Comments on: 5.2.2014

By: nononononono

nononononono — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 05:16:53 +0000

I’ve started playing WarThunder more than WoT. Did you all know that most most players of WT are too busy playing to type stupid shit in chat? In fact, most of the issues that WoT serves up do not exist WT. WG has turned the game into a circus with all the dramas and trolling of players.

Oh, and fuck those useless cunt WGEU employees…fascist jerks. The community manager/coordinator/cockgobbler is a mentally retarded manchild that likes to mock players with insensical animated GIF’s.

Yep, I spend more time reading the gossip on FTR than playing WoT. Great sideshow you have SS…keep it up :)

By: Sunshine

Sunshine — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 02:18:34 +0000

Yeah I think Trent is right. The formula is in WoT Wiki and is used by wotinfo.net:

http://wiki.worldoftanks.com/Battle_Mechanics#Spotting_Range
http://www.wotinfo.net/en/camo-calculator

So far all the spotting distance tests I’ve done myself prove the fomula correct.

By: Otto-matic Reiffel

Otto-matic Reiffel — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 00:49:50 +0000

While the approximate values have been found via training rooms, I still don’t understand why they have to hide this value and many others.

If they didn’t want to overwhelm people with info in the client, they could simply put the value in the tank files with other semi-hidden values like shell speed and gun depression.

By: Trent

Trent — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 22:38:42 +0000

SS, let me point out something a bit more serious then… ;)

“Camouflage is a coefficient. As an example, take 0.5 – that means that a tank with 400 meter viewrange will see the enemy with 0,5 camo factor at (400*0.5) = 200 meters.”

It will actually be spotted at 400 – (400 – 50) * 0.5 = 225 m.

spotting_distance = spotting_range – (spotting_range – 50) * enemy_invisibility

Source (confirmed numerous times by testing):
http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/26236-old-eu-questions-answers/page__st__40__pid__532220#entry532220

We know it for almost 3 years (if not longer) and I’m a bit surprised you’re spreading this misconception without any comments, especially since you made a reference to the correct formula some time ago when you linked to camo test results performed by RU players:

http://ftr.wot-news.com/2013/12/18/vehicle-camouflage-overview/

By: TK3600

TK3600 — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 21:40:57 +0000

Don’t forget, the spotting check isn’t on real time. It has a time interval as distance increases. That will greatly impact the accuracy and the speed of your experiment. Firing cost you credit. If the tank has a long reload, the testing will get even harder.

By: Zulko

Zulko — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 20:39:00 +0000

Aldo there are mods changing the sniper zoom so you can’t rely on it.
BTW. are those mods making your max zoom 30x illegal?

By: Zulko

Zulko — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 20:34:16 +0000

They use the other way of measuring it. In their case the lower, the better. And WT E100 had 0.4% in case of testers that is around 0.996 in WG system.

By: TT3Az

TT3Az — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 19:29:05 +0000

Well, if they want to eliminate team damage just make sure damage doesnt affect allies when shooting and raming them. A super easy solution.

By: error312

error312 — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 19:25:29 +0000

Great Moridin quote right there !

By: ClassicFrog (EU)

ClassicFrog (EU) — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 18:36:47 +0000

“- third test was started because developers found a few bugs and fixed them (had to be tested)”

Had to be tested. Someone else might have tested it wrong.