Hello everyone,
I recieved one extra invite code (for new players only!) from Abrakadabra77 for EU server (with T2LT, 3 day premium and 1000 gold)
FRY73-MCXT8-SSE9K
If you have any spare INVITE CODES and you want to share them, please send them to me at fortherecord@gmail.com and I will post them with your name of course.
The only news today seem to be the fact that the limit of those small gold codes got increased by a lot, so more people get to it (before, the code was barely active for two – three hours, today, it was active ever since morning till the afternoon).
From Overlord about WoT Blitz:
- WoTB closed beta won’t start for a few days more:
We won’t start until next week – that’s for sure. So don’t expect news in the next few days.
- delay between iOS and Android tests:
Not sure about the gap between the two, a lot will depend on how closed beta on ios goes. If it’s short, then Android release is rather close.
- apparently, Ipod Touch “5 gen” should work as well (A5 chip)
For those who do not know, WoT Blitz is WoT for mobile devices, currently entering closed beta testing stage.
Hello everyone,
today, we are going to have a quick look at one of the imported Soviet vehicles, used by the ČSLA (Czechoslovak People’s Army), the ISU-152.
TSD-152 is the name, under which the ISU-152 self-propelled guns were serving in the Czechoslovak army. The name itself means “Těžké Samohybné Dělo” (heavy self-propelled gun). First were imported in late 40′s (apparently by 1949, we had 20 of them). Altogether, the overall number of imported vehicles from Soviet Union reached 36 (in May 1951), while in August 1958, 31 were kept in reserve in Slovakia and in April 1961, 22 were still held in reserve.
MONOL1THWGLGRANDF1NAL
I wonder who had the brilliant idea of publishing a bonus code at 2AM CET (or 4AM for Russians).
Hello everyone,
just a quick update, apparently today a new code was supposed to appear and it seems that Wargaming EU messed up the code. Either way, there seems to be some confusion about it, I will be keeping an eye on the situation, so if there is a code (either from EU or from RU sources), it will appear on FTR as quickly as I get to it.
Stay tuned.
Again, very little info today. Truth to be told, I don’t expect anything groundbreaking until patch 9.0 hits the test server. Apparently, developers are very busy.
- the “Wotcoin” cryptocurrency has nothing to do with Wargaming
Hello everyone,
this post is sort of a continuation of the missions post I made yesterday. You don’t have to read that one first as I’ll be writing about something a bit different, but they are connected a bit. I hope that I don’t have to add that this is my personal perception of things only, if you aren’t interested in that, simply don’t read it :)
Let me start by writing that especially lately, the real world and the virtual one (internet, social networks and such) are connected more and more – examples are obvious: when applying for the job, the company HR will try to find you on Facebook and look into your comments (there have been numerous cases of job losses due to inappropriate FB comments) – or vice versa, when you interact with something in real life, it can have a “response” online (such as the discount FB check-in system). These elements are well known in the west – here, though, they are still uncommon (outside of the capital anyway). The interaction within the virtual world is there as well of course (“want to comment on site X? Use site Y login!”).
Hello everyone,
today, we are going to talk about the Š-I-D (also known as T-32) and the Š-I-j (known as T-3D), first being a Czechoslovak self-propelled gun by Škoda (as far as I can tell, the only purely Czechoslovak SPG, that actually fought in the war and fired shots in anger) and the latter being its proposed upgrade, that made it into prototype stage.
Now, before we start, a word on nomenclature. There is a lot of confusion, when it comes to Š-I-D, because its name is usually being messed up in various way. Examples I have seen in existence are S-1-d, S-i-D, Š1-d and various others. Occasionally, the name was messed up even by Czechoslovak clerks and officers. The correct version is probably the Š-I-D, because the name means:
- Š: manufacturer Škoda (Praga vehicles begin with P)
- I: roman number 1, representing the lightest vehicle category (tankettes), (category II were essentially tanks, category III were breakthrough “heavy” tanks)
- D: “dělový” (gun tankette)
One important thing: Š-I-D and Š-I-d are NOT interchangeable. Š-I-d is Š-I-D’s refused prototype, there are differences between them (less armor, one less roadwheel, the gun). This is the prototype, Š-I-d:
And this is the Š-I-D:
Source: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=502691.0
Thanks to player nufnuf for bringing this to my attention.
Hello everyone,
this is not something I understand to be honest, so I will be brief. There is a “World of Tanks” cryptocurrency going “live” in a few days, called Wotcoin. It is using World of Tanks logo and the person producing it is stating that it is “by gamers for gamers”, but… Wargaming has nothing to do with that. From what I gathered, the plan is basically for this person to act as a conversion house and buy gold from Wargaming for real money using gifts. How the hell would that work without them bleeding money I have no idea, but I am pretty sure it’s not solid business.
Furthermore, the cryptocurrency is using World of Tanks logo and I am pretty sure this is illegal, there will be probably some lawsuits and all that.
Generally speaking, I don’t understand cryptocurrencies and when I don’t understand something, I don’t trust it. Same goes for Bitcoin really. If you do know how it works and make money off it, good for you, guys. But I certainly won’t even try.
