[MMO] World of Tanks

[Stuka87]

I don't really like my Lee, but I have a almost 75% (74.52) win ratio with it and about 300 (282) games. My damage ratio with it is 1.4 also which I cant dismiss, my overall is only about .9 and MY win ratio is only 52% .I have kept it specifically as my win Ratio is where its at, and doesn't seem to change. I think i play it more intelligent because I feel its so limited (no Armour, no turret) but has OK speed and gun. I know in the wrong match its horrible, but again, I seem to get fair to OK match making with it which I don't seem to get (as consistently) with other tanks. Its the only tank i have kept that I don't really like (but again I like that win ratio). I do my 2x every day i play in it. I would guess my skill is improving some (dont seem like it) so that helps in the lower tiers where it would be fighting. I know I have noticed that in my loltracktor i do great too (kept it also for some NOOB crushing, at least I don't use a OP Sealclubber tank) i have it at almost 69% win ratio with 200 some games too. But that i put down to noob hunting.

Right now I'm grinding the Japan Heavy line and have some intense dislike for the 95's, i cant get over how many bounces i get, I'm to the point i think Wargaming is fudging the bounce math to lead you down that pay to win ammo path (ya i know it can be bought without money).

My low tier goto tank is my Luchs. Just love playing that thing. But I do very good in the M4/Lee as well. I am on the M4A3E8 now, and not doing nearly as well. Being one tier higher with the same gun sucks.

The lower tier japanese heavies just suck, period. The mids can be pretty good, but then the high tier stuff has good armor, and thats it. I rarely see people play Type 4's, I really think they need some sort of balance tweak. They have very good front/rear armor, but the weak side armor and slow speed makes them an arty magnet.

 

[skipsneeky2]

Figured i would buy the T-127 tier 3 Russian light,it plays pretty much like a tier 3 heavy if there was such a thing.Pz ic and other similar tanks simply have hell with the front,angle the armor and it bounces almost everything tier 3.

Fun tank,less then 10 games in and i got a game with 8 kills being the most so far.Each day for nearly a week i kept getting 7-8 kill games.Non-stop Steel Wall medals too lol.

Like the map rotation that tank gets,some of my favorite maps tend to be ones typically in the low tier rotations.

 

[Stuka87]

Figured i would buy the T-127 tier 3 Russian light,it plays pretty much like a tier 3 heavy if there was such a thing.Pz ic and other similar tanks simply have hell with the front,angle the armor and it bounces almost everything tier 3.

Fun tank,less then 10 games in and i got a game with 8 kills being the most so far.Each day for nearly a week i kept getting 7-8 kill games.Non-stop Steel Wall medals too lol.

Like the map rotation that tank gets,some of my favorite maps tend to be ones typically in the low tier rotations.

Yeah that thing is like a shrunken KV at T3.

 

[Craig234]

7 kills in my T95, and we lost 9-15.

 

[datalink7]

I ended up hopping on tonight and played for the first time in about 3 weeks. Did 4 games in light tanks with platoon mates (they didn't have Tier X arty but had a VIII and a IX). Ended up getting my T55a on the 4th game. Guess I did need to platoon with arty to get it

 

[microAmp]

I ended up hopping on tonight and played for the first time in about 3 weeks. Did 4 games in light tanks with platoon mates (they didn't have Tier X arty but had a VIII and a IX). Ended up getting my T55a on the 4th game. Guess I did need to platoon with arty to get it

Congrats! How much combined did you end up getting?

If you liked the T-54, you'll like the T-55A. Just watch your ammo expenditure though. Shoots slightly faster than T-54 and has a few less than it too.

 

[datalink7]

Congrats! How much combined did you end up getting?

If you liked the T-54, you'll like the T-55A. Just watch your ammo expenditure though. Shoots slightly faster than T-54 and has a few less than it too.

Just barely got over the 7k combined. About 7.1k.

Ended up being a really tense game actually. I knew I had to survive so I was playing super passive, but ended up having to kill a patton and a T10 by myself at the end. I was the only survivor.

http://replays.quickybaby.com/result.php?id=205283#team

 

[Tsavo]

7 kills in my T95, and we lost 9-15.

Worst one I've seen was 10 kills and a loss to two complete tomatoes.

 

[microAmp]

Just barely got over the 7k combined. About 7.1k.

Ended up being a really tense game actually. I knew I had to survive so I was playing super passive, but ended up having to kill a patton and a T10 by myself at the end. I was the only survivor.

http://replays.quickybaby.com/result.php?id=205283#team

Nice game.

If it would have been me, it would have been so tempting to shoot that T-34 to kill him. But with that Tortoise not being spotted, I figured he was down 1 line.

 

[datalink7]

Nice game.

If it would have been me, it would have been so tempting to shoot that T-34 to kill him. But with that Tortoise not being spotted, I figured he was down 1 line.

Yeah I was super tempted. I also almost left the bush a couple of times (once in the beginning when I thought the Bulldog was rushing it too). Glad I held my nerve.

Just rewatched the replay... man my shots sucked against the T71

Worst one I've seen was 10 kills and a loss to two complete tomatoes.

Sounds like you're describing my one Pools medal game

http://replays.quickybaby.com/result.php?id=47263

 

[microAmp]

Yeah I was super tempted. I also almost left the bush a couple of times (once in the beginning when I thought the Bulldog was rushing it too). Glad I held my nerve.

Earlier today I had one that same feeling you had with the Bulldog. Playing my AMX 13 90 on the same map I got my LT-15 done but starting from the other side. With 35% or so XVM chance, figured I'd take a chance and get the early spots. Maybe that would be enough to turn the tide.

I headed off to the same bush I used before, harder to get to from the South side. I get lucky and roll into the bush and spot an AMX 13 75 right in front of me, along with his Chaffee buddy. 57m away, wanting to get into the same bush but my team shoots him a few times. He backs off and hides. A bit later tries again, 57m away... but this time dies for it. I wonder if the camo net made a difference for me there or not.

A bit over 4k spotting and team gets rolled on 3 sides. Hill, River and town/lake area.

It's tough playing a passive LT, hardest thing to do is NOT shoot.

Oh, if you've seen QuickyBaby's Cromwell B video today? It's that bush and takes luck getting there from South spawn.

 

[Tsavo]

Knocked off 50k xp grinding for M46 last night, only 27 games left. I don't have enough fxp to get the top gun, but I'll have it for Saturday morning.

Pershing is a great tank, but the Patton will be a nice lift, esp since I'm tired of bringing a T8 gun to T9-10 matches.

I alternated between my Pershing and Type 64 all night to build credits. Nothing exceptional to say, but in two consecutive games in my Type 64, I whistled right past bunches of reds and didn't get shot. Both games, I cleared out arty shortly after the matches started. Type 64 is an awesome arty killer.

 

[skipsneeky2]

After taking a bit of a break,i jumped back in mostly cause i made the move to a 1440p panel.Can tell you the game is beyond amazing with so much damn screen space.If anything it nearly feels like a brand new game.

Had some decent games yesterday finally,i had quit a bit ago cause rng the last time i played simply gave me the finger game after game.Imagine a O-I EXP with 130 AP pen critical hitting the front of a Alectro.It was that bad lol.Add on top the tomato teams and it a exercise in frustration.I get excellent days then those god awful days.Getting over a 3700 rating is impossible it seems.

 

[Stuka87]

Got the top gun for the IS3 yesterday, wow what a difference. I had a 0.9 efficiency with it before I had the top gun, but had to fire premium rounds every game, because 175 pen at T8 sucks. But with the top gun, did 3200dmg first game and didn't fire a single round of premium. Thus far it is my favorite T8 tank. Just have to keep the triangle of death covered up front, and its great.

 

[Stuka87]

After taking a bit of a break,i jumped back in mostly cause i made the move to a 1440p panel.Can tell you the game is beyond amazing with so much damn screen space.If anything it nearly feels like a brand new game.

Had some decent games yesterday finally,i had quit a bit ago cause rng the last time i played simply gave me the finger game after game.Imagine a O-I EXP with 130 AP pen critical hitting the front of a Alectro.It was that bad lol.Add on top the tomato teams and it a exercise in frustration.I get excellent days then those god awful days.Getting over a 3700 rating is impossible it seems.

Sure you didn't hit a track? Its not like that gun is accurate at all. Its best to fire HE with it.

 

[skipsneeky2]

Sure you didn't hit a track? Its not like that gun is accurate at all. Its best to fire HE with it.

Nope,just the front.Had all kinds of odd games with bad rng that day.Servers maybe needed a reboot or something?Bouncing off tanks like the T-28 which can be penned with ease.

I think your getting the gun confused with the tier 6 O.I which has the derp,the tier 5 O-I EXP has 130 AP and 300 a shot with the big gun.I really that tank.In my hands i can usually plaster anything tier 5,holds up well enough even in tier 7.

 

[Craig234]

What do you guys think of the 9.14 changes? The sounds are underwhelming.

 

[Tsavo]

What do you guys think of the 9.14 changes? The sounds are underwhelming.

The sounds could have been made by an 8-year old with a cheap recorder and a dollar app from the android store.

Muddled, massively over compressed, no oomph, and distracting.

WG need to hire professionals.

 

[microAmp]

Yeah, I'm not too impressed with the sounds myself too.

I do like not losing speed when you touch a hill/mountain. I have yet to get that map with all the railroad tracks down the middle.

Hard to know if I got received a pen from a bounce at this point of time.

Tier 1 T1 Cunningham engine is a nice lawn mower for sure.
Pz IIc, gun while in sniper does seem nice.
Maus engine, ehhhh.
Already tired of hearing BatChat sounds...

Lets see if I can get featured or a blurb on Jingles again.
I rolled my Maus on its side... went off an edge to Mario stomp a 113, which I did. Then slowly flipped to my side. Game was already won at least.

 

[datalink7]

What do you guys think of the 9.14 changes? The sounds are underwhelming.

That's too bad. Updated sounds were actually what I was looking forward to most.

Booting it up now.

 

[Stuka87]

I am looking forward to being able to turn faster. Mine is just about done patching.

 

[Craig234]

That's too bad. Updated sounds were actually what I was looking forward to most.

I was looking forward to good sound also, not that I had any complaints.

What do you think if you have played?

 

[Stuka87]

So after playing for a while, here are my thoughts:

Tanks handle *SO* much better. Lights and mediums no longer feel like they are driving through quicksand. I REALLY enjoy them more than I already did. I love not getting slowed down by terrain. And I REALLy love being able to jump in a light without destroying your tracks.

Some of the sounds are really good. I like how just about every engine type has its own sound. I do find it hard to determine if a shot bounced or penned. They sound very similar from inside the tank. But from outside bounces sound pretty cool.

Over all I am pretty happy. But I do want them to fix the pen/bounce sounds.

EDIT: Being able to brake turn my JT is amazing!

 

[Skott]

I like the buff they gave to the IS6. The sounds are a like/dislike for me. Some sound good while others sound bad. Some tanks sound like lawn mowers running around. LOL

 

[Craig234]

They said brake turning is not for TD's or arty, so surprising your JT has it.