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[Posit1ve_]

The way I see it, there are two primary philosophies when it comes to "git gud" in WoT & WoT Blitz.

 

1. Focus all efforts on winning the battle; Damage, survival, spots, etc. will come with winning

2. Focus all efforts on dealing damage; Winning will come with more damage

 

Which do you believe in? Why?

 

-I personally believe in the damage philosophy now, but that's my skrub opinion.

[LtPork]

Winning doesn't necessarily come with more damage. For example, you could farm damage off an AFK at full health and get a massive boost to your damage done, but you could be neglecting a "teammate" or platoonmate that needs help. The risk with tunneling on more damage is potentially losing the match. 

[gargoyle_2200]

I love damage but I like winning better. Therefore I will do what it takes to win. Often times that coincides nicely with my desire to do lots of damage. Other times, not so much. Passive spotting, absorbing hits because you can't shoot without taking hits, relocating and other things make it so you get less damage short term in exchange for a win and potentially higher damage long term. 

[___Chimera]

I voted for winning, but there are pros and cons to both, so I'm kinda neutral when it comes to this.

 

Winning a lot but having low average damage points to the fact that you’re lucky enough to have a team that’s good enough to carry you all the time, or your platoon rate is EXTREMELY high (70%+). None of these are particularly bad, but they reduce your effectiveness in situations where it’s just you or you and a couple nubs against the majority of the enemy team. High win rate but low damage may also point to the average player driving a lot of lights and mediums, which require a more active role in battle, such as spotting for the team. Is also a red flag warning of the act called seal-clubbing.

 

Having a high average damage but low win rate points to camping, or a reliance on Tank Destroyer tactics (regardless of whether the player is in a TD or not). This says you are more passive than is required. It may also point to an inability to carry hard enough (my problem right there) in a situation that requires it.

 

Of course unicums solve the problem by being able to do both effectively and efficiently.

Edited by Darkest_Flame, 13 October 2016 - 04:25 PM.

[ahredstealth]

Um... neither...

 

Don't take damage, stay alive, do damage to Reds while you focus on the first two aspects.

[FlammeumDraco333]

Winning with low damage gives you more rewards than losing with high damage.

[BobaFett_56]

It can be a tricky equation for example if I can do continuous damage to enemy and get a massive damage total then often it can be a win, but there are times where you must choose take a kill shot on dangerous tank that has barely any HP left lefts he has 15 hp, then another tank nearby you could pound away at for extra damage. In this case I do the kill shot then I take on the damaging other guy,

But just recklessly sitting there doing damage can be bad idea, you need to know when proper times to relocate or duck into cover are so you can stay alive and kill more tanks so you win. But then again if I get caught in no escape situation instead of a failed attempt at running I will just see how much damage I can do and maybe how many of them can die and strangely enough I have lived though such situations granted just barely at times but still lol.

Now with some TDs and if you have good platoon partner then sometimes your job will be to use your high shot damage to put enemies near death while your friend makes the kill shots if he has a medium tank or something this setup I have done few times too and it leads to wins since why waste shots on basically dead targets when you can take most of the HP of the next target?

[gargoyle_2200]

Darkest_Flame, on 13 October 2016 - 09:24 AM, said:

I voted for winning, but there are pros and cons to both, so I'm kinda neutral when it comes to this.

 

Winning a lot but having low average damage points to the fact that you’re lucky enough to have a team that’s good enough to carry you all the time, or your platoon rate is EXTREMELY high (70%+). None of these are particularly bad, but they reduce your effectiveness in situations where it’s just you or you and a couple nubs against the majority of the enemy team. High win rate but low damage may also point to the average player driving a lot of lights and mediums, which require a more active role in battle, such as spotting for the team. Is also a red flag warning of the act called seal-clubbing.

 

Having a high average damage but low win rate points to camping, or a reliance on Tank Destroyer tactics (regardless of whether the player is in a TD or not). This says you are more passive than is required. It may also point to an inability to carry hard enough (my problem right there) in a situation that requires it.

 

Of course unicums solve the problem by being able to do both effectively and efficiently.

 

Heh, my toon rate is 78%. 

[___Chimera]

gargoyle_2200, on 13 October 2016 - 12:43 PM, said:

 

Heh, my toon rate is 78%. 

 

 

Well, that’s discounted because you’re not part of the high win rate low damage group, or the high damage but low win rate group. You’re instead part of that third group; unicums!!!!!

[Viper8757NC]

I side with Ricky Bobby--“if you ain’t first you’re last."

 

Win.

[VikkoTheTusken]

I'm a firm believer in SirHavoc's philosophy that if you:

(In order)

A. Stay Alive

B. Do damage

C. Get Kills

...you'll tend to win more

 

I'm no Unicum but my blue stats support my argument.

[reluctanttheist]

I realize a lot of games that I'm not the guy who did the most damage, because I'm keeping an eye open for flankers or low-health tanks.  Removing guns from the reds or minimizing distractions doesn't get you big numbers, but it does help get the wins.

[VonMiller58]

I spend many a game just distracting/stalling for my team and end up with average to low damage.  I do this because I see it as a way to win the game, because the battle has evolved and that is my read.

 

I usually do this in VK28 or another speeder...I will even fire or reveal camo and duck away just to keep turrets turned and then type to my teammates to move in as I distract.

 

I get much satisfaction from these types of games...W is everything for me.

[VonMiller58]

gargoyle_2200, on 13 October 2016 - 04:43 PM, said:

 

Heh, my toon rate is 78%. 

 

1.7%

[SgtFreemanCdn2014]

Winning is more things - teamwork, spotting enemy, doing damage, protecting your tank, keeping your gun in the game, taking out their weak tanks, taking a bullet for a teammate with low HP, etc.  Doing lots of damage and being top of your team list when you lose a 7-0 butt whupping is not that rewarding....  dying early and doing only a bit of damage on a team win isn't that rewarding either. But doing lots of damage, being alive at the end, and getting that "W", now there is something to smile about.  So I vote damage and winning

 

Cheers (but I really voted winning)

[j0nn0]

My strategy is totally reliant on match setup. I generally go for highest dmg output possible, but I will charge in head long if it means taking out one tank for a flanked green to to distract a red. Teamwork is key because if you let your allies die, you're also likely dead without support. If I can't run, I'll sit and focus on dmg output, but I'm all for running to reloacate and hit the next second. In the end, I just have to trust in my team to not get themselves killed as I do my best to support.

 

There's a time to camp, a time to charge, a time to turtle, and a time to run the heck away. It's up to you to figure out what time it is.

[javajoejava]

If you want to learn what STATISTICALLY matters the most (based on fact, not gut), check out this thread:

 

http://forum.wotblit...te-to-win-rate/

 

[_Crusader6_]

javajoejava, on 13 October 2016 - 01:46 PM, said:

If you want to learn what STATISTICALLY matters the most (based on fact, not gut), check out this thread:

 

http://forum.wotblit...te-to-win-rate/

 

 

why use math when one can wholly uneducated opinionate.

Edited by __Crusader6__, 13 October 2016 - 06:54 PM.

[DoNotCry]

I chose damage(teamwork damage), because imo damage is a key role to winning. Of course, it would require teamwork to get the most damage. What i mean teamwork damage is that the damage you dealt has to be good for the entire team. Either it is an supportive damage or team-focus destructive damage. I have seen so many non-crucial damage from bad plays. For example, shooting AFK players while an active enemy as pounding on your teammate who needed your help. Your shots would have saved your teammate. Also, it is depending on what role you play. For example, scout should stay alive and spot the enemy. Doing damage as a scout is also crucial because it can give the team diversion tactics safely. I will not go into every tank roles. 

[awesomeplayer9690]

Damage.

 

If you do enough damage, you win. You can't win without enough damage (unless cap).