Source: http://worldoftanks.ru/ru/news/pc-browser/1/facts_about_2014/

Hello everyone,

WG RU posted an article, where they are listing the 2014 results of World of Tanks. Here’s what happened with WoT in 2014 (I assume the numbers are RU server specific, not for the whole world):

- the amount of registered tankers increased 1,6 fold from 70 mil to 110 mil (SS: that’s odd, didn’t they say in late 2013 they have 100 mil?)
- the peak on RU server happened on 14.1.2014, with 1.114.222 players playing WoT at the same time
- WG team travelled 16500 kilometers from Vladivostok to Brest in France and met players in 24 cities
- WG organized 55 events through the year and met 100k players on them, they handed out cca 100k bonus codes
- there were WG League finals in Warsaw in April 2014, the stream was watched by 1,7 mil people

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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

Thanks for AnarIQ for this one.

Not a big deal, but it’s kinda funny, WG marketing at its finest.

Heh…. heheheh….

so, Panther 88′s price is getting reduced to 7300 gold and whoever bought it for full price will get 4200 gold compensation. So, basically, WG admits it was overpriced (so enjoy the gold you didn’t want to buy).

Still, a nice gesture with that compensation (even though I think everyone knows that if they reduced the price just so without anything, people would go totally mental). Wargaming is getting careful. Of course, reduced price (as low as it is) does not make it a better tank, but now it’s at least worth thinking about. Still – 27,79 EUR, compared to JT88 31,33 EUR…. I’d get the Jagdtiger, or the FCM, which is now more expensive (36,7 EUR) but undisputably better.

Remember one thing. By buying it now, you won’t be saving 4200 gold. You’ll be spending money for 7300 gold worth of merchandise.

Hello everyone,

as you probably know, Rita’s gone on vacation and she won’t be streaming for a while more. That however doesn’t mean you should stay without girl streamers whole Christmas :)

Here’s one nice to watch, recommended by Nixxie and approved by Rita! :) She swears and isn’t particularily a good player, but I guess that makes it ever more fun… :D

From Wot-News.com, enjoy! Thanks to Edrard for uploading them.

AMX-13/57

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Source: VK Wotleaks

Upcoming tier 8 Soviet heavy premium tank.

Characteristics for 100 percent crew.

Description:

The development of experimental Soviet heavy tank started in 1949 in the ChKZ design bureau under the leadership of Zh.J.Kotin. In 1950, a trial run of 10 vehicles was built. After a full series of tests and some changes, the vehicle was accepted into service in 1953 under the IS-8 designation.

Tier 8 Soviet HT
Hitpoints: 1550
Engine: 700 hp
Weight: 49,045 tons
Power-to-weight: 14,27 hp/t
Maximum speed: 42/14 km/h
Hull traverse: 26 deg/s
Terrain resistance: 1,055/1,247/2,11
Turret traverse: 25 deg/s
Viewrange: 360
Radio range: 440

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Hello everyone,

today, a new Soviet tier 8 heavy premium tank is getting introduced to the supertest – it’s called IS-5 (Object 730) and here’s a short preview of its history and how it’s going to look.

Object 730 (also known under its IS-5 designation) was a Soviet heavy tank and a precursor to the later design known as the IS-8 (or T-10). To avoid confusion: there were two IS-5 tanks actually. One was a modified IS-2 (also known as Object 248), the other is this one.

The development of this vehicle started in late 1948. The goal was nothing less than complete overhaul (modernization) of the IS-4 heavy tank in order to increase its performance. The designers of the vehicle (Chelyabinsk plant) proposed to replace a number of internal components and to make the entire vehicle weigh less (specifically, to lower the weight from IS-4′s 60 tons to 50 tons. This “slimming”, along with the use of modernized engine was to assure better combat characteristics.

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Hello everyone,

I don’t usually post various player proposals for WoT improvement, as, well, most seem to be of dubious quality (in some cases, that’s an understatement), but I will make an exception in this case. Hungarian player rlazol made a proposal to Wargaming in a form of an open letter regarding possible new map, called Budapest. While the English is somewhat… lacking, I think that the proposal looks quite solid. What do you think?

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Thanks to several folks who sent me this (I always forgot to publish it, Winstonpus was the last one).

In case you are wondering what changed on the Mountain Pass in 9.5 – one infamous camping bush on the northern side got removed. Let’s face it… it was an annoying position.