9.7 Test 1 is now closed, Test 2 will start tomorrow around 18:00 CET
- Q: "The quality of steel on various tanks was different, why is this not reflected in the game?" A: "And imagine that the quality varied on one type even from tank to tank, imagine the possibilities this opens to us :)";
- HD Super Pershing will not appear in 0.9.7, it was postponed to 0.9.8 for rework;
- The elements of Super Pershing model (and armor) that will be investigated and corrected are: hull and additional plate armor angles, the mantlet additional plate and the thickness of the mantlet itself;
- It's possible that the 0.9.7 buffs that compensate for the loss of penetration will return later and will be even more significant to compensate for gold shell nerf as well;
- In 9.7 test, some PC configuration owners (in this case: i5 3470, GTX 780) report significant FPS loss (in some cases, even 15 FPS), Storm is aware of the issue and WG is investigating it;
- One more map is in the list of maps to be potentially removed: Pearl River;
- Dragon Ridge will not return (RG: Was still better than Hidden Village);
- Mauschen replacing the VK4502B will come in one of the future patches.
Do you know what happened with the talk about replacing Aufklärungspanzer Panther?
ReplyDeleteRemember seeing something about it on FTR a long time ago, but haven't heard about it again.
Starting to think it was my imagination ><
It wasn't. It's probably somewhere in the pipeline. AFAIK WG already got the data required to model it.
DeleteAh, I see. Hoping they get it done soon then ><
DeleteThanks for the answer SS :)
If I remember correctly from FTR, the complete list of non-premium tanks to be removed is:
DeleteG.W. E 100
Waffentrager E 100
FV215b
FV4202 (Made premium)
VK 45.02 B
Aufklärungspanzer Panther
Did I forget one?
The chieftain and the centurion X.
DeleteI am curious as to when the FV4202 switch is coming... And why, the US got that as their top of the tree.
Deleteshame that we won't get the VK 45.02 B and Aufk.Panther at least in a nerfed premium way. both really cool tanks.
DeleteI'm curious, what would the awfulpanther be replaced with? Although it wasn't particularly good at staying invisible and other pure scouting acts, and I didn't keep it, using your insane 40 tons to faceplant enemy lights and damaged mediums was hilarious :)
DeleteSp.1c the replacement is called if I remember
DeleteOr späpanzer
DeleteThe Spähpanzer Ru 251 we already have :)
Delete- Apparently the Chinese Type 59 - based vehicle models are incorrect, they will be corrected in 9.7;
ReplyDeleteMeaning WZ-120? Don't touch my baby :(
are they actually leaving any maps in the game? seems all of them might be on the chopping board
ReplyDeleteLOL, add Stalingrad to the list, one of the worst maps in the game, esp for lights and mediums.
DeleteBring back the old El Halluf, the old Severgorsk and the old Murovanka with the MAGIC FOREST (I miss it!!!!!!).
I miss all three of them and 2 of the 3 were great scouting maps.
I liked Dragon Ridge But it feels like it left ages ago and my memory may trick me ;)
DeleteMark, to me, the problem with Stalingrad is that open area in the middle of the map. It's very much like a similar one on Himmelsdorf that creates the same problem. This open area on Stalingrad and Himmelsdorf is nothing but a kill zone that effectively causes most tanks to go to the east or west of it. Both maps would be much better if those open "parks" were replaced by additional city blocks, because it would make that area much more usable, rather than just being one big kills zone. Unfortunately, at least in the case of Stalingrad, the map is based on the actual city and that open area really did exist. However, IMO, game play would be considerably improved without the open ground.
DeleteIs the super p. geting a buf with the additional plates?
ReplyDelete"quality of steel"
ReplyDeleteAnd people don't like 25% RNG...
Exactly! I never thought about it before, but the variance in steel quality would definitely be a huge random factor in a real battle tank. So, the next time I one shot someone in my CGC and they complain in chat, I will blame it on the quality of the steel on their tank
DeleteWell, storm even said 25% was actually pretty low (both penetration and damage), shells would in real life sometimes pass straight through tanks doing nothing, or it would one-shot them WT style, penetration would be even worse, completely random pens would get possible, as well as that it could get much lower due to distances/randomness
DeleteWtf happened to the Brit tier 10 replacements?
ReplyDeleteI was about to ask the exact same thing. Any idea what patch they will come in; cause I started grinding for the cheiftan the first time I heard about it at t5. I am now at t9, and there's still no mention of the new t10's..
DeleteI wouldn't worry about it, just continue your grind. Stats and xp on replaced tanks and their trained crews will always be transferred to the new one, and the XP required to unlock the new tank will either be identical or close to the old one, so it won't affect your grind.
Delete"The elements of Super Pershing model (and armor) that will be investigated and corrected are: hull and additional plate armor angles, the mantlet additional plate and the thickness of the mantlet itself;"
ReplyDeleteDamn straight, anyone whose ever seen the original SP can easily see that they've been gradually making it less historical with every attempt to correct it.
What's worse? Pearl River or Malinovka? It's not even close, yet Malinovka isn't going anywhere. GJ WG.
ReplyDeleteMalinovka and Prokhorovka are one of the best maps in the game provided there is no arty shitlords to make them campfest.
DeleteI want whatever you're sniffing, because it's obviously the good stuff..
DeleteProk without arty actually is interesting. It is a map with multiple diverse and inter-related battlegrounds. You can turn an advantage from one site to an advantage on another.
DeleteFor instance, by surfing the ridge, you can create opportunities for a scout to spot the west, or hold down 5-line guys enough for your own 5 line guys to take shots at the hill. The game becomes awful with arty because it takes time to press the small advantages you can get, and that gives arty the chance to ruin carefully laid plans.
Malinovka and Prok are both two of the best maps in the game for lower tiers. Especially Malinovka in a light or medium where U can actually use vision, but they are to small for tier 10's. When I get Prok on the TS in a tier 10 I just suicide.
DeleteIt's because you're bad
Delete>One more map is in the list of maps to be potentially removed: Pearl River
ReplyDeleteFINALLY
this
DeletePearl river is awesome
DeleteHey Rita,
ReplyDeletecan you ask if the devs will buff up the damage for tier 10 tds equipped with 150mm guns(obj 268, e3, foch and etc). these tier 10 guns do 850 damage per shot on the xbox version.
Object 268 used to do 850 damage per shot as well in the PC version, but it got nerfed a couple of patches ago. :/
DeleteHey Rita, please ask the DEVS to NERF the damage for tier 10 TDS with 150 MM guns.
DeleteI'm really hoping to see the Maus replacement in the next patch.
ReplyDeleteThey aren't replacing the Maus, the vk 45.02 B is getting switched with a Maus prototype
DeleteHey Rita,
ReplyDeletecan you ask if the devs will buff up the damage for tier 10 tds equipped with 150mm guns(obj 268, e3, foch and etc). these tier 10 guns do 850 damage per shot on the xbox version.
Hey Rita, please ask the DEVS to NERF the damage for tier 10 TDS with 150 MM guns.
DeleteYou do realise that unless you're participating in the supertest and providing direct feedback, there is no direct phone line to WG for streamers right? :)
DeletePLEASE REMOVE RUINBERG I GO ALWAYS ON THIS MAP....i'm going to become crazy ;(
ReplyDelete- It's possible that the 0.9.7 buffs that compensate for the loss of penetration will return later and will be even more significant to compensate for gold shell nerf as well;
ReplyDeleteAnd yet "We balance vehicles around their standard shells"-WG
Trololol
One more bullshit lie to the list then I guess.
Well played WG, well played.
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DeleteGold rounds are part of the game, NOT balancing the game around gold would be STUPID. Imagine if tanks like Death Star wouldn't be balanced to account for their premium rounds. They nerf the gold pen, aren't you happy tomatoes won't autopen everything with autoaim? Jesus, I swear some people are never happy. Mediums need 3 things: gun handling, mobility, DPM. Except the Russian meds, the gun handling went downhill for all meds after the accuracy nerf, and nerfing pen without buff to handling would literally kill meds. Meds dont need the stupidly high pen they got now to fight everything frontally with no problems with zero gold needed. Can't wait for the rebalancing! Finally STB and 121 will have playable gun handling.
DeleteI'm actually very happy they are nerfing gold ammo.
DeleteI'm also pointing out that they said that tanks are balanced with AP rounds in mind, not gold. Yet when they nerf gold ammo, they also buff the rest of the tank to compensate...
So which one is it?
Either way, WG is going against their own words. That's what I'm unhappy about. They lie an lie and lie, call people idiots, retards and conspiracy theorists, then reveal a few years later than indeed they were bullshitting us all along.
Thank you for missing my point totally to rage at me though.
10/10, would laugh again.
PLEASE REMOVE RUINBERG I GO ALWAYS ON THIS MAP....i'm going to become crazy ;(
ReplyDeletePLEASE REMOVE RUINBERG I GO ALWAYS ON THIS MAP....i'm going to become crazy ;(
ReplyDeleteYou already are
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ReplyDeleteA: "And imagine that the quality varied on one type even from tank to tank, imagine the possibilities this opens to us :)"
ReplyDelete...well... Wg cant handle it... Bigworld cant... Players are to dumb....fps los assured... so fuck u :-)
Thats what i read.
It's a moot distinction tbh. If you're talking about localised differences in quality of steel coming out of the plant for the same batch of tanks produced around the same time, RNG takes care of that.
DeleteIf you refer to declining steel quality for for example german armour at the later stages of the war, due to allied bombing and raw material shortages (think they lacked all kinds of rare earth metal additives required for hardening), that would effectively be an armour reduction on average and tied to later models, not as a completely random thing.
"- Mauschen replacing the VK4502B will come in one of the future patches. "
ReplyDeleteORLY? I was expecting it to come in one of the previous patches. :-/
By future patches they always actually mean "next patch". So it will be available in 9.8 100%
DeleteAs in it won't come in 9.7.
Deletenow its pearl river too?! aww cmon wot you are getting rid of all the maps with personality! id rather NOT only have a choice between himmelsdorf, ruinburg, westfield, swamp, and fiery salient...well with mm anymore thats most my choices anyway. :/
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