Many people will be happy about this:

First of all we want to thank all of you that took the time to not only test the 10.0 update, but also shared your feedback with us. It is important for us that you guys understand that we do care and listen to this feedback and pass it on to the developers.
 
As you might have noticed, two of the new features in particular received a large amount of negative feedback. We took this to the devs, made the case for you and are happy to report that decisions were made based on this feedback.
 
In particular this concerned:
Crew bonuses in the new tank customization feature
Gas cloud mechanics in Rampage mode
 
These features will not be included in patch 10.0 as a result. They will be reviewed and reworked and hopefully come back in the future with the issues addressed.
 
We will be keeping the new and improved customization UI, as well as the new Steel Hunt game mode with the new maps.
 
Please make sure to keep sending us feedback when issues like this come up! 

So this cool idea came into my mind. Why nerf arty directly when you can just bring back the arty hunters? I remember WG nerfed one of my favorite scouts, the T-50 and it’s very slow now. Just a speed buff would do, so the scouts can kill arty before they die themselves.

OR

Decrease camo value for arty. Not too much, but just enough.

This post was made for my friends in SHOJO who hate arty. I, on the other hand, got shot by it to death too few times to actually get enraged. Maybe it is because I know how to avoid it?

Seb

– Developers are going to make a final decision regarding
inscriptions (refund/allowing people to swap) tomorrow.
– Storm confirmed that XP earning was not nerfed for
Domination modes. If measured in xp per unit of time it
actually earns a little bit more than Random battle.
– There’s nothing wrong with the U-11 gun size.
– Storm checked the FV4202 HD model with the SD one,
it’s the same size. The armour values are what was
measured on the real tank itself.
– There will be a second iteration of 10.0 common test.
– No comments for 10.1 release this year.

Sorry for being late.

Some good news: I found a source of WoWS Q&A!

Q: Yuri, can you tell us, what autoloading (drum) tanks
haven’t been represented in the game yet? What do the
archives say? Seems like there’s a lot more.
A: From serial production, the ” Kürassier” at the least.
From prototypes, the Somua SM. In terms of paper
tanks… there’s a heap, including Soviet designs.
Q: Apart from NBC protection, what is the difference
between a T-54 and T-55?
A: At the least the T-55 was developed in Nizhny Tagil
(Uralvagonzavod) and the T-54 was developed in Kharkiv
(Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau). In
reality the T-55 is a modification of a late T-54.
Q: What kind of projects were there that involved fitting
naval guns to tanks?
A: The SU-100Y/Shore defence tank 103. If you dig
deeper then the D-10T and S-70 have naval roots.
Q: The name of the Japanese Tiger – Heavy Tank No6,
does it actually have a place in history, or is it WG
fantasy?
A: I can’t comment fully, but WG talked and agreed with
the Japanese. The visual model was developed to look
like the tank the Japanese bought.
Q: Yuri, in the last set of answers, you said there are a lot
of documents regarding French HTs AMX 50 and M4, so
my question is: will there be enough projects for a third
branch?
A: Will say – there’s enough.
Q: Was there a project to mount the D-10T on the T-44?
In the book by M.Svirina there is mention of a tank called
Thunder-1. Is this an analogue of the SU-122-44 with a
D-10T?
A: I cannot confirm the words of M.Svirin.
Q: Yuri, do you know anything about the Borgward EP-1
project (one of Leopard prototypes)? What kind of loading
system did it have, drum or standard?
A: It has an odd drum system.
Q: Yuri, apart from the Grille 15 type 1944, what other
tanks/projects were planned to use the 15cm L/63?
A: Maus and E-100. In fact, on February 1944 schematics,
the E-100 had this gun. But the reality of life meant that,
to mount this gun, the Maus and E-100 would have to be
self-propelled guns, or at the least, fixed turrets.
Q: What realistic candidates are there to replace the
FV215b – Chieftain Mk.2, or is there something else?
A: I won’t reveal too much but I’ll say that it’s won’t be a
paper tank.
Q: In terms of tank engines, what are the most powerful,
real and design projects?
A: Real: Maus. Project: Maus (plans).
Q: Were there any plans for tanks powered by gasifier
engines.
A: The Germans didn’t just plan, they used them, even in
combat.
Q: Which of trophy tanks was the most often retrofitted?
Like the SU-76i for example.
A: The Pz.Kpfw.III for obvious reasons.
Q: Is there any information about Belgian, Yugoslavian or
Norwegian tanks?
A: The Norwegians only had one tank. The Belgians had
English T-15s, French ACG-1s and T-13s for TDs.
Yugoslavs had a lot of “low tier” tanks, but after the war
they developed a big variety of tanks.
Q: Is it difficult to get information about Chinese tanks?
A: It’s easier to work through our Chinese partners.
Q: Do you have any information about Chinese TDs?
There are rumors that all the info has been collected and
passed on to WG, so are there any developments in this
direction.
A: ASAP. We have the information.
Q: How many different tanks have you come across in the
archives, roughly? More than a 1000? More than 9000?
A: If you count modern tank and SPG (that counts arty and
TDs) then around 1500.
Q: What kind of premium tier 8 British HT could you offer?
A: None at the moment.
Q: I read is some book about how the war would of gone
if the re-arm program happened. I remember about KV-3,
what about 1940, ideally what kind of tanks would we
have?
A: KV-3 is 1941. In 1940 we would of had SP-126s,
KV-220s, T-34s.
Q: What are your feelings about the AMX 13 105 project?
Was the gun an analogue to the SuperSherman or more
like what we have on the Bat Chat? Would you personally
like to see it in the game, and what tier do you think it
would be?
A: We don’t have tier 10 light tanks 🙂 Otherwise the gun
is the same as an M51. In Israel they would of laughed at
the M50 and M51 being called Super Sherman. Super
Sherman – is the M4A1E8. Calling the M50 and M51
Super Sherman was made up by some over seas
historian.
Q: What can you say about the project to arm the
Lorraine 40t with a 120mm gun? Is it historical? Any
chance to get it in-game?
A: I’ve never seen it.

Okay, the info is 100% true this time

-Maximum Gun traverse buffed from 90° to 100° (50° to each side, slightly better that the british tier 10 TDs, just give us a fully traversable turret though…)
-Accuracy buff from 0.28 to 0.27
-Aiming time buff from 2.8 to 2.3
-Reload buff from 15 seconds to 14.6 (or basedpm from 3000 to 3082)
-Shell velocity buff for AP from 1000 m/s to 1350 m/s
-Shell velocity buff for HEAT from 890 to 900 (superimportant)
-Penetration buff for AP from 270 to 279
-Bloom value nerf:
  -turret traverse from 0.18 to 0.2
  -movement from 0.2 to 0.24
  -track traverse from 0.2 to 0.24
-Terrain resistance nerf from 1.0 to 1.1 on hard terrain

17.543 views. Not a lot, but 2000 more than the previous record. Thanks for making this happen!

Also, finally my WoWS articles are being shared on the forums. Feels good. 😀

I decided to talk about this, even if I am not too much of a talkative person (well, now I am). Leaks. The best stuff. I just love them (and also, posting them), no matter the game. This blog is pro-leaks and you know how stubborn I am. It results that this position will stand. So, while you are at it, send me those leaks! (you can never have enough!!)

Seb

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PS: We are likely to break the view record again today. Thanks for reading!