The 9.20 preview kicked off a conversation about work that’s underway to spruce up the Random Battles experience: the new "Grand Battle" setup. This new format available in Random Battles and blends classic battle gameplay, a new larger arena and teams of 30 all battling it out in tier X vehicles. We’re sharing more details on it to get you ready to rock when you hit the battlefield.

As part of our commitment to involve you (the players) every step of the way, we’ll move forward by releasing Grand Battle in a test capacity and inviting you all to playtest it and share your thoughts. This plan allows for multiple rounds of iteration so the team can react to your feedback, adjust, and ultimately deliver an experience that clicks with the community at large.

Overview

Mode: Random Battles ("Grand Battle" is available alongside "Standard," "Encounter," and "Assault" modes)

Random Battles ("Grand Battle" is available alongside "Standard," "Encounter," and "Assault" modes) Teams: 30 players each

30 players each Vehicles: Tier X only

Tier X only Map: Nebelburg

Nebelburg Objectives: Capture the enemy base or destroy all enemy vehicles

Joining the Battle

You’re in for 30v30 combat if you own (or as soon as you buy) at least one top-tier vehicle. Starting in 9.20, all tier X tank players have a 10% chance of getting matched into a Grand Battle by default. The chances of getting a Standard Battle are set at 60%, with a 15% chance of playing Encounter or Assault. These are the odds you get when lots of players queueing to hit the battlefield; the numbers differ when there's considerably fewer people.

The new format might cause framerate issues on low-performance PCs, making World of Tanks practically turn-based! That's not enjoyable, especially when it happens unexpectedly, so to alleviate the problem, Grand Battle is disabled by default on weaker PCs. If you want to check out the mode regardless, you can enable it manually: