DirtyACE7

One other question. Was the tier 9 Conq ever nerfed when the Super Conq was introduced?

conqueror was berfed.  A combo of nerf and buff.

Gained stock option of buffed 32pdr. Gained side armour, and spaced armour front hull

....on the other hand, lost turret armour behind the spaced armour. Lost HP/T. Lost DPM with top gun

yeah its fucking busted as shit lol 3,7k dpg btw

Thanks guys! I'm asking because I'm thinking of grabbing it from Frontlines as a reward tank. I play FL very sporadically and honestly do not think I'll be able to reach any of the other reward tanks and have no interest in getting the WZ, but I have enough prestige to get the STA2.

He describes the STA2 in detail. lt is faster, reverses better, and has a narrow block of armour. ls it worthwhile? Well it is alright, not as good as T-44 Hundred

--It gained alot of gun mantle armour, not the turret just the gun case.

--It gained 23km/hr reverse speed, up from twenty

--it pretty much gained 2.5HP/Tonne more

lnteresting to note the tech tree equivalent, STA1 got megabuffed in comparison. STA1 has great DPM now, whereas STA2 DPM remained mediocre.

It's a paper tank, it's ok.... it's comfortable at least, speed is just meh, gun and gun handling is ok, everything else is just meh. The WZ is probably not for you, since you like good accurate guns. I should probably play a few frontlines myself.

On 6/3/2019 at 4:26 AM, PlanetaryGenocide said:

 but for some reason the games are an excellent time waster

What he said. ^

If you've got yourself a good wheel like a G27 or G29 then the game is great stress relief.

I just played through the demos of both ATS and ETS2, unfortunately I do not have a wheel so used the keyboard. I can imagine though that it's much more enjoyable with a wheel. Might have to invest into one. I really enjoyed both games but ETS2 does feel like it has more going for it, like the world is fuller in it, the maps are more fleshed out.

Hell, even if you just use an xbox controller (which is what I had to work with) it's still great

Meh, I got the Panzer V/IV for giggles, the tier 3 shitter TD and because I had 50 million credits and nothing much to spend on I splurged on the Foch 155 for the memes (already had the deathstar). Might have not gotten the Foch and bought the IS-6 for memes if it had been sold for credits but I'm certainly not paying gold for that turd.

Slight regret on not getting the Blackdog. It and the Caravan AX (which I already have) were the only solid deals. Good and effectively free tier 8 premiums with no horror grind attached.

Got the Pz V/IV, its dirty as all hell for a tier 5 limited MM tank and great fun to play a lower tank without terrible gun handling.

Had most of everything else, or at least the same versions (Type, IS-6, T34), so nothing else really took my interest. 

And apparently they don't like tier 10 gameplay either.

Pouring 10k 183s, then another 10k Foch 155s tomorrow.

As we didn't already have enough TDs in t10.

The td's aren't even a problem. The problem is people jumping straight to t10. 183 players when it was released played like total shitters. 

I'm considering buying the Foch 155. Didn't grind the line, but wouldn't mind having one facehug lulz. RIP my credits.

Getting a tier 8 premium for 9 mil was nice at first. Then I remembered some people wasted a bajillion hours to get it during a marathon and now it's also kinda fucking hilarious.

I got one.  I'm down to 9M credits now.  I hope they don't post more than about 2 more tanks I want.  Otherwise I might need to sell some tier 9s

Look what popped up in the NA shp as bundle today... right.. the AX.. evn if WG forced me at gunpoint to give them cash id rather take the fucking bullet

Wait they buffed it?

No, they nerfed the 4005 hard enough to make it one of the worst tier Xs again. The only thing it has over the 183 now is gun depression. 

Not selling anywhere near as fast as the gold Type 59. Not worth the credits they are asking. Should be no more than 10M.

I have dropped the rammer on needle guns that reload faster than they aim and on longer loading derp guns (T-49 as Planetary mentioned and ELC bis) that don't win DPM wars and need repositioning anyway. 

This is something that was argued about even back in my day (hence the article) and I honestly just can't support playing without a rammer if you aspire to be a better player, even if it's inefficient for your current play.

Kolni's mention of "it depends on how good you are at keeping your dpm up" is really crux of the issue - if you aren't good at keeping your DPM up, Rammer seems less useful - what use is rammer really if you're just going to be waiting for another player to make a mistake so you can shoot again? I think this is really the underlying argument when players suggest it's unnecessary.

The problem with this is it isn't how top players actually play the game. You're not hitting server records by playing the waiting game of reactionary play; there isn't enough time in a match for that to be feasible. If I wanted to keep 4k or whatever else I was jacking off to, I was going to have to put myself in positions where my damage was limited by how fast I could chamber the next round, not by how many times Xx_T34R64_xX would eat dirt in front of me.

@DirtyACE7 sorry for the late reply ben busy lately. My general rule of thumb is that if, without vstab, it has the same soft stats of a Obj140 with Vstab or better, then it does not need it. So practically only the t100lt and few others like the combat cars.

 But you could try going for a rammer as it has very good aim time and the turret dispersion is very little. It all depends on how much your exposure time is. If you feel you aim for too long and increases your exposure too much then you need it. 

Another thing you could is because the reload is so low anyway, just dont aim you shots, like I do with the Cromwell. The problem is if you get spotted you risk trading 180 for a lot of your HP.

@Rexxie the problem with the LT's dpm is that it is a lie: many shots either miss or bounce and the risk of getting hit for most of you HP is a big possibility. So your effective dpm is trash. Mistakes with LTs can be greatly punished because of how easy it is to hit them. 

Imo it is more efficient supporting by tracking and spotting rather than trying to be a dmg dealer.

Nope. The tank is as shit elited as stock

Thanks. That's what I thought. Remember reading the tank got nerfed to shit after the rebalance of LT's. I really want to get the T49 but need to get through this shit bucket first.

Chinese tier 8&9, 100mm gun acc is spectacularly bad.

For the tier 8... You can actually run it with the 85mm to pretend it is the old WZ-131. It is about the same DPM if you use the bonds rammer, bonds vents, food, BIA, against old WZ-131 with vents and rammer.

tbh, it is probably more fun.

I found the T10 alright as a medium with camo on the move.  The T9 was trash as already stated.

@Oicraftian I actually really enjoyed the tier 8. Worked really well for me. Accuracy wasn't amazing by any means but solid enough. Tier 9 on the other hand is a disgusting pile of trash.

dude you spent way too much time on that but your point was made

All in service of the true purples, is this blue.

It is also something I plan to use elsewhere.

And we appreciate the content. And effort.

That has GOT to be a programming error.  I did see a bunch of people saying that the XP for missions was wiped when WG "Reset" the WZ on track a couple days go.

It gets reset after 24 hours. So if let's say you've ground only 12k of 25k, then it gets reset and next day you have to grind out the same 25k again.

WG just seems incapable of doing something without a screw up.

Went to tier 6/7/8, had some great games.

It doesn't matter if your team is stupid as there are a couple of one man army tanks at those tiers that can literally carry a 1v15 without a sweat. Also can't wait for FL so I can farm some mad credits 

I don't know if meta is the same on the EU server but on NA right now we have like 4 light tanks per team every game. So it basically comes down to which team's lights are less brain-dead and that team will be guaranteed to win.

A serious suggestion is to bench the T9 Chinese light for a while.  It seems to be affecting your  outlook.  It's not a lovable tank, so why bother.  Play fun tanks

Yeah i'm using optics, vert stab and vents. Still can't do shit. Just constant loses. Either I cannot hit or pen anything or my teams simply melt in first two minutes. Game after game. Not happening in any other tanks, just this fucking thing. I'm totally confused with this tank. What am I supposed to be? A shitty light or a shitty med? Because right now neither one is working, at all.

You lose because lights can't really carry anymore, plus pubbies can't be relied upon for actually hitting their shots or getting in good positions to rape what you spot.

It's the nature of random battles. And it's a shame you can't use tier 5/7/9s in skirmishes anymore, was great to grind them there.

Yeah it seems that way, especially since the wheeled vehicles came along, the regular lights are just relegated to the back of the line. I feel like I'm banging my head against a wall every game I'm playing the WZ. Although

with the wheelies around it definitely puts the 132-1/132A in a really weird playstyle. I'm still adjusting to it in the chinese scouts. they play almost like an anti-wheelie/counter position but its odd. enough armor to be effective against them frontally, but not quiet enough alpha to really scare them off immediately. 

The guns are too troll to deal with wheelies effectively in the Chinese lights.

I'm also still on the fence whether I should continue using optics or switch to vents and play more like a medium.

Think more about - homicide?

I do not think it is beyond human comprehension to contemplate elimination of the perceived obstacles.

Not disturbing at all...

The arty barrage at full does a lot more damage if it connects, but is smaller AoE than the air strike. I prefer the former to the latter purely because if you land it it's a definite lock-in-place track damage and decent HP damage (enough to kill soft targets) which can be very important for stopping people on cap. The Air Strike lacks killing power in my opinion, but is better at hitting multiple targets at once or those in awkward positions for the arty.

Thank you! That's kind of what I was thinking too but needed confirmation.

Arty barrage is way more consistent. Air Strike only useful if you're hitting multiple grouped-up targets at once.

2.7k dmg in wz1114 - 50% wr. I get you man

430U isn't working for me somehow lol. Small sample size but a 29% WR in mine. I'm trash though.

T10 is trash now. I got so tilted I put my 277 dpg at 1900. From 2900. Seriously I feel like my brain is not working when I pull 2450 in a t8 Somua, 2150 in an o-ho,  hell even 2200 in a m103 but now I can't pull 2k in a 277

I bought it... idk dirty, idk. IDK if it's for you. I know how much you hate getting artied, and... well... I still have XVM camo so I didn't get targeted the 1 game I played mine, but I can't imagine you having a good time with it, especially if you get arty focused. It's literally made of paper.

The good side.. OK gun, dispersion doesn't allow you to consistently snipe. I find myself usually firing twice to hit target when sniping. The speed is nice. The gun handling is ok, feels comfortable. It feels like it's designed to run around with other mediums and quickly eliminate tanks doing the whole peek-a-boo over a hill kind of play.

People are saying the Sabaton is better, due to turret, but... the lansen does have the alpha over it. Like Deus said, it's a tier 8 leo, without the German accuracy.

More than a tier 8 leo... I feel like it's a faster ravioli. 

I sort of like it. Feels sort of... balanced? Arty is a PITA, but that's nothing unique to this tank I'll be using it in Frontlines, the mobility, alpha and gun depression should make it comfortable to play there.

Thank you for all your opinions. Hmm... I think I might pass on it. I watched a few reviews as well and no one seems to really agree on this tank. Some say it's good and some say it's not, mainly due to bad gun handling, which I myself stay away from if can help it.

For me they are all future commanders. Much too valuable to be anything else.

WG stated they have no expiration date this year. Since they introduced the new garage tab, all earned crewmembers stay in Barracks until recruited for specific tank. Wells had a claim expiration date for claiming via prime loot, she would have also stayed in barracks if credited to your account but not assigned to a tank.

@erikred Thanks for the clarification.

2 ideologies to win.

Play for the win (support flanks, flex when other flank is failing, kill the 1 shots, etc. etc.) vs do as much damage as possible, to ensure your win.

Maybe all along, you just needed the "f it, screw everyone else, i'm going to play my game" and damage farming = your way of ensuring you win? Maybe high dpm tanks with good mobility = your play style/

@Fulvin I'd argue even just before 1.0 it was good. Flawed but good. 

While 1.0 made the game significantly shitter, the game was already well and truly fucked before that point. But when you’ve got a player base willing to pay AAA title money for 1 pixel tank, it’s hardly surprising that game balance stopped being a priority.

@Jesse_the_Scout Yes a tumor can grow on a tumor, technically

I see. Thanks for the clarification.

You also might be able to give a free twitch prime sub to someone

no problem.