A good plan, violently executed.
As regular readers and my team of beleaguered therapists know, I love World of Tanks Blitz. Most mornings I strap on my ivory-handled revolvers and cavalry boots for a couple of matches before I get to work. I’m also working on a children’s show spec script for Thomas the Tank Tank that I’m hoping to sell to PBS. So yes, I love World of Tanks Blitz. I was so stoked by its brilliant combination of thrilling action and historical nerdity that I was inspired to write a strategy guide for the game, which is not an extremity to which I am frequently moved.
I’ve been talking to WoT makers Wargaming.net for the past couple of days. They’ve told me that in the weeks since Blitz went live, the armoured combat shooter has seen over 5.5 million downloads, a number that goes a long way towards explaining why the queues are so short when you want to jump into an online match. They were showing off the nearly-finished Android build of Blitz off at Gamescom last week, so that number will only increase, no doubt.
Clearly, the experiment to bring their PC experience to mobile has worked out pretty OK, so I sought out Blitz producer Dmitry Yudo and interrogated him about what we can expect to see in the game in the near future.
Here’s the big news: British tanks are coming soon — in the next few weeks I’m told. That means my beloved Matilda will soon be in Blitz. Read on for more.
“Hey Owen, is it possible for you to write a WoT Blitz article without also posting a brag shot of how good you are at it?”
No.
When should we expect the first major update to Blitz?
Update 1.2 for World of Tanks Blitz is ready to release on our side. We sent it to Apple for review on August 11, which usually takes about two weeks. So it should be approved and ready to play within the next week or so.
The key content features will include a new desert map and tier VI–VIII vehicles. Among principal gameplay improvements, you’ll find a quick auto-aim control that enables/disables “Auto-Aim” directly in battle. It will work independently for arcade and sniper modes. [Owen's note: that's going to make higher-tier light tanks a lot easier to play.]
We’ll also present a reworked battle tutorial with added realistic grass, animated trees, and improved tanks. In future updates these visual improvements will be added to all maps. Update 1.2 will also allow World of Tanks Blitz to work in background mode for up to three minutes (connection to server will be kept, so players will be able to minimize the app).
Will there be British, French, Chinese, and Japanese tank lines in Blitz this year?
We can confirm that the British tech tree will be added to the game in the near future.
Is the game performing up to your expectations so far?
We are still gathering numbers and information from the first month after launch, but we are really happy to see some remarkable figures straight out of the gate. World of Tanks Blitz was downloaded from App Store more than 5.5 million times, reached top three in the App Store in 50 countries, has averaged an overall score of 4.5, and has an average playtime of 60 minutes a day per player.
Daggone Robert E. Lee.
Will we see camo and other tank customization in Blitz?
We have camouflage and other customization included in upcoming plans for World of Tanks Blitz.
What about clans for Blitz?
Introduction of Clan Wars is among our top priorities for the game alongside the upcoming Android release and the introduction of Missions. Clans will follow shortly after the launch of mobile tanks on the Android platform as a part of future major updates.
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