Jan 5, 2013
5.1.2013 part 3
- T110E4 "rebalancing" (read: nerf) was not too much, its armor is okay, statistically it's doing fine
- SerB states that the downside of the SU-122-44 is intended to be low accuracy and long aiming time
- there is no special plan to nerf "pedobears" (SS: Russian-used term for experienced players playing twinked lowtiers with experienced crews), but a complete rebalance is planned
- in time, there might be extended filters introduced to the hangar
- realistic armor properties of the T-10M/IS-8 properties (the thickness being historical): "digging thru archives takes a lot of time, we'll make a book on the IS-8, it'll be there"
- the 7x42 company format will be introduced probably for all the maps, but it has to be tested
- in the historical battles, vehicles will have balancing weight according to the year (eg. what is the top of the line in 1942 will be much cheaper in 1944)
- in the beginning, the matchmaker was proposed to be based on the vehicle weight only (one supertank = rest of the weak team), but it didn't work - balancing individual vehicles is very hard and then there was the issue of players asking questions such as "why is that tank better than the other tank"
- According to SerB, it takes roughly 2500 battles for the nonpremium player to reach his first tier 10, SerB is fine with it
- post-battle chat "possible we won't implement it at all, or we'll implement it only for the winning team - why would we provoke a chatflame once more?"
- there will be additional security measures added for the company recruitment phase so people don't come in and spam
- devs won't introduce additional names for the crew ("unfortunately, it's impossible to implement the entire wealth of names. Well - and if anyone will come and ask for their name - the list would be endless")
- the "house icon" for the additional crew training goes to the crewmember with the least total XP (eg. if you have two guys - one 75 percent training and 2 skills and one 65 percent and 3 skills, the first one will get it).
- there might be special settings in the game introduced for the artillery mode
Interesting...
I just had a phonecall from the vice president of Wargaming Europe (I think it was), Mr. Fadl (sorry for corrupting your name) - no idea where he got my phone number (edit: from Czechout). He assured me this matter is being investigated. They are having a meeting on it now.
I decided to remove all personal info from the "corruption post". I'll take it down for a while and redact it.
Also, it seems I'll get my account back.
I decided to remove all personal info from the "corruption post". I'll take it down for a while and redact it.
Also, it seems I'll get my account back.
Regarding the "corruption" cause
Hello everyone,
a few (and hopefully last) words to the whole "corruption" affair, related to the posts springing up on the EU forum.
First: please don't paint me as a martyr, saint or whistleblower. I never intended to screw Wargaming, to act as an agent, it was indeed private conversation between two people with no whistleblowing intention. As XO_Foucault wrote: if anyone's private life leaked on the internet, everyone would be shocked. That is actually why I removed the post - not under duress from Wargaming, but because I had a phonecall with the person mentioned in my thread and I decided not to act out of spite or righteous anger anymore, but I did what I felt was the right thing (the same goes for posting it in the first place - felt like the right thing to do for a guy who felt cheated and angry).
Second: From XO_Foucault's post (please note he was implied of corruption in my post too, being the boss of the person mentioned) I have the "we did nothing wrong, he broke the rules and he had to go". I am fine with the second part. I broke the rules and I had to go - fair enough. But if I see anymore of the "nothing happened" shit and this gets swept under the rug, the post goes right back where it was.
I don't want to start a holy crusade against corruption. I don't want to become a martyr. I know how world works. I don't even want this to affect the implied person's life forever. She doesn't deserve that. But I DO want Wargaming to admit its mistake and do something about it, possibly by cleaning house (including XO_Foucault - yes, I know a lot, mate, trust me - I didn't post the worst stuff yet).
Edit: I NEVER "sneaked" anything into the old posts. Stop accusing me of shit I haven't done.
Edit 2: "Nothing was rigged" my ass. The post is back, I won't let people make me look like a liar. I thought you already learned your lesson.
a few (and hopefully last) words to the whole "corruption" affair, related to the posts springing up on the EU forum.
First: please don't paint me as a martyr, saint or whistleblower. I never intended to screw Wargaming, to act as an agent, it was indeed private conversation between two people with no whistleblowing intention. As XO_Foucault wrote: if anyone's private life leaked on the internet, everyone would be shocked. That is actually why I removed the post - not under duress from Wargaming, but because I had a phonecall with the person mentioned in my thread and I decided not to act out of spite or righteous anger anymore, but I did what I felt was the right thing (the same goes for posting it in the first place - felt like the right thing to do for a guy who felt cheated and angry).
Second: From XO_Foucault's post (please note he was implied of corruption in my post too, being the boss of the person mentioned) I have the "we did nothing wrong, he broke the rules and he had to go". I am fine with the second part. I broke the rules and I had to go - fair enough. But if I see anymore of the "nothing happened" shit and this gets swept under the rug, the post goes right back where it was.
I don't want to start a holy crusade against corruption. I don't want to become a martyr. I know how world works. I don't even want this to affect the implied person's life forever. She doesn't deserve that. But I DO want Wargaming to admit its mistake and do something about it, possibly by cleaning house (including XO_Foucault - yes, I know a lot, mate, trust me - I didn't post the worst stuff yet).
Edit: I NEVER "sneaked" anything into the old posts. Stop accusing me of shit I haven't done.
Edit 2: "Nothing was rigged" my ass. The post is back, I won't let people make me look like a liar. I thought you already learned your lesson.
5.1.2013 part 2
- almost all tier 8 medium tanks have the same MM weight, with a few exceptions, but T-44 isn't one of them
- if you report one person 5 times in one game, it won't be percieved as "serious offense", it will be percieved as spam from an unhinged person. The exact number of ingame reports for a person to get a ban won't be disclosed
- T54E2, T95E2, AMX-30 and AMX M4 1949: "no comment"
- it's possible Leopard 1 branch will appear in the first half of 2013
- the historical battles will initially cover the Second world war, after that they might deviate pre-war (Spanish civil war?) or post-war (Korea)
- it's likely (but not 100 percent) that M41 Walker Bulldog will be implemented
- for now the WoT benchmark (SS: a function where you can get your official WoT performance number) is not planned
- SU-85i has not been introduced yet "for several reasons"
- it's possible the effect of ejecting shells will be introduced
- Will "113" Chinese heavy stay the same? "Tests will show"
- there might be a special "American" collector's edition, if WG finds partners for that
- there are no "naming" changes planned for the Chinese branch
- font size settings? "not planned for anytime soon"
- Q: "What's the reason for arty nerf - don't you love arty?" A: "We love arty, the nerf is because we don't love only arty" :)
- if you report one person 5 times in one game, it won't be percieved as "serious offense", it will be percieved as spam from an unhinged person. The exact number of ingame reports for a person to get a ban won't be disclosed
- T54E2, T95E2, AMX-30 and AMX M4 1949: "no comment"
- it's possible Leopard 1 branch will appear in the first half of 2013
- the historical battles will initially cover the Second world war, after that they might deviate pre-war (Spanish civil war?) or post-war (Korea)
- it's likely (but not 100 percent) that M41 Walker Bulldog will be implemented
- for now the WoT benchmark (SS: a function where you can get your official WoT performance number) is not planned
- SU-85i has not been introduced yet "for several reasons"
- it's possible the effect of ejecting shells will be introduced
- Will "113" Chinese heavy stay the same? "Tests will show"
- there might be a special "American" collector's edition, if WG finds partners for that
- there are no "naming" changes planned for the Chinese branch
- font size settings? "not planned for anytime soon"
- Q: "What's the reason for arty nerf - don't you love arty?" A: "We love arty, the nerf is because we don't love only arty" :)
Banned...
As you can see, I am permanently banned from the EU forum. Not much else to say, life goes on and I will continue my work here.
Edit: I removed the "corruption" post - for now. After a certain phonecall. No, I wasn't being threatened or any shit like that. Don't ask me why I did it, maybe I have some sense of remorse left. I'll leave WG to deal with the consequenes.
And for god's sake, stop with that martyr shit. The business is as usual. I won't stop translating. Thank you.
- Silentstalker
Edit: I removed the "corruption" post - for now. After a certain phonecall. No, I wasn't being threatened or any shit like that. Don't ask me why I did it, maybe I have some sense of remorse left. I'll leave WG to deal with the consequenes.
And for god's sake, stop with that martyr shit. The business is as usual. I won't stop translating. Thank you.
- Silentstalker
5.1.2012
- E100 won't have its turret or armor moved
- SerB states (half-jokingly) that the devs make a "council" only on the most difficult problems- there is no official public time schedule for 2013, as the devs want to avoid the "when" whine, they will share their plans via this thread
- Dickermax has the historical gun elevation- ingame report will in one of the following patches include "pushing" (for now, use manual support tickets)
- garage battles will definitely not come in 2013, historical battles - maybe- FV215b to TD transfer: "See Storm's answer" (SS: I translated that before)
- a complete list of banned mods will be done if necessery- official tank statistics won't be published
- it's highly unlikely more guns like the VK3601 conical gun (where gold shells do more damage than the regular ones) will be introduced- non-French light trees expansion? "no comment"
- there will be a second 0.8.3 test- there will be no tier 8 premium Chinese heavy for now
- any gun has the same accuracy with all the types of shells
- SerB states (half-jokingly) that the devs make a "council" only on the most difficult problems- there is no official public time schedule for 2013, as the devs want to avoid the "when" whine, they will share their plans via this thread
- Dickermax has the historical gun elevation- ingame report will in one of the following patches include "pushing" (for now, use manual support tickets)
- garage battles will definitely not come in 2013, historical battles - maybe- FV215b to TD transfer: "See Storm's answer" (SS: I translated that before)
- a complete list of banned mods will be done if necessery- official tank statistics won't be published
- it's highly unlikely more guns like the VK3601 conical gun (where gold shells do more damage than the regular ones) will be introduced- non-French light trees expansion? "no comment"
- there will be a second 0.8.3 test- there will be no tier 8 premium Chinese heavy for now
- any gun has the same accuracy with all the types of shells
Jan 4, 2013
"Bezdechod" Soviet universal tank :)
Author: Yuri Pasholok
Original source: http://world-of-kwg.livejournal.com/135776.html
Translated by: Silentstalker
On 13. September of 1941, a letter arrived to the hands of the People's Commisar of Defense, J.V.Stalin from one V.N.Emelyanov, doctor of medicine from the city of Syzran. In the letter, there was an explanation and the schematics of the invention called "Universal tank Bezdechod". I won't write a detailed description, as it is clear from the slides. But for myself I can only add that the introduction of such a remarkable invention has to radically change the idea of what a scout tank is.
"Over ravines and mountains" :)
SS: yes, this comes from the Soviet archive and was meant seriously
Original source: http://world-of-kwg.livejournal.com/135776.html
Translated by: Silentstalker
On 13. September of 1941, a letter arrived to the hands of the People's Commisar of Defense, J.V.Stalin from one V.N.Emelyanov, doctor of medicine from the city of Syzran. In the letter, there was an explanation and the schematics of the invention called "Universal tank Bezdechod". I won't write a detailed description, as it is clear from the slides. But for myself I can only add that the introduction of such a remarkable invention has to radically change the idea of what a scout tank is.
"Over ravines and mountains" :)
SS: yes, this comes from the Soviet archive and was meant seriously
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