So, World of Tanks, I play it, here's some criticism.

[Zdzisiu]

KV ammo was fucked just a bit, but ammo of most other derps was fucked harder, a lot of HEAT shells lost 30-50% penetration and their price doubled in some cases.

And all that because people keep whining that they are one shotted and never realized that they too can do that, but it takes some skill to not lose shitload of credits for gold ammo. But now derping with M4 without premium acc is a very quick way of getting rid of all the credits you have.

Also, those fucking drunken belarusian faggots should work on their engine, this shit is ridiculous at times. I can get 70 fps and 2 minut later it drops to 25. And then goes as low as 14fps when Im hidding behind some bushes.

 

[eklektyk]

sniper mode+bushes/trees=wut da fuck ... it kills all fps for me everyfuckingtime ...and they "fixed" it in like 8 patches or so they claim ...
and retarded handling of camera nir objects ...yeah coz i wanted aim sticked to that pieco of fukknowswhat nstead of where i aimed and almost shot...

and yes im on EU too.

 

[Zdzisiu]

I heard a theory that the sniper+bushes=fps drop problem is caused by the game engine that automaticaly goes Full details, all of them! on the bushes when you look at them through the sniper mode. No idea how true is that but it is infuriating trying to aim at some moving target with 15 fps when you get 3-4 times that normaly.

The handling of camera near object seemed to be "fixed" but with the new patch I too noticed this bullshit happening again. Maybe it was just a once off error.

 

[Gregz]

Still playing.

I miss my M4 derp a lot. I'm trying to find a suitable mid-tier replacement for seal clubbing. Probably either hetz/stugIII or hellcat, but I'm still not sure. Tier 5 is ideal because of the way wn7 accounts for kills and damage now (I was getting 5-9 kills and 2-3k dmg in the M4), but I would move to tier 4 or tier 6 if I could find a mobile OP tank with a high-alpha gun.

I had a horrible session last night (as the graphic below shows)

 

[Ulminati]

The StuG III alpha is terrible. But once upgraded the pen is decentish and the high accuracy and best camo rating in the game means you can get a lot of good sniping in. It's also pretty mobile with good turning rate and acceleration. All in all it's still my favourite tank.

 

[Gregz]

Yeah it is great, only problem is it's a situational, himmelsdorf or other city map hamstrings it pretty badly.

 

[Ulminati]

Finally scrounged enough free XP to get the big gun on my tiger. Got my mastery badge in a tier 9 battle. Feels good man

 

[eklektyk]

i ran my tiger grind with derp gun [vk36 too and panther also i made it from usual sniper to close combat brawler/agressive scout]
it was fun to see ppl unable to cope with strange fenomenon of that tank notsniping

 

[Ulminati]

 

[Gregz]

Now is a very good time to be playing TDs, they got a major camo boost in 8.6

 

[Zdzisiu]

Also, the -30% experience on TD and -50% experience on arty is no more. At least that is what 8.6 patch notes say.

 

[trais]

A friend of mine started playing WoT recently and he's nagging me to play with him. But I gave my old account to my cousin, so I have to make a new one and have a fresh start.
So my questions are: which tech tree should I explore? Are the new nation's tanks fun? I played German and Soviet heavies/meds and American TDs on my old account, so I don't want to play these. Also, I don't feel like try-harding anymore, so I'd prefer high-pen guns.

 

[Ulminati]

A friend of mine started playing WoT recently and he's nagging me to play with him. But I gave my old account to my cousin, so I have to make a new one and have a fresh start.
So my questions are: which tech tree should I explore? Are the new nation's tanks fun? I played German and Soviet heavies/meds and American TDs on my old account, so I don't want to play these. Also, I don't feel like try-harding anymore, so I'd prefer high-pen guns.

Russians are still OP as fuck. French tanks are really weird -- they start out with pea shooters and imprnetrable armor while being slow as fuck - then transition into absurdly powerful killing mashines that will blow up if you so much as look at them. Germans are still gettign nerfed by russian devs and you need to know how to make the most of your tank to survive. (Although the Pz 1C is pretty stronk). If you just want to derp around, get the T18 (tier 2 Kwan TD) with the 75mm howitzer. Most tier 2 and 3 tanks can't pen its front armor and you oneshot most enemies.

British tanks have decent armor but crappy guns. Chinese tree is still underwhelming.

 

[fizzelopeguss]

Kraut-fags are still whining.

 

[Ulminati]

Transmissions are still highly flammable, and shooting the "hardest" point in a german tanks front armor will make the rear-mounted engine catch fire.

Working as intended according to the devs. Plus the aiming changes in the last patch buffed inaccurate russian guns.


Let's see how the nations are doing in clan wars. What tanks are most/least used of the Tier 10s?

Heavy tanks
Most popular: T110E5, IS-4, IS-7, T57
Least popular: E-100, AMX 50B, Maus, FV215b

Medium Tanks
Most popular: Bat Chatillon 25t, T-62a
Least popular: M48A1, FV4202, E-50M

Tank Destroyers
Most popular: Object 268, T110E3, T110E4, AMX-50 Foch (155)
Least popular: JagdPz E-100,Object 263

SPGs
Most popular: Bat Chatillon 155, T92
Least popular: Object 261, GW Type E

But since something as crude as statistics on what people actually use has ho weight with you, here's a fairly recent poll on which tanks people prefer for clan wars. Notice how the german tanks are at the bottom of every category.
http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/212617-the-best-tank-for-clans-war/

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Looks like kwan/russkie with a dash of frenchie to me. German tanks aren't used in clan wars because they're underpowered and people know this.

Oh, wait. It's fizzlecockapus. Why am I even bothering?

 

[baturinsky]

Let's see how the nations are doing in clan wars. What tanks are most/least used of the Tier 10s?

That's just one tier of ten.

 

[Ulminati]

It's pretty representative of the rest of them. It's also a pretty solid indication that if you want to play in a clan eventually, pick kwan or russian tanks.

 

[trais]

Thanks for info Ulminati.

After that E50/E75 transmission change to the front because of butthurt I'm not touching German tanks ever again. There's not a chance for them to ever get back to at least the power-level they had in beta, I'm not gonna bother playing with underpowered tanks. I guess I'm gonna with Kwan heavy line, especially that you can skip T1 Heavy and M6, and heavy Brits. The Conqueror looks fucking sweet.

 

[baturinsky]

I remember Stug and Hummel being popular.

 

[Ulminati]

Stug is pretty good for what it is -- but there are many tier 5 tanks it has no chance against if it does not have backup. The hummel WAS decent, but all artillery got horribly raped last patch. Longer reload time, bigger reticules, longer travel times for shells. Barely anyone plays arty at the moment because they're so terrible.

Also, to get to the hummel you must first grind through the grille. Have fun with a +/- 2.5 degree gun traverse and moving your hull with the subseqent aim reset every 3 seconds.

 

[trais]

So I've been playing with British Vickers Medium tanks all morning and I can't say I'm enjoying them too much. Huge, slow and with armor made mostly out of good intentions. I hope Matilda will be better.

 

[eklektyk]

this i was happy to get ...

 

[trais]

Ok, can someone explain this to me: if Matilda has almost same front/side armor values as KV-1 (75/70 vs 75/75) and roughly same slope, why isn't she bouncing off even half the shots KV-1 does? Is it because sovietska bolshaya techinka again?

 

[Destroid]

Weak spots?

So now I find out they have a server in my region I think I'll give World of Jews another crack. What are some fun tanks in the low tiers (say up to tier 4?) to play around with, I have no inclination for the gargantuan grinds or money that this game requires for high tier play.

 

[Ulminati]

So now I find out they have a server in my region I think I'll give World of Jews another crack. What are some fun tanks in the low tiers (say up to tier 4?) to play around with, I have no inclination for the gargantuan grinds or money that this game requires for high tier play.

Tier 2:
- T18. Get the 75mm Derp gun. Drive up to shit and blow it up. Front armor will bounce most tier 2 tanks shots and you can one-shot all tier 2's and most tier 3's up close.
- VAE Type B (40mm Pom-Pom)
-T-26. Fairly nimble, stronk gun.

Tier 3:
Marder II - Good sniping TD, long reload times
Pz1c - Mauser mayhem. Requires balls of steel. Will probably get nerfed soon because WGN doesn't like germans having fun and seasoned tankers tend to use the Pz1C as a troll tank against newbies.
M2 Medium - fast, stronk derp gun, decent armor
M3 Stuart - good armor and really maneuverable

Tier 4:
SU-85B - Strong camo, gun requires no aiming 'cause it'll penetrate anything.
Matilda - Undead Phoenix seems to love her
T-50 - the bane of artillery every

Tier 5:
KV-1 - BE the bullshit OP. Will bounce most tier 1-5 shots and many tier 6 shots with the frontal armor. Even if it doesn't bounce, it'll take them 10-15 hits to kill you. Its gun will one-shot most enemies you encounter.
Wolverine - Armor made of paper, but you get to riddle people with death from a ridiculously fast-loading main gun. Also first tank destroyer with turret.
StuG III - Good camo, highly accurate gun, can pen most things if you know where to aim. (If you don't, expect to bounce EVERY shot against Tier V heavies). Needs to be fully upgraded to truly shine.
AT2 - Slow as fuck but virtually unkillable unless you get flanked. (200mm armor on a tier 5 TD)

 

[Destroid]

Ulminati they removed the 107mm from the KV-1