Library entry
Inside World of Tanks: format and access
The entry for the one title on this site with a commercial relationship attached. Everything below is labelled by where it came from: the publisher's own description, the advertiser's material, or general observation about the genre that applies to any title in it.
Before you read further
Prowave is paid a commission by an advertising partner when a reader follows one of the marked links on this page and then creates and activates a game account. This page exists because of that arrangement. It is written the way it would be written without it, which is why the limitations below are stated as plainly as the features. The full arrangement is described on the affiliate disclosure page.
What the game is
World of Tanks is an online multiplayer game published by Wargaming in which players crew armoured vehicles in team-against-team battles on enclosed maps. Each player controls one vehicle at a time. Matches are short by the standards of online games, and the tactical content comes from positioning, sight lines, armour angles and the timing of a push rather than from reflexes alone. It is a game about a vehicle's weaknesses, not a game about a vehicle's statistics.
That single-class focus is the structural fact that distinguishes it from the other titles in this library. There are no aircraft in the match, no infantry, no ships. A reader who wants that variety inside one installation is better served elsewhere; a reader who wants one vehicle type done at length is looking at the title built for that.
What the publisher states about it
The advertising material supplied to this site describes the game as having a very large international player base, graphics produced with the publisher's Core engine, destructible objects in the environment, thirty maps rebuilt in high definition, and a new soundtrack. Those statements come from the publisher's own promotional description. Prowave has not measured the player base, benchmarked the engine, counted the maps or listened to the soundtrack, and nothing on this site should be read as an independent confirmation of any of them.
The distinction matters more than it might appear. A publisher describing its own product is making a marketing claim, which readers know how to discount. A third-party site repeating that claim without attribution is making an editorial claim, which readers reasonably treat as verified. Prowave does not do the second thing. Where you see a figure on this page, the sentence around it says who produced it.
What is not stated, and therefore not claimed here
- Price. The material supplied to this site states no price, no discount and no purchase requirement. This page therefore states none. The publisher's own site is the authority.
- Classification. No Australian classification is restated here. The Australian Classification Board publishes its decisions in a searchable database, which is the correct place to check.
- Performance on a given machine. Nothing here predicts your frame rate. The publisher's system requirements page is the only relevant source.
- Server locations and latency. Not stated in the material supplied, and therefore not claimed. Region selection is handled by the publisher's account system.
How access works
The access route described in the advertiser's material is a single opt-in sign-up: a reader creates an account and then activates it. In practice that means supplying an email address, choosing a password, and confirming the address through a message sent to it. The activation step is the part people skip and then wonder why the login fails.
- Open the publisher's sign-up page and use an email address you control and can still access in five years. Account recovery flows through that address, and a defunct address is the single most common reason a long-held account cannot be recovered.
- Set a password that exists nowhere else. A password manager is the practical way to do that; the Australian Cyber Security Centre explains the reasoning at cyber.gov.au.
- Complete the activation step from the confirmation message before trying to log in.
- Turn on two-factor authentication immediately if the publisher offers it on the account settings page.
- Download the client from the publisher's own site or launcher, not from a mirror or a download-aggregator site.
Where it runs
This is a desktop release. The advertiser's material lists Windows, macOS and Linux desktop systems, and lists no mobile platform. If your only device is a phone or a tablet, this title is not available to you in the form described here, and no amount of searching will change that.
The practical reading of "desktop" in this genre is a machine with a dedicated graphics processor or a recent integrated one, storage measured in tens of gigabytes free, and a connection that can complete a large first download and then regular patches. The requirements guide covers how to read the published specification against your own hardware, and why the recommended tier is the one that matters.
Reasons this title suits some readers
- One vehicle class, explored in depth, with a shorter learning curve than a combined-arms title.
- Short matches that fit into an evening in pieces rather than requiring a block of hours.
- A desktop client covering Windows, macOS and Linux according to the advertiser's material, which is wider than several competitors.
- A large enough player base, per the publisher's description, that matchmaking is unlikely to be the limiting factor.
Reasons it will not suit others
- No mobile option in the product described here; a desktop or laptop is required.
- No aircraft, infantry or naval component, which some readers specifically want.
- Progression in games of this type is long, and the pace of it is a legitimate reason to walk away early rather than a failure of persistence.
- Optional purchases exist in this genre as a rule; read the publisher's store page before deciding what you are prepared to spend. See the costs page.
Visit the World of Tanks website
A paid link: the advertising partner behind it pays Prowave a commission if you create and activate an account after clicking. It changes nothing about what you pay or what the publisher offers you, and you are welcome to reach the same site through a search engine instead.
Common questions
Not as described in the advertiser's material available to this site, which lists Windows, macOS and Linux desktop systems and no mobile platform. A desktop or laptop computer is required for the product described here.
A single opt-in sign-up: you supply an email address and a password, then confirm the address through the message the publisher sends to it. The confirmation step is what activation means, and the account is not usable until it is completed.
No, and this site will not estimate it. The material supplied to Prowave states no price, and prices in this genre vary by region and change without notice. The publisher's own store page is the only reliable source for what anything costs in Australian dollars.
No. Prowave is published by NICE connection s.r.o. and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Wargaming or any other publisher named on this site. The relationship is an advertising one, through a third-party partner, and it is disclosed beside every paid link.
Search the title in the Australian Classification Board database at classification.gov.au and read the consumer advice attached to the decision, then consider separately whether optional purchases and open communication with strangers suit the household. The eSafety Commissioner publishes guidance on both at esafety.gov.au.