They bait you with the Tiger, then you grind your way to get the Tiger. You play a few games and notice how tier 8's and 9's just make your Tiger look like a piece of shit and you think "I gotta get me one of those", and the grind continues, over and over. Some day you realize it doesn't really matter what tank you drive, only on which side of the battle you land on.
They tried it once that I recall, but historically, things were rarely balanced, so it ended up all players wanting to be on one side, and no one wanted to be on the other.....
Yah, they had a historical mode. But you could only bring a few tank types. And it was weak at best. The teams were always lop sided, and I think you could not use your own tanks, so it was completely pointless. I got a medal from playing it, but it was very short lived, and no one really understood the concept behind it.
100 per cent agree. I have been saying for years that the grind should be, for example; Tier 1 - 1917 to 1920 Tier 2 - 1921 to 1925 Tier 3 - 1926 - 1930 Tier 4 - 1931 - 1935 etc etc True historical tanks only. No double-barrelled rocket boosted teenage mutant Star Trek fishing rods allowed. Premium tanks limited to prototype tanks that actually existed. Maybe another company will recognise the market for actual tank games that aren't as challenging as a full on sim but aren't just total bullshit either!
funny that most of the good tanks today, are not even real. And those that are real that are any good are Russian tanks. If WG was to be a true simulator, most Russian tanks would explode and burn on the first hit, like they really do in RL.
My biggest complaint about the vheeled vehicles is they have never brought in the German line. Ya know the country that really had many of them in WW2. Like the Sd.Kfz. 234 Puma.
No tank should EVER face any tank more than 1 tier up , PERIOD !!! The power differential is just too great. When I’m in a 6 and see I’m bottom tier against even a few 8’s I wanna go afk or just turn it off.
You should do more vids bout Tier 5, 6 and 7, they are best. And you should revive your series "it killed me so I played it" in order to see you back in the bishop 😅
The good old days when the Hellcat was the fastest tank in the game at 70kmh, the OI was a ponderous beast, and you could face Tier 10 heavies in your Tier 4 light, lol. I did truly enjoy the game more back then, sad to say.
The only downside to the T 71 Skoda, you often have to deal with light tanks that are willing to rush your tank because they know they can take the clip and take you out on the reload, so if you’re gonna play this tank just make sure you’re aware of that
Claus. I looked back a few days ago at 5 of your first 100 videos on this game. Every game was the same maps that we still have in the game. Ruinberg, Prokorovca, and other common ones I can't remember now. But minus glitches the old maps were better. Remember when you took your Cromell and went mountain goating? Some awesome positions were found.
Men invented high heels for lots of reasons. It goes back to ancient times. Higher the heel, higher the social status. Some horse soldiers wore them to keep their feet in the stirrups. In cities, they were worn because garbage littered the streets and people could walk above it. During WW2 they were made of cork or rubber cuz they couldn't have the leather going to industry. The triangle shoe was invented by men for women's fashion because it made them walk sexier.
No, you're completely misunderstanding the female psyche. If a husband were to say, 'your feet look great in those pointy shoes', the response would be 'well, you wear them then, because they are crippling me!' However, if another woman was to say it ... hook, line and sinker.
Apparently they tried it eleven years ago in an experimental mode called 'Confrontation. But it didn't 'work', apparently because matchmaking was too difficult. That, and the Russian cloak of dispersion became too obvious even for Wargaming to maintain a straight face. 😉 This was not the same thing as the 'Confrontation Campaign' mode from three to four years ago.
Just reinstalled for shits and giggles, and I still do play Brit tanks. If I ever play one of the very few Russian tanks I have in my garage, I just sit out in the open (as if I've abandoned the tank) or blindly charge forward over open ground. I call it realistic mode.
I remember a time when there wasn't even a tier 10. They did try to introduce some scaled up maps with the grand battles, but it seems that didn't really go as well as they thought. I don't really know what the game is like now though, it's been years since I played.
I commented over and over and over in the old forums, please please bring back Historical Battles. They promised to again and again. Never a word in many years. They just keep producing more and more napkin drawn premium tanks.
I was sucked in too. But, I went into US light tanks, even though I never really learned how to use them. The T49 was a hoot with the big derp gun. I miss the 10rnd magazine on the Bulldog. Being killed by arty made me try out the US SPG's. The M44 has always been my favorite (Dad was in arty during WWII). Then I got 'smart' and went down the Russian line to get the T34 and KV1. Had a lot more fun. :) Still have a T34-85. The only high tier I have left is the Obj 261 SPG.
Do you have any idea what the 'through and through' hit you so glibly dismiss actually did to the soft, squidgy bits inside the tank? Spall and blast-wave concussion are as much crew-killers as the turret being blown off.
Basically, the CVS is the "Cheaters Vision System." I refuse to use it; it unbalances the game for the higher tiers, and makes the grind that much worse.
You upgraded your tank with free XP, fully decked out and excited you ride to the frontline in your brand new Tiger, expecting to find russian T 34's in you path, you come around a corner and stare a T 54 in the face....and you uninstall.
So when I’m sitting to lunch eating with my 22 month old Gail, what do you think it sounds like when she eats all of her rice? Lol😂😂. It just happens in my head that way by now.
Claus you are a little mistaken there i think. It was T5 that had the lights very overpowered, to be able to spot at T10 games. When introducing higher tier lights they nerfed the T5 to better fit in line. I remember the light wars when freaking OP chaffes fought against the ridiculous T50/2 that flipped the bird at physiks. Well physiks were not in game at that point. My first game in my freshly bought T6 KV3 was quite short, because i met a Maus as first Enemy. I somehow miss +-4 MM 🙂.
I deffinitely look forward to Ensk getting the "Bigger!" treatment soon. And I seriously hope Himmelsdorf will get the treatment too, at least make a second Himmelsdorf for, say, t6 and up games/ Oh, and maybe it's time I should get a Tiger after 5 years of playing, haha.
About the shoes,. that came about in the mittle ages. A fashion trend taken up by the rich people at that time. The human condition said, I want to be like the rich people so,. I need pointy shoes! lmao
I liked the Tiger 1 better before they "buffed" it. For my play style 240 alpha with a 5 second reload worked better than 280 alpha with a 6-7 second reload.
Tiger 1 is my next tank in the line and having a blast, no pun intended, with the German line Also something like 15k off of getting the Leopard Had more fun with these 2 lines than all the others so far, they may not be “meta” tank lines but sure are enjoyable 😊
I really don’t play tier ten that much because even if I hit all my shots with premium account I’ll make ten thousand credits or break even. I can play tier 6 premium and make 100,000
Why do they even remove maps? I remember like a dozen fun maps that were removed from the game. Nothing is ever balanced anyway, just leave the maps all in the game.
Question? Yesterday and today I played my ts5 td 1500 hp! Last game yesterday and 1st game today I was hit only twice but destroyed playing against other t8 tanks. Adding both shots together in both games should have left me with at least 500 hp in each game but I was dead! Is this happening to anyone else? And in one game I was sniping from behind a large rock and all of a sudden my tank pulled out from behind the rock and I wasn’t touching the keyboard or the mouse! I’ve been playing since 2013 so I’m not a noob. Is this all simply because I quit giving ANY money to WG? Just wondering if anyone else is having this kind of thing happening to them? Would like to know!
Kelly's Hero's, Clint Eastwood, jzz. Same here, wanted the Tiger and was going to find lower plate. Then I found the Soviet tanks and got my highest score in a IS. Tier 6 is fun, until the T8s on your team suck, then you are the food. Put in a quarter and try again. edit: new maps cost $, new prem tanks make $, would you work to improve the appearance of your lemonade stand or make more lemonade?
Exec Summary of Claus' argument. For all those fan boyz out there who still think WG has their best gaming interests in mind, the balance of how many (paid) tanks have been introduced into the game over the years vs how many (free) new maps have been created in comparison tells you everything you need to know.
They bait you with the Tiger, then you grind your way to get the Tiger. You play a few games and notice how tier 8's and 9's just make your Tiger look like a piece of shit and you think "I gotta get me one of those", and the grind continues, over and over. Some day you realize it doesn't really matter what tank you drive, only on which side of the battle you land on.
As a non paying player it means being on the losing side almost every match and at the bottom of the line-up.
Lol t6s make your tiger look like a pile shit.
I think WG should include a separate server for historic tanks only.
Problem is, as Claus has said many times, as long as WGing is making bags of money 💰💰💰
they are going to change or add very little !!
They tried it once that I recall, but historically, things were rarely balanced, so it ended up all players wanting to be on one side, and no one wanted to be on the other.....
Yah, they had a historical mode. But you could only bring a few tank types. And it was weak at best. The teams were always lop sided, and I think you could not use your own tanks, so it was completely pointless. I got a medal from playing it, but it was very short lived, and no one really understood the concept behind it.
100 per cent agree. I have been saying for years that the grind should be, for example;
Tier 1 - 1917 to 1920
Tier 2 - 1921 to 1925
Tier 3 - 1926 - 1930
Tier 4 - 1931 - 1935 etc etc
True historical tanks only. No double-barrelled rocket boosted teenage mutant Star Trek fishing rods allowed.
Premium tanks limited to prototype tanks that actually existed.
Maybe another company will recognise the market for actual tank games that aren't as challenging as a full on sim but aren't just total bullshit either!
yes man
I play tiers 5 and 6 mostly. With match making what it is, it doesn't cost so much when you lose.
Claus going full bore into the evolution of women's shoes is giving Al Bundy vibes. 👍
We all wanted the Tiger. Didn't know about the Russian cloak
funny that most of the good tanks today, are not even real. And those that are real that are any good are Russian tanks. If WG was to be a true simulator, most Russian tanks would explode and burn on the first hit, like they really do in RL.
The good old days when you could put a tier 1 into a tier 10 battle via platoons
I remember a kv2 playing in a t10 game and it got top gun
@@albatrosseagle8798 Inconceivable!
@@harryjohnson6655 it happened Claus featured it on his show
I once did 1400 damage in my tier 5 crusader in tier 10. And it was a city map. Good times.
I love how that intertwined: shoeboxy Tiger I - into beginnings of pointy shoes/high heels. Master of commentary!
Awesome performance in the Skoda! Thanks Claus
"hey man, you never said nothing about no tiger tanks....."......Oddball....Kellys Heros....great movie!
the shells are full of paint . its beautiful man
@@wulfeman9948 yep,hahaha
"Woof, woof"
"Too many negative waves, man!"
My biggest complaint about the vheeled vehicles is they have never brought in the German line. Ya know the country that really had many of them in WW2. Like the Sd.Kfz. 234 Puma.
THIS!!!
Sometime the will appartement aß Premium. Da...da...
"The commentary is goin' sideways." Pure comic gold.
22:47 that's an accurate demonstration of the tiger lol
No tank should EVER face any tank more than 1 tier up , PERIOD !!! The power differential is just too great. When I’m in a 6 and see I’m bottom tier against even a few 8’s I wanna go afk or just turn it off.
That's an astute observation about the larger maps. You're right! The bonus game was killer.
Some of that money could be used for a hair stylist for Kellerman
He has a hair style. It's called "bed head".
You should do more vids bout Tier 5, 6 and 7, they are best. And you should revive your series "it killed me so I played it" in order to see you back in the bishop 😅
YES!!!!!! I love the 'killed me" series.
Me too
The good old days when the Hellcat was the fastest tank in the game at 70kmh, the OI was a ponderous beast, and you could face Tier 10 heavies in your Tier 4 light, lol. I did truly enjoy the game more back then, sad to say.
Yeah, I went for the Tiger too!
The VKs do as well as the Tiger so I never went any further on the Tiger grind.
Yeah my first t10 was the t110e5 another puddin’ tank. Even little tanks shooting snowballs can kill you because of the blob on the roof
I like this tier and the tanks in it but its understandable why people hate tier 7 because of facing tier 8 and 9s all the time
could we have a second tier 7 episode, please? one with the T29.
Welcome home buddy. Great video with a awsome " too many coffee" sidetrack. 😂
I grind in tier 5/6/7. Far more fun than playing against Mickey Mouse tanks.
The only downside to the T 71 Skoda, you often have to deal with light tanks that are willing to rush your tank because they know they can take the clip and take you out on the reload, so if you’re gonna play this tank just make sure you’re aware of that
I also went for the Stug and Tiger on my first lines. Also , you didn't notice the 1000+ damage ammo rack on a tiger 😅 from the Skoda
Claus. I looked back a few days ago at 5 of your first 100 videos on this game. Every game was the same maps that we still have in the game. Ruinberg, Prokorovca, and other common ones I can't remember now. But minus glitches the old maps were better. Remember when you took your Cromell and went mountain goating? Some awesome positions were found.
Wise words from @Claus on light tanks.
2:11 ooooh yeaaaah baby! He's stunned agaaaain ooo oooooh 😍
Men invented high heels for lots of reasons. It goes back to ancient times. Higher the heel, higher the social status. Some horse soldiers wore them to keep their feet in the stirrups. In cities, they were worn because garbage littered the streets and people could walk above it. During WW2 they were made of cork or rubber cuz they couldn't have the leather going to industry. The triangle shoe was invented by men for women's fashion because it made them walk sexier.
These are great m8 keep it up
Thank you!
what a game enjoying watching the grind
Back when lights and spgs stopped at tier 8 those were the days.
Yes, we loved Kelly’s heroes.❤ some stupid husband said, honey your feet look great in those ponies shoes😂😂😂
No, you're completely misunderstanding the female psyche. If a husband were to say, 'your feet look great in those pointy shoes', the response would be 'well, you wear them then, because they are crippling me!' However, if another woman was to say it ... hook, line and sinker.
I think it was nearly 10 years ago you were first discussing the triangular shoes worn by women with square feet. Wish I had a link back to that one.
Are we just going to ignore the ammo-racked Tiger @22:50 mark? 1,055 damage 🤣🤣🤣
Wargaming should have a mode where it’s nation vs nation, ONLY same tiers
Apparently they tried it eleven years ago in an experimental mode called 'Confrontation. But it didn't 'work', apparently because matchmaking was too difficult. That, and the Russian cloak of dispersion became too obvious even for Wargaming to maintain a straight face. 😉
This was not the same thing as the 'Confrontation Campaign' mode from three to four years ago.
I spent looong time playing Brit tanks because of historical sensibilities at mid tier, my stats will never be good
Just reinstalled for shits and giggles, and I still do play Brit tanks. If I ever play one of the very few Russian tanks I have in my garage, I just sit out in the open (as if I've abandoned the tank) or blindly charge forward over open ground. I call it realistic mode.
I remember a time when there wasn't even a tier 10.
They did try to introduce some scaled up maps with the grand battles, but it seems that didn't really go as well as they thought.
I don't really know what the game is like now though, it's been years since I played.
Love this serie. Tomorrow Tier 8, things are about to get serious!
I commented over and over and over in the old forums, please please bring back Historical Battles. They promised to again and again. Never a word in many years. They just keep producing more and more napkin drawn premium tanks.
Sturer Emil doesn't even have the correct amount of ammo in the game which is a real pain.
I got nuthin, this one's for the algorithm.
AY UP CLAUS
In fact, in earlier days light Tanks only get to Tier 6, Claus !
Claus never exaggarates, except sideways, because Wargaming says so and Wargaming never lies
Claus should do a bonus video after tier 10. Preferential Matchmaking Tanks, just incase some of new players don't know about them.
I was sucked in too. But, I went into US light tanks, even though I never really learned how to use them. The T49 was a hoot with the big derp gun. I miss the 10rnd magazine on the Bulldog. Being killed by arty made me try out the US SPG's. The M44 has always been my favorite (Dad was in arty during WWII).
Then I got 'smart' and went down the Russian line to get the T34 and KV1. Had a lot more fun. :) Still have a T34-85.
The only high tier I have left is the Obj 261 SPG.
There is a reason the tier 6 tigers etc are so popular
Typical real life 88mm hits were "through and through" with a "doff of the cap" by T34 and Sherman. In game it's 220dmg with low rolls
Do you have any idea what the 'through and through' hit you so glibly dismiss actually did to the soft, squidgy bits inside the tank? Spall and blast-wave concussion are as much crew-killers as the turret being blown off.
@DraftySatyr of course. 88 was a horribly effective weapon in reality. Pointing out that it's not in this game. War is hell.
first game the player has a mod for his shots. Shots when the shot is available. rewatch it
At 13min 29 sec shit gets too funny 😂😂😂😂thabks claus! Holy shit 😅😅
Pretty sure in the early days light tanks went up to tier 5 but you could see tier 10 games and they cost a fortune to fix if memory serves my right
Daft Punk - “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” ... close enough.
Basically, the CVS is the "Cheaters Vision System." I refuse to use it; it unbalances the game for the higher tiers, and makes the grind that much worse.
You upgraded your tank with free XP, fully decked out and excited you ride to the frontline in your brand new Tiger, expecting to find russian T 34's in you path, you come around a corner and stare a T 54 in the face....and you uninstall.
Fun, Fun, Fun, the commentary went astray!
Funny, I wanted a Crusader. Back when it was a medium. I got the Tiger but can't be arsed going higher in the tree. Honk!
So when I’m sitting to lunch eating with my 22 month old Gail, what do you think it sounds like when she eats all of her rice? Lol😂😂. It just happens in my head that way by now.
Woof woof!😂 Want to hear my other dog?
28:06 He lost because he misjudged the hill, not because of RNG
When I'm playing a tier 6 light and there's a tier 8 light in the game, I just hit escape and answer yes. Problem solved.
some maps are being extended /widened very shortly
And the cheque is in the post.
Claus you are a little mistaken there i think.
It was T5 that had the lights very overpowered, to be able to spot at T10 games. When introducing higher tier lights they nerfed the T5 to better fit in line.
I remember the light wars when freaking OP chaffes fought against the ridiculous T50/2 that flipped the bird at physiks.
Well physiks were not in game at that point.
My first game in my freshly bought T6 KV3 was quite short, because i met a Maus as first Enemy.
I somehow miss +-4 MM 🙂.
Grand battles are tier X maps. There are 2.
I deffinitely look forward to Ensk getting the "Bigger!" treatment soon. And I seriously hope Himmelsdorf will get the treatment too, at least make a second Himmelsdorf for, say, t6 and up games/ Oh, and maybe it's time I should get a Tiger after 5 years of playing, haha.
Please just watch repeatedly from 15:39 - it's brilliant comedy
T29... great HT for Tier VII
I grind for Tiger I and Tiger II,got both,the WG nerfed both....f*ck :)
There was no Tiger when I started playing.. Later it was top tier with KV 1 for a while..
Anyone wish the game could go back to the old “ realistic” mode wot kept talking about. ? When the game was worth playing.
About the shoes,. that came about in the mittle ages. A fashion trend taken up by the rich people at that time. The human condition said, I want to be like the rich people so,. I need pointy shoes! lmao
And don't forget... premium ammo cost you gold not just a lot more credits
I liked the Tiger 1 better before they "buffed" it. For my play style 240 alpha with a 5 second reload worked better than 280 alpha with a 6-7 second reload.
Tiger 1 is my next tank in the line and having a blast, no pun intended, with the German line
Also something like 15k off of getting the Leopard
Had more fun with these 2 lines than all the others so far, they may not be “meta” tank lines but sure are enjoyable 😊
I really don’t play tier ten that much because even if I hit all my shots with premium account I’ll make ten thousand credits or break even. I can play tier 6 premium and make 100,000
The Tiger!
It’s all good mate.
Tiger 131 my favorite tank in the game. T6
it was fun fun fun till the bunions made your dancing shoes went away
Was really hoping for a T-29 tier 7 game.😢
The maps have changed all the old maps you can still play on console though
Why do they even remove maps?
I remember like a dozen fun maps that were removed from the game.
Nothing is ever balanced anyway, just leave the maps all in the game.
Wait, didn’t Captain Stubing(Gavin McLeod) say, “It’s a hunk of junk!”
Tiger I, have it.....Tier VII was my highest Tier, did like it..... Tiger and Su, TD .....
Question? Yesterday and today I played my ts5 td 1500 hp! Last game yesterday and 1st game today I was hit only twice but destroyed playing against other t8 tanks. Adding both shots together in both games should have left me with at least 500 hp in each game but I was dead! Is this happening to anyone else? And in one game I was sniping from behind a large rock and all of a sudden my tank pulled out from behind the rock and I wasn’t touching the keyboard or the mouse! I’ve been playing since 2013 so I’m not a noob. Is this all simply because I quit giving ANY money to WG? Just wondering if anyone else is having this kind of thing happening to them? Would like to know!
I achieved a decent wtr and a bunch of MOE at tier 5-7..when i stepped in tier 8-10, the bullshit began.
I used to have 4900 wtr but in the last 1.5 years I don’t play much at all and any day I do play my wtr drops win or lose! I’m now at 4202 wtr
Kelly's Hero's, Clint Eastwood, jzz. Same here, wanted the Tiger and was going to find lower plate. Then I found the Soviet tanks and got my highest score in a IS. Tier 6 is fun, until the T8s on your team suck, then you are the food. Put in a quarter and try again. edit: new maps cost $, new prem tanks make $, would you work to improve the appearance of your lemonade stand or make more lemonade?
Tiger in WOT leaves a lot to be desired... Tiger in WOT'B is legit fun to play
Not really I can take the Tiger down on a 1 on 1 match with the VK H.
You don't have new maps because they haven't figured out how to charge real money for them.
WoT sucks because there's WAY TOO FEW MAPS, and the ones that are in game are corridor maps with only 1-2 viable positions to go to and too small.
Strange that you never been contacted by a hair product sponsor.
That would mean he would have to use it. Sort of defeats the object.
@@johncodmore 🤣😂
Comet was a real tank too, best British tank of WW2.
17:49 22:49 death by ammo rack 21:25 death by fire. I don't get it, WG gave him winning RNG, but they let him loss. 😂
16 shells Gendarme, object 261/5 Assault artillery and flamethrower tanks are iconic, sorry Claus you are old boomer :)
good morning, the shitshow is near :)
C.K.:
WHAT MONITOR DO YOU USE TO PLAY WOT?
Bruno Bettleheim would have enjoyed this content.
Exec Summary of Claus' argument. For all those fan boyz out there who still think WG has their best gaming interests in mind, the balance of how many (paid) tanks have been introduced into the game over the years vs how many (free) new maps have been created in comparison tells you everything you need to know.
Exactly right. I have often wondered when WG will try to offer new maps if you pay or subscribe for them
War Thunder solved this issue for high tiers.
well said and 100% agree! Tier 6 & 7 are the fun tanks to play without all the gimmicky made up mariokart, "Oooh more tanks with 2 barrels!!!" BS
Tiger tier 7. Sherman tier 5. Problem for the Tiger.