Author: Sebastianul

WoWS News – 26th March 2020

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ST, changes to test ships

Please note that all information in the development blog is preliminary and subject to change during testing. Showcased features may or may not end up on the main server. Any final information will be published on our game’s website.

New Soviet Tier IX battleship Zarya Svobody was added to the game for testing. This ship is based on the Soviet battleship Sovetsky Soyuz. At the moment, the concept of the ship involves the following changes:

Zarya Svobody will have the accuracy settings standard for tier IX battleships, the AA defense parameters and model of S. Soyuz (A) hull and Hit Points and maneuverability of S. Soyuz (B) hull.

  • Accuracy settings for the main caliber guns are adjusted to the standard settings for tier IX battleships.
  • Sigma parameter increased from 1.7 to 1.9.

Japanese battleship Asama, Tier VIII:

  • Main battery reload time increased from 30 to 33 s;
  • Sigma parameter increased from 1.8 to 1.9.

Increasd main battery reload time and accuracy upgrade will emphasize the difference between Asama and her prototype – Japanese Tier VIII battleship Amagi.

PT, European destroyers’ torpedoes and balance changes

The base torpedo modules of Tier V-IX researchable European destroyers will become researchable. The new base torpedo module parameters for each ship will be equal to those of the researchable torpedo module of the previous tier destroyer.

In case you already have one of these European destroyers in Port, the researchable torpedo module will already be mounted on the ship, and the base module will be moved to the Inventory.

This change will make the advancement of European destroyers’ torpedoes consecutive, like with other nations’ torpedo destroyers.

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WoT Supertest: Heavy Tanks Buffs/Nerfs

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This is a continuation of the supertest article posted yesterday.

IS-4 (USSR, HT-10, standard):

  • Turret armor reinforced from 140 / 160 / 100 mm to 155 / 160 / 100 mm;
  • The turret roof armor has been improved;
  • Changed track rotation speed from 26 °/s to 30 °/s;
  • Decreased dispersion on hull movement and rotation from 0,25 to 0,18;
  • Decreased dispersion at maximum vehicle speed from 10,75 to 7,74;
  • Decreased dispersion at maximum vehicle traverse speed from 6,5 to 5,4;
  • Turret rotation speed changed from 22 °/s to 25 °/s.

Gun 122 mm D-25T:

  • Decreased dispersion during turret rotation from 0,16 to 0,10;
  • Decreased dispersion during turret rotation at maximum speed from 3,52 to 2,50.

Gun 122 mm M62-T2:

  • Changed gun accuracy at 100 m from 0,38 to 0,42;
  • Decreased dispersion during turret rotation from 0,08 to 0,06;
  • Increased dispersion during turret rotation at maximum speed from 1,76 to 2,0;
  • Reload time reduced from 12,0 s to 10,5 s;
  • Aiming time reduced from 2,9 s to 2,5 s.

https://ru-wotp.wgcdn.co/static/5.6.2_896aed/wotp_static/img/core/frontend/scss/common/components/widgets/content-tank/img/usa.png https://wot-news.com/uploads/icons/small/ussr-r63_st_i.png ST-1 (USSR, HT-9, standard):

Gun 122 mm M62-T2:

  • Gun reload time reduced from 13,3 s to 12 s;
  • Gun accuracy changed from 0,38 to 0,4.

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WoT – New Balance: The Next Steps: Part II

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Part 1 here. Source: Portals

Will those players who purchased and researched a vehicle that became a Collectors’ Vehicle be compensated for the spent experience?
No. If a player had already researched this vehicle they will keep it or the ability to buy it which means that they will not lose anything when it becomes a Collectors’ Vehicle. This is why there will be no compensation. Learn more about it here.

Blueprints

Blueprints are a popular new feature and very many players are using them. However, there are still issues that need to be resolved. For example, if a tree of some nation is already researched but you still have national blueprint fragments, you can’t do anything with them. This is one of the problems that we are working on, and we are thinking how to solve it in a way that benefits everyone. In any case, blueprints will continue to develop.

Special Shells

Currently, special shells have an ultimate advantage. There are whole subtypes of vehicles with good dynamics and gun handling that benefit the most from Premium shells. However, these shells make well-armored vehicles with supposedly good survivability suffer, which in turn means that the impact of those well-armored vehicles in battle is reduced. Currently, our main goal is to give these vehicles more weight in battle and help them to play a more important role thanks to their survivability.

On the Sandbox server, we tried decreasing the DPM of special shells, and it was received well if we separate this particular change from the rest of the New Balance changes. We still have a lot to do related to shells—for example, we still need to work on HE shells but haven’t made a final decision on increasing the base damage for standard shells yet. So, we are looking at the shell rework as a whole in order to come to a more systematic solution.

Also, we don’t intend to reintroduce purchasing special shells for gold, because we want every player to have equal conditions.

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WoT – Global Map Season 14: Revolution

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Source: NA Portal

We’d like to be the first to welcome you to Season 14 of the Global Map: Revolution!

With Season 14 on the horizon, we’d like to discuss some changes you will encounter on your quest for dominance.

The Alliance Mechanic will be off for Season 14. Auctions, pillages, and quests will return in a big way. Previously, one of the most profitable ways to earn Gold during a Season was from holding Provinces. This season, via the quest system, we are making Auctions and Revolts the most lucrative ways to earn Gold. This means that Clans who want to earn a lot of profits will leave the map daily and attack again each primetime.

There will not be a Political Leaderboard this season. Instead, we will redistribute the Bonds that normally slated for the Political Leaderboard to the Victory Point Leaderboard.

Global Map Season 14: Revolution

STARTS: Wednesday, March 25, 06:00 PT | 08:00 CT | 09:00 ET
ENDS: Monday, June 15, 05:00 PT | 07:00 CT | 08:00 ET

The last of battles for Season 14 will be June 14.

Main Features of Season 14

  • Overhauled Quests
    • Quests and Revolts have been changed in order to make them the most profitable way to earn Gold
  • Traditional 15v15 format for matches
    • Tiers VIII – X
  • Bond rewards for the Victory Point Leaderboard

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WoT Supertest: Heavy Tank Rebalance

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Source: Official forums

About a month ago we summed up the outcome of the Sandbox test for the general balance changes. Back then, we also mentioned the adjustments to certain vehicles, which had been postponed as trying out the sweeping changes to the balance was a more pressing issue. Now the time has come to tell you about our plans regarding these specific tanks.
Today we’ll touch upon three top-tier vehicles: the IS-4, the E 100, and the T110E5. Every one of them has its own playstyle and role, and the projected changes are to further enhance and flaunt their uniqueness. Along with our heroes, a range of high-tier tanks will be reviewed, such as the KV-4, the King Tiger, and the T32.

Let’s take a closer look. Please keep in mind that all changes listed below aren’t set in stone yet.

The Soviet heavyweights:
We’ll begin with the IS-4. One of the perks of this heavy is its outstanding all-round protection. The vehicle was created to shine in close combat and to break through defensive lines, and the coming changes will make it even better at this. It’ll have improved frontal protection; several vulnerabilities are gone with the upper glacis plate and the turret top reinforced. Less powerful guns will now have problems penetrating the IS-4 head-on, and the tank’s survivability in Random Battles will improve. At the same time, we’ve made the gunplay more pleasant by upping the gun’s stabilization and rate of fire. This will make hitting the enemies’ weak spots easier at close range. Together with increased turret and hull traverse speed this will let the IS-4 deal more consistent damage when it has to maneuver to hide its own softer patches. Any opponent who dares challenge the IS-4 in a short-range maneuverable battle will face adequate retaliation. Together, all of the adjustments to the IS-4’s stats will transform it into an extremely dangerous brawler.

The list of changes of IS-4 (with top configuration):

• Improved stabilization (changed gun dispersion during movement and on hull traverse from 0.25 to 0.18, changed gun dispersion during turret rotation from 0.08 to 0.06);
• Changed the suspension traverse speed from 26 deg/s to 30 deg/s;
• Changed the turret traverse speed from 22 deg/s to 25 deg/s;
• Changed the reloading time from 12 s to 10.5 s;
• Changed the aiming time from 2.9 s to 2.5 s;

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WoT: Full Amnesty for Banned Players

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Yes, you read that right.

Source: RU Devstream

  • Will there be an Amnesty for fans of Banned mods?
  • “This year the project is 10 years old. On the night of August 12-14, the game was released in Russia. Yes, there will be a General Amnesty in honor of the 10th anniversary.
    But this does not mean that right now you can go and create heresy. We will not unban such people, starting from the moment of this stream!”- Anton Pankov (Product Director of World of Tanks).

Tankfest Postponed Until September

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TANKFEST, 11-13 September 2020

…bringing the story of tanks, tank crew and soldiers to life…

TANKFEST 2020 is to be postponed from June until September, due to the increasing impact of the Coronavirus pandemic.

On government advice, The Tank Museum has been closed to the public since Friday 20 March– and at present there is little indication to suggest that TANKFEST could safely go ahead in June.

TANKFEST 2020 is therefore being moved from 26, 27 & 28 June to 11, 12 & 13 September.

We appreciate just how disappointing and disruptive this news will be for you all. TANKFEST is The Tank Museum’s most important fundraising event of the year – and we’re very sorry to have to inconvenience so many of you.

If you are a ticket holder and haven’t received an email with your options, please contact [email protected]