Here are the contents of this package (as listed on the official WoT website):
Retail Box Contents
1 T2 Light Tank (750 gold value + 300 gold for the extra tank slot)
1 week Premium account (1,250 gold)
1,050,000 Credits (2,625 gold)
1,800 Gold
While nominally it is over $30 worth of gold purchases, in reality the deal is not so great because there are better rates for buying premium on a monthly basis, buying gold in larger chunks and credits are relatively easily earned by actually playing the game.
While this package gives a decent head start to a brand new WoT player, in terms of value it's barely worth it at $20 and would be much better deal when the price drops closer to $10-$15 in my opinion.
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Having crewed US Army armored fighting vehicles including the Bradley and an M113 simulating a BMP-2, I have to say that this game nails the feel of armored warfare. Finding a good hull down position matters, real world tactics help, and power to weight ratio feels right as you try to struggle up a hill or accelerate away from a threat. The controls are easy to master, WASD for manuevering your tank, and the mouse controls turret traverse and elevation.The game has tanks from the mid 1930 through the 1950s, you can drive tanks from the US, Germany or USSR. Light tanks, Medium and Heavies. Each country and class has a different feel. You start at Tier one and can progress through ever increasinly powerful tanks through Tier 10. Each battle earns you credits and experience. Each tank has modules(new cannon, new turret, etc) which you must unlock with experince, learn most of the modules on your tank and you can choose to spend experince learning the next tiers tank. The tank tech tree of each nation starts at a tier one scout tank and you can choose to branch out along the light, medium or heavy lines. You can choose to learn every tank in the game if you have time.
You will need credits to purchase the modules and tanks that you unlock with experince. At the lower tiers you may only need a few games per tank to progress to the next. At tier 8 it took me 150 matches to progress through and to the tier 9 tank. Each random battle can last up to 15 mins. then again I have successfully gotten myself killed a few times in under one minute. The battle rages on without you if you die, but you can exit the battle and grab another tank and que up for another battle.
Graphics are good, the learning curve is not steep, my wife(with only world of warcraft gaming experince) had it figured out in 10 games and mastered the game after about 150 battles. Discouragingly to my ego, after about her 200th game and to this day she has a higher win percentage than me!
The cons:
The match making system does not always put you into a battle where you can contribute a whole lot. As mentioned, there are 10 tiers. You could be thrown into a battle on your brand new US M4 Sherman(tier 5) againts a fully decked out German Tiger II(tier 8) with a 105mm cannon and a turret that will bounce all your shells. In this case LOAD HE, I say again LOAD HE, hunt the other teams lower tier tanks, spot for the big boys, play scout or just die quickly and jump in the next battle.
the devs have designed the game to encourage you to spend real world money. Real life money can be used to buy in game items that help you advance to higher tiers more quickly and less painfully. After experincing the pain of a few games at lower tiers on the receiving end of big tank boom boom you will likely be tempted to spend around $30 dollars to purchase a tier 8 premium tank. that premium tank can earn you experince that you can then spend reasearching non premium tanks and modules.
The biggest con/disagreement with the devs. Real world money can be spent on premium shells that can penetrate opposing tank armor more consistantly. i do not think pay to win is a fair mechanic. that said, if you know where to aim (tanks have weak spots/even shooting the front), you can defeat an identical tank even if he is using premium shells and you are not. You are just more at mercy to the random number generator. All shells do X amount of dmg +/a bit and penatrate Y amount +/-. Premiums have a higher base number.
If you have the `$30, do it, buy a Lowe, KV-5 or Type 59 tank.
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Like the title says, this is a retail copy of an online-only game which is free to play. You do not need to purchase the retail copy, but I do recommend it, especially to newer player. The retail copy includes a code that gives in-game material/benefits once it has been applied to an account, this is where the value comes from.The code in the retail copy provides:
One extra garage slot (300 gold))
T2 Light Tank (750 gold value)
One week of premium for the player's account (1,250 gold)
1,050,000 Credits (2,625 gold)
1,800 Gold
IMPORTANT NOTES about this retail version are:
If you already have the T2 light tank in your garage then you will receive the extra garage slot and you are refunded the value of the tank in gold (you should receive 2550 gold instead of 1800).
The week of premium begins the moment input the code that is provided (so be ready to play to take full advantage of the premium account).
BENEFITS of the material included in this package:
The garage slot allows you to store an additional tank (by default I believe you currently start with 5 slots).
The included tank is a "premium" tank that can only be purchased with gold. Premium tanks are not the best tanks on the battlefield but they make better "credits" (freely earned in-game currency).
The premium account increases your in-game income for both "credits" and "XP" by 50% over a standard account ("credits" are used to purchase goods in game while "XP" is used to unlock additional content).
Credits/Gold this is in game currency, credits can be earned freely by playing matches while gold can only be obtained with real world money (with some exceptions such as contests and whatnot).
If you are new to the game this is a good way to get started but instead of using the DVD included with the retail version to run the install go ahead and download it from the game website. The retail install is several versions behind the current version of the game and I have heard of people who encounter issues when they installed the retail version and updated, instead of a clean download and install.
I could spend much time discussing the fun and frustrations of the game itself here. However, as the game is free to play, rather than wasting time discussing the game here I would simply recommend downloading the game and getting started to experience it for yourself.
Others have questioned the value of this retail package. This provides benefits equal to a $30 purchase of gold in the game store for $20 (or less). The best value of purchasing gold from the in game store is 250 gold/dollar. At $20 this provides (essentially) a 336 gold/dollar value, the only downside is that the in game "gold" is already allocated in certain ways so you cannot decide how to spend it yourself (for you economists I believe this is called an opportunity cost).
All in all, this retail version provides a good product at a good value for the experienced tankers and the newbies alike. If you've got a loved one who is already playing the game or has an interest in armored warfare/World War II, this is a great gift. Also works well if you have a significant other than you want to spend less time with... kidding... kind of.
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I purchased this game pack for the premium code to receive the gold, tank and slot. The game disk was irrelavant as anyone can download World of Tanks online and play for free. The premium code which I purchased had already been used, therefore I paid cash for nothing. I have not heard back yet from either Amazon, nor the seller. In short, this was a rip-off. Beware.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for World of Tanks With $30.00 In Pack Value-Items Included! 1-Week
Right now, I've got to give this purchase (a gift to me from my wife) one star out of five. Like a few other folks who have commented, my game's promo code had already been used. I've submitted a ticket through Wargaming asking whether they can resolve the issue, or whether I need to take it up with Amazon. I've got my fingers crossed that one party or the other will address this, but who knows as of this moment. Even if one or the other company helps me out, what a hassle. If you buy a new game through a reputable seller like Amazon, you should have every expectation that you won't run into something like this. :O\
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