You aren’t? I thought people took a T1 so that their team would get an extra heavy which more than outweighs the decrease in usefulness of the tank at the bottom of the tier list.?
I never noticed the system compensating like this, I don’t think it does it. At best, it would give your team some slightly better tank somewhere in the middle of the list, where it’s hard to even notice the difference.
Some really nice UI improvements in the latest patch. Hold Alt and you can (finally) see people’s names even when far away, plus much easier identification of what tank is where on the map etc
kedaha
2884
Playing Arty in T2. Initially found it fantastic, but now everyone I’m facing is taking 3-6 shots of Arty to be deaded which is kind of frustrating.
Does it get better next tier or am I better off going TD line?
Playing as USSR btw!
I think the patch nerfed arty too, right?
Im pretty much done with the game myself. I’ve been trying for days now to put up with the grind from t3 and I just wont do it anymore. 40-50 battles and I’m at the bottom of every one and cant damage much of anything and everything seems able to one shot me when I try to go and scout. Sadly I dont see anything in the patch that is going to change that. I have maybe 20k creds so even if i get the xp for t4 it will be forever until i get the money to buy the tank.
Post-patch lag is pretty severe today–I won one battle in each of my vehicles for the doubled XP and logged off.
JoshV
2888
I saw this little bit:
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• Added an option to turn-off tank shaking during shooting/moving/stopping/being hit in sniper mode. Default setting is shaking on.
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That sucks, I found that to be a good defense when in a lighter, faster firing tank, to pop shots at them just to screw up their aim.
Not related to the new patch, but what does the orange icon when a TD goes into sniper mode mean?
it means your treads are locked and you’re only able to move the gun.
mk56
2891
Yea, borderline unplayable for me. Up until today the server and client have been rock solid.
Dave47
2892
Yeah, why did they change this?
Dejin
2893
It was being done client-side not server-side (and I believe can’t be handled server-side due to connection speed issues). They figured the client was being hacked or was going to be hacked to remove it, and rather than letting some people get an advantage for hacking the client, they should remove it for everyone.
pyrhic
2894
Well, my T3 woes are mostly behind me. After some very frustrating early levels, i changed from the bt7 to the T46 and wow, do I like that tank more. I also found that, after a few upgrades, the Pzkpfw III Ausf A is pretty decent as well.
The other things I did that noticeably changed my perception and enjoyment:
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in a battle with substantially better tanks, my role isnt to shoot at them. My role is to be support and eyes for the big tanks and artillery - move quick, and to be within support range.
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stick with other tanks. When I got slaughtered, far too often I was way out in front, without support
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be mindful of likely arty trajectories and, if you are spotting someone, assume arty is already incoming for you (ie, dont stop)
brett, read pyrrics post. he says what we old dogs have been telling you guys for days, but he done walk the walk recently :P
I really really like what was done in the recent patch. It seems arty mostly lives to detrack my tank. the new maps are awesome. The new textures are awesome. My Su-85 sucks :( (or maybe i suck playing it)
ShivaX
2896
So someone with experience help me out here.
My Favorite Tank Ever is the Pz4. I love it. I love the way it plays and everything about it.
Now progressing onwards from the Pz4, what should I be aiming for?
Would a Panther play similarly? Any of the VKs on the way to the Panther?
I never played much with German Mediums in beta, but I did get into like a 3001 of some sort and recall it being a pile of crap that was worse than my Pz3/4 in nearly every way and don’t really want to go down that road again.
Edit:
AHHH that makes sense.
I still wish my view would recoil off my own shots. Its just not nearly as satisfying to fire a big gun and have nothing really move. Plus it feels… glitchy. Like its trying to move, but can’t. I hate it and decided to play without it even though I know its a disadvantage.
I did not play the German heavies but the VK36 next in line from the Pz4 is awesome after some upgrades.
It got a decent gun good armor and average mobility.
My favorite Tier 6 Tank.
It gets better (T3, SU-26), then it gets worse (T4, SU-5) and then it gets better again (SU-8 and up). :)
Arty and TD are very different beasts, completely different gameplay. If you are asking, you should probably do both. :) Just have a TD as secondary line - switch to it when your main one is dead.
nomaar
2899
It most certainly does not suck. With the 107 gun, it dominates the field.
Talorc
2900
Anyone tried out the new German T4 tank yet - Pz38NA? I’ve repurchased an old T38(t) and I am busy unlocking it now.
Previsouly I was planning on getting my first Tier 5 tank as the Pz IV (due to being so iconic), but I could be tempted to go through the Pz38NA to Pz III/IV then on to Panther line.
How does the Pz IV compare to PZ III/IV? I’ve already unlocked Pz IV (and Stug III), just mucking aorund with some more T4 tanks before buying.
Love the minimap and the changes to the Pagorki map seem excellent so far.
EDit: ooo, and Ive just realised that thanks to fully unlokcing the Leopard and nearly all of the Hezter (not the top radio) I shoudl already have most of the Pz38NA unlocked
