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Comments Comments http://forum.worldoftanks.eu Sat, 25 May 2013 12:04:31 +0000 5 Comments Comments http://forum.worldoftanks.eu Is EU the Cash Cow for WG? http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/250130-is-eu-the-cash-cow-for-wg/
...for currency conversion we used www.likeforex.com/currency-converter ...

First, we noticed that a lot of bundles were slightly different; enough to make it hard to balance them. To be fair, I'm not sure how autonimous the US and EU teams are in selecting their own bundles, so need to bear this in mind. Below are those that are the same...

Bundle   $     €     conversion $ to € (what the US pay in €'s)
--------------------------- -------------     --------------    ------------------------------------------------------
Lion King Bundle    116.99        99.95   90.44
IS-6 51.49    43.99   39.81

...yep, could only find two. Total US Bundles (as of toiday) is 15 and total for EU is 10.

For Gold, we thought it would be easy; match up each gold package and convert. But, nope, the Gold packages are different. So, we normalised first, then converted...

US Gold Pkg   US Gold $        EU Gold Pkg    EU Gold €          $ / 1000   € / 1000    conversion $ to € / 1000 (what the US pay in €'s)
----------------   -------------        ----------------    -------------          --------------     --------------     -------------------------------------------------------------
25,000   99.95 30,000                99.95       3.998    3.332     3.091
12,000   49.95 14,500     49.95    4.163    3.445     3.218
  6,500   29.95    5,500     19.95    4.610    3.630     3.564
  3,000   14.95    2,500   9.95    4.983    3.980     3.829
  1,250     6.95    1,500   6.95    5.560    4.633     4.298

So, Gold-wise, looks like we pay a lot more than the US.

It would be interesting to compare other regions SEA, KR, RU, etc., so if anyone has any info on this...

Is the EU the Cash Cow for WG?  Can't answer that yet, but we are charged more than our US Tanker friends.]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 12:04:31 +0000 http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/250130-is-eu-the-cash-cow-for-wg/ Some simple things that would improve game play experience a lot http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/250128-some-simple-things-that-would-improve-game-play-experience-a-lot/
I would like to share some simple thoughts how to approach things that tend to ruin game play experience for me:

1st mixed platoons.

Wouldn't it be simple to display a message to the platoon leader, before entering battle, if the tanks in the platoon have different matchmaking. Ever so often you see Tier 7,6,5 platoons. Or a scout with or arty with a regular tank that drags a Tier V into a Tier 8 or 9 battle. This is effectifly 1 less tank for the entire team, and kind of breaks balance.

A message that clearly states, that you put your own team in a inferior position if you enter battle would be nice.

2nd idle/bots

from my experience in every 1 of 2 matches you have someone idle/botting in your team.
What if the worst scorer simply does not get anything. No xp, no credits at all. This would put bots into the position that they just can't earn anything but instead get their wallet drained over time.

Sure can be frustrating for a really bad player, that ends up at the last place ever so often, but well they will improve and not be last scorer all the time anymore.

Just my 2 cents.

Best Rose]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 11:57:46 +0000 http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/250128-some-simple-things-that-would-improve-game-play-experience-a-lot/ How to turn on DirectX http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/250127-how-to-turn-on-directx/ Sat, 25 May 2013 11:55:19 +0000 http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/250127-how-to-turn-on-directx/ Banned by team killing. The guy keeps shooting my tracks off! http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/250126-banned-by-team-killing-the-guy-keeps-shooting-my-tracks-off/
How do you deal with gametrashers? I've been banned for 24 hours because i teamkilled a team mate. Of course this is a bad thing. However.... I've been shot my tracks off lately to much. When some1 shoots my tracks they seem to actually don't seem to do any damage, by the auto ban system. Since I was all fett up with this I killed the gametrasher. And... therefore got banned.

Since i've got some time to thing about this.... I concluded that this gameplaying behaviour is to be expected for a free online game. I really think this is a huge risk for WorldOfTanks.

May I suggest to upgrade the auto ban system to also account for shooting tracks off?

I wonder what you, my fellow player, think about this. Should wargaming.net make this change to the autoban system?
Or should I join in with the gametrashers, by shooting ppls tracks off?]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 11:48:02 +0000 http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/250126-banned-by-team-killing-the-guy-keeps-shooting-my-tracks-off/ Best tier V Heavy http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/250114-best-tier-v-heavy/

KV-1:
Pro:

Excelent armor, if top tier and played well only the arty means any true threat
Powerful gun, decent RoF
Nearly unpenetrable turret
Probably the best grinder tank I ever had
Tracks takes incredible amount of punishment, even the T29 shot is can be absorbed without breaking them

Contra:

The armor has it's cost, the KV is slow to move and slow to turn
No gun depression
Most players know your weakspots, and every match has a lot of KVs so you probably will be facing another of your kind.
Matchmaking puts it in Tier 7 matches more frequently than the T1

Stock: slow, weak gun, but already good amor values.

T1 Heavy
Pro:

Relatively rare, most people dont know this tank and underestimate it.(even the ones who play it)
Nice gun depression
Great RoF (3sec reload with rammer, 100%loader, and vent)
Nice pen and decent (slightly low, especially when near minimum roll) damage
Surprisingly good armor, bounces a lot
Fast and agile, you can play it almost as a medium.

Contra

Probably the biggest target in it's tier, huge ass, and not near enough armor to cover the sides and rear
Weak turret, easy to penetrate even from front.
Can't really angle it's armor because the frontal corners are cut, so you always have a perpendicular armor to shot.
I'd say it earns slightly less than KV

Stock: Pain in the @ss, like driving a rock, huge, slow, useless.

BDR (in comments please write your experiences with it, so i can correct if mistaken)

Pro:

Highest alpha in it's tier, makes your enemy think twice to come after they take one of your babies.
Decent armor, not the best, but still bounce a lot, and the tracks eats up shots.
High, so you can shoot over your teammates, and wrecks and objects

Contra:

Huge siluete, high turret that can be shot easily, and if you come up on a slope the enemy can kill you before you can even see them.
From sides, shoting it is a free farm.
Compared to it's tiermates has a huge reload time, so if you miss a shot that punishes you more than the others (the T1 shots 3 times while u reload...)
Bigger guns has absolutely no problem to penetrate you from anywhere .
Slow, but not even well armored

]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 11:19:15 +0000 http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/250114-best-tier-v-heavy/ Is the AMX 40 even worth anything anymore? http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/250110-is-the-amx-40-even-worth-anything-anymore/ Now, with the addition of the british tanks, and namely the tier IV Matilda, even the armor on this tank doesn't do it any good. The Matilda's gun penetrates this tank with great ease regardless of angling (you can't wiggle in this tank either, due to the horrible traverse) and fires faster than your gun, so you will often lose duels against a matilda unless you get REALLY LUCKY and he bounces a few shots, enough for your 75mm to kill it (although it could work vise versa), and when you get into a match and you are on top, you will usually have at least 2 Matildas on the enemy team.
And it's not like you can escape a duel, not with your terrible speed.
It seems like this miserable green brick can't even handle itself anymore even when it's on top, which makes the grind to the ELC AMX pretty painful.
I have to ask - does this tank even have anything going for it anymore? is there something I'm missing?]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 11:03:27 +0000 http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/250110-is-the-amx-40-even-worth-anything-anymore/ <![CDATA[Why do these player keep playing even if they're doing nothing?]]> http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/250107-why-do-these-player-keep-playing-even-if-theyre-doing-nothing/ This guy was in my team and all he did the whole battle was just spectating, staying behind the front lines and watching us fight. Its was on the fisherman's bay map. Just after the game began, I drove to the middle of the map, was fighting off some scouts and then the so called "playing for fun player" shoot me for no reason. Well I wasn't suprised when he shoot me, becuase his stats told me everything about him and just ignored him for the rest of the battle. After the battle I checked his profile and I was shocked. Almost puked when I saw his stats.

Spoiler

I have no bloody idea why this guy is still playing after 14k battles. Well I though people started playing WOT because they want to shot enemy tanks but hes basically doing nothing every battle. Is that fun? Hell no!!!! Even if this would be my friend I would never platoon with him. :)

There are thousands of these players out there doing nothing but cloging the servers bandwidth. Remember people. The game is great, its only the bad players who are ruining your battles.]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 11:00:47 +0000 http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/250107-why-do-these-player-keep-playing-even-if-theyre-doing-nothing/ Looking for a clan http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/250106-looking-for-a-clan/

looking for:
- older crowd
- relaxed chat
- very flexible playtimes
- people with their head screwed on right

info:
- closing in on 40
- family life
- mostly play in the mornings
- recently got my first T9 (is-8)
- have a few T8s (tiger 2, KV-5, IS-3(no crew), closing in on amx 13 90, ferdi or jagpanII, researched but not bough t32)
- play all kinds
- don't spend much money on the game, but have spent a little though
- played high end raid mmo in EQ and WoW
- average player, bit on the aggressive side, can be a deficit

tanks mostly played atm
- IS-8
- amx 13-75
- panzer I c
- KV-5
- Hellcat
- Vk 36
- t29
- t49
- gwpanther
- cruiser MK II
- jagpanther
- KV-13]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 10:59:28 +0000 http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/250106-looking-for-a-clan/ Weekend bullshit http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/250098-weekend-bullshit/ Don't know if im the only one who is losing more during the weekends than any other day but this game is UNPLAYABLE in weekends.Only noobs and idiots playing and ruining battles...Today I have 12 loses in a row from 15 battles :sad:

WG should make something like....idk...maybe battles for new players(under 5k battles) and normal people :izmena:

because instead of enjoying the game im going angry every single battle with lemmings and "idiots".]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 10:08:47 +0000 http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/250098-weekend-bullshit/ compatible joystick for WADS ? http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/250096-compatible-joystick-for-wads/ Is there a stick or gameing controler I can program for wads as I struggle using the keyboard? Sat, 25 May 2013 10:02:47 +0000 http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/250096-compatible-joystick-for-wads/