[MMO] World of Tanks

[stag3]

was there a micropatch or something yesterday? my fps shot up to the 90s. it's been in the 40-50 range since the 9.4 patch until yesterday.

 

[Craig234]

I was getting lag a lot last night, mainly when shots were fired.

 

[stag3]

got invited to the world of warships beta weekend, let's see how it is when it unlocks

 

[PowerYoga]

I downloaded it yesterday, look forward to seeing how this thing actually plays. I'm intrigued but the controls are exactly the same as WOT based on the splash screen...

 

[dud]

I downloaded it yesterday, look forward to seeing how this thing actually plays. I'm intrigued but the controls are exactly the same as WOT based on the splash screen...

I've been waiting for WoW to release (even in beta) for a long time. Is it available for all WoT users?

 

[PowerYoga]

I just went on the website and it tossed me a key after I logged in. Not sure if it's for WOT players or everyone.

 

[dud]

I just went on the website and it tossed me a key after I logged in. Not sure if it's for WOT players or everyone.

Did you log into WoT or WoW? I tried WoW and received the following:

"Applications for closed beta are closed."

Any help trying to get a key would be appreciated.

 

[datalink7]

A lot of stuff going on over the winter holidays, including buying a BT-SV if you want one:

http://worldoftanks.com/en/news/pc-browser/22/new-year-marathon-wz-111/

 

[Craig234]

I didn't get a key, wonder if only premium subscribers get one.

 

[Skott]

Lately I just been trying to get my premium bank built up. I want to grab those new British TDs when they come out and the new Firefly. Two more lines to grind on when the patch hits. Feeling positive 9.5 releases before Christmas.

 

[dud]

I didn't get a key, wonder if only premium subscribers get one.

Me too ...

 

[datalink7]

Things that make you go "hmmm...." (or, in actuality, "screw you donkey teams!!#@#@)

My most recent play:

Performance Rating: 1,769
Efficiency Rating: 2,013
WN7 Rating: 1,886
WN8 Rating: 2,886
Games Played: 38
Average Damage: 2,354

Win Rate: 42.11% <---Gaaaaah wtfbbq

Probably the best game session I've ever played personally, but come off with a terrible win rate :/

 

[stag3]

it's usually like that, your team gets rolled and you get a shit ton of stuff to shoot at.
when you win it's usually pretty quick and you have to fight for damage.

2 days left in the campaign, i'm sitting right around spot 2000, wonder if it will be enough hah

 

[Possessed Freak]

I finally earned fame points last night. They needed a couple of tankers to sit in a one chip. Low and behold the enemy sent in one tank. Initially, I was interested in doing the campaign. But when all these people came out of the woodwork for fame points I said F it.

 

[PowerYoga]

oops, didn't see the replies on here, sorry.

I haven't had premium accounts for a long time, but I did get in fairly early. It's possible they just ran out of keys by the time you looked for it. Then again I did do closed beta for WOT so I don't know if that had anything nto do with it.

So for warships...

I played world of warships a ton this weekend and there's definitely some glaring issues regarding balance that needs to be looked at. The performance is also lackluster (but ironically better than WOT?). At least my game didn't crash or have any glaring graphic flaws, which is more than what I can say for wot. The game also alt-tabs better than WOT by a wide margin.

Short: It's pretty fun. They handled the multi-gun aspect very well IMO, I think wot could use it very easily. Your turrets align to your targeting reticule, so if your ship had 5-6 guns that can train to the reticule they will. If you turn your reticule beyond a certain point where several guns become unavailable (for example the front or the back where only 1 turret can train on the target), only the ones that are able to fire will. So for something like the lee, you can easily make the top turret turnable.

For big ships (like battleships) that have a ton of smaller turrets, they fire automatically once you're in range. Their accuracy is a hit or miss though and there's no applicable uses for WOT.

The ships feel hefty, and the destroyers feel nimble enough in comparison to battleships. No aircraft carriers/subs in the game yet, it's mostly the japanese branch that got fleshed out. Even though ships feel slow and do travel fairly slowly, games typically last no more than 10 minutes like in WOT. I think the ships need a bit of tuning but the playstyles feel different enough to have variety. The guns also handle very differently, but only on a ship level. All battleship guns feel the same, all cruiser guns feel the same, etc.

But I look forward to seeing what else they have planned. I like ships (not as much as tanks) but the game's definitely fun.

like WOT, lots of derps though. It's very easy to hit ships in the game so it'll be difficult to carry if your guys derp a lot.

 

[Possessed Freak]

Having seen some replays from this weekend WoWS event, I have a lot of problems with it. Tokyo drifting battleships? Comical. Shots hitting through the deck and not instantly screwing up the ship... comical. I had a lot of hope for this game. But after seeing those replays it looks pretty shit.

 

[PowerYoga]

The drifting is pretty terrible. Battleships turning like they're going to capsize and circling just as well as destroyers is pretty stupid. That'll probably get fixed later on for sure.

But shots that hit the deck do more damage. My AP rounds would only reliably penetrate the decks and not the armored hull (as it should be), and HE rounds do create (perhaps too much) module damage that doesn't get repaired nearly fast enough. Actually won a couple of fights because I was able to take down 2-3 ships that didn't bother aiming while I was doing 2-3x more damage because I was hitting for full damage with AP arounds. (AP rounds do very low damage if they don't penetrate).

And lets consider the fact that the game is "arcadey" as is, there's no way destroyers can keep chugging after taking 10+ hits from a 325mm battleship cannon.

Just like in WOT where your tank has magic fixing its tracks and reviving dead crew members, lets not look for super realistic damage models here. The gameplay style is very similar to WOT in its alpha stage.

 

[datalink7]

it's usually like that, your team gets rolled and you get a shit ton of stuff to shoot at.
when you win it's usually pretty quick and you have to fight for damage.

True. Still frustrating though. I'll take my normal 2k WN8 in exchange for 56%+ win rate.

 

[Craig234]

So, is the consensus that world of planes is just bad and not worth playing? I sure didn't like it the couple times I played and no one seems to talk about it.

 

[gammaray]

So, is the consensus that world of planes is just bad and not worth playing? I sure didn't like it the couple times I played and no one seems to talk about it.

i totally hate/hated it. I played like 25 games over 2 years and each time said to myself, MEH. so i went back to playing war thunder, which i eventually quit too. i much prefer tanks.

 

[Possessed Freak]

Like arcade planes, play warthunder. WoWP BLOWS.

 

[Genx87]

Holy christ am I having a bad couple days. I cant buy a win. Worst, my play is actually part of the problem. Im trying way too hard which then makes me as useless as the teams I am stuck on.

 

[microAmp]

Just got my T-62A today, also not having any luck today with it. 39% on 23 games. To the opposite, T-54 60% win rate on 284 games. :/

Weekend was good to me though, 56% on all my games.

 

[datalink7]

Just got my T-62A today, also not having any luck today with it. 39% on 23 games. To the opposite, T-54 60% win rate on 284 games. :/

Weekend was good to me though, 56% on all my games.

That should improve. The T62A is a solid tank.

It does take a bit of adjustment from the T-54 though. It doesn't have the same all round brawling ability since it actually has a weaker hull than the T-54. Find a hull down position though, and it really shines.

 

[BoT]

I played a pub today with a toon on the other team consisting of 3 [-G-] players. we ended up pulling of a close call. I was the last to die in my E4 with 5600 dmg. close but not enough.
I saw a lot of top clan players in pub games. seems the campaign lurd some of them in pubs