World of Tanks

[Merusk]

What? It costs you practically nothing to turn the option on - you never know when you'll have those epic games to gloat about. 

Perhaps I'm missing something. Does it not save the replay to your HDD?

[Amarr HM]

No it actually saves as some sort of binary data file, around 1mb each.

[Merusk]

Oh hey, I do have it turned on.  can't find the AT-15 game i was referencing, so it must have been a different tank or farther back and I remember.  Instead watch me get far, far luckier than a T-71 has any right to get.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/704172/F13%20Photos/20130908_1615_usa-T71_08_ruinberg.wotreplay
Yes, it was that herky-jerky that day. My vid card was dying and I'd had to swap back to it because the replacement I bought was bad as well.

Also, here's the best game I've ever, ever had.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/704172/F13%20Photos/20130729_2258_usa-T25_2_06_ensk.wotreplay

Oh.. and here's the T69 game I completley blew at the end by 1) reloading at the wrong moment and 2) Trying to take that Tiger2 head-on.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/704172/F13%20Photos/20130913_1859_usa-T69_19_monastery.wotreplay

[Strazos]

Wow, I definitely need to work my way into those US autoloading tanks - looks like fun!

[Nebu]

Wow, I definitely need to work my way into those US autoloading tanks - looks like fun!

The T69 is amazing, but expensive.  300 pen heat rounds take the wind out of tier 9's in a hurry!

I can't wait to get my T57.

STRAZ!!!! MOAR PLATOONS PLZ!

[Merusk]

Wow, I definitely need to work my way into those US autoloading tanks - looks like fun!

Yeah, people love the French ALs but I found them too fragile.  The US ones have inferior reload but can take a little more punishment.   

I really enjoy the whole American tank line, but the more I play it the more I realize the 69 is just a fantastic machine. I think my 2nd favorite at this point would be British TDs. 

I used to love the Russians but only the TD line really stuck with me after Tier 6 and with the uber-reload times and all the city/ large mountain maps that have been introduced they've lost some of their terror factor.

[Nebu]

I loved the French AL's until I got to the AMX 50 120.  It's a great tank, but it really attracts more attention than its craptastic armor can handle.  Also God help you if you play in a match lacking well-armored heavies to hide behind.   

[Strazos]

Playing the Easy8, wherein I am rewarded for being aggressive and not camping like a sissy:


To be fair, I think I was aided by bad opponents...oh well.

Fake Edit: T29 carrying. Like a boss, because my team is largely useless it seems. I had to force them over the line through sheer force of will and turret bounce. Also, I wish I hadn't called for backup on the E25 noob - I would have liked the Top Gun, and he obviously did not know how to pen me (though I wouldn't have missed the first shot with sub-150 ping).

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2459685/WoT%20Replays/20130917_2300_usa-T29_45_north_america.wotreplay

[Ginaz]

So, because it seems I have more money than brains, I bought both of the new Chinese premiums.  The med plays like a KV-1S with more hit points while the heavy is like the IS-6 but with bouncier armor and a little slower.

[Sir T]

I played the heavy on the test server and liked it a lot. Gun was a bit rubbish but perfectly usable and the tank can pick up a nice head of speed with the Remove Speed Governor.

Since we are posting games this is a pretty good one from last night. Playing peekaboo on El Haluff encounter with an M7 and fighting horrid ping (200+) the whole time. Result, 1st class mastery badge, the Scout and the Patrol Duty medals.

http://wotreplays.eu/site/347044#el_halluf-suranis1-m7

[Nebu]

So, because it seems I have more money than brains, I bought both of the new Chinese premiums.  The med plays like a KV-1S with more hit points while the heavy is like the IS-6 but with bouncier armor and a little slower.

You're going to make me spend money, damnit.

On a related note, I said goodbye to my super pershing last night.  I got penned twice in a row in the lower plate by a T44 using regular shells (175 pen?) and it made me cry.  The mobility was improved a little bit but not enough to offset the fact that you pretty much need to hull down with the thing. Even then, people know to shoot you in the cheeks under the spaced armor.  Guess I'll have to use my Ram II to train medium crews. 

[Tmon]

I sold my SP as soon as I got logged into the game. Thanks to the Hex kickstarter my gaming budget is blown for quite a while and the gold from selling it will help pay for a premium extension the next time premium time goes on sale.  Since I have 3 other tier 8 premiums and I don't need to do any US medium crew grinding I don't think I'll miss it much.

[WayAbvPar]

Open Tourney

Teams of 7 to 10. Any interest in throwing an F13 team together?

[Ginaz]

I sold my SP as soon as I got logged into the game. Thanks to the Hex kickstarter my gaming budget is blown for quite a while and the gold from selling it will help pay for a premium extension the next time premium time goes on sale.  Since I have 3 other tier 8 premiums and I don't need to do any US medium crew grinding I don't think I'll miss it much.

I sold mine, too.  I ended up using some of the gold for a month's worth of premium.

[Nebu]

The med plays like a KV-1S with more hit points while the heavy is like the IS-6 but with bouncier armor and a little slower.

Speaking of which... God I love the IS 6

Victory!
Battle: Sacred Valley 9/19/2013 9:21:57 PM
Vehicle: IS-6
Experience received: 2,208
Credits received: 131,356
Battle Achievements: Steel Wall, Top Gun, Sniper, Mastery Badge: "Ace Tanker"

[Ginaz]

It looks like the next nation to be represented in game will be Japan.  

http://worldoftanks.com/en/news/17/japanese-tech-tree/

[Abagadro]

Open Tourney

Teams of 7 to 10. Any interest in throwing an F13 team together?

I have difficulty being available for the schedules of those things.

[Tmon]

BTW World of Warplanes pushed back their launch to November 12th.  This also extends their earn wowp gold and use it to add premium time to both accounts.  You can earn up to 240 tokens a day.  Tokens are awarded at 10 for the first win, ground target kill, and air kill.  You get 20 for the third one of each, and 50 for the 10th.

WRG to WoT I'm actually enjoying the 30.01H, the hull armor is a little weak but I do love shooting the cone gun.

[Ginaz]

Holy shit!  When did the little Leopard become so much fun to play?  I remember it being complete garbage.  The new auto-loader gun is fantastic.

[WayAbvPar]

Victory!, M40/M43, Port, 9/23/13 12:38 AM: 1,600 nXP, 4,079 dmg

What the URL doesn't say is I won by outcapping the last tank by like 2 seconds. Arty Invader FTW.

[Merusk]

4k arty damage AND you capped? Jesus, nice game. I'll have to watch when I get home.

[WayAbvPar]

AND it was on Port (a notoriously shitty arty map). I was at the north spawn, which is a lot better for arty, and I got exceedingly kind treatment from the RNG. 1-shotted a Cent 7/1 and an E-75 (I think?), so that was why the damage was so high. I should probably just sell it now, since this in never happening again!

[WayAbvPar]

Yep. Like I said, very kind from the RNG. I think that brings my total of 1 shotted tier 9s to about 5 over a few hundred arty games. Meanwhile the tier X TDs do it nearly every game.  

e- looking @noobmeter, it wasn't an E-75...might have been the 103. In which case it wasn't a one shot, since he was below 50% health. The Cent was damaged too, but I think I ammo racked him because it did A LOT of damage.

[Nebu]

Speaking of ammo racks, the new T-34-3 is REALLY fragile.  I set two on fire yesterday and ammo racked a third with my IS-6.  I'm definitely not going to buy one after what I witnessed.

[Merusk]

Meanwhile the tier X TDs do it nearly every game.  

ISU-152.  Oneshots 3/4 of things at its Tier and almost all below it.  Fair. I'm buying it again next time it goes on sale.

Something's fucked-up when 1/2 of a guy's garage is TDs.

[Nebu]

Something's fucked-up when 1/2 of a guy's garage is TDs.

I don't like TD's all that much.  While they do great damage, they're far to passive in play.  You can't effectively carry a team with a TD unless you have a platoon that you can rely on.  For solo play, TD's get me good numbers but do little to help my win rate.

[Furiously]

You can carry with the AT-2.

also....(I'm a bit embarassed it took this long to Ace it).

Vehicle: M4 Sherman
Experience received: 3,704 (x2 for the first victory each day)
Credits received: 115,044
Battle Achievements: Top Gun, Spartan, Mastery Badge: "Ace Tanker"

I would have gone for the 8th kill but I had like 4 hps left and I wanted to stay alive.

[Nebu]

You can carry with the AT-2.

It's too slow.  If you're over halfway across the map and the enemy is capping out, good luck resetting... you know you can't depend on someone in a random match to do it.  That's one of the main reason I prefer the T1HT to the KV1.  The KV1 is just too slow to cover the map when your team fails to show any awareness.

I suppose the SU-122-44 could be a decent carry TD and there are a few other exceptions.

[Furiously]

I finally sold some tanks I don't enjoy playing and bought a M53/55. I ammo racked two tanks on my first outting. This might be fun arty....or it might be a horrid grind to get tracks.

[WayAbvPar]

You can carry with the AT-2.

It's too slow.  If you're over halfway across the map and the enemy is capping out, good luck resetting... you know you can't depend on someone in a random match to do it.  That's one of the main reason I prefer the T1HT to the KV1.  The KV1 is just too slow to cover the map when your team fails to show any awareness.

I suppose the SU-122-44 could be a decent carry TD and there are a few other exceptions.

The best way to carry in the AT-2 is to make yourself as big a target as possible. If there is no arty, drive in relatively open areas right at enemy positions. Even most T6 tanks will bounce off the front armor the majority of the time. Draw all the fire you can, plink people to death with your little gun (and shoot a lot of gold), and hope your cretinous teammates take advantage of all the tanking you are doing.

[Nebu]

The best way to carry in the AT-2 is to make yourself as big a target as possible. If there is no arty, drive in relatively open areas right at enemy positions. Even most T6 tanks will bounce off the front armor the majority of the time. Draw all the fire you can, plink people to death with your little gun (and shoot a lot of gold), and hope your cretinous teammates take advantage of all the tanking you are doing.

I get that part.  Explain how you reset cap when two enemies are on it and you're 2/3 the way across the map.

The most important trait required for carrying solo is the ability to reach cap from any point on the map with two enemies on it.  Map awareness is a trait that most players lack in solo randoms.

Could be a personal thing.  My best rating is in cap defense.  Nothing pisses me off more than losing a winnable game because I was too slow to make it back for a reset. 

[WayAbvPar]

In slow tanks, I don't wander too far from cap until I feel the game is in hand and/or there are enough warm bodies to reset if necessary. I play all the lines though, so I am not always in a tank ideally suited for carrying (or even contributing  ). Probably a big reason my efficiency and win rates are so low. Well that and I am pretty terrible at internet tanks.

[Furiously]

In my opinion, the best way to "carry" is to make your presence felt. If I'm in my T34 heavy, I know I can make even a tier X think twice about rounding a bend. I'm unable to have that same prensence in my Lowe.

I need to work on my harassment skills in mediums. I tend to play everything like it's my T34, which works ok in the AT2. But for a lot of other tanks gets me killed.

So if you are not in a tank that is not "controlling" the fight, what do you do? The answer, is platoon with someone who will.

[Nebu]

Well that and I am pretty terrible at internet tanks.

You are definitely NOT bad at tanks.  We all have little things that we can improve.  I'm constantly looking for them every time I log on. 

Had a great time playing with you guys the other night.  I hope we can do it more often!

[Ginaz]

Well that and I am pretty terrible at internet tanks.

We all have little things that we can improve.  I'm constantly looking for them every time I log on. 

No kidding.  I've really been shitting the bed recently.  I'd like to blame it on the crappy new Chinese premiums I've been playing but I've been playing poorly on other tanks, too.