As you probably know from the full 1.14 patchnotes, there is already a mention of 3 seasons of Ranked Battles in a 10×10 format. We are waiting for the first season this fall, and the other two in 2022. But the most interesting thing is this quote from the official description:
“For completing each of the three seasons, you will be able to receive a special style for Tier X vehicles, and at the end of the 2021–2022 seasons, valuable rewards and a unique Tier X vehicle.”
Now it remains to decide what kind of tank it is. But there are few candidates, only 3 (2):
• 114 SP2 (🇨🇳China, TD-10, promotional);
• Object 268 variant 5 (USSR, TD-10, promotional);
• Object 780 (USSR, HT-10, promotional).
🇨🇳114 SP2 – since 1.13 (the last patch) it is being tested by supertesters, and also in 1.13 this tank was given to them. The price in gold was added and the tags: “Secret” and “Testable” were removed. Thus, the tank is completely ready for release.
Object 268 variant 5 – “reserve tank”, which has been in storage for several years. In 2016, it went to ST (Ob. 268 5), with patch 0.9.15 the tank was tested by supertesters. With the release of WOT patch 1.11 (December 2020), supertesters and devs started testing the Obj. again, but after that absolutely NO changes followed. It was rumored that we would see it on the Black Market in 2021, but this did not happen, therefore, most likely, the release was again postponed. By its tags at the moment, this tank is not yet ready for release.
Object 780 – we don’t even take this tank into account, because it went under another event and had some features related to the 10th anniversary of WoT (which was not removed yet from the model). It has not gone through any extra tests for a long time (last time was in 2020).
There are simply no more candidates for tier X.
Thus, with a 95% probability for the upcoming ranked battles, according to our colleagues at wotclue, the main prize will be the Chinese promotional TD – 🇨🇳114 SP2.
So another fake tank as reward?
fake game has fake tanks
Neither Object 268 V5 nor 114 SP2 are broken or OP, and that makes them better than pretty much every other recent reward premium (Concept 1B, KPz 50t, plus the usual shit like Chieftain).
The problem one could be Object 780, but we have not heard of that one in forever.
Aren’t ranked rewards normally t9??
Crap 10v10 turbo one side no brain ranked format… Excellent for quick meta tanks with good turrets, other can F themself, bravo WG
Reward tanks are banned from Ranked…
Now I know, why I couldnt take my 279 and chief. Thnx, you are genius… Have you tried somethin like batchat instead of stb or lets say, hmmm… ST II instead of Kran? But reward tanks or current meta is not the point I meant… the point is that format 10v10 is crap, Its fast, its one sided, its turbo fast… Is it the best solution? I dont think so…
Get used to it, WG does not want long matches, they want that magic “6-7 minutes average” to stay and anything that lasts 10 minutes or more is an anomaly. This for all game modes.
Yeah, thats right… It seems, that they figured it out, thats more proitable for them to ruin game balance (with that crew 2.0 camo and vision perks and skills) or bond equip then to please the community or listen to them. They dont mind people that leave, that are playin from 2011, like me. There will always come new players and buy scorp, progetto, bourasq and other stuff. Thats sad :/
Let’s see what they have undercover! This looks exciting, a reward tank is better than just something broken that anyone can buy (: hopefully it will be something good and nothing that keeps breaking the balance