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Good morning tankers,
Announcing a limited time collaboration with World of Tanks and Loot Crate!
Packed with in-game and physical items, pre-sales for the crate are running until December 24. If pre-sale goals are reached, the crate will be shipped to backers in June 2021. All additional details can be found here.
Edited by stabbymckill, Dec 02 2020 - 17:45.
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Wowsers folks... the package contains a physical corkscrew. What a nice complement to the special event sales we get here at NA.
Did someone say Mutant pre-orders?
Deja Vu anyone?
Full video follows the Coubs.
42 seconds or so... "You trust THIS guy". 
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KiltedAmerican, on Dec 02 2020 - 11:45, said:
By the way folks 49.99 and free shipping. I'm guessing if you're in NA and outside of the US it shows your standard currency amount. Hopefully since it won't ship outside of NA it'll advise that before folks buy it.
Oh it gets better. As they say the devil is in the details.
It activates a 50 battle rental which is tied to a limited time mission (details revealed after you buy it) that gives the tank. You don't get the tank outright. And per meanieoh it ships to NA only.
https://worldoftanks.com/en/news/announcements/loot-crate-1220/
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The Crate also includes a digital code (valid until December 16, 2021) for the following items:
*After activating the digital code, the mission is valid for 30 days after the first log in.
In order to make the Crate a reality, it needs to reach a number of backers (buyers) before it goes into production. Once it reaches its goal, it will ship out on June 2021. Orders must be placed before Tuesday, December 24 at 23:59 PT | Wednesday, December 25 at 01:59 CT | 02:59 ET. If the backer goal is not reached, the Crate will not go into production and buyers will not be charged.
And if you click the button for more information and to order it.
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A limited edition assortment of collectibles, gear and bonus in-game content celebrating the epicness of World of Tanks.
Each bonus code is valued around $50 and will give a player:
1. Premium Tank M6A2E1 Mutant for 50 battles
2. 90 days Premium Account access
3. Mission that rewards Mutant for free by completion (check details in your game client).
We’ll send you the bonus code in digital format after the crate reaches its backer goal. All codes will be valid until December 16th, 2021.
Go to https://worldoftanks.com/en/content/guide/general/bonus/ for details.
The crate will ship out in June 2021.
It will ship to North American territories only.
You will only be charged when the crate reaches its backer goal.
If the crate doesn’t hit its goal, it won’t go into production and you will not be charged.
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I suspect it will take 51 battles to complete the Mutant missions. That's where the corkscrew comes in.
Edited by tod914, Dec 02 2020 - 19:58.
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NateRocko, on Dec 02 2020 - 13:39, said:
I'd say it's legit, but pretty disingenuous of them to make folks look for the details.
Some of us know how they are (see the coubs lol), but a lot of folks, especially new players, don't and will learn the hard way.
That mission details after the purchase and it's a limited time mission once you activate the code is probably nothing to worry about, but then again why not reveal the details now and why limit the mission. Especially since the reward is a virtual tank.
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tod914, on Dec 02 2020 - 13:56, said:
I suspect it will take 51 battles to complete the Mutant missions. That's where the corkscrew comes in.
LOL I bought the exclusive never ever Mutant the third or fourth 
time it was up for sale so you may very well have a point. After all you can trust "this" guy.
Nevermind me staff, I'm here for moar cowbell.
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heavymetal1967, on Dec 02 2020 - 13:59, said:
I'd say it's legit, but pretty disingenuous of them to make folks look for the details.
Rental was gonna be my next post, but I wanted to wait a bit before I added more negative waves ... 
Edited by KiltedAmerican, Dec 02 2020 - 20:12.
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KiltedAmerican, on Dec 02 2020 - 14:12, said:
Rental was gonna be my next post, but I wanted to wait a bit before I added more negative waves ...
I think I got that covered, but in this case I'd like to refer to them as reality waves.
Still probably nothing to worry about, but the lack of details would turn me off if I was interested which I'm not.
50 bucks to grind for a prem with some merch advertising WoT thrown in.... no thanks.
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BeastsOfBattle, on Dec 02 2020 - 14:36, said:
Cigar box from Bill?
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heavymetal1967, on Dec 02 2020 - 10:21, said:
Wowsers folks... the package contains a physical corkscrew. What a nice complement to the special event sales we get here at NA.
Did someone say Mutant pre-orders?
Deja Vu anyone?
And as someone mentioned in another thread, you'll get your card charged in December even though it doesn't ship until June, and you usually only have 90 days to dispute a charge due to non-delivery of goods...plus a little history from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loot_Crate
"The company announced that it was filing for bankruptcy protection on August 12, 2019, laying off close to half of its remaining workers in the weeks prior. The company owed more than US$30 million in debt and US$5.87 million in taxes, while its credit card processor has withheld payments to the company. While under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it plans to continue to fulfill orders but seeks potential buyers.[5]
On October 1, 2019, subscribers were informed by email of Loot Crate's sale to Money Chest LLC., majority funded by NECA. The company will operate under a new name: The Loot Company. [6]"
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Bonfor, on Dec 02 2020 - 15:14, said:
And as someone mentioned in another thread, you'll get your card charged in December even though it doesn't ship until June, and you usually only have 90 days to dispute a charge due to non-delivery of goods...plus a little history from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loot_Crate
"The company announced that it was filing for bankruptcy protection on August 12, 2019, laying off close to half of its remaining workers in the weeks prior. The company owed more than US$30 million in debt and US$5.87 million in taxes, while its credit card processor has withheld payments to the company. While under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, it plans to continue to fulfill orders but seeks potential buyers.[5]
On October 1, 2019, subscribers were informed by email of Loot Crate's sale to Money Chest LLC., majority funded by NECA. The company will operate under a new name: The Loot Company. [6]"
I've already decided no thanks, but plus one for that nonetheless.
This would likely close my wallet if I was on the fence.
As with all things Caveat Emptor, more so in light of this and the other unknowns.
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tod914, on Dec 02 2020 - 14:43, said:
Cigar box from Bill?
I always thought he should've changed Hail to the Chief after that.
It would've been different to hear some Floyd intro music.
Or a little more obscure replacement. Bocephus can play though he doesn't often.
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heavymetal1967, on Dec 02 2020 - 16:29, said:
Or a little more obscure replacement. Bocephus can play though he doesn't often.
None better than the Original ...
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Wait, so now we got $$$ WG crowdfunding a physical loot box with *potential* digital contents? And here we thought CMON was bad for using Kickstarter as a pre-order store.
I'm very confused; we're nowhere near April right now.
That crate looks pretty cheap, btw. And the physical contents sound pretty cheap as well.
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