[MMO] World of Tanks

[Possessed Freak]

yes you can reach anywhere on the map, sorry i forgot to mention i used free xp to get the 203mm right away, the stock gun is useless.

on another note the 212 seems to have WAY LESS splash damage than the s-51, or is it just me?

203 can reach ALMOST the whole map... not quite corner to corner. The shell and gun is the same between the 14/51/212 so it should be the same. I have not had a 51 since the HE nerf so I can't comment directly.

 

[Daverino]

You're missing out on the AMX40. It's a funny little tank. Sure, it looks like a moon rover and it takes 10+ minutes to drive to the other flag (15+ with a hill), but on your slow journey, nothing tier 4 or lower can scratch you (except for a few...Hetzer). The "plink, plink, plink" you hear all along the way just makes it all worth it. Then somebody on the other team types "damned AMX's!!!" in chat. Good times.

Not at all true. Any tanker worth his salt knows by now the vision ports between the turret and the hull on the front plate are a easily penetrated on the AMX40. And it doesn't do enough damage to prevent anyone from driving close enough to hit them. I think the only T4s that might have trouble against an AMX40 are the 38nA and B1, which isn't saying much. Lee, Hetzer, T40, Marder, PzIII, Leo, T28, hell even the M5 Derp can dispatch the AMX40 without breaking a sweat.

It is punishment you must endure before the AMX-12t, which is a sweet little machine.

 

[Binky]

Damn Daverino, way to go all accurate and ruin my story. I was embellishing a little bit but you're also mixing in tanks that don't often meet. You're also assuming that tier 4 tanks can hit the vision ports. Sure, its possible, but my typical tier 4 tank has a 50-60% crew and they cant hit shit. The Leo and the M5 are also on a different MM ranking, so you don't see them much in the AMX40. The others you see a lot. And yes, there are lots of tanks that can kill you.

BU my point still stands. Compared to your peers (i.e. other tier 4 light tanks), this thing is hard to kill. It bounces a LOT more than you'd expect from a tier 4 "light" tank. And it looks like a rubber ducky. If you can stand the completely ridiculous lack of speed, lack of turret traverse, and lack of killing power, it's fun to play just because it's ridiculous.

 

[stag3]

203 can reach ALMOST the whole map... not quite corner to corner. The shell and gun is the same between the 14/51/212 so it should be the same. I have not had a 51 since the HE nerf so I can't comment directly.

probably true, i've never actually backed myself completely into a corner before and try to shoot the opposite corner LOL. from spawn i usually move a little back or to the side and i can reach the other spawns corners.

 

[PowerYoga]

my tier 4 tanks can't hit shit with a 75% crew. I'd have to be face hugging to get an accurate shot in with those .45 accuracy guns, and hugging an AMX-40 I do NOT want to do.

 

[Nintendesert]

Got me an AMX something, the little light tank. That autoloader is interesting. Real fast shooting times and then the big reload. It can put the hurt on tanks that don't notice you. I had a T20 and I just started pumping shots into it, down to 67% in just a few seconds before his buddy got me. Before that I killed and E8 and something else by out firepowering them.

I'm not impressed with the high tier French heavies though. I rape them easy with my E75. That gun just isn't good enough to offset that paper armor. The top tier heavy tank needs to be able to hold a front, stop the advance of the opposing team. The French tanks can't do that. Teams with their top slot being those French heavies have been in a real disadvantage every time I've seen them.

 

[Skott]

Another night where it seems the only good luck I have is with my Slugger. Luckily I like playing it.

 

[Craig234]

I feel like i should have just plunked down the cash and bought me a 59. I'm only 60k xp away from the E-75 and I still need another 2M credits. Not to mention by the time I get that I'll also have enough xp on my KV to unlock the tier 6 arty which is another 1.4M.

Do the tier 6 artys make good money? The damage potential is pretty damn high, so I assume 2-3 good hits on those should net you a pretty good profit. This of course assumes that the damn scouts dont make it to you at the start of the game.

I think my Hummel makes more than my GW Panther. Arty had a credit nerf, too.

 

[Craig234]

Ferdi makes great money with the best gun. It does a crapton of damage, and that is what your credits output is based on primarily.

I wouldn't say 'great'. It's ok.

One thing the ammo is one of those over a thousand per shot guns, which adds up.

 

[Craig234]

Think it's a good idea to spend all my credits for a t32, in order to try for a t34 before the patch making it a premium?

 

[Maximilian]

Think it's a good idea to spend all my credits for a t32, in order to try for a t34 before the patch making it a premium?

Yes! The 7.2 patch isnt all that close from what i can gather and wargaming never do anything ahead if schedule so i think you have time to get to the T34.

Its a longass grind, something like 185k exp for the POS T34 but the T32 is a fun tank to play. Its the only tier 8 than can 1v1 a tier 9 and win because of its awesome facehugging ability. Get in close and brawl, thats the name of the game with the T32, a very good and capable tank.

 

[LurkerPrime]

Yes! The 7.2 patch isnt all that close from what i can gather and wargaming never do anything ahead if schedule so i think you have time to get to the T34.

Its a longass grind, something like 185k exp for the POS T34 but the T32 is a fun tank to play. Its the only tier 8 than can 1v1 a tier 9 and win because of its awesome facehugging ability. Get in close and brawl, thats the name of the game with the T32, a very good and capable tank.

So does that translate into a week, a month, 6 months? I could probably grind one out in a week or 2 if I tried really hard. If its more than a month out I could probably handle that pretty easily and still play my other tanks. It would be worth it for me to get a premium tank basically free. I could really use the credit grinding ability.

 

[Craig234]

So does that translate into a week, a month, 6 months? I could probably grind one out in a week or 2 if I tried really hard. If its more than a month out I could probably handle that pretty easily and still play my other tanks. It would be worth it for me to get a premium tank basically free. I could really use the credit grinding ability.

Rumor is February for the 7.2 patch with this.

 

[PowerYoga]

ferdi is durable but not all that hard to penetrate. The long 88 can reliably penetrate the bottom hull without much aiming, and you really need the top engine along with the top gun or you're slow as shit. So you need to put a ton of work before it becomes formidable. Without the top engine you turn slower than a kv3 with a broken engine and dead driver.

 

[Elcs]

Supertest does not have the T34 Premium, M103 nor the T110 currently on their server. They are testing physics.

I would not expect 7.2 for a while, probably February or March.

That said, I think Maximillian, that facehugging is possibly one of the worst ideas ever for a T32 and any half competent Tier 9 player would blow you out of the water with no hassle at all. I facehugged a T32 in my T32 and took less than 400 damage because I knew where to hit him, he spammed HE at me.

Speaking of T32 action... I uploaded by best T32 match and best match so far of release onto YouTube and it can be found here. 2,379 experience, 82,962 credits. I didn't really think my performance was all that great and if you read the description, you'll see that I have second thoughts about which would have been the better option for me (and might have enabled me to survive and earn even more).

 

[Maximilian]

Heh well i don't come up against many half competent drivers I remember trashing a fully upgraded E75 in my T32 because i wedged him against a wall and he couldn't hurt me but i hurt his commanders cupola

 

[LurkerPrime]

Supertest does not have the T34 Premium, M103 nor the T110 currently on their server. They are testing physics.

I would not expect 7.2 for a while, probably February or March.

Thats good news for me. I'm pretty sure I can grind that out in a month or so.

 

[stag3]

damn i should have grinded for the T34 if it's gonna be a premium and saved myself from buying the T59 haha

 

[Elcs]

Heh well i don't come up against many half competent drivers I remember trashing a fully upgraded E75 in my T32 because i wedged him against a wall and he couldn't hurt me but i hurt his commanders cupola

He can pen your cupola, he can pen your hull, he should be able to fire off your turret and pen the hull and he should be able to get through the front of your turret in places too.

You got lucky

 

[Elcs]

damn i should have grinded for the T34 if it's gonna be a premium and saved myself from buying the T59 haha

Rumours persist as to how it is going to be as a premium tank.

Heard that it will drop the 120mm
Heard it will keep the 120mm
Heard it will not get boosted credit earnings a la Lowe/Type 59
Heard it will get boosted credit earnings
Heard it will be a useless pile of shite

I suspect it will lose the top engine, keep the 120mm (with nerfed RoF, maybe aim time and accuracy) and give boosted credit earnings but as it is essentially a free tank, I doubt the earnings will be anywhere near as good as the Lowe/Type 59. Lower repair costs too.

 

[Daverino]

I don't really think it makes sense to drop the 120 from the T34. The only reason the T34 was the T34 and NOT the T29 was because they stuck a 120 in the turret. I'm grinding away credits to rebuy the T34 in preparation for 7.2. I screwed up the German heavy tank split because I wasn't paying attention, so I'm not going to miss out this time. Fortunately, I'm one of those rare folks that enjoys playing my Lowe, so getting credits isn't really a grind, per se.

The autoloading French tanks are fascinating. Forget everything you learned about playing tanks, because it's a whole new play style. In the French light tanks, I can sit around the back of a pack or off to the sides minding my own business. I wait for an opportunity and charge in using my excellent speed and acceleration to get on top of the enemy. I'll typically drive along side a target at point blank range, unload all six rounds into their side and rear (often that's enough to kill them right there) and then accelerate away. The alpha from a full autoloader is just off the hook.

Last night, playing in a clan match on El Haluf our opponent stormed the water with 6 IS-7s at the start of the match. Three survived without damage and hunkered down there trying to earn a draw. I was in my T92 and had to go all the way to the north hill to get splash shots on them. At about 2 minutes remaining, the IS-7s had enough of my shelling and came out. My team was pushing on their cap and they could count our tanks, knowing there was just a single AMX-50b left in our base. They were all down to about 20% because of my constant splashing. Still they figured they only needed to burn 120 seconds for the draw.

The AMX was at the top of the hill waiting on them. He fired 3 shots in 10 seconds and killed all three IS-7s. Game over.

tl;dr: Autoloader rocks.

 

[LurkerPrime]

Can you imagine if they put a tier 8 premium light tank in the game? If it was any near as popular as the 59 no one would play arty anymore. The T-50-2 and that french light tank are bad enough as it is. Those things are so agile they take some skill and alot of luck to hit. The worst part is those bastards take a KT hit and keep on going unless they get tracked. I've been changing to HE when I see them on the other team for two reasons, 1: HE is cheaper, and 2: hopefully a better chance to track them on a hit. That little french tank easily pierces side and rear armor of my KT, although the damage is low, it is very very annoying.

 

[Genx87]

I don't really think it makes sense to drop the 120 from the T34. The only reason the T34 was the T34 and NOT the T29 was because they stuck a 120 in the turret. I'm grinding away credits to rebuy the T34 in preparation for 7.2. I screwed up the German heavy tank split because I wasn't paying attention, so I'm not going to miss out this time. Fortunately, I'm one of those rare folks that enjoys playing my Lowe, so getting credits isn't really a grind, per se.

The autoloading French tanks are fascinating. Forget everything you learned about playing tanks, because it's a whole new play style. In the French light tanks, I can sit around the back of a pack or off to the sides minding my own business. I wait for an opportunity and charge in using my excellent speed and acceleration to get on top of the enemy. I'll typically drive along side a target at point blank range, unload all six rounds into their side and rear (often that's enough to kill them right there) and then accelerate away. The alpha from a full autoloader is just off the hook.

Last night, playing in a clan match on El Haluf our opponent stormed the water with 6 IS-7s at the start of the match. Three survived without damage and hunkered down there trying to earn a draw. I was in my T92 and had to go all the way to the north hill to get splash shots on them. At about 2 minutes remaining, the IS-7s had enough of my shelling and came out. My team was pushing on their cap and they could count our tanks, knowing there was just a single AMX-50b left in our base. They were all down to about 20% because of my constant splashing. Still they figured they only needed to burn 120 seconds for the draw.

The AMX was at the top of the hill waiting on them. He fired 3 shots in 10 seconds and killed all three IS-7s. Game over.

tl;dr: Autoloader rocks.

At first I thought french tanks were a joke. But those guns are friggin amazing. And the speed, holy god the speed. I drove in my AMX 12t with an AMX 50 120 right along side of me. I was told my GFs son "Holy crap, this heavy is moving at 50km\h". And in a pub an AMX 50 120 also rocked an obj 704 from the front. Makes it tempting to try them out. But I am sticking to the french light\medium line

 

[Elcs]

French heavies up to and including Tier 7 are absolutely hopeless.

Also, I'm not overly keen on my Lolraine. The 3.33s between shots makes it feel quite a bit worse than the 90mm on the AMX 90.Certainly not enjoying it.. though I am not enjoying WoT either.

 

[PowerYoga]

If it was any near as popular as the 59 no one would play arty anymore.

One can only hope.

I've stopped the french heavies line. They seem more or less worthless... and I'm not sure if people are just using it incorrectly or whatever but I'm not really scared of them anymore. Maybe the problem is people trying to play PAB with them and the paper thin armor is useless. But then why use the heavies in the first place when you can use the medium/lights and they do the same job but better...