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[Danylu]

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  Dear Players,

This week we have some news on the next patch, scroll down to check it out

Congratulations to Rayjones for getting the questions right last week! The answers were 1941 and Turkey respectively. Bad luck to those who got it wrong! Good luck for this week's questions.

We know you all love reading the newsletter, but if you have a story or article that would fit in well or have any comments to improve it, you can contact Dinbatu via PM on the WoT boards.
  
  Wishing you a great week!

  The Newsletter Team
  Charcharo, coRpS3, Dakodah, Danylu, Dinbatu, GeneralDirection, Hoover, MeltedTracks, OrangeDemi, Ricox, Tanitha and Xthetenth  

For all the new players joining us this week we welcome you!

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News & Announcements
THE LIVELY LIFE OX MAP

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We share the details of the new map Life Ox, which will be implemented in Q1-Q2 2012 (6th October, 2011).

The General Plan for Release[/color] [/color]has shared the main game features to appear in World of Tanks in 2011-2012. For now we are glad to introduce the new map Life Ox, which is going to be implemented with one of the updates in Q1-Q2 2012.



Short de​sc​ri​ption: The terrain of the map is plain, filled with marshes: and some of them are unpassable. Nevertheless, a tanker would easily find the right way by the colour of the soil and presence of trees on it. Eventually, this map is a real paradise for players. It has splendid landscapes, a typical American town, a factory area, a rail way station with the bridges. Although the map has no hills or rocks to cover behind them, there are multiple roughs and coombs. It is better to play at high settings to see all the beauties of the map as it even has a marvellous cotton field on it.



Of course, Life Ox will be accompanied by more picturesque and tactically abounding maps, which will be described later on, and the next map details will be provided shortly this October.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICE MAINTENANCE WORKS ON OCTOBER 6TH

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World of Tanks Technical Support Service will be unavailable on October 6th due to the maintenance works (6th October, 2011).

World of Tanks team informs the players that the Technical Support Service (support.worldoftanks.com[/color]) will be unavailable on October 6th due to the scheduled maintenance works being held on the website.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

IGN PRIME WORLD OF TANKS TOURNAMENT PAGE NOW LIVE

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Tournament page opened for the first official North American World of Tanks tournament (3rd October, 2011).

We've opened the tournament page for the IGN Prime World of Tanks Tournament. We're also allowing last-minute registration for teams, and also for team captains to make any final changes before the tournament begins tomorrow. Please take this time to make any changes to your teams that you need to -- whether it be replacing players, or anything else. If you haven't yet, be sure to read the tournament rules. Also don't forget to check out the prizes that you'll have a chance to win.

Visit the IGN Prime World of Tanks Tournament page![/color]
Sign up for the IGN Prime World of Tanks Tournament here!

THE CHIEFTAIN'S HATCH MUSEUM REVIEW: NATIONAL WAR AND RESISTANCE MUSEUM, OVERLOON

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Continuing with the series, The Chieftain brings us back to the Netherlands (1st October, 2011).

Museum Website

Google Map

Chances are that a lot of you won’t have heard of Overloon before the announcement of the MVP event, or the fact that I mentioned it in my Arnhem article.

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This little town in SouthEastern Netherlands was the site of the largest tank battle fought on Dutch soil, sixty-seven years ago this week . The US 7th [/color]Armored had a crack at the attack, and ended up having to be replaced in the line by the British 3rdID and 11th Armoured who themselves got rather beat up before carrying the day.

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A museum was originally built at the location in 1946, then it was decided to make it the National War and Resistance Museum. At the turn of the century the facility was greatly expanded, with lots of the outdoor exhibits moved indoors, and then a large private collection was added, requiring even more construction. Nowadays the museum is actually two musea co-located: The War and Resistance Museum and the Marshall Museum. The entire grounds is named “Liberty Park.” It’s a touch over two hours’ drive from Amsterdam, and an hour and a half or so from Cologne. Motorways will get you to within ten kilometers, then a quiet drive through the suburbs.

One parks a few hundred yards from the museum entrance, just wander up the trail. Feel free to meander a little bit, there are one or two oddities scattered around the park, including this Bailey Bridge, one of the few around which is fully constructed to take the weight of a tank, and a number of monuments and other artwork.

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Exactly why an IS-2 is to be found by the museum entrance is not explained, but it is there none-the-less. The museum entrance is visible in the background, and is an excellent example of architectural subtlety. There is little clue as to the sheer size of the facility as you approach.

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Upon entering and paying the 8Euro fee, you are faced with a choice of going straight ahead to a jeep (well, command car), or look to your left at a Panther, and a number of other tanks behind it. Gee, which way to go? Panther isn’t in the best possible condition, sitting as it is without tracks for now. Actually, pretty much none of the tanks behind it are in great shape, given that the reason they were left in Overloon to begin with was that they were knocked out. The M4 in the back is a particular case in point, with the turret knocked off its race as it is.

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Since you’re heading that way anyway, you will likely continue up the steps into a display area. This gives a general timeline of the Dutch history during WWII with some focus on the Dutch Resistance. Mainly documents and diagrams. Not uninteresting mind, unless you’ve a twelve-year-old boy wondering where all the tanks are. If you go out the back way, you end up crossing an open courtyard into what almost looks like an ammunition bunker. It’s a semi-artificial subterranean exhibit focusing on the holocaust.

So far, everything you see is neatly and well presented, but you can’t help feeling like you might have been a bit misled. Wander back from the holocaust exhibit through the resistance displays and past the tanks, you see that there’s a doorway behind that command car, with “Marshall Hall” written on it. Not expecting much, you wander in.



Go back up to the satellite photo again. See the size of the football pitch on the bottom left? Compare to the large rectangular building which is Marshall Hall on the right. This is one very large room with a lot of equipment in it, and even the hall itself isn’t the whole story.

One of the first things you see is a D-Day diorama complete with a Spitfire (MkXIV?) hanging from the ceiling.

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Face it, not many tank musea have large rooms complete with hanging aircraft for atmosphere. If you want even more atmosphere, go ahead and push the Big Red Button on the barrier, you get battlefield noises as a reward. This is a bigger facility than one might think at first glance.

The mix, as you can see, is pretty varied.

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Softskins, aircraft, tanks, cranes, even a field shower, all in the same picture, often with dioramas to set the scene. There’s even a (small) submarine out of shot to the left.

One of the highlights is the only BARC I’ve seen so far. This thing has wheels some ten feet in diameter. I have no idea how one would change out a flat tyre without a crane.

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When you enter the hall, if you keep to the right, you will see the cold war selection. Many of the vehicles are former Dutch Army which have been retired from service.

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Others, not so much.

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The main theme of the collection, however, is the Red Ball Express. There are all sorts of logistical vehicles I never knew existed, often set up in dioramas and loaded to capcity.

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The raised platform to the left allows one to look from a slight elevation upon all the trucks. It should be noted that the two Dragon Wagons in the collection, one softskin, one hard, are in apparently excellent condition. The hardskin in particular is quite rare.

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A few of the other vehicles also have steps nearby to allow an elevated view into hatches, and others simply have the various access ports left open so that one may see the internal components.

In terms of density, the museum is near perfect. There is enough space between the exhibits that you can actually see all angles for most of them, even if from some only from a distance as groups of vehicles are cordoned off. And, better yet, the facility is very well lit. Large placards for the majority of the exhibits give the basic stats in four languages, though little, if anything, by way of background information. The only downside to the museum is that there is the logistics focus, so if you’re expecting a collection of tanks on a par with Bovington or Munster you will be disappointed. However, there’s enough to keep most people happy, from T-34 to Centurion and, frankly, the variety of combat service support vehicles is without peer.

The one last thing I’ll note is that when you exit the park to return to your vehicle, look to your right. You’ll see a small square with café and a few other shops. Off on the left of that square is a small model shop. It’s well worth a look inside.

I’m not into rating museums on a scale, but this one is well worth the visit.

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THE CHIEFTAIN'S HATCH CAPTION CONTEST #1

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We pry open The Chieftain's Hatch, uncovering intel that we need you to decipher (30th September, 2011).

Tankers!

We’ve pried open The Chieftain’s Hatch and confiscated confidential intelligence photographs of real world tanks. We’re going to need a bit of help deciphering just what the photograph means, though, and this is where you come in!

We’re holding a caption contest with the image found below, with a chance for you to take home a treasure trove of gold. We’ll be giving away prizes to the top three captions, as voted on by the community! Here’s how it’s going to work:

• Create a caption for the image listed below in Photoshop, Gimp, Microsoft paint or any other image editing software available to you.
• Submit the captioned image to events@worldoftanks.com with the subject “World of Tanks Caption Contest”
• Include your in-game nickname in the email
• Be sure to attach your image!
• Allowed image format: JPG
• Submissions must be sent in by October 6, 2011 at 11:59PM PDT.
• Ten finalists will be chosen by Wargaming America community staff on October 7, 2011 and posted on the forums.
• The community will then be asked to vote on the captions they like by using the “+” button in the bottom-right corner of each post.
• Voting will take place from October 7, 2011 and run through October 14, 2011 at 3PM PDT.
• One submission per-player only
• One prize per-player only

Prizes

• 1st Place: 3,000 Gold
• 2nd Place: 2,000 Gold
• 3rd Place: 1,000 Gold

Image

Add your caption to the image below and submit it to events@worldoftanks.com by October 6, 2011 at 11:59PM PDT!

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GOHARU.COM VISITS WARGAMING.NET

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GoHaRu.com speaks with World of Tanks' game producer about future plans for the game (30th September, 2011).

Journalists from fansite GoHaRu.com recently paid a visit to the Wargaming.net offices in Minsk, Belarus, to participate in a number of events.

The team at GoHaRu.com have put together multiple YouTube videos depicting the office life at Wargaming.net, as well as an exclusive interview with World of Tanks' game producer, Sergei Burkatovsky.

The interview goes into great detail on future plans for the game, including new vehicles, battle modes and other gameplay features.

GoHa.Ru: Tell us about the new types that are going to appear in the game.

At first, we’re going to release two of the simplest types. The first is attack/defense, where one side protects it’s base and the other has to either capture it or destroy all of the defenders. The attacking side isn’t burdened by the necessity to protect the base and can go in full offense, on the other hand, the defending side as a positional advantage. It’s a fairly straightforward game type, we’re just leaving one base at is it and taking away the other one, so we’re likely to put it in the game soon, during the next two months, supposedly before 2012. In the second type there is also a single base, but it’s located in the center of the map, meaning the first one to capture it is golden.

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Read the full interview at GoHaRu.com!

UPCOMING CHANGES TO TIER II AND III TANK CREDIT COSTS

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Gameplay improvements intended to smooth out progression in the early tiers (29th September, 2011).

With tomorrow morning’s scheduled server maintenance – set for 1AM EDT on September 30, 2011 (10PM PDT on September 29, 2011) – we will be making changes to the credit prices of tanks in tiers two and three. These changes are being made to help improve the new player experience and to smooth out the progression in early tiers.

German Tanks
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• Tier II
  • PzKpfw 35 (t) credit cost reduced from 12,900 to 4,300
  • PzKpfw II credit cost reduced from 12,300 to 4,100
  • Sturmpanzer I Bison credit cost reduced from 18,250 to 6,083
  • Panzerjager I credit cost reduced from 11,450 to 3,816
• Tier III
  • PzKpfw 38 (t) credit cost reduced from 54,100 to 36,066
  • PzKpfw II Luchs credit cost reduced from 82,800 to 55,200
  • Sturmpanzer II credit cost reduced from 67,600 to 45,066
  • PzKpfw II Ausf. A credit cost reduced from 79,700 to 53,133
  • Wespe credit cost reduced from 80,300 to 53,533
  • Marder II credit cost reduced from 78,200 to 52,133

American Tanks

• Tier II
  • M2 Light Tank credit cost reduced from 12,500 to 4,166
  • T57 credit cost reduced from 16,200 to 5,400
  • T2 Medium Tank credit cost reduced from 15,300 to 5,100
  • T18 credit cost reduced from 12,300 to 4,100
• Tier III
  • M3 Stuart credit cost reduced from 80,100 to 53,400
  • M37 credit cost reduced from 83,700 to 55,800
  • M2 Medium Tank credit cost reduced from 68,500 to 45,666
  • T82 credit cost reduced from 85,400 to 56,933

Soviet Tanks

• Tier II
  • BT-2 credit cost reduced from 22,400 to 7,466
  • SU-18 credit cost reduced from 15,900 to 5,316
  • T-26 credit cost reduced from 13,500 to 4,500
  • AT-1 credit cost reduced from 13,450 to 4,483
• Tier III
  • BT-7 credit cost reduced from 90,300 to 60,200
  • T-46 credit cost reduced from 71,200 to 47,466
  • SU-76 credit cost reduced from 97,500 to 65,000
  • SU-26 credit cost reduced from 81,500 to 54,333

These changes will go into effect with the scheduled server maintenance at 1AM EDT on September 30, 2011 (10PM PDT on September 29, 2011).[/color]

Overlord's Blog
September 29-October 5 Poll Results
Taken from here.

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36% are looking forward to camos and horns.
27% are interested in subdivisions for company battles.
20% voted for in-game report system.  
14% voted two new features for CW (fog of war and cooldown for destroyed vehicles) combined.

Historical Battle
Ever wanted to re-create historical tank battles in a virtual environment? Ever wanted to change the outcome of WWII tank battles? Then this event, which is regularly organized by dedicated players, is just for you.

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Current Historical Battle
Wacht am Rhein
8th. October - 7:30 PM EDT

Team US Army:

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M24 "Chaffee": / -> 1


M4A3E2 "Jumbo": / -> 2


M4A3E4: / -> 4


M4A1E4: / -> 4


M36 "Slugger": / -> 4

Team German Army:

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Panzer VIE "Tiger I": / -> 3


Panzer V "Panther": / -> 4


Panzer IV Ausf.H: / -> 3


Jagdpanzer IV L/70: / -> 2

You can visit it's special forum or for reference visit here.

Contest & Event
KILL THE MOD EVENT STARTS OCTOBER 7, 2011

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Ready yourselves for the next Kill the Mod event, scheduled to run from October 7, 2011 through October 9, 2011 (5th October, 2011).

Prepare yourselves to find the Moderator… and destroy his tank! We will be holding another Kill the Mod Event starting October 7th and ending October 9. Be on the lookout for these mods… and be sure to take a screenshot at the end of the battle to show your kill! The Mods will be using any tanks they can find - they have no limitations!

Here is all the information you need:

Dates & Times

1AM PDT (4AM EDT) to 7AM PDT (10AM EDT)

4PM PDT (7PM EDT) to 10PM PDT (1AM EDT)

Accounts to kill!

Below you will find the accounts that will be played during the event. If you come across one as an enemy, be sure to give it your best to take them down!

WG_Mod_1

WG_Mod_2

WG_Mod_3



If you happen to take down one of the accounts listed above, take a screenshot of the end-of-battle screen – with the window displaying your kill – and submit it in this thread. Shortly after the event ends, all those who have been confirmed to have killed one of the accounts will be credited with 250 gold.

Note: Team kills do not count and will be punished accordingly.

All screenshots are to be posted by October 10th, 11:59 PM PDT on the forum.

Any screenshots posted after this time will not be taken into consideration.

IGN PRIME TOURNAMENT START DELAYED UNTIL OCTOBER 5TH

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Start date of tournament moved due to registration issues (4th October, 2011).

Due to issues with registration ending early, we've moved the start date for the IGN Prime Tournament to October 5th, 2011. This should allow for additional time for teams to get their members organized and ensure team registration is working properly.

On our end, we've received many support tickets and messages from players concerned about entry into the tournament. Response has been overwhelming for the tournament so far, so we're going to be increasing the number of allowed teams from 64 to 128.

If your team is already entered into the tournament, then rest assured -- your team is accepted. We will not be excluding teams until we reach the cap of 128.

Registration will officially end at 11:59PM PDT on October 4, 2011.




Teams are allowed to have between 5 and 7 members, though only 5 can participate in a battle. If you have below or above this number, you will not be able to apply for approval in the tournament. Please apply for approval once all changes are made, before the close of registration today.

Once registration closes, we will begin accepting teams. This is a manual process that we will carry out after the close of registration.

Revised Schedule

You can find the revised schedule below, as well as in the tournament rules.

Wednesday October 5th - Round One (128)

6pm PDT / 03.00 CET – First match begins at 6:10pm PDT / 03.10 CET

Thursday Ocotber 6th - Round Two (64)

6pm PDT / 03.00 CET – First match begins at 6:10pm PDT / 03.10 CET

Friday October 7th - Round Three (32)

6pm PDT / 03.00 CET – First match begins at 6:10pm PDT / 03.10 CET

Saturday October 8th - Round Four (16)

1pm PDT / 22.00 CET – First match begins at 1:10pm PDT / 22.10 CET

Saturday October 8th - Round Five (8)


4pm PDT / 01.00 CET – First match begins at 4:10pm PDT / 01.10 CET

Sunday October 9th - Round Six (4)

1pm PDT / 22.00 CET – First match begins at 1:10pm PDT / 22.10 CET

Sunday October 9th - Grand Finals

4pm PDT / 01.00 CET – First match begins at 4:10pm PDT / 01.10 CET

Monday October 10th - 3rd Place Match

6pm PDT / 03.00 CET – First match begins at 6:10pm PDT / 03.10 CET

BATTLE OF OVERLOON WINNERS

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The winners of the Battle of Overloon have been posted (4th October, 2011)!

The MVP Battle of Overloon contest was held this past weekend. Many people fought long and hard to earn as many points as possible to be a winner! After having received many submissions, we successfully calculated the winners for each category. If you want to know more about this contest, click here.

All the winners can be found here.

Congratulations to all the winners!

CLAN PROPAGANDA POSTER SECTION UPDATED

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We want to showcase more of your art! Check out these fan made posters (4th October, 2011).

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Image by:  Amade


A couple of months ago, World of Tanks did a Clan Propaganda Poster Contest. We asked the players to send in posters that would encourage people to join their Clan (real or fictional). We received many posters and we now decided to feature many of them in their own gallery. For more information on the previous contest, click here.

We are always on the look out for great fan art to showcase, and we will try and do this as often as possible to encourage all of you to post all of your art, be it drawings, paintings, creative writing, baking, UI mods and tank skins!

UPCOMING EVENTS FOR OCTOBER

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Find out what is coming to World of Tanks in October 2011 (30th September, 2011).


Here are all the events that we have scheduled for the month of October. Not all the details are included, but as we get closer to these dates we will be posting more information for each one. We want you to be aware of what is going to happen so you can prepare youselves adequately (especially for the Halloween Contest!).

The Battle of Overloon MVP and the Scheldt Campaign Contests are already underway so be sure to send your submissions in by email at:events@worldoftanks.com.

October 2nd is the last day for teams to sign up for the IGN Tournament. Get your team together and fight for your chance to get $600 worth of prizes!

October 2nd

Scheldt Campaign Writing Contest ends

No more submissions will be accepted after Oct. 2, so be sure to send in your writing by then! All the information you need about this contest can be found here.

September 30 – October 2nd

Battle of Overloon MVP Contest

This contest is underway! Do your best this weekend, send us your screenshots, and you may win a total of 8000 gold!

All details about this contest can be found here.

October 4th – October 9th

IGN Tournament

IGN tournament matches will start on October 4th! A total of 64 teams will fight to win these great prizes! For more information, click here.

October 7th – October 9th

Kill the Courier Event

Prepare yourselves to find the courier and win gold! You can earn 250g when you destroy a courier vehicle (and submit the screenshot!).

October 14th

Battle of Moscow Twitter Quiz

Test your knowledge by answering our Twitter questions and you have a chance of winning at least 200 gold! We will also be holding a special during this weekend.

October 21st – 23rd

El Alamein Special

In honor of the Battle of El Alamein, we will be increasing your chances to battle on the maps of Sand River and El Hallouf, and there will be another special this weekend.

October 28th – October 31st

Halloween Contest

For Halloween, we will be holding a weekend-long Twitter contest and a Halloween costume contest! Start working on your costumes..

More details to come...

IGN PRIME WORLD OF TANKS TOURNAMENT SIGN-UPS OPEN FOR ALL

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The IGN Prime World of Tanks Tournament opens its doors to all World of Tanks players (29th September, 2011).

Based on feedback, IGN would like to open the IGN Prime World of Tanks Tournament to all World of Tanks players! We’re modifying the format slightly to allow for 64 teams in the tournament, rather than the originally planned 128. If demand is high enough, we will look into the option of increasing the number of allowed teams.

With the change to participation eligibility, IGN Prime members who submit a team are guaranteed a spot in the tournament.

Be sure to check out the IGN Prime forums to find team members for the tournament, or head over to the IGN Prime World of Tanks Tournament forum here on the World of Tanks community website.

Sign Up for the IGN Prime World of Tanks Tournament

Useful Links

• Tournament Rules
• Tournament Prizes
• Team List

For players interested in an IGN Prime membership, you’ll be happy to know that this promotion is still available – even with the tournament being opened up to all World of Tanks players.

Lock in this special offer to receive:

• One month of IGN Prime membership
• T2 premium tank
• 750 Gold
• 7 days of Premium account status
• Training videos with General Naomi Kyle to assist you in conquering the World of Tanks battlefields

Check out a free sample of the fantastic Malinovka training video:

http://www.ign.com/v...ka-free-preview

My take on TV adds, WoT style!
By Thompson153
Full Post here.

[Danylu]

Look to the Future: First US-based Map
Taken from Overlord's Blog here.

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Q&A of the Week -
Q: Important issues:

- Getting horns.
- Releasing more premium tanks.

Non-important issues:

- Fixing old bugs.
- Fixing the already supposed to be released tanks (German TD's for example).
- Fixing arty tracers.
- Fixing bugged spotting.
- Fixing camo values.

Correct?
A: Incorrect. You forgot a number of minor issues like match-making, Soviet/Russian bias and many others.

Q: Hi Overlord, are you the dictator of Wargaming.net? Do you fear the "revolution spring"?  
A: Who? Me? [lies]I'm one of the employees actually.[/lies]

NOTE: [lies][/lies] tags were inserted by our newsletter intelligence department after completing several espionage missions, revealing Overlord's true intentions.

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Q: When the T34 is substituded for the M103; will everyone who owns a T34; no matter what setup it has; also get the Premium tank?
A: Yes, they will get T34 in its new status.

Q: Will historical battles also be balanced 15 vs 15 or historically accurate, for example 3 Tigers vs 27 T-34?
A: Not necessarily 15vs15. Each particular vehicle will cost some points, so Tiger will be more expensive than T-34. Thus 10 vs 15 battles will be in place.

Q: Would it be possible to add currently hidden stats to turret upgrades, such as how many HP they add and what guns (if any) they increase/decrease the rate of fire on?
A: Yes, it is possible.

Q: Are the WoWP Alpha testers under a non-disclosure agreement? I'm assuming so because nobody has posted stuff from the test.
A: Yes, that goes without saying I guess.

Q: Is there any chance we will get a partial or full tech tree exp refund for gold in future?
A: At this time we are not planning to introduce tech tree exp reset feature.

Q: Is there any chance to see the "Ratte" tank in the game?
A: No chance.

Q: Does turning your turret break camouflage and binouclars bonus?
A: No, it does not.

Q: When the new French tree is launched, will a free Garage slot come with it? Or will we need to sacrifice a higher tier tank from another faction if all slots are taken?
A: We are thinking of giving one extra slot for your Renault FT.

Q: When multi-gun support is finally implemented will we be able to upgrade only the main armament or both guns?
A: Most likely only the main gun.

Q: So its recently been leaked that the T-44 is going to get the 100mm LB-1 as its gun.
A: Yes, it's true. T-44 will get LB-1 as its top gun.

Q: Can you tell us a bit about the future of tracers?
A:  Tracers will be partially returned in v0.7.0:
- for arcade/sniper mode: tracers from enemy tanks that are both nearer than 445 meters from player's tank and within 25 degrees from gun's direction will be displayed in addition to tracers that are displayed in current Game Client version.
- for SPG mode: tracers from enemy SPGs that are within player's view screen will be displayed in addition to tracers that are displayed in current Game Client version.

Clan Spotlight - HavoK
by coRpS3

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This week. I was able to sit down with some of the leaders of HavoK, callmesarge and marknewcombe. These guy's were great talking with and through out the course of the interview I was able learn more about them and how being the newest clan I have interviewed with so far, they seem to be planted better then allot of clans out there. In the following questions, we sill show you a bit more into what HavoK is all about.


Q: Please tell us about your Clan. What brought your group together?

A: Well, a bunch of use were a break off of Brothers Grimm. We ended up coming over here with rumNcolt and his other CO, which we came over here for a "no drama" mind set. We formed a pretty good core of guys, good fighters.


Q: How long have you been formed?

A: We have been together for a little over a month I think.


Q: Is there a particular history or story behind your Clan name?

A: Our clan name comes from our clan motto which is a phrase, "Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war", basically, it shows our determination in battle and allot of guys here fit that profile in that were fighters and we are ready to fight and you can't hold us back.


Q: What insight or philosophy is the driving force behind your union? In other words, what motivates your members, what
instills that esprit de’ corps so many Clans seek?

A: First and for most, is no drama, we try to keep everything clean here. Next is honor. We don't disrespect our members. We consider them mature and able to fight. All our members are well respected around here, and there isn't a member here that has not been able to participate in clan wars. We know there are clans out there that pick there players for clan wars on attendance and performance or some sort of criteria, and if they loose they get put in some sort of "dog house". We don't do that here and I believe that is what makes us different.


Q: What leadership/management style can you share that has helped HavoK stay together as a vibrant and active Clan?

A: We disclose many things to our members. We allow them to have information where most clans out there wont let them in. We are not a dictatorship here, and I think because of that, our members feel more involved with the clan and what goes on and makes them more willing to fight for the name.


Q: What can we expect to see from HavoK in the future?

A: Well, currently, with the current diplomatic changes in clan wars, we are not sure where we will be in a month, but I can tell you with in the next couple weeks, HavoK will be causing some havoc.  


Q: What are your basic requirements for application and membership in HavoK? Is there anything specific you look for in an applicant?

A: Yes, we encourage applicants to come over on our TS and play with us. it helps us gauge there playing skills as well as there people skills. Basically, for someone to be accepted, then need to be clan wars ready and be able to use there vehicles comfortably. Also come here with no baggage, considering we are drama free groups, we don't want anything that would disrupt what we have going.


Q: What council or advice would you offer those new to WoT?

A: For me personally, I would offer to someone coming in, not to get discourage, you need to grind, put in allot of hours to get the experience. Just be patient and don't get put off by the numbers you will need to put in. Once you allow your self to get past all the numbers and start learning your tanks, you will be able to start learning strategies and overall will make you a better player.


Q: How has the release of CW Beta impacted you and your game play and/or style, ie; time, focus, team-play, etc?

A: marknewcombe - HavoK, being a clan wars clan, were not here just here for the social aspect of clan wars, and playing in companies, we are very much here to be on the map. As sarge and I done to stand up in a officer roll in our clan, it has absorbed far more time and energy into this video game I have thought. To date, I have enjoyed the interactions, and I have enjoyed the guys we have over here.

callmesarge - It didn't take me long to get into a officer position. It's totally different then just being in a players roll for there is allot of volunteer time that needs to go in for strategies, and dealing with other clan stuff. I am sure happy I had a good tank base before becoming and officer, because it allows me to focus more on clan strategies and clan issues, because it started to take away from the playing time, and its a hard balance sometimes between playing and getting my T30, that I will eventually get, and dealing with clan agenda's.


Q: What suggestions would you offer to other tankers and Clans in the Beta?

A: callmesarge - If you going to come in with smaller tanks, come in with a really really good strategy and gold rounds. Get the tanks you need for CW and get the the point where you guy's can work together. But first and for most, get the tanks, and work on the teamwork.

marknewcombe - Teams work for me first before tanks. Push the team work first and know the strengths of the tanks you have. Understand the tanks, understand the maps and what works with your tanks and develop strategies around the tanks you have. No point in trying to run a tier 10 strategy if you only have tier 8's and 9's. Find what works with what you have and proceed from there.


Q: Our final question: For those interested in applying to HavoK, what is the next step?

A: Come and visit us in teamspeak so we can have a chat and have a play. It's the first thing in HavoK, is no drama. If your not a social fit, then that's going to affect team work, and we like our team work. So if you come in teamspeak and have a chat with us and play for us for a week, and your a great guy or a great girl as it may be, then tanks aside, and you can jump that hurdle, your 80% the way there. If you can drive your high tier tanks that is CW ready, then even better.

Q: Is there anything you like to add to the people reading this?

A: One of things about us, is we what you in the tanks you feel most comfortable in. That's because the tanks your most comfortable in are going to be the tanks you do your best in. If your more comfortable in a tier 8 arty, were not going to expect you to grind out your tier 10 heavies. If your a heavy and your not comfortable in a arty, we are not going to expect you to play and grind your arty. We work our strats around the tanks your most comfortable in. Our field commanders are pretty good at working with what ever you bring in to find you a place and help use your ability and tank to the best they can.


Visit there site at: http://www.wreakhavok.com/

[Danylu]

Tank skin of the Week
T-127 AND LOCUST
1.LOCUST 101 AIRBORN 2.T-127 NKVD  - alexjuan
Full Post here.

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Fan Art of the Week
WW2 comic - If
By Lahn266
Read rest of them here.

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Loltraktor Webcomic: World of Russian Tanks Part 6
Credits to Wallachia

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Plink #8
by Orangedemi

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World of Tanks VERSUS in ESL

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This Week in Tanks History

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10/2/1944 : During the Battle of Aachen, the US attackers are forced to use their M4 Sherman tanks at point blank range to take out pillboxes, and forced a foothold in Übach. On the 8th, the Germans muster a 40 vehicle armored counterattack, but it is repelled by a platoon of Shermans, while StuGs which evade the Shermans are eventually stopped by infantry.

10/5/1944 : The 1st Baltic Front opens the Battle of Memel against the Third Panzer Army by attacking on a broad front with a breakthrough force focused against the 551st Volksgrenadier Division, which collapsed on the first day, allowing a ten mile penetration. The 5th Guards Tank Army was sent into the breach to try and penetrate to the coast north of Memel. By the 7th, the Third Panzer Army's positions had begun to collapse.

10/6/1944 : The Battle of Debrecen begins with a Soviet attack. The southern pincer, a largely mechanized force with an armored spearhead, managed to penetrate almost sixty km within twenty-four hours, devestating the Hungarian Third Army, which had some of its divisions simply disappear due to the attack's shock. The northern pincer, however ran into difficulty against the German III Panzer Corps' 1st and 23rd Panzer Divisions and was held to 10 kilometers of advance.

This Week in Tanks History

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10/2/1944 : During the Battle of Aachen, the US attackers are forced to use their M4 Sherman tanks at point blank range to take out pillboxes, and forced a foothold in Übach. On the 8th, the Germans muster a 40 vehicle armored counterattack, but it is repelled by a platoon of Shermans, while StuGs which evade the Shermans are eventually stopped by infantry.

10/5/1944 : The 1st Baltic Front opens the Battle of Memel against the Third Panzer Army by attacking on a broad front with a breakthrough force focused against the 551st Volksgrenadier Division, which collapsed on the first day, allowing a ten mile penetration. The 5th Guards Tank Army was sent into the breach to try and penetrate to the coast north of Memel. By the 7th, the Third Panzer Army's positions had begun to collapse.

10/6/1944 : The Battle of Debrecen begins with a Soviet attack. The southern pincer, a largely mechanized force with an armored spearhead, managed to penetrate almost sixty km within twenty-four hours, devestating the Hungarian Third Army, which had some of its divisions simply disappear due to the attack's shock. The northern pincer, however ran into difficulty against the German III Panzer Corps' 1st and 23rd Panzer Divisions and was held to 10 kilometers of advance.

If you remove all the trees in Murovanka Forest, you will earn Tank Logger achievement that will grant you 2000 Gold! plus make your team visibility range in the forest increase!    

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Finally, You can keep up to date information on WoT by following them in : Overlord's Blog, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Steam

[Danylu]

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[Danylu]

The American M3 Lee tank divisions moved to Africa after the Battle of Tobruk to see the action there, when they suddenly discovered that they had run out of AP shells. Nevertheless, one of the officers came to a great idea to use German shells, left on the battlefields, after making some on field adjustments to them. What is the name of this MacGyver-like officer?

[amade]

Yay! Tracers from enemy SPGs in overhead view making a comeback! Playing arty will be fun once more as well as more tactical :'D

Also, thanks to the newsletter team for choosing to feature my poster ;')

[Zulnex]

Splendid newsletter as always. Thank you very much newsletter team.

[evhgear]

a map in the USA... I found that a bit wierd... I know it's not a tank simulation, butmaybe they should have add some maps in Korea before adding some maps in USA ? It's my opinion, but add some maps about WWII and Korean war would have more sense than adding a map in USA.

[AxisM]

evhgear, on Oct 08 2011 - 01:13, said:

a map in the USA... I found that a bit wierd... I know it's not a tank simulation, butmaybe they should have add some maps in Korea before adding some maps in USA ? It's my opinion, but add some maps about WWII and Korean war would have more sense than adding a map in USA.

Come on dude they have plenty WWII maps in already. Seriously this is not a WWII tank simulator. What do you have against US maps?  

[Ketnix]

evhgear, on Oct 08 2011 - 01:13, said:

a map in the USA... I found that a bit wierd... I know it's not a tank simulation, butmaybe they should have add some maps in Korea before adding some maps in USA ? It's my opinion, but add some maps about WWII and Korean war would have more sense than adding a map in USA.

The American style maps are for the eventual release of North America on clanwars. Would be odd having European country side when your fighting somewhere in America.

[King_Caesar]

Q: Is there any chance we will get a partial or full tech tree exp refund for gold in future?
A: At this time we are not planning to introduce tech tree exp reset feature.

Just to let you know I would pay good hard earned money to be able to do this.

[Ricox]

King_Caesar, on Oct 09 2011 - 00:16, said:

Q: Is there any chance we will get a partial or full tech tree exp refund for gold in future?
A: At this time we are not planning to introduce tech tree exp reset feature.

Just to let you know I would pay good hard earned money to be able to do this.

You'll have better luck saying that in the European server Q&A topic, where this Q&A was taken from, you could try the NA Q&A topic too, quoting the question and answer, as I've mentioned - developers don't really read the newsletter (and if they do - then I've never seen them reply, so it's better off asking questions in the Q&A topics).