the hill, walked through the firefight, got into the car, and drove away with the cover. Civilians could occasionally be mis-identified for participants in insurgent scenarios as well. I mean, what are the chances that a family would happen to be out for their Sunday drive in the Wicklow Mountains in a blue Toyota Camry, the same type of car that the insurgents used to shoot at a patrol five minutes previously a mile way? I recall seeing a Youtube video of a French Army training exercise in the middle of a shopping district during business hours, lots of shouting and runing around between the shoppers. A bit odd to my mind.
Of course, these are just amusing little annecdotes, there are many practical things to learn from our foreign colleagues and any soldier who thinks that there is nothing that other armies do better than his own is blinkered. Such observations I shall leave for a future article. In the meantime, go ahead, click the 'discuss' link below, and tell us all your culture shocks.
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7.3 Update Details
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Would you like to know what's in store for our 7.3 update? If so, then check out our In Development page, where we've listed some of the upcoming changes! You've probably already heard about the Soviet tech tree changes but there are also two new maps, new French premium tanks, and more!
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Tankers!
Would you like to know what's in store for our 7.3 update? If so, then check out our In Development page, where we've listed some of the upcoming changes! You've probably already heard about the Soviet tech tree changes but there are also two new maps, new French premium tanks, and more!
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Forum Maintenance on May 2
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The World of Tanks official forum will be unavailable for a period of time on May 2 due to maintenance.
The works will start at 00:00 PDT and are estimated to end at 02:00 PDT (10:00 - 12:00 UTC).
The works will start at 00:00 PDT and are estimated to end at 02:00 PDT (10:00 - 12:00 UTC).
Version 7.3 Public Test #2
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Tankers!
We are pleased to announce the 7.3 #2 public test.
Please note that the public test server will go through a restart every other day at 1:00 UTC, which will last for 25-45 minutes. It is currently set to have a player cap of 26,000. Once the cap is reached, players will be placed into a login queue.
The World of Tanks development team is pleased to give all of our players the opportunity to participate in the update 7.3 mass test. The update will be released in the near future, and we would like your feedback on the latest build.
During this test a special World of Tanks update v. 7.3 will be available for playing on test servers only. The estimated end date of 7.3 test is May 2, 2012, but is subject to change.
To participate in the test you need to do the following steps:
1. Download the test game client in a separate directory:
Attention! Please, install the test game client version in a different folder, other than the current game client version! Also switch off the game client before installing the update. Only players who have registered prior to 21:00 UTC, April 17, 2012, can login the test server.
Please, keep mind certain special features of the public test server:
We draw your attention to the fact that the test server is subject to EULA and general rules of World of Tanks game server. The restrictions and punishments are the same as on the official game server of World of Tanks. The details of the v.7.3 update public test can be discussed in a special forum section. Bugs related to the 7.3 public test should be posted in this special sub-forum.
Preliminary list of changes of v7.3 #2 changes as compared with v7.3 #1:
We are pleased to announce the 7.3 #2 public test.
Please note that the public test server will go through a restart every other day at 1:00 UTC, which will last for 25-45 minutes. It is currently set to have a player cap of 26,000. Once the cap is reached, players will be placed into a login queue.
The World of Tanks development team is pleased to give all of our players the opportunity to participate in the update 7.3 mass test. The update will be released in the near future, and we would like your feedback on the latest build.
During this test a special World of Tanks update v. 7.3 will be available for playing on test servers only. The estimated end date of 7.3 test is May 2, 2012, but is subject to change.
To participate in the test you need to do the following steps:
1. Download the test game client in a separate directory:
- Download full game client with 7.3 update here (2.9 GB)
- Download v.7.3 test game client torrent file here
Attention! Please, install the test game client version in a different folder, other than the current game client version! Also switch off the game client before installing the update. Only players who have registered prior to 21:00 UTC, April 17, 2012, can login the test server.
Please, keep mind certain special features of the public test server:
- Payments are not accepted on the public test server.
- Credit and experience rates for public test server are multiplied by 10. All players are given 15k gold for testing purposes.
- Progress wasn't saved from test #1 and won't be transferred to the main NA server.
We draw your attention to the fact that the test server is subject to EULA and general rules of World of Tanks game server. The restrictions and punishments are the same as on the official game server of World of Tanks. The details of the v.7.3 update public test can be discussed in a special forum section. Bugs related to the 7.3 public test should be posted in this special sub-forum.
Preliminary list of changes of v7.3 #2 changes as compared with v7.3 #1:
- Fixed several bugs with objects location on the South Coast map.
- Fixed base icon location on the minimap of the South Coast map.
- RAM consumption was significantly reduced on the Dragon's Ridge map. It was a direct cause for the so-called ‘red screen’ during a sniper mode on this map.
- Fixed some obstructions on the Dragon's Ridge map.
- Reduced penetration of the М-62-Т2 gun (top gun for IS-4, IS-8, ST-I) from 270mm to 268mm.
- Fixed several errors in the T-150 damaged model.
- Fixed several errors in the T-54 damaged model. (the turret was ‘hanged’ above the hull).
- Fixed the BL-10 gun scale for Object 704 TD.
- T-43 moved to a new 16 groups armor system.
- Fixed a bug with the IS-4’s D-10T gun: when this gun was researched and mounted on the tank it couln’t enter a battle.
- Fixed a bug with a substitution of the IS-4 tank: the IS-8 tank did not become Elite if the D-10T hadn’t been researched on the IS-4.
- Fixed a bug with a substitution of the KV-3 tank: the ‘Accelerate crew training’ stayed ticked after the conversion.
- Fixed a bug with a substitution of the KV-3 tank: if to enter a battle without resupplying the ammo the ammo icons become doubled.
- Fixed some errors in the IS-4 damaged model: the mantlet thickness was increased from 200mm to 250mm, the frontal armor plate trim was increased from 58 degrees to 61 degrees.
- Fixed a bug with the traverse speed on the ST-1 tank, when the stock tracks had a better traverse speed than the top ones.
- Fixed a large scale pattern of camouflage on the IS-8 tank.
- Added the skipped icon of the IS-8 tank on the research tree and service record list.
- Reduced the maximum speed of the KV-4 to 30 km/h
- Fixed the cost of different camouflages for the IS-4 tank
- Rebalanced the parameters of the 85mm S-31 gun on the KV-3 tank.
Contest & Event
Military Month Special
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Tankers!
The first special of May is here! This week's special is themed around Military Month.
Starting at 11:30 UTC on May 4, 2012 and lasting until 11:30 UTC on May 7, 2012 the following discounts and bonuses will be active.
Be sure to take advantage of this special while it lasts! The above-mentioned items return to normal on May 7, 2012.
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Tankers!
The first special of May is here! This week's special is themed around Military Month.
Starting at 11:30 UTC on May 4, 2012 and lasting until 11:30 UTC on May 7, 2012 the following discounts and bonuses will be active.
- x3 XP for the first victory
- 90% discount on renaming crew members
- Up to a 58% discount on premium ammo
- 50% discount on the following tanks: M8A1, T49, M18 Hellcat, T25/2
Be sure to take advantage of this special while it lasts! The above-mentioned items return to normal on May 7, 2012.
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Skirmish I
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Tankers!
We're thrilled to announce our first Skirmish tournament!
Skirmishes will occur on a weekly basis and be a bit more light-hearted than our current tournament lineup. Including everything from tier 1 tournaments to tank vs tank faceoffs, the format will be different every week!
Skirmish I
We're thrilled to announce our first Skirmish tournament!
Skirmishes will occur on a weekly basis and be a bit more light-hearted than our current tournament lineup. Including everything from tier 1 tournaments to tank vs tank faceoffs, the format will be different every week!
Skirmish I
- [/list]Here are the rules for this week's Skirmish:[/color]
- Heavy tank - 4
- Medium tank - 4
- Tank Destroyer - 4
- Light tank - 4
- Round 1: May 7
- Round 2: May 8
- Round 3: May 9
- Round 4: May 10
- Round 5: May 11
- Round 6: May 12
- Round 7 (Finals & Third place): May 13
- First place: 5,000
- Second place: 2,000
- Third place: 1,000
- Fourth place: 1,000
Tier & Point Limits
A team must field a selection of tanks based on the below tier limits.
The full schedule will be provided at the close of registration, once the final team count has been determined. Note that only 64 teams will be allowed to participate. Teams will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis, see Registration for details.
The following prizes will be provided to each member of the respective team, including reserves.
There will only be one map used during Skirmish I. The map played on will be Prokhorovka.
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Winners of All Stars #33 and #34
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Tankers!
All Stars 33 and 34 are announced!
All Star 33:
M5 Stuart
T-127
All Star 34:
T-14
M40/M43
Congratulations to our All Stars!
Please allow up to 72 hours for gold distribution.
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All Stars 33 and 34 are announced!
All Star 33:
M5 Stuart
- bigotico - 28 All Star points (99.1 XP score)
- lisitut - 28 All Star points (87.7 XP score)
- Shiftec - 26 All Star points (95.9 XP score)
T-127
- kufo - 40 All Star points
- ImDrone - 34 All Star points
- Fingerz318 - 33 All Star points
All Star 34:
T-14
- Cue22 - 29 All Star points
- Lucciola - 27 All Star points (116 XP score)
- Monthar - 27 All Star points (93.8 XP score)
M40/M43
- PlayerSlayer - 23 All Star points (112.2 XP score)
- xiantom - 23 All Star points (107 XP score)
- Major_5 - 21 All Star points (128.06 XP score)
Congratulations to our All Stars!
Please allow up to 72 hours for gold distribution.
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World of Tanks E3 2012 Invitational
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Tankers!
Thanks to the success of our tournaments in World of Tanks we will be hosting a series of exhibition matches at E3 2012 this year!
World of Tanks E3 2012 Invitational
We are very proud to announce the E3 2012 Invitational Exhibition which will begin on June 5th and end on June 7th. We have invited one of our best regular tournament teams to attend E3 2012, team SIMP; there they will play against some of our other top teams hand-picked by the tournament staff.
We will be contacting various tournament teams over the next few weeks to invite them to participate in this event!
The entire E3 2012 event will be streamed with shoutcasting. Those who defeat team SIMP will earn 25,000 gold for each participant. We will provide further details as the event gets closer!
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Thanks to the success of our tournaments in World of Tanks we will be hosting a series of exhibition matches at E3 2012 this year!
World of Tanks E3 2012 Invitational
We are very proud to announce the E3 2012 Invitational Exhibition which will begin on June 5th and end on June 7th. We have invited one of our best regular tournament teams to attend E3 2012, team SIMP; there they will play against some of our other top teams hand-picked by the tournament staff.
We will be contacting various tournament teams over the next few weeks to invite them to participate in this event!
The entire E3 2012 event will be streamed with shoutcasting. Those who defeat team SIMP will earn 25,000 gold for each participant. We will provide further details as the event gets closer!
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All Star #35
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We are changing the format of our All Star Contests. From now on, we will have only one All Star per week. The All Star event will last 3 days, from Tuesday to Thursday, and you will be able to choose from 3 tanks, each ranging from low tier to high tier! Standard and Premium tanks will be included randomly between the tiers.
France #35, May 1 - 3: D1, AMX 13 90, Type 59
Please send your submissions between Tuesday, May 1, starting at 12:01 AM PDT, and Thursday, May 3, ending at 11:59 PM PDT (6:59 AM UTC Friday). Curious what time this is in your region? Use this handy Time Zone Converter to help you out.
When you send in your submission, please also add the amount of XP you earned for that battle.
There will be 3 top spots for each tank:
Prizes for each tank:
Rules:
These are the achievements to calculate:
Here is a list of what we require for your entry:
(missing any of these will cause your submission to be disqualified):
We will post a reminder of these rules before each All Star.
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We are changing the format of our All Star Contests. From now on, we will have only one All Star per week. The All Star event will last 3 days, from Tuesday to Thursday, and you will be able to choose from 3 tanks, each ranging from low tier to high tier! Standard and Premium tanks will be included randomly between the tiers.
France #35, May 1 - 3: D1, AMX 13 90, Type 59
Please send your submissions between Tuesday, May 1, starting at 12:01 AM PDT, and Thursday, May 3, ending at 11:59 PM PDT (6:59 AM UTC Friday). Curious what time this is in your region? Use this handy Time Zone Converter to help you out.
When you send in your submission, please also add the amount of XP you earned for that battle.
- Double XP: divide your total XP by 2 and then:
- Premium accounts: divide your total XP by 15
- Standard accounts: divide your total XP by 10
There will be 3 top spots for each tank:
Prizes for each tank:
- 1st: 3000
- 2nd: 2000
- 3rd: 1000
Rules:
- Stay alive!
- Only NA server players can participate in this event
- Submit your best battle to allstar@worldoftanks.com, with the name of the tank you used.
- Only one battle can be submitted
- Add your game name in the email
- Add "All Star [name of tank]" in the subject line
- Add your All Star points and calculations in the email as well as your XP calculations.
- You may participate in only one category; you cannot win in both categories.
- Only random battles or platoons allowed.
These are the achievements to calculate:
- Destroyed tanks: 2 All Star points
- Damaged tanks: 2 All Star points
- Spotted tanks: 1 All Star point
- Defender: 3 All Star points
- Invader: 3 All Star points
- Scout: 3 All Star points
- Sniper: 3 All Star points
- Top Gun: 3 All Star points
- Confederate: 3 All Star points
- Steel Wall: 3 All Star points
- Boelter’s Medal: 3 All Star points
Here is a list of what we require for your entry:
(missing any of these will cause your submission to be disqualified):
- A screenshot of the end of battle window (preferable)or the replay file of the battle you are submitting (can be found in /games/World_of_Tanks/Replays). To activate replays: In game, go to your Settings, in the Game tab, and you'll see towards the bottom left "Enable Battle Recording." Check that and your games will be automatically saved in the Replay folder within the World of Tanks Game file.
- One screenshot of the garage with the end game pop up showing the achievements (We need to see the whole garage with your name included. Do NOT send us a shot of just the cropped pop up).
- Show the All Star points calculations and total in your email.
- Add your game name in the email.
We will post a reminder of these rules before each All Star.
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Upcoming May Events
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May has arrived! It's National Military Appreciation Month in the United States, so we've lined up events for you all to enjoy. Stay updated about the contests and events on the News page and forums! We will post more detailed news about each event before it happens.
Here is a brief preview of our upcoming May events:
May All Stars:
Creative Contests:
Our creative contest this month will be a long one. Break out those paints, sprue cutters, and magnifying glasses; it's a tank modeling contest! When we post the rules for this one, be sure to read them carefully--we don't want you to miss a step.
After the insane turn out we had for our cake contest, we're pretty sure you're going to impress us with your submissions this time around too.
Weekend Contests:
Do your adopted nation's tank line proud! We've got a challenging French vs. German Scavenger Hunt lined up for you toward the middle of the month.
It's not quite the weekend, but we're also hoping to squeeze in a WGNA Tank Company on one of the Fridays. Keep your eyes peeled for the exact date.
Are you a fan of the tanks from the USSR ? We've hosting an MVP event that may interest you.
Twitter Contests:
We will be holding only one Twitter Quiz this month on the 25th.
Please remember, all of these contests and events can be changed by the NA Community team with or without notice (we will of course try and keep you posted!). Also, all the discounts, patches, specials are not included in this news.
http://worldoftanks....party-6apr2012/
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May has arrived! It's National Military Appreciation Month in the United States, so we've lined up events for you all to enjoy. Stay updated about the contests and events on the News page and forums! We will post more detailed news about each event before it happens.
Here is a brief preview of our upcoming May events:
May All Stars:
- All Star #35 France, May 1 - 3: D1, AMX 13 90, Type 59
- All Star #36 USSR, May 8 - 10: S-51, IS-7, PzKpfw S35 739 (f)
- All Star #37 Germany, May 15 - 17: PzKpfw 35 (t), VK 4502 (P) Ausf. B, Matilda
- All Star #38 USA, May 22 - 24: T57, T95, Ram
- All Star #39 France, May 29 - 31: AMX 38, ARL 44, Lowe
Creative Contests:
Our creative contest this month will be a long one. Break out those paints, sprue cutters, and magnifying glasses; it's a tank modeling contest! When we post the rules for this one, be sure to read them carefully--we don't want you to miss a step.
After the insane turn out we had for our cake contest, we're pretty sure you're going to impress us with your submissions this time around too.
Weekend Contests:
Do your adopted nation's tank line proud! We've got a challenging French vs. German Scavenger Hunt lined up for you toward the middle of the month.
It's not quite the weekend, but we're also hoping to squeeze in a WGNA Tank Company on one of the Fridays. Keep your eyes peeled for the exact date.
Are you a fan of the tanks from the USSR ? We've hosting an MVP event that may interest you.
Twitter Contests:
We will be holding only one Twitter Quiz this month on the 25th.
Please remember, all of these contests and events can be changed by the NA Community team with or without notice (we will of course try and keep you posted!). Also, all the discounts, patches, specials are not included in this news.
http://worldoftanks....party-6apr2012/
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World of Tanks Classic, Season I Roster Changes
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Due to player feedback we have decided to allow a one-time roster change for teams in the World of Tanks Classic, Season I. See details below.
World of Tanks Classic, Season I Roster Change Requirements
All roster changes should be sent to tournaments@worldoftanks.com, may be sent ONLY by the team captain, and should include the following information:
Due to player feedback we have decided to allow a one-time roster change for teams in the World of Tanks Classic, Season I. See details below.
World of Tanks Classic, Season I Roster Change Requirements
All roster changes should be sent to tournaments@worldoftanks.com, may be sent ONLY by the team captain, and should include the following information:
- Division:
- Team Name:
- Your nickname:
- Name of any players you would like removed, and reason you would like them removed:
- Name of players you would like added:
- A maximum of 5 players per team may be changed.
- Team sizes may not be changed. If a team currently has 15 members, it may not have 16 memebers after the roster changes.
- Team members will not be removed simply because they left a clan as this is not a clan tournament.
- All applications for roster changes must be submitted by Thursday any applications to change the team roster submitted after Thursday will be declined.
- Valid reasons include: violation of World of Tanks rules, inability to show up for matches, refusal to participate in tournament, etc.
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