Nodlied

Hello everyone! It took a little bit longer than anticipated but we've decided on who to hire for our testing team. Those who have been hired are: Eternity6 NodGuy Shnappz Dasfonia Aprime Liten Dentistman MetaLuigi1 Congratulations to all of you! If you cannot yet visit our testing forums, don't worry, your permissions will be sorted out soon! To those who didn't make the cut, don't worry, there is always a next time!

Many developers work for more than one project. However, the primary AR guys are Moonsense and OneWingedAngel.

Very well then. Signups are now closed!

To be fair, the flaming shoebox of death is my number one unit to fight against the GS. A well placed ambush usually means GG for the GS.

Who cares about the date? Now who's ready for some arse wooping?

Huehuehue. I'm right here. Also, great news (already knew about it) although I'm wondering how much this is going to impact RotR development. (I'm really exited for 1.85.)

@Glaed That's pretty sorry to hear. Hope you'll find a new job soon.

A more recent sample of the Tiger II in action.

Thanks. Tanks are kinda my hobby, but I'm not an expert. I know my stuff, but not everything. So don't ask me about Japanese tanks for example.

While the stories about the T-34s being repaired by nearby farm vehicles is true, there are other things one has to consider. Maintaining the Christie Suspension was a pretty hard job. Switching out a broken road wheel for a Panther one was pretty easy, just as easy as it was to unbold a broken bogie and to bold on a new one. Also, accessing the engine was harder on the T-34 than it was on the Sherman. As for reliability, it was, apparently(?) more common for T-34s to break down before reaching the battlefield than it was for M4s. Although that has most likely got something to do with the manufacturing quality. I could up the score a bit for the T-34 in this area. Also, you're wrong about the Sherman not being used anymore. While it is true that the T-34 will most likely outlive it as an active service vehicle, the Sherman is still in service. From the top of my head I can say that Paraguay still has a couple of them in active service and I know that some other nation is still using (Super?) Shermans. Most nations that used M4s beyond their expected lifetime still had them in service in the '90s, Argentina with their Fireflies and even the Shermans that fought in the balkan wars. I think that the reason both tanks survived this long in the armies that still use them today/used them until recently is that the nations either couldn't affort better vehicles or simply didn't have a need to replace the vehicles. (Random fun fact of the day: IIRC, Peru used Panzer 38(t)s in active frontline service until the 1990s.)

Could you elaborate? Overal, yes, the M4 will, most of the times, lose. However, see below. Well, if we go back to the golden three, the Sherman only wins in mobility which would make the King Tiger a better tank, no? If we follow that logic, the Maus must have been one of the best, if not the best tank of the war. Think about that one. The thing is, the golden three might decide a skirmish, but if you sacrifice a bit of the golden three in favour of the, often overlooked, ''soft'' stats, you will most likely end up with a design that may decide strategic fronts. If a tank is not as powerful as its opponent in raw combat is able to make up for it on the strategic level, then that tank is going to contribute more to a war winning victory than the other vehicle. A tank that has a bigger impact on the course of a war is, in essence, the better design, even if it is going to lose in a head on confrontation with its enemy. It's basically the same as to how the T-55 is just as good the Leopard 1 even though the Leopard wins in most golden and soft stat contests. Both tanks are able to contribute more to the war than, let's say, a T-10 or M103 would have.

It was most certainly supperior to the Sherman and T-34 in arnament and armour. However, that's not all that matters. I'll make a comparison on what I think is most important to a tank design. For this I will be comparing the Tiger II with the Sherman 76mm and T-34/85. I will note down points from 1 to 3 for each vehicle on different subjects. Remember, a tank is not only made by the ''golden three'', Armour, Firepower and Mobility. A lot of other stuff is involved as well. Also note that part of the King Tiger's as well as the Tiger's success lies with the good crews and the fact that they were introduced when the Nazis were already on the defensive. It is obvious that you're going to get better battle results while on the defensive. EDIT: Missed the ''Situational awareness'' and ''Radio'' parts. Although I don't think it would have made much difference. Especially for the Tiger II vs M4 contest.

I'm going to call a bull here. Other nations were just as capable of developing a similiar tank to the Tiger II. However, due to different ideas on how a tank has to operate, they didn't. I'm going to make a claim here by saying that the M4 Shermans and, in some ways, the T-34s were much more effective on the strategic level. (And the strategic level was the most important level in WWII.) Also, great guns and armour don't mean everything. Evidence of that can be found in the early part of the war when the, in terms of guns and armour, inferior German tanks managed to beat the heavily armoured B1 Bis and Matilda IIs, tanks that were armed with pretty powerful anti tank weapons.

Ahead of its time? Nah, just over-engineered.

Hello darkyuri. Please read the first post on how to apply. Hope this helps.

Happy Birthday!

Granted, but it'll keep raining until summer. I wish this wish was posted on page four of this thread. I don't see any problem with that.

Granted, you've started to dig your own grave. I wish a had a second car.

W3D Hub is looking for testers! Hello everyone! As the title suggests, W3D Hub is looking for testers. There are some big projects being worked on and we'll be needing internal testers to test out big updates before they reach the servers. Not only that, but some projects will be needing a lot of testing before they can even be released at all (Example: Apocalypse Rising). So why don't you come and join us during our testing sessions? Deadline for applications: April the 3rd. So how do you become a tester? If you want to be a tester you will have to meet some requirements and send me, your lead tester (Nodlied), a pm on the forums. What do I put in the pm? There will be a few questions that you will need to answer. Please use the format below and answer the questions by sending me a PM on the forums. Other than that, there are a few requirements for joining our internal testing team. Requirements: You have to have a W3D Hub forum account. - How else would you join us in the tester forums? You have to have a Skype account. - We use skype daily to chat about the projects as well as to quickly call upon our testers. We do not use the voice chat function, only the text based chat. You have to have Team Speak 3. - We use teamspeak during testing sessions to make sure everything goes according to plan and to communicate with each other effectively. You don't need a microphone and you do not need to speak. As long as you have the ability to listen, you should be fine. (We'd would appreciate it if you do have a microphone!) You have to be able to enjoy our games. - In return for your services, we offer you early access to our games and if you don't like them, why even bother signing up? While you do not need it, we would be happy if you have an IRC client and know how IRC works. Again, this isn't a necessity. Are you the world's best tester? Testing is a world of ups and downs. Sometimes there will be nothing to test while at other times, projects will compete for testing time. Some testing sessions consist out of bug and code testing while others revolve around good old gameplay. Is testing online and offline no problem for you? Then send in that PM of yours and maybe you'll join our new testing team!

Looking good.

Forgotten Hope 2 next time?

Let's see if I'll be able to make this.

Yep it does. Looks like the change also accidentally broke his armor class. Fun fact, I've reported this during a test months ago.

Question, are pistols able to kill reapers? If so, I think that I know what's going on...

So you use paint.net as well eh? *highfives Squidly*