Something to keep you busy

[Fjordmonkey]

I've been playing World of Tanks since before launch (was a Beta-tester). It's enjoyable, but you'll have to deal with a LOT of idiots during the weekend.

If you ever find yourself on the US servers, look up Fjordmonkey (aka me) and toss me a word

[rkirk77]

Contacting now!! LOL.. I need an Ally BAD!

[drewpee]

Don't know about the game but the trailers are very funny and original.

This right here is why I will never play World of Tanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIwLG...eature=related

I can understand not wanting to have "one shot kills" because it would scare off a lot of people, but come on!

[Fjordmonkey]

Originally Posted by speculum jockey

This right here is why I will never play World of Tanks.

I can understand not wanting to have "one shot kills" because it would scare off a lot of people, but come on!

That's an IS7vsMaus. Basically the top two tanks on the german and russian heavy-trees. Both trying to penetrate eachother's front armor. You've got more luck in sinking USS Nimitz using a .50 cal M2 than actually getting through the front-armor.

This is also a 2vs2 fight. Trust me, in a 15vs15 fight, neither would have survived that long in the open if either team was competent.

[theOden]

Tried WoT ages ago but the extreme arcade approach made me even prefer playing Tiger vs T34 with the monitor turned off.

As one of the dev's from "americas army" is involved I was expecting MUCH more. Obviously they aim for quick bucks on instant.gratification generation instead.

[Anvilfolk]

So, how "free" to play is it really? I've heard different opinions - people that have wasted more money in this than they have on CoD, for instance, but some people still say it's free.

Do you need to invest money to be competitive?

[ARM505]

I had to uninstall WOT due to terminal levels of frustration. I could play ok-ish (I was nothing special as a player, look me up on the EU server, not too terrible but hey ), but the game is just so utterly random, and sometimes the game REALLY hates you with it's random dice rolls. Fire at side armour of tank with decent gun - 'That one just bounced!', X3. Arty hits, tracks are destroyed with EVERY SINGLE SHOT, random ammo rack explosions etc etc etc.

Reinstalled T34 vs Tiger, Steel Fury, and Steel Beasts Pro PE....aaaaaaaaaah, much better!

I strongly recommend NOT to install World of Tanks. IMHO. And don't let the 'oh, but it's free!' make ANY impression whatsoever - yeah sure, it's free IF you like to grind and grind like a motherf*****

Edit to add: I'll make one recommendation if you can't resist it - DO NOT go above Tier 2 tanks. My most consistent fun, every time, was with my little PzII. By lightyears.....still not enough to keep it though.

[DK-nme]

Originally Posted by speculum jockey

This right here is why I will never play World of Tanks.

I can understand not wanting to have "one shot kills" because it would scare off a lot of people, but come on!

Yes, the game-play stinks and one can't get any far without using a heck of a lot of money (buying gold).
And yes, russian tanks are just better than anything else - were have we seen that before???