World of Tanks

[Gets]

The trick with the 38H is to carry a few rounds of premium ammo for penning another 38H and it's a good time.

[Ginaz]

I now have enough xp (combo of free and earned) to get either the Lorraine, T-54, E-75 or the AMX 50 100.  I'm really torn because this will probably be the last new tank I'll get for awhile.  Any suggestions?

[angry.bob]

E-75. You'll melt faces and earn money. The 54 wouldn't be bad but it's a medium that will be living in a world tier 9 and 10 heavies. The French tanks are nice, but they die way too easily and the limitations on how high or low you can aim is constantly getting me killed.

[Merusk]

This game is infuriating at times..

Like those times you're the Tier V Heavy tank trying with a group of V and VI Heavies to kill a Heavy VII and he kills 3 of you before he goes down.   Mainly because your teammates are too fucking stupid to SHOOT HIM IN THE BACK but instead decide a face-to-face slugoff.. yeah, that's the way to go.

[Gets]

Can't get emotionally attached to public matches, man. Your teammates almost never come to your aid when you need them because they can't risk scratching their new paintjob. The predictability of awfulness can be your advantage, though. I have been enjoying the S-51 recently and in one match I nailed, thanks to splash damage, an IS-4 after he disappeared off radar for almost 10 seconds because I rightly guessed he would follow the dirt road back to base.

The terribleness of people in random matches is a staple social conversation topic for every clan, I imagine.

If you drive medium tanks like the T-54 remember you can hug big tanks like Mausii and there's nothing they can do to you. Also, Lorraines can eat tier 8s in one sitting like a T2 Light eats Tetrarchs.

[kildorn]

40t's can eat pretty much anything if people are terrified of them, or alone. It's sort of funny how many people are just terrified and wind up letting them reload in peace.

The matchmaker annoys me far more than the pug players though. Dear god, the matchmaker.

[Merusk]

I really don't let pub matches get to me often.. but when you ask "Why are you attacking him from the front, you idiots?" and the reply is "Because my front armor is thicker" you just lose your shit sometimes.

I don't play often enough to bother with clan stuff, so pubs are where I'm at.

If you drive medium tanks like the T-54 remember you can hug big tanks like Mausii and there's nothing they can do to you. Also, Lorraines can eat tier 8s in one sitting like a T2 Light eats Tetrarchs.

T54.. ha.

For me, a solo player only doing pub games and netting 500xp on a "good" match the T-54 is like 2 years away. (My avg xp is still ~225.)  My highest tank is the Type-59 and that's just because it's bought.  Via actual playtime I'm only at T6 med T5 heavy and 12,000xp away from the hitting T6 on the heavy.  That's only 50 matches.. and at ~10 min / match that's.. 8 hours. 

[Gets]

A European gaming magazine available in every larger EU country, including the UK, called Game Reactor has free 1500 gold codes in it. Here's the kicker: it's free.


There are people who have snatched over a 100 codes for themselves.

[Merusk]

Hm.. I wonder if that explains the tanks that have no business hurting me suddenly doing shittons of damage to my E8 Patton and T1 Heavy.  Gold Ammo EVERYWHERE!

Speaking of.. fuck those French tanks with the bigass guns.  Light tanks shouldn't hurt me like that!

[Gets]

Possibly.

[Furiously]

I'm amazed they don't limit accounts to one code...that seems...Amateur hour.

[Gets]

Yeah, like unlimitied Tetrarchs. It's Wargaming's gimmick.

[Gets]

The new crew-skills are up, by the way: http://worldoftanks.com/news/1045-72-preview-crew-skills/

[Ginaz]

5x XP for the first win on each tank today only.  Its the result of some kind of facebook event.

http://worldoftanks.com/news/1044-200k-facebook-fans/

[Ginaz]

Announcement: E-75 is a BEAST!

[Ginaz]

Victory!
Battle: Himmelsdorf Thursday, February 23, 2012 2:11:37 PM
Vehicle: E-75
Experience received: 1,798
Credits received: 67,360
Battle Achievements: Steel Wall

Best game yet.  AND I get called a hacker.  My love for the E-75 grows.

[Brolan]

Victory!
Battle: Himmelsdorf Thursday, February 23, 2012 2:11:37 PM
Vehicle: E-75
Experience received: 1,798
Credits received: 67,360
Battle Achievements: Steel Wall

Best game yet.  AND I get called a hacker.  My love for the E-75 grows.

Wait until you get the 1200hp engine.

[Ginaz]

Victory!
Battle: Himmelsdorf Thursday, February 23, 2012 2:11:37 PM
Vehicle: E-75
Experience received: 1,798
Credits received: 67,360
Battle Achievements: Steel Wall

Best game yet.  AND I get called a hacker.  My love for the E-75 grows.

Wait until you get the 1200hp engine.

I have all the upgrades.  I'm at a 63% win rate, 78% hit, 110 kills and averaging over 900xp per game after 68 games.  Loving it.

[Merusk]

Good lord.

I got an M-6 the other day.  Having fun but trying to play hull-down is still a headache.  Great gun on the thing, though and I like being able to push the hulls of my fallen light-tank teammates as portable cover. 

[Engels]

I had a good time in the M6. If you don't get thrown into high tier fights, that is.

Nice win rate on the 75; it is a good tank. I'll take it over the IS4 any day, regardless of how much people tout the IS4 as the tier 9 god.

Now, the E100 vs the IS7, well I have a problem. It seems like everyone and his aunt millie knows how to pen an E100 on its ample lower glacius plate while a front facing IS7 is just a nightmare to pen, even in a comparable tier 10 tank.

FYI, World of War Planes has open alpha signups now:

http://na.worldofwarplanes.com/

[Nebu]

FYI, World of War Planes has open alpha signups now:

http://na.worldofwarplanes.com/

Signed up and excited about the possibilities.  I do have some concern over the early tech trees, but I'm sure that will be fleshed out by release.

[Gets]

Some guy shared his account with his clanmate, other people found out, dimed him to the fuzz, and now both guys are banned forever from all WG resources and they're thinking of taking him to court.

In Soviet Belarussia NDA breaks you, etc.

[Engels]

Just a source-less quote of someone relating an anecdote about yet another person.

[Merusk]

In the spirit of useless bumps... Fuck French Light Tanks that can eat my Heavy.

[Engels]

I have a 13 90 and a Lorraine. Keeping them both. I'm working on the Lorraine engines. Aparently, the top Lorraine engine makes the tank the fastest in the game except for the 50-2. That's gonna be boss. It means spending ~60k xp on non-transferable engines (the Batchat doesn't use Lorraine engines), but that shits gonna be out of control on Champion class company fights.

[Mrbloodworth]

Wonder how long before they combine WOT and WOP.

[UnsGub]

I have a 13 90 and a Lorraine. Keeping them both. I'm working on the Lorraine engines. Aparently, the top Lorraine engine makes the tank the fastest in the game except for the 50-2. That's gonna be boss. It means spending ~60k xp on non-transferable engines (the Batchat doesn't use Lorraine engines), but that shits gonna be out of control on Champion class company fights.

13 90 is replacing all 50-2 and mediums in Champion.  It is the best medium and scout in game currently for its tier range.

4x 13 90 and 5x Arty with a some heavies for defense is crazy good.

[Engels]

Yep, we experienced that this weekend. Enemy line up was 5 or so 13 90s, three IS3s, and the rest GW Panthers. We lost soundly twice, nearly defeating the clan so configured once. We'e definitely going to have to rethink basic strategies.

[angry.bob]

Random pub matches are full of epic pussyrubbing about autoloading french tanks. I can hardly wait for when French anti-tank and artillery is added, they're going to have autoloaders too according to devs. A good artillery player with a 100% crew and mods will have all six shots on the way just after the first one lands. 155mm is the biggest artilly they're supposed to get though.

[Tmon]

Some guy shared his account with his clanmate, other people found out, dimed him to the fuzz, and now both guys are banned forever from all WG resources and they're thinking of taking him to court.

In Soviet Belarussia NDA breaks you, etc.

They are not shy about letting you know when they've swung the ban hammer for breaking the NDA.

http://na.worldofwarplanes.com/news/31-public-offence-and-punishment/

[Engels]

Ah, sorry, I thought you meant account use in WoT, not WoP alpha. That makes a lot more sense now and I'm sure they are enforcing this.

[Brolan]

I have a 13 90 and a Lorraine. Keeping them both. I'm working on the Lorraine engines. Aparently, the top Lorraine engine makes the tank the fastest in the game except for the 50-2. That's gonna be boss. It means spending ~60k xp on non-transferable engines (the Batchat doesn't use Lorraine engines), but that shits gonna be out of control on Champion class company fights.

13 90 is replacing all 50-2 and mediums in Champion.  It is the best medium and scout in game currently for its tier range.

4x 13 90 and 5x Arty with a some heavies for defense is crazy good.

Yup, our clan got whipped by this setup.  We were mostly IS-3s with a few meds and some arty.

[Tmon]

I got an invite to this http://worldoftanks.com/en/think-tank/operation-think-tank-2012 if anyone else is going to be there.

[Ginaz]

A number of heavy tanks are on sale now for 50%.  I picked up an IS because I enjoyed played the KV-1S, which from what I've heard plays very much the same as an IS.  High alpha damage, long reload, bad accuracy, low armor, high mobility.

[veredus]

If anyone is interested 7.2 public test server is open. New US heavies and turreted TD line among a bunch of other changes.

http://worldoftanks.com/news/1089-public-test-update-72/