Q&A – 28th March 2016

~ Sebastianul

– tipping over is more difficult in the game than in real life, this is intentional;
– the mass of tanks is fine;
– the bug where at a certain moment in battles, “Esc” and “Enter” cannot be pressed, will be fixed soon;
– skill-based MM will not come to randoms for sure;
– specific information on all promised changes will come immediately before the release of the specific patch;
– income factor of premium tanks was not changed, otherwise it would appear in the patchnotes;
– the characteristics of the British tier 10 TD FV4005 will not be changed in the near future;

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– an option of replacing the Lorraine 40t for the Bat.-Chat. 25t AP is being discussed, but nothing final on this yet;
– problems with freezing frames in the client is, most likely, a problem with the specific hard-/software/settings;
– nerf of tank reverse on slopes is working on steep slopes only;
– headlights on tanks are difficult to model dimension-wise without transparency;

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– the client which is being tested right now will have an extended filter, regarding a carousel with multiple rows – not everything at the same time;
– earlier, there were more artillery players and its’ stats were better;
– the devs do not say that the artillery situation is normal and that it mustn’t be fixed, rather something in the middle;
– no plans to change maps in 9.15;

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– Storm: “this is not a bug, these are special ramps on platforms so that tanks don’t hang there; this was important in the old physics system, but now they could possibly be removed”;
– premium vehicles are buffed almost in every patch and never nerfed;
– devs have a negative attitude to forbidden mods, no announcements on fighting them yet, they have reasons for that;
– no plans on buffing the British tier 7 HT Black Prince; Storm: “by the way, although I “don’t play tanks”, i have grinded through the British HT’s, and it’s a good tank”;
– no comments on new tanks/branches, there can be various changes in release plans, so no specifics;
– no SPG rebalance in 9.15, it will come later;
– no “silent” nerfs happened to income factors of tier 5-6 premiums;
– Storm: “patchnotes aren’t made by robots” (implying there can be mistakes);

40 thoughts on “Q&A – 28th March 2016”

  2. – premium vehicles are buffed almost in every patch and never nerfed;

    oh? plz WG. go ahead

    POINT OUT THE LAST BUFF YOU GAVE THE PZ4S.

    you know. that tier 6 german med….that was powercreeped so badly its now a joke.
    a stock tier 5 pz4h with stock tier 5 engine (and in the bottom 3 worst hp/t of prems).

    the thing that doesn\’t get spaced side armor, despite being tier 6, and the tier 5 having spaced side(worthless though it is)

    the thing whose dpm is pretty bad for a tier 6. but at home for a tier 5.

    the armor of a tier…5? or is it tier 4 now that the 30mm of armor on it is more pronounced with PZ4h\’s changes.

    seriously WG. stop talking out your asses.

    next up. T-34-3, was indirectly nerfed when the shot dispersion changes happened.
    Super P nerf? took ya ages to ADMIT that and then FIX it.

    and btw, MOST PREMS have been indirectly nerfed patch after patch as the average pen at each tier has gone up. as has the armor. while prems have been left power creeped.

    except for stuff like IS-6, or KV-5. who both got major armor buffs.

    1. You forgot that T-34-3 got a significant buff in gun depression, and KV-5 cried for some love. IS-6 buff tho……

      1. T-34-3 buff in gun depression was sorely needed(and to be fair, -3 to -5 wasn\’t major. rather it was just bumping the tank up to what it should have been considering russians never went that bad with a gun as bad as T-34-3)

        KV-5, yeah i agree. but i don\’t agree with them buffing the r2d2. leave the weakspot a weakspot. buff the armor that isn\’t a weakspot. and its fine.

        instead they buffed both, making aiming less valuable.

        still, despite that. KV-5\’s weakspot is still pennable. so i can\’t complain to much there.

        IS-6 on the other hand. fk russian bias. aka Bias-6. why not make the entirely thing unpennable to non gold and get over with it. its clear they want that.

        1. You can\’t be sane to take what they said literally and expect every premium tank to be buffed in every patch. They just mean in general prem tanks often get buffed and rarely ever nerfed. There are lots of older prem left untouched, not just PZ4S. Also T-34-3\’s gun depression buff is extremely important. I dont have 34-3 but I have 113, which was also buffed to -5 in that same patch.

    2. @Arenta Tano PZ4S? Panther/M10 has almost the same stats just tier higher. 🙁
      Also there are craploads of standard tanks that are utter shite.

      1. panther/m10 at least has same tier armor as panther. with decent mobility. and double the hp.

        though yes, its gun is still bad for its tier (unlike e25\’s gun handling and rof)

        but pz4s sees both tier 7 and 8 like panther/m10(panther/m10 does not see tier 9 thank god). but it does so with HALF the mobility, 1/3 the effective armor (or 1/6 if you include the 30mm frontal spots), and half the hp.

        if they gave pz4s the pz4h\’s top engine. (or made its effective hp/t the same as pz4h, through manipulation of terrain resistance for historical reasons) then it might be ok.

        1. At least PZ4S turret has better armour.
          But I agree both of these need buffs to get them in line.

    2. It\’s 6:36 now and I haven\’t slept all night, so just tell me.
      You are being sarcastic now, right, Tenky?

      Because that thing is OP as hell.

      1. OP? 😀

        Sure it\’s OP when there are 3 of them in a Platoon or more of them are wolfpacking and they clip everything on the enemy team, but alone it isn\’t really OP.

        1. So you are sarcastic, good.
          It\’s quite frustrating when I just try to get into position with my Type 4 Heavy and suddenly, from a bush or something, a Batshit jumps me and runs around me. I can\’t even bloody turn around in time, he already emptied his whole autoloading shit into my sides. Oh, and of course, they always use gold. As if my sides weren\’t weak enough.

          Well anyway. I just hate autoloaders. And French tanks.

          1. Not the tier 10 tank. This one. This is weaker than the Lorr. 40t and I would like to see some buffs. What the BC 25t AP has over the Lorr. 40t is a smaller profile.

          2. Easy fix to that. Stop playing Type 4 Heavy. It\’s shit. Also it\’s tier 9, BC should be able to kill it.

            No but really, BatChat has cancerous gun handling. Worse than any other medium, worse than couple of heavies. It aims terribly long, delay between shots is long but you still aren\’t fully aimed when the next one is loaded, limited gun depression and elevation, no armor…. And BatChat firing full gold in public is crazy. Ask good batchat drivers, they usually carry one gold clip max, lots of people don\’t have any gold in their batchat.

            Bottom line is, it\’s perfectly balanced.

            1. I do what I want, pal!
              If I want to drive my Zen garden and hot water spring, I will!

              Though in all seriousness, the shit I meet daily, it\’s horrible. And I\’m not only talking about the case of the Type 4 Heavy, it\’s with literally all of the tanks I have that goes up to tier 10. People are crazy there.

  4. – the characteristics of the British tier 10 TD FV4005 will not be changed in the near future

    Remove HESH, buff gun handling, give 950 hp engine from Conway – tadaaaa you no longer have the worst T10 TD.

    – premium vehicles are buffed almost in every patch and never nerfed;

    Soviet premium masterrace

    – an option of replacing the Lorraine 40t for the Bat.-Chat. 25t AP is being discussed, but nothing final on this yet;

    Please don\’t, I kinda like the Lorr even though it\’s trash and judging by the 25t AP\’s stats they\’d replace a near-garbage tank with an utter garbage tank. Still waiting on FV215b and Cancer auf E100 replacement tho….

    – the devs do not say that the artillery situation is normal and that it mustn’t be fixed, rather something in the middle;
    – no SPG rebalance in 9.15, it will come later;

    Who is WG trying to fool here, themselves or us? Heal the goddamn cancer already, WG. Why are you taking so fucking long to do anything?

    1. I hope they\’ll keep the 215b if they decide to add Chieftain, it has unique playstyle, it\’d a shame to remove it or make a shitty premiu out of it.

        1. so is t28 prototype. 100% russian made up
          and the WT auf E 100. 100% made up (doesn\’t even match the E100\’s hull)
          and the T-22sr is 60% made up (as they couldnt fit the modules and crew in it in real life. so the only real part of the tank is the shell)

          FV215b is fine balance wise. and the unhistorical part of it isn\’t 100% false. its the fv215b 183(which is real) just with a conq turret.

          so its like the 59 patton. not real at all. but made up of real parts.

          remove the fv215b would require removing 59 patton(and refunding us)

          1. Yes I know about the other unhistorical tanks. WT E 100 may get replaced. The FV215b is completely fake except for a vaguely similar design to the 183.

            59-Patton and the Chinese tanks are a bit skechy. No one knows if its true or not. We just have documents given by Kongzhong to WG. Kongzhong was sorta right in some ways like the WZ 111 and some other tanks. The 59-Patton could\’ve been just a Patton turret that couldn\’t rotate on a Type 59 or a special Type 59 with a Patton turret.

            1. From the Chinese tree, WZ-132 112 113, 34-1/2/3 and 121(not the Type 69 IRL) plus the infamous 59-Patton is likely to be Kongzhong pulling from their ass.
              In theory the Type 80-I should be able to be in WoT on t10 because the technology in 80 is so outdated if you compare MBTs on same era.(L7 gun, RHA armor only, no ERA, no ATGM)
              But Kongzhong really don\’t care about data accuracy so we have a strange tree for the Chinese.

              1. The WZ-132 looks completely different than what we have in-game. Also, the Type T-34-1, 2, and 3 is also different in real life. The 3 being an 1, 2, and 3 being attempts to make a T-54 based off what they saw.

                Personally, I support the Type 59-II being tier 9 or just simply switching the 122mm on the WZ-120 with a 105mm L7. (WZ-120 being the industrial degsignation for the Type 59). I support the Type 69 being tier 10. Maybe the Type 80 can fit but I personally think its tier 11 material with ERA and such.

    2. I\’m pretty sure they will rebalance the Batchat AP\’s stats if they will implement it instead of the Lorr 40t

  5. HD to the T95E2 and buff its mobility and aim. This is the only one reward of Invitation program, But does not have an attraction.

    1. And discount its repair cost! This tank had the highest repair fee in tier 8 MT. Even more than Centurion.

  6. – no SPG rebalance in 9.15, it will come later;

    …..why? that\’s the best way to promote players back…..

    – premium vehicles are buffed almost in every patch and never nerfed;

    Em….but power creep is a kind of a nerf as well. Look at Pz.58 with STA-2, HD IS-6 with 111/112….

  7. – earlier, there were more artillery players and its’ stats were better;

    It\’s because people are getting better even under your Ultra RNG accuracy and Appalling aim time.

    FIX. ARTILLERY. NOW.

    It\’s frustrating as f____ after you aimed 8 seconds only to see your shell go 100m away from where you aim – And equally frustrating when those annoying stet-pedding FV304 looping shells all over the places.

  8. \”– no plans on buffing the British tier 7 HT Black Prince; Storm: “by the way, although I “don’t play tanks”, i have grinded through the British HT’s, and it’s a good tank”;\”

    Storm being either stupid or an idiot again. The Black Prince is useless and I say that as someone who not only kept the Black Prince, but played it 656 times! For fuck\’s sake, make it move at 25 km/h (20km/h was the limit for the stock engine in reallife and about 28km/h is the historical projection with what we have as the top engine) and up it\’s rate of fire to meaningful levels! There are heavy tanks on the same tier, that not only have more penetration and alpha, but also either the same or more DPM as well. The fuck?! The armor on the BP is not nearly as realiable, the speed way too low and the accuracy too random, to justify that arbitrarily set bullshit!

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