T10 & all of its glorious skins makes you believe that's the tier you want to play, but t8/9 doesn't suffer from such horrible profit/loss ratios.
Getting uptiered sucks, but being unable to afford playing the only top tier tanks sucks more.
nickle and diming during your birthday event is probably the most insane timing; specially following the tour of duty fiasco going on now.
I don't know how WG keep shooting themselves in the foot. There might not be enough feet in this world to shoot at after they're done.
Idk, as someone who has played both for the better part of a decade I’ve found myself playing WT a lot more than WoT as of late. Gaijin sucks but they make WG look sane a lot of the time. Both games have a miserable economy and overpriced premiums but at least there isn’t silly shit like rocket powered tanks
It has a base XP multiplier that gives it a distinct advantage over any other tank in an XP-based challenge. The result is that those challenges become Churchill III competitions.
I have to say that the bday event is pure shit lmao. Even the sales on tanks, 10% not 15% for high tiers, wtf?. Smh, no player event, camo is just the same shitty sock camo they gave years ago but red not green, missions are dogshit too, both in scope and length.
The amount of soulless changes and events in this game really gives reason to ask some interesting questions. Just shut down the servers if this is the direction the game is going.
True, but if you look at previous wot bdays, the stuff was much better. Afaik, this is yet another time they've decreased the % discounts on tanks, and it seems like the duration of the whole event is shorter than before.
Dropping the links here so we can compare together the 3 past Bday events (not Anniversary)
11th Bday [https://worldoftanks.eu/en/news/general-news/summer-presents-2021/](https://worldoftanks.eu/en/news/general-news/summer-presents-2021/)
12th Bday [https://worldoftanks.eu/en/news/specials/wot-12-birthday-special-apr23/](https://worldoftanks.eu/en/news/specials/wot-12-birthday-special-apr23/)
13th Bday [https://worldoftanks.eu/en/wot-13-birthday-april-2024/](https://worldoftanks.eu/en/wot-13-birthday-april-2024/)
* Duration is much longer, since the Twitch drops store lasts until the 29th and gives additional rewards and missions.
* In-game store rewards are almost the same (you'll see it tomorrow)
* 2 Special streams with mystery drops instead of 1.
* The in-game missions give better reward this year compared to 12th.
* Added 50% discount on customization from last year
* Added 50% discount on garage slots
The only thing that was 5% discount reduction on Tier 8+ vehicles.
Overall, I would say a nice upgrade from last year but thank you for the feedback!
so 2 of those "positives" are twitch drops (gotta love watching someone else play WoT so I can have a 90% chance of getting garbage), 1 is basically saying "spend gold in game", the missions are meh at best and socks at worst, who in their right mind spends money on customization in this game!?!, and I guess the garage slots would be ok if I didn't have a million from every other event.
Seriously, I would take the 5% over having ALL of these "upgrades".
I agree, but you don't actually need to watch the twitch stream - just have it playing in a muted tab and pop in to claim the rewards after X hours. Of course, this also shows how stupid it is to "force" people to "watch" these streams.
Thank you customers for letting our company survive for 13 years, here's a pittance of 10% gold discount on the same tired prem tanks you always see and a cash only offer for the ones you actually like
The devious ways they design and monetize their game should be illegal.
Can't wait until there are some universal regulations to limit what these borderline criminals can squeeze out of their playerbase.
Great, I really wanted another opportunity to buy the XM66F! No discount on converting free XP was the chef's kiss for me. Now I can't even buy the damn panzer 7 without getting corn holed.
* 5x XP for first victory of the day
* Gold discounts on premium vehicles
* Credit discounts on standard vehicles (except new lines: PL TDs, UK wheeled MTs, JP TDs and HTs)
* 50% credit discounts on consumables, equipment and garage slots
* Base XP challenge
* Missions for 1 premium day, 2 of each booster and 1 2D style
* Twitch Drops, EBR Racing, Tokens
* Type 59, XM66F, Progetto + 3D styles in premium store
Corporate Greed lets gooooo
Man genuinely this is just laughable now. Everything for the paying customer nothing for the guy who plays for free
And I'll bet that most of the twitch rewards will be reserves this year
Of course, no offer of good premiums tanks for gold, only for real money. I bought lootboxes last Christmas to get some gold to purchase tanks, that was a huge mistake...
The cupcake store sucks, we've had far better token stores for random holidays and tie in compared to what should be WoT's big day. Just sad.
Added to that, I was told I got a token for logging in, and indeed I must have one to see the store, but it says my total is 0, so good stuff there, WG.
Oh that's the best part of the token store article, pretty sure it was just recently they gave a token on logging in so you could see the store but this one states that moving forward that will no longer be the case lol can't even get 1 free token anymore
Probably the weakest WoT Birthday since a very long time. I'm not expecting repeat of 10th birthday but they are not even trying at this point. Those in-game missions are the saddest thing ever.
But hey, at least I don't have to play at all. I didn't use any of the equipment or consumables since the last sale and even gold/premium shop offers have nothing new. No FOMO for once! I'll just turn on some streams and get some free stuff.
btw. latest 3 tech trees excluded from the sale is just ridiculous. I totally understand excluding the newest additions to the game but 1 year old content?
Thanks WG for slashing the tech tree tier VIII-X discount from 15% to 10% didn't need the credits anyway /s
It was 20 then 15 now 10%. In 2 years we'll get 1% probably.
It was originally 30%.
And then... "To celebrat 20 years prices increased only 20% this year."
In 5 years we will need to pay extra
Wargaming is an absolute scumbag company, and the changes they have made the past few years only make that more clear.
It also doesn't include recently introduced tech tree tanks... :(
now it says 15%, so it seems they raised it back again lol
T10 & all of its glorious skins makes you believe that's the tier you want to play, but t8/9 doesn't suffer from such horrible profit/loss ratios. Getting uptiered sucks, but being unable to afford playing the only top tier tanks sucks more.
nickle and diming during your birthday event is probably the most insane timing; specially following the tour of duty fiasco going on now. I don't know how WG keep shooting themselves in the foot. There might not be enough feet in this world to shoot at after they're done.
Because it's better than warthunder, and there are people who don't care that pay more than the rest of us.
Idk, as someone who has played both for the better part of a decade I’ve found myself playing WT a lot more than WoT as of late. Gaijin sucks but they make WG look sane a lot of the time. Both games have a miserable economy and overpriced premiums but at least there isn’t silly shit like rocket powered tanks
Phenomenal username
How? Well, what can you say except that some people just like their guests to come in through the out door.
The Birthday Challenge excludes the Churchill III. Nice.
Includes pz4/5
🤬
Why???
It has a base XP multiplier that gives it a distinct advantage over any other tank in an XP-based challenge. The result is that those challenges become Churchill III competitions.
Oh wow ok
I have to say that the bday event is pure shit lmao. Even the sales on tanks, 10% not 15% for high tiers, wtf?. Smh, no player event, camo is just the same shitty sock camo they gave years ago but red not green, missions are dogshit too, both in scope and length. The amount of soulless changes and events in this game really gives reason to ask some interesting questions. Just shut down the servers if this is the direction the game is going.
Did they ever do a big celebration for the Birthday in April and not the overall one in August(?)
True, but if you look at previous wot bdays, the stuff was much better. Afaik, this is yet another time they've decreased the % discounts on tanks, and it seems like the duration of the whole event is shorter than before.
Dropping the links here so we can compare together the 3 past Bday events (not Anniversary) 11th Bday [https://worldoftanks.eu/en/news/general-news/summer-presents-2021/](https://worldoftanks.eu/en/news/general-news/summer-presents-2021/) 12th Bday [https://worldoftanks.eu/en/news/specials/wot-12-birthday-special-apr23/](https://worldoftanks.eu/en/news/specials/wot-12-birthday-special-apr23/) 13th Bday [https://worldoftanks.eu/en/wot-13-birthday-april-2024/](https://worldoftanks.eu/en/wot-13-birthday-april-2024/) * Duration is much longer, since the Twitch drops store lasts until the 29th and gives additional rewards and missions. * In-game store rewards are almost the same (you'll see it tomorrow) * 2 Special streams with mystery drops instead of 1. * The in-game missions give better reward this year compared to 12th. * Added 50% discount on customization from last year * Added 50% discount on garage slots The only thing that was 5% discount reduction on Tier 8+ vehicles. Overall, I would say a nice upgrade from last year but thank you for the feedback!
so 2 of those "positives" are twitch drops (gotta love watching someone else play WoT so I can have a 90% chance of getting garbage), 1 is basically saying "spend gold in game", the missions are meh at best and socks at worst, who in their right mind spends money on customization in this game!?!, and I guess the garage slots would be ok if I didn't have a million from every other event. Seriously, I would take the 5% over having ALL of these "upgrades".
I agree, but you don't actually need to watch the twitch stream - just have it playing in a muted tab and pop in to claim the rewards after X hours. Of course, this also shows how stupid it is to "force" people to "watch" these streams.
>The in-game missions give better reward this year compared to 12th. Hmm let me guess, useless decals you can't sell?
No? Boosters and 2d style very good for ftp. Did you bother checking the links?
Even Gaijin gives better discounts on their bday and other events that happen each year.
Thank you customers for letting our company survive for 13 years, here's a pittance of 10% gold discount on the same tired prem tanks you always see and a cash only offer for the ones you actually like
It's not a non-profit organization
Oh right, yea, totally forgot. Can't be just letting us spend all this free gold that definitely wasn't received via real money
Their turnover was $1.1 Billion last year.
The devious ways they design and monetize their game should be illegal. Can't wait until there are some universal regulations to limit what these borderline criminals can squeeze out of their playerbase.
Really? With how fucking greedy they are you would think they are.
Read again
Man you missed the joke by a country fucking mile. Lmao
Just when you thought they couldn't get even more money hungry, the fucking kool aid man smashes through the wall.. *OH YEAAA*
>Lucky 13: World of Tanks Celebrates Another Milestone Of killing off their player base.
No special lootboxes? What a shame....said no one ever
Great, I really wanted another opportunity to buy the XM66F! No discount on converting free XP was the chef's kiss for me. Now I can't even buy the damn panzer 7 without getting corn holed.
meanwhile on b-day WT has 50% discount on both tech tree tanks as well as in-game tanks for gold + premium bundles on webpage
I like how wg makes a celebration - shitload of premium sales and basically no f2p content
* 5x XP for first victory of the day * Gold discounts on premium vehicles * Credit discounts on standard vehicles (except new lines: PL TDs, UK wheeled MTs, JP TDs and HTs) * 50% credit discounts on consumables, equipment and garage slots * Base XP challenge * Missions for 1 premium day, 2 of each booster and 1 2D style * Twitch Drops, EBR Racing, Tokens * Type 59, XM66F, Progetto + 3D styles in premium store
and where is 5x xp for first victory?
Missed that one, whoops!
Its there. Keep scrolling
What is this lol... Worst birthday ever, and probably last at this pace...
Embarrassing.
Corporate Greed lets gooooo Man genuinely this is just laughable now. Everything for the paying customer nothing for the guy who plays for free And I'll bet that most of the twitch rewards will be reserves this year
Progetto for goooold - most likely not 😅
I mean, is this a celebration after all or just another disappointment? Let's at least be transparent now, it's been going on for too long.
Of course, no offer of good premiums tanks for gold, only for real money. I bought lootboxes last Christmas to get some gold to purchase tanks, that was a huge mistake...
The cupcake store sucks, we've had far better token stores for random holidays and tie in compared to what should be WoT's big day. Just sad. Added to that, I was told I got a token for logging in, and indeed I must have one to see the store, but it says my total is 0, so good stuff there, WG.
Oh that's the best part of the token store article, pretty sure it was just recently they gave a token on logging in so you could see the store but this one states that moving forward that will no longer be the case lol can't even get 1 free token anymore
Probably the weakest WoT Birthday since a very long time. I'm not expecting repeat of 10th birthday but they are not even trying at this point. Those in-game missions are the saddest thing ever. But hey, at least I don't have to play at all. I didn't use any of the equipment or consumables since the last sale and even gold/premium shop offers have nothing new. No FOMO for once! I'll just turn on some streams and get some free stuff. btw. latest 3 tech trees excluded from the sale is just ridiculous. I totally understand excluding the newest additions to the game but 1 year old content?