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McGavin posted:A lot of things have to go perfectly to even approach 5k on any map. You could probably do it on Highway if you're south spawn by spotting anyone going North and the TDs on the ridge overlooking the North spawn from bushes in the town near the bridge. Of course, most of their team would have to go North, while your team would have to not be incompetent shitlords, which means it's most likely impossible. Not on prok; if you're not incompetent you can reliably get thousands of spotting damage. If I had to assign numbers to the chance of getting 5k spotting damage I'd peg it around 40% compared to less than 1 or 2 percent on other maps - and that's when you're trying for it, in a high tier light with a decent crew. The biggest problem is having a person with a brain on the other team trying do the same thing, because you will both spot each other and both of you will die or at least fail to get the to the positions you wanted. Not much has to go perfectly or even too well on prok for "just" 5k. Maybe higher than 40% for "just" 5k. I don't know. I'm struggling to think how often I get into position because once I'm in position it's pretty rare to get less than at least a few thousand. Probably not over 60% because I feel like I get spotted by suicidal lights or mediums too often for that. Once you start asking for 10k I've only had two or three games where I have or could have done it, but 5k is pretty easily accomplished. Two E-100s and you're done, and that's not all that unusual. There are no maps, at all, that compare with prok. The runner up is malinovka with competent platoonmates in arty or TDs that only focus on what you light.
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IS5 thoughts: +Looks REALLY nice +Solid mobility +Good credit pumper +Farms Pubbie Tears ~Armor is okay, feels inconsistent ~Turns really slow, maybe crew skill will help that -Gun is almost a smoothbore cannon, even with good aim it is really a crapshoot, basically IS6 syndrome -HEAT gold round, meh. -Non-Pref MM, theoretically tank is good enough, but getting a shitton of tier 10 matches has been trying my patience -Like a lot of other WG CW specials, weak ammo rack. The whole thing is basically pubbie tears IS3. It is well suited to detachments where its strengths are more applicable, mainly the fact that it is a credit pumping IS3. The gun is really what makes the tank so inconsistent. The pen is workable but shots just get wiffed way too much, even when closing I was whiffing some shots I would probably make with an IS3. If the IS3 and IS6 had a baby, this tank would be it.
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unlawfulsoup posted:IS5 thoughts: Also under cons: The thing shits the bed when i comes to hills Also Pros: APCR standard round- gotta love that velocity
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Jun 22, 2015 09:25
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Don't forget the 45mm driver hatch.
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JohnGalt posted:Also under cons: Oh hey if Wargaming ever goes nuts and lets you add custom inscriptions you have to put a nice big 'Hellsau' on the side of the turret. Also the shell speed is super nice.
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Hellsau posted:Oh hey if Wargaming ever goes nuts and lets you add custom inscriptions you have to put a nice big 'Hellsau' on the side of the turret. The other side is going to read: "clan slayer, defiler of pubbies" in some ancient, unreadable language.
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Jun 22, 2015 12:57
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JohnGalt posted:The other side is going to read: "clan slayer, defiler of pubbies" in some ancient, unreadable language. Well we got the tank through Ryan calling so...….French?
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uh no it should obviously be a set of kill notches on the side of the hull that go like * I don't actually remember what clans he killed in what order sorry
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Jun 22, 2015 16:24
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IS-5 TL:DR IS-3 With A Blind Gunner. It is a fun tank, but oh boy can it not shoot straight. Credits it makes are not too bad.
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Jun 22, 2015 16:27
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Death to all chai snipers Stolen from stranas post here http://forum.wotlabs.net/index.php?/topic/20266-99-pen-nerf/&do=findComment&comment=528348
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yaay posted:uh no it should obviously be a set of kill notches on the side of the hull that go like Implying Hellsau would make it through Otter evals (that weren't just Gabe looking at stats and saying 'COME ON IN')
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Last night me and my toon mate got banned for tking and it was the most fun I have had in tanks in awhile. It was a blood bath of friendlies all because some turd was mad his tier 7 tank got cut off by a tier 9 and shot us in the back. Holy poo poo mediums are getting hosed hard now. RIP time to play heavies or just spam 100% HEAT gently caress it. BadLlama fucked around with this message at 17:24 on Jun 22, 2015 |
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BadLlama posted:Holy poo poo mediums are getting hosed hard now. RIP time to play heavies or just spam 100% HEAT gently caress it. Meh. Vorkosigan posted:Implying Hellsau would make it through Otter evals (that weren't just Gabe looking at stats and saying 'COME ON IN') Old evaluations were great Vork! I mean I got in somehow *coughPrimelawcough*, clearly the system was working as intended. Mesadoram fucked around with this message at 17:47 on Jun 22, 2015 |
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Jun 22, 2015 17:42
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Jun 22, 2015 17:46
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if you cant look at the y axis then you probably wouldn't notice the change anyway
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Jun 22, 2015 17:48
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The graph has the axis a little exaggerated yes, but going from 260 pen to 200 is quite significant as opposed to going from 720hp to 750hp.
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Mesadoram posted:Meh. Man I didn't even have to platoon with anyone when I joined. Gabe basically said you have good stats and decent tier 10 stats, you're in! Note this was right after the war we had with Otter while we were in CRABS. Thankfully I'm sort of a human being and not a scumbag like some people from crabs.
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BadLlama posted:The graph has the axis a little exaggerated yes, but going from 260 pen to 200 is quite significant as opposed to going from 720hp to 750hp. Actually as I've covered extensively 720 to 750 is a very big since it makes you much more resistant to 240x3 and 390x2 deaths, very common threats to a T6 tank. Please pay proper respect to the Type 58 and apologize for hurting the feelings of the Chinese people.
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Prav posted:Actually as I've covered extensively 720 to 750 is a very big since it makes you much more resistant to 240x3 and 390x2 deaths, very common threats to a T6 tank. Please pay proper respect to the Type 58 and apologize for hurting the feelings of the Chinese people. I'm sorry, I did not mean to offend the Chinese people, their culture, or their industrious marvel the Type 58.
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Jun 22, 2015 18:32
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Thank you. Let us all enjoy the fine engineering of the great nation of China.
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WG wants mediums that have no armour to brawl, GG.
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rex rabidorum vires posted:Object 140: A bit of an old post, but do these changes make the 140 the better choice for random play, or is that still the 62A? I can unlock one or the other and there's a 50% discount on crew training tonight.
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primelaw posted:Man I didn't even have to platoon with anyone when I joined. Gabe basically said you have good stats and decent tier 10 stats, you're in! Note this was right after the war we had with Otter while we were in CRABS. Thankfully I'm sort of a human being and not a scumbag like some people from crabs. Why would you say that, Macdiesel was such a good person  Yeah, after you said some kind words to Gabe (and Noblewhale took my spot in PBKAC) he let me right in. Having a somewhat good reputation and decent stats can get you places. Like   NUMBER ONE CLAN NAImagine airhorns going off as you read that for the full effect. Edit: They buffed the Conqueror to give it more turret armor.  I am ok with this. Mesadoram fucked around with this message at 19:02 on Jun 22, 2015 |
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Mesadoram posted:Edit: They buffed the Conqueror to give it more turret armor. I am a little bummed I sold my Conqueror once I saw that.
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Turns out Challenger Carry is real.  It's still an unredeemable piece of poo poo. Seriously, I will put in a word for the Chi-ri and A-44, but this tank will put up against the wall and shot when the revolution comes.
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Mesadoram posted:IS-5 TL:DR This! I can't remember a tank that i have missed so many shots With as the IS-5 , its my poorest performing t8 tank so far..
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Prav posted:lol 
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BadLlama posted:Where is my god drat chieftain. 
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RanKizama posted:Talking about tanks on his Facebook page. 
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Gapey Joe Stalin posted:A bit of an old post, but do these changes make the 140 the better choice for random play, or is that still the 62A? I can unlock one or the other and there's a 50% discount on crew training tonight. It honestly still probably comes down to preference. I grabbed the 140 first because the idea of extra gun depression meant more to me than the 62s supposedly beefier turret.
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primelaw posted:Man I didn't even have to platoon with anyone when I joined. Gabe basically said you have good stats and decent tier 10 stats, you're in! Note this was right after the war we had with Otter while we were in CRABS. Thankfully I'm sort of a human being and not a scumbag like some people from crabs. Ouch  I killed CRABS with my own bare hands, saving you all from a fate worse than death, and this is the
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Hellsau posted:Ouch You're a saint m8
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IS-5 Replay:   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw7_AsRKQAE WoT Replay: http://wotreplays.com/site/1973175 Strange how the games you think you did garbage in wind up to be mastery badges...
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  this game was exactly as much fun as you can imagine a game with 15 TD could be
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jesus loving christ, was this created and run by a real news organization or is it a joke?
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Salean posted:Death to all chai snipers So time to get around to buying a Tiger2 to grind the E100 line or buy the IS-7 which I unlocked a week ago? Also, it is hard to get upset about this, since it is just another series of tanks getting a well deserved nerf. WG really don't like snipers, do they?
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So, I've been dicking around with the SU-85 with the first 85mm gun, almost to the second. But I've found myself in a conundrum. The tank has piss-poor view range so it is heavily dependent on scouting, but I rarely if ever get help from people scouting ahead. This means I either spend my time camping/lurking in the backfield until my team has poo poo the bed or charging ahead into hard cover to take pot-shots way closer than I'd like to. What strategies do you employ with the SU-85 in random battles to make it more reliable? I've had huge games in it when I can get in some bushes and have a scout find me targets, but that feels rare.
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JohnGalt posted:
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