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Norade wrote:I jumped back in to try the US TD's and even the T82 which people bitch about is great. Just started with the T40 and went from the 57mm to the first 76mm gun and I think they're both excellent weapons. Thus far I've only managed 3 matches, but I'm still 3 for 3 wins, 6 kills and I've only died once. It shows how many bad players there still are, especially in the US TD tree.

Hawkwings wrote:I can't wait until I get a tank with a fucking turret. The Lee is terrible. Still like 5k more experience to grind, which takes forever because I can't actually damage anything in the games I'm placed in.

Highlord Laan wrote:Just picked up a T1 with all the free XP I'm getting from my M4. The thing is really turning into a chore to play, since every match is clogged with Tiger IIs, IS3's and VK fantasy tanks. Bit by bit, I'll chug through it.

Me eight pages back... wrote:Ok, I'll just go ahead and say what some of us are already thinking. There aren't really any truly bad tanks in this game, but their sure as hell are a lot of really shitty tank drivers playing it. Chances are, and I'll bet comparing game stats will prov it flat out, that at least half the people bitching about the Lee or whatever have some pretty lack luster kill/death and win/loss records. Quit your bitching and learn to drive the tank properly. It's not the gun, it's not the turret or the engine or the tracks. It's you. The guy behind the keyboard failing to learn how to properly fight your tank.

As far as the Lee goes... If it sucks so bad then explain how the hell it is TheTenth there managed to get 142 kills for only 106 matches in it and four out of ten of his top gun medals were earned in it. Seriously, it's not the Lee that sucks, it's you. It's not a tank, it's a really tall TD with no camo bonus and it's a very accurate sniperplatform that has a good RoF with the upgraded gun. Stop fighting it like it's a tank and you'll find that ityou suck a lot less.

The T2 is a fucking Teir II, so go figure it's not that great. All Tier 2 tanks blow as it's not about armor at that level, it's about overall HP of the tank itself. Again, it's the T2 that sucks, it's just you.

T1 is just fine once you upgrade it. It's a little undergunned compared to the KV, but it makes up for it with a much higher RF and better accuracy than the 107mm on the KV. It's not the T1 that sucks, it's you.

The M6 still has the undergun problem, but again makes up for it in RoF and accuracy, only with the addition of better armor and armor sloping on the front, and it's a hell of a lot more agile than anything in the KV series. So yeah, not the M6 that sucks, it's just you.

Agent Sorchus wrote:You mean a real Kv-2? Because rightly the devs see that thing as a level higher anyway. It is not a T5 heavy, not really. Drive the T1 vs any non-derp KV and it will win a largish number of the matches. Only a short barrel 122mm armed KV will have a good time in a long range fight with a T1, and only because of small KV turret having decent shell bouncing angles.

Zinegata wrote:Norade->

The PzJgr 1 is still the same deadly machine as it was in beta. The problem is all the newbies who do not understand that a bus engine with plywood armor needs to hide in a bush and sit still so it can use its lovely, lovely, long 50mm.

Zinegata wrote:The main issue with the T1 Heavy and the Lee is that the effectiveness of their gun drops a lot against higher tier opponents. This unlike say, the Hezter or the Sherman whose 105mm can still be viable against Lowes and IS-3s. For this reason, the T1 and the Lee are both rightly seen as somewhat underpowered - as the weaker gun gun does hurt its stats (especially kill rate)

atg wrote:Bought some gold. Are any of the premium tanks worth it? Or should I concentrate on using it to boost experience?

Zinegata wrote:If you buy a Lowe your silver money problems will be gone forever. But XP will still be a pain to grind.

Zinegata wrote:If you buy a Lowe your silver money problems will be gone forever. But XP will still be a pain to grind.

In most cases it's best to just use gold for XP conversion OR for premium accounts.

Tritio wrote:

Zinegata wrote:If you buy a Lowe your silver money problems will be gone forever. But XP will still be a pain to grind.

In most cases it's best to just use gold for XP conversion OR for premium accounts.

I'm seriously thinking of getting a Lowe solely for silver money grinding purposes. Can anyone here who owns a Lowe testify as to how effective it really is? Yes, I have heard all the hype, read the forum posts and seen their screenshots. But is there anything else to know?

Broken wrote:I actually bought a Lowe just a day or so before the announced price increase. Mostly because I'm keeping a bunch of stuff in my garage for the free slots when they revamp the tech trees. I've not played with it too much but so far the least amount I've made with it is around 40,000 silver for a loss I didn't do much in to over 100,000 silver for a fairly decent win. Repairs I don't think I've seen go over 8000 silver and shells are 1000 silver per round. It really does make money hand over fist and I'm glad it does so.

The other useful thing it does is train crews if you don't have spare gold to convert xp. I know a couple folks (who had this tank much longer then me) already have 100% crews ready and waiting in the wings for the E-75 and E-100 tanks.