When will they give a premium tank this year? What awaits World of Tanks players? About World of Tanks promotions

2017 is coming to an end, and Wargaming has already shown us about 20 premium tanks, many of which have already been sold or are still on sale. 2018 is already ahead and Wargaming is unlikely to slow down the pace of riveting premium vehicles for World of Tanks. Among all this diversity, let's figure out which cars are the best in terms of their performance characteristics and are still relevant for farming credits and pumping up the crew at the moment, that is, at the end of 2017 and the beginning of 2018, and which of all this is worth buying for your hangar .

We will divide our review into several “Top 5” sections in order to cover as many wonderful premium vehicles as possible, of which there are quite a few in World of Tanks. In this article we will consider only premium level 8 tanks - because if you want to farm more and upgrade your crew faster, you should only take them.

Top 5 best promotional premium tanks in World of Tanks in 2017

This top will consist of the best vehicles at the moment, which will be relevant for farming and upgrading the crew in World of Tanks in 2018. These vehicles can only be purchased through promotions in the World of Tanks premium store.

First place. Well deserved! The best heavy tank of tier 8 in World of Tanks in terms of overall performance characteristics. Many people generally believe, and not without reason, that this is a Tier 9 tank. The alpha strike of 440 makes it the ultimate dispute resolution solution in many situations. Only tank destroyers have higher one-time damage at level 8. The tank, moreover, is also well armored. Disadvantages: poor visibility, long aiming times and average mobility. It went on sale only once on Defender of the Fatherland Day on February 23, 2017. Many who have not yet purchased the Object 252U Defender want to get this Soviet tank in their hangar, but it is still unknown when it will go on sale again in the WoT premium store.

Second place. or just Grisha! Second place in our top. Not because this tank destroyer is worse, but because it is more difficult for the average player to play on it, and the new balancer that appeared in WoT in the spring of 2017 did not make the situation easier, and in some places even vice versa. But the best weapon in terms of its performance at level 8 is the 12.8 CM KANONE 43 L/55, popularly known as a “Mousegun”, which has excellent armor penetration and one-shot damage. In addition, this tank destroyer has a circular rotation turret, which turns it into a medium tank, but the vehicle was designed on the basis of a tank. In the end, all this gave Grishka the people’s love. The disadvantages of Rheinmetall Skorpion G are its large dimensions and low number of strength points. Quite a frequent visitor to the WoT premium store, so if you have not yet purchased this machine for your hangar, then such a chance appears quite often.

Third place. New American heavy tank - ! As is clear from the GF prefix, this tank was sold for the WGL Grand Final in the spring of 2017, which is why it has black camouflage. Despite the large dimensions and rear position of the turret, the tank has excellent dynamics, stabilization and armor characteristics. And also a very good weapon, but gold-dependent. 198 mm of armor penetration for an BB is very little for level 8. It is still unknown when it will be possible to purchase it again in the World of Tanks premium store, but most likely the tank will also go on sale at the WGL Grand Final in 2018.

Fourth place. American heavy tank premium tank tier 8 - . Popularly nicknamed "Pershing without a driver"! The best premium medium tank, which for some reason was made heavy. If you like the gameplay of American CTs, in particular, then feel free to buy, the tank is a frequent guest of the premium store. Among the advantages is the excellent DPM and armor penetration of both basic and premium projectiles, in addition, it has good armor for its level, and it also has very comfortable UVN! Of the minuses - this is a Pershing without a mechanical drive! In addition, the tank is head and shoulders better than such premium garbage as . Because the one who balanced these machines clearly did not cope with his task, and, it seems, did not try.

Fifth place. The first premium tank of level 8 in World of Tanks is . Yes, many have already forgotten about this little face, popularly simply called the black bulldog. Yes, this is a version of the American light tank with a 90 mm gun. From the GF prefix it becomes clear that this tank was timed to coincide with the WGL Grand Final, and was sold in 2015. It is an imbad one, since this tank was balanced under the old light tank balancing system and after the LT branches were stretched to level 10, it did not receive a change/nerf to its characteristics, but received a normal level of battles, so yes, it is now very good tank. But alas, World of Tanks is unlikely to sell it anytime soon.

Top 5 best premium tanks in World of Tanks in 2017, which can be purchased in the game client

Yes, those premium tanks that can be purchased through the WoT in-game store should always be considered in a separate top, which is what we did for you!

First place. A newcomer among premium vehicles and just recently appeared in the in-game store is the Chinese premium tank destroyer! Yes, this new premium tank destroyer has very comfortable performance characteristics and will be an excellent purchase for those who love Soviet tank destroyers. The vehicle is easy to learn, and with an alpha of 440 units, high damage per minute, good armor and a low silhouette, it has already appealed to many players. WZ-120-1G FT! did not make it into the previous top not because of some of its shortcomings, but because it can be purchased in the game client. Perfect for getting acquainted with the new branch of Chinese tank destroyers and pumping up the crew for them, and not just farming silver. The tank destroyer is perfect for WoT beginners. Cost: 10200 gold

Second place. Also occupied by a newcomer to the World of Tanks in-game store. Swedish premium Tier 8 tank destroyer! An excellent premium car that has been setting records for farming on the server since its introduction. A well-deserved second place due to some difficulty in mastering this vehicle due to the mode (X key) that you need to switch to when playing Swedish tank destroyers. Excellent dynamics, low silhouette and alpha of 390 units, coupled with high damage per minute, make this tank destroyer a strong opponent. Cost: 10900 gold

Third place. Far from being a newcomer to the World of Tanks battlefields, the French medium tank is a Tier 8 tank! The gameplay of a medium tank with high one-time damage will appeal not only to fans of French technology, but also to everyone who likes Soviet destroyers. Alpha of 390 units, coupled with good UVNs, will give a lot of comfort when farming credits, which is also important; this medium tank has a low cost. Cost: 7200 gold

Fourth place. It is occupied by an old man and one of the first premium tanks of tier 8, into which the developers breathed new life not so long ago by making a good upgrade for the car, and this is a German premium tank of tier 8. Good dynamics, excellent air-damage and excellent armor make this TT a worthy purchase for farming credits and upgrading the crew. The disadvantages include low DPM and one-time damage, but nevertheless the tank is one of the most popular and well-deserved premium vehicles. This tank is also perfect for beginners. Cost: 12500

Fifth place. Rightfully ranked as the Japanese premium medium tank of level 8!. After a good upgrade, the tank turned from a piece of garbage into a good machine for farming and leveling up the Japanese crew. Good mobility, small dimensions and comfortable air pumps, coupled with low cost, make this tank a good addition to your hangar! Cost: 7400 gold

Top 5 preferential premium tanks in World of Tanks in 2017

And we continue. Once upon a time, the preferential level of battles was a feature of a number of premium vehicles and made them very comfortable vehicles for farming credits and leveling up the crew. But the developers have not released new benefits for a long time, and with the introduction of a new matchmaker, playing on non-benefits tanks has ceased to be a pain, especially at lvl 8. This top will contain only current and comfortable cars at the moment.

First place. And our gold goes to a Tier 8 American medium tank! Yes, this tank even in the current realities of World of Tanks feels great at its preferential level of battles, as it has excellent armor. however, not without vulnerabilities. But the most important advantage of the tank is its armor penetration; the Super Pershing gun allows you to farm comfortably and penetrate 9 levels. Perfect for WOrld of Tanks beginners. The tank is also sold in the game client and has a low price. Cost: 7200 gold.

Second place. Silver is rightfully occupied by a representative of the French school of tank building - a heavy tank of level 8! The tank, just like the American, feels at a preferential level of combat; the only thing that distinguishes it is the complex, in terms of gameplay, mastering the vehicle, which requires higher gaming skills from the player. Perfect for farming credits and upgrading French crews of heavy tanks, besides, a second branch of TT will appear in the French tree with update 0.9.21. Cost: 11900 gold

Third place. In this place of honor in our top is the German premium Tier 8 tank destroyer! One of the best preferential credit farmers on the server - what else do you need to buy this car for your hangar?! Unfortunately, this tank destroyer has been withdrawn from free sale and appears in the premium store only during certain promotions. So don't miss out when it's available for purchase again. Among the shortcomings, it is worth noting the general slowness and sluggishness of this machine.

Fourth place. This place is occupied by one of the rarest representatives of preferential premium Tier 8 tanks in World of Tanks -! The fact is that this TT could only be purchased in a package with a large amount of gold, which was then removed by the developers for sale. Many players have wanted to get their hands on this premium car for a long time, and such an opportunity presented itself in 2016, when it was put on sale for a short time. It is possible that someday such an opportunity will present itself again. The tank has excellent armor and a good gun, against the backdrop of general slowness and very large dimensions. We recommend for purchase.

Fifth place. This place is occupied by a Chinese premium heavy tank of level 8 -! Yes, it occupies the last place in our top, but not the last in terms of its performance characteristics, the Chinese premium tank. Unfortunately, it is a rather rare visitor to the premium store, and it is unknown when it will go on sale again. At one time, many players got it through a marathon. Then the tank was given a gun and now, thanks to it, it is head and shoulders above its Chinese counterpart and the Soviet heavy tank. Good armor, good mobility and excellent armor penetration - that's all you need to know about this tank.

As you can see, we have such an impressive list of 15 tanks that we can safely recommend for purchase! Here you will find both tanks that are inexpensive and available for free sale, as well as those vehicles that are very difficult to get into your hangar. But rest assured that each of them will bring you a lot of credits and fun from the game. Choose!

Next patch 1.6

Work on the next update is in full swing: the general test will feature high-level British light tanks, changes to personal combat missions, rectangular decals and other appearance elements. In addition, we have disabled damage to allies and their destruction by shooting and ramming.

Rebalancing personal combat missions

• Rebalancing the tasks of Operation “Object 279 (r)”.
  • 22 tasks received value adjustments.
  • 2 tasks have been changed to preserve the player's progress on them with a 1 to 1 conversion.
• Rebalanced a number of tasks for self-propelled guns (for both campaigns).
  • In the “Long-Awaited Reinforcements” campaign, 12 tasks for self-propelled guns have changed.
  • In the “Second Front” campaign, 5 tasks for self-propelled guns have changed.

Changes in the appearance of equipment

• Added an information page for some styles, where you can find a detailed and interesting description.
• Added new fonts for tactical numbers.
• The interface of decals and the way you interact with them have been significantly redesigned.
• New decals have been added: square and rectangular with different aspect ratios.
  • Square decals can be placed on researchable Tier VIII vehicles, premium Tier VIII vehicles, and Tier X tanks.
  • Rectangular decals can be placed on Tier VIII premium vehicles and Tier X tanks.
• Changed decal placement points. All previously placed decals will be removed and sent to the “Appearance” → “Decals” section.

Disabling damage to allies

• Damage to allies from shots and rams has been disabled for all types of Random Battles, including General Battles.
• The sounds and effects of direct hits from allied vehicles have been reworked.
• The system of penalties for damaging and stunning allies has been reworked.
• The mechanism for interaction of high-explosive fragmentation shells of self-propelled guns with allied guns has been reworked.
• The Game Rules will be amended accordingly and will take effect after the release of this update.

Tank premium account

• The logic for calculating a controlled bonus to experience for tank premium has been reworked. Now additional experience will be awarded to the crew according to the same rules as it is awarded for a battle:
  • If the checkbox for accelerated crew training is not turned on before the start of the battle (or is missing), then part of the experience goes to the crew, the rest is credited to the equipment.
  • If the accelerated crew training checkbox is enabled, then all experience is distributed among the crew.
• The conditions under which the bonus can be applied have been changed (all of the following must be met):
  • The last victorious battle on the selected vehicle.
  • This machine is in the Hangar (not sold, lease not completed, etc.)
  • The full crew on which this battle took place is sitting on it.
  • The current state of the accelerated crew training checkbox coincides with the state it was before the start of the battle.

Cards

• On the Malinovka map, the detection point was balanced: trees that interfered with reconnaissance from the positions of the northern team were removed.

Changes to wheeled vehicles

• Engine mode settings have been optimized.
  • When switching driving modes, wheeled vehicles will no longer lose engine traction. This is especially true when switching the driving mode from maneuverable to high-speed. With this shift, there will no longer be any slowdown before acceleration. Now in such cases the car will simply begin to accelerate to a higher speed.
• When changing the driving modes of wheeled vehicles, the wheels now rise and fall more realistically.
• The motion physics settings have been optimized.
  • When wheeled vehicles collide with obstacles, in some cases it will become easier to regain control of the trajectory.
• Added the ability to switch the movement modes of wheeled vehicles during the pre-battle countdown. A similar feature will also become available for Swedish tank destroyers.

Interface changes

• Added the ability to disable the speedometer of wheeled vehicles through the game client settings. The indication of 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 (via the marker settings tab). The auto-aim marker can be turned on/off separately for the main and alternative marker modes. The setting applies to all vehicles, including wheeled ones (that is, the auto-aim marker for wheeled vehicles can be disabled in the same way).

Disabling Team Battle

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

Changes in vehicle parameters

🇩🇪 Germany

• E 75 TS
• M48 RPz

Added equipment for testing by supertesters:

• AE Phase I
• T54E2

🇬🇧 UK

Added equipment for testing by supertesters:

• A43 BP

A branch of researchable light tanks has been added. The branch starts with the 🇬🇧Cromwell tank 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
  • The chassis turning speed has been changed from 55 to 52 degrees/s.
  • The turret rotation speed has been changed from 46 to 50 deg/s.
  • The gun elevation angle has been changed from 9 to 15 degrees (with active suspension 21 degrees).
  • The gun declination angle has been changed from 6 to 8 degrees (with active suspension 14 degrees).
  • The minimum speed for activating/deactivating the active suspension has been changed from 15/24 to 30/30 km/h.

2019

Long range plans

Technique

Cards

Mode

• Battle Royale mode (everyone against everyone). New mechanics were tested, including a new visibility system (you can see the enemy only by aiming at him), narrowing the map, changing the tank directly in battle, the absence of self-propelled guns, similar to PUBG there are airdrops, assembling shells/equipment/equipment on the map and similar equipment; Battles of 40 players (platoons of 2 are possible) take place on the HD map “Epic Normandy”, redesigned in HD, measuring 3 x 3 km, with a unique soundtrack. This mode was tested on the "Sandbox" server for everyone.
• Ranked battles for levels 8 and 9 are in the plans, not in 2018. Perhaps they will first be released in test mode on EU or NA clusters;

Physics

• Multi-turret and firing additional guns will eventually be done (low priority due to the large number of low-level multi-turret tanks and weak weapons on some additional towers, which will not play a role in battle), tested on Halloween mode in 2017;

Graphic arts

• Changes in weather conditions were tested, on weak PCs the situation is unsatisfactory, KTTS;
• The introduction of Granite SDK technology into the game, which will allow you to add high-resolution textures (up to 8K) and photorealistic lighting to the game. Also, loading time and the amount of memory occupied by textures will decrease;

The grand final, which took place in Moscow at the end of May, not only gave us many bright emotions, but also set a record in many respects. The triumph of TORNADO ENERGY was watched by about three and a half million people around the world, and the maximum number of viewers simultaneously watching the broadcast on all channels exceeded 200 thousand.

But we are not going to stop there and turn a blind eye to the problem areas of tank competitions, but continue to work on the development of e-sports in World of Tanks.

New league in 2018

The competitive area still remains one of the highest priorities for Wargaming. We will continue to develop tournaments in World of Tanks, introducing and supporting competitions of any level: from daily amateur online tournaments to large professional ones.

For the tank tournament community to continue to grow, the games and their broadcasts must be exciting, and what is happening on the battlefield must be understandable to everyone. Of course, just as important are the athletes themselves, who achieve the highest levels of skill in a supportive, competitive environment with plenty of competition.

Let's focus on the main league - Wargaming.net League. We are currently working to improve the tournament format. Together with players from all regions, we have already selected several concepts for the new league that will undergo rigorous testing. As during development, we will continue to work side by side with professional players while testing new formats, as their opinions and expertise are of utmost importance.

Our common goal is to jointly create a format that is exciting and spectacular, primarily for spectators, which will at the same time be convenient for athletes.

The search for the most suitable format will continue until the end of 2017. Time will tell how strong the changes will be.

Transitional season 2017

In a time of change, we want to provide players with stability and entertainment for fans. In parallel with testing the new appearance of the league the next season of the Wargaming.net League will launch in September, the format of which will be reminiscent of last year’s.

At the end of the season, the best teams from each region will meet at an international tournament to be held in Moscow in December.

More details about the new season will be revealed soon.

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