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[HumanCoookie]

How Not to Suck 101

     Hello, I’m HumanCoookie from the NA server. Anyway, I decided to create this thread to help players new or vet learn some new tactics and information on the game. Though this is more focused on new and unskilled players, anyone is welcome to read this. I will continue to revise and add more to this (similar to my post in Suggestions and Feedback). Unique matches where I observe some of the players inspire some of these topics. Feel free to send this forum link to those who you think need some serious education. Also, take note: Numbering of the suggestions below isn't related to each of their worth (least to greatest, etc). And I HIGHLY recommend watching PC WoT's YouTube channel as they provide amazing explanations about simple things in the game.  

 

Table with Some Content (Not any in any order preference)

1. YOLOing

2. Shell/Ammo Loadouts

3. Basic Information on Certain Ammo & Their Qualities

4. Spotting

5. Stay Positive

6. [FILLER]

7. Red Ping

8. Use HP Like a Bank

9. Situational Awareness

10. Don't be Toxic and Rage

11. Listen to Your Team

12. Don't Block Friendlies

13. Universal Map Strategies

14. Self Improvement

15. Tank Types

16. Making the Best Purchases (with real money)

17. Choosing the Right Equipment

18. Provisions

19. Getting Gud

20. Angling

21. Going Hull Down

22. Sidescraping

23. Chat Enable/Disable

24. Map Pinging

25. Focus Fire on Enemies

26. Being a Useful Sacrifice

27. Find a Clan

28. Camouflage

29. Not All Tanks Should be Played According to Their Tank Type

30. Good/Bad Uses for Free Experience

31. Regulating Use of In Battle Chat

32. Don't Giveaway Your Account

33. Don't Tunnel Specific Players

34. How to Gain Gameplay Experience

35. Pay Attention to Game News

36. Engage with the Community

37. How to CORRECTLY Grind Tanks

38. How to Not Be Blind (Seeing Enemies)

39. How to Win (Most Games)

40. How to Play Pike Nosed Heavies (Most SU Heavies)

41. How to Raise WN8

42. How to Win Supremacy Battles

43. How to Find and Redeem Codes

 

Kool Cids Klub (Those That Gave Pretty Good Suggestions/Reviews)

Chariot_Solace                 (Suggesting 12. and all credit to them for 23.)

Derpomagix                      (Suggesting 9., suggesting 15., and pointing out a spelling mistake, oof)

ThisRound_4YOU_8D     (Suggesting 14.)

Posit1ve_                          (Reviewing 2.)

Strigonx                            (Suggesting 29.)

_Cletus                              Suggesting to reference lower tier tanks instead of higher tiers

 

MORE WILL BE ADDED LATER

 

1. YOLOing

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     YOLOing is a pretty big problem even though it shouldn't be. YOLOing stands for You Only Live Once and this is where a player will rush the enemy team. Never YOLO, it doesn't matter what tank class you are driving (heavy, light, medium, or tank destroyer), just never YOLO. Instead, wherever you are going, stop and linger there for a few seconds and look at the match timer. If 15s-20s have passed and no enemy tanks are spotted along your flank, they probably didn't go the way you are. Then again, if the enemy team is composed of slow tanks, then maybe 25s is how long it will take for the enemy to arrive at where you are. Once it is decided safe, then go on about your day.

     Lights and meds do "smart" YOLOing where this is primarily spotting then running away. This means you have an escape route planned out and will spot the enemy team while also not dying.

 

2. Shell/Ammo Load Outs 

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     Using the correct shell type (AP, APCR, HE, etc.) is an easy topic. Most commonly, a player should choose to fire more of the standard rounds (usually AP) than any other round the tank can carry. Tanks with very high rate of fire will need lots of shells so buy lots of shells. It all comes down to the tank statistics basically. If the tank being used is a KV-1 then I would buy 25 AP, 10 APCR, and 5 HE. Enough standard to fight the enemy team, enough premium ammo to fight higher tier tanks, and not as much HE since not that many tanks will be able to be penetrated by HE. Generally, the rule of thumb is more standard ammo than anything else with some premium ammo and little HE. Keep in mind all the tanks in WoTB are unique in their own ways and that rule of thumb won't apply to certain tanks, such as the Fv. 183  or T49. Though, not buying incredible amounts of ammo for tanks that don't need a lot of it saves a lot of credits on first purchase.

 

3. Basic Information on Certain Ammo & Their Qualities

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     Some shell types will work better on different areas of an enemy tank. Let's use another example to simplify things, a KV-1 firing at a Sherman's front hull. The KV-1 should use AP since AP can easily penetrate the Sherman and will do a decent amount of damage. The KV-1 wouldn't use APCR because since the Sherman's armor doesn't require the use of higher penetrating shells it would be useless using them because it would waste credits/gold and premium rounds do less damage than standard, resulting in a lower DPM. Lastly, the KV-1 obviously wouldn't use HE since HE wouldn't penetrate the Sherman's hull and only splash damage resulting in maybe 50 HP damage done. HE is only useful if it can penetrate enemy tanks (usually tanks with very low armor), tracking enemies quickly, and killing low HP enemies. Straying away from our example, HEAT and HE cannot go through softcover (fences, sandbags, walls, etc., softcover is also any object that can be destroyed by the tank driving on it or shooting at it). Those shells will hit the softcover and destroy it, but not go through them like AP and APCR. Spaced armor is also something HE and HEAT cannot penetrate.  The Super Pershing's hull is spaced armor, it's a slab of armor, a gap, and then another slap of armor. HEAT might penetrate the first layer of armor, but then lose all of it's penetration power and fail to penetrate the second and final piece of armor. Also, HEAT and HE don't work if they hit the tracks of an enemy. The tracks will absorb the rounds, resulting in HEAT probably "bouncing" and HE doing exterior tank damage on the tracks (which will be a very low number). Also, HEAT and HE won't lose their penetration values over any distance. APCR and AP will, but APCR will lose more penetration power than AP over a greater distance. Premium ammo is sometimes called "pramo" and yes, there is a clan named after that.

 

4. Spotting

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     Playing in a medium or light tank means you need to spot, it's pretty much your role in the battlefield. Spotting means you locate and find the enemies on the enemy team. This is crucial early game because you find out where the enemy is moving. Spotting for your team means if you locate an enemy tank then most likely your team will be able to shoot it. Trying to spot enemies at the very start of the game is one of the best things you can do for your team. Enemy scouts might go to the same positions as you go to, though, so be prepared to defend yourself. Also, there are 7 spotting checkpoints and 2 view range checkpoints on every tank in the game. Basically if one of your spotting checkpoints is visible to an enemy view range checkpoint you are spotted by the enemy. Hiding in bushes (refer to 28.) will hide those checkpoints and help you remain un-spotted. Since describing the locating of each spotting checkpoint and viewpoint checkpoint will be too complicated and some spotting techniques are too complicated to cover in this thread, refer to this video by WG about it: https://www.youtube....h?v=RMF82fz4kDk  

Video Timestamps + Link Spoiler

Video Timestamps

-2:00 to 3:00 for locations of checkpoints.

-3:10 to 4:00 and 4:10 to 4:30 for an unmentioned, in the thread, spotting technique.

-4:30 to 5:05 on how to correctly hide in a bush.

https://www.youtube....h?v=RMF82fz4kDk

 

5. Stay Positive

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     Stay positive. If you stay calm you'll think things through more effectively than if you were mad. Don't insult your teammates or say negative comments throughout the match. Plus, staying positive means you are willing to learn from your mistakes because if you were mad you would simply brush off a pertinent issue.

 

6. [FILLER]

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7. Bad Ping

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     The lower the ping number the better you are; the higher it is then the worse off you are. You can test your ping before entering a match by starting a training room. Drive around and monitor your ping reader and just watch if your shots are delayed or if your tank is unresponsive. It's annoying to play while lagging and it's a waste of time honestly to play when you aren't at your potential best.

 

8. Use HP Like a Bank

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     HP (hitpoints) can be thought of as a bank. Don't make bad plays and waste your HP because you get no positive return on it. You want to be able to conserve as much of your HP as possible throughout the match. However, this doesn't mean camping. You want to shoot enemies without being shot in return. In some cases, sacrificing your HP to make a good play, like kill an enemy tank, is worth it. It's like an investment; you initially take a bit of damage but you end up killing or doing a lot of damage to an enemy tank which is your positive return. Your HP has to be used to take out enemy tanks. Heavy tanks have a lot of health points meaning you can be more loose in it and take more damage to do damage.

 

9. Situational Awareness

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     It sounds complex and possibly hard to understand. In reality, mastering this skill is one of the most useful ones to know in Blitz and other video games. Situational awareness is paying attention to your surroundings. Mastering that will help you defend and take crucial areas on the battlefield. One way this can be used is when you are in sniper mode shooting at a target after you fire and are on the reload, exit sniper mode and look around. See how close enemy tanks are to you and your team, see if a friendly flank is wavering, see if you are in danger, see anything that is worth seeing and that will lead up to victory. This requires not tunneling certain enemies and focusing on the enemy team as a whole. Pay close attention to the minimap and the small markers on your screen marking where spotted enemies are. Situational awareness also accounts for noting how much HP enemies have because that is important to remember.

     For example, Jimmy is sitting in spawn and shooting at a target while in sniper mode. After about a minute or so an enemy tank flanks and tries to surprise Jimmy. Unfortunately for the enemy, Jimmy was paying attention to his surroundings and saw the enemy appear on the mini-map. Then proceeding to kill the flanking enemy with an ammo rack because of RNG. After a while of this, becoming situationally aware of your surroundings will become second nature. 

 

10. Don't be Toxic and Rage

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     Similar to 5., not getting mad at friendlies or the enemy is pretty important. Recently a player that will remain unnamed, purposely pushed me into enemy fire, killing me within a few seconds as of  March 7, 2018. All because they didn't like me telling the team where to go. That is not the way to act, being nice, and staying calm and collected can have a major impact on gameplay and statistics. Being nice makes you a person people want to be around. I won't platoon with people who insult others in chat because it makes me look bad. Also, being toxic can give you a warning/suspension and even a permanent chat ban. Though, we all have our breaking point where we can't contain ourselves and we snap, trying to be nice and hiding our frustration privately is a good habit to start practicing. 

 

11. Listen to Your Team

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     At the start of a game and someone calls out "L" (go left) or "R" (go right) listen to them. Though some people dictating where to go can be unreliable so try to listen to known good players/clans. Also, don't be that person where someone calls the team to go one direction, but you go the opposite of the direction they call. You need to listen to your team members because this a team game; even if their call is wrong then you still need to stay with the greater mass.

     Here is an example: Someone says to go hill on the map, Middleburg. You, in the slow heavy tank, don't want to go hill because it will take "years to get up" there. So you go alone in town and die alone. Which is better? Spending half a minute to a minute going up the hill with your team and then dominating and getting tons of damage and experience? Or dying within the first 30s to a minute in the battle and getting one shot off of damage and helping your team lose? Exactly, directions that seem slow and pointless can sometimes be better than the quick and easy ones. In the end, you'll get better at identifying reliable players to trust their judgment on directions to go and gain a better understanding of what flanks are better than other flanks. 

 

12. Don't Block Friendlies

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     Keep some distance between you and your friendlies. Don't physically block team members from moving, as it is annoying for them and probably for you, since that blockage restricts your movement, as well. Also, this applies to not purposely pushing friendlies into enemy fire. No matter how mad you are at them or anything else, that's not the correct way to relieve that anger. Not blocking friendlies, accidentally or purposely, can always have an impact on the outcome of a game. Someone could take unnecessary damage, HP they will need later on to help win the match. Blocking friendlies with physics abuse is also an offense as it breaks the game rules.

 

13. Universal Map Strategies

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     There are way too many maps on WoTB for me to give basic map strats on this forum post. So I made a simplified universal set of strats. First, find a good spot on maps to spot enemy tanks easily, preferably in a training room. Then go to that spot in public matches. What I like to do is whether I'm playing a light, medium, or heavy tank, I'll go my spotting area anyway since it's not always good to trust unknown team members at performing simple tasks. In a medium or light tank I will 100% of the time go spot, in a heavy, I will refrain if a player I know that is good and dependable is spotting, if it's a random then I will go to the spotting area. All because spotting enemy players at the start of a battle is key to winning.  Also, pay attention to friendly and enemy team compositions. Having lots of heavily armored heavy tanks means you can go down a heavy tank flank. Having more lights and mediums means you can go down medium and light tank flanks. For example on Himmelsdorf, the enemy team 4 Mauses for some reason and 3 TD's and your team is mostly medium and light tanks. It wouldn't make sense to go down the side of the map that's more in the urban environment (flank opposite of the railway area) since your team would get instantly demolished by all the heavy and TD's on that side. Going down the railway area would be better, even though that match is most likely a loss either way because of exaggerated team compositions. This is my trashy version of map strats, for better versions and ones for specific maps, check out Dark Magician Girl and Bushka's YouTube channels.  

 

14. Self Improvement

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     When someone after a battle messages you and criticizes you for something. Do NOT get mad and start an argument. Instead, be rational and think about why they messaged you about the problem. Why? You probably did something wrong and unskillful in battle and they are pointing it out for you. Take what they said and try to improve it and don't retaliate. Now I understand those who will just get mad at you for no reason or for something you didn't do, even though I don't encourage fighting back verbally (written-ly?), it's understandable then. Be willing to self improve, don't reject others trying to help. Some will point out flaws in a mean and harassing way, but ignore that and say something similar or exactly as, "Sorry for that mistake, I'll try not to do it again in my future battles." Trying to stop an argument and avoid conflict, and you never know who is taking screenshots and sending them to WG Support.

 

15. Tank Types

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     Playing what your tank is designed to do is key to winning a battle. Play a heavy like a heavy, a med like a med, and etc. There are 4 tank types, each type better or worse at certain tasks compared to the others. It's honestly not hard to abide by common sense and actually do stuff. If you are in a heavy, go do heavy things such as holding the front line. Mediums and lights flank, spot, sometimes go front line, mediums are more of a jack of all trades, master of none type of tank, though. Tank destroyers stay in the back and provide somewhat of a support role with their guns. Though, some tank destroyers can be played like front line tanks and do a pretty good job of it. Please, don't be that person that snipes in their heavy tank. You should be on the front line helping your team, not sniping from a distance with a tank cannon that isn't made for sniping. One of the main reasons for losing games is because someone in a tank will play it wrong, leaving mediums and lights to fight off enemy heavies all by themselves with some help from TDs and the friendly heavy tank(s) that are sniping hundreds of meters away from the actual fight.

     Some tanks don't match their tank type. An example is the French heavies are classified as heavies but are basically medium tanks because of their speed and light armor.

 

16. Making the Best Purchases (with real money)

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     Not all tanks that WG puts out on Blitz may be right for you. Don't buy every single tank WG sells, it's a waste of money. Notably, the pattern WG sells (new) premium tanks is first through crates then a few months later they sell it for a fixed price with real currency or gold. Don't buy during the crate phase; instead, wait until they sell the tank for gold or real money.

 

     Secondly, you need to research the tank you are interested in. Google it, search it on YouTube, ask reviews of it, etc. Make sure these reviews of the tank are from current game versions. If you simply research the tank then you find out the flaws and pluses before you buy it instead of finding it out after buying.

 

17. Choosing the Right Equipment

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     Always buy credit equipment for tanks. It will benefit you in the long run with more modifications to your tank and getting credits isn't that hard with some premium time certificates, a credit booster, and a premium tank. Try to never run a tank without maxed equipment. It's very expensive credit-wise but it will work out in the long term as you can increase your tank's capabilities. Running credit boosters, a premium time certificate, and any premium tank can print credits that can easily pay you back. 

 

          Choosing the Right Equipment for Your Tank

(Note: I won't list the boosts of each one. You can refer to that in the game)

	Combat Power 1	Combat Power 2	Vitality 1	Vitality 2	Specialization 1	Specialization 2
1	Gun Rammer	Calibrated Shells	Improved Modules	Defense System	Improved Optics	Camo Net
2	Enhanced Gun Laying Drive	Supercharge	Enhanced Armor	Improved Assembly	Improved Control	Engine Accel.
3	Vert. Stabilizer	Refined Gun	Enhanced Tracks	Toolbox	Consumable Deliv. Sys.	High-End Consumables

 

READ THIS BY FIRST ROW (1-3) THEN ABBREVIATION OF THE CATEGORY (EX: Combat Power 1 is CP1)
1/CP1 Use this for basically every tank

1/CP2 Use this for tanks with absurdly low penetration. Also, I run this on TDs with high alphas, like the ISU where pen (for mainly HE) matters a lot. A few milliseconds won't make a big difference.

1/V1 Do you ram people often? Does your ammo rack get damaged often? I use this for heavy tanks I ram in as it makes everything more durable and reduces ram damage.

1/V2 Do you get ammo racked often? The main use of this is for tanks that get ammo racked often, such as most Soviet meds

1/S1 Use this for all tanks except for sniping tanks, such as most TDs

1/S2 Use the camo net for all sniping TDs. Never should you run this on a light, heavy, or med. 

2/CP1 Is your aiming time slow? Then you might want to put this on

2/CP2 Is the shell velocity extremely slow? Then use this as it boosts shell speed. Penetration decrease doesn't matter as the maps are so small its a minimal boost.

2/V1 Only use this for tanks with armor. For lights, like the T49, and other lightly armored tanks, this boost won't do anything useful

2/V2 You should only use this for tanks with light armor. HP boost will increase survivability. Tanks with armor should rely on armor, not as much on HP as your HP should be more protected than lightly armored tanks

2/S1 Use this for tanks with REALLY slow turning speeds

2/S2 Use this for almost all tanks. This boosts almost all mobility stats making it far superior to 2/S1

3/CP1 Use this for almost every tank in the game

3/CP2 This isn't really as important unless you are in a sniping TD

3/V1 Tracks are useless unless you are a fast tank like a light. It improves track durability which is nice if you move fast as getting tracked while spotting means you die

3/V2 Use this for any tank that isn't as fast as a light tank. Heavies should definitely use this.

3/S1 Unless you run the speed boost or adrenaline or any other consumables with effects that last x amount of time, then use this

3/S2 Use this if you run adrenaline or the speed boost or any other consumables with effects that last x amount of time

 

18. Provisions

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     Always buy/use provisions for your tanks. Earning credits isn't that hard with a premium time certificate, a credit booster, and a premium tank. Provisions will boost your tank performance on the battlefield, it's as simple as that. Most players familiarized with Blitz will run both of the nation's rations and then the best fuel, or as others call it, "double rations" (the name of the entire provision setup). Performing better in matches and being able to do more to help your team win is better than saving a measly 3k-5k credits a game from resupply. 

 

19. Getting Gud

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     Don't play tiers you aren't good at or haven't become decent at. It is as simple as that. If you are having a hard time in high tiers and losing often, go back to lower tiers. I mean that in a nice way, as in hone in your skills at low tiers. Once your skills have been improved upon and have had new ones develop, playing high tiers will be a breeze. Practicing on new players rather than veterans of the game will lead to fewer hate messages in-game and after the game. Also, believe it or not, actually join training rooms. Though, only join RvR (runners vs. rammers) and battling type rooms if you really want to learn. RvR rooms will teach you how to predict enemy movement and help you master driving. Battling type rooms, like 1v1s or [Insert clan] vs. you rooms, will teach you combat knowledge and you won't lose anything, but credits! Especially since good players host those battling rooms and you can learn more from fighting a good player than a decent one. Similar to PUBG and Fortnite, in order to get good at the game, in this case, it would be looting and staying alive, primarily honing aiming skills and basic fighting skills. For World of Tanks Blitz, throw yourself into a fight in a training room. Never do that in a public game since you will get obliterated, no matter skill level.

 

20. Angling

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     Angling is a basic concept for all tanks, yet it can mean the difference between a winning or losing game. Always angle in tanks, as well as wiggle, drive forward and backward, or even both. Angling is turning a tank to the side a little bit so that the front and one side is exposed to an enemy tank.

     Think of the Tiger 1, that German heavy. It is looking at a T-43 and they are less than 50 meters apart. The Tiger 1 will turn its tank hull (tanks with box-shaped turrets should also turn their turrets to angle whilst reloading) slightly to either the left or right so now the front and a bit of one side is exposed to the T-43. The T-43 will in turn wiggle the tank side to side and drive back and forth. Effectively, both tanks are now angled and can fight each other with the risk of having the enemy penetrate a friendly and doing HP damage very low. For tanks that have already had angled armor installed on the tank itself, don't angle them as you would with other tanks. Take the IS-3, it has a pike's nose for the front. It's like a 3-D triangle growing outwards after it was placed sideways. That is already angled so no angling is required and only wiggling side to side a bit is required to maximize chances of an enemy penetrating the IS-3. For the most part, always angle, even if you aren't spotted, blind shots can come out of nowhere. Some lost HP could be used later on to help win a match. 

     For good visuals on why angling is as good as it is then just google "WoT angling" and you'll find dozens of pictures that visually explain why it's useful.

 

21. Going Hull Down

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     Tanks with lots of frontal turret armor should always try to go hull down. Going hull down is hiding a tank's hull and only the turret is exposed to an enemy. This is a useful skill to know and master. Usually, most tanks have frontal turret armor stronger than frontal hull armor. Hiding that weaker hull and only showing the strong turret is the most effective. Use dead tanks and working with ridge lines can help achieve going hull down.

     The tier 7 American heavy tank, the T29 is absolutely amazing at going hull down due to its ridiculous amount of turret armor and gun depression. Use HE against tanks going hull down or try to flank them if the match allows it. Hull down tanks are an enemy to all and can perform 2 v 5s down an alleyway easy. Though, some tanks have huge cupolas (the commander's hatch), such as the Tiger P which makes going hull down less viable.

 

22. Sidescraping

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     Basic brawling concept. Line your tank parallel with the wall of hardcover (walls, dead tanks, etc.). Then angle your tank out a bit where the side is only showing and it is at a very steep angle. An enemy in front of you won't be able to penetrate you. When the enemy shoots you and doesn't penetrate, roll out and shoot them while they are on reload. Though, there are some limits to this. The 3 Calibers Rule states that a tank with more than 3x the caliber of your armor will penetrate, no matter the angle. So don't side scrape in an SP1C against an ISU-152 with the BL-10. Also, if someone is sidescraping against you, try to use HE against them if their tank is yellow. There are some drawbacks to this, though. If you fire they will pop out and shoot you. Use common sense and tank knowledge to estimate the HE damage that will be dealt with and decide if it will be worth it. In the example above with the SP1C and ISU-152, let's replace the SP1C with a KV-4. In this situation, I would load HE and splash the KV-4 using the ISU. This would hopefully track them and scare them which gives me time to get behind cover and deals at least 350-450 HP worth of damage with the HE.

 

23. Chat Enable/Disable

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     With Update 4.8 it brings the option to disable chat to block messages from the enemy team and only receive team messages, or block messages from everyone. Having chat on is valuable to communication. It's useful to keep on as teammates will tell the location of enemies and on the rare occasion, an enemy will tell the location of an enemy tank (which is against the rules). If global chat is still a pain then at least keep on team chat as team chat is still invaluable to winning.

 

24. Map Pinging

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     A huge advantage to a team if used correctly. It lets team members direct their team's attention to a map sector quickly and efficiently. First off, if at the beginning of a battle someone calls a direction to go and follows it up by a ping on the map. That ping means go that direction and sometimes go to that spot. Second off, if someone starts to ping a sector of the map more than once, that's saying, "Hey team, look over here I'm about to spot these enemies. Shoot them when I do, please!" Alternatively, if the enemy team is already spotted there, it means focus them. Another one of a couple of pings + "HELP" messages could mean to look over to that sector to possibly flanking tanks or where tanks might appear. Don't be that person that pings the map over and over again. A few pings is enough to get attention, 50 additional ones is unneeded. Being a professional PC player pinger is what will get you a lot of hate messages and possibly being reported for abusing chat. Just use common sense and awareness and using the map and reading others' actions with the map will be easy. 

 

25. Focus Fire on Enemies

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     Learning to focus fire is another one of those skills that can lead to a win. If you and your team are in a situation where winning seems low, focus fire on enemies with low HP. The more enemies out of the game means the higher of a chance friendlies have at winning battles. Shoot the enemies your team are shooting so you kill them quicker.

     For example, in a predicament of being in a 2v4 then you should focus on enemies that are low HP. Once again, the fewer enemies gone means the better chance of winning and surviving. There are some exceptions, though. Tanks that pose absolutely no threat should be left alone and tanks that present a danger should be targeted instead. Let's say that in a tier 10 game with two friendly E-100s fighting an Object 140, E-100, 183, and a T-62A. In this example, the 140 and 62A have only HE loaded and are on full HP. The other 2 enemies have 300 HP and they all rush the friendly E-100s. Here, the 140 and 62A pose no threat, the other enemies should be shot at. Here focusing would do no good as both friendlies should kill a tank each while being ambushed from the 4 enemies, but you get the point. Understanding which tank is to be shot at and killed is key to winning. Countless games I've seen by my team and the enemy team where they lost due to leaving so many opposing tanks that were one-shots alive. Even the weakest of tanks can be the best in their team. 

 

26. Being a Useful Sacrifice

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     Sometimes situations, where you will 100%, die you can still be useful and be the cause of winning for the team. If you are being rushed by enemies, only focus on the lowest HP one if you know you will die. Even if you know you won't die shooting the lowest HP tank to make your 1 v 1+x  easier will be a big boost to you. As said before in a previous tip, the fewer enemy tanks lead to a higher chance of winning for the opposing team as well as some tanks should be ignored if they pose no threat. *This means you shouldn't YOLO a low HP enemy tank!* Being a sacrifice if you know you will be destroyed can turn the tables in battle. Rather than try to run away or hide, actually go fight the enemy. More damage can be done to enemies by fighting and not running. *This is only for if you know you will die by the enemies and you can't win a fight between you and them.* Inflicting as much damage or taking out as many enemies as you can before you die can make a battle easier to win for your teammates. Your work will be utilized by friendlies and your death won't be vain (depending on the skill level of your team). Hopefully, this tip won't be used in battle, but if in the rare case it does, understanding your work and later destruction can do more than running and dying by oncoming enemies.  

 

27. Find a Clan

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     Clans are designed to have clan mates to help one another and all together progress in the game. So for that basic reason, a new player should always find a clan. Plus, there is such a thing as Clan Supply. Basically it's like Personal Supply in which it grants discounts for consumables and garage slots purchasable by credits and such things like that. Well, the catch is that in order to get the bonuses from the Clan Supply you need to be in a clan. So even if you aren't planning on staying with a certain clan it's best to stay with them anyway or find a more suitable clan for you ASAP. Because in the end at Clan Supply level 10 and Personal Supply level 10 the IS-5 can be purchased for gold for very cheap. And by not spending gold and saving up for it you can get a mildly OP tier 8 USSR heavy tank. Plus, veteran players look down upon players that aren't in a clan. In battles, I, as well as others, think of those on my team who aren't in clans worse than those who are in clans that I don't even know. Being in a clan is a win-win for all situations and helps out long term. 

 

28. Camouflage

Spoiler

     Learning what and how to use camouflage is one of the most important skills in the game. Shooting enemies 50 meters away and not being spotted (therefore not taking damage) can help in the long run in winning the battle. Basically there are two types of camouflage in the game: Tank and map camouflage. Always buy/use tank camouflage regardless of tank type. Think of two tanks driving in a line down a road. One has tank camouflage and the other doesn't. A spotting tank goes up and spots the tank without camouflage and is instantly killed by camping enemy tanks whilst the tank with camouflage is safe from being spotted. Even if it's +3% camouflage and the tank being used is a front line brawling tank, camouflage is important. The other type of camouflage is the bushes already placed on maps. Bushes conceal a tank from enemies. Basically, if all of your tank's front is hidden by a bush (excluding the gun) you are most likely correctly hidden (If spotting checkpoints aren't hidden by the bush you aren't correctly hidden. Refer to the video attached to 4. to see how to correctly use a bush). But if you fire your bush camouflage is now rendered useless and now your spotted. Reversing your tank so that the bush isn't see-through anymore and then firing will keep your tank hidden by the enemy. For a more in-depth way on how to remain hidden utilizing bushes please refer to the video attached to 4. (The third line - has the timestamp on how to correctly hide in a bush) on how to correctly hide your tank to not be spotted by the enemy. 

 

29. Not All Tanks Should be Played According to Their Tank Type

Spoiler

     Each tank in the game has its own tank-type whether it be medium, heavy, etc. Well, some of those tanks have misleading tank types. Some tank types shouldn't be played as the tank types given. An example would be the AMX 40. The game classifies it as a medium tank. Medium tanks are supposed to flank, be somewhat of brawlers, and be versatile tanks. Well, the AMX 40 shouldn't play like a medium tank, it should play like a heavy tank. It's armor and pre-angled armored plates make it an amazing heavy tank. Another example would be the AMX 50 B. It's classified as a heavy tank, but it shouldn't be played like one. Comparing the Maus to the AMX 50 B there are major contrasts. They both are heavies so both should go front line and bounce enemy shots and take the beating from the enemy tanks? No, not at all. The AMX 50 B has weak armor and can be penetrated by almost any tier 9 or tier 10 tank. That very small majority of tanks that can't penetrate it shouldn't be the reason to play the AMX 50 B like a heavy tank, such as a Maus. Some tanks with their tank types shouldn't be played how their tank type labels them. 

 

30. Good/Bad Uses for Free Experience

Spoiler

     Free experience is that small portion of experience granted after each battle that slowly adds up into a suitable amount that can be used for every tank in the game. It can "free exp" modules or tanks to unlock on the tech tree them for any vehicle in the game. Well, don't free exp tanks to unlock them. It's a waste of it and in the long run, it won't benefit you. Instead, the free experience should only be used to unlock modules for tanks. The reasoning behind this is that once you buy a tank it will be completely stock with a bad crew and no upgraded tank modules. It will be easier to play with a bad crew and fully upgraded modules than with everything stock. For example, looking at the T-54. If you decide to unlock the T-54 from the T-44 with free experience then you will have a hard time battles. First, the gun the stock T-54 uses is a gun with only 175mm of pen. That's absolutely horrendous for tier 9 tank standards. That gun cannot penetrate any tank in tier 9 except for a few. And if it becomes low tier in a tier 10 game you basically broke your team's heart because all you are at that point is dead meat. The better way to handle things is to grind to the T-54 manually and then use the free experience to unlock better modules (preferably the gun and turret) so you have a better time starting out in tier 9. So in the end, free experience modules and don't free exp tanks. 

 

31. Regulating Use of in Battle Chat 

Spoiler

      Using chat to communicate with team members or to greet a friend whether an ally or an enemy is fun and helpful. However, sometimes prolonged use of chat can be a downfall. Recently I personally experience a player who could've won the battle for our team. Instead of driving towards the last teammate alive who was being fought they decided to type in chat and say sorry for whatever reason. Well, them being incapacitated allowed an enemy WT to come from behind and kill them easily. In those situations, it's best to lay off chat. Even though the pros of a chat outweigh the cons, there are still cons to think about. And one of those cons is being incapacitated by using chat and not focusing on the situation. So in the end, manage when you use chat as using it in the wrong times could lead to a missed shot or possibly lose the game because one bad decision to open the chat. 

 

32. Don't Giveaway Your Account

Spoiler

      A very off-topic post in this, but it's a very real problem for newer players. If life has in store a surprise that renders you unable to play Blitz for the current time or whether you lose interest in the game. Never give your account away. Because all that hard work put into your account lost by a single act of giving it away. Possibly in a few months or weeks, maybe even in a year, the thought of WoTB might still linger and you might decide to get the game back. Well, you're in bad luck because your account was given away by yourself for a quick buck or because of the inability to play Blitz. In the end, save your account. You won't regret it and after a while, you might start to play Blitz again and you may not notice it at first, but you'll be glad you didn't give away your account. 

 

33. Don't Tunnel Specific Players

Spoiler

      Indeed, some players are more of a threat than others on the enemy team. That still doesn't necessarily mean that you shouldn't fully tunnel them (only focus on them). Players from good clans like to have fun like all of us, though, it isn't fun for them to be consistently YOLOed upon or only be shot at by the enemy team. Later on, you'll know who to shoot and when to shoot, but for now. Focus on the entire battle, not a specific player. In the long run, learning these skills now and becoming a better player now is better than learning later on. 

 

34. How to Gain Gameplay Experience

Spoiler

     This is different than the actual experience you gain from playing battles. This is the experience of the number of battles you have played and your skillset in the game. This is more of a general tip and not a specific one like the ones previous. The way to improve your experience is (not in any specific order):

1. Watching YouTubers on Blitz

2. Throwing yourself into the thick of a battle (Note: Only do this in TRAINING ROOMS. Literally throw yourself in a fight and try to survive. This is the best way in any game to get good. It's a grind, it will be hard, but it's good work).

3. Develop logical thinking skills. I developed mine when in 8th grade I thought of the future and was very real with myself about the future to come. This is very selective to each person. Logical thinking skills are extremely important in Blitz. This involves actually thinking of everything you do in Blitz. A good player can make a game-changing decision in a second; learning players may be about a few seconds and that's fine.

4. Enjoy the game. You can never get good at something without enjoying it.

 

35. Pay Attention to Game News

Spoiler

    To be good at something you'll need to know everything that happens in the game. Whenever an update comes, look at the changelog. It doesn't hurt to know what tanks get more powerful or got reduced in strength. Knowing which tanks are more potent and which are less is important knowledge that gives you a 1 up on players that skim the changelogs. Players invested in a game and enjoying it will want to know what happens to their favorite or one of their favorite games. It doesn't hurt to know and as meme society would say, "knowledge is power," which undoubtedly is.

 

36. Engage with the Community

Spoiler

     Talking with people of this game and being an active member actively makes you become more interested in Blitz. That interest fuels you to play better and want to become better. Talking with people and discussing bad updates, good updates, cool tanks, etc also increases your knowledge of the game and knowledge is power in real life and even on video games!

 

37. How to CORRECTLY Grind Tank Lines

Spoiler

     You gain XP through anything you do in battle. To maximize XP gained and therefore grind your tank then activate XP boosters, run a premium certificate, and watch the videos at the end of a battle that boosts credits and XP gained. A fast way to grind your tanks in modes that don't affect stats. Play your tanks in realistic mode, mad games, uprising, etc. This is because you can afford to be more careless and play more casually. Also because you'll get more damage in these modes and therefore gain more XP.

 

38. How Not to Be Blind (Seeing Enemies)

Spoiler

      Lower all of your graphics to the lowest. Primarily, lower fog quality to the lowest it can go. This, in turn, makes it extremely easy to see enemies. You can see enemies easily in realistic mode and can see weak points of enemy tanks that are far away. Overall lowering graphics makes it easier to see enemies and can keep your FPS up to a consistent 30 or 60 FPS (depending on your preference). Overall, just a good thing to at least try. It builds good practice and you can always revert graphics back to what you prefer. 

 

39. How to Win (Most Games)

Spoiler

      Just follow the team. If the correct flank to go is left and you say that in chat but the team goes right anyway then you should go right. There's no point in going left by yourself as you will lose. This works ESPECIALLY well in slow tanks (like heavies) where you rely on the team to survive. Even if no enemies go down your lone flank, that means its a 6v7 and number-wise your team will lose. If you followed the team it would a 7v7 which is a better chance at winning.

     Try to survive. If you survive then you do more damage and increase your chances of winning. However, this does NOT mean you should camp. There is a fine balance between surviving and camping and once you find that balance you'll excel in your games.

 

40. How to Play Pike Nosed Heavies (Most SU Heavies)

Spoiler

      Pike nosed heavies are tanks with those 3D triangle hull things, such as the IS-3, IS-7, 252U, etc (basically MOST Soviet heavy tanks save the T-22 Medium). The armor is already angled so you should just point your hull straight at the enemy. By angling, you flatten out a part of the pike nose making it easier to pen. The lower plate is the biggest problem so always try to cover it up. I try to cover it up by using small gravel mounds or dead tank carcasses. Doing this drastically increases survivability. 

 

41. How to Raise WN8

Spoiler

      WN8 is your overall skill rating in readable numbers. WN8 is everything in your account. It's encompassing your WR, average damage, survival rate, K/D ratio, etc. There is a whole chart on colors based on numbers, but you should aim for 2500+ aka purple. BlitzStars displays your player WN8 for your account and tank. To raise your overall account WN8, just survive in battle. If you survive, you do more damage, spot more, cap more, increase the chances of winning, etc. However, surviving DOESN'T EQUAL camping. Once you find the right balance between camping and surviving, your WN8 and skills will increase. By surviving more you are teaching yourself how to live longer whether it be improving angling skills, killing skills, how to stay unspotted, how to deal damage without taking any in return; the list goes on. Just SURVIVE. This applies to anyone, regardless if they want to raise WN8. 

 

42. How to Win Supremacy Battles

Spoiler

     This first paragraph general information on this gamemode. Supremacy is dictated by different control points on the map. This could be cap points A, B, C, and sometimes D. You can win by being the first team to reach 1000 points or killing the entire enemy team. A tank death subtracts 30 points from the host team and adds 30 points to the enemy team. An enemy tank capturing a cap point will stop giving points to team that originally owned the capture point.

     To win all you have to do is have more capture points than the enemy and just defend. Supremacy has capture points and you should use these capture points to win. If you have more points and caps than the enemy you can defend and let them YOLO your team in an effort to stop cap. All you need is to have more cap control than the enemy. There is no need to go hunting for kills when you have the cap advantage. Don't die unnecessarily because you will make your team lose points.

     If you have lower points/caps than the enemy then you have to make a push. If the enemy team is about to win on points then you have to kill enemies to gain 30 points while they lose 30 points. Think smart and perhaps capture and objective before you contest the enemies.

     Supremacy is currently the only tournament mode so learning supremacy is useful if you want to play competitively.

 

43. How to Find and Redeem Codes

Spoiler

      Codes are pretty cool and in Blitz they usually just give boosters or free experience but free stuff is free stuff. To find codes then I'd highly recommend monitoring the Blitz Discord or Forums. The Subreddit is pretty quick on unveiling codes. To find the source of the codes, however, I believe they are first posted by the WoTB Instagram account. Most Blitz codes have a redeem limit meaning after a certain amount of uses then it expires so you have to be quick on it.

     To redeem a code then just Google "World of Tanks" or go to any other WG website and log in. At the top right there is a drop down menu and there is an option to activate a Wargaming code. Click that and redeem the code.

 

Change Log:

Dates go (M/D/Y)

*Edit 1: Edited thread title, edited introduction, changed topic titles and their numbering, split and edited 2. Shell/Ammo Load Outs into two topics, fixed some grammatical and spelling mistakes, changed things with comment feedback (THANK YOU, everyone, for your feedback and suggestions!) and added some new topics (9. Situational Awareness and 10. Try Not to Rage). 3/08/18

*Edit 2: Edited thread title, added more topics to table of contents, added the Kool Cids Klub, added some new topics (11. Listen to Your Team, 12. Blocking team Members is a Big No No, 13. Universal Map Strategies, 14. Self Improvement). 3/09/18

*Edit 3: Edited thread title, edited poll, edited/added to Kool Cids Klub, edited introduction, edited conclusion (Nice), added spoiler tabs to each topic, and added a new topic (15. Tank Types). 3/10/18

*Edit 4: Edited thread title, edited conclusion (Nice), and added some new topics (16. Managing Real Life Money on Blitz, 17. Spare Parts and Equipment, and 18. Provisions). 3/11/18

*EDIT 5: Edited thread title and added some new topics (19. Getting Gud, 20. Angling, and 21. Going Hull Down). 3/23/18

*EDIT 6: Edited thread title, edited 3. Basic Information on Certain Ammo & Their Qualities edited Kool Cids Klub title, added a Kool Cids Klub worthy accomplishment to Chariot_Solace, and added some new topics (22. Sidescraping, 23. Chat Enable/Disable, and 24. Map Pinging). 3/28/18

*EDIT 7: Edited thread title, edited some edits, added some new topics (25. Focus Fire on Enemies and 26. Being a Useful Sacrifice). 4/05/18

*EDIT 8: Edited thread title, fixed a grammar mistake, changed the font, made topic numbers bold in Kool Cids Klub, and added a new topic (27. Find a Clan). 6/08/18

*EDIT 9: Edited thread title, edited some topics, added stuff to 4. to explain more spotting things, fixed a lot of grammatical mistakes, added Strigonx to Kool Cids Klub, added indents, changed font size of edits, fixed broken fonts and font sizes, added link of thread to conclusion (Nice), added a spoiler tab to Edits, added some new topics (28. Camouflage and 29. Not All Tank Types Are Meant to be Played That Way). 6/10/18

*EDIT 10: Edited thread title, added video link to 4., and added a new topic (30. Good/Bad Uses for Free Experience). 6/17/18

*EDIT 11: Edited thread title, fixed a minor grammatical error, and added some new topics (31. Regulating Use of in Battle Chat, 32. Don't Giveaway Your Account, and 33. Don't Tunnel Specific Players) 6/28/18

*EDIT 12: Edited thread title, fixed some grammatical errors, and added some new topics (34. How to Gain Gameplay Experience and 35. Pay Attention to Game News) 2/21/19

*EDIT 13: Edited thread title, fixed some grammatical errors, added _Cletus  to Kool Cids Klub, changed tanks referenced in 20. and added some new topics (36. Engage with the Community, 37. How to CORRECTLY Grind Tanks and, 38. How Not to Be Blind (Seeing Enemies)) 6/11/19

*EDIT 14: Edited thread title, fixed a LOT of grammatical errors, updated 21.​ and  17., edited name of 29., and added some new topics (39. How to Win (Most Games), 40. How to Play Pike Nosed Heavies (Most SU Heavies), and 41. How to Raise WN8) 12/27/19

*EDIT 15: Edited thread title, adjusted intro, updated topics 1-25, 30, and 37, fixed grammatical issues, removed 6. for redundancy issues, edited "Edits" section to "Change Log", removed all the spaces in Change Log, removed "Nice", and added two new topics (42. How to Win Supremacy Battles and 43. How to Find and Redeem Codes) 5/11/20

 

 

 

Edited by HumanCoookie, 11 May 2020 - 07:23 AM.

[Posit1ve_]

I approve.

Except for the bit about not going in with full ammo. That's just dumb. The game will auto-resupply all the ammo you fired; not the ammo you carried in total. so it doesn't really matter if you have 80 shells in your tank or 50 if you only fire 20, since you'll only spend credits for the 20 you fired. You never know when those extra shells will come in handy. No need to handicap yourself by artificially reducing your ammo capacity. On a lot of tanks, they won't carry enough shells for you to have all the ammo of a single ammo type you might want to fire, and on some tanks (like bat chat) you might run out of ammo altogether. 

 

Besides, those 10k extra credits you spend initially to fill up your tank to the brim with ammo will be recouped when you sell the tank anyway. 

[Chariot_Solace]

Posit1ve_, on 07 March 2018 - 02:27 AM, said:

I approve.

Except for the bit about not going in with full ammo. That's just dumb. The game will auto-resupply all the ammo you fired; not the ammo you carried in total. so it doesn't really matter if you have 80 shells in your tank or 50 if you only fire 20, since you'll only spend credits for the 20 you fired. You never know when those extra shells will come in handy. No need to handicap yourself by artificially reducing your ammo capacity. On a lot of tanks, they won't carry enough shells for you to have all the ammo of a single ammo type you might want to fire, and on some tanks (like bat chat) you might run out of ammo altogether. 

 

Besides, those 10k extra credits you spend initially to fill up your tank to the brim with ammo will be recouped when you sell the tank anyway. 

 

Yes. Emil comes to mind as well. Only fifteen rounds.  Can’t take too many pot shots in that tank.

[Chariot_Solace]

You should definitely put something in there about giving your teammates room to maneuver though. 1) Never drive directly behind a teammate. They might have to pull back suddenly and you can cause them to take unnecessary damage by blocking their retreat. It can make or break a battle. 2) If you and a teammate are working the same corner, be careful not to block his shots. Don’t pull in front to take a shot when he’s already been lining one up, especially if his gun has big alpha or it is a potentially important kill shot (as in not during mop up time at the end of the battle). Those shots you blocked or allowed could also be the difference in a battle.

[SpartacusDiablo]

This is good.  You should do more of this and less of that other stuff.

[I_Am_Not_Toxic_I_Swear]

You should add to going in with half ammo, you have a better chance of fadins medals.

[_Pridefall]

Good post-idea of not bringing full ammo is beyond me, but whatever...

[Borborygm]

There a fundamental rule that should be on top of your list:

 

Being willing to self improve.

[Derpomagix]

Chariot_Solace, on 07 March 2018 - 04:37 AM, said:

You should definitely put something in there about giving your teammates room to maneuver though. 1) Never drive directly behind a teammate. They might have to pull back suddenly and you can cause them to take unnecessary damage by blocking their retreat. It can make or break a battle. 2) If you and a teammate are working the same corner, be careful not to block his shots. Don’t pull in front to take a shot when he’s already been lining one up, especially if his gun has big alpha or it is a potentially important kill shot (as in not during mop up time at the end of the battle). Those shots you blocked or allowed could also be the difference in a battle.

 

^^^ This. I really am fed up of the guys who wander out in front of a TD in the heat of battle.

 

Also, I think another section should be added about situational awareness, and using the minimap. 

 

Also - just a grammar correction - in Section 2 it says "Obliviously" instead of "obviously" (I think that's what you meant).

 

Great post, +1! 

[Derpomagix]

Posit1ve_, on 07 March 2018 - 03:27 AM, said:

I approve.

Except for the bit about not going in with full ammo. That's just dumb. The game will auto-resupply all the ammo you fired; not the ammo you carried in total. so it doesn't really matter if you have 80 shells in your tank or 50 if you only fire 20, since you'll only spend credits for the 20 you fired. You never know when those extra shells will come in handy. No need to handicap yourself by artificially reducing your ammo capacity. On a lot of tanks, they won't carry enough shells for you to have all the ammo of a single ammo type you might want to fire, and on some tanks (like bat chat) you might run out of ammo altogether. 

 

Besides, those 10k extra credits you spend initially to fill up your tank to the brim with ammo will be recouped when you sell the tank anyway. 

 

Does WoTB take the weight of the ammo into account? If so this might make sense, but otherwise, no.

[Derpomagix]

Another thought.

Perhaps put something in there about tank types and how to use them. And also, put something about tanks with a higher skill cap.

I saw a guy with 500 battles and a 43% win rate driving a T49 yesterday...

[HumanCoookie]

Posit1ve_, on 07 March 2018 - 08:27 AM, said:

I approve.

Except for the bit about not going in with full ammo. That's just dumb. The game will auto-resupply all the ammo you fired; not the ammo you carried in total. so it doesn't really matter if you have 80 shells in your tank or 50 if you only fire 20, since you'll only spend credits for the 20 you fired. You never know when those extra shells will come in handy. No need to handicap yourself by artificially reducing your ammo capacity. On a lot of tanks, they won't carry enough shells for you to have all the ammo of a single ammo type you might want to fire, and on some tanks (like bat chat) you might run out of ammo altogether. 

 

Besides, those 10k extra credits you spend initially to fill up your tank to the brim with ammo will be recouped when you sell the tank anyway. 

 

True, but that aimed towards those who spend almost 100k-150k on ammo. There’s a Blitz YouTuber I watch that has extreme credit problems, and every time they buy a new tank they max out the ammo and become poor again. Plus, pretty sure ammo adds some weight to the tank.

[Enzo_Gorlami]

Chariot_Solace, on 07 March 2018 - 09:25 AM, said:

 

Yes. Emil comes to mind as well. Only fifteen rounds.  Can’t take too many pot shots in that tank.

 

I haven't had a situation yet where I almost used up all of Emil's rounds. The slow reload/relocation speed has to do with it, likely

Edited by Enzo_Gorlami, 07 March 2018 - 03:04 PM.

[HumanCoookie]

I’m dumb, didn’t put that for some tanks rationing ammo is useless, like for the 183, where maxing out the ammo is

[Enzo_Gorlami]

You'd think with how heavy 152mm shells are, you could lighten up your tank for just a smidgeon increase in speed, by taking a little more than just enough. 

[Gavidoc01]

PlaneCrazy01, on 07 March 2018 - 08:36 AM, said:

 

^^^ This. I really am fed up of the guys who wander out in front of a TD in the heat of battle.

 

 

The loss of team kill made this a big issue. Nothing like derping a green in the rear while driving an SU when that team mate wandered in front of your gun instead of paying attention. 

Situational Awareness took a big hit in game when they removed that ability.

[Gavidoc01]

Enzo_Gorlami, on 07 March 2018 - 10:03 AM, said:

 

I haven't had a situation yet where I almost used up all of Emil's rounds. The slow reload/relocation speed has to do with it, likely

 

I have almost run out of ammo in the Emil a couple of times. Poor aiming and rng were the reasons. In one battle I had 3 rounds left and in the other IIRC I had 4. Now the French lights are a different story. I have run out of ammo in both the 12t and the 13 75. 

Edited by Gavidoc01, 07 March 2018 - 03:15 PM.

[Enzo_Gorlami]

Gavidoc01, on 07 March 2018 - 03:14 PM, said:

 

I have almost run out of ammo in the Emil a couple of times. Poor aiming and rng were the reasons. In one battle I had 3 rounds left and in the other IIRC I had 4. Now the French lights are a different story. I have run out of ammo in both the 12t and the 13 75. 

 

Just for history... there were only 2 St. Emils, both were at Stalingrad, and one was captured and is in mint condition in a Russian museum. It had 31 kills marked on it. Wonder if they ever had an issue with running out of ammo lol

[ShootinSabot]

Good stuff OP, thanks for taking the time to put this together.

[Chariot_Solace]

Enzo_Gorlami, on 07 March 2018 - 09:03 AM, said:

 

I haven't had a situation yet where I almost used up all of Emil's rounds. The slow reload/relocation speed has to do with it, likely

 

The reload isn’t that slow for the alpha size though(thank God). It’s happened to me a few times. High damage games, taking too many chancy shots from long range, or a combination of both. Either way you look like an idiot because you’re either hiding or God forbid “running” at the end, or firing your last 2 HE shells at heavies like a noob.