World Of Warplanes

Wargaming company organized official live video update 0.4.0.

Trava — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:18:51 GMT

Wargaming company organized official live video update 0.4.0.

World of Warplanes E3 2012 Demo - IGN Live

Trava — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 17:04:20 GMT

Soar through the skies and fight epic air battles in some of the most classic planes!

Global Gaming Service

Trava — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:08:03 GMT

Wargaming.net is constantly striving to bring about the best gaming experience for all our players, and today it is our great pleasure to announce that we have reached another milestone in this journey.

We would like to introduce to you our latest project – Wargaming.net Service.

With this new service, we take a step closer to realizing our ambition of uniting the millions of players around the world with one common interest, and that is a love for strategic war games.

This will be the general entry source to all of our game titles and services and it will assist you in connecting with us in a simpler and more convenient way. It will lead you to your respective regions according to your location and provide you with the latest updates and news by granting you easy access to partner and fan websites dedicated to the projects by Wargaming.net.

In short, the key features of the globally integrated Wargaming.net Service will include:

SINGLE ENTRY POINT

Wargaming.net becomes your personal portal to explore World of Tanks, World of Warplanes and World of Battleships, all united under a single gaming service. Read hot news, watch the latest videos and keep in touch with updates and innovations. Wargaming.net gives you everything you want to know, all at once.

SIMPLE ACCESS

With the introduction of the Wargaming.net ID, you will get a unified account for all services by Wargaming.net. Whatever project you fancy joining, your ID will automatically grant access to all games and applications from Wargaming.net universe. Reaching partner and fan websites will become easier with OpenID authentication.

IMPROVED SECURITY

An improved personal account tailored to your needs will provide optimized schemes for password or login reset, account restoration and bonus-code inputs. Enhanced account security—safer and more hack-proof than traditional models—will feature a security key service tied to a user’s mobile phone number, ensuring fast account recovery in case of email address change or theft.

WHOLE UNIVERSE AT HAND

The MMO war series—World of Tanks, World of Warplanes and World of Battleships—will share common economics allowing the transfer of resources between the games. A single global map will gather tankers, pilots and mariners into a common tussle for world domination. And these are just the first steps towards creating a complete and engaging Wargaming.net Service.

Let’s Battle!

World of Warplanes: High flying history

Trava — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:53:29 GMT

How do you follow up one of the most accurate, exhaustively detailed and flat-out fun tank shooters of all time? Grab all those historically melded polygons and take to the air. Stars and Stripes recently caught up with Alexandr Zezulin, project manager for Wargaming.net’s upcoming "World of Warplanes,” to ask him how we should expect our tank-driving skills to take off. For more of what to expect, you can read our review of "World of Tanks" here.

Stars and Stripes: What kind of research goes into the building and modeling of the warplanes?

Zezulin: It’s a long process! Before designers start working on a 3-D prototype, we collect a large amount of information about the model, its attributes and historical operations that it took part in. We have aerodynamics engineers that spend crazy hours to ensure every plane model is as authentic as possible. From there, each 3-D model goes to historical consultants. ... All in all, each vehicle takes no less than two months to research, design, finalize, introduce and balance.

With "World of Tanks,” there was a great variety of classes and counter-classes (anti-tank beats heavy tank, light tank beats artillery, etc.) What kind of rock/paper/scissors play should we expect in "WoWP”?

Similar to World of Tanks, each warplane type has its primary objectives. Fighters team up in small groups to carry out offensive sweeps where they seek out and destroy enemy aircraft in intense dogfights. Heavy fighters can be used against bombers and ground-attack aircraft as they are durable enough to close on a ground attack plane but they will be vulnerable to more maneuverable and faster fighters. Ground attack planes are primarily tasked with hitting ground targets but can make short work of a lone fighter from the front or behind, thanks to AI-controlled tail gunners.

Looking back at the rock/paper/scissors system in "World of Tanks,” fighters can be compared to light and medium tanks and heavy aircraft to heavy tanks. Ground-attack planes are much like the artillery. A single ground-attack aircraft is enough to make a difference if it reaches enemy ground defenses.

How do you expect the fast, open nature of air combat to differ from the strategic, slower maneuvering of tank combat?

Aerial clashes in "World of Warplanes” are far more difficult than slow ground battles, so being a tank pro won’t make you a top gun pilot. Doing well in the skies involves knowing the strengths and weaknesses of each aircraft, the nuances of air combat maneuvering and managing the view system. Dynamic 3-D action also requires focus and cunning on the player’s part. Thrown straight into combat, you’ll have to make tactical decisions on the go, where tanks let you feel more relaxed with timing.

To balance that, the learning curve will be smooth and steep. You’ll start with early biplanes that have simplified processes of gunnery and aircraft control to help you gradually adjust to the gameplay. The matchmaking system will ensure you fight against opponents good enough to teach you something useful before you move on to really difficult and dangerous combat. In addition, players will be given an opportunity to learn piloting basics and practice their combat skills with the help of an entertaining online PvE training course.

What kind of upgradable skills for pilot crews can we look forward to? Do consumables return?

The list of upgradable skills is far from the final version. Most likely, you’ll be able to master a crew’s overload capability, ability to quickly notice the enemy and, of course, gunner’s accuracy. In regards to ammo, we’ve already worked out multiple bullet and shell types: incendiary, high-explosive, armor-piercing and shells with combined effects. The final list of consumables is still to be confirmed.

We’re very excited about the inclusion of ground-attack planes. Talk a little about how this works, and how/why teams need to defend themselves against bombing runs.

While in "World of Tanks” you have to capture the enemy base, one of the winning conditions in "World of Warplanes” will be destroying the enemy ground defenses. [There will] be a number of ground objects scattered around the map: e.g., fuel depots, tank columns, railway stations, factories, etc., and each ground object will have a different number of hit points. Also, less important targets will be almost defenseless and will earn fewer points, while more crucial ones will be protected with AA guns and earn more points.

The more hostile ground targets you eliminate, the more points you are assigned and the higher your chances are to win. Practically any aircraft type can be equipped with assault armament or ground targets can be attacked with the primary weapon: e.g. machine guns. However, for maximum effect, you’ll have to use ground-attack aircraft, which are better suited for air-to-ground action.

Are there plans for multiple game modes?

If you're familiar with World of Tanks’ fundamental team deathmatch it won’t take you long to understand World of Warplanes’ major game mode, ‘Superiority’. It’s the same with two teams — 15 vs. 15 players — trying to either eliminate all enemy ground targets or destroy all enemy aircraft.

Combat advantage is represented with ‘superiority’ points that are assigned for exterminated targets. The victory is achieved by getting 100% superiority or by destroying all enemy planes.

The second mode is called ‘Escort’. It will require you to escort allied bombers to some critical point on a map or to intercept and destroy enemy bombers. We are evaluating several more scenarios and will be announcing them as soon as they are ready.

Lastly, just for fun: I know as soon as I load it up, I’m going to fly as high as I can in my little P-12. How high up can you fly?

Each plane will have its maximum altitude but it will be about three times less than it was in real conditions. We have squeezed the altitude for our battle arenas and that’s done to satisfy gameplay needs.

We want battles to be fun and furious and giving players the ability to climb all the way up to 10,000m within a 15x15km2 area would mean adding several extra minutes to the average battle duration. Of course, you can still try to get as high as you want with your P-12. If you reach anything higher than 3,000m, don’t hesitate to report a bug!

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Closed Beta Announced

Trava — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:47:44 GMT

Pilots!

Wargaming.net is proud to announce that the Closed Beta Test of the company’s highly anticipated game World of Warplanes will take off on May 31 this year.

Since its Global Alpha launch on February 23, World of Warplanes has secured more than 600,000 applications, with 100,000 received within the first 24 hours. Thousands of players have been granted access to World of Warplanes alpha version, and the army of test pilots will be increased drastically once the game enters Closed Beta.

We would like to stress that all those players who have applied but have not been yet accepted to Global Alpha will have a priority for Closed Beta.

Stay put for more information.

Let’s get airborne!

World of Warplanes (WoWP) alpha-test gameplay video HD

Trava — Fri, 18 May 2012 19:58:18 GMT

World of Warplanes (WoWP) alpha-test gameplay video HD

World of Warplanes Heavy Fighters Teaser

Trava — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:05:08 GMT

World of Warplanes is glad to introduce Heavy Fighters, the second of several rock-paper-scissors warplane classes that take over the skies in the game. Featuring such names as the Fw.57, Bf.110, Me.410 and Me.P.1102, heavy fighters are currently represented in the German line of warplanes, and will be gradually added to other national rosters. Their size, power and armament allow heavy fighters to fulfil a great variety of objectives including interception, head-on attacks and bombing, making them one of the most versatile classes of air forces. They are truly the Ultimate Predators of the skies.

Gameplay Teaser

Trava — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:17:27 GMT

Today we are giving players a glimpse of the first gameplay footage from World of Warplanes. The gameplay trailer was captured during the game's current Global Alpha test phase, and features high-flying PvP action in a variety of different warplanes.

World of Warplanes Global Alpha Application

Trava — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:25:57 GMT

Who made first non-stop flight in a single-seat aircraft from the United States to France across the Atlantic Ocean?

    H.Farman
    Ch. Lindbergh

Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974) (nicknamed "Slim",[1] "Lucky Lindy", and "The Lone Eagle") was an American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist.

    P. Nesterov

Who was the first man to break the sound barrier?

    H. Rudel
    Ch. Yeager

Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager is a retired major general in the United States Air Force and noted test pilot. He was the first pilot to travel faster than sound (1947). Originally retiring in 1975 as a brigadier general, Yeager was promoted to major general on the Air Force's retired list in 2005 for his military achievements.

    V. Chkalov

What happens to your plane's speed when it dives?

    It increases
    It decreases
    It stays the same
    The aircraft explodes

What happens to your plane's altitude if you perform a "chandelle"?

    It increases

The chandelle is an aircraft control maneuver where the pilot combines a 180° turn with a climb.

    It decreases
    The aircraft explodes
    It stays the same

Which was the best plane of WW2?

    The Bf-109
    The B-29
    The IL-2
    The Supermarine Spitfire
    There were many good aircraft it is difficult to choose one

What nation aircraft are you planning to fly in WoWP?

    Only USSR aircraft
    Only US aircraft
    Only German aircraft
    Only Japanese aircraft
    I will fly the aircraft I enjoy, regardless of its national origin

What will you do if you find forbidden content on the forums?

    I will close the page
    I will press the "Report” button
    I will share the link with my friends
    I will create topic on forum about it, to draw community’s attention
    I will repost it onto social networks

Which country made exceptional contributions to the aircraft industry of WW2?

    Germany
    The USSR
    The USA
    Various nations. It is impossible to choose one country and ignore the contribution of the others

Prepping for Takeoff!

Trava — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:03:04 GMT

Pilots,

We have finally got a home air-strip of our own. From now on we have a safe place to spread our wings to full span, refuel, recharge and get back into actions reinforced. We welcome you at our official home base – World of Warplanes webportal.

Here you may learn more About the game, be the first to watch latest game Videos, download warplane Renders, become the integral part of a real winged Community. Our Forums are open for discussions, debates and your invaluable feed-back 24/7. Should you need any assistance, our ground crews are there to lend you a helping hand.

If you are new to World of Warplanes, do join our ranks and sign up for Global Alpha Test to become a test pilot of the legendary WWII warbirds and fight along with players from all over the world on original battle arenas.

Have clear skies and get them balls to the wall!