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World of Tanks |OT| Big guns and penetration
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Saw this interview pop up on my feeds: http://www.redbull.com/uk/en/stories/1331600179019/world-of-tanks-20-year-war-for-online-success
Sounds like a much smarter move to take on the 360 rather than jump straight onto Xbox One. Didn't know just how blimmin' massive Wargaming.net has got now, jeez.
Sounds like a much smarter move to take on the 360 rather than jump straight onto Xbox One. Didn't know just how blimmin' massive Wargaming.net has got now, jeez.
Busta SMurk
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I'm kinda ticked off at the moment. We were just doing the blitz's and my power cut out right before we went into battle. It was against the only team we were concerned about too. So we picked up a loss there. Placed second still, but damn.
Busta SMurk
Member
Just had two monster games. Had two back to back Crucial Contributions.
Got Pool's Medal (and there's an event for this going on now too!), Top Gun, Crucial Contribution, and Sniper.
...and this was the game right before it, I got carried a bit this time:
Got Pool's Medal (and there's an event for this going on now too!), Top Gun, Crucial Contribution, and Sniper.
...and this was the game right before it, I got carried a bit this time:
Busta SMurk
Member
Placed first in both 7v7's today.
These skirmish battles are a blast.
Edit: Also, here is a link to the video of the Pool's Medal, if anyone wants to see it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_xPnp5K4VQ&list=PL964jgaL-2u-nTRcH8HVu8U3xHU9W2hc6
These skirmish battles are a blast.
Edit: Also, here is a link to the video of the Pool's Medal, if anyone wants to see it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_xPnp5K4VQ&list=PL964jgaL-2u-nTRcH8HVu8U3xHU9W2hc6
Got my T95 tonight. Can already tell its so much better than the T28. Only have the 120 on it but the T95 still intimidates the shit out of people.
Last game in fishermans bay I held off 7 Heavies afraid to push for 4 minutes until one of them finally realized they could go around on the map and they used the number game to overwhelm me.
Last game in fishermans bay I held off 7 Heavies afraid to push for 4 minutes until one of them finally realized they could go around on the map and they used the number game to overwhelm me.
Yeah I really wanted to go for the lolcannon British Tier X TD but god that line is so painful go through like 4 T28 speed TDs to get to the 183mm. The amount of crying from that thing 1 shotting is hilarious though
DurielBlack
Member
Huzzah! Got my M60. Got to play a few matches with it before I had to go to work. Seemed pretty nice.
The T-50 is pretty useless now. A tank with great speed and acceleration nerfed to merely okay, which considering its gun and armor are terrible, makes the tank pretty bad. And after the 8.6 accuracy buff made it harder to miss, its pretty much a free kill now unless you're passive scouting.
Well they nerfed the VK2801 and the lights that came before it, so it was only a matter of time that the T-50 would get nerfed. I don't recall if the Chaffee did yet, but it would be next if it didn't.
lastplayed
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I had quite a bit of fun in the Churchull GC. Typical glass cannon, the 32-pdr is a beast of a gun. It really depends on the team though, if you get spotted without support you don't last long.
yeah so with 8.7 I had both the t-50 and t-50-2 before right and sold them both. With 8.7 they moved where the t-50-2 use to be in the tech tree and replaced with with that m24 ok, but then they put another tank that comes after the t-50 and did not give me the EXP of owning it already. They want me to rebuy the t-50 and gain 14,000exp so I can buy that next tank after the t-50 I forget its name atm. Or use my already earned saved xp.
yeah not going to happen.
Anton668
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Anton668
Member
yeah, really wasnt all that difficult, especially if you stay in that "sweet spot". Pretty much stayed Tier 5 with a few tier 4 & 6 to mix it up.
had a interesting game in my KV-1S while doing it. Got taken down to 2 HP early. And then proceeded to get 5 kills and do over 2000 damage. lol
had a interesting game in my KV-1S while doing it. Got taken down to 2 HP early. And then proceeded to get 5 kills and do over 2000 damage. lol
Finally bought my M26 Pershing with my bonus money.
A few questions about training.
If I take this commander and select to Drop the Jack of All Trades skill he's learning, then select to have him learn Sixth Sense, does Sixth Sense pick up where Jack of All Trades left off, or does it start again from zero?
When I have crew from a previous vehicle put on a new one without retraining, they get that crew skill penalty. Does that penalty eventually go away by with experience, or do I have to retrain to get them back up to 100%?
A few questions about training.
If I take this commander and select to Drop the Jack of All Trades skill he's learning, then select to have him learn Sixth Sense, does Sixth Sense pick up where Jack of All Trades left off, or does it start again from zero?
When I have crew from a previous vehicle put on a new one without retraining, they get that crew skill penalty. Does that penalty eventually go away by with experience, or do I have to retrain to get them back up to 100%?
Anton668
Member
when you drop a crew skill and select a new one, new new one picks up where you were minus whatever % penalty depending on how much you spent. 80% - Free/90% - 20000cr/100% - 200 Gold of prior skill %
you untrained crew will learn NOTHING until you either pick free crew training or pay for the higher tiers training
except you can move a crew from a non prem to a prem without retraining. and then move them back to their original tank with no problems
ETA:also, I think untrained crew operates at -20% of their listed percentage or just straight 50% crew. Id have to look it up.....
also found this...
you untrained crew will learn NOTHING until you either pick free crew training or pay for the higher tiers training
except you can move a crew from a non prem to a prem without retraining. and then move them back to their original tank with no problems
ETA:
also found this...
Anton668
Member
oh, one more thing about dropping skills and picking new...
when you click drop, it brings you to a window with your choices on how much it costs. each selection will show you what you end up with if you chose it.
example - my PZ 1 C commander has 100% role and 15% cammo. if I select the 90% option, I would end up wit 100% role and 14% in whatever skill I chose to relpace cammo with.
In my AT 7, if I took my loader - 100% role/100% repair/39% BIA and selected the 90% option, id be left with 100% role and 99% whichever skill I choose
when you click drop, it brings you to a window with your choices on how much it costs. each selection will show you what you end up with if you chose it.
example - my PZ 1 C commander has 100% role and 15% cammo. if I select the 90% option, I would end up wit 100% role and 14% in whatever skill I chose to relpace cammo with.
In my AT 7, if I took my loader - 100% role/100% repair/39% BIA and selected the 90% option, id be left with 100% role and 99% whichever skill I choose
lastplayed
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Only just noticed that the Indien Panzer and two Leopards have the post-war Iron Cross. Neat little touch.
lastplayed
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See this is what I love about the game. I got the highest XP without killing anyone or doing the most damage.
Anton668
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yeah, damage gets you the most exp/cash. kills only net you a slight bonus.
http://wiki.worldoftanks.eu/Battle_Mechanics#Experience_and_Credits
http://wiki.worldoftanks.eu/Battle_Mechanics#Experience_and_Credits
Japanese tech tree announced! Finally.
Just two lines so far. A light tank line to Tier V, and a medium line to tier X. It'll be interesting to see how the Japanese tanks hang with the other nations, given that Japan's tanks of WWII have a poor reputation and the Chi-Ha in the Chinese tree can be charitably described as hot garbage.
Just two lines so far. A light tank line to Tier V, and a medium line to tier X. It'll be interesting to see how the Japanese tanks hang with the other nations, given that Japan's tanks of WWII have a poor reputation and the Chi-Ha in the Chinese tree can be charitably described as hot garbage.
lastplayed
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Did anyone complete the Earning Your Steel mission?
Was a lot easier than I expected. The Type T-34 is a beast!
Was a lot easier than I expected. The Type T-34 is a beast!
lastplayed
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I think I have just about every heavy and medium that's tier V. It's the best tier.
Tier V is a lot of fun. It's the tier where heavies appear in earnest and mediums distinguish themselves as more than just lights with more HP, as they are in the earlier tiers. Lots of fun tanks too. I like the StuG III and the S35 CA with their accurate and powerful guns, respectively. The BDR is a lot of fun with it's 90mm top gun, and the Excelsior is a good balance of speed, armor and DPM. I love how zippy the M7 and the T49 are. And remember when the PzIV could mount the L/70 in tier V? Good times.
Though I think I prefer tier VI just a bit over tier V as my favorite. Mostly because the mediums of that tier feel like the fully realized versions of their tier V counterparts. Whereas the T-34 was a jack-of-all trades that seemed just under par in all categories, the T-35-85 feels well above par in everything. The Sherman specializes to great success with flanking or hull-down tactics with the Easy Eight or the Jumbo. And the Cromwell. Oh how I love you, you speedy devil. Granted you sometime run into tier VIII tanks with tier VI, but it's worth it for these tanks.
Tier VII has proved to be a bit of a stumbling block for me though. Some of the tier VII vehicles don't see enough of an improvement over their tier VI brothers, and knowing they are going to be seeing tier VIII regularly and some tier IX, plus the long grind is a bit of a turn off. The T-43 is pretty much just a T-34-85 kicked up a tier level with a mean stock grind to boot. The Comet is slower than the Cromwell with basically the same stats on everything else. German tanks see either a damage boost with the 8.8 or a pen increase with the L/100, but not both. In fact the 8.8 has less pen than the L/70. On the edge whether I want to keep going forward with the VK 30.02 (D).
The only tier VII tanks I've enjoyed so far are the American ones. As everyone know, the T29 is a beast and I really like the T20's combination of manuverability and firepower. Got the T25 AT recently and it's top gun looks rad.
Though I think I prefer tier VI just a bit over tier V as my favorite. Mostly because the mediums of that tier feel like the fully realized versions of their tier V counterparts. Whereas the T-34 was a jack-of-all trades that seemed just under par in all categories, the T-35-85 feels well above par in everything. The Sherman specializes to great success with flanking or hull-down tactics with the Easy Eight or the Jumbo. And the Cromwell. Oh how I love you, you speedy devil. Granted you sometime run into tier VIII tanks with tier VI, but it's worth it for these tanks.
Tier VII has proved to be a bit of a stumbling block for me though. Some of the tier VII vehicles don't see enough of an improvement over their tier VI brothers, and knowing they are going to be seeing tier VIII regularly and some tier IX, plus the long grind is a bit of a turn off. The T-43 is pretty much just a T-34-85 kicked up a tier level with a mean stock grind to boot. The Comet is slower than the Cromwell with basically the same stats on everything else. German tanks see either a damage boost with the 8.8 or a pen increase with the L/100, but not both. In fact the 8.8 has less pen than the L/70. On the edge whether I want to keep going forward with the VK 30.02 (D).
The only tier VII tanks I've enjoyed so far are the American ones. As everyone know, the T29 is a beast and I really like the T20's combination of manuverability and firepower. Got the T25 AT recently and it's top gun looks rad.
Anton668
Member
long story short...
last year they bribed the playerbase to vote for them in the awards. they won
this year, they asked and were responded to with "wheres my bribe" and alot of users calling them out on how the game hasnt improved since then, or has gotten worse
both threads about it have been locked
and not sure if it was a AMA or where the quote is from, but when asked about it, this is what SevB had to say....
as far as problems in game, I think this post is pretty well written...
WARNING- wall of text ahead!
reply to [[Feedback] Golden Joystick Award]
last year they bribed the playerbase to vote for them in the awards. they won
this year, they asked and were responded to with "wheres my bribe" and alot of users calling them out on how the game hasnt improved since then, or has gotten worse
both threads about it have been locked
and not sure if it was a AMA or where the quote is from, but when asked about it, this is what SevB had to say....
as far as problems in game, I think this post is pretty well written...
WARNING- wall of text ahead!
reply to [[Feedback] Golden Joystick Award]
lastplayed
Member
What was the bribe last year? I don't even remember.
I wonder how much of a difference winning it really makes, especially with all that Russian money flowing in regardless.
I wonder how much of a difference winning it really makes, especially with all that Russian money flowing in regardless.
lastplayed
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Looking pretty good. I love how you can play multiple variants of the same tank.
And what's that... no bullshit tanks!
And what's that... no bullshit tanks!
Blue Submarine No. 6
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in case you were wondering whats up over on War Thunder.....
those are the only 2 at launch...
Looks great! I'm ready to try WT as soon as the tanks go live (not interested in dogfighting in my old age)... So when is the ground war part of the game coming in?
lastplayed
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Bought a Dicker Max on sale today to beef up some TD crew for the new line. It's ok, don't like the slow reload though. I knew exactly what I was getting into too, I dunno why I keep doing it to myself.
ok, in preparation of 8.9 im working on my marder crew.. and these ppl ARE NOT HELPING!!!! lol
Platooooooooon.
The amount of difference even one non window licker on your team makes is astounding. Even when you lose you do much better.
Also what.garage is.that?