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churchill50:  This ^ Also, the Lorr is a difficult tank to impact the game with. It doesn't block damage, hold positions, push the line, etc. All it has is its ability to deal damage. And no offense OP, but less than one clip on average per game isn't enough damage to really influence a game.I would expect your winrate in the Lorr to go up if you play it more, but I would also look at improving your own play in it.

churchill50: I would lean towards no, for two reasons. First off, light tanks already have a ton of other equipment that they need in order to be successful. Most of the time I'll run one setup with Optics, V-Stab, Rammer, and another with some combination of Rammer, Optics, CVS, and LNES (using the Field Mods dual setup). Giving up any of that equipment for Modified Config is too much of a compromise in my opinion.Second, light tanks rely on not getting hit in the first place. They have too little armor and HP to risk taking hits most of the time.  That would be my two cents, for what it's worth.

TeriyakiTanker: Loved the Tiger 131, havent played in some time so not sure about it now though.

Jaguarz: I remember getting into trouble on Himmeldorf through my own fault and got permtracked and a heavy tank drove up and across me so I could repair and pull back, that was years and years ago but I still remember.

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churchill50:  I'd like to give my two cents in contrast to your post: The Obj 777 II's mobility is noticeably worse than the T-10/WZ-111 1-4. It's still decently mobile, but not on their level.The gun is noticeably worse, as you noted. But it's manageable. It just doesn't do damage quickly, which can hurt you sometimes.The armor is... interesting. If you're sidescraping you're showing multiple weakspots. Depending on your angle the sides of the driver's port and turret ring bulges are weak. The turret face is only ~250-260 effective, so easily pennable by gold. Turret roof is overmatchable by HEAT, and the cupolas are easy shots. There's really not a good way to hide all of those weakspots. You'll always be showing at least some of them. The saving grace here is how rare the Obj 777 II is in battles, so most pubbies have no clue how to pen them. Sort of an IS-4 situation. So the armor can work because of that.Overall, I've had decent success with the Obj 777 II, and I also think it's under-rated. But it does have issues, which I wanted to highlight. The K-91 PT also has issues. In my opinion, it tries to be too many things, and ends up being crap at all of them.The lack of hull armor means it can't play anywhere near as aggressively as the Obj 263 and Obj 268v4. You can go hulldown, but that can be difficult due to the low gun depression and how low the gun is mounted. It's hard to find a rubble pile that will both cover your hull, and be low enough to allow you to shoot over it. Add to that the very limited gun traverse angles, and it can be really awkward. There's also the issue that a majority of tier 9's will be able to pen your superstructure with gold really easily. It also doesn't have the alpha to trade, which can be limiting in brawling situations. So overall it's not a great brawler.But it's also not a great sniper. It does have great DPM. But the limited gun traverse, poor accuracy, and poor shell velocity (unless you're spamming APCR) will hold it back. It also can't afford to spam shots (which would work due to the DPM) since it only carries 30 shells.It can try to run with medium tanks, but with no turret, limited gun traverse, no gun depression, low health, and no hull armor that's not the best proposition.It can definitely work, but it's so situational I have a hard time suggesting it to anyone. For the Kunze... it's definitely the weirdest of them all. But it is quite effective in my experience.Sidenote: I don't understand why you think the AMX 30 is bad? It's a great tank. Mobility, gun depression, pen, DPM, gun handling, the turret gets troll bounces. It has pretty much everything you need. It's not the best tier 9 med, but it's in the upper third I would say.Personally, I suggest running Bounty Improved Aiming Unit, V-Stab, Rammer on the Kunze Panzer. This eliminates the main issue of the tank outside of siege mode (poor accuracy), allowing you to play as a less accurate but higher DPM Leopard PTA. You can then use the siege mode if you need gun depression, or will be shooting at longer ranges.It's not an easy tank to play, but can be quite an enjoyable experience and quite effective if played correctly. My suggestions would be either the Obj 777 II or Kunze Panzer (ignoring the K-91 PT, and just picking it up if you choose the Obj 777 II. I think the K-91 PT should be a non-entity in your choice). Final choice is down to your playstyle and which one you think looks more interesting.

TeriyakiTanker:
That is only true post WWII, lots of WWII tanks had a dedicated radio operator.

TeriyakiTanker:
This is exactly correct, the only wartime tank that is garbage is the Panther, and even if you include the non WWII tanks the only real garbage  is the Panther 88 and the Indien Panzer.  Panther II isn’t great but not garbage.

Draschel:  objec  777 is extremely under rated and does not deserve all the  'Meh'  it gets. It offers mobility like 257, T10, WZ111 at substantially better protection. And while the DPM is low, and the gun handling is subpar - it does feature 340 HEAT unlike kamp pz, kunze, and concept which will allow it to threaten just about every tank it meets most of the time, including 279E and badgers. Its an excellent breakthrough tank, that can arrive at position to side scrape quickly, side scrape there, and then advance while not having the drawbacks of rear mount heavy tanks. Unlike side scrape tanks that have bustle or shoulder weaknesses that flatten out while side scraping, like IS6 or AMXM49 or Type 4 or 215B,  777 shoulders are hard to spot, hard to hit, and stay pretty much a whopping 260mm+ effective.  The tank is really powerful in its element, combining both defensive posturing in side scrape, or also being able to break out easily K91 is pretty good. It doesn't sport the hull armor like 263 and 268 V 4, but it is fast like them. While it loses the hull armor, it has considerably better gun handling and DPM.  And with the high base TD  spot range, with optics it can assist the team greatly, whereas  263 and 268 struggle in that department. Though very strange the gun is 390 and not 440 alpha.  Kunze is bad. Let me re-iterate, it is bad both in normal drive mode, where it is a bad Type 61 / AMX30 Proto  (tanks not that good to begin with)  or it is bad in sniper mode  being a handicapped leopard PTA. Do yourself a favor and choose one of the others     

Draschel: i don't idolize players.  I learn from them, from all that i can learn from, to better myself. So i'm not stuck with a 10 year old account with just a 3 mark tiger P to show for itSome people, think differentlyThe game is not about solely winning. If winning were the 100% metric everyone desires and only desires, they would be playing a guaranteed game of tic-tac-toe not world of tanks. The game comprises several metrics, to which winning is one of them. The goal is to do as well possible, in all of them. Not just 1 When someone steps into a comet, and casually dons 4,000-5,000 combined consistently over half hour, thats something certainly I can't do. And we're talking of -2 tiered games too. Then.....the 1,600? 2,000? you bring to the table in an 8. Yes....I'd rather have 1 skill4, than 3 of you.   

Draschel:  that depends on the situation. I guarantee it.  and if you think, (worth 3 of you) means 3vs1 him in an arena?  woohoo boy. Yes, about that arithmetic bit. I see you went to an English teacher for help. Must beif on malinovka or prokhorovka or redshire, he is probably worth 5 of you, not 3. Guaranteed.  But on himmelsdorf, maybe just 2 i am  not  arguing for 0 spread, because then the waits will just be too long.  The waits won't be long for +1/-1When we had +4/-4 +  +5/-5 for heavies, lights, arta, the first thing going on in my head wasn't that ''Man, this game should be 0 tier spread''  It shouldn't be 0 tier spread, i am firmly against it. But it also shouldn't  be +5/-5 if I were playing an  A20 or PZ NA38 or  SU5.  And when it was +5/-5  was there the issue,  HEY LETS NOT DO +4/-4 because the wait time will be too long? How about when +3/-3, were the doom sayers all up in arms, DON'T MAKE IT +2/-2 WE WILL NEVER GET MATCHES ANYMORE, JUST WAIT TIME.  Guess what happened professor The wait time won't be long for +1/-1. A great deal of tanks, already finely tuned into the game, already incorporate it just fine.   

Draschel:  The end justifies the means. 

Draschel:  Never, can everyone see things one way. Most certainly, never can everyone see things my way.This is the internet. But where I am right at, is it fairer?  -1/+1 compared to +2/-2? It certainly is. The problem rests, in the audacity people have in their opinions without a backbone to boot. I am not going to use me. But if I were to use the ravings of sirfoch or circon, years ago.  orzanel has talked about it plenty.  or even iyouxin. Skill4ltu last few videos, have been of him letting everyone know about the frustrations that are +2/-2 MM and how it shouldn't be. Quickybaby has talked about it alot too.  If you are a Claus fan, well Claus has let just about everyone know about an unfair MM. As far as lunacy may go, Claus still more or less reasonably plays well. Now firstly, do these people -NOT ADAPT- to +2/-2 MM? Well that is the stupidest crap I've heard ever, as these individuals adapt pretty much better than 99% others are capable of, their combat percentile. I am not saying, great players ONLY should have opinions, and not great players shouldn't. Not at all. But if you need arithmetic help, do you seek an English teacher? Or an algebra tutor. What kind of logic is this? Let's get this straight, great players aren't great, because they are lucky. MM, RNG  all this stuff roughs them up too. When someone like skill4ltu produces content, and for the past week has a solemn discussion on why +2/-2 MM sucks, is your retort,  ''dude, get better, learn to adapt''  What kind of silly nonsense is that. He is literally worth 3 of you. And will nevertheless STILL DO A TONNE BETTER than you while bottom tier.  And you wish to childishly deface that and his wisdom? If you want challenge? Well why are you here? You should ahve left the game years ago, when it left -4/+4 MM, and  -lost its challenge-   This is called hypocrisy.     

Jaguarz: My sole raider came from my M4 Rev, a true ninja tank! 

Jaguarz: Not meaning to stat shame or anything but just a cursory glance shows that the OP doesnt have the vaguest clue about this game but knows where the "w" key is so wants to make the game revolve around that.....

Draschel: Ask yourself,  why do people hate +2/-2? Why did they hate +3/-3? How about +4/-4.  Why have +2/-2, when according to you, +5/-5 in a HVY/LT/SPG existed, and provides the most challenging instances and that huge variety you want.  Why do we have +2/-2 then? Should be +5/-5 and for the other classes, 4/4.  So basically, WG has had to change MM because people wouldn't adapt? 

Draschel:  Frankly, why talk of the matter if you have so little understanding of it. Frustration ==/== harder. The requirements for 3-mark, will very likely go up in a tighter +1/-1 spread. We have seen this before, average WN8 numbers for DPG clearly lowered after the light tank re-balance and organization into tier X tech trees. This is because the general populace doing better, however slight, if the tier span is tightened. This is due to many reasons, such as ground out tanks being far less likely an exploit, less bullying, less powerful margins  Etc. In conjunction with less HP pool available in newly +1/-1 matches compared to +2/-2,  3-marks will be more difficult to achieve if people are doing more combined after-the-fact. Frustration, is an element of being kicked in the n--  because of bottom tier MM severely limiting your ability to make your vehicle work. While I am not saying it cannot, it still can and has been done so many times before, and even in worse off situations than the current +2/-2 - the underlying frustration and limitations remain. Frustration ==/== harder. You don't understand how this works. Lets look at it this way, with tanks like RH07, Caernarvon AX, CDC. They are great examples. If finding yourself into tier ten battle, pretty much immediately starting the battle with premium ammunition. Cae Ax can't carry too much ammunition like the others, so I just run 15/35 AP/APCR. The other two carry tonnes, 50 premium carried. Instead of being aggressive in something like Sand river J-K1, I bide my time like a sniper schnitzel F/G/H1. Or mirrored, no K2-3 and G6 for me, but sniper schnitzel J-K9. Pretty much there, until an opening is created. While staying there, even bottom tier with 255+ pen you can still rack up damage, punching well up tier expectation. This isn't hard. But it is frustrating, I am not permitted to taking powerful aggressive positions and being more involved. El Hallf? Its suicide to contest the awesome C3-B2 spot whichever side, to trade for 240. So I am stuck G8-J5 sniper schnitzel duty, until teams are weak. Again, because of the amount of potatoes who don't know how to play El Hallf, sitting there racking up 2K damage in T8 even 2021 isn't hard. But it is frustrating. Because I'm not C3-B2. Murovanka, instead of contesting E-F0, or countering the powerful E7 bush, stuck C1-B2 or C8 depending on comp,  or mirrored K7-H3. Sniper schnitzel. And there are a tonne of tanks that can do this, LIS, Progetto, T1LPC, Patriot, T44100. But its expensive and boring. 

Jaguarz: Its always the garbage players who come up with that nonsense, literally Dunning-Kruger in action as they cant comprehend how things work or understand that they are bad and people are better than them. In your case hes probably so stupid he thinks hes attacking someone on the other team.... This one was from someone who didnt enjoy my T49 derp wrecking his team or my parking on the rear of his 263, I would love to see his XVM settings....  This one was just someone who was in the open that I shot, not quite sure what he was blathering on about. I dotn get so many these days, ignore list in action. 

Jaguarz:  You are making random assumptions based upon nothing than a fantasy you made up in your head, all evidence (as i pointed out above) points to the account being wiped/reset in the past which they dont do for no reason, it would take either significant griefing, hacking, exploiting or egregious botting.

Jaguarz: Two old T10s that gained reward status or cost 20 million + credits and 12000 bonds, 2013 account, 95e2 which you havent been able to get for years. Accounts been wiped which allows the user to retail prem/reward tanks, given the win rate its likely hes one of the people who actively seek to sabotage own team and got punished for it.

Draschel: No.  Actually do little punching these days, more of sleuthing. Big and slow are the things I don't play. Because of getting stuck -2 where armor same tier, means little bottom tier. Jag panzer, 110E3, Badger about the slowest I play. Because I can't get rolled into -2 matches

Draschel:  More frustrating. There is a difference.  I'd take having to meet higher requirements, than having to deal with more frustrating bottom tier consistency

Draschel: Biding my time don't mean I am doin nothin. It usually suggests passive gameplay in an low threat locationBut it surely don't rule out opportunistic damage. Its just waiting for an opportunity, exploit. Hard in slow/low camo tanks

Draschel:  You don't know what you are talking about. First of all, 3-marking isn't easy mode.Unless its some Thugz sort of 3-mark on SA, which limits you to tier 5. Really.If +1/-1 takes place, 3-marking becomes harder. Everyone would be doing better.Overall, people doing better, less HP pool available. 3-marks would be more challenging

TeriyakiTanker: You wehraboos are so funny, German tech tree is really solid.  Yes there are some stinkers just like every tech tree, but German tanks are really good.

TeriyakiTanker: Did you get your money back yet?

Draschel:  120mm turret armor like the tier 9 and 10 Stock Skoda T50 gun has an comparable penetration, 205/240.Give it that gun. 3-shot 320 dmg autoloader. 5 RoF provides the same basic DPM     

Draschel: Different thinking, I guess. But ultimately, is for the fairer. Most the playing I do, is high tiers. I don't like below tier 9. If its below 9, a tier 8 pref tank. That leaves me at the worst, -1. Front lines and skirmishes, for any other tank. I chased a couple 3 marks, and after the grief holy moly guacamole for STA2 and T95E2, good riddance. Wouldn't even start M4 Rev. Not worth it at all. And sure, it is fun doing 3k damage in red shire popping clueless tier 6s, and sure that'd average out those lemon 1,500-2,000 I get stuck with on Minsk against +2. Overall, it is not worth the taxing effort, to my core to endure that. When it can be just +1/-1, and neither me clubbing hopeless people for 3k, or struggling to scrape out 1,800 against tens. Why not settle for 2,000-2,500 against 9s? This is very important. It removes people, clubbing others. And it removes people, who are struggling at the bottom.  

Draschel:  I assure you, the better also think it sucks. Pershing has absolutely nothing going for it. 5/1 RAAC and T1LPC are way better ridgeline warriors, and even they are  Meh.  Where does that lease Pershing?And if WG decides on buffing it, look out...... Chances are the buffs given out will be absolutely useless, like the changes they gave M46KR and T95E2. 

Draschel:  I always look at what I cannot do. 1st, always 1st. For once that is decided and unfolds as known, I know for sure what I can do. The problem about passivity, in allowing teams to unravel, and biding your time as a low tier - it doesn't work if you have no speed. And while churchill VI, black prince, Tiger P, or AT8 surely can step in late game and take important damage for the team and preserve their teams higher tier HP, and perhaps spot -- this sort of nonsense will win games, no doubt. But it won't help my nerves, won't help my WN8, won't help my DPG, KPG. And alot of these considerably bad, slow tanks are DPM based, with pen very same tier based,  meaning they are stuck using APCR for low alpha too. So basically, all the people who are slow and -2, are f----- in terms of acquirable performance. Except being selfless, and winning, by the least useful thing possible, such as when to spend their HP   

Draschel:  Looking at Emil 1951, E75TS, Renee they all have 16-18 km hr reverse. And T77 is faster forward than all of themI have no idea why ridiculously cap T77 and caernarvon AX at 12. Much slower like Somua, IS3A even reverse faster.The alpha damage really needs to be set at 400 though. View range 380, and reverse at least 15. Speaking of which, I think Skoda 27 is particularly bad too. That thing needs help too   

Draschel:  it is a relatively new tank to begin withIt came out into the game disastrously obsoleteSeems like the closest comparisons would be AMX50100 and GSOR 

Draschel:  The argument is biased my end, because I value performance, responsibility, consistency. And +2/-2 is a hiccup, actually politely -2 is the hiccup.  Yes, it is easy to achieve consistency when I am +2,  no doubt. But I have to try 5x more when I am bottom @-2. At any rate, because I ahve had over a decade experience with me and Tanks, yes is +2/-2 miles ahead of +4/-4? +5/-5 in an artillery, heavy, LT?  Sure is.  But since I have that experience, I know what should be culminate MM, as to what is truly fair, and that is +1/-1. Upon getting that, will there be others that say,  "Oh come on MM, just make it same tier games, make the game FAIR"  There sure will be, but it won't be me. It won't be others like me. I won't be big time streamers across EU, with their reputation out on what they say, with hundreds of thousands of subs watching daily,  complaining over newly +1/-1 I am a fair man though. I am willing to trade away, my -2,  so I don't have to see +2. I have  3-marks  on my IS6, 112, WZ111 so I'm not just going to play those relentlessly, and for me? To play the Tog? Ain't happening. Maybe panther M10, Suka pershing, FCM50.  But imagine if the remaining days I spent in pub battle left in WoT, must be comprised of FCM50, Panther M10, T14, Excelsior, 112, 111, IS6, suka pershing. And wait until BM or 30% off coupon to buy T-34-3, and start that. Pretty bland, you'd say?   No. They shouldn't. But they should make MM decisions on a fairer gaming experience. And that is what +1/-1 does.  

Draschel:  Then why say 3 tanks an issue that does not matter? And then follow with, 3 potatoes in the 3, actually matter? And then say of 4 being common, why start with 3? The point is to bury the potatoes in the following::A) +1 tiers where their magnitude is lessenedB)  more tanks, like said +1  4,5,6,7,8 vehicles rather than 3I fear sheridan -  of course I do, if I am its goal, and a player is playing it right? Sheridan has the DPM of a medium that other LT don't have. I have a close friend on Aster and his primary goal is dmg, his sherdian is setup as FSV med, he casually averages 2.8K, not including the peasant dmg. And are you kidding me, Panther 88 has the DPM of a TD. Just because I can penetrate a +2 tier tank, doesn't mean I don't have to fear it. What kind of thinking is that.  So what is fairer, having to deal with 8-9 assorted 1-2 higher tier tanks, or either 5,6,7,8  +1 tier tanks?

Draschel:  I certainly don't see the object 777 part. But even Iyouxin thinks it is  Meh777 gets a bad rap, for the life of me I don't see why. Perhaps the gun handling, DPM. But those aside 777 is a dominating tankIt has virtually has no weaknesses, and unlike kamp panzer or concept, it gets tier X HEAT pen. Good mobility too

TeriyakiTanker: There were a lot more players back in the day, when I started back in 2014 there were almost always 35ish thousand players on at prime time.  And like every other protection rule they ever put in MM if the queue goes too long without making a match they dump the rules.  Thats exactly why new players still see experienced players at the low tiers even though they are supposed to be protected.

Draschel:  Map control is not a gimmick. Like how 277, 260 can blur the lines of what is medium, what is heavyCS63 blurs the lines of reaching areas like a light tank. The HP/T is very different, almost +10 when boost is onThe success of CS63 isn't measured by its ability to fight. The success is measured by its ability to acquire territory to which taking it, the positions help the entire teamSo in this respect, the only firepower CS63 basically requires, is that greater than light tanks. And it has that in spades   

Draschel:  In his defense, he ''doesn't like it''  and  ''admits he is not professionally clan wars'' oriented a player, he has less preference for it in public battle

Draschel: I'd like to know, how aren't you banned from posting?every post you make, you call WG and others,  trash.Considering the strike policy, I'd have figured....you know. 

Draschel:  It is an insane, and buffed tank to bootThe thing was just buffed 10 months agoHe hasn't got a clue. Just walk on by.  high pen HE. High pen HEAT. 140s DPM with 390 alpha not 320. UFP better than 907 and 140, like Rhino. The 35mm extra turret armor helps a bunch against lower pen premium like Vz55, Kran, IS7. Sensible camo, 420 spotting, and 25 reverse gear. I like how the HEAT remains quick, unlike noticeable drops in velocity like Bat Chat, TVP, STB1, 140, Udes. This tank now wrecks stuffAlthough I wouldn't say no to further buffs, given 113 and 121 have been buffed a million times. 100m side hull like 907 would be nice