Hanacker
4321
Is there a key to see chat history in-game? I’m sure if there is it’s listed somewhere and I’m just being lazy, but oh well.
JoshV
4322
When they up a tank’s tier, do they beef up its hit points?
In that link they say “French tanks will be added in 7.1 update scheduled for Q4 2011”. KV is a Soviet tank, not French, so it’s not planned for Q4 2012.
In their big development plans post (it’s currently can be found towards the end of the first page of Overlord’s blog) they’ve said:
heavy tanks KV-1, KV-2, KV-4, Т-150, ST 1, Object 252 Q1 2012
On the other hand, in his today’s post Overlord said:
Tanks:
To be specified (no French tanks!)[B].
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So who knows what tanks are going to be released when. :)
I think so. I think the idea is to kind of limit the number of derp KV-2 out there by removing it from the Soviet HT path. The only point in getting the KV-2 will be to unlock the S-51. This should bring the majority of new players’ KV’s to a more appropriate for tier 5 level.
They revamp everything about the affected tank - hit points, armor, guns, etc. Complete re-balance.
RichVR
4325
Point taken. But I can still hope.
Trey
4326
The new T-59 premium tank is ridiculously hard to damage. I dunno if it’s the armor thickness or the slope or the combination, but it’s like it’s invincible to other mediums. I saw a heavy and 2 mediums surround and pin one to a wall and even then it took like 30 seconds to kill it.
And now we’ve got matches where most of the tanks it seems are premium tanks. It’s a bit drab–I like more variety.
pyrhic
4328
so far the t-50 has been underwhelming for me. I picked it up for a laugh mainly, but found the joke was mostly on me as I kept getting put in tier 8 and 9 battles, and the puny 75 pen of the best t-50 gun is ridiculous in a t9 battle(as is for all tier 4s).
I’m not really seeing to point of introducing new tier 4s and 5s when they largely (in NA), just get thrown in with behemoths they can’t touch.
ShivaX
4329
Scouts are supposed to scout.
I’m not sure why noone understands this.
In its tier the Leo is horrifically overpowered, but its usually well out of its tier so that works. The new Tier5 lights are effectively Tier6-7 vehicles, but since they’re mostly in Tier 8-9 matches it works.
pyrhic
4330
I’m not sure why no one understands that light tanks are light tanks - not scouts.
Afaik, there is no scout class. Regardless, the t-50’s ‘out of the box’ signal range is 340. It’s view range is 380. Neither is particularly good for a scout.
My complaint is less about about the tank and more about the frustration of the retarded setting that gets tier 4s thrown in with tier 9s.
RichVR
4331
Sometimes the only thing you can do with a fast light is go wide, penetrate and try to pop the enemy arty before you’re killed.
Light tanks in this game have no other function than to scout. Hell, historically, light tanks were mostly used in the armored cav/recon formations of armored units, so in effect, they are the scout class.
The gun on a light tank in WoT is utterly irrelevant, other than for plinking at arty and other light tanks perhaps. I agree, they should come with better radios stock, because essentially they are radios with tracks. And the game should give them some sort of defensive and spotting advantages beyond their speed. But if you play a light, you have to think “avoid fire” and not “exchange fire,” period.
In other news, I’m like a handful of exp from my M40/M43, but where I’m gonna get the 2.whatever million credits to buy one I have no idea…
Yup… had a fun ride with my T-50 on Malinovka… zipped out to the village on the flank and hid out until the other team started to move past on the hill. Took a bunch of quick shots at side and rear armour as they passed, 3 medium turned and pursued me through the village to the church where our heavies were waiting to fill them full of holes. With only 5% health I bugged out toward the enemy base, pursued by a panzer III/IV the whole way… stumbled into an SU-8 and orbitted it, killing it before with 5 shots before they could actually take me out.
It was hair raising and hillarious :D Certainly gave our team an edge to win the map.
A premium tank, arty, and/or a premium account will solve your problems. I use all three to varying degrees.
I have premium, and (duh!) arty; I KNOW I can earn the credits, but I’m impatient ;p. I do not have a premium tank as I hate them all. They are ugly.
ShivaX
4336
Its fairly annoying and I’m in the same boat.
I got a T-25 a while back, but its really not quite enough. I’m currently sitting on a whole load of things unlocked that I can’t afford. I finally got the Patton, but now I’ve unlocked the Object 704, so I’m not any better off.
I’m sorely tempted to just get a Type 59 or something, but I have a T34 researched and waiting for them to stop dicking around. I don’t understand why they’re taking so long with replacing it, all its doing is letting more and more people get a free premium tank, which seems to be one of their big ways of making money.
The T-59 is interesting, but that’s a lot of gold. I make decent money with an elite StuG, actually.
ShivaX
4338
In my experience lower tiers are profitable, but when you’re talking about millions and millions of credits, making 10-20k a match tops doesn’t really cut it.
T-25 averages around 25k with maybe 3-4k in repairs and ammo, and that hardly dents it when you need 3.5 million for a vehicle. People with Lowes talk about making 3 mil in one night of playing.
4.1 the first night I had it. I mean, it’s nowhere near that much. Cough. Excuse me. Must be off.
Yeah, but I can’t really see myself dropping thirty real world bucks on a horrendously ugly Lowe. Maybe a T-59, which does look rather neat. But man, that’s real money…
