Before it was Nerfed - KV-1S - World of Tanks

In 2014 update 9.3 of World of Tanks destroyed the KV-1S here's some epic games from BEFORE in 2012 when it was utterly overpowered!
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[@Ac3di4]

Yes more "before it was nerfed". The Old Type 59, the Hellcat, the PzIV, the VK 3601H, machine gun bulldog and so on :D

[@calhig3794]

The VK was my goto at that time. Then WG "promoted" it to heavy and nerfed it to uselessness.

[@Ac3di4]

@@calhig3794 I also had a guy in ma former clan who'd always play the VK whenever he could. He absolutely loved that thing. I guess he must have been quite sad after the changes to it :D

[@calhig3794]

@@Ac3di4 I got Raider(?) accidently in the VK on Malinovka - with 6 kills, 100% cap points, and never spotted. How? I have no clue.

[@huihui10]

Bulldog with 10 rounds magazin was so good 😋

[@jamiekirkpatrick3634]

@@huihui10 still my highest score in the game in that best

[@Hirix891]

I remember having this and the Hellcat around 2012. Was super overpowered and so much fun.

[@WhereTheGustGoes]

Back when tech tree tanks were actually majority fielded as "meta", and game wasn't on completely money farming mode.

[@ArchusKanzaki]

@@WhereTheGustGoes Back when WoT is still trying to chase that e-sports money.

[@Minto107]

This game used to be way more fun back in 2012.

[@chrisrodgers585]

same

[@bob707builder8]

Now you have to pay for overpowered tanks.

[@neeevirus]

Remember that tier 6 and below used to have worse hp than now, so having 390 alpha at tier 6 back then is just insane

[@nutzeeer]

Russian bias

[@jackofthecoke]

Tier 6 tank companies, man. Those were the meta.

[@adodoes8770]

weren't the KV-1 and KV-2 the same tank before? A 152mm at tier 5 is absolutely disgusting

[@neeevirus]

@@adodoes8770 yeah QB also made a vid about that, the tank was just called "KV" But it didnt have 152mm at the time, it only had the 107mm that the T-150 uses

[@Maax1200]

It had awfull reload though, and everyone knew it an took advantage of it.

[@markkocsis5255]

Before it was nerfed ELC AMC should be pretty good Maybe we could also get it next year as a reward tank

[@legolite45]

It used to be my favorite tank. One of only 3 tanks I had 3 marks of excellence in aside the KV2 and M48 Paton

[@g.d.graham2446]

Lol

[@Kyezie131]

Yeah WG ruined the ELC for no reason. So sad

[@sniperloic2904]

@@Kyezie131 they nerfed all the T5 scouts for the addition of T and T10 scouts, changing their MM from -1/+3 to +2/-2 (later all tier 5 stopped meeting tier 3)

[@Kyezie131]

@@sniperloic2904 Yup, been playing since the Beta. But they ruined the tank regardless instead of keeping the tank's original stats and maybe moving it up a tier or something. Was one of my favorite tanks and still have my most base XP of 2668 in it

[@LtAlguien]

The KV1S and the T18 were my nightmares back when I started, I don't think there was any worse tanks to play against as a newbie starting your first tech trees.

[@Dandus99CZ]

T18 was absolute team sweeper, I have my kill record in it, 12 kills on province😂

[@justcallmened_]

Ohhh the t-18 was so fun to play xdd but now.. its a fkin arty

[@Papzt89]

The original KV with the KV-2 Turret and the 107mm gun was a nightmare aswell

[@M4xXxIkInG]

also the t82 that came after it, with its 105mm derp gun :D you could literally one-shot every tank besides t5 heavies that you met on the battlefield

[@justcallmened_]

@@Papzt89 facts

[@Hagurmert]

15:35 The M18 is the Hellcat, you ScrubbyBaby!! That tank however was Overpowered too, and now its the Super Hellcat that has those stats. I’d like to see either the IS-4 at tier 9 or T34 at tier 9 or the T30 at tier 10

[@lukacolic1362]

I think that is way back and there were no replay systems

[@Draguni_]

Yeah M18 is the Hellcat, M36 was Slugger which is now the Jackson

[@MATFarm22]

This is what I wanted to see since I first received so many informations about how good the original KV-1S was. Thanks for bringing this up!

[@lehelciontos7419]

You should bring more old school replays like this. It's good to feel the good old days

[@Skelli2]

honestly i kinda miss the gun sound effects from old school WoT..that thundering boom felt and sounded a lot meatier than guns nowadays

[@tacomas9602]

There's tens of audio mods

[@souleater8840]

Only a double shot gets close

[@antonincee3362]

Download a mod for it!

[@menfaaanda]

Oldskools ProMod Big Caliber sounds great

[@KSG420]

Can't get sound mods on XBox...

[@snofrid8662]

The KV1-S ISN'T at tier V anymore! Since the tech tree rework it was moved back to tier VI. However, its guns weren't changed at all 😐

[@codyfrench7668]

It sucked ass at tier 5, and its far worse now

[@PotatoDigger]

@@codyfrench7668 it was and still is completely P2W because of the 122mm derp with HEAT, I found it to be even worse than it was when it was the original KV-1S. the 85mm got a buff a few patches back, too. Since it got to T6 again with the HP increase it's not as toxic anymore but 370 dmg with 150 pen with a 10 sec reload is still way too good imo.

[@codyfrench7668]

@@PotatoDigger By that logic, the Stug IIIB, Hetzer, tier 5 derp mediums, etc, should be considered broken and outright OP as well. You're high off yer arse. Carry on then.

[@Panzergraf]

@@codyfrench7668 They are completely broken though. There's no reason a tier 5, let alone a tier 4, should pack that kind of alpha.

[@user-gc9ym7cz4n]

The Kv-is was great for tier 5 but at tier 6 it's terrible

[@krisfan_eleven]

Dang, that victory music brought back so much nostalgia. I remember getting the KV-1S and drooling over the sound of its main gun and doing 300-400dmg per shot. This trip down memory lane was amazing and can't wait to see more of them.

[@yenneferofvengerberg0]

There is a mod if u want all old soundtracks

[@jackofthecoke]

Same! The boomy sound may have sounded generic to some, but it was satisfying as hell.

[@limecheesecake1832]

The victory music was on the console version of the game too several years ago, so it was a trip down memory lane for me too (IDK if it still is, the last time I played WoT console was like 4 or 5 years ago). When was it removed from the PC version? I only started playing the PC version a couple of years ago so I don't know.

[@darianglendenning1252]

We need a classic world of tanks now, I would love to re-live the good old days

[@magscorch7706]

They had an April Fools gamemode where you go back to I believe 2012 or 2013 WoT, they need to bring it back

[@-Cheif]

@@magscorch7706 permanently

[@benruss4130]

@@magscorch7706 7.0.0, a late 2011 patch if I recall

[@sirinstinct4326]

Watching this video and the last episode of "Before it was Nerfed" makes me want WG to make a World of Tanks Classic

[@Nadarr91]

they do it some years ago, for a limited time of trial then remove definitely. It's was funny replay with this tank, the true Chaffee and many other tanks that WG changed or remove. Also I want to have again a platform with old mechanics and old tank, but I think WG will never make because they know that too many people stop playing current version for older version and they don't sell nothing anymore

[@amoshorttana]

The m18 is actually a hellcat and you can still see it with the name m18 hellcat in the garage, the jackson was called m36 slugger

[@luketfer]

Yup use to be M18 Hellcat and M36 Slugger. However the Slugger name has always been hotly contested as being possibly fictional and invented by model kit makers. Hence why it's now called the M36 Jackson. Even the Jackson is an unofficial name that nobody quite knows where it comes from (since it's named after a Civil War General most people think it's a British nickname for the vehicle which follows suit with the Grant, Lee, Sherman etc.).

[@StraightUpRainbows]

THIS is the World of Tanks I miss, when I had loads of fun, when I was actually thinking about playing it all day, when it was exciting to learn more about the game. Sadly have moved on since the game changed too much…

[@sonderling2473]

Miss sealclubbing and tier 5 against tier 10 matchmaking? 2012 really was not the best wot, imho.

[@zeroyuki92]

Sadly I think the same game brought to current day would be a total mess. While there are some bad things that current WoT has (premium better than tech tree, stupid high tier meta), the old WoT was kinda "fun" because most people are still very clueless and just not really competitive about the game. A modern player would be mad when they are told to play pz 38 na meeting the old tier 9 IS-4 without sixth sense even existing, or playing stuffs like the old tier 3 meeting a KV with KV-2 turret and 107mm gun.

[@StraightUpRainbows]

@@sonderling2473 I never played in 2012. Not the Tier 5 versus Tier 10 but the old KV-1S, old artillery, gold premium shells, all of that.

[@StraightUpRainbows]

@@zeroyuki92 fair enough

[@sonderling2473]

@@StraightUpRainbows technically wot was shit in 2012. It had quite other balancing issues than current wot. The game mechanics were and are fun (for me), but it was just a game of "older players seal clubbing every match against lower tiers". Of course op premiums and gold spam are shit and my games played declined over the years, but current wot is more interesting than 2012-2014.

[@xxHELLCAT32xxx]

Yes comrade, the KV-1Sport! Speed, alpha damage, gun depression, best tier 8 heavy tank! Preferential matchmaking, only ever face tier 8! Just not many hitpoints. No problem. This thing was a riot back in the day, one shotting all the tier 4s.

[@Xune666]

I came to the comment section looking for "KV-1 Sport" :D

[@TheDavidmuresan1994]

Bro, those were exactly Foch's words 😂

[@kagtonblackmoon9425]

The scariest part of the Type 59 was when there where 3 or 4 on the other side and the went full Wolfpack on the enemy team.

[@MajorSkrewup]

and those t59 wolfpacks had pref mm

[@jordanryan2497]

You'd start seething before the countdown timer had ended seeing that shit.....but when you got to take a bit out of them, it was sweet

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

Marder II, they nerfed it like 5 times in a row. It had a beastly gun for it's Tier, and about 500+ meters of view range. It could see most of the smaller maps, just sitting still with binoculars on.

[@steffent.6477]

I still see it in the hands of sealclubbers today. Every Marder I meet shoots APCR and reks half the enemy team.

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

@@steffent.6477 APCR ? but ... it has plenty of penetration on the standard rounds ?

[@steffent.6477]

@@Grumpy_old_Boot I know but I see more APCR than AP. It doesn't need APCR against anything on T4 but many player use it.

[@MrMakintos]

Marder was great, also loved the Hetzer

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

@@MrMakintos I think you can actually mount the old, un-nerfed gun that the Marder II used to have, on the Hetzer. .... unless they nerfed that too.

[@hypernova6580]

Before it was nerfed ELC AMX plz. That tank was such a blast to play, especially when you rushed the enemy, shot them and then hugged their side so they couldn't hit you cause it was such a tiny tank. There was even a guy with like 7 crew skills which at the time was absolutely mental, QB even did a video on him.

[@juriszzzgaming8837]

He already has a video of it.

[@yasinparti4385]

I remember it having about 250 penetration as well lol

[@eoinjoseph6081]

Yeah that was so crazy good man, got so many stripes on me barrell

[@pukalo]

The 1S is back at tier 6 actually, that was changed when all the tech trees were simplified.

[@RatIceCream]

We were born too late to explore earth, born too early to explore the universe, but born right on time to watch Quickybaby.

[@KichoSickPark]

Suggestion for the next video: IS-4 at tier 9, it was an absolute monster. Or maybe Bulldog with that outrageous machine gun 10 round autoloader, probably my favourite tank ever.

[@pzgkm1518]

After moving on tier 10 IS-4 was a little bit shitty. But now OP

[@Strigon01]

The KV1S, Hellcat, and ELC were soo good back in those days. Most matches at the mid tier were usually atleast 3-4 KV1S per game as the main Heavy tanks.

[@lisadolatowski]

That Cromwell in the first battle was raging at the KV-1 in chat. He wasn't happy, lol.🤣

[@jimbob4447]

My favourite tank in the game was the tier 4 Matilda and I still remember getting 1-shot by these things years ago just after I started playing the game.

[@map5721]

Man, I miss that thing! I could not stop playing it. Brings tears to my eyes seeing it again! Can’t we just go back to those older version’s.. 😁 Those guns sounds too.. Those were the good days! BRING IT BACK!!

[@colehowlett4981]

I love these old replay showcases. Ive been playing since beta so this really takes me way back. Good stuff QB!

[@agiegiaaa]

please make more of this series. it's so fun and nostalgic to watch

[@sebastianwren6680]

What a blast from the past! Love this! I would also love to see a t18 tier 2 td video

[@goul7712]

i got 2 steel walls in that monster

[@dday675]

KV-1S now is a tier 6 shitter tho, right?

[@appearedpoet561]

Wow the amount of nostalgia this video brings back is insane, I remember grinding for the KV-1S back in the day. Great times were had.

[@thetoughcookie3665]

That did seem good, no wheelies yoloing around or broken reward tanks. Nice to see old replay from the tines when I did not even play this game yet. Started in 2015. Thank you.

[@syahareensharani6869]

Before it was nerf How about the Awful Panther with the derp gun or possibly the T71 with the 90mm autoloading gun, or the MT-25 with the 37mm machine gun Oh how about the forgotten tank the SU-122-54

[@Toxic-Masculinity]

t71 light never had a 90mm, though i do miss the mt-25 37mm

[@alphaxalex1634]

9:37 '460 alpha damage isnt that outrages' *meanwhile QB's platoon mate just got one shotted by a kv-2*

[@TheBlobik]

It's a KV-2, thats different! :P

[@Maax1200]

@@TheBlobik Yep, 1 shot and then a 2 day reload time.

[@IgorSimonato]

Aaah these old gun sounds... So better than today sounds, a lot more vivids and louder.

[@knyazsvyatoslav9271]

KV1S was a terror raid boss on the battlefield for my t-34 back in the day, I think I had nightmares about it lol... Thanks for the trip down memory lane QB!

[@imicz6409]

Its funny, how WoT has changed, how maps were added and discarded, new tanks and so on. Its funny to play on Xbox, because it includes all maps and tanks that has been or even aren't in the game yet. Having 3 tier 10 tanks in the line to superconqueror is only an example. Or premium obj. 268 v5 - obj. 268 with a turret. Uts fun to play dragon ridge, port or province. And many more. But importantly - THE WT AUF 100 IS THERE TOOOO.

[@megapet777]

wtf how u have all this

[@matejfabian8921]

This was my favorite tank back in the day.

[@wxyzmarkus6834]

Obviously. A dummy proof tank that dealt 390dmg per shot and had a ridiculous armor.

[@ensarbmw9680]

Dobar je bioo

[@megapet777]

it was so good in tank companies

[@ensarbmw9680]

@@megapet777 damn right.. thats why I have my alternate tanks.. E25, fv215b 183, isu152k, skorpion g etc..

[@Carface03]

At the end of these old school QuickyBaby videos, the old outro should come back! What memories!

[@BarsimonR]

Thanks for this trip down memory lane QB...back in the day this was one of my fave tanks, nice to revisit just how Beast it used to be

[@domstadtkerl1183]

Crazy, this was the game we all fall in love with. And how different this game is to WoT nowadays :D

[@FROSTB4NE]

Yeah I loved it when it was historic semi prototype tanks, played it for 10 years or so then dropped off after 1.0 due to the change in direction of the game and worsening/realising how much of a pay 2 win game it is and not wanting to continue to spend any more money on the game.

[@midkraft7279]

i cannot remember when they nerfed/changed the KV, but could be fun if it was possible to get some old replays of that XD could also be fun to see some, T30 tier X heavy, or pre nerfed hellcat :D

[@Nadarr91]

I start playing in 2013 and this it was the KV-1S. KV-1 was so powerful with short 122mm gun, but this. This was too much better. When WG changed, I cryed

[@iddra1868]

He already has a video on the old KV

[@r1q852]

Time goes so fast i had one old account from 2012 and i dowloaded this game because of you i watched you play games before world of tanks i took many breaks from this game but still like to watch your videos

[@FlyLeah]

My friend introduced me to this tank, loved it so much lol! The power of that alpha, the blasting gun sound, fast.. that tank was the king of tier 6

[@guvyygvuhh298]

QB you know KV-1s was moved up to t6 right? With minor buffs making an already tragic t5 probably the worst t6

[@thefelring2817]

I wish you could do more of the classic tech tree tier 7-10 tank guides and how to play them ,the likes of Centurions and IS....ect since many features have been added. Great video though, loved it.😁😁

[@henryteja860]

I remember some of the old mechanics and metrics of WOTs as I started playing in Nov. 2013 in my first account. We still had tier 1 playing against tier 10 tanks, which was challenging.

[@Shuffler131]

Man watching these old KV-1S replays almost made me cry. God i miss those times

[@viktorgil8827]

That was a Time we never forget

[@nick201996]

Oh man that's nostalgic. Also the phantom T-50-2 just teleporting everywhere.

[@Teeheer20]

This is the tank that made me love the game and decide to go down the IS-7 line. I remember being fairly new and getting one shot while I was playing my M5 stuart and being in complete disbelief and thinking I had to get my hands on this thing as fast as possible.

[@puremeteor]

I love the before it was series! Keep up the good work QB!

[@Quenstar]

I like hearing the more descriptive crew comments. "That's gotta hurt!" "We finish him off!" and "I Think that one went right through."

[@jonasw.227]

Nice old video ;) Thank you! The sound in the first battle was so much better than it is today... It's just brutal...

[@TheGoobeee]

It's been so long since I've watched or played this game. Thanks for the Nostalgia Quickybaby. I once used a Luchs to ram one of these off of a cliff into the ocean on the Cliff map. Those were fun times.

[@dallasuphold1745]

Being in WOT since beta, I'm loving these trips down memory lane. Its amazing to see how this game has grown.

[@eisenstuff2827]

Man that cromwell in the first game was in a great mood

[@ruselgaming4039]

0:54 that sound reminded me of the old golden times

[@Tomohran]

I remember QB responding to my comment in 2015 talking about the KV-1S being one of his old favs.

[@znamznanje6091]

Damn...this video is so nostalgic. Kv1s was my first tier VI vehicle and that was the only tank I played (literally every single day before and after school) back in the day before they nerfed it. Good old days...I played 3000 battles before they nerfed it and only a few battles after the nerf. I was so disappointed when I saw there's no KV1S in my garage anymore. KV1S you'll always be in my heart!!!! Thank you for this video QB, it brought some great happy memories.

[@KING_8]

glad to see the "before it was nerfed" series making a comeback!

[@Wintorez45]

Pz IV with schmalturm and kv-1 with kv-2 turret. Those was my first credit makers ;)

[@kantulias]

when ever i hear these old soundeffects reminds me when i started playing the game in primary school

[@thomasthedankengine1624]

I miss the old school post game stats pop up after the battle. Brought back memories hearing that music that i completely forgot about

[@joedavidson5884]

The "Spicy Chat" was definitely "Spicy Baby" 🤣

[@craigbeaumont414]

Love it when you show these old videos QB, could you maybe dedicate a playlist to these and the old maps? many thanks

[@aclassic19]

Seeing the PV 4 with the Darth Vader turret and long 75 is a massive throwback also, great video

[@acebongboy]

Thanks for the memories. The KV-1S was a monster. So was the Type 59 -at 1st - roaming around in a wolfpack platoon of Type 59s was almost unfair. Also, shoutout to the Vk 36.01 when it was a medium -- that tank was also a beast.

[@nikolaiberglihn3930]

Love this type of content QB❤️

[@abolfazlashrafizadeh]

Great episode man

[@alarakhighlordofthetaldari1456]

Gotta love the the classic WoT chat there in the first game he showed, I can only imagine the salt in the second match that Quick actually had to censor it.

[@pedropereira4478]

This series is insane for the channel and specially for me, love the OG wot material, would love to see ELC AMX games plus some arty when it was good like M40/M43

[@mikeskiss3310]

Ohh Widepark... The church at the corner is in the town I live (Eger, Hungary)... Loved that...

[@Slythar]

I love these throwback Thursday history of WoT videos. More please!

[@Drzeq]

I think this was the one single vehicle that made me fall in love with this game back in the days. :) Cheers QB! :) And by the way, a series about tanks before they got nerfed/removed is a great idea - WT E100, EBR 105, and I guess many others.

[@usssouthdakota5541]

Happy to see him back to the series

[@Dandus99CZ]

I still remember that day when I take out my brand new stock Tiger on Himmel and face IS-4 on tier 9 1v1. That nightmere still hunts me down to this date😂

[@Jason-McG]

Quicky... this was awesome! need more of these "remember when..." videos.

[@pmakins95]

fun fact: that music was from a strategy game from WG that is called Order of War (probably also in Operation Bagration, but I have never actually managed to try it)! :)

[@Turbo495]

I remember, we won a T6 tournament with these lol. The strat was just to stack these and hopefully have a decent plan.

[@RoyalShorty]

The sound when you were firing💯

[@ikai640]

I distinctly remember the first time i fired the KV-1S 122mm, back when I had 200 games or smth. So awesome

[@unclej3910]

Tank Company battles with the KV-1S, Hellcat and/or Cromwell. Some callers wanted a Grille and a T-50 to scout.

[@realvissarion9733]

IS7 tech tree tier 6 gave me a great boost grind in crew skills before proceeding to grind for IS7 tank. Good memories.

[@Paul-nr6nm]

12:30 THE MEMORIES MY GOD I REMEMBER THAT THING WOULD POP UP AFTER THE BATTLE ENDS

[@MrAdekvat]

Another episode of a beautiful “Before…” series. Massive thank you)

[@Guinness65ify]

Love the old school vids! Love the new stuff too. Whatever makes you happy it's all good. Slainte!

[@mikaelgrande6968]

I stopped playing this game over a year ago, im glad that someone can still enjoy it.

[@lachlanlowrey5718]

I really wanted to see the chat on that second replay, and yes this tank was a nightmare to play against

[@nachocollantes7602]

I remember those days. I usually play with a friend using M6. He picked and then wait till the return...the 1s was terrifying

[@monkedrip3548]

Keep up the good work. Love this series!

[@zombiblitzen3899]

WG did move the KV-1S to tier 5 after they reworked it, but it was moved back to tier 6 during the tech tree revisions when the KV-85 became a collector's vehicle

[@NeverPutDown]

YES KEEP IT COMING and the old school chat when you could talk to the enemy team

[@DylanRoberts7]

Love seeing these old videos! I'd love to see a replay of the old T18 (?) tier 2 American TD at it's peak. The Marder 38T and the Hellcat during their prime!

[@ozmrrotary]

As originally a Beta player, thanks for the trip down memory lane! The 'remove speed governor' was added. Early games never used to have them. Earlier game also didn't have the crew skills such as 6th sense. The in-game chat comments are quite amusing let alone the cross chat back in the day stirring up the opposition 😂 I'd love Wargming to bring back these older patches, tanks and maps.

[@corgi_dad]

These were fun to play in platoons. When it was nerfed, I never once played the KV-85.

[@p33v3]

i was in a great clan in 2012 - 2013 before i quit, Clan ware were dominated were KV1S , they were the good old days, ive come back to the game after 8 years and its a completely different beast

[@_slash7]

That post battle stats screen on Karelia brought up good memories

[@rickpalechuk4411]

I kind of enjoyed the early days of wot. I remember getting the 1s, man was it fun! Thanks for sharing Will, Cheers

[@nikolaikola8925]

The Soviet heavy line, back in the day, was awesome. You had the KV-2 at t5, then you go for the KV-3 or the 1S. Both awesome vehicles.