What tiers and trees are fun without Premium?

[NOD Flamer]

I've dumped in about 120bucks if not more on this game, just because I liked it and didn't mind supporting the game.

However now that i'm at Russian researching Tier VI (currently at 7.7) and though it's really fun, it's not so fun without premium.

Without premium you will need to win + have atleast 4 kills and than you won't even play even on SLs if you lose 3 vehicles that aren't premium either.

I'm just tired of having to keep spending money on premium even at a stage like this in order to not only not go broke in SL but also to progress in the tree.

So question is, what tiers and trees are fun without premium.
I think i've supported the devs enough with the amount of money i've dropped into it.

[xCrossFaith]

Free to play is manageable until like rank IV, above that I won't recommend playing if you are not willing to spend a bit

[mogami_99]

While I know people hate to spend money a premium account costs 27 cents a day.

[NOD Flamer]

Originally posted by mogami_99:

While I know people hate to spend money a premium account costs 27 cents a day.

ah yes paying 60bucks a year in order to not lose at a game really is worth it.

[xCrossFaith]

Originally posted by mogami_99:

While I know people hate to spend money a premium account costs 27 cents a day.

The problem is not that one, but that, as you just proved with your comment, the game has to be considered a subscription one, when it's marketed as free

[NoFriction]

Originally posted by Breastmilk Enjoyer:

Originally posted by mogami_99:

While I know people hate to spend money a premium account costs 27 cents a day.

ah yes paying 60bucks a year in order to not lose at a game really is worth it.

Actually, when at 27 cents a day, its $98.55 a year. Quite pricey if you ask me

[Velesianus]

For ground RB, 2.7 Sweden is an absolute blast.

I think the new Pvkv III is the fastest I've ever aced a crew. It's got an extremely reliable one-shot cannon with a 4 second reload so in theory it can kill 15 tanks a minute. I don't think it's going to be 2.7 for long.

You also have four excellent back up vehicles at the same br; the Strv m/42 EH, the Lago, the lvt m/40 and the L-62.

If low tier seal clubbing isn't your thing but you still want to avoid high br, the brits now have a fantastic 7.0 lineup.

The new G6, Eland panhard, Doom Barn (6.7 fv4005), Conway and FV4202 means you pretty much always have an ideal starting vehicle for most map/modes.

If all else fails you can always go full t-34 ('40,'41,'42 and STZ). Not much to say there, I mean they're t-34's.

I don't do CAS so I can't really say how well planes do with any of those lineups but you shouldn't have to worry about SL playing any of them.

[Dan]

I havnt paid anything in years, and the ony enjoyment I can suck out of the game comes from playing lower than 4.0 Germany.

[mogami_99]

Originally posted by xCrossFaith:

Originally posted by mogami_99:

While I know people hate to spend money a premium account costs 27 cents a day.

The problem is not that one, but that, as you just proved with your comment, the game has to be considered a subscription one, when it's marketed as free

Well clearly if the game was absolutely free then there would either be advertisements during before and after battles or it would cease to exist. Are there any among us players who did not realize the play for free was how they advertised the game? If you liked it you stayed and paid a little if not you went else where. The problem now is so many players still expect the game to remain absolutely free to play without explaining how they think this would even be possible.

[Cryptid]

keep a BT-5 in your lineup up to 9.3, if you use something at BR in your lineup without making a kill quota that will put you past breaking even, then hunt lightly armored tanks with the BT-5 (30k lions for a god mode kill with premium), you might also consider having a good plane in your lineup to score air and ground kills with, personally I go after choppers first since they are so annoying.

[Neckstabba]

Originally posted by mogami_99:

Originally posted by xCrossFaith:

The problem is not that one, but that, as you just proved with your comment, the game has to be considered a subscription one, when it's marketed as free

Well clearly if the game was absolutely free then there would either be advertisements during before and after battles or it would cease to exist. Are there any among us players who did not realize the play for free was how they advertised the game? If you liked it you stayed and paid a little if not you went else where. The problem now is so many players still expect the game to remain absolutely free to play without explaining how they think this would even be possible.

Right. They need to make money to continue to add new content. F2P games always have some kind of in-game store or premium subscription to ease the grind.

That people still don't get that..

Originally posted by snickerdoodle:

Originally posted by Breastmilk Enjoyer:

ah yes paying 60bucks a year in order to not lose at a game really is worth it.

Actually, when at 27 cents a day, its $98.55 a year. Quite pricey if you ask me

Just get a year of premium in the sales they do twice a year for 40 bucks. Or every 6 months for 20 bucks. Kinda cheap if you see it as an "subscription" game. Other games are much more pricey. Even PS Plus or Xbox Gold costs 10 bucks ā month.

[76561198315424152]

Play more than one nation. If you play 2-3 you can always play your highest tier every few days a few times at least. If you do it for a while, letting crews do some of the repairing you will build up sl and later be able to play whatever you want.

[mogami_99]

Originally posted by Breastmilk Enjoyer:

Originally posted by mogami_99:

While I know people hate to spend money a premium account costs 27 cents a day.

ah yes paying 60bucks a year in order to not lose at a game really is worth it.

I don't think a premium account actually helps you to win battles. What it does do is make losing not cost as much while also helping grind tiers. I think the expression is "pay to grind"
Even premium vehicles do not help to win they just make losing not as expensive and progress even while losing faster. It really depends on how much of a hurry to get higher tiers you are rather then anything to do with win/loss ratio or kills to death ratios.

[SirLlamaGeddon]

Originally posted by mogami_99:

While I know people hate to spend money a premium account costs 27 cents a day.

Ah yes whilst knowing this premium barely nets you anymore RP anyways. 2k > 4k RP WOOOO!

[mogami_99]

Originally posted by ⚡Sir Llama Geddon⚡:

Originally posted by mogami_99:

While I know people hate to spend money a premium account costs 27 cents a day.

Ah yes whilst knowing this premium barely nets you anymore RP anyways. 2k > 4k RP WOOOO!

You make it sound like 2k rb bonus is nothing

[Wandering Flare]

Originally posted by mogami_99:

While I know people hate to spend money a premium account costs 27 cents a day.

The problem with this argument is that, assuming someone works a 9-5 and sleeps for the healthy 8 hours, they're wasting 17 cents a day on absolutely nothing. That's a little over a buck for a week and we're not even counting in hours outside of the precise work/sleep hours that the person spends on other things in their day, potentially even not playing for days on end for one reason or another.

While on paper it's pocket change and for some people it might be, saying "it's just 27 cents a day" leaves out the pretty important aspect of premium - it doesn't wait for the player, it ticks down regardless of whether they're making use of it or not.