New Winter Mode

Hello everyone,

on 5.1.2015, the new Winter Mode is starting (on RU server anyway, but I am pretty sure it’ll be unified). Here’s a video for the event (with English subtitles). It will last until 15.1.2015.

 

 

In short:

- 10 vs 10 mode
- either “random” or “superplatoons” (5 man platoons)
- duration of battle is 7 minutes
- goal: to kill all enemy tanks or to capture the base (there’s only one like in the Encounter mode)
- three tanks: T110 aka Mammoth is a “tank”, then there’s Foch that’s a sniper and T-50-2 is a “scout”
- special type of shells – one normal AP and one that actually heals your allies, those are premium shells (for credits or gold)
- there will be a special medal

Russians also have a bunch of nice missions for this mode:

- take part in 25 battles (while dealing at least 500 damage, only 5 times per account), get 25k XP, 25k crew XP, 250k creds
- deal at least 3300 damage in a TD (repeatable), get 1500 XP, 1500 crew XP, 10k credits
- deal at least 2500 damage in a HT (repeatable), get 1500 XP, 1500 crew XP, 10k credits
- deal at least 1700 damage in a LT (repeatable), get 1500 XP, 1500 crew XP, 10k credits
- deal at least 15k damage (while playing in a platoon, the damage of the entire platoon adds up), get 2500 XP, 2500 crew XP, 20k credits

Just like with the Chaffee races mode, the XP gained will be transferred automatically after the event is over:

- from HT to T1 Cunningham
- from LT to MS-1
- from TD to Renault FT

24 thoughts on “New Winter Mode

  1. take part in 25 battles (while dealing at least 500 damage, only 5 times per account), get 25k XP, 25k crew XP, 250k creds

    25k XP – is that free XP or not?

    • “Just like with the Chaffee races mode, the XP gained will be transferred automatically after the event is over:

      - from HT to T1 Cunningham
      - from LT to MS-1
      - from TD to Renault FT”

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  3. Here is the bit I don’t get & that will massively impact the utility of this for me:

    LT
    MS-1 crew is 2, Commander & a driver.
    T-50 (assume T-50-2 same) has a 4 man crew, typical Sov set up, Cmdr, Gnr, Dri, Loa
    Now the latter is worth having & worth grinding through this to get a lovely crew for either a Russian medium or the T54 Lightweight. The former is not worth it at all.

    HT
    T1 Cunningham – 2 man crew, Cmdr, Driver.
    E110E5 – 4 man crew, Cmdr, Gnr, Dri, Loa
    Again, the former not of any use or interest, the latter very interesting & very useful.

    TD
    FT – 2 man crew, Cmr, Driv
    Foch155 – Cmdr, Gnr, Dri, Loa

    Consistent theme – it seems we get a useless 2 man crew at the end when the tanks that the crews are coming from all have very useful 4 man crew set ups. Which is correct?

    • more likely the 8-bit versions will only have crew compatible with their respective Tier 1′s.

  4. The other fun mode tanks have all had a single crew member (except the Chaffe racing). I’m hopeful that we will get multiple crew members here to train up, but I’m not really expecting it. Wouldn’t be surprised to see Commander Only on these three tanks.

  5. It would be awesome if the 25k/1.5k exp given out was free exp, but that would be way too generous. At least even that exp can go to the crew with accelerated crew training, right? Wait, shit, do these pixel tanks get more than one crew member each, because that would derail getting a relatively quick 6th sense perk.

  6. must train T54 light weight crew to 4 skills like i did on the chaffee races with my chaffee :)

    same for my T29 and my S35ca!
    dont care if i take a -25% to crew i will use vents
    will have OP crews YAY

  7. they will get only half xp so whats the point anyway?

    it’s really annoying, to really use it you either had to need new crew or to train your crew to it and then train it back

    couldnt they just make those tanks like premiums, you can use any crew you need and want to use?

    • “…they will get only half xp so whats the point anyway?…”
      half XP of (25k XP+ 25k crew XP)+(get 1500 XP, 1500 crew XP) is better than 0 xp
      “…couldnt they just make those tanks like premiums, you can use any crew you need and want to use?…”
      do you also want FRIES with that too? :)
      *use your Ameican HT/frenchTD / russian LT crews and have 75% and no skills/ perks and get super good crew training …. if you lose you dont get a metal… the metal for wins in a row is worthless IMO.