Jingles Ask Me Anything (SLOW/POSSIBLY NO MORE ANSWERS)

[TheMightyJingles 374]

Howdy, folks.  I guess you all pretty much know me so introductions probably aren't necessary.  Considering where we are I'm reasonably confident that the questions aren't likely to be "Jingles, what's the best way to drive a T-62A?" so I'm a little curious as to what kind of questions I'm going to get, but there's only one way to find out so let the AMA begin!

See this post for update details. - Solono

Edited August 11, 2015 by Solono

[Itchi 402]

What are the 3 things you see as being WoT's biggest issues that need to be addressed to extend the longevity of the game. 

Thanks Mr. Sexii

[Never 7,717]

Here we go!

At what point in your YouTube career did you think "Holy shit, I can actually do this for a living!"?

[KingYoshiLuca 771]

What is your favourite ship in world of warships and why?  

[Kitten 1,388]

How do you feel about the CW changes?

What were your impressions of WoTLabs before deciding to do this?

Rexxie is the cutest, y/y?

[Intumesce 1,695]

What do you think of blue and above players? Mainly players like QuickyBaby (not in his personality but in how he plays)?

[Tempestman 0]

Hi Jingles, 

You seem to have been friends with Quickybaby and Circon for years. How did you meet them?

 

[Fist_of_Russ 0]

Hello Jingles! I am a very big fan, and it is because of you that I started playing Wargames. Thank you for the time and care you put into your content. 

 

Now the Question. Have you ever thought about streaming on your own? Give your fans an option to division with you while on stream. I know you have issues with being the first thing people like to shot at, but being in a division could help with that. 

[FastTrackedGaming 0]

What is your opinion on server merging without consent from the player base. For example, the SEA server, we had VN merge over with us. Also, what do you think should be changed (If anything) about the current matchmaking. 

[Croolman 0]

Hi Jingles, 

how does your usual day looks like? How has it changed since Rita lives with you?

[DramaticWarlord 207]

First of all, thank you for accepting my 62A replay. That kind of brings me to my question. You say you get a lot of replays, so, how much time do you spend a day looking over replays that have been sent in? 

[TheEmptyLord 771]

Jingles, since you were in the Navy I'm gonna have to bother you with related stuff. 
Best local dish you ever ate?
Best foreign cuisine?
Have you considered adding a beardcam to your videos?

What is your favorite arty line? 

 

Do you like our smileys? 

PS: Thanks for doing this. Thank you for your Youtube. You made me improve by realizing how this game rewards knowledge. Wouldn't be here today without you 

[Skell 171]

Hi Jingles,
Do you have any advice for starting out content creators? For youtube content etc... 

[Nekommando 386]

Hello Jingles!

How often do you rage when playing WOT, what are the main reasons for it, and do you usually press on playing on losing streaks? 

For me, I rage on average once every ~500 battles, usually due to losing streaks (caused by teammates throwing the game and/or arty oneshots), and I usually press on despite telling myself again and again I shouldn't have

[OmegaUK 0]

Hi Jingles,

I know you won't and/or can't give specific information regarding this, but just in general terms, is your YT income enough to live off? If not, how do you make a living?

TIA

[aaveq 899]

Do you like matches with more than 1 arty/team ?

How do you feel about arty in general ?

What`s your opinion of the main forum   ?

[CandyCake 0]

Hi Jinges, how could you help anybody who gets really angry because of world of tanks, you know, all the rage, insulting etc. 

[Kaeldian 8]

Do you still play Elite Dangerous?  (Thanks for putting that on my radar!  I love picking it up from time to time when Ships and Tanks get's boring)

I plan on visiting the Essex carrier Yorkstown sometime soon.  While I know you don't play carriers, would you like some pictures for a possible future episode focusing on the Essex?

And finally - a thank you for doing what you do.  It's not often I get to see somebody in my age group playing games on Youtube.  Makes me feel a little less crazy.

 

 

[Desert_Wobbuffet 0]

Q #1:Hey Jingles there is sopposed a "Girls und Panzer" movie coming out in November, given the shows popularity in the WoT community. Do you think Wargaming will do some sort of event for it (like for "Fury")?

Q#2: What gave you the idea to start your 3 most famous series on Youtube (Mingles with Jingles, Why you Heff to be Mad?, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.)?

Q#3: How did you start becoming a Wargaming community contributor? How have you enjoyed your time as a community contributor?

Q#4: Do you see Clan Wars being merged in all three Wargaming titles (WoT, WoWp, WoWs)? Do you think the popularty of theWargaming trio is in part do to people like you, Quickybaby, and Circon, or do you think there are other factors?

Q#5: Do you have any tips to help increase your WN8 rating for your fans?

[koel76 1,355]

 

What are your feelings towards artillery? And what are your feelings towards players that don't "contribute' to victories.

 

[TheMightyJingles 374]

What are the 3 things you see as being WoT's biggest issues that need to be addressed to extend the longevity of the game. 

1.  Viktor Kislyi actually said this himself and I agree with him, there needs to be a way to play WOT that requires more of a commitment than a Random Battle but not as much as Clan Wars.  Stuff like new game modes, Historical Battles, Strongholds, etc, these are all Wargaming trying to find that middle ground.  I think Historical Battles are the way to go, but not necessarily in a PVP setting.  No-one wants to play the Panzer III when you could be in a Tiger or Panther and the other side have T-34-85s, but if your team was playing in a Historical setting against AI, that might be different.  Wargaming are probably watching Armored Warfares' PVE mode with great interest right now, because their CEO himself thinks Historical Battles with AI is the way ahead.

2.  Introducing new tanks is starting to be a problem because they've covered all the major players and are starting to scrape the bottom of the barrel.  There's scope for a European tech tree, and possibly even a Czech or Swedish standalone tech tree, but after that they're really going to start struggling.

3.  Getting new players is simple enough, keeping them is another matter.  For your first few hours in WOT you can drive around shooting at random stuff, progress and have fun.  As soon as you reach tier 4, which doesn't take long at all, you run into a brick wall.  Your stock M3 Lee is now going up against T-34-85s, SU-100s, T-150s, VK3601s...  It kills your interest almost as quickly as it kills your tank.  I really think they need to look at the lower tier matchmaking for players with less than 1000 battles and restrict it to no more than +1 tier to give them a chance to learn without being punished for being new by constantly getting one-shotted by 122m guns as soon as they reach tier 4.

 

Here we go!

At what point in your YouTube career did you think "Holy shit, I can actually do this for a living!"?

Well with my Navy pension as well it was pretty early on.  At around 5000 subscribers I was making enough to be able to stop looking for a job and concentrate on doing videos.  Without the pension I think it would probably have been around the 15-20,000 subscriber mark.

 

What is your favourite ship in world of warships and why?  

The Cleveland.  Like the St. Louis it's made out of guns but unlike the Atlanta the guns have a decent range and fair AP performance and unlike the St. Louis it's fast and agile.  Oh, and it also has phenomenal AA firepower.  If it just had torpedos it would be perfect.

 

How do you feel about the CW changes?

What were your impressions of WoTLabs before deciding to do this?

Rexxie is the cutest, y/y?

1.  Sorry, I know very little about Clan Wars.
2.  You all scared me.
3.  Yeah, he is.

What do you think of blue and above players? Mainly players like QuickyBaby (not in his personality but in how he plays)?

In any field of competition you tend to find (not always, but it is a trend) that the very best competitors are not the nicest people.  That's just the nature of being competitive. Of course it's possible to be good at something without being an asshat about it, and Quickybaby is a perfect example.  He gets a lot of flak for having a fake manner, no-one believes he can possibly be as nice and calm as he seems AND be as good at WOT as he is, and I can see how people would get that impression.  However, I can assure you that he absolutely is exactly like that in Real Life too.  And yes, I was as surprised as you probably are.

[ZXrage 1,318]

Hi Jingles!

 

Who prepares your breakfast? Or do you prefer buying it?

 

Is it weird that I read your posts in your voice?

[Alvin1020 7]

- Jingles, I understand you had literally Thousands of Replays send to you each day,

but I wonder how much replays do you choose to watch AND among them how many of them you would put it on Youtube?

- Hence, Any tips for letting our own replays got notice by Senpai Jingles?

[MacusFlash 2,270]

1. Have you ever consider re-comment one of your first WoT videos? To be more specific I mean comment your own original commentary (something like review of Jingles sound pack). I think that would be interesting and funny for you to take a look at your YT-WoT origins.  

2. I've noticed that recently you use few songs and themes in videos. Are you somehow limited by copy rights or something alse?

3. What's your opinion on present Royal Navy? Do you think it's still the main European navy?

4. Coffee or tea and why tea?

5. How's your voice? It must be exhausting to talk several hours per day.

[Litovcas 2]

#1: Have you ever uploaded any content from the Russian server? (Decent games played, Mingles background, etc.) If not, will you ever do such a deluxe first?

#2: Thoughts on the new German premium ships?

#3: If somebody paid you an enormous amount of money, would you admit that the Chaffee is cuter than the Luchs?