War Thunder higher tier - How to play higher tiers in realistic tank battles

[@zelands]

1:00 ...For most vehicles armour becomes irrelevant. Also "takes 4 shots in a row with no damage" 😅

[@McKonggaming]

Ahh finally, you are the first one to mention it! Yeah, I was a bit sarcastic here in the video because the T80BVM is redicuslous op at the moment. In this clip I bounced so many shots with it and at the moment top tier russia is just boring. Every match is most likely a victory.

[@AWESOMERACECAR2013]

after I watched this video I immediately had one of the best games I've ever had on my T-62. thanks for the tips, your channel is so underrated.

[@McKonggaming]

Thank you very much for your feedback, happy the guide helped you. Hopefully one day the channel will get more views 🙂

[@WojtekFrom]

As a relatively new warthunder player (about 100 hours, now stuck at american 5.3 hell), your channel has been heaps of help. Sure some of the BR-ratings are off in the older vids, but especially the "how to play shermans" vid has alleviated some of the stresses of having to go against german and soviet tanks at BRs 5.3 and up. I will revisit this vid after I hit BRs 8+. Keep up the good work and thanks for the helpful tips and vids.

[@mineline5620]

Update

[@BARelement]

1:00 “Armor is irrelevant” “Weakspots are easy to hit anyway” *TANKS 4 BULLETS TO THE FACE AND SIDE BURNS* I LoVE this channel.

[@McKonggaming]

Nice you got my joke. The T80 BVM is just sooo op at the moment. This was the tank from this part of the video. Russian top tier is a walk in the park at the moment.

[@BARelement]

@@McKonggaming It’s kinda odd because I have the best/easiest time with Leopard 2a5s, and M1A1s. Am I doing the Russian bias wrong? 😂

[@pimmelschilz9728]

How to play higher tiers in realistic tank battles - Simply don´t

[@McKonggaming]

After a good amount of matches I felt the same way 😅

[@jakelilevjen9766]

For real. I may just drop back to my Sherman’s and actually enjoy my games.

[@bretts3057]

I'm enjoying the learning curve for the most part. Finally sort of paying off for me.

[@grimmerjxcts2206]

I find 8.0 to 8.7 not bad probably because i main USSR ...

[@semp224]

Ive been doing these tips without a thought as i played higher tier.... Never knowing ive learned to learn the basics without having to formally look at guides, only now do i realize these things.

[@Ankylodon27]

Personal Higher tiers are to stressful with all, FINAPDS, ATGMS, strong APDS, and Heat rockets. Tanks with heat terms and commanders that can control the gun, inconsistencies with the ammos low tiers are much better

[@McKonggaming]

I can totally understand you. Higher tiers are very fast and every mistake is punished. Sometimes you don't even have to make a mistake to get punished 😂 Lower tiers are more fun overall.

[@Ankylodon27]

@@McKonggaming yah tho I don’t understand why people rush to these up tiers when they just end up going back to lower ranks

[@redhed9776]

@@Ankylodon27 they find out quickly the cost of playing that level. it's a money pit.

[@bobby-dn2cx]

Okay like any competition ​@@redhed9776

[@bobby-dn2cx]

​@@redhed9776motor cross more expensive then bicycle don't mean you can't do both

[@RedFox_05]

I am planning to get the Leo 2 and m1 kvt. But honestly me getting hammered down on WoT got me used to the stress. So, top tier ground will be a new refresher for me. As much as there are so many problems are in the top tier, I like the fast paced actions as much as the lane control from the older era tanks. Thanks for great video as always!

[@spook6700]

I just got gifted the pzbtl I have no idea what am doing You are a LIFESAVER (I'm at 7.3 right now)

[@McKonggaming]

Enjoy it! Nice vehicles and I hope gaijin will add more camo nets in the future or even the possibility to apply it on other tanks. Looks reall cool. Just throuhg the leo 1 and maybe the Wiesel for fast capturing points in your line-up to have some back-up tanks at 10.3.

[@yero6928]

awsome video it really helped im excited for my first ranger laze finder detector almost got the t 90A also wonderful voice

[@dominikpinand9179]

I also have a premium Tank and so , when i get killed i often dont have a ticket for another spawn 🙈 as a beginner today ITS double hard to unlock the vehicles and modules , so you buy a high rank premium, because you do more points there, even when you loose or get killed quickly. But it could be better with a better matchmaking. When there is a "Points per hour" matchmaking (also with the existing br Rules) they could First Mix fair with Veterans and beginners and then Second the matchmaking could give both sides the same number of people with only one vehicles in the match. It should be easy done for Gaijin

[@Ankylodon27]

What I also want to see change or add is to separate ww2 tanks from cold war tanks, these days its easy enough to kill a maus with bombs and flanking tanks or the IS3 and 6 arent as difficult to kill if you know where to shoot even a king tiger or a tortoise can kill those soviet tanks if done properly

[@OzzyTheWild]

No. If the begginer decide to buy a high tier premium, its his fault and he should fight people that plays high tier

[@McKonggaming]

Starting from 7.3 on things get complicated. I don't want to see a leo 1 in my 76mm Jumbo and I don't want to fight WMA 301 in the Maus. 7.7 is such a strange BR-Range.

[@McKonggaming]

The grind is massive and I tottally understand why players buy higher tier vehicles - it just influences the game and it is not the fault of the new player nor of the veteran. It is just gaijin, that wants to make money. And this is why we have to take such things into account when playing higher tiers. I just had a match with 9 kills one capture point and no death. A nuke would have helped me to win the match, but so I just got steamrolled by Toptier russia as my team was gone long ago.

[@dominikpinand9179]

@@OzzyTheWild and what is the argument? Why its my fault ? Its able to buy it, so where is the fault ? For me it is no problem, but i understand the issue for the Team. And often, as a beginner, i am the last man standing in some rounds. And with the knowledge of Rainbow Six Vegas Worldranking number one in conquer and two wins in Battlefield Playstationliga and one time the Cup , i think , i know more than a lot of the others, how to play with Team strategy and tactics. But also when i get killed , its not my fault. There are even Lots of Veterans in Low Tier and also in Arcade mode. For todays beginners its not possible to reach Higher vehicles one Day , because the Community mostly sucks with Spawn Camping and they want to have so much Kills , No beginner can get in the game . If you play Rainbow against me, you arent in the game after a Minute or two too. Its yours fault or the shitty matchmaking , where professional Game developers in 2023 arent able to give a fair and contructive matchmaking. "Points per hour" show the Skill. Like in the soccer field as Kids. First the best in each Team , then the noobies and Thema the people with one vehicles. So ist would be the Same on each Party in the match ☺️ so First think and have a Argument, before writing those things. Have a nice day

[@saeer5038]

Thank you very much!

[@McKonggaming]

Thank you and I hope it will help for the higher tiers

[@Jeff--vq4zb]

Your videos are so easy to watch.

[@McKonggaming]

Happy you like the content. Thx for the feedback

[@Dave0909]

if speed is most important how come people play the T80BVM over the 2S25M? I'm grinding the T80 tree now and opted to skim 2S25M for now

[@DatBoi_TheGudBIAS]

Cuz t80 BVM is one of those Dat have armor, so u can survive more

[@McKonggaming]

I also skipped the 2S row and only grind the 2S25 now. The T80 BVM is the best MBT at the moment imo. Russia has a way to powerfull line-up at 11.3 and the T80 BVM has a trolly armor for an MBT. On card the reload is even faster than the one of the 2S5M and the reverse speed is okay.

[@bruhdealer3505]

I simply cannot defeat the russian spam, whether I get no kills or borderline nuke, they just spawn more and more. I just finished a run of 12 games before writing this comment, 11 of these games I faced USSR, 10 of these games have been lost.

[@McKonggaming]

Yes, at the moment it is simply play russia or loose. As I made my guide I played all of the big three nations to get a holistic insight. Every match I played in russian tanks was a walk in the park, but also boring.

[@themelonman7363]

"Speed is all that matters" But I play Britain.

[@McKonggaming]

But the rooikat is good, isn't it? When you have slower tanks, just play more cautios.

[@themelonman7363]

@@McKonggaming Thenks for the reply! I sadly haven't unlocked the Rooikat yet, but now that I know how important speed is, it's a higher priority for me. My current lineup is Cent Mk.3, Mk.10, Action X, Vickers Mk.1, Caernarvon, and the Falcon. I'll play more cautiously and be more aware of the map and enemy team numbers. Thank you for your advice.

[@McKonggaming]

Happy to help and hope it will work for you as well.

[@patrikmokos9864]

In my opinion the whole game is just made really bad. It is very obvious on the higher tiers that the game was never intended to leave ww2 too much. And mechanics, maps, gamemodes, research, etc. was absolutely not adjusted for anything below 6.0. It shoul've been separated OR a whole new game at this point. Learning how to play wt top tiers is literally players compensation for broken game. War thunder is built very wide, but not tall at all. What I mean is the sure, there is so much vehicles, nations and possibilities for so much players. But there is also a lot of stuff that need A LOT of gaijin's attention. A lot more attention than shiny new vehicles. Repearing old bugs, adding stuff the community been asking for for ages now, improving physics espetially on the shot impact. But I know that its not gonna change at least for a while because the whales are paying and gaijin's mentality is from the eastern europe => wealthy by exploitation, not by expansion...

[@mike4402]

I hate top tier USA. Theres this delusional opinion that US players are just bad, that it is because of the premiums, while this problem predates the premium addition. The problem is that all of the abrams are weak relative to what they face. They say use the abrams as a sniper, while all tanks are designed this way. They say hull down, but shots go straight through the mantle, and 20mm/30mm can penetrate the turret ring from the front from any distance. They say it is superior because of its reverse speed, as if most engagements arent decided by who shoots first. While other nations get 400+ darts at 10.0, US doesnt get it until 11.3. While most nations have heat slats and era, us does not, and faces these nations most often, causing US grind out of heatfs to take a long time. Gaijin doesnt give many us tanks gen 2 thermals that had it, no ERA, no anti-spalling internal armor, unrealistically loud engines, and fill teams with idiots with the clickbait and f4s.

[@mike4402]

I tried germany top tier, russian top tier, both ground and air. its a joke its so easy. These people have no idea how easy they have it. US may have aim120 spam, but once those missiles run out, us has nothing going for them when they are typically stuck with the weakest models of whatever vehicle they use.

[@ThOmAsSs4563q]

I got to high tier was so hyped to play in rlly cool modern tanks Instantly killed in spawn by someone on the other side of the map with a rangefinder every round 😐

[@onezerotwo]

If I might add 1 thing to your excellent list, specifically around building lineups. I think people at high-tier may be way over-obsessed with BR. Like the difference between 5.0 and 6.0 is massive, but between 9.0 and 10.3? For example, I ran the M60A3 TTS with the M1 Abrams for a while and it was fine. It is much slower, but the two vehicles have the same gun and ammo, 2 plane stabs, thermal imaging, laser rangefinder so... shooting at and hitting targets is just as easy in either, just the M60A3 is sluggish to try and keep up in 10.3. Still, it's a good, functional, cheaper-to-repair lineup filler that makes a great thing to spawn when you're getting camped... you'll probably get 1 of the bastards before you go! Just like how I had the M16 MGMC in my lineup until 7.7 because of how utterly trash the cannon AA is for USA.

[@McKonggaming]

That is a very good input. I also use the Leopard 2K in my 11.3 line-up because this tank is so exceptional fast. Thanks for the insight!

[@thunderdumbo]

its sad that top tier is such a money pit, with new players buying tanks only to stop playing after getting killed more than they get kills, the everincreasing repair costs, the stock grinds, the atrocious brs some nations have and maps that simply do not play well. but if its making money, gaijin wont have any intention to fix it so much potential is being kept back simply because the current system is a safe way for gaijin to print money.

[@McKonggaming]

I am curious how the new american tank will be and if it is also op in the early days. Like they did with the 2S38 where they made the ammo wheel really smal and after they made enough money or "found our that it was wrong modeled" they made it bigger and now you can actually hit it from the side.

[@dulguunjargal1199]

6.0-7.7 is a Money pit before the Top tier money pit There is no explanation on why a IS-2 with a Bareley changed hull and a machine gun on top be more expensive to repair than a modern T-72

[@eaglemach9992]

So... How many times to we really not get to phase 2... ? Would love a video on how to lessen the mental damage from these matches.

[@McKonggaming]

That is a really good question and I think it depends on sales and events, as well as some BRs. At the moment there are sales and everybody ans his mother is buying premium vehicles. So far absolutely fair, but we have to consider that this might lead to a higher amount of ine death leavers. So every match around the TURMS, the Leo 2 pzbtl 123, the XM1 can mean you only will see phase 2 every third or fourth match. Also, at the moment Russia dominates Top tier and it is like playing war thunder on easy mode. So with other nations you might never see phase three at some days. I can try to make a video which line-ups I run, because finding the right BR range with the least premium Influence and fast vehicles is the best way to lessen the mental damage

[@j00p3k2]

Kong, I face some rather interesting issues at top tier. I mostly am afraid to drive out as I expect people camping from anywhere on the map, I also have a bit of trouble on seeing the enemies, many times I drive without noticing them, on top of that I find it hard for me to get a good spot from which I can see the enemies, any tips on that?

[@c0nstantin86]

You describe the 3 basic fears: 1. They could be anywhere 2. I can't see them 3. I don't know where to go

[@j00p3k2]

@@c0nstantin86 I've realized some days ago that just pure rushing works best for me as I get 5-6 kills a match

[@McKonggaming]

Sorry took me so long to answer. top tier can be difficult and I had better matches as I sticked with the team. So there might be some good spots, but I prefer to stay close to the team.

[@ampro2437]

is it better if you stick with your teammates or go solo and flank them

[@McKonggaming]

Depends on the vehicle you want to play. Speed is all that matters. If your vehicle can't take out enemies instantly or can't escape fast, you might get rolled on your flanking position. In the end I think it is better to stick to your teammates

[@epixpacheco]

Where have u been!? We needed this video haha, thank you sir. Hope all is good and you van keep uploading, great content!

[@McKonggaming]

I was busy with the everday life and top tier devoured my soul 😅 All good, just a lot on the plate with other things at the moment.

[@tibayonex4505]

2:32 the implication that it's not out of the question for them to land on a point

[@billbillson3129]

Man... Thank you for making and sharing this video!

[@McKonggaming]

Happy to help and appreciate your feedback!

[@haloblokbuster7991]

Russian bias lol

[@kovacsgyula9519]

At high tier RB is more arcade thank low tier arcade…. Its a joke…

[@McKonggaming]

Sometimes it can be really horrible. Not gonna lie, the grind for the object 292 was frustrating

[@soumyadeepchoudhury3201]

@@McKonggaming Lol but I dont regret getting the 292 at all. And SURPRISINGLY I was gifted the PzBtl so i got like 5-8 kills with it in a single spawn so grinding was easy for me. Yeah I am a sucker for modern tanks so somehow I do well in them.

[@SergioOhn]

Thank you for making and sharing this video!

[@McKonggaming]

Happy to help and that you like the content

[@DanielWalker-v3h]

i have zero emotion after finally reaching top tier and playing it br 4-8 i can easy get 5 plus kills nukes all sorts top tier tho for me is impossible

[@georgeb8328]

It's me, I'm one of those one and done people. All I have is a Leo 1, some times I will run my ostwind though..

[@drdiabetesv]

Wow awesome video bro

[@McKonggaming]

Thx, hope the guide helps!

[@michaelskibka2511]

Hey my man, you‘re back!

[@artobjective]

Excellent