World of Tanks - Free to play Panzer MMO

**Sarmatian** · 03-24-2011, 21:50

Can someone explain what the game is about? Strategy, action game? A comparison with another game maybe... Is it really free to play or you find out you're at a huge disadvantage if you don't buy in-game stuff with real world money?

**Alexander the Pretty Good** · 03-25-2011, 04:00

Originally Posted by Sarmatian

Can someone explain what the game is about? Strategy, action game? A comparison with another game maybe... Is it really free to play or you find out you're at a huge disadvantage if you don't buy in-game stuff with real world money?

Skill-based action game (but with a good dose of tactical possibilities on top of just hot tank-on-tank action). In-battle the pay for stuff gives you only a marginal advantage, certainly not worth it. However, buying a "premium" account (I forget what the price will be) slows down the grind to go up the tank ladder.

There will also be some sort of strategic clan-based metagame in the future, but I don't think we know all that much about it.

**Sigurd** · 03-28-2011, 11:17

Did you guys see the prices they have put out for pre-ordering the game?
€75 for 25000 gold and a premium Heavy Tank (M6A2E1)
€56 for 18700 gold and a premium Medium Tank (PzV/IV)
€32 for 12500 gold and a premium Light Tank (A32)

I mean come on... I have spent a bit of gold in the beta and it would be in the range of somewhere between the medium and light accounts.
That is pretty steep for a online game...

**Husar** · 03-28-2011, 12:11

I have, and I don't intend to buy any of these packages.
Although they do get you quite a few months of premium.
Problem is just that it may not have enough game modes yet to get you hooked for so many months, could leave some of the gold for later of course but it still seems like a risky investment at this point.

**Alexander the Pretty Good** · 03-29-2011, 00:20

Laughable. I wonder how the prices stack up versus those for the Russian players?

**Sarmatian** · 03-29-2011, 10:26

Isn't the team from Belarus?

Anyway, I hate these set-ups, it's free but it really isn't...

**Sigurd** · 05-19-2011, 16:38

This is just a great game... even without the gold. The new update on the EU server is out.
Somehow the graphics are better.
There are new sounds, maps, redesign of maps, minimap and the ability to move destroyed tanks.

I am grinding my way up again. Currently in a PzIII with the long 50mm