Shnuks, on 17 July 2017 - 09:47 AM, said:
Wow he would prefer the best tank in the game the IS3. Defender confirmed weak.
If it's weaker than its tech tree equivalent, just like the old school premiums, then WG actually did a good job don't you think? 
I didn't watch the stream last night but it seems like he somewhat shares my opinion that the tank is a roflstomper when top tier but lacks the mobility/accuracy (I don't care much about DPM) to do well in higher tier games. Brawling at very close range with higher tiered heavies just doesn't work (unless you're a unicum maybe) because a) you can't pen them reliably from the front and b) they wreck you hardcore (an E-75 will pen your cupolas every shot for example).
And you really need to be at close range and put yourself in harm's way, otherwise you can forget about penning them at all. Some heavies, like the IS-3, can pick the "medium flank" of a map and bully meds there while the Defender is not flexible enough to do this.
Now I'm really done with this pointless timesink of a thread, I'm not sure why it hasn't been locked yet tbh.