I've just discovered the thread. very interesting indeed. salutes to you all.i am going to try windoze on my
imac and hope to see you all soon.
impressed greg
imac and hope to see you all soon.
impressed greg
Tier 9 and 10 battles can get expensive if they do not go well. Lowe’s are good tanks. Most of the maps have been redone since I last played and figuring out where to go without gettin my ass shot off is the challenge.I'm back on it now, after barely a dozen matches in the last four years. I bought the Lowe tank while playing somewhat drunk a few months ago, and it really reignited my enthusiasm for the game.
Lately I've been playing mostly artillery, which helps a lot for getting to know all the remixed maps. The US artillery line is pretty good, especially the tier 5 and 8 ones. I'm currently about 40,000 xp away from tier 9, which is apparently the best of the lot.
My win% has gone from sort of okay to mostly dreadful, but I'm having fun. I don't know how the matchmaking works, but it definitely isn't random. I've had sessions where I lose 8 out of 10 games, and the team I'm on always seems completely inept - everyone rushes to one side, or does something amazingly stupid every game. Then I'll try again a week later and get 10 wins in a row, which is statistically improbable.My recent return into WoTs has left me discouraged. Apparently I suck more now than I did before.
WOWS is very different, where much of the fight depends on having an understanding of enemy firing ranges and not over committing one’s self.
I’m using Webium’s mod pack (https://www.mywotmods.com/en/mods/mod-packs/item/10-webium-s-mods-pack) that includes XVM (https://modxvm.com/en/) which I believe is what you are referencing. One thing I like about this pack, is that it is basically one stop shopping for mods and when it needs to be updated, by clicking on the installer, it directs you back it’s home page for downloading the new version. You just get in the habit of everytime there is a game update, you run the installer to make sure your modes are also updated.My win% has gone from sort of okay to mostly dreadful, but I'm having fun. I don't know how the matchmaking works, but it definitely isn't random. I've had sessions where I lose 8 out of 10 games, and the team I'm on always seems completely inept - everyone rushes to one side, or does something amazingly stupid every game. Then I'll try again a week later and get 10 wins in a row, which is statistically improbable.
It's very odd, I wonder if they're mixing it up deliberately to create interest - there's some plugin I haven't tried, it seems to rate the teams by likelihood of a win based on a rating system, and people who use it always complain at the start of the game if we're on a "guaranteed" losing team.
Using arty might be a good way to replicate the WOWS ranges thing - in smaller maps there's an early standoff where you wait for the other side to fire first, and you're always wondering if the enemy arty is searching for you or targeting the other tanks. Getting a "blind" kill from an enemy's tracer is quite satisfying.
I’m also taking a break from WoWS, Random Battles have been wearing on me.I am still playing World of Tanks.
Up dating OP tank list;
Tier VI = T34-85M (USSR premium)
Tier VII = AMX 13 57 (Fr premium)
Tier VIII = Object 252U/Defender (USSR premium)
Tier IX = T54 (USSR tech tree)
Tier X = Object 907 or T95/FV4201 Chieftain (both Clan wars rewards tanks)
I recommend the special mode that is currently taking place, slower paced.I’m also taking a break from WoWS, Random Battles have been wearing on me.
What is the special mode?I recommend the special mode that is currently taking place, slower paced.
Interesting. I remember sometimes when a team came in with one of the tanks below the spread for the matchmaker, and team members would kill them to show their displeasure. You could blame War Gaming for not preventing a team with an out of parameter spread to be formed in the first place. With friendly fire turned off, I’ll assume team member tanks will still block shots going though them to hit an enemy?Just had a few games on this for the first time in a while, and in one round a couple of players started unloading into their teammates as soon as the battle began. Naturally I fired back when they started on me but, bizarrely, no damage was done, nobody's score turned blue, nobody got kicked...
Turns out they completely removed team damage from the game about a year ago! Talk about a tactical downgrade... Being careful when firing into a crowd was a key skill since day one, but now you can just go crazy and your shots will have no effect on your own team. Rain down artillery fire into a busy area, if you want, you can only damage the enemy.
Can't say I care for that particular development very much. Even in things like Call of Duty I only play modes where you can kill/get killed by your own team. Makes it more interesting, you need to think more about what you're doing.
Is’nt that the console version?World of tanks Blitz is native on the Mac. Anyone play that?
Is’nt that the console version?
World of tanks Blitz is native on the Mac. Anyone play that?
Blitz is the more arcade version of WoT and WoT is more arcade than War Thunder, not to imply that War Thunder is better, it’s just different.Blitz is the mobile version of WoT but it's also been available to play on the PC for a number of years (folks on mobile aren't put in matches with folks on keyboard/mouse to keep things fairer).
I tried it on PC a few years ago and wasn't into it. I haven't been into WoT, in general, for a few years but, back then at least, Blitz was a dumbed down version of the real thing. I much preferred the real game. About the only reason to play Blitz over the real thing back then was if you just couldn't stand having arty in your matches (back then at least, Blitz didn't have arty; not sure if that's changed).
It has been a long time since I've managed to play more than a couple of games of this without rage quitting! I keep it installed because I don't really play any other multiplayer games these days, but it's rare that I'll spend more than half an hour on it in a week.I'm done for now with WoT. I had two absolutely horrible battles yesterday and rage quit, uninstalling this game. The other thing is that the payoff from battles is a pittance, usually in the 10-40k credits represents a substantial grind up tank trees, because frankly I'm just not that good, as compared to when playing WoWS.
It could be because I’m getting old , but in 2013-14, I felt like I was decent at this game, I used to know exactly where I wanted to go at the start of battles on most maps. After map balancing several years ago there are some maps I hate and the timed peaking and shooting around the corner mechanism has gotten very old. This is a staple of game play, and I am convinced there are no real tank battles that ever involved this kind of a tactic which reflects how unrealistic it is, I think.It has been a long time since I've managed to play more than a couple of games of this without rage quitting! I keep it installed because I don't really play any other multiplayer games these days, but it's rare that I'll spend more than half an hour on it in a week.
I've never been concerned with the payoff in terms of credits, because I no longer buy new tanks. It seems to me that that they're all basically the same thing but with slightly different stats, so I stick with the same two or three. There's artillery, tanks with turrets, and tanks without turrets. Obviously there are variations on each theme, but I don't see the point in starting again with basic equipment just to experience a marginally different version of 'fast tank with low health' or 'slow tank with big gun'.
I have something like 15 unused garage slots and 7 million credits. Also, because I play so infrequently and for very short periods I have 200+ unused personal reserves, which I never activate because they make me feel obliged to play for the entire duration. Lately I'd rather just watch a movie.