I’ve seen a lot of weird stuff over the time I play World of Tanks, some of it in various RNG videos, but hell, this is extraordinary. So, you probably already tried the Chaffee racing. Let me ask you a question: how many times did you manage to set someone on fire? It’s certainly not common, given how the fuel tanks have 175 hitpoints and your gun does 50 module damage, while the engine only has 5 percent fire chance.
And yet, Kattovish (from KAZNA) managed to do that and not only that. Just… watch.
those of you with keen eyes (there were several of you, thanks for the screenies – this one is from Kyle D.) spotted the Sturmtiger again in the recent Developer Diaries video.
So, what is it? Are the developers teasing us again, or perhaps they are showing us what will come in the future?
Sadly, no. According to most recent Storm’s statement (two days ago), the line was scrapped. Sturmtiger will not appear in the game as a playable vehicle (most likely anyway), what could happen however – it could appear as a top tier artillery support consumable in Stronghold mode. We’ll just have to see. Luckily, other vehicles from the branch (SIG33, Sturmpanzer IV “Brummbär”) do fit the game, so it’s possible we will see a limited “minibranch” of those, ending with a merge to regular branch at tier 7.
Well, this lighter design seems familiar. It was purchased from a local “Chinese” (Vietnamese) shop – something tells me, the use of that art was not exactly approved by Wargaming, but it sure as hell looks like a nice present for someone…
last time, we had – thanks to Dom1n’s blog – a look at the Italeri Ferdinand. Today, we are going to have a look at the Italeri Tiger model – or, rather, the special “Wargaming” edition. The images are hosted at Imgur, for full size, just rightclick it and press “view image”.
As with the Ferdinand, the model is not cheap, but it’s of relatively high quality. According to Dom1n, the model is actually much more complicated than the one of the Ferdinand.
new Wargaming Developer Diaries are out, this time on the topic of hangars. Bad news: only in Russian for now. Good news: there are English subtitles. So check it out.
as you probably know, the testing of WoT Blitz for Android platforms is currently in full swing. The following screenshot is from FTA VK community, where a tester shared the picture. The text in the middle says “Destroy enemy tanks” and under it “Autoaim works even in sniper mode.”
So, I guess even the Adroid players will be able to enjoy the thing soon… :)
yesterday, I provided you with a summary from a video, where Storm answered some questions about World of Tanks. The summary can be found here. The video was however removed from Russian portal unfortunately – the reason was, there were some mistakes and there were also profanities in the chat.
It should return soon (even today), but you can watch it right now, because someone from the Wotleaks community managed to actually capture it.
It’s all in Russian and most of it is a footage of someone playing World of Tanks (wasn’t Storm himself, some community guy it was I think). But there are two interesting segments. First, there is a footage of Havok destruction (at cca 0:25) and secondly, a small preview of the new motion system (at cca 1:56). Looks interesting.
one of the first lines to be introduced to the European tree, coming in 2015, will be the Italian medium line. You might think it’s old news, but the line was put together (even roughly) only not so long time ago and everything is still in flux. What is practically decided is the tier 1 and tiers 7-10, even though those are not set in stone. Tiers 2-6 aren’t so problematic and there are multiple candidates especially for the low tier slots, but who knows? In any case, this line was discussed on multiple Russian sources, so I don’t think I’ll be betraying any secrets if I tell you how the line will basically look.
The main reason why the developers want the Italian medium branch is simply because the lowtier (2-4) vehicles are historical and actually fought the British (and Americans, well, partially) in the war. That of course is one of very few advantages of this setup and the developers are well aware of the issues, that come with it. As for the top tiers, well… you’ll see.
Tier 1 – Fiat 3000B
According to the Russian sources, this tank is – as one of the few – pretty much set in stone. It was heavily inspired by the FT-17 (basically an Italian version of that tank). The version in the game will be the one with a 37mm gun (“Model 30″). According to Yuri Pasholok (or, at least allegedly), this tank will be slow, but it will have very decent firepower in the 37mm gun – there was even an upgrade of the 37mm and that might be its top gun. Here’s a wiki entry, if you are interested, or you can read an article by Vollketten about it.
One interesting thing is, apparently, this vehicle might serve as a tier 1 for ALL the European branches (despite no other line having anything to do with it). I guess I don’t have to tell you how stupid that idea is – we’ll just have to see if WG drops it.
Tier 2 – M11/39
One of the “classic” Italian tanks, that actually fought the British in the desert (with mixed results). 11 tons, 37mm hull gun, 30mm armor tops and a 105hp engine – this thing will probably not be the best vehicle ever to hit World of Tanks, but for its tier, it’s solid. Think of it as a tier 2 “Lee” – a tall(ish) tank with casemate gun and limited traverse. The engine is too weak to be serving even as a medium tank, so I think they’ll upgrade it. You can read an article about it by Vollketten if you are interested.
