Negative credits

FrontenacDuVandoo, on Feb 16 2019 - 13:11, said:   You say we can't know without data, yet I managed to provide an answer that is plausible.   I think that it comes from your premise that it's virtually impossible to lose money at any tier when being top damage.   It's not about being top damage, it's all about the amount of shots fired vs. the penned shots (damage dealt really). At tier VII the cost of shells makes it that you need to pen the majority of your shots in order to break even. You can finish top damage but only pen 25% of your shots and you'll lose money. Or you can finish middle of the pack by having penned 90% of your shots and you'll be making a decent profit.   I don't have enough experience to talk about tier VIII, but it seems to be worse already. And seeing yesterday's replay shown by Claus Kellerman, it will be worse at tier IX. FV4004 Conway. 3640 damage, top of his team, in a win. 14 rounds fired, penned 10. Basic earning: 28,646. -13,738 in repair, -14,840 in ammo. 68 credits profit. Good thing he was running premium account with booster and got a reward for mission.