Currently a terrible, low effort copy paste.

Welcome to the /r/WorldOfTanksConsole wiki. This is intended as a collection of all the information, guides and events we as a community create. Enjoy! (We used to be just WoTXbox before PS4 WoT got released so you may find something useful at /r/WorldofTanksXbox/ as an archive of info.)

Patch History

A brief outline with links of what was added and when.

Returning Player Guide If you haven't played in a long time (and/or don't know what patch 6.0 is) please check this out rather than making a "what happened!?!?" thread.

Guides

New players start here

FAQ: basic common questions answered here.

• So You're New, eh?. Read that then this: New Player Experience Post 6.0
• Post 6.0 Commander "Which Skills?" Guide
  • Post 6.0 Commander Training Guide
• Post 6.0 "Which Equipment?" Guide
• For all things Cold War - Excellent resource for Cold War enthusiasts.
• GITGUD Guides - Guides that focus on some core basics but mostly the concepts and mindset required to improve through the various tiers of WN8 rating
• Data Doesn't Lie - WoT Console Data used to educate on game concepts
• All of Them^TM Series - Helps you decide which tanks to choose when there is a tech tree branch.
• The poker scale of players - a quick synopsis of how different player's approach the game mentally.
• What is WN8?

Map Guides

• Detailed Map Guides - Awesome map guides that can teach new players and veterans alike. Written by Unicum+ players.
• Map Strategy Guide- Where to take your tank The file isnt dodgy by the way :D
• An "alternative" Map Guide that whilst looks absolutely ridiculous, is actually spot on.
• Super Serious Map Guides

Mechanics

• Guide to Everything For a good explanation of most of the mechanics in the game.
• WW2 Vision Mechanics
• Armour and Angle Normalization
• Overmatch Mechanics
• Lemming Train Guide
• Victory Conditions by Match Type
• Cold War ATGM Explanation

Tank Reviews

• Tier X Free Exp Premiums
• Tier 8 and Tier 7 Premium tank rankings. Use as a guide for purchases.
• Cold War Line Reviews
• Rainbow Reviews - Reviews from the perspective of multiple skill levels, not just unis
• 3 Mark Reviews. Guides from some of great players on tanks that they earned 3 barrel marks on.
• Grind Reviews - Help pick which line to go for with these excellent guides.
• Whale Scale Review Series Reviews of Cold War premiums on whether to buy or not.

Resources

• Tanks.gg Full 3D armour viewer (PC site so does differ slightly on some stats to console)
• Unofficial WoT Console Guide - Tanks and their stats, specifically for consoles. Compare tanks and even more guides! Sadly no longer updated as of 2021.
• Jargon Buster Learn nicknames, abbreviations and community terms here.
• WoT Stars A useful statistical analysis of your account that uses console specific values for wn8.
• WoT Info This site allows you to search for your statistics on WoT (based on PC values).
• Premium Tank Bonuses
• Piriper0's Guide to Tank Skins

Subreddit Event History

• Community Clip Compilation A monthly event where the best 10 submitted community clips are compiled into a video.
• Adopt A Tomato A place for newbies to find better players to teach them the ropes.
• Contest Various competitions to win premium time and tanks supplied by WG's community team.

(Archived/Discontinued)

• Map of the Month
• Humble Brag
• Tank of the Month
• Rageposts
• What happens next?
• Other

Out of Date

** Below are Pre 6.0 so mostly out of date. Use for reference only.**

• /u/mjconns Crew and Perk/Skill Guide.
• Tier 8 Premium Ranking 2019
• Is tank X worth the gold? Part 1 | Part 2 - A guide to the worthiness of all premium tanks 2017.
• Is tank X worth the gold? Not up to date but still useful.

Pretty cool! I always kick myself a little when I think that I knew about and kinda wanted to join the open beta, but forgot about it and missed out on the exclusive M22 Locust-PS… oh well. Anyway I remember installing it, seeing what it was about and sort of losing interest a little. Then, I believe in February they started the event to earn the Girls Und Panzer Pz IV H, and even not knowing the anime, I thought it was cool and put effort in it! That’s what really started this passion for tanks I didn’t have before. Unfortunately nowadays they kinda have made it worse for me, because I want the rewards from the season passes, BUT I don’t play enough anymore to actually have a chance to earn them in good old pvp… so I’m pushed towards pve. I like it, mind you, it’s just that it’s a slightly forced choice as it is.

Any cool stories?

That's right, no bullshit X vs VIII and VI vs VIII this week. New season next week, presumably halloween mode too. Happy rolling!

Lots of ideas in here, lots of potential for mistakes… and maybe I’m just grumpy, but I read the stuff about bringing tree tanks in line with premium ones as “power creep incoming!” but that’s just me. It is good that they’re trying to improve things, including that mention of sixth sense being included with all captains.

That’s a lot of stuff! I’m not convinced about that match 3 looking mini game for rewards, but I do like how the clan changes promise to be. And new lines every season? That’s some content!

New stuff: a Polish tank that I personally find adorably goofy, and a CW Swedish… I guess Leopard 2 of some sort under license?

Plus the highlight of the Frostbite lmao! Jokes aside that’s always likely to be given away during winter, we’ll see if there’s going to be also Blitzens.

Lots of tanks getting a buff here. Good stuff?

Apparently there’s also a large balance pass we’re going to find out soon, but the key takeaway here is… Widepark tier 3 to 8? Really? I’m not sure if I like that.

We’re getting the Star Trek event! We’re getting the Star Trek event! So, so, so very much happy about this! I’ve been watching pc get it, then slowly it crept into all other WG products and finally! The one I enjoy. Yessssssss. 🖖

This looks like a substantial update. Lots of tanks getting balance changes (slower reload for the Type 5 heavy, really?), a change of how low tier auto cannons work, ATGM have an indicator that you are too close and also they accelerate faster. Plus new season. 4 hours update downtime.

I’m grumpy about the Type 5.

That looks convoluted. The part I’m not happy about is how it has a contract style, and while my personal tastes are subjective, what it means is that it tends to bunch all the player base in the same step, so at points “everyone” will be after kills, at others spotting only… thankfully it can be done in coop, as the bots will keep doing their thing regardless.

Also: pc got Star Trek, when do we get those goodies?

That’s a lot of stuff! They’re changing the UI, a boatload of tanks, a couple of game mechanics for Cold War, fixing bugs… I’m not sure I like some changes, like the French tier 10 arty getting a reload buff (NOT a fan of that specific tank) or German tanks getting better damage but worse reload to compensate. Also worth noting that this will take 4 hours.

Oh, and they added pretty reflections on PS5/XSX.

Having said that, I’m asking for a little favor: sometimes the links I post get downvoted, and to be honest I don’t mind, but if something isn’t welcome let me know why! As far as I can tell all I’ve been posting is useful or interesting to know, so I’m not seeing a pattern.

The ISU-130 has plenty downsides, but if you can sneak to the side, the other team will feel it. Also not mentioned in this article is a balance pass in WWII for over 90 tanks, with the details coming Monday. I am always worried when it’s a large balance pass like this…

I’ll be honest, I didn’t see it was cold war only and kinda started to dread an invasion of Swedish cheese wedges…

I think the highlight here, and something that lacks a separate article, is the two weeks of On Track for the Chinese heavy line. Always the best time to grind a line when it’s On Track!

Neat stuff! The rare GuP Panzer IV H is going to be available again and there’s new commanders related to that. This one holds some sentimental value to me, as the event to earn it (close to the launch of the PS4 version) was what actually got me into the game!

Personal experience: the STA-2 is very squishy, but a great tank with PMM. The Senshi (together with the black edition) is great because you also get camouflage by default.

Mildly excited about the TD, however now we’re going to have a Type 5 heavy, medium and TD…

Ah, the Rudy… I remember when they announced it, pc had it for some time now, and their dog barked on reload. Ours, was confirmed to not bark. This was before we got custom commander voices. Anyway they got lots of complaints, and they scrambled to get the dog to bark in time for the launch of the bundle! It was a success and probably the basis for all the custom voices we have now, but initially it also started a string of random sound issues. Once we had tanks without engine noise. Another time everyone in the team would know someone on the team had a very specific, unholy loud tank. Fun times.