World of Tanks News

Spring has sprung, bringing Onslaught back to World of Tanks with even more thrilling battles and unique customization rewards, Commanders!

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[h2]The Season of the Crimson Griffin: General Overview[/h2]

After the debut Season of our new competitive mode, we took a short break to analyze your feedback and think about how to make Onslaught even more exciting. While we continue to develop this mode, we are ready to launch the Season of Crimson Griffin, running from April 19 through May 28.

In this Season, we want to introduce some improvements you've asked us to add to Onslaught. Also, we want to test several new mechanics aimed at making the Onslaught gameplay more diverse and enjoyable. And, of course, we want to provide you with your favorite competitive mode and let you enjoy glorious victories! You’ll also have a chance to get your hands on exclusive customizations that we’ve added to the reward pool.

In the meantime, we will continue to collect statistics and are working on the next Season with qualification battles, which will kick off in the fall of 2023. We’re preparing some cool stuff for you, so stay tuned!



[h2]More Diverse Tactics and Dynamic Battles![/h2]

Our aim is to introduce more variety and excitement to the Onslaught gameplay. To achieve this, we’ve reworked vehicle Role Skills. We’ll also be testing two special combat modifiers during the Common Test. But first things first.

[h2]Vehicle Role Skills Reworking[/h2]

We’ve reworked several vehicle Role Skills in Onslaught. All vehicle role skills are now easier to charge. Additionally:

• Skill cooldown time has been greatly reduced
  
• Some skills are now available from the start of each battle
  
• Some skills have changed the principle of work, for example, Inspire affects all allied vehicles on the battlefield
  

Considering the increased effectiveness of vehicle Role Skills in battle, in order to maintain the pace of combat, we want to test special combat modifiers that will be added to Onslaught during the Common Test period.

[h2]Combat Modifiers[/h2]

Reworked vehicle Role Skills, as well as combat modifiers tested during the Common Test, will add more variety and excitement to the Onslaught gameplay. They will also allow you to try out more different tactics and maneuvers.

There will be two combat modifiers, as follows:

• The HP pools of all vehicles eligible for Onslaught will be increased by 25%
  
• Consumables cooldown time will be reduced from 90 seconds to 45 seconds
  

During the Common Test, Onslaught will feature two combat modifiers. They increase vehicles' HP pools and reduce the cooldown time of consumables. We will collect data and consider your feedback before deciding whether to make these mechanics permanent. If they are well received, they will be included in the upcoming Onslaught Season. However, if you don't find these modifiers useful, we will not introduce them.

[h2]Weekly Combat Missions[/h2]

The Season of the Crimson Griffin brings two lines of rewards. The progression system of the first reward line remains unchanged and includes brand-new customization items that we’ve prepared especially for the Season of the Crimson Griffin. To grab these distinctive status symbols, you need to advance through the Ranked System.

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But in the second reward line, instead of progression for a certain number of victories, you will now have a system with a set of consecutive weekly combat missions.

With the start of the Season, five simple missions become available to you. All missions are completed consecutively, one after another, and for each completed mission, you will receive useful in-game rewards. At the end of the weekly period, your progress is reset, and a new set of the same missions with the same rewards will become available. The list of missions is updated on Monday.

After completing a set of five missions, you will receive one Lucky Chip, a special in-game currency. Earn Lucky Chips throughout the Season to grab the most valuable prizes of the second reward line: a brand-new progressive 2D style (also available in the first reward line), a universal Training Guide, days of WoT Premium Account, and other sweet goodies.

Your rewards for earned Lucky Chips will be credited automatically. Once you have a certain number of Lucky Chips, you will instantly receive a valuable in-game item.

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[h2]Brand-New Customization Rewards[/h2]

We’ve updated the first reward line, which includes unique status customization items. They are now in stunning crimson tones, echoing the name of this intermediate Season. In addition to the useful in-game goodies you can earn for completing weekly combat missions, you can also get your hands on the following:

• Unique Dog Tag elements, such as Engravings and Backgrounds
  
• Cool Griffin mastery badges for reaching the two elite ranks of Champion and Legend
  
• A striking “The Last of the Griffins” stripe
  
• A cool progressive 2D style: After you play your first battle in the mode, you will immediately receive Level I of this style. As you reach new ranks or significant achievements in a specific battle or series of battles, your style will gain new 2D elements. The maximum Level VII style with the most imposing camo is awarded when you make it to the Legend rank.
  

Starting this Season, you can apply this style to any vehicle in your Garage.

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[h2]Map Rebalancing and Two New Battlefields[/h2]

During the Update 1.20.1 Common Tests, we will be adjusting the positioning of Points of Interest on Onslaught’s maps to determine their optimal location. We've also added two new locales to the set of maps available for the Onslaught mode: Glacier and Airfield.

The locations of Points of Interest on all maps may change and will be finalized after the Update 1.20.1 Common Tests.

[h2]Super Platoons Limits[/h2]

In the Season of Crimson Griffin, we’ll remove the limits on the difference between the highest and lowest Rating Points value when creating Super Platoons. You can now join your friends in Super Platoons without restrictions, regardless of the ranks and divisions in which you play. For example, if you fight in the Debutant rank, you can join a Super Platoon in the Gold rank.

We’re also aiming to adjust the matchmaker so that Super Platoons get matched against opposing Super Platoons in battle.

[h2]Minimap Pings and Voice Chat[/h2]

Here’s another improvement based on your feedback: We are removing the limits on the number of pings on the minimap to make it easier for players in Super Platoons to coordinate their actions in battle. It will be more convenient for you to interact with the team. Solo Commanders will also receive an increased number of pings on the minimap.

We’ve also made a slight improvement to the voice chat. If you were in voice chat as a solo player at the end of a battle, you will remain in voice chat in the next battle.

[h2]Rental Vehicles and Battle Pass Points[/h2]

You will be awarded rental vehicles (the WZ-111 model 5A, the E 50 Ausf. M, and the T110E4) at the start of the Season. They will remain on your account until the end of the Season and will be removed when it’s over.

These rental vehicles will be available only for the Onslaught mode. It will be impossible to enter Random Battles or other modes using these tanks.

You’ll also be able to earn Battle Pass Points when playing Onslaught.

Enjoy the Season of the Crimson Griffin, Commanders! And we’d love to hear your feedback to help us decide which changes Onslaught will feature in the next Season!

Commanders!

Do you think a "Collectathon" tag is right for World of Tanks? Are visual components, such as “Historical” or “Realistic,” important to you? Maybe you like the experience of tank driving or contests with worthy rivals? Tell us more by adding tags you think are a good fit for World of Tanks, and we'll grant you one Community Token that you can use to claim various rewards in-game!


[h3]How to Suggest Tags for World of Tanks[/h3]

1. Go to the Store page.
   
2. Find the "Popular user-defined tags for this product" section on the right-hand side of the Store page, and then click the "+" symbol.
   
3. Select tags from existing ones by clicking the "+" symbol next to the tag, or create your own tags.
   
4. Share your tags in the comments under this post.
   

NOTE: During this event, the reward will only be granted once, regardless of the number of tags suggested or added. It may take us a couple of days to collect and process all the participants, so don’t worry if you don’t get your Token immediately after the event ends.

[h3]Steam Community Shop and Community Tokens: How It Works[/h3]

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Community Tokens are a special currency that you earn by being an active member of the World of Tanks Steam Community and by participating in various events and activities.

You can spend your Tokens in the Steam Community Shop in-game to select the rewards you need (rather than a predetermined reward, as it used to be).

To find the Steam Community Shop, log in to the game, enter the Depot from your Garage and open the “Homefront Supplies” tab. There, you will find the Steam Community Shop with all available rewards and their cost in Community Tokens.
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Make tag suggestions, receive Tokens, and grab useful rewards from the Steam Community Shop—sounds like a good deal to us!

Commanders!

Get ready to build your own path to the rewards with Triathlon Missions! This event gives you a lot of flexibility: you choose what mission you want to complete and what rewards you want to get. Do it just the way you want!

[h3]Triathlon Missions[/h3]

March 20, 2023, through April 10, 2023

[h2]Step One: Choose Your Challenge[/h2]

The Triathlon Missions event will go on for three weeks. Each week you will have an opportunity to pick one mission out of four which you want to complete.

To choose your challenge for the week, open your DEPOT and go to the HOMEFRONT SUPPLIES tab. There, you will see an option named “Triathlon missions”: click on it to pick a mission out of four available variants.

If you don’t see this option in your HOMEFRONT SUPPLIES tab but you want to participate in Triathlon missions, activate this Bonus code: TRIATHLONSTEAM. After activation, you will receive access to the selection of your first mission.

Click on the expand button below to learn more information about the Bonus code.

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1. This code works for Steam players only.
   
   
2. Make sure that your Steam account remains associated with your Wargaming account. If you unbind it during the event, you will not be able to choose missions anymore.
   
   
3. If you already have access to the first mission selection, you don’t need to activate the code. It will not grant you any additional benefits.
   
   
4. The code works only until the end of week one.
   

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IMPORTANT: If you do not pick your first mission, you will not be able to participate in the event and you will lose the chance to pick your second and third missions. Make sure to choose the mission until March 27, 2023!

[h2]Step Two: Complete the Chosen Challenge Until the End of the Week[/h2]

Once you choose your mission, you will need to complete it by a certain date in order to get the rewards. Below you can see the exact dates of all three weeks of the event.

Week 1: March 20, 2023, through March 27, 2023

Week 2: March 27, 2023, through April 3, 2023

Week 3: April 3, 2023, through April 10, 2023

If you don’t complete the mission in time, it will expire, and you will not get any rewards.

[h2]Step Three: Collect Triathlon Tokens[/h2]

All missions have Triathlon Tokens as rewards. Easy missions will grant you one Token upon completion, and if you want a slightly more difficult challenge, go for the medium one: it lets you get two Triathlon Tokens if you finish it in time.

Additionally, every week you will get one free Token as a gift from us!

[h2]Step Four: Spend Your Triathlon Tokens on Rewards in the Triathlon Shop[/h2]

So, what do you do with these Tokens once you get them? You can exchange them for various rewards, of course!

As soon as you have at least one Token, you will see the Triathlon Shop in the game. Head to DEPOT, click on HOMEFRONT SUPPLIES tab and find the “Triathlon Shop” option.

You can save up the Tokens to grab the most valuable rewards or spend them right away as soon as you earn them: it is completely up to you!

Triathlon Shop will remain available for players until April 30, 2023. Remember to spend all your hard-earned Tokens by that date, or they will disappear!

[h2]Enjoy the Event![/h2]

With Triathlon Missions, we tried to create an event which you can calibrate to your liking: pick missions you want to complete, earn Triathlon Tokens by finishing them in time, and choose the rewards you need the most.

Make it your way, Commanders!

Commanders!

Steam Spring Sale blossoms once again! Starting from March 16, 2023, at 17:00 UTC through March 23, 2023, at 17:00 UTC, four of our DLCs are receiving nice discounts of up to 90%! This is a perfect moment to add a new vehicle to your collection or treat yourself to some Premium days and Gold!

Go ahead and check out all the DLCs that are available at bargain prices during Steam Spring Sale:

[h3]1. Blistering Firebrand Pack (Tier II Premium Soviet Tetrarch light tank) - 90% off![/h3]



Whether you are a beginner or an experienced tanker, this tank will provide lots of fun for everyone. Coming with the Blistering Firebrand DLC, the Tetrarch is a Tier II Soviet light tank boasting a very high top speed and excellent maneuverability, as well as a powerful gun and amazing penetration values.

Also in the package:

• Garage slot
  
• 100% crew (commander with Sixth Sense)
  
• 3 days of WoT Premium Account
  

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1737351/World_of_Tanks__Blistering_Firebrand_Pack/

[h3]2. Lightweight Fighter Pack (Tier VI British Cromwell B medium tank) - 50% off! [/h3]



The Lightweight Fighter DLC comes with the dangerous Cromwell B. This famous tank has taken part in a lot of battles and can help you win some of your own. This tank is fast, and its gun can turn the tide of the battle. Still, this is a medium, not a heavy tank, so you need to watch out and not allow your rivals to get too many shots in.

Also in the package:

• Garage Slot
  
• 100% crew (Commander with Sixth Sense)
  
• 700,000 credits
  
• 3 Demount Kits
  

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1662502/World_of_Tanks__Lightweight_Fighter_Pack/

[h3]3. Premium & Gold: Light Pack (7 days of WoT Premium Account and 500 gold) - 50% off! [/h3]



Boost your progress with seven days of WoT Premium Account and get 500 gold for your needs! The Premium & Gold: Light Pack will come in handy to both beginners and experienced World of Tanks players.

This bundle contains:

• 7 days of WoT Premium Account
  
• 500 gold
  

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2108510/World_of_Tanks__Premium__Gold_Light_Pack/

[h3]4. Heavy Cavalry Pack (Tier VIII Polish 50TP prototyp heavy tank) - 40% off![/h3]



When you need some heavy power, bring in the 50TP prototyp, the Tier VIII Polish heavy tank from the Heavy Cavalry DLC. With its impressive gun depression, alpha damage and turret armor you can push the battle avenues and give your team many opportunities to grab the win.

The 50TP prototyp features the unique ’Winged Hussar’ style, so this heavy is adorned in paintings of horsemen with spears, and the Polish flag on the sides.

Also in the package:

• Garage Slot
  
• 100% crew (Commander with Sixth Sense)
  
• The ‘Winged Hussar’ 2D Style
  
• 30 days of WoT Premium Account
  

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1662505/World_of_Tanks__Heavy_Cavalry_Pack/

Choose the one you like the most or grab them all!

Greetings, Commanders!

Arcade Cabinet is back, offering two tried and tested game modes: Element of Surprise and Railgun. Each will be live for one weekend, followed by a third weekend when both will be available at the same time.

Element of Surprise will increase the randomness of every shot, adding more unpredictability and excitement to your gameplay. In Railgun, you'll experience a significant boost in gun precision, spotting capability, and mobility for your vehicle, making battles more thrilling and fast paced.

Players will also have the opportunity to earn up to 1,200 bonds while Arcade Cabinet is live. So, get ready for a wild ride and mark your calendars for the upcoming weekends!

[h2]How to Find Arcade Cabinet[/h2]

Select Arcade Cabinet from the menu to the right of the “Battle!” button in your Garage. When hovering over the mode button, you’ll see a description of the combat modifiers to be applied in battle. Prepare for something completely different!



[h2]Element of Surprise[/h2]

From March 17 at 10:00 CET through March 19 at 23:59 CET

From March 31 at 10:00 CEST through April 2 at 23:59 CEST

The damage spread in the standard rules of World of Tanks is a modest ±30%, which is certainly enough to stir up some powerful emotions. But what if we crank it up (or down) a bit? In Element of Surprise, the damage spread is ±75%, and there’s a much bigger chance of extremely low or extremely high damage values. Prepare for a ride on a swinging rollercoaster with some insane loops! (We are speaking figuratively here, of course.)



[h2]Maps[/h2]

• Steppes
  
• Abbey
  
• Ensk
  
• Pearl River
  
• Murovanka
  
• Mines
  
• Highway
  

[h2]Railgun [/h2]

From March 24 at 10:00 CET through March 26 at 23:59 CEST

From March 31 at 10:00 CEST through April 2 at 23:59 CEST

This mode lives up to its name, and makes you feel like you’ve landed in a sci-fi novel! The vehicles all keep their looks, but their guns become super-precise, with extremely low dispersion and fast aiming. Dispersion from vehicle movement and traverse is halved, so almost all shots get “snappy.” The proximity spotting distance goes up to 445 meters, meaning enemies won't be able to hide from you (or you from them). With a solid chance of hitting any opponent in plain sight, your tactical options become fantastic!



[h2]Maps[/h2]

• Malinovka
  
• Sand River
  
• Mines
  
• Paris
  
• Tundra
  
• El Halluf
  
• Karelia
  

[h2]The Rules[/h2]

Although Element of Surprise and Railgun have different battle modifiers, their key rules are the same:

• Battles are single-tiered and fought in either Tier VIII or Tier X vehicles.
  
• You’ll receive XP and credits for battles, and you can use all types of regular reserves (both Personal and Clan).
  
• XP multipliers for the first victory of the day work in the modes, and credits are put into the vault.
  
• Element of Surprise and Railgun battles do not contribute to daily missions or Personal Missions, but they do count towards the mode progression.
  
• Element of Surprise and Railgun battles do not give you bonds, except for the event progression rewards—see below.
  
• You may play in Platoons if you wish (you’ll be eligible for the bonuses if you do).
  

[h2]The Rewards[/h2]

While each of the modes is active, you can complete a short chain of battle missions and earn some bonds (up to 1,200 in total).


*You have to complete the previous mission to unlock this one.

Prepare for two more ways to play, Commanders!