"When I first started playing the game I was absolutely irritated, and didn't like certain things of the game at all, and absolutely HAD to change things in order to even enjoy the game. I couldn't stand that you couldn't "zoom out", the default game feels like you're in a cramped car for hours on end. I wanted to zoom in more, so I could get more natural zooming feeling instead of the default limited zoom they use. I couldn't stand the "scroll" in and out and that you couldn't select a default zoom, both were "disorienting". I couldn't stand the tank icons which didn't tell you crap about them, some arty looked like tanks even, so that was irritating. I couldn't stand the "messages" in the bottom middle of screen that you couldn't read whatsoever, and thus being near completely blind as to what was going on in the battle, what I shot, what shot me etc. I couldn't stand the only one row Carousel. I couldn't stand the being clueless of the minimap, where tanks had been, and not being able to see your viewranges. I couldn't stand that you can't see enemy left hit points in the PlayersPanel. I couldn't stand the imbalanced looking default sights and I couldn't stand the "bouncing/dropping" reticle when tanks disappeared, were near buildings or ground and moved (this started unbearable in update 8.11).
So, these are the most important and necessary things of the game that I was utterly irritated that it didn't have already and STILL doesn't have. (where is Wargamings quality control?)
For these issues I needed and the game to have these mods by default:
- Zoom In/Out and No-Scroll and default zoom mod.
- Clear tank icons that told you the tank name, tier, color by class, and country.
- Informative Damage and Hit Logs
- Multi-row Carousel
- XVM for Minimap features & Hit Points left for players
- J1mbos sight (or similar design with less "line stuff" but with similar basic info is ideal, like my favorite is Dickey93's Taipan first option for Arcade, second option for Sniper, a near perfect sight)
- BalCalcMod, or Advanced Aiming System, or now in Safeshot to fix the "bouncing/dropping reticle issue".
If Wargaming added these basic things to the game, similar to my mod pack in colors and design, which are the most Readable and clear of ANY of the mods out there, then I wouldn't have to or need to use mods.
I might use a couple for fun, but I wouldn't be so danged stressed out with the constant updating and fixing. I have to spend the equivalent of 4 Work Days every update in total time necessary to keep the pack updated.
If Wargaming did 3 primary updates a year with only absolutely necessary big bug fixes inbetween like in my view they should, it wouldn't be so bad, but they don't.
Bottom line, the above things SHOULD be part of the game already, yet Wargaming is lazy to impliment things that people most want and need FIRST before anything else.
This is how LAMP came to be, and how I wouldn't be playing the game if it wasn't for my mod pack. (I have some extra's and some customization in it, but aren't needed. The above ARE needed)"