World of Tanks Beta

[MobBoss]

Had a friend mention this to me just last night, so I downloaded the client last night and am going to take a look at it.

Basically, if you are a member of cursegaming you can get a free beta key for World of Tanks.

The game is essentially a tactical tank simulation w/RPG elements, in that, you start out with only access to light tanks, or sp carriages and as you gain in exp you gain access to larger and more capable tanks. You also get cash that you can spend on tank upgrades, i.e. weapon, engine, suspension, crew, etc. upgrades.

The game itself is totally pvp, and my friend told me that matches are 15 vs 15 maps usually a 2 way capture the flag affair. They also have starter/light divisions for those new to the game so they can be competitive with others without having to face a King Tiger in your 1935 era light tank.

If this sounds like the sort of thing for you, go to curse, join up for free and get a beta key. I will be checking it out tonight after work.

 

[Hammurabi II]

I play as aManBearPig. It's pretty fun, though can be rather "grindy" at times as you try to upgrade. Lower level tanks really really suck, so leveling up into the higher level and "funner" tanks can be tough.

However the overall experience is a lot of fun, and for the price of - free - I certainly recommend it.

 

[cardgame]

never mind, found it, DLing now!

only 41% or so keys remaining, I suggest everyone get in before they're gone.

 

[cardgame]

Did anyone else have trouble with the setup installer? I tried running it twice and it made Windows Explorer nonresponding

I am moving it to desktop now and will try from there, but it's taking AGES

 

[MobBoss]

Did anyone else have trouble with the setup installer? I tried running it twice and it made Windows Explorer nonresponding

I am moving it to desktop now and will try from there, but it's taking AGES

I had some issues with the all-inclusive file...but then went with the downloader and had no issues....although I does take forever to d/l.

Was in last night and saw a guy named cardgame in several games...was that you?

 

[cardgame]

I said hello to yoiu but you never replied!

I did the same thing you did, DL'd the 100mb downloader thing. The DL itself went quite fast comparitive to anything and everything else I dl, at least 30% faster

 

[MobBoss]

I said hello to yoiu but you never replied!

Gah!!! I have had a couple of friends say the same thing. Maybe I am missing the chat box or something. Or maybe I am just too fixated on things. Who knows, probably a bit of both.

I did the same thing you did, DL'd the 100mb downloader thing. The DL itself went quite fast comparitive to anything and everything else I dl, at least 30% faster

Yeah, thats the best way I think.

Btw, I have progressed into the medium/large tank battles, and let me tell you, its brutal. Essentially the first part of your break-in period is simply serving as cannon fodder, until you can get into a tier 3 vehicle. I am going german tank destroyers, and went past Marder II into the Hetzer. Have finally started getting some kills and making credits, but up to this point its been fight a medium battle, get whacked, leave that one and do a light tanks battle to keep the credit/cash flow going. I seem to be hovering around 150k to 250k credits (friggen hetzer cost me like 170k to buy - and the more advanced tanks simply get more expensive). Really would be nice to have something better than a 75mm or 76mm gun, although I have managed to finish off a tiger tank out a couple of times w/a rear or side shot w/high velocity 76mm cannon.

So far, the best way I can describe this game is it is basically like Call of Duty...but only with tanks. You engage in tank battles, and based on how well you do in those battles, you earn credits and experience. You use credits to buy tanks and components for those tanks (better engines, weapons, radios, turrets, etc.) and you use experience to *research* upgrades on a tech tree.

Although its only a beta, its actually quite well polished. The tank renders and graphics are great. Some terrain is destructable (walls and stuff). About the only negatives at the moment is when trying to target something moving fast at a long distance there is some warping due to lag - which clears up the closer the tank gets to you. And there may be some balancing issues to still be worked out - i.e. artillery is hugely powerful on some maps, and some players have gotten so good at aiming their arty that they can take out a light tank buzzing along at 40+km no problem.

Since there is some ammo choices for tanks, I would also like to see arty be able to drop smoke or even spotting rounds to identify targets/objectives. That would be cool.

 

[cardgame]

haha, I have the hetzer too

I got the 105mm cannon recently and am using 100% HE rounds and they work excellently. The main problem is maneuverability and being flanked: try to follow some friendly heavies!

I also experimented with the pzIII ausf B (aka the worst tank ever) and have elite panzerjag and pzII tanks for recruit battles... also messed around with Wespe (waste of ~40k) and Bison, the Bison is fun but not all that fun. I prefer pzII or Hetzer.

Currently I am saving for Stug

 

[MobBoss]

haha, I have the hetzer too

I got the 105mm cannon recently and am using 100% HE rounds and they work excellently. The main problem is maneuverability and being flanked: try to follow some friendly heavies!

I also experimented with the pzIII ausf B (aka the worst tank ever) and have elite panzerjag and pzII tanks for recruit battles... also messed around with Wespe (waste of ~40k) and Bison, the Bison is fun but not all that fun. I prefer pzII or Hetzer.

Currently I am saving for Stug

Almost the same thing here. Except, while I have the 105mm cannon w/HE ammo, I havent had much success with it, and have actually gotten more kills with the high velocity 75mm cannon with the high penetration numbers. I did read on the forums how HE rounds can damage systems instead (i.e. tracks, range finders, gun, etc.) but I just havent had that much success with it. Will keep trying though.

I have a buddy who swears the most fun he has had in the game is with the PzIII (the one after the PzIII ausf A), with max engine and suspension upgrades. He basically tries to zoom past the front line to engage the weaker arty or TDs in the back. Most times he gets caught and is early cannon fodder, but when the breaks through, he can score big. And yeah, it can be tough to hit a tank going 60+km.

And you can get to the PzIII fairly easy by uing gold to convert free experience over from your lighter elite tanks. Just click off enhanced crew training and you can spend 1 gold to get 50 xp added to your pool. Thats how I have been spending my gold lately. So I get into a medium tanks battle, die, and instead of waiting for the match to end, just leave it and start a recruits battle for more credits/xp. Wash, rinse and repeat. Money and xp come in fairly quick doing it that way.

I will probably have enough XP for my Stug III tonight. Yahoo.

 

[FriendlyFire]

Damm Mobboss how many MMORPGS can one man play ?

Chances are Iam the one in the Tiger with the 88 L71 Gun that been poping you lowbies like a turkey shot. With Elite crew at 110% and GunLayer +20% autofire, powerloader +10% load speed

Also welcome to the facist communits club D). I recommend going to PZIII/IV
I've love that little tank, with skill one can easily rack up numerous kills as you zoom through the enemy formation guns blazing. Hunt down the spgs and then sneak around fighting tank destoryers. Or wait for the right moment and pounce from the rear while the big boys fight it out.
I'd bagged plenty of big cats, from King tigers to KVs and ISs with just the 75.

I'd have my fill for the moment but i'll see you post beta.

gives Mobby a "facist communist" fist bump (Yep you have to play facist or communist in this game until they put in the US tanks which will be post clan wars)

 

[FriendlyFire]

I seem to be hovering around 150k to 250k credits (friggen hetzer cost me like 170k to buy - and the more advanced tanks simply get more expensive). Really would be nice to have something better than a 75mm or 76mm gun, although I have managed to finish off a tiger tank out a couple of times w/a rear or side shot w/high velocity 76mm cannon.

1. Make sure to get your free stuart tank.

2. Save up for a preiumn heavy (recomend Matilda with 75 is 1500 gold)
I earn 10k per battle even with defeat and no kills cost 1k to repair (russians have low repair cost).

Heavy = Tier 6 tank reward

3. 88 isnt all that much better until you get the 88/L71
Though the devs are tweaking penetration mechanics

 

[MobBoss]

1. Make sure to get your free stuart tank.

2. Save up for a preiumn heavy (recomend Matilda with 75 is 1500 gold)
I earn 10k per battle even with defeat and no kills cost 1k to repair (russians have low repair cost).

Heavy = Tier 6 tank reward

3. 88 isnt all that much better until you get the 88/L71
Though the devs are tweaking penetration mechanics

Any word on when release for this would be?

 

[FriendlyFire]

The 88L71 gun dose look the part. It's performance is a mixed bag though more consistance in terms of penetration. In one game I am having a good time, pop a PzIV with a single front shot, eat up a KVs, a T34s and an IS2. Next game I get four in a row bounces off a VK3061 front, rear, side and font armor while hes team mates slowly pound me down.

The Russian Beta which is ver 0.5 is currently live.
The Devs have said there will be a reset for EU 0.5 and thereafter the game will be launched soon.
I suspected EU will go live with the 0.53 patch which the is clan war feature. Given the hints of "soon" i would expect within a month.

 

[MobBoss]

The 88L71 gun dose look the part. It's performance is a mixed bag though more consistance in terms of penetration. In one game I am having a good time, pop a PzIV with a single front shot, eat up a KVs, a T34s and an IS2. Next game I get four in a row bounces off a VK3061 front, rear, side and font armor while hes team mates slowly pound me down.

The Russian Beta which is ver 0.5 is currently live.
The Devs have said there will be a reset for EU 0.5 and thereafter the game will be launched soon.
I suspected EU will go live with the 0.53 patch which the is clan war feature. Given the hints of "soon" i would expect within a month.

Wow, within a month?

I do have a few issues with the game as is.

One is the 'lag' of trying to track a tank at distance.....when doing that it seems the red tag that identifies an enemy simply 'warps' across the battlefield. As a result its next to impossible to hit a tank while its moving at range. This seems to clear up at about 300 meters or less, but further out you may as well just save your ammo, unless your target is at a dead stop.

The other is the simply overwhelming power of artillery on some maps. Some players are crazy accurate with it, and it can sway a game badly if not kept tabs on.

I think the xp/credit criteria for advancement not too badly paced. It seems you can get into a tier 3-4-5 vehicle fairly quickly without a lot of hassle and at least be somewhat competitive, even with larger vehicles in the game. However, what occurs in a year or so when everyone is driving around Maus', Ferdis' and the big IS tanks? Whats the end game plan?

I didnt realize that there were two iterations of the game ongoing...i.e. a russian one and EU one. I am gussing I am in the EU beta. My ping seems to average about 250ms a game. Are there any plans for any american servers for lower pings across the water? Or is this going to remain an EU/Russian thing?

Heck, for that matter, how well is your ping from where you are at in Australia?

Any plans to include american, british, french, italian, japanese tanks?

 

[cardgame]

The Mark III Panzer is FUN FUN FUN, best tier 4 ever, let me describe some gameplay with it:

Today on Himmelsdorf, I ran up to the huge hill, passed 3 mediums and 2 lights, killed one of those lights (t46) evaded with comedic effect all the mediums, chased down shot & rammed a Wespe and was finally taken out by a heavy.

With the 75mm gun loaded with HE shells, it actually does decent damage to most tanks; I took out a Mark IV all by myself when it had TD and artillery support trying to shoot my behind off. Additionally, I did about 14% damage to a KV-3; Mark III panzers are credit to team

 

[MobBoss]

The Mark III Panzer is FUN FUN FUN, best tier 4 ever, let me describe some gameplay with it:

Today on Himmelsdorf, I ran up to the huge hill, passed 3 mediums and 2 lights, killed one of those lights (t46) evaded with comedic effect all the mediums, chased down shot & rammed a Wespe and was finally taken out by a heavy.

With the 75mm gun loaded with HE shells, it actually does decent damage to most tanks; I took out a Mark IV all by myself when it had TD and artillery support trying to shoot my behind off. Additionally, I did about 14% damage to a KV-3; Mark III panzers are credit to team

Sounds fun, of course, I cant tell you how many PzIIIs/A-20s/other fast tanks I have taken out in my StugIII. Its all about shot selection and lateral movement. Usually when I have a PzIII shoot by me, I simply turn and wait for a good shot at his rear end. Often a single shot to the rear armor is enough to pot the tank.

I also love to sit in bushes overwatching arty - a lot of fast tank drivers have a bad habit of ramming their target...and for me that means a stationary target. hehe.

 

[Esckey]

Looks like a fun game but I fear I might get to attached to it and I can't really afford to pay for another game when it goes live

 

[MobBoss]

Looks like a fun game but I fear I might get to attached to it and I can't really afford to pay for another game when it goes live

Well, thats the neat thing about this game. You can play it for free as its not subscription based but item mall based. So you can spend as much or as little as you want.

Heard it was going to be a free download too.

 

[FriendlyFire]

US server is "suposed" to be launched at the same time as the EU server.
The RU server is several patches in advance of the EU there on 5.2 while were on 4.6

The usual bugs, balances and content. Though they have significently increased the grind for free to play gamers with increase cost for amo, repairs, equipment and tanks. Making purchase of Gold much more powerful.

But given that the devs are working on RU server at the expense of EU one and delays for this new patch. The RU has over 30,000 players now compared with 2k in EU. I expect the release date to slip. They launch the RU server when it was on 0.5. Yes its actually launched with the usual mmorpg problems.

Anyways I hope we get our "Beta rewards" and have the ability to transfer to US server.





I always target you for destruction first ... given you low HP and high damage output.
I found its play style very vunrenable to arty, and underpowered. (especially the mid tiers)

 

[FriendlyFire]

Sigh my WOT delays 0.5 patch post got deleted

In which I attack the developers for being LAZY, DOWNLOADING PORN and drinking TOO MUCH VODKA. I got a ton of thumbs up before it was removed.

Here it is in all its LOL glory