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Merusk
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Nothing, you know value when you see it. $75 for 4 tanks that are $35 each and you get a free perk and 30 days premium? You'd need 3/4 of them to suck for it not to be a bargain.
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WayAbvPar
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Yeah, I pulled the trigger. I already have too many Soviet heavy and TD prems, but the two mediums (Soviet and Brit) are too useful to pass up. Plus they are all tier 6+ so they count for my T-55 missions. When I finally buy a STB it is going to have a serious crew in it.
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angry.bob
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Yeah, I pulled the trigger. I already have too many Soviet heavy and TD prems
These ones all have much cooler decals on them. And the British one is actually a better version than it's non-premium base unlike the other 3. And as much as I loved my bobble-head Black Prince it's totally ineffective for training crews. I don't know why but I always mentally pictured it shooting little round cannonballs. Or BBs. |
Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muß man schweigen.
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WayAbvPar
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Yeah the original Cromwell was a good tank, and this one looks to be on par or even a bit better. That is really nice for a premium. And the Rudy will be useful for training all the crews I need to keep my T-54 after I unlock the T-62A (put my first girl crew from the missions into my 140).
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When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
Libertarians make fun of everyone because they can't see beyond the event horizons of their own assholes Surlyboi
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Amarr HM
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Never sell your T-54, I made that mistake once.
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I'm going to escape, come back, wipe this place off the face of the Earth, obliterate it and you with it.
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Nebu
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Never sell your T-54, I made that mistake once.
I sold mine. I have a lot more fun playing the E50. I'm not sure why. |
"Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other."
- Mark Twain
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WayAbvPar
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It probably suits your style better. I like to drive around like a headless chicken and shoot red tanks, where you are more tactical in your engagements.
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When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
Libertarians make fun of everyone because they can't see beyond the event horizons of their own assholes Surlyboi
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WayAbvPar
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This is too amusing not to share. Another goon was telling pubbies that Soulfocker had Cromwell codes, and to message him in game to get one. This was how Soulfocker responded-   |
When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
Libertarians make fun of everyone because they can't see beyond the event horizons of their own assholes Surlyboi
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Ginaz
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I only bought the Cromwell B, mostly as a crew trainer since the Matilda BP is Gunk with a capitol G. The 4 pack was tempting but I just bought the T-54 first Prototype (which is a blast to play because of it's trolly armor) so I didn't need a Soviet med trainer and I already have premium Soviet heavys (KV-5 and KV-220) and a TD (SU-122-44) that are both good trainers and fun to play.
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Nebu
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I only bought the Cromwell B, mostly as a crew trainer since the Matilda BP is Gunk with a capitol G.
I did the exact same. I own the 34-85M and have tier 8 heavies and the 122-44. I'm pleased with the purchase. |
"Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other."
- Mark Twain
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WayAbvPar
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5x weekends are chock full of retards, but that can mean good things sometimes- Babby's first Kolobanov'sI appreciated the other team queuing up in an orderly fashion to drive in front of my guns. Saved me a lot of driving. |
When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
Libertarians make fun of everyone because they can't see beyond the event horizons of their own assholes Surlyboi
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Nebu
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5x weekends are chock full of retards, but that can mean good things sometimes- Babby's first Kolobanov'sI appreciated the other team queuing up in an orderly fashion to drive in front of my guns. Saved me a lot of driving. You played a fantastic game. Anticipated well, positioned well, and made your shots count. Tracking that scout was the game winner. |
"Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other."
- Mark Twain
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Abagadro
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Nice of WG to screw me on the 268 on-track mission by ending it a day earlier than normal. It was in the description, but who looks at that when the last 35 on tracks all went 14 days.
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
-H.L. Mencken
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WayAbvPar
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Yeah I thought I saw that last night when it said it had like 9 hours left. And the next one doesn't start until tomorrow. So they are basically fucking everyone out of a day of 5x XP. Shitty.
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When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
Libertarians make fun of everyone because they can't see beyond the event horizons of their own assholes Surlyboi
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Abagadro
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Trying to be good at this game is like trying to be an Olympic swimmer in a pool filled with diarrhea.
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
-H.L. Mencken
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angry.bob
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Awesome, so the reality is I was just way ahead of the curve?
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Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muß man schweigen.
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Abagadro
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No, you are/were wrong on a basic statistical basis.
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
-H.L. Mencken
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Pennilenko
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I would play more tanks, but I suck. I also have no idea whats going on and the add-ons confuse me, which is weird because this is literally the only game that makes me feel this way.
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"See? All of you are unique. And special. Like fucking snowflakes." -- Signe
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Nebu
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I would play more tanks, but I suck. I also have no idea whats going on and the add-ons confuse me, which is weird because this is literally the only game that makes me feel this way.
Tanks took me about 5000 games to really start understanding. That's what is fun about the game. It seems simple on the surface (point and click) but is actually very deep. I'm Nebu_f13 in game. If you ever want to hop on voice coms and play, I'll be happy to teach you what little I know. |
"Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other."
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WayAbvPar
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Map: Sacred Valley
T-34-85 Rudy
2,932 74,239
Battle achievements Mastery Badge: "Ace Tanker"
Crew Exp: 7 782
Repairs: 2 860
Ammunition: 10 075
Total: 61 304 WN8: 8 075 (100) Yeah this Rudy is ok. 2688 damage, 3 kills in a tier 8 game. |
When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
Libertarians make fun of everyone because they can't see beyond the event horizons of their own assholes Surlyboi
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Abagadro
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Niiiiiice. I had an epic Tiger I match tonight, finally getting an Ace. You need just the right combination of complete stupidity on the other team, borderline stupidity on your team allowing you not to be zerged, and a few lucky bounces.
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
-H.L. Mencken
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WayAbvPar
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Niiiiiice. I had an epic Tiger I match tonight, finally getting an Ace. You need just the right combination of complete stupidity on the other team, borderline stupidity on your team allowing you not to be zerged, and a few lucky bounces.
Heh. Good news- stupidity is in abundance. It is the major factor in about 80% of games played, and the major factor in my skyrocketing blood pressure in 99% of games played. |
When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
Libertarians make fun of everyone because they can't see beyond the event horizons of their own assholes Surlyboi
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Trippy
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Half the players on each team in the newbie games are gold spammers |
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WayAbvPar
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Yep. I started a new account (with a referral from my original account so I can get a shitty tank eventually) and there are 2 or 3 in every match. If they weren't around I am not sure tier 1 games would ever start  |
When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
Always wear clean underwear because you never know when a Tory Government is going to fuck you.- Ironwood
Libertarians make fun of everyone because they can't see beyond the event horizons of their own assholes Surlyboi
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Trippy
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Can somebody explain in newbie terms what i should be doing with crew members for the early tiers? All this training, transferring, retraining, not transferring, picking skills (but only the best ones first cause of diminishing returns) stuff is confusing. For skills I'm currently just doing Sixth Sense for commanders and Camouflage for everybody else on all my Tier I starter crews.
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Abagadro
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Don't spend gold on crews until at least tier 6. The performance difference just isn't worth it until then and you aren't in the tank long enough for it to matter. If you want to see what skills people are putting on crews for a given tank, check here: http://www.vbaddict.net/statistics.php?fieldname=creditsnSearch for and click on the tank, then click the Crew tab. My rule of thumb is repairs first on meds and heavies, camo first on other types. Once your commander is up to 100 percent on camo or repairs, retrain him to Sixth Sense (only works once it is at 100 percent since it is a perk) and then start him on the primary skill for his second. |
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
-H.L. Mencken
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Trippy
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Cool thanks, that site is very helpful. Do you guys just have one crew per tank type per country? Or do you keep multiple crews of the same tank type so you don't have to swap crew among your favorite tanks of the same type from the same country?
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Abagadro
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I have a separate crew for every tank except premiums as they can run any crew of that tank type.
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"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
-H.L. Mencken
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angry.bob
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Cool thanks, that site is very helpful. Do you guys just have one crew per tank type per country? Or do you keep multiple crews of the same tank type so you don't have to swap crew among your favorite tanks of the same type from the same country?
I've kept all may tanks since I started and the crews with them. If you're going to do that too I disagree that gold training skills on low level tanks is a waste of money. It will take 100 billion years to get crews at those tiers up to 100% and the differences in performance seem to be pretty big. Also keep in mind you can train any type of crew in any type of premium. They'll take a huge hit to their skill while they're in there but if you do it so only one crewman is from the wrong type of vehicle it's not that big a hit to performance overall. Also, if you have a single crewman lower than the rest of the crew in a premium and have the "extra XP goes to training" box checked that one low guy will level a lot faster. |
Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muß man schweigen.
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Nebu
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I have a separate crew for every tank except premiums as they can run any crew of that tank type.
I have this ^^ + a couple of extra crews in case I decide to re-buy a tank. |
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Engels
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I personally never kept the tanks I just 'finished' unless I really liked the tank, and hence only have one crew 'per type, per nation', if that makes sense. Although I have the Waffentrager auf E100, I love the Rhm.-Borsig so I have a separate crew for that, that I train up with it and the Dicker Max.
For a starting player I think it may be best to transfer the crew upwards to get the best crew trained in one tank class, and then put in a fresh crew in the lower tier tanks you want to keep.
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I should get back to nature, too. You know, like going to a shop for groceries instead of the computer. Maybe a condo in the woods that doesn't even have a health club or restaurant attached. Buy a car with only two cup holders or something. -Signe
I LIKE being bounced around by Tonkors. - Lantyssa
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Ginaz
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If anyone new is interested in playing this, I have a code from Humble Bundle to get you started. Or, I guess, if you want to re-roll on another account.
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Trippy
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Merusk
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Wait.. so they're saying you weren't bouncing enough shots in High-Tier games when looking at the numbers compare to low tiers?
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Trippy
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Yup.
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