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Calmb4 #1 Posted 09 November 2020 - 10:35 PM

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I recently introduced my nephew to WoT, I sent him down the Russian line and atm he has his KV1 working towards the KV2 but he stopped playing or taking a break and I asked him why?

The answer was the Lefh (105 leFH18B2) the op tier 5 SPG, they appeared in nearly ever game we played on Saturday. How much of blight is the Lefh on the lower tiers, or to new players. It annoys me but I can deal with arty in most games but I've had practice, a new player is at its mercy....



Balc0ra #2 Posted 09 November 2020 - 10:39 PM

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That's why I don't play mid-tier HTs anymore. M44 and leafblowers. Meds and lights have a better chance as the leafblower has zero splash. And why my referrals are not playing HTs either, as I advised against it. They are playing meds and turreted TD's and have stuck around to past tier 5 at least.

Bulldog_Drummond #3 Posted 09 November 2020 - 10:48 PM

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View PostBalc0ra, on 09 November 2020 - 09:39 PM, said:

That's why I don't play mid-tier HTs anymore. M44 and leafblowers. Meds and lights have a better chance as the leafblower has zero splash. And why my referrals are not playing HTs either, as I advised against it. They are playing meds and turreted TD's and have stuck around to past tier 5 at least.

 

All my Tier 5 HTs do rather well by my modest standards and seldom get hit by arty.

Is this yet another incredibly boring "I hate arty" thread"?


Edited by Bulldog_Drummond, 09 November 2020 - 10:49 PM.


ziratulbihac #4 Posted 09 November 2020 - 10:49 PM

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I can't wait to buy myself leaf <3

saxsan4 #5 Posted 09 November 2020 - 11:04 PM

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arty has long been known to be the biggest cause why people leave the game

24doom24 #6 Posted 09 November 2020 - 11:22 PM

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luckily for you mine stopped working a while a ago. 

Inappropriate_noob #7 Posted 09 November 2020 - 11:38 PM

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View Postsaxsan4, on 09 November 2020 - 11:04 PM, said:

arty has long been known to be the biggest cause why people leave the game

That and gold spam:D

But I mean, we ask for arty to be limited, they gave us dog tags, does that not tell you something about WG?



GalmTwo #8 Posted 09 November 2020 - 11:57 PM

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How many more "Lefhfhfh bad" threads do we need on the front page of the gameplay section?

Edited by GalmTwo, 09 November 2020 - 11:58 PM.


Bordhaw #9 Posted 10 November 2020 - 12:01 AM

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View PostCalmb4, on 09 November 2020 - 09:35 PM, said:

I recently introduced my nephew to WoT, I sent him down the Russian line and atm he has his KV1 working towards the KV2 but he stopped playing or taking a break and I asked him why?

The answer was the Lefh (105 leFH18B2) the op tier 5 SPG, they appeared in nearly ever game we played on Saturday. How much of blight is the Lefh on the lower tiers, or to new players. It annoys me but I can deal with arty in most games but I've had practice, a new player is at its mercy....




Infryndiira #10 Posted 10 November 2020 - 05:33 AM

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All I can recommend against artillery for new players is to try and find artillery-safe positions. The KV-1 and KV-2, especially, can benefit from having plenty of hard cover; artillery will have a hard time hitting you if you're in a city or next to big rocks. If your friend wants to give it another shot, you can also try and teach him the general artillery camping locations - these are easy to spot, as they tend to have a more-or-less straight line of indirect fire to the busy corridor areas.

Lanrefni #11 Posted 10 November 2020 - 07:41 AM

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''incredibly OP lefh arty''.

Lol right.

 

Besides, there's no such thing as new player, anymore. Not on EU.

There are only either good or bad players. Been that way for the past 4 years.



StronkiTonki #12 Posted 10 November 2020 - 08:02 AM

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Won't get any better at tier 6 with M44's.
There's also a ton of T67's on tier 5.

Then on tier 7 you'll meet E-25's.

On tier 8 you'll meet Skorpion.

 

Almost every tier comes with it's own form of c****r.

 

There's a good friend of mine who watches me play WoT a lot on Twitch, he told me he did want to play WoT as well, but the only thing keeping him from signing up is artillery.



Balc0ra #13 Posted 10 November 2020 - 09:52 AM

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View PostBulldog_Drummond, on 09 November 2020 - 10:48 PM, said:

 

All my Tier 5 HTs do rather well by my modest standards and seldom get hit by arty.

 

Well, my KV-220 and Excelsior don't have issues either most games as I know the maps and where arty likes to sit, and the areas they tend to focus on. New players and my referrals don't know yet. So they get punished a lot more by it as they learn the game. 

 

View PostLanrefni, on 10 November 2020 - 07:41 AM, said:

''incredibly OP lefh arty''.

Lol right.

 

To be fair, it's impact was bigger before the HP buff IF it actually did get a direct hit. Now he can't one-shot open-top turreted tier 5 TDs at least when he hits. One leafblower is just annoying as you constantly have to move if you are spotted and he focuses. But if you have two on you... yeah. But no tank was ever called incredibly OP in pairs.

 

Tho most I know don't hate the gun in it as much as the view range. They always call it out "look at me get spotted by arty" and then they get hit first as use that as the "broken" part argument. 

 

View PostStronkiTonki, on 10 November 2020 - 08:02 AM, said:

Almost every tier comes with it's own form of c****r.

 

True, but still something WG can sort out if they really want to. As some tanks should have a cap per team. Not a class cap, but a tank cap. Especially on pre-nerf premiums with better base stats on most aspects like dpm, camo or view range. Sure you can still have a 3 man E25 platoon, but most I see play it solo and still get 2 more on their team. Mid-tier arty is still bad in terms of balance, and no match should have 6 M44's, it should be 2 at the most tbh even if there are 6 arties on the map. Same with leafblowers, as having two of those aiming at you is a tad annoying. 



Gwynbleidd11 #14 Posted 10 November 2020 - 09:56 AM

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Lefh is not a problem, just a decent arty without stun. Never a problem to play against

Bordhaw #15 Posted 10 November 2020 - 10:14 AM

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View Postziratulbihac, on 09 November 2020 - 09:49 PM, said:

I can't wait to buy myself leaf <3


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Homer_J #16 Posted 10 November 2020 - 10:15 AM

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I am sure there is plenty of advice for your nephew in the pinned arty thread.




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