And, the first round is over

With the first third of December out of the way, so are the initial round of specials and sales. Here is a recap at what was offered and I didn't buy, followed with what is going on now/soon for the second third....

World of Tanks. Titled as Tanksmas, WarGamings first seasonal sale http://worldoftanks.com/en/news/pc-browser/22/december-2015/ put this in my garage....

....a purchase I am having a little buyer's remorse over. I fell for some of the hype surrounding this tank and have pulled off a few good results, on occasion. While it does have a fantastic gun for it's tier, the lack of armor (yes, it does have more, where it counts, over the same tiered tech tree version) hasn't worked out so well for me. Perhaps, it's too early to tell and I need more time to get over the eagerness of initial ownership http://tankingtalesquesnel.blogspot.ca/2015/12/caving-part-1.html and focus on learning how to use it properly, giving it and myself a more fair of a chance.

Then, WarGaming pulls a fast one http://worldoftanks.com/en/news/pc-browser/31/last-chance-reindeer-games/ just so those out there who missed the first round, have a chance at an encore. The most hype generated from the first and now, second offerings has come from this....

....the tier VI premium Soviet T-34-85 Rudy. In hindsight, I just have spent the few extra dollars and picked this up, leaving my tier IV T-28E on the shelf. Too late now, I have a budget here and two more games to consider giving some money to.

Armored Warfare. The first offerings from Obsidian, starting 7 December through 10 December https://aw.my.com/us/news/general/december-armored-warfare-discounts didn't have anything that interested me. However, it's the second round that has me sitting up a little straighter in my chair....

....a twenty fiver percent discount https://aw.my.com/us/news/general/december-discounts-continue on owning a second tier VI MBT-70 (no, not a MERC edition this time)?  Yeah, right after when I find out if I am on the winners list for the last Black Friday Lottery draw (announcement pending at the time of this posting).

War Thunder. The sales news from Gaijin is....nothing. This doesn't surprise me, if I remember last year right http://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/201962-winter-holiday-specials/ they like to come to the party a little on the late side. However, there was something of noteworthiness and slightly of topic, that caught my eyes when I was looking through their portal....

It seems wheeled vehicles are planned to make their appearance in a future update http://warthunder.com/en/devblog/current/854 Very interesting, I wonder what inspired them to do this....