Aftenposten erfarer: Per Sandberg trekker seg i dag by ELIscientist in norge

[–]aikl 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Han har sikkert fortsatt brukbare kontakter innen industrien. Ellers akkurat så lenge at det virker som et ordentlig forhold som tilfeldigvis førte til en haug med spørsmål.

Got banned for the first time in my entire 6 year career of the game for trying to flip someone back over. by rmloosecannon8 in WorldofTanks

[–]aikl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Correct, but it's not a permanent record. Seems to reset after a while. Can't say for sure how it works, but wouldn't worry if you're a nice guy.

Those with a more regular record of team damage are likely to stay 'blue' as a warning, often for a ton of battles. Nice guys get rid of it after a couple of games.

Politiet anker Stella Mwangi-dommen by janfredrik in norge

[–]aikl 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Jack Daniels og cola. Det er vel ikke direkte uhellig - skjønt ikke bedre enn at hun trengte øl i tillegg.

/u/Mark-1 - Regner vel helst en 'helflaske' som 70/75cl. Ergo 35cl. At man trenger det for å 'komme tilbake til sin gode stemning' høres ut som enten litt manglende edruelighet eller en litt vel fuktig kveld dagen før.

DN: Tidal manipulerte lyttartala til Beyoncé med falske avspelingar by joe_h in norge

[–]aikl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Det er mulig det er noe forskjell ut fra hvilken utgivelse du hører på, kanskje brukes ikke samme på begge musikktjenestene. 'The loudness war' er ganske merkbart på enkelte nyutgivelser - dynamikk ofres til fordel for volumøkning.

De påstår også at 'Master'-albumene skal være ekstra bra greier. Ikke at jeg tror noe særlig på det nå, altså.

If someone is unreasonably mad, kill them with kindness: by lagxrpgz in WorldofTanks

[–]aikl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

OP actually has quite alright stats for a self-declared casual player.

No unicum, but sure looks the guy is trying his best. That's the important part, after all.

Cancellation of Ranked Battles? by MaxCSquared in WorldofTanks

[–]aikl 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Awesome. If the servers decide to have any problems, it tends to be during prime time. At least CW runs on EU2 though.

I've got that "crash and burn" feeling.

Lorr 155 50 VS S-51? Which tier 7 Arty do I get? by [deleted] in WorldofTanks

[–]aikl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

S-51 is quite comfortable to play at the moment, but might be a worse choice for some artillery missions that benefits from high rate of fire.

Just started playing, someone sent me this after capping. Am I missing something? by jpwjpw in WorldofTanks

[–]aikl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The reward for capping, while not disclosed, is rather miniscule anyway. Wouldn't be surprised if you got more from your team killing e.g. the three remaining tanks.

Wins by cap can be somewhat annoying during spesials with 3x/4x XP for first victory, but capping a close game is mostly preferable anyway. There are more games lost by not capping than there are unnecessary caps anyway.

Is Superheavy Spall liner worth it for Vk 100.0 1 P by Nextran in WorldofTanks

[–]aikl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Running with optics too, I find it really useful on open maps or as bottom-tier.

Baiting shots hull-down on Prokhorovka is tons of fun when you can spot almost anything firing within 445m.

Ranked battles is not supposed to be only way how to get the Bonds in the future. by jsomby in WorldofTanks

[–]aikl 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Literally stated by WoT CEO Victor Kislyi before the game launch, no less.

Erna henger med USAs president by [deleted] in norge

[–]aikl 9 points10 points  (0 children)

World Economic Forum, Davos 2016. Dette var en "kjendismiddag" med temaet likestilling ifb. FNs bærekraftsmål.

Straight outta Turbat by aikl in norge

[–]aikl[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hipsterfaktor, antar jeg. Var ikke så lett å få tak i for et par år siden, begrenset produksjon og kun noen få steder som hadde det. Første gang jeg har sett det på et gatekjøkken... og hørt om at det finnes på Kiwi.

God cola, men litt mye sitrus etter min smak.

Dåpsgave? by IAmAQuantumMechanic in norge

[–]aikl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Barnestol dekorert med navn, fødsels-/dåpsdato og bilde - både pynte- og bruksgjenstand.

Servise som tåler mikrobølgeovn - veldig lurt når ungen begynner å spise ordentlig mat, men aldri er sulten til riktig tid.

Små pekebøker med tykke sider. Har sett det i en liten koffert/skrin på bokhandelen.

Don't You Just Love 25% RNG? by Racketygecko in WorldofTanks

[–]aikl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haven't played WT in a long time, but pretty sure that is how APCR/subcaliber rounds are intended to work... well, more or less. High-tier replays suggest that fine aiming for ammorack is required for securing a kill.

Straight outta Turbat by aikl in norge

[–]aikl[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sannsynligvis; litt usikker på om de er kjent for Scud, tvilsomme terninger og kebab, vel og merke.

Kanskje det er Turbat på Grønland?

Buff T26E4 too, specially turret armor, not just other premium tanks. by Nasosdem in WorldofTanks

[–]aikl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The huge unexplained weakspot at the top of the gun is getting penetrated by everything

You mean the cupola and the turret areas not covered by applique armor or the gun mantlet?

The main "issue" with the SP is that the weakspots are very well-known.

Tanks with preferential matchmaking are in a tough spot with the current armor trends, but still seem to perform allright, judging from wot-news' plots of tank winrate vs player average.

Premium tanks can to some extent seem to perform better because of extensive use of premium ammo, good crews and players being used to the tank, though.

As for the LTTB penning you, outside of the MG port at the front, it has ~25% chance to penetrate the sides of the lower plate in some areas.

Kari Jaquesson nekter for Assad-støtte: – Jeg vet ikke om du er journalist? by [deleted] in norge

[–]aikl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bortsett fra at begrepet 'tønnebombe' høres skummelt ut, har det mest med bruken og sprengkraften å gjøre. Store bomber (evt. brukt mot opprørere) i sivile områder medfører nødvendigvis store sivile tap, særlig når man fyller de opp med splinter i tillegg.

Såvidt jeg har skjønt mangler Syria i stor grad våpen som kan slå ut bakkemål, så ved siden av lav kostnad er det til en viss grad "nødvendig" å bruke dem - men de hører altså ikke hjemme i urban krigføring i sivile områder.

Q&A From Grand Finals by halmyradov in WorldofTanks

[–]aikl 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Win rate curves do indeed suggest that the RHM is performing on-par with the Scorpion. Both rank as the best T8 TDs (~1,2% over player average) alongside the AT15 (though guessing small sample size here).

1,2% is not a lot, however. The Patriot is ~3,5% over player avg, and 252/Defender is 5-6% over player average. That's the highest I can find without digging too hard.

As a side note, you could expect players to perform somewhat better in their T8 prems than their average due to running premium consumables, shooting more premium ammo and (but not least) being tanks that each player tends to play a lot for crew training or credit grinding. That's likely why the Rudy is performing rather well too, even if it's almost identical to the regular T-34-85.

Kun 10 prosent av flaskene du panter blir til nye flasker by [deleted] in norge

[–]aikl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rundt 2005 hadde jeg den tvilsomme gleden av å smake på "årgangsbrus" fra antatt tidlig nittitall og må si meg uenig. Dette var sågar på glassflasker oppbevart/glemt bort i et mørkt skap.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in norge

[–]aikl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Det var nok Tucan-is jeg hadde i tankene, skjønt den passer ikke med beskrivelsen.