SchnitzelTruck

Hello!

As some of you may know, WoTLabs has been in "maintenance mode" for some time now, with new features few and far between. As we start 2021, I'm returning to active development!
This is what you can expect in 2021:
Session Statistics
The first feature that is being developed is a section where players can see all the statistics for any given session. This is accomplished by taking a snapshot of your account's stats at the moment you finish a tanking session (clarification: the player must request a stats update manually by visiting their stats page) and comparing it with the previous snapshot. Due to server capacity, currently an account can only have its statistics updated once per hour. Patrons will also be able to bypass this and request an update for their statistics at any time.
ETA: February 2021
Full Rankings
WoTLabs will soon have a page with full rankings for the server, which will be sortable by several criteria (Win Rate, WN8, battle count...). There will be rankings for the server overall, as well as for each tank.
ETA: March 2021
Improved API
For those who wish to use WoTLabs data for their own apps, the current API will be expanded with periodic stats and individual tank stats, as well as a larger daily limit on calls. Due to the impact on the server, access to this API will be available at a $5 / month Developer tier on Patreon.
ETA: Q1 2021
Detailed Server Tank Stats
In addition to the table of average statistics, each tank in the game with also gain a full page of server statistics with insightful graphs showing how players perform with any given tank.
ETA: Q2 2021
Detailed Player Tank Stats
You will be able to see more detailed statistics about your tanks, as well as comparisons with the server average and different percentile brackets.  As a provisional feature which may be discarded along the line depending on how well it works with current server constraints, you will also be able to see  graphs and periodic stats for each individual tank, much like your main stats page currently shows for your account. Keep in mind that tank data is purged every 6 months or so, therefore records will only go back so far.
ETA: Q2 2021
These are all the new features that are in planning and/or development at the moment. This list, along with the ETAs, may be updated along the year!
Cheers!
Never

Dont worry, he'll be camping the hill for 10 minutes. Plenty of time to fire maybe 4 times.

I've witnessed a Maus up there. Nothing surprises me anymore.

Tier8s arent supposed to be torture to mark... My poor asshole after all the tier8 autoloader bumrushes.

Tier8s arent supposed to be torture to mark... My poor asshole after all the tier8 autoloader bumrushes.

Tier8s arent supposed to be torture to mark... My poor asshole after all the tier8 autoloader bumrushes.

You'll never have an average game in this tank. Its absolute shit, but it's some spicy shit.

Min DPM
Max bloom

Min-max without the max

Min-max without the max

Clearly written by a noob. There's no mention of double bushing!

In February, 78 years after this guide was printed, I was at the NY public library learning tank tactics. Since current circumstances prevent y'all from making the same pilgrimage, I am posting these pearls of wisdom here. 

 
 

Those soft stats alone make this the worst tier10 by a wide margin. The rest of the stats dont even matter in comparison. If they dont buff this during test I'd be amazed.
Edit: After looking at the entire line, all the heavies need buffs.
The tier7 is a 240 alpha heavy with RNG armor, 42 acc, bad soft stats, terrible prem pen(18 pen increase over AP) and slow as hell.
The tier8 has 1500 DPM!!!!!! and once again terrible prem pen (242). On the bright side 17 hp/ton
Tier9 with 1900 dpm  and a hull very similar to the T-10 which we all know is worthless.
 
The tier7-9 tanks have relatively small butter turret cheeks surrounded by ricochet angles which is going to make fighting them RNG hell. Meanwhile the Tier10 is an AP purists nightmare or a prem spammers dream. These all look like pure distilled frustration to use and fight between their unreliable armor layouts, bad soft stats, and shit prem ammo.

I would but I uninstalled. RNG has far too large of an impact on the game, balance is destroyed, half the teams are autolaoders, the maps are straight up dumpster fires, and the game pisses me off which makes me focus on IRL things that piss me off.
This game is a mental nightmare and will never be seen on my computer again.

gtfo pubtrash 
 
Alright I remember how to play this pos. Unlike the Panther and P88, this things side armor cant be overmatched by 122+ guns, but nobody remembers that and you can sidescrape to victory. Went city on Ensk and blocked 3k damage sidescraping and peekabooing and murdered half the idiot heavies. Even managed to fuck over a 705A who kept shitting on my tracks.
When you arent in a city map sidescraping for your fucking life you're playing the same as any support tank. hang back where you can easily dodge return fire. Then probably fucking die anyway because youre slow as fuck, unarmored, and larger than most heavies.

Wow this thing is literally a stock tiger2 with a slight mobility buff and half the armor. NICE!
Your positioning needs to be impeccable to have reliable games. Im only 6 games in so far, but half have been sub 1k damage, the other half have been 4-5k. Its lives and dies by MM. Good map and team? You can farm your way to fame and fortune. Bad map and MM? You're so fucking screwed because this thing cant save itself.
I can tell I'm going to hate every single moment of this 3 mark. I used to really enjoy and do well in the P88 years ago, and this is basically a slower upgunned version, so hopefully It all comes back to me eventually.

gtfo pubtrash 
 
Alright I remember how to play this pos. Unlike the Panther and P88, this things side armor cant be overmatched by 122+ guns, but nobody remembers that and you can sidescrape to victory. Went city on Ensk and blocked 3k damage sidescraping and peekabooing and murdered half the idiot heavies. Even managed to fuck over a 705A who kept shitting on my tracks.
When you arent in a city map sidescraping for your fucking life you're playing the same as any support tank. hang back where you can easily dodge return fire. Then probably fucking die anyway because youre slow as fuck, unarmored, and larger than most heavies.

3 marked it at 41 games. Second session was 12 games at 3.2k dpg and 900 assist.
Definitely still think its a total bastard to play efficiently, but at least you can pen stuff!

3 marked it at 41 games. Second session was 12 games at 3.2k dpg and 900 assist.
Definitely still think its a total bastard to play efficiently, but at least you can pen stuff!

Can confirm APCR is the way
Finished the session with 29 games at 2.8k dpg

Can confirm APCR is the way
Finished the session with 29 games at 2.8k dpg

Can confirm APCR is the way
Finished the session with 29 games at 2.8k dpg

I played it back when it had 35mm lower side armor which was absolutely hell. The huge amount of 122mm russians would laugh themselves to free damage by overmatching your front track. Looks like it got buffed to 42mm thank god.

If I come back this is the tank I'm playing. Always loved the Tiger2 and now it looks rewarding.

this tank has 252 base pen  
change my mind