World of tanks

The 0.4.5.2 is out

http://game.worldoftanks.com/update

the servers in europe are closed

we now have some new features in the game ... a bad ping ... and many lag's

but it works

Its incredibly addictive, even though the game design is very simplistic. The new battlefields are much better than the old ones though, and I wish they would scrap the old ones altogether.

Much better gameplay during daytime GMT when the kids are at school!

Tvt_Addict wrote:...The new battlefields are much better than the old ones though, and I wish they would scrap the old ones altogether....

no no - each map has its own charm - sometimes I hate it with my Hummel for example in Himmelsdorf , but i like them all

During the first release I had a full spec Luchs for scouting, a Hetzer with all the extra's, and a mobile gun or two.

The Luchs was really quick and ideal for the job, and the Hetzer was stronger than I imagined it would be.

For the second release I bought a Stug and spent 300,000 credits on it. The 10.5 gun with HE will knock out an IS3 after a few side on shots.
Then I bought a Pzr4 and fitted that out with everything. What a disaster, very slow, the firepower was useless as the turret turned too slowly, and it was too slow for scouting. I sold that yesterday.
I then bought a Bison and I was amazed at how effective that was.
I have also bought a PIII and fitted that with the best of everything, and it is an excellent scout, with good firepower.

I do not understand why players buy huge slow tanks, I would much rather buy a small one, fit it with the best, and then fully train the crew. It is great fun doing it that way.

i notice that every tank in the beginning was horrible to play - I was frustrated. With increasing experience and better equipment, it was getting better and better.
I had a fully equipped Hummel and a JgdPzIV - the crew was on 110% ... very strong. Now after the patch I started at 100% (for 200 gold per crew-member) and get it piece by piece.

It's pissin me off as of late. After the wipe, I went for the panther, but alas I took the wrong medium tank and had to get the tiger. What a joke. I just ran out of my premium, not enough gold to extend it for any time, So now I can only play level 1 tanks and farm for gold as I wait for my month again. Hopefully when and if I do get back the premium, I can outfit my Tiger to be competitive, as now it sucks. The matchmaker it totally screwed up, and I keep getting thrown on IS-3's and such with inferior firepower. Theyt keep sayin it's only BETA, but I don't hold out much hope to be able to play with others who can play 20 hours a day.