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[chicken_stiffer]

AnakinSkywalker1218, on 12 February 2020 - 02:22 PM, said:

Hi. I am a newbie, just started playing little less than a week ago. Anyways, so assuming I studied in History last year, when I just started this game, I was like “German tanks are the best right? Panzers dominated the battlefield.” Well actually I didn’t really study because I thought American tanks were trash (I guess there not). No offense America. Anyways, I need to know something. For the past few days, I’ve been working on German Branch. I have Panzer IV D, the Tier IV one, trying to get to a Leopard (V).  But then my friend told me American tanks are great. He specifically said T1’s are the best. But my other friend and some forums say Shermans are better. Another friend says Shermans are trash. My history teacher said Sherman Tanks suck. So now I’m extremely confused. My friend convinced me to start in the American branch, so I currently have a Tier III M5 Stuart. People say that the Kv1 and 2 is good though, even though my friends say Russian tanks are trash. Please, can someone help me here because I am confused. Thank you for reading (I hope you didn’t get bored of me). Yeah, so...bye!

being NEW tanks is not that important but choosing the right crew skills to work for are!!!!   http://forum.wotblitz.com/index.php?/topic/86403-crew-skills-ranked-by-usefulness/    several places where you can look these skills importance up.  Most of us older players have these fully loaded which is a great help in playing the game!!

[dindincf]

ShootinSabot, on 13 February 2020 - 12:25 PM, said:

OK did hell just freeze, who saw that flying pig? OMK wrote a thoughtful, intelligent response that should be copied and pasted to every new player. Hang on a sec, I need to get my equilibrium back.

One time he wrote a useful post about the Matilda but that was years ago.

[honeydoyyyyyyyyym]

Each country and tech tree has good tanks and bad tanks. At tier 4 I remember the Matilda dominating. Then suddenly at tier 5 all those players were stuck with the Churchill I. The biggest joke about Wargaming is their russian bias in the game. I would say that russian tanks are some of the best tanks for starting players, especially the heavies. The is4 and is7 lines are great for learning heavies. The only problem is the long grind to get them out of stock. The russian light line is also very fun. The LTTB at tier 7 and t54 ltwt at tier 8 are forgiving because of their troll armor and speed. At the end of the day, it all really comes down to the player and the playstyle. I would personally recommend the russian tech tree for a starting player. 

[David_Rish]

All of them. But really play anything that makes the game enjoyable for you.

[David_Rish]

chicken_stiffer, on 13 February 2020 - 02:34 PM, said:

being NEW tanks is not that important but choosing the right crew skills to work for are!!!!   http://forum.wotblitz.com/index.php?/topic/86403-crew-skills-ranked-by-usefulness/    several places where you can look these skills importance up.  Most of us older players have these fully loaded which is a great help in playing the game!!

Crew skills will come by just playing. Don't think to hard on any subject and just have fun

[Roberto577_One]

originalmadkilla, on 12 February 2020 - 03:43 PM, said:

Spoiler

Luckily, I'm an extremely helpful and knowledgable player who tells it like it is.

 

Here is my answer:

 

The reason one friend told you that Shermans are good and another friend told you that Shermans are trash is because there is no one size fits all tank.

 

Both of those players could be correct, and neither is wrong, because they are basing their answers on how they do in that tank and how they like the tank.

 

Different players have different play styles, so it's fully possible for two different players to have different opinions on a certain tank.

 

Some players like to drive lights, some players like mediums, some players like heavies, some like TDs.

 

Here's the deal.

 

If you've only been playing for less than a week, then you obviously have a lot to learn, a whole lot.

 

But the fact that you came to the forum and asked this question after only playing for a week shows that you are smarter than the vast majority of nubs that play this game, so there is hope for you.

 

There is no easy answer or easy solution for you or for anybody else who is a complete beginner. You will simply have to get to know different tanks for yourself, and as you get better you will start to know which tanks you like and what kind of tanks suits your play style and your preferences.

 

And no, Russian tanks are not trash. Some of them are the strongest in their tiers. Don't listen to that friend anymore.

 

Drive what you currently have. Eventually you will buy new tanks. Some of them you will end up liking. Some of them you will not. The only way to know that is to actually drive them for yourself.

 

You have a lot of experimenting to do. There are no easy answers. There are no easy solutions. It will take you a long time before you will become experienced at this game.

 

You will regret some tanks that you buy and you will like others. You will die a lot. You will lose a lot. If you're lucky, you'll kill some enemies along the way too and win sometimes too.

 

The most important component in this game is not the tank, but it is the player. 

 

Good luck.

 

 

I know that someone necroposted this, but can we all take a moment to appreciate what might quite possibly be the nicest, most genuine reply OMK has given?

[otirruborez]

this game has nothing to do with real life. tanks are good or bad based off the stats wargaming gives them.

[Tenmilegamer]

Just remember:

 

Any tank will reward good play with good results, and punish bad play with bad results.