[CKid]

Just a heads up for the WoT players. http://worldoftanks.com/en/news/22/holiday-specials-2013/

Tons of specials beginning today. Looks like the best one is the double exp for wins and loses thats starts on the 20th. If you got more time on your hands than you know what to do with, you can try and get a "free" IS-6.

[Rodo]

Here's mine.



Le sucky bastard.

[Scourge of Ages]

Game updated! 8.10! Japanese tanks! New graphics!
Banzai!

[Patriot]

New graphics!

saywut

[Rodo]

Shadows and lighting DO look really good now, the entire bunch of maps seem more realistic.
Also, prepare to be flooded with jap tanks, it seems to be mating season or something 

[Scourge of Ages]

http://worldoftanks.com/en/news/17/HappyNY/

Not sure, but I think it's three days of free premium time!

[Veers]

As I'm well below the 2000 minimum. Not much shows up

[CKid]

http://worldoftanks.com/en/news/17/HappyNY/

Not sure, but I think it's three days of free premium time!

Geez, how the heck did I miss that!?

Any who, a video was released explaining what kind of new stuff awaits us this year.

http://worldoftanks.com/en/news/33/asap-16/

[Husker]

Yeah, cool! Except I can't experience any of this because on my main comp I have no Internet.

[CKid]

 

Its sooooo beautiful....

Also, historical battles come out next update.

[Droid803]

>StuG III and Pz IV split

So...time to rebuy the StuG and a Panzer4 for free garage slots?

[Rodo]

I just got the Hellcat for historical battles, it's a bump I didn't keep the Tiger I for this.

[CKid]

Here is 3 confirmed historical battles and their tank line up

Lake Balaton offensive

Map: Erlenberg
Vehicles:
USSR – IS, T-34, T-34-85, ISU-152, SU-100, SU-76
Germany – Stug III, Tiger II, Panther, Pz IV, Jagdtiger(lol), Jagdpanther

Battle of Kursk

Map: Prokhorovka
Vehicles:
USSR – SU-152, KV-1S, SU-85, T-34, T-70, SU-76,
Germany – Ferdinand, Pz IV, Panther, Tiger I, StuG III, Pz II, Pz III

Ardennes Offensive

Map: Erlenberg
Vehicles:
USA – M10 Wolverine, M18 Hellcat, M36 Jackson, M4A3E8 Sherman, M4A3E2 Sherman Jumbo
Germany – Jagdpanther, Pz IV, Panther, Tiger I, StuG III, Tiger II

[Rodo]

Ahhh! Tigaaaa tuuu I got yesss.

[SpardaSon21]

I am not looking forwards to the Ardennes Offensive as the Americans.  Our top tier tank is 6, and not even a single heavy tank in our list, and the Germans get three tier 7 tanks in their list and a tier 8 heavy.  Unless we get a ****load more tanks than they do, the disparity in hit points will be staggering, not to mention they'll simply have way more 88's than we'll have 90mm's.

[Droid803]

Those poor SU-76s. Tier III having to go against tier 8s (ferdis) and 9s (jagdtigers).

I am not looking forwards to the Ardennes Offensive as the Americans.  Our top tier tank is 6, and not even a single heavy tank in our list, and the Germans get three tier 7 tanks in their list and a tier 8 heavy.  Unless we get a ****load more tanks than they do, the disparity in hit points will be staggering, not to mention they'll simply have way more 88's than we'll have 90mm's.

They'll never see your (probably 76mm-armed) hellcats, don't worry.

EDIT:

Battles end up looking like this apparently. Who whudda thunk?

[crizza]

I thought they were boasting that historical battles would be somehow fair, like 5 Tiger against a ****load of T-34^^
But with the same numbers on every team...well

[Patriot]

Well, that being test server, i have seen videos of Historical Battles being balanced in the way crizza mentioned.

A JagdPanther, a JagdTiger and a Tiger II against around 7 Russian tanks, of which 5 were IS's

[Rodo]

They will turn out being a challenge, on whichever side you are playing. It's not like they are giving you a fully upgraded Tiger II or Ferdi anyway.

[CKid]

Well, that being test server, i have seen videos of Historical Battles being balanced in the way crizza mentioned.

A JagdPanther, a JagdTiger and a Tiger II against around 7 Russian tanks, of which 5 were IS's

It depends on the historical battle that you select, 1 battle will have even teams, others will have more uneven teams. Having played it, you can very well be out matched depending on the tank you select. A stock T-34 cant pen a tiger so you have act as a scout for your TDs.