[MMO] World of Tanks

[dougp]

I just started yesterday. My MS-1 is by far the deadliest I have. I did purchase the BT2.

Best game I had was 3 kills and alive at the end with 3!? HP (I have ended with 1 HP). That as with the Leichtetraktor as I ambushed a T2, and finished off 2 starter tanks.

I do have a question though, is there any way to use research points towards something else? I keep accumulating research for my starter tanks and have nothing left to do with it.

Max everything out, and then convert it with gold.

 

[Elcs]

I just started yesterday. My MS-1 is by far the deadliest I have. I did purchase the BT2.

Best game I had was 3 kills and alive at the end with 3!? HP (I have ended with 1 HP). That as with the Leichtetraktor as I ambushed a T2, and finished off 2 starter tanks.

I do have a question though, is there any way to use research points towards something else? I keep accumulating research for my starter tanks and have nothing left to do with it.

Welcome!

Sounds like a blast!

You would need gold for that. You'd transfer that 'locked' experience into 'free' experience (exp with the gold star, top right hand corner, which would be usable on any available research)

 

[Merad]

Well I bought a Lowe a couple days ago and have been playing it almost exclusively since.

Not sure where the idea of the invincible Lowe came from. Like any of the higher tier tanks it is a fairly tough beast, but IMO it's definitely weaker than its Tier 8 non-premium counterparts. Just to quickly compare them:

Armor (hull): Basically comperable to the T32 and IS-3, however both of those tanks have relatively low profiles with sloped hulls while the Lowe has a large hull like the KT. The KT though, has much better frontal hull armor.

Armor (turret): Once the other Tier 8s get their upgraded turrets, the Lowe is left in the dust here, since it's basically comparable to the stock KT turret.

Gun: The gun does seem to be basically on par with the upgraded guns of the T32 and KT. The IS-3's 122mm BL-9 easily wins this category of course.

Speed/Maneuvering: The Lowe is hands down the worst of the Tier 8s. It might actually be a little slower than the KV.

The Lowe isn't a bad tank by any means, but you have to be fairly conservative when playing it because other high tier tanks can eat you alive - you're a big target with weak armor.

That said it is an insane money maker. Damage or destroy 2-3 enemies and you'll usually make 50-60k+.

 

[Elcs]

1 Vs 1 with an IS-4 in my Lowe. 100% Vs. 100%, no artillery.

He bounced my shots three times, I bounced his once.

He was victorious with 7% HP left.

All penetrations through the weakspot on the front hull.

 

[Skott]

Well I bought a Lowe a couple days ago and have been playing it almost exclusively since.

Not sure where the idea of the invincible Lowe came from. Like any of the higher tier tanks it is a fairly tough beast, but IMO it's definitely weaker than its Tier 8 non-premium counterparts. Just to quickly compare them:

Armor (hull): Basically comperable to the T32 and IS-3, however both of those tanks have relatively low profiles with sloped hulls while the Lowe has a large hull like the KT. The KT though, has much better frontal hull armor.

Armor (turret): Once the other Tier 8s get their upgraded turrets, the Lowe is left in the dust here, since it's basically comparable to the stock KT turret.

Gun: The gun does seem to be basically on par with the upgraded guns of the T32 and KT. The IS-3's 122mm BL-9 easily wins this category of course.

Speed/Maneuvering: The Lowe is hands down the worst of the Tier 8s. It might actually be a little slower than the KV.

The Lowe isn't a bad tank by any means, but you have to be fairly conservative when playing it because other high tier tanks can eat you alive - you're a big target with weak armor.

That said it is an insane money maker. Damage or destroy 2-3 enemies and you'll usually make 50-60k+.

When the game went live nobody knew how to deal with the Lowe. It was new on the battlefield so tactics for it weren't established even by those that were in beta. Of course the Lowe players started bragging about the large amounts of creds the tank makes (it does make a lot) and people equated that with getting lots of kills (which it doesnt need to get high creds I have discovered) and then it kinda went from there. No one at first knew where its weak spots were either. That and a lot of them were showing up all at once which seemed to upset people in matches to the point of resentment towards it. People know how to deal with it now though so its reputation is slowly diminishing as a tough tank to kill. Its still one hell of a money maker though. LOL

 

[Merad]

1 Vs 1 with an IS-4 in my Lowe. 100% Vs. 100%, no artillery.

He bounced my shots three times, I bounced his once.

He was victorious with 7% HP left.

All penetrations through the weakspot on the front hull.

If you had time to bounce 3 shots and still get him that low you must've gotten an early hit on his loader and/or ammo rack.

 

[Merad]

Garage slots are half price now through June 6.

 

[Elcs]

If you had time to bounce 3 shots and still get him that low you must've gotten an early hit on his loader and/or ammo rack.

Nope. His RoF still matched or beat mine.

He seemed to be a weird mix of overconfident and 'omg how is he damaging me?'. I managed a few peekaboo hits before luring him back into my firing line, usually reloading just in time to bloody his nose.

Side note: I won second prize in a competition, a nice 1000w Coolermaster modular PSU.

 

[Merad]

Just had my best ever game in the Lowe. Steel Wall, Sniper, Master Gunner, Sharpshooter, 2200 xp, 136000 credits.

 

[Skott]

Just had my best ever game in the Lowe. Steel Wall, Sniper, Master Gunner, Sharpshooter, 2200 xp, 136000 credits.

Dang, I'm still trying to get that elusive 100k+ score. Best so far is around 84k/85k I think it was. I'm jealous! LOL

 

[Skott]

Garage slots are half price now through June 6.

Also posted today:

Tired of your nickname? Found a unique name that describes your identity better and does really fit you? Then this action is for you!

World of Tanks gives you a great opportunity to change your nickname starting June 6th 0:00 UTC and up till June 12th 0:00 UTC. Everybody who doesn’t feel happy about their in-game names anymore can choose a new one for free!

The procedure is pretty simple:

Submit a ticket to User Support Service;
Provide your login and the new nickname. We remind you that it mustn’t violate the rules and should be unique (if the nickname already exists, you will need to choose another one);
And the name change will take effect after the next scheduled server restart.

 

[Elcs]

Just published my M26 Pershing Guide on the US Forums and EU Forums.

Direct link for those who want to avoid the forums.

 

[Merad]

Is it my imagination or have they screwed up something with hit detection on tracks? All the time now when I shoot an opponent from the side I get the "ding" of a hit but there's no damage to them and they aren't tracked.

 

[Skott]

Havent had that but now every time I get tracked its red(both tracks). No yellow at all. They pretty much rendered the 3,000 cred repair kits useless for tracks now because the repair kit only works for yellow tracked hit. Really pisses me off too. Tanks usually get multi tracked during a single battle. Don't know why they changed it. Its not like its hard to track a tank in this game. I'd like to slap the Dev upside his head for making that change.

 

[Nik]

Is it my imagination or have they screwed up something with hit detection on tracks? All the time now when I shoot an opponent from the side I get the "ding" of a hit but there's no damage to them and they aren't tracked.

The only place on any tank to track them anymore is the front most or the rear most sprocket in the track.

 

[stag3]

wow i hate this vk3001p even more
upgraded turret + tracks to get the better gun and it sucks
hardly does any damage

is the 88 better?
i should have just kept my 18k xp for the grind to the next tank LOL

 

[Elcs]

Havent had that but now every time I get tracked its red(both tracks). No yellow at all. They pretty much rendered the 3,000 cred repair kits useless for tracks now because the repair kit only works for yellow tracked hit. Really pisses me off too. Tanks usually get multi tracked during a single battle. Don't know why they changed it. Its not like its hard to track a tank in this game. I'd like to slap the Dev upside his head for making that change.

Can't say I've been double tracked by a single tank shell since this new patch.

Repair kits work on one single red track, not both so being double tracked is hell because you really are a sitting duck. At least if your ammo rack/gun/engine is damaged, the repair kits now last all match long... until it gets damaged again 2 seconds later!

I like the new tracking system tbh. Definitely being tracked less and it takes some skill to track tanks now... especially fun doing my old trick with JagdTigers and Ferdinands.

 

[Skott]

Played my M4A3E8 (Easy 8) tank tonight. I went ahead and got last engine even though it doesnt benefit me down the line on other tanks. Its a fun tank to play with. Kinda reminds me of the Russian T34. 76mm gun doesnt fire as fast nor is it nearly as accurate but it has more punch and its still got a good rate of fire and decent accuracy at long ranges. It also move fairly quick. I think I'll be keeping this tank in my garage for good. I like it that much. I put a gun rammer, improved ventilation, and a vertical stabilizer on it. It performs really nice. A good scoot and shoot tank. Its also a decent sniper tank if you can find the cover. A shame I dont have an extra spot to put a camo net on it. heh heh

 

[LurkerPrime]

finally unlocked the good turret on my king tiger. I love hearing the sound of shells bouncing off it. I also bought me a T34-85 and currently hate playing it stock. It also looks like the next 2-3 tanks in the russian medium line all have the same gun (100mm). Looks disapointing to be running around with the same gun for 2-3 tiers.

My brother and I also experimented with the premium ammo for the best gun on the VK3601. The premium ammo for that gun not only increases penetration, it also increases damage and right now its only 2 gold a shot (about a penny, so not a big deal). So with premium ammo, the gun has 17rounds/min doing ~200pen and ~180dam on a tier 6 tank. With this ammo we were able to tear up tier 8 tanks with no problems. If you have a VK laying around, go spend 100 gold on 50 rounds and have some fun.

Also it's worth mentioning again. Garage slots are half off till the end of today.

 

[Nik]

I used to be named JesusHChrist. They made me change my name. I chose StalinUrEngine. They approved it and they changed it. Now I get a message when I chat that I'm banned because of a naming violation.

Fuck it.

Fuck them and those fucking thieves. I uninstalled.

 

[stag3]

been using my su152 that i bought, man this thing is a beast.
cant turn for shit (no tracks yet) but upgraded engine.
i 1 shotted a t1 and a kv yesterday (shot the star on the turret).
people who know kill me easily, but for the most part, even when
there's 3+ tanks coming my way, as soon as i put the hurt on and 1 shot
the leading tank or get him down 50% health, everyone stops LOL.

this is with the stock gun. reload is a BITCH... cant see myself keeping this, i will
keep the ISU152 however, so i won't be buying a rammer.

 

[Nik]

been using my su152 that i bought, man this thing is a beast.
cant turn for shit (no tracks yet) but upgraded engine.
i 1 shotted a t1 and a kv yesterday (shot the star on the turret).
people who know kill me easily, but for the most part, even when
there's 3+ tanks coming my way, as soon as i put the hurt on and 1 shot
the leading tank or get him down 50% health, everyone stops LOL.

this is with the stock gun. reload is a BITCH... cant see myself keeping this, i will
keep the ISU152 however, so i won't be buying a rammer.

Don't be a pussy. The top gun on a 152 does half the damage the 152mm does but fires more than twice as fast.

 

[stag3]

oh i'm upgrading the gun on the su152, i just don't have enough research yet, i carried over my engine from the su100 since i was able to upgrade that and the radio right away when i bought it. it's a nice bump from the su100, i just read the isu152 > su152 so i will be keeping that and the object when i get it. i am keeping so far, my kv, kv3 and su85.
i plan to keep the isu152, object, is3, is7, and panther II

 

[Elcs]

oh i'm upgrading the gun on the su152, i just don't have enough research yet

Unless they fixed the 122's since beta, they're worthless except for giving you a crutch on the ISU-152.

They turned you into a poor excuse for a JagdPanther.

 

[Skott]

Those 152 guns hurt when they hit. Last night I bought two garage spots so I would have them for future use. I figured get them now while they were half price. I havent gotten to the KT yet. Still playing the Tiger 1. I'm using the 122mm on my T34/85. It does more damage although accuracy suffers badly. Usually I try to roll in close when the enemy is engaged with a team mate and give him a nasty shot in the flank. The 100mm doesnt do much damage to higher tier tanks but the 122mm does. I rely on the tank's speed to keep me from being hit. I die most of the fights but I get more creds and xp and thats what I want. I didn't bother keeping the T34/85 in beta and I don't plan on keeping this it time neither. Just gonna keep going for the T54.