Author: Sebastianul

Holiday Ops 2021: Holiday decorations and event graphics

~ Sebastianul

All decorations you earn or receive will be part of one of four themed collections:

-Christmas,
-Magic,
-New Year’s Eve,
-Lunar New Year.

Collecting the entire collection will give you an exclusive 2D style and a unique sticker. After collecting all the large decorations, you will also receive a special sticker. Collect all four collections to get a complete set of four amazing new 2D styles and Holiday Operation 2021 stickers!

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WG’s response on the WoWS Santa Containers fiasco (refunds available)

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„Commanders,

We’ve received a lot of questions and comments regarding 2020 Santa Containers, and we would like to clarify the situation. 

As some of you noticed, certain ships in the containers have much higher drop rates than others. Santa Containers have worked like this since the very beginning, and until 2018 we even mentioned that peculiarity in the items description. After 2018 it was not present in the description anymore, as it was deemed excessive to the already detailed description.

We’re sorry that some of you are left disappointed by the Santa Containers this year. We know this is something that a lot of our players look forward to and the last thing we want is to see you upset approaching holiday season. Thus, we will do the following:

We will work on improving the next Santa event with the feedback and concerns you voiced.

Until Sunday, Dec 13, any player is eligible for a one-time refund request for the Santa Crates they purchased. Please refer to Customer Support if you would like to have a refund, and please note, in order to prevent longer queue times, all purchases you want to refund should be in one request. The refunds will be handled according to the normal procedure – the goods from the containers should still be on your account, otherwise, Customer Support will have to do a roll-back to restore them and process the refund.

Regardless of whether you were considering Santa Containers at all, we hope you will enjoy all of the holiday activities and gifts this year – stay tuned for more news on the upcoming celebration.

Thank you, good luck, and fair seas.

World of Warships team”

Sources:

https://forum.worldofwarships.com/topic/230805-santa-crates/

https://forum.worldofwarships.eu/topic/144375-psa-santa-containers/

WoWS: How WG Chooses Your Santa Gift Ship, And Why You Will Probably Get Makarov

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Source: hmsmanchester

If you’ve been following the initial reports of Santa big gift results, you will probably notice something odd: a flood of Makarovs, the tier 6 Soviet Nurnberg, have graced those lucky enough to get a ship. This is not a bizarre coincidence – it is a consequence of the way Santa gifts allocate ships. It is complicated, but I am going to try my best to explain it.

Say you win a ship.

Hooray! However, is the ship you win truly random? WG explains that:

If a ship that you already have in your Port is dropped, the Santa’s Big Gift container will be replaced by a supercontainer. The latter will contain another ship from the list along with a Port slot and Commander with 10 skill points.

While confusingly worded, they do allude to the fact that, in the first instance, you do not receive a ship from the whole pool of available premium ships. Rather, you receive a ship from a select shortlist (which differs depending on box type), and you will receive it in a Santa crate box, NOT a supercontainer.

You only get a drop from the whole list of available ships if you roll a shortlisted ship which you already have in port or in a previously purchased crate. If this happens, you receive a ship from the entire pool in a supercontainer. Lower tier ships are likelier to drop from the supercontainer.

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WoT: Update 1.11 Patchnotes

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Changes to the Technical Characteristics of the Following Vehicles

Germany

  • Added the Pz.Sfl. IC to the game resources

China

  • Added the following vehicle for testing by Supertest players: 122 TM

Known issues:

  • The time for the transition to the Garage after applying customization elements has increased.
  • The conditions of Personal Missions are not displayed upon pressing N in Grand Battles.
  • When using the “Driving to position!” command on a pre-battle marker, the chat does not display the corresponding message.
  • The Battle Results screen is missing an entry about the completion of the last mission in a series.
  • When mounting the Experimental Optics equipment, the view range value is rounded down.
  • When shooting at the ground from a distance of over 500 m, the hit effect is displayed next to the vehicle that made the shot.
  • In some cases, the sequence of events in the damage log is distorted.
  • The client cannot be maximized to full-screen mode while the player is in a Skype call.
  • In some cases, falling trees fall through the terrain.
  • Consumables are not replenished from the Depot if the player does not have enough credits for a complete automatic ammunition resupply.
  • Upon successful completion of the Alliance-14 mission during the Chimera Operation, the failed mission icon is displayed after the battle.

Fixes and Improvements

  • Fixed the issue where the drowning level of the Lorraine 155 mle. 50 was too low.
  • Decals can now be applied to the lower glacis plate of the SU-122-44.
  • Damage caused to stunned enemies is now counted toward the “Average assistance” value.
  • Fixed the issue when the aiming circle oscillated in 16x and 25x magnifications in Siege Mode during Frontline battles.
  • Fixed the issue of the chat blinking when viewed messages in chats were displayed as unread.
  • Frontline Battle Results now display rewards for missions.
  • Fixed a rare issue when the camera in the Garage fell under the vehicle.
  • When purchasing a Collectors’ vehicle for the first time, a congratulatory window is now displayed.
  • Removed the possibility of transitions from the battle queue screen to the Store or Garage.
  • Improved the models of some map objects.