Whats your favorite tier to play

[Kennymax89 0]

Whats your favorite tier/tanks to play?

[di_duncan 24]

In general, I would have to say my preferred tier is 8.

The tier features numerous compelling and fun vehicle options which are fun and enjoyable to play, a compromise between the cancerous yet powerful tier 10 meta and the lackluster performance of vehicles of tier 6 and below. Balance is favourable, as the capability gap(s) between different vehicles/classes are not too broad nor too limited/overlapping. The variety and diversity of vehicles is decent as well. All in all, a tier which sees dynamic gameplay and interesting (sometimes surprising even,) synergy.

However I primarily play tier 9-10 GlOps (especially during BP) simply because there are more players and consequently more matches/quicker queues. Tier 10 also contains the polandball, which happens to be my favourite vehicle (also the best skin in the game, fight me).

Polan can into space

[TeyKey1 119]

For me it really depends on the gamemode:

In PVP I usually play Tier 5-8 for the simple reason that Tier 9/10 is pure cancer in random battles and the low-tier segment is either super boring bot-sniping or is full of sealclubbing platoons in M113. In the 5-8 segment I prefer tier 6 as there are some really cool tanks (Kastet, Swingfire, Strela, EXP Tank for example) and the balance is OK

The GLOPS mode I usually play to grind tanks fast. However only in the T9/10 segment, as for me personally GLOPS in this tiers feels less toxic compared to PVP (Tier 5-8 GLOPS is quite toxic if you face Strela/Pindad platoons). My favorite vehicle for GLOPS is the SPHINX, as it delivers everything necessary for the mode. 

In PVE I prefer T9/10 Specops and Labyrinth with random players. I like to play like this because it really rises the difficulty of the modes because you can't forsee the team composition and if your teammates are good or bad. A win feels way more valuable if you play like this compared to the usual PVE autowin. For PVE my favorite vehicle is the XM1A3 with the 140mm HEAT. It's simply so much fun to deflect all the T15 missiles easily. Unfortunately I need to use the T15 more often for carry reasons.

3 hours ago, di_duncan said:

Tier 10 also contains the polandball, which happens to be my favourite vehicle (also the best skin in the game, fight me).

I'm quite close to unlocking the PL-01(Oh boi this is gonna be a great LT for sure) and I really want that beautiful skin . For me the best skin remains the XM1A3 "Nightmare". Just look at this beautiful snowman:

[Soren 15]

Definitely, tier 10 / 9. Other tier feel extremely boring to me (at one point or i'll just AFK and don't do anything because it's so boring and non challenging)

this is the main reason of my "hate" of lower tier and why i don't like playing those, either PVP or PVE

as for the favorite tank, i have no idea, but let's say it's the sphinx, because i have the most battles in it :D 

 

[di_duncan 24]

9 hours ago, TeyKey1 said:

(Oh boi this is gonna be a great LT for sure)

TBCH, the PL-01 isn't as competitive as I make it out to be. As much as I laud it, you may be sorely disappointed if you start playing it with high expectations. 

In a strictly LT role, the K21 XC8 is the better vehicle. Better gun handling/performance, better sustained DPM, better [overall] camo (ADAPTIV is somewhat gimmicky), etc. It just so happens that I enjoy the PL more for it's unique traits; its armor in particular. 

What's worse is the fact that the tier 9 Anders is arguably a better vehicle (even for my preferences) when compared to the PL. While both have rather similar characteristics (magazine, unmanned turret, decent armor, etc.), the Anders also possesses:

•  Higher DPM, stemming from;
  • Faster reload
  • Faster intra-clip reload
  • Same alpha damage
• Greater [frontal] resistance against autocannons
• Better camo

Ultimately, the Anders does have some disadvantages when compared to the PL:

• Worse gun handling/performance (expected)
• Poor HEAT protection
• Less viewrange
• Less gun depression

But the Anders' significant advantages outweigh these [relatively] minor liabilities.

As a whole, the LT class needs a buff. I've already put my thoughts forward regarding the current class meta and power creep (especially with newer vehicles like the Type 10) in several previous posts/replies, so I assume you can understand my perspective on the overall limitations of LTs as a whole. 

Apologies for inserting yet another one of my diatribes in this thread.

11 hours ago, TeyKey1 said:

For me the best skin remains the XM1A3 "Nightmare". Just look at this beautiful snowman:

That looks pretty dope! Love the "carrot" accent on the gun barrel. When, where and/or how was this skin obtainable?

Imagine how the XM would look with a USA "countryball" theme/skin on the front of it :P

Flag plastered all over the front, one shade on each turret cheek, 🆃🅷🅸🅲🅲 and ｗｉｄｅ... (applicable considering the sheer girth of the XM1A3 and it's ERA)

Freedom, 'Murica, obesity... You get the gist. But please buff the Abrams line before you make such a skin available ;)

Please @Silentstalker, I would purchase these countryball skins en masse if you can introduce more of them.

[Norse_Viking 12]

In Glops

Im usually in a tier 10 MBT on cap or on the way to a cap. I also like the afvs or tds that have infantry. I very seldom play the lights.

10 and 9 tier is what i prefer, and if the queus isnt to long i try 6,7 and 8. 

Anyway if you see me ingame, and want to frag me. Im usually near the caps. So come and get it :)

[TeyKey1 119]

On 7/6/2020 at 9:49 PM, di_duncan said:

When, where and/or how was this skin obtainable?

IIRC it was on sale before christmas last year.

On 7/6/2020 at 9:49 PM, di_duncan said:

But the Anders' significant advantages outweigh these [relatively] minor liabilities.

Let's see how this goes then I'm yet to get the anders unlocked. 

[di_duncan 24]

10 hours ago, TeyKey1 said:

Let's see how this goes then I'm yet to get the anders unlocked.

I'm rather surprised that someone of your wisdom hasn't already played the majority of (if not all) vehicles in AW already... All of your posts/replies suggest that you have significant experience in nearly (if not all) aspects of AW (including vehicles).

No offense intended.  

[TeyKey1 119]

1 hour ago, di_duncan said:

I'm rather surprised that someone of your wisdom hasn't already played the majority of (if not all) vehicles in AW already... All of your posts/replies suggest that you have significant experience in nearly (if not all) aspects of AW (including vehicles).

Nope quite the contrary actually. It depends to whom I'm comparing myself to but I'm probably not really playing too much, at least compared to my WOT days. In AW I got roughly 8k battles overall after 5 active years playing so probably not really on the top in this regard.

Basically I'm lacking a fair bit of progression tanks, but I do have the vast majority of all premium vehicles. This is simply because I seem to be playing prem vehicles more often than progression ones in general, additionally lots of the progression vehicles I got as reskin premiums first (chally 1, wiesel HOT for example) this kinda stalled my efforts to actually grind the progression counterparts. Second reason is that I cherry pick the lines I want to grind. For example the merkava line and the whole Sol Schreiber tree doesn't interest me (except for the Magachs) in the least as I don't like the playstyle of the vehicles so I basically never really bothered grinding it. Currently I'm grinding Francine De Laroche and the Oscar Faraday tree as the vehicles interest me a lot in terms of playstyle. Up next is probably Zhang Feng with the Anders-Wilk line.

Additionally after the Balance 2.0 reset I had loads of free reputation lying around and decided to only use it to skip bad tanks and to unlock important modules already at the beginning instead of spending it on vehicle lines I don't really like. Still have ~15million reputation so it would be sufficient to complete some lines from the start but I don't think its as much fun clicking through the menu than just grinding the vehicles with the luxury to unlock important modules from the start and have a "nice" grind ahead.

Regarding game knowledge it sure helps to have played all vehicles but for the most part it's quite easy to predict the playstyle of every vehicle in the game by just looking at its stats or having it as an enemy in a battle (of course you need to know the game well to get a feel for this).

Btw: I have the PL01 now and it is quite fun even stock 

Edited July 8, 2020 by TeyKey1 (see edit history)

[di_duncan 24]

3 hours ago, TeyKey1 said:

In AW I got roughly 8k battles overall after 5 active years playing so probably not really on the top in this regard.

That's pretty decent. I have even fewer battles, lol (although I joined in 2015 as well).

3 hours ago, TeyKey1 said:

Basically I'm lacking a fair bit of progression tanks, but I do have the vast majority of all premium vehicles. This is simply because I seem to be playing prem vehicles more often than progression ones in general, additionally lots of the progression vehicles I got as reskin premiums first (chally 1, wiesel HOT for example) this kinda stalled my efforts to actually grind the progression counterparts. Second reason is that I cherry pick the lines I want to grind. For example the merkava line and the whole Sol Schreiber tree doesn't interest me (except for the Magachs) in the least as I don't like the playstyle of the vehicles so I basically never really bothered grinding it. Currently I'm grinding Francine De Laroche and the Oscar Faraday tree as the vehicles interest me a lot in terms of playstyle. Up next is probably Zhang Feng with the Anders-Wilk line.

Interesting approach to the grind. Would you mind giving me a walkthrough of the different dealers/lines you progressed down and why? Curious.

When I started, I began grinding through [nearly] all the MBT lines, especially since MBTs were even more OP at the time (eg: unreasonably mobile) and were by far the best class of vehicle. 

As new trees and lines were added, I began grinding through them as well (even if I don't particularly enjoy playing some of them). I'll admit I've used reputation to skip more than a couple of vehicles which I found annoying/tedious.

3 hours ago, TeyKey1 said:

Regarding game knowledge it sure helps to have played all vehicles but for the most part it's quite easy to predict the playstyle of every vehicle in the game by just looking at its stats or having it as an enemy in a battle (of course you need to know the game well to get a feel for this).

 I can't emphasize your last point enough. Sometimes practical experience is far better than simple theoretical knowledge. I still remember when I was foolishly attempting to penetrate the XM1A3's LFP when I could've easily aimed, fired and penetrated under the gun or even the UFP.

3 hours ago, TeyKey1 said:

Btw: I have the PL01 now and it is quite fun even stock 

Congrats! You are now the proud owner of the most powerful cardboard and wood AFV mockup designed by man. I hope you enjoy it ;)

Quick tip: If you'd rather have enhanced firepower instead of a sniper, equip the Rapid Fire ability and use it when you want to reload your magazine quicker. Remember to toggle it off as soon as the reload is complete.

[TeyKey1 119]

9 hours ago, di_duncan said:

Interesting approach to the grind. Would you mind giving me a walkthrough of the different dealers/lines you progressed down and why? Curious.

Basically I started off with Wölfli. I originally wanted to grind the Leo line but soon found out that I don't like the MBT playstyle in general (I was simply not good at it). So I started with the VBL line and the centauro TD line (I was keen on having the mighty Stryker MGS at the time it was top tier iirc). After Tier 9 was introduced I unlocked the Draco, as it offered a very interesting playstyle which I liked (Still the most played vehicle of mine). In the next two years I basically ignored everything that was MBT and simply progressed all the LT, TD, AFV lines Wölfli and Shishkin had to offer. After two years I finally started to grind some MBTs and getting better at playing them so it was the Leo line and the T90 line. The Chally line I ignored mainly because I posess the Chally 1 fionn premium (which I really like) I just don't feel like grinding the  progression counterpart. I'm interested in the ATDU so maybe that line is a potential candidate to skip up to the al hussein (which I want to grind because it's a very strong MBT).

Zhang Feng I basically ignored because AFV wise with the OT65A and OT64 it did not really deliver and the MBTs didn't really interest me (They never seemed to be very good in my opinion). Oscar Faraday was a tree to my liking again where I first unlocked the K21 and Kornet and after that the M113.

Francine De Laroche I basically grinded for the Mephisto, as lots of people claimed it is useless - So I felt the urge to prove them wrong. I happended to like the Leclercs as well so I'm currently continuing grinding for the T10 one.

Sol Schreiber I basically completely ignored as the Merkavas in general seem to be damage sponges with at least a decent gun. Don't really fit my perception of fun tbh. I'd probably like the magachs as those seem to be quite solid but not really in a hurry to unlock those.

9 hours ago, di_duncan said:

Quick tip: If you'd rather have enhanced firepower instead of a sniper, equip the Rapid Fire ability and use it when you want to reload your magazine quicker. Remember to toggle it off as soon as the reload is complete.

Thanks for the tip, I'll try it out. Currently settled for the Sniper, as it's quite powerful on maps like Grindelwald.

[Yuyuko 1]

I love all the tiers, since each rank have its own way to play, same job MBT,TD,AFV, but you have to play different due to armor,speed and HP.

but im going to pick a tier to play, i would put Tier 10 for sure, specially the Leopard 2AX. Its a beast.