World of Tank Player Roster?

[mr chris]

Do you get more credits and XP from battles with higher tier Tanks?
I ask as im currently playing away with my BT-2 and am only picking up about 2,000 to 3,000 credits and about 150XP on a good battle.

[Castout]

Originally Posted by mr chris

Do you get more credits and XP from battles with higher tier Tanks?
I ask as im currently playing away with my BT-2 and am only picking up about 2,000 to 3,000 credits and about 150XP on a good battle.

Yes you get more credits with higher tier tanks though their shells and repair would cost you more as well. But overall you're making money faster with higher tier tanks.

150XP is low. So I guess you do get more XP in higher tier tanks but not as stark as the credit making difference.

[Krauter]

The area where you generally make the most credits is in T-IV to T-VI where shell cost and repairs are low but credit making is still fairly high.

Also, Feuer you sound like you've got the basics down pat!

[Feuer Frei!]

Originally Posted by Krauter

Also, Feuer you sound like you've got the basics down pat!

I would think so yea.
I had a noob call me gutless and that my grandmother could have more guts than me because in Sand River map i was perched on the top side with sniper mode right at start of battle, and he was pissed because i was camping and not heading the attack or rushing blindly, or rather lumbering blindly into an ambush right at the start of the battle!
He obviously has no clue about how to play a heavy, least of all the Löwe.
EDIT:
Finally got my in battle hud to look the way i want it:



I could have removed the tank damage management box all together but chose to leave it transparent. Ingame clock now, so i know when to go to the toilet

[Krauter]

You need to be careful in a Lowe to not get too complacent and just sit there camping. Remember you're not a TD so you can't just sit back and "defend" especially since you're T8 Heavy.

Even if you're not at the front of a push you still need to be able to keep pressure on the enemy and keep pushing them back. Something that's difficult to do when you're at least 400m from the nearest enemy tank, but that's the life of the Lowe.

[Castout]

Originally Posted by Krauter

You need to be careful in a Lowe to not get too complacent and just sit there camping. Remember you're not a TD so you can't just sit back and "defend" especially since you're T8 Heavy.

Even if you're not at the front of a push you still need to be able to keep pressure on the enemy and keep pushing them back. Something that's difficult to do when you're at least 400m from the nearest enemy tank, but that's the life of the Lowe.

I tend to share Krauter's view.

[HunterICX]

The best way for a heavy to go at work is with a couple of mediums and lights that are able to detect and harrash the enemy tank while the heavy positions himself and gives the enemy tank a heavy blow while the others continue hitting it from all sides.

HunterICX

[mr chris]

Looking to move on to a Tier IV / V tank what does everyone recommend?
I like to sir back in the early going of a battle and see who i can pick off then as it progresses i go where i can best help my team.

[PhantomLord]

"Funkahdafi" here

Ready to roll out with

PzIV
StuGIII
M10 Wolverine
M7 Priest
T28

[Krauter]

Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

Oh look, i don't camp with this thing, nor any heavy all the time. It just really depends how the battle is going.
I usually support the other heavy's with sustained fire and movement.
On occasions, if things are progressing quickly towards a win, i will push on towards cap, with a medium or another heavy as support.
It's all about looking at the mini map and communicating ingame.
I don't EVER get caught alone anywhere on the map, and certainly don't rush out and spearhead an attack.
That is not the role of the Löwe.

Aye sounds good, but you have to be careful sometimes haha. More then once I've been caught napping and feeling comfortable only to be awakened by a team mate yelling at me to move up, or worse an arty strike knocking out my engine.

Originally Posted by mr chris

Looking to move on to a Tier IV / V tank what does everyone recommend?
I like to sir back in the early going of a battle and see who i can pick off then as it progresses i go where i can best help my team.

Might I ask what nation you're using Mr.Chris? If you like to sit back and snipe, I would definitely recommend the German Heavy line. The Vk3601H is an awesome machine with a set of accurate fast firing guns, it also pulls in some decent cash and exp. After that the Tiger I is a bit of a struggle (someone on the forums actually found driving backwards gave them more of an advantage.. if that doesn't show its gimpiness to the devs I don't know what will) and then its on to the superb Tiger II

[Feuer Frei!]

Originally Posted by Task Force

With my tiger 2 i usualy sit near base for abit, wait to see if i was matched up with idiots. which is almost 2/3 of the time...

Yea, I can attest to that.
Played a game not 5 mins ago and was last man standing.
It happened so quickly, one minute we were 5:4, then, because i was too busy relocating and killing, I didn't have time to look on score board, I found myself back at base, stopping enemy cap and then I realised, all but me left!
Took out 4 of them, before they got me.
Fail team for sure, but that's life.

Originally Posted by Krauter

More then once I've been caught napping and feeling comfortable only to be awakened by a team mate yelling at me to move up, or worse an arty strike knocking out my engine.

Yep, been cuaght out by arty and not looking at mini map and suddenly i get concentrated fire from an enemy which appeared behind me. Wouldn't have been surprised if i looked on the mini.
In the heat of the battle it can go pear-shaped very quickly, due to not monitoring

The 6.6 patch is imminent, Russian servers live already, with the rest of us following, hopefully by tomorrow.
Although Devs have said 8th-12th.
So could be a few days yet.
Can't wait to play the new map, Siegfried Line!
Looks nice, watched the promo video for 6.6.