The 8th slot I rarely equip. The only reason [is to be able] to open the 9th slot, which is usefull for good players or extremely competitive games, but expensive (because u need to pay everything before).
[edit as mentioned before u don’t need to open 8 to get 9... don’t write posts late at night … what was I thinking XD ]
Before we talk about 8th slot we need to remember that tracks like all models have their own hit box and hitploints and hit probability.
for tracks it’s easy because the hitbox is basically the shape of the tracks ( sometimes a solid box sometimes hollowed between wheels like most Russians or American) and the probability of being hit is 100% ( ie they take damage every time they are hit instead of 27 for the gun), and except for the hitpiints which are hidden, u need armor inspector to see them.
the 8th slot is the choice between
- Modules that repair faster. except maybe for Dracula, because on all other tanks I use 2 repair kits which insta-brings them back to new condition. Therefore it’s a no brainer.
- tracks that last longer, and repair to standard condition. The first part means that in fact the tracks receive an inflated hitpoint pool. It’s quite usefull for tanks with large track hp pool, it will become extremely hard to break them, like maybe 3 shots instead of 2. Think of a tank where you will sidescrap a lot, or on TDs when everyone tries to track u and 2 repair kits might not be enough on occasion. If u have tiny tracks the increased hp will not be enough to prevent people from depleting the hp entirely and get you immobilized. On small light tanks, for exemple, it might come as just useless. The second part means that the self repair will restore the entirety of the initial hp instead of only to an intermediate “repaired” state. But nobody lets the tracks self repair when u have a repair kit, except maybe Dracula.
as you see on selected tanks, it’s useful.
for the rest, it is a mostly unnoticeable buff that only allows to get the 9th slot.
9th slot :
repair kits more often !
engine boost more often ! (Mostly on autoloaders)
adrenaline more often ! Yummy.
If you are giong to the wire, you will enjoy the 9th slot. If you have mostly very average stats, you won’t really get to get any benefit. Like if you make less than 2000 damage which is 3-4 shots in a russian tank, what would multiple adrenaline help achieve ?
Edited by minitel_NA, 10 June 2018 - 06:51 AM.
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