Ctuchik
FH is my second home
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Any one else playing this?
Kinda World of Tanks but with modern vehicles. Plays differently enough to not be a complete ripoff.
Most notable differences: there is a PvE mode that is quite fun and just as rewarding as pvp is. Because you know, why shouldn't it be?
They have no artillery in pvp anymore because apparently even though arty in this game only deal as much damage as main battle tanks and had a counter battery system designed for 2 year olds (enemy arty players got map pings when you fired, and if you didn't move between shots they would eventually literally see you after a while) people still bitched about it, so now artillery can only be played in pve.
There is also a pvpve game mode (need tier 5+ vehicles to queue but tier 8+ to realistically get a game at the moment) which is REALLY REALLY FUN.
What else, oh right, ATGM missiles, that's a thing. As is ERA armor. Sidescraping is generally not advised because most guns have such high penetration.. Low tier it's possible but i'd still advice against it because it'll turn into a bad habit.
Camouflage is there but there's a diminishing return on the effectiveness when you fire. So you may be able to stay hidden for 3 - 4 shots before you'll be spotted no matter how many layers of bushes there are between you.
Tanks with derp guns? Yep there's a few of those, but not many since the tanks in this game don't have any choice of guns. Just straight upgrades. And since the armor works differently in this game, especially at tier 5+ where the only 2 152mm "derp tanks" are (Sheridan and M60A2 Starship) it's a lot harder to get those massive damage numbers.
Autocannons? Yep all the way to tier 9.. And the name of the tier 9 tank that use autocannons? The Terminator 2.... Ok fine it's a modified T-72 and the autocannon isn't really that great so you'll end up using the ATGM system most of the time but come on, that name!!
All in all i like this game better then WoT because it's faster paced, have more vehicle types and a lot fewer corridor maps. So you rarely see games where say MBT's all go one direction while other types go somewhere else.. Even more so now that artillery is pve exclusive.
And if you have a bad streak in pvp there's always the pve that can wind you down.. And you won't be penalized for it by getting reduced credits and XP just because it's pve...
However that said, the publisher absolutely REFUSE to advertise the game before it's close to release, so right now the population is suffering. It is better now then a week ago since there was just a massive overhaul patch so people are returning to check that out but it's still nowhere near what i'd call populated...
Which is partly why i'm writing about it here. So go play it!
Kinda World of Tanks but with modern vehicles. Plays differently enough to not be a complete ripoff.
Most notable differences: there is a PvE mode that is quite fun and just as rewarding as pvp is. Because you know, why shouldn't it be?
They have no artillery in pvp anymore because apparently even though arty in this game only deal as much damage as main battle tanks and had a counter battery system designed for 2 year olds (enemy arty players got map pings when you fired, and if you didn't move between shots they would eventually literally see you after a while) people still bitched about it, so now artillery can only be played in pve.
There is also a pvpve game mode (need tier 5+ vehicles to queue but tier 8+ to realistically get a game at the moment) which is REALLY REALLY FUN.
What else, oh right, ATGM missiles, that's a thing. As is ERA armor. Sidescraping is generally not advised because most guns have such high penetration.. Low tier it's possible but i'd still advice against it because it'll turn into a bad habit.
Camouflage is there but there's a diminishing return on the effectiveness when you fire. So you may be able to stay hidden for 3 - 4 shots before you'll be spotted no matter how many layers of bushes there are between you.
Tanks with derp guns? Yep there's a few of those, but not many since the tanks in this game don't have any choice of guns. Just straight upgrades. And since the armor works differently in this game, especially at tier 5+ where the only 2 152mm "derp tanks" are (Sheridan and M60A2 Starship) it's a lot harder to get those massive damage numbers.
Autocannons? Yep all the way to tier 9.. And the name of the tier 9 tank that use autocannons? The Terminator 2.... Ok fine it's a modified T-72 and the autocannon isn't really that great so you'll end up using the ATGM system most of the time but come on, that name!!
All in all i like this game better then WoT because it's faster paced, have more vehicle types and a lot fewer corridor maps. So you rarely see games where say MBT's all go one direction while other types go somewhere else.. Even more so now that artillery is pve exclusive.
And if you have a bad streak in pvp there's always the pve that can wind you down.. And you won't be penalized for it by getting reduced credits and XP just because it's pve...
However that said, the publisher absolutely REFUSE to advertise the game before it's close to release, so right now the population is suffering. It is better now then a week ago since there was just a massive overhaul patch so people are returning to check that out but it's still nowhere near what i'd call populated...
Which is partly why i'm writing about it here. So go play it!
