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Draschel: Urban areas(survival) Hardening, (mobility) rotation mech, ventilation or vertical stabilizer Open, bushy maps(survival) Ventilation, (mobility) rotation mech, stabilizer or turbocharger Rhino absolutely needs Rations, smooth ride, snapshot because this thing literally has self propelled gun soft stats.Purple bonds equipment helps a tonne, like purple vents or stabilizer      

Draschel: Tell me your crew is better than that.What is with the equipment setup? Choose mobility and run Rotation mech. Put Hardening in first bonus spot, and put purple Bonds ventilation you got for Christmas Ops in last spot.For open, bushy maps run vents in first spot, rotation mech and vertical stab. Rhino does not need aiming device more than it needs stabilizer and rotation 

Draschel: The camo is better than Leopard PTA. You sure that is trash? I can understand, Jag Pz E100. But WZ? 

churchill50: One problem I just came across.Why have the chevron requirements gone up so drastically? From last season:https://worldoftanks...1-2022-stage-1/It took 22 chevrons for Division 3, 23 for Division 2, 25 for Division 1, for a total of 70. This season:https://worldoftanks...-2022-season-2/It takes 29 for Division 3, 31 for Division 2, 34 for Division 1, for a total of 94. That's a 34% increase in the number of chevrons required.And the fact that the rewards have stayed at 6,150 bonds instead of going back to 8,000 (which is where they were back when the mode was 15v15), while lengthening the grind really rubs me the wrong way. Some good changes were finally being made to Ranked... (10v10 format, less arty and wheelies, less camping TD's, shorter grind), but this is a giant step in the wrong direction in my opinion.

Draschel: You are doing quite nicely actually. People do alot less than you, believe it or not. But 3-marks for tier X tanks are going to be difficult.Work on your WZ120. You are getting there. The biggest key for 3 marks has to do with consistency. Skill4ltu content mentions quite alot about marking.  

Jaguarz: Just because it takes 50 games for a lesson to sink in, that does not make the lesson undesired.  You may want to take up a reading course at a local learning annex because all your posts are a mass of contradictions and protestations and ignoring your asinine ranting who exactly are you to place terms upon others as to how they should or should not be playing? You are a massive hypocrite, either unashamed or more likely just oblivious. Your sad attempts to strawman anything and everything anyone says to you shows you have nothing real to contribute, you come here just to be toxic, to twist things out of context and meaning. What are you even doing in this thread? I mean exactly what is your hope or contribution? You clearly state you refuse to learn so great, go off and do as you please but no, you continue to be toxic and to try and wind people up which we can only presume is how you get your entertainment for free. I feel pity for anyone who has to deal with you in real life, rest of us can just add you to ignore, its a shame you couldnt contribute anything of value in game or here. Bye.

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Draschel: The Tier X has decent track traverse and terrain crossing stats so all it needs is some HP/T to make it more active. Since it is an WZ.....113G..... how about start by giving it 113 heavy tank 750 horsepower engine? Buff the muzzle velocity to 800.  

1LT_Dwayne: And you don't know who alex jones is. He made some true statements.

Draschel:  That isn't a problem, where people were taking the time to shoot under a tank for splashing HE damage. That part isn't something I condemn. But it can certainly still be done by aiming at tank spots. Shooting an enemy tank location, that has 30-50mm armor with HE rounds, generally still yields stinging HE damage. Super Conquer, 60 TP will still feel the bite, if something like Sheridan or Type 5, shot HE and struck the them in these spots. Although well sloped area, they are areas only covered by 40-70mm armor. Areas that can be reached frontally too.  The problem is the rarity. For every one guy splashing the ground to damage upward, there are 15 center of mass HE spammers. Its often the 1 guy doing things right, paying penance for the laziness of others.

Draschel: I am not complaining about FV splashing me when they should be penetrating me.I am complaining about the rampant, obnoxious pre 1.12 HE splashing against tanks in impossible position, for ridiculous damage, that even if it were Jag Pz E100 with 420 HEAT pen it still wouldn't work. This breaks the game.  The problem was all HE spam. Thats why all HE spam was changed, not just 60TP. All.When Type 4 and 5 were so problematic, they took the nerfbat and dealt with it. When FV4005 was seen as problematic, they took the nerfbat and dealt with it. But it came down to the point, where WG saw the light, and didn't narrow it down to single tanks anymore, but rather HE spam in general. And this HE re-balance has been a blessing and has definitely increased game-skill and game health. When someone 3-marks a Fochs 155, firing 3 consecutive HE shells centre of mass for 1,200 combined, instead of having to deal with bad gun handling and walking away with only 1 pen for 750.....it is a problem. And this problem is now gone.  

Draschel: i am not going to lie.Sell it to buy equipment to put on 110E3. Way better.WZ is an useless combination of 110E3 and 268.  

Draschel: 60TP, E100, 110E4, Fochs 155, Type 5, VK7201, FV183, FV4005  can all do it. 60TP was just the most common in Ranked doing it.  Hull down heavy tanks like Kran, Chieftain, Super Conquer always risk being damaged. Not generally, by the enemy they are attacking, but by flanks / arta / Premium shells. Super Conquer, Chieftain, and Kran do not have side turret armor like IS7, it isn't 210mm. If you believe Hull down heavy tanks are invulnerable, by oh boy. Chieftain isn't 279E. It can't sit in the open and get shot by 6 players. 279E can, even without hulldown. Hulldown gameplay isn't dynamic, when its a hulldown like Himmelsdorf 200m from cap. But even Westfield hulldown is susceptible to multiple avenues of attack, and needs paying attention to make suere you aren't taking flank damage.  Good players can and do play bad tanks. They just don't like to.  Kran is an one trick pony. Ranked and maybe pubs. Its a CW flop. Chieftain is totally unbalanced. Good players aren't people that say Chieftain is fine as is. What game are you playing?  

churchill50:  Maybe that was true once upon a time, but it's definitely not since the T-44/T-44-100 got massive buffs a few years ago. They're both super solid tanks now.

Jaguarz:  Just a strawman attack, take something and intentionally misrepresent it to divert/bait.

churchill50: >Claus KellermanNeed I say more?

churchill50:  Lol. I hadn't heard that one, but I like it!

churchill50:  This ^In my opinion, the SU-100M1 and Obj 263 are the two best tanks in the line at this point, followed by the Obj 268v4, and then the SU-101. The SU-100M1 is the best tank, but it can get screwed over by matchmaker. The Obj 263 isn't quite as good as the 100M1 tier for tier, but gets much better matchmaking. At the end of the day, the Obj 263 is my favorite tank in the line. The key to playing the 268v4 line is the right amount of aggression.The mobility, frontal armor, and decent guns (good pen, decent gun performance, good alpha) allow you to play pretty aggressively.But you need to know when to stop. The low traverse speed, mediocre HP, bad DPM, and lack of a turret can get you into trouble really quickly.Most of the time, you need at least some support to make sure you're not flanked/circled. But you also want to be at the front using your armor and gun to their best effect. Used well, they're Stalin's sledgehammers. Used poorly, they're easy to kill.

TeriyakiTanker: I'm guessing you havent played the Churchill Gun Carriage yet......

Jaguarz:  You literally contradict yourself in the very next line and just because you couldnt care less about the other players on your team and their efforts to win the game doesnt mean others are so selfish and vacuous. Its nothing to lose sleep over for sure but with each of your posts you contradict yourself so we can make the assumption that you add no value to the side and are protesting that others WANT you to be of benefit. If you dont want to add benefit to the side, couldnt care about the game, couldnt care about the outcome, couldnt care about your side why are you a) playing a multiplayer game at all instead of a stand alone one and b) haunting the forums complaining about people getting better?

churchill50:  *Before January 10th. The event ends at server reset on January 10th, meaning you need to  have applied the discounts by Sunday, January 9th for most people.

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churchill50: The website https://tanks.gg/ is your best bet. First, you can look at the stats of any tank in the game:https://tanks.gg/list You can also compare tanks to each other:https://tanks.gg/compare And you can also see a list of tanks ranked by a specific stat/tank class/tier:https://tanks.gg/list/stats You also generally get a better feeling of what's good in each stat as you play the game more and play more tanks.

churchill50:  Danget, now I'm tempted to install mods again for the first time in years...Thanks for the information rampant!

Jaguarz:  I would say nice strawman but it really isnt, its just weak I play for fun, I dont find it fun to be a drain on others or to cause the TEAM to lose. I didnt advocate lessons in a video game, I advocated sharing knowledge, Im sorry that you take exception to such a concept and I wish you well in your pursuit of ignorance. Personally I find it bewildering that people would even want to play a game without understanding its fundamentals (when aware of them) and continue to get annihilated over and over, thus fostering the gross misconception that everyone on your side is garbage and the other team are all cheaters but to each their own.

churchill50: I'm currently running Hardening, Turbo (with the Mobility slot from Field Mods), and V-Stab.That gives you a great combination of better survivability, better mobility, and decent gun handling.I also know several other good players who use the same loadout on it.

churchill50: It's not as good as it was, especially since it's almost strictly worse than the Kranvagn in the "autoloading heavy with derpy gun but great DPM and fast clip" role. The T57 Heavy still has the edge in pen, clip potential, and DPM, but the Kran wins in alpha, gun depression, and turret armor, which makes it a better tank.The Vz 55 is a bit of a different beast, but still does take some of the T57's limelight. But, that doesn't mean the T57 Heavy isn't still solid. 1600 clip potential in 6 seconds with a ~20-21 second reload is still beastly, especially when it comes with the pen to really go up against anything (whereas the Kran has to be careful about engaging some tanks frontally because of its low pen). It excels in close-range brawls where it can put the monstrous combination of an autoloader and 3,400 DPM to use. Just be careful about engaging at long range, where the gun handing will get to you. It did get some help in this area with the introduction of Equipment 2.0. Running some combination of Vents, V-Stab, IAU, and IRM really helps the gun. But, it's still not reliable at mid to long range. It's a bit of a one-trick pony.

churchill50:  How exciting or boring it is to play, and whether any individual player likes the tank is completely separate from how good the tank is. It's easily among the best tier 8 premium heavies, alongside the Obj 703 II and Renegade. It has decent mobility (especially once you unlock the Mobility slot and put Turbo on it), decent armor, and a monstrously broken gun. That's literally all you need.

churchill50:  Pretty much what I was thinking.

Draschel:  Invalid.Clan Wars naturally leans towards being stale. Lets look at a history of meta. Before 279E, Chieftain, 260, 277.....there were teams of Super conquer, WZ11111115A. And before those, the weird Maus and Type 5 and 268 V 4 meta. Before those, it comprised 110E5 and 113. Before that, FV215B and 113.  For mediums, 907 has been a powerful part of CW for a long time, but 140 has always been an useful enough replacement. After the re-works, Leopard and STB1 are powerful tools used for specific roles. 430U before its nerf pretty much took 113s job alongside 5A. Before all this, TVP was popular as skirmisher clip-tank alongside combatant meds like 907/140.  CW gravitates to the best, most flexible units available. You use the right tools for the job.  

Jaguarz:  You miss the actual point of the comparisons, its got literally nothing to do with what goes into the game, it doesnt even matter if crew 2.0 makes the game better as NGE arguable did, the point is, as with NGE, about changing a core aspect of a mature game and how it can only lead to player loss. There is zero chance of expansion in World of Tanks now, the game is in retention mode, its a fact of life but people dont like core changes late in a games life ESPECIALLY when they come with a pay to win function which you ignore, this is a massive psychological red flag for people and look how many claim this game is P2W as it is. A fun point of comparison is City of Heroes, this is a game that launched nearly 20 years ago and shut down nearly a decade ago, one of its creators Jack Emmert hated what the game became and went off and made Champions Online and is now heading DCUO. The code for CoH got leaked and now the largest private server has more players than DCUO and CO combined every single day. This can be attributed to Emmert being an egotist and his vision is not marketable yet keeps getting the lead in Superhero MMOs on the back of the most successful one which was in spite of him but also to the fact that people LIKED the core and it didnt need updating or changing . Everyone keeps trying to reinvent the wheel when it isnt needed and Crew 2.0 is the same, people wont come back or start anew in WOT on the back of it but they sure as hell will leave. Theres no gain to be had with Crew 2.0, you cant change people.

Draschel:  Your point is what?  To have someone complain and whimper? Remain disheartened? Or surmount the odds and better themselvesWhen you select CW, and elect to compete, you shouldn't be 'choosing opponents'   You must be  'ready' for the opposition 

Draschel:  You must understand, not all people are trying to impart onto you, insulting or snarky attitude. But this is best answered honestly, and yes honesty can be hard to swallow. People in great clans with those high Elo ratings, and teams full of 279E, Chieftain, 260, 907 usually worked to get them. I am sure a few bad apples paid for them, without a doubt but most worked for them. Tanks like 279E, 260 are available for all, no clan necessary. Tanks like T100LT, Super Conquer, Conquer GC, Strv 103, 268 V 4, EBR105, 110E3, 277, STB1, Leopard 1 - other popular CW tanks are also available simply completing tech trees. Grind out Field mods, unlocking 2 Bonus slots very important for most users as Bonds Equipment is extremely costly. Hardware is one thing, but equipping both inside and out of your hardware is another. Fielded tanks should have minimum 3 skill crews, Core / BIA / Major qualifier (camo or rep)  .....the more the better. The right equipment, directives, Rations, Field Mod are very important. For instance hardening on teams of Super Conqueror and 110E3 tremendously boosts HP over teams with heavies not running it, turbochargers on 277 make them fast like fat mediums, Optics & CVS combinations on T100LT.  Individual skill does matter, but in Clan Wars a team acting in unison is more important. Pre-planning can be easily done in Map-tactic. Your team needs proper channels for conducting communication, and obedience in following communication. Best served by Discord, TS -> not in-game chatter or typing. Callers need to be confident and natural problem solvers, for solutions are needed to problems that arise as games unfold, rather than rigidly holding onto a plan prior to battle. Consult specialists in the matter concerning maps, map positions, map goals, team composition - Dakillzor, Haglar, _Serbian come to mind as resourceful. Easily accessible from youtube or Google searches.    Don't complain. Get better. Rather than 'wanting' a hand out, you should be seeking to better yourself (and yourselves)  CW, by definition, means competition. When you compete, competition maybe either easy or tough. The best you may do is dealing with it, and not be a defeatist and resort to complaining.     

Draschel: Learn how to read. If you don't know how to read, you can't learn anything else. 

Draschel:  For starters, stop being obnoxious with the silly spacing? There is such a thing as asking stupid questions. Are forums for asking, ''hey what is 3 + 3?'' The long road to improvement, 1- starts with self awareness, 2- identifying problems and weakness, 3- solutions available, 4- rectifying these problems, and 5- application. To start, simply  -snapping back-  at posters with 'thou art too holy' attitude doesn't solve your issues, nor does it do you any favors to how you are seen by others. If you wish to learn, how does one learn? A math teacher teaches mathematics. Because a math teacher.....went to school and got educated in concepts of geometry, algebra, advanced functions, differential equations. The key words -educated-  -knowledgeable-  -experienced-  Now obviously a better world of tanks player isn't necessarily officially educated in some school, but they most certainly tend to be more wise, experienced, knowledgeable than the casual ones. Bury the attitude and silliness if you want to be taken seriously and/or to improve. If you want to remain where you are and be decisively, clearly sub-par performer, than why are you here in such falseness?  Why here in the first place?  Try not to be daft? Self awareness goes a long way. 9,000 battles? You should know of resources like tanks gg easily. And if you are fine with a casual stance, then it doesn't care anyway? You should know of a great many streamers, that can indirectly impart information that maybe useful and/or even answer your inquiry. While being a casual player isn't a crime, and I understand it;  the nature -THAT YOU ARE HERE- posting in the hopes of improving, if this -TRULY IS THE CASE- you should have an attitude of one that is open and honestly trying to improve. Dezgamez, 4tankersandDog, Skill4ltu are common names who do custom builds and (in your case here)  camouflage theorymon. Take a gander. Tanks gg is an easily found place, skill4ltu Index is another, that you can look to for varying builds. They are places you can compare and contrast base camo, camo skill, BIA, Rations, exterior paints, Directives, equipment bonus which improve base camo values. Learn of vehicles that do better utilizing camo than others, IE:  E25 or....VK45 03? While WoTCamoValues offers camo calculators and conceptualizes distance to spot, and even breaks down bushes bonus and density types. World of Tanks Wiki explains plenty of bush mechanics.  Go out there, read. Learn. There is such a thing as stupid questions. But there is no shortage of learning.    

Jaguarz: Crew 2.0 or the Paragon system as it was known when the same dev tried to force it onto World of Warships is a completely unmitigated disaster. Why was it even introduced? It was in introduced because the current crop of developers are jealous that the original WOT devs have money fights on their megayachts with a harem of supermodels and someone came up with this wheeze for a short term cash burst from whales seeking to buy an advantage over other players. Unfortunately for them WOT is a decade old game and while it still makes more money than the GDP of a small country it is long past expansion mode and is currently in retention mode, that is where it needs to retain players for as long as possible. Crew 2.0 is a shameless cash grab and will serve only to alienate players which means there are less people buying product and while the whales will cover that short term long term its revenue will fall as less and less players buy their core products. There is no benefit to it, there is no plus to players new or old, only to those with deep pockets and that doesnt fly, people will walk and do something better with their time, or if not better at least different. There is no gain in changing a core system of a decade old game at all, Star Wars did it with their New Game Experience and managed to trash a MMO based on the most viable IP in existence at a time when there was no competition. They couldnt push this mess onto warships which is a much less valuable revenue stream than tanks, this disaster will never make it past the accountants no matter how much the current dev lead has eyes on a new porshe because running a studio and threatening the bottom line are two very distinct things. The only way crew 2.0 could reach live is if it is so neutered it makes putting it live completely pointless.

Draschel: No one cares. Really. Speech bans aren't bans anyway

churchill50:   Oh wait, you're serious. How bad does one have to be to not be able to play the Obj 277? It's not a hard tank to play dude.

churchill50: Good point OP. All heavies need the armor profile of a 279(e). That will definitely balance the game.   In case it wasn't obvious, /s What a thread...