Hello and greetings all....
I have some newbie questions and have read forums, watched videos, etc and am still finding myself at a loss for the following tibits.... if you have no patience for new players then before becoming perturbed or sarcastic please just scroll right by this post :
1) In my hurry to get into the game and chomping at the bit, I simply accepted the recommended server which turned out to be Singapore after checking ... I mostly joined to play together with my best friend from Houston who i on the "USC" server. I have tried several times to add him as a contact and he is not found. Is there no interserver communication ? Does one of us or both of us have to bite bullet and join the same server in order to be able to be able to play in joint training ground rooms, etc ? Unfortunately both of us have already purchased a premium account and a few vehichles, if we change to mutual servers will our accounts, vehicles, GP, XP, etc come with us ? This is a major bummer and might spell the end for both of us... <sigh>. I know I should have checked this out first but these days seems like cross-server ties are the rule rather than the exception. Any way for us to hook up even in a training room without going through all this hassle ?
2) How does one acquire an SPG such as a Priest, Wespe, Hummel, etc. I have checked all the trees and used the various sort filters and still this one eludes me. My uncle was a gunny in WWII an I'd love to pilot a Priest or something .... any solutions ?
3) Re: camoflage.... I have purchased one winter set, 2 city sets, and one woodland/jungle/hedgerow set I guess you would call it for my premium Panther 8.8. My question is - I am not prompted to select which camo colors I want before the battle so sometimes I find myself and my hapless PZKWV in North Africa or somewhere equally drab with camo which is more appropriate for the Ardennes in 1944 circa December. How does this work, or does it ?
4) If I am driving a premium tier VIII tank what are the highest and lowest tiers I can expect to meet on the field of battle ? I've driven my PZ -38 which I think is a premium tier III and I have not noticed anything higher than a tier III but have noticed some tier II's.
5) Camo redux - do you have to repaint after each battle or after having purchased, say, a winter scheme, can that be gone to again or does it have to be repurchased ?
6) Have noticed some historical wierdness --- panthers never had mounted an 88 as far as I know, just the 75m long... is this just the wargame coders version of poetic license ? lol
7) Have not noticed any representation of the M1-Abrams..... is it there under a different name ?? And --- I have read that there are night battles... is IR sighting a module in case of a night time engagement ?
AGAIN - seemingly simple questions but trying to get up to speed asap .... thanks and any well considered and non sarcastic responses will be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
MactanGuderian
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