The guinness record is no more than waving e-penis in front of everyone, it has no value other than that. And you said it yourself "pletny of RTS games..." like MoW which has better mechanics than WoT while being a stategy game. It just shows the laziness or rather unwillingness to hire people to develop their game futher than it is, being cheapstakes they are.
The guinness record is no more than waving e-penis in front of everyone, it has no value other than that. And you said it yourself "pletny of RTS games..." like MoW which has better mechanics than WoT while being a stategy game. It just shows the laziness or rather unwillingness to hire people to develop their game futher than it is, being cheapstakes they are.
Humm, Please explain this new game called MoW?
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The guinness record is no more than waving e-penis in front of everyone, it has no value other than that. And you said it yourself "pletny of RTS games..." like MoW which has better mechanics than WoT while being a stategy game. It just shows the laziness or rather unwillingness to hire people to develop their game futher than it is, being cheapstakes they are.
The guinness record is no more than waving e-penis in front of everyone, it has no value other than that.
Sure, your humble opinion is much more valuble.
Originally posted by Vesper11
And you said it yourself "pletny of RTS games..." like MoW which has better mechanics than WoT while being a stategy game. It just shows the laziness or rather unwillingness to hire people to develop their game futher than it is, being cheapstakes they are.
You are completely missing the point. WoT is not trying to copycat and compete with MoW and the like. They are sold in different departments. You prefer MoW? Good for you, uninstall WoT and play MoW. It's still a free country.
Originally posted by Vesper11 And you said it yourself "pletny of RTS games..." like MoW which has better mechanics than WoT while being a stategy game. It just shows the laziness or rather unwillingness to hire people to develop their game futher than it is, being cheapstakes they are.
You are completely missing the point. WoT is not trying to copycat and compete with MoW and the like. They are sold in different departments. You prefer MoW? Good for you, uninstall WoT and play MoW. It's still a free country.
You've clearly missed mine, but I think I got your point, fanboi.
WoT is a good game definitely worth trying out. It's one of its kind and i'm sure you haven't played anything like it. I think that is enough to give it a shot.
I have to agree with post saying the matchmaking is f. up, at least until you hit tier 7-8. It needs some work and I'm pretty sure it will be tweaked soon. I have to say also that you will not get past tier 7 if you do not buy a premium subscription but then again if you spent all this time playing the game I'm sure you will find some spare 10 Euros. Unless you're 12 or unemployed, but then you're better off playing pokemon or getting a job.
As to American and German tanks being underpowered or medium tanks getting pwned in this game, the truth is Russian tanks are the easiest to learn and master, but if you know what you're doing you can own in any tank of respective tier. I play Americans, I loved T29 and T32, awesome tanks with almost impenetrable turrets and good guns, I am currently playing T95 tank destroyer and I feel like a rider of apocalypse in it. Impenetrable frontal armor plate and insane gun rolling at 13 km/h. Slow but inevitable. Even IS-7 has little chance of getting out alive if he encounters it.
The problem is not the minor imbalances (if you can even call it imbalance), it's that most players have no idea what their tanks can or cannot do. Driving a medium tank into a frontal assault and, God forbid stopping to take a shot, gets you killed. Getting your tank destroyer too close to frontline (unless its JgTiger, T28 or T95) gets you raped. Camping all game in IS-7 gets your team murdered.
German heavy tanks are meant to snipe if possible, keeping distance of 400m from the enemy, Russians are easiest because they are best at ranges below 300m so noobs who usually get too close can still do something, and American heavies are excellent if you can find some low cover (rocks or dead tanks) just to stick out your turret. Medium tanks are supposed to get behind enemy lines, swift and undetected if possible, and kill artillery or flank enemy tank destroyers and heavy tanks busy fighting your heavies.
WoT is really slow paced, complete opposite of Team Fortress or even CounterStrike. If you can get past that the game is really rewarding and fun.
Game looks kinda slow, but I keep hearing all these people talking about it, not sure if it is mostly bad stuff or good stuff. Is this game worth the download or not?
Depends upon what you are looking for? It's basicaly an arcade style tank vs tank lobby game with a very casual relationship with history. It's also a F2P cash shop game.
It's not a bad game for what it is..... the graphics are decent...the tanks look nice.....and there are some tactics involved in the fighting.
I find it kinda fun in a very Beer & Pretzel kinda way. It's pretty repetitive so it's not something I can see playing for longer then a couple weeks....and I wouldn't spend a dime on it....but it's a free download and the client seems to be free of spyware...so potentialy worth checking out.
Note, if you are looking for more of a grognard style WWII game or more of a wargame/RTS experience, this is definately NOT it. If you are looking for some light hearted fun blowing stuff up in a tank...it's worth checking out.
I play it as a casual diversion from more engrossing MMOs. When I've got some spare time and don't want anything overly complicated, I play a few rounds of tanks. I don't spend a dime and still having fun. If you're looking for something that is a historically accurate recreation of WWII, you may be dissapointed. Join it as a standard FPS type game and you'll have a good time.
The game is fun to a point, then gets tedious and boring.
There are lots of problems with the game such as a completely stuffed up vision mechanics (invisible tanks are everwhere), a matchmaker system that pits small light tanks against high level heavies, and an increasing amount of bugs with each new patch (the latest one is when your tank starts doing circles on its on accord!!).
Download it if you like as the lower levels are fun, but once past level 4 you'll get bored as the grind sets in. Save your money as well as having a paid (premium) account gives you very little in the way of rewards.
If you are after historical accuracy, you won't find it here. Whilst the stats on tanks are included against each tank, they bear no resemblance in the game play and are really there just for reading. Ditto with the ingame performance of tanks where historically strong tanks are strangely crippled and subject to quick deaths at the hands of far inferior tanks. The increased usage of one off prototype tanks, ones lifted from the drawing board of fantasy writers and a prediliction for more modern (read 1950's) era Russian, US and now French vehicles to pad out the lineup is also slowly ruining the feel of the game.
If you are under 16 and in need of a quick fix, this game is for you.
There are lots of problems with the game such as a completely stuffed up vision mechanics (invisible tanks are everwhere), a matchmaker system that pits small light tanks against high level heavies, and an increasing amount of bugs with each new patch (the latest one is when your tank starts doing circles on its on accord!!).
"Light tanks vs high level heavies" is a new high of uneducated matchmaker complaints.
Invisible tanks is a valid game mechanic. Just learn how the view range works.
I don't see many bugs, especially "increasing". My tanks stick sometimes, extremely rarely - remnant of the old huge, but mostly fixed now, bug. And sometimes my tank stops responding to the keyboard commands at the very beginning of the match, a quick restart solves it. After 6.5k matches I am yet to see any other bugs.
Originally posted by Stuman
Download it if you like as the lower levels are fun, but once past level 4 you'll get bored as the grind sets in. Save your money as well as having a paid (premium) account gives you very little in the way of rewards.
Matter of personal preference. I am just getting frustrated wih my VK3601 after playing E-50, tried to play again MS-1 on my son's account and nearly broke the keyboard in anger and disgust. Some people do go to the low level tanks, after reaching tops, for quick easy fun. However, in most cases such advice (stay in low tiers) comes from noobs who never played anything above M3 Stuart.
Not really sure what the "grind" even means here. I just play the game. Got 2 German top tanks so far. Working on American heavies, meds and SPGs, and new German heavies. Don't care when I get them, T32, Pershing, M12, and KT all are quite enjoyable.
Originally posted by Stuman
If you are after historical accuracy, you won't find it here. Whilst the stats on tanks are included against each tank, they bear no resemblance in the game play and are really there just for reading. Ditto with the ingame performance of tanks where historically strong tanks are strangely crippled and subject to quick deaths at the hands of far inferior tanks. The increased usage of one off prototype tanks, ones lifted from the drawing board of fantasy writers and a prediliction for more modern (read 1950's) era Russian, US and now French vehicles to pad out the lineup is also slowly ruining the feel of the game.
Your "Tiger vs T-34s" play mode is on the way. Whereas I love my prototype T29 and will keep playing it.
I love WoT. Matchmaking is working as its programed to do and its not broken. Sure i get pissed sometimes but then in other games in ontop its a give and take. The game is made so that scouting tanks... light tier 4 tanks is matched with higher tier, these tanks arent ingame to dmg stuff, they can if you know where to aim. A tanks modules are where they are in RL same for the crew so the hitboxes are realy good and accurate. This means that hit a hatch or a view port where the armor is weaker then youll penetrate and do dmg with most any tank. You need to know the soft spots for the tanks. If all fails change to explosive ammo and destroy diffrent modules and kill crew. A patch is coming that will change pairing tier 4 lights with alt higher tiers by introducing higher tier light tanks.
These invis tanks is game mechanics and it goes both ways. When you fire your gun all cover withing a 15 meter radius will disapear, so if theres a bush 16 meters from you that cover will still stand and youll still wont be seen. Same happens to moving tanks but no cover disapears but youl get a 20% bigger signature when moving, so enough cover and you wont be seen by a tank standing still. The game is realy complex for a free game and they have added alot of stuff that doesnt make this game all arcade. Its fun its free, it has buggs... name one game that doesnt have them.
The game isnt unbalanced. You meet tanks from all diffrent countries. The country that has the best tanks atm is german. This doesnt matter, learn to play and llearn how to use the tank your playing, get to know your weak spots and dont show them. Be sneaky. Take your time aiming, aim for their soft spots. Or just drive around hitting shit left and right.
Yes, especially if you are into WW2 armor history. Tanks are impressive and you can custom skin them, terrain and maps are excellent looking and thought out also. Have 200 battles under my belt and still getting the grasp of it.
Great game with some issues (IMO):
Artillery firepower way too overpowered and too armored.
Game designers fail to understand that 20mm is 20mm. Just because it is a "rapid" firing gun (i.e. 2 or 3 20mm shots does not add up to a 60mm projectile) does not increase the historical power of the gun.
Light tanks are not speed racers, nor can they rock back and forth in drive and reverse.
If you don't like a game don't play it, and quit running to MMORPG.com to trash it.
Yes, especially if you are into WW2 armor history. Tanks are impressive and you can custom skin them, terrain and maps are excellent looking and thought out also. Have 200 battles under my belt and still getting the grasp of it.
Great game with some issues (IMO):
Artillery firepower way too overpowered and too armored.
Game designers fail to understand that 20mm is 20mm. Just because it is a "rapid" firing gun (i.e. 2 or 3 20mm shots does not add up to a 60mm projectile) does not increase the historical power of the gun.
Light tanks are not speed racers, nor can they rock back and forth in drive and reverse.
1. It's not both. Power is balanced by horrible precision, reload and aiming time, and vulnerability to attacks. lvl 6 arty gets killed by lvl 4 lights. Or did you mean something different by "too armored"?
2. Not sure what it is about. If AP shell does not penetrate, it does not do any damage.
3. Can't argue that. I sucked really bad with the lights and jumped off the wagon. I am just too old and too slow But reverse was definitely much slower than drive. One exception I heard of is T-25.
WOT is a fun enough game to justify the download IMO. My advice would be don't rush to the higher tiers and play around in T1 to 4 for awhile until you get a good feel for the game. WOT does not have the depth of a game like WWII Online but it is also a lot faster with a match lasting 10-15 minutes on average so if you want to just log in do a couple quick matchs and not have to worry about all the other things that MMO's typically have WOT might be a good fit.
I'm not sure WOT fits what I would call a MMO and it probably does not belong on this site. It's more of a team shooter like Modern Warfare than a MMO but that doesn't make is any less enjoyable.
true, stay within the first 4 tiers, and really have fun, goes the same when they bring out World Of Battleships, and, Warplanes, higher tiers really get nasty at times, and if your a 6th tier tank, you get tossed into the high tier battles 95% of the time and are usually very close to the bottom of the stack. which will mean your normally only a few seconds from the start of the game before you get popped, which then becomes no fun
Yeh but dude you sit in every WoT thread defending it as soon as someone has an opinion
on 'why they dont like it' whether it's neutral or negative, your there forcing your fanboism
onto people... we get it you love the game... fine
...but unless you work for them (which i suspect you do) your wasting your time as everyone has
their right to vent the pro's & con's of this game in here, this is a forum & it's made for such things.
Whine about the invisible tanks, bans for "a single shot" at a friend, etc is just a lack of knowledge or a plain lie, nothing of "pro and con" in this.
Low levels vs high level is an opinion and one I actually agree with (to some extent). I just pointed out that it is misleading to hear such things from someone who knows one side only.
Not going to argue the usual - "you defend the game, you must be working for the company [and paid handsomely for a hundred of posts over few months]". If I am wrong in facts, please correct me. I don't say much what can be counted as a biased opinion, if you find some just ignore it.
So shall we discuss the view range mechanics and why light tanks are in matches with heavies?
Really fun game, realy team dependent, you have to play smart. You can't just go rushing headlong into battle expecting to live for long.
I'd tell anyone who likes PvP, arena-lobby-style games to give this a try. I am not saying this next part as a flame but if you want the game to be a bit "easier" then go for the Russian tanks first.
Just for the sake of showing I have been around a bit. I have 3000+ battles and am up to T34, Pershing, Tiger 2, IS, KV-13, 3001(H), Jagdpanzer4, Slugger.
Good game if you can get past the community and not expect to be top tank all the time. Sometimes it is fun to fight as the underdog and see what you can accomplish, I have had 5 kills in a game with KV-3 against tanks up to T9. Have had similar games with Panzer 4, KV and others against tanks far higher in tier, you just got to realize the situation and look for your opportunities more carefully.
I have alway stressed to other players dont depend on others for your questions about any game. Try it yourself and draw your own conclusions. Personally it was ok in the begining but like allot of my clan members just dont play it anymore reason you be the judge of that.
Worth a download or not really depends on how costly a download is for you (if you have a monthly cap on bandwidth or very slow download speeds etc.). Otherwise, I'd recommend giving it a try and seeing for yourself.
The game really isn't even an MMO. Its more like Modern Warfare, America's Army etc. multiplayer with a global chat channel between matches.
Its an addictively fun game for a number of people (myself included) but probably not something you'll spend money on unless you Really get into it or or just really into Tanks. The play is like most shooters as are the controls just a little slower and tactics, strategy and teamwork play a much more significant role than twitch or aiming skills (since even a perfect hit might not penetrate/do anything). Matches are 15 minutes long with some variety in maps (not sure about higher tiers - seems the higher you go up in Tiers the more maps open up - I've only player up to Tier 3 and thats barely touching Tier 3 - thanks to the MMORPG promo for the game).
The downsides to the game are:
1. There really isn't anything to build a sense of community outside of the Squadrons/Clans which is probably too hardcore for most casual players (the attitude/jargon/slang of the community doesn't really help it - they are friendly for the most part but it can be hard to tell since you rarely play with the same players regularly unless your in a clan with them and even that is something I'm guessing - never joined a clan and don't intend to)
2. The matchmaking absolutely stinks which people complain about. Which is compouded by the fact that Lower Tiers are affected by Pay2Win stuff in the game (I'm told by a number of players that High Tiers aren't affected by it). So whether you get into a decent (relatively fair/even) match is mostly a matter of luck unless your Clanned apparently.
3. Supposedly (gossip, not reliable info source) they ban on the forums a lot for complaining 'Too Much'/Trolling', its worth mentioning because the frequency and number of sources I've heard this from means its probably excessive - some I know are probably just whining but others I know are fairly reliable & fair are also saying it. You get auto-banned from the game for Team-Killing in matches (not exactly sure how many TK's get you the ban or the details of that system - I know I've been banned once for a day but I earned that - killed 3 in a match [2 for spamming vulgarities at me for stating the game needed a /ignore command as they were spamming vulgarities the whole match, the 3rd for trying to kill me - the 2 started whining and spamming chat for someone to kill me]. As stated the game has no /ignore command and if you Can get offended you most definately will get offended by some of the players. Furthermore the Developers seem to be 'in there own world' meaning not exactly in touch with reality. I've seen one once and he didn't seem that bad but they are definately not in touch with the community which makes them using the Ban stick excessively without having really any Carrot Stick to use. A noticeable downer for the game.
4. Its a grinder. Big Time grinder. You can avoid the grind by paying money (crew training is ultra important - as they act like perma-buffs that can be knocked out for a match. But other you spend a lot of time just grinding matches for points to unlock equipment for your current vehicle or the next Tier. I use the term Grinder not because the gameplay is not fun its just Very slow to advance/progress which is an Opinion, some may actually like the pace.
5. Lack of Variety in game types/tank builds. There's 1 type of match, Win by eliminating the opposing team or capturing their base. So even compared multiplayer games its not that great. The Tanks only allow for variety in the gun type (fast firing with little chance to inflict damage or slow and hard hitting and between) with each Tank being heavily restricted in what Guns can be mounted, the other parts basically boil down to optimal or sub-optimal as there are no downsides to using lower/higher parts which makes all the tank very static in terms of how they are good/bad.
I've gone into a lot more detail about the negatives versus the positives which makes the post seem like a slam even though its not my intention. The main positive I see about WoT is thats its different. Its less twitchy than shooters and less micro-management than RTS's. I have a number of other MMO's and multiplayer games that I can play but found myself playing WoT late into the night for that one fact (personally bored with majority of the games on the market as they just seem reskins of the same tired old game).
If you like it you'll probably find yourself doing the same, since you'll keep thinking to yourself 'just one more match and then I'll quit for the night'.
Whether its worth the download or not is really dependant on how costly downloading something is for you.
I don't play anymore, but I'll go ahead and put my opinion on this game up one more time.
Counter Strike with tanks, but with less skill as the random number generator can take all the skills and time you put into a battle away from you by giving you a missed shot or non penetrating shot that should penetrate at point blank range, and it will happen a lot.
I got the feeling that much of the stats on tanks and guns is false, and more is going on with the matchmaker having a hand in if it wants you to win or lose than just putting people into random battles.
I think a fake population number for people online. Claims 6000+ people online yet only 5 people chatting in chat and sometimes takes a long time, more so with higher tier tanks, to get into a battle.
I was hoping it would be more sim like and less fantasy tank arcade.
And my overall reason to not spend a dime on this game was because the developers of this game are total trash.
1. There really isn't anything to build a sense of community outside of the Squadrons/Clans which is probably too hardcore for most casual players (the attitude/jargon/slang of the community doesn't really help it - they are friendly for the most part but it can be hard to tell since you rarely play with the same players regularly unless your in a clan with them and even that is something I'm guessing - never joined a clan and don't intend to)
2. The matchmaking absolutely stinks which people complain about. Which is compouded by the fact that Lower Tiers are affected by Pay2Win stuff in the game (I'm told by a number of players that High Tiers aren't affected by it). So whether you get into a decent (relatively fair/even) match is mostly a matter of luck unless your Clanned apparently.
3. Supposedly (gossip, not reliable info source) they ban on the forums a lot for complaining 'Too Much'/Trolling', its worth mentioning because the frequency and number of sources I've heard this from means its probably excessive - some I know are probably just whining but others I know are fairly reliable & fair are also saying it. You get auto-banned from the game for Team-Killing in matches (not exactly sure how many TK's get you the ban or the details of that system - I know I've been banned once for a day but I earned that - killed 3 in a match [2 for spamming vulgarities at me for stating the game needed a /ignore command as they were spamming vulgarities the whole match, the 3rd for trying to kill me - the 2 started whining and spamming chat for someone to kill me]. As stated the game has no /ignore command and if you Can get offended you most definately will get offended by some of the players. Furthermore the Developers seem to be 'in there own world' meaning not exactly in touch with reality. I've seen one once and he didn't seem that bad but they are definately not in touch with the community which makes them using the Ban stick excessively without having really any Carrot Stick to use. A noticeable downer for the game.
4. Its a grinder. Big Time grinder. You can avoid the grind by paying money (crew training is ultra important - as they act like perma-buffs that can be knocked out for a match. But other you spend a lot of time just grinding matches for points to unlock equipment for your current vehicle or the next Tier. I use the term Grinder not because the gameplay is not fun its just Very slow to advance/progress which is an Opinion, some may actually like the pace.
5. Lack of Variety in game types/tank builds. There's 1 type of match, Win by eliminating the opposing team or capturing their base. So even compared multiplayer games its not that great. The Tanks only allow for variety in the gun type (fast firing with little chance to inflict damage or slow and hard hitting and between) with each Tank being heavily restricted in what Guns can be mounted, the other parts basically boil down to optimal or sub-optimal as there are no downsides to using lower/higher parts which makes all the tank very static in terms of how they are good/bad.
I've gone into a lot more detail about the negatives versus the positives which makes the post seem like a slam even though its not my intention. The main positive I see about WoT is thats its different. Its less twitchy than shooters and less micro-management than RTS's. I have a number of other MMO's and multiplayer games that I can play but found myself playing WoT late into the night for that one fact (personally bored with majority of the games on the market as they just seem reskins of the same tired old game).
If you like it you'll probably find yourself doing the same, since you'll keep thinking to yourself 'just one more match and then I'll quit for the night'.
Whether its worth the download or not is really dependant on how costly downloading something is for you.
1. Agree
2. Don't want to start again about the mm. It works as intended, just learn to play differently with the same tank. I would say exactly opposite about the Pay2Win thing. I can't imagine that anyone would pay for gold consumables/ammo at low levels. Top tiers are affected indeed.
3. Don't see myself any evidence of the bans, but I don't live on forums. One funny point about the TK system - blue (team killer) status assigned to the tank, not player. I was "blued" once in VK3601, jumped into Maus anticipating a lot of laughter and you would not believe how disappointed was I )) So I just cleaned my status playing other tanks.
4. It is a grinder without premium. Name me one game where you get all benefits of paying customer for free. It's a business afterall. Speaking about grind, I would say that even for premium account players it is a grind to get a tank from stock to top version, but noticeable starting from tiers 6-7.
5. Variety of individual tank setups is substituted effectively by the random matchmaking. Think your team build instead of your tank build. And new game types are on the way
New Game Modes
Company battle divisions: tier 10 max with no overall tier limitation, tiers 8, 6, and 4 max with the respective overall tier limitation.
Q4 2011
Assault (one team attacks, the other one defends the base) and Encounter battle (two teams are to capture the base in the center of the map).
Q4 2011
Garage battle – players can use several tanks (one after another) in one battle (“limited respawn”).
Q1 2012
Escort (only a few tanks from the team have the ability to capture enemy's base, the opposite team is to stop potential invaders).
Q1 2012
Historical battle - faction based battles with historically justified restrictions on vehicles and modules available.
I would recommend trying it. I dont play it everyday so I have yet to feel the grind. I think you can have fun at any tier so why bash your head into a wall just to get to the next tier. It's fun to pop in, play a few rounds and then log out.
I bought garage space so I could play around with all different styles of tanks. Other than that it costs me nothing and I don't feel like I need to log in all the time to compensate for a sub fee.
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The guinness record is no more than waving e-penis in front of everyone, it has no value other than that. And you said it yourself "pletny of RTS games..." like MoW which has better mechanics than WoT while being a stategy game. It just shows the laziness or rather unwillingness to hire people to develop their game futher than it is, being cheapstakes they are.
IZI MODO?! Ha-ha-ha!
Humm, Please explain this new game called MoW?
MAGA
I believe he is referring to Men of War
Sure, your humble opinion is much more valuble.
You are completely missing the point. WoT is not trying to copycat and compete with MoW and the like. They are sold in different departments. You prefer MoW? Good for you, uninstall WoT and play MoW. It's still a free country.
IZI MODO?! Ha-ha-ha!
WoT is a good game definitely worth trying out. It's one of its kind and i'm sure you haven't played anything like it. I think that is enough to give it a shot.
I have to agree with post saying the matchmaking is f. up, at least until you hit tier 7-8. It needs some work and I'm pretty sure it will be tweaked soon. I have to say also that you will not get past tier 7 if you do not buy a premium subscription but then again if you spent all this time playing the game I'm sure you will find some spare 10 Euros. Unless you're 12 or unemployed, but then you're better off playing pokemon or getting a job.
As to American and German tanks being underpowered or medium tanks getting pwned in this game, the truth is Russian tanks are the easiest to learn and master, but if you know what you're doing you can own in any tank of respective tier. I play Americans, I loved T29 and T32, awesome tanks with almost impenetrable turrets and good guns, I am currently playing T95 tank destroyer and I feel like a rider of apocalypse in it. Impenetrable frontal armor plate and insane gun rolling at 13 km/h. Slow but inevitable. Even IS-7 has little chance of getting out alive if he encounters it.
The problem is not the minor imbalances (if you can even call it imbalance), it's that most players have no idea what their tanks can or cannot do. Driving a medium tank into a frontal assault and, God forbid stopping to take a shot, gets you killed. Getting your tank destroyer too close to frontline (unless its JgTiger, T28 or T95) gets you raped. Camping all game in IS-7 gets your team murdered.
German heavy tanks are meant to snipe if possible, keeping distance of 400m from the enemy, Russians are easiest because they are best at ranges below 300m so noobs who usually get too close can still do something, and American heavies are excellent if you can find some low cover (rocks or dead tanks) just to stick out your turret. Medium tanks are supposed to get behind enemy lines, swift and undetected if possible, and kill artillery or flank enemy tank destroyers and heavy tanks busy fighting your heavies.
WoT is really slow paced, complete opposite of Team Fortress or even CounterStrike. If you can get past that the game is really rewarding and fun.
Depends upon what you are looking for? It's basicaly an arcade style tank vs tank lobby game with a very casual relationship with history. It's also a F2P cash shop game.
It's not a bad game for what it is..... the graphics are decent...the tanks look nice.....and there are some tactics involved in the fighting.
I find it kinda fun in a very Beer & Pretzel kinda way. It's pretty repetitive so it's not something I can see playing for longer then a couple weeks....and I wouldn't spend a dime on it....but it's a free download and the client seems to be free of spyware...so potentialy worth checking out.
Note, if you are looking for more of a grognard style WWII game or more of a wargame/RTS experience, this is definately NOT it. If you are looking for some light hearted fun blowing stuff up in a tank...it's worth checking out.
I play it as a casual diversion from more engrossing MMOs. When I've got some spare time and don't want anything overly complicated, I play a few rounds of tanks. I don't spend a dime and still having fun. If you're looking for something that is a historically accurate recreation of WWII, you may be dissapointed. Join it as a standard FPS type game and you'll have a good time.
I self identify as a monkey.
The game is fun to a point, then gets tedious and boring.
There are lots of problems with the game such as a completely stuffed up vision mechanics (invisible tanks are everwhere), a matchmaker system that pits small light tanks against high level heavies, and an increasing amount of bugs with each new patch (the latest one is when your tank starts doing circles on its on accord!!).
Download it if you like as the lower levels are fun, but once past level 4 you'll get bored as the grind sets in. Save your money as well as having a paid (premium) account gives you very little in the way of rewards.
If you are after historical accuracy, you won't find it here. Whilst the stats on tanks are included against each tank, they bear no resemblance in the game play and are really there just for reading. Ditto with the ingame performance of tanks where historically strong tanks are strangely crippled and subject to quick deaths at the hands of far inferior tanks. The increased usage of one off prototype tanks, ones lifted from the drawing board of fantasy writers and a prediliction for more modern (read 1950's) era Russian, US and now French vehicles to pad out the lineup is also slowly ruining the feel of the game.
If you are under 16 and in need of a quick fix, this game is for you.
"Light tanks vs high level heavies" is a new high of uneducated matchmaker complaints.
Invisible tanks is a valid game mechanic. Just learn how the view range works.
I don't see many bugs, especially "increasing". My tanks stick sometimes, extremely rarely - remnant of the old huge, but mostly fixed now, bug. And sometimes my tank stops responding to the keyboard commands at the very beginning of the match, a quick restart solves it. After 6.5k matches I am yet to see any other bugs.
Matter of personal preference. I am just getting frustrated wih my VK3601 after playing E-50, tried to play again MS-1 on my son's account and nearly broke the keyboard in anger and disgust. Some people do go to the low level tanks, after reaching tops, for quick easy fun. However, in most cases such advice (stay in low tiers) comes from noobs who never played anything above M3 Stuart.
Not really sure what the "grind" even means here. I just play the game. Got 2 German top tanks so far. Working on American heavies, meds and SPGs, and new German heavies. Don't care when I get them, T32, Pershing, M12, and KT all are quite enjoyable.
Your "Tiger vs T-34s" play mode is on the way. Whereas I love my prototype T29 and will keep playing it.
Spoken like a true fanboi.
If anyone is in doubt, simply view the related forums on Wargamming.net to see the truth of the matter.
I love WoT. Matchmaking is working as its programed to do and its not broken. Sure i get pissed sometimes but then in other games in ontop its a give and take. The game is made so that scouting tanks... light tier 4 tanks is matched with higher tier, these tanks arent ingame to dmg stuff, they can if you know where to aim. A tanks modules are where they are in RL same for the crew so the hitboxes are realy good and accurate. This means that hit a hatch or a view port where the armor is weaker then youll penetrate and do dmg with most any tank. You need to know the soft spots for the tanks. If all fails change to explosive ammo and destroy diffrent modules and kill crew. A patch is coming that will change pairing tier 4 lights with alt higher tiers by introducing higher tier light tanks.
These invis tanks is game mechanics and it goes both ways. When you fire your gun all cover withing a 15 meter radius will disapear, so if theres a bush 16 meters from you that cover will still stand and youll still wont be seen. Same happens to moving tanks but no cover disapears but youl get a 20% bigger signature when moving, so enough cover and you wont be seen by a tank standing still. The game is realy complex for a free game and they have added alot of stuff that doesnt make this game all arcade. Its fun its free, it has buggs... name one game that doesnt have them.
The game isnt unbalanced. You meet tanks from all diffrent countries. The country that has the best tanks atm is german. This doesnt matter, learn to play and llearn how to use the tank your playing, get to know your weak spots and dont show them. Be sneaky. Take your time aiming, aim for their soft spots. Or just drive around hitting shit left and right.
Its fast its fun, its easy. Try it
Death will come to us all!!
Yes, especially if you are into WW2 armor history. Tanks are impressive and you can custom skin them, terrain and maps are excellent looking and thought out also. Have 200 battles under my belt and still getting the grasp of it.
Great game with some issues (IMO):
Artillery firepower way too overpowered and too armored.
Game designers fail to understand that 20mm is 20mm. Just because it is a "rapid" firing gun (i.e. 2 or 3 20mm shots does not add up to a 60mm projectile) does not increase the historical power of the gun.
Light tanks are not speed racers, nor can they rock back and forth in drive and reverse.
If you don't like a game don't play it, and quit running to MMORPG.com to trash it.
If true fanboi akin to a someone with rather deep knowledge of the game mechanics, then, yes, you are quite right.
Yeh but dude you sit in every WoT thread defending it as soon as someone has an opinion
on 'why they dont like it' whether it's neutral or negative, your there forcing your fanboism
onto people... we get it you love the game... fine
...but unless you work for them (which i suspect you do) your wasting your time as everyone has
their right to vent the pro's & con's of this game in here, this is a forum & it's made for such things.
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1. It's not both. Power is balanced by horrible precision, reload and aiming time, and vulnerability to attacks. lvl 6 arty gets killed by lvl 4 lights. Or did you mean something different by "too armored"?
2. Not sure what it is about. If AP shell does not penetrate, it does not do any damage.
3. Can't argue that. I sucked really bad with the lights and jumped off the wagon. I am just too old and too slow
But reverse was definitely much slower than drive. One exception I heard of is T-25.
WOT is a fun enough game to justify the download IMO. My advice would be don't rush to the higher tiers and play around in T1 to 4 for awhile until you get a good feel for the game. WOT does not have the depth of a game like WWII Online but it is also a lot faster with a match lasting 10-15 minutes on average so if you want to just log in do a couple quick matchs and not have to worry about all the other things that MMO's typically have WOT might be a good fit.
I'm not sure WOT fits what I would call a MMO and it probably does not belong on this site. It's more of a team shooter like Modern Warfare than a MMO but that doesn't make is any less enjoyable.
true, stay within the first 4 tiers, and really have fun, goes the same when they bring out World Of Battleships, and, Warplanes, higher tiers really get nasty at times, and if your a 6th tier tank, you get tossed into the high tier battles 95% of the time and are usually very close to the bottom of the stack. which will mean your normally only a few seconds from the start of the game before you get popped, which then becomes no fun
Whine about the invisible tanks, bans for "a single shot" at a friend, etc is just a lack of knowledge or a plain lie, nothing of "pro and con" in this.
Low levels vs high level is an opinion and one I actually agree with (to some extent). I just pointed out that it is misleading to hear such things from someone who knows one side only.
Not going to argue the usual - "you defend the game, you must be working for the company [and paid handsomely for a hundred of posts over few months]". If I am wrong in facts, please correct me. I don't say much what can be counted as a biased opinion, if you find some just ignore it.
So shall we discuss the view range mechanics and why light tanks are in matches with heavies?
Really fun game, realy team dependent, you have to play smart. You can't just go rushing headlong into battle expecting to live for long.
I'd tell anyone who likes PvP, arena-lobby-style games to give this a try. I am not saying this next part as a flame but if you want the game to be a bit "easier" then go for the Russian tanks first.
Just for the sake of showing I have been around a bit. I have 3000+ battles and am up to T34, Pershing, Tiger 2, IS, KV-13, 3001(H), Jagdpanzer4, Slugger.
Good game if you can get past the community and not expect to be top tank all the time. Sometimes it is fun to fight as the underdog and see what you can accomplish, I have had 5 kills in a game with KV-3 against tanks up to T9. Have had similar games with Panzer 4, KV and others against tanks far higher in tier, you just got to realize the situation and look for your opportunities more carefully.
I have alway stressed to other players dont depend on others for your questions about any game. Try it yourself and draw your own conclusions. Personally it was ok in the begining but like allot of my clan members just dont play it anymore reason you be the judge of that.
Good Luck
Worth a download or not really depends on how costly a download is for you (if you have a monthly cap on bandwidth or very slow download speeds etc.). Otherwise, I'd recommend giving it a try and seeing for yourself.
The game really isn't even an MMO. Its more like Modern Warfare, America's Army etc. multiplayer with a global chat channel between matches.
Its an addictively fun game for a number of people (myself included) but probably not something you'll spend money on unless you Really get into it or or just really into Tanks. The play is like most shooters as are the controls just a little slower and tactics, strategy and teamwork play a much more significant role than twitch or aiming skills (since even a perfect hit might not penetrate/do anything). Matches are 15 minutes long with some variety in maps (not sure about higher tiers - seems the higher you go up in Tiers the more maps open up - I've only player up to Tier 3 and thats barely touching Tier 3 - thanks to the MMORPG promo for the game).
The downsides to the game are:
1. There really isn't anything to build a sense of community outside of the Squadrons/Clans which is probably too hardcore for most casual players (the attitude/jargon/slang of the community doesn't really help it - they are friendly for the most part but it can be hard to tell since you rarely play with the same players regularly unless your in a clan with them and even that is something I'm guessing - never joined a clan and don't intend to)
2. The matchmaking absolutely stinks which people complain about. Which is compouded by the fact that Lower Tiers are affected by Pay2Win stuff in the game (I'm told by a number of players that High Tiers aren't affected by it). So whether you get into a decent (relatively fair/even) match is mostly a matter of luck unless your Clanned apparently.
3. Supposedly (gossip, not reliable info source) they ban on the forums a lot for complaining 'Too Much'/Trolling', its worth mentioning because the frequency and number of sources I've heard this from means its probably excessive - some I know are probably just whining but others I know are fairly reliable & fair are also saying it. You get auto-banned from the game for Team-Killing in matches (not exactly sure how many TK's get you the ban or the details of that system - I know I've been banned once for a day but I earned that - killed 3 in a match [2 for spamming vulgarities at me for stating the game needed a /ignore command as they were spamming vulgarities the whole match, the 3rd for trying to kill me - the 2 started whining and spamming chat for someone to kill me]. As stated the game has no /ignore command and if you Can get offended you most definately will get offended by some of the players. Furthermore the Developers seem to be 'in there own world' meaning not exactly in touch with reality. I've seen one once and he didn't seem that bad but they are definately not in touch with the community which makes them using the Ban stick excessively without having really any Carrot Stick to use. A noticeable downer for the game.
4. Its a grinder. Big Time grinder. You can avoid the grind by paying money (crew training is ultra important - as they act like perma-buffs that can be knocked out for a match. But other you spend a lot of time just grinding matches for points to unlock equipment for your current vehicle or the next Tier. I use the term Grinder not because the gameplay is not fun its just Very slow to advance/progress which is an Opinion, some may actually like the pace.
5. Lack of Variety in game types/tank builds. There's 1 type of match, Win by eliminating the opposing team or capturing their base. So even compared multiplayer games its not that great. The Tanks only allow for variety in the gun type (fast firing with little chance to inflict damage or slow and hard hitting and between) with each Tank being heavily restricted in what Guns can be mounted, the other parts basically boil down to optimal or sub-optimal as there are no downsides to using lower/higher parts which makes all the tank very static in terms of how they are good/bad.
I've gone into a lot more detail about the negatives versus the positives which makes the post seem like a slam even though its not my intention. The main positive I see about WoT is thats its different. Its less twitchy than shooters and less micro-management than RTS's. I have a number of other MMO's and multiplayer games that I can play but found myself playing WoT late into the night for that one fact (personally bored with majority of the games on the market as they just seem reskins of the same tired old game).
If you like it you'll probably find yourself doing the same, since you'll keep thinking to yourself 'just one more match and then I'll quit for the night'.
Whether its worth the download or not is really dependant on how costly downloading something is for you.
I don't play anymore, but I'll go ahead and put my opinion on this game up one more time.
Counter Strike with tanks, but with less skill as the random number generator can take all the skills and time you put into a battle away from you by giving you a missed shot or non penetrating shot that should penetrate at point blank range, and it will happen a lot.
I got the feeling that much of the stats on tanks and guns is false, and more is going on with the matchmaker having a hand in if it wants you to win or lose than just putting people into random battles.
I think a fake population number for people online. Claims 6000+ people online yet only 5 people chatting in chat and sometimes takes a long time, more so with higher tier tanks, to get into a battle.
I was hoping it would be more sim like and less fantasy tank arcade.
And my overall reason to not spend a dime on this game was because the developers of this game are total trash.
1. Agree
2. Don't want to start again about the mm. It works as intended, just learn to play differently with the same tank. I would say exactly opposite about the Pay2Win thing. I can't imagine that anyone would pay for gold consumables/ammo at low levels. Top tiers are affected indeed.
3. Don't see myself any evidence of the bans, but I don't live on forums. One funny point about the TK system - blue (team killer) status assigned to the tank, not player. I was "blued" once in VK3601, jumped into Maus anticipating a lot of laughter and you would not believe how disappointed was I
4. It is a grinder without premium. Name me one game where you get all benefits of paying customer for free. It's a business afterall. Speaking about grind, I would say that even for premium account players it is a grind to get a tank from stock to top version, but noticeable starting from tiers 6-7.
5. Variety of individual tank setups is substituted effectively by the random matchmaking. Think your team build instead of your tank build. And new game types are on the way
New Game Modes
Company battle divisions: tier 10 max with no overall tier limitation, tiers 8, 6, and 4 max with the respective overall tier limitation.
Q4 2011
Assault (one team attacks, the other one defends the base) and Encounter battle (two teams are to capture the base in the center of the map).
Q4 2011
Garage battle – players can use several tanks (one after another) in one battle (“limited respawn”).
Q1 2012
Escort (only a few tanks from the team have the ability to capture enemy's base, the opposite team is to stop potential invaders).
Q1 2012
Historical battle - faction based battles with historically justified restrictions on vehicles and modules available.
2012
I would recommend trying it. I dont play it everyday so I have yet to feel the grind. I think you can have fun at any tier so why bash your head into a wall just to get to the next tier. It's fun to pop in, play a few rounds and then log out.
I bought garage space so I could play around with all different styles of tanks. Other than that it costs me nothing and I don't feel like I need to log in all the time to compensate for a sub fee.