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What updates will the world of tanks. Updates. Changes to vehicle parameters

27.4.2017 4106 Views

Game servers will be unavailable on April 27 from 4:00 to 10:00 (Moscow time), however, you can download the 0.9.18 WoT update until the completion of technical work.

Besides:

  • The game situation on the Global Map is "frozen" from April 27, 4:00 (Moscow time) until April 28, 4:00 (Moscow time).
  • The Clan Portal will be unavailable on April 27 from 4:00 to 10:00 MSK.
  • On April 27, there will be no Offensive in the Strongholds.

Download World of Tanks from the official website:

Russian region. Current version of the game: 9.18

1. Select a folder to download

2. Wait while the file downloads

3. Run the downloaded file and follow the instructions

What's new in update 0.9.18 world of tanks:

Improved balancer

The new balancer is a template algorithm that selects equal teams in the shortest possible time. First of all, the balancer tries to create a three-tiered combat using the 3/5/7 template. If it may take too long to assemble teams using this pattern, the system relaxes the restrictions to assemble teams faster. Also, due to the composition of the queue, the balancer can create a two-tier or one-tier battle. In this case, most battles will be three-tier. Thus, you won't have to wait long for a battle - the balancer will always select the optimal composition of teams based on the current situation on the server. With the new balancer, you will always face a team with the same number of cars at the top / middle / bottom of the team roster as your team. Moreover, regardless of the chosen template, the number of cars at the bottom of the list of teams will be more than cars in the middle, and there will be more of them than cars in the "top". Simply put, no matter which part of the list your vehicle is on, there will always be enemy tanks of the same tier for you, which will allow you to have a greater impact on the outcome of the battle.

Expansion of branches of light tanks to Tier X

The branches of light tanks will be expanded to Tier X and will receive a standard battle level (± 2), which will diversify game process on LT and will make it nicer. They will no longer have to suffer: fast, but extremely "fragile" Tier VIII tanks will now play against "ten" tanks, but the number of Tier X tanks will not be significant - the "eighth" LTs will easily find opponents on the shoulder. However, that's not all! Having received full-fledged research branches, light tanks turned into independent combat units and received whole line balance edits. They will continue to play the role of scouts, but they will have decent firepower and excellent speed to influence the outcome of the battle when needed. The new Tier X light tanks will be faster and more maneuverable than their counterparts at lower tiers. Stabilization, maneuverability, armor penetration and damage allow light tanks to excel in combat at short and medium distances. In duels against CTs, Tier X light tanks are far from being whipping boys. Their guns will be only slightly inferior to those of medium tanks, and their armor penetration is enough to penetrate the side or stern of any enemy. Anyone who does not pay attention to them in battle will make a big mistake.

Changes in the game mechanics of the SPG

New mechanics stun turns SPGs into long-range fire support vehicles: effective team players will be able to reduce combat performance enemy tanks enemy and set the direction of attack, staying behind the backs of allies. Having lost the ability to inflict high one-time damage, self-propelled guns will temporarily reduce the mobility, accuracy and reload speed of enemy vehicles. The duration of the stun can be reduced by the anti-splinter lining or completely removed with the help of reusable First Aid Kits. At the end of the stun effect, the vehicle's parameters return to normal, and the battle can be continued. We also significantly reduced the armor penetration and damage of high-explosive fragmentation shells and completely removed armor-piercing, armor-piercing subcaliber and cumulative ammunition from the researched self-propelled guns. SPGs will now do less damage, but gain experience for damage inflicted by allies on stunned targets, similar to damage from intelligence. So, shooting at groups of enemy vehicles will be more effective than shooting at single targets. This change, combined with the introduction of the stun mechanic, will force SPG players to adjust their playstyle and fire at enemy clusters.

About once every two to three months, Wargaming releases new patch to World of Tanks. Last on this moment(September 2014) Update 9.2 was released on July 29, 2014. Less than two months later, Wargaming released a new patch 9.3. Patch 9.3 testing is in full swing. Players of the RU-cluster can try out "fresh" light tanks in battle, as well as experience the new "punitive system" on themselves. In addition, the update will have interesting advantages for premium tanks, and will worsen the characteristics of a couple of fun vehicles ( British self-propelled guns FV304, American tank destroyer M18), as well as the popular KV-1S will be removed from the game. Rather, this Tier 6 supertank will be divided into 2 tanks, as it once was with a conventional KV. But every time a patch is released, players have to update the game. How to update World of Tanks and do it right?

Basically, there are two ways to update the World of Tanks game:

  • through the game launcher;
  • using a special file client.patch.download.

Let's analyze both methods and decide how best to update the game.

True, for a start it is worth saying that all updates must be downloaded only from the official website of the game http://worldoftanks.ru. By downloading patches from other sites or torrents, you expose your game account to the risk of being hijacked. Several patches ago, the game was updated in another way: the patch was downloaded as a regular exe-file and installed over the client. Wargaming refused this update method, as the subsequent conversion game files occupied great amount time, and after installing the exe-shnik the game client often "crashed".

So, if a new patch has been released, then you can update the client as follows: start the game launcher and wait for the files to download.

Launcher will automatically download all the necessary files and install the update.

Updates can be up to three gigabytes. So, if you have a slow internet connection, downloading updates for the game will take a long time. In this case, you have a choice: directly download the files of the new patch from the "Wargaming" server or use a torrent to update.

Another way to update the game client is as follows: you download a special file in the format "patch name_client.patch.download" and copy it to a special folder game client... You can get a link to download this file on the official website of the game http://worldoftanks.ru/ru/content/guide/general/frequently_asked_questions/#ways_to_load.

After downloading the client.patch.download file, you need to copy it to the Updates directory located under the C: / Games / World_of_Tanks path. After that, you need to start the game launcher, and the updates will be automatically installed.

The answer to the question of how to update WoT has been received. It remains to remember a few useful tips... When updating the game client, it is better to disable the firewall and antivirus, as well as all programs that consume the Internet in " unlimited quantity", - torrent clients and downloaders. The fewer programs will load the Internet channel, the faster you will update the client. As for the time of installing new updates, it all depends on their size and the hardware of your computer. Sometimes the installation can take up to half an hour.

Changes to personal combat missions

  • Rebalancing the tasks of the operation "Object 279 (p)".
    • 22 tasks received value adjustments.
    • 2 tasks have been changed while saving the player's progress on them with a 1 to 1 conversion.
  • Rebalancing of a number of tasks for SPGs (for both campaigns).
    • In the Long-Awaited Reinforcement campaign, 12 tasks for SPGs have changed.
    • In the "Second Front" campaign, 5 tasks for SPGs have changed.

Changes to the appearance of vehicles

  • Added an info page for some styles where you can find a detailed and interesting description.
  • Added new fonts for tactical numbers.
  • Redesigned the interface for interacting with decals and the way they are applied.
  • Added new decals: square and rectangular with different aspect ratios.
    • Square decals can be placed on researchable Tier VIII vehicles, Premium Tier VIII vehicles, and Tier X vehicles.
    • Rectangular decals can be placed on Tier VIII premium vehicles and Tier X vehicles.
  • Changed decal placement points. All previously placed decals will be removed and sent to the "Appearance" → "Decals" section.
  • The reward clan styles "Veteran", "Clan digital" and "Chipped Stone" have been removed from the binding to the tank after installation. These styles can now be transferred to other machines.

Disabling damage to allies

  • Disabled damage to allies by shots and ramming for all types of random battles, including general battle.
  • Reworked the sounds and effects of direct hits from allied vehicles.
  • Reworked the system of penalties for damaging and stunning allies.
  • The mechanism of interaction of high-explosive fragmentation shells of the self-propelled guns with the guns of the allies has been reworked.
  • Appropriate changes will be made to the Game Rules, which will take effect after the update is released.

Tank premium account

  • Reworked the logic for calculating a controlled bonus to experience for a tank premium. Now additional experience will be credited to the crew according to the same rules as it is credited for a battle:
    • If the checkbox for accelerated crew training is not enabled before the start of the battle (or accelerated training is not yet available), then part of the experience goes to the crew, the rest is credited to the vehicle.
    • If the checkbox for accelerated crew training is enabled before the start of the battle, then all experience is distributed among the crew members.
  • Updated the conditions under which the bonus can be applied (all of the following must be met):
    • The last victorious battle on the selected vehicle.
    • This car is in the Garage (not sold, rent not completed, etc.).
    • The crew is sitting on it in full force, on which this battle was carried out.
    • The current state of the accelerated crew training checkbox is the same as before the start of the battle.

Cards

  • On the map "Robinovka" the spotting point was balanced: trees that interfered with reconnaissance from the positions of the northern team were removed.

Changes to wheeled vehicles

  • Optimized engine settings.
    • When switching between driving modes, wheeled vehicles will no longer lose engine traction. This is especially true when switching the driving mode from agile to high-speed. With such a switch, there will be no more deceleration before acceleration. Now, in such cases, the car will simply start accelerating to a higher speed.

    • When changing the modes of movement of wheeled vehicles, the wheels now rise and fall more realistically.

  • Optimized motion physics settings.
    • When wheeled vehicles collide with obstacles, in some cases it will become easier to regain control of the trajectory.
  • Added the ability to switch modes of movement of wheeled vehicles during the pre-battle 30-second countdown. A similar feature will also become available for Swedish tank destroyers with siege mode.

Interface changes

    Added the ability to disable the wheel vehicle speedometer through the game client settings. The indication of the driving modes is duplicated on the damage panel.

    Added the ability to enable / disable the auto-aim marker for all types of vehicles through the game client settings (through the tab with marker settings). The auto-aim marker can be turned on / off separately for the main and for the alternative marker modes. The setting is valid for all vehicles, including wheeled vehicles.

Disable team combat

  • Team battle has been removed from the list of available game modes.

Changes to vehicle parameters

USSR

    • Object 777 Variant II

Germany

  • Added technique for testing by supertesters:
    • E 75 TS
    • M48 RPz
  • Added technique for testing by supertesters:
    • AE Phase I
    • T54E2

Great Britain

  • Added technique for testing by supertesters:
    • A43 BP
  • Added a branch of researchable light tanks. The branch starts with a tank Cromwell and contains:
    • VII - GSR 3301 Setter (Setter)
    • VIII - LHMTV
    • IX - GSOR3301 AVR FS (GSOR)
    • X - Manticore

Japan

Changing the parameters of military equipment:

  • STB-1
    • Suspension traverse speed changed from 55 to 52 deg / s.
    • Turret traverse speed changed from 46 to 50 deg / s.
    • Elevation angle of the gun changed from 9 to 15 degrees (with active suspension 21 degrees).
    • Changed the gun depression angle from 6 to 8 degrees (with an active suspension, 14 degrees).
    • The minimum speed for activating / deactivating the active suspension has been changed from 15/24 to 30/30 km / h.

Bug fixes and improvements

  • Fixed a bug in which the SPG had the marker "Aim at the target!" displayed on the ground in white.
  • Fixed a bug where the personal reserve was displayed in the Warehouse with the inscription "Activated".
  • Fixed a situation where the name and icon of a car offered for sale in the Garage fell into the ground or shifted to the side.
  • Added information to the Warehouse about the impossibility to sell the tutorial.
  • The description of the experience for assistance (the "defense of the base" item) in Ranked Battles has been corrected.
  • Ranked Battles statistics now show record values ​​correctly.
  • Stun information has been added to the Medium Assistance infotype.
  • Fixed an issue where the functionality of disabling chat with allies for the "Frontline" did not work.
  • When extending the lease of a tank, 50% of the crew is no longer credited.
  • Fixed a problem on the "Frontline", in which the player did not receive a rank if his car was destroyed, but the necessary experience for the rank was obtained after the fact (for example, thanks to the left intelligence).
  • Fixed an issue on the Frontline, where the explosion effect was played when a vehicle was destroyed in the center of the map.
  • Added a tooltip for the "Session statistics" button.
  • Fixed a situation where a player added to the blacklist was in some cases removed from it.
  • Now the aiming points of the magnetic auto sight and the regular sight are the same.

Known Issues

  • The crew can be retrained for special vehicles, which are not currently in the game.
  • There is no protection against frequent clicks on the minimap.
  • Vehicle type icons in extended command panels (so-called "ears") do not change color dynamically when the "Color Blind" option is enabled / disabled during a battle.
  • The informative tape about the capture of the base appears before the specified number of capture points is accumulated.
  • In some cases, the sequence of events in the history of received damage on the damage panel is disrupted.
  • The text of the combat mission condition is not displayed in the congratulatory window if the mission says about the type of vehicle.
  • It is not possible to expand the client to full screen mode with an active Skype call.
  • The position of the vehicle tiers on the screen by Tab not centered on vehicle icons.
  • When the vehicle falls to the ground without damaging the modules, a damage sound is played.
  • The sight of vehicles with siege mode on the "Front Line" twitches at x16 and x25 magnifications.
  • When switching to artillery mode and aiming the sight at the enemy's SPG, the sight marker remains on the SPG if its part is outside the map border line.

    • Events at the end of the battle are not synchronized with the inscription of the battle result.

  • In some cases, auto-repair / auto-replenishment does not take place after the battle with a sufficient amount of funds on the account.
  • In some cases, fallen trees fall into the ground.
  • Equipment from the Warehouse is not replenished if after the battle there were not enough funds for full automatic replenishment of ammunition.

World of Tanks developers have a lot of plans for the coming 2018. The closest of them is the release of update 9.22 World of Tanks. It focuses on Soviet technology. Branches PT, ST and TT are radically changed.

When is update 9.22 released? World of Tanks?

From the grandiose event WG FEST 2017, it became known that the next update of the patch will be 9.22 WoT, and already in March 2018 we can expect world of tanks 1.0 (a game with new HD maps).

And also do not forget to check how well the available hardware can pull HD cards, for this use World of Tanks enCore and test new engine and your computer power.

Release date - update 1.5

General test of update 9.22

Exit general test Update 9.22 is scheduled for February 2018.

Due to numerous requests from players, the branch of Soviet AT with a rear wheelhouse will be redesigned. Of course, the main prize here is Object 263 - a powerful and interesting machine, however, the branch itself is generally problematic and not playable. Therefore, the developers have planned the following changes:

  • SU-101 and SU-101M1 remain in place, however, they will be modernized.
  • SU-122-54 will disappear from the upgraded branch. This vehicle does not correspond to the logic of the development of the branch, having a standard cabin layout, weak armor, and a relatively low amount of XP. Due to these design features, the car could not withstand the majority of classmates on an equal footing.
  • Object 263 "moves" to the 9th level.
  • Object 268 Option 4 - will be the new top.

Changes are also planned for the medium tank branch. In particular, the game will develop 3 branches with unique gameplay and combat characteristics:


Good news awaits fans of Soviet heavyweights. An additional line will be developed starting from the KV-13 heavy tanks with a stern turret. Three fundamentally new machines will appear here: IS-2SH, Object 705 and Object 705A.


In many ways, these machines resemble the legendary IS-7, but offer a fundamentally new gameplay.

New prem tanks

The developers plan to carry out large-scale work on premium tanks with a reduced level of battles. Often, beneficiaries are unable to equally oppose their classmates. This is due to the fact that pumped vehicles are regularly improved, and the characteristics of premium tanks do not change. This problem requires a complex solution, however, it must be implemented gradually in order to avoid imbalance in the game.

Game modes

New ones will be added to the game. game modes, which will help make the gameplay brighter and more intense. In addition, changes are expected in many liked ranked battles... There will be some revisions here game mechanics, which will allow to achieve healthy competition at key stages. In particular:

  • The chevrons will be earned by the players of both teams, however, more chevrons will be awarded to the winners.
  • The ranking system will be increased, but will keep the general concept of the second season.
  • The received ranks will now persist even after unsuccessful battles, but players will have to defend their current status on the battlefields.
  • The duration of the stages will be increased, therefore, you will not have to sit at the computer all day to achieve certain results. This decision is aimed at the efficiency of the players.

What to expect in update 9.22

In addition to the above changes, the game has other improvements planned, changes in development branches and much more.

How vouchers will be earned

New options for obtaining an alternative game currency... Bonds are now received for epic rewards and achievements earned when playing on level 9-10 cars. In addition, you can earn currency in the general battle mode and on global map... However, keeping in mind their promises, the developers have planned several additional ways get hold of bonds, and are considering the possibility of spending them on the purchase of equipment and modification appearance machines.

Developments

In 2018, the World of Tanks will have new atmospheric events similar to New Years offensive"And" Leviathan's Invasion. " A more extensive list of available rewards will be implemented here, including the opportunity to receive bonuses for certain achievements. We add that in the summer there will be competitions in tank football, which many players liked.

Since March 20, the largest update of the game in history - World of Tanks 1.0 - has become available in the CIS, Europe and America. In the Minsk development office, we were told about the new sound, the new Core engine and new cards.

Composers Andrius Klimka and Andriy Kulik studied folklore and authentic musical instruments specific to each region represented on the maps in the game. More than 50 musicians from all over the world have recorded the parts of national instruments. In update 1.0, you can hear melodies and motives from different cultures - from Native American to Arabic. The composers combined this material with a symphonic sound and a fighting atmosphere. Some of the music was recorded with the Prague Symphony Orchestra FILMHarmonic. Orchestra conductor Adam Clemens has contributed soundtracks for your favorite Game of Thrones, Fargo and District 9. New music is dynamic: changes depending on game moment and displays emotions from what is happening on new level.

The team is arranged in such a way that all people are composers, they create music and at the same time make a huge layer of game sounds: explosions, sounds of a running engine, movement of tracks, shots. Update 1.0 means 1.5 years of continuous work by two composers and more than 80 thousand battles per department.

Two full-length albums have been written in a year and a half. By the standards of the music industry, this is more than fast. If you dismiss the fact that combat music is literally endless, and take 3 minutes from each composition, it turns out that more than 2.5 hours of musical material has been written for the update.

Andrius Klimka, sound designer, composer: “I remember how I had to make a shot of a tank of babakh - the most powerful shot in the game. Imagine what a responsibility! I had to listen to it 250 times a day, and it makes no sense to do it quietly, you need to hear all the power. When I left home, my colleagues did not even talk to me: they knew that I could no longer hear anything. "

The creation of a tank model begins with obtaining a technical assignment from historical consultants. Usually these are drawings, descriptions, a selection of photographs for each element of the car, which are enough to reproduce a 3D model. Sometimes find detailed information just impossible. In such cases, the team travels to the armored museum to scan a unique vehicle and get a dimensional model.

One of these tanks was the Strv-103b. After making sure that all the information they need is there, the graphic designers computer graphics begin to build the geometry of the tank. At this stage, it is important to observe many nuances: angles of inclination of armor plates, axis of rotation of vehicle components, number of bolts, gun depression angles, correct intersection of elements. After that comes the stage of elaboration of detailing. Everything that cannot be conveyed using geometry is transferred to bump maps (Normal Map). It can be chips, traces of a shell hit, milling - anything that will make the tank more unique and graphically rich. The process of creating a model is completed by the stage of applying materials. Designers use a previously created library of materials to determine where rubber, metal abrasions, paint, or spilled fuel will be. World Team of Tanks is constantly in search of new solutions, how to make each of the materials even more beautiful, and the tanks realistic. When the final view of the model is ready, it is sent to the game engine.

Mikhail Weiser, computer graphics designer: “In the Swedish museum, we took about 800 photos of the Strv-103b tank from all angles. When we processed the photos and built the 3D model, of course, it turned out to be so heavy that it could not be released into the game: no computers would have pulled it. Therefore, we made a lightweight game model, where at the same time fine detail remained, right down to the bolts ”.

New graphics in World of Tanks

First of all, World of Tanks programmers are tank players. And as players, they try to make tanks better: make them more realistic and make people feel like they are driving a real vehicle in a combat environment, and not on some toy plane in the toy world of tanks.

Three years ago, it became clear that it was impossible to improve this immersion with only new textures and models, and the content itself was very limited by technology - the old BigWorld engine. Therefore, the company decided to rework almost all aspects of the graphics engine: from the display of small pebbles to huge mountains, from small puddles to lakes, from small grass to dense forests.

In the new Core engine, great attention has been paid to details, especially the interaction of the player with the outside world: the grass sways from the shots, the tank gets wet when immersed in water, creates waves and leaves realistic traces. Lighting is based on the laws of nature: the update includes advanced sun glare. A mixture of all this gives a realistic perception of the picture.

Irakli Arkhangelsky, graphics engine software engineer: “For the last year and a half we have been optimizing so as not to lose our players. The main point was not to change system requirements and keep performance the same: the new graphics are great, but what if the player doesn't have a very powerful machine? The game must provide a guaranteed level of quality. We succeeded, and after the update, even players with weak hardware can play World of Tanks. "

Location design. Cards

The work on the map begins in the level-design department. Level designers take a piece of the landscape and sketch out fields somewhere, somewhere forests, mark roads, paths and put up temporary houses with strokes.

Then the workpiece goes through several iterations of testing. As soon as the gameplay is more or less suitable for her, the preparation goes to the supervising department. In supervising, references are collected on the map: analogs, pictures.

After that card goes to the level-art department, where they collect additional references to saturate the map. Artists-designers of locations choose a region for the map and see what kind of paving stones there, what trees, houses, mountains, grass. After that, the map can be supplemented with finely detailed content, textures and animations for grass, water.

Pavel Sugak, artist-designer of locations: “In update 1.0, the maps became more realistic due to the addition of geometry. The stones became sharper, and the edge geometry appeared, the maps became more voluminous. If earlier it was just a playable square, now it is 16 km. The edge geometry is not gameplayable, it is a continuation of the picture in the non-playable zone. Now the tank can drive up to the edge of the map and look into the distance. "

Tank Museum and World of Tanks community

The World of Tanks tank museum contains things that people do with their own hands at WoT contests or simply send them to the Wargaming office: match tanks, tank boots, knitted tanks. With those who send packages, they always contact and offer to thank them, and it turns out that people do it just for their favorite game. This is a project health indicator that shows that creators are moving in the right direction. People get positive emotions from tanks and are ready to spend time to additionally create something for the game.

Wargaming conducts many offline activities for players and the development of patriotic themes. These are tournaments in 20 cities of the CIS, WG-fest and Tanker's Day in Minsk.

The update 1.0 involved a team of 41 people operating the product in the CIS region. The team prepared all update tests, starting with internal prototypes and the first sandboxes for players, collecting and processing feedback during tests, looking for bugs and inaccuracies. It created news materials for the portal and hundreds of posts in social networks from the very first stage of testing. We made streams, videos, reviews and test broadcasts of all preparatory stages of the update. We wrote songs about the update, answered players' questions, helped with technical problems... During the launch days of the update, the operations team was on duty at night and responded to the first messages in the game on the day of release.

Evgeny Krishtapovich, regional producer: “Now we can confidently say that we have developed cooperation with the players that is unique for the industry, but it was a difficult path. Over the eight years of the project's existence, we had different relationships: when we first started, we did not know how to take criticism. Then we realized that we make a lot of mistakes due to the fact that we do not listen to the opinion of the players. Now World of Tanks is made not only by the development team and the operating team, but also by the players. We show them all the changes, explain what we want to achieve by this, listen to their comments, criticism, answer questions. It is very important that this criticism exists. Only if all parties agree, we will implement what we have in mind. "

Wargaming company

Last year, 411 people were hired in Minsk. Of these, 107 are from other states, 90% are from Russia. Wargaming is constantly on the lookout for expertise that the local market cannot always provide. Now 2082 people work in Minsk, in total the company employs more than 4000 people. The average age of employees is 31 years old, which is higher than in the industry as a whole, because experts are attracted here: there are practically no junior developers working at Wargaming. However, in 2017, the company began to purposefully work with students and provide training that will allow them to get into Wargaming or another company in the industry.

In Minsk, 70% of employees are men, 30% are women. In order for girls to come to development, game development, IT more often, the company is separately promoted to a female audience.

New employees from the first hours of work at Wargaming are immersed in the atmosphere of games. The adaptation program here is a quest that the employee goes through and earns achievements. At the end, a prize awaits him. The adaptation usually lasts three months.

Wargaming has its own university for employees. In 2017, 3,700 people were trained in Minsk and other offices. On average, 500 people study each year English language... In addition to English, the university has an online educational platform, leadership programs for managers and specialized authoring courses taught by Wargaming employees.

The best minds are gathered where they are concentrated. Wargaming has 2 offices in the Czech Republic (Prague and Brno), a team in Cyprus (Nicosia), an office in China (Shanghai), Ukraine (Kiev) and, of course, in Minsk, where 20 years ago from a small group of enthusiasts a company emerged that creates legendary games.

Olga Lavrentieva, Employer Brand Manager: “Wargaming employs unique people who are passionate about a common idea. Finding these people is extremely difficult. They know their worth, they are well educated - by the way, not always in the field of game development. The main thing is that these are people with a passion for the game industry. "

User Experience

Wargaming has a laboratory where tests are carried out, to which real players are invited. Many techniques are used here, ranging from ordinary interviews to complex biometric studies, during which the player's reaction is measured, how his brain works, how he reacts to what is happening in the game, and his eyes are tracked. Why is all this needed? To answer the key questions that determine whether a person will continue to play: does he like what emotions he has in the process, does he understand how to interact with our interface.

It is the representatives of the WoT target audience that take part in the research. Not developers or someone who has nothing to do with tanks. It is important to understand that developers and players have different backgrounds, so their opinions often differ.

Andrey Lizun, User Experience researcher: “A year and a half ago, we received the task to bring the soundtrack of tanks to a qualitatively new level, to make it as realistic and entourage as possible. A person who plays World of Tanks should feel that he is really sitting in a tank and fighting. As life has shown, after the first tests, the ideas of players and developers about what is realistic did not coincide. The players said, "Where did you hear such sounds?" Of course, we were surprised, because our guys were at the training ground and, sitting in the tank, recorded the creak of the tracks and the crunch of the gearbox. When we started to figure it out, it turned out that the players considered the sound of the tank, which they heard in movies, TV shows or other games, to be realistic. As a result, there is now a sound in tanks that balances on the verge of realism and fiction, artistic realism. The players accepted this option and were happy. "

Emotions

Over the years, World of Tanks has become a space where people come first of all for emotions: for the joy of victory, for the thrill of a fight, confidence in teammates. Players gather in real life to do good deeds, visit museums, restore equipment, spend time with families. World of Tanks started digitally and evolves as a game, but tanks have become a part of real life that unfolds outside of servers. The game brings together people of different ages and different professions, it has become a part of male culture. Tanks are a topic of conversation for inveterate friends and future comrades. Exit WoT updates 1.0 will be the new impetus for this movement.

The picture in WoT 1.0 has moved to a qualitatively new level of realism: streaks on the water, a blast wave. Such little things blur the line between tank battles and the real world... All this gives players a new experience. In WoT, a huge number of old maps have been remade, which have played with new colors, and new locations have been added, new card Calm.

Yuri Kuryavyy, Publishing Producer: “The other day we launched game servers and what we saw was the most enjoyable moment for us developers. Instead of shooting and flanking, the players just stand, rotate their towers and look at this new world... WOT 1.0 begins. "