[MMO] World of Tanks

[Merad]

However, there IS a ceiling. If you're rolling by yourself in a tier 5, you will almost never be put into a match with tier 10's. It's usually around a 3 tier difference between the lowest tank in the list and the highest tank in the list.

IIRC, tier 1 & 2 tanks won't go into matches with anything higher than tier 3. Once you hit tier 3, there's a hard "cap" of 4 tiers. Though there do seem to be exceptions for the top light/scout tanks (Leo, M5, A20).

 

[Merad]

BTW, modules (vents, rammers, etc) are 50% off until the 21st.

 

[Nik]

IIRC, tier 1 & 2 tanks won't go into matches with anything higher than tier 3. Once you hit tier 3, there's a hard "cap" of 4 tiers. Though there do seem to be exceptions for the top light/scout tanks (Leo, M5, A20).

Leo, M5, and A20 are not tier 1-3.

Yes, there is a small threshold between tier 3 and 4, but it takes all of 2 seconds to go from tier 1 to tier 4, so nobody's in them long and it doesn't matter anyway.

 

[Skott]

BTW, modules (vents, rammers, etc) are 50% off until the 21st.

And the double xp on the first battle of the day has been increased to 5x.

 

[Nik]

Oh, and for the record, I've taken my 100% fully upgraded and moduled-out loltraktor into a tier 5 match and finished the match alive and with one kill. Suck it, momos.

 

[Merad]

Leo, M5, and A20 are not tier 1-3.

Of course they aren't. I mean, they (AFAIK) have an exception and can be dropped into pretty much any battle that's at or above their tier.

 

[Nik]

Of course they aren't. I mean, they (AFAIK) have an exception and can be dropped into pretty much any battle that's at or above their tier.

Those three tanks do not have any special rules about match making and will be matched in the same fashion every other tier 4-10 are matched.

 

[SergeC]

Complete matchmaking chart from 6.4 (latest patch)

http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index...h-making-system/page__pid__553302#entry553302

 

[Possessed Freak]

Oh, and for the record, I've taken my 100% fully upgraded and moduled-out loltraktor into a tier 5 match and finished the match alive and with one kill. Suck it, momos.

Open topped target? 2% ram?

This grind is getting boring as hell. My KV can at least hurt some of these higher tier targets. My PIV, forget it. Long barreled 75... heh a pea shooter. I end up just tracking targets and praying arty or others kill them before the Lowe fires my way.

I know it is a bitch fest about the matchmaker, but seriously can't the devs just try a freaking experiment on a weekend and tighten up the tier range?

 

[Nik]

Open topped target? 2% ram?

This grind is getting boring as hell. My KV can at least hurt some of these higher tier targets. My PIV, forget it. Long barreled 75... heh a pea shooter. I end up just tracking targets and praying arty or others kill them before the Lowe fires my way.

I know it is a bitch fest about the matchmaker, but seriously can't the devs just try a freaking experiment on a weekend and tighten up the tier range?

Hehe, nope I snuck through their defenses to kill their arty I think the opposing KV's and such were more that a loltraktor just shot past them, than anything. :awe: Shoot'n'scoot, baby!

 

[Elcs]

The T28 and T95 are pretty damn funky

Loving using them, can't help but think they'll have some serious nerfs and fixes before they are released. Potentially too powerful.. though these 8-10 TD per match games don't help much with deciding what works and what doesn't.

 

[Merad]

My current premium account runs out in 4 days. Think I'm gonna take a break. Grind is starting to get old...

 

[The Boston Dangler]

My current premium account runs out in 4 days. Think I'm gonna take a break. Grind is starting to get old...

at least at the end of the grind you get to...grind all over again?

 

[Elcs]

My current premium account runs out in 4 days. Think I'm gonna take a break. Grind is starting to get old...

My account ran out a few days ago. I try to do some daily doubles on my most important tanks at the minute and leave it that that.

The Russian Test Server with its x10 or so exp and credits has given me a little room to experiment. I'm mainly just having a storm taking out the T95 and slowly rolling towards some unlucky tank, even a Maus gets scared.

 

[Nik]

My buddy Spirit just pwned everyone. My group, GI, got 12 of the 15 kills that match

OORAH

 

[Ruptga]

I've been trying this for a few hours, but right now I'm not really seeing the appeal. I spend FAR more time dead than alive, which makes it hard to learn how to not get dead, and the overall pace is VERY slow (in no small part due to being dead most of the time). I've managed to buy the first TD and am trying sniping, thinking it will help with the life expectancy, but it's not much better.

 

[Nik]

Play more defensively. Use the Shift key. Use cover. Don't put yourself out there to be shot at.

Also, press CapsLock + 0 (along the top, number pad doesn't work)

This enables a blue reticle for the rest of the match. This reticle is where the server thinks you're aiming. Aim with that one, not the green one.

Sometimes it pays to dredge the Russian forums with Google Translate because the Russian game developers tell the Russian community a lot more than they tell anyone else. Like how they purposefully decreased effectiveness of the entire German line just to make sure their Russian tanks were represented, albeit subtly, to be superior in most ways.

Besides, tier 1-3 always blows. Tanks are paper thin and shoot pebbles. Tier 4 is where the fun begins.

 

[Ruptga]

Besides, tier 1-3 always blows. Tanks are paper thin and shoot pebbles. Tier 4 is where the fun begins.

I think this is the main problem. I do ok in all tier 1 battles, but when I'm a PanzerJager 1 and a Hetzer rolls up my two options are to die and to ragequit. This seems like a design flaw; but then again it wouldn't be an MMO without a few absolutely worthless levels to grind through.

 

[Massive Overkill]

Make sure you level up your Commander and Gunner in that order (75% skill at 20k each), but only level them up when you get to a tank that you know you'll be grinding for awhile............don't waste the credits on leveling them up on the first 2-3 tanks in a line you decide to go down unless you decide to play a certain tank to elite status in order to level-up your crew.

 

[stag3]

I've been trying this for a few hours, but right now I'm not really seeing the appeal. I spend FAR more time dead than alive, which makes it hard to learn how to not get dead, and the overall pace is VERY slow (in no small part due to being dead most of the time). I've managed to buy the first TD and am trying sniping, thinking it will help with the life expectancy, but it's not much better.

yea that's how it is, be prepared for the tier 3/4 grind as it's HORRIBLE
i almost ragequit the game going thru that grind on the german side, the russian side is a lot easier i think cuz it's more fun as their tanks make you feel you can actually do something

 

[stag3]

so i wasted 2 million on modules for my tanks, just so i can use the mods on a later tank haha as i dont plan to keep what i got now.

the su152 grind has been fun, using derp only - even when i lose, i make credits, i am 40k research away from the ISU152, i've unlocked everything, crew at 100%

IS finally got the turret and 122mm (1st one) boy it's expensive, but i'm pretty much breaking even every match now, i'm guessing it's training me to use tier 8.9.10 now as i won't fire unless im 95% sure it will hit it's target, i don't bother aim'ng at moving targets anymore ROFL, crews at 85%

 

[Skott]

Grinding creds is no where near as slow or painful as grinding the xp. 83k to go from Tiger to KT. A real pain when you get thrown in with T10 tanks which seems to happen a lot during prime time. That is when I switch to my Lowe, my T26, or just go play some other game or watch tv.

Side note: Its a fun game but you can get burned out on it if you play too much. Which is true of any PC game.

 

[SergeC]

I've been trying this for a few hours, but right now I'm not really seeing the appeal. I spend FAR more time dead than alive, which makes it hard to learn how to not get dead, and the overall pace is VERY slow (in no small part due to being dead most of the time). I've managed to buy the first TD and am trying sniping, thinking it will help with the life expectancy, but it's not much better.

When you die, either rightclick to switch between live teammates to watch, or just hit escape -> Exit Battle to play a different tank in the meantime.

 

[Elcs]

SNEAK PREVIEW: US Tier 9 Tank Destroyer T95 - Gameplay Videos + Stats

Grinding creds is no where near as slow or painful as grinding the xp. 83k to go from Tiger to KT. A real pain when you get thrown in with T10 tanks which seems to happen a lot during prime time. That is when I switch to my Lowe, my T26, or just go play some other game or watch tv.

Side note: Its a fun game but you can get burned out on it if you play too much. Which is true of any PC game.

Did a Tier 10 match in a Tiger on the Russian Test Server. 5 Tier 10's each side, my Tiger was bottom. Walked out with 37k experience (daily double and x10 exp) so around 1.8-1.9k exp in that match.

 

[Possessed Freak]

Well, both of my friends and I played for a good 8 hours on Sunday. My one friend wanted to level up his arty quick and start down 2 paths. So we abused the hell out of the 5x experience day and went down the American line. So now he has both the Russian T4 and the American T4 SPGs. I needed to unlock my stug so I was just playing defensively and one shotting any scouts that got close to my friend in my hetzer. I also got the 107 on the KV (which I am very unimpressed with), so I went back to the 152.

All in all a good day. Having 2 others in the same room that you can count on really helps. Plus, once one of us dies, he can help out with warnings and what not quicker than you will notice on your own.

As an aside, I have noticed that I have absolutely no problem driving and firing in turret mode compared to my friends who get completely screwed up: the one keeps ramming cliff walls while in turret mode not realizing he is stopped, the other has a bad tendency to lock the SPG in full reverse or forward and then go into arty mode and forget it is still moving!