Mini Veider Q&A

Source: Wot-News.com

Hello everyone,

some quick answers from Veider:

- Veider confirms that the new top French mediums (AMX-30 Prototype and AMX-30) will be unlocked from AMX-13/90
- it’s possible that the RU251 view range will be changed, full analysis is needed in order to make a decision
- T-54 Light would be really boring as a premium tier 8 medium tank, that’s why another tank will be picked for that slot instead. Veider likes it as a top tier LT8, it’s possible there will be some characteristics fixes
- Object 906 is an interesting tank, but without swimming, it’s very unlikely it will appear in the game

42 thoughts on “Mini Veider Q&A

  1. - Veider confirms that the new top French mediums (AMX-30 Prototype and AMX-30) will be unlocked from AMX-13/90

    Gee, thanks WG. After years of neglecting a whole nation (oh, forgot about the nerfs) you give us two more tanks out of at least 20 that could be implemented into the game. To top that off you need to grind it through UP light tank line. Really appreciated.

      • As far as WG knows, nothing interesting or new came – the proto and AMX-30 are well documented but there’s nothing for tier 7-8 IIRC. Tiers 5-6 will be implemented as well, the G1 stuff.

        • Even modified Shermans would be better than going light, medium, light (ones already in the game) and medium again. WG is as always being lazy, they just want the fanatics to screw off with their “omg WG where is AMX 30 gib nao” instead of doing something interesting, since they know that the French aren’t really popular among average “russian daddy” players and unicums can already spam all of their gold in 13 90.

          • I would kill to have an upgunned Sherman ingame.

            Sherman with a high velocity 105mm gun? Pure sex.
            I honestly couldn’t care less about the AMX 30, it’s a smaller Leopard with a proprietary gun, and probably worse soft stats. The Leo isn’t exactly overflowing with usefulness in the current metagame, so the AMX30 won’t either.

            But the Sherman? Gibe! Give the Centurion a run for its money!

    • WG doesn’t love french tanks :(

      I just compared every tier VI-VII light tank to Walker Buldog in TI and man.. this thing is op as Kvas was… for example every stat is waaay superior compared to AMX 13 75 on the same tier! Also pretty much any stat is better than on AMX 13 90 or WZ-132 (apart from alpha). That is just stupid…

      • I don’t know. Bulldog is fun as hell, but combined damage/spot is barely comparable to tier 8 mediums with the same MM. On the other hand potential to win battles by being flexible and saving team mates seems higher. I would call it balanced (at least as balanced as E25). On the other hand old light tanks are underpowered and nearly no one plays them. They are frustrating in current meta.

      • At least they’ve switched back to tier 7-8 not being findable, when it used to be tier 6-8 not being findable – which was pretty hilarious when the SARL 42 exists and has so much documentation regarding it…

        • The French tree is such a hacked and slashed mess.

          You want a Tier 8? Why not the BatChat 25t as it was built (with a 90mm gun), with the BatChat 35t as a higher tier? Or the AMX M4 that was originally proposed at around 30 tons (paper armor)?

          But hey, if they won’t give the French the S35 and won’t bother to include the R35 (most numerous French tank) then why should they get anything else right?

          • I had thought about the Bat Chat 35t myself, but since that is up-armored, at tier 10 having it with the same engine would totally change around the feel, while having an improved engine would probably make it OP. Having it as a different tank at tier 10 or perhaps as a separate hull form would work quite well though.

            My personal tech tree that I work on occasionally ( http://i.imgur.com/HH3Zebf.png ) had done the former, but WG would probably go with the latter if they did include the 35t.

          • There was also an AMX 50 hull with a Bat Chat turret that one could use at that tier if you were heavily pressed.

    • UP light tanks? Sir, I don’t even count dead tier 10s with my 13 90 anymore :-D

  2. “Object 906 is an interesting tank, but without swimming, it’s very unlikely it will appear in the game”
    spoiler: it will appear in WoWs, tier 2 premium

  3. Object 906 seems awesome enough even without swimming, but it is really big, so I guess there’s no point if it has nowhere to float..

    • But it’s fast with a great gun. Better then the Type 59 Jr they have at Tier 8 now (paper tank so unpopular on Russian test server they gave it a magical 10kmh buff).

  4. Where is the info for American Meds…..unless M48 is seriously buffer soon….American’s need that next Med! T95E7 *fingers crossed*

    • Lets see,,, Patton (tier 8) Worse over all gun stats than a tier 8 light tank (RU 251) But WG still said something about not wanting to buff the pen to 216mm ish because of some stupid reason.

      M46 patton (tier 9) Worst accuracy for gun (0,40 dispersion), worst pen for top gun(218mm), 1-1,5 more RPM than the others and still not better in any other way than having more chance to bounce with standard ammo.

      M48 patton (tie 10) The only patton that more or less has the same stats for everything the other have (good top gun, mobility, good spotting range) but still is slow for a med and still aint more than average.

      American mediums are so unbalanced in many ways its anoying. Worst guns over all, dont break the 50km/h speed limit like most and are huge targets. Hope WG gives them some much needed love because i love my american mediums!

        • Yea…off topic conversations starting…really though bring it back home guys….AMERICAN MEDS WHAT IS NEXT! Some rumors or confirmed ideas by WG would be nice….why cant FTR dig some into this more…the T95E6 is not going to cover anything anymore since its a reward tank and not an everyday tank….We need the next Everyday tier X tank…please someone dig into this start the fire under them and get them talking a bit…

  5. “- Object 906 is an interesting tank, but without swimming, it’s very unlikely it will appear in the game”

    *facepalm* Really? 15 tons, 300 hp engine, 75 kmh, 85mm D-58 gun with great pen (185mm at 1km) and a 15 RPM. Oh and it was tested in 1963 so it’s not “too new”. But yeah, getting the lightweight T-54 that was nothing more then a paper drawing which they had to give an extra 10 kmh buff to speed because no one wanted to play it on the Test Server (just Walker Bulldogs, T49s and RU251s). But no, the Object 906 isn’t anything without swinging? WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?!?!!!???????????????!??!

  6. What is the functional difference between Leopard prototype A and the AMX-30 prototype WG is using (if known)?

    • - AMX30 proto is smaller (better camo)
      - Different gun and better gun depression angle (-8)

    • Step 1) passive spot while reloading
      Step 2) find lone idiot
      Step 3) empty magazine
      Step 4) run away with tears of laughter running down your cheeks :’D
      Step 5) Repeat until gg

  7. AMX30 proto is going to be a free xp sucker… think the radios, engines, guns are not going to be present in other french line… add to this the tracks and maybe turret…

    Turret+tracks=50.000xp
    2 Radios=50.000xp
    2 engines=60.000xp
    1 top gun=60.000xp

    220.000xp if proto has bad stock gun (remember Lorraine has 170mm pen stock gun, worst in tier 9 stock guns) with a good gun and a semidecent stock radio… 135.000 free xp not “excesive”.

    But there is other problem to… crew, all med crews are 3 men AMX has 4 men crew… or they release a prem med as trainer (more logical and economic movement from WG) or well, you need pick a non med tank as trainer and burn 80.000xp to retrain for class+vehicle.

  8. It’ll be interesting to see the low tiers at least. Maybe tier 7 and 8 can be convinced to see additions in time.