Update 1.47

[AOD_B.Rubble]

The mod took to attacking Dannes test parameters,etc rather than try to explain anything of substance. They were "flamed' by the community,and thusly so,for doing this. They chose to challenge the data collection rather than the data. Furthermore,they didn't realize the guy who CREATED the data sheets was the very one speaking,thus,knew wtf He was talking about. It'll be interesting to see if the developers actually take to testing in this manner suggested,rather than willy-nilly enact changes w/out full due process in regards to effect in game. Hell,use the damn cloud power to enact a change on dev server,then run a million games on the computer/cloud. See what effects it has,etc and THEN enact/don't enact. I'm only BARELY in the know on this stuff,but if MY dumb-ass can figure it out,then perhaps the people who do it for a living can? Bueller?Anyone?Bueller?

[Golly]

i REALLY LIKE THE REWARD SYSTEM THEY HAVE BROUGHT IN

[NavyAv8r]

daily bonus seems to be bugged haven't figured it out exactly but i managed to get yesterdays bonus twice with several hours logged off in between.

I believe they are too! i don't get mine everyday.

[AOD_BritishBob]

Warning the vampire will now rip its combat flaps over 400 km/h...

Need to confirm 100% though.

Note combat flaps in RB can now break really easy. Some were breaking at 200 KM/P on some FW190s. Seems Bugged atm.

[antoniy001]

Note combat flaps in RB can now break really easy. Some were breaking at 200 KM/P on some FW190s. Seems Bugged atm.

I lost the combat flaps on MC202 and Wildcat at ~350 km/h. Was it like that before the patch? I don't know because I'm kind of a noob in RB.

[AOD_BritishBob]

I lost the combat flaps on MC202 and Wildcat at ~350 km/h. Was it like that before the patch? I don't know because I'm kind of a noob in RB.

No it wasn't.

[Javafox]

Still waiting for a 20mm rotocannon for my k-4...(also the new thing with flaps is stupid).

[AOD_Danneskjold]

Hence the "Treasure chests" and "Power-ups" candy for the kiddies and short attention span crowd....



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Absolutely Brilliant! One of the key points he brings up is Gaijin's repeated pattern of failing to address obvious problems while making system changes without adequately testing/understanding the gameplay implications/consequences when released to the full user base. Bravo Dannes!

Thanks! That's basically my biggest grievance with War Thunder. Not the content of the change. But that changing the game in any fundamental manner from small to big requires a rebalance before release.

I.E. If tomorrow all the planes were magic ponies, the old battle ratings would no longer be valid.

[Beanbb]

My biggest thing with the patch besides the move towards rewards and buying boxes is the change in shell physics in tanks. I have not seen it anywhere in the notes (please correct me if I missed it), but they have had to have done something with the chance to bounce.

I am bouncing shells off tanks at a far higher percentage since the patch hit. I'm watching shells that SHOULD penetrate given their caliber, velocity, range and angle vs. target armor value and just watching them karoom off into the distance (i.e. KT 10.5cm to the slightly angled side of a Panther). Not to mention the far-increased bounciness of all of the T54's upper glacis. I have a T54 mod 47 and mod 51, and my ability to tank frontal or slightly angled shots is crazy at this point (where in last patch it seemed everything was finding my ammo rack behind the upper glacis). Not to mention trying to pen a T54 from the front with a long 88 (JP, KT or Ferd) and watching the shots just bounce bounce bounce. Even firing APCR.

They seem to be playing with the chance to ricochet in the major patches and not noting them. I can't prove it, but the widely varied performance of the T54 upper glacis alone over the last three patches says they're doing something and not putting it in the notes.

To be fair it's not like I've raged-quit WT, as my wife and son will testify, but man it's frustrating.

[PapaPnut]

In an interesting move, World of Tanks seems to be responding to the new daily reward system in 1.47 with a daily reward of their own http://worldoftanks.com/en/news/pc-b...onus-missions/

You get 50K credits for just logging in. Log in 30 days and also get a free premium light tank, log in 60 days and you get a free premium T4 tank. Other rewards (free premium days etc) come at 5 day intervals.

Though it's announced as only good through May 8, it seems pretty likely to be a trial experiment response to 1.47 to see the impact on user counts and revenue. If it works for them, my guess is after the 60 days some form of daily reward will be integrated into WOT. However, the WOT rewards have a serious flaw in that it only requires you to log in to get the bonus, you don't actually have to spend any time playing. At least Gaijin's system makes you work for the rewards which is really pretty smart(I still prefer the simplicity of the X2s). The longer they can keep you online the less time you have to play competitors games and the higher the probability you'll spend real money on WT.