Hello everyone,

if you’ve seen the 9.2 test server patch notes, you know that several tanks’ models are listed as “improved” – until there is an unofficial full list of changes, this is the list we know about. The English patchnotes say the following:

- Visual models of the following tank models improved: ISU-152, SU-122?, M18 Hellcat, M3 Lee, M4A3E2 Sherman Jumbo, Tortoise, Black Prince, Conqueror Gun Carriage, Pz.Kpfw. IV Ausf. D, Sturmpanzer I Bison, Pz.Kpfw. B2 740 (f) and Type 4 Chi-To.

If you are wondering what “SU-122?” is, it’s SU-122A – the reason the question mark is there is that they copied the text from Russian forums and probably filtered it through some editor, that doesn’t display cyrillic letters properly and turns azbuka into questionmarks.

I went through the models displayed and here’s what I found – a part of the models listed above (specifically, ISU-152, SU-122A, M3 Lee, Sturmpanzer I Bison, B2 740(f) and Chi-To) have had no changes whatsoever – or rather, it’s possible a pixel was changed here or there, but I haven’t been able to find them.

M18 Hellcat was lowered a tiny bit and the texture now displays more “wear and tear”, so it doesn’t look that much plastic.

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Source: http://worldoftanks.ru/ru/news/pc-browser/1/wargaming_in_working/

An interesting video appared on Russian portal, explaining “how Wargaming works” (there are English subtitles). I mean, I guess it’s okay… I just wonder whether the artist who made this took some LSD before he started working…

Hello everyone,

well, the patch 9.2 is here and it’s time to gather some feedback. The thing is… there is not a whole lot going on with this patch. Not from the things that can be thoroughly tested anyway. There is the Stronkhold mode, but last night and today morning there was noone from my clan to play it and even if there was, there is not much to say about it that wasn’t already said.

Some vehicles got buffed and nerfed and some had their armor changed, which can be seen here (not a complete list, I will gather the other changes when the data is available). Then there are the new maps, including the reworked Prokhorovka – they warrant a separate post and I’ll get to it (although some the main changes were leaked already – Sacrad Valley, Cliff, Hidden Village).

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Thanks to Vangelis for the screenies.

Hello everyone,

as you probably know, the Prokhorovka map was reworked and now is in the game (god knows why) under the name of Fire Arc. Earlier (very long time ago) it was said that this map would appear along with the old Prokhorovka – at this moment it’s unclear whether both maps will be in the map pool at the same time.

Either way, the map now looks somewhat different, as I am about to show you. First the minimap:

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Hello everyone,

this post is not the final and extensive list of armor changes, only the vehicles listed in the patchnotes appear here. Well, let’s have a look at what was changed. The English patchnotes can be found here, but strangely enough, there are some differences between the RU and US version, so I am going to use the Russian one.

VK4502 Ausf.B

This tank recieved a buff. The entire frontal plate (lower and upper) was changed to 200mm, the machinegun nest weakspot disappeared. The roof of the elite turret recieved a buff and it looks like this:

Funnily enough, it seems like despite what was written in the patchnotes, they forgot to up the roof like they stated. Oh well.

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Source: http://world-of-ru.livejournal.com/3383957.html

Hello everyone,

so, the info, leaked earlier, is true.

Storm confirmed that the LTTB will be Soviet tier 7 light tank (funnily enough, the Russians, including Storm, call it LGBT), because on tier 8 it would be completely unhistorically stretched. And so, the tier 8 Soviet light tank will indeed be the “light T-54″.

Tier 8 Soviet premium medium tank will according to Storm be a “T-54 prototype”.

T-54′s for the T-54 god!

Hello everyone,

the 9.2 download started :) You can get the installer here:

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

Source: VK Wotleaks community

Hello everyone,

it seems that Wargaming made an unusual step. You know about that tier 8 Soviet premium “light T-54″? Yeeeeea… so, the developers kinda are deciding not to make it a premium, but a Soviet tier 8 light tank, following the tier 7 “LTTB”.

To that end, they

- seriously buffed the ground resistance (as in, reduced it)
- buffed the engine from 520 to 700hp (22,85 hp/t) (maximum speed is still 58,7 km/h)
- buffed the hull traverse from 44 to 50
- viewrange buffed from 385 to 390
- hitpoints reduced from 1300 to 1200hp

There are some smaller changes as well. These are of course only preliminary. Now, that’s a turn of events :)

Edit: its guns are going to be various types of D-10T, it will be unlocked from LTTB and will lead to T-54, its XP price is roughly as much as other tier 8 light tanks.

Hello everyone,

so… just a thought. There are roughly two weeks left until the 9.2 patch is implemented – a patch, that will remove the historical battle mode in general.

Where is the Bryansk historical battle?

US server has it, Russian server has it from the start. So it’s “no new historical battles for you, EU capitalists” again, or just another case of EU incompetence?

English version. Inside:

- the testing of Stronkhold mode was positive, based on the feedback the devs changed the format of the raids inside it to 7vs7, 10vs10 and 15vs15, depending on tier of the raid
- described tank nerfs (as written in the patchnotes)
- FV215b (183) gold penetration was nerfed because the players used the gold ammo more often than the developers expected
- M46 was buffed (accuracy on the move and others)
- VK4502P Ausf.B armor was somewhat improved
- other buffs/nerfs described
- new HD models: IS, SU-100, StuG III and Churchill I
- reworked maps
- Komarin will now appear only for low tier tanks apparently
- new graphically improved Prokhorovka was added
- HD tanks will display in full texture quality only if you are driving that tank, other (friendly/enemy) tank HD models will show with lower quality texture
- added the foliage transparency toggle in order to increase performance on bad computers
- currently devs are working on adding new light tanks (US, German, Soviet)