4:03 pm, October 23, 2014
hello reddit, i bought the 112 a few weeks ago a friend of mine recommended it and i thought wel i am looking for a new tank so why not. but now i do like it its frontal armor is strong but is it just [..]
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5:03 am, October 21, 2014
Ok so I don't come acros this often so I am at a loss at what to do against a good player who does this. The only method I've come up with is flank them. (Not always possible if it's a choke point and [..]
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4:03 pm, October 18, 2014
Well, the 1st 3k battles are all fun and games. But now, I'm looking to get a little better at the game. I know the basics, hulldown, peek-a-boom. side scraping, flanking, circling ETC. I fe [..]
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5:03 am, October 10, 2014
I've been grinding the KV-3 for some time now, and I already elited it yesterday, just getting the credits to get the KV-4, so I thought this would be a great moment to ask for help driving this beast [..]
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4:03 pm, October 9, 2014
Is anyone having problems with getting penned in the side from obscene angles by people in front of you lately? I'm an average player so I know about sidescraping and had no issue with performing it [..]
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5:03 am, September 26, 2014
This is my fifth addition to my tier 8 tanks, and tips for a beginner in it? I'm currently stuck with more or less stock config (got engine upgrade and the 2nd 122mm) as I have no free xp to spend on [..]
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5:03 am, September 23, 2014
How did that work out? Did it indeed become the king of side-scraping? Is it worth getting over the T34 now? submitted by lepermadonna [link] [17 comments]
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4:03 pm, September 20, 2014
I'm trying to get better, I swear I am. I have tank inspector and I spend more time in that than in the game. I come to /r/worldoftanks several times a day. I love FTR and wotlabs. I have played on th [..]
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4:03 pm, September 18, 2014
I have been brainstorming about what is missing from my WoT experience. Thought of the solution this morning while distracting myself by dreaming of TANKS during a 2 hour ruck march!&nbs [..]
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5:03 am, September 16, 2014
For the second installment, we'll go over armor angling and sidescraping (also called wall hugging, not to be confused with actively bumping enemy tanks up close so they miss shots). SIDESCRAPING In e [..]
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5:03 am, September 12, 2014
The basics being the concepts of angling, sidescraping, hull down, general weakspots, general armour profiles, all that jazz. I recently checked my stats and in some places I'm purple, some I'm blue, [..]
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4:03 pm, September 10, 2014
Looking for a clan to grow with and learn and improve with? Prefer to play with more mature teammates? SF might be the place for you.
Our requirements are simple: be 21+ and act mature as w [..]
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5:03 am, September 7, 2014
I got my E-100 a couple months ago and I'm slowly getting better at it. I try to use AP unless I have no other choice (like a sidescraping Maus or a 110E3 who's hiding his lower plate). The only tank [..]
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2:01 pm, August 28, 2014
!S Reddit tankers, I have not played much in probably close to 2 years (somewhere about 2-3 months after CW came out) where I played with a relatively large clan and actually did participate in CW for [..]
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2:01 am, August 27, 2014
I have no problems on maps where you can get into good sidescraping positions but feel very helpless on specific maps like Prokhorovka, Malinovka, Redshire, Murovanka, Sand River, Steppes and Westfiel [..]
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2:01 pm, August 25, 2014
(what I would do if I started from scratch w/ no premium tanks) Preparation - Setup: Comfortable Mouse (my fav list: Razor DeathAdder, Logitech 400, CM Storm-Spawn, 1800 DPI setting) Mouse Pad (Mono [..]
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2:01 pm, August 20, 2014
I was wondering, I've played Xbox WOT for quite a while, and have a good pc, so I downloaded WOT for it. Will all the lessons of Xbox (sidescraping, ect.) Still apply in pc?
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2:01 pm, August 10, 2014
So I just started this grind (and the more and more I play it, the more and more it seems like the rumors are true), and my god. I can deal with slow speed. I can use that gun, it's definitel [..]
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2:01 am, August 7, 2014
SO i like to use HE rounds to finish tank that are below 100hp just to comfirm the **** and i was wondering if doing this is a good idea? It seems to help when the person is sidescraping. submitted b [..]
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2:01 am, August 4, 2014
I love it already just got a question When you are side scraping do you 1) aim at your target to maximize your turret armor or 2) look forward to angle it like a Mause or E100 turret? Any other FV215b [..]
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2:01 pm, July 31, 2014
With the 9.2 buff it seems the 4502B has become a real threat to the battle field. What was once seen as a weaker E 75 now has some serious game changing potential. Lets compare the E 75 to its rear-t [..]
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2:01 am, July 28, 2014
I'm at the 'I know the basics but Im still considered a noob' level, and I want to get better. I'm working on grinding the XP for a KV-1S, so I've learned about [..]
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2:01 am, July 27, 2014
What I mean by this is a subreddit where "Instructors" (Players who are good at the game that are willing to take some time to help out bad players) post info about training rooms at [..]
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2:01 pm, July 26, 2014
http://www.noobmeter.com/player/eu/killerman02/503652987/ These are my stats, can someone please tell me how good/bad it is against other players? I know all tactics like sidescraping, hulldown etc. I [..]
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2:01 am, July 26, 2014
Currently i have a 49.87 winrate after 3,367 battles, however, i don't understand these statistics http://tanks.noobmeter.com/player/na/htrk74jr/1001729135/ I know how to play the game, the ta [..]
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2:01 am, July 26, 2014
... the ability to continuously gather and process information, and making every decision based on the processed information.
That's it. Really. It's that simple. It's not about focusing on **** vs [..]
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2:01 am, July 23, 2014
So I just played a couple games on my cousins account on the Xbox version. I've only ever played the PC version and I'm an average player (~1000 wn8 in 5k battles, I understand the arm [..]
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2:01 pm, July 22, 2014
If you go to the clan page and read the new clan requirements, to join the clan you need to have at least a 1000 WN8 rating. Now this is a new thing so alot of the mebers have sub 1000 WN8 (like me wi [..]
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2:01 am, July 22, 2014
if you ever see a t92 side-scraping a building, for the love of god. Don't drive foward.............
I was just in a battle in my t30, when i saw a t92 side-scraping. i risk it by driving forward t [..]
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2:01 am, July 13, 2014
What angle should I angle my A-44 at? I like the gun on the thing, and I can bounce some shots from the front, but I've never been able to figure out what angle to put my tank to side scrape. [..]
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2:01 pm, July 12, 2014
submitted by niuzeta [link] [7 comments]
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2:01 am, June 17, 2014
Hi, Im Ted, and Im a tomato. It all started a few years back when I jumped into my first Loltraktor. I couldnt hit the broadside of a Province barn and soon found myself a smoldering wreck halfway dow [..]
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2:01 am, June 1, 2014
First off, this contains mature language and I was a little bit pissed off when I wrote it. But like I care :) How to Clan Wars Hello I'm kattovisch and I'm the deputy commander for Ka [..]
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2:01 am, May 26, 2014
Hey guys, so here are my stats http://www.noobmeter.com/player/na/Mattyb4/1004901254/ So as you can see I'm playing with competence recently, however, my stats are misleading. When I play mid [..]
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2:01 am, May 25, 2014
I'm a 950 overall WN8, 1300-2000 daily WN8 player, so I assume I kinda sorta know what I'm doing most of the time. I recently got the Super Pershing through the event and have played a [..]
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2:01 am, May 20, 2014
Guys, its just one of those days where I just wanna stop playing this game. I think I'm a average type of player. I played through the german TD line up to t9. I played the KV-1 -> IS L [..]
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10:05 pm, April 22, 2014
So I know people are gonna tell me 'HIDE YO R2D2' but the issue for me isn't R2D2. I can hide it just fine, and barely anyone aims for it anyway. Instead they're aiming elsewhere, and they're penning [..]
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10:05 am, April 22, 2014
Minding my own business, doing some sidescraping and everything is going great. Everyone's bouncing off me, trading shots with enemies, trying to outwit each other. Eviscerate some Jagdpanzer E 100 fu [..]
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2:01 am, April 20, 2014
I've been playing WoT for about a year now, and in the past few months I've been making a strugle to stop sucking at the game, which I have mostly accomplished, however, I've c [..]
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2:01 pm, April 14, 2014
Ok you newer players gather around. I see many players who rush up the tank lines as fast as possible, or players who have just not learned the basics. Well my newer players, and this is advice I wish [..]
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9:05 am, March 4, 2014
So you just signed up and blew $30 on up on that fancy new Premium medium or heavy tank. After buying into a tier you never earned your way into, you are thinking:
"I'm ready, man. Check it [..]
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9:05 pm, March 3, 2014
As the title suggests, Im a relatively new player looking to improve my game as I begin my approach to the 1000 game mark. I currently have around 10ish tanks, mostly t4 and t5, and I've foun [..]
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9:05 am, March 2, 2014
I'm tired of people who don't know how game dynamics work.
Proposal:
Give everyone a chance to earn a bonus for taking an in game tutorial...
Firing without being spotted
Getting hull down
Side S [..]
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9:05 pm, February 27, 2014
For those of you wondering how to get "gud @ tonks", wotlabs has a community mentoring program. Basically unicums are willing to take time out of their day to watch you play and teac [..]
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9:05 pm, February 24, 2014
Ask most people and they will say the IS-7 is better than the IS-4 and that most other tier 10's are better than the IS-4.In all honesty I PREFER my IS-4 to the IS-7 and here is why. The IS-4 has a mu [..]
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9:05 pm, February 19, 2014
I watch all sorts of videos on Youtube. I have read the game guide and understand the principles to the game. I use tactics like side scraping and everything else. But, how the hell do people expect m [..]
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9:05 am, February 19, 2014
The T32, under estimated by most. It sits at T8 after the T29 looking like a **** compared to the beast at T7. In reality, this thing is a monster on it's own level. It can wreck havok on the enemy if [..]
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9:05 pm, February 10, 2014
submitted by besneyepnu [link] [11 comments]
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9:05 pm, February 4, 2014
You guys hate the tomatoes. I think that's the wrong attitude. I think you need to be happy, perhaps even delighted that there are so many tomatoes in the game. For several reasons. To start - [..]
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9:05 am, January 29, 2014
Hello, I have been playing for almost a year now. I have 4,200ish games, 23% Artillery, 40% TD, 12% MT, 25% LT, and 16 HT battles.
Today I am talking about the things i have issue with in my short ti [..]
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9:05 am, January 28, 2014
I can't ******* figure this thing out. When I had only a few matches in it, I could rationalize my horrible performance in it as small sample size or not being used to it, or even just **** lu [..]
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9:05 pm, January 22, 2014
Ok, so I just started playing WoT again after a 1.5 year hiatus. I started fresh on a new account and am re-learning everything. I have a premium account as well. I have gone through most of the newbi [..]
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9:05 am, January 16, 2014
This tanks is a draw making magnet of a joke. I havent had as mamy draws in a tank as this pos has given me. Doesnt have the amazing gun depression that British tanks usually have and is much worse th [..]
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9:05 am, January 11, 2014
So I recently got the KV-4tress. Im bad in it. Seems like no matter what I just get penned by everything, I know most of its armor is flat, but even when angling/sidescraping? I just need some tips to [..]
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9:05 am, January 6, 2014
I really want to like this tank, but I am just not getting it...The T 34 3 even though verylackluster compared to other Tier 8 meds, I can actually make it work...but the 112...not so much...
I tri [..]
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9:05 am, January 5, 2014
I've been playing for about a year and over that time I've learned all the skills that are often suggested to new and mediocre players, like side-scraping, armor angling, paying attent [..]
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9:05 am, January 4, 2014
There are a bunch of mechanical skills in this game like angling, side scraping, view range abuse, hull down positioning and so on. What are people's thoughts as to the best tanks or lines to [..]
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9:05 am, January 2, 2014
After the glorious tank that is Object 416, I moved onto the Object 430II yesterday. My clanmates have informed me prior that it's a miserable tank. I wasn't looking forward to the tan [..]
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9:05 am, December 26, 2013
I recently got interested in sidescraping, but I haven't had the chance to do it (my main tank is an IS-8: not really sidescrape material). But I plan to go down the ST-I line and that got me [..]
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9:05 pm, December 10, 2013
I know, I know. It's been talked to ***** here and on the various WG forums, and every time I start a pub match I see someone complaining about tomatoes. We've all had games ruined by [..]
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9:05 am, December 6, 2013
The wording in the patch notes was unclear, so I wanted to clarify that the frontal armor of the Lowe is not getting any stronger, it's actually the upper armor plate on the sides of the tank [..]
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9:05 am, November 1, 2013
I just purchased my IS-3 after having a fun experience with the IS. I really enjoyed playing the IS because it really was a Jack of all Trades of tier 7 heavies, having a good gun, good armor, and gre [..]
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10:05 pm, October 14, 2013
The Reddit Clans are recruiting at all levels! With people back in school, openings in the clans have been created. If you're new to the game, experienced or want to get something more out of [..]
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10:05 am, October 14, 2013
Hello fellow tankers, today I will be telling you why you should get a Valentine II, especially now that it is on sale. Keep in mind I copypasta'd a major part of this post from a comment I ma [..]
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10:05 am, October 13, 2013
Was in a match in my KV-1, was sidescraping, got down to 8% health, but took out 2 enemies and did 762 damage.
There was a matilda slowly making his way to support me, but let's leave him out for now. [..]
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10:05 am, October 10, 2013
So any whos, I was in this tanking battle with fellow comrades(meaning solo pubbing) and we are off to a decent start kicking some butt. I was in the leopard prototype spotting and [..]
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10:05 am, September 27, 2013
Link to replay Nothing special coming out of this game. Watched the side scraping tutorial, this is the first game of me trying to implement it. It went fairly well. Looking for some tips from more ex [..]
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6:41 am, September 18, 2013
I've recently acquired the IS-6, and after playing a bit over 100 games - I'm here to offer my opinions.
First off - about the IS-6:
The Armor Scheme:
Spoiler
*Credits t [..]
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6:38 am, September 18, 2013
Wanted to share some thoughts with the newer players in hopes it will help make the WOT more fun and also allow you to win more games as you play.
First,..a bit about the author. I was once a " [..]
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10:05 pm, September 17, 2013
As we all know the Tiger I was more of a support sniper tank and has problems dealing with the big boys up close. Unfortunately, it's not always possible to stay far away and we sometimes get [..]
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10:05 am, September 9, 2013
I decided to hone my tactics a bit more to up my WR etc etc and started doing some proper positioning and side scraping. This was my second game ( http://i.imgur.com/fstY0wp.jpg ) and these shots were [..]
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10:05 am, September 3, 2013
Thread title. Pls take into account how well the tank can actually defend/hold the corner (as in, eventually wither down the enemy tanks advancing onto it). So es [..]
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10:05 am, August 30, 2013
I still have a few questions about this.
I have been practicing it, with both good and bad results.
It seems, the angle needed, to hide the front of your tank, but to be able to shoot, is too grea [..]
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10:05 pm, August 25, 2013
Really, if you think about it tanks and crabs have alot in common. Hard armor on the outside, squishy on the inside. They crush anything smaller and hide from anything bigger. And they are tasty after [..]
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10:05 am, August 23, 2013
Lately i've been playing the german medium line (up to VK 36.01 H) and it seems that alot of tanks are very fragile and meant to play as a sniper. I'm looking for some other playstyle. [..]
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10:05 am, August 21, 2013
Ive just got the Panther, but stock so far it is kinda so and sluggish, with a bad gun. Is there anything to do to help with this tanks terrible Hull armor? I know about side scraping, but is there a [..]
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10:05 am, August 11, 2013
I've been running my Tiger ll a lot more lately, and with the current amount of xp I've been getting (upwards of a 1,000 per game) I'm getting close to the E-75.
I've heard a lot of amazing things ab [..]
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10:05 pm, August 9, 2013
I don't see the FV's very often, maybe once every 50 games or so, but they look really interesting to me. With the low armor and fast aim time can they be played effectively side scrap [..]
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10:05 pm, August 6, 2013
I would like to open with: I just started playing the E-75 (~50 battles) This is not a whining post I skipped the grind for the turret and gun with free xp and am using the suspension equipment until [..]
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10:05 pm, August 1, 2013
I posted this three months ago during the last sale, and it seemed to slow the number should I buy threads, so I'm throwing it up again with a few revisions. Pros The armor is really strong [..]
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10:05 pm, July 28, 2013
Some of you might know me from my guides or my many posts around the forums. I recently posted "Small guide on raising your win rate over 50%" and I had some comments that I thought I should [..]
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10:05 am, July 26, 2013
I have been doing horribly with my E-75; I am not sure why, I am putting out good damage, tanking huge amounts of potential damage with angling and sidescraping. I have high hit ratios, so I'm [..]
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10:05 pm, July 18, 2013
Any exceptionally good sidescrapers you can name off the top of your head? Any bad ones? I know many German tanks excel in this area, but was wondering what tanks may be better off just angling their [..]
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10:05 am, July 12, 2013
So I was at first hesitant to do this but since some people were requesting it, I thought I'd finally write this guide out. It'll probably be a long read so bear with me. This is the t [..]
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10:05 am, July 9, 2013
Before I begin, let me give you a little background knowledge about myself. I am currently maintaining a 49% win-rate. I have been studying the forums, wiki, etc for a while now and constantly improvi [..]
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10:05 am, June 30, 2013
So I just got this tank and I thought I would share my opinions on it for anyone who is considering getting this vehicle. Here are my stats through 95 battles. 71% win rate 3060 Average damage per ga [..]
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10:05 pm, June 3, 2013
Today's discussion topic is the map Himmelsdorf (wiki link), but I thought I'd expand it to also include all close quarters city fighting on other maps with large urban areas such as ( [..]
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10:05 am, May 28, 2013
(First ever post on Reddit! Instead of down-voting, tell me what to improve instead? <3 ) SOOOOO my gunner was ****** and my gun was knocked out within the first minute of of a tier 10 game... [..]
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10:05 pm, May 22, 2013
This is a guide describing the Pros and Cons of Each tank and filling in the roles they should play in the inevitable horror show that will be the Landlords Campaign. I will talk about them based on t [..]
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10:05 pm, May 22, 2013
Every once in a while you have a round where you just soak up ricoches and zero damage pens while whittling down the enemy.
In my case we still lost due to my incompetent team, but it goes to show wh [..]
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10:05 pm, May 17, 2013
In case you aren't aware...
Overmatch is a mechanic for AP/APCR that prevents you from bouncing off sheets of paper with a coastal defense gun because of wonky angles; if the caliber of your gun is a [..]
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10:05 pm, May 17, 2013
Driving
This topic doesn't get quite enough love, but it really should. Correct driving technique allows you to set up quicker to shoot and take less damage in return.
Faking gun [..]
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