Ranked Battles are back!
The first Season starts on October 28.
There's plenty of new additions.
For three weeks you'll be able to
battle it out in Tier X vehicles
and complete the journey from Qualification
through Divisions to Leagues with the best players
earning great rewards.
Let's delve into the details.
The new Season will use a new progression system.
A Qualification stage and three Divisions will be introduced.
To complete the Qualification stage,
you just need to finish twenty battles.
Both victories and defeats will count.
After Qualification, Divisions become available,
starting with the Third Division.
These Divisions represent your progression
from Rank zero to Rank ten.
After reaching the final Rank, you'll move to the next Division,
where the progress starts anew.
We've increased the total number of Ranks
but decreased the number of chevrons required to earn each new Rank.
And protected and permanent Ranks will return.
Now, Rank zero in each Division is permanent,
as well as Ranks four and seven in the Third Division,
Rank five in the Second and Rank six in the First.
Rank eight in the Second Division will also be protected.
Shields will protect your chevron,
even if you're not among the top 5 players by experience on the losing team.
Bonus Battles are also being introduced with this Season.
They work similarly to the bonus to experience
for the first victory of the day but apply to chevrons instead.
A Bonus Battle only applies if a player earns a chevron in battle.
It means that a successful player will earn two chevrons instead of one,
or four chevrons instead of two.
Players will receive Bonus Battles depending on their performance
upon moving to each new Division,
as well as according to the number of chevrons they've earned during Qualification.
Bonus Battles are received every time you move to a new Division,
and upon completing all Divisions and moving to a League.
After completing Qualification and three Divisions,
you'll move to one of three Leagues.
Players will be distributed to Leagues using the following principle:
The top 20% will reach the Golden League,
the next 30% will join the Silver League,
while the remaining players will be in the Bronze League.
But there are exceptions.
Sprinters will be introduced with the first Season.
A certain number of players who complete the Qualification stage
and three Divisions first will be rewarded.
Regardless of their performance, they will earn the same rewards
as players in the Golden League.
Role Experience is another new important feature.
It will replace the experience
that was previously earned for active combat engagement.
Each Tier X vehicle will be designated a certain role
to play in battle.
A role has a corresponding set of actions.
Players will earn additional experience for performing them.
For example, Defender.
This is the role for super-heavy tanks.
These vehicles should push through lanes or repel superior enemy forces.
Their role actions include blocking damage, trading their hit points,
as well as dealing damage from a distance less than 300 m
The typical representatives are the Object 705 or the Maus.
Another good example is a tracked scout.
This is the role for classic light tanks with good view range and concealment.
Their main objective is to spot enemies and hunt down isolated vehicles.
Naturally their role actions include the following.
Primary spotting of enemy vehicles.
Helping allies deal damage to enemies by spotting them while remaining unspotted.
And dishing out damage to vehicles they've spotted.
Typical scouts are the T-100 LT, the AMX 13 105, and the XM551 Sheridan.
Find out more about the role experience system
in a dedicated article on our portal.
Now let's talk rewards.
All rewards from the previous Seasons remain.
Bonds. Credits. Gold. Days of World of Tanks Premium Account.
Valuable in-game goods. Styles and badges.
Starting from this Season, players will need to confirm styles and badges
earned for reaching a League.
This means they are given to players not for keeps
but only until the results of the next Season are finalized.
Players can apply these styles and badges to demonstrate their current achievements.
However, now they'll need to confirm their status.
The main reward will be the Kampfpanzer 50 t, a German Tier IX medium tank.
It will be a reward only available for Ranked Battles.
This is a well-armored maneuverable vehicle
with a design atypical of the German branch.
Take part in Ranked Battles, compete with your peers and defeat the best!