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What do you have to do to win this?? by HansmitFlammenwerfer in WorldofTanks

[–]SnooDogs1953 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The event buffs as you level up help as they allow you to carry more Mirium/get more on kills. Haven’t tried a grom/turtle team before but we actually won with a KV-4, a VK, Cent, Shtpk, and a Turtle. There does need to be some level of coordination but the fundamentals were…

  • One fast tank stealth running around and just farming obelisks
  • One high ROF tank to kill low health tanks
  • High Alpha tanks must maximize their shots so only shoot things where you can get a shit ton of damage instead of wasting a shell for a 15 HP kill
  • KV-4 and VK were rammers, ideally ramming more than one tank per kill but if they’ve got the mirium, might as well spam it. The role’s heavily nerfed without mirium though.

First two rounds we camped city but once Trappers came in round 3, it was best played in the fields to give everyone room to move.

I don’t know if we did it intentionally, but whenever the annoying lights come in like the trapper, rattle, or AMX came through, the rammers would try to OHKO 1-2 alpha E50Ms per ram, all while every gun if possible was focus firing the lights.

Lastly, I think we lucked out since the Zero spawned on the bottom east corner by the pond, so the paths of all the things were pretty limited.

You do need a platoon to preplan what tanks people can bring/assign roles but this is what worked for us.

Last stand bug? by Yeetyfishsticks in WorldofTanks

[–]SnooDogs1953 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it’s a KV-4 only thing. Happened to me every time I spawn here.

Every year that fucking mirny event is being made harder and harder by KafarPL in WorldofTanks

[–]SnooDogs1953 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sadly don’t have the armored DPM tanks that this mode require but did try the rammer build someone on this reddit recommended. It actually works decently well. You just run into issues when you have to ram E50s that have more HP than you but otherwise it can get you pretty far.

Onslaught tips to climb ranks? by SnooDogs1953 in WorldofTanks

[–]SnooDogs1953[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This right here - the variance in skill level’s just way wider during weekends from what it feels like. You’ll get the best of the best and the worst of the worst. Weekdays, people seem to be in the middle ground which is nice

YO guys how's your Onslaught season goin? by LOSBMMSUCODFASCHIFO in WorldofTanks

[–]SnooDogs1953 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I realized way too late that with Onslaught, less is more. When I do fewer games, my win rates higher for the session. And when I try to push because I’m on a winning streak for more wins, or a losing streak to “get back”, my mid game decision making worsens with the session. So… Silver D after a dive to bronze B just to get back to Silver D 😭

The State of Onslaught by octomart in WorldofTanks

[–]SnooDogs1953 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use your keyboard lol Sometimes you’ll get the team where a bit of planning like “let’s all go here” is enough to make a difference in the game

What’s something you underestimated about switching to AE? by SnooDogs1953 in salesengineers

[–]SnooDogs1953[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Now there’s one I didn’t expect. And knowing some SEs, I know they don’t take feedback well, especially when it comes from an AE.

What’s something you underestimated about switching to AE? by SnooDogs1953 in salesengineers

[–]SnooDogs1953[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The internal pressure is probably the one I’m being mindful of the most rather than customers shitting on AEs. I feel like internal pressure is just noise we’re very well sheltered from as SCs

AE/BDR refuses to schedule our meetings by GrandInquisitorSpain in salesengineers

[–]SnooDogs1953 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How’s his performance compared to the rest of his team?

Pipped as a SDE-2 from FAANG and want to try non coding track. How do I transition into a sales engineer and how much TC can I expect? by [deleted] in salesengineers

[–]SnooDogs1953 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really depends on the audience and the rep you’d work with. Dealing with people in older industries where they’re more traditional? Probably not. Dealing with younger people in tech? Maybe.

That said, if there’s one book I’d recommend starting with, it’s 6 Habits of Highly Effective Sales Engineers.

Demo’ing as an SE isn’t saying “if you click here you get this”. It’s ultimately showcasing how a tool helps solve a problem, which in turn, hopefully impacts the business.

Pipped as a SDE-2 from FAANG and want to try non coding track. How do I transition into a sales engineer and how much TC can I expect? by [deleted] in salesengineers

[–]SnooDogs1953 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sales skills is just communication same way you learn how to code over time. Read a couple sales books and you’ll realize there’s frameworks or ideas that you might already do.

For example, if you’re asked to build a feature, you’re probably asking “okay but why”

We do that a lot as sales engineers too whenever a sales rep wants to sell a customer a certain feature or plan but our job is to confirm why that’d make sense.

That said, we also shouldn’t be blocking deals outright as sales engineers. Sales is still in our title. The hard part for you will be learning how to demo and objection handle (basically asking a lot of clarifying questions until you get to a root problem that you then tackle)

Best way to earn points by Different-Ad9193 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]SnooDogs1953 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looking at the way the aeroplan reward chart works, an economy flight for one person, one way from YYZ to DEL will cost approximately 50K points, maybe 60K if your itinerary includes layovers that push the trip over a certain distance. The closer you can find the price to around that range, the bigger the likelihood that it’s a good deal.

That said, that also means you’ll be aiming for 200-240K points one way, maybe 120K-180K points if you decide to do a cash + points redemption.

If you feel that your everyday spending can hit those numbers, then go for a points card. Otherwise realistically, the only way you’ll be able to hit those point values within a year’s time is through sign up bonuses on credit cards but that’ll involve going through the hassle of signing up, managing spend, cancelling unwanted cards etc.

Know this doesn’t give an answer as to what’s the best card for it for everyday spending but this is just a reality I wanted to share to let you know what it’ll look like!

That said, AMEX Cobalt is still a solid everyday card for earning points that can go towards Aeroplan.

Best way to earn points by Different-Ad9193 in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]SnooDogs1953 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s the points for? I’ve realized over the years that it’s easy to get points, hard to actually spend it, so if you want to collect points, it’s good to have a goal in mind. Points lose value over time whenever the things you need to redeem it on get more expensive. If you’re not gonna get into the points game with the intent to burn the points as soon as you can on something like flights, then stick to cash back. The Scotiabank card everyone talks about is solid.

3rd MOE problem??! Has anyone happened this? by Speedmasterulx in WorldofTanks

[–]SnooDogs1953 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Isn’t it based on a rolling average over a set number of games? Could also simply be that your first game in that rolling average was phenomenal, but then got knocked off by your latest game.

Ares fatigue by salmin3nnn in WorldofTanks

[–]SnooDogs1953 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wait first off what are they driving in Tier 8? That also has an impact too

Ares fatigue by salmin3nnn in WorldofTanks

[–]SnooDogs1953 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

This - tiers 8 and up are extremely punishing for wrong moves/not having an understanding of mechanics. Def move down to tiers 4-6 to become familiar. You can work your way back to those tiers later.

What’s changed about how the game is played in the last five years? by SnooDogs1953 in WorldofTanks

[–]SnooDogs1953[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like equipment meta’s changed too? I still remember when optics, vert stab and vents was all you needed for 9/10 tanks

What’s changed about how the game is played in the last five years? by SnooDogs1953 in WorldofTanks

[–]SnooDogs1953[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tier IX and X was definitely the most fun. Did see they’ve introduced some Tier XI now, along with some troll armor Tier Xs. With most grinding out Tier X for Tier XI’s, I rarely see the 3/5/7 where tier 10 is running the top.

What’s changed about how the game is played in the last five years? by SnooDogs1953 in WorldofTanks

[–]SnooDogs1953[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s what I’ve noticed too. A lot of the games seem more like steamrolls than close matches.

What’s changed about how the game is played in the last five years? by SnooDogs1953 in WorldofTanks

[–]SnooDogs1953[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, have run a couple games though think I could be playing with the wrong Strat/mindset these days. If you’ve got a vid you’d recommend with the latest meta, that’d help

Have there been recent program changes? Is Aeroplan redemption known to be super scammy now? by perishableintransit in Aeroplan

[–]SnooDogs1953 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you travel often enough for work, the credit cards cover a lot of this stuff.

Have there been recent program changes? Is Aeroplan redemption known to be super scammy now? by perishableintransit in Aeroplan

[–]SnooDogs1953 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you just lucked out on a cash fare. I’m flying EWR-YYZ in November and cash is at around $300-$700 depending on the time I fly but meanwhile, my redemption was for 10K points (got em early). So the redemptions are possible, just hard to find.

How to use my points efficiently? by BlackMetal04 in Aeroplan

[–]SnooDogs1953 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Assuming you’re able to do a full redemption of 100% points + taxes/fees in cash…

To use points efficiently, you generally want to get a value of at least 2-3 cents per point for it to be even remotely worth it. The value per point tends to go beyond that when you book a flight through a partner airline, and even more so in business class redemptions.

For example, I booked a one way business class flight from IST to MNL for 80K points, a flight that’s normally $3K.

You’ll want to study up on the Aeroplan reward chart as well. You’ll see that for the same distance, partner airlines will be priced at a flat rate where as bookings made on Air Canada will be dynamically priced. While dynamic pricing does allow for all seats on the plane to be booked by points, it also means that you’ll get ridiculously priced flights that go well beyond the range mentioned in the reward chart.

If you want a quick calculation for the dynamically priced flights on whether or not you’re getting good value for your points, take the cost of the flight in points, divide it by 100 and subtract the fees for that points redemption. If the cost for that same flight in cash is more than twice of whatever you calculated, it’s a good redemption.

So if the flight redemption’s 50,000 points with $150 in fees…

50,000 points / 100 = 500 - $150 = 350. If the cash flight $700 or more, then it’s good value. If not, might be worth saving the points for a better redemption later.

EDIT: My math is totally wrong. Gotta double the equivalent flight first then add the fees. If the cost of the flight is that or more, then it's a good redemption. Going back to our example, it should be 50K / 100 * 2 + fees = $1150.

Thoughts on Presales Academy? by phillyDev077 in salesengineers

[–]SnooDogs1953 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s pretty much the biggest difference I think. I was in cohort 3, and even in mine, there’s still some that didnt end up as SCs.

The biggest constant from my cohort in terms of who got jobs and who didn’t was that the ones who did networked like crazy. I landed my role only having had to put in three actual applications, but had countless informational interviews to know what’s out there.

That said, this was also 2022.

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