PA60Pilot, on 18 April 2017 - 09:47 PM, said:
Nice job, and thanks for your kind words regarding our clan members.
A couple of suggestions to consider...
1. Taking a low-probability shot at a quickly-moving target (t25AT), while you're unspotted, and the only green tank within 100m is worth thinking twice about. Remember that shooting through a transparent bush nullifies the camo it is providing you, and you may very well get spotted in a position where you simply have no support. An alternative plan might be to simply continue spotting, and trying to get the attention of a teammate or two, who will be eager to get their one shot worth of damage in before they die.
2. I personally am not a fan of charging through the middle of a battlefield when there are red tanks on either side of me. I am of the opinion that if I don't survive, our team won't win. I've just seen too many "un-loseable" games lost my my teammates who can't close the deal. I play much more conservatively as a result...perhaps too much so at times. Consider moving to support your AT from "outside-in", by moving around the outside of the battlefield farther to the left. The time difference is negligible, and it probably would have saved you from taking those 400+ total damage hits you took while moving through the middle. That 400 HP would have saved you against the Drac, and you'd have survived the rest of the battle.
3. I'd recommend swapping out the fire extinguisher for adrenaline. That'll help you get off another shot or two of damage per game, and if you quit letting people shoot you in the butt (see #2), you won't need another fire extinguisher.
There's always things we see we could have done better in retrospect, and video recordings really shine a harsh spotlight on our flaws. I've recently started recording my battles as well...not so much to try to build a YouTube cult, but to better see areas I can improve on, and to show some of the great platoon mates I work with from time to time. Kudos to you for posting your video here on the forum...I'm not ready for that yet.
This is exactly the response I was hoping someone would offer. Thank you so much for the help.
1. Yes. I need to hold fire on low-percentage shots in more situations. Unspotted, I had an advantage that was wasted.
2. This hurts to hear, but it's truth. Even after almost 18,500 battles, I still squander health for no clear reward. Biggest flaw in my game, after map tactics.
3. Good thinking. I'll swap them the next time I take the T-43 for a spin. I put the extinguisher in after getting frustrated by fires, but it's not as useful.
I have to admit that I posted this at least in part to get in the habit of recording, commenting, and posting. I don't think it was an especially notable game - but part of my thinking with the BCB concept is that I don't wait to post only epic games. I think I can teach and learn from any game, really. And it about killed me tonight when I stopped recording just before I aced the M4. That would have been a great battle to post, but after reading #2, I now think I might have been able to pull that out with a win and a Raisin. Ugh.
Edited to add: I have such respect for some of the clan players I've been privileged to have on green from time to time. Titan is always welcome on green, always tough on red.
Edited by WriterDude, 19 April 2017 - 05:11 AM.