A few days ago I had a Tier X game in my AMX 30 B (I know not the best anymore but it's still my favourite medium) where all my shots penned. Got no kills but did over 8k damage and the Confederate award. The in the next game I could not pen a Skorpion G. 4 shots in a row that just bounced. 2 direct hits on the side of a SU-130PM that did nothing. 1 direct shot on GW Tiger that just disappeared. I lost the game and did 0 dmg. And then for 2 hours straight I did not have a single victory. None of the games were even close. In 2 of them I was killed without ever seeing a single enemy tank. I really miss the good old days. Also, this isn't a role playing game. If the ammo had 320 pen then it should be 320 pen.
@justanomaly33387 ай бұрын
From a mechanics perspective, RNG is the biggest factor (I include in RNG: Penetration RNG, Damage RNG, and Sigma which can be thought of as RNG on Accuracy). That being said, I remain convinced the biggest factor (non-mechanic, meaning controllable by the player) is map awareness.
@gregmcmullen66987 ай бұрын
mechanics = WG. WG is the largest factor in the outcome of your battle.
@NormAppleton7 ай бұрын
As bad as rng is in WOT it is so much worse in warships to the point of being unplayable. That game is a ridiculous dice roll.
@Diemerstein7 ай бұрын
The single biggest factor of the game is RNG, the second biggest factor is Match Making, those two elements account for 95% of match outcome period, not map awareness. When you are playing in a tier 8 and are forced to play where two thirds of your opponents are tier 9 and 10 with the power to one shot you over and over, map awareness is not going to help you one bit. Big spenders are rewarded by free to play players cannon fodders, the game is a fraud, good god man, there are enough videos of this kind of bullshit about war gaming.
@castlebravoli76 ай бұрын
Yeah obviously matchmaking and RNG is important, but I'm a measurably better player on the maps I know best and that are best suited to the tanks I like. Is that just a happy coincidence? Am I getting more favorable matchmaking and RNG that just happens to coincide with those maps? No, of course not; to whatever extent I have any skill in this game (debatable), that's where it's showing up
@ScottFlies7 ай бұрын
It's all RNG. One game I can hit everything, pen everything, and bounce shots. The next miss most, don't pen the shots that do hit, and bounce nothing. It's not random. I'm convinced it's either set high to win, or low to lose to average out the players wins/losses. These numerous 15-2 and 2-15 games are not just good/bad players, it's WG deciding who's turn it is to win.
@robertflint41157 ай бұрын
When in a T95...you have all the time in the World of Tank 🤣
@diatonicdelirium17437 ай бұрын
I don't play much anymore, but I do take out the T95 to carry the stupids.
@nicomeier80987 ай бұрын
7:38 That shot penned because he loaded premium ammo; his first attempt was at the same angle but with regular ammo. Also SU-130 PM HEAT ammo has 320 penn, T-95 lower part of front armor is 305 mm, the sloping lower part is around 250 mm. So not a big mystery after all.
@Zardnokalicious7 ай бұрын
Staying alive until the end is a huge factor in being able to influence the game. A dead tank shoots nobody.
@jack-xf6il7 ай бұрын
Thanks Claus - great games! Biggest factor is usually the muppet factor
@johntruax7 ай бұрын
Come on Claus. I don't like thinking. Thats one of the reasons I married an intelligent woman. LMAO 🤣 🤣 🤣
@robertflint41157 ай бұрын
SU130-PM is a Russian Premium....It pens where it wants too. :)
@jonsmythe73927 ай бұрын
Good morning Claus. Another great video. As Einstein said, "Everything is math".
@wough_tanker82547 ай бұрын
What a disappointment. I came to Claus's channel, as I do every day, to watch his latest video and it was serious and just about tanks. No rants, no singing, no Monty Python, no interpretations of life, not even a shred of abuse or pee taking. ....I'm concerned now - what's happened to the REAL Claus 😉
@hansvanhemert8457 ай бұрын
Serieus comments 😊
@Tetsaraku7 ай бұрын
I think this is Claus trolling us.
@johntruax7 ай бұрын
😅
@vernonbice7327 ай бұрын
Yep, one of the most boring videos ever from Claus. I am also concerned. He's beginning to sound like Qbaby :) Do we need to do an intervention????
@WOTArtyNoobs7 ай бұрын
It was a good video - what more do you want? It was also recorded by me way back in January and I like Claus's version too.
@musicontheroad_gsbt7 ай бұрын
The biggest factor that inflences the outcome of a game, for me, is the number of muppets that the game MM decides to put on your team and not on the other team. This explains a lot why there are so many crushing defeats like 0-15 or 2-15 (and so on). Even the gratest player in the world, like Klaus here, cannot win with a muppet team.
@russwoodward82517 ай бұрын
I played my SuperConq last night. Picked up some pointers. Yes the variation in the effectivity of shots is frustrating. I count on my important shots not working, keeping cover nearby, unless I have a Russian tank of course. heh Thanks Claus!
@chadjensen61187 ай бұрын
love when claus analyzes big TD's.
@Trentino_Adelaide7 ай бұрын
In World of Tanks, key factors influencing battle outcomes include Personal Rating (PR) and WN8. PR considers stats like wins, damage, and survival, while WN8 evaluates observable contributions. Remember, these metrics don’t capture intangibles like timing and teamwork. Skill assessment requires a holistic view. 🚀🎮 if your team is shite you have to hope your opponents are worse...
@kenthomas161312 күн бұрын
In the Super Conqueror battle, the player always zooms out just as he takes a shot. Why do some players zoom out just as they shoot a round? Why do it??
@HEMIdouglas7 ай бұрын
Factors to win: Limiting health loss at the beginning, choosing a good firing location, complete aiming of the target and anticipating the area of battle needing help are help.
@MADMAXMALONE17 ай бұрын
I think the most important trick to this game is keeping your gun in the game to the end.
@kmurtha27 ай бұрын
lack of communication in pub games
@brianzen14147 ай бұрын
Biggest factor that influences the game. Is having someone else play my account. At 68 sights not good, and hands a little shaky. But sure do love this damn game.
@vincentwiddershoven21227 ай бұрын
Beutyfull games and great info. Thanks Claus.
@geeussery88497 ай бұрын
Good show Claus! thanks bud
@montebrodie40867 ай бұрын
Having a scout who knows how to scout and not get killed the first 1 minute.
@treadheadpete47707 ай бұрын
The Ridiculous Number Generator.
@AntzWar7 ай бұрын
The Russian Number Generator
@treadheadpete47707 ай бұрын
@@AntzWar yes indeed, the are lots of them!🤣
@philipbgardner7 ай бұрын
RNG, and muppets... RNG keeps you from having more fun, and muppets... well, they're just muppets...
@dral96577 ай бұрын
Very good video ! RNG is quite a steep percentage ratio and it would be nice . Except this would happen , by bringing the RNG it to a lesser number it would do this…widen the good/bad player gap . Good players would become even stronger and to maintain a lesser skilled player . By that logic it makes sense to have this in place for that factor . Very skilled are better at snap shots for example na d quicker reaction to begin their aim and Rng is a tool that slightly balances that advantage . Make sense ?
@lencrowell95647 ай бұрын
Hey Claus....A content provider who says it like it is, unlike others who make excuses and never admit how much WOT program decides the outcome. You can see it as it happens, you know if you will be on the winning team and the RNG decides what your shots will do no matter how well you aim your shot. It's not a matter of raging, it's just so discouraging. When you have 5 or 6 games of 15-2. or 2-15 it is very obvious. Stay honest with comments and game strategy, have really enjoyed the videos of late. Regardless of the tiers and you mix those up too. It's nice to hear and know it's not just my imagination. And I truly believe and see that the Standard account players get the chitty end of the stick......They will never get my Credit card # for just that reason...sleazy greed I call it.
@jgold28137 ай бұрын
i dont think that spending has anything to do with the crap treatment as i have a few accts over the 8 years i been playing and my 100% free never spent a cent on have poorer crews and very little bond or bounty stuff yet there both +53% win avg accts and the 1 i do spend some on has 49.55% wins yes it has 20 times more games played (just spending ) dont help that much get bad game with mostly bad rng and red teams getting great just today played a game i shot 12 times hit 9 out of 12 zero (0) damage yet 10 out of 10 shots hit me all pined
@Crullie7 ай бұрын
You pay you win, when you not spend a dime you lose, its as simple as that. As always big thumbs UP 👍
@jgold28137 ай бұрын
i dont think that spending has anything to do with the crap treatment as i have a few accts over the 8 years i been playing and my 100% free never spent a cent on have poorer crews and very little bond or bounty stuff yet there both +53% win avg accts and the 1 i do spend some on has 49.55% wins yes it has 20 times more games played (just spending ) dont help that much get bad game with mostly bad rng and red teams getting great just today played a game i shot 12 times hit 9 out of 12 zero (0) damage yet 10 out of 10 shots hit me all pined
@DvdV13377 ай бұрын
Clicking battle at the right time. Idk when that is tho.
@jgold28137 ай бұрын
right that counts for the 6 8 10 in row loses i go outside smoke come back get the same crap i got when i back to back to back games i cant find that sweet spot and some times after a 15 20 min break i go back in to find the same dam players that i had on my team b4 the break F me WG
@camerons60287 ай бұрын
Solo out come = RNG Game out come = RNG and Team Playability out come = crew, upgrades, modules, directives, food ect. Overall out come = Helldivers 2 is a good game! So is Diablo 2 Reserected!
@Vic-Bee7 ай бұрын
A player's stats is a key factor affecting a battle. While that seems obvious (yes, a unicom will beat a muppet more often than not), the game parameters give advantages (through RNG) to good players over average players (better accuracy, higher pen, more bounced hits, etc..) like a self fulfilling prophecy. This is why teams spruce up player stats by platooning with much better players. Eventually, the average player becomes a good player from an artificial high win rate, which then leads to better RNG outcomes. Why do I believe this preposterous idea? Because I have a couple tanks with high win rates and high MOE and battles in these tend to favor me over others. I pen more often, I pixel damage "lucky shots", and shots against me bounce more often than not. I am a better player because RNG decided that my higher stats warrant little pluses. An example? When shooting at a unicom or near unicom with an average stats tank, the chance of bouncing their tank is high while their chance of doing serious dmg to yours is also high. When it happens, you think "of course, he's unicom and I'm just an average player". Remember, like Claus says, RNG has a significant impact on game play.
@ivanmarkovic88857 ай бұрын
Man... when MM decide to crush you that's it. One day I had over 70% win rate in that American TD dressed as french, and tomorrow, I had 23%. You can't do shit when muppets are around you...
@victorduffy44597 ай бұрын
I find that the less I contribute, the more likely my team is to win.
@adragonro7 ай бұрын
You are an honest nature😂 For me, I just play for fun. Wheather my team chooses to loose or win is mostly out of my power. But having fun or not is❤
@thenortherner38907 ай бұрын
Actually, there is some truth in this, I play three games, if I lose 2 I stop playing. If not I carry on until losses are greater than wins.
@wkcw17 ай бұрын
I know what you mean. If I die within the first couple of mins I win more of those games…
@adragonro7 ай бұрын
I try to play my best, but when I die, I am happy to play the next Game 😉👍
@jc-d61797 ай бұрын
I believe that the ranges are randomly set for some rng operations at the start of each game. Eg you can have a whole game of inaccurate shots because the dispersion is set within higher limits only for that game.
@dennisbell52517 ай бұрын
RNG is not random, and when the game math is confused your shot disappears into the nexus void never to been seen again.
@jruicker17 ай бұрын
That S. Conquerer had a good team.
@poolpulse34477 ай бұрын
.49..."I'm serious..", here and I thought it was Claus' Channel..
@seeulatergaming3857 ай бұрын
At 10:30 - you are 100% correct
@stevewebster57297 ай бұрын
Biggest factor influencing the game is matchmaking and sigma. People actually play the game, but WG decide a lot of what happens by giving nice MM and sigma to people who spend a lot and/or have Russian ip addresses...
@r.h.76337 ай бұрын
Thank you
@springfield45227 ай бұрын
I'd have to add in having crew skills at 75% and thus, no perks.
@rinkashi1017 ай бұрын
It's not just penetration, but view range, damage, camouflage value...
@generalpublic37447 ай бұрын
The biggest factors that influence the outcome of the game are: being part of the least incompetent team, having a player on your team that can carry, that has situational awareness and is capable of reading the game, having players on your team that can shoot straight, having players on your team that know when to advance and know when to retreat. Having a player that is capable of surviving the battle in a light tank is often a game winner.
@goaway73467 ай бұрын
The game also decides whether or not your shell leaves the barrel. You don't even control when you shoot!
@mixalisvatraxopoulos82037 ай бұрын
hello did you notice the super conquer had lvl 1 purple equipment? some must tell him he can upgrade them
@RickSabins7 ай бұрын
when the enemy team gets +25% and your team gets -25% and all the muppets they can muster ...well need I say more
@typeviic16 ай бұрын
Positioning is the biggest factor.
@thenortherner38907 ай бұрын
Outcome of the game? Premium account, that WoT extra stuff to pay for, playing a premium Russian tank really helps - or just playing a Russian tank. Oh being a WoT contributor also helps... This question really is, why isn't the game a level a more playing field - give or take say 25% each side? Put simply, its run by accountants who have the final say. I've been playing for over 10 years and remember the 'accountants' taking over it's been painful ever since - want to experience it - pay premium for a month and watch your wins/kill improve which you may say is obvious - then don't play premium, unless you have God mode you will lose games and credits time and time again. Yes the game is rigged but rigged purely for making money at the expense of your enjoyment of the game.
@carlvondrunker78557 ай бұрын
The only random thing that isn't programmed....number of muppets. I'm an average player, but I drink when I play, so you get random me sometimes. My favorite random thing to do is load up my IS-7 and which I've had for a long time. The crew is one of my original Russian crews from when I joined in 2013. And I play as a medium with my purple gear. It infuriates the stat boys. Other than that, I play tire 5,6,7....because I love to get crapped on by the power creeped tanks I run bump the dmg blocked score of clown shoe D Bags. But I keep playing
@johncodmore7 ай бұрын
I think I prefer non-serious Claus.
@NooBSlayeR10177 ай бұрын
do you think they factor how much you spend or if you’re a constant premium account?
@activat3d7 ай бұрын
The first game with t95, that guy should buy a lottery ticket, all shots was snapshots with no aim and they all hit and pen. Actually he didnt make any fully aimed shot... :D
@Schaneification7 ай бұрын
I do not WOT but in WOWS It the MM and Bot Play MM = Match Maker it does not balance the teams . At teir 1 you can have player with a 21 skill captain playing agaist a 1 skill captain , Full upgrade ship playing against a no upgrades ships
@scottbennett62007 ай бұрын
Skill is 10% of the game.. RNG is 90!!!
@jimmybob67407 ай бұрын
Biggest factor is there is a hidden master “random” number generator that guides all the others affecting Sigma, pen, damage, fire chance, and probably even who your teammates are in the matchmaker… and it is applied across the team. It’s the number one reason why I quit the game and wear tin foil hats now.
@2tone2097 ай бұрын
AY UP CLAUS
@thenortherner38907 ай бұрын
AY UP From Yorkshire!
@2tone2097 ай бұрын
@@thenortherner3890 AY UP BUDDY
@berniemordorski1947 ай бұрын
The very key point is that wargaming decides!
@KOS7627 ай бұрын
The Super Conq, needs to carry about 25 or so more gold rounds. AP is about useless, in that tank.
@morstyrannis19517 ай бұрын
Is there any basis in reality for WoT’s 25% variability in armour penetration?
@kalaharimine7 ай бұрын
How many objects on your team versus the reds?
@charlesparr16117 ай бұрын
For wins and losses , adjusted over time, it's skill. But that 'over time' is doing a lot of work. Once you've been playing long enough to get out of the battlebot kiddie pool, everyone is facing the same set of rules as you are, there will be constant injustices and constant freebies because of random chance, but they do even out. The single biggest factor for performance on an individual level in an individual game is 1) knowledge of the map, especially with regards to where your opponents can be covered or concealed and where you can likewise be covered or concealed. Map knowledge is HUGE, it's the difference between 40% and 50% all by itself 2)knowledge of and ability to use game mechanics like aiming and angling, understanding your own machine, and the opposing machines as far as armour and weak spots go. This is an incremental skill, especially as there are so damned many tanks to keep track of, and because it also depends on manual dexterity and quick reflexes. It is what gets you to 60%. Past this? Strategy, ability to influence teammates, platooning, understanding what your team is likely to do, what the enemy is likely to do, knowing the right moment to start trading HP. that gets you to Unicum. Most people get halfway through 1, and a quarter the way through 2, and stop actually progressing. That s because getting further means entering the sweaty zone, and most people don't enjoy that. They remain happy shitters (and good for them) or they find a new game (and good for them), or most commonly they blame everyone else from wargaming to their teammates to mythical cheating AI programs for the fact that they aren't willing to either work hard at the game or quit. They seem to think they 'deserve to win' presumably based on either buying tanks and gold like a whale, or because they are inherently superior. This is why do many racist slurs are thrown around in the game. After a certain kind of player loses, he must somehow display his superiority after getting viciously moonstruck on the field, and calling someone a wetback or a ni22er seems to make such maggots feel better. Notice I don'r even consider RNG? its because its the same for everyone. If you don't think so? well allow me to suggest you go and research how people get sucked into paranoid conspiracy theories and cults. Same mechanisms there.
@eric-wb7gj7 ай бұрын
Some good points there, but RNG has a huge influence. Many, many times my team has been steam rolled, & strangely my shots have lots of misses or bounces, the game just feels 'wrong'. Team mate I platoon with feels the same after the same game. Other times our shots just hit & hit, & enemies bounce. We steam roll enemy team. RNG coincidence? - Possibly, but it happens a lot of times, & I don't doubt it's a tool WG could use to influence win rates. Games are getting shorter, what easier way to nerf one teams RNG? It admits (or admitted) it influences teams of seal clubbers at lower tiers (by MM, not RNG to be fair), so why not just use another tool, especially if it can make them money? Having bots get around 44% win rate shows something is going on.
@eric-wb7gj7 ай бұрын
P.S The other thing about RNG is why bother having it at all unless you want to control games? Why do tanks bounce/not pen light skinned tanks if it isn't to give players a chance to stay in the game longer, or control outcomes? AEG have a video where they both bounce a Hellcat twice in a row from close range. For me, an unlikely coincidence. 5th & 6th shots pen. It would be more realistic to just have a single set of stats relating to gun pen values, not RNG.
@camerons60287 ай бұрын
When you are down, 7k hit points in the first 2 mins of the game..... it's all because of skill..... and map awareness.... Right.
@fromundacheez49497 ай бұрын
Lol 25% RNG is for one reason only. You are getting way too philosophical about something so simple as math 😊
@charlesparr16117 ай бұрын
@@fromundacheez4949 Okay einstein, what is RNG for then?
@mariusskrupskis20427 ай бұрын
RNG is the biggest factor
@blueandgoldmodels10767 ай бұрын
The BIGGEST determining factor to winning a game is hitting the battle button at the start.
@alanfindlay32337 ай бұрын
Seriously! Up vote.
@sargemarine37097 ай бұрын
Most, free too play. Least, skill and aiming, or "getting good". ***RNG***
@AntzWar7 ай бұрын
Biggest factor is rigged matchmaking and preferential RNG for Russian tanks
@Quenstar7 ай бұрын
In many years of playing this game, I have penned when the reticle was red 3 times, and failed to pen with a green reticle dozens of times.
@hielkovisser47537 ай бұрын
its worse than you think this rng is tailored on specific players and also works the other way when you get hit, but hey I quit the game i recommend all other do so too
@sean27436 ай бұрын
i think the biggest factor to winning a game is the people playing the tanks .
@singncarpenter62707 ай бұрын
Me not being on your team will help you win more.
@joncox25727 ай бұрын
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition
@juriskabayn87737 ай бұрын
ho has thee moust muppets on team
@jgold28137 ай бұрын
i dont think that spending has anything to do with the crap treatment we get from WG as i have a few accts over the 8 years i been playing and my 100% free never spent a cent on have poorer crews and very little bond or bounty stuff yet there both +53% win avg accts and the 1 i do spend some on has 49.55% wins yes it has 20 times more games played (just spending ) Helps some but it dont help that much get bad game with mostly bad rng and red teams getting great just today played a game i shot 10 times hit 9 out of 10 for zero (0) damage yet 10 out of 10 shots hit me all pined
@ericphillips49527 ай бұрын
Muppets. Without a doubt, it's who gets the muppets.
@Apophis19667 ай бұрын
The answer is me
@scottsluggosrule46707 ай бұрын
RNG #1, Team Balance #2, Arty #3 (non arty games 2 x longer)
@jeffbyrne1077 ай бұрын
Clause Rainman Kellerman! I See Numbers! lol. What’s going on?
@fredsmith75385 ай бұрын
Biggest factor is always WG. If they say yes you hit and pen everything if they decide its not your day then you don't.
@majorhavoc96937 ай бұрын
Sometimes I forget he's talking....
@KOS7627 ай бұрын
The German's say Yagdtiger, Americans say it as they see it.... Jagdtiger.. right? Well Mexicans say it Hagdtiger. The "J" in Spanish is an "H", The French say SHZagdtiger. Well at least that isn't as stupid as the Brits who put the Letter "R" at the end of the word "idea". The Brits like to say how proper they speak, but add invisible letters to words that just don't have those letters or sounds. It's pretty pathetic, the say I have an Idear. Even the spell check is freaking out about it.
@LowryYT7 ай бұрын
3 tiger mouse squad xDDD
@scewston4207 ай бұрын
Thats wierd how this robbybull in the su130 is in my clan it says yet that name doesn’t exist that’s wierd
@ivanmarkovic88857 ай бұрын
Match Maker as first.... I don't give a damn being over 3K wn8 and having less that 30% win rate over 10-15 games. Team just collapses... or morons are moving around instead waiting enemy to make mistake... You can't win if you get Team of Muppets with you...
@susanvannorden68457 ай бұрын
He’s hung over
@Abboman1117 ай бұрын
1st game Enemy SU was a baboon
@jeffhenderson25237 ай бұрын
has nothing to do with how they won I just wanna know how the drivers weren't killed in this tank? did ya see the damage no way that driver wasn't killed no way
@sayerrobin7 ай бұрын
@chevyfahrer7 ай бұрын
love american TD-Line
@offhamsterwheel27897 ай бұрын
team with the most EBRs
@clintonturner55457 ай бұрын
Nice games.
@zemankraluje24187 ай бұрын
wow, S Conqueror player who desnt spam APCR all the time 👍
@exitar17 ай бұрын
If wargaming likes you that day then you can win 😂
@johnsun38547 ай бұрын
World of online rigged casino masked as a tank game.
@NeilRoy7 ай бұрын
Rename your channel to "ClausBaby" if you're going to be serious. 😉
@davidbros8497 ай бұрын
Brain power.
@KB-qh2jt7 ай бұрын
Get in a tank.
@garychandler76327 ай бұрын
Front view port on typ 5 is very penable.
@Blush2907 ай бұрын
The biggest factor to me is having good team players
@stephenbennett94277 ай бұрын
Happy algorithm comment definitely not being muppets
@daveamling73417 ай бұрын
I can't understand anything you said about pen value because Seinfeld's not funny. Excuse me while I lick my nearest window
@matthewandrews90527 ай бұрын
Yes simple math is hard for alot of people. I have seen shots bounce off the tier 7 Scorpion American TD which has armor of 1 (