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Public test of 7.4 has been released, it can be downloaded but to download it you should make another world of tanks folder to save over.

http://worldoftanks.com/news/1319-version-74-public-test/

Highlights for those who can't open the link:

-Assault and Encounter game modes added. Assault: One base with dedicated defenders and dedicated attackers. Attackers win by taking base or destroying all defenders and defenders win by taking out all attackers. Encounter: One base that can be captured by either team.

-Two new maps set in Europe and Africa.

-Added French Tank Destroyers and SPGs.

Great now there are even more tanks that i am going to try and get.... T-54 your on the side bench... again

Not really, so far the french TDs and SPGs don't seem like anything new. However they did manage to make Malinovka a somewhat interesting map in assault mode. The defenders start on the hill to the east of the map and attackers start in the west, really is a valid defensive point when you think about it.

Of the two new maps the European one is my favorite so far, more of a brawler type of city fight with a lot of walls and fences that can be plowed over. The African map is alright, but its like the coastal map they just added recently. Hills on one side, flat on the other.

I played a bit of the test server and the jagdtiger with the 8,8cm is weak. It only has about 210pen and 230 damage. That is really low for a teir 8 TD.

Its a premium tank, they are supposed to be weaker than earned vehicles. It also has a high RoF for a tier 8 gun and its very accurate.

Supposedly 7.4 buffs the KV-4, I certainly hope that this is true given how badly mine performs. I was even able to penetrate one (from the front) with my M18's 90mm gun earlier with 6 consequtive shots, i have never been able to do that to a tier 8 heavy before.

The KV-4 is possibly the worst tank that I have driven; its slow, it has suspiciously weak armour and virtually every penetrating hit causes critical damage. The worst thing about it though is that even though I have a premium account it actually costs me credits to play the damn thing.

Just had the best match ever in my KV-5, 85 hits on me and i got steel wall.

Some people obviously don't know about the massive weakspot on the front of the KV-5 then

Tazz Azrael wrote:Just had the best match ever in my KV-5, 85 hits on me and i got steel wall.

It just gets unfortunate when you run along someone who knows the KV-5's many weakspots. I literally giggled with glee once I bore the dividends from information provided by a housemate:

That little turret on the right hand side of the KV-5's front? It's non-armoured... even a Leichttraktor can penetrate it

Nevertheless the KV-5's still pretty tough... had an embarassing game where a platoon of them managed to break through by concentrating on one side of the map and shrugging off fire. My Tiger I was hardly able to stop them and they didn't let up with their speed (best out of the Premium Heavies) which made hitting the aforementioned spot difficult... had to resort to de-tracking them but I could hardly keep them all pinned by my lonesome.

I bought a T34 Premium but I do rather wish I'd gone for a Lowe... but as I am grinding for a King Tiger, the two tanks would be too similar... T34's got some pretty nice firepower if it actually hits; a shame about the bum accuracy and slow reload.

Tzeentchling9 wrote:Hey guys I just download this game and it's running super laggy, even at lowest settings. Is there anyway I could improve the performance or is my computer just incapable of running it?

As far as I can tell, my computer's stats are:

-Window7 Home Premium 64-bit
-AMD Athlon II X2 235e Dual-Core Processor
-NVIDIA GeForce6150SE Integrated
-750 GB HDD
-6GB DDR2 Memory

Does that video card have dedicated memory? An integrated graphics card will not play most games well. That is most likely the problem.

I don't rate any of the tier 8 premiums, they aren't all that scary and they all have quite severe limitations, I can confortably solo any of them in my KV-3 and thats a tier lower. I also quesion the wisdom of spending about £35 on a digital tank.

I have been getting reaquainted with my KV-2 the last couple of days. Since the last patch I didn't really play it but I am now loving it again. Given how broken the matchmaking in WoT is the ability to reliably damage any tank in the game really makes the KV-2, I don't think that I have ever had a bounce with the 152 mm gun. I soloed a E-100 done to 3% health before he managed to kill me and I usually get at least 1 kill even if I the lowest tier in the match.

Integrated graphics cards shouldn't be a problem, I run WoT on my laptop perfectly well (although it is quite a new one).

Some of the Russian tanks really do my head in. I decided to take the German TD and medium/heavy tank route, and I've now resigned myself to the annoying voice saying "it didn't go through". What used to annoy me was that the game developers were apparently priding themselves on making a game that prided itself on 'historical accuracy' - yet my '88, a gun that is generally regarded as being one of the most deadly in WW2 (in one instance recorded as going through both sides of a house and destroying a Sherman on the other side), bounces off the backs of tanks (that I have carefully manouevered around) like gentle summer rain. Then, I get used to the sight of that big 'ole turret slowly turning round and wrecking my tank in 1 shot
That the developers of the game are Russian, and one of them was apparently quoted as saying something about 'not buffing the tanks that killed my ancestors' doesn't make me hope for something more balanced, and TBH I can't be arsed to put all of the man hours into it again taking another tech tree from scratch.

I think the key is to recognise it as an 'arcade' experience (this is confirmed when you get to the higher tiers and see the high number of Fantasy tanks), and the entire purpose of the game is for you to get your ass handed to you so you shell out (ho ho ho!) for premium tanks, a premium account and gold shells.

Palindrome wrote:I don't rate any of the tier 8 premiums, they aren't all that scary and they all have quite severe limitations, I can confortably solo any of them in my KV-3 and thats a tier lower. I also quesion the wisdom of spending about £35 on a digital tank.

I have been getting reaquainted with my KV-2 the last couple of days. Since the last patch I didn't really play it but I am now loving it again. Given how broken the matchmaking in WoT is the ability to reliably damage any tank in the game really makes the KV-2, I don't think that I have ever had a bounce with the 152 mm gun. I soloed a E-100 done to 3% health before he managed to kill me and I usually get at least 1 kill even if I the lowest tier in the match.

It cost me about £27 :( I didn't buy it for victories though, more like getting 40k credits for a good victory If I picked one again I'd deffo pick up a Lowe though; so many people just don't know how to play that tank... treat it like a Tiger and you'd do pretty well.

I've never liked KVs though; it's so painful to grind up for that 14k gun (Which used to be the last thing you'd get before the next tank); your armour is sub-par, your guns unreliable and inaccurate and your speed woeful. Give me a medium over that At least the KV-1 can mount a ZiS 57mm now, I have the odd fun game in that as a result.

Pacific wrote:Integrated graphics cards shouldn't be a problem, I run WoT on my laptop perfectly well (although it is quite a new one).

Some of the Russian tanks really do my head in. I decided to take the German TD and medium/heavy tank route, and I've now resigned myself to the annoying voice saying "it didn't go through". What used to annoy me was that the game developers were apparently priding themselves on making a game that prided itself on 'historical accuracy' - yet my '88, a gun that is generally regarded as being one of the most deadly in WW2 (in one instance recorded as going through both sides of a house and destroying a Sherman on the other side), bounces off the backs of tanks (that I have carefully manouevered around) like gentle summer rain. Then, I get used to the sight of that big 'ole turret slowly turning round and wrecking my tank in 1 shot
That the developers of the game are Russian, and one of them was apparently quoted as saying something about 'not buffing the tanks that killed my ancestors' doesn't make me hope for something more balanced, and TBH I can't be arsed to put all of the man hours into it again taking another tech tree from scratch.

I think the key is to recognise it as an 'arcade' experience (this is confirmed when you get to the higher tiers and see the high number of Fantasy tanks), and the entire purpose of the game is for you to get your ass handed to you so you shell out (ho ho ho!) for premium tanks, a premium account and gold shells.

Premium tanks don't really afford you better chances of victory... they just exist so that you can maintain other tanks. Running tier 7+ tanks in isolation can get a little bit silly, with breaking even often being your goal.

The long 88 in my Tiger I can infuriate me at times, but I've just learned where to aim over time... if you're doing poorly then ultimately you still help the team if you aim for the tracks ;P

The good thing about many German guns is the accuracy; if you can get a shot on a Cupola, or a view port, or a hatch (which at medium ranges you can often easily hit) you've pretty much got a guaranteed penetration. I think the only Russian line that I'd raaaaage about seriously are their early TDs though. Their tier III has something ridiculous like a tier 5 main gun if I recall correctly.


I put it out there that the M4 Sherman is the most fun tank to play :p

Henners91 wrote:
I've never liked KVs though; it's so painful to grind up for that 14k gun (Which used to be the last thing you'd get before the next tank); your armour is sub-par, your guns unreliable and inaccurate and your speed woeful. Give me a medium over that At least the KV-1 can mount a ZiS 57mm now, I have the odd fun game in that as a result.

My KV-2 with the 152mm M-10 has a sniper medal
The KV-2 is an excellent training tank, as your reload time is so huge every shot literally counts; this means that you need to make the best use of cover, aim carefully, know what is going on around you and how to make effective pop up attacks. Once you know how to play to its strengths though it is lethal. I suspect a lot of people treat it as a heavy tank while it is actually a short range tank destroyer. I make an average of 25-30k per game with it as its repairs are cheap so its a really good farming tank.

I like the KV line to be honest; the KV-1 is probably the best tier V heavy, the 57mm gun with a 100% crew and a rammer is borderline OP (I get accused of hacking on a regular basis), the KV-2 is my favourite tank and the KV-3 can hold its own against anything that isn't a tier X. The KV-4 is where it all falls down though and mine has been retired until 7.4 is live.

I don't have much experience with the other heavy lines, I did have a Tiger in the beta but I absolutely hated it.

There is a lot of talk about Russian bias on the WoT forums but it isn't bourne out by the win % stats. The '88 is a tier VII gun and its is fine for its tier, it will bounce on higher tier tanks and strong spots on a KV-3 (dont aim for the front of the turret) but then so does my Soviet 107mm.

The Marder has a better gun than the SU-76; not to mention a huge view range and gun traverse, it even has better armour. They are both tier III though