World of Tanks
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It's only possible to do well if you pay to win? Isn't it possible to play with free to play? I do ok, but I only get maybe 1 or 2 kills per battle. Is there some general tactic to use that works well?
you can get the modules and better tanks quicker if you pay some money in otherwise you get all the same stuff without paying a penny but will take ages - you have to learn the maps and places to locate and try to angle your tank to bounce shots there are plenty tips on you tube or you could get a arty and annoy the hell out of the pro players
Does levelling your crew to 100% make a massive difference? I've found that takes ages, I still don't have a 100% crew and I've done 180 battles so far with one crew.
Don't be in a rush to "tier up". Play a Tier II until you feel competent, and have some measure of situational awareness.
Get some stat-tracking. Use something like wotlabs.net. Watch stuff like your WN8 over time.
Dish out more damage than your tank's hitpoints each game... consistently.
Learn to watch the map constantly. Avoid target tunnel vision. Map, map, map. It's like Dora the Explorer. It's all about the damn map.
Know when to go back to base to defend. Know when to push on to the enemy base and cap (and when not to try to cap).
You do this by not throwing away your own hitpoints on "bad hitpoints trades".
Never, ever suicide just for the hell of it. Every game is an opportunity to deal good damage, learn something, pull out of a win from thin air... or watch someone else do it and learn from that, too.
Record your battles and watch them again later, to review your decisions.
Learn when to use premium rounds (not in Tier 2 - later
), when to use HE (rarely, but there ARE important times), and how to use AP effectively.Learn weak points in all the tanks you face. Learn the STRONG points and the bad angles you should avoid shooting at.
Learn the spotting mechanics. Why enemies sometimes shoot you without you even seeing them. How you can do the same.
Research the right crew skills. Learn how to build up crew skills efficiently.
Play a number of tanks, in different roles, every day. You get the 2 x bonus on more vehicles/crew that way, and you learn the roles those tanks play. And their foibles (eg. gun depression problems), weak spots, etc.
Learn to spot when you are on "tilt"... ie. when you're playing like crap, but continuing on playing back-to-back crap games like a gambler looking to "win it all back". Stahp. Go do something else. Come back later with a fresh head.
Hope that helps!
Don't be in a rush to "tier up". Play a Tier II until you feel competent, and have some measure of situational awareness.
Get some stat-tracking. Use something like wotlabs.net. Watch stuff like your WN8 over time.
Dish out more damage than your tank's hitpoints each game... consistently.
Learn to watch the map constantly. Avoid target tunnel vision. Map, map, map. It's like Dora the Explorer. It's all about the damn map.
Know when to go back to base to defend. Know when to push on to the enemy base and cap (and when not to try to cap).
You do this by not throwing away your own hitpoints on "bad hitpoints trades".
Never, ever suicide just for the hell of it. Every game is an opportunity to deal good damage, learn something, pull out of a win from thin air... or watch someone else do it and learn from that, too.
Record your battles and watch them again later, to review your decisions.
Learn when to use premium rounds (not in Tier 2 - later
Learn weak points in all the tanks you face. Learn the STRONG points and the bad angles you should avoid shooting at.
Learn the spotting mechanics. Why enemies sometimes shoot you without you even seeing them. How you can do the same.
Research the right crew skills. Learn how to build up crew skills efficiently.
Play a number of tanks, in different roles, every day. You get the 2 x bonus on more vehicles/crew that way, and you learn the roles those tanks play. And their foibles (eg. gun depression problems), weak spots, etc.
Learn to spot when you are on "tilt"... ie. when you're playing like crap, but continuing on playing back-to-back crap games like a gambler looking to "win it all back". Stahp. Go do something else. Come back later with a fresh head.
Hope that helps!
Thanks, very helpful. As to the spotting mechanics, I believe you are invisible if you are within 15 feet of camoflague between you and the enemy right? And obviously if you open fire I think you become visible? So to go invisible again you have to stop firing and move to other cover? Is this right?
At low level you are not likely to be invisible. you have a much better chance of not being seen if you are obscured by cover from any line of sight enemy tanks, and depending on tank size, crew skill (camo), and movement, you can be invisble sometimes. Biggest mistake is to move into a bush, assume you are invisible and start firing, you need a tank length clear behind your cover if you want to shoot and have a chance to remain unspotted... At low level with a camo net, you only have 25% chance (and no sixth sense).....so don't bet on it.
Once you fire, if you are spotted, , it will be three seconds before you 'dissappear' if you are behind cover. You do not need to move, but you do need to be behind cover/out of sight (or very good camo) to dissappear again.
Once you fire, if you are spotted, , it will be three seconds before you 'dissappear' if you are behind cover. You do not need to move, but you do need to be behind cover/out of sight (or very good camo) to dissappear again.
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The "6th Sense" skill will teach you more about spotting mechanics you need. Get it to 100% on your commander, and you'll learn heaps.
But be very careful with light tank matchmaking. Tier up, and you'll find yourself in with the big boys, and people who know what they are doing. They'll also expect a light tank driver to be very useful, and no suiscout in the first 30 seconds. So learn the ropes without jumping in too deep. IIRC, tier IV/V lights would see the serious battles. If you don't know your role, you'll be a team liability.
Small steps!
But be very careful with light tank matchmaking. Tier up, and you'll find yourself in with the big boys, and people who know what they are doing. They'll also expect a light tank driver to be very useful, and no suiscout in the first 30 seconds.
So learn the ropes without jumping in too deep. IIRC, tier IV/V lights would see the serious battles. If you don't know your role, you'll be a team liability.Small steps!