Transfer Opportunities for Players from CIS to the EU Realm
Dear players!
On April 4, we announced that Wargaming projects including World of Tanks, will be operated by Lesta Games in Russia and Belarus. This was the first step, followed by months of hard work. The result is the complete structural and financial division of the two companies. Today, World of Tanks and other products are operated by two independent companies: by Lesta Games in Russia and Belarus, and by Wargaming in all other countries.
The next big step is to launch a special CIS → EU transfer campaign for CIS players who wish to stay with Wargaming and continue playing on Steam.
Transfer is a crucial activity where every player from CIS realm will need to decide on how to continue playing the game. Below you can find the key points about this procedure:
We understand that this is a big and serious decision for our players, and we will do our best to make it a smooth and easy experience for everyone.
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We understand that you might have more questions about the transfer procedure. We will share the full transfer conditions and technical details for Steam players closer to the transfer launch which is currently planned for the middle of September. Stay tuned!
On April 4, we announced that Wargaming projects including World of Tanks, will be operated by Lesta Games in Russia and Belarus. This was the first step, followed by months of hard work. The result is the complete structural and financial division of the two companies. Today, World of Tanks and other products are operated by two independent companies: by Lesta Games in Russia and Belarus, and by Wargaming in all other countries.
The next big step is to launch a special CIS → EU transfer campaign for CIS players who wish to stay with Wargaming and continue playing on Steam.
Transfer is a crucial activity where every player from CIS realm will need to decide on how to continue playing the game. Below you can find the key points about this procedure:
- In September, CIS servers will be turned off for Steam players. Additionally, new players from Russia and Belarus will not be able to register a new World of Tanks account via Steam.
- New CIS players from outside Russia and Belarus will still be able to install World of Tanks in Steam and create an account. Such players will be automatically redirected to EU region during registration.
- If you already have an account on CIS region, you will have an opportunity to transfer your CIS account to EU region and continue playing on Steam.
- If you don’t want to transfer your account to EU region, unfortunately, you will not be able to continue playing on Steam.
We understand that this is a big and serious decision for our players, and we will do our best to make it a smooth and easy experience for everyone.
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- Q: Do I need to perform any actions now?
A: If you wish to transfer your account, make sure that you have completed your registration by adding an email and a password. Other than that, you do not have to do anything now, this is just an announcement to make sure you stay up to date with our latest plans. We will make an additional publication when the transfer is ready with all details about the procedure. - Q: How long will the transfer option be available?
A: The transfer campaign doesn’t have any planned end date. We want to make sure that all our players get a chance to move to EU region, including those who decided to take a break from the game at the moment. If this changes sometime in the future, we will let you know in advance. - Q: Will my progress, stats, purchases and resources be transferred as well?
A: Yes, of course. Your progress, stats, purchases, resources etc. will be transferred to a new account on EU region with only a couple of exceptions. We will give you all the details closer to the transfer start. - Q: I play from Belarus or Russia and I want to transfer my account to EU region. Will I be able to make purchases in the game after the transfer?
A: You will not be able to pay directly to Wargaming. In order to know if you are able to make purchases directly to Steam please look at the payment methods that are available in your country on Steam or contact Steam Support. - Q: Will the prices in the in-game Store become higher after the transfer?
A: For the transferred players, the pricing principles on EU region will remain at the same level with CIS region. - Q: Will my ping become worse after the transfer?
A: This is a very specific question which depends on a variety of factors, mainly on your service provider and your location. In some cases it might become lower, in other cases it might become higher.
To ensure a comfortable gaming experience for transferred players we will add two new servers to the EU realm: EU 3 and EU 4.
EU 3 will be in Luxembourg and is recommended for players located in Ukraine and Western Europe. The ping values on EU3 will be similar to the current RU3 server.
EU 4 will be in Kazakhstan and is recommended for players located in Central Asia. The ping values on EU4 will be similar to the current RU10 server. - Q: Can I transfer my EU, NA, ASIA account to another server during this transfer campaign?
A: No, this transfer campaign will be aimed specifically at CIS-region players. Other regions remain without any changes. - Q: What if I don’t want to transfer my account to EU region?
A: Unfortunately, in that case you will not be able to play World of Tanks via Steam on your CIS-region account. - Q: Will you add Russian, Ukrainian etc. localizations in the game for the EU server?
A: We will add Russian, Ukrainian and Kazakh localizations to the EU game client.
We understand that you might have more questions about the transfer procedure. We will share the full transfer conditions and technical details for Steam players closer to the transfer launch which is currently planned for the middle of September. Stay tuned!