Source: http://worldoftanks.asia/en/news/23/common-test-91/

(thanks, Retia)

Download link:

http://dl.wargaming.net/wot/ct/files/WoT_internet_install_ct.exe

List of changes – here

Edit: the issue with download is being solved according to Russian developers (last time there was a problem too)

Since the patch test will be really soon (tomorrow?), here’s the ASAP magazine, for now in Russian

Inside:

- new gun sounds, added sound of shell extraction after shot, added new turret turning sound
- Hellcat and Jackson will have new movement sounds
- the sounds are of real vehicles, recorded in museums
- new medals for arty and for team battles
- camo after shot nerf for TD’s (Storm explains that they were OP)
- buff for LT tier spread (top battletier removed), LT’s 4-8 inc. premium ones (Type 64)
- MT-25 and VK2801 get mobility buffs
- no big performance optimizations, a lot of smaller ones though
- new map “Kharkov”, 5 new maps got balance changes
- two new historical battles: Blockade of Tobruk (1941) and Bryansk Front (Summer 1942)
- of currently available historical battles, only Balaton will be removed (or left alone, it’s hard to understand Storm)
- Stronkhold mode will not come in 9.1
- special video on Stronkhold mode will come (unless he refers to the previous Stronkhold preview video)

Hello everyone,

it’s been some time, since we talked about bots and how they damage the game. Quite a discussion started around the topic – so today, we are going to talk about one specific aspect of botting – using bots to get free stuff from Wargaming.

As you most likely know, currently, there is a special event running on all the major servers: get a certain amount of XP in all the trees in the game and in turn, you will recieve a hightier premium tank (Americans get the T34, the rest gets Super Pershing). Naturally, this is a great lure for all the assholes out there using bots and yes, unfortunately, it works very well.

All the data below were obtained by Stormshadow, the EU bot hunter responsible for example for the anti-bot mod.

Meet 8toto1. Our 8toto1 here is a damned botter, that’s what he is. Let’s look at his stats first.

Sharp drop of performance? A clear sign of using a bot, but not a proof of course. Proof comes from three things:

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Hello everyone,

the following info has been found in the VSAM (Verein Schweizer Armeemuseum, Switzerland), credits go to Vollketten. I am not sure this was ever published in English anywhere, so – another premiere for FTR :)

Now, you might recall what the G-13 is – that’s right, it’s the modified post-war Jagdpanzer 38t (“Hetzer”), built in Czechoslovakia for the Swiss army. Between December 1946 and February 1950, 158 were built and sent to Switzerland, where they served until 1971-1972, when they were replaced by the Centurion tanks. From that point on, many were sold to the collectors and even more were converted to look like the wartime Hetzers for museums, private collections and movie prop purposes. The majority of private “Hetzers” currently are converted G-13 vehicles.

You can tell the G-13 from a Hetzer by the muzzle brake (German Hetzers used PaK guns, G-13 used the 75mm StuK 40 guns, the Swiss tanks also have different engines). While effective and relatively cheap to build, the Jagdpanzer 38t (I hope history buffs can forgive me the use of the word “Hetzer” – no, the Japa 38t was never called Hetzer historically) was also not exactly high-tech and in many first world armies, it was supposed to be replaced by either tanks, or other, more powerful self-propelled guns (such was the case of Czechoslovakia, using the SD-100 SPG). A question arose, what to do with the Hetzers then, because there were quite a few around.

In Czechoslovakia (and I am adding this so you see that the development went through similiar ways), following proposals were made:

- conversion to ARV’s
- 105mm SPG
- 150mm SPG
- a turretted flame tank, PM-1

In Switzerland, they did not reach the similiar conclusions, but they did consider using the G-13 for a self-propelled gun. The reason for this was simply the fact that the G-13 was available for a very cheap price from Czechoslovakia, while their own artillery-field (SPG) development (the Nahkampfkanone program) proved to be quite expensive. This project from 1946 however did not pass the proposal stage, as the army in September 1946 decided to order all the G-13 in their TD configuration. It is not clear whether this SPG proposal first came from the Swiss, or the Czech side. The Swiss nevertheless continued to work on in until 1947, when the program was cancelled.

The 105mm howitzer was apparently the same type as the one used in Nahkampfkanone 1 (10,5cm Haubitze 42)

And here, in comparison, how did the Czechoslovaks solve the same issue (November 1946)

A player named Side Strafe reviews the Grosstraktor tank, implemented some time ago into the game. Currently it’s unknown how will the players be able to get this tank.

Hello everyone,

Rita (the streamer featured here on FTR) recently visited the Militracks 2014 event in Overloon (also visited the Overloon museum itself), here’s first part of the video – enjoy!

PS: I was confused by the M36 Jackson as well, had to ask myself (thanks, Cannoneer) – however, that Jacskon actually allegedly comes from Yugoslavia, which used both the B1 and B2 version.

PPS: In case you are interested what is written on the T-34, it’s “fight the fascists”

Source: http://tech.onliner.by/2014/05/21/wargaming-7 (via Brenwen_lj)

Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) suspended the trading of Wargaming securities after Wargaming failed to publish its financial data for year 2013. CSE promises to resume the trading as soon as the reason for the suspension ís resolved. This was also reported by the vedomosti.ru portal.

According to the CSE data, Wargaming share ownership (April 2013) is as follows:

- Viktor Kislyi: 38,5 percent
- Vladimir Kislyi: 25,5 percent
- Nikolai Katselapov: 17 percent
- Ivan Mikhnevich: 17 percent

The rest (2 percent) of shares is in free circulation. Wargaming representatives doesn’t offer any comments on the situation. The last time Wargaming published the financial info on the CSE site was August 2013, revealing that the revenue for first half of the year 2013 reached 234 mil. Euro, with net profit of 25,6 mil. Euro. Analytical company “SuperData” estimates total Wargaming revenue in 2013 at 475 mil. USD (347 mil. EUR) and estimate that 2014 revenue might reach 509 mil. USD (372 mil. EUR).

Source: http://www.mmorpg.com/giveaways.cfm/offer/519/World-of-Tanks-Gift-Key-Giveaway.html

Hello everyone,

on the MMORPG.com site, there is a giveaway of invite codes, that contain:

- Premium T2LT Tank
- 3 Days Premium Time
- 500 Gold

You have to register on the portal to get it. At this moment, cca 4600 codes are remaining.

Hello everyone,

I posted a shorter version of this text on the EU forums yesterday and even though I didn’t intend to before, I decided to repost that here with some changes and corrections.

Disclaimer: It’s a personal opinion, not a fact post (some people recently whined that FTR gets “too many personal opinions” – well yea, it’s a blog, I run it from the start that way and it won’t change). It’s also quite long, sorry. I will also try to be constructive, so bear with me.

Okay, here’s a feeling I’ve been having for quite a while now. Usually, for all my criticism of WG EU and whatnot, I was always quite content with the way the game development was proceeding. I mean – when the game was released, the concept was very clear. Tanks fighting other tanks on a battlefield. Simple, clean, easy to understand but difficult to master, which is exactly what I like in games. Sure, there were issues such as the infamous tank disappearing, spaced armor eating shells etc. – but it was very playable and it turned the game into one of the best free to play games ever created.

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