was a good night last night, one great match in the hellcat with Sig and Ed where Sig and I whittled HP off their T7 heavies and TDs, leaving Ed in his hellcat alone with Arty against 2 ISU152s a KV1s and another heavy, arty got 2 and Ed got 2 -killing the last heavy with 10 seconds to go -base defence ftw!
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That arty made 4 shots TDing. Credit to him.
Finally got "1st Class" badge...just one problem with the TOG...the juvinile comments...please...spare me...
Finally played war thunder very briefly this afternoon. Its pretty handy. Did the tutorial, then an arcade battle. Basically just flew around, hit a guy once then got shot down though. Am sure there are tactics to it and my team mates were going 'wtf is he doing?' But it was ok.
2 from 8 so far.
I've potatoed a couple but just awful teams. Even lost twice seal-clubbing.
Finally played war thunder very briefly this afternoon. Its pretty handy. Did the tutorial, then an arcade battle. Basically just flew around, hit a guy once then got shot down though. Am sure there are tactics to it and my team mates were going 'wtf is he doing?' But it was ok.
I've probably done around 12 battles. Still clueless as is around 50% of the players so I wouldn't worry about being crap.
I'm going to read up on the controls tonight and also how to capture bases, what's a soft landing and the research.
I've noticed you automatically upgrade rather than in WOT where you have to pick which modules to upgrade.
First time I was actually quite keen to play WT rather than WOT tonight.
Best game so far was 3 kills and a couple of land targets, (armoured cars).
Let me know if you pick anything up tactics wise.
Seems the sort of game that's hard to get good at, but once you do its great fun - especially at the moment with the game in BETA. I like that in a game.
Get in!
Very nice Stevo.
I beat up on one last night on Ruinberg in the S-35. Just kept popping out and putting a round in and moving back... all for Munk to kill steal it off me.
New toys:
Thats quite the May Day Parade you got going on there Sig
50% in the middle two. Haven't used top and bottom.
0% in the baby Panther. 100% in the SU
Remarkable losing run in the TOG today.
That sort of day. Personally I've been awful including driving in front of Munk and getting shot. 'Fucking idiot' were the words I believe.
Even seal-clubbing in the T-127 which is normally a 75% win rate was four down at one stage.
A lot of city maps and the new maps not helping.
Ok this morning. Got a Top Gun of 7 in the Hellcat. Not bad for someone who had cycled home in head wind after a nightshift.
Spending Saturday night playing WOT while watching sharknado. Then EPL later. Being sociable is overrated.
Spending Saturday night playing WOT while watching sharknado. Then EPL later. Being sociable is overrated.
sounds like nerdy heaven to me.
World of Tanks Rhyming Slang
In a Funk - Just killed by Munk
Captain O'Malley - Sacred Valley
Nvidia Cards - Made by Tards
Steaming Log - Stevo's Tog
Add "cafeman" to the "I need a shell" list...he called me a "coward" after I didn't rush three larger enemies...I asked him what his winning % was, and then I'd rush...he called me an "******" and that he'd add me to his ignore list...
LOLS.
Munk and I have loaded QuickyBaby's mod pack. Then you don't need to ask :-)
May yet uninstall it. Find it demoralising sometimes.
Munk and I have loaded QuickyBaby's mod pack. Then you don't need to ask :-)
May yet uninstall it. Find it demoralising sometimes.
its like the Red Sea
It also fucking lies. 87% chance of a win. Smashed in 5 minutes.
I spotted Stevo in his Churchill 1 in a battle yesterday... as all my team's surviving tanks Lemminged down one side of the map Stevo and his team went the other way and actually capped instead of stopping when they spotted an enemy scout. We lost.
Don't think XVM expected us to win that though.
Let me know if you pick anything up tactics wise.
Seems the sort of game that's hard to get good at, but once you do its great fun - especially at the moment with the game in BETA. I like that in a game.
http://wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=Basics#Landing
http://www.kiasa.org/2013/02/09/a-beginners-guide-to-war-thunder-part-2/
The bottom one is a good guide. If you need to land the button is "G" for gear down and "F" for flaps.
Just got my first proper bomber which is the SPG of the WT world.
There is an Indian summer event going on where they are handing out free premium planes.
It also fucking lies. 87% chance of a win. Smashed in 5 minutes.
I spotted Stevo in his Churchill 1 in a battle yesterday... as all my team's surviving tanks Lemminged down one side of the map Stevo and his team went the other way and actually capped instead of stopping when they spotted an enemy scout. We lost.
Don't think XVM expected us to win that though.
Thought I had you too m8. "Ricochet!" Lesson: normal ammo is for noobs.
The T-150. I can live with the slow reload time. but the aiming time is costing me many kills...
Got a gun-laying drive?
The problem with 'hardnews' is no nets and no 6th sense. The second is getting closer but the the money for the first is going on the grind.
Got a gun-laying drive?
The problem with 'hardnews' is no nets and no 6th sense. The second is getting closer but the the money for the first is going on the grind.
Yip. Got it...the sooner the commander can get his "brothers in arms" skill, the better...but it's a real shock from the speed and accuracy of the British tank guns. Mind you, pleasing to waste a KV in 2-3 shots. But British rapid fire guns FTW!
Yeah, I've wasted so many credits/gold on this game too...only learnt last week that premium tanks can use the crew from other tanks - without penalty. Real bummer that...and the 6th sense skill looks awesome too. Not that any of my crews have it :-( Completely missed that one...
Oh. Whoops. Maybe we should have pointed that all out to you.
Need to remember that:
- 6th sense and BIA are Perks so only work at 100%. BIA also only works if every crew member has it.
- Best bet is to use a skill that works straight away then when that gets to 100% retrain the crew member in 6th sense or BIA (cost 200 gold) - in TDs it's Camo to 100%.
For TD crews I use this:
Commander -
Camo - at 100% switch to 6th Sense
Camo - at 100% switch to BIA
Camo -
Driver -
Camo
Clutch breaking - at 100% switch to BIA
Clutch Breaking -
Gunner -
Camo
Amourer - at 100% switch to BIA
Amourer - at 100% switch to Deadeye
Loader -
Camo
Repairs - at 100% switch to BIA
Repairs
- Also worth noting that skills and Perks DO translate to any tank not just premiums despite what in-game states. Your crew just runs at about 85% while skills work - 'ghetto premium'.
I have just remembered I have a 6th sense commander sitting in my
T-34-85 (ex-Russian light crew) and I never use it. Might retrain them
as a 2nd Russian TD crew instead of running my Su-85b crew in every
Russian tank destroyer.
BIA. Every one has to have it? Oh dear...have massively stuffed up regarding crew training...complete shambles...my poor British crews...so much time, so much effort...in disarray...Still love the TOG. The gun especially. Very strategic weapon. But its success is very reliant on team mates. Useless team = certain death.
Thinking of another tier VI project. Maybe even a tier VII project.
More gold required.
You can awlays retrain though Stevo. Yes, it costs gold but it's never irrecoverable.
Also, now you know you can move crews you can accellerate training of your crews by daily doubling them twice a day (eg Matilda crew in BP or Church crew in TOG). Unless your premium crews are more advanced in which case you should probably retrain them to a non-premium tank - more gold.
Yes HN. But my Matilda crew could have hopped straight into the Matilda BP. They didn't. Got a new crew instead. Ouch. 600 battles wasted. Training takes so long too. Took over 150 TOG battles to just train my crew from 90% to 100% for their various skills...
Gonna buy gold. A truck load.
You think that is a lot of battles? Talk to Munk about his SU-85b crew. Think he said 5th skill and each percent some ridiculous XP.
I bought a truckload of Goldz last week. Hence the four new tanks. Plan was one tank and some camo and a RAM but instead I got carried away on new tanks and re-training my top French crew into the AC mle 48.
Incidentally. The game needs a Premium US TD. I have two crews beyond 80% on first skill but I never use the T18 or the Hellcat to advance them to 100% and when i have used the Hellcat it's ben in tank companies or campaigns and I put the T40 crew in to get 6th sense.
You think that is a lot of battles? Talk to Munk about his SU-85b crew. Think he said 5th skill and each percent some ridiculous XP.
Incidentally. The game needs a Premium US TD. I have two crews beyond 80% on first skill but I never use the T18 or the Hellcat to advance them to 100% and when i have used the Hellcat it's ben in tank companies or campaigns and I put the T40 crew in to get 6th sense.
It would be nice for a US prem TD. My SU85b crew are on their 5th skill, 78% -thats after 2724 battles -I just can not stop playing that tank..its that good (for me ) -With the bonus XP for top damage they have gone from 65% to 78% in the last month -to go from 77% to 78% it needed something like 55K
Incidentally Stevo. Crew resets are half price until the end of the week if you need to sort them out.
Have a read of the Wiki on how they work.
12,000 gold. Just like that. This bloody game...I'm such a mug.
How did you spend that much?
Crews at 100 gold each can't cost that much? Did you buy another tank?
Because I'm forever noob.
Gonna use more wisely.
You meant overall... You have four premiums for that though don't you?
I've spent more than that. Remembering I have rage sold two Premiums.
Matilda IV was sold in rage also...
News, I gather the colours are red=nooby, yellow=average, green=good etc...4K=games played?
