World of Tanks Beta

arknor · 11 Jul 2010 at 23:29

iviv said:
Ouch, I've not thought that far ahead yet XD
Go back to your T2 tank?

sold it

need to use this one to get exp to research towards medium tanks anyway.

but it feels like im wasting my time as the game is really "world of destroyers and artillery" almost no one uses actual tanks it seems maybe heavy tanks are worth the effort to unlock them though

Calneon · 11 Jul 2010 at 23:42

Im torn, I either want to go the tank destroyer route on axis, to get the Jagdpanther, but also the middle USSR path gets you the fastest heavy tank.

iviv · 12 Jul 2010 at 00:13

Light tanks are mainly used as scouts and artillery spotters. You get exp and credits for revealing enemy tanks, so you zip ahead, the enemies will be slower so its hard for them to hit you and you can either try and get behind the artillery/TDs or just keep circling the battlefield racking up the points as a spotter.

Not something I'd really do, though.

Calneon · 12 Jul 2010 at 00:29

iviv said:
Light tanks are mainly used as scouts and artillery spotters. You get exp and credits for revealing enemy tanks, so you zip ahead, the enemies will be slower so its hard for them to hit you and you can either try and get behind the artillery/TDs or just keep circling the battlefield racking up the points as a spotter.

Not something I'd really do, though.

What do you do to spot? Just get near them?

arknor · 12 Jul 2010 at 00:43

iviv said:
Light tanks are mainly used as scouts and artillery spotters. You get exp and credits for revealing enemy tanks, so you zip ahead, the enemies will be slower so its hard for them to hit you and you can either try and get behind the artillery/TDs or just keep circling the battlefield racking up the points as a spotter.

Not something I'd really do, though.

one hit and your disabled or explode though even at 68kmh your not fast enough

iviv · 12 Jul 2010 at 00:55

Calneon said:
What do you do to spot? Just get near them?

Yeah, just get sight on them. If you have a powerful radio then you automatically radio the position to everyone in range; this is why you see red diamonds over enemy tanks, someone spotted them. As for if its a feasible tactic, I can't say, its not a style of gameplay I would pick. I guess you need to outflank better? I don't know.

arknor · 12 Jul 2010 at 00:59

i just zoomed down the middle of the map and then got one shot near the enemy base but i passed aquite a few tanks lets see how many i spotted and how much money/exp i get

Detected 9 people

Experience 267
Credits 4,124

not bad i guess abit more than i normally get im still using the crap engine though ill probably do a lot better when i can afford an upgrade.

i probably only survived for about 30seconds btw

iviv · 12 Jul 2010 at 01:59

Well, going right for the enemy may not be the best way, go around the side and get them from behind. Or just have two tanks on the go and alternate, though given this is a game about shooting tanks, having to run around avoiding them kinda defeats the point.

arknor · 12 Jul 2010 at 02:00

seems best to charge in and spot loads while there still close together not much fun but easy money!

Hank_Marvin · 12 Jul 2010 at 08:25

ooo sounds like its not bad, is it open beta?

Calneon · 12 Jul 2010 at 09:46

arknor said:
i just zoomed down the middle of the map and then got one shot near the enemy base but i passed aquite a few tanks lets see how many i spotted and how much money/exp i get

Detected 9 people

Experience 267
Credits 4,124

not bad i guess abit more than i normally get im still using the crap engine though ill probably do a lot better when i can afford an upgrade.

i probably only survived for about 30seconds btw

Sounds like a good strategy if you have more than 1-2 tanks.

mangobreeder · 12 Jul 2010 at 09:53

Calneon said:
Sounds like a good strategy if you have more than 1-2 tanks.

what do you mean more than one of two tank? i have 3 tanks,

but im getting bored of dtying and waiting for the game to end before ic an reuse the tank.

should i be dropping out and using another tank, will i lose my xp if i do?

mangobreeder · 12 Jul 2010 at 10:16

thnks for the info, im getting bored with sitting aroudn for ages waiting for the game to end.

I love my Tank Destroyer, but they can be difficuilt to use witht eh fixed turret. get some blinding kills, but otehr time i do jack.

Hank_Marvin · 12 Jul 2010 at 11:33

Danke,

got a key

iviv · 12 Jul 2010 at 11:43

mangobreeder said:
thnks for the info, im getting bored with sitting aroudn for ages waiting for the game to end.

I love my Tank Destroyer, but they can be difficuilt to use witht eh fixed turret. get some blinding kills, but otehr time i do jack.

That's what I'm finding at the moment, though not having so many issues with the fixed turret. Its just that people have been saying they are the snipers of the game, and I can't see why since their accuracy is rather low. More like shotguns, except you hold back and wait for them to come to you and blast them.

mangobreeder · 12 Jul 2010 at 11:56

iviv said:
That's what I'm finding at the moment, though not having so many issues with the fixed turret. Its just that people have been saying they are the snipers of the game, and I can't see why since their accuracy is rather low. More like shotguns, except you hold back and wait for them to come to you and blast them.

yeah im sittign in bush most of the time, and firing HE rounds at the emeny, then immediately a AP round.

HE disables a load of stuff usally, then the AP finishes them off,

quick on when you auto aim do you tend to point yuor reticule at the ghost aiming point which appears, i.e when leading the target, or at the actual red outline?

im going fot the ghost