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A writeup on light tanks [AMX12t edition]

5:03 am, October 22, 2014 Ok, to address the kind of awkward pacing and formatting of this post, I actually wrote it as one 15,318 character post, but obviously that doesn't work too well with Reddits format. I'll link to the [..] View

How To Be A Better Arty Player

4:03 pm, October 17, 2014 This is a guide on how to improve your skills in arty. It is very easy and only requires you to follow a few REALLY easy steps listed below.   1. Click on start menu and click control panel. [..] View

13 75 Crew conundrum.

5:03 am, October 14, 2014 So, I did well in the AMX 12t, finished it with a 56% win rate. However, I'm doing rather poorly in the 13 75. Use of the search function reveals I've been playing it wrong, using it as a passive scou [..] View

How to determine true skill, make the game a fairer, funner place, and generate epic battles

4:03 pm, September 21, 2014 How to properly cater to every level of skill in WoT:   1) Create x number of groups, for sake of this example lets say 11.   2) Create a definition of each group, for example of thi [..] View

Using silver to drop skills and then train tankers to 100% in next tank...does it have consequences?

4:03 pm, September 17, 2014 Somewhere out there is a youtube video that supports this, but I for the life of me can't find it and would appreciate a game mechanic expert's input in this matter. I'm talking about this mechanic b [..] View

Moronic Monday #1: Spotting, Camo and Bushes

4:03 pm, September 8, 2014 We'd like to introduce a new feature for this subreddit. To help all you new players out there too afraid to ask a question or don't know what questions to ask, this will be your home. Any and all que [..] View

Clickers, Seal Clubbers and the lot...

2:01 am, August 25, 2014 So, I need a break from the current On Track, it's a punishment. Read some posts, reread some guides and started thinking... Arty is still a problem in the game. If you can't see it, your logically [..] View

Matilda Black Prince is utter rubbish don't waste your gold.

2:01 pm, August 20, 2014 this tank is fooking shite -Had I not got it at half price I'd be more annoyed than I am. I wanted a british medium trainer and this is all there is and it is pretty much the most dreadful tank I've e [..] View

Why is the matchmaker so useless?

2:01 pm, August 15, 2014 I just don't understand why WG is so stubborn in its refusal to fix its hopelessly shoddy matchmaker. Yes you may be able to get games extremely quickly but when a significant proportion of th [..] View

Starting 5th Skill, what do you think about this?

2:01 pm, August 15, 2014 Starting my 5th Skill, and i am thinking a little outside the box with it. (T71 Light tank) 1) What do you think about going Firefighting, remove to automatic fire extinguisher and add Octane Gasol [..] View

arty players statics

2:01 pm, August 14, 2014 As we all know there are many players there thathave majorproblems with arty in the game. They are hiding in a corner and all they do isclick on your tank. No special skill, no covering, no angling no [..] View

Survive for loss or risk dying for win?

2:01 am, August 11, 2014 Just wondering people's opinions. Say you've done 3k damage as bottom tier and as the last one alive, would you prefer to camp in a corner and get in some more free damage before your [..] View

Getting better as a player, but losing more?

2:01 am, July 21, 2014 So I've been playing regularly for about 2 months now and I think I've made quite a lot of progress toward being better (seehttp://tanks.noobmeter.com/player/na/chyneseguy/1002677778/). Yet right now [..] View

A guide to the IS-3

2:01 pm, July 8, 2014 Good Day Tankers! As you can see by the title I am writing a guide for the IS3. I have around 170 battles currently logged in this beast of a tank. Without further ado, lets get started. Contents: [..] View

So I haven't picked a second perk/skill yet... Just checking something.

2:01 am, July 5, 2014 Just got my first skill 100%ed and am now waiting for a crew retrain discount so I can change things around, just checking that the crew xp I am earning in the meantime while not having a second skill [..] View

Better Crew Functionality

2:01 pm, July 1, 2014 I was thinking while playing WoT Yesterday, (I know, someone thinking in WoT...) why are the crew members in your tank only ever wounded ? is this an attempt from WG to make WoT "more realistic&q [..] View

Crew training question, with regard to XP

2:01 pm, June 22, 2014 I was wondering if I should horde the XP gained on lower tiered elites or if I should just dump it into crew training on those tanks? I generally just play my current grind tanks, and only run the low [..] View

2-month break from WoT and...

2:01 am, June 14, 2014 ...i was so happy but my stress level and rage is coming back faster than ever after 2 gaming sessions. the game is giving me ulcer again -_- i may yet still quit... but aside from that. my skill [..] View

Platoon Legends [-OP-]

2:01 pm, June 11, 2014 Greetings Fellow Tankers; Newbies: Platoon Legends is a clan aimed at helping less skilled tankers/new players. We provide invaluable tips, tricks & tactics, training rooms on weekends to learn [..] View

Is the firefighting crew skill worth it on the Jagdtiger/JPE?

2:01 am, June 5, 2014 I'm about to get to my third crew skill, so I was wondering if this skill is worth it to anyone. I already have a premium fire extinguisher on it, but I get set on fire twice enough to see the [..] View

Looking for suggestions for Skills/Perks for my VK 16.02 Leopard

2:01 am, June 2, 2014 Formerly one of my least favourite tanks (I even preferred the AMX 40 to it at one point), the Leopard has really grown on me in the last month or so, being both a fun tank to play and, statistically, [..] View

Moving the Crew to Tier 10 Tank.

2:01 am, May 31, 2014 So right now, I am 40.000 Experience away from unlocking the Obj.140. I love my T-54, and I will definately keep it, as I want to unlock the T62-A, and continue to spread my rotten Russian germs all o [..] View

Leo PTA crew skills

2:01 am, May 12, 2014 So I recently got the Leopard PTA and I was thinking of using the 50% crew skill reset discount to redo my crew. My Indien crew is at 95-98% second skill, but I plan on waiting until I start grinding [..] View

Basics WoT Guide (AOD Version)

2:01 am, May 12, 2014 Hello and welcome to the AOD Version of aWorld Of Tanks Guide. This thread is brought to you by AOD_TheGift (NA) and AOD_E.T.(EU Server). Content: 1) Crew 1.1) Major (main) skill, aka. role 1.2) [..] View

Banning Policy - Might consider individual cases

2:01 pm, May 6, 2014 I submitted a ticket to WoT after being banned for a team **** [I shot the guy but did not **** him, but was banned anyway]. Team kills that are on purpose is something I loath. I finally was permitte [..] View

Fueled By Hate and Coffee is recruiting

2:01 pm, May 5, 2014 Look us up at https://www.facebook...byhateandcoffee Fueled By Hate and Coffee [FBHC] was formed by a US Army Armor Crewman and Cavalry Scout. Our initial goal was for the Clan to be primarily for cu [..] View

BIA in the IS7, worth it or nah?

2:01 am, April 29, 2014 I'm about 90% into my 3rd crew skill, I don't have the gold to retrain. Is it worth it to use silver to get BIA? I figured since my loader or driver dies almost every battle, it wouldn [..] View

The 5 Simplest Habits to Success

10:05 am, April 27, 2014 I'm writing this as a follow up to an older thread, "The Top 10 Mistakes for Newcomers to Avoid", link here: http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php?/topic/339748-the-top-10-mistakes-for-new [..] View

Done for the night.

10:05 am, April 26, 2014 Hello again, I had to quit WoT tonight out of shear disgust, worst part was it wasn't even a bad night considering the 3x XP weekend event. I was going through my tanks any thought it would be a good [..] View

Maximum Effective View Range?

10:05 pm, April 23, 2014 So, we were discussing view range in another thread and the question of maximum effective view range came up. The tooltips for the binocular telescope and coated optics equipment in-game state that th [..] View

Sixth Sense - on/off

2:01 pm, April 19, 2014 It always puzzled me that sixth sense turns on when you are spotted... but doesn't turn off once you are no longer lit. Most of us know to wait about 10 secs in hiding, but with the typical player [..] View

How I think spotting mechanics should work

2:01 am, April 14, 2014 This my idea of how the those controversial spotting mechanics should work. Love them, hate them, use them to blow your nose I don't care but this is just my ideas on how they could work.First off, ve [..] View

Regarding the spontaneous combustion of light tanks.

10:05 pm, April 13, 2014 I try really hard to play my role as a scout, I really do. I've tried passive scouting (with camo nets, camo skill, etc.) as well as active hide and sneak. Once in a while, I have a really successful [..] View

T25/2 Needs a serious BUFF!

2:01 pm, April 12, 2014 Except for gun elevation and depression, this thing is HORRIBLE. Bad pen Bad alpha Ok reload speed moderate ammo count Horrible camo ok view range decentspeed Bad armor Slow turret It's b [..] View

How often do you shoot gold?

9:05 pm, February 24, 2014 Now, we all likely shoot gold. But I'm curious as to how often it is shot. Personally, I'm a blunicum and shoot gold as rarely as possible. Most matches I shoot none, and even as botto [..] View

Matchmaker Problems.

9:05 pm, February 22, 2014 I'm beating a dead horse here, but I believe I speak for everyone when I say that the Matchmaker needs to be narrowed. For instance, when I'm in my IS and KV-13, I don't want to constantly bang my hea [..] View

Looking for Australian platoon members

9:05 pm, February 22, 2014 Hi All, (or should I say G'day) Im looking for some of my fellow country men to regularly platoon with. Not too worried about skill, as long as your not a complete numpty! ;) just let me know [..] View

Possible Scout Fixes

9:05 pm, January 30, 2014 TLDR version: Allow scout (light tank) spotting to view enemy tanks to cutenemy camoflage bonusesin half. Scouts, ever since physics and accuracy changes have been rather sub par. as invisitank T [..] View

XVM Predictions

9:05 am, January 24, 2014 Hello again, It has happened to all of us in the past and it happened to me tonight. Before the game begins, teams deploy, and engagements happen, some guy on our team declares this game to be a loss [..] View

Why can't WN# only include tiers 6 to 10 for a much better and useful rating?

9:05 am, January 19, 2014 The ever changing WNformula must be a real pain in the ***. Not only does it keep changing, but players seem to keep finging ways to exploit each new version. It got me thinking. Part of the compli [..] View

Am I progressing properly as an Artillery player?

9:05 pm, January 14, 2014 Warning: Opinions. Yours, mine, theirs. Share your thoughts but don't be a 'tard about it. I'm relatively new to this game, with less than 2,000 battles under my belt. As of late, I've found that [..] View

Conqueror - The tank that conquers its competitors with its Superior Gun: a tarp

9:05 am, January 10, 2014 Conqueror is like marmite. You love it or hate it. I went from hating it to loving it. There was zero transition for me from absolutely hating the **** out of it to loving it. It's a tank that [..] View

Designated Target

9:05 am, January 7, 2014 I was wondering if you creators could put like a little icon over tanks when this perk goes into effect, i ask this because it doesnt even seem like its doing anything, i can't tell the difference and [..] View

What, in your opinion, are the exemplar lines?

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 [..] View

WZ-111 Model 1-4 - The Go Getter

9:05 pm, January 1, 2014 The WZ-111 is one of those tanks. If you ignore it, you will never notice how it performs. But when you do notice it, there are subtle hints to how stronk this tank is. Going down the Chinese tank lin [..] View

ATTN WG: Gumble2 is still botting

9:05 am, January 1, 2014 Why do you allow this WG? People pay for premium time, and you allow bots to negate their ingame experience for months on end. He was the top tank (IS) and camped a corner of the map. Shot twice and h [..] View

Win Rate FAQ. A newcomer's guide.

9:05 pm, December 25, 2013 Perhaps one of the most confusing things new players face, beyond the greater understanding of their vehicles, is just what the win rate means. How it's figured, what plays into it, and whether or not [..] View

BIA, worth it

9:05 pm, December 22, 2013 Ok, I know this topic has been discussed before, but I'm to lazy to search. I have several 3+ skill crews, and running out of skills to put on them. It's down to Bia, does this perk really make that m [..] View

What to do with my crews?

9:05 pm, December 14, 2013 I just bought my WZ-120. So my question is: Should I move my WZ-132's crew with 1 skill, working on 2 to the WZ-120 or Move my Type 62's crew working on their first skill to the WZ-120 or Buy a w [..] View

An overview of XP and how they affect grinding

9:05 am, December 7, 2013 Warning: Long In WOT, experience is the common currency both for getting upgrades and better tanks and also for improving your crews and giving them additional skills.  While both u [..] View

New crew skills/perks

9:05 pm, December 6, 2013 It's been mentioned in the past, not sure about SerB's/WG's current stance on it: crewskills should be reworked and/or expanded. So what are your ideas for new ones, or balanci [..] View

***>>>11AD recruiting here!<<<***

9:05 am, December 3, 2013 11AD recruiting any and all wot candidates who are actively looking for a clan with POTENTIAL. Yes, you can WISH you had the 1300 WN7, the 1000 WN7, and all of the tier X tanks to fight in CW right th [..] View

T44 crew re-training

9:05 pm, November 22, 2013 Hello! I have a T44 with the crew all on 100% repairs, and about 50% camo (Except the commander who had 100% sixth sense and 50% mentor). I was thinking about retraining the crew to get some perks, an [..] View

A question about camoflauge and the WT-E100

9:05 am, November 20, 2013 I got a bit of a complex question about camouflage that i hope the veterans can help me with. If someone has the post-8.6 camo calculation formula, i would love you. The WT-E100 has absolutely atrocio [..] View

Can I use perks when not trained for the tank?

9:05 am, November 9, 2013 I have a (say) light tank driver who 100% has 50% camo skill, and I transfer them to a (say) SPG. They're not at 100% training any more, but do they still have the 50% camo skill? View

Q&A with Storm about WoT in 2014

9:05 am, November 9, 2013 Translation of video from discussion with Storm (by Jove) - (paraphrased from Russian by ClanTalk.net): Patch 0.8.0 was really nice, why were the patches after that underwhelming? A. There was a lot [..] View

The single best way for you to improve your winrate if you are average or below, assuming you have somebody better than you on your team...

9:05 pm, November 5, 2013 ...is probably to learn to avoid the extremes of camping or YOLOing/*******-rushing.  Seriously, assuming you've already got the basics covered of not shooting HE except from derps, [..] View

RIP light tanks

10:05 am, October 11, 2013 I submitted this as a ticket. Even when I'm drunk I sound smarter than most of you idiots (was that arrogant to say?). TL;DR stfu.      Let me start by saying that [..] View

PSA: Warpack

10:05 pm, October 7, 2013 I know a lot of people know about this, but there was recently a post about certain unfair mods, here was my response: View range circles are pretty common, and if you have one around your tank you sh [..] View

So much to fix with this game Wargaming to make it "gamer" friendly....

6:46 am, September 18, 2013 Just decided to uninstall this game. Been playing since June, and I think I have gone as far as I care to go with it after ******** around with the free premium trial my friend gave me, so much so tha [..] View

Is it better to get skills and switch to perks later?

10:05 pm, September 15, 2013 I usually like to get BIA as my first or second skill on my heavies (and some others). The problem is it's a perk so until it reaches 100% my entire crew aren't giving any bonuses to the tank. Now if [..] View

MM proposal

10:05 am, September 12, 2013 Seems that more than half of forum goers (not at all a random sample of players of course) want skill based MM. Or something like that, they are loud in any case. Opponents to skill-based MM are vigor [..] View

Tank Equipment Question

10:05 am, September 8, 2013 So EGLD provides +10% aim speed and Gun Rammer provides -10% load time. If I couldnt decide between both, could I get Improved Vents which provides +5% to crew skill, which if im thinking correctly wo [..] View

Weakpoints: Something that people who accuse hacks need to learn.

10:05 am, August 26, 2013 Well here is what got me thinking about this topic: I recently had a game in which it came down to a 1 on 2 engagement between me (in my Super Pershing,) and an ISU-152 with an M5 Stuart scout. It wa [..] View

What is up with the Sixth Sense skill of late?

10:05 am, August 25, 2013 Is it just me? Or is anyone else having issues where Sixth sense does not seem to be working at all? In several games, with different Tanks and crews, where the commanders all have 100 percent sixth s [..] View

Low tier British/Chinese Gun upgrade confusion (Stat ranges, how do they work?)

10:05 pm, August 24, 2013 I am working through the British and Chinese Low tiers for the first time as I haven't even really looked at them before. I found a confusing thing in the Tier II Lights Gun Upgrades that maybe some m [..] View

OP Tanks

10:05 am, August 19, 2013 If you don't have skill, you can more than make up for it by choosing the OP or overpowered tank lines.  Consider the following lines: M series mediums from M4 to M7 and all of them [..] View

Fixing MM

10:05 pm, July 27, 2013 So, I'm sure you already have your opinions about this subject, but just hear me out. There are so many threads and posts about MM being "corrupt" and/or "unfair". Let me tell you, [..] View

E-25, your impressions, thoughts, tactics, do/don't?

10:05 am, July 25, 2013 Ive been running it for a while tonight (VBAddict link) and I'm having a blast with it. On paper this paper-panzer hasn't got much. 50/30/30 armour sure isnt anything to write home abo [..] View

WOT: Serb Facts July - "How Terrible"

10:05 am, July 17, 2013 There is a LOT of information, so much that I decided not to create a giant wall of text. Here are just a few that stood out to me: QuoteThe 2nd German Tank Destroyer branch will come in 8.9. Accord [..] View

What Is The best Skills/Make-up Of A Chaffee

10:05 am, July 15, 2013 Ok guys I have come to the forums to see what your opinions are on the best make-up/skill set of a Chaffee is? As we all know at some point soon the Chaffee like all other tier 5 Scouts will be " [..] View

Should I retrain my T34 crew for the T69 (when I get it)?

10:05 am, July 14, 2013 Alright, so I have had my T34 crew on that tank ever since I got it, and I haven't gone down any US line aside from TDs before, but now I am at the T71 and grinding towards the T69 (99k xp unless I ge [..] View

Is BiA worth it?

10:05 am, July 13, 2013 I've had my IS-3 for a while, 64% win rate and almost 300 games. I have rammer, V. Stab and EGLD for equipment. My crew recently unlocked their third skill and I've been unable to deci [..] View

Camo Effectiveness on Stug

10:05 pm, July 5, 2013 How great is the stug's camo when paired up with 100% crew, all crew with Camo skill, Camo net & camo painting, Keep in mind im looking in refrence to a best possible game where i am the top tier [..] View

Gold/Credit rounds are the problem w/rage.

10:05 am, July 3, 2013 I think the major cause of rage in this game - aside from the stupid 25% randomness on shots is the fact that you can 'buy' a dramatic advantage in the game, while most MMO's don't work on this premis [..] View

I don't get why everyone thinks arty sucks now

10:05 pm, June 29, 2013 8.6, people think arty is nerfed to the ground Wrong! First battle in my Pz. Sfl. IVb. I **** 5 and damage 2 For all you  arty quitters, scrubs, failures, quitters, and quitters [..] View

Summer Teams and their sucky ness

10:05 am, June 16, 2013 Hello fellow tankers, i have been involved in this streak of crappy teams (and that's a compliment) and I can't seem to do good at all. Before you start raging at my stats, you have to realize I've on [..] View

interesting chocolate improves crews skill

10:05 am, June 6, 2013 in my opinion, it is interesting chocolate improves crew skill, during world war II or during the cold war, under the iron curtain of soviet communism, of course people are poor, and lack of food, m [..] View

8.6 camo - spotted at 146m+, will camo skill, paint, nets, behind bush, in a scout (AMX 12 t).

10:05 pm, June 5, 2013 submitted by GeneralIncompetence [link] [22 comments] View

British crew advice needed (Crusader, Matilda, Comet, Heavies and TDs).

10:05 pm, June 5, 2013 My Crusader crew currently have sixth sense, snap shot and camo (on the driver), with about 45% in their 2nd skill. Seeing as I alternate between sniping and passive scouting, finishing camo on the ot [..] View

I'd like to try out World of Tanks. Is there any body or a group that would like to show a new player how to do it?

10:05 am, May 28, 2013 While it would be feasible to start alone like in so many other games, it would be much nicer to do it with someone else or some others. I have experience in team games including CS:Source (1.5k hrs), [..] View

Good players can *still* carry bad teams regardless of tank

10:05 pm, May 22, 2013 Minutes ago, i was in a match that seemed that everything would be lost _ Im not artyllery meister...  neither i think arty is UP nor OP, unicorns expect artillery just to sit there [..] View

[Edit] WR and a way to make it better

10:05 pm, May 17, 2013 I noticed you all didn't exactly like my proposed format of judging a players skill, so i decided to change it. I noticed many of you argue that you can pad a statistic either way, and that is [..] View

Questions about crew skill/perk

10:05 pm, May 17, 2013 Well I cannot post this on Q&A session so I could only post it here. If all crews trained the Camouflage skill, will it be more effective than if only one crew having it? Thanks! View

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