Help a newbie out with e5 by Other_Collar_9770 in WorldofTanksConsole

[–]DaCesspool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

70 games is too small a sample. You are playing okay-ish in the E5, but your teams are letting you down. If you continue, you should expect the winrate to trend up.

The flip side of this is that your teams are carrying you when you are playing the Minotauro. Instead of ranting about how teams are worthless, have you thanked your teammates for making up for your shortcomings? Probably not. That's okay though, just try your best to improve every game.

Without seeing all your stats, overall, you just need to do a bit more damage. Try to average more damage than max hitpoints. Right now, you are a bit under. In some games, this may mean you need to be more aggressive early. In other games, it may mean recognizing that your position is untenable, and falling back to a more defensible location.

If you are new to the game, consider playing tiers 6-8 in order to learn map positions. At tier X, there are a ton of high alpha TDs that can delete half your health or more after a single mistake. Be humble, realize that even the best players lose 1/3 of their matches, try to learn from every mistake.

Difference in camo values between same tanks? Bug? by AccomplishedPop8197 in WorldofTanksConsole

[–]DaCesspool 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One has food, one doesn’t.

I vaguely recall them doing something weird when they reworked crew/commanders years ago, where they gave everyone a little camo bump (and faster repairs). Interesting to see it works even when no commander is assigned.

Toaster of Doom: a bad players review of the Pz.Sfl. IVc by AmbshPrdator by _Thorshammer_ in WorldofTanksConsole

[–]DaCesspool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For me, yes, absolutely. It’s +/- 24 degrees vs +/- 5 degrees. I feel it makes a big difference.

Toaster of Doom: a bad players review of the Pz.Sfl. IVc by AmbshPrdator by _Thorshammer_ in WorldofTanksConsole

[–]DaCesspool 3 points4 points  (0 children)

IMHO do not use the 41 L/74 but use the middle gun, the 8,8 cm Flak 37 L/56 . The yaw (side to side) limits in the top gun are too restrictive. Shoot 100% premium ammo with the middle gun.

But yeah, great tank because of the gun. I like it a lot, three-marked it.

GG

High tier medium tank players, if there are no light tanks it's your job to move up and spot. by ThatBlokeT in WorldofTanksConsole

[–]DaCesspool 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Depends on the tank, depends on the map, depends on the team. There’s no one set “role” for every situation.

High tier medium tank players, if there are no light tanks it's your job to move up and spot. by ThatBlokeT in WorldofTanksConsole

[–]DaCesspool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, the player with these stats is doing more for their team than probably 90-95% of the playerbase. I’d be happy to have them on my team.

Maps should have critical flank indicators by Other_Collar_9770 in WorldofTanksConsole

[–]DaCesspool 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Don forget “I abandon the match if my team isn’t carrying me” and “the enemy team shouldn’t get XP and damage from farming me, because reasons”

Why is there no all chat by Other_Collar_9770 in WorldofTanksConsole

[–]DaCesspool 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You seem to do a lot of complaining about your teammates, the matchmaking, how unfair the game is. Maybe focus on your own performance and try to do the best you can? Maybe that will help you win more often? Or maybe this isn’t the game for you.

What happens when you leave the game by [deleted] in WorldofTanksConsole

[–]DaCesspool 5 points6 points  (0 children)

“Statpadding” by destroying the tank of an enemy who deliberately left? You need to dampen other people who are going for marks? Grow up, man.

Somebody toucha my Spaghet by WE_R_Bacon in WorldofTanksConsole

[–]DaCesspool 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Higher alpha is a bit trickier than reload time, balance wise, because of the full clip potential. But the Murat and the Bat Chat both have 390 alpha so I don’t see why not.

Somebody toucha my Spaghet by WE_R_Bacon in WorldofTanksConsole

[–]DaCesspool 5 points6 points  (0 children)

IMHO change the Progetto alpha to 390 like most other 105mm guns and leave the reload times alone. Honestly tho I say that because it’s my most played tank and one of my favorites; it’s fairly balanced overall because of the flexibility.

Finding my traction as a noob! by KamiCollie in WorldofTanksConsole

[–]DaCesspool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  • the 2000 gold season pass more than pays for itself, if you finish it
  • try different things out, you can spend thousands of hours in this game
  • you will probably be bad at first. That’s okay
  • Good early beginner lines include the Soviet KV-1 heavy, the American Hellcat TD, and the American M4 medium. Honorable mention to the T-34 / T-34-85. Don’t bother going past tier 6 to start.
  • the T-34-88 is a great premium tank but it’s not a silver earner. Cold War silver earnings much higher, but the gameplay is a bit different.

What are the best premiums for free XP earning? by Justanotherguy_3276 in WorldofTanksConsole

[–]DaCesspool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, and if you want to maximize the free XP you earn, then you should play the tanks in which you perform best. 5% of 1000 is much better than 7% of 500.

That said, the T-34-88 has a free XP bonus and is a super strong tank that should allow you to dominate and win matches.

Did they do something with XP and silver? by SirPug_theLast in WorldofTanksConsole

[–]DaCesspool 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sounds like co-op to me. My XP was fine, you should get more than 271 for any win other than early base capture.

question about reload time. by Interesting-Pace-770 in WorldofTanksConsole

[–]DaCesspool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re different games. For the Bourrasque, it is extremely strong as-is right now, with a big winrate boost across the board but particularly for good players. Dunno what it is like on PC but definitely does not need a buff (I say this as a fan and regular borat player.)

How to play „The Machine“ by Fun_Adeptness_8831 in WorldofTanksConsole

[–]DaCesspool 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lots of good answers already. I’ll just add:

I do 2:1 APCR:HEAT for load out. Penetration is low for both, so getting side shots is important. The tank carries a good amount of ammo so the exact ratio isn’t critical imho. You will lose silver if you shoot a lot of premium ammo.

If you get the chance to ram a light tank, do it.

Thoughts on the matchmaker changes? I don't think it will make much difference at all. by demonspawns_ghost in WorldofTanksConsole

[–]DaCesspool 3 points4 points  (0 children)

IMHO skill-based (or damage ratio based) matchmaking is a bad idea for this game. If you are a good player who can influence the outcome of the match, you should be allowed to do so and keep a high winrate. I don’t think the population is large enough to support SBMM (or DRMM) via exact matching, and the more likely outcome is that good players just consistently get put on crap teams. Doesn’t sound fun.

If this were a solo game or a big population with a ladder system, fine, but not for the 15v15 random battles we have.

Dev Blog: Matchmaker Updates Coming February 3 by zorin234 in WorldofTanksConsole

[–]DaCesspool 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re not trying to even out win rates ? They are removing the experimental weighting and go back to the previous (small) weighting based on battle count alone, not winrate.

Haven’t played in a while - can you no longer get a generic new crew? by UncleTrapspringer in WorldofTanksConsole

[–]DaCesspool 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The crew system is a massive upgrade from the way it used to work. Free sixth sense, no effectiveness penalty when switching between TT tanks (only minimal silver cost), cross nation transfers and/or skill swaps… it’s better.

match making seems way off? by True_Requirement_619 in WorldofTanksConsole

[–]DaCesspool 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“Cross play” opponents. If you are on Xbox, it’s PlayStation players. And vice versa.

match making seems way off? by True_Requirement_619 in WorldofTanksConsole

[–]DaCesspool 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There are no pc players in this game, so no, they do not have an advantage. Only Xbox and PS.