HOLIDAY OPS 2023 + NEW T9 REWARD TANK?!? World of Tanks

[@QuickyBabyTV]

FYI while initially Wargaming confirmed to me that the Object 283 was a premium tank they have now corrected this and stated it will NOT be a premium tank i.e. making extra credits.

[@RasAlCool]

The NA website says 11% drop rate for both the rental and the permanent one.

[@samuelbailey8126]

@@RasAlCool Prolly 10% for rental and 1% for permanent

[@cmft9358]

How about you go and ask them that too? :P

[@l.descamps9124]

Questions that come to mind: • Why buy presents for the dog? Looks like a gold pit for no reward? Does the dog give more resources if you do? • why did they split emerald and crystal? Seems like exactly the same purpose? I suppose amber is for Mila and iron for Arnie. Only reason for splitting is to f*ck players in the end who have 1000 each instead of 2000 and are not able to roll again in the gift terminal. • What is the drop rate of Rent/permanent. Probably 10/1% like you say. • Will my mouse survive all the pointless clicking? 😆

[@malcolmmorris3947]

@@l.descamps9124 split resources because it forces people to buy two sets of loot boxes to skip the grind

[@adeptusodren7912]

Why do I feel like I need a business management degree to finish this year's holiday ops?

[@i_am_not_stupid_8953]

Also felt it was a lot of things to pay attention to!

[@Cavush]

Because WG's mission, it seems, is to make things overcomplicated as much as possible

[@g.d.graham2446]

Lol true

[@MarkiMcMark]

It definitely triggers my fomo lol. So much to keep in check even though it comes down to just clicking on things on a screen.

[@Raggadish.]

Same feeling here, the whole thing seems quite complicated 🧐

[@NelsonPimenta93]

I have a feeling that a few years from now there will be enough T9 premium tanks for QB to make a ranking video.

[@tylargusta3211]

A year* 🙃

[@KeASiLeNT]

I give it before next year also. Then the first tier 10 premium

[@leonardosantoro-fergusson3734]

@@KeASiLeNT what horror

[@berniemordorski194]

They really made it complicated. I liked last years ops very much. simple and straight forward.

[@soulbrothers7789]

Last year was also crap because you needed to be USA president to have bonuses at 100% Worst and worst events per year

[@johnmccall4528]

2020's was the best IMO, at least iirc.

[@uziman3800]

Yes previous years were good. Except the extra amount of shards you needed year on year made last year's just too hard for me to complete all collections

[@dkdkettles]

I agree, seems way more complicated than in previous years.

[@cmft9358]

WG: Our tech-trees were too complicated for our playerbase so we had to delete a 100+ vehicles from them! Also WG:

[@geoffreyM2TW]

Yes and we did not know how to use the credit boosters so that they were simplified ... and the current crew system was supposed to be too complicated

[@MrPuch82]

There will be very... creative village names. I can already see many historical atrocities being commemorated in World of Tanks.

[@Pub4si]

i love it

[@JWQweqOPDH]

I think they're all just pre-made and you reroll until you get one you're alright with.

[@Taffer-bx7uc]

Can't you hear the screams of pleasure and pain from the WoT player base? All music to the Prince of Pleasure!

[@Berzilla]

for some reason it wouldnt let me pick my own name

[@JWQweqOPDH]

@@Berzilla As I said 2 days ago, you can only reroll from a set of premade names.

[@markreynolds8449]

Thanks QB. They have taken a simple process that we all understood and made it more complicated. Plus added in tanks with arguably stupid features like rocket tanks and huge burst mechanics just to be relevant? I usually spend a bit at this time of year on the game, but now I’m not sure. It feels like they are moving further and further away from the core of WoT was back 5 or so years ago. I just want a game that’s fun and balanced to play please Santa. Is that too much to ask? Perhaps it is.

[@gangfire5932]

I agree, let's put _that_ in a loot box! e.g.: "Congratulations you have won a fun and balanced *_World of Tanks_* ."

[@williamdozier5190]

No one should spend a dime on this game until WG takes steps to remedy the blatant cheating going , by these stat boost companies

[@robo2729]

@@williamdozier5190agree 100 percent!

[@potato_lover6000]

It's getting more complicated every year

[@stogmot1]

fills me with as much anticipation and excitement as a physics exam

[@vukasinbosanac8542]

@@stogmot1 high school or university?

[@mr.niceguy9394]

Bring back 2019

[@General_Rubenski]

@@mr.niceguy9394 For real, 2019-2020 was the best Holiday Ops

[@derekl.9202]

"hard labor in the camps above the village" aaaand suddenly my whole perspective of this holiday event is changed. lol

[@delvescoa]

Looks like this year at WG the designers had a surplus of joints to smoke and help them being creative....

[@FerdiFoxxx]

But... what about that cat? :D This amount of clickable options and event mechanisms just increases each year. I guess i prefered the straight forward approach of the first holiday ops events.

[@klmn48]

You are so very right! Some people love the cats! Why isn't a cat to pet every day!

[@JWQweqOPDH]

@@klmn48 There is a cat you are to pet every day. You get it from the loot boxes.

[@davidjuchelka7442]

Not only the straight forward approach, but also the first event was the best. You could have all the bonuses at the same time. Now we have to choose only one :/

[@sunnytam5080]

Just found it hilarious somehow when QB say “we have to grind for the celebrity” 😂

[@BadiehWoTBlitzMore]

Feels like holiday ops 2022 was just yesterday, time is going insanely fast

[@Immortal_BP]

ikr what the hell

[@dylanhughes5944]

that's called getting OLDER!

[@DonTekNO]

When the answer to "how many layers of additional grind and gambling do we want?" is "yes"...

[@jimstrange3475]

shame we can't force the villagers to work the mines.

[@lasikreiser561]

Considering how much do you have to work, fitting village name would be: Desolate Gualg

[@fett713akamandodragon5]

For anyone who hasn't read all of the fine print in the posts on the portal, I suggest you go read it thoroughly for such gems as the following: "Once you have Chaffee in your Village, you can spend some gold and treat your new pet with various goodies, such as a new collar and even a kennel-very important things for any dog! After the end of the event, once the festive Holiday Ops Garage is disabled, your friend Chaffee will bid you farewell and leave with all his items, which will not be compensated." and "If you sell the Object 283, this vehicle will no longer drop-either for rent or permanently, but you can restore it using the in-game Recovery tool."

[@ckhpersonal670]

Tanks!

[@GeranSerchan]

Agree with QB. Confusing as hell. All I want are the commanders, the Skins and the Tanks. To get that I need a PhD.....

[@jwrockets]

QB is a Ph.D.

[@Barbasnoo]

Awesome breakdown! I enjoy these very much, and look forward to them every year. It is so much easier than trying to decipher everything on my own.

[@zachh2867]

thanks for the info. really helps guys like myself that don't have the time or knowledge to break down a convoluted event like this. keep up the good work, QB.

[@rambo2UO]

Wargamming, Enjoy your crappy Holidays Op 2023 without me. Time to spend my precious time on something more fun and meaningful. Happy Holidays everyone!

[@orsschubert588]

omggg I never thought of breaking everything from the tree in the end NOOOO :(

[@dyusi144]

The 'rental' vs 'permanent' gamble is just stupid. Either give the damn tank or don't. What a slap in the face for someone who does all these missions, events, etc. only to get the new tank temporarily then be stuck w/ it in the garage as 'Rental Period Ended' until they decide to offer (or sell) it again. Also, it just seems like they tried to add new features and challenges which would be kinda cool to change it up if it didn't seem so complicated and involved and more 'work' than 'fun'.

[@FutureFarmingOnBiliran]

Why am I hearing Tennessee Ernie Ford singing “16 Tons”??? “You load 16 tons and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt.”

[@JbZeta]

20 minutes of tutorial and it's still hard to fully understand the event, nice job wargaming

[@masterwebbity]

I can already see people naming their villages main kampf

[@Cannibal.]

i got the 283 the very first token i used.... and i did not realize how lucky i was until this moment :]

[@TheBlobik]

Yet another idea for "bad luck prevention" with rentals would be multiplication. You get rental for 10 battles, if you get rental second time - you will get this rental multiplied by 10 to a 100 battles, if one more - you get 1000 battles. Eventually at 10000 battles the difference between owning permanently and having a rental becomes rather miniscule. Of course the multiplier could be adjusted but I picked 10 to illustrate the point well.

[@ckhpersonal670]

That's actually a very nice mechanism, and imagine reward system for f2p players to get a taste of premium tanks for rentals.

[@jonnydeathstar-wotreplays2406]

I don't think they'll go back to X number of battles rentals. I've an S1 with 80+ rental battles, I play it once in a while, but I don't ever feel the need to buy it.

[@polarperlen]

Nothing can ruin the Xmas spirit! WG: Hold my vodka...

[@Therockypony]

Some years ago WG started hiring more and more people who specifically had experience in the mobile games industry. It already didn't take a genius back then to understand that WG was aiming to increase profitability and players retention by implementing mobile games features into their games. With each new update we could witness these features being implemented here and there, sometimes in a subtle way, sometimes not so much. And here we are today with a disgustingly depraved in-your-face mobile game experience. Sickening what this game, that used to be amazing, has become. "Spit your money or gtfo, Regards". GW

[@BlackjackCocaine]

As someone who played on and off since 2011, you are fucking right. This is fucking ridiculous. From a arcade tank simulator to clash of tanks. saddening.

[@jamesbemus2895]

As always QB, saving us tone of headaches figuring this stuff out.

[@TotalRookie_LV]

So, since we are down to mining, should we say: *"CAN YOU DIG IT!?"* And feel a bit like one of the seven dwarves bringing his mined treasures to Snow White, or Mila in this case. You know... This reminds me more the video for Rammstein's song "Sonne", than a Disney movie.

[@vulgar_display_of_power2302]

Warriors, come out to play……

[@KravenTheKnight]

Or we can go: "I am a dwarf and I'm digging a hole! Diggy Diggy Hole! Digging the hole!"

[@Arrythmic798]

If object 268 is not 50/50 chance, it's illegal... Meaning actually against the gambling laws

[@thcatbob]

I had no idea I could move where the Closed captions were on KZbin until I just saw you do it. . . . *Mind Blown*

[@NathanDavisVT]

Making an event convoluted to try to hide how grindy it is might as well be Wargaming's calling card at this point.

[@180Punisher]

I don't think WG can buy Arnold, there's no ammount that would make him something he does not want to. At the very least, we know Arnold wanted to be here :)

[@1971stretch]

Thanks QB. I have been playing for 9 years and your content (particularly guides and reviews) is always excellent. Keep up the good work for 2023.

[@princesskahlua2078]

Thanks for the hard work QB. My brain started hurting half way through. Need a quickref so nothing is forgotten, like visit the friends dog. Certainly preferred past years, didn't need so much help to understand what to do and how to do it.

[@lucasjones6988]

This is honestly my favorite time of year for WOT. It gives a nice festive spin on the game and it gets me interested in playing more. The only down side is the amount of money I am going to waste lol

[@mitchellreid8534]

Whew....... I have a headache, lol I am on the fence about the ops this year. This has been one of my favorite times to play this game, snow maidens, loot boxes, the festive atmosphere and it was simple and enjoyable. We shall se WOT, we shall see.

[@dettnemo3540]

I just recived a notification from World of tanks talking about the new christmas thing and events and i thought you what ill wait for quickybaby video 😁👍

[@samuelbailey8126]

I'd bet that 11% drop rate for the OBJ 283 is 10% for the rental and 1% to actually get the tank permanently

[@jtgaming_yt7051]

Is it just me, or WG did the Holiday Ops news first before giving us news on what tank we'll be getting for the Well-Deserved Reward this year? Because I really can't remember if WG did Holiday Ops news first or Well-Deserved Reward news first...

[@stevepritchett6563]

Got the 283 permanently, after 6 or 7 attempts. Not a premium, but nice to have another Tier 9 gift tank

[@jerodtrexler8198]

Hey QB just some feedback. Idk how long it takes to add on but some of the video segments that break the video down into what they cover would be great! Just so that its easier to navigate/get to what I want to learn about

[@JeepMan365]

WAY TO COMPLICATED!!!... So much so that it makes the best time of the year to play World Of Tanks a chore. And such a sneaky move for the Auto collection cost of 150,000 a pop. While that does not seem like alot, it will add up. I will still be playing but I don't see myself trying too hard to complete this years event. GG WG, Working as Intended......poorly.

[@alel1234]

T9 teams will be very interesting when everyone takes theirs out for a spin

[@gavinprime8154]

I have a weird feeling. I rly want that obj 283 but I feel like the 11% is not 50/50 between rental and permanent.

[@mr.niceguy9394]

I don't think the tank will be that good tbh, will play just like the IS-M but with less alpha ect ect

[@ginjaico_6132]

Those numbers smack of 10% rent, 1% keep

[@robertflint4115]

My head hurts. You need to have a doctorate degree to understand all this. This is why we have QB to break it down into "layman's terms" for us simpletons to understand. Thanks QB and Rock on Sir. 🤘😎

[@jwrockets]

Remember, QB HAS a doctorate degree.

[@alexanderderler5900]

It`s a freaking joke to say 11% chance for rental or permanently. This should be illegal.

[@Louis66666666]

I recently brought a friend into the game. He's already getting overwhelmed having to learn all the economics and mechanics of the game like xp, free xp, credits, gold, tech tree, tank types, camo, personal reserves, equipment, consumables, crew skills, bonds, modules, barracks, garage slots, directives, equipment demounting, missions/campaigns, events, clan mechanics, ammo types etc. etc. And that's before even getting to the actual gameplay. Now in typical fashion they take something that should be straightforward and fun into a damn complicated mess.

[@hinefamily7565]

They certainly make it more like a cryptic crossword every year. Even reading it and listening to you I am sure that I have missed something. I am surprised the WG has not decided add the chance to win a Universal campaign order at the same chance as a tier 8 tank. They certainly know how to get you hooked.

[@salcho011]

I heard a rumor that WG is buying their biggest rival ....Las Vegas !

[@khaderkhan190]

The auto collection is good for people who travel a lot for the holidays. I'm happy they added that as keeping up previous years between traveling for work and traveling for leisure to see family left little time between to do the holiday missions and left me scrambling after new years to complete the collections on time.

[@Pufarin]

THX for u time QB:)

[@ΓιάννηςΚουρουμίδης]

So WG doesn't want people to know the exact % of getting the tier 9 tank. If you could only get it through loot boxes, this would be straight up illegal. Now it's just unethical.

[@TotalRookie_LV]

Yeah, agree, this is the most important event in my book too. Actually for a couple of years, when I wasn't really in the game anymore, this was the only thing that made me come back and play some more.

[@bostycraiova]

The rental is just there to cover up the exact % of getting the tank forever. They are working around the regulation where it's mandatory to disclose drop rates.

[@alpha0040]

Hi QB Holiday Opps used to be a bit of festive fun at the end of the year and if you had the cash great a quick progress. But 2023 just seems a whole lot more complicated and a lot less fun for most average people who have to work every day and not able to access their pc each day. So empty your credits or your bank the choice is yours. Have a great Christmas one and all.

[@retroarcadefan]

The object rental is a complete scam. Also, why do they insist on making all things more complicated/obtuse every year? Not only is it a waste of programming, but doesn't instill any goodwill to the people that play and pay for the game.

[@juanzulu1318]

It makes us invest our time and emotions and creates mental stimulations. It is a psycho mechanism, well known in the industry. Giving us the exact event each year would create boredom, just like eating ur favorite meal 24/7.

[@retroarcadefan]

@@juanzulu1318 Making things more complicated/obtuse keeping things exactly the same. They always change up the rewards, that, with some minor tweaking that wouldn't introduce complexity, would allow them to fix maps, mechanics, and other things that we have wanted for a decade now.

[@TotalRookie_LV]

5:12 - "..Does he not get more chunky?" Aren't we all prone to that during winter holidays? XD Snacking gingerbreads with mulled wine or Irish coffee, sitting and playing WoT.

[@petestuff3257]

Wargaming gaming makes it so complicated, that most people give up and lose out on the things that will cost WOT money… Anyway, I’m gonna play the heck out of it! Happy holidays

[@mathgasm8484]

I honestly do not feel like buying the loot boxes.

[@garyengelman7867]

In years gone by this was a fun time, now it just sucks.

[@TotalRookie_LV]

BTW, IIRC Arnie was a tank driver, while serving in Austrian Army, it was M48 Patton back in his younger days.

[@HALOsanteri]

It was m47

[@subby280]

Leave it to WG to make this overly complicated.

[@BlueLineofthesky]

I completed the village building. Level 10. I am NOT making more credits. I have a tone of resources from those mines and nothing to do with. This year is either too complicated for me to understand or I am really stupid! What I miss here? In other years I use to make 30 million credits...now I do nothing. Why?

[@ArchangelThunderbird]

i watched the whole video wg released and read the digest some guy on reddit made and man, i still don't understand it. it's so overwhelmingly full of whatever that it feels like a mobile f2p game that intentionally confuses you to pay. i just want a fancy garage, some missions and nice bonuses. why does it have to be several currencies, 20 menus, slot machines and stupid gatekeeps? i mean its nice to see them putting in effort but man this feels so bloated.

[@jackjohnson7206]

Console is trying to copy the pc version with the holiday event. Arty on console is old verson still one shot tanks.

[@danielfeinour9611]

Great breakdown! Thanks QB! Honestly, I'm not a fan of this year's Holiday Ops. I like the idea of the Gift Terminal, because like QB said, it helps out the free-to-play players. Other than that, it is just too complicated. My favorite years were 2019-2021. 2022 had some good features as well, such as the gift exchange five times a day with your friends. I LOVED THAT, but everything else of 2022 was so-so. I'm excited, but not nearly as excited as I was in previous years.

[@peterfeltmeyer7979]

Thank you for the break down..... as I didn't understand it originally. It took 8 tokens just to get the rental 283.

[@exjw8623]

So, will the tier 9 be the only premium tank or will there be other premium tanks to get in boxes?

[@4DTrue]

you'll be able to get the BZ-176, M47 Patton Improved, AMBT, CC-64 Vipera and the Char Mle. 75 as well.

[@retroarcadefan]

Three new tier 8s (M47 Iron Arnie, BZ-176, Char Mle. 75). WG just dropped another article.

[@Scycokiller]

@@retroarcadefan the char is a tier 9

[@retroarcadefan]

@@Scycokiller Fantastic. Super important to point out.

[@IceHauler]

If it was a premium they would have call it a premium. Since they called it a special tank, it's going to be like all the battle pass tanks that do not make extra credit.

[@scottbennett6200]

WELCOME TO THE YEARLY CHRISTMAS GAMBLING MART!!!!! Nothing says Merry Christmas like putting tokens in a machine to get a tank... SHEESH!!!!

[@Chickenboy1400]

If Arnie loves WOT that much do you think he could be in a battle with you?

[@gangfire5932]

If it's an equal chance of rental/permanent, and if my math is correct -- and it usually is (thank you Tony) -- the odds of winning the Object 283 with 35 gift tokens is 86.2%. Personally I'd be a little annoyed if I did all that work and that 13.8% chance of failure came up. Update six days later: The 283 ( _not_ the rental) dropped with the token I received from gaining Festive Level 7.

[@mr.niceguy9394]

Mhm gonna see alot of these things

[@kapitanmuahaha6240]

I'm at the 18 minute mark and so far, I'm feeling overwhelmed by everything about this! Sheesh!

[@streydacz7738]

Milla Yolovich ! Great 😂👍

[@oldguyplayin5828]

thanks for doing this QB. it would have been quite the arduous task for the everyday joe to break it down!

[@Ivanova2718]

Just a friendly correction, you only need to max out the assignments and atmosphere to buy more tokens, it doesn't say you need to do all of it to use the tokens you get by playing

[@jforden78]

Honestly, I wish they'd go back to 2021 or some of the years prior. Even last year felt like the changed it up for no reason, and this year it feels like a job. I'll still do it, but it doesn't need to be this crazy.

[@monkedrip3548]

I got the obj. 283 on the fifth roll. Wasn't even expecting it, just using my tokens after doing missions, thinking i'd get a repair kit, but no, a full blooded tank!

[@Chub-Chub_The_Third]

I don’t like the idea of only getting a tier 9 premium for rental if I’m paying real money

[@mr.niceguy9394]

You get the tokens for materials which you can get for free in game and from doing the daily event missions for the celebritys, don't need to spend money but spending money would allow you to have more materials this craft more tokens

[@Chub-Chub_The_Third]

@@mr.niceguy9394 I understand thanks

[@jonnydeathstar-wotreplays2406]

QB not sure if you noticed, but the additional economic bonuses from arnie / milla (not the credits, the extras) are only good on tanks up to the same level as your Festive Atmosphere. Maybe you mentioned it in the video and I missed.

[@whitehorsebricks2670]

This all sounds very Farmville.

[@jeroenr874]

While I like that holiday ops no longer relies on RNG with regards to getting higher tiered decorations like it was previously, I sincerely despise the fact that you will have to log in twice a day to get resources without which, you are unable to get the rewards. So that might mean that playing every day isn't enough, you actually need to have enough time on your hands to log in in the morning, as well as in the evening. Obviously I say this without knowledge of the time gate in between each resource collection.

[@mr.niceguy9394]

They said u can pay credits for them to "auto-collect"

[@ChronologicalGamer]

This event it's way too complicated!

[@danam0228]

Lol, "Thanks, celebrities"

[@dylpickles2011]

You can do everything by just spening money. Dont have to enter 1 battle if you just buy boxes and get enough resources from them to upgrade everything. I have a friend who has every premium vehicle you can get in the boxes and had holiday atmosphere at X by the same day it released

[@jong-wonlee4554]

it said '11%' for the tank drop. err... 10% for the rental drop and 1% for the permanent drop. Adds up. E.g. 1 in a 100 chance of a permanent drop. so if you have 35 tokens, 1 in three if you are a free to play. again makes sense, as you know, WG want you to buy the loot boxes

[@CasperNobel]

While i'm not worried I won't get the 283 i just don't understand why they 283 is available as a rental especially as it has the same chance as getting it permanently

[@GAULOU67]

I like the old way better but still will get loot boxes and grind away on my Xmas vacation tks QB it was very nice of you to do all the work for us again and explain how to make it easier for us.

[@LanyVonAwesome]

Oh, shit, I need friends now... This is not fair.

[@Bioplast6]

I much preferred the old decoration system, come back every year just for decrating the tree....will this new system be any good, I don't think so. Can we have the old system back next year please.

[@mr.niceguy9394]

YES my sentiments exactly 💯

[@Mojje42]

Thanks QB! feels really sucky the "visit friends village for extra resources".... should be an option to get extra regardless of having friends or not

[@Kevin-zi9vk]

Anybody have info about well deserved rewards? I havent seen anything so far and they're supposed to come tomorrow or the day after

[@linoteszavadr8809]

I've been thinking that myself today also.

[@mr.niceguy9394]

That is on November 30th

[@linoteszavadr8809]

@@mr.niceguy9394 but do you have any info what will it be?

[@henryvaneyk3769]

I hear a lot of purchasing, and see a lot of RNG involved.

[@sonderling2473]

How many weird and complex elements could we add in an online game to make it too difficult to understand it? wargaming: yes.

[@tbarry4990]

So, considering they've added a way to get resources/shards from friends ..... here's the catch - WG charges the player 150,000 credits for every time you collect from a friend. So you can choose 2 friends and come back tomorrow and find that WG just hosed you for 600,000 credits (unless you turn OFF the auto-collector). I don't know about anyone else but frankly it strikes me as a very sleazy tactic to make players pay even more .... . Keep stooping WG ..... you're well on your way to scraping bottom with your tactics to hose money from players. (btw -28 boxes that, in terms of tanks, gave me a Tier V TD as the highest prize .... wow talk about getting scrooged by WG)

[@VonChoker]

didn't see any of the 4 snow maidens this time. Hope i'm not just mistaken as they were a great source of good commanders

[@Myomer104]

17:26 Well, at least it's better than feeding in real money to the Large Box Slot Machine for a chance at a tank.

[@Times_Ticking]

One more stone and they could have the full set of infinity stones :)