I'd also add that I've changed from 30 day premium to single, as I don't have time (or sometimes inclination) to play regularly at the moment, so i'm aware of days "wasted".


Struggling (still!!) to make sense of the XP system at times... just played a game on the new map "serene coast" (which the replay saves as "canada"... and while we're here, actaully it's about half a new map, at best, as the rest is hills or water...) in my amx13/90, I got 3 shots off - I think 2 did damage to a type59, one bounced, then I died in a blaze of shells, less than a minute in... 700-ish xp! Then played a key role on Redshire in my ARL44, got 3 kills, dealt a fair bit of damage out on top, 800-ish xp. I can only think my 13/90 in the first game managed to light up half the enemy and they got heavily whacked immediately... god knows I didn't do the damage!

It also depends on what you damage.

If you damage tiers higher than yourself lots of XP, if you damage less than yourself very few XP.

You often get far more XP damaging the highest in the game than killing the lower tiers.

I also think 7.5 looks very good, new vehicles are always interesting and while I would be annoyed if I had tier 9 tank destroyers.. Well, I don't the matchmaking looks a lot more sensible now. I haven't played a huge number of games but haven't had any stupid ones yet, so it seems to be all good.

You guys talking about the ELC AMX.. Jesus, why did nobody tell me it was so fast?! It's insane! Is this what the three tier 5 scouts are like? Awesome piece of kit, turns very hard indeed so you hardly feel the loss of the turret rotation in most cases. And that gun is hilarious when you're in the right game, nobody knows what to expect from this tiny little scooter yet but I bet it ain't 240HP hammered from a Tiger's front


-The M4 is a very good tank when sorted out, and while I prefer the PzIV at tier 5, both the E2 and E8 upgrades are great tanks too, and extremely easy to play effectively.

T5 scouts are...interesting. They do well on some maps, against some opposition, but if they are against experienced opposition, they very often get obliterated as soon as spotted. You can tell who plays they a lot; they're the ones who don't complain bitterly at getting one shot while trying to blow past the main line of defence to get to the arty.

You either have a great game playing them, or get instakilled. Very little in between ground.

A few tips;

1. Work with your team - let them know you're going to scout and where.
2. Make sure you and the arty are lined up. Your job is to paint targets for them, not to particularly get kills yourself.
3. Wait!!! Arty need time to load and arrange. Enemy arty will be moving in the first minute or so.
4. Pick your route. Stay behind over or go for non-traditional routes to break through enemy lines.
5. Once you've started, keep moving.

Must admit I've not got any T5 scouts myself, but the above is based on scouting I've done, and seeing really effective scouts help my team.

Had the pleasure of being in a game where exactly this happened.

Obviously an experienced player in a Priest was telling the other players to just spot and entice the opposition armour out. Most of the players listened and with the medium & heavies moving in unison with the arty support it was a brilliant game. Wasnt much the enemy could do against a coordinated attack.

So one of the good ones to cancel out one of the lemming fests

This month's PC gamer has some freebies for new players,and some stuff for those in the game(3 days premium IIRC-cant find my copy at the minute)
It also has access to the world of Warplanes beta

Occasionally you get a lucky shot. I one shotted a Type 59 the other week in my Pershing, must have got the ammo rack.

I lost 10 games in a row with my Maus tonight!

I have enough XP for the E 100 (and the gun), but am 4,5 million credits short........

Top gun - you get no benefit in mm from having the lower gun.

Hummel is not so bad and a good cash earner. The GWpanther will go when I get the GwTiger but will keep both Grille and Hummel as they are good fun.