Is the New T54 Heavy Tank Worth Buying in Auction? | World of Tanks

[@Rift_Hawkman]

It’s crazy how they balance the tier IX, but u go a tier lower and u get the bz-176.

[@mikem9536]

176 is such a meme tank.

[@Internetzspacezshipz]

@@mikem9536 how is it a meme tank? It's fucking broken af.

[@FreQ_97]

@@mikem9536 Caliban is meme tank. Not BZ. Speed / Armor / Accurate fucking 160mm gun.....800 dmg. cmon

[@deejayjellybean5974]

and Skoda T56

[@mrsidescrape2311]

I'm gonna count this auction thing as a success. Wargaming managed to not release any new OP premiums :)

[@mickleblade]

By accident..

[@ximaxwellix]

Idk, K-2 feels OP, at least the amour

[@itcanbesoo]

Uhhh, progetto 46 is kinda op

[@mrsidescrape2311]

@Charles - It is but I said no new OP vehicles :) Selling the Mars will not really affect the game much since the progetto is already a tank that exists and lots of people have anyway. Also they sell it quite frequently so I doubt there will be any noticeable change like when BZ dropped :)

[@pazuzu_666]

@@itcanbesoo Yeah, but he said *new* OP premiums.

[@OTOss8]

Nice. Didn't spend a thing this auction. Good shit.

[@AZWings]

WG makes it easy to not over-spend on these thanks. Thanks for the review Skill! Too bad you didn't have a Tier X game. Feels like T54 would have a hard time against Tier X.

[@serlGlent]

he didn`t have a tier 9 game , cuz is Wot Press account , so all is set by WG

[@adadeutsch9593]

help I bought fv183 for 335k and I am already regretting it

[@AZWings]

@@serlGlent riiiiight. It's okay to take off the tinfoil hat.

[@M0torsagmannen]

@@adadeutsch9593 i think the FV215 183 is a fun tank, BUT you need to go into it with expectations of it being random and trolly. it is very unreliable tank with high peaks and low valleys, when it comes to performance. so it depends on if you want that playstyle or not

[@adadeutsch9593]

@@M0torsagmannen I just want my free xp back this is trash

[@papantro792]

Just play a renegade. Not only do you make more credits but you will also have a much more enjoyable experience.

[@aristosachaion_]

Shame too, because I like the Renegade, and would have liked a good tier 9 variant to complete the set (Renegade, T54, E5)

[@L9vivideh]

renegate enjoyable experience haha

[@martinlaver007]

@@L9vivideh if you’re not enjoying renegade you’re playing it wrong. 😉

[@Vhipir]

@@L9vivideh apparently you can play only idiot proof tanks.

[@howardjang1846]

@@aristosachaion_ yes!! this was what I was thinking

[@clickingmagicevents]

I would like to thank WG for put in the auction only sh!t loot so i don't spend 1 cent. I would also like to thank Skill4ltu for keeping us posted with all that is new and telling what the honest truth is!

[@wotaddictglobal]

Skill is a very nice guy, and I have learnt a lot from him; he also makes me laugh with epic/hilarious moments - 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@mikem9536]

@@wotaddictglobal I love his cliff jumps, so funny lol he gets so excited :)

[@wotaddictglobal]

@@mikem9536. You should watch the special clip I made, dedicated to him. it is on my channel. Called" "Boooooxes!" Make sure you watch it; it is HILARIOUS~!~!~! 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@sohu86x]

Consider it from WG's perspective: Make a good tank, everyone cries about power creep. Make a subpar tank, everyone cries that it's pointless. A tough spot eh?

[@dimitrismaltsios3788]

I was thinking exactly the same thing. WG releases a balanced tank and everyone talks bad about it. The community really wants op tanks so they will have an excuse to shit talk about the company. And the thing is that the ccs have a big influence about this matter.

[@oscarovegren]

Or just make it in line with tech tree tanks?

[@sohu86x]

@@oscarovegren 90% of tech tree tanks are subpar.

[@oscarovegren]

@@sohu86x not subpar to t54 heavy

[@Balc0ra]

... I have to be honest... I don't hate it. 480m view range, 450 alpha and -12. The tumor is an issue, but I just play it like my AT-7. Hide the cupola behind a wall or barrier, turn away after firing, you bounce more than you should. Tho reload is not great, so if they get in your face, it's usually over if they are equal tier.

[@mojobag01]

I think I'll stick with my AE phase 1

[@laszlopap8271]

11:54 It was actually the max roll for that 450 alpha... :)

[@eraygrbz]

11:53 That shot on Amx 30 was highest roll possible. %25 percent rng means, for a 450 alpha gun, 562.5 is the possible highest roll.

[@pirig-gal]

I got very confused, seeing CCs mention a "T54 Heavy". I thought It was another Soviet heavy tank, but this time one based on the T-54 - up-gunned and up-armoured. (kinda analogous to T-54 ltwt.)

[@BadatTanking]

US tanks don't use the hyphen between the T and the number, whereas Soviet tanks do.

[@pirig-gal]

@@BadatTanking True, but I still got confused.

[@Battlenude]

Its like Skill said. Its a renegade turret and a M103 Chassis

[@adambalogh7239]

I thought its gonna be a t9 brother of T57 Heavy

[@mikem9536]

@@pirig-gal Learn to read.

[@jariheimoluoto4959]

Wg is trying to make a tier 9 rene, but fail to understand that the mobility and gunhandling is why rene works. Also why t110e5 is not really competetive. Also why would i buy this when i have the same tank with better mobility and gunhandling and better dpm at tier 8? Also the gold ammo on it is not really good compared to 340 heat on phase 1 and m103 and the gunhandling on those tanks is far better.

[@Xenotork]

The t-54 heavy is just an up-tiered renegade. The T-54 lacks in the areas that the Renegade excels in however. Though it has great alpha for a 120mm gun and has some decent pen for it's tier, The longer reload, poorer gun accuracy / handling soft-stats, and being 11kmph slower than the renegade doesn't make up for that difference in my opinion. It will play similarly to it, but it's not going to replace it any time soon. It's probably one of the more balanced tanks we've had in quite a while, but the Cheiftan prot. is still the better pick out of that lineup.

[@nemam83]

this while all they needed to do was to take the m-103 and adjust it a tiny bit to make a fun credit maker...

[@bikedoc4145]

You rock skill thanks for saving me all my money with the crap that WG tried to push on us 👍

[@catrionacolville2192]

I will say I actually love the K-2. It's a novel tank and is performing better than many expected.

[@bikedoc4145]

@@catrionacolville2192 yeah I got it also and didn’t expect to get it so cheap but the 2 styles where ugly skins lol

[@catrionacolville2192]

@@bikedoc4145 You think? I didn't buy the Monkey tank because I don't really play tier 10, but I bought the Mars. I think the skin for that is a work of art.

[@ashocck8065]

@@catrionacolville2192 Wait until ppl learn how to pen it. For now, they don't.

[@bikedoc4145]

@@catrionacolville2192 Lol its different for sure, It didnt work for me but if you like it that's what matters. Hope you enjoy it. I already had the FV 183 and got the K2 and will probably pick up this T-54 Heavy if it goes cheap like the K-2 but I am a collector and have so many I have not even played its crazy. GL my friend

[@elmdargurbanli596]

Sad situation that only once wg gave us a chance to participate in this auction by spending credits and it was useless tanks to buy. Now it is end and we have nothing on our hands. Shame!! I hope they will come back with something better sooner!!

[@kombayn2503]

How about comparsion to AE Phase I ? Which one is better?

[@user-Patrick]

AE Phase I, meta on Tier9

[@ffiioo1535]

11:08 that ram

[@monsterbox1308]

So for what I’m seeing, wg shadow nerf this tank right before they put it on the auction.

[@garryphillips6344]

All tank sold on the Asian/Aus/NZ server were for Free Exp and yes you need to use your Gold to convert combat EXP to this, but I see you stated they were sold for Gold on EU server?

[@maximusminor9508]

I'm really glad WG releases the t9 premiums like they did with the first t8 prems back in the day. Beeing worse than their techtree counterparts. If this tank wouldn't be bad, there would be no reason to play normal T9's and soon T9 MM would look like the cesspool that is t8 MM today...

[@martinsvilums7542]

i think that mode is not updated for that tank,and it shows old redicle

[@garcimage7850]

Hey all, for the same price ( to be fair for 10 euros less at the moment, 9:30pm CET ) , you can buy the Object 703 Version II, go with it if you want to buy a premium.

[@aarontankard2274]

This tank is in the console version of the game, and it falls into the first era, of the modern war tanks. (Cold war tanks, tiers 11,12,13. ) Most of the stats are lower than the console version, but that's because it's a tier9, (tier 11 on console) Wonder if we'll see many more tanks from the cold war eras, appear in the PC version .

[@MrAxelbb]

Courious when will be the moment that Ivan says: Igor after releasing some shitty tier 9 premiums it's time for our Ebolitus Chieftainus Rex. lets put it into boxes :)

[@bighowardshsn]

We'll probably see an ebr with 183 gun and 270 hesh rounds 1 day 😂

[@oscarovegren]

If T54 heavy only could have the same gun handling, dpm and mobility as M54 renegade but with slightly higher alpha, hitpoints, armor and penetration it would be competitive. To bad the mobility, gun handling and dpm are all worse.

[@Lemberg_1715]

WG affects and raises price of the lot. I was watching statistics of prices for lots on EU and Ru region. And they have something very common. Few hours after start of lot FV215b 183 competitive bid occurs, and it is precisely equal. For EU region at 14:31 first competitive bid = 200000 with amount of participants ~20150. For Ru region - at 12:51 first competitive bid = 200000 with amount of participants ~20170. And this was not only for FV215b bid, but also for Mars. And I know that WG "doesn`t operate" in Ru region but come on, it is not simply coincidence.

[@watermael6470]

Why didn't you test it with tier X???

[@MazdaFox]

I'm struggling to see why I would play this over the AE Phase I besides an extra two degrees of gun depression which is negligible.

[@owpronoteqc3002]

That tank is a Renegade with better alpha damage and penetration for tier 9 (which is normal) but to be fair the tank itself doesn't look so good.

[@sivonja900]

how much was 183 yesterday?

[@rofflestomp684]

Nothing yet worth the cost. Although the last tank was less than 360,000 credits for the Deathstar. I just don't want one. Not worth the hard earned costs.

[@iAteYourDog69]

Credits? Free XP you mean

[@LucaFox00]

Nice, no tanks for me I would have liked a new tank destroyer. Well, I guess I have to wait for the new japanese tech tree line then ^^ Small edit so the question is not going to be asked I already had the FV215b 183

[@ivann4512]

exactly the same situation as me,...and for the first time I do not feel sorry about not getting some tank

[@brolysupersaiyan1634]

The feeling when you have over 350k free xp you can't convert because you have no gold...

[@LucaFox00]

@@brolysupersaiyan1634 I don't have a lot of free xp left because I research modules from top of the tree tanks and buy the tier x tanks while they are on discount. So I only have like 30-40k free xp left

[@TheBeldorus]

What about the comparison with chieftain proto........?

[@lanelesic]

From the first battle it seems this tank needs vertical stabilizer or experimental turbo at least.

[@Mango.1971]

Toptier in all three battles.. not a single battle against tier X... not a realistic picture of how the tank will do.. But thanks for the video anyway....

[@peterrichards7387]

Skill can you comment please. I notice that you are using Reticle mod as well as improved aiming. Does this mean that Improved aiming reduces the reticle mod further, I feel that there is no longer any need for improved aiming now if using the reticle mod so chose another equipment piece.

[@Armatureus]

Mod does not affect an aiming time.

[@peterrichards7387]

@@Armatureus The reticle mod reduces the reticle size, the improved aiming unit also reduces the reticle size, yes! so individually they both reduce reticle size. My question for Skill is .... If you are using the reticle mod and benefiting from the reduced reticle size, if you also use the improved aiming unit will it reduce the reticle size further. I am finding that it does not. I might be incorrect but if I am correct then using the improved aiming unit as well is a waste of time and you should select a different piece of equipment.

[@bigmike98k]

dispersion is still in game whether you have reticle mod or not buddy

[@peterrichards7387]

@@bigmike98k Cheers, yes RNG dispersion will always be in the game but does using the improved aiming unit reduce the reticle further when already using the reticle mod. I'm not getting a direct answer to this.

[@bigmike98k]

@@peterrichards7387 if i had to guess id say say yes

[@alpharius8573]

5:18 Scam market :)

[@Ca11mero]

And here I am, the WZ-114 enjoyer lol. 600 more base hp at the same tier (same as Mäuschen) feels pretty good even if the dpm is laughable

[@tochanenko]

I got my WZ-114 on the marathon. I don't like it but somehow I have a higher winration on this tank then on any other of my tanks lol. WZ-114 is not that bad in terms of alpha damage (if you manage to connect your shot), but it's not a brawl tank as it lacks DPM so much. You just want to find someone who will support you and then this tank will shine to the best it can (but in depends just on RNG)

[@jirispacek1805]

I just wonder, why E5 has smaller alfa than this tier 9 thing....Why? They have both same caliber

[@davidkosztolanyi4757]

The ad before the video, Raptor team offers you game rigging xd

[@andreihociung2382]

What armor?

[@Adiadi1313]

i bought all except this, why no skin?? if its got one prob more will buy.

[@rembrandt2323]

2pm in Germany, not a SINGLE TANK SOLD! *lol* :-)

[@aristosachaion_]

7hrs away from it ending and there's still no competitive bid on Asia server at the time of writing. Assuming everyone spent all their fxp on the death star lmao

[@alejandrozapataq]

i remember when i got the rene in the last waffle event, the first battles were horrible, the gun was amazing but that was all, the tank was too hard to be enjoyable. the time went on and i got the point of the tank, ended loving it but its hard gameplay is very stressful. with that in mind i dont see a way to even tolerate this thing.

[@joe125ful]

Its like M103 without DPM and less armor and 340 HEAT:) But we can be happy it not end like BZ176...

[@towstySlim]

Is there any mod to show you, if you are perma-spotted? Or any advice, how to know that?

[@madogthefirst]

Only way to know is to get completely covered and wait 12 seconds.

[@johnmacar1518]

Hi Skill, I've seen this tank compared to the M103 but the not the AE Phase l. Skill, would you choose the AE over the T54?

[@Totenkopfzi]

Yes AE is much better

[@johnmacar1518]

@@Totenkopfzi thanks.

[@bigmike98k]

phase 1 is light years better

[@marko2806]

i had hoped it would be the tl-7

[@BroncosoftGames]

You missed test the gun depression, which is -13 😏

[@ukaszw5900]

Skiiiil. What do You think about the new british ferrari what its comes in 2023? Also with japan TD and ships who destroy maps in the middle of battle

[@freddyng1843]

I beg to differ. In my opinion, I think Wargaming is doing a great job balancing the Tier XI aka 9 premiums against the Tech Tree tanks, at least for now. This used to be a case for Tier VIII (aka 8) premiums too. Until they start introducing tanks that constantly power creep even the tech tree tanks. Over the years, we have been spoilt by Wargaming to think that each new premium tank release must be better than the previous releases.

[@andreavai2983]

Ty King Baboon for all this video for auction!!!!! Ty really much! I enjoy your opinion

[@Bez_Przygotowania]

I wonder why they don't use open auction as they should. If they would give it to start with 5k Gold, more people would bid, more people probably would open their wallet wider. But also if sold cheap, that would also be something special about the tank. Gold would sunk anyway

[@raulansbach5238]

Honestly, I think this caravan black market thing was very dissapointing, only tank that was kind of worth it in my opinion was the monkey king or whatever it's called

[@AnubisMRM]

In my opinion, it's good that this tank is not better than the regular tanks from the tech tree. The idea of premium tanks used to be that they will be slightly worse than regular tanks, but with better credit/free exp rewards and the ability to train crews for that nation. If only they did this to all premium tanks....

[@randytessman6750]

Well 5 for 5 .... not paying for this tank either ! Thou I had DEATHSTAR already .....lol

[@MILEVOJVODA]

That gun will work next 2-3 weeks ,after that rng will be back..

[@omidm.khoshkhoo8446]

Did you record this video before auction???

[@skill4ltu]

yep, in knew tanks, but i could not share that

[@thelightning0346]

is this or strv k is better?

[@emmaeltringham91]

Sounds like it's a good tier 9 premium, i.e. not as good as fully tricked out tier 9's but better than a non-elite one. Just like all other tier 9 premiums.

[@_MrBread]

It’s exactly the same gun as the M-V-Y. As to why it does 10 more damage but has 12 less penetration, I do not understand.

[@philosophist9562]

The moment a tank is worse than M103 you should stay away from it

[@istvantrap1176]

M103 with e5 cupola :)

[@mikhailvershinin2292]

What was the minimum winning bid on Death Star ?? I tried to bid 276,000 free xp and still lost 😢

[@mikem9536]

337,000+

[@mehmetozturk771]

WG started seeling bad tier9 premiums to set the bar low so they can release many better t9 premiums later, infinite money

[@kaptinklink]

Skill, just a thought, IMO shouldn't you be reviewing the new tanks with a more common set up??, you review the tanks with max crew set up, field mods, etc. The avg player won't have this set up so the tank is much better than the avg player will have. That plus your obvious player skill and map awareness doesn't really represent the tank properly. Great players can make any tank ok, show us how it would be with a 3 skill crew and avg set up, thanks a bunch love your vids

[@pokinginpractice9108]

Mars over this any day

[@Scott4]

I bet, that content creator was Marty 😁😁

[@zeck8541]

It’s important to understand this tank isn’t worth it because it’s such a weak tank that it’s better to just convert whatever gold you plan to bid on this tank, directly to credits. You will get a lot of credits by converting the 10k-20k gold straight to credits in game that will be far more worth it than suffering the weaknesses of this tank. Just imagine how many battles you would have to play in this tank to earn the amount of credits that you could simply just convert from gold to credits in game.

[@atomthefirst375]

I just started watching, this is going to make me bid for the tank or not. Cause based on the stats I didn't have a lot of good things to see, seems like an average tank with derpy gun.

[@armatian]

Monkey was the best imo, i got a cheaper uglier 121b and saved bonds.

[@thomasritzinger5782]

Skiiiilllll!! Team Raptor is back!! Ban them from ur commercials.

[@olosmiterprzybya9131]

I cant stand chieftain proto , but i like this tank from look , I think ill bid

[@heyocean489]

I was hoping for a CS-52 C or whatever, but this auction wasn't that great at all.

[@dreglanoth3320]

Skill: I hope you're ready for your daily dose. Me: I'm always ready Banana Lord.

[@claudeb3673]

I am actually glad that any of the auction offers appealed to me... i can keep my ressources then 🤑

[@TheRealPulverize]

It looks like no matter where you play you need to use vents, rammer and improved aiming.

[@nostalgicleopard4036]

well I'm just glad its not broken op or anything.

[@BlueBaron3x7]

It's like this Skills put Bounty Equipment on the tank, I have limited Equipment, will I was it on this that? I played T-29 yesterday and it sucks, but if I put Bond Equipment and Derivatives on it it would be better. But is it worth it? Nah!. Skill is using Derivatives on this, if a Teir 9 Premium makes bonds but you are using 7 or 10 bonds a game to play it, what's the point?

[@jacawandersmok9043]

cupola is like screeming WEEKK point!!!

[@vXCozmoz]

It's basicly a worse Renegade ish tank but at tier 9 and you can't even go hulldown because of the cupola. Save your gold. Hard skip for me. Slow, aweful pen, poor armor and list goes on.

[@Ulthion]

Can someone explain me one thing? Renegade and this shit.. it looks like nerfed Renegade.. on higher tier but the qustion is why on renegade more than half players miss my copola on this shit... 9/10 shoots hits that copola? It have hit box of tank size or what the fuck?

[@jincro]

4:52 wtf ?????

[@killertruth186]

Do you think Experimental Equipment are meant to make bad tanks turn into good tanks?

[@mikem9536]

I think that was the idea, but you can only polish turds so much.

[@robertflint4115]

Tier 9 with 240 pen on standard rounds 🤣 and a big weak point on top. Enough said, Next. Rock on Tankers 🤘😎

[@Guamurphy1952]

thnx

[@BRLeoC]

Well, on the positive side this tank at least has some sort of preferential matchmaking

[@garcmol1]

I think skill was in the honeymoon phase lol. First 3 games. At some point that ends and we'll see how it fairs.

[@TinoB20]

im glad the renegade turned out to the the renegade that we all know... and not... this....

[@mrfunnybees]

I am going to take this as massive W for me, didn't buy a single tank and also didn't buy the lion.

[@basilabeysekra7389]

wg makes balanced tier 9, player complains, wg makes OP premium, players complain, make up your damn mind trolls, would you want another 279e at tier IX?

[@TimfyGaming]

Holy ffing f what bad credit earning its a premium so meh or did it get better cred earning after release xD

[@igorkim3558]

it's like renegade with some better stats and worse mm.

[@LZR.]

question for everyone, will there be any more credit offers tommorow?

[@Kylvie]

Its last offer

[@sennix8613]

its T54E1 hull btw not M103 but still nothing new or unique to spend money

[@zdeenda8584]

whats the point of auction when everything is for gold there?

[@gladiatorthomas]

Thank you baboon king, i saved a lot of resources at this event :-) 0 bids made.

[@ukaszw5900]

Ok, auctions is done for me.

[@TheBeldorus]

Wait the near trading caravan...