World of Tanks || Hitting Your Stride

[@hazbaz1440]

Try playing higher tiers stock, that is where the trouble is at its worst.

[@mwnciboo]

If you haven't mastered keeping your Free XP by tier 9 and X...You really shouldn't have stock tanks straight off the bat.

[@Alexander-ev5dd]

@@mwnciboo I'm in the tier 9 chinese LT rn and it's painful af when it's stock. Fair enough you don't have to research another turret, but the fact i have to use a 90 mm with 189 pen at tier 9 is cancerous. Also, the topgun cost 60k exp.

[@Basti1910]

@@mwnciboo Just have a few hundred thousand XP sitting around for each high tier stock tank xd

[@blanksilver3851]

@@Alexander-ev5dd Play tiger 2 Stock this is where fun begins i maxed out tiger 2 finally and its still feels underwhelming weak every shot engine hit or ammo rack or ur fuel get hit. i even use already to angle my armor

[@zacksevememes69]

@@mwnciboo Yeah lemme just had hundreds of thousands of free xp going into multiple lines :ok_hand:

[@wauterrr4991]

When you are a beginner and just started playing you just don’t know how bad stock tanks are. When you know how to play you start feeling how bad stock tanks are. On some tier 8 or tier 9 tanks you need 50k xp for the best gun and then you need some times a turret and tracks to unlock and you need to play so many games with a stock tank thats nearly imposseble and not fun at all

[@omarmariscal5066]

Cough t54

[@Luxuriaa176]

now that made me remember the centurion 1 stock 77mm grind

[@ushikiii]

@@omarmariscal5066 Don't remind me about that ugh.

[@djordjeglisovic6438]

That's why i use free experience

[@Xelianow]

I am grinding my way through the WZ-111 1G FT right now (the T8 regular chinese TD) and its a pain in the arse stock. The top gun is locked behind 110k exp - with another 15k exp waiting for you for the tracks in order to mount any equipment... And even as a 61% WR player with enough free-EXP to unlock at least the second gun and the tracks it is frustrating to play. No idea how the joe average player - let alone the worse players - suffer from that...

[@jaskicd]

you know whats more stupid, when you train crew in KV1 for example, and then you put it in another tank.. later, you put them back to KV1, they need to be trained again, like they never used a KV1 o.O.. thats stupid

[@abrissimon914]

Wow thats really stupid. I didn't even know that!

[@DD2146]

This is probably the thing that pisses me off more than most other issues in WoT. How would my crew lose their knowledge of a tank I have trained them for? At the very least let them retain knowledge of tanks in the same line that they have previously been trained for.

[@jaskicd]

@@DD2146 yes, sometimes i play tier 6 with clan, and i want to use my Easy8, but crue is in Patton which was previously trained in that easy8...

[@DD2146]

@@jaskicd That is so aggravating. To be honest, I could even probably be okay with them charging me more (in credits (or gold if you prefer)) to add specializations to a crew. For instance, lets say I have an easy 8 crew who I want to train in the patton. Instead of retraining for credits I could pay credits to train that crew on an additional tank which would be more costly. Each additional tank training would be higher. Of course I know why they would never do this but really I'm just complaining and thinking out loud.

[@nGEnigma]

If you think about it in terms of outside of the game, then yeah, retaining the knowledge would make sense. In the game, how ever, it's a balancing mechanic. "Oh hey, your tier 10 crew is maxed out and you want to put it back in your tier 5? We cant really just let you do that for the sake of other players..." And in my eyes, it also works in a sense of learning how to ride a bike and then not riding one for years, then trying to ride one again. It's not going to be smooth, so you effectively have to retrain yourself. Same with crews. The tanks may be similar, but each tank is a step forward in technological advances and the instruments inside will most likely be different as well. So if your IS-7 crew gets back in a KV-1...its gunna take time to learn how to operate it again.

[@juustem2000]

I like the freetoplay videos, keep them coming QB.

[@WritersBlockWill]

I'd even be happy with a separate Twitch stream dedicated to PlaysforFree.

[@Tai1g]

Grinding vehicles stock does not make it more enjoyable, whatsoever. It burns you out, and once you've got it fully upgraded you just feel tired and beat by the game that using it just isn't what you expected, no matter how good.

[@weirdunknownperson2916]

Lightly_Salted poor soul atleast us blitz got lots of fun with rooms and seal club and new modes

[@sadenuttie2234]

m K 1 even then stock tanks suck in blitz

[@sadenuttie2234]

m K 1 I don’t think they should immediately give you the most desirable gun. But there still needs to be some advantage of using it, despite being the worse overall gun. Instead of simply being the worst all around

[@Blood04]

I never comment on these videos even though ive watched hundreds of them but i had to today. This video is 100% in the feels. I'm not a pro gamer nor even a GOOD player but i give it my all every time and find myself fighting tooth and nail to even stay alive not to mention get kills. I've gotten better through watching videos you, Jingles, and others have put up over the years but i still find it difficult to make anything happen. Its VERY frustrating and i find myself "wasting" free xp just to be moderately competitive, and more often than not i still cant do squat without firing prem rounds (and thus wasting more credits). I got into the game refusing to spend real money but i have consequently spent a few hundred over 3-5 years just trying to gain an edge (usually without result). Great video, and i find it mildly comforting knowing someone of your skill level finds it frustrating to grind all the way through these lower tier tanks. Carry on QB!

[@FroxyCz]

MORE FREE VIDEOS!! Love you quickybaby! :)

[@Thot-Slayer-420]

but the vids are free...

[@celebrim1]

So, no idea if this is going to reach anyone, but I played WoT 4-5 years ago, and during that period it was one of my favorite games of all time. I got pretty good at it too. I wasn't dark Purple, but I was a solid dark Blue and had plenty of games as great as any playthrough you've hosted (as I imagine most of your fans had). I got burned out though, and besides I'm a naval history fanatic so I spent a good 6 months to a year playing World of Warships, before burning out of that too. Watching your videos lately made me nostalgic, so I thought I'd play some games to see if the magic would rekindle. And it was a completely different game. Four to five years ago it was a cerebral concealment based shooter where an understanding of the map, player psychology, steady hands, the use of defilade and good understanding of tactics could allow an old man like me to play with a bunch of twitchy kids on almost equal terms. Many of times on group chat, I'd see statements like, "Wow, your X player is really good." (Well, many times I'd see a bunch of cursing, but I always took it to mean the same thing.) But in the new game, I'd load up maps with not a bush or piece of cover to be seen. Once familiar maps no offered no long lines of sight, no concealment, and no cover. The dominate tactic I saw was wolfpacks of mediums and lights swarming up to point blank range by utilizing the rolling terrain and high speed, and then out DPSing opponents in point blank twitch fests, or alphaing down the opposition before they could react. It felt like the game had turned into something like Call of Duty. Now, that's a perfect valid style of game, but it's not the same game that felt so different 5 years ago. Is my impression just all wrong? Is there any chance for an oldbie like me going back to this game? And, if I were to go back to this game, what tips would you give me on how to learn to play again?

[@rjansen6874]

Thanks QB for trying to understand how we (avarage players) feel when playing wot

[@wargamingsupernoob]

Especially if we don't pay Wargaming a dime.

[@thederpking6373]

Love watching quickybaby. Helps alot in playing.

[@lightningmcqueen6960]

Me too but i play blitz so kind of hard to try those tactics.

[@Alexanderthegreat126]

I've noticed the 57mm gun is really good on the SU-85b and the KV-1 as well.

[@johanbuis1369]

Thomas Mason SU-85B: sure KV-1...”(X) doubt”

[@tameu1309]

I always appreciate how reasonable your advises sound, and how you're able to explain your decisions in such a clear simple way. Thanks!

[@jerryzhang872]

2:07 right after saying bigger is not better quickybaby popped bigger on my screen lol

[@Karp_Dominion]

Stock grinds are not only a detriment to yourself, but for your team as well.

[@michalhybes9793]

Poor loader, I really would NOT want to be him in the T-34

[@filipvondracek]

There is no loader, all do the commander and radioman is chilling next to the driver 34-85s had loaders

[@matthewshandle326]

Right. 😂 that’s funny

[@BossRoss045]

Thanks for playing the free-to-play account and showing that the struggle is real. The hardest thing in a free-to-play account is getting more garage slots to expand my inventory of Tanks. I've been playing for over 5 years and still struggling to get tier 5 in all countries. Currently I'm only 20% there.

[@deividassimkus9725]

5years i play like that and now im almoust imune to pain :D

[@khalidgagnon8753]

4yr veteran of Brit and french lines... I understand your condition

[@blackAngel88it]

I can understand that the stock tanks should be slightly worse than fully upgraded, but at least the guns should be mostly options and not obvious upgrades that make them go from worthless to OP. Some turrets also make way too much difference, going from paper to impenetrable, and then there's the HP difference as well... My love-hate relationship with WoT continues for now... Such a great game with such shitty maps, pay2win and gamble elements...

[@oorimaa]

It could be that they could be different rather than POS. IMHO the biggest problem is that you have to upgrade the tracks first and just have more mobile POS rather than having it slow and heavy gun. Maybe added armour should be researched/bought as well and just give options of faster/better gun/better armour right after stock.

[@ayuvir]

As an old WoT player and a longtime WT player I do feel like I need to comment on unlocking modules. I will undoubtedly say that WoT does it better than WT. In WT some of the unlockable modules are essencial for your machine to survive or be the least bit competitive such as Repair Parts and Fire Prevention System for tanks and certain ammunition types for both tanks and planes, other than that a completely unlocked machine has, in some cases, much, much better performance than a stock one much like in WoT. But here's the kicker, there are very little module upgrades that change the hull of the machine, those being small armour "upgrades". So what happens in WT tanks is that while you can play every Pz.4, Sherman or T-34 variant ever made (or close to every) but they are separate vehicles which you must unlock separately and grind the modules separately to advance to the next tier of vehicle making some of the grind very painful as there are vehicles that are very, very bad. You can, however skip some of those vehicles as you advance in tiers by owning 6 vehicles of the previous tier and they allow you to grind whatever machine you want with whatever other machine you like playing, you also take a loadout of vehicles with you to battle so you can switch when you respawn. In the case of WoT, I believe that their system was excellent for when I started way, way back in 2011, where the game didn't have that many minor nations and most of the major nations had a lot of shared modules in between their vehicles. I remember grinding my way up to the E-75 when I decided to branch out some more on the German tech tree, and having to not unlock every little thing on the MAUS line gave me this cozy feeling that my previous efforts helped me out in the long run. Nowadays I mainly watch videos and I notice that more and more trees just don't do that anymore both because they aren't big (just one line) and because there's an increase in prototypes that use prototype equipment unique to that vehicle. On the flip side. Some vehicles (like the Pz.4) have alternate guns you can use which mixes things up a bit.

[@BlacKHellCaT78]

thats something I love about the frenchies, they also share a lot of the modules and in general there's less modules to unlock (all the autoloaders dont have turret upgrades for example :) )

[@FOKI5895]

I would give WG a pass as far as grinds are concerned cause im not 100% sure of their intentions, BUT THEN i played Type 61 and YOU KNOW some motherf**ker went and changed that specifically so that you have to grind 104 000 XP with a stock 90mm at tier IX because to research the 105mm gun, you need to research the second turret first and when you do that (80k xp), you cant mount either of them because the second turret is EXACTLY heavier enough so you need to research the other tracks! Well then , just use the stock turret until you get the tracks? TOO BAD because the stock turret is not compatible with the 105mm despite looking identical to the second one. Someone at wargaming made damn sure that you couldnt put that gun up until you grinded 104k xp with the stock 90mm gun, not even trying to hide it. Oh and by the way, the 90mm and the 105mm WEIGH EXACTLY THE SAME, so do the engines, they specifically only gave turret extra 300kg just to f*ck you.

[@creaturedanaaaaa]

Isn't there an equipment you can use until you get the new tracks?

[@darkonhunt]

@@creaturedanaaaaa Yup, there is, enhanced torsion bars. Might be a bit expensive on heavier tanks but it's nothing on higher tiers when you already know how to manage your credits. A lot of people forget about them but they are very good for stock grind. Just swap if for something else after you finish grinding, or just sell it with the tank if you don't want to keep it.

[@creaturedanaaaaa]

@@darkonhunt Yeah I don't understand how people keep forgetting about them.

[@Oozaru997]

Looks like someone didn't grind german heavys

[@creaturedanaaaaa]

@@Oozaru997 German tanks in general*

[@danam0228]

excellent point about crews Quicky, in general there are too many options to account for when heading into battle, I JUST WANT TO PLAY AND HAVE IT BE FAIR, BE MORE PLAYER SKILL BASED

[@jeoveracker]

I was introduced to your channel by the Mighty Jingles. I had done reasonably well with World of Warships and figured I'd give World of Tanks a try. I'm not going to lie, things haven't been going well. I play on the North American Server, so sometimes it takes a couple of minutes to queue up a game. Then, when the game does load, I end up dying very quickly, which I kind of expect because I'm a new player. New players have a lot of things they need to learn to become good, including angling, positioning, map control, equipment, and just plain old muscle memory. But when I go out into battle, it often happens that I push up further than I should. I don't know this, because I haven't had time to get a fully trained crew, much less the sixth sense skill. Had I such intuition from the beginning, I would at least be mentally prepared to expect incoming fire. Also making life harder is that I haven't had much time to become acquainted with the maps. It's not just knowing which bush to hide in, but also those bushes where the enemy might be. Experienced players know that certain roads are kill zones, but me... The first indication that I've screwed up is usually when I get hit and I'm usually dead within seconds. Often times I'm killed without seeing what killed me or being able to return fire. This means that there is no chance for me to earn the experience I need to upgrade my tank from stock and increase the skill of my crew. And since I don't understand what I did wrong, there's no feedback on how to avoid a repeat of that experience except, "well, I guess I shouldn't do that again." I feel frustrated, helpless, and I can't even say that the game was educational. For a time, I quit the game. When I saw you talk about your Playsforfree account, I decided to give WoT another go. The experience still sucks, but your videos have been super helpful, partly for the tips that you give, but mostly because they make me realize that I'm not alone in this terrible experience. One of the most crucial things I noticed was that you had hit indicators. By default, WoT does not have advanced UI enabled. Once I enabled it, I was able to figure out where the fire was coming from and from what, and sometimes I was able to survive a little bit longer because of that. Imagine the poor players that quit without even realizing that was a thing... The new player experience is absolutely unforgiving. New players start with poor equipment, no crew training or skills, with only a vague notion of the gameplay mechanics, and are immediately placed into a battle against players who are more experienced, but also with tanks that are superior in both equipment and in crew abilities. Making matters worse, critical feedback systems like the advanced UI and the sixth sense skill, skills which are critical to developing a player's survival skills and situational awareness, are not available by default. These are disadvantages I have BEFORE we even talk about the matchmaker and how unbalanced some tanks are! I'll figure it out eventually, but I still wanted to thank you for bringing attention to what I'm going through.

[@sontran5312]

the newbies experience is much better than it was

[@josh7783]

@@sontran5312 Still doesn't help the fact that the new player experience is not good.

[@sikkyson8258]

I’ve been playing (and watching) wot since 2013 and the t-150 was my first tier 6. However, the extremely good armor and hard hitting gun made it my first tank with 3 marks as well. That was my favorite time period in the history of WoT

[@lemonpie3218]

Heres a joke Wg doesent use us for money and cares about our opinions

[@dominikaga4049]

Hahahahahahahaha

[@ushikiii]

I am afraid that someone beat you to that.

[@ushikiii]

@@dominikaga4049 Really not that funny.

[@aryakaushik3633]

lol

[@Coolhand118]

@@ushikiii have you heard of sarcasm

[@spinster4000]

I love looking at your channel and seeing a new video posted, it’s like a breathe of fresh air

[@pinochet3317]

Thanks Fill Wrampton, very cool!

[@pinochet3317]

De Mafketels It’s Will Frampton.

[@Balc0ra]

It's why I basically tell new players to go for the old tech trees vs new with just one lane or two. As there you have less modules shared between tiers. And thus more stock grinds that might be bad. Russians, French, Germans or British have multiple lanes that share engines, guns etc. Making it a bit easier to do a second lane later. Like the Bitish HT's first. As that gets you the top guns for the meds one tier lower always. Or the Archer to get the 17 on the higher non turreted tiers early. Can't do that on the Polish.

[@skirmiiish]

im early so lemme make a joke wg without vodka

[@Coolhand118]

Hahaha

[@awkwarddoggo05]

Hehehe

[@dubson_h2500]

Theese vids of your QB are the best, because I can relate so much more! GJ! :D

[@aryakaushik3633]

QB, would you consider making a WarThunder video and comparing WoT and War Thunder?

[@OhSoddit]

I just ditched my WoT account in favour of War Thunder.

[@Cattus_Maximus]

I play both games and I think both games are massively different from each other it is like comparing minecraft to cs:go. The only thing both games have in common is they have tanks (and russian bias) that's all but I cannot deny the fact that WT is better than WoT :D

[@ushikiii]

@@Cattus_Maximus wot fits my style.

[@fastmadcow]

@Ethan Ansell Yeah, Armored Warefare was murdered.

[@ecabernet]

This is actually more interesting for me to watch. I wouldnt take away the other types of videos. But having some of these makes it more relatable.

[@mlgkingred]

OBJ. 705A VIDEO PLEASE

[@matfinger2]

he already did that 1 year ago kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4WloGWve5yBm7M

[@mlgkingred]

@@matfinger2 I know he did I'm more so referring to his tier 10 vs tier 9 video, he also said that he played it on a test server in that video and that he couldn't give a final opinion since he didn't have it on public server

[@Paciat]

QB.The most produced vehicle of WWII was the Jeep. 640.000. The most produced tracked vehicle was the BREN Carrier. 113.000 in total.

[@aversear]

I'm suffering at tier4 and 5 and it cost me 3 mouses and 2 monitors

[@Petigp]

Maybe pause the game for a while. Sometimes you cant achieve First Win of The Day even with your favourite tank. On these bad days I just went to sleep or played something else. (Like Arma or Factorio)

[@guilemaigre14]

I'm sure a year of premium is less expensive.

[@froglander9966]

Are you playing the Churchill I?

[@OhSoddit]

Cost me a suspension for 'colourful euphemisms' Cost WoT a refund on my cc.

[@DarkArcAngel2129]

If playing a game upset you to the point of losing 3 mouses and 2 monitors....I would go get some sunlight. Maybe step away from the game for a while. If your breaking shit because of a game it's time to stop.

[@therealkillerb7643]

Love this series! Please continue; even the grind is interesting.

[@clarkclements7204]

This "PlayForFree" account has made me realise that my statistics aren't that bad!

[@StarkRaven59]

Good on ya, mine are still garbage.

[@clarkclements7204]

@Mile WorldOfTanks what is your point?

[@rnbw9875]

i love doing the stock grind if you can play the vehicle when its bad you can for sure play it when its fully unlocked

[@bryanr93]

I really don't understand the purpose of stock tanks and I really wish Wargaming would just remove all stock modules in the game. Keep only the top modules so that when you unlock a tank it actually feels triumphant, instead of just not even wanting to play the tank because of how bad it is. Wargaming can easily make money elsewhere instead of forcing you to pay money for tanks that are supposed to be free. Grinding the crew to 100% is enough. Of course, keep more than one gun available on tanks, especially tds, so that its not just the same gun all the time on every same tank you meet, BUT make each gun competitive, so that players can choose what they want. For example the 122mm derp or the 85mm gun on the KV1, or the 90mm or 105mm on the T29 (if the 90mm had more penetration than it does now to make it actually competitive).

[@ronmathewjoe]

It's for the player to be given time to understand their tank, I guess. But I get your point, it is frustrating. I just bought the M103 and haven't played a single battle in it due to horribly inadequate 105 mm mounted on it.

[@zilbertbekog8179]

I wish they would do that but make the tanks cost a little more experience, that way you would still feel like you accomplished something when you researched a tank but didn’t have to play through the stock pain, also they should definitely keep multiple competitive guns on tanks

[@timmietimmins3780]

I definitely feel that having the stock tanks be so bad hurts my enjoyment even when I am in a good tank. I remember one time I quit world of tanks, I was playing on Dragon ridge, which was subsequently removed. Massive hills, in a low tier match. I was in a t-28, the russian tier 4 medium, with like 90 or 100% crew. I didn't have sixth sense or anything, but I remember blowing down this hill some guy in a tier 3 or 4 tank that could barely climb it. And it was so hopelessly one sided. I was shooting people who clearly couldn't see me, I was fighting from high ground enemies couldn't get to, and I was able to circle guys on the side of a mountain, where they couldn't keep a gun on me. Because I actually had a tank with a real engine and a real gun and a real crew, and they clearly didn't. It was so dissatisfying, because I didn't feel I had earned it. I felt like I was cheating. Which is a real accomplishment on the part of the designers of world of tanks. To make a player who never got sixth sense on any tank, EVER, who never fired a round of gold, and who at the time, wasn't even running regular consumables, let alone premium, feel like they were cheating. I actually didn't play another game. I uninstalled as soon as we won. I came back after probably about a year or 18 months, but I still remember that time I quit. Having to pay real money for 100% crews is just silly, as is sixth sense being gated. It also makes people feel like tank balance is even worse than it is. If everyone thinks the lee is bad, are they going to train a 100% crew for it? no. So it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. I think the lee is bad, so I don't invest in making it as good as it could be, so I come out even more convinced that the balance in world of tanks is complete shit. Especially because every time you see an enemy "good" tank, it's likely to be someone who has invested in making that tank as good as it could be, within reason. Not all t-28's had sixth sense when I played, but I was damn sure none of the M3 lee's did.

[@yeetfeetus7293]

can you help me Quickybaby? i normally play wot Blitz, but I've started to play Normal world of tanks and it is too hard of a switch. I think it is because in wotb you can be more aggressive, anyway my stats suck, some advice pls?

[@AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAA]

he wont

[@GG-fn5ep]

Yeet feetus if its the stats thats borthering you, you should be less agressive

[@wiggumesquilax9480]

Drive slower vehicles. It's really that simple, you're team can't leave you behind if you yourself struggle to reach the front. I had the same problem back when I first started in WoT. You push ahead, trying to reach the most valuable real estate before the enemy can do the same, but new players still learning the controls and basic mechanics don't know enough to back you up. Slow, heavy tanks will teach you the value of sticking with your team, even if they don't know it themselves.

[@croatiaboy11]

Dont rush everywhere, its not like wot blitz because its mobile and no one knows what is going on

[@ksil5721]

Start to play with arty or heavy (american line on arty and russian for heavy) and go through qb channel vids you will learn a lot from the mechanics of the game (side scraping, bushes, choosing the type of shells, hull down, view range, map awareness, mm awareness...) :)

[@loucyphers_nightmare]

That 107mm cannon that Quickly is talking about that was on the KV was also on the SU-85, it was devastating, the SU-85 was pretty much invisible, there was no 6th sense back then, I would wait for Lowes to get far out of hard cover and then kill them with ease, they never knew where the attack was coming from.

[@josuastangl7140]

13:55 25% in a brand new tank, don't feel to bad, that's just the pay2win

[@wuffermaurer8334]

I can't believe this game went from what I used to love in 2012 how it was rising then it started to fall. This isn't the first time I've seen something die because it was pay to win. In fact I've seen game with huge populations die in a matter of days because they became pay to win.

[@sergejstevanovic6264]

6:20 Kosovo is Serbia, lel (look in chat) Said *look in chat* 6:20, and I get history classes of Alexander the Greath... 😑

[@randomassdude2734]

Yep seen it

[@kevve1414]

Haha

[@dominikaga4049]

Lol brate

[@nekoizmase9]

To je to!

[@bobbob-wf8ho]

must of been a dumb serb. everyone else know Kosovo is not serbija

[@g4m1ngd4ddy]

Although I play World of Tanks on console, I appreciate your videos as well as your insight. Thank you from a Yank across the pond in Los Angeles, California.

[@hytraox]

I have never paid Gold to level my crews... im fine with playing 20 games with a 75% Crew

[@mystery6065]

i never use gold because it is noob

[@TheIllio]

Please tell me if you're sarcastic and I didn't get it or you actually mean it. In 20 games from 75% to 100%? It takes ages for me to get a Crew to 100% or to level the first skill. Especially the last 5% of the first skill feel like an eternity to me.

[@tankidestiny8290]

@@TheIllio if I think about how much 20 games are, that should be enough to get it to 100%

[@Bigbacon]

you can do this in 20 games??

[@TheIllio]

@@tankidestiny8290 Ok then let me ask like this: About what average Tier are we talking about, or does it not make any difference? And what is the average experience per game we are talking about? For me it differs a lot with some tanks, as I got a few games that go really well, where I get about 800-900 average exp if we win, but just as many games where I completely fail and get with like 100-200 exp out of a game and this at Tier 6-8. I know what you mean, 20 games are more than you would think at first and they can already feel quite long. However when I got a crew on a new tank at about 80% it usually takes me a lot more games than 20. I think we can about double it. So are we talking about really good players with that 20 games mark or am I simply that bad? :D

[@jinan_hwasal]

Astonishing seal clubing documentary make me shed few tears of satisfaction...

[@eemci3781]

MORE FREE PLAYS

[@bozydargroch9779]

T-34 was my first tank to 3mark while just grinding it ^^ it leads to 3 other tanks and literally last game of grinding was 3rd MoE battle

[@Rubashow]

Soviet tank winrates significantly higher? Are you, perhaps, implying that there might be bias afoot?

[@wargamingsupernoob]

My IS-3 has a 50% win rate out of close to 200 games. But my m4 with 900 games has a 54% win rate.

[@Rubashow]

@@wargamingsupernoob Aren't you comparing apples to oranges there? I mean you are comparing a tier V medium with a derp gun (which the soviets don't have) to a tier VIII heavy. And I also would argue that your winrate might go up when you play the IS-3 as often. I also have the impression that you're sealclubbing, driving a tier V tank with a derp gun that often. That would also partially explain your elevated winrate in the M4.

[@wargamingsupernoob]

@@Rubashow but we are talking 100 wins and 100 losses in the IS-3 and about 500 wins in a tank I've played 900 times, have 2 marks on, most experienced crew in, and absolutely adore.

[@psychomusician1]

@@wargamingsupernoob You literally just validated his claim that your a seal clubber. Its clear to see your a bad player when you have to to play a tank that needs more then 1 shot to kill another tank.

[@wargamingsupernoob]

@@psychomusician1 I'm not validating any idea of sealclubbing. I'm just saying that the number of games you win seems to be based on the nation you drive. I have played 200 games in the IS-3 with half of those as wins compared to 900 in the m4. When I played the m4 up to about 350 my win percentage was about 48% at most, not the 50% the IS-3 has with only 200 games played. That's the point that I am trying to make. High tier Russian and Chinese vehicles seem to have the better win percentage on the NA server based off my experience because they are so similar.

[@joncooper4145]

The grind was fun, i played with what i had and just tried my best. Eventually i had some fave tanks, some great crews , a fist full of medals and enough motivation to keep playing.

[@alexanderpetersen9130]

Im f2p and when I see the cost of my tier X tank when I lose. Oh baby thats alot of damage.... To my bank account XD

[@xfscz7258]

Always looking foward to your f2p acc videos. Fun to watch with lot to learn.

[@stefannilsson2406]

i havnt played the t-150 yet but i have already unlocked the 107mm gun on the kv2, so hurray for me i guess

[@vermis8344]

Use it if you want to. It's a good gun. I mean, you've got a superior player in this video right here, mopping up with it and praising it, on a same-tier tank.

[@Olav_Hansen]

@@vermis8344 difference is t150 has 200 turret armor.

[@Nightcrawlerfive]

I suspect most players get the KV-2 before they go to the T-150 branch, so they probably will have already unlocked the 107mm for the T-150. I don't know that the 107 is inherently a bad idea on the KV-2, it's just that you could be playing the same gun in the better armored T-150, so why would you? If you like the 107, play the T-150, not the KV-2.

[@stefannilsson2406]

@Šimon Švancár I mean, its very good if you are top tier, and you even get better gun handling than the t-150. I bought the kv2 (R) so I have one kv2 with the 107 and one with the 152 mm.

[@josef.martin5174]

You have summarized quite well why I abandoned the Polish, Italian and Swedish lines.

[@cerealeater2472]

You should do some Roblox tank gameplays

[@Iron_Road]

Great to see you do something like this QB.

[@jurrevandersluis7728]

1 FIRST

[@qGCupi]

2nd

[@jansrajbr3007]

3rd

[@T_5N1P3R]

Jurre Van Der Sluis need a medal?

[@yakufox]

Eat chocolate

[@imnotnono4376]

Stop it, get some help

[@S939-n3e]

6:33 Saying that the 107 mm gun on the T-150 is awesome because it is mounted on the KV-5 is being a bit too positive.. that gun is still a tier 7 gun and it was useless (until some time ago when it got buffed) on it.

[@vermis8344]

So it's a tier 7 gun on a tier 6 tank, and it was useless until they made it not-useless, and... what was your point again...?

[@S939-n3e]

@@vermis8344 That it is a dishonest comparison saying it is so good it is even mounted on the KV-5.

[@jrgcm1929]

17 views and 113 like, gg youtube

[@atanasijesimic4651]

Nothing strange, youtube views need more time to update than youtube likes.

[@ClnJack]

Hey guys! Reading all the comments, I'd like to share my experience as well. I am really happy for such a video and I'm hoping it helps all the people out there who are constantly doubting themselves whether they are ever going to improve in this game like I always did. I don't use any mods, no xvm or such, because I sincerely think they make the users focus too much on statistics and rankings, rather than on the actual gameplay and having fun, because after all - it's a game, right? I discovered WoT roughly 5 years ago and played a couple hundred games back then. I was a completely F2P player because I was going through a job change, moving to another place and did not want to spend any extra money on a video game. My first tech tree was Czechoslovakian tanks because I come from that country and I liked the idea of driving such vehicles since I like military history and everything connected with it. But oh boy, was that a painful ride! As a total rookie, I had no idea about crucial map points, common positions, bushes, tactics, angling, types of ammunition and so much more. I pretty much played only stock tanks with 50% crews since I was not able to make enough credits and xp. Yes, I had some good games, but honestly, they were usually there because the enemy team played miserably or there was a huge rng aspect rather than being "better" and actually deserving the stats. I always wondered how the enemy tanks could outspot me, penetrate under unreal angles and get me killed within seconds. And quite honestly, I expected this as a rookie to the game but there was very little improvement as I didn't know what exactly I did wrong, I didn't see my mistakes. I was balancing on the 47-48% WR and still was trying to learn more and more stuff from youtube videos and tutorials (thank you QB and Jingles

[@FrmerK20]

"the tank who beat fascism". Well the russians werent much better lol

[@KeanoMUFC1]

russian communism were not much different than german facism at that time, Hitler and Stalin both led totalitarian regimes.

[@FrmerK20]

@@KeanoMUFC1 what I said

[@blackwood4734]

alright guys, WW2 is about to start. Let's shake hand with Hitler while mass murdering 100 millions citizen and yet still be able to increase our population for 15% 1 year after the war cause we are cOmMuNIsMeMe so it mean we gonna starve our own people because that is what we naturally do correct me if i'm wrong

[@RandomEpicFails]

I started playing August 2016. Just got my first tier10 December 2018 (Maus) and the worst thing in those 2 years is the credit grind.

[@mema0005]

I loved my T-150 when i was starting out and working my way up the lines

[@WiebeMusicClass]

Thanks for you thorough research and honest questions and insights regarding stock tanks and pay to play advantages. Keep up the good work. 😊

[@AcesReaper]

Just wanna say thanks for your videos and reviews I play on console and have really stepped up my game I just hate it took me so long to totally figure out the game your awesome quicky

[@Glade8ter]

Bunks in the barracks and garage slots just about killed me when i started - had to sell so many tanks just to progress :(

[@tanks3921]

I couldn’t agree more I totally forgot the grind. I’ve been playing since beta on the 360 then to the Xbox one. I had everything on console but just recently got into world of tanks on PC and man oh man I am feeling the absolute agony that is grinding a free to play account. Even with a month of premium I bought it still just takes so long to get to a comfortable spot on the game where I myself personally enjoy. Like I just got the stock T29 with the 76mm and my god it’s so slow and awful facing tier 9s in that thing. My overall win % went from 40% to 49.16% in a week after getting my IS-3 and then the 105mm on my T29 it’s honestly insane the difference. And like I said I’m use to this from grinding way back on console but for a new player I can’t even imagine them getting to tier 7 let alone grinding 50 thousand XP for the 105mm on the T29.

[@doomnova1946]

Ah back in the day PZ IV's with 75mmL70 and KV's with the 107's. I honestly missed those fights.

[@schuhsuppe7228]

My way of grinding back then was by having as many skilltrees ongoing as possible, try getting present tanks and sell them for their garage slots. I then did play games untill i made one win then go on to the next one, so i pretty much need only half as many games because i never played without a bonus (unless in rare occasions i actually had fun, like in the 105mm Hetzer)

[@mrwdpkr5851]

I love the t34/type t34 . I use the 57 on the 59-16 instead of the 76 auto .

[@solar9706]

I was waiting so long for a T-34 video, my favorite medium of all time

[@coltbaker7812]

I'm going down the polish tech tree because the tier 10 just looks monster, as you've demonstrated QB. I'm actually on the tier 5 right now, and I want to give up on it right now, even with free XPing the upgraded tracks and turret to rush getting the upgraded gun ASAP. watching this makes me want to continue on with it even though I hate the 25tp.

[@NorskElsker]

i remember playing the T-150 a few years ago....almost every match i played with it, it caught fire....I just call it the matchbox now :P

[@zeytuh3046]

Quicky with the no cap kill all

[@Gyrosmeister]

fun fact, the T34's armor was only good against the 37mm guns of the Germans, the 50mm was able to knock it out, the 75mm and 88mm guns had absolutely no trouble

[@frostthehos6512]

the 50mm is 50/50 since the pen it the same as the armor with slope (in the front atleast) but yeah the 75mm and 88mm is like a hot knife though butter

[@franskamstra2728]

I have the same with the alecto. That is a small gun with high pen. And at range you decimate a groupe

[@Bazsigood]

TBH these videos are the best QB! This account is the real face of the game and it's cool to watch how you struggle through again like all we did in the beginning :) And nice to see the current state of the game and tanks now with average, shitty crew members. :) Keep on going with these videos!!!

[@chancelorhiggins-gloor6999]

T-150 was one of my favorite tanks when I was still at tier 6.

[@greatwhitenorth1418]

QB talking about the new player/stock tank struggle while still having unicorn stats on most of his tanks. Lol.

[@davvvd771]

m3 lee grind is ridiculous and you have to do it two times to go up both medium and heavy lines.

[@JontysCorner]

Stock tanks should have preferential MM until they have the gun with highest possible penetration available to that tank.

[@Nightcrawlerfive]

Then in some cases it might be advantageous to keep the stock gun, if it is decent, just for the improved matchmaking. Which may not be a problem, idk...

[@militaryiam97]

I remember when the kv-1s was t5 and had the 122 derp, i also remember when the t6 american jackson had the name m36 slugger

[@rustydusty8637]

Thank you qb I played in my stock t 150 right after this and the battle got a first class and 1.6k damage, also got some decent games in my a-20

[@ckhound1]

I've always played WoT by pretty much only ever buying premium time, and then ive purchased a JagTiger 88 to get my crews up on my TD line for Germany. But one of the big offputting things is I always felt like if I wanted to get the full experience I would have to buy gold to do crews on any new tanks, to transfer crews over etc. It had always put me at a place that turns me off the game for long spurts.

[@FLUX.2226]

That VK at 1:12 either has some overnatural reflexes or is using a forbidden mod to auto-repair the tracks.

[@z0h33y]

This video is perfect timing for the terrible teams during the Weekend.

[@eddiestuder7593]

Hey Quickybaby, thank you very much for the content you provide. You are one of the only streamers, I feel, actually puts out good videos and live streams. My question is, what would you suggest for new players, picking a line and playing only it until they reach the tank they like or playing multiple lines for the variety? Thank you again.

[@TheIllio]

Those shots at 3:20 ALWAYS go into the ground/mountain right in front of me if I try something like that. And lately a fearsome amount of my shots tend to hit the ground before the enemy tanks, even though I aim at their turret. And this does not only happen in these low tier games, but for instance in my IS3 at 200m distance as well. Am I simply that unlucky with RNG or is there actually something I'm doing wrong?

[@wargamingsupernoob]

RNG

[@shanky.y]

Is it strange that I like to watch your videos and do not play this game at all :P awesome vid

[@itstherunningmonkey]

Lower tier stock tanks are still pretty painless, higher tier tanks wil definedly start to hurt. But QB, great effort with this serie, good to see a player like you grinding up the tree for free!

[@hardworkingslacker7233]

I like the approach Wargaming took in World of Warships. You are starting with a stock ship that usually has ~10 % less HP and Main battery fiering Range and some disadvantages concerning air defense. Apart from that, you are pretty much able to play your ship at its almost fullest potential from the get go (There are exceptions). If you continue your grind, you will notice that you usually, after buying the B-Hull on a ship and getting those HP and AA defense upgrades, you are forced to research a C-Hull (minor upgrades in AA) for the ship in order to finally being able to step towards the next ship. This can be a bad experience of course (Izumo-Grind towards Yamato is pretty eh...) but i can kind of deal with that much better in WoWS than in tanks because you are not putting your team in a serious disadvantage just because you are stock... It would be absolutely an improvement if Wargaming added this system to World of Tanks too. Example: Let´s say you are in the IS and you unlocked the IS-3. Now you sit in your super-exciting new (possibly first) tier VIII tank after a mediocre grind (imo) only to find out that your gun is totally inadequate for tier 8 games. I mean, 175 or 217 (with gold) pen, come on! When you take a look at the tech tree you will find out that you have to grind 44000 XP to unlock an adequate gun. Since you are forced to play mainly against higher tier tanks due to our glorious Template System you will need at least 20-40 games to unlock the gun, even with an active premium account and arguably experience boosters running (Double that without any of those features). I want to stress it once again: 175 or 217 pen at best against tier IX and X tanks. That is not enough to even penetrate a lot of the mediums there reliably, let alone heavy tanks. Why is it not possible to give the IS-3 a decent stock gun that has ~200 standard penetration so it is not as good as the top gun but decent enough to deal with at least its same tier opponents effectively. Then you could give it the gold ammunition of the top gun to compensate for its lack of strength against higher tiered tanks. Voilà, you just created a tank that is decent in its stock version and great in its top version!

[@ChrisBrown-iu8ii]

Enjoying the FTP acct videos way more than the typical one in 1000 uber game ones.

[@leandrosvasilakis3050]

The most painful stock tank I've ever had is the tiger 1. Man, i regretted everything i did to take it. But when i finally toock the 88 long...oh boi if it was a pleasure, now it's my favorite tank and i use him as a crew trainer, i also had my best game in that big german boxy boi

[@grantderue]

Some tanks are fun to work through. I really like my Leopard PTA, and I liked it with the bad gun. I've been enjoying the grind through the TVP too. Other tanks were horrible stock (SU-122-54 was my least favorite).

[@Phatzo1000]

The old KV you were talking about was the greatest tank of all

[@JezebelIsHongry]

You hit the nail on the head. Time. And pain. The grind is not fun and time consuming so many people pay their way out of the hell. I know you dont dip your toe in the Console Pleb Lake of Shame but what i love about Horizon Zero Dawn is that the grind.....leveling up fighting robo beasts is Fun. It is not a grind and is the best part of the game.

[@wargamingsupernoob]

Hey do you mind telling Jingles to get back to giving us Zero Dawn videos. I know he's forgotten

[@stewko]

Thanks for video. I just started wot and it's very time consuming to grind over tech tree. Especially with 50% crew.

[@ThatAussieBloke1]

The price to retrain crew to 100% is disgustingly high