World of Tanks

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  1. Praetorian_bgx
    Aug 16, 2013
    2
    For a start, lets say that i played about 4000 battles, 3 months and last one was on premium. (10 eur for month). In a last couple of years i never experienced game that offers you so much frustration and anger and gives nothing in return.

    Gameplay Mechanics You have one option only Random matches. 15 on 15 players, capture the flag or kill all enemy tanks. By killing or damaging    For a start, lets say that i played about 4000 battles, 3 months and last one was on premium. (10 eur for month). In a last couple of years i never experienced game that offers you so much frustration and anger and gives nothing in return.

    Gameplay Mechanics You have one option only Random matches. 15 on 15 players, capture the flag or kill all enemy tanks. By killing or damaging tanks you get experience and credits. By winning match, you have bonuses on those assets. By paying premium you get those bonuses plus additional 50% more.
    With experience you can unlock new tanks or additional parts on existing tanks tracks, engine, turret, barrel etc..
    With credits you can buy unlocked parts and you can also buy new tanks, ammo, cover the repairs, buy modules like camo net, vents, binoculars, crew training etc..
    There are 10 tiers (levels) available, each one with stronger tanks than previous one. By playing matches and collecting experience you grind your way for unlocking new tanks and parts all to the final 10 level. Its very simple. In theory it should be fun. But it isn't.

    Grind I have read most of comments here and i have to agree that after 4-5 tier all the fun is gone. Grind becomes abnormally long, your tanks move with 20 km/h, possessing calibres that cant damage anything and you will spend 100+ games of terrible grind fiesta just to unlock new tracks so you can grind more 100+ games for new engine, then turret, then barrel, then radio. etc..... After that you need additional 1000+ games for unlocking new tank, then again tracks, engine, turret, radio... All Stock tanks are horrible and without agonizing grind you will die in first 30 seconds, ending with 100 exp....

    F2P Even if you like grind part, after tier 6, you have to pay for it. In that moment F2P falls apart and you will start noticing that something is heavily wrong with this game. As i said, after each battle you gain certain amount of credits and experience and with credits you have to pay for repairs and ammo or you cant drive that tank any more. Bad news is that tanks above level 6 don't earn much credits so they cant cover their own expenses. You have to pay for premium and gain that additional 50% of credits. I did even this, thinking that this maybe cause for lack of fun that i encountered after tier 4.

    Historical part As huge WW2 armour fan i thought that they will at least cover basics. Level of disappointment in Historical view added just another level of hate and frustration from my perspective. Developer is Belarusian. All Russian tanks are op to the level that is laughable. German tanks are crap. Tiger is terrible tank with paper armour. Panther is one of the worst medium tanks in the game. 88 mm calibre is like a needle in this game. These are the facts. Russian bias is more than present and with recent Stalin add-on its more than obvious that this game spreads propaganda like plague.

    Matchmaking I could easily forget about everything above Painful grind, F2P (10 Euro pre month for premium) and deformed Russian History if they didn't implemented this agonizing MM. That's something that you have to experience. People that played this game at least level 7-8 will know what im taking about. Whatever tank you are using, you are at the bottom of your team in 90% of games. If that's not enough, MM will throw you in matches with +4 tier tanks. So, if you are playing with tier 4 or 5 tank, MM will put you into tier 8-9 games. For those that didn't play this abomination, playing with Tiger or Panther you will face tanks from post war period 1950-1960. Its same as playing counter-strike limited to knife only.

    I wont even write about bugs, Wargaming policies, obsolete graphics, broken beta engine etc... cause a lot of people here covered that part in details. I posted my reasons to quit this game after 3 months and 4000 battles. I found out that there is no reason to pay Arrogant Russian developer for broken game that can provide me only frustration and Stalin propaganda. Having fun in one out of 50 matches is just not enough.

    Avoid this game.    … Expand
  2. MiQ
    Aug 29, 2013
    0
    Horribly long grinds from tank to tank, forcing you to buy gold to minimize the boring game play.
    You can't choose which maps you'd like to play or choose not to play. Community is awful and developers are not listening communitys opinions about the game.
  3. Angelight
    Sep 10, 2015
    0
    Варгейминг всё просрал! Вначале всех всё устраивало, сейчас очень много проблем и они не решаются, отношение к аудитории отвратительное, на мнение игроков им просто насрать. Картошка просто зазвездилать (т.е. они ахуели в край). Чтоб они обанкротились и с кораблями своими обосрались. Уёбки блять.Варгейминг всё просрал! Вначале всех всё устраивало, сейчас очень много проблем и они не решаются, отношение к аудитории отвратительное, на мнение игроков им просто насрать. Картошка просто зазвездилать (т.е. они ахуели в край). Чтоб они обанкротились и с кораблями своими обосрались. Уёбки блять.
  4. hazardi
    Sep 3, 2015
    0
    Эта игра гавно. Разработчики не могут решить проблемы, которым уже несколько лет, а новые обновления только больше портят игру. Хавок так и не запустили. Обещали премиум технику не трогать - ага, сейчас.
  5. Varaxis
    Dec 17, 2012
    3
    Grinding is not fun. The cost of faster advancement is not cheap. You can easily spent more than $100 on this game.

    You will be cycled through a pattern of being frustratingly weak and slow, until you upgrade your tank fully. You can either then try to get your crew experience if you enjoy fighting in that tier and want to stick to a tank, or move on and restart a new cycle of    Grinding is not fun. The cost of faster advancement is not cheap. You can easily spent more than $100 on this game.

    You will be cycled through a pattern of being frustratingly weak and slow, until you upgrade your tank fully. You can either then try to get your crew experience if you enjoy fighting in that tier and want to stick to a tank, or move on and restart a new cycle of frustration and upgrading. Those who upgraded or have paid, will enjoy destroying others in your helpless state... "zomg, I killed 5+ tanks! So epic!"

    I personally got fed up by Tier 3/4. I finally found a tank I liked, the German "Luchs", but the reward for the grind just wasn't very satisfying. Some have said that Tier 6 tank that my Luchs can research into, a VK2801 or something, was amazing, but I rather not play a game with so much grinding, unless it had a better social aspect.

    To say the least, I really like the music.    … Expand
  6. SamIamNot
    Feb 22, 2013
    1
    This game is great in concept but idiotic in realization. The Devs and artists have done a great job of re-creating these beautiful tank models and bringing them to life. The gameplay is great, if you can get past the other players. The running and gunning is great, if you can avoid the ridiculous RNG system that seems to rob you of credit at least three times a round. The map rotationThis game is great in concept but idiotic in realization. The Devs and artists have done a great job of re-creating these beautiful tank models and bringing them to life. The gameplay is great, if you can get past the other players. The running and gunning is great, if you can avoid the ridiculous RNG system that seems to rob you of credit at least three times a round. The map rotation and match making are completely bogus and should have been just left in the unfair way it was at the start. Before getting into detail let’s talk about the backend/administrative side of things. For some unknown to me or the forums reasons they have changed the team damage criteria. Instead of like it was you can now get team damage AND be reported AND turn blue for having a friendly scout ram you at top speed and kill himself on you. You have not shot anyone, you have not done anything but be a tank at the onset of battle. Out of nowhere a friendly scout rams you and you are reported when you turn blue the next round (because YOU killed someone) and the scout gets exp and credits for having dashed himself against your tank. Seem fair? No, it isn’t. Seem unlikely? Yes, it is. I am writing from a currently banned account for this very reason. The RNG system... heaven help you if you are not in a Russian tank and you are firing on a Russian tank. The Devs have said over and over that there is no favor toward the Russian tanks it being a Russian game ;P. This is not correct. There is favor and it shows in-game. There are countless YouTube videos showing same tier tanks firing on Russian tanks over and over with penetration but no damage. My highest count for this was eleven. Eleven hits against a Russian tank and no damage. The stats on the gun say they can pen the armor you are firing at and the game will register and even say, ‘Penetration!’ but you get no damage scores whatsoever. There have been instances of tier 10 tanks firing on tier five Russian tanks and getting no damage. And if you decide to go with a Premium tank I highly recommend it. The only issues you will have are the scouts ramming you but all the above issues seem to go away with any premium ride. Good luck and have fun. You’ll need it.… Expand
  7. oxenshtrudel
    Aug 9, 2013
    0
    Their latest change of policy to allow inscriptions in honor of Josef Stalin in spite of the fact that it upsets a great number of players is unacceptable. A somewhat historical game should not promote glorification of historical characters that caused so many deaths to satisfy extremist groups historical views. Regardless if they deny the Nazi death camps or the numerous atrocitiesTheir latest change of policy to allow inscriptions in honor of Josef Stalin in spite of the fact that it upsets a great number of players is unacceptable. A somewhat historical game should not promote glorification of historical characters that caused so many deaths to satisfy extremist groups historical views. Regardless if they deny the Nazi death camps or the numerous atrocities committed under Josef Stalin's rule.… Expand
  8. Elaksiu
    Aug 9, 2013
    0
    It's not worth playing at all. Wargaming.net is trying to change history and convince us that Stalin was a good person. It's not acceptable for me as a citizen of Eastern Europe.
  9. Citizen2BX
    Jan 19, 2014
    0
    "Bait and Nerf"

    I used to like the game. Played over 12k games in total. There is and always was a horrible grind to the game. One of the worst ever I like to call the "WOT march of death". Besides the horrible grind WG (wargaming.net) just doesn't know how to balance a game period. Bad in WOT in also their newer Warplanes game as well. Also they just don't know how to treat    "Bait and Nerf"

    I used to like the game. Played over 12k games in total.
    There is and always was a horrible grind to the game.
    One of the worst ever I like to call the "WOT march of death".

    Besides the horrible grind WG (wargaming.net) just doesn't know how to balance a game period.
    Bad in WOT in also their newer Warplanes game as well.

    Also they just don't know how to treat their players. You play their games and you know you are going to get screwed at one point or the other. I'm talking about paying customers at least.
    It's all about what money can WG can make now, if you paid into the system already, even recently well then it's your tough luck.

    I picked the German line because I always thought they are the coolest ever.
    They just look cool and were deadly in WW2.
    Now but if you play the German side you are pretty screwed since for the most party Germany stopped making tanks in 1945 (yes with some exceptions like the modern Leopard 2).
    But then WOT continues on with coldwar tanks on up to at least the 1970's.
    So there I was at best playing a 1945 concept tank vs 1970 technology.
    The new tanks they give better developed rounded amour, and a lower profile, auto-loaders, better engine, etc.
    Somehow to WG developer logic that is somehow balanced..(?)

    The worst of it all to make me uninstall and not want to touch another WG game again is what they have been doing for the last year.
    It's a variation of the "bait and switch" scam, which I call "bait and nerf".

    What they do to keep people grinding (and thus paying money) is they keep coming out with new tanks.
    Mostly tanks that keep moving up in years with better technology thus they are stronger.
    Usually move faster, have bigger guns, and, or shoot faster or have auto-loaders.
    So this new tank comes out and it's pretty over powered and now everyone wants it.
    Users spend their money to push through to get it. All is good for a few months..then what they'll do is spring a bunch of nerfs on your shiny tank. They will do something(s) to make it much weaker now.
    Now your screwed, angry, frustrated, you don't even want to play it anymore.
    It's a cycle they do to try to get you to spend your money.
    And this is no mistake, it's obviously intentional. You can see they base a lot of their designs on math, in particular statistics. So they know damn well what they are doing.

    Avoid WG games at all. You will only end up getting frustrated, and screwed out of your money in the end.    … Expand
  10. ytis551
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    A badly developed game, with many problems that does not provide a good gaming experience to players. Pay to win does not only apply on usual bought op items, but in many more aspects. If you play a number of games, you will probably see things that should not happen in a game, like extremely negative matchmaking and strange physics that could convince you that games are obviously rigged.A badly developed game, with many problems that does not provide a good gaming experience to players. Pay to win does not only apply on usual bought op items, but in many more aspects. If you play a number of games, you will probably see things that should not happen in a game, like extremely negative matchmaking and strange physics that could convince you that games are obviously rigged.

    So the advice is to stay away if you want to have a good time playing games, and don't even think about paying for this awful game.    … Expand
  11. andrad
    Aug 9, 2013
    0
    Free to play? Joke. No pay, no win, no play No support Other thing, the game want promotes Stalin's name, one of the greatest mass murderers in the history! I'm say NO.
  12. Oberst_Steiner
    Aug 10, 2013
    0
    Imagine tank arcade made by communists but communists who like your money but they treat you like dirt especially on EU server. There are many bugs and every new patch brings some more. Matchmaking is terrible and game is playable only if you use Soviet tanks. Every other tank is nerfed if it appears to be better then soviet tank of the same line. They constantly ask for community feedbackImagine tank arcade made by communists but communists who like your money but they treat you like dirt especially on EU server. There are many bugs and every new patch brings some more. Matchmaking is terrible and game is playable only if you use Soviet tanks. Every other tank is nerfed if it appears to be better then soviet tank of the same line. They constantly ask for community feedback so they can ignore it. I think WG will give EA run for their money regarding how they treat their customers. Plus game is in it's third year and still in beta?… Expand
  13. jaszczur
    Aug 10, 2013
    0
    In protest for supporting communism Stalin was a mass murderer and a communist scum!!! How dare you to tell he was better then Hitler and propagate him on tanks!!!
    Stalin was a mass murderer and a communist scum!!! How dare you to tell he was better then Hitler and propagate him on tanks!!!
  14. Bartek2016
    Aug 12, 2013
    0
    Free to play? Joke. No pay, no win, no play.EU players treated as second category. Glorification of stalinizm. Tons of bugs which are known for months and nothing is done about them. The game is a constant beta-test, which doesnt stop WG from finding all new ways of dragging money from customers.
  15. ogower
    Apr 26, 2014
    3
    I have played a number of online shooters and this is the most frustrating one of all and not a game that I will persist with any longer, despite the promise. I have tried to make this game work for over a year and 7000 matches, with a reasonable 52.2% win rate and WN7 and WN8 ratings of 'good' and tanks at all tiers and classes demonstrating that I can play this game with some competenceI have played a number of online shooters and this is the most frustrating one of all and not a game that I will persist with any longer, despite the promise. I have tried to make this game work for over a year and 7000 matches, with a reasonable 52.2% win rate and WN7 and WN8 ratings of 'good' and tanks at all tiers and classes demonstrating that I can play this game with some competence (you will see the need to make this claim below, this being a game where stats seem to matter a lot, sadly). There are times when this game is amazing, but they are overshadowed by the frustration of this game. The game is seriously flawed in a number of ways, making it difficult to consistently enjoy this, most enjoyment deriving from taking advantage of other's mistakes and most defeats being a result of skill/own mistakes plus game mechanics, chance and the complex nature of the game leading to an element of ineptitude from many players. The game relies on significant teamwork but the game mechanics and in particular the lack of any reasonable tutorial severely limit team-work. The deliberate element of chance built into the game ref damage per shot, penetration etc and the complicated nature of differing hit zones further frustrate. Add to this the fact that despite claims to the contrary, the ability to pay for better penetrating shells, permanent camo, equipment that assists accuracy/reload etc means there is an element of play to win. Add to all of this a quite nasty community in-game and on the forums, assisted by an amusingly elitist group of modders creating XVM, WN and the like that show all of your stats in-game, leading to less able players being insulted or told that they have lost the game for the team before it starts and you have something not worth playing. The tank genre needs someone else to come along and top this, learning from what went right and the many things that are wrong.… Expand
  16. Menom
    May 5, 2014
    2
    World of Tanks is a free-to-play, online PC arcade tank game featuring tanks and fabricated tanks from World War II. It has a good array of tanks to play. The game offers good customer service and average graphics. Poor match-making is a major weakness. There is high emphasis on rankings/stats. The community seems largely unhappy and unfriendly. The game has perhaps the most dyfunctional,World of Tanks is a free-to-play, online PC arcade tank game featuring tanks and fabricated tanks from World War II. It has a good array of tanks to play. The game offers good customer service and average graphics. Poor match-making is a major weakness. There is high emphasis on rankings/stats. The community seems largely unhappy and unfriendly. The game has perhaps the most dyfunctional, impolite and angry game community I've ever encountered. Perhaps it is because of the excessive emphasis on PVP competition and the aforementioned match-making issues or the rankings/stats emphasis. Suspicious win or loss streaks may appear to be a manipulation of match outcomes. This too may be a cause of the unhappiness of many players. To the game's credit there is good avoidance of "pay-to-win" aspects but at the same time the game includes big grinds that promote the "need" to pay. While it is not a simulator immersion is hurt by some strange game system mechanics that make identifying "cause and effect" difficult. But then, as stated, it is arcade. Presently World of Tanks is the only modern PC WWII tank game available which accounts for some of its appeal. However, it is not a good gaming experience overall.… Expand
  17. FuaZe
    Apr 28, 2014
    0
    The game is too much based on teamplay and there seems little effort for this within random matches.
    The graphics are not that stunning.
    The gameplay is slow, not a lot of action most of the time. As a tier 5 tank you get matched up against tier 8 tanks making you virtually useless. I honestly believe they can / could've made this game way better. If you like shooter games you    The game is too much based on teamplay and there seems little effort for this within random matches.
    The graphics are not that stunning.
    The gameplay is slow, not a lot of action most of the time.
    As a tier 5 tank you get matched up against tier 8 tanks making you virtually useless.

    I honestly believe they can / could've made this game way better.
    If you like shooter games you should NOT play this game as it's not skill-based at all but favors tactical gameplay which gets lost in overpowered and imbalanced tanks and teams.    … Expand
  18. SmitingEvil
    Dec 20, 2013
    0
    Just another bad game that have nothing similar with actual tank warfare of WW2. Game engine is bugged. Game have very bad optimization, very simple gameplay, just like a generic shooter game. Developers are greedy and selfish people. Don`t play this game, don`t waste your money on it!
  19. TiredofBadGames
    Dec 21, 2013
    2
    It is fun for a little while, but eventually the flaws in this game and the greed of Wargaming.net become glaringly obvious.

    -Ridiculous amounts of grinding. Grind for tanks, grind for modules to upgrade your tanks. Even if you cough up the ~$15 a month to keep a premium account going for the xp/credit bonus, the grind becomes very monotonous after a while. -Wargaming.net takes    It is fun for a little while, but eventually the flaws in this game and the greed of Wargaming.net become glaringly obvious.

    -Ridiculous amounts of grinding. Grind for tanks, grind for modules to upgrade your tanks. Even if you cough up the ~$15 a month to keep a premium account going for the xp/credit bonus, the grind becomes very monotonous after a while.

    -Wargaming.net takes every available opportunity to nickel and dime you. I get the F2P model, but I have never played a game where it was so blatantly obvious I was being hustled. Pay for premium account, pay for better ammo, pay for tanks, pay for trained crew, pay to transfer trained crew to different tank, pay for consumables, pay to dismount dismount equipment from old tanks (when you already paid hundreds of thousands of credits to get the equipment in the first place).

    -Pay to win. If you expect to do well, you need the good ammo, a fully trained crew, all of your tank modules upgraded, good consumables. All of which is available for real money.

    -More based off RNG than skill: Your shots will simply fly off into bum**** Egypt sometimes and there's not a thing in the world you can do about it. Sometimes it's simply annoying, sometimes its extremely frustrating when you have somebody dead-to-rights, with a perfect shot at a weak spot and your shot flies off into the weeds somewhere and then the tank kills you.

    -Graphics unappealing: Everything is kind of cartoon looking. Poor detail on the tanks. Terrain is nothing special. Tank deaths are extremely disappointing. All dead tanks look about the same, there are no epic explosions or turrets flying off when a tank dies, it just stops moving and sits there.

    -Sound is very unappealing: Tank engines do not sound impressive, guns sounds are weak, and your crew spends the match repeating the same handful of lines to you.

    -Historical accuracy has really gone out the window in the name of profit. I find US tanks teamed up with Nazi tanks fighting British tanks and French tanks in some village in China to be ridiculous.

    Overall I would say do not waste your time with this game. There are much better F2P competitive games on the market which are much more tactful about acquiring your money. I give 2 stars because its a functioning game and interesting for a while.    … Expand
  20. Webern
    Aug 20, 2014
    4
    Game is actually fun at the beginning, but

    1) It's DAMN expensive, you're going nowhere without a premium account and gold, and grinding is long and horrible 2) The real turnoff is the player base. If you pay attention to the chat, 95% of messages are insults coming from players frustrated by the horrible grinding (read above) and thinking everyone other than themselves are    Game is actually fun at the beginning, but

    1) It's DAMN expensive, you're going nowhere without a premium account and gold, and grinding is long and horrible

    2) The real turnoff is the player base. If you pay attention to the chat, 95% of messages are insults coming from players frustrated by the horrible grinding (read above) and thinking everyone other than themselves are responsible for the current defeat. And not talking about trolls that kill some team mates just because they're bored. Then there are the bots, but at least they're polite and don't kill or insult anyone of the mates :)

    3) There is a "complain" button that is totally useless, as you can see the same bots and the same trolls always around.    … Expand
  21. bazzbro
    Jan 1, 2015
    0
    its a fine game on the surface, but its mired with broken mechanics, its pay to win, and the community is probably the worst collective of terrible people you will ever meet.
  22. WGKAKO
    Aug 19, 2020
    0
    Money grabbing cancer. Nothing competitive about it grind to the latest non balanced tank, spam gold ammo and you may win. Not to mention the turbo idiot matchmaking , you either lose or win 15-2 majority of the games you play.And don't be fooled by the "Free to Play". You'll spend money if you want to enjoy atleast a fraction of the game
  23. burkoslaw
    Aug 11, 2013
    0
    Company who glorification of Stalin, Use stalin methods on forum (delete posts which criticize WG politics and bugs in game). Probably in next year if you criticize WG you go to siberia
  24. NonPlayableChar
    Aug 13, 2013
    0
    I used to like this game. Until Wargaming decided to put back in a number of pro-Stalin and pro-communist inscriptions. It soon became apparent that European players don't have a say in this matter. One of their moderators even asked us to not reply with "political content !"
    Aside from this particular issue ?
    Don't even go any further than the first tanks available this is where the    I used to like this game. Until Wargaming decided to put back in a number of pro-Stalin and pro-communist inscriptions. It soon became apparent that European players don't have a say in this matter. One of their moderators even asked us to not reply with "political content !"
    Aside from this particular issue ?
    Don't even go any further than the first tanks available this is where the game is the most fun, without all the hours needed to unlock tanks whose performances depend more and more on the rest of your team and the amount of real cash you are ready to spend. Also, the fact that the game is a Freemium means that it drags in absolutely every one, including people who don't give a damn about playing well, even in the higher levels (or I should, say particularly in the higher levels). Don't ever count on your team to construct any kind of tactical move not in 15 minutes battles with random people.    … Expand
  25. Tvink_DeSeRtoda
    Aug 29, 2015
    0
    Одна из худших игр во всём мире.. убивает отношение разработчиков к игре, а так же к своим игрокам.. Главное для Wargaming это деньги деньги и ещё раз деньги...
  26. Olafsson
    Oct 15, 2014
    4
    WoT can be a fun game with friends... so what justifies this note of 4/10 ?

    1/ It comes with several design flaws. Some very basic game mechanics are dead wrong. How the artillery works, how the different "classes" of tanks are supposed to interact with each others, how the map stimulate tactics, how risks vs rewards is managed, all these are wrong. I would go as far as to say    WoT can be a fun game with friends... so what justifies this note of 4/10 ?

    1/ It comes with several design flaws.

    Some very basic game mechanics are dead wrong. How the artillery works, how the different "classes" of tanks are supposed to interact with each others, how the map stimulate tactics, how risks vs rewards is managed, all these are wrong.

    I would go as far as to say that the very low level of actual thoughts, and care, devoted to such critical elements of gameplay, is a real testimony to the low level of education and interest of the designers.

    2/ Breach the most basic rule of gaming

    Every player meeting on a gaming field must abides by the same rules. Only him and how he evolves in-b
    etween a specific set of rules must determine victory.

    In World of tanks, a player is *punished* for doing good. Game is rigged to alter matchmaking and random number generator to actually lower your odds, the more you improve.

    This is the total, complete and utter dumbest system ever, as it actually favor playing badly. Really... Duh ?!

    3/ The developers are... special

    Yes, Wargaming is a bad company, not EA level of bad, but close.

    They are *extremely* greedy even by "F2P" standards
    They use tax haven in Cyprus
    One of their lead developper is the infamous SerB
    They may joke on that but they show a constant love for stalinism
    They have a complete disdain for european customers (and people from EU in general)

    You should think about these things before giving these people your money.

    So all in all, 4/10, and do not give gold (€€) to them.    … Expand
  27. Deathum
    Dec 17, 2013
    3
    Fun for the first few games, this game is free for a reason, the team balance is completely non existant, you play tier based tanks where half or more of your games are against tanks 2-3 tiers higher than you and despite your best efforts theres nothing you can do when your shots "just bounce right off" (according to your radio man) and higher level players swat you off like flys, do notFun for the first few games, this game is free for a reason, the team balance is completely non existant, you play tier based tanks where half or more of your games are against tanks 2-3 tiers higher than you and despite your best efforts theres nothing you can do when your shots "just bounce right off" (according to your radio man) and higher level players swat you off like flys, do not buy unless you want to spend 100$ on credits for the best vehicles.… Expand
  28. kaijo
    Dec 18, 2013
    3
    You will have a great time with this game when you first start out playing for the first time and it will be evenly matched with other players write up until you start trying to work up to tier 3 and 4 tanks. You will then hit the big wall. It will cost tens of thousands of experience points to reach better upgrades but you will only gain marginally compered to higher tier tanks orYou will have a great time with this game when you first start out playing for the first time and it will be evenly matched with other players write up until you start trying to work up to tier 3 and 4 tanks. You will then hit the big wall. It will cost tens of thousands of experience points to reach better upgrades but you will only gain marginally compered to higher tier tanks or premium players 50-100 per match, some times you will only receive that mount just to die several minute into the game. because your weapons cannot hurt the other tanks. Trying to gain experience becomes a real painful grind and the only source of experience points in this game is making a lot of damage to enemy tanks. Every game you play you will be matched up with their so called fair play matchmaker, this is the real cruncher it will suck the fun right out of you and grind you into the ground. The developers are really trying desperately to encourage players to spend lots money by forcing you to fight against higher tier tanks. what ever you do do not buy any premium tanks believe me they are all crap! the only one I personally have that dose make you some cash is the U.S.S.R Churchill 3 tank and that's it do not wast your money. After 6 months worth of game play in battles I have seen it all and have bean in countless games in witch you can't damage anything because you are the smallest tank or the lowest tier tank in the team and you will placed in matches like this no matter haw well you do in other games. You can have up to 5 to ten losses in a row and it will make no difference. You will learn to hate this game for this reason alone. For some people the fun is in the challenge progressing in the game but I think it is just as important to have a fair game balance in a game and where you are placed with other players of the same experience level or have in this case a tank you can at least compete with, for there is no fun in destroying tanks/players that cannot defend them selves fairly and I mean I have played up against tanks 4 to 5 tier less then my tank, so yes it truly only took one shot or just ramming them witch is a more cost efficient way to destroy them in a battle. The game developers will try to tell you in this situation the smaller lighter tanks job will be a spotter tank for the rest of the team witch is well and due but what if the tank you have is just to slow or just way to lightly armed? you will last just last a few minutes in play or as I have seen you will just hide for the hole game just to die in the end anyway or just urn nothing in points wheres the fun in that?
    Well to bring this to a conclusion I,m personally hanging out to see how will step up and take on W.O.T with a tank gaming format with out all the problems.    … Expand
  29. carsonnapier987
    Jan 16, 2014
    0
    I have been war gaming since Avalon Hills Tactics 2 and have rarely found a more boring game than World of Tanks. The grinds become progressively longer and more repetitive. The game is so a historical as to be more akin to fantasy rpgs than a wargame. The attempts to balance the vehicles of different nations have made WOT laughable. The idea is great the delivery quite poor.
  30. 2134376yg
    Aug 29, 2015
    0
    This game has a ton of issues. The lack custowmer service. They rely on a automated system that continually tags people that do nothing wrong, adnd customer service dose nothing to fix the issues WHEN you have one. It is a fail game .
  31. MAMKA_JOVA
    Aug 29, 2015
    0
    the worst game ever! tanks vanish in and out most of the tanks are make believe tanks the ones that had never seen the light of day from paper. play the game and don't do what some guy says and your a noob and get off the game. and EVERYTHING COST REAL MONEY if you join you never move up in exp and never get the good tanks till your ready to toss the pc out the window. so SAY no to thisthe worst game ever! tanks vanish in and out most of the tanks are make believe tanks the ones that had never seen the light of day from paper. play the game and don't do what some guy says and your a noob and get off the game. and EVERYTHING COST REAL MONEY if you join you never move up in exp and never get the good tanks till your ready to toss the pc out the window. so SAY no to this game and save your money and your time spent playing with 10 year olds and disturbed adults… Expand
  32. Dima951995
    Sep 11, 2015
    0
    Игра ужасная из-за арты и бан чата одни нервы в ней. Разработчики только деньги сосут и ни чего не делают.
  33. kwawn
    Aug 15, 2016
    1
    In general a nice concept and a facile viewpoint of the professional critics of 70% may be seem accurate - at first. But this game has a major problem:

    It has some mechanics in it, you will realize the furter you go on. they manipulate your results and will lead you to frustration. For example - the RandomNumberGenerator of +-25% will dice if your shot do damage or not. But the    In general a nice concept and a facile viewpoint of the professional critics of 70% may be seem accurate - at first. But this game has a major problem:

    It has some mechanics in it, you will realize the furter you go on. they manipulate your results and will lead you to frustration.

    For example - the RandomNumberGenerator of +-25% will dice if your shot do damage or not. But the better you become, the more your shots won't hit, while the bad players kill you without any efford.

    On the other side, there's a MatchMaking regulation. This will try to calibrate your winrate to 50% (this explains that there are almost no players with 70% linke in other games). So if you played one day very well, let's say 20 games with a daily winrate of 80%, then the next day you WILL lose, you will stuck in bad team as lowtier (with every tier the tanks become more powerful. in general you don't have any chance against a tank 2 tiers above) and this the whole day.
    And this is the problem: think of it you got some spare time and want to play some hours this game, but then the mechanics forces you to lose all the time. this is frustrating.

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    I had a winrate of 63% and thousands of games before i quit (WN8 unicum)    … Expand
  34. tompyt
    Aug 16, 2013
    0
    NO for STALIN! NO for WG! Say No for Wargaming`s Stalin glorification!
    I dont want to play a game
    http://worldoftanks.eu/en/news/46/historical-content-world-tanks/
    Company of Heroes 2
    Real version of history...
  35. oberst1
    Aug 13, 2013
    0
    The Public Relations employees for World of Tanks should all be sacked. Taking an international game and then using it to Glorify Stalin was the biggest slap in the face to the international player base.

    Players outside of Russia and it's former states are abused, ill treated, and ignored, which is an outrageous way to run a company that earns it's income from an international community
  36. ploppytheman
    Apr 15, 2013
    0
    Im giving this game a zero because it simply, pay to win, and the game is setup to basically make free to play insanely frustrating and pointless, you are literally cannon fodder for wallet warriors. I know they are a business but this is an extremely greedy money mongering business that has corrupt practices, meaning I wouldnt support it based on that alone. I wont go into speculativeIm giving this game a zero because it simply, pay to win, and the game is setup to basically make free to play insanely frustrating and pointless, you are literally cannon fodder for wallet warriors. I know they are a business but this is an extremely greedy money mongering business that has corrupt practices, meaning I wouldnt support it based on that alone. I wont go into speculative reasons of their wrong behavior such as, premium shells rolling higher, matchmaking being rigged, or releasing overpowered pay to win content (then nerfing it when they release new pay to win content, aka planned obsolescence), or anything else which cant be verified but is widely thought as true, I will simply state the facts which are more than enough to show you this game is not worth your time or money.

    Let me give a quick summary so everyone can read this. This game is about giving people who pay money an ego boost and good time, thinking they are good. If you read the forums its painfully obvious the hordes of pay to win wallet warriors deny its pay to win when it clearly is. Its like if everyone was saying the earth is flat, its just not true, sorry. So these people who pay to win think they are good at games. All MMOs are for low skill players for the most part, thats how they make their money, but this is doubly worse because its pay to win with an illusion of fairness. Its a slow paced game with basic strategic elements so old people with real jobs (or idiots with credit cards) can pay WoT a bunch of money to make them feel like they are any good at games, but they are not. Thats why random battle doesn't have any ELO or else the pay to win wallet warriors egos would stop getting fed and they wouldnt pay to win anymore, but with this grand illusion the suckers pay in to the system to continue to feel they have any skill in a game at all. I mean $50 for a TANK in a GAME... its just shameless greed. This company makes double digit millions of profit per month on this trash.

    Pay to win. There is direct pay to win, one quote of the devs goes "you should pay us money if you want to be the best", quite literally too. No that is not how competitive gameplay and clan wars works, whoever is the best skilled should win, and the best and pro scene should be getting paid for creating idols that make people want to play the game and spend money, oh but wait the game is pay to win so it could never be taken seriously. You dont HAVE to use the best items but regardless it creates an unfair playing field where money gives advantages even if both players are maxed out and equally skilled, this is NOT acceptable. Anyone who cares about competitive or fair play will automatically hate this game. Also the russian tanks are OP by the russian dev, great job.

    The grind to even getting to that unfair pay to win playing field is so unfair. Basically you start with a stock tank that is absolutely horrible and cant beat anyone, and you run in and die until you get it fitted out completely, but guess what, you still lose to people who have better tanks through the unfair matchmaking where you face opponents you cannot damage. Their is an illusion of weakspots and theoretically you "could" kill those tanks, but statisically, even if you are skilled and they are not, it is extremely unlikely and they would have to be afk in order for you to kill them. But how can you target a weakspot if your aiming reticule is as big as the tank itself when you are trying to hit something the size of a dinner plate. Its like carnival games that are rigged with a bunch of flashing lights so if you pay them more money you will win eventually. Its kind of like arcade games back in the day, except at least those were fun.
    And pay to win wallet warriors will have 100% crews which have bonus skills while you have nothing and every stat you have is worse because of your crew skills.
    And you have to pay for repairs and ammo, so your xp and silver you get is reduced by a much larger percent than a premium player so you basically have to grind 5x more even though they only get 50% more experience, because that 50% more xp+silver is pure profit, that they got more kills in because they had better tanks with full 100% crews, upgraded camo, the best gear for the tank, and expensive equipment you wont be able to afford for a long time. And they can essentially buy their experience and move it to another tank, so they never have to drive stock since xp is locked per tank unless you guessed it, you pay to win it to another tank
    Again, the games random battle is not skill based matchmaking, its there so pay to win wallet warriors can kill you, you are cannon fodder, you are basically a bot with the added benefit of wallet warriors egos being satisfied.    … Expand
  37. Dr_Noobyman
    Aug 16, 2013
    0
    Boring, repetitive, grind.
    Pay to have fun from money hungry russian devs, no historical accuracy oh and did i mention grind? once you get to a certain rank its impossible to make a profit after battles, unless you pay real money of course.......
  38. Darksky
    Aug 31, 2013
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An interesting concept which is spoiled by redundant play and unfair match making. The customer support borders on awful and the Moderators seems to be the type you could only find in a Stalinist fan club. The game is server side based, and frequently has issues with frame rates and bandwidth.

    This is a pay to play game, which seems constructed to suck money out of it's paying member, while treating those members like trash.

    The more you play World of Tanks, the more you will grow to hate it. It is the worst online game I have ever played.

    I would give it a negative rating, as a warning to those who may be tempted to try the game, but the scale only goes down to zero.    … Expand
  39. poskas1281
    Oct 14, 2014
    0
    The Worst mmo i have ever played.! Period. Non existing matchmaking or the worst, Premium ammo & Prem Tanks Op vehicles, terrible support " i mean terrible". Constantly nerf not op vehicles. WORST RNG EVER.!!! Its seriously nerve racking, if u value your time stay the hell away from it.! Seriously Wargamming couldnt have screw this game more.! i am amazed.!This game would be terrible evenThe Worst mmo i have ever played.! Period. Non existing matchmaking or the worst, Premium ammo & Prem Tanks Op vehicles, terrible support " i mean terrible". Constantly nerf not op vehicles. WORST RNG EVER.!!! Its seriously nerve racking, if u value your time stay the hell away from it.! Seriously Wargamming couldnt have screw this game more.! i am amazed.!This game would be terrible even if some1 payed y to play it! If u think i am wrong yr welcome to try it!… Expand
  40. Josphi
    Mar 21, 2015
    3
    Game runs on very old and outdatted engine - Big World Engine, which utilizes ONLY ONE core of your cpu.. Besides that it is Russian propaganda game - every soviet tank outperforms other nations vehicles.
    Examples: Why would you play with Churchill ! if you can play KV1, which is near unpenetrable and has better gun that has jacked up stats? Or why would you play AMX AC 1946 if you can    Game runs on very old and outdatted engine - Big World Engine, which utilizes ONLY ONE core of your cpu.. Besides that it is Russian propaganda game - every soviet tank outperforms other nations vehicles.
    Examples: Why would you play with Churchill ! if you can play KV1, which is near unpenetrable and has better gun that has jacked up stats? Or why would you play AMX AC 1946 if you can play SU122-44, which is fast as medium tanks, cannot be penetrated by 75 and 90 mm guns and uses fast firing 122mm cannon?    … Expand
  41. ghost_update
    Apr 1, 2014
    4
    vamos primeiro aos pontos positivos, o jogo apresenta uma otima qualidade de gameplay, graficos, conexçao, etc, porem ele te joga contra pessoas realmente viciadas, do tipo, voce morre com um tiro, ou o cara simplesmente te mata sem voce sequer ter visto, por isso eu acho que deveria avaliar as habilidades do jogador e colocar players com o mesmo nivel de habiliadade
  42. gdel2009
    May 5, 2014
    1
    The fact is that the game decide already if you will lose or win. That's why you wont see anyone with win% higher than 70. and those who have high % are because they've made clan war. You can load a program and they give you the win stats on the games you will play, and it'a a lot of 30-40% win probability. This game suck because the makers can't put the correct balance on teams
  43. CanadaSimon
    Aug 20, 2014
    3
    The more I played, the worse it feels. Also with many of its newer versions, WOT becomes worse. After spending tons of time & money in it, I deleted the whole thing together with my account.

    It's getting worse, not because the developers are stupid, but they're too smart - they simply try to get more $ out of players' pocket, & don't care the rest. Some of the worst problems I can't    The more I played, the worse it feels. Also with many of its newer versions, WOT becomes worse. After spending tons of time & money in it, I deleted the whole thing together with my account.

    It's getting worse, not because the developers are stupid, but they're too smart - they simply try to get more $ out of players' pocket, & don't care the rest. Some of the worst problems I can't stand: 1. It keeps on pushing out new s/w versions, which one has to upload or won't be able to play. In these new versions, many times some of the most fun tanks got nerfed, i.e. not playable any more. So you have to spend more $ & time to buy premium tanks & train crews. 2. Premium tanks get too much advantage over other players. Not fair. 3. Some of the players are just a_holes, AFK the whole game, or so stupid. But the game won't do anything about it. There are "reports" that one can file during the game. But it's totally useless. Also, the game gives one the ability to add another player on a personal black list. But that list is so short that it's a joke. Any way, now I have much better things to do than playing the stupid WOT.    … Expand
  44. bsdetector
    Jan 21, 2015
    1
    This game is absolutely awful!! Unless you are a masochist or get addicted for awhile (like I did) you won't play long and will eventually rage during almost every game. I am embarassed to admit that I have many thousands of games under my belt. The idea is sound and the gameplay is ok but the negatives far outweigh any positives. The developers are as brilliant as they are ruthless. IThis game is absolutely awful!! Unless you are a masochist or get addicted for awhile (like I did) you won't play long and will eventually rage during almost every game. I am embarassed to admit that I have many thousands of games under my belt. The idea is sound and the gameplay is ok but the negatives far outweigh any positives. The developers are as brilliant as they are ruthless. I have never played a more addictive game with the system of awards and new tanks tantalizingly just out of reach. But be prepared for the worst grinding of your life and you will quickly see that the gameplay mechanics are being manipulated steadily and cleverly to reduce win rates and encourage spending real money to improve your game performance. But don't dare to even raise this issue on WOT forums. You will be flamed by endless shills bashing you because you don't have enough games or enough statistics to properly "understand what is happening". Go to the forums and see for yourself. I am not normally a conspiracy buff but have casually researched this on the internet and found the kind of distribution of positive and negative reviews (outside of the WOT forums which are closely controlled) you see on metacritic... large numbers of glowing positives and large numbers of angry negatives with little in between. This peculiar distribution also argues for manipulation and suggest that the developers employ a very large number of shills to counter their critics wherever they pop up on the web. I am through playing this game and will never give another dime of my money to these Russian thugs. It's too bad because the concept is a good one and I have had a bit of fun in spite of the horrific flaws.… Expand
  45. Cannonfodder
    May 30, 2015
    0
    Great that there is a MMO tank game. However, it is unbalanced. 85% of the battles end up at 15 -4 or worse. This makes game play no fun. If you like either winning without working, or losing every battle this is a great game for you. As a former US Army tank crewman who has studied history for many years, these tanks are very much not representative of real life tanks. I could expect someGreat that there is a MMO tank game. However, it is unbalanced. 85% of the battles end up at 15 -4 or worse. This makes game play no fun. If you like either winning without working, or losing every battle this is a great game for you. As a former US Army tank crewman who has studied history for many years, these tanks are very much not representative of real life tanks. I could expect some differences, but not to the extent of these.

    Fighting by tier is unbalanced. First it should not place tanks of a 3 their spread in the same battle, and if playing a light tank it could be worse than that. Other issues id that the Match Maker gives advantage to one team or the other. Before they implemented this, I had a fun time playing with a 57% win rate. Then they changed to the new MM with it changing odds for one team or the other. My win rate dropped rapidly. I now reside at 46% wins over 12K games, and my recent battles actually are more like 85% losses with games going as stated above. I even saw one battle with 15 - 0. It lasted 2 minutes and no matter how many times we hit the other tanks, they took no damage. Meanwhile we were getting killed with one shot. The concept for this game is great and it started out pretty good, but then they changed it in order to make more money. They needed to force players to spend money to win battles or support higher tier tanks.

    In game chat is rampant with players complaining about MM and those who are putting the complainers down, calling them noobs. Telling players to uninstall the game and stop complaining. All-in-all it is a game that could be really good, but due to poor development and mismanagement is poor at best. The main goal of the game is to make money for the company with no regard for their subscribers. Recommend you not install it.    … Expand
  46. fogapod
    Aug 29, 2015
    0
    Terrible game balance, developers give many promises and not providr them. We are waiting for HAVOC more than 2 years. There are also a lot of donate. It gives big adventage
  47. Fridon3
    Sep 2, 2016
    1
    Attention! Not suitable for Kids

    This game is "pay2win" - but in a worse not visible art like other game in whom you can buy superior chars or other advances. Wargaming uses a calculated routine to make you believe to be talented in this game, so you will get addictive. This is determined with the RNG - a "random" value which helps you to win or lose a battle. Some days you will    Attention! Not suitable for Kids

    This game is "pay2win" - but in a worse not visible art like other game in whom you can buy superior chars or other advances.

    Wargaming uses a calculated routine to make you believe to be talented in this game, so you will get addictive. This is determined with the RNG - a "random" value which helps you to win or lose a battle.
    Some days you will get a very favor RNG, and then you will get a worse RNG over a certain time. Kids or easy to influence people might think they could force their "skill" if they buy gold and use certain paying arming to get their "old" talent (which was faked by a manipulated RNG).    … Expand
  48. ICDeadPeople
    Apr 20, 2020
    0
    Save yourself some money, time & sanity. The Wargaming management has some really serious prejudices when it comes to their game. If you prefer to play artillery vehicles over their never ending selection of tanks, you will NOT be allowed to platoon with other "arty" playing friends BEFORE a game starts. This right has never been tampered with for tank players, even though you wouldSave yourself some money, time & sanity. The Wargaming management has some really serious prejudices when it comes to their game. If you prefer to play artillery vehicles over their never ending selection of tanks, you will NOT be allowed to platoon with other "arty" playing friends BEFORE a game starts. This right has never been tampered with for tank players, even though you would still have to pay the same amount as a tank player for a "premium" account & take the same amount of time to "grind" or enhance the skills of an "arty". Over the years, artillery vehicles have had their abilities & destructive capabilities consistently "nerfed" because the tank players start whining about being killed off by experienced artillery users. That's the main reason why BEFORE game platooning for "arties" was done away with. MInd you, not a second thought is given to 3 tank, clan trained players entering a game BEFORE it starts & completely dominating. Lately, WoT has cut back on their obvious nerfing of those artillery vehicles & just thickened the armor of tanks instead. They cut back on the destructive power of an artillery shell, making it all the harder for it to penetrate a tank target. Next they came out with 5 whole new country lines of tanks & didn't even include one new arty to choose from in any of them. Then they turn around & release a couple of new classes of light tanks that move so fast that arty or most other tanks have no real defense against. They run circles around heavier tanks that in the higher tiers are considerably more expensive to fix & equip after they've been destroyed. Anyone else see a pattern here? Emails to their support calling them on this only result in their saying that these obviously biased decisions are their goal of "balancing" the game. Call it whatever you want, but at the end of the day the only thing that matters to them is the 1000s of easily fooled tank playing "sheeple" that need mommy's credit card. It's a safe bet that this same kind of BS is also going on in any other of their hosted game formats. You've been warned!… Expand
  49. rAMZA
    Aug 28, 2017
    0
    realy boring and grindy game, take ages to get new tanks that then are junk and not much different from each other, i would recomend playing battlefield 3-4 instead those are much beter and good looking games and beter engine, wot uses only single core, and it is pay to win. This game sells ammo for real money.
  50. Game_Bashing
    Nov 16, 2013
    0
    World of tanks Is a difficult game to learn and get better at the matches are unbalanced because if your new to the game half your opponents have maxed perks for there tank crews and people starting out do not also enemy vehicles vanish while you target them and you are always still visible to them Aiming for week spots take way to much time and all in all this is the worst game to play soWorld of tanks Is a difficult game to learn and get better at the matches are unbalanced because if your new to the game half your opponents have maxed perks for there tank crews and people starting out do not also enemy vehicles vanish while you target them and you are always still visible to them Aiming for week spots take way to much time and all in all this is the worst game to play so right from the begining your at disadvantage WOT is an awful game period… Expand
  51. Gibus42
    Oct 21, 2013
    0
    -Lots and lots of grind
    -Pay to win
    -Unbalanced
    -It gets boring very soon
    -Very repetitive
    -Agonizing Matchmaking
    One of the worst game I ever played
  52. Eljernon
    Dec 1, 2013
    2
    2010 2013 5 Utube WoT")
  53. Gared
    Dec 20, 2013
    0
    This game is in stagnation for almost 3 (three) years. At first it was fun, but then it was BORING. 15x15 battle in the couple of maps for three years. There is no future for this game.
  54. tbarron
    Jan 15, 2014
    0
    I have nearly 5000 battles and at this point am leaving the game. It is fun initially while you are building up your tanks and crews capability, but when you develop proficiency you are either put in with very low experience players making it nearly impossible to win or placed in much higher tier battles where your tank is outgunned, armored, etc. The game is not realistic; tanks can beI have nearly 5000 battles and at this point am leaving the game. It is fun initially while you are building up your tanks and crews capability, but when you develop proficiency you are either put in with very low experience players making it nearly impossible to win or placed in much higher tier battles where your tank is outgunned, armored, etc. The game is not realistic; tanks can be 100m away and disappear. It can be addicting and this I'm sure drives revenue and profits for the company which is their main goal, not making this a good experience. Yes, you can continue to learn after thousands of battles, but be prepared to have 10 or more consecutive losses in the same tank despite being a top scorer and outperforming the opponents top tanker. Also, your ability to log on and play with friends in random battles is non existent and should be changed. Bottom line, the kernel that matches player is seriously flawed and you will likely end up frustrated and feeling like you wasted time and money.… Expand
  55. sealclubbering
    Mar 2, 2014
    4
    There's a simple way to describe this game. If you don't pay, you will hate this game. In the beginning you can derp around in funny tanks and ones with troll guns too. This game may seem fun at first, but after tier 7 or 8, money is a HUGE issue. If you don't pay, you won't ever make a profit. The money issue can be solved with, you guessed it, real money to buy a $50 tank, which isThere's a simple way to describe this game. If you don't pay, you will hate this game. In the beginning you can derp around in funny tanks and ones with troll guns too. This game may seem fun at first, but after tier 7 or 8, money is a HUGE issue. If you don't pay, you won't ever make a profit. The money issue can be solved with, you guessed it, real money to buy a $50 tank, which is ludicrous. So if you don't pay, you won't have fun.… Expand
  56. trevon
    Mar 13, 2014
    2
    First of all it very hard to imagine **** such as world of tanks. I want to say only two words about this **** **** - TANKI GAVNO. In conclusion I must say - I'm gay.
  57. mjc2488
    May 24, 2014
    2
    That game is a good game, the problem are the players...
    There are too many nooobs playing that game nit knowing what the word tactic means....
    Very sad!!!
  58. ZeraSeraphim
    Mar 10, 2017
    0
    This is the kind of thing that should not be tolerated in modern gaming society AT ALL. From a gameplay perspective, it is incredibly frustrating. You'll die, a lot, often, sometimes without even know what hit you. Newer players are often put up against incredibly skilled opponents, who often put shots into your tracks, making death a certainty. Progression is INCREDIBLY slow and oftenThis is the kind of thing that should not be tolerated in modern gaming society AT ALL. From a gameplay perspective, it is incredibly frustrating. You'll die, a lot, often, sometimes without even know what hit you. Newer players are often put up against incredibly skilled opponents, who often put shots into your tracks, making death a certainty. Progression is INCREDIBLY slow and often feels non-existent, especially because, even if you do break down like I did and buy a premium tank, the same things are going to keep happening to you. Tracked, one-hit killed, frustration boils over. If you want a GOOD world war 2 game with decent tank physics, play Company of Heroes. Don't give these rip-off artists another cent.… Expand
  59. bgath37
    Jul 26, 2014
    5
    About 95% of your time spent in World of Tanks will be grinding away to unlock your next tank, unless you want to invest your life's savings into one of many premium options to achieve an edge over your opponents. In addition to this obvious pay-to-win game structure, the game play itself can be insanely frustrating if you aren't very experienced. I can safely say that the community is oneAbout 95% of your time spent in World of Tanks will be grinding away to unlock your next tank, unless you want to invest your life's savings into one of many premium options to achieve an edge over your opponents. In addition to this obvious pay-to-win game structure, the game play itself can be insanely frustrating if you aren't very experienced. I can safely say that the community is one of the worst I have ever run into, and that the developers don't really seem to care about the opinions of the players at all.
    Additionally, be prepared to be branded as a trashy player by your teammates, as some among them will have installed XVM, which allows them to view your average win ratio. It is not uncommon to see an XVM user abandon the match before it even starts due to his mod predicting a low chance of his winning the match.

    Yet despite all this, I have (on occasion) really enjoyed myself playing World of Tanks, and not necessarily when I'm winning. Certain aspects of the game can be very rewarding, and the in-game models and terrain are surprisingly pretty. Some of the tanks, especially the Russian ones (I wonder why...) are especially fun to play, even for new players.

    Despite it's many (obvious) negatives, I can tentatively recommend World of Tanks. Just don't waste any money on it; trust me when I say, it is NOT worth it.    … Expand
  60. Xander89
    Aug 4, 2014
    2
    fun to play for a bit until about tier 5 (out of 10/11/12 depending on the type of tank) after that unless you pay your going no where fast as the XP and money gain doesn't increase as you level up like every good game does I.e. it does what a pay to play is expected to do; it gets you hooked then makes it impossible to carry on and have fun without forking out.
  61. californianhat
    Jan 20, 2017
    1
    Wargaming is a low-integrity company. It shamelessly rigs the outcomes of battles for its own monetary gain. It does so by placing players on guaranteed-to-lose teams. Players then spend more to compensate for the losses. The company fails miserably at product management -as evidenced by its convoluted impossible-to-understand promotions, its ridiculously overpowered Russian tankWargaming is a low-integrity company. It shamelessly rigs the outcomes of battles for its own monetary gain. It does so by placing players on guaranteed-to-lose teams. Players then spend more to compensate for the losses. The company fails miserably at product management -as evidenced by its convoluted impossible-to-understand promotions, its ridiculously overpowered Russian tank lines, its complete disregard for in-game AFK tanks and its annoying game mechanics like excessive tracking and imbalance with regard to the value of armor. I have played more than 30,000 battles and only 1,000 of those were enjoyable. The other 29,000 were simply attempts to have a GG.… Expand
  62. Bigadam
    Nov 3, 2014
    4
    The game had so much potential, unfortunately the developers' Eastern European mentality was it's doom, which is basically the unwillingness to improve your service (or in this case: your game) if it's making a profit. WoT is definitely making a profit, so the devs conviniently ignore every single piece of constructive criticism or suggestions.

    Grinding feels pointless after a certain    The game had so much potential, unfortunately the developers' Eastern European mentality was it's doom, which is basically the unwillingness to improve your service (or in this case: your game) if it's making a profit. WoT is definitely making a profit, so the devs conviniently ignore every single piece of constructive criticism or suggestions.

    Grinding feels pointless after a certain tier, usually tier 6: from there, it just takes extremely long. Grinding is good when it's rewarding, when it's fun. But in WoT, grinding is not fun. You keep grinding and grinding until you finally unlock your next tank, but guess what, it's useless without upgrades. Slow, low firepower, low armor. Have fun grinding some more, until you have a slightly less useless tank, up until you max it out. THEN playing with that tank IS actually fun. But if that particular tank isn't your fetish, then chances are, you'll want the next one. And so the cycle of grinding continues.

    The premium content is out of control. You can buy tanks for 60$, that have insane fire rate and mobility (hello E25, see you in hell), absurd armor and firepower (Löwe, IS-6, etc), and so on. Imagine how much fun it is to be killed by an overpowered premium tank. It's like the devs pummeling your face to the dirt, and then taking a **** on you as you lie on the ground helpless. I'm not overexaggerating, this is how it feels like. You died, just because someone paid more than you. Thanks.

    The game itself is optimized very poorly. I play on my laptop, which has a decent GPU and a 3rd generation Inter i5 processor. Dead Space 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Portal 2, they all run smoothly with 60-80 FPS on high/ultra settings. But not this ungodly slavic abomination of a tank game, since it maxes out around 40 FPS while everything is set to MINIMUM. I am playing with graphics straight out of 2002, but the framerate still drops sometimes. Interrestingly enough, 'Low' settings produce 30 FPS, 'Medium' caps at 25, 'High' at 20 and 'Maximum' at 10-15. Keep in mind, this is on a relatively small map with a few vehicles driving around. What the ****

    The ingame economy it clearly geared towards spending real money. I am currently at Tier 7, with a few Tier 8 tanks researched, but I don't have enough money. Usually I earn 6-8K profit per battle if it's a good battle, and I currently have around 300K. I only need 2.100.000 more credits to buy a Tier 8, OR I can spend real money on gold or premium to get some money. So basically I need 300 good battles to get my Tier 8, but good battles are hard to come by, because of the matchmaking, which is horrible beyond reason. Another motivation from the devs for you, to spend money, so you won't be frustrated. I won't be spending money, because I don't like to be coerced into it, so **** off.

    Lastly, the UI. It's lifeless, dull, boring and confusing. People wrote hundreds of suggestions about it on the forums, but as usual, they were ignored.

    I don't recommend this game. If you really want to play with tanks, wait for Armored Warfare. At least it is being made by Obsidian, not a group of incompetent slavic chimps.    … Expand
  63. lockNload57
    Jul 14, 2015
    0
    I have 15,000 battles in this game and I will say there is definitely rigging in the match making formula among other rigged features. There is even claims now that WOT can/will alter your game by nerfing your accuracy and penetration through your IP address or player name. They say this game is free but when it comes down to it, the big investors are rewarded in game play. The better youI have 15,000 battles in this game and I will say there is definitely rigging in the match making formula among other rigged features. There is even claims now that WOT can/will alter your game by nerfing your accuracy and penetration through your IP address or player name. They say this game is free but when it comes down to it, the big investors are rewarded in game play. The better you are at the game the better the chances you have for favourable match making(as long as you spend money in the game). Most games are lop sided and the enjoyment is pretty much zero because of consistent losses and getting rolled almost every game. You will see in most match ups the weaker players playing against the stronger players. This game is all about taking your money, keep in mind moderate spenders with average stats will be usually on the dogs breakfast team too. Big spenders are rewarded. Bottom line, I am very disappointed with WOT on how they can rig a game so badly. Armoured Warfare is in Beta at this time and is doing extremely well. They have developed a Match Making formula that will make games more enjoyable. They are avoiding the 2 tier separation (games will only be +1/-1 tier difference) and also putting in player values into the formula. They have eliminated the favoritism card so everyone can have the same opportunity to develop. I give WOT a fat ZERO for the rigging!… Expand
  64. Khabi
    May 9, 2018
    1
    I've played tanks since beta, it used to be quite a fun game, not as polished as it is now but it was certainly a lot more fun back in the earlier years. These days it it a complete mess and is outright pay-to-win, with Wargaming being one of the greediest devs I've ever come across in 20+ years gaming. Even when they run an event to give you something, they still try to screw you and getI've played tanks since beta, it used to be quite a fun game, not as polished as it is now but it was certainly a lot more fun back in the earlier years. These days it it a complete mess and is outright pay-to-win, with Wargaming being one of the greediest devs I've ever come across in 20+ years gaming. Even when they run an event to give you something, they still try to screw you and get some money out of you.
    For example, they ran an event at Christmas 2016 where you could get a full compliment of Swedish female tank crew members, except the crew they gave you would only fit in 3 out of the 20 Swedish tanks unless you paid a bit of cash for the 6th crew member you needed for the other 17 vehicles.
    A similar event is run in March 2017 where you could get a free tank, except half way through the event they ramped up the difficulty to the point of you having to play for 6+ hours per day to win your token for that day, unless of course if you want to pay a little bit of cash for a token instead.
    See what I mean? These are greedy devs that have ruined their game for money over the last few years. Do yourself a favour and avoid this mess.    … Expand
  65. antzware
    Aug 9, 2015
    0
    A big 0 from me as well. If you have never played the game before, do not start, or you start don't pay a single coin on it. The game is extremely frustrating to play. No matter how good you will be at the tame, you have 14 other people in your team that you depend on and because of the game's extremely poor matchmaking algorithm, you will end-up pretty often losing badly. With the longA big 0 from me as well. If you have never played the game before, do not start, or you start don't pay a single coin on it. The game is extremely frustrating to play. No matter how good you will be at the tame, you have 14 other people in your team that you depend on and because of the game's extremely poor matchmaking algorithm, you will end-up pretty often losing badly. With the long history the game already has I can say with a high degree of confidence that the matchmaking is intended by War Gaming to be so bad. Apart from time when your team is very bad, you can also get matched up with tanks 2 tiers higher than you against you will simply have no chance. There are so many statistics the game records for each player and they or not put to use.
    Personally I continue to play the game, only rarely because of the money that I already put in the game on premium tanks that nobody will give back. I hope that a good alternative like Armored Warfare will keep from ever playing WoT.
    For new players keep in mind that there are two resources you have to grind like crazy for that new tank. Coins (silver) and experience both of which are earned very hard, specially coins.
    Although the game's mechanics are well thought and interesting it is absolutely no fun and no worth playing.    … Expand
  66. skypower2k
    Oct 11, 2015
    0
    Вот многие пишут, что варгейминг ничего не делает, но это именно такая стратегия, потому что когда многие жалуются, пишут на форумах или в техподдержку, просто когда игра оставляет у людей эмоции это для игроделов плюс, именно поэтому их ролики на ютубе занимают первые места по популярности. Сделать так что бы всё нравилось и эмоции были от игры хорошие, намного сложнее. А для полученияВот многие пишут, что варгейминг ничего не делает, но это именно такая стратегия, потому что когда многие жалуются, пишут на форумах или в техподдержку, просто когда игра оставляет у людей эмоции это для игроделов плюс, именно поэтому их ролики на ютубе занимают первые места по популярности. Сделать так что бы всё нравилось и эмоции были от игры хорошие, намного сложнее. А для получения прибыли, как мы видим, это не обязательно. По той же причине вводятся слабые прем танки, чтобы на их фоне танки с удачной комбинацией характеристик смотрелись стоящими своих денег. Хотя поскольку сама игра унылая и медленная, я бы тратить деньги на неё не стал.… Expand
  67. Leroy____Jenkin
    Mar 6, 2017
    0
    This game is complete crap, dont waste your time or internet downloading or playing this **** ass game. One reason why its complete crap is mm its a pile of trash the staff have no **** clue whats going on plus this **** pile of a game uses rng so you're getting **** in every possible way either your missing fully aimed shots or your bouncing elc with your 122mm OR your getting hit byThis game is complete crap, dont waste your time or internet downloading or playing this **** ass game. One reason why its complete crap is mm its a pile of trash the staff have no **** clue whats going on plus this **** pile of a game uses rng so you're getting **** in every possible way either your missing fully aimed shots or your bouncing elc with your 122mm OR your getting hit by complete bull**** **** shot. Also the player base is complete crap, they have no manners most of them are retarded, thinking there good but we all know their just anime fapping retards with no **** life. Nobody should ever play russian made games there complete trash just like the people who play it. Just to add one thing dont watch youtube videos about this **** ass game, there full of **** they make it seem good but its not. You dont see behind the senses. SO DONT **** PLAY THIS GAME DONT WATCH JINGLES **** DUZSTUPID THIS GAME IS COMPLETE CRAP, I CANT STRESS THIS ENOUGH DONT **** DOWNLOADED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… Expand
  68. Giorgos_gr
    Apr 29, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the customer support is very bad , the matchmaking put 2 teams and one of the teams is very good players and the other team is full of wick players , its like vip players and non vip players , the vip must always win. i send too many messages to support and they refuse to answer about it and always send me a copy paste of information , but that information is very wrong.… Expand
  69. xylinde
    Nov 7, 2019
    0
    12 Антонов Панковых из 10...

    Эта игра уже успела умереть в глазах многих танкистов(включая меня). Я помню, как я играл в 2011, и у меня не было желания покидать эту игру, она реально захватывала в то время, а сейчас... 2019 год. Уже успело появится кучу новых веток, новы карты, старые убрали, добавили физику, понерфили арту, появились колесные танки, вообщем много всего. За это    12 Антонов Панковых из 10...

    Эта игра уже успела умереть в глазах многих танкистов(включая меня).

    Я помню, как я играл в 2011, и у меня не было желания покидать эту игру, она реально захватывала в то время, а сейчас...

    2019 год.
    Уже успело появится кучу новых веток, новы карты, старые убрали, добавили физику, понерфили арту, появились колесные танки, вообщем много всего.
    За это время игра просто продолжала катиться ко дну как в моих, так и в других глазах.
    Старые танки были реально лучше, по крайней мере, лучше чем сейчас.

    За 10 лет танков, игра просто смогла собрать такой хейт, что просто даже самые стойкие игроки просто забросили играть в эту игру.

    Некоторые скажут:
    "Но есть люди которые эту игру, и также ее ненавидят, почему они продолжают играть?"

    В 2011-13 много людей еще не понимало что ждет их дальше.
    Некоторые уходят, продолжая трепать свои нервы, а кто-то уже не играет, ибо понимает, что там просто ужас.

    Для кого-то игра умерла в 2011-13, кто то скажет в 14-15.
    Я скажу, что игра уже родилась мертвой.

    Турбосливы, турбопобеды. Это уже обычное дело для танков, они и тогда были, но не в таких масштабах как сейчас.

    "Понерфленная" арта. Ну что сказать, арту понерфили, она совсем не токсичная, она все еще не кидает на 1к урона тебе в лицо, не поджигает стреляя в башню, нет, все совсем не так.

    Карты. Тут говорить нечего. Добавили колесную технику? Новый свет для ЛТ? Больше активной разведки?
    Малиновка.
    Единственная карта на которой еще можно будет по светить.
    На остальных, врятли будет также.

    Новые танки. Ну чтож, добавили японских ТТ, всяких имб за ГК, и т.д., а что про остальные танки? Например ИС-7, был монстром, сейчас - просто танк, который уже умеют пробивать, а раньше его боялись.

    Баланс. Новый баланс говорили они, не будет имбаланса говорили они, все будет честно, говорили они... Охотно верю...(нет)
    Если раньше ты мог на 4 попасть к 8, играть с 5 артами, то сейчас может быть 15 пт VS 15 пт, или боже упаси 15 арт...

    Эт все

    мне кажется я написал дерьмо...    … Expand
  70. Hyzonn
    Sep 3, 2020
    0
    In this game, you will search for fun for years to come, with no chance to find it unless you're a pro master player, is you managed to get there. There's nothing to help players to be better at playing, not counting this stupid Random Number Generator thing that will f*ck you up whatever you're good or bad. Please avoid playing this game and DON'T GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY THEY DON'T DESERVEIn this game, you will search for fun for years to come, with no chance to find it unless you're a pro master player, is you managed to get there. There's nothing to help players to be better at playing, not counting this stupid Random Number Generator thing that will f*ck you up whatever you're good or bad. Please avoid playing this game and DON'T GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY THEY DON'T DESERVE IT. They never listen to other players than cancerous russian players.… Expand
  71. apiarist
    Oct 2, 2020
    1
    Ну, кароче, начать можно с одного, антоша ебвать его рот панков пиздаболище ещё тот. Фугасы не влияют и нет повышенной критуемости, ага так и поверил этому додику. Ещё от этого старославянского снаряда твой еблет разлетится на всю планету земля, так же распределение урона и пробиваемости варирующееся +- 25% это ммм хуита. Снаряды, которые постаянно "не падают" в землю, также максимально неНу, кароче, начать можно с одного, антоша ебвать его рот панков пиздаболище ещё тот. Фугасы не влияют и нет повышенной критуемости, ага так и поверил этому додику. Ещё от этого старославянского снаряда твой еблет разлетится на всю планету земля, так же распределение урона и пробиваемости варирующееся +- 25% это ммм хуита. Снаряды, которые постаянно "не падают" в землю, также максимально не токсичные классы как пт и сау которые ни разу не имба. Ещё хочется выделить юрсаныч тим, это гениальные игроки, которые действуют точно так как надо и постоянно выигрывают бои. Единственное хорошее в этой игре это её графика, объективно говоря она не плоха.… Expand
  72. Terreant
    Nov 28, 2012
    5
    After playing 4k battles I have to say, stay away from WoT. Once you grind/pay your way to the tier 9/10 tanks the game is ruined by tier 7/8 artillery. Higher tier.. the tactics consist of hiding behind any hard cover to avoid artillery.

    They completely dictate the outcome of any battle more then 3 per side are in. They splash damage of 600+ often, direct hits will be 1200+ to 2000+.    After playing 4k battles I have to say, stay away from WoT. Once you grind/pay your way to the tier 9/10 tanks the game is ruined by tier 7/8 artillery. Higher tier.. the tactics consist of hiding behind any hard cover to avoid artillery.

    They completely dictate the outcome of any battle more then 3 per side are in. They splash damage of 600+ often, direct hits will be 1200+ to 2000+.

    WG themselves simply DO NOT CARE even tho the forums are livid with complaints, US and EU. If you want to play and never spend a dime and stick with tier 1-7 then it can be fun.

    They should stop misleading people and rename the game World of Artillery (supported by various tanks)    … Expand
  73. Zardas
    Aug 31, 2014
    0
    The game itself wouldn't be too bad, but the retarded automatic suspension system completely ruins it. It only takes into consideration the amount of reports you have. If enough butthurt noobs report you because you owned them, you're automatically banned for a day. No investigation, nothing, just instant ban.
  74. gcarrell2
    Mar 26, 2014
    3
    This is a review i hate to write, but it is needed. I first played this game on the Xbox 360. I enjoyed the game to the point of where I decided to download it on the PC as well. I was amazed at the selection of tanks and just all the different things this game has to offer on the PC compared to the console, but sadly, this is where the amazement and excitement ended. I constantly foundThis is a review i hate to write, but it is needed. I first played this game on the Xbox 360. I enjoyed the game to the point of where I decided to download it on the PC as well. I was amazed at the selection of tanks and just all the different things this game has to offer on the PC compared to the console, but sadly, this is where the amazement and excitement ended. I constantly found myself playing against premium members, guys 3-4 levels above what i was, and so on. It doesn't matter if you are rolling in to battle with an upgraded medium tank, tank destroyer, light tank, and so on, if you are not a premium member with upgraded armor, ammunition, (and so on) then you will find yourself frustrated beyond anything has ever made you before. I have played for over an hour, not a single destroy and found myself most of the time on the one hit kill. It doesn't matter if you hide in the bushes and "snipe" or flank their position, if you plan on getting into this game drop quite a bit of cash on it. If you wanted to enjoy a free game with buying some upgrades later, move on. This game is not it. I can't give it a 0 as there is too much that is offered, but i can't give it anything higher than a 3 because of the obvious intention to make a free game not free. I can't knock the positive reviews either but to me, this has been a total let down.… Expand
  75. Donntarbh
    Jul 22, 2014
    0
    World of tanks is on patch 9.1 and they still have not figured out the basic mechanics of the game. Their servers are total crap causing lag spikes, complete freezes to the game, and frequent disconnects. Their chat moderators are petty, allowing friends to violate the EULA but severely punishing players outside their circle for doing the same. The mechanics of the game are ruled by RNGWorld of tanks is on patch 9.1 and they still have not figured out the basic mechanics of the game. Their servers are total crap causing lag spikes, complete freezes to the game, and frequent disconnects. Their chat moderators are petty, allowing friends to violate the EULA but severely punishing players outside their circle for doing the same. The mechanics of the game are ruled by RNG which not only influences hitting, but also damage, spotting, splash, etc, making the game far more about luck than about skill. There are too many ways to cheat the system, and finally, with the reduction in credit earning has made a "free to play" game all but impossible to play for free.… Expand
  76. Gafree
    Aug 9, 2014
    4
    World of Tanks have Issues. The concept and trailers of the game look like its an awesome tank-em up. However, its not. I got the game because I wanted to fight in a WW2 era tank as Russians against some real German tanks from WW2. But, that NEVER happened as I had to grind my way up Half the tiers just to get the iconic tanks such as T-34s and KV-1's, and then I was playing against otherWorld of Tanks have Issues. The concept and trailers of the game look like its an awesome tank-em up. However, its not. I got the game because I wanted to fight in a WW2 era tank as Russians against some real German tanks from WW2. But, that NEVER happened as I had to grind my way up Half the tiers just to get the iconic tanks such as T-34s and KV-1's, and then I was playing against other tanks from all the nations, and some tanks were never even developed from blue prints. Also, im constantly put up against higher tiers and its just not fun. The mechanics are awful, The tanks feel like there on wheels and none of them have any weight. The hit point system is off, and the worst feature about the game is line of sight. It took me 1 year of Solid game play (over 150 hours) to get to a tier 5. One time, on YouTube, I saw the closed beta for war thunder ground forces, and I was hyped for that. When it came open beta, world of tanks looked like a 'just a released early access' for a arcade tank game. I realized how bad world of tanks is. There are a few good points, however. You can play world of tanks on very poor PC, and the Penetration system is also quite accurate, although the 'lower glaciers' week spot on most tanks is un-realistic. The HD on tanks world of tanks look gorgeous, and the wheels moving on the HD tanks are perfect. However, I don't recommend this game, get war thunder instead.… Expand
  77. redsunn21
    Dec 21, 2014
    0
    Absolute GARBAGE of a game.Very obvious it has been rerolled and rerigged for profit ONLY.Used to be fun but now it's just blatant crap.The admins especially in general chat aka Bruxihee is childish and unprofessional considering who pays his bills,WE DO.They will ban you for anything.DO NOT SPEND A DIME ON THIS FRUAD OF A PAYING GAME!!! Surprised the FBI has not done their research andAbsolute GARBAGE of a game.Very obvious it has been rerolled and rerigged for profit ONLY.Used to be fun but now it's just blatant crap.The admins especially in general chat aka Bruxihee is childish and unprofessional considering who pays his bills,WE DO.They will ban you for anything.DO NOT SPEND A DIME ON THIS FRUAD OF A PAYING GAME!!! Surprised the FBI has not done their research and shut them down!!!… Expand
  78. WilhelmCanary
    Jan 16, 2015
    2
    This game is fun to play, if you can ever manage to learn how to play it. Wargaming.net provides absolutely no useful instruction on how to play the game effectively, they teach you how to drive the tanks and shoot a gun but nothing more. They don't teach players any kind of skills that are required to play the game such as situational awareness or tactical analysis skills. And if aThis game is fun to play, if you can ever manage to learn how to play it. Wargaming.net provides absolutely no useful instruction on how to play the game effectively, they teach you how to drive the tanks and shoot a gun but nothing more. They don't teach players any kind of skills that are required to play the game such as situational awareness or tactical analysis skills. And if a player asks for help they are either bombarded by overly specific information that can overwhelm them or completely unhelpful jerks who just skullbash the new player for not learning how to play the game properly. And Wargaming.net only continues to encourage this by running events and adding new things to draw people in which leads to these new people running around without a clue trying to complete the new missions or achieve the bonuses being offered. World of Tanks is becoming little more then a tanks flavored bland run and gun game rather then a unique and fun thoughtful tactical game.… Expand
  79. DoogMIND
    Sep 1, 2015
    0
    Wargaming.net do not respect European Comunnity. In Belarus and Russia communistic propaganda is still working. Wargaming.net has poor PR. Do not support them, buying premium accounts etc. cause you will be dissapointed. Tossing money to rubbish is better way of spending money then this. Belive me.
  80. Maitrify
    Nov 24, 2013
    0
    Do not waste time with this game. Between the admin's power-hungry actions, the developer's lack of assistance, glaring latency and framerate issues, obvious bugs, twisted balancing problems and pay to win model, you will only find yourself on a path of frustration and annoyance.

    I have a top of the line machine, yet I cannot run this game on even the BASIC graphics settings without    Do not waste time with this game. Between the admin's power-hungry actions, the developer's lack of assistance, glaring latency and framerate issues, obvious bugs, twisted balancing problems and pay to win model, you will only find yourself on a path of frustration and annoyance.

    I have a top of the line machine, yet I cannot run this game on even the BASIC graphics settings without MASSIVE framerate issues. Latency on both servers constantly fluctuates and that is IF you can even connect and STAY connected. I constantly have problems with the in-game tanks as well, being right up against enemies and STILL missing (server problems)

    Include the fact that the developers ONLY show up to punish people badmouthing the game and it's creators and NOT to assist ANYONE well, it just goes downhill from there. The concept is amazing and well executed but the rest of the problems this game faces makes it not even worth playing.    … Expand
  81. TheNormalStefan
    Jan 31, 2014
    2
    I will rate this game 2 out of 10 For only the decisions of the company and their glorification of the most crimminal scam of history joseph stalin, ANDDDD of course the players on eu servers.....So the company after smoking their crack or whatever they decided to bring some optional names of stalin so you can buy them and put the in your tank like (For joseph stalin!) and more, andI will rate this game 2 out of 10 For only the decisions of the company and their glorification of the most crimminal scam of history joseph stalin, ANDDDD of course the players on eu servers.....So the company after smoking their crack or whatever they decided to bring some optional names of stalin so you can buy them and put the in your tank like (For joseph stalin!) and more, and WG.net had the nerve to say *it's historically accurate* well some german tanks had some messages written in their tanks like (Heil hitler! or the swastigka) and WG doesn't put those as well and they describe stalin as a hero against the fascism. Now the players....they players are little kids or fat grown mans you don't know english and are complete as*holes. The gameplay is fun and the tanks are very well design but the balance and pay to win system ruins some parts and the irony is that the wg are russians and on purpose they made russians tanks overpowered and the germans the weaker of all. The history accuracy here is complete f*cked up cause german tanks were the most superior of them all.… Expand
  82. rasken
    Dec 14, 2013
    0
    this is a very terrible game! especially annoying greedy developers and their swinish attitude to the fans of the game game for 4 years does not develop
  83. boohoo
    Jan 19, 2014
    4
    Its fun for a short while but the more you tier up the less fun it is. As for claims for historical accuracy? That's a complete joke!
    1. 20mm gun is ridiculously more effective than historically - its the gun to have for the 1st 3 tiers.
    2. Almost everything German is MARKEDLY downgraded from historical. examples: German armour was only 1s that had face-hardened plate until 1943 which    Its fun for a short while but the more you tier up the less fun it is. As for claims for historical accuracy? That's a complete joke!
    1. 20mm gun is ridiculously more effective than historically - its the gun to have for the 1st 3 tiers.

    2. Almost everything German is MARKEDLY downgraded from historical. examples: German armour was only 1s that had face-hardened plate until 1943 which is why 20mm guns were redundant. Don;t expect to 1 or 2 shot anything in a Panther, more like 5-10 shots depending on the target. They've made it almost the worst tank in the game. Bias? Your call.

    3. Everything Russian is MARKEDLY upgraded. examples: almost all pre-1943 AFV's had hand-cranked turrets meaning slow traverse. In game they are among the fastest. Most of their models pre-1944 had room for only 2 in the turret meaning the Commander had to double as gunner, meaning slower aiming. In-game they are among the fastest. Bias? Your call.

    4. Becomes obvious the more you play that none of the examples above of the above are done for game balance it is simply the Devs agenda.

    5. Probably worst of all is their matchmaker system. Don't expect to get your favorite WWII tank (whether it be a Sherman, Tiger, T-34 etc) and enjoy it. The majority of the time you will be thrown into battles 2 tiers above yours and fighting post-war tanks that are faster, better gunned, lower silhouette & better armoured so that most of your shots will bounce.

    This game could have been great but the makers have let their prejudices & greed get in the way.    … Expand
  84. Kazek7
    Mar 10, 2014
    5
    Though the game has been improved over the patches and updates, The game is still severely lacking. Unless you spend the time to grind experience for the over priced max level gun, your tank is complete trash. The infamous Stock tank grind can be over with quickly, or it can carry on for an eternity. Wargaming doesn't listen to community feedback, and never will unless it means they earnThough the game has been improved over the patches and updates, The game is still severely lacking. Unless you spend the time to grind experience for the over priced max level gun, your tank is complete trash. The infamous Stock tank grind can be over with quickly, or it can carry on for an eternity. Wargaming doesn't listen to community feedback, and never will unless it means they earn some money. Almost every single map in this game is unbalanced, with one side having more advantage then the other side, Such as in Mines, Sacred Valley, Hidden village, etc, and often the maps are designed for one specific type of tank, leaving either Artillery, Tank destroyers, or Heavy tanks in the dust, as they serve no purpose, (Artillery on Himmelsdorf) (Heavy tanks on Malinovka) (Tank destroyers on Sand river).
    The main Problem with World of Tanks however, is the player base. You get many types of undesirable players, which there is no shortage of. You get the Ragers, The whiners, the Statistic Elitists, the butthurts, the annoying little children,the Dead player who orders players around like Field Marshal Rommel, The Bots, The wallet warriors, and the weekend players. All these players in one form or another ruin the atmosphere of the game, and take away any form of enjoyment. Often players will charge one side of the map, and die, leaving the surviving players to defend against the enemies (which usually outnumber them). With almost 5k battles, I can say this game is addicting, But if you don't spend money on it, it is a dull grind fest. Also I note the Russian tanks seem to have a Bias to them. This game is far from being historically accurate and the majority of the tanks in the game are from blueprints. Its a mediocre free game, But its better then a lot of the other crap we get for free games. Be prepared for frustration if you are planning on playing WOT.    … Expand
  85. tomchee
    Feb 18, 2015
    0
    Pay2Win as hell especially in higher levels!!! The match making also a trash. Often you find yours self againts 2(or sometimes more) level higher tanks than you are (there are 10 levels and u cant penetrate a 2+ leveled tank without a premium ammo, sometimes with them either.). Not recomended!
  86. dink1957
    Jul 31, 2014
    3
    you cant advance in the game when people hack to go invisible and get free gold, and they get free experience by hacking too. the honest person is spending hard earned money only to have it dissolved by cheaters and hackers that don't spend a dime, how can you go into battle and fight someone that is invisible and can shoot through walls. you can be sitting in one spot and not see anythingyou cant advance in the game when people hack to go invisible and get free gold, and they get free experience by hacking too. the honest person is spending hard earned money only to have it dissolved by cheaters and hackers that don't spend a dime, how can you go into battle and fight someone that is invisible and can shoot through walls. you can be sitting in one spot and not see anything on the radar , then get blew up by an enemy tank that was sitting beside you and you couldn't see him. its not fair and its dishonest to the ones who pay only to have it taken away by hackers. the designers of this game should take affirmative action against these hackers, and ban them. people like myself that enjoy this game need to group together and try to fix these problems so we can play an honest game. when you go into a real war you cant go invisible. a war is based on strategy and knowledge not cheating. this game could be awesome if it weren't for cheaters. take this from a disabled vet , i should know I've been there. i was a commanding officer of an M1 Abrams.… Expand
  87. JustNormalHater
    Dec 5, 2014
    0
    0/10 would not bang, this mage is **** as fug, noone should play this game. This don't want to install. When ima trying to do something this game start calling me dickheacd,
    Love Kamil
  88. syslik
    Aug 29, 2015
    3
    ставлю 3 за роботу варгейминга в етой игре ничего не меняется хавок уже ждем 3-4 года разрабы ничего не делают в игре есть баги их не много но они есть ве дальше мне об етой игре писать лень...
  89. gnomercy
    Nov 12, 2015
    0
    It's fun at first, can't deny that, but the problems in the game quickly overwhelm the fun. At it's heart, this game is completely pay to win and it isn't even a small amount. You can pay hundreds of dollars for premium tanks and equipment and proceed to run amok with impunity. If you are one of the people in a standard tank, all you exist for is to give the premiums experience sinceIt's fun at first, can't deny that, but the problems in the game quickly overwhelm the fun. At it's heart, this game is completely pay to win and it isn't even a small amount. You can pay hundreds of dollars for premium tanks and equipment and proceed to run amok with impunity. If you are one of the people in a standard tank, all you exist for is to give the premiums experience since you can't beat them. I can't imagine it's all that fun being in an invincible tank, but there's plenty of low self-esteem people with lots of money to waste who do nothing but buy premiums to win.… Expand
  90. Bass_Clef
    Apr 18, 2017
    0
    0/10, updated and crashed Dark Souls in the middle of boss fight. Would not update again..............................................................
  91. spagnitz
    Oct 15, 2015
    0
    Wargaming got greedy and turned it into pay2win crap. Endless spamming of gold ammo, numerous platoons of "seal clubbers" where you are guaranteed a loss.
  92. Red_Dot_Killer
    Jan 7, 2016
    0
    It seems to be fun at the beginning. but when you progress from tier 6 - 10 it is horribly painfull and slow. the game will try to frustrate you on purpose to pay 100 bucks per month. I can not affort that. This game is not worth it anyway. It is awful, has a lot of bugs and the armour model is way too much detailed. sometimes you will experience radnom penetrations or bounces jut becauseIt seems to be fun at the beginning. but when you progress from tier 6 - 10 it is horribly painfull and slow. the game will try to frustrate you on purpose to pay 100 bucks per month. I can not affort that. This game is not worth it anyway. It is awful, has a lot of bugs and the armour model is way too much detailed. sometimes you will experience radnom penetrations or bounces jut because you hit an oddly shaped part of the hull or turret. The servers are broken, slow and awful. the community is awful. You have to play horrible tanks in order to get the better one. AND still it will not be worh it just because you are not a paying costumer. I bought Maus the tier 10 German tank And the game is still boring because player like to play with money and arty players are XVM snipers that pick on the best player in enemy team. Massive in-balances, arty is horribly over powered and Wargaming don't know what fair play is. They have no idea about balnce. They know nothing about WW2 and how horrible it was. on the forum you are dictated what to say and you are not alowed to say certain things about their game (basically dictaorship) You get banned for try to help them and EU and US player get ignored. They only listen to Russians and Belorusians. So US and EU players are just there to geve them money NOTHIG else! They simply don't care about the US and EU player base. Whant kind of sick dev or moderator kills the thread on frum, bans you from playn the game just bcause you said something does not work.They are telling a clear message to ALL EU and US player base "**** off we just need you to feed us with money and thats is it." unless you are a youtuber but that is still qestionable. Here is a quote form Obsidiand Entertainment's Q&A on Armored Warfare another Free2Play.

    "Question: Will there be a way to visually distinguish "battle hardened" vehicles?
    Answer: No, it will be completely up to players to make any visual customizations when the camouflage system is introduced, for example. We do feel that making such vehicles look distinctive would make them a target for griefers."

    This is the kind of dev I want to see making a game. In Obsidian Entertainmet they care about their player base and try to make the game fun. So what i am Trying to say is DO NOT play World of Tanks but Play Armored Warfare instead. It's way more fun and payingt 100 bucks in to Armored Warfare is more worth it.
    Do Not support Wargaming.net. They are awful and mean. So therefore I will give it -10 but since ther is no -10 I will give it Zero, big fat Zero.    … Expand
  93. jxels
    Jan 31, 2016
    0
    Самая ужасная игра в мире. Отсутствие баланса, Разработчики обманщики, кривая физика, дисбаланс доната, однообразные карты, никакого развития игры. Все это вперемешку с багами. В общем этой игре давно пора уйти в историю, как самое безобразное творение в игровой индустрии.Самая ужасная игра в мире. Отсутствие баланса, Разработчики обманщики, кривая физика, дисбаланс доната, однообразные карты, никакого развития игры. Все это вперемешку с багами. В общем этой игре давно пора уйти в историю, как самое безобразное творение в игровой индустрии.
  94. BrRoman
    Feb 7, 2016
    1
    В игре полный дизбаланс, еще один шанс убедиться, что разроботчикам просто наплевать на игру.
    Первые 5 уровней невозможно играть!!!
  95. Maick
    Nov 10, 2016
    0
    e25 на месте. Видать коммент прочитал старый, не посмотрел дату. Остальные пункты актуальны и через год.
  96. ENSRNK
    Nov 30, 2016
    0
    Ужасная игра, начиная от разработчиков самой игры, заканчивая балансом. Начнём издалека, я имею ввиду официальный канал и сайт игры(тоже официальный). Контент на youtube канале никакой, единственное что там рассказывается это как играть на определённой технике, причем даже там умудряются наврать игрокам, идеальный тому пример это видео про Е 50 М, в одной из показательных сцен гдеУжасная игра, начиная от разработчиков самой игры, заканчивая балансом. Начнём издалека, я имею ввиду официальный канал и сайт игры(тоже официальный). Контент на youtube канале никакой, единственное что там рассказывается это как играть на определённой технике, причем даже там умудряются наврать игрокам, идеальный тому пример это видео про Е 50 М, в одной из показательных сцен где сравнивают броню Е 50 М и Е 75, тяжелый танк поставили ромбом к Jagdpanzer E 100 на кумулятивах и естественно броня пробивается, когда пришла очередь СТ то "Яга" стреляла по гуслям и комментатор говорит вот так Е 50 М держит удар. ознакомиться с этой дичью в можете на оф. канале на youtube. Дальше донат, за хороший виртуальный набор пикселей придется отложить 3000 руб это на секундочку 120 долларов, неплохо, правда ведь? Теперь баланс, его там нет, описание баланса заканчивается. Теперь движок игры, за 7 лет он не обновлялся ни разу, а если задуматься на секундочку cs 1.6 вышла в 1999 году потом valve поняли что на этом движке им далеко не уехать и уже в 2004 году представили cs source, временной промежуток между этими играми 5 лет, разработчикам world of tanks 7 лет видимо ещё не достаточный срок нужно до 10 лет дотянуть. Теперь разработчики, только в компании wargaming.net существует такое наплевательское отношение к коммьюнити, начиная тех.поддержкой, заканчивая новыми багами, которые ещё не исправляют 2 недели после выхода обновления, также существует ЛРН-лучшие реплеи недели, в последних двух выпусках в числе победителей попали игроки с использованием запрещённых модификаций, выводы делайте сами.… Expand
  97. lord80
    Jan 19, 2017
    0
    Patrząc na samą gre można by ocenić ją bardzo wysoko, świetnie zrobiona, wiele czołgów, bardzo dużo zabawy itd. i tak było do wersji 7,xx kiedy wargaming nie kombinował przy fizyce, mm. W chwili obecnej gra jest ustawiona pod nowych i wyciąganie kasy, jeżeli jesteś za dobry gra cię będzie gnoić dopóki nie wyłożysz gotówki, to była świetna gra kiedyś, niestety chciwość twórców ją zabiła.Patrząc na samą gre można by ocenić ją bardzo wysoko, świetnie zrobiona, wiele czołgów, bardzo dużo zabawy itd. i tak było do wersji 7,xx kiedy wargaming nie kombinował przy fizyce, mm. W chwili obecnej gra jest ustawiona pod nowych i wyciąganie kasy, jeżeli jesteś za dobry gra cię będzie gnoić dopóki nie wyłożysz gotówki, to była świetna gra kiedyś, niestety chciwość twórców ją zabiła.
  98. Chadpowers
    May 20, 2017
    0
    I always enjoyed a few rounds of this game in the past, but all of that changed in the last few months.
    You can read all about that in all the other reviews, so I keep it short:
    The game went full pay to win in the last few months. I would recommend for everyone to stay away from the game. Even if you pay for the new unbalanced tanks, they are usually made in a way that they will still    I always enjoyed a few rounds of this game in the past, but all of that changed in the last few months.
    You can read all about that in all the other reviews, so I keep it short:
    The game went full pay to win in the last few months. I would recommend for everyone to stay away from the game.
    Even if you pay for the new unbalanced tanks, they are usually made in a way that they will still lose you money to beat all the other new unbalanced tanks. In other words, it's a game where everybody loses, even those that 'win'.    … Expand
  99. veter05111
    Nov 23, 2017
    5
    За последние несколько лет игру убили в дно. Например взять арту или ввод новых наций и убивание старых танков в том числе и прем танков
  100. fangekar
    Jan 8, 2021
    6
    The main thing about this game ist the maps are the same without any creativ things and after 3 Rounds on the same map the battle are in the same spots on the map
    The positive aspect is the visuals and shapes of the tanks on hitoric baesd pictures and blueprints
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#47 Best PC Game of 2011
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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. Games Master UK
    Dec 18, 2012
    80
    Bucketloads of depth and surprisingly simple to jump into. It's free, too! [Jan 2013, p.84]
  2. Gamereactor Sweden
    Dec 12, 2012
    80
    World of Tanks is the ultimate tank battle game, and with a price tag of 0 whatever your currency is - there really isn't anything major to complain about.
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  3. GamingTrend
    Apr 10, 2012
    88
    It combines aspects of great RPG games and first person shooters, wraps them into a package that will appeal to the historian, and tosses in a dash of addiction to combine into one great final product.
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