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Depends on the guns and mobility. And from a clan/pro player perspective, identical tanks = balanced tanks. :laugh4:
The heavies in tier 9 and 10 are also identical to IS-3 and IS-7 or so.
Generally speaking, more diverse tanks benefit matchmaking IMO, because the less "same tank vs same tank" there is, the better.
And I know some people want exactly that for "balance".
Found this over on the NA WoT forums. :grin:
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Originally Posted by SgtGrunt
So what do you guys think of the new "french" US tanks?
Hard to say if the T57 has better armor than its peers as everybody shoots with gold ammo on the test servers. But it has fast reload. Still... I prefer the T110E4 as top tier American.
AND I wanted to test the Chinese tanks, but they took them out of test 2 to balance them better? WTH, were they that badly balanced? (didn't play test 1).
The T57 and the predecessor both seem to be based on the M48 chassis, not a bad chassis but not really heavy tank protection levels either. I tested them both and they seem deadly enough, just like the French tanks. They do seem to generally go for medium armor and thus slower speed than the French though.
I tested the Chinese top medium in the first test and it had, well, a horribly inaccurate gun for sniping, good penetration as usual and slightly higher damage but it was also not very fast (50% crew) and I can't say much about the armor. I saw a tier ten heavy in another match and it didn't seem well protected but IIRC it was also a camper who didn't play very well and ended up alone. Since I don't like to spoil too much, I didn't test any other tanks. Apparently the Chinese tier 10 will be replaced with the WZ 113 or so, which looks a bit like a Chinese IS-6, probably with much heavier armor. In general I may grind the Chinese tanks on the side, what I'm really waiting for are the new German and French medium lines, the new US line is also more for grinding on the side, if at all, as I already have an autoloading tank.
Links to 8.2 are already up although it hasn't been released officially.
Replacing us with eu or ru, should link to the updates for clients for those servers.Quote:
hxxp://dl.wargaming.net/wot/us/files/WoT_0.8.2_us_patch.exe
Got the T92. Stock as stock can be since I caved in and spent the 26 k free XP I had to research it. Couldn't even purchase the rammer because of low suspension capacity.
Played a few games with it, the 240 mm isn't as inaccurate as I had feared, and the reload time is high but again manageable, specially since I'm used to SPGs. It didn't feel all that different until I finally landed a direct hit on an E100 and did 2k+ dmg.
Looking forward to mounting the rammer and GLD, and respec-ing my crew so that they have BIA.
Does anyone use a Dicker Max without premium? Its going on sale but I'm a bit skeptical. Some people are saying it doesn't really earn more than a Churchill because its shells cost 800 silver each.
Still playing, huh?
I must be honest. I have taken a break from that game, and my health has improved. I guess it wasn't just a game for me anyway.
It increased my stress level to soaring heights playing randoms. Clan Wars puts a schedule on you that you don't really want. Platoons can help, but it doesn't improve randoms that much anyway. And you need randoms to earn credits.
I haven't invested in a desktop in years and I still prefer to be able to take my computer with me wherever I go. So.. My current laptop is getting outdated for WoT and I might try it again when I get an upgrade. I'm due to get a new laptop... ...
Playing on and off. It hasn't been my main game for quite a while for the same reasons.
Its a lot more fun if you take it in small doses.
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Originally Posted by Graphic
I've gone back to basics, tier 1 and 2. I've learnt a lot more without rushing up the tech tree.
As for the Dicker Max (sounds like a vibrator :creep:) I havnt played it. Played against it though and it's armour is a bit weak. There again I was popping it with a 120 mm.
What about the Chinese tanks? Still prefer my LoLTraktor on T1. It has 300m viewing range you know. Give it some binos a net and some camo and it's unbeatable. Sometimes. ;)
I'm redownloading the 4 GB installation file after another botched update attempt by the client, so I don't know first hand, but according to the buzz on the NA forums, they're nothing special. Easy to kill.Quote:
Originally Posted by InsaneApache
Still considering the special events with gold and free premium tanks as prizes, I'm probably going to play them a lot int he coming days as soon as I reinstall the game.
Yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sigurd
That's great!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sigurd
To be honest, I noticed, you were quite "involved". I can deal with randoms but maybe you understand why I refuse to join a clan. The only way I want to be shackled is to a beautiful woman, not to a bunch of nerds who think hitting the right pixel on a virtual tank is the ultimate achievement of humanity. ~;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sigurd
What's your views on the Hotchkiss H35 light tank?
I love it. What a brawler for tier 2. Had some fun watching the British Cruisers panicking when they come to realise that they cant pen my armour. The way they scurry into cover and/or run away makes me chuckle everytime.
Reminds me of that old joke.
'Tankety tankety tank tank tank'.
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Originally Posted by Husar
You seem to be implying that it isn't??
It only appears they way because I accidentally had the weight distribution in my keyboard wrong, it was 2 grams heavier in the 10 o'clock position so it's entirely possible that I didn't nail what I meant to say.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ja'chyra
This game is hard to enjoy now not because of the mechanics but players are noticeably more stupid than they were a year ago. It's really hard to stomach.
Weekends have always been bad. I decided I needed a break for a few days just an hour ago.
The E-50M is even more awesome. I had the flu last week and ... well took a few rounds after a month of abstinence.
It is fun to smoke a static IS7 with the Ausf M. Why do they think I will sneak around the corner of the house they hide behind? I build up momentum by coming at the building straight but keeping out of view of the IS7 who wonders what happened to me and come peaking around the corner. I turn to get a fine arch that will lead to the hiding place of the IS7... BOOM!!! Full force momentum 1200 HP in the face and ... a dead IS7 :sneaky:
If your rewards are based on damage how come I got so little for 6k?
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It does seem a little on the lower side considering the amount of damage, but then in arty one can't really say. I think half of what one gets for shooting a tank lit by someone else goes to the person who's spotting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ja'chyra
What rajpoot says, the reward is based on damage but not damage alone, spotting situation, your tier vs enemy tier and your type of tank vs enemy type of tank have an influence as well among possibly other things.
As for the E-50 and E-50M their forward gun depression was completely removed in the test server and it's not a bug, they said it was to prevent the gun from clipping into the model.
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I don't get the answer from Storm. It will return to what? and unfortunately?
The depression on the E50M is horrible enough as it is. At some locations on the maps, I just can't sit in a secure location to snipe. You need to expose your tank to be able too shoot something else than turrets.
And I think you spend too much money on the game J.. :sneaky:
Returned to the current depression in the normal client. Unfortunately because people said without any depression, they could usually just shoot at the upper turrets of enemies even on completely flat ground. :laugh4:
Is it only me.. or is the Type 59 somehow slightly better?
I know they did some nerf/buff on it recently.. but I am able to really hurt other tier 8 heavies. Like the VK45. I penned that sucker through its front plate from 300 meters. I can't remember that I was able to do that before (default ammo).
It's been a while.. but without premium, I have to start earning my credits.. and that baby is just awesome when it comes to non-premium account games.
Could be I've passed a new skill point with my crew, but I suddenly realized after a session yesterday, that ... damn this tank is just awesome.
It got some improvements, among other things the penetration was increased from 175mm to 181mm IIRC.
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Sometimes you just don't get any breaks
Himmelsdorf but I don't see what you mean, unless you're on about the lemming train on the hill.
BTW what's the mod that lets you see all the damage in the side bar?
It's not the damage, it's the average winrate of the players, the colours may indicate their efficiency rating or so.
As such it's probably XVM or a related mod, used it once but got tired of thinking about stats all the time, not like it changed much about my play style anyway.
Yep
It's XVM, it's not as good as people make out and I mostly ignore it now, a bit handy for arty to take out the blues and purples i.e. highest WR's