Serious Q about / for artillery players

Grimbru: As a fairly new player, but surrounded by experts here in the office, I have a pretty pragmatic view of Arty.    When I get thrown up against tier 8's in my tier 5's, I love it. When I'm trying to lock down an area in a more equal game, my colleagues may hear a little foul language aimed at the enemy Arty.    But as with everything it has its place and can be countered. Usually i'm more angry at myself for not moving or letting myself get trapped and shelled to death. I think this is the main reason some people have a dim view of artillery, a lot of what they do is punish mistakes, in a game that's already pretty punishing in this regard.    I tried playing it a little on my personal account but to be honest I didn't feel it. However I'll probably cross over to the dark side again in the future just to get a better understanding of what kinds of arty can do what.    Nice discussion.