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BigEejit · 20-06-2014 10:48am

Is the hellcat getting a belt of the nerf stick? And did I read somewhere that TD's will lose camo when they shoot or am I imagining it?

Spear · 20-06-2014 10:53am

BigEejit wrote: »

Is the hellcat getting a belt of the nerf stick? And did I read somewhere that TD's will lose camo when they shoot or am I imagining it?

Maybe, it seems likely.

FTR had a bunch of info from a live stream last night, that's where the KV-1S info was gotten, plus they mentioned other rebalances, specifically mentioning the Hellcat. They didn't say nerf, but it's hard to imagine it getting buffed.

http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/06/20/wg-ru-stream-qa/

Nody · 20-06-2014 11:18am

So WTE100 nerf, 183 nerf (nooo, I'm almost there) and possibly 50B buff. Curious to see how each plays out.

Tenger · 20-06-2014 11:38am

BigEejit wrote: »

Is the hellcat getting a belt of the nerf stick? And did I read somewhere that TD's will lose camo when they shoot or am I imagining it?

Was mentioned before the Hellcat (and another TD)was due a bit of a nerf, was expected in 9.1 but not sure now.

All normal TD's were planned to lose their camo bonus when firing as overall they were a bit too OP. The solution for TD player's is to spot/line up a target, back up a bit, fire, move forward, rinse and repeat. Im not sure was hat implemented in 9.1 or if it will be in 9.2.

On an unrelated note, I watched the Jingles video (Siege of Tobruk) where he and Silent Stalker tried to increase attendance for Historical Battles last weekend using their Facebook pages. They will be doing it again this Saturday at 1500 Irish time. I'm away for work so will definitely be logging on to take part.
Had a few HB yesterday and enjoyed them, no 5 min queue either.

ShadowHearth · 20-06-2014 7:48pm

I though all TDs already lost Camo first shot bonus. Only premium TDs kept it. Makes something like E25 even more fun and valuable.

ShadowHearth · 22-06-2014 11:41pm

Well, I am having the worst time on wot lately. My win ratio completely tanked bellow 50% now and I doubt I will be able to bring it up any time soon. Just pure unlucky streak. Getting good matchmaking consideringvtiers, but I get a complete donkey teams. 8 losses in a row...
I wonder if I need to take a break or just not play on weekends...

I reunited with my eve online buddies from back in the day and they play wot. They are pretty damn good and way better then me. We do get some good games. Looking forward to more plattoning with them.
Funny enough they advised me to play on eu2 as players there are a bit worse and it does have better Mm. I will see how it will work out.

On other note, I started french heavy, by rushing to tier 5 lol. I could not deal with D2 or B1. BDR is horrible, it's the size of the moon and top of the tank is just a huge bullseye. On the other hand when you get it fully upgraded it gets at least playable. Managed to get top gun once, no mastery badge though. That grind to tier 8 is going to be loooong.

Spear · 22-06-2014 11:45pm

There's no difference between 1 and 2. They're both hosted in the same data centre in Amsterdam as well.

BigEejit · 23-06-2014 12:26am

I think they meant that on EU1 you have all the clan wars dudes, used to playing as a team, working well together.... and so the players on EU2 who are not clan wars players are that bit more likely to be rubbish....
So a platoon of good players will be that bit more likely to swing the battle when the enemy team are mostly donkeys who have never worked as a team.

Spear · 23-06-2014 12:51am

Clan wars are run on both servers, depending upon the map.

copeyhagen · 23-06-2014 9:10am

i alwaysd play on eu2 cuz i get a better ping on it, normally about 32 comapred to eu1's 42.

some great team company battles with the CRY lads on saturday night, when i left around midnight we had been unbeaten for about 12 games :cool:

great fun they are, had never played them before lol

BigEejit · 23-06-2014 9:53am

Spear wrote: »

Clan wars are run on both servers, depending upon the map.

Ah right, I am behind the times, they used to be EU1 only iirc

Still think there are far more tomatoes on EU2

copeyhagen · 26-06-2014 2:44pm

anyone play on standard account, i normally play premium 100%, but im normally grinding.

premium ran out last weekend, going on holiday for few weeks monday so not re subbing. played a few games over last few days on standard, still making small profits (and some huge profits thanks to missions), had a great game last night in batchat, 4 or 5 kills, 5k damage(still only good enough for mastery 2 badge) and made a small profit.. couldnt believe it, some wins in it i actually lose credits on premium, even with good damage done!!

bought the t54 the other night, only have the top gun from the t44 on it, my god its sh1t stock!!

i COULD spent 10e and convert free xp to buy the t110e4 while its top of the tree discount, but i honestly dont think im gonna bother buying it at all so meh!

VikingG · 26-06-2014 3:02pm

I only play standard... maybe I'm cheap.... from what I can see premium gives you a 50% bonus to credits and exp. ... yes that's handy but doesn't make you enjoy the game anymore.

Nody · 26-06-2014 3:51pm

VikingG wrote: »

I only play standard... maybe I'm cheap.... from what I can see premium gives you a 50% bonus to credits and exp. ... yes that's handy but doesn't make you enjoy the game anymore.

It depends on what you enjoy; personally the fact I can skip over early derpa derpa guns, minimize my time grinding credits and focus on getting the tier Xs for CW I find it helps me enjoy it. On the other hand I have a clan member with over 122 Million silver and only really spend time on his Type 59 as he loves it who has no reason to bother with premium.

ShadowHearth · 26-06-2014 3:56pm

I only plat with Premium now. I generally spend 20eu a month on that package. 3500 gold and 1 month sub.

Sounds like a lot to pay per month, but I want to enjoy the game, not grind it ( even if it is in its nature ). Premium gives me a boost and extra gold for camos, crew and mostly for converting xp. I use converted xp on upgrading newly bought tanks or skiping first 4-5 tiers in new tree.

BigEejit · 26-06-2014 4:34pm

I also spend money on the game on a regular basis, playing high tier tanks can get really really expensive. I played a great game in my GWE100 arty some time ago, 6.5k damage and 5 kills... not killed myself and not shooting gold ammo and I lost money.

It is a free game and can be played as such, but the day no-one buys gold from wargaming is the day the servers get turned off. People whinging about premium tanks need to understand that without those premium tanks they dont get to play for free....

The only thing I will give the whingers is sometimes there are a lot of premium tanks in a game and they are quite often driven by complete donkeys....

Tenger · 26-06-2014 9:42pm

VikingG wrote: »

I only play standard... maybe I'm cheap.... from what I can see premium gives you a 50% bonus to credits and exp. ... yes that's handy but doesn't make you enjoy the game anymore.

Well as above Premium has its advantages. I am currently in my 2nd month of Premium. Before that I bought a few 3 day subs as I knew I would be getting in a solid 2 days gaming.

I am still grinding my way up, so the Premium will benefit me in the long run (Only got 1 Tier 7 vehicle so far...unlocked another 3)

I also availed of the Xmas sales to buy myself a couple of premium tanks, (E25, TOG, T14, Churchill III) These are used for crew training.
In Feb I treated myself to a Bday pressie of a JadTiger 8.8cm

At this point I don't see the need for any more Premium tanks, so am happy to but Premium when I know I will get some serious hours tanking in. Shame it doesn't allow you to pause the odd time. (I usually play a lot for 2-3 days...then hardly ever for another 3-4 days)

Canis Lupus · 28-06-2014 6:03am

Trololololo derp. Almost had 9... arty was the last enemy... we shot at the same time but he got me first

ShadowHearth · 28-06-2014 10:24pm

That does look like a good game for you m8. Well deserved mastery badge.

I myself getting really umucky with my T25 AT, or even just in general.
I am having great games with gully upgraded nashorn, I am top of my team and 2-3k damage done, but I always lose. It's like a curse at this stage.

Canis Lupus · 29-06-2014 9:05am

One shot, one kill.... makes me laugh when I get a game like that except for the kv1 who went against me when I was hull down on a ridge.... 7 hits in a row.... bless the noobs for the experience they give to me.

Can't cope with turretless TD's I've always found them such a chore to drive.

copeyhagen · 30-06-2014 8:59am

HAHA thats a great game for the m4, the amount of damaged modules.. gotta love HE.

i absolutly HATED the m4!!!

Canis Lupus · 30-06-2014 11:30am

Really? I like it and have never sold it. It suffers from being squishy but as a second line tank it has two nice and different guns to choose from. Back before the nerf to HE with premium rounds it was a complete lol tank.

I went the Easy 8 after it and that's never been as much fun. Rapid firing gun but far too poorly armored for what you face and I find the rounds from the gun never really seem to go where you want them to. Always mean to buy an E2 to try that as a change. Never get around to it.

copeyhagen · 30-06-2014 11:50am

yeah i played m4, then to get to t29 i just free exp'd

ShadowHearth · 30-06-2014 5:03pm

so July missions are quite **** this time around. Is it me, or wot started giving crapier events and weekends lately?

http://worldoftanks.eu/en/news/pc-browser/44/missions-july-2014/

Spear · 30-06-2014 5:06pm

No point in wasting the good missions during the quiet time of year.

VikingG · 30-06-2014 5:22pm

ya that is the sort of mission you either just get by normal playing or not at all...
destroy 340 tanks to get Vents....which are about 500K..

I can imagine people driving around looking for that one Chinese tank that is on the enemy team.

i would prefer if they would have reversed it ... Destroy 50 tanks while driving a French tank etc. Would encourage people to have a broader range of tanks in their garage.... as an aside I have one guy at work here (who is Russian) who will ONLY drive Russian tanks...

Tenger · 30-06-2014 5:24pm

copeyhagen wrote: »

yeah i played m4, then to get to t29 i just free exp'd

I use the 76mm gun on the M4, should I got for the 105 derp with HE?

I already unlocked and bought the Sherman Jumbo....aimed for the T29 from there. E2 does seem to have nice bouncey armour.

Got myself a T14 a while back to train up a crew for the T29. But so far haven't really put much grinding into them.

ShadowHearth · 30-06-2014 5:48pm

VikingG wrote: »

ya that is the sort of mission you either just get by normal playing or not at all...
destroy 340 tanks to get Vents....which are about 500K..

I can imagine people driving around looking for that one Chinese tank that is on the enemy team.

i would prefer if they would have reversed it ... Destroy 50 tanks while driving a French tank etc. Would encourage people to have a broader range of tanks in their garage.... as an aside I have one guy at work here (who is Russian) who will ONLY drive Russian tanks...

specially when a a month or two ago you would get 5 Premium repair packs for 5 wins etc...

Canis Lupus · 30-06-2014 7:47pm

Tenger wrote: »

I use the 76mm gun on the M4, should I got for the 105 derp with HE?

I already unlocked and bought the Sherman Jumbo....aimed for the T29 from there. E2 does seem to have nice bouncey armour.

Got myself a T14 a while back to train up a crew for the T29. But so far haven't really put much grinding into them.

I'll answer though I wasn't asked and the answer is: whatever you prefer

with the derp you'll damage everything although since the nerf you'll not worry heavies as much anymore however when top tier you'll be one shotting lots of tanks and wrecking modules/crew on whatever lives.

76mm is fast firing, nice pen but for me just makes the tank 'ordinary'

Aenaes · 30-06-2014 7:48pm

Tenger wrote: »

I use the 76mm gun on the M4, should I got for the 105 derp with HE?

I already unlocked and bought the Sherman Jumbo....aimed for the T29 from there. E2 does seem to have nice bouncey armour.

Got myself a T14 a while back to train up a crew for the T29. But so far haven't really put much grinding into them.

The two guns are different playstyles. 76mm is nice for rapid fire sniping while the 105mm can be pure fun especially in tier V battles. I'd definitely recommend trying the different configurations on the different tanks.

With the E2 you should definitely use the 105mm, the E8 is there for the 76mm. On E2, also use the stock turret since it has thicker armour.

T14 is a decent tank, I bought it about 2 years ago. It was better before they changed the HE mechanics since you could really KVs with HE shells since your AP would more than likely bounce.
T14 has pretty good armour, you can use it against tier IVs and certain tier Vs. Since you have the same gun as M3 Lee, beware of KV-1s, Churchills and other tanks with good armour.
Don't be afraid to fire some premium rounds from time to time, you will need them and you should still be able to make a profit.

Tenger · 30-06-2014 9:52pm

Canis Lupus wrote: »

.....
76mm is fast firing, nice pen but for me just makes the tank 'ordinary'

I got enough of those type of tanks

Spear · 30-06-2014 11:35pm

Speaking of the T14, this is the photo I took of it on Saturday:

Tenger · 01-07-2014 6:15pm

Spear wrote: »

Speaking of the T14, this is the photo I took of it on Saturday...

Oh, jealous. Where was that?

Spear · 01-07-2014 6:19pm

Tenger wrote: »

Oh, jealous. Where was that?

Bovington Tank Museum. There's a few others, including the FV 4202. I am however a spectacularly bad photographer.

ShadowHearth · 01-07-2014 6:22pm

Spear wrote: »

Bovington Tank Museum. There's a few others, including the FV 4202. I am however a spectacularly bad photographer.

Actually thats where we want to go with lads next year, maybe even for next Tankfest.

Spear · 01-07-2014 6:26pm

This year they had the vehicle conservation centre open to the public, which is where they have some of the odder stuff, such as the T14, the Excelsior, FV 4202 etc.

Canis Lupus · 02-07-2014 2:38pm

You know what annoys me.... when someone presses the quick chat button to tell me to fallback when you're in a position that's just been completely overrun and there is no way to fall back.... If I could punch someone through the computer screen and tell them that I ****ing know I should fall back but clearly I can't and we're all ****ed anyway....

/rant.

ShadowHearth · 02-07-2014 5:46pm

Finally a good game, where I actually win! :pac: Mastery badge with only 1 kill lol.

Spear · 03-07-2014 3:59pm

The 9.2 HD models:

http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/07/03/straight-outta-supertest-hd-models-in-9-2/

ShadowHearth · 03-07-2014 4:04pm

Spear wrote: »

The 9.2 HD models:

http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/07/03/straight-outta-supertest-hd-models-in-9-2/

Is that all for this patch?

If yes, then it sucks and my buddy will be over the moon. He is from North and he LOVES his Churchils.... He loves his Stug too.... **** him!

Spear · 03-07-2014 4:14pm

4 models means 400 meg of content to download before a single map is added to the patch. That's something they need to bear in mind. Their CDN bill is plenty big as it is.

Canis Lupus · 03-07-2014 5:08pm

I have to say I'm a big fan of the HD models. Makes the tanks look 'real'. I wonder though what the impact to GFX will be with more HD tanks roaming about.

ShadowHearth · 03-07-2014 5:16pm

Canis Lupus wrote: »

I have to say I'm a big fan of the HD models. Makes the tanks look 'real'. I wonder though what the impact to GFX will be with more HD tanks roaming about.

I think only yours will be really HD, the rest of them will use worse textures to minimise performance hit.
I do agree about HD models. They really make Wot a lot better. I love them. I got my Tiger I with all camos now even if I already fully researched Tiger II.

Spear · 03-07-2014 5:47pm

Your own will be full HD, any other HD tanks will be at 50% detail.

ShadowHearth · 04-07-2014 12:40pm

I have to admit, it was just a Turkey shoot. Had a great vk30 spotter. thanks to him I was not spotted once and all I did was just press mouse button 1. :pac:

I know mow why QuickyBaby loves Nashorn. That thing is just mental. The gun on it is just scary.

BigEejit · 04-07-2014 5:18pm

Nashorn is pretty good, I didnt mind it at all (61% win rate in it ....but elited it pretty fast, just 36 games, must have done a lot of doubles in it). However next TD up has a looonnnggg grind until you get the better gun.

ShadowHearth · 04-07-2014 5:24pm

BigEejit wrote: »

Nashorn is pretty good, I didnt mind it at all (61% win rate in it ....but elited it pretty fast, just 36 games, must have done a lot of doubles in it). However next TD up has a looonnnggg grind until you get the better gun.

Most likely I will use free xp to get gun. Problem is I got a lot of tanks researched very soon. t54 is about 15k away, T28 is 4k away, ARL 44 about 8k and that thing after nashorn is about 15k away and I am not even talking about tiger that I already researched about a month ago... I will convert XP to get main bits to one of them, but I am not sure which one.

I really want Borsik or T95. t54 sounds yummy too. French line is more of a part time venture anyway. I cant afford convert free xp for all of these tanks lol.

Canis Lupus · 04-07-2014 6:18pm

Lulz.... Was there any module left undamaged on the ARL44? And bless that KV3.. 5 shots...

ShadowHearth · 04-07-2014 6:33pm

Canis Lupus wrote: »

Lulz.... Was there any module left undamaged on the ARL44? And bless that KV3.. 5 shots...

Hehe, I sow that too and it did made me giggle. I did tracked a lot in that game, but it looks like ARL 44 was just got really unlucky.

Well, I just bough myself T28. Sold my T25 AT. It was actually fun TD to play, good gun, good fun depression and armour was trollish at times, but nothing to write back home about.

I got 12k Free xp and I am thinking of getting 50k converted for gun.... Hmmmm.

Canis Lupus · 05-07-2014 6:37am

Just had my first round in IS3. Retard team unfortunately so we lost (a tiger2 team mate aiming for an enemy, I **** you not about 10 metres in front of me, hit me in the side and took out my gun.....) but I see good things in the future with this tank.

Feels unnatural to face head on to an enemy though

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