SLOW IS OUT OF META? - World of Tanks Modern Armor WOT Console

[@sodmadhaven]

T110e3 is a monster

[@littlearies1326]

I agree, just not my cup of tea.

[@sodmadhaven]

@@littlearies1326 But making videos calling it bad is gonna leave a lot of misinformation out there

[@littlearies1326]

@@sodmadhavenWell, it's not just my opinion. Other big content creators also think that this tank is bad. Don't worry, I have barely over 100 subs. I'm a few years too late in this to be of any significance. When I was working as a gaming journalist, KZbin was just becoming a thing. So, to conclude this, I agree that E3 is a powerful tank but just not particularly good. E4 is much better but I don't like either one.

[@littlearies1326]

I think the worst thing in my videos is my rusty English.

[@sodmadhaven]

@littlearies1326 I don't know who you're watching that says that, but if your slow focus on vital points and lock it down

[@paskeetje]

Indeed, slow has become bad in WOT. No wonder if WG are just pumping out premiums that are always more powerful and faster and faster. The number of times I've been taken out by inferior players in a Bourrasque or a Vanguard... I unlocked the Jpz E 100 years ago (one of my first tier Xs) but didn't play it immediately. Finally started playing it recently because I needed it for the Tusk contract and even though I've had a few decent games (no Ace yet but a couple class I's) it's been terrible for the most part. Often your team will steamroll and you'll be chasing the battle and barely get 2 shots off. So you decide to be more aggressive in the next battle only to be spotted and get hammered by premium TDs or arty that have no problem penning you. I am someone who wants to unlock all TT tanks and so I will play all tanks. And playing slow tanks, more often than not, is no fun. Mainly because WG have done everything they can to speed everything up. They show no love for older TT tanks many of which have become obsolete. One interesting thing you said is: META is the most effective tactic to reach your goal in the game. In WOT I wonder more and more what IS the goal of this game? I used to think it was unlocking all tanks but when you look at players spending their days playing the newest, most powerful premiums, it clearly isn't... I think WG could make TT grinding more interesting through specific ops and goals. They have the 'On Track' series but that only works for a limited time on a specific tech tree, plus it makes everyone play the same TT at the same time. The old mercenary contracts used to have very specific tank restrictions that were sometimes fun, sometimes less but at least it was something new and original. Why not refresh TT grinding by making progress possible through mini-ops for which you can choose from a limited list of similar tanks instead of having to play the same tank of the previous tier over and over? Incite players to play all types of tanks and there will be more variety in the matchmaking and on the battlefield. But I'm afraid WG only want to incite you to spend ridiculous amounts of $$ on the latest OP premium...

[@littlearies1326]

I absolutely agree with you that the game should be more than a 4-5 minute run'n'gun sh** show. More content, more substance, less style... But, they are limited because so called free to play games can't take up too much space on PSN because otherwise they could not be in F2P category but would have to be stand-alone games. Since they added Cold War and a bunch of premium tanks, they can't develop WW2 mode anymore. Not enough memory, so to say. That's why we still don't have all the old maps nor redesigned or genuinely new maps. It's not, as WGN proclaims, that there are still a lot of people playing the game on PS4 and XBO so they can't improve the game engine, it's that they're constantly on edge with the space reserved for a free2play game. If there was no Cold War, they could easily develop WW2 to unimaginable heights, but this way all additional content (war stories, ranked battles, etc.) has been abolished. Mercenary contracts are much easier because this new generation of fast-pace "casual" players would not be able to unlock a single tank. That's why we have what we have. A game that is a shadow of what it could be...

[@paskeetje]

@@littlearies1326 Wow, that's pretty bleek if you put it that way... That means we're never going to go back to how it was, then? Yesterday I decided to go back to Cold War for the first time in months to speed up my Tusk contract and it was even worse than I remembered. I can't even take it seriously anymore, it's hilarious, a circus. I played the RU251 and I was going at 88kph! Then I noticed I hadn't even unlocked the best engine yet, so it can go even faster. There was one battle where a platoon of 2 Walker Bulldogs had more damage than my entire team combined just by racing around and shooting on autolock. Like wolves attacking a herd of defenseless sheep. I was in a stock FV101 (with a pathetic gun) and almost managed to kill one of them then drove myself off a cliff. Many days I wonder why I'm still playing. I already play a lot less than before. At least now I have a PS Plus subscription and I'm exploring many other games. For a couple of years this used to be almost the only game I played. So sad to see what it has become...

[@littlearies1326]

@@paskeetje Again, I absolutely agree with you. It is sad. Last two weeks I just don't know what to show here on channel. The gameplay is so bad and I don't even know what would people like to watch. I had one battle with 22 TD's out of 30 tanks in WW2 mode!!! Anyway, I can't have high-damage games all the time and I don't have the patience, focus and skill for three-marking tanks. So, I'm pretty much stuck here because I have a feeling that people only want to watch high-damage games and marking tanks, at least at these small channels like it's mine. Anyway, it is what it is. Thank you for commenting and showing interest in my channel.

[@paskeetje]

@@littlearies1326 No problem, always nice to see like-minded people out there. I'm more of a 2 mark player myself and I rarely get to 2 anyway because I just can't be bothered anymore. Nowadays there are so many steamrolls that I often just drive myself off a cliff or into water or just into plain sight where I can get shot quickly so I can start the next battle. Unless if I'm potentially on an ace tanker but that is rare when you are losing badly. If you could return to the lobby without losing your XP and your silver I would probably do it in 30 to 40 percent of my battles... I can't even remember how many hundreds of times I was the last remaining tank on my team (often with 80 to 100% of my HP intact!). But in the end it often doesn't pay off in XP and it only costs you more silver and you end up being an XP and damage farm for the top players on the other team... I also considered being a CC one day but the game just became too frustrating to make a second day job out of it! I do still post many of my ace tanker videos on my channel (feel free to check out) but it's more like my private collection that is shared with the public (no comments and no editing). I don't get many views and I don't care but if at least one person can get something out of watching one of my videos, that's enough.

[@littlearies1326]

@@paskeetje I worked as a gaming journalist for over 20 years as my second job. I reviewed countless games and I just got tired of it. So I entered this WOT thing on YT much too late. And I'm also too old to achieve too much.