A question about test-drives in warbonds shop

[Князь Жиромудр]

So, since Gaijin buffed these in one of the recent minor updates, 24 hours of a test-drive of a high-rank premium vehicle for just 750 warbonds sounds like a viable option. Can provide some insight on what's going on at such ranks and help grind the corresponding tech-tree (naval, ground, airplanes, helicopters) of a vehicle's nation faster.
I'm actually interested in the future BP seasons warbond shop helicopters (when I gonna get premium turned on for additional RP gains), as I only have the 'reserve' ones for each nation at this point (which at most can hardly be described as effective considering their flight specs and armament imo, and neither of them have anti-air missiles yet which is sad), but also got almost no experience in using helis against real players if we don't count a couple of sorties in ground AB. Should I try it, after all? Is it better to go to heli PvE for the most RP income to grind faster, or try GRB/GSB which are obviously harder and less stable, but might be more amusing and provide greater reward?

[Waryth]

Don't bother using those 24 hour test drive of a high premium vehicle. It sounds viable but if you're not good in any of those vehicle to progress it's just the same playing a non-premium vehicle while performing poorly which just nets with almost the same RP.

Using warbonds for something temporary is just the worse deal you'll ever have compared to allocating them to permanent stuff like profile icons, camo, decals or even premium vehicles. Those may be random and won't get what you exactly want but if you keep doing it you'll unlock it eventually but all you've unlock are permanent compared to 24 hour test drive.

For reference: it's per season to get a renewable warbond. It takes approximately 3 months long for a battlepass and restock those warbonds.

[Князь Жиромудр]

Originally posted by Waryth:

Don't bother using those 24 hour test drive of a high premium vehicle. It sounds viable but if you're not good in any of those vehicle to progress it's just the same playing a non-premium vehicle while performing poorly which just nets with almost the same RP.

Using warbonds for something temporary is just the worse deal you'll ever have compared to allocating them to permanent stuff like profile icons, camo, decals or even premium vehicles. Those may be random and won't get what you exactly want but if you keep doing it you'll unlock it eventually but all you've unlock are permanent compared to 24 hour test drive.

For reference: it's per season to get a renewable warbond. It takes approximately 3 months long for a battlepass and restock those warbonds.

I see...mokka said in one of parallel threads 40 minutes of heli-battles (PvE, I guess?) provided him with only 3k RP. If it's about a TT helicopter and no active premium, then with a 4x boost from rental heli and premium turned on one can expect to unlock just 1 rank V helicopter (150k RP) in 12-14 hours of continuous (and therefore exhausting) gaming; for rank VI, with prices being 340-390k RP for a vehicle, the RP gain is ridiculously puny, even considering you can purchase a test-drive for up to 5 times.

But still, should I at least try it once to get a clear picture of how helicopters with better ATGM and optics, AAM, thermals, anti-missile protection systems etc. behave/feel like in GRB and GSB, to decide whether I need to grind their TT analogues at all? Or better just stick to the 'reserves' and slowly progress higher, gaining experience as each new offensive or defensive system is introduced to my and enemy's vehicles one by one?

[Fal]

Originally posted by АГЕНТ КАЛИТКИ:

So, since Gaijin buffed these in one of the recent minor updates, 24 hours of a test-drive of a high-rank premium vehicle for just 750 warbonds sounds like a viable option. Can provide some insight on what's going on at such ranks and help grind the corresponding tech-tree (naval, ground, airplanes, helicopters) of a vehicle's nation faster.
I'm actually interested in the future BP seasons warbond shop helicopters (when I gonna get premium turned on for additional RP gains), as I only have the 'reserve' ones for each nation at this point (which at most can hardly be described as effective considering their flight specs and armament imo, and neither of them have anti-air missiles yet which is sad), but also got almost no experience in using helis against real players if we don't count a couple of sorties in ground AB. Should I try it, after all? Is it better to go to heli PvE for the most RP income to grind faster, or try GRB/GSB which are obviously harder and less stable, but might be more amusing and provide greater reward?

the warbound vehicles are just for a better test drive so you can confirm if you want to buy or not. THEY DONT have the premium multipliers in matches i got the german Mi24 to help the grind on PVE because BO105 grind is just so bad and you have to farm 2 of them before the tiger and to my suprise i wasted wardbounds on Mi24 because i was getting the same RP that i got using the allouete

[Князь Жиромудр]

Oof...I got it, not such useful feature as I thought before then.

[Waryth]

Originally posted by АГЕНТ КАЛИТКИ:

Originally posted by АГЕНТ КАЛИТКИ:

I see...mokka said in one of parallel threads 40 minutes of heli-battles (PvE, I guess?) provided him with only 3k RP. If it's about a TT helicopter and no active premium, then with a 4x boost from rental heli and premium turned on one can expect to unlock just 1 rank V helicopter (150k RP) in 12-14 hours of continuous (and therefore exhausting) gaming; for rank VI, with prices being 340-390k RP for a vehicle, the RP gain is ridiculously puny, even considering you can purchase a test-drive for up to 5 times.

But still, should I at least try it once to get a clear picture of how helicopters with better ATGM and optics, AAM, thermals, anti-missile protection systems etc. behave/feel like in GRB and GSB, to decide whether I need to grind their TT analogues at all? Or better just stick to the 'reserves' and slowly progress higher, gaining experience as each new offensive or defensive system is introduced to my and enemy's vehicles one by one?

Oof...I got it, not such useful feature as I thought before then.

If you are considering getting PREMIUM ACCOUNT then mathematically it is a huge boost at the cost of warbonds. Warbond items can just be purchased as well if you're willing to put money into the table so it shouldn't matter but if you're a free-to-play player it isn't worth it. You brought up premium account so I assume you're not an F2P player.

The only issue here is how good you are at operating these rented vehicle within 1 day and the your likeness to play that vehicle. I'm pretty sure you considered it all then it's all extremely worth it with a premium account.