28.6.2013

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- apparently, frontal armor angle of IS-4 was nerfed (unintentionally), Storm will investigate
- Storm admits that matchmaker possibly doesn’t work properly after the artillery introduction, it’s being fixed, slowly
- Q: “If all the scientists in the world confirm that the end of the world will come within a month, would you release Type 59 into the shop again?” A: “The end of the world was supposed to happen, but it was cancelled by Wargaming, because it’s bad for business”
- theoretically it’s possible to leak replays of yet unreleased tanks with the permission of the producers
- during early WoT development it was considered for one vehicle to be able to switch classes by switching modules (for example, SU-85 is a TD, but if it installs the 122mm gun, it becomes an arty), but it was decided not to do it, because it would just confuse players
- apparently, ramming damage was not nerfed (SS: a player complains he is consistently getting low ramming damage in 8.6)
- alternative turret for E-100 (SS: apparently, the Maus II turret) – “when it’s done it’s done”, E-100 however will not recieve additional guns with it
- the fact that E-50 and E-50M have only medium spall liner, despite being heavier than some heavy tanks, is intentional
- win/loss XP gain mechanism was not changed in 8.6
- SerB states that the graphic level of the Xbox WoT is (SS: roughly) equal to maximum PC graphic settings
- track armor is not always 20mm, for example Maus has 70mm thick track armor
- the thickness of the gap between tracks (that act like spaced armor) for the purposes of defeating HEAT penetration is calculated from their outer edge. In other words: the thicker the tracks, the more they are effective against HEAT
- out of the “paper” tanks, SerB considers the Borgward Leopard (Prototyp der Arbeitsgruppe C) to be the most original, as it is a “hellish wheeled/tracked autoloader tank”:

- SerB states that there was a prototype tank, based on IS-7 with a 152mm gun (based on BL-10) in the turret. As for the regular IS/IS-2, SerB is not sure whether there were any projects with 152mm guns in their turrets, but he wouldn’t be surprised if they were
- universal crews (that would fit all nations and tanks) won’t be implemented
- both the HESH and HE have the same damage mechanism, after they penetrate the armor, they create a sphere within of a certain diameter and any modules touched by that sphere will be hit
- in 8.6, light tanks still kept their permanent camo bonus
- hit decals (SS: those “holes” that appear on your tank when it is hit) disappear over time, the reason for this is engine optimization, this applies to all tank models and won’t be changed
- the system, that would allow you after the battle to inspect your tank as for damage (who hit you, where exactly and for how much HP) won’t be implemented
- it’s too early to say, how roaming will exactly work, devs are still undecided (whether it will apply for random battles too, or “only” for companies/tournaments)
- crew transfer between nations is not planned

And some more info from developer blog (and its comments):

- The new Chinese premium T8 medium tank will apparently be the “T-34-3″, something like Type 59, but less armored
- The MT-25 will have a T-34M turret
- the names of the British arties are: Loyd Gun Carriage, Birch Gun, Bishop, Crusader 5.5in SP, FV3805, Conqueror Gun Carriage, FV304, FV207

45 thoughts on “28.6.2013”

  1. - out of the “paper” tanks, SerB considers the Borgward Leopard (Prototyp der Arbeitsgruppe C) to be the most original, as it is a “hellish wheeled/tracked autoloader tank”:

    Indeed a damn devil himself in form of tank :D

    • If they ever add it I’ll be getting it without a second thought already for the “Avant-garde lolWTF” factor. :P

  2. “- during early WoT development it was considered for one vehicle to be able to switch classes by switching modules (for example, SU-85 is a TD, but if it installs the 122mm gun, it becomes an arty), but it was decided not to do it, because it would just confuse players”

    I think this would be nice…

    • they said it would be impossible to balance and they are right. It would be like a hellcat only faster and more agile

      • And give it no armor, no depression, and a huge ammo rack, also big aiming time and bad accuracy between shells. Should be fine like this

        • Uhh, Maus II turret is basically the same as current E-100 turret.
          The real E-100 turret had 80mm sides, basically what we have now is a mix of the two.

          There is the Tiger-Maus turm, but it looks pretty much the same as the Maus turret but 12 tons heavier than the current one!

  5. - theoretically it’s possible to leak replays of yet unreleased tanks with the permission of the producers

    Wich ST would ask devs for such a thing, only to be banned very next day and flagged as leaker?

    - Q: “If all the scientists in the world confirm that the end of the world will come within a month, would you release Type 59 into the shop again?” A: “The end of the world was supposed to happen, but it was cancelled by Wargaming, because it’s bad for business”

    This is one of better ones, actually.

    - it’s too early to say, how roaming will exactly work, devs are still undecided (whether it will apply for random battles too, or “only” for companies/tournaments)

    Better only for TC/CW , too many players would “greet” ( by greeting, insert random chat message/gun action) _RU players as a “welcome” to very-much-appreciated-by-WG-EU-server

  6. - the names of the Britisha arties are: Loyd Gun Carriage, Birch Gun, Bishop, Crusader 5.5in SP, FV3805, Conqueror Gun Carriage, FV304, FV207

    You forgot that there will be a different Sexton SPG (not the premium) in the tech tree as well

      • probably yeah, because one would expect the maus out of all tanks to have thicker than normal track armor, I still dont get why it has only 20mm

  8. T-34-3 new tier 8 prem med hmmmmmmmmmm

    even if it has less armor than type it will still flood servers because its med with decent mobility and a decent gun

    • Server is mostly flooded with heavy tank players, so seeing these T-34-3′s isn’t so bad in comparison.

  9. Sorry, but I didn’t understand the part with the E-100 and Maus II turret. Isn’t the E-100 already with that turret, or E-100 will receive the Maus turret, or Maus will receive Maus II turret? Maybe there is mistake in the translation.

  10. - the fact that E-50 and E-50M have only medium spall liner, despite being heavier than some heavy tanks, is intentional
    Soviet bias etc etc
    – SerB states that the graphic level of the Xbox WoT is (SS: roughly) equal to maximum PC graphic settings
    While WoT isn’t the prettiest game, I really doubt xbox 360 version will look as good.

  11. “- alternative turret for E-100 (SS: apparently, the Maus II turret) – “when it’s done it’s done”, E-100 however will not recieve additional guns with it”

    Well… then what the hell is the point of a new turret if it was only necessary to clear a larger breech for a better gun? Well played WG… well ass-backwards played indeed.

    • could be a prerequisite turret, a way of implementing a larger health pool for the e-100

  13. Xbox max? Sure maybe setting would be pretty close too, but playing without FSAA at 1280×720, no thanks :P The jagginess is what killed this generation of consoles for me, except Uncharted series, they’re pretty good :)

  14. “- apparently, frontal armor angle of IS-4 was nerfed (unintentionally), Storm will investigate”
    WHAT?!?! you have got to be SHITTING ME….. -_-

    the friggin worst armored frontal T10 ingame not only got a HUGE HEAT NERF but they even fucked up the armor?!?!(and if it happened, they won’t change it until 4 months from now surely,, because WG never hotfixes any fuckup……)

    no wonder i was noticing that every disgusting nooblet was penning my IS4 front like if i where driving a french tank!, no matter how i angled it it passed like butter…..
    In fact it was penned more wasily than in 8.5, which was glaring considering 8.6 should help bounce more….

  19. i wonder if the T-34-3 will look like the type 59

    if so then i would buy in a heartbeat

    • As long as it doesn’t have the two stupid mushroom ventilators on the BACK of the turret, I will be buying it too.

  20. - alternative turret for E-100 (SS: apparently, the Maus II turret) – “when it’s done it’s done”, E-100 however will not recieve additional guns with it

    holyshitholyshitholyshitholyshitholyshitholyshit

    -eNumbra

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