Over this last year, the World of Tanks team has worked hard to improve the very core of the game with the help of your continued feedback. One of the biggest concerns on players' minds is fair play, and how modifications (mods) or other unauthorized third-party software can give unfair advantages in combat.

We've taken some action to defeat certain "cheat mods" over the past several months, but realized we haven’t set you straight on what mods we do view as cheats and the reasons why, nor were we consistent in addressing instances of cheating.

Today we're moving to change that with the following actions:

Continuing to expand our work on anti-cheating technology solutions, while staying realistic — we can’t promise World of Tanks will be 100% cheat-free someday. Cheaters are clever, and this battle will go on forever. What we can promise is keeping up the fight for clean competition by reducing cheating and taking action against those who don't play fair.

We’ve outlined a clear list of illegal mod types, found below. Moving forward, we’ll be keeping an eye on new mods and update the list accordingly.

We’re also establishing a clear penalty system. This system is standard across all regions and applies to anyone found to be using prohibited software.

In short, the penalty system affects players who get caught using forbidden mods for the first time — they will receive a warning and a seven-day suspension. Should they be flagged again, they will be permanently banned. Before punishing a player, our team will review the case to ensure it's warranted. We’re asking you to trust their decisions. They are under no obligation to provide evidence or explain which type of mod the player was found to be using, and will not do so even if requested.