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We want EVERYONE to have a good time this weekend so join the fun and remember to RANK-UP so you can access the late-war equipment that is in historic CAMPAIGN 200!


OPERATION NAME: Broken Resolutions
WHEN: January 21st at 12PM Server Time / GMT-8
WHERE: Campaign Server
DURATION: 3 hours
UNLOCKS: All-Access Weekend

Join us to participate and witness:
• Ground units using the newest PPO – the Bailey Bridge
• Dogfights and level bombers dropping payloads
• Massed infantry assaults (maybe an amphibious assault?)
• Tank columns storming through expansive terrain
• Scores of paratroopers dropping over the objective
• Artillery bombardment and smoke


All of the above are accompanied by the "soundtrack" of WWII Online's gunners firing anti-aircraft, light machine guns, and the whistling of artillery. Experience YOUR immersive "WWII Online Moment."

Every soldier is requested to RSVP right away. Doing so encourages more players to participate. Spread the word, let's go! Here is the Discord link to the event . . . https://discord.gg/wwiionline


Thanks!
Cornered Rat Software

Dear Friends,

Campaign 200 is upon us as the Axis side won Campaign 199 this past Sunday. As we reach the milestone of 200 campaigns, we thought it appropriate to have some community-based events.

Upcoming are some fun events:

Armor Death Match - this massive armor event takes place just north of Bastogne as American armored forces from the American 4th Armored Division relieve Bastogne and encounter the 4th Kompanie of the Schewere-Panzer Abteilung 506th who are rushing their Tigers to push back the Americans.




FAILURE TO READ THE RULES CAN RESULT IN THE LOSS OF YOUR TANK & SUPPLY!

Objective: Capture & hold the bend in the road between the Houffalize-Bastogne Forward Base and Bastogne.
Capture: At least 1 FRIENDLY tank must be CONTINUOUSLY occupying the rectangular capture area (600m x 2700m) to consider the area to be captured. Dead in the area means NOT under your team’s control.

Capture Area: 600m x 2700m


Capture Area Coordinates:
NW Corner: 50.1.37N / 5.41.38E
SW Corner: 50.0.52N / 5.41.38E
NE Corner: 50.1.37N / 5.44.57E
SE Corner: 50.0.52N / 5.44.57E


Supply: Limited
Duration: 60 mins or exhaustion of supply
Multi-crew: Available as a choice

RULES:
AB/FB are NOT to be capped/blown.

Allied tanks cannot move NORTH of Latitude 50.1.37N

Axis tanks cannot move SOUTH of Latitude 50.0.52N

If you drive out of bounds, IMMEDIATELY return to the field of play or LOSE your tank.

If you kill a tank while out of bounds, your team can be penalized by loss of FRIENDLY tank.


And finally, who doesn't like a little Grand Prix racing around the Spa track? CRS has been hard at work and is anxious to showcase the efforts of some of our unsung team members.


THE BELOW EVENT OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 13TH: Axis Victory!
Infantry Royal Rumble - a true cage match with limited supply as the famous 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division takes on the 3rd Fallschirmjager in the defense of Bastogne!

OPERATION NAME: Infantry Royal Rumble
FORCES: US Army vs German Army
WHEN: December 13th at 6PM Server Time / GMT-8
WHERE: Training Server – Bastogne
DURATION: 60 minutes minimum
SUPPLY: Custom infantry equipment list suited for assault/capture (no armor)



Rules of Engagement:
* Infantry Death Match
* Capture/hold the 2nd floor “office” of the warehouse
* At least 1 infantry player from your side must be CONTINUOUSLY occupying the room to consider the room to be captured
* Dead in the room means the room is not under your team’s control
* Duration: 60 minutes minimum (at the discretion of CRS) or exhaustion of one side’s supply
* Rules: None, last man standing

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Armor Death Match - this massive armor event takes place just north of Bastogne as American armored forces from the American 4th Armored Division relieve Bastogne and encounter the 4th Kompanie of the Schewere-Panzer Abteilung 506th who are rushing their Tigers to push back the Americans.

As the week progresses, we will be updating this post to reflect each event so watch this space!

Season's Greetings,
Cornered Rat Software

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From XOOM, CEO/President of Playnet, Inc/Cornered Rat Software

We have some minor updates incoming to Campaign 199 which is part of a broader plan to help re-infuse the strategic component of WWII Online (we will provide more details on that before the new year).

Here are some important things you need to know that this article covers:

1. Outlines the changes planned for Campaign 199.
   
2. Community pre-Campaign chat planned for Thursday, November 16th 2023 at 5PM PST (7PM Central, 8PM Eastern).
   
3. Campaign 199 starts Friday, November 17th 2023 at 5PM PST (7PM Central, 8PM Eastern).
   

Please continue reading to learn more about those upcoming changes. We look forward to a strong Campaign and hope you will make an active effort to encourage players to come back as we prepare for a grand 200 campaigns of WWII Online, following this one!

CHANGES PLANNED FOR CAMPAIGN 199 from Tom "TMAN" Martin, Assistant Game Manager

We are making some changes in early-tier armor equipment in response to the continuing issue of too many UK front-line towns (due to manual garrison changes), to adjust for our longer Tiers, and to move us toward a reduction of garrison supply to make it more defensive and not a lot of attack power on its own. Over the next 60 days, and at the start of a new campaign, we will reduce the overall garrison supply. To offset this, we will be beefing up our infantry and armor moveable brigade supply and adding a 4th moveable division to each side. The addition of the 4th division and the need to use these brigades for attacks or for defense will return some of the strategic level back to the game and directly to the high commands.

As always, our changes are not set in stone and we will monitor our changes over the next campaigns to see how it affects gameplay.

To get more into the specifics, we will see the following changes:

• Matilda Mk II, Char1B and Stug III B supply in Garrisons and Infantry Brigades will be reduced.
  
• Matilda, Char1B and Stug III B supply in Armored Brigades will slightly increase.
  
• The Sdkfz 251/10-B 37mm SPAT will be added to Tier 0 in limited supply.
  
• This is the 251 with the Pak36 mounted on top, and falls in line with the historic timeline.
  
• Panzerjager1 and Pak36 supply will slightly decrease in all of #2's implementation areas.
  

***MASTER SUPPLY SHEET FOR CAMPAIGN LOCATED HERE (GOOGLE SHEET)***
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d1yk9b-VOv2joPfl1XQUykrr6myJE10ShSu-7KRRkO8/edit#gid=0


We are committed to making zero modeling changes to the overall effectiveness of the Heavy tanks, they are in a class of their own and their fighting effectiveness will be preserved, this is simply a supply-related issue/solution. We consulted your Commander-in-Chief's on both sides related to these changes before action was taken. Consensus on both sides is clear and this is a logical step to take as we prepare for the next major phases of making moveable brigades more powerful and garrisons defensive forces. Stay tuned for more on this announcement of the total plan.

Note: CRS is currently evaluating why the Matilda Mk II cannot be sapped while in motion as mentioned in the player bug tracker.

COMMUNITY PRE-CAMPAIGN 199 CHAT

Located in "Xoom's Office" in Discord, I will invite members of the community to join me and other CRS / HC leadership to discuss these changes and help answer any specific questions. This will take place at 5PM PST tomorrow, Thursday, November 16th 2023.

Join our Discord server at https://discord.gg/wwiionline (Discord event invitation: https://discord.com/events/109711380180926464/1174491032205938758)


CAMPAIGN 199 START INFO

Campaign 199 will start close 5PM PST (Server Time), 7PM Central, 8PM Eastern, on this Friday November 17th 2023.

Please pass the word and get your fellow community members prepared and ready for an awesome fight ahead!

Our next all-access weekend begins on Friday, 24th of November, and progresses through the entire weekend and culminates with OPERATION TURDUCKEN. Specific details below!

OPERATION: Turducken
WHEN: November 26th at 12PM Server Time / GMT-8
WHERE: Campaign Server for large-scale combined arms battles
DURATION: 3 hours
UNLOCKS: All-Access Weekend

Join us to participate and witness:
• Ground units assaulting across the newest PPO – the Bailey Bridge & Pontoon Bridges
• Dogfights and level bombers dropping payloads
• Massed infantry assaults (maybe an amphibious assault?)
• Tank columns storming through expansive terrain
• Scores of paratroopers dropping over the objective
• Artillery bombardment and smoke

All of the above are accompanied by the "soundtrack" of WWII Online's gunners firing anti-aircraft, light machine guns, and the whistling of artillery. Experience YOUR immersive "WWII Online Moment."

Every soldier is requested to RSVP right away. Doing so encourages more players to participate. Spread the word, let's go! Here is the Discord link to the event . . . https://discord.gg/wwiionline

See you at the Front!