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Commanders,

HQ has sent transports carrying reinforcements for your war effort. Open up the cargo crates and pick your supplies!

Those of you interested in hard currency will have plenty of packages to choose from. The most prominent offer this week will be the Big Six bundle – 6,000 gold and 6,000,000 credits will provide a solid resource basis for every progress-oriented commander out there. Please also note that the credit conversion is much more profitable when purchasing this package, with a conversion rate of 440 credits for 1 gold, instead of the usual 400 credits for 1 gold!

There will also be a new Tier VIII of the Week available – this time it’s the nimble FCM 50 t with a garage slot to store it, 3,000 gold and a free bonus of one week of Premium account.

The list follows with the much appreciated Golden Bundle, which you could also enjoy last month: 12,500 gold and 30 days of Premium account, with an additional free bonus of 7 whole days of Premium Account is still yours for the taking!

For the moderate spenders, there will also be the Offer of the Month: it contains a reasonable amount of gold, a month of Premium Account and some credits instead of a bunch of consumables, to cover your small expenses.

Last but not least, there will also be the Schmaltzy Bundle available: this package will contain the much appreciated Pz. Kpfw IV Schmalturm, a garage slot and 2,000 gold – a perfect offer for any sniper out there!


See all here:

Mid-October in the Gift Shop | General News | World of Tanks

 

The public test server is now open.

Update 8.9 is coming, and it’s time to test the changes! The World of Tanks development team needs to conduct a thorough test and they want you to take part.

The development team want to make the game as good as possible and getting your feedback is a big part of that. Taking part in the public test is your chance to let us know your thoughts and suggestions on forthcoming updates. This means we can review your feedback and make any further changes before the update goes live.

All World of Tanks players are eligible to take part in the public test as long as they registered before 1st October 2013. You don’t need to be an experienced tester to join in; you just need to be willing to try out as many of the new features as you can and send us your feedback!



Main Features of Version 8.9
New German Tank Destroyer tech line
Added T-34-3 and 112 Chinese Premium vehicles to the in-game shop
New North American map: “Northwestâ€
Optimized “Swamp†and “Erlenberg†map performance
Encounter battle option for “Erlenberg†map
New game mode: “Team Battlesâ€

For the full list of changes, please visit the In Development section on our website.




How the Public Test Works

When it is time to run a public test, the developers will release a test version of the client. This can be downloaded by following the instructions below. Make sure that you follow all of the instructions carefully, so that you don’t accidentally cause problems to your main play account.

Your test client account will usually be a copy of your play account, meaning that all the vehicles purchased and research that you have completed will be the same. However, please note:

The test account is completely separate to your normal account. Achievements and research that you complete on the test client will not be carried over to your play account.

Financial transactions are not possible on the test server and payments will not be accepted.

Depending on the needs of the test, your test account may be credited with gold, credits or experience.

The test server is subject to the same EULA and general rules as the World of Tanks game server. This means that you still need to play nice, or face the usual consequences just the same as on the official game server.

All test accounts will receive a one-time credit of:
100,000,000 free XP
100,000,000 credits
20,000 Gold

The rate of credits and experience gain will not be increased for this test.




Feedback

Once you have logged into the test client, you are encouraged to play as much or as little as you want. Feel free to try out all the new features and see what you can do!

Once you have been playing for a while, please let us know your feedback by posting to these special forum threads: The first is for bug reports and the second is for general feedback about the test version. The community managers will collect up all your responses on the thread and send them to the developers.

The sort of feedback we are particularly interested in includes:
Any bugs or glitches that you have found in the game. Got stuck in the scenery? Game crashes when you do a certain action? Tell us all about it!
Honest feedback about vehicles and game mechanics. If you think something doesn’t function well, then please tell us.
Anything you particularly like? Do you love the new stats for a previously underpowered vehicle? Confirm to the developers that the community is now satisfied with that feature, letting them focus on other new improvements.



How to Join the Public Test

Eager to get going? Follow the instructions below to join the test!
1. Download the test client installer.
2. Make sure you pick a save location that is different to your regular World of Tanks game files. Save and run the installer. (10.7 MB)
3. Run the new copy of the game. The launcher will download all the additional data (5.97 GB).
4. Log in and start playing. Remember to post your feedback to this forum thread.

Please be aware of the following:

In order to make the test experience more efficient, it may be necessary to limit the number of players on the test server. . If the server is full when you log in, you’ll be placed into a queue.

The test server will be restarted regularly, according to the following schedule:
First Periphery: 07:00 CEST (05:00 GMT) every EVEN day of the month. Average duration will be around 25 minutes.
Second Periphery: 07:00 CEST (05:00 GMT) every ODD day of the month. Average duration will be around 25 minutes.
Central Database: 8:00 CEST (03:30 GMT) every day. Average duration will be around 2 or 3 minutes.

The test server may be subject to unscheduled restarts and maintenance.

And of course, remember that it is a test server! This means that you may encounter bugs and temporary features. Everything in the test version could change before the final release.

Patch Notes for Version 8.9 Public Test

Added new German Tank Destroyer Tech Tree Branch:
Marder III (Tier IV)
Pz.Sfl.IVc (Tier V)
Nashorn (Tier VI)
Pz.Sfl.V (Sturer Emil) (Tier VII)
Rhm.-Borsig Waffenträger (Tier VIII)
Waffenträger auf Pz.IV (Tier IX)
Waffenträger auf E 100 (Tier X)

Added T-34-3 and 112 Chinese premium vehicles to the in-game shop

Added 'Northwest' map. This is a North American map of 1000x1000 meters size and mixed (hills, forests, buildings, open areas) landscape

Rebalanced certain elements on 'Pearl River' map

Optimised 'Swamp' map performance

Optimised 'Erlenberg' map performance

Added encounter battle type to 'Erlenberg' map

Edited parameters of Personal Rating:
Strongly reduced influence of battle quantity after reaching certain limit
Added limiting factors on 'cheating' with percentage indicators
Removed low end limits on average damage dealt and average XP received

Due to the addition of the new German TD line, Panzerjaeger I and Marder II TDs were rebalanced

Panther/M10 camouflage and inscriptions will be changed from German to American nation. If player has active inscriptions and/or camouflage, their cost will be reimbursed.

8.8 cm Kw.K. L/56 added to stock turret of VK 30.01 (P)

Changed exterior, armuring and balance of Pz.Kpfw. V/IV and Pz.Kpfw. V/IV Alpha vehicles

Rebalanced (slightly improved characteristics) the following SPGs: SU-26, SU-122A, SU-8, SU-14-1, SU-14-2, 212A, G.Pz.Mk. VI (e), G.W. Tiger (P), G.W. Tiger, M41, AMX 13 105 MA mle. 50

Rebalanced (slightly improved characteristics) the following vehicles: BT-7, Pz.Kpfw. I, Hotchkiss H35, D1, Cruiser Mk. I, Vickers Mk. E Type B, Jagdpanzer IV, Renault FT AC, Universal Carrier 2-pdr, Lorraine 40 t, Vickers Medium Mk. II, B1, Churchill VII, VK 30.01 (P).

Reworked 212A SPG visual and armour models

Reworked IS-3 visual and armour models

Corrected armour models for the following vehicles: Tiger, Tiger (P), Marder II, Panther II, KV-1С, SТ-I

Fixed visual issues with the following vehicle models: А-43, S-51, Т-28, IS, Т18, Tortoise, А-32, T-34-3, ISU-152, Birch Gun, Cruiser Mk. III, E-100, WZ-132, Somua SAu 40, M53/M55, 110, FV207.

Fixed an error with the incorrect position of E 50 Ausf. M. gun mantlet

Slightly changed the form of Panter II Schmalturm turret gun mantlet

Fixed an incorrect visual model for the D-10T 100mm gun mounted on IS tank’s first turret

Fixed small errors in FCM 50 t’s suspension geometry

Fixed firing effect of 7,5 Pak 39 L/48 Hetzer TD gun.

Fixed firing effect of 10,5 cm KwK 46 L/68 Е-75 tank gun.

Fixed exhaust visual effect of Bat.-Châtillon 155 55 SPG.

Type of French Saurer engine changed from gas to diesel. Chance of fire reduced from 20% to 15%.

New game mode "Team Battles": battles for teams of up to 7 players with balancing based on player experience levels.

Re-worked the window for choosing the game mode.

Removed the rule for HEAT shells that excludes ricochet if the shell's caliber exceeds the armour thickness by 3 or more times.

Deflection angle for HEAT shells changed from 80 to 85 degrees.

Fixed bugs and reworked design for medals tooltip in the Achievements window.

Descriptions were changed for some achievements.

Added an option to disable horizontal stabilisation in the dynamic camera mode.

Changed the line "Damage upon spotting" in the battle results window

Returned the classic mechanic of saving the battle camera: player now starts the battle with the camera position being the same as at the end of the previous battle.

All types of reticle now have the reload indicator displayed in seconds (including hundredths of a second).

Fixed inability to exchange experience from elite tanks to free experience in some cases.

Fixed some bugs in the combat missions window.

Fixed inability to save the "Dynamic effects' quality change" option change.

Fixed the display of the empty barracks window.

Fixed the bug with non-switching language in the "post-mortem" mode when the option of the national voiceover is enabled.

Fixed some problems with "freezing" in training rooms.

"Turret rotation speed" removed from characteristics of TDs that have no turret.

Fixed some cases where the effect of Improved Ventilation didn’t show in a crewmember tool tip.

Improved the display of the dialog window that informs you if the version of a replay does not match the client version.

Fixed the availability of improved graphics options in the general graphics mode.

Fixed the problem with replay recording stopping after re-login during the battle.

Fixed the display of the voice chat indicator on a player nickname.

The display of "Expert" and "Engineer" active achievements removed from the upcoming awards.

Fixed incorrect display of numerical values for Kay's medal.

Fixed some objects to avoid "driving in" and following "glitches".

Fixed the display of Bölter's Medal as unachieved award.

New point "Insults and Provocations" added to the "Complaints" menu in the after-battle statistics window that is activated by clicking right mouse button on a team member.

Fixed inability to turn off the FXAA anti-aliasing option when switching to the standard graphics in cases where it was switched on for improved graphics.

The cost of consumables that were purchased earlier is no longer added to the total cost after "manual" repairing.

Fixed the missing display of another player statistics in some cases.

Fixed the display of tanks that are not available for purchasing in thein- game store in the combat missions window.

Fixed inability to dismiss a tank crew member if the tank he was trained for is not in the garage.

Fixed the blinking of the Service button after pressing "Ready!" for platoon/company.

Scrolling speed of the tank list in the hangar returned to the speed level of the version 8.7.

Fixed the missing checkbox "Accelerated crew training" for elite tanks (in some cases).

Fixed the problem with non-displaying ally team killers in the after battle statistics window (in some cases).

Fixed inability to close a player info window in the after battle statistics (in some cases).

Fixed a rare bug when the voice chat is not separated in the training room.

Fixed the missing award tips in the after battle statistics after the list of players was sorted.

Fixed inability to type in the platoon chat window (in some cases).

Fixed some cases of excessive barrel lift when one moves the sight on the close obstacle.

Fixed incorrect saving of some hangar "Depot" and "Store" windows options.

Fixed incorrect display of the "Brothers in Arms" perk effect (in some cases).

Fixed client-server dis-synchronisation for the option "Censored messages".

Fixed incorrect display of long clan names in the statistics window when looking at another player in the "Battle efficiency" tab.

Fixed inability to enable/disable accelerated crew training for the tank that is in battle.





Thank you for taking part in the public test! Good luck and have fun!


First Public Test of Update 8.9 | General News | World of Tanks

 

What is the Interactive Special and how does it work?

The interactive special allows you to make your own special. It consists of three parts: Interactive Poll, Interactive Offer and Random Draw.

Every two weeks the Interactive Poll opens where you can vote for your favourite vehicle from the pool. This poll runs in our forums from Monday until the following Monday. Once the winner of the voting is known, the interactive offer takes place one week after the poll and is available for 7 days, starting and ending on Monday. In addition to give those less popular tanks a chance, our Community Team will choose a random vehicle from the pool. This is the third part, called Random Draw. It has the same concept as the Interactive Offer, meaning the bonuses and discounts are similar. It always starts when the Interactive Offer ends.



Schedule:

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
Poll open closed open closed
Offer available unavailable
available
unavailable

Draw unavailable
available
unavailable
available


After Week 4, the schedule will start again at Week 1.



Once the winning tank (Interactive Poll as well as Random Draw) has been picked, the discounts and bonuses will be applied to all tanks of the same branch up to the chosen one (inclusive) as follows:
All tanks from Tier II to Tier V: 50% discount
All tanks from Tier VI to Tier VII: 30% discount
All these tanks profit of 50% additional crew experience.



We will keep you informed about new specials, so keep an eye at the summary below!



Summary

Here you can find a brief overview of the current and future interactive specials:


Interactive Poll (7th October to 14th October)
Interactive Offer (Comet, 7th October to 14th October)
Random Draw (T25 AT, 14th October to 21st October)



The Interactive Poll

You can vote from 7th October until 14th October for your favourite vehicle.

Vote!

Once it has been selected, either as part of the Interactive Offer or the Random Draw, the winning vehicle will be excluded from the pool.



The Interactive Offer

The latest Interactive Offer is taking place from Monday, 7th October 07:10 CEST (GMT +2) until 14th October 07:00 CEST.




The current winner is: Comet (Great Britain)



The following vehicles are included in the offer:


50% Discount



Tier II Cruiser Mk. III

Tier III Cruiser Mk. IV


Tier IV Covenanter


Tier V Crusader


30% Discount


Tier VI Cromwell

Tier VII Comet

50% more crew experience for every above-mentioned tank!




Random Draw

The latest Random Draw Offer is taking place from Monday, 14th October 07:10 CEST (GMT +2) until 21st October 07:00 CEST.




The current winner is: T25 AT (USA)



The following vehicles are included in this offer:


50% Discount


Tier II T18


Tier III T82

Tier IV T40

Tier V Wolverine

30% Discount


Tier VI Jackson

Tier VII T25 AT

50% more crew experience for every above-mentioned tank!




Don't forget to vote for your favourite tank, Commanders. Every single vote can make the difference!


Interactive Special Overview (7-20th October) | Announcements | World of Tanks

 

Play a match of World of Tanks or World of Warplanes - 10

Win a match of World of Tanks or World of Warplanes - 40

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I have old geforce 250 series and it works great

 

- SerB states that he’d like to have more than two turrets per vehicle (SS: in some cases at least)


Yeah that would be great. And for exampe possibillity of using machine guns on tank or TD would be awsome. For example T82

 

I must disagree.... they are idiots for sure.

 

Sorry but I must disagree. That happens very offen. Even onece for 100 battle. I know coz Im still playing WoT.

 

Sorry Fox but this is a bullshir talk of you. If your on sniper mode its immpssible to see that noob is just goint to stend in front of you.

 

Luftwaffe 1946 (Would have happened if ....) 2/3 - YouTube

 

The PBE has been updated with Sivir's relaunch - this mean's updated model, skins, particles, lore animation and everything else for our favorite Battle Mistress! In addition to that, we also have a slew of TENTATIVE balance changes aimed at Aatrox, Olaf, and the volatile Xerath rework.​

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Continue reading for a detailed look at what this PBE update has to offer!

(Warning: PBE Content is tentative and iterative - what you see may not reflect what eventually gets pushed to live servers! Manage your expectations accordingly. )​

Sivir Relaunch

Sivir's relaunch is finally here for testing! Along side her brand spankin' new look, she also has several lore and ability changes. Be sure to check out this post for Riot's overfiew of the artistic, creative, and gameplay changes included in her relaunch !

Visual Upgrade

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Fleet of Foot Boomerang Blade Ricochet Spell Shield On The Hunt

Warrior Princess Sivir​

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Spectacular Sivir​

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Huntress Sivir​

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Bandit Sivir​

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PAX Sivir​

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Kit Updates

• Ricochet ( W ) now lasts for the next three auto attacks causing each to do ( 1 AD ) to first target and ( ~.6 AD ) to each subsequent target. Only the first target is affected by on-hit effects. Each target may only be hit once by each Ricochet.
• Ricochet ( W ) CD now 10/9/8/7/6 from 7/6/5/4/3

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• Spell Shield ( E ) now returns 60/70/80/90/100 mana down from flat 150 mana
• Spell Shield ( E ) mana cost removed

• On the Hunt ( R ) now reads:

• Passive: Sivir gains 40/60/80% Attack Speed while Ricochet is active.

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• Active: Sivir rallies her allies for 6 seconds, granting all nearby allies an initial 60% Movement Speed bonus that reduces to 20% after 3 seconds.

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• On the Hunt ( R ) mana cost removed.
• On the Hunt ( R ) cooldown decreased to 80/70/60 from 100/90/80.

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Lore

"When the people of Valoran speak of the ''Battle Mistress,'' there is only one woman to whom they refer. Combining unflinching bravery with prowess in combat and endless ambition, Sivir's reputation as a fortune hunter is only rivaled by her amassed wealth and acclaim. Faced with the revelation of her mysterious heritage, Sivir must now weigh her desire to follow her own path against the burden of a greater legacy. ​

Sivir grew up among the desert nomads of Shurima, mastering the art of tomb robbing and enjoying a life without strong ties to any one place. She excelled at the mercenary life, accumulating riches, followers and reputation with ease. As her fame spread beyond the desert sands, she caught the attention of wealthy patrons across all of Valoran. The most influential of these benefactors was Noxus High Command. Sivir served the whims of the brutal nation with little concern for consequence. Their partnership proved to be a profitable one until the Ionian conflict broke out. She chose to take no part in the messy invasion and severed her ties. ​

It was no surprise to Sivir when the Noxians next paid her a visit, but where she expected assassins, she instead received an offer. Cassiopeia, the daughter of one of Noxus's most influential families, claimed to have unearthed the location of ancient Shurima's greatest treasure. All that the noblewoman required was an experienced tomb robber as an escort. ​

The expedition proved to be more than Sivir and Cassiopeia bargained for. The ancient tomb held neither the treasure Cassiopeia had promised, nor the weapon she coveted. Despite Sivir's warnings, the Noxian flung open the door to the entombed vault, setting events in motion that would change not just Sivir's life, but all of Shurima forever. ​

'What's lost can be found... and sold.''
-- Sivir""​

If you have any feedback for Sivir's relaunch, be sure to check out and comment in Ququroon's feedback thread!

"Please feel free to leave feedback in this thread regarding Sivir or any related bugs you encounter. Your feedback here will influence the changes we make, as well as aiding us in our future champion Visual Upgrades. ​

They say that a boomerang always returns, and Sivir's is no exception!

This mercenary finally looks the part, and is ready to kick the butts! Expect to see a brand new model, new animations, new VFX, and new VO in this Visual Upgrade! Her blade is massive and awesome, her leg isn't broken anymore, and she's out of control. Check her out (and all her skins) before she speeds off! ​

Please post all bugs and feedback here!
Honor is the rust on a dull blade.

For additional context, please see this thread!"​

Balance Changes

* Remember *: The PBE is a testing grounds for new and sometimes radical changes. The changes you see below may be lacking context or other accompanying changes that didn't make it in - don't freak out.

( Note - changes pulled from game files, will need to double check once servers come up )

Aatrox

• Blades of Torment ( E ) damage lowered to 75/110/145/180/215 from 75/120/165/210/255.

Olaf

• Undertow ( Q ) slow increased to 2.5 seconds max from 2 seconds and 1.5 seconds min from 1 second.
• Undertow ( Q ) mana cost reduced to 60 at all ranks from 55/60/65/70/75
• Vicious Strikes ( W ) attack speed increased to 40/50/60/70/80% from 20/35/50/65/80%

Sivir

• See above!

Xerath

• Arcanopulse ( Q ) mana cost increased to 80/90/100/110/120 from 70/80/90/100/110.
• Arcanopulse ( Q ) cooldown increased to 8/7.5/7/6.5/6 from 7/6.5/6/5.5/5
• Cosmic Strike ( W ) mana cost decreased to 80/90/100/110/120 from 100/110/120/130/140.
• Cosmic Strike ( W ) slow now lasts 2.5 seconds down from 3.
• Cosmic Strike ( W ) slow for targets in middle of blast increased to 40/45/50/55/60% from 35/40/45/50%
• Ascension ( R ) mana cost reduced to 100 at all ranks from 100/150/200
• Ascension ( R ) no longer reduces damage taken by 10%/20%/30%
• Ascension ( R ) now reads "After Ascension ends, Xerath gains 30/40/50% movement speed for 2 seconds"
• Ascension ( R ) also no longer reads " He cannot be moved by displacement effects, but they briefly stun him."

 

The Goddess of the Underworld, Hel, was revised in the latest update of SMITE. She got a complete visual makeover with an all new model, animations and fx, along with some abilities adjustment, such as damage, magical power and cast time. Hel's Christmas-themed skin Jingle Hel has also been remade. About the general update, match queues under the Normal tab has unlocked for play based on new players' level while some gods have had jump emote. There are also other changes in balance and gameplay. Please check out the patch notes for all of them.

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Riot's Brackhar has posted a statement regarding the recent wave of custom games allowing summoner's to use 5 of the same champion vs 5 of another champion, refered to as "One for All" mode internally.




While early access to it will be disabled later this week, he notes that it will be the first of many experimental game modes that will cycle in and out of availability as part of a new initiative to make "unique short-lived experiences that we'll release regularly". He also notes we'll see it along with other new features again before the end of the year.

 

Fox, I hear Nvidia is better for Wot

 

Machine guns would be funny. Really rattle some people