4:03 pm, October 15, 2014
I was playing the 38T for some time, after getting off the Marder II as rapidly as possible (it does less damage per minute than a PzI). I had great luck sniping with the 38T, but was very frustrated [..]
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5:03 am, October 10, 2014
Then getting stuck in thick. Hull down, dug in, enemies to the left, enemies to the right, enemies ahead. Every move calculated, every opening exploited. It's an intense battle against higher tier tan [..]
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4:03 pm, October 5, 2014
I'm not complaining. I just want to know how to play against the ******** who can one-shot my Tier VII IS? Since upgrading all the modules in my IS, I have been consistently drawin [..]
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5:03 am, September 26, 2014
Everybody loves arty, right? No? Exactly the opposite, you say? Hang out on the forum long enough and you'll probably notice terms like "skycancer" and "clicker" being thrown aroun [..]
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5:03 am, September 24, 2014
Okay, we all know how annoying it is to be one-shot by artillery from across the map. The gameplay provided via artillery DOES help reduce camping in open areas, which, as SerB would say, is "Wor [..]
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4:03 pm, September 4, 2014
Ok. I've only fought 3,000 battles, so I won't claim to be an expert on this game.
I do, however, see an inequality between GOLD and non-Gold players. I've tried both, and I definitely do b [..]
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5:03 am, September 4, 2014
http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/09/03/insider-wargaming-thoughts-on-arty/ Summary: Players Whine about Arty, supported by Stats (a) WG sets to nerf arty Serb rages predicting TD will be whined about Spe [..]
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2:01 am, August 28, 2014
I've been using the howitzer (On the M2 Medium) lately and for some reason I randomly one-shot people for upwards of 170 damage whereas other times I'll do only 40-50 damage even hitti [..]
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2:01 am, August 15, 2014
I just wiffled two SU-152 derpgun shots into the side of an IS. They did no damage and did not destroy its tracks. Please ELI5 where 1400 average points of damage disappeared? EDIT: they were HEAT rou [..]
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2:01 am, August 12, 2014
I've been seeing lots arty threads lately arguing both sides ranging how arty-is-bad-and-should-feel-bad to stfu-arty-is-okay or how-to-balance-arty. Lot of rage and dispute there. I understand that r [..]
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2:01 pm, July 31, 2014
Is it an aggressive brawler? A sniper? A flanker? It doesn't have armor (can't bounce ****, and turret armor is more of the troll kind, not the abuse the heck out of it kind), side arm [..]
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2:01 am, July 27, 2014
In recent news a new tier 8 light tank been announced with a 152mm derp. People are saying this is new and awesome, but everyone has forgotten the m5. The m5 as far as I'm concerned will play [..]
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2:01 am, July 15, 2014
I've had 4 games In the past couple weeks where I was the last, or second to last, tank left, and I did something stupid and died a stupid *****. Yesterday, I had a 7 **** game in my type 64, and it [..]
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2:01 am, July 14, 2014
It is not news to anyone on this subreddit that artillery is a hugely controversial part of WoT. From "Finger of God" to "Sky Cancer" and (just last night) &quo [..]
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2:01 am, July 4, 2014
I'm trying to decide on an artillery piece... I'm not a particularly experienced or dedicated arty player so if someone with more experience with these tanks could give their input, I& [..]
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2:01 am, June 28, 2014
This thing LOVES to ammo rack! I never realized it before turrets started blowing off two patches ago, but I am either very lucky, or these shells have ammo storage magnets on them. Yesterday alone I [..]
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2:01 am, June 26, 2014
I'm a bit of a completitionist. When I first started playing World of Tanks I thought I had my plan all figured out. I did American Tank Destroyers, British Artillery, and German everything el [..]
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2:01 am, June 24, 2014
So I finally decided to start the UK TD line after much delay and bought myself a Universal Carrier. Being the cheap ******* that I am, I didn't want to spend too much money on it as it [..]
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2:01 am, June 16, 2014
Whether or not to play a scout (PZ1C, Luchs, Etc.) should be optional. The only reason they have scouts is because the long time players in their tier 8,9 and 10's didn't like getting 1-shot by ambush [..]
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2:01 pm, June 11, 2014
I was in a low tier fight last night in a Pz III Ausf A. Somehow a T-46 was able to one-shot me from across the map for 240 pts of damage. Any idea how this is possible? The T-46 can't deal that much [..]
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2:01 am, June 11, 2014
So, I had just hopped into my KV-2 to try and get the double for it, and got matched into Mountain Pass. It starts off as a fairly normal game - XVM users complaining, heavies heading middle, TD&# [..]
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2:01 pm, May 25, 2014
submitted by UsaRoxAll [link] [14 comments]
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2:01 pm, May 21, 2014
So I am finishing up the 12T, and am still not quite sure what I should be doing in high tier matches. I had three T9/10 matches last night (no replays, sorry). In one, I got one-shotted by a 170mm AP [..]
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2:01 am, May 17, 2014
Lately, I'd say at least 1 out of every 8 battles my team has included one or more of the British TD's, either the AT-2, AT-8, AT-7, and the owners of these TD's keep deciding to camp out within 100m [..]
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2:01 pm, May 15, 2014
I enjoy playing artillery, mostly because the POS laptop I play on has a lousy frame rate. Tanks are playable until someone fires off a MG, then phbhtt. I'm not a great player, and that [..]
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10:05 am, April 30, 2014
Went for little derping fun on RU server tonight. Sometimes I like to do that to relax. Loaded into my trusty KV2 and went out hunting. Someone spots an AT8 from about 500+ meters away. I aim and take [..]
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10:05 am, April 30, 2014
Okay, wasn't quite a one-shot; I'd taken 1% off with a shot from my T28. The AMX 50 120 was right next to me. The KV5 at a 30 degree angle with the turret about 15 degrees toward us. I bounced a shot [..]
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2:01 pm, April 20, 2014
What is to follow is a counter point to all the hate surrounding arty. I also hate arty at times, though for different reasons. I will be addressing issues I have with the general WoT community, what [..]
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10:05 am, April 17, 2014
submitted by yonghokim [link] [5 comments]
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9:05 am, February 22, 2014
Yesterday at Ruinberg I got one-shotted by an SU-152. Directly after spawn I rushed to the church by the open square in town in my IS. Sneaked up along the wall and peeked out. BANG! All my 1230 hp go [..]
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9:05 am, February 16, 2014
Just had a good match after a string of poor ones. Got in my SU-100Y and got mines standard. did some sniping/camping my entire team died except for a T49 and myself both up on the hill near the south [..]
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9:05 am, February 8, 2014
Anti-Suggestion Trolls: Don't direct your vitriol to me. I won't be returning to this thread to read it.
Devs: I don't think it should it be possible for a tank to one-shot another tank of the same [..]
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9:05 am, February 7, 2014
I've been trying to learn all the mechanics of this game, but it just stopped making sense after a while. Problem #1: Matchmaking, to start with something universally hated. I am on track to a [..]
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9:05 am, January 31, 2014
Alright, so I've been on quite the losing streak tonight while always coming in at top damage and XP. It's getting a little annoying, since my ***** usually signifies a loss in the games I've been in [..]
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9:05 am, January 26, 2014
Hello.
This is not going to be a thread about boosting artillery, because artillery is still very clearly overpowered. Whoever thinks otherwise, without a doubt does not know how to play this game. l [..]
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9:05 am, January 17, 2014
Well, I know its not exactly an epic achievement. But I did this in my Type T-34. ****** a Tiger and an SU-122-44. Found a great little sniping spot and I just let the shells fly.
For god sake. Why [..]
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9:05 pm, January 14, 2014
I was on Karelia defense in my Tiger 2, heading north to assist there as we had ****-all for tanks when this Hellcat who was up there already (scouting or something?) comes barreling down the hill at [..]
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9:05 am, January 8, 2014
Don't you just hate when you're trying to get your daily x2 for a tank and you have a great game with a top gun and a ton of damage, but it's not quite enough to carry and prevent a loss 'cause half y [..]
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9:05 am, January 2, 2014
Any time you see a friendly T57 shooting, dont drive in front of it! I dont give it damn about if your a Foch 155 or Waffle Maker. Last match, I managed to track and damage a Tortoise and just about t [..]
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9:05 pm, December 13, 2013
There are two things in the game that people complain about in this game that I believe lack perspective. They are "Arty is OP because it can one-shot a tank" and "Auto-loaders can **** [..]
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9:05 pm, December 11, 2013
Remember pre-arty rebalance, when the fun SPG of choice for everyone was the SU-26? And notice how now it's the FV304? And ever notice how their guns perform in exactly the same way? Good accu [..]
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9:05 pm, November 26, 2013
Dear Wargaming and fellow tankers,
I am a player that, compared to others, is fairly new. I have a measly 3,000 battles, but of all the things I have seen in those battles, one thing bugs me the most; [..]
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9:05 am, November 23, 2013
I only grabbed the Hellcat for the first time about two weeks ago, beause I was grinding other tank lines until now, but I have finally witnessed what I've read about this tank being crazy fun at time [..]
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9:05 am, November 21, 2013
Hello
I been playing for quite some time now but never used the forums before because I never found to real motive to speak my mind.
Today I come out here to call for all those Light Tanks getting sad [..]
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9:05 pm, November 17, 2013
I am in the process of grinding my T-28 Russian tier 4 medium tank in order to get the KV-1, I find myself being constantly one-shotted or not being able to penetrate any enemy tanks. Any tips on how [..]
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9:05 pm, November 15, 2013
So i am looking for a perfect tank/tank destroyer for me. A durable tank with a one-shot cannon would be perfect for my style. submitted by Randomsaucer [link] [9 comments]
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9:05 am, November 8, 2013
Y'all should have seen me posting that in game by now. Now, let me explain:
WoT is exciting. Facing off with another tank is incredible fun. Use your perks and consumables, move those fingers to hit [..]
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9:05 am, November 6, 2013
HEY WG YOU NEED TO NERF THE STUPID ACCURACY ON THE STUPID WORTHLESS GROSSLY OP FRENCH ARTIES THAT CONSTANTLY DROP DIRECT HITS ON MOVING TANKS. IT'S ABSOLUTELY STUPID THAT THEY CAN S [..]
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9:05 am, October 28, 2013
I don't understand why I was awarded so much xp for such a mediocre game. I mean, damage was high, but it usually is anyway and I don't get this much xp for those games. &a [..]
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10:05 am, October 5, 2013
what do you guys think ? I personally kinda **** with the 122mm gun though the moment I one-shot an M6 through the floor still gives me chills of pleasure. edit: I am asking because I managed to do th [..]
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10:05 pm, September 26, 2013
I recently moved off a T18 and into a T82. I'm pretty useless in this thing so far. Partly that's due to playing better players now that I'm at tier 3 rather than [..]
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10:05 pm, September 17, 2013
submitted by oDiNYGG_ [link] [comment]
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10:05 am, September 9, 2013
These last few days on WoT have infuriated me to no end. Match after match I am bottom tier with tanks 2 tiers above me taking up >50% of the game. Now, I understand scout MM and why that exis [..]
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10:05 pm, September 4, 2013
On certain maps, under certain conditions, driving specific tank classes (mostly Light Tanks)....it is absolutely necessary to get to certain points on the map within certain timeframes to avoid early [..]
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10:05 pm, August 12, 2013
A few weeks ago I had this little idea of starting a little column thingy in a desperate attempt to provide OC to this subreddit, besides the endless reposted Ranzar tanktoons and screenshots of battl [..]
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10:05 am, July 20, 2013
Okay. Three wtf moments happened to me today. First: An Alecto with the howitzer (I saw the projectile coming) one shot me when I was in an effing Hetzer. From full health. I know that he sort of sho [..]
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10:05 am, July 18, 2013
I enjoy the challenge on this vehicle but holy SH&& it takes at least 3 hits to get after anything lvl VI or above and even with the best ammo the bounce/ricochet is frustrating no matter how [..]
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10:05 pm, July 16, 2013
now that arties have been effectively, albeit justifiably nerfed into oblivion, the pub baddies and forum trolls alike are clamoring to nerf TDs on the grounds that these tanks are OP. I strongly disa [..]
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10:05 am, July 10, 2013
We've all had those horrible games where it seems like the stars are aligned against us: every shot misses, or the shots which hit fail to penetrate, or the shots which penetrate fail to do damage.&am [..]
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10:05 am, June 24, 2013
Each time when I get a new tank, im facing a big problem. Especially when it's a higher tier tank with a great reputation. The stock problem.
A short example. I recently started playing the T28 Prot. [..]
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10:05 am, June 21, 2013
Arties appearing less in pubs and being less effective overall, the whining about arty being OP slowly declines (not counting the in-game-rage after being one-shotted by arties). The question is what [..]
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10:05 pm, June 18, 2013
Currently the two biggest complaints about artillery is that they:
1) Do too much alpha on a direct hit,
2) Fire too slowly and too accurately for their 'actual' role, suppressive area denial.
In my [..]
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10:05 pm, June 13, 2013
I'm looking for some advice on playing on the public WoT server.
Generally speaking most of my games are a struggle. I understand tanking basics (flanking, "hull down", keep moving, aim for [..]
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10:05 pm, June 10, 2013
/rant on ...
Earlier, in a match I lost as an arty player, another player started up the familiar refrain of "Arty is OP!" As usual he had been 1 shot or something and didn't like it (for t [..]
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10:05 am, June 5, 2013
Okay, let's face it, ever since they made APCR rounds available for credits we were all super happy. But i think APCR(Gold) rounds for Derp Guns should be removed. They make it unfair to play in lower [..]
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10:05 am, June 4, 2013
And I'm here to prove it.
I'm skilled, and I got first place for damage. Therefore, SPGs require skill. Oh, I'm also an arty pro.
It was so hard, you should have seen me smashing my fingers in the p [..]
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10:05 am, June 3, 2013
Hello Tankers! I like tanks with a controversional playstyle. Tanks that do not care about the basic rules you would apply when driving most regular tanks. For example : The ELC AMX for example, has i [..]
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10:05 am, May 28, 2013
So l am a few games out of this milestone. 15 OOO games. l started in June, just about 2 years ago, so l guess that makes me a Veteran. Though l'd never consider myself good, l take pride at not being [..]
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