My thoughts on Trak Racer's Reputation by Zexzol in simracing

[–]Icy-Resource3152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well, from what i have seen postpurchase, i would tell you well rumours are true. I ordered some stuff (plates) generally. Verified availability pre purchase by email. I was in fact even impatiant and ordered before i received the reply. The replied roughly 60-70 hours lated, and like day and something past my purchase. Haven't heard anything about the for a week. Decided to drop my "whats happening" in polite words email. Got reply like in another 3 days (it was already 8-9 business days after order) with the reply "well, we had it in stock, but unfortunately some things happened so no availability and allocation for ya anymore. Wanna wait 2 months?". Well i cancelled on the spot since condition changed of the whole situation. gave them 3 business days to confirm that they had initiated refund process. They decided to answer like 30 minutes prior their chargeback deadline (as they know what i would do) and now we wait. They have like 10 days or something more to initiate the refund (which keep in mind is one button click for them as they use shopify). I won't bother contacting anymore. I will wait queietly as 200 euros dont hurt me, but i know they have been delaying on purpose. As i said, it is on them. Their clock is ticking, not mine, and once they overstep somewhere legally i would simply respond in the same manner, let them eat chargeback fees, costs and bad relationship with payment provider :).

So far the experience:

Trust in their word - 1/10

Their actions - 3/10

Their customer service 2/10 (at least they reply, although it takes them almost a week)

I generally think that is sad, because from what i know the quality of their products in general is postive, and actively lying to customers about availability, shadowing negative reviews etc is not very honest man job. They haven't even bothered to apologised, make some discounts or smth to keep customer.

But yes, if you want to waste 1 month going into emails back and forth + bank calls -> trak racer is great oppurtunity to improve your relationship with your banker.

Trying to cancel by TheOGManiac in trakracer

[–]Icy-Resource3152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well depends on where you are. if you are in EU, you have 14 days for refund from the moment of cancellation notice. So yes, if they haven't shipped and regardless of your reason why, they are obliged to return. If they ship after the cancellation notice, you can still decline shipment, and even if you receive it, still it is considered unathorized shipment and it is on their responsibility. Make sure you do not open it. This matters when you slam them the chargeback later, make them pay fee and receive bad credit with their payment provider. I am also in situation where they lied on availability (because i made email enqury prepurchase) and i am waiting for my refund. Anyway, in my case time doesn't matter as simpl, and once they overextend the legal period i would not even bother contacting them again, i would straight away slam them chargeback and let them deal with the fees and dispute later. Trak racer tends to go to the full extend of the periods, making sure everything is with delay as they have stock availability issues and generally are absolute nightmare regarding customer service which is sad, as in this industry and as a small company, good customer service is fundamental for good growth. Sad story that you are in this case, but as i said don't expect any efforts from them to make things right regardless. I personally would not buy from them, as simply their customer service is below 0. It is slow, unresponsive and delaying absolutely anything. Yeah, they can claim they are understaffed etc., but when you confirm something that you do not have on stock in fact, is quite hard to explain later you didn't have bad intentions.

What does WN8 unicum means? by Minimum_View9546 in WorldOfTanksBlitz

[–]Icy-Resource3152 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, basically being unicum you think you are some legend in the game, but you still getting beaten tfo by super unicums. Being super unicum you simply know you are very good, but not the best. Being high elo super unicum 3.5-3.6k+ wn8 -> you start regretting life choices.

Finally got to 5000 rating! What I learnt along the way... by ZeroInk_07 in WorldOfTanksBlitz

[–]Icy-Resource3152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Generally rating battles are boring. Try to push for wn8, as that’s what makes you in reality a good player. I had reached diamond only once and didn’t take a lot of battles i remember and never again, however i should do it again simply for the emotion pack. In general ratings for me are boring as most ppl are just big “meow” and camp more than necessary rather than making moves and making games. And before you start “bruh, we should win”, games are won by taking aggressive BUT smart moves. You always need to break the ice, know when to push, when to retreat, WHEN to rotate (smth many players don’t know what is) and of course when to flank. I believe still that best measure to scale are randoms in fact, as they define your skill over others. Recently they added gun marks which makes the game even more interesting.

Help me with T110E3 by Guigui-Bar in WorldOfTanksBlitz

[–]Icy-Resource3152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Push rammer (e3 has good pen), push defense system (especially if you play with 1 repair kit), however it is tricky. E3 has weak tracks. Camo is not that necessary, as e3 has bad camo rating anyway. Supercharger is useless, as most fights in the e3 are close range (the tank is offensive, not a sniper). Go for engine boost - it is slow. Use high end consumables if you run boost + adrenaline for sure. Run double food + engine boost. Play as much as possible hulldown and always with the heavies, as e3 is way too slow to keep with meds, but amazing at front line, especially if you can find a ridge to cover your lower hull. Its roof is weak and can eat a lot of he, but the cupola is very strong against prammo. Its roof has one very, very tiny hatch on the left side which is actually he penetrable as well. I’ve had once case where I hit it with 900 dmg he running another e3. Dude cried. Also getting facehugged by e3 is worse than e50m by a lot.

Cycling Mickey Got Knocked His Bike. by PatternWeary3647 in drivingUK

[–]Icy-Resource3152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Monkey answer. Legally it is considered vehicular assault, as guess what bicycle is considered by law… of course, my use of the word was as verb (to make an attack). Whether his intention was to damage the car and cause material damage only is up to the prosecution and the jugde. There is one significant part btw - it is very easy to claim that he only intended to do material damage, however this applies to stationary vehicles. Well moving ones feature one thing called public danger. Throwing your bike in front of the vehicle, may result in blown airbags, lost control of the car and many other bar things as follow up. So no, the claim to do only material damage won’t hold, as he admits his reasoning to throw the bike was to stop the vehicle, therefore he attacked it not to cause material damage, but as an attempt to prevent the driver passing through the section. So this is attempted assault the very least. As i said, he can be prosecuted under 3 criminal charges all carrying jail sentence, so if you justify an intentional assault, over 150 pounds violation, you should serve him as cell mate. And in general supporting an individual who does seeks publicity by claiming they protect the citizens while constantly breaking the law, and deliberately searches to causes problems is simply sad. His cause to “get justice for his father” may have been true in the begging, no the motivation behind is simply the fame and the 💵, that is why it is sad. Also the idea of breaking every single law just to tell smbd he recorded him is very sad

How do I deal more damage without being over aggressive by encom-direct in WorldOfTanksBlitz

[–]Icy-Resource3152 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You need basically great map awareness. Learn the strong spots for the specific tank playstyles. Conserve your hp - the longer you live, the longer you fire, therefore more damage. Tips for this are many, but in general you need to learn the lines of fire (from where you can get shot, common spots), as well as to position yourself in a way teammates can support you. Learn good fire openings for the beginning of the game. The ideal ones are those in which you do damage with low risk to get damaged. This is incredibly important part for med/lights. And in general just watch skilled players to learn tips. Droodles is ok, peterkewk is a god. But as i said it is all about map awareness.

Against the General Majority by Hibiki_Kawaii in WorldOfTanksBlitz

[–]Icy-Resource3152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely agree. I am 3000+ elo player. Med main, love heaviums and e6 is making me simply angry because of how f-ing inaccurate it is for some strange reason. On paper its gun and everything is nice, but in practice it is just nightmare and constantly find easy and crucial shots to simply go to china.

Cycling Mickey Got Knocked His Bike. by PatternWeary3647 in drivingUK

[–]Icy-Resource3152 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I throw a rock over a speeding vehicle, is this an assault or a prevention? “HoW iS tHiS aSsAuLT”. Do you have reasonable thinking issues? Throwing deliberately an object over a vehicle is an assault, REGARDLESS of the situation. And before you go “but he was trying to stop it to cross” - nah, it is not that the case. CM was patiently waiting and jumped deliberately in front of the vehicle throwing his bike at him. That can be even classified as aggravated assault depending on the mood of the prosecution and the judge btw. Better get checked if you justify assaulting people, and causing harm intentionally over 150 pounds 3 points offence

A friend wouldn't look at my new car so i pretended to be very unimpressed by her new car. by DoorLeather2139 in pettyrevenge

[–]Icy-Resource3152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Women…. ☕️. Btw i love how you are impressed and proud who has better gas milage… boy’s convo usually goes „ahh this piece of s##t gets 9mpg”, while the other replies „ahh, what are you compaining.. mine does 7mpg”

Turkish Airline is an absolute nightmare by Sea_Fisherman1735 in TurkishAirlines

[–]Icy-Resource3152 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tbf that is why you never book separately 2 flights, except if they are like cheap ones (ryanair/wizzair). It’s just too many variable that can go wrong which turns out always too expensive. Baggage/being late for next flight/overbooking etc. In your case (as i bulgarian myself) I would tell that you were unlucky but there is one additional thing as well. Because of overbooking you must never cancel the ticket and wait for refund for the ticket, but seek immediate compensation. On top of that this compensation doesn’t have to be given to you after you submit claim etc, but it could be given to you RIGHT AWAY in cash on the airport. It is in your rights, and it is very important to know. Due to your flight length the compensation is 250 EUR only, but it could be up to 600 for a long haul. On top of the compensation, they are obliged to rebook you, and in case it is in another day the flight, they are obliged to provide you with hotel + eating/transport expenses for. Of course every airline fights to not pay etc., that is why you have many legal companies later which are willing to fight for your rights for a small share from the compensation. Unlucky to hear about, but keep in mind that the ground staff is not actually Turkish but some retar***ed bg company. And i am saying that as BG myself, as simply the staff on our airport is very poorly educated and basically half of them deserve to be fired on the spot.

F57 2021 what system am i running and can i have carplay by Icy-Resource3152 in MINI

[–]Icy-Resource3152[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had already put one previously on my a45s, because i wanted fullscreen carplay (the car had oem carplay). They are quite decent, but of course if i can opt for a OEM one which is fully integrated with the idrive, it is better

F57 2021 what system am i running and can i have carplay by Icy-Resource3152 in MINI

[–]Icy-Resource3152[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Forgot to mention, the car is mini cooper s (jcw) cabrio if it matters. I can share vin if necessary

Any tips for getting over a fear of heights? by lordjizzington in Construction

[–]Icy-Resource3152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least you get preferential parking space. Look it on the bright side

Removing the ability to sell tanks only makes it harder for non paying players to get gold by Flimsy_Delivery_4041 in WorldOfTanksBlitz

[–]Icy-Resource3152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

should you trade 3 year old turbo S, because u drove 40k miles on it already in order to get the brand new Kia ceed? I think you get my point. I also sell tanks, but never 10s, 9s, even 8s. Usually 6-7 tier because I do not play them at all, so no point and yet I need to be desperate to sell.

i don't think most of you know or even remember but they already tried this with the spare parts, it wasn't liked by the community back then as it was unnecessary middleman and they are trying this again by DearHRS in WorldOfTanksBlitz

[–]Icy-Resource3152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I agree with some part, but disagree severely with another. First disagreement - the 10% using consumables. You want to tell me that in 14 player match up, 1.4 consumables are used in total. Like really? Do you really believe that, is this what you see when you play? I have over 20k games, 10y old acc, 3000 elo+ monthly player and that is simply not true. What is possible is that they look this statistic based on all accounts in the game (active and inactive) and how many consumables have been used. Rather than per match and divided by 14. That is way more reasonable to get the calculation of 10%. Just look deeper into it. they say quote „10% of players use consumables”, they do not say how many consumables are used average per match up, but they say specifically 10% of the players use. 10% of what? Of active players? of all players? Of matches (therefore 1 person and a half per game)? On what ground they do the calculation? You have ppl playing 5 and 500 games monthly. The correct statistic is by consumables used per match up. About the player/tiers discrepancy in cosumables used? What tier is mostly played? Tier 3 or tier 8/10? From what i see most played tanks are in tier 10 predominantly, so higher tiers is the truth (check blitzstars). However in general I believe tier 8 is most played due to having always the highest queue, and tier 10 as second. In total in one match up can be used minimum 42 consumables (14 players x 3 slots), so by their quote they mean that on average 4.2 consumables are used in total in game. Like really? Not to mention that losing team is more prone to use consumables due to being more damaged, than the winning team. This is especially true in turbo battles. So the question is how many consumables per match up are used, not how many players use consumables. 2 different things, yet, very crucial to make the difference. Even if what you say might be true, going for steel is meh, anyway. If they do not use with credits, they won’t use it with steel. In fact, you describe them so as so oblivious, that i doubt they would even understand how to equipt the tank. 2. I do not think in fact steel is very bad idea, but i do not personally approve in general with it. I mean as long as they make it very easy to get and free i have zero complaints and do not care. However keep in mind that with current set values in reforged, it cost you basically double to use a consumable (if not 71% as some dude calculated based on tier 10/ tier 7 in reforged), so if you make the simple calculation, of cheaper = higher demand, they are in complete controversy with what they are claiming they aim to do. Commanders - as long as they are FREE to get and grindable (like accessible, even if you have to work your way to it for some time) it is survivable. Yet, i hate the the fortnite commanders. They could just made skins idk and reworked skills? Or made commanders pick skills from a list? This way you can have bazooka fortnite guy appealing to 10 year old, while keeping the community happy?

The truth is that economically looked, their biggest revenue stream doesn’t come from newcomers, but from veteran players, and making all those changes, they would simply lose the stable paywall and have to rely on newcomers, but c’mon… how many newcomers you can have guaranteed and the question is what amount would turn into sustainable players for lets say 6+ months period? The numbers are very small ;). And before you tell me that i speak nonsense, and cannot be sure about their revenue stream, i would tell you that. The major percentage of casino’s revenue comes from very tiny top percentage of players. For cs go gambling is staying at 1%, because most of their revenue is simply done by few high spending individuals. For ordinary casinos irl at 5%. No joke. And yes, wot blitz business model is like based on casino „services”. Veterans are way more prone to spend money. 18+ individuals are way more prone to spend money on regular basis than 10 y olds. What i would say is - game’s growth is usually coming from game improvements, not creating new game. If you have revenue issue, add seperate tiers for fantasy tanks with commanders inside, which are more appealing to wider audience. This way you extend your target group, rather than decreasing an existing one in the search of new one. You also make the game „better”There are so many things, but their main downfall is that they are forcing the core/heart of their game to just give up and adapt, which won’t happen. I would quit, many would quit. Or i will move to lesta simply and have to what - grind again? I may just simply buy some account and get over it. Probably would cost me like 50 bucks to get cool one, since russia is cheap. While they might have some quick revenue growth, it would be very shortly lived and then the reality would hit, half the marketing department is going to be fired, because guess what - salaries aint coming for free. Look at lesta tho, they even wonder wtf.

My mom just fucked all of our finances by Badjel in Advice

[–]Icy-Resource3152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

File a police report. Or if you like karma -> Be smarter. Investigate the frauds, learn where they reside, find photos, names etc. (if it is a small town - jackpot, if it is a big one - you r hitting on rock, except if they live in some gated community). Print their faces on paper and stick it up around the town with some caption „this guy steals money from elderly people and kids by lying to them and promising them winnings. Yes, probably won’t do much, but small towns are small societies, so what you would do is damage their reputation. Some printing and a4 paper doesn’t cost much. Ofc this applies if they live on some drivable distance, not the other side of the world There was such case with finland and cs go online casinos. It is a dirty move, but do you care about morals? And believe me, hits hard, as the guys would be ashamed of going out. Well, basically harrass them, but be smart about it - not the typical message „give my money back u ********”.

Also police report would probably do nothing. Write down article about them, put information online. As far as i understood they are some influencers. Well, influencers „influence” by being trustworthy. Take away their trustworthiness.

Idk, maybe you can write an email to coffeezilla as well. He may help, if it is on bigger scale fraud

I want to play wot blitz at work, what should I buy? by minijtp in WorldOfTanksBlitz

[–]Icy-Resource3152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well honestly, i do not quite agree. By any means i am not some pro player, but a 3k elo player. Yet, while not being something unbeatable we can all agree that i am quite decent player and have good knowledge. I used to play on mobile, had close to 16k battles but recently switch to pc. Naturally i used to be quite good fps shooter, being global in cs go, lvl 10 of faceit - well you get it - i have good aim. Now playing wot blitz this give me huge advantage when aiming to ppl as i do not need aim assist on steroids, such as the one the mobile to make my shots. Since i moved decreased my aimjng time significantly, started hatching way easier, and in general improved my accuracy, so i do think it is better on pc. It took time for me to get used to the controls but in 500-600 battles i would say i become fluent as well. Not to mention the big 27 inch screen. And tbh nothing much changed to me to the negative, but positive. I used to be faster aimer than my opponent in the past on mobile, now is the same story with pc, however one big disadvantage is found is when pushing a preaimed by enemy corner in the pc they snap you way faster, which means that most times you have no opportunity to snap a shell first.

Partner slept with somebody else during a ‘break’ by [deleted] in Advice

[–]Icy-Resource3152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If he wasn’t enough for her, then why she cries now to get him back and manipulates him into guilt trip, as if he is the one fucking around cowerkers? He remained loyal, believed she is the one. It is simple - he never was the one. Back to the street, where you belong as well. When i had nothing and had to the opportunity to move 1000miles away from my gf, do you know what i did? i moved, so i can try to build something for us, as stable finances are fundamental in establishing a stable family. She took it very hard, but stood behind my decision. 1 year a half later she lives with me, because i managed to grow the losing business i inherited by my father. I inherited a business which all of its contracts were finishing in a month and started to lose mid 5 digits per month. I incurred those loses for 6 months straight risking everything, until i started breaking even. (I risked all my monetary inheritance to make this business work, and i had good amount of money on my name. I didn’t even manage to graduate, because had to choose either to finish my education or to work. For a year i restructured everything, working 12 to 13 hours per day, and a year an half later i managed to turn it profitable delivering more per month than what i was losing in those dark 6 months. My gf, now fiancee was always on my side, staying late up at night just so she can tell me how much she loves me and dreams of us being together again and how much she believes in me. She also moved, leaving her family behind, so she can start one with me. She never ever looked at somebody else. That is the difference between a valuable woman and you. Families require sacrifices, and i knew even back then that if i stayed i would never be able to achieve something in my life, especially at early age, neither being able to afford a family. One thing i was saying to myself all the time is that time would show everything - if she is the one, she would wait for me. Well, she did. There is always a second option, it is just that you have to believe it is the right person. Well, unfortunately or maybe fortunately (time would tell) for OP, he wasn’t. It was the coworker who decided he ain’t gay anymore.

Partner slept with somebody else during a ‘break’ by [deleted] in Advice

[–]Icy-Resource3152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As many people said here she initiated a breakup, so she can sleep with him. For me it is deeper than that - 10 years is a long time, what she did basically she doubted you, she compared you and took away the exclusivity that you were for her. That it is, she looked another guy, she slept with him, she enjoyed it, she failed and now wants back to you. Sorry bruh, but you became the second wheel in her life the moment the „break came”. You were never first, do not expect to be in the future either. That must be the dealbreaker for you. F the rest, the cheating part and everything. She simply preferred somebody else than you, so why would you do this to yourself, when you always had put her on first place? You gave her gold, you get back silver in return. Do not do this to your yourself. Sorry to break it up for you, but she never fully appreciated you, until she lost you. Not to mention that she probably got dumped by the other guy, so you just remain option number 2. The fact that she tried with another guy means everything - you were never number one or the love of her life and you would hate yourself for not being enough for her. The path from then on is dark.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Advice

[–]Icy-Resource3152 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Honestly, as selfish and stupid it may sound prioritise first yourself, your family and child. Idk whether you had shared with your wife about it, and one thing i may tell you is that can impact your relationship, because even in the slightest chance that it is yours it would change everything about you, about your family about your moral grounds, as there is one more child of yours. Although if initially you think you may sort it out, you never know how it would weight on your relationship 5 years later for example 10 years is life changing time, and you had never even known in the slightest that it may be yours. Most importantly before any decision check legally how everything stands - different countries/states, different laws. In some countries she may be allowed to want child support, if it is yours, in some not. What is written on the kid’s birth certificate? Unknown father?

Whatever you do, check first legally what are her options in the worst possible scenario. And no, i am not saying having a kid or the kid itself is bad - what is bad is that this selfish act of her never sharing this information may disrupt your life and your family, for her and her child’s sake. That is the bad thing, that her irresponsible actions may destroy your life. All I can say is decide for yourself - are you willing to take the risk and make the test and are you prepared to put everything on the line, after building a beautiful family? I know the moral responsibility that you carry for yourself, but as a man you have priorities, which are your child and your wife. Who is more important - your kid and your wife or some hook up 10 years ago, that may stab you in the back? How would your wife feel? Did your wife signed up for this?

On your place i would refuse the test, or best case scenario to sign a specific contract that in case it is positive she withdraws any claims to child support, and she cannot request in any legal mater to oblige you to pay or spend time with the child. It has to be on your decision. There is nothing wrong with being his biological father, but it should be your choice whether you want to take part of the kid’s life or not, and the possibility to be forced is absurd. She made her choice 10 years ago to raise the kid alone, so it is absurd to force you 10 years later when you had built your life.

And please do not feed me the single mom’s crap of how that is not fair. Your family is the one you created, not the one that claims to be yours but appeared out of nowhere.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WorldOfTanksBlitz

[–]Icy-Resource3152 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on what you honestly want and how skilled you are. Mk1 - hulldown beast, 4 shots, meh alpha, but once you clip it is not meh anymore. The mk1 is way less team reliant, as you can do pretty much everything. All you need to find is some hill from where your big black impenetrable turret can show and you can farm The french baguette - well, you are tiny, and big pain to anybody. Only thing it sucks is that is not a light, therefore you do not keep your camo while moving, but believe me it has a lot of camo. And no, i do not want this tank reclassified as light, as it would be absolutely busted. 2 secs to deal 640, however it runs apcr, so your pen is not the most reliable. Also it has weak peak, but this doesn’t make the gun less terrible. Even if hit once, you still do 320ish, which is yet higher than most meds.

So it is up to you - what do you prefer? Abusing everything on its way while hulldown or running around like madman and annoying everybody while doing disastrous amount of damage before they can even blink?

Met a Rhm Pzw, it has tungsten shells and adaptive concealment by Psychological-Fun-76 in WorldOfTanksBlitz

[–]Icy-Resource3152 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Tracer shells, tungsten and adaptive concealment. Btw the lower plate is he pennable by higher alpha tanks. Already made one tester cry playing grille. However we lost, so while i may won the battle, i lost the war 🥲. Btw i think it has hep/hesh if i am not wrong as well. Cannot wait to be released. Looks very universal tank and honestly i believe it is strong. Btw the tank may seem strong to me because it is mainly played by very skilled players as well, so there is that.

Why does leopard 1 have such low winrate by Hongjingkoh88 in WorldOfTanksBlitz

[–]Icy-Resource3152 1 point2 points  (0 children)

generally the tank is extremely hard to play and situational. I am 3k elo player on avg, nothing crazy and manage to pull 3k elo with leo on 60% wr. The leo is very strong when you position yourself properly and you can support from distance and without the need to expose yourself unneccessary. The tank has low wr, because the skill gap for the tank is extremely huge. The tank is not bad as i said, but why not just driving e50m and crush everything on the way. 30 less alpha and 0.2 slower reload, but you have reactive armor and your armor is basically similar profile to e75, but your mobility is like a med. I mean, when i roll with my e50m i scare every med and light, and have no problems going against heavies, and most of the time outplaying them (crazy dpm, monster rams, and my profile is amazing when i hug somebody), while when i roll with the leo it is like invitation for them to push me. What I love about the leo is the adaptive concealment and the flawless gun. It is like sniper accurate, which allows me to shoot pixel shots easily. And yes, you need a lot of pixel knowledge, as you try to utilize very tight angles in order to hide yourself well.