Higher Skilled Players Like Artillery Less - Confirmed, But Why?

The_Chieftain: My -guess- is that there are several layers to this.   Firstly, why are they considered 'the most skilled players'? Because of their effect on the battlefield, obviously. There are several reasons that they have this effect. Firstly, they inherently have some talent and skill. Secondly, they often platoon together with other players of talent and skill, the whole being better than the sum of their parts. And thirdly, they tend to play tanks which have the greatest effect on the battlefield. I think it is reasonable to say that an arty player who is just as good at arty as a unicum is at playing a medium is not going to have the same overall effectiveness on the map (Not as if arties often show up in tournaments, after all). A platoon of three of the best arty players in the game is probably far less likely to be on the winning team when a platoon of the three best medium players in the game is on the other side. So immediately the sample used here is biased. The unicums have honed their skill in direct-fire combat and gravitated against artillery to begin with in order to gain unicum status. So there is an immediate pre-disposition against arty right off the bat. They see little benefit to it, and primarily their interactions tend to be on the receiving end. As far as they're concerned, it's a nuisance to their primary task of direct fire combat, at which they excel.   That's not to say that they don't know how to survive in an artillery environment, nor that they can't use artillery either themselves or to call in support. But for them, as a rule, it's less of a benefit, and more of a detriment to their own game. I may not be as good as a unicum with a medium (I almost only solo-pub), but a good trooper knows his limitations and uses all the tools at his disposal. That includes artillery support. I'm glad it's there.