Prepare some hot chocolate, wrap yourself in a soft blanket, make yourself comfortable, and get ready for the most heartwarming stream! Tomorrow we'll wrap up the outgoing year and discuss what we want from 2020.

Alexandra and Tony will be waiting for you to join the stream. Apart from the festive mood and cozy atmosphere, there will be rewards and guests from the development team. We will raffle off Premium Account time and 20 Tier VIII heavy tanks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0pOKb5DAqk
See you soon!

• Europe: December 20, 17:00 (CET)
  
• North America: December 20, 8:00 (PT) / 11:00 (ET)
  
• Asia: December 21, 00:00 (UTC+8)
  
• CIS: December 20, 19:00 (MSK)

Greetings, Commanders!
I'm Chris. That's my stern, bearded face in the picture above. I have two favorite pastimes in life: catching snowflakes on my tongue and assembling tank models. Recently, I've accumulated so many rare, powerful vehicles that I can't cram them all into my cozy workshop anymore. So I've decided to hold a holiday auction!

Pop in to the Auction and start the new year by replenishing your collection with rare tanks!

CIS | Europe | North America | Asia

The Auction offers you an opportunity to purchase rare vehicles. The main feature of the Auction is that the vehicle prices are lowered every day, but the amount of vehicles is limited, so they might go out of stock at any moment. Don't miss this chance to add rare vehicles to your collection!

The Auction is held in three stages. At the beginning of the first stage, only some of the lots will be up for sale—five vehicles, to be exact. For the next stage, another five tanks will become available for purchase, while the original lots will be removed within an allotted time period, even if they haven't sold out. And after that, this scenario will repeat once again. You'll always find the list of vehicles available for purchase on the Auction page.

Here's the first group of lots!

Attention: these lots will be removed from the Auction on December 26!

Object 252U

The Object 252U is a powerful and reliable tank. It's a versatile fighter that can both push the flanks and hold the line, all while decorating the Christmas tree. I'm not sure about the last one, though. I haven't seen it myself (from this point on, comments are by Chris).

Tankenstein

The Tankenstein is a heavy tank assembled from parts of different battle vehicles. One glance at this hulk will be enough to make the enemy want to return to the safety of their Garage. It boasts sturdy frontal armor, a decent amount of HP, and two powerful guns to choose from.

leKpz M 41 90 mm

The leKpz M 41 90 mm is easy on the eyes, maneuverable, and fast as lightning. That is lightning moving at a speed of 72 km/h. It's equipped with an accurate, fast-firing gun with good stabilization. On top of that, the leKpz M 41 90 mm is very fast. Have I mentioned that yet?

WZ-112-2

The WZ-112-2 is a heavy tank with impressive single-shot damage, reliable armor, and a solid turret great at repelling enemy shells. All in all, it has everything you need to feel good in battle and to make sure your enemies don't feel as good.

Lorraine 40 t

The Lorraine 40 t is an agile, adrenaline-laden tank that doesn't like to sit still. It might not have the sturdiest armor, but remember, to deal damage, you need to hit the vehicle first. Which, you'll agree, is not an easy thing to do when the target is moving at 60 km/h, zigzagging, and shooting back from a 90-mm gun.

CIS | Europe | North America | Asia

Take the measure of the first five lots in the Auction while I'm assembling the vehicles for the next stage!

... that gear goes here... Excellent! Next should be the engine... Now where on the North Pole did I put it? Let's place the turret atop the hull... Ah-ha! I am a genius. Oh, for holidays' sake! I did a naughty thing! I forgot the engine! It'll be fixed faster than a reindeer flies.



Oh, hi there! I'm Chris. Welcome to my Holiday Shop! Or did I say that already?... Anyways, come on in! Watch your step, especially your pinky toes. I keep the heaviest tank models on the floor. Oh, I see what you like. You like the one standing on the table. I'll be holi-delighted! I'm in the presence of a true connoisseur! It's the VK 90.01 (P)! I'm particularly proud of this creation. I even made a video about it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5RhzUQRsJo
Ho-ho-ho! Woohoo! Tier X, sloped armor, 230 millimeters of protection in the hull, and 300 mm for the turret. 1,000 horsepower, or shall I say reindeer-power, an enhanced maus gun, and exclusive consumables. Boy, it's so good, I can't just gift it to you!

How can you get the VK 90.01 (P)? I'll tell you how.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeoEJEhPGRI
Who is this Chris Dev and what is he doing here? They didn't tell us either! We only know that he'll be handing out presents from December 23 through January 12. All you need to do is enter the game these days!

• A legendary camouflage called Combat Star, for the T110E4, was added for 2,550 gold.
• The rare camouflage Evergreen, Starlight Night, and Grandma's Gift were added as well. The cost varies from 65 to 750 gold depending on the vehicle tier.
• Cold-blooded, Steppe Snowstorm, Ice Block, Frozen Flame, and Glacial Armor are back in the camo selection menu. The cost varies from 65 to 750 gold depending on the vehicle tier.
• The following warpaints were removed from sale: Spidertrap, Pumpkin Spice, Scary Swarm, and Topsy-Turvy.

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T-62A

• The maximum gun depression angle while facing forward was increased from 5 to 7 degrees.

Leopard 1

• The reload time was reduced from 6.71 to 6.52 s.

The parameters of Tier I-V vehicles were slightly adjusted to make the transition from one vehicle to another more comfortable and logical, while their characteristics will be improved more often.

• Partial concealment of grass in Sniper Mode was implemented. From now on, the enabled display of grass won't prevent you from aiming at the enemy.
• The maximum number of video ads available for daily viewing was increased. You can now watch up to 5 videos in the Garage and up to 5 videos after battle. Up to 10 videos a day in total.
• Crew XP is back in the Experience tab where it is displayed in the detailed battle results.
• The issue when HE shells could deal damage to vehicles despite passing through objects was fixed.
• Guns with successive autoreloading now no longer stop the loading process if the Loader was injured.
• The display of accumulative medals that were marked as received even when they weren't was fixed.
• The display of turrets in replays for Windows 10 was fixed. Previously in replays, they didn't rotate to their maximum.
• Various screens and their interactions, as well as notifications, were improved. In particular:
  • Vehicle and module research when there's a lack of resources was simplified.
  • Shells won't be sold anymore when you change the turret.
  • Upon mounting the gun, standard ammunition will be loaded.
  • Confirmation upon the use of certificates for Premium Account time was disabled.
  • The Claim button was added to the screen with rewards from containers instead of the Back button.
  • The possibility to scroll through personal offers and notifications if you received several of them simultaneously was added.
• General bugs and client crashes were fixed.

Winter has set in, kicking off another busy season of battles for ratings! We know it's not just about the desire to get to the top of the leaderboard. The prizes, including bonuses for scoring a victory, a rare camouflage, avatars, and gold, are good enough to give inspiration, too! Right, Commander?

• From December 5 through 31, play in Tier VII-X vehicles.
  
• Fight ten calibration battles. Based on the results, you will be placed into one of five Leagues: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, or Diamond.
  
• Earn rating points and progress up the leaderboard, while moving from one League to another.

Remember: the better you perform in battle, the more rating points you will receive.
Gold

• Traditionally, the top ten tankers of each region will receive a reward:

Camouflage and avatars

• After ending the month in the Diamond League (at least 5,000 rating points):
  
  

  
• After ending the month in the Platinum League (at least 4,000 rating points):
  
  

  
• After ending the month in the Gold League (at least 3,000 rating points):
  

Camouflage for the Diamond League is regularly updated. When a new warpaint is introduced into the Diamond League, the old one becomes available for the Platinum League.

How and where to install camouflage.

• You can install the camouflage on the Tier VII–X vehicles that you drove most often when fighting this series of Rating Battles. You can get up to four warpaints for a corresponding League: one for each eligible vehicle tier, as long as you have fought at least 50 battles in vehicles of that tier.
  
• If the camouflage cannot be installed on a vehicle or if it is already installed, you will receive 250,000 credits as compensation.

Bonus to credits:

• Gold League: 0–32%
  
• Platinum League: 33–65%
  
• Diamond League: 66% or higher

Bonus to Combat XP:

• +10% to XP for Tier VII vehicles
  
• +15% to XP for Tier VIII vehicles
  
• +20% to XP for Tier IX vehicles
  
• +25% to XP for Tier X vehicles

Please note that this is a fixed bonus for winning a battle, not an increase in the total amount of XP and credits earned.

Commanders! Two new DLC Bundles are available in Steam. Get the ultrapowerful Premium Tier VIII FCM 50t in a stylish camo and some useful resources including gold, credits, days of Premium Account, and boosters!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1174470/World_of_Tanks_Blitz_Grand_Pack/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1153560/World_of_Tanks_Blitz__Resource_Pack/

Black Friday is that crazy time when bonuses, discounts, and lucrative offers in the game are more numerous than snowflakes on the Faust map. But we've taken it a step further!

During this Black Friday, purchase special bundles at huge discounts and enjoy the opportunity to choose additional prizes, including the M4/FL10 tank with the autoreloading system, Premium Account time, certificates for vehicle research, boosters, and lots of other things. Time to let loose and relish the bargains!


Over the course of Black Friday, special bundles offering additional bargain can be purchased in the Store. What makes them so good? First of all, they come with up to an 80% discount! Besides, they contain Coupons—a special bonus currency you can use to choose additional prizes for yourself!

In the Bundles tab

In the Offers tab

To receive rewards, go to the Black Friday screen and complete the event stages using Coupons.

You can unlock rewards in any order. Collect Coupons and choose the prize you want most!

Asia — from November 22, 13:00 (UTC +8) to December 2, 13:00 (UTC +8)
Europe — from November 22, 6:00 (CET) to December 2, 6:00 (CET)
North America — from November 21, 21:00 (PT) / November 22, 0:00 (ET) to December 1, 21:00 (PT) / December 2, 0:00 (ET)
CIS— from November 22, 8:00 (MSK) to December 2, 8:00 (MSK)

After the end of the Black Friday event, the leftover Coupons will be deducted from your account without compensation.
Take advantage of Black Friday discounts and seize the moment!

We've gone a little crazy here by deciding to launch the longest and most massive Black Friday campaign in the history of World of Tanks Blitz. There were so many offers that we had to split the event into three stages. You'll find impressive discounts on Premium vehicles and equipment, Garage slots, bonuses to experience, and much much more.

It's time to stock up!

• Four times more experience for the first victory.
  
• Discounts on Premium vehicles:
  • 50% on Tier V vehicles
  • 35% on Tier VI–VII vehicles
  • 25% on Tier VIII vehicles
  
• 20% bonus when converting Combat Experience to Free Experience: 1 gold = 30 free exp instead of 25.
  
• 50% discount on temporary enrichment for Tier V-X vehicles.

• Discounts on researchable vehicles:
  • 50% on Tier II–V vehicles
  • 30% on Tier VI–VIII vehicles
  • 20% on Tier IX – X vehicles
  
• 30% discount on unlocking equipment slots.
  
• Discount on Garage slots:
  • 20% on 5 slots: 800 gold instead of 1,000
  • 30% on 10 slots: 1,260 gold instead of 1,800
  
• 50% discount on the instant upgrade of vehicles.

• Three times more experience for the first victory.
  
• Up to a 25% discount on Premium Account:
  • 7 days: 1,000 gold instead of 1,250
  • 30 days: 2,000 gold instead of 2,500
  • 180 days: 8,000 gold instead of 10,000
  • 360 days: 12,000 gold instead of 16,000
  
• 20% discount on the resupply of consumables and provisions.
  
• 25% discount on unlocking all types of camouflages.
  
• 30% discount on unlocking attachments.
  
• 40% discount on the permanent enrichment for Tier V-VIII vehicles.

This is it! The update that will save Horrorstadt from the midnight spells and change everything (well... almost everything) back. In this update, we reworked the interface, added new camouflages and avatars, and improved the characteristics of Premium vehicles. Also, someone played with the brightness, contrast, and saturation sliders, and a certain day of the week became much darker.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9wxvI5wlRY
The design of numerous screens was updated, animations were added, and access to important functions became easier. The key changes include:

• The main menu is now always open and is displayed as icons on the left side of the screen. It became easier to enter the needed section and notice any updates thanks to red indicators. In the left side menu, you can find: profile, news and notifications, Tech Tree, missions, storage, clans, platoon game, tournaments, communities, and settings.
• The player's current rating and the corresponding league are now displayed under the avatar in the upper left corner.
• In the vehicle panel, vehicles are now sorted from the highest tier to the lowest, and the button with filters is on the right.
• The menu with tank filters was improved. The filters of Elite and Non-Elite vehicles are now separated from the vehicle type (researchable, Premium, Collector). A counter of filtered vehicles was introduced.
• The Upgrades and Crew tabs were added to the vehicle enhancement screen. Now, info about the level of enhancements of the selected vehicle, as well as all possible actions with this vehicle, are available in one place.
• Clan search, nickname change, replays, and the list of received rewards can now be found in the Profile screen.
• Notifications in the upper part of the screen became more compact and no longer fully cover this part of the screen.

In fact, the improvements are much more numerous. But, as it's said, it's better to see them once than to hear about them a thousand times. The screens and interface elements that remained untouched will be changed in future updates.

• WZ-113, WZ-121, and M4A1 Revalorisé: increased damage.
• WZ-120: reduced reload and aiming time.
• Chieftain/T95: enhanced armor and increased penetration.
• T95E2 and Churchill Mk. VI: enhanced armor.
• The profitability of researchable Tier III tanks was changed.
• The cost in credits of researchable Tier IV vehicles was increased.
• The cost to unlock equipment for Tier I–V vehicles was significantly reduced.

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• A Legendary camouflage called Roaring was added for the E 50 Ausf. M. Cost: 2,550 gold.
• Rare camouflages called Elemental Breath and On the Edge, winners of the camo contest, were added. Cost: 42,000–600,000 credits depending on the vehicle tier. Can be resupplied for free.
• A Rare camouflage called Ancient Relic was added. Also, the Iron Will warpaint became available for purchase again. Cost: 65–750 gold depending on the vehicle tier. Can be resupplied for free.
• The following warpaints were removed from sale: Spooky Web, Pumpkin Mayhem, Hardy, Missile Salvo, Missile Arsenal, Thunder and Lightning.

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Iron your handkerchief, make chamomile tea, and start to squeeze a stress-relief toy. An emotional set of avatars is available now!

Temporary versions of the new avatars can be found in bonus containers in the Store. Permanent ones can be received from the Basic Week's Supply container awarded for completing missions, and later also from Avatar Containers in the Store.

• Weather effects were optimized on the Himmelsdorf, Winter Malinovka, and Canal maps. Now they don't affect the FPS that much.
• The "Damage with your assistance" ribbon was added. It is awarded when your ally causes damage to an enemy vehicle that you spotted or immobilized by destroying their track.
• Common: total damage is less than 30% of your tank's HP.
• Rare: total damage is 31–50% of your tank's HP.
• Epic: total damage is 51–70% of your tank's HP.
• Legendary: total damage is 71% of your tank's HP or more.
• The highlighting of penetration zones in Sniper Mode now considers the decreased penetration of HE shells from the Defense System + equipment.
• The Jack-in-the-box effect is implemented for all turret vehicles, except for tank destroyers, Gravedigger, Matilda, and Cruiser Mk. III.
• The bug where the marker of damage received in battle could be displayed with an incorrect direction was fixed.
• The bug where it was impossible to enter the battle after dismissing the platoon in situations where the platoon commander selected rating battles was fixed.
• A Swedish flag is now displayed under the Stridsvagn 74A2 icon.
• The indicator of loaded shells was fixed for the Helsing. Now, two green shells are displayed instead of one red.
• The short name of the M4 tank was extended to M4 Sherman.
• Depression/elevation angles were changed for the B1's stock turret so that the gun no longer goes through the hull.
• The notification about completing the mission to destroy a track is now received during a battle.
• The bug where vehicle durability could be displayed incorrectly in replays was fixed.
• The Full-Screen Mode option was added to the PC version's settings.
• Various screens, notifications, and descriptions were improved.
• General bugs and client crashes were fixed.

Twister Season 2019 is about to finish. That means it's time to act quickly! From November 5 through November 12, complete missions, participate in Quick Tournaments, and earn Season Coins you can exchange for rewards. The grand prize is the Premium Tier VIII FCM 50 t!

Stages with 60,000 credits or 100 pieces of gold can be completed up to 5 times each. A stage with 1 day of Premium Account can be completed up to 3 times

A good amount of HP, excellent mobility, and a penetrating gun. These are the features that characterize the FCM 50 t (see characteristics). The 1,000-horsepower engine hidden beneath its armor will quickly deliver you to strategic positions. And when it comes to a firefight, its fast-firing gun does its part, wreaking havoc and destruction on enemies!


When you can complete missions and participate in Quick Tournaments:

• CIS: from November 5, 08:00 (MSK) through November 12, 08:00 (MSK)
  
• Europe: from November 5, 13:00 (CET) through November 12, 13:00 (CET)
  
• North America: from November 5, 5:00 (PT) / 8:00 (ET) through November 12, 5:00 (PT) / 8:00 (ET)
  
• Asia: from November 5, 14:00 (UTC+8) through November 12, 14:00 (UTC+8)

Quick Tournament days:

• Clan Quick Tournaments — November 6 and November 10
  
• Non-clan Quick Tournaments — November 8 and November 11

You can learn more about the Twister 2019 Operation Main Phase in the game or on our portal.