World of Tanks Europe will get patch 0.7.0 on december the 19th

With a news post on the WoT main site, WG informs us that on december 19th, between 5:00 UTC until approx. 17:00 UTC, game will not be available due to the release of the long awaited patch 0.7.0.
Also, the Clan Wars service will be taken down but for a longer period, Clan Wars will return on 27th of december.


What major changes we'll see in 0.7.0:

• two new maps: Swamp and Fjords
• added the camouflage feature, camo purchase and its mounting are available in the game section ‘Exterior’
• added levels of tank companies varied by tier: up to tier 4, up to tier 6, up to tier 8 and up to tier 10 (including tier 10)
• added the complaint system, you can choose the complaint type while in battle by right-clicking on the player's nickname
• added a test system for recording and replaying battles, a ‘Record battle to replay’ setting saves battle videos in ‘Replays’ folder
• reworked the minimap operation, you can increase or decrease it's size with '-' or '+' keys on the keyboard
• a new engine that includes a few new visual effects and better frame-rate stability

For better detail on upcoming changes, visit this link to the official forums.


Update1: downtime extended until 21:00 UTC
Update2: WG provided us with download links for incremental 0.6.7->0.7.0 update or full client, follow this link.
Update3: game server is up.