ApplesauceBandit Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 37 minutes ago, Meplat said: You buy it. 2,980 Gaijin scrip bux. I got it for half off, so I was thinking the thing was 1,500 gold. So it's not as cheap as I remembered, but still not going to break the bank. Granted the Ram II is the only other premium I've had for such a short span of time, but I'd consider this to be perhaps the best premium to get with gold. Nice tier for farming dosh (not an issue for me), not a clone of an existing tank, and at a strong BR for that nation. I know a lot of people hate US 5.0 since you get stuck fighting T-34-85s and are often uptiered, but it's never bothered me. I may as well list off some others while I'm at it, but it we're talking purely lols, the ZUT-37 and NbFz are both excellent. The NbFz is the best 1.3 seal clubber, and is in the nation that hosts the best normal 1.3 seal clubbers IMO. The ZUT-37 is just fun with that 37mm autocannon, though I'm unsure of how much the hull break mechanics have hurt it. T-44-122 I'm a huge fan of as well, though I know many dislike the awful reload speed. Of course there's other excellent premium tanks out there, but those are either from grindfest marathons or straight from your wallet. Normal premiums you can just get through golden battle wagers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Guess I better rename my War Thunder install folder from "Badplanes" to "Lessbadtanks" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 yeah I think you have to buy it in game, and is the T20 better than the M18? Cause i have that premium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 also what are everyones game handles, mine is JeepsGunsTanks in WT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApplesauceBandit Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 tl;dr the T20 is just an M18 that loses a bit of the excess mobility and HVAP in exchange for usable armor and a stabilizer. M18 is a bit more mobile and gets HVAP, but otherwise I find the T20 to just be better. Even then, the T20 is still a hair more mobile than a T-34 and also reverses at 18 km/h (vs the 23 km/h of the Hellcat), so it's not too bad either. I've not died enough in the T20 to give you a good answer, but I suspect getting penned in this would not be so fun, seeing as the ammo layout is kinda shit. The T20 in exchange gets real armor, stuff you can actually use. The complete absence of armor on the M18 can really limit your options at times, both with the open turret and inability to bounce anything. The hull armor on the thing is pretty reliable against lower tier vehicles, but when used properly can bounce scarier things. Unlike the Shermans, it's enough armor that I feel comfortable playing more aggresively or baiting shots. The T20 also holds nearly twice as much ammo too if that matters for you. Another huge advantage is that the T20 has stabilizers, nullifying what I find to be one of the Hellcat's main weaknesses (how much the gun sways during movement and stopping). The combination of armor, reverse speed, and stabilizers make this thing near unstoppable as a ridge sniper. Username there is the same as here and WoT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulric Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 My user name is Ulric_S. Mostly at 3.7 right now, but grinding my way to 5.3. I saw the PT-76, and I decided that I had to have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 I have mostly unlocked the Rank III American and British tanks, I'm only in rank II with the soviets and Germans. I've playing the Airplane side much more recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulric Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Maybe it's just low tier MM, but WT is way way WAY easier than WoT. Sturgeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 My username in WT is StokeMandeville Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 My username on WT is Donward. I haven't played WartChunder in over two years though and don't even have it loaded to a comp. Since we're sharing. Wait. This isn't a self help session? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApplesauceBandit Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Speaking of clubbing, I just went on a 12 kill rampage in my T-35 and won the game as a result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApplesauceBandit Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Test server has updated again it looks like. The only "buffs" to light tanks are the ammo capacity nerfs aren't as bad now. Light tanks apparently don't need more view range than mediums or heavies. Sturgeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 1 hour ago, ApplesauceBandit said: Test server has updated again it looks like. The only "buffs" to light tanks are the ammo capacity nerds aren't as bad now. Light tanks apparently don't need more view range than mediums or heavies. It's not like that's the whole point of their existence or anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 Even QB is getting in on the action: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApplesauceBandit Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Will need to give it a better look, but looks like this is more reasonable than the test server. M41 autoloader may as well have been removed, clip size is from 10 to 6 with the clip reload increasing from 38s to 40s. https://worldoftanks.com/en/content/docs/918-updatenotes/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Did the update drop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApplesauceBandit Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 1 minute ago, Sturgeon said: Did the update drop? That's tomorrow apparently. If I'm understanding this right, NA is actually getting the patch first, not RU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 "Because fuck the yanks, amirite?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulric Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 We are the guinea pig so that if the community feedback is terrible, they can pull the plug on it before it hits the RU server. I did notice something over the weekend, WoT server population has taken a nose dive in recent month. 23k online for WoT while WT had 36k online at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApplesauceBandit Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 Correct me if I'm wrong here, but I'm not really sure if WT's online count includes all servers. WoT I know has at least been stagnating for a while at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 Yeah I wouldn't be surprised if they closed down the west server at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 Being a West Coast server guy, the numbers seem to be around 3,000 to 4,000 most of the time. And it is frustrating. Particularly since the low population numbers mean that I can never really play my low Tier 2 and Tier 3 "seal clubber" tanks because it involves a 4-5 minute wait before MM takes a dump and puts 7 apiece in Mittengard or whatever that idiotic hole is. called. It is further frustrating because this means West Coast games are decided almost entirely now days based on a coin flip of who got stuck with the most South/Central American 43 percent winrate tomatoes playing with a 300 ping rate or who has failed to Tier 8-10 versus whichever other side got lucky with the coin flip where there's a 3-man power purple platoon. Tough to solo pub with such low population numbers. Yeah, I know I should just play East Coast server but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulric Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 OK, WG, you do your thing. So, the Type 62 has roughly 400 more DPM, and 23m view range advantage over the WZ-131. GG WG, GG Sturgeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApplesauceBandit Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 The tier 10 german LT vs the Leopard 1 is just sad. The leopard 1 was already considered one of the worst tier 10 meds apparently, but the light is still worse in all ways but acceleration and 10m view range. At least it has more view range than mediums, unlike most other tier 10 lights. Most high tier lights look bad, but the mid tier ones seem better balanced. They're not as good of scouts as I feel they should be (tier 7 soviet LT has 360m view range), but they have better gun handling than comparable meds. The difference is really apparent at tier 5 and 6, even before you mount vert stabs. Obviously, still have shit for armor and HP, as well as worse hard stats on the gun. At tier 8 is where the gun handling difference seems to be less extreme and they instead get better acceleration. Still not sure how to feel about all of this. Sturgeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 Yeah, I'm going to try it, but I don't have high hopes, but the arty changes are interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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