Gold rounds affect WN8

Draschel: Do you honestly believe, that the only thing separating people who perform very well, and appear skilled  --  from the people who seem average and are bland, are how many gold shells they choose to fire? Is that what you are saying? Well you are not alone. Problem is, it is a trait and ideal shared by many, and among them they all share in common, that they tend not to be good players. Now, no one requires people to be good, people can be however, whomever they wish to, but lets keep the ignorance and nonsense in check, how about that? If you wish to learn more, know more, test yourself.Okay, so we know you perform average. We won't be using a matilda, because matilda can bot spam, and that teaches us nothing. So lets start with 6s, try your panzer IV schmulturm, so you at least make credits and train crews along the way. Lets dig right in. Play 75 games with panzer IV turm, setup with ventilation in boosting spot, bonds rammer, bonds turbo. Large repair kit, large first aid, 105 octane gas. 100% firefighting skill, with fire fighting directive. Exterior paint. 60 APCR rounds.Play 75 games with panzer IV turm, setup with ventilation in boosting spot, rammer, turbo. Small repair kit, small first aid, manual fire ext. No run directive, crew just base 100%. No exterior camo. 55 AP, 5 APCR How do you think you will perform here? Show us, post your results eventually. I am willing to wager, your panzer IV turm stays the same, with the second setup. 52% W/R, 550 DPG. I am willing to wager, your panzer IV turm improves with the first setup, say 53% wins, 700 DPG. While this may seem major, as you add over 20% damage every battle, put this into perspective. Gold shells are affecting the overall effect of seen WN8. Your WN8 has risen a notch, for sure. But....has it made you the person that plays for WN8? Have you become the person you hate, the gold spammer who has all their tanks with ridiculous scores, 60+% W/R? Did you turn into a purple player? Most certainly not. Panzer IV turm for sustained 2nd mark requirements, are 1,400 combined and people nowadays easily pull out with 1,000+ DPG in a panzer IV.  So the answer is yes, in short gold shells increases your WN8. But the truthful answer to your real, inner question is no - gold shells won't make you a 60% purple who 3-marks and aces tanks.