Hello everyone,

Test round 2 is here. Patchnotes (changes compared to round 1):

- improved the performance (FPS) on Hidden Village and Windstorm
- finished screwing up reworking T-54 and Type 59
- fixed client crashes when using magazine and depot
- fixed some errors on various maps
- fixed visual errors and visual/damage model inconsistencies of several objects
- fixed the track effect flickering on winter maps
- fixed visual model errors of T-54, WZ-120, KV-1S, Type 3 Chi-Nu, Type 59
- fixed camo errors of WZ-120
- fixed gun models on M48A1 Patton and Conqueror
- WT E-100 nerfed by 200 hitpoints
- changed the FOV during various zoom levels in arcade mode
- fixed the saving of the camera zoom after battle
- fixed some errors of replay saving
- fixed a large number of bugs in the Missions window
- fixed some render bugs, that appear when the user switches to another window and then to the game again
- fixed some errors in logic of retraining the tankers to another tank
- reworked the ricochet effects
- reworked the sounds of falling trees
- the cursor in text window bug was fixed
- Naydin medal now counts towards “courageous resistance”
- fixed some errors, appearing when you change graphic settings
- fixed the bold font in the tank destruction window

(a number of small UI and graphic bugs was also fixed)

- the “Tanker – Sniper” medal now requires 8 hits or more
- fixed the error where you bought the gold camo and it got “forgotten” in 8.11

Furthermore, following points were forgotten in the round 1 of the test patchnotes:

- British national voiceover is now available
- new teamkiller/teamdamage punishment and compensation system

Hello everyone,

at this point, we can safely assume that the tier 10 tank discounts will no longer unified, because there are some notable differences. From 1.2.2014 to 15.2.2014, Russian server will have the FV215b (183) on discount. SEA server on the other hand will have it from 7.2. to 21.2. (same vehicle, after which comes IS-4 and after IS-4 comes E-50 Ausf.M). US Server has tier 10 discount on Jagdpanzer E-100 until 3.2.

There are currently no news about the tier 10 EU server discount, but it’s still possible we might get one…

Edit: according to the EU February 2014 calendar, tier 10 discounts are returning

Hello everyone,

when this issue appeared first was like a day or two ago, when a player contacted me, saying his clan’s logo was deleted on WG EU server, because there was a skull on it. At first, I didn’t pay too much attention to this, because I kinda thought it got deleted because skulls might be associated with SS Totenkopf (well, at least some types might resemble them).

Either way, reports started piling in and today, player Corehorn reported that this issue became quite massive, both on global map and in the client. As you can see, many clans had their logos replaced by default WG logo, including EXNOM, 9-TD and others. Here, you can see how it looks now on the global map:

Here you can see Corehorn’s clan (IXC) old logo (you can see for yourselves it’s not illegal or anything)

And here the “new logo”

Given the mass nature of this phenomenon, I’d say we are looking once again at one of Wargaming EU fails. Anyone has any more info about it, for example support tickets from the aforementioned clans and how they were handled?

Hello everyone,

this text was linked to be by Dr_Wycior – thank you for that mate. It is about the state and development of Soviet heavy tanks after the war. It was written by Stephen L. “Cookie” Sewell, US Army intelligence officer and translator. It’s interesting, because unlike some other American authors, he draws from Soviet (Russian) sources.

The article came out originally in July 2002 in the ARMOR magazine and I think it’s well worth reading. Soviet post-war heavies were not the monsters many think they were.

http://ciar.org/ttk/mbt/armor/armor-magazine/armor-mag.2002.ja/4RedStar02.pdf

Hello everyone,

just a quick heads up: US World of Warplanes event (“The Battle of Rennell Island”) is apparently not working – it’s even a bit insidious than usual, according to this player it says that the retraining is on 50 percent discount and it shows it so in the client, but charges you double when you order it. So just be careful.

As for WG EU, well, of course there is something, did you think otherwise?

Check out lower right corner. “TEXT” – very informative. Clicking it takes you to the weekend event page, so I guess that’s what is supposed to be there.

Hello everyone,

so, how do you like the new gift shop offers? Wargaming has apparently adopted new marketing strategy:

See, if you order LESS, you actually pay MORE :) That’s some stronk marketink! But wait… when you enter the gift shop, it’s the other way around…

Yea, Czech section screwed up the news once again (it’s correct in English version at least). Such competent, much proofreading, wow!

Hello everyone,

check out this new fan-made Windstorm trailer by Irespawn (RU), I think it’s pretty cool :)

Hello everyone,

CT2 of 8.11 is delayed until tomorrow

Hello everyone,

today, we will talk about tanks and machineguns.

Machinegun has been tank’s companion ever since the beginning. First tanks ever to see the light of day were not armed (only) with guns, they were armed with machineguns, because their purpose was to fight infantry. A machinegun has always been a vital part of tank armament (vehicles without machineguns, such as Ferdinand tank destroyers, almost always had problems when fighting off enemy infantry assaults) and it still is to this day: look at the most modern tank in the world and you will find a good old machinegun sitting there somewhere.

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