Also, if a tank wanders into a 155m (or even a 105mm Battery) Battery's AOF (Azimuth-of-Fire), he better be shooting at us from hull defilade first..  There are VERY few units that can match the organic fire-power of an Field Artillery Battery..  We've got the six howitzers plus a minimum of 12 .50 cals (to knock a tanks tracks off if he exposes them) for a mobilty kill.. Then the guns will eat the tank..

I play aswell, my name's "Pineapple" if anyone wants to look me up. Just got my Jagdpanther today, with the long 88 it's very nice . Also, the British tanks are being released early tomorrow, think I'll make a start on their medium line.

No field artillery in the game Hans...just SPG`s and TD`s. But they are talking about adding infantry and Howies in later versions....

Too many pineapples in game!

Is it possible for a person set up his own passworded server and run it by "Invitation" or "Members Only"?    Kinda like what some of us did when Sierra shut down it's "Red Baron 3D" servers..

A server would be set up, and only bona-fied members of recognized Squadrons and Staffels would have access on "Game Day"...

If that's the case, then I'd play probably.. But I don't care for "open to the public" servers (unless i just wanna blow stuff up for a hour or so)

No, but you can create a "room" and invite your friends to play in that room.

What's the room's capacity? Enough for two tank platoons or, even better, companies?

Standard battles are set at 15 on each side.  In a room, you need at least one on each side, max 15 on each side.

I don't play in the rooms much, so i had forgotten that you don't earn experience there, so you can't progress through the game to get larger tanks.  So, Hans, if you don't want to play with the regular slobs, then you won't get much enjoyment from the game.

Watchmann

I don't play in the rooms much, so i had forgotten that you don't earn experience there, so you can't progress through the game to get larger tanks.  So, Hans, if you don't want to play with the regular slobs, then you won't get much enjoyment from the game.

You can still platoon up with a couple of friends though, it makes random matches a bit more bearable. Playing company battles also nets you a good amount of experience and credits.

Yes, but if he doesn't play, he'll still be in his lol tractor.

BTW, what's your screen name, there are LOTS of pineapples.

It's just "Pineapple", no number's or anything

Strange, the only just "Pineapple" I can find hasn't had a single battle.  Can't be you.  Perhaps we are on different servers?  North America, "WoT".

Ah, I'm on the EU server, that's the problem.

:(

Won`t be hard to find me..."Troublemaker66"...I`m on the N.A. server.

Yep, sent you a convo tonight, must have missed it.

Watchmann

Yep, sent you a convo tonight, must have missed it.

Watchmann

I don't play in the rooms much, so i had forgotten that you don't earn experience there, so you can't progress through the game to get larger tanks.  So, Hans, if you don't want to play with the regular slobs, then you won't get much enjoyment from the game.

Too bad..  But if one could get enough interest in forming a few dedicated units, say, one Axis, one Allied, things could be fun.. Might take a while though..

I've been playing for 1.5 years...up to tier 10 on several lines.  Love it, great game.

It's not a simulation, it's a game.

Hmmm.. I prefer a sim... Guess I'll pass on D/Ling it..

Hans, you should check it out.  It is free and it is addicting.

There is nothing like rolling across the steppes and mowing down other tanks in my Maus.

As if you needed another addition.

I started yesterday.....names gearz77     OMG how much fun Im having!!!!!   wont get to log on till 6 tonight....

what can I do in that little T1 tin can I start in?  .....when I fired,  my crew said I think that one bounced off! 

Chromdome35

Hans, you should check it out.  It is free and it is addicting.

There is nothing like rolling across the steppes and mowing down other tanks in my Maus.

As if you needed another addition.

Heh.. Guess what I'm looking for is a sim, ala "Panzer Elite"... Is WoT "arcade-style" or "Sim-Style".. I want a sim, where I'm using the joystick and keyboard, and I'm "inside" the tank, not looking at it from outside.. Any screen-shots?

Hey Hans....it took me a min but I was rolling around outside the tank, then I accidently scrolled my mouse wheel in....  Then I was inside the tank looking out.  I could even magnify the scope for the shot.  I was hit and the tank commander got knocked out....  lol   I lost a track  =[  and all kinds of crap went down.  After few minutes everything is repaired but only so much...its a field repair.  Gotta repair your tank in the garage,   upgrade it too.  You can upgrade anything.  Its a cross between a sim and arcade.  Leaning towards the sim when insde the tank.  I jumped my tank and broke a track  =[  Very addicting, and its nice the everyone is a real person, except your tank crew.  But they really talk, like when you lock on the gunner ask permission to fire or says that one too far away.

Ok.. Wondered about the crew-voices being used.. Helps a lot with the "Immersion Factor"...

Ripcord: You start out on a newbie battlefield and shouldn't be facing anything much more powerful than your T1 plus the other players are rookies too so you're pretty evenly matched.

Hans: Yeah the game is mostly arcade. You drive the tank with your WASD keys and rotate the turret (if you have one) and look around with the mouse. Most of the time you'll be using the bird's eye third person view on your vehicle but you can zoom in using a gun's eye view- in fact it's the only way I can hit anything. As Ripcord said you get a pile of different tanks, tank destroyers, and SPGs available but you start out with a cheap light tank and have to gain experience and money to invest in research to buy better hardware (bigger engine, better gun, etc) and to eventually jump to a bigger more powerful AFV.

Their website is here. Click on Media for screenshots and videos.  

The voice acting is good, but funny it's English with an American accent for everyone- even Soviet and German vehicles! 

Maybe not your cup o' tea Hans but as the guys said- it's free to play, you only need to pay to get special premium tanks and equipment. So try it, play around with it, and if you don't like it delete it- the only thing you've lost is the time invested. 

BTW: Sorry I haven't been on the game much, bad ISP problems, after Thanksgiving I need to call the cable company and see if they can straighten this mess out. TV is messing up too, other night it was so fuzzy on Mythbusters I couldn't tell Adam and Jamie apart! Hopefully will be back on the game soon- look for Gamera977 - all my vehicles are US Army or British.  

SPG for the win!  Although I feel like Im cheating....

Gamera

BTW: Sorry I haven't been on the game much, bad ISP problems, after Thanksgiving I need to call the cable company and see if they can straighten this mess out. TV is messing up too, other night it was so fuzzy on Mythbusters I couldn't tell Adam and Jamie apart! Hopefully will be back on the game soon- look for Gamera977 - all my vehicles are US Army or British.