Whats the best crew skills to train for kv1s?

dunniteowl, on Mar 26 2021 - 12:00, said: The numbers don't lie, OP.     While there are several methods to selecting and training up Crew Skills, going with BIA actually is BETTER than retraining to it later.   I say this coming from a point of view that I like to take something that provides a benefit RIGHT NOW as it trains up.  In other words, though I PREFER to train up a skill (not a perk) until it reaches 100% and then retrain later, I do NOT do it after only the first skill and there's a good reason why.   Even so, if you take BIA first, the delayed gratification of not having something provide a 'boost' during that phase, you actually are better off in many ways.   First off, you do not have to lose that XP from the Crew Skill reset (unless you can toss Gold at it, then that's a different story) from retraining the skills without using Gold to do it.   Secondly, the TIME you save (again, this is with the caveat that you are NOT using Gold to do this) by taking BIA first and then letting that 'boost' your XP earnings and performance boost (2.5% overall gain on performance of your tank) will help you generate more XP faster from then on, slightly speeding up your overall XP grind to the next skill and so forth.   I STILL like to take skills that provide a growing benefit as I go, because I think the little bit of a 'boost' you can get from that, even if it saves you one death in a hundred, is one more chance you get to earn more XP and that stuff adds up over time.   The NUMBERS, however, indicate that the most efficient path is to go BIA first and delay the gratification during that period where BIA is being trained.     Just thought that was worth mentioning in this particular discussion.  And it comes from someone who PREFERS to do it the 'less efficient' way.  BIA first is overall 'better' if you seek the most efficient path.  If you seek advantage at every turn, then go with Skills that grow as you train them to gain that little extra performance 'boost' and retrain later, knowing that additional 'cost' is purchasing that initial up-front advantage, however slight that might be.     GL, HF & HSYBF!
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