Alas, the only thing that remains constant is change. That is why we yearn for that time in our lives when as a child nothing seemed to change. Yes, we discovered new things, but overall our lives were pretty much in a stable state of being.
Regarding the weather thing, rather than stop visibility & as an option to abolishing it, perhaps they should just reduce the silouette of targets somehow such that you can't aim at weak points nor identify the type - it's just an enemy team 'shape' until the weather clears.
Claus…we had this mechanic on console a few years ago but was removed. I thought it was “ok”. Biggest impact was on decreased view range…so actually kind of helped lower tier lights imo.
Simply, it makes the game more difficult to do well. Just like Arty, or the matchmaker, etc. Usually things like this are embraced by lower tiers because they are less invested. The highest tiers often see it as a new challenge and some of those may actually welcome it. The guys in the middle hate it because just as they learn to succeed, someone moves their cheese. That same dynamic is found in most organizations employing change.
Did the Doc give you some new crazy pills Claus? No crazy rants today. Really good video and commentary. Thanks Claus. I was going to come back and start playing this game now that winter has arrived here in Tennessee. With this new weather feature in the game, I think I'll find another game.
It's bad in its current state without a second thought. If wg removes the hard line between the zones and the decrease in visibility is gradual it will be a loot better and I'd probably approve it
When I played steady, my Object 277 would sometimes get me trouble because it was so fast. You run right into a lead position and even Stalinium wouldn't save you.
What I think is I think is that there have not been any game changes in the last few years that do not favour top tier hulldown heavy tanks, many of which are premium.
I thunk having the weather effect the game could be interesting, but they're going about it the wrong way. They could make the rain affect soft terrain by making it slower to drive over, add fog to decrease view range and increase concealment, for a set time (could have new skills/equipment to increase/counter the effects), or a snow storm that does both. However making it so that you're either invisible or not is too much.
There is another category of player Claus - Asia Server players. We don't get access to Recon mode and our server is in the Northern hemisphere when we live in ANZ. My ping is always minimum 200 abs it would be interesting to try this mode. Alas, once again, we have to bend over and assume the position..
this mechanic will make those unicoms to move out of their camping spots and its called tatics you can't just sit there and shot halfway cross the map and not get notice
Regarding(?) the new mecanick and keeping it lightly: with this new thingy the game is devided up into multiple games on 1 map. So it depends on what tank your playing imo. As an Arty player i dont like it becouse i cant cover the shokepoints and therefor cant help my teammates. Altho you cant see the enemy (only on the minimap) you can shoot into the storms, smokes ets, but the chance(?) of missing your shots and/or hitting your teammates is very high. BUT... when you play a Heavy or TD and you are inside that area... than it is easyer becouse noone outside it can see, shoot and/or flank you. So a tank inside the new thingy only has to worry about the enemy within. BUT... there is no TD and Arty cover for you. Personaly i like the last thing better becouse it kept the battles intact and gave you an extra chalange because the battlefield changed. (New positions, relocate for better shots, another scouting spot, etc.) "And that is all i have to say about it..." 😂
Good players will always adapt quickly and find ways to exploit the new mechanics. After few days this "equalizer" will cease and then the gap between pros and potatos will be even bigger.
Game 2 those cats were searching for a new map. They probably have xvm and just want to get to next game because they don’t like the map or their chances at having a good match. I have yet to play a weather match so I will probably hate it
No violation. It just balances and justifies the research that Claus has done over the years. As Yuri says: "You kill one of ours, we kill two of yours, balanced".
I have avoided engaging with the 'new' weather mechanic. Just not a gimmick sort of chap. That and my passion has waned, it's just not the same game anymore. Give me 2 more tiers, 11 & 12 for OP tanks and WG obsession with new and better. Then introduce a 'Classic' version and I'll be a happy chappie again but we are both old enough to know it's pure fantasy. Have a great day all.
This game has changed so much for the worse over the years that I simply stopped playing it. Which is a shame, after buying premium tanks and time, I have invested about 3k over the last 8 years.
It's all about tradition vs new, think most people would just accepted it if WG had added whether effect the start. And if they had removed them from the game majority of the players be opposite to how they feel now. Just like EBRs, most people wouldn't mind it if they put EBR into the game from day one. Generally, people don't like big changes. Things they're not use to feels kinda foreign.
of course stats chasers hate losing. The real question is will WoT make more money from existing (fully researched) people who dominate the battle or from newbies still needing to "get there"
Since i play TD's i have a bias toward my answer about the weather conditions....IT SUCKS!!!! lol. With everything they have done to the TD play its just another reason for me not to play as much or adapt and find new ways to play this game( which i will do to some extent)
Long range snipers are just cannon fondder now for new players with no skill. I have stopped playing glass cannons. That was what WG probably wanted to achieve for several years now.
If the player were skill enough, rain or not won't deter him in showing his skill. Whereas those people that rely on crew add on skill highly hated the effect that obscures its advantage.
Happy with rain/snow/fog/fire but they should be more random like the events and in various locations. As implemented it is just a map adjustment and therefore predictably dull. Also looking forward to the new weather forecasting perk in lite tanks to see through the weather.
My girls still play the game, both reasonably good players. They love the weather effect as it neutralises the big spenders. Advantage for the Free to Play average Joettes.
Rain clouds are good in my humble opinion. It gives the more regular player a bit more of a chance of survival and a slight advantage over those paying for all those extra abilities and mods etc.Just because a tiny cloud appears on a huge map, doesn't make a massive disadvantage anyway.
No if it was in some corner of a huge maop. if it is in the middle of a map it makes a huge difference for all those tanks that rely on vision as their main advantage.
Manticore was probably out of ammo halfway through the game. Rain visibility mechanic is dumb, completely useless and unnecessary, not to mention absolutely unrealistic the way they set it up
WG will come out with premium binoculars that will give them 75% better spotting in those environments. Another way to scam players to make more money.
I despise the weather effects, sure they look cool, and in theory add a new mechanic/change to the game, but weather should NOT ever block view range, should it reduce it, yes but block it NO, but whenever WG adds crap programming like this, they cause the game to play worse and way WAY more graphic issues/lag and often because of some of these effects you get people who will be middle of doing something but the crap programming and design will cause their system to lag/crash out, so they have to then reload into the battle, after it takes 2 min to lag/crash out, then exit, reload and come back in to the game after 4~5 min is gone oh.. wait the battle is over. As for your commentary about people rushing forward, I see a LOT of unarmored clip heavies and Medium morons who race into buildings to fight heavies stupidly from their front (fighting heavies and TDs) where as on that map there is a whole field area you could use and flank around and get cross fire / flanking fire (getting through the field due to medium view range / scouts played well can be challenging smart players will communicate and share where tanks are approximately firing from etc etc and their team mates will know how to move up and support)
Games are still too unbalanced, even without the weather. Weather just gives certain tanks and play types even more advantage. Sick if the under 5 minute games, 15-1 or two games, and games where 90% or the damage and kills is done by the top 2 players on each team. Im not interested in being "carried" I wont to contribute and compete on a fair level. As a casual player (not free to play) I cant compete any more.
Having gotten sick of all the crap I now only play tier 6 and 7 so no weather and the random shit got turned off as soon as it appeared. One account gets Advent Calendar, the other one on the same server doesn't, this game has turned to turd
Claus, you logic is flawed. The WG shill youtubers are paid to play on the weather maps. Any other WIN8 wh*re simply does not activate the advanced weather features. And plays as they always have.
The weather thing is total BS, created, like many other things, to keep the game visually interesting. And about "leveling the playing field". Is that what people played for for many years, grinding and improving, having great crews just to see it all mean nothing because of this rubbish rain intro? Yeah nah, glad I quit this silly money hungry game.
i think its a load of shit im not a unicom. its gona piss a lot of every type of player off and we'll lose even more regular players who keep this game viable. looks like wot went D. E. I.
Impressive the Chinese TD ... He only shot regular AP rounds & hit 12/12 ... Great Performance :)
Alas, the only thing that remains constant is change. That is why we yearn for that time in our lives when as a child nothing seemed to change. Yes, we discovered new things, but overall our lives were pretty much in a stable state of being.
dont forget cliches they are also constant!
All they have to do is randomize the bush placement .
That's actually a great idea 👍
Aha! A new RBG.. random bush generator. "Yuri, is there shrubbery?"
Need to come out with a new shirt "WHO PUT THE GRILLE THERE" !!!!
A bakers dozen is thirteen Claus, I'm sure you know.
Yes, it definitely is.
A Canadian bakers dozen is metric and you never add one, in metric.
@@syrupusurper3774 send me some of what you are smoking.
12 shots, 12 hits, 12 pens - 3 dozen is a Canadian baker's dozen?
Indeed...
Regarding the weather thing, rather than stop visibility & as an option to abolishing it, perhaps they should just reduce the silouette of targets somehow such that you can't aim at weak points nor identify the type - it's just an enemy team 'shape' until the weather clears.
Wtf are weak points? They was removed years ago
@@Ktf2309 Oh, sorry, shows how long it is since I played WoT :)
Thought they were still a thing?
The day is always fantastic when there is a Claus Kellerman video in it! :-)
this new mechanic is just Яetarded
What comes WG to mind next, maybe slippery ice in Himmelsdorf. Or Pigeons flying into the optics?
F the fog!
WOT SUX
Claus…we had this mechanic on console a few years ago but was removed. I thought it was “ok”. Biggest impact was on decreased view range…so actually kind of helped lower tier lights imo.
I don't care about this new weather mechanics.....i'll still suck at wot,with or without this stuff in game :)
Weather is a state of mind
I'd join if putting food on my table wasn't my number one priority at the moment! Though I am subscribed.
I'm only here for the intellectual insight!
I love the new weather mechanic!
A bakers dozen is actually 13 Claus as in the old days there were (in the UK anyway) penalty for short serving your customers
Simply, it makes the game more difficult to do well. Just like Arty, or the matchmaker, etc. Usually things like this are embraced by lower tiers because they are less invested. The highest tiers often see it as a new challenge and some of those may actually welcome it. The guys in the middle hate it because just as they learn to succeed, someone moves their cheese. That same dynamic is found in most organizations employing change.
Did the Doc give you some new crazy pills Claus? No crazy rants today. Really good video and commentary. Thanks Claus. I was going to come back and start playing this game now that winter has arrived here in Tennessee. With this new weather feature in the game, I think I'll find another game.
It's bad in its current state without a second thought. If wg removes the hard line between the zones and the decrease in visibility is gradual it will be a loot better and I'd probably approve it
Weather means changing up tactics. That's a good thing. Keeps it feom being the same ol thing over and over again.
When I played steady, my Object 277 would sometimes get me trouble because it was so fast. You run right into a lead position and even Stalinium wouldn't save you.
A baker's dozen is 13 items, rather than the 12 items in a standard dozen
10
@@indyginc You'll do good at maths you brain dead retard. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker%27s_dozen_(disambiguation)
This new mechanic will completely destroy light tanks and as a light tank player if it actually comes into the game I'll stop playing!
No rain only sunshine on my ass😊
Never get complacent. Simple.
I think night fighting would be cool ,Of course players would have to buy night vision equipment
What I think is I think is that there have not been any game changes in the last few years that do not favour top tier hulldown heavy tanks, many of which are premium.
For to say!
❤😂 old school Claus.
Weather doesn't have as much of an effect as changing premium ammo to credits.
in game #1, 3 or 4 purple tanks took advantage of the clouds and came through that and overwhelmed the green team.
If the weather was not static, it might be okay. But as long as it just sits in one place... it's dumb.
You want rice!!!???
I thunk having the weather effect the game could be interesting, but they're going about it the wrong way. They could make the rain affect soft terrain by making it slower to drive over, add fog to decrease view range and increase concealment, for a set time (could have new skills/equipment to increase/counter the effects), or a snow storm that does both. However making it so that you're either invisible or not is too much.
There is another category of player Claus - Asia Server players.
We don't get access to Recon mode and our server is in the Northern hemisphere when we live in ANZ. My ping is always minimum 200 abs it would be interesting to try this mode. Alas, once again, we have to bend over and assume the position..
Those with the fast tanks typically just rush to failure.
The new strategy : only plays tanks with good armor
this mechanic will make those unicoms to move out of their camping spots and its called tatics you can't just sit there and shot halfway cross the map and not get notice
Regarding(?) the new mecanick and keeping it lightly: with this new thingy the game is devided up into multiple games on 1 map. So it depends on what tank your playing imo. As an Arty player i dont like it becouse i cant cover the shokepoints and therefor cant help my teammates. Altho you cant see the enemy (only on the minimap) you can shoot into the storms, smokes ets, but the chance(?) of missing your shots and/or hitting your teammates is very high. BUT... when you play a Heavy or TD and you are inside that area... than it is easyer becouse noone outside it can see, shoot and/or flank you. So a tank inside the new thingy only has to worry about the enemy within. BUT... there is no TD and Arty cover for you. Personaly i like the last thing better becouse it kept the battles intact and gave you an extra chalange because the battlefield changed. (New positions, relocate for better shots, another scouting spot, etc.)
"And that is all i have to say about it..." 😂
I have not played the new mechanic. Great TD games today!
They created a game in a game. There is a game raging on inside the rain circle and a battle outside the circle 🤔
Weather should be an option that can be turned on and off. Simple!
It is, at the moment.
Good players will always adapt quickly and find ways to exploit the new mechanics. After few days this "equalizer" will cease and then the gap between pros and potatos will be even bigger.
premium account makes ya hit more
I like that big blocky monstrosity
I call bs on some of that....performance.
Xbox you only get a commander and skills, not a crew.
Year's ago they had a sand storm map you could only see a 100 m maybe. And a night map need to bring them back not all battles are perfect weather.
Not all tank battles were fought at 3-400 m distance, actually probably none ever.
Game 2 those cats were searching for a new map. They probably have xvm and just want to get to next game because they don’t like the map or their chances at having a good match.
I have yet to play a weather match so I will probably hate it
Game 1 he went clockwise…and then counter clockwise…🤷🏻♂️Does this violate the Claus theorem? 🤔
No violation. It just balances and justifies the research that Claus has done over the years. As Yuri says: "You kill one of ours, we kill two of yours, balanced".
I have avoided engaging with the 'new' weather mechanic. Just not a gimmick sort of chap. That and my passion has waned, it's just not the same game anymore. Give me 2 more tiers, 11 & 12 for OP tanks and WG obsession with new and better. Then introduce a 'Classic' version and I'll be a happy chappie again but we are both old enough to know it's pure fantasy. Have a great day all.
I have the newest patch and have never had a game with the new weather mechanics. Bummer!!!🤨😔
I've never seen it either, think it's only on the test server.
Fighting the RNG "mechanic" is enough for me, screw the event mechanic! PS bakers dozen = 13
This game has changed so much for the worse over the years that I simply stopped playing it. Which is a shame, after buying premium tanks and time, I have invested about 3k over the last 8 years.
Can you do a video about the Tier 5 TDs
It's all about tradition vs new, think most people would just accepted it if WG had added whether effect the start. And if they had removed them from the game majority of the players be opposite to how they feel now. Just like EBRs, most people wouldn't mind it if they put EBR into the game from day one.
Generally, people don't like big changes. Things they're not use to feels kinda foreign.
Had they put EBR in the game from the beginning, it would have been called World of Racing Cars, not World of Tanks.
playing in the rain or fog is ok ,But when your target vanishes and you fire at that spot and hit nothing {that pisses players off}
have never been in a game with weather. Pretty sure I would hate it. I play mostly td's and the elimination of view range would not fit my style.
Happy algorithm comment have a good day
gm guys have a nice day
If there is a tank you hate , gift it I will play it.
Weather and realism one and the same
battles in 500 square meter maps and reality are the total opposites of each other.
of course stats chasers hate losing.
The real question is will WoT make more money from existing (fully researched) people who dominate the battle or from newbies still needing to "get there"
AY UP CLAUS
Since i play TD's i have a bias toward my answer about the weather conditions....IT SUCKS!!!! lol. With everything they have done to the TD play its just another reason for me not to play as much or adapt and find new ways to play this game( which i will do to some extent)
Long range snipers are just cannon fondder now for new players with no skill. I have stopped playing glass cannons. That was what WG probably wanted to achieve for several years now.
If the player were skill enough, rain or not won't deter him in showing his skill. Whereas those people that rely on crew add on skill highly hated the effect that obscures its advantage.
If a player has no skill and he is put in a box where no one can see him, he will not die as quickly.
I dont like the new weather thing. Next up smokebombs like in wow for scouts. 😂
There are smoke bombs on Wot console....
Boo Who for them Weather is good idea
Happy with rain/snow/fog/fire but they should be more random like the events and in various locations. As implemented it is just a map adjustment and therefore predictably dull. Also looking forward to the new weather forecasting perk in lite tanks to see through the weather.
How about tsunamis. earth quakes, incoming meteorites and volcano eruptions, would that make it more interesting for you?
@@nicomeier8098 well we more or less already have that dont we with the random incidents
My girls still play the game, both reasonably good players. They love the weather effect as it neutralises the big spenders. Advantage for the Free to Play average Joettes.
Just watched the don't say uh video. Now I can't get it out of my head.
Don't like the rain mechanic either.
Recons been over for a week or more now buddy
"Weather" is poooorly implemented LOL. The dissappear/reappear programming is ridiculous
Rain clouds are good in my humble opinion. It gives the more regular player a bit more of a chance of survival and a slight advantage over those paying for all those extra abilities and mods etc.Just because a tiny cloud appears on a huge map, doesn't make a massive disadvantage anyway.
So it punishes the more experienced players and that's somehow a good thing?
@@nicomeier8098 what do you mean by 'experienced'? Gold spammers? Seal clubbers? Premium Tanks only players?
No if it was in some corner of a huge maop. if it is in the middle of a map it makes a huge difference for all those tanks that rely on vision as their main advantage.
I watch your videos to remind myself of why I no longer play this stupid game. So, the weather feature doesn't bother me at all...
RNG BS..first guy snapped everyone...I never get that lucky..my shots would have sailed 20ft over or into the dirt..6 skill crew be damned. Game is BS
Above and beyond BS
👍👍
The new fog mechanics is to force the TD clickers camping at the back to engage.
then WG should remove any light armoured TD's :( and lets remove light etc as well :)
If that was what WG wanted, they should have not introduced lightly armoured tanks in the game.
Manticore was probably out of ammo halfway through the game. Rain visibility mechanic is dumb, completely useless and unnecessary, not to mention absolutely unrealistic the way they set it up
WG will come out with premium binoculars that will give them 75% better spotting in those environments. Another way to scam players to make more money.
I despise the weather effects, sure they look cool, and in theory add a new mechanic/change to the game, but weather should NOT ever block view range, should it reduce it, yes but block it NO, but whenever WG adds crap programming like this, they cause the game to play worse and way WAY more graphic issues/lag and often because of some of these effects you get people who will be middle of doing something but the crap programming and design will cause their system to lag/crash out, so they have to then reload into the battle, after it takes 2 min to lag/crash out, then exit, reload and come back in to the game after 4~5 min is gone oh.. wait the battle is over.
As for your commentary about people rushing forward, I see a LOT of unarmored clip heavies and Medium morons who race into buildings to fight heavies stupidly from their front (fighting heavies and TDs) where as on that map there is a whole field area you could use and flank around and get cross fire / flanking fire (getting through the field due to medium view range / scouts played well can be challenging smart players will communicate and share where tanks are approximately firing from etc etc and their team mates will know how to move up and support)
Games are still too unbalanced, even without the weather. Weather just gives certain tanks and play types even more advantage. Sick if the under 5 minute games, 15-1 or two games, and games where 90% or the damage and kills is done by the top 2 players on each team. Im not interested in being "carried" I wont to contribute and compete on a fair level. As a casual player (not free to play) I cant compete any more.
Having gotten sick of all the crap I now only play tier 6 and 7 so no weather and the random shit got turned off as soon as it appeared.
One account gets Advent Calendar, the other one on the same server doesn't, this game has turned to turd
:)
👈☕👍
With the collapse of the russian economy, and the rubal being devalued, how's your game going ??
False narrative and rumor, you have to quit watching DonBass Denys for your Ukraine news he is the new Baghdad Bob.
Rod Sterlings twilight zone is good, wot twilight zone is a shite show.
Claus, you logic is flawed. The WG shill youtubers are paid to play on the weather maps. Any other WIN8 wh*re simply does not activate the advanced weather features. And plays as they always have.
The weather thing is total BS, created, like many other things, to keep the game visually interesting.
And about "leveling the playing field". Is that what people played for for many years, grinding and improving, having great crews just to see it all mean nothing because of this rubbish rain intro?
Yeah nah, glad I quit this silly money hungry game.
i think its a load of shit im not a unicom. its gona piss a lot of every type of player off and we'll lose even more regular players who keep this game viable. looks like wot went D. E. I.
Just noticed?
I won't spent a cent on this game since the weather effects are in game, it is stupid and annoying
they suck