Clockwork_Legion, on 11 July 2017 - 08:44 AM, said:
How DARE you use my piss poor stats against me? I feel cheated!
Really though my stats shouldn't say much except I have a tendency to ram heavies with my td and out dpm them. IT WORKS OKAY! Sometimes...
What matters is that I love the game. And in an attempt to improve, I have spent countless hours poring over the wiki and forums as well as watching YT videos. I DO know about what I'm talking about. Sometimes...
And honestly I think you know that, judging by the fact that your only counter argument is "well your stats are bad, you're a noob."
And that argument is so clearly untenable that I can't really put anything to defend my actual point.
So do you actually have a legitimate counter to what I said or has this just devolved into a personal attack?
That goes for you too Chariot_Solace.
I am happy you love the game and want to improve.
Being on the forum, watching good youtube content, reading guides, learning from others ... etc is great.
I recommend reading the Game Mechanics regarding spotting, armor, etc
And if you want some great educational video series, I am happy to share.
Where you get off on the wrong foot, here in the forum, is that you say you are "qualified" and dig your heels in against people with 12, 24, 36 months in this game and 10x 20x etc more battles.
While you are most likely more informed than most people at 1k games, pinning yourself as an expert ... just doesn't jive. You may have read up some, but you have not put in the time in game nor experienced things that you talk about.
I have been around for a good while, started really slow, listened and read A LOT, asked many questions, including stupid ones ... well before I attempted to give advice, and then just did so on basic things. I keep up with the game, the forum, discord etc ... and while I may be a good tanker and have a good deal of experience, on many aspects I still would never call myself "qualified" or an "expert". How is that for perspective and reflection?
And, I know, you got poked with your stats. I think it was deserved given the thread and your posts, as a little wake up call. Note that we all started bad. We all got our stats pointed out to us ... it is a foundation to build up from.
Hopefully you find a good way to focus your energy. Just go easy on the advice and paper expertise