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Strigon 13 · 2014-04-21, 19:55

Well, I'm not having any CDT issues yet. Dunno why.

Anyway, yesterday was another normal day with good games, bad games, horrible games... and then there's this one:

Spoiler for So many shots wasted:

On another note, I installed the Team Turtle voice mod in replacement for The Simpsons voices.

RWBladewing · 2014-04-21, 20:31

FINALLY get a game that isn't tier 9 in T29, game crashes and I can't get back in. Done until they fix this bullshit.

Gravitas Free Zone · 2014-04-21, 23:09

From the WoT forums:

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Yes, I know that WG is in Belarus, but clearly their image is conflated with their neighbor.

Also that the Standard setting doesn't always fix the problem, but so it goes.

Endless Soul · 2014-04-22, 00:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Endless Knackwurst

From the WoT forums:

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Oh myy. Zing!

Gravitas Free Zone · 2014-04-22, 07:54

I got through an entire Flaktoaster game by using Standard graphics. Except that my computer isn't a potato and shouldn't have to stoop so low. Plus "Standard" looks significantly worse than 8.11 does, to the point where it's distracting.

Silver-Throne · 2014-04-22, 21:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Endless Knackwurst

I got through an entire Flaktoaster game by using Standard graphics. Except that my computer isn't a potato and shouldn't have to stoop so low. Plus "Standard" looks significantly worse than 8.11 does, to the point where it's distracting.

I tried it once but it didnt affected my game that big. I even made a last stand against 7 enemy tanks, where I won by destroying them all. It happened two months ago and there`s nothing for me to be proud of that feat, it really made me nervous.

I`m sure lowering the graphic setting will increase the FPS?

Gravitas Free Zone · 2014-04-22, 21:52

There's some FPS bump, but most of the time my performance under Improved was above the 30 FPS threshold, so it was enough.

Anyway, I won't have to use the Flaktoaster for a while, or at least until there might be a post-9.0 patch. I finished the 250000 XP for the On-Track, which got me an extra garage slot and 3200 gold. (Though based on the "how much money is your time actually worth?" equation, these are never winning propositions.)

Though the main reason for doing the On-Track was to finish grinding up to the WT auf PzIV, which I haven't quite reached yet... maybe another day's grinding, if I can stave off the Grinding Ennui for a little while longer. I saw the entire span of Tier 8 teams today, from ultraviolet purple to potatos so deep in the ground that they're coming out of the other side of the planet. Which is really disturbing at Tier 8.

Edited to add: I'd seen someone else have this glitch, but apparently I have it also.

Super shiny.

LeoXiao · 2014-04-23, 01:11

It reminds me of those super-rare Shiny Pokemon you could get in the second generation GBC games.

Tempester · 2014-04-23, 03:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Endless Knackwurst

Though the main reason for doing the On-Track was to finish grinding up to the WT auf PzIV, which I haven't quite reached yet...

Trust me when I say the WT Pz. 4 is a far more fun tank than the WTE100.

Playing the WTE100 is like walking on a tightrope; the second your Sixth Sense light bulb pops up and you don't have *immediate* cover, you know that you're either going to be dead in the next few seconds, or you'll be crippled so hard that you can't take another hit. And with that godawful camo, you're going to see that light bulb pop up in the most ridiculous situations. The WTE100 not only encourages but actively forces cowardly and campy play for the user. It always has to shoot enemies within the draw box but outside of the max spotting range.

The WT Pz. 4 can flex. It can move across places of the map the WTE100 could never dream of doing because of its camo and small size. It can even hide behind heavy allies in choke points and brawl with enemy heavies by driving backwards and taking snapshots.

The WTE100 isn't flexible at all and it's forced into a sniper role with few opportunities for alternatives. It's like arty: it's not fun for the user and it's not fun for the enemy either. It's a cancer to gameplay that either has to be removed from the game or completely rebalanced.

Gravitas Free Zone · 2014-04-23, 07:32

I look at the WTE100 from the other side with about the same reasoning:

Is it looking at me? No? Has Sixth Sense gone off? No? Shoot it in the turret repeatedly.

Is it looking at me? No? Has Sixth Sense gone off? Yes? Shoot it in the turret once and hide.

Is it looking at me? Yes? Keep hiding.

It doesn't help that the WTE100 has nonexistent turret armor, so hull-down doesn't work.

I've noticed the logical usage of the WT PzIV with regard to backing up out of cover to only expose the gun and a bit of hull (though not sidescraping, actually perpendicular to cover, because there's no armor to sidescrape with), but I've also seen some people actually driving it backwards to keep the engine hidden, which seems a little excessive.

demonix · 2014-04-23, 08:43

I finally managed to get my first steel wall achievement on the Churchill I (a tank I wouldn't have expected to get a steel wall on considering how many times I've been taken out in that tank).

But I'm not going to brag since only over 1200 potential damage was blocked by the armour but it's at least twice as much then (probably) my previous potential damage received in an M3 Lee.

Gravitas Free Zone · 2014-04-23, 11:33

For every team that does this right:

I can think of two or three that do it wrong.

Though it went well for my side this time. I got a Confederate medal out of the game... because EVERY TIME I HAD A KILLSHOT OPPORTUNITY I GOT SCREWED BY RNG. Shot from above on a 5% T30's front plate? Goes just in front, under the tracks. Broadside shot on a 13% T110E3? Bounces off the gun mantlet. From the side.

Endless Soul · 2014-04-23, 12:17

Sounds like my usual game. Remember that one in my IS-3 where every single one of my 13 shots bounced, even when aimed at engine decks? That was just one of the reasons why I quit. Pure frustration.

RWBladewing · 2014-04-23, 12:46

Tell me about it. My last session Monday before the game became completely unplayable due to constant crashes featured my T29's side shot on an arty being eaten by the tracks and not even tracking him, followed by my SU-85b bouncing off the side of a Hellcat 3 times in a row. Armor stats only matter when the game decides it wants them to.

Gravitas Free Zone · 2014-04-23, 17:42

Ah, the final grind ennui has set in. I'm still at 10000 XP from the WTPzIV, my teams have been horrible, and I just don't care. I go in, I try to get some XP, people explode, rinse, repeat.

And training the backup crew in the JT88 is fucking horrible.

Gravitas Free Zone · 2014-04-24, 07:06

Next On-Track is to the BC 155 58. Yep, another thrilling arty grind. Reward is the leFH18B2. I don't see myself doing this one, though I could maybe purchase the Lorr 155 50 at a discount if I felt like suffering again. I really don't... so probably the only thing that I'll do during this On-Track is actually use the leFH18B2 again just to make an appearance.

Meanwhile, I finished the RBWT grind to the WTPzIV, and destroyed my WR doing so, because it was incredibly difficult to get a win last night.

Drake · 2014-04-24, 09:36

Fired this up for the first time in god knows how long since my little brother has moved to PC, the latest update seems to have made a right hash of things.

He's running a pretty top end rig and he cant even play with the improved graphic settings thanks to some kind of micro-studder he gets when looking around and aiming in sniper mode.

I get it as well in sniper mode (which makes leading targets difficult) but its nowhere near as bad as his computer.

Gravitas Free Zone · 2014-04-24, 10:35

I had a CTD with the E-25 when I turned Improved back on (when it hadn't crashed before), so now I'm just running the game at full potato graphics to avoid unpleasant stoppages.

Blech.

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I miss having shadows.

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What the Chi-Nu Kai bug looks like in potato mode:

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Best arctic camo ever?

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Peak Roomba.

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Only five per team.

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At least the replays can be turned up.

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KABLOOIE.

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Somebody's getting a sealed casket filled with 75 kilos of sand. Or a soup can.

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Images

It did go some distance. And yes, that's a VK7201K. Damn it's ugly.

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Not shown, because it would take too long: Catching a T34 in the SE factory building of Highway and keeping it permatracked (with a JT88) for almost two minutes while I waited for my slow, slow, slow backup to push through some other opponents and flank it.

Tak · 2014-04-24, 10:54

So boys, I am back in game.

Logged in for the 1st time since 8.7, and after an almost 4 gig download, I was in!

First thing I fired up is the Tiger in historical battle. Twenty minutes of waiting, but it was worth it. Though it seems I would be stuck playing Germans and maybe a few Russian tanks

So... how do people feel about the new/old IV Ausf D & Ausf H?

- Tak

Gravitas Free Zone · 2014-04-24, 11:53

I haven't run the PzIVD yet. The paper numbers don't compare well to the PzIII except that the PzIV gets a final gun that can actually hurt things with AP.

2014-04-21, 19:55	Link #12281
Strigon 13 Electrosphere Join Date: Mar 2011	Well, I'm not having any CDT issues yet. Dunno why. Anyway, yesterday was another normal day with good games, bad games, horrible games... and then there's this one: Spoiler for So many shots wasted: Look at the ammount of shots bounced Those 7 penetrating shots where: 6 tracks and only 1 golden shot from the KV-3 On another note, I installed the Team Turtle voice mod in replacement for The Simpsons voices.

2014-04-22, 21:52	Link #12287
Gravitas Free Zone Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012	There's some FPS bump, but most of the time my performance under Improved was above the 30 FPS threshold, so it was enough. Anyway, I won't have to use the Flaktoaster for a while, or at least until there might be a post-9.0 patch. I finished the 250000 XP for the On-Track, which got me an extra garage slot and 3200 gold. (Though based on the "how much money is your time actually worth?" equation, these are never winning propositions.) Though the main reason for doing the On-Track was to finish grinding up to the WT auf PzIV, which I haven't quite reached yet... maybe another day's grinding, if I can stave off the Grinding Ennui for a little while longer. I saw the entire span of Tier 8 teams today, from ultraviolet purple to potatos so deep in the ground that they're coming out of the other side of the planet. Which is really disturbing at Tier 8. Edited to add: I'd seen someone else have this glitch, but apparently I have it also. Super shiny. Last edited by Gravitas Free Zone; 2014-04-22 at 23:35.

2014-04-23, 12:17	Link #12293
Endless Soul Megane girl fan Join Date: May 2011 Location: Diagonally parked in a parallel universe. Age: 55	Sounds like my usual game. Remember that one in my IS-3 where every single one of my 13 shots bounced, even when aimed at engine decks? That was just one of the reasons why I quit. Pure frustration. __________________ Signature by ganbaru

2014-04-24, 09:36	Link #12297
Drake dn ʎɐʍ sıɥʇ Graphic Designer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern Ireland	Fired this up for the first time in god knows how long since my little brother has moved to PC, the latest update seems to have made a right hash of things. He's running a pretty top end rig and he cant even play with the improved graphic settings thanks to some kind of micro-studder he gets when looking around and aiming in sniper mode. I get it as well in sniper mode (which makes leading targets difficult) but its nowhere near as bad as his computer. __________________

2014-04-24, 10:54	Link #12299
Tak Catholic = Cat addiction? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: MURICA!!	So boys, I am back in game. Logged in for the 1st time since 8.7, and after an almost 4 gig download, I was in! First thing I fired up is the Tiger in historical battle. Twenty minutes of waiting, but it was worth it. Though it seems I would be stuck playing Germans and maybe a few Russian tanks So... how do people feel about the new/old IV Ausf D & Ausf H? - Tak __________________ BLESSED IS OUR GOD, THE LORD OF MIRACLES, FOR HE HAS SUPPLIED AN ENTIRE BATTALION WITH JUST FIVE ROUNDS OF AMMO AND TWO GRENADES!! Remember, the toes you step on today may be connected to the @ss you have to kiss tomorrow.

2014-04-21, 20:31	Link #12282
RWBladewing Salt Levels Critical Join Date: Oct 2007	FINALLY get a game that isn't tier 9 in T29, game crashes and I can't get back in. Done until they fix this bullshit.

2014-04-21, 23:09	Link #12283
Gravitas Free Zone Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012	From the WoT forums: Images Ouch, burn? Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? Yes, I know that WG is in Belarus, but clearly their image is conflated with their neighbor. Also that the Standard setting doesn't always fix the problem, but so it goes.

2014-04-22, 07:54	Link #12285
Gravitas Free Zone Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012	I got through an entire Flaktoaster game by using Standard graphics. Except that my computer isn't a potato and shouldn't have to stoop so low. Plus "Standard" looks significantly worse than 8.11 does, to the point where it's distracting.

2014-04-23, 01:11	Link #12288
LeoXiao 思想工作 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Vereinigte Staaten Age: 32	It reminds me of those super-rare Shiny Pokemon you could get in the second generation GBC games.

2014-04-23, 07:32	Link #12290
Gravitas Free Zone Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012	I look at the WTE100 from the other side with about the same reasoning: Is it looking at me? No? Has Sixth Sense gone off? No? Shoot it in the turret repeatedly. Is it looking at me? No? Has Sixth Sense gone off? Yes? Shoot it in the turret once and hide. Is it looking at me? Yes? Keep hiding. It doesn't help that the WTE100 has nonexistent turret armor, so hull-down doesn't work. I've noticed the logical usage of the WT PzIV with regard to backing up out of cover to only expose the gun and a bit of hull (though not sidescraping, actually perpendicular to cover, because there's no armor to sidescrape with), but I've also seen some people actually driving it backwards to keep the engine hidden, which seems a little excessive.

2014-04-23, 08:43	Link #12291
demonix Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hayes, Middx UK Age: 44	I finally managed to get my first steel wall achievement on the Churchill I (a tank I wouldn't have expected to get a steel wall on considering how many times I've been taken out in that tank). But I'm not going to brag since only over 1200 potential damage was blocked by the armour but it's at least twice as much then (probably) my previous potential damage received in an M3 Lee.

2014-04-23, 11:33	Link #12292
Gravitas Free Zone Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012	For every team that does this right: I can think of two or three that do it wrong. Though it went well for my side this time. I got a Confederate medal out of the game... because EVERY TIME I HAD A KILLSHOT OPPORTUNITY I GOT SCREWED BY RNG. Shot from above on a 5% T30's front plate? Goes just in front, under the tracks. Broadside shot on a 13% T110E3? Bounces off the gun mantlet. From the side.

2014-04-23, 12:46	Link #12294
RWBladewing Salt Levels Critical Join Date: Oct 2007	Tell me about it. My last session Monday before the game became completely unplayable due to constant crashes featured my T29's side shot on an arty being eaten by the tracks and not even tracking him, followed by my SU-85b bouncing off the side of a Hellcat 3 times in a row. Armor stats only matter when the game decides it wants them to.

2014-04-23, 17:42	Link #12295
Gravitas Free Zone Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012	Ah, the final grind ennui has set in. I'm still at 10000 XP from the WTPzIV, my teams have been horrible, and I just don't care. I go in, I try to get some XP, people explode, rinse, repeat. And training the backup crew in the JT88 is fucking horrible.

2014-04-24, 07:06	Link #12296
Gravitas Free Zone Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012	Next On-Track is to the BC 155 58. Yep, another thrilling arty grind. Reward is the leFH18B2. I don't see myself doing this one, though I could maybe purchase the Lorr 155 50 at a discount if I felt like suffering again. I really don't... so probably the only thing that I'll do during this On-Track is actually use the leFH18B2 again just to make an appearance. Meanwhile, I finished the RBWT grind to the WTPzIV, and destroyed my WR doing so, because it was incredibly difficult to get a win last night.

2014-04-24, 10:35	Link #12298
Gravitas Free Zone Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012	I had a CTD with the E-25 when I turned Improved back on (when it hadn't crashed before), so now I'm just running the game at full potato graphics to avoid unpleasant stoppages. Blech. Images I miss having shadows. Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? What the Chi-Nu Kai bug looks like in potato mode: Images Best arctic camo ever? Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? Peak Roomba. Images Only five per team. Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? At least the replays can be turned up. Images KABLOOIE. Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? Images Somebody's getting a sealed casket filled with 75 kilos of sand. Or a soup can. Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? Images It did go some distance. And yes, that's a VK7201K. Damn it's ugly. Sorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload? Not shown, because it would take too long: Catching a T34 in the SE factory building of Highway and keeping it permatracked (with a JT88) for almost two minutes while I waited for my slow, slow, slow backup to push through some other opponents and flank it.

2014-04-24, 11:53	Link #12300
Gravitas Free Zone Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012	I haven't run the PzIVD yet. The paper numbers don't compare well to the PzIII except that the PzIV gets a final gun that can actually hurt things with AP.