World of Tanks

Ok seriously why this stuff NEVER happens in pubs.

Poor T32 driver must've been confused. :P

EDIT: Patch 8.9 is live on the EU server.

Hey guys, so after some thinking I decided to give myself an early Christmas present and buy a T34 and some gold - there are reasons behind this choice, suffice to say that I wanted a tank that would both farm exp to convert and help me learn how to properly play the T30, which is still the tank I covet the most.

For once, I found the WoT forums helpful, since most people there understood what the T34 is good at - mid-to-long range engagements. The hull is too large and too soft for close combat and the tank itself lacks mobility, so the moment you get flanked by mediums or faster heavies you're a goner. Thus, playing 'TD style' seems the best option, especially when hull-down is available.

What I'd like to ask you is: did I get things right, at least in theory? Do you suggest a different approach? Please be kind and give me your opinion, it would be most helpful.

Storm describes how Lowe was buffed:

“So, there was the Lowe not bothering anyone. So I was browsing the other day new forum topics (it’s kinda my tradition) and I saw another †˜Lowe needs buff!’ whinetopic. I opened it and checked it out. Then I asked the balancing department: †˜Where is the scan from Doyle’s book?’, balancers sent it to me, I posted it in the topic. At first people calmed down, but they soon started asking †˜And why is the weight different from the one in the table? and the amount of shells? And the depression too?!! And why is the armor in the table 80/100?’ So I took it to the balancing department and they said †˜we balanced Lowe like 100 years ago, maybe we made a mistake’. So I asked †˜Is it difficult to bring the Lowe to the table specs? Would it affect balance a lot?’ The answer was †˜Not difficult, shouldn’t affect balance much. We just don’t know what to do with side armor.’ †˜Okay, find out about the side armor and change it in one of the patches.’ †˜For the armor, we asked Moran (SS: Chieftain, US historian), he asked Doyle and Doyle answered that the 100mm is upper part of the side.’ †˜Will it break the balance?’ †˜No’ †˜Ok, change the sides too.’ †˜Ok.’”

Also Löwe got buffed



Finally!

The buffs in question:

-Weight will be reduced from 92,55 to 90 tons
-Depression and elevation will change from -6/+17 to -8/+38 (-5/+38 when the gun is facing back)
-Ammo capacity will increase from 40 to 80 shells
-Upper part of the side armor will increase from 80mm to 100mm

The weight reduction seem a bit inconsequential (still a superheavy tank in mobility and speed as far as I can tell), but the depression/elevation one is very promising.

...but where the heck do they store 80 shells in that thing? :U

Anyway, I probabaly explained myself badly: while I do agree that T34 needs to help pushing when it's a Tier 8 match, in Tier 9-10 matches it's a bit more difficult to survive that way - unless of course you let the tougher guys go forward and you use them as meatshields. I did that in my KV-1S a lot. :P

Of course, KV-1S had the mobility to peek-a-boom with ease from behind allies, T34 doesn't.

Dunno.

Thing was a paper tank.

Now then, any idea when they're putting in this buff? Been awhile since they worried about my beloved Lion.

All the tier 8 prems make good money, as for credit multipliers I'm not sure but the lowe, kv5, and jt88 are quite up there. The main thing with all of them is to simply make your shots count since the higher caliber rounds are still costly.

If you can support premium account not sure why you'd drop it, there are times when I get over 100,000 credits (silver) when I reel in beautiful damage rolls, without premium account the Lowe boasts a healthy 30-60,000 credits a match

Let's just say that my situation is a bit... complicated.

Anyway, if Lowe can get that much without a premium account (assuming we're talking about an average income, and not the one you get in those rare-pubstomps-where-you-rape-everyone), and considering the incoming buff, if I keep playing I may as well try teh German Steel.

STB-1?

And the pubstomps... heh, those are good times (not too rare if you snipe and clean out low health tanks)
But a bad game I consider to be 15k silver, once your above that, I call it something you can walk away from without debt (the pubstompsyou are pretty rare, and only occur if you're on a bad teams streak, or loss streak)