World of Tanks News: Public Test 0.8.3 Release

UPDATE: The Public Test Server has been stopped on December 5, 2013 at 04:00 PST (12:00 UTC). We'll be running another iteration of the test in a few days. We'll provide the exact start time once it's been finalized.



Testers!
The public test for version 8.3 is here! Taking part in the public test is your chance to let us know your thoughts and suggestions on forthcoming updates to World of Tanks®. This will allow us to review your feedback and make any further changes before the update goes live. We've got a lot of changes hitting the test server like building up the Chinese tech tree, fixing a couple of in-game errors, as well as a large number of tweaks (big and small) to a variety of tanks.
All World of Tanks® players are eligible to take part in the public test as long as they registered before December 21st, 2012. You don’t need to be an experienced tester to join in; you just need to be willing to try out as many of the new features as you can and send us your feedback.
How the Public Test Works

To participate in the test you need to do the following steps:

1. Copy the game client into a separate folder
2. Install a small launcher update found here (9,2 МB)
3. Update World of Tanks® via the launcher (4.39 GB, approximately)

Be sure to install the test game launcher in a different folder, rather than the current game client version. Also, switch off the game client before installing the update. Only players who have registered prior to December 21, 2012 at 0:00 UTC can participate in the Public Test.

Please, keep in mind certain special features of the public test server:

• Payments are not accepted on the public test server.
• For the first iteration, all test accounts will receive a one-time credit of:
  • 100,000,000 XP
  • 100,000,000
  • 20,000
• Progress won't be transferred to the main NA server.
• Credits and experience rates will not be increased for this test.

Scheduled Server Restarts:
World of Tanks® common Test1 cluster - 06:00 PM PDT (02:00 UTC) every event date of the month (2, 4, 6, etc.). Average duration will be around ~25 minutes.


The original Public Test notes had an inaccuracy. Descriptions of tank suspension characteristics on ground terrain should have said 'decreased' instead of 'increased' and vice versa. All the necessary corrections have been made and the notes below are now up-to-date.

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