Mission: USSR Tech Tree Focus



This week's tech tree mission is very generous. Complete it 3 times daily and get 15 Small Repair Kits and 15 Small First Aid Kits. Taking this opportunity to research higher tier soviet vehicles and purchase those tanks at discounted prices.

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Go for it. Last free tank mission we got here was for the FV201 (A45). IIRC.

Update 9.12 Is Ready For Action!

9.12 Release Notes

9.12 Mod List




Personal mission reward for Rampage Mode. T-22 sr Tier X medium tank.

Update 9.13 Rolls Out!



9.13 Release Notes

Vehicle Upgrades in Update 9.13
Release Notes TL;DR? A visual graph and summary of buffed tanks in 9.13.

9.13 Mod List

Czech Tank Tree: Gameplay Overview

Nice to get a free tier III tank for just logging in tomorrow.
[Special] Czech This Out
Unlike the previous BT-7A where players have to play some battles and be in the top 10 to get it IIRC.

Meanwhile.... that other tank game is also giving away a free tank for the holidays.

Looks like IS-3A Won't be coming to ASIA server this year.
<News source>

I got trolled by the Producer of WOT Asia. Either that or WG HQ changed the schedule to prevent riot.

IS-3A is now on sale in ASIA server.
Advent Calendar Festive Day #23

The final tank of the Advent calendar is out...
M46 Patton KR

ASIA Premium Shop
Advent Calendar Festive Day #24

EU Premium Shop is selling it cheaper without the extra 100% crew.
Advent Calendar - Day 24

No idea if it will appear on the NA server.

Tanks.GG Stats Comparison

Almost the end of January and my first post here in 2016. I'm still active playing WOT, but feel nothing interesting to post. Currently busy grinding my way up the U.S. TD line....



The T67 TD is fun to play with its mobility, gun depression and rapid fire 76 mm AT M1A1 Gun.

Mission: [Special] Centurion Action X Marathon



Personally, I'd just buy the FV4202 in the premium shop after the madness has ended. I'm only up to Tier III in the Centurion X Tech Tree.

Finally, I'd like to share these 2 short movies... Both are brilliant in conveying emotions through tanks and music.





Give it a thumbs up in YouTube if you like it.

Upcoming events are usually announced every Monday and Thursday.
IINM, events are planned 3 months ahead subject to the approval of HQ and once in a blue moon, Tanitha gives info on upcoming events prior to official announcement in the forum.

Just bookmark the SPECIALS & IN-GAME EVENTS page if you can't login WOT.

The [Special] March of Nations: UK discount was announced a long time ago too..

March of Nations: Tier VIII - X discount (All nations)
Note: This discount is available from 15th December 2015 to 24th January 2016.

Although the event duration was long I didn't purchase any since I was low on credits after bulk purchase of equipments...

Still, it would be nice if they can include an Event Calendar on the Asia server like NA, EU and RU.

NA Server Event Calendar
EU Server Event Calendar
RU Server Event Calendar

There was an Event Calendar for Asia server but it was abandoned.
Maybe someone can post a suggestion in the WoT Asia forum.

So who is going to bell the cat?

Sorry I can't do it for some personal reason.

It doesn't really matter whether you are active or not. Think about the good deed and convenience of an event calendar that benefits 20K+ active asia server players if WG Asia activates it again based on a player suggestion.

That player could be you.

Mission: [Special] Lunar New Year Rising



Completed Mission: Lunar New Year Leadup #1
Reward: 1x Light Spall Liner

Light spall liner isn't very useful IMHO but it can be sold for credits. The only tank that I use the Light Spall Liner is the Soviet LTP.
The mission requirement isn't tough and can be completed with any vehicle. Plenty of time finish it till 2:00 pm today.

A good reason to complete all eight missions is a chance to win a Type 59. The odds are high but better than nil if I don't do it at all.

[Special] Boot Camp Challenge



First free gold mission of this year. It can be tough when everyone comes out of the woodwork trying to get a piece of the action. Together with Mission: Brothers in Arms, 180 gold is up for grabs from Tuesday onwards.
I'm contended enough to do just the solo mission for 100 gold.

[Special] Evolution of Tanks: Centurion Action X
I'm thinking of skipping this one out or do enough just to purchase up to Tier V up the tech tree. It all depends on my mood and schedule.

More unlimited bonuses coming up.... starts at 2pm today

2016 Taipei Game Show Bonus Code

Bonus Code : TPGS20163
Duration: Going from 2pm SGT 2nd February -to- 2pm SGT 3rd February

Description: +500 Exp, for wining a battle and finishing within top 5 by EXP .. unlimited repeats during the duration of the mission
Unlimited Repeats

<Source>

Panzer 58 Mutz is now on sale for 2 days in the Premium Shop since 2 pm yesterday. <Link>
Low on funds, I'll get this tank later.

[Special] Centurion Action X Marathon
The madness has started... Some players complained that up to 7 players in their team did zero damage in a Tier X battle.


The reward for the hard battles ahead..

[Special] Lunar New Year

Plenty of consumables rewards and upcoming discounts. Including a free garage slot (Mission: Lunar New Year Challenge #2) Wishing there would be more free garage slot missions this year. After all that other tank game has free unlimited garage slots. So what the heck are you going to do WG? Anyway, I'm looking forward to purchase the T-34-1 and WZ-132.

[Special] Boot Camp Challenge #2
Another 200 gold available for completing single and platoon missions from 2 pm today till Friday.


O-I by Eun Sun Ae
An interesting article on O-I (オイ車 Oi-sensha) Super-heavy tank prototype designed by the Imperial Japanese Army.

This post has been edited by Catnip: Feb 8 2016, 02:53 PM

9.14 Common Test is ready for download. For some reason the auto client update doesn't work for me. Using the CT client download instead. <Link>
IMO, its better to wait for official announcement.

<Content added 12/2/16>



9.14 Common Test #1 is now ACTIVE.
Please Note! Only players who have registered prior to 23:59 FET (20:59 UTC) on 31.01.2016 can participate in the test.

My initial impressions from 2 games on the CT server:
I prefer the old sound effects to the new one. Who cares about realism.
The game engine feels smoother and have better frame rates.

This post has been edited by Catnip: Feb 12 2016, 06:29 PM

Update 9.14 is now live!


Started downloading 1:15 pm today. A bit slow in the beginning, now currently 180+KB/s at 43%.





9.14 Release Notes

9.14 Mod List

Personal Opinion: Yes, the gun sounds are underwhelming. What's worse is the overall sound effects and ambiance especially the engine sounds. It's annoying and distracting. I play WoT while listening to online radio. Who the heck plays Wot for an hour or two without music? GI Joe wannabes? Want realism, join army.

EU Community Team
On another topic the EU Community Manager; Ryan "Ectar" Murphy started an interesting thread in the EU forum on the 15th:
If you could change 3 things in World of Tanks...

It's currently 25 pages long, nevertheless an interesting read in spare time.

Meanwhile on the ASIA server, the community team are too ashamed of showing their faces or introducing themselves to the players...
ASIA Community Team

AC1 Sentinel rolling out on 23rd March!



Why even bother?

Nothing wrong with my 2.1 sound setup. Just need to adjust the sound settings to my preferences.

[Special] Monthly Specials - May
Earn the maximum 30 gold per day for the entire month. Good for buying extra garage slots.

9.15 Common Test #1

Check out the new interface and take the Grille 15 out for a test.
Changes in 9.15 Common Test #1 vs Update 9.14
2. Added a preview screen which allows you to preview any vehicles that you have not yet purchased in the 3D scene (available via the Research screen in the Tech Tree). - About time WG put this feature.

Are you downloading something while playing?

I use this: https://www.pingplotter.com/freeware.html

Use the following address to trace.
login.worldoftanks.asia (SEA server)
login.p1.worldoftanks.eu (EU server #1)
login.p2.worldoftanks.eu (EU server #2)

For NA servers:
162.213.61.57
162.216.229.21

Since the beginning of the 9.14 patch I also experienced slightly higher latency. Previously 30+ms now 60+ms. Nevertheless, I rarely have problems with latency.

Once, I did get lag spikes up to 300 to 500 ms for about a week till they fix it.
According to pingplotter, it was a bottleneck problem on Singapore side. Nothing that I can do except wait and play other games instead.