Interview with Evily, the head of Russian community department (if I understood correctly, can't find the guy)
Source: http://world-of-ru.livejournal.com/1527906.html
- There will be more events of the type the Chinese have now ("top 100 experience"), in the future there will be XP tables too
- no additional info on the historical battles, ATM the devs are working on CW's
- the closest new mode is the garage battle, needs a lot of re-balancing (Storm adds:
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this year, the Global Wargaming League tournament is coming, it will be
a mass event, it will run in seasons and the prizes will be in gold
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10 new maps planned for 2013, part of them will be "Asian-style", part
will be "city-style" รก la Himmelsdorf, Stalingrad is possible (Storm adds: 11, not 10)
- there might eventually be special maps for CWs only
- 30vs30 battles are really badly playable, especially in random battles
- a system is being prepared where everyone will be able to deselect 1 map (and that's still considered according to Storm)
- Komarin won't return in 0.8.4
- Serene Coast winrate for bases is unbalanced, one has 58 percent winrate, the other 42
- Westfield assault will be remade (perhaps even removed)
- T-50-2 will be replaced in 0.8.6
(not totally 100 percent), according to Evily, first comes British TDs,
then German meds, then British arty, it is confirmed the devs don't to
put out too many tanks at once
- the new German med branch will start with VK3002DB (SS: as planned previously)
- T57 nerf will be discussed after 0.8.4
- tier 10 arties will come until the end of summer
- one more medium branch for the US confirmed
- French medium and heavy 2nd line not planned for 2013
- Japanese tanks don't have priority atm, so that's until the end of the year
- Japanese hightier tanks are "rolling coastal defense fortresses", they had tanks planned with 150mm, 200mm, 280mm guns
- regarding the FV215b TD: confirmed ("a 180mm gun based on the FV215b vehicle"), but the HT FV215b
stays, after the TD comes, the devs will see, they have a good
replacement tank drawings. Devs are not happy with the FV215b
performance.
- there will be hightier premium meds for all nations
- premium WZ-111 heavy tank will be on the EU server a bit later
- T23 will most likely become a tier 6-7 premium tank
- SU-100Y will cost as much as other tier 6 TDs
- the platoon-infested battles are not regarded as a problem
- WG will buy rights for some mods and implement them in game
- voice chat in random: no
- gold shells for credits will not be removed, the experiment was a success
- the possibility to "freeze" premium accounts won't be implemented as the premium isn't that expensive
- in order for a ban to be considered, the player has to collect 5 report tickets
- a special tank game is being developed for the pads
- national voiceovers are planned
- the new German med branch will start with VK3002DB (SS: as planned previously)
ReplyDeleteSO MUCH WIN! My 100k exp will be not useless!
Sorry for OT, but another "scheduled maintenance" happened suddenly on EU server :D
ReplyDeleteYes, that's why it isn't yet in the thread (well, it is now)
DeleteThe player count steadily fell from 160k to 90k and then booom, disconnected :)
DeleteDon't cry gappa, 3 hours after server back to life they will put info about this "sheduled" maintenance on site. :D
ReplyDeleteI wasn't even playing at the moment, I was watching the TV and checking something in the garage.
DeleteAnyways, I've done my daily doubles with success :)
They should at least admit that the server crashed/was DDOSed /whatever, this is getting really silly :)
I want this national voiceover soo bad!!
ReplyDeleteShouldn´t be such a hard work for WG because the voices are already done. (Russian, German, English, Chinese and French clients are already here)
- regarding the FV215b TD: confirmed ("a 180mm gun based on the FV215b vehicle"), but the HT FV215b stays, after the TD comes, the devs will see, they have a good replacement tank drawings. Devs are not happy with the FV215b performance.
ReplyDeleteThey said they got the information about the Chieftain from Bovington...
Yes. Or (heaven forbid) they found the FV100
DeleteIf they find plans for the FV100, I'll give Overlord a fiver...
DeleteAs a Owner of FV215b I dont wanna fight against a TD with same name and hull but different gun...
ReplyDeleteThink a little ...
DeleteIf he will recive 180mm gun, his rld time will be ~25sec(if jgpze100 with 170mm gun have ~22sec), And his turret won`t move + also i don`t think his accuracy and aiming time won`t be good.
vs.
FV215B with ~7sec rld, fast aiming time, and good accuracy.
It will be just a faster jgpze100 to be honest.
But the only what i don`t know for now is it that will the owners of FV215B recive this TD !?
Yeah you are right, And i like the heavy but the 183mm would be nice too, and here is the problem: owners of the FV215b HT wont get the FV215b TD as far as i know
DeleteSo many hours wasted on the brit heavy tree.. "mildly" disapointing.
ReplyDeleteExactly same feeling :D
DeleteMade it all the way up to tier 9! I feel molested.
DeleteJapanese hightier tanks? 280mm what?! What is that thing?! D:
ReplyDeleteAny links to one of those monsters?
btw, so many useful informations on this one.. ^_^
Hajvanho
SS, I wanted to ask a question here. I'm pretty certain you already heard of this thing called 'russian bias' that's been plaguing the community for a while; this belief that russian vehicles are made stronger and German vehicles in particular made weaker or being balanced unfairly; the most frequent complains I personally hear are about how KV-1S dominates tier6 completely (usually paired with flames that it needs to lose the 122mm or get it seriously nerfed) and how the Tiger is a joke of a tier7 tank due to, well, everything (often comparing it to the IS and seeing how Tiger fails to be 'heavy' in anything but it's top speed and handling). I'd like to ask what your opinion on this is, I can't tell the trolls apart from the honest complainers anymore.
ReplyDeleteOn a second note, people have been calling out a fix for Tiger: removing the long 88, giving it it's historical top speed and moving it down to tier6. Your opinion on this too please.
My opinion? Hm... well, truth to be told, I never played the KV-1S, but I don't have any particular difficulties fighting it. Just today I had a battle where the KV-1S was shooting at me at like 300 meters, I was moving a bit and he missed every shot by a huge margin. I think most of the complainers come from the people that attack the KV-1S head on at 20 meters and then wonder, why on earth did they get mauled by that huge gun. So no, I don't think it's OP.
DeleteAs for the Tiger, I played quite a few battles on it recently and I really don't see why it should be "fixed", it works fine. It's not stellar of course, but the gun penetrates pretty much everything and is very accurate. It's not a brawler of course, if you go toe to toe with an IS, you will lose, but that's not what the tank is meant to do. In both cases I'd say leave it as it is. There are worse matters, did you see the Chinese tier 7 IS-2 golden penetration?
I think I saw, about 400? Chinese and crazy penetration seem to be a thing right now, Chi-Ha has 80pen at tier3, it ruins my Pz2J runs completely. I didn't travel to Germany to the GC to loot a sweet tank and get it devalued by a random new addition to the tech trees. I mean, the thing has a 47mm, okay. Comparable 5cm KwK has 67pen. Hm.
DeleteAs a plus, it shoots APHE which shouldn't give it extra pen but actually less pen and extra damage instead- you know, a lighter shell due to being partially filled with explosives but doing more damage in return.
Tiger is sniper. IS is close fighter. IS gun is almost useless in fighting on average and long distances cause it miss a lot and aims very long (so long that many times target hide or die). I hated IS and even used some free XP to end grinding IS3, cause I was pissed of with that long aiming gun. Also penetration is some problem in that tier. Tiger is for me a keeper. It has great gun and nice mobility as for heavy. Of course armor is bad, but at least it looks great ;) It works best as turreted TD, but also in close fight can be effective, when used with brain. Good accuracy makes it quite easy to hit weakspots so even strongest enemies can be damaged.
DeleteTigers biggest problem is that it is used by many fresh players, who think that they got supertank (as WWII legends claim) and are surprised that someone penetrated them :).
It is probably one of the most epic sets of answeres I have ever seen in WoT :) Many answeres for long asked questions. Thanks SS :)
ReplyDeleteFrench heavy and medium 2nd lines won't be added in 2013.Ok, I understand they dont have enough info for the 2nd medium line but cmon...2nd heavy line has it's models created for a long time....
ReplyDeleteKomarin map wont return in 8.4...cmon, why?...To lazy on reworking an old dusty map?
Also, SS, you answered above in a post that you fought a kv-1s at a distance of 300m...i think that player was pretty stupid.I own a kv-1s and i never snipe with it from that distances.Max 200 m...
And also I own a tiger H and I agree with you, it's fine how it is now.
Also, about is-2 golden ammo penetration...the chinese had the golden type 59...maybe they melted it and made those sheels from it...(/sarcasm)
DeleteI'm so relieved that the Second French Heavy and medium line are still planned, I hear rumors that they had been cut completely! I just have to wait 'til next year!
ReplyDeleteThey haven't been cut, they just disappeared from the tree for now, just like the Christie tanks.
DeleteThey are mutch tighter with the pupblic info now than in the good days of Overlords q&a and blog. I think Overlord said something about it and he didn't support it but were bound to it.
DeleteI wonder if its because of all the naging and whining from the users when they move stuff around on their sqedule or if they feel Warthunder breathing down their neck..
Is the Chieftain or Chieftain prototype going to replace the FV215b?
ReplyDeleteI heard it wasn't, but then again... why would WG want that package from Bovington??
Interesting that the devs are buying rights to mods... aren't the over-target damage indicators based on am earlier mod?
ReplyDeleteExcited about the new maps! Too bad it's gonna be a while before the Japanese tree arrives though...
-Platypusbill, too lazy to figure out this whole profile thing
Hey I'm a new reader and really appreciate what you are doing here and would like to thank you!
ReplyDelete"-a special tank game is being developed for the pads"
I was just wondering what this meant? Or is that all you could really get from the translation?
Probably some simplified copy of World of Tanks? Sorry, no details confirmed
DeleteOh so maybe something like tanks for Ipad and iPhone or something like that, that could be cool depending on how they do it! I guess we'll see! Thanks for the quick reply!
DeleteJapanese hightier tanks are "rolling coastal defense fortresses", they had tanks planned with 150mm, 200mm, 280mm guns...
ReplyDeleteEEPPPP!
A rly new maps that players dont like will hate it, more tanks ok. But try fix 0 dmg pen shoot, i have it on gold rounds too. The best idea is to change whole engine or make more server to have better performance or something like that. Bugs need to be fix rest can w8. And last thing what i want to say, a fuc** rly not extra td for keepers of t10 ht whole chuchrils(shit,crap) tanks will be wasted. Did any1 test this tanks srly its feel like wg do dont check give to players and have 1% chance to repair this.
ReplyDelete- gold shells for credits will not be removed, the experiment was a success
ReplyDelete%67 of players saying it should be removed. Make pool in game %90 will say remove it.
The only thing i dont agree is the Arties Tier 10, for me in this game should not exist Arties...
ReplyDeleteTier 10 arties will be the current tier 8,they will only be stretching the trees to tier X.
ReplyDeleteIf you have problems with arties maybe you should learn to take cover.
PS:Play arty, will help you find cover and see how OP arties really are,oneshotting anything on the battlefield...
Gold ammo a success? Maybe for the 80% of poor players on WOT and for WGs wallets.
ReplyDeleteGold makes armoured tanks obsolete, how is that a success to anyone with a few braincells?