7.2 patch to be released March 30.  New US TD's and Heavy tanks.

http://worldoftanks.com/news/1150-72-update-release-march-30/

Lots of interesting changes there but I'm disappointed you will have to pay gold to keep your perks at 100% when transferring a crew.  At least that is the way I read it.

7.2 Update:

The new M18 Helcat is pretty nice.

New crew skills seem nice on the surface, but I'm sticking with repair or camo. Who wants to sit still when your're being shelled by artyor be seen if your a tank destroyer?

About the only skill I hope works out is the clutch turning. I bought this for my arty and tank destroyer for a second skill.

So what is everyone working on? What tanks do you like or really hate? If you haven't played any fast mediums you are missing out. I started the French light and mediums, stuck with it till the AMX 13/90 and haven't looked back since. The Lorraine 40t that I now drive is tons of fun. Some would say it is overpowered. It is fast, can take a hit and has a great gun. If you can stand the grind to the 13/90 I think you all will enjoy it too.

Schreck- Wot game name

I've had fun with the PzKpfw IV and KV although I think the latter gets moved up to tier 6 with 7.3 so that will probably kill the fun for me. 

Edit - OTOH I'm not liking the JagdPZ IV so far.  If I lose a battler the damn thing loses money for me almost every time.  Sorry I sold my Hetzer for this thing.

I've just gotten to my E75 and Jagdtiger to compliment my IS-7.  Now that I have elited both of them they are a great deal of fun.  Especially a platoon of 3 JT's!  Just did one battle on Himmelsdorf with 3 JT going up the 7 road together.  Had problems moving after a while due to all the wrecks in front of us!

Still having trouble getting any enthusiasm for the grind in the French line.  So far I've stuck with it up to the 13 75 but finding the going hard when 90% of the time I'm in the bottom 3 against Tier 9s or so.

I don't know if its me but my pershing seems to struggle to hit a barn door after patch...... do you guys often find your first shot misses?

I haven't noticed any difference with hits and misses.  In fact I can just about guarantee a hit if someone on my team wanders anywhere near my line of fire as I line up an enemy tank! 

I'm still in the grind to get my AT-25 TD and T-44 medium tank. 

I, too, have decided to stick with Camo and Repair for my crew skills. Some of the new skills sound like they might be helpful, but I can't see what would be better than repair, considering all the tracking. 

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Just bought my JagdPz IV last week. 

It's taking so godawful long to level-up in the JPzIV, what with the cruel matchmaker essentially rendering my pea shooter 88 nearly useless.

Gotta do damage to get better XP!

It was barely moving.. so I gave up trying for awhile.  Still not even close to unlocking the JPanther.   Sad thing is.. I'll still be facing the same hordes of Tier 8 & 9 tanks with that same little 88 for awhile even after getting that - if ever.

*grumble grumble*

Finally got my 107mm for my SU-85.

Tier V, and without it, I wasn't going to do much damage against the Tier VII and VIII's.

It is fun as hell in a low-tier match. This thing just HAMMERS an even tier or lower tank.

Originally Posted By FlickJax (27 MAR 2012 1:48pm)

OK what tank next I have xp and credits enough to buy one of the following but cant make me mind up, sugestions please....

 

Ferdinand

 

Patton

 

T44

 

ISU152

 

Which would you take next?

Waited a few days and got IS-3 instead. I must say she can take a lot of shots front on

Originally Posted By DennisS (5 APR 2012 7:59pm)

Finally got my 107mm for my SU-85.

 

Tier V, and without it, I wasn't going to do much damage against the Tier VII and VIII's.

 

It is fun as hell in a low-tier match. This thing just HAMMERS an even tier or lower tank.

 

Here was my last battle with my SU-85. 

Originally Posted By Lee Elmendorf (6 APR 2012 5:28am)

Originally Posted By DennisS (5 APR 2012 7:59pm)

Finally got my 107mm for my SU-85.

 

Tier V, and without it, I wasn't going to do much damage against the Tier VII and VIII's.

 

It is fun as hell in a low-tier match. This thing just HAMMERS an even tier or lower tank.

 

 

Here was my last battle with my SU-85. 

 

 

 

I have had a few of those.

My experience per match, for the first hundred or so matches, was around 195-200, in that area.

Since I have gotten the big 107 mm gun, and my crew has approached 90%, I have noticed a DRAMATIC improvement.

It helps that I have the camo net, and the -10% reload time. The reduction in reload time is crucial, as the 107 is sloooooow to reload.

I am strongly considering dropping the half million credits for the optics package. I just cannot see a downside to spotting an enemy tank first, especially for a TD with a big boomstick!

This tank destroyer, with this gun, with a good crew, is rapidly becoming Daddy's Little Moneymaker (tm). My kill ratio with this tank is excellent, and getting better. I am surviving 38%!! of my matches, and over the last 40 matches, I am 25-15 for Wins-Losses. GREAT fun.

Originally Posted By DennisS (6 APR 2012 9:03am)

 

....I am strongly considering dropping the half million credits for the optics package....

I suggest waiting until it goes on sale for half price. That happens frequently.

I keep three Binocular Telescopes in my depot. Before one of my vehicles goes into battle, I equip it with one. If a tank gets destroyed, I exit the battle, equip another with a Binocular Telescope, and join another battle.

Originally Posted By Greybriar (6 APR 2012 10:40am)

Originally Posted By DennisS (6 APR 2012 9:03am)

 

....I am strongly considering dropping the half million credits for the optics package....

 

 

I suggest waiting until it goes on sale for half price. That happens frequently.

 

Like this weekend...."50% discount on equipment" 

Originally Posted By onaccountof (6 APR 2012 10:56am)

Originally Posted By Greybriar (6 APR 2012 10:40am)

Originally Posted By DennisS (6 APR 2012 9:03am)

 

....I am strongly considering dropping the half million credits for the optics package....

 

 

I suggest waiting until it goes on sale for half price. That happens frequently.

 

 

Like this weekend...."50% discount on equipment" 

 

 

Oh yeah! Purchased one set of binoculars, almost have enough for a second.

I keep pretty elaborate stats on my tanks, and I have been on some kind of a roll with my SU-85's. In the last 89 matches, I have 165 kills, and have survived 35 times.

This gives me a kill/survival to death ratio of 2.24:1

My SU-85B is Master 1, and my SU-85 is still Master 2, but at the rate of experience gain I am getting, I HAVE to be close to Master 1.

The hell of it is that I do not consider myself to be a particularly skilled player. These Russian TD's, with their enormous guns, reward cautious, careful play like no other class or tier.

Originally Posted By DennisS (6 APR 2012 8:51pm)

Originally Posted By onaccountof (6 APR 2012 10:56am)

Originally Posted By Greybriar (6 APR 2012 10:40am)

Originally Posted By DennisS (6 APR 2012 9:03am)

 

....I am strongly considering dropping the half million credits for the optics package....

 

 

I suggest waiting until it goes on sale for half price. That happens frequently.

 

 

Like this weekend...."50% discount on equipment" 

 

 

 

Oh yeah! Purchased one set of binoculars, almost have enough for a second.

 

I keep pretty elaborate stats on my tanks, and I have been on some kind of a roll with my SU-85's. In the last 89 matches, I have 165 kills, and have survived 35 times.

 

This gives me a kill/survival to death ratio of 2.24:1

 

My SU-85B is Master 1, and my SU-85 is still Master 2, but at the rate of experience gain I am getting, I HAVE to be close to Master 1.

 

The hell of it is that I do not consider myself to be a particularly skilled player. These Russian TD's, with their enormous guns, reward cautious, careful play like no other class or tier.

i tend to be a rusher, same as my cod play unfortunately

Originally Posted By FlickJax (7 APR 2012 5:35am)

Originally Posted By DennisS (6 APR 2012 8:51pm)

Originally Posted By onaccountof (6 APR 2012 10:56am)

Originally Posted By Greybriar (6 APR 2012 10:40am)

Originally Posted By DennisS (6 APR 2012 9:03am)

 

....I am strongly considering dropping the half million credits for the optics package....

 

 

I suggest waiting until it goes on sale for half price. That happens frequently.

 

 

Like this weekend...."50% discount on equipment" 

 

 

 

Oh yeah! Purchased one set of binoculars, almost have enough for a second.

 

I keep pretty elaborate stats on my tanks, and I have been on some kind of a roll with my SU-85's. In the last 89 matches, I have 165 kills, and have survived 35 times.

 

This gives me a kill/survival to death ratio of 2.24:1

 

My SU-85B is Master 1, and my SU-85 is still Master 2, but at the rate of experience gain I am getting, I HAVE to be close to Master 1.

 

The hell of it is that I do not consider myself to be a particularly skilled player. These Russian TD's, with their enormous guns, reward cautious, careful play like no other class or tier.

 

i tend to be a rusher, same as my cod play unfortunately

The only time I will rush with my TD is when all the scouts and lights are dead, and my arty needs something lit up.

Not a good idea to lead the charge in a vehicle that doesn't have a rotating turret, and also has a very poor turn rate.

Originally Posted By DennisS (7 APR 2012 7:26am)

Originally Posted By FlickJax (7 APR 2012 5:35am)

Originally Posted By DennisS (6 APR 2012 8:51pm)

Originally Posted By onaccountof (6 APR 2012 10:56am)

Originally Posted By Greybriar (6 APR 2012 10:40am)

Originally Posted By DennisS (6 APR 2012 9:03am)

 

....I am strongly considering dropping the half million credits for the optics package....

 

 

I suggest waiting until it goes on sale for half price. That happens frequently.

 

 

Like this weekend...."50% discount on equipment" 

 

 

 

Oh yeah! Purchased one set of binoculars, almost have enough for a second.

 

I keep pretty elaborate stats on my tanks, and I have been on some kind of a roll with my SU-85's. In the last 89 matches, I have 165 kills, and have survived 35 times.

 

This gives me a kill/survival to death ratio of 2.24:1

 

My SU-85B is Master 1, and my SU-85 is still Master 2, but at the rate of experience gain I am getting, I HAVE to be close to Master 1.

 

The hell of it is that I do not consider myself to be a particularly skilled player. These Russian TD's, with their enormous guns, reward cautious, careful play like no other class or tier.

 

i tend to be a rusher, same as my cod play unfortunately

 

The only time I will rush with my TD is when all the scouts and lights are dead, and my arty needs something lit up.

 

Not a good idea to lead the charge in a vehicle that doesn't have a rotating turret, and also has a very poor turn rate.

It does depend on the map with my TD's but i must admit i am not very patient, when camping.

You nearly always must camp in a TD, as that's where it's strength is.  Hiding & sniping from a distance.

The 107 is an excellent gun.   Turns the KV into a moneymaker, also.

Originally Posted By Nefaro (7 APR 2012 11:55am)

You nearly always must camp in a TD, as that's where it's strength is.  Hiding & sniping from a distance.

 

The 107 is an excellent gun.   Turns the KV into a moneymaker, also.

193 kills in my last 148 matches, and I survived 36% of those. This gets me an amazing 1.7:1 ratio.

I'm just not that good of a player, and to be killing so many tanks is unprecedented.

Originally Posted By DennisS (7 APR 2012 3:22pm)

Originally Posted By Nefaro (7 APR 2012 11:55am)

You nearly always must camp in a TD, as that's where it's strength is.  Hiding & sniping from a distance.

 

The 107 is an excellent gun.   Turns the KV into a moneymaker, also.

 

193 kills in my last 148 matches, and I survived 36% of those. This gets me an amazing 1.7:1 ratio.

 

I'm just not that good of a player, and to be killing so many tanks is unprecedented.

 

The greatest thing about a TD, besides (sometimes) being able to mount a larger gun at the top of each tier, and having better accuracy, is that your visibility is noticeably lower than the other types.  It is their biggest strength IMO.

Slap extra camo on it & skills when you can (along with the usual repair stuff).  Being able to see and shoot an enemy tank, while he can't see you, is a huge advantage. 

Some habits I've picked up in TDs: 

When possible, don't sit inside bushes to hide, but behind them so they don't make you blind at the same time but still provide extra "camo".  Either way will work as your primary sighting will be through your teammates - once they're dead or not sighting anything, you're at a disadvantage.  Try to get in positions where you can reverse out of sight quickly if advancing enemies spot you - your "hit points" and armor suck for such head-to-head engagements except in the highest tiers perhaps.

Originally Posted By Nefaro (7 APR 2012 8:23pm)

Originally Posted By DennisS (7 APR 2012 3:22pm)

Originally Posted By Nefaro (7 APR 2012 11:55am)

You nearly always must camp in a TD, as that's where it's strength is.  Hiding & sniping from a distance.

 

The 107 is an excellent gun.   Turns the KV into a moneymaker, also.

 

193 kills in my last 148 matches, and I survived 36% of those. This gets me an amazing 1.7:1 ratio.

 

I'm just not that good of a player, and to be killing so many tanks is unprecedented.

 

 

The greatest thing about a TD, besides (sometimes) being able to mount a larger gun at the top of each tier, and having better accuracy, is that your visibility is noticeably lower than the other types.  It is their biggest strength IMO.

 

Slap extra camo on it & skills when you can (along with the usual repair stuff).  Being able to see and shoot an enemy tank, while he can't see you, is a huge advantage. 

 

Some habits I've picked up in TDs: 

When possible, don't sit inside bushes to hide, but behind them so they don't make you blind at the same time but still provide extra "camo".  Either way will work as your primary sighting will be through your teammates - once they're dead or not sighting anything, you're at a disadvantage.  Try to get in positions where you can reverse out of sight quickly if advancing enemies spot you - your "hit points" and armor suck for such head-to-head engagements except in the highest tiers perhaps.

 

 

I will add my strategies...

1) Don't be in a hurry to follow the herd. Take a minute to determine where you will be most needed

2) Backing out of danger allows you to fight some more. Pushing the issue gets you killed

3) Track the scouts, and fast light tanks. Someone else will kill them immediately

4) Protecting arty is always worthwhile, as they are very high value targets. This gets you a TON of kills

5) Know the spotting ranges, map ranges, and the distances between critical points on every map

6) Don't be afraid to use HE when you have tanks 4-5 tiers higher than you, as 4% > 0%.

7) Patience is a virtue. Taking your time, and sighting through your teammates, and staying invisible is the ONLY way to play this class well

Good tips, though not always true.  Once you get into the top tiers, you can afford to lead the way...so long as you have flank support.  If you platoon up (So you know you have someone watching your flanks), having a Ferdi or JT leading a charge can completely crumble one side.  Just need the right teammates and situation.  The T28 and T95 are also very good at that, though in that case, I wouldn't call it a "charge" so much as a (very) slowly rolling ball of hurt.  Problem is, most tanks aren't willing to throttle back and stay on the flank of a US TD, which is why the Germans usually work better for this.