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Pilots!
Open Beta is (seriously) just around the corner. We're less than a day away from opening the gates to every pilot who wants to play World of Warplanes. This is a very exciting time for us and we can't wait to play with all of you in the Wargaming skies. Anticipate some downtime tomorrow morning as we deploy the update, and be sure to tune in to our World of Warplanes livestream that is taking place on July 2nd.
Downtime Begins (Update Rolled Out): 05:00 PDT (08:00 EDT) on July 2, 2013
Downtime Ends (Update Goes Live): 09:00 PDT (12:00 EDT) on July 2, 2013
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0.5.0 Update Notes
Open Beta Test Stage
- World of Warplanes enters Open Beta stage (OBT)
- All accounts are wiped:
- Reset: Hangar (all planes are removed), Depot, Gold, Credits, Free Experience, Regular Experience, and Account Statistics
- Saved: Killmarks that indicate number of destroyed planes and ground targets will remain viewable on each aircraft
- Wiped: Player statistics, including number of enemy planes destroyed
- Tokens will be credited proportionally to the amount of accumulated total experience the player gained
- During the first stage of OBT all players will get a free Premium account automatically; for WoWP only
- Open Beta information will be displayed when players log in for the first time
Economics
- Multipliers for Experience and Credits have been set to x1
- Experience and Credits profitability have changed for all planes
- Repair cost has changed for all planes
- Gold has been replaced by Tokens during the OBT stage; a temporary OBT currency.
- Tokens can't be purchased; they will be given for victories within the OBT stage period
Balance Changes
Germany
Ar-65
- Decreased maneuverability
- Reduced overheating in the MG-27 machine guns
Bf. 109B
- Added optional "Hub-mounted 7,92 mm MG-17 machine gun" module in the stock configuration
Bf. 110B
- Moved "2 х 20 mm MG-FF cannons" to the stock configuration
Bf. 110E
- Moved "2 х 20 mm MG-FF/M cannons" to stock configuration
- Removed "2 х 20 mm MG-FF cannons" module
Me. 410
- Removed "Cowling-mounted 50-mm Bk-5 cannon" module
Bf.109Z
- Reduced roll maneuverability
Me. 609
- Removed "2 х SC1000 bombs” module
Me. 209 A1
- Added "Hub-mounted 30 mm Mk-103 cannon" module
Me. 262
- Removed "Cowling-mounted 50 mm Bk 5 cannon" module
Me. 109TL
- Removed "Cowling-mounted 50 mm Bk 5 cannon" module
- Added "Cowling-mounted 2 х 20 mm MG-213/20 cannons" module
USSR
I-5
- Reduced the influence of the top machine guns in the plane’s maneuverability
TSh-1
- Removed "4 х 25-kg bombs" module
- Outboard "4 х 7,62-mm PV-1" machine guns were added to the stock configuration
- Added "Airframe TSh-2" module
- The number of mountable outboard "PV-1" machine guns after changing airframe modification was increased to 8
La-5
- Removed "М-71 engine" module
- Added “Airframe La-5 model 1944” module
- Removed “Synchronized 2 х 20 mm cannons B-20S” module
- Added “Synchronized 3 х 20 mm cannons B-20S” module
La-7
- Removed “Airframe La-5 (1944)” module
- Added “Airframe La-7 (1944)” module
- Added “Airframe La-7 (1945)” module
- Reduced overheating time for all weapons
La-9
- Removed "M-93 + RD-13 engine" module
- Improved rudder controllability (yaw)
- Increased boost working time for the rocket-assisted engine
USA
P-12
- Removed "Synchronized 12.7 mm BMG machine gun" module
- Improved plane’s controllability with the top airframe
- Increased weapon accuracy
F4F
- "2 х 12.7 mm М2 machine guns" replaced with "4 х 12.7 mm М2 machine guns" in the stock configuration
P-51A
- "4 х 20-mm М3 cannons" replaced with "4 х 12.7 mm МG-53-2 machine guns"
F4U
- "4 х 20 mm М3 cannons" replaced with "4 х 20 mm М2 cannons"
- Improved plane’s controllability with the stock guns configuration
F2G
- Increased machine guns accuracy, increased overheating time
- Increased "М3 cannons" accuracy
FJ-1
- "6 х 12.7 mm М2 machine guns" replaced with "6 х 12.7 mm MG-53-2 machine guns"
F7U
- "1,000 pound bombs" replaced with "500 pound bombs"
Japan
Type-91
A6M1
- "2 х 20 mm Type E cannons" moved to the stock configuration
J4M1
- One "20 mm Type 99-2 cannon" added to the stock configuration
J7W2
- Reduced roll maneuverability
J7W3
- Reduced roll maneuverability
