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[_Goobz_OnYourFace]

Guess im pretty bad at thie whole concept of this came. Im a tanker who just came over here for a change of pace. It would seem I do fairly well in bombers, mostly cause its me vs the map. I tried the maneuverable planes and I die too easy, the heavy planes I cant turn enough to kill anything. Guess I havent taken too much time to learn what all the planes are supposed to be doing. (I mostly started playing cause I friend clued me into the boxes with gold and free xp that shares with world of tanks) SO I have a ton of parts and premium tanks out of boxes and not enough skill to play them. 

 

I like the game, its sad that so few people are playing it, only took about 3 battles to realize there is 2 players and 10 bots on the team

[SpiritFoxMY]

You're aware enough to know you don't have the experience to do well which itself is the path to not sucking.

 

Welcome to the forums! Do hang around. You'll find that we're a normally helpful bunch so if you need any pointers, just ask. 

 

See you in the skies 

[Dru83]

If you play mid tiers (4-7) around the evening time in the US, you can get around 4-5 on a side. Otherwise, yeah, you're lucky to get a 2 v. 2. With the maneuverable planes, it's all about knowing where everybody else is and staying away from the heavy hitters. With the heavies, it's all about picking and choosing your victims carefully and staying high and fast. If you slow down and fly too low, you'll be vulnerable. Prey on the weak, the unwary, and the injured. Some places to start might be the British fighters, notably the tier 4 Bristol and the spitfires that follow it (good mix of turning and speed). The Russian fighters and multiroles can be quite fun as well, especially the I-16 l. and the Lavochin line that balances turning and better hp. And for when you get tired of shooting down planes, the Russian GA line can be quite fun as they can absorb tons of damage.

[wylleEcoyote]

 Most of the Noob advice from World of Tanks applies here as well. 
Step one:
Don't rush to tier ten.
There is plenty of fun to be had at low to mid tiers. And in this server, this is is also where you will find most of the humans.
Additionally:The bot skill is beginner until teir 4, then it becomes consistently better. And pretty brutal from tier 8 and up.
Step two
cut your teeth in tiers  1 2 and 3 with all the biplane Barn storming turn and burn action
The xp cost is so cheap that you can research out one nation to tier 4 in less than 3 hours a day.
Most of the planes are similar enough at that point that you can train up some pilots for a bit as you get used to the game. and determine what (if any) national tech tree you want to explore

At tier 4 is when the National flavors become distinctive.

Spoiler

Presuming you catch the bug ,You will want to Acquire some xtra hanger slots  About 5 or so for any particular nation you really want to get into.

Step Three Russian Bias is still a thing but not as much as WoT.
Primarily because ANY plane that can stay behind you long enough WILL kill you.
(even a german bomber eventually) no matter what you fly

With that said; the russians have access to all of the different combat types (except Heavy Fighters) and therefore playstyles that favor them. You can unlock all of them (3 varieties of light fighter, Multi roles, Dedicated Ground Attack(LOTS of guns, low altitude, low speed, interesting agility) , and Bombers by teir 5
 
Americans are at their best at high altitude. With healthy planes and potent engines
Do NOT underestimate the agility speed and altitude of their Heavy Fighter line.
The only thing keeping them from being #OPAsFuq is the surprisingly underwhelming performance of the .50 caliber HMGs that are the weapon of choice for the entire american tree until high tiers.
Also if you still like bombers and plan on sticking around WoWP for a few months and are considering a premium to purchase you may want to try the A-26B to train up a decent bomber crew for the SOONtm  to arrive B-17 bomber line. ( How soon? The winter holidays are coming ...)

Germans are also good at High altitude and have better guns overall but are fragile in comparison to americans
Both nations are not as agile as the rest (with exceptions) Yet they can Maintain that not quite as good agility at their high altitude where the rest of the nations lose enough agility to make things bad for them..

By the same token, If german and american planes are caught in lower altitudes without a good amount of airspeed
(dedicated german Ground Attack is a unique exception to this rule) they be come free food for the rest. This is the basis for what is called Boom and Zoom around the forums. It is a workable playstyle but it take a bit of effort to learn and on top of that the Meta doesnt favor it so much.

Speaking of the low altitude turn and burn meta

The Japanese have the Most Agile planes. Period.
When they get on your six they Will Kill you. You Wont Shake them with out help or you're already going full speed to run away.
They also have the capacity to catch on fire 3 time in a match just from harsh language.
Think Tie Fighters and you have the right idea
  All they have are fighters (both army and navy) with a few premium heavy fighters at the moment. This can change eventually but i dont see it happening this year or the next especially as the french and chinese lines are still in the "only premium planes so far" limbo

The British have Spitfires. +best all rounders (think X wings) in the Meta and therefore best in the Game (for the moment)
Almost as agile as Japanese without the fire chance. A early access to cannons at mid tier make for great firepower (comparable to zeGermans)  and great at pursuit for as long as they have boost .  THe only thing holding them back is their low cruise speed (they take a while to get to fight but when they get there...) and over all altitude limitations.

As a bonus they also have multi-role lines fleshed out (hurricanes) and a line of heavy fighters for high altitude work that have just a ridiculous amount of DakaDakaDaka.  (Think Y-wings)

THe Russian tree as mentioned earlier does Everything (eventually) and manages to remain sufficiently competitive that pilot skill usually determines win or loss as long as you stay within the limits of your particular aircraft line.

 

Edited by wylleEcoyote, 16 October 2018 - 04:00 AM.

[_DerUberMensch_]

just a little bit extra... be mindful of the different time zones in the U.S.

gl and enjoy the game...

o7

 

 

[gerr22]

welcome do stick around and enjoy as everbody says slow and carefull if you like what you see go to different planes there are some good planes awaiting also some bad ones but thats the luck of the draw

 

[123abc4day]

wylleEcoyote, on 16 October 2018 - 10:40 AM, said:

 

Spoiler

Presuming you catch the bug ,You will want to Acquire some xtra hanger slots  About 5 or so for any particular nation you really want to get into.

Step Three Russian Bias is still a thing but not as much as WoT.
Primarily because ANY plane that can stay behind you long enough WILL kill you.
(even a german bomber eventually) no matter what you fly

With that said; the russians have access to all of the different combat types (except Heavy Fighters) and therefore playstyles that favor them. You can unlock all of them (3 varieties of light fighter, Multi roles, Dedicated Ground Attack(LOTS of guns, low altitude, low speed, interesting agility) , and Bombers by teir 5
 
Americans are at their best at high altitude. With healthy planes and potent engines
Do NOT underestimate the agility speed and altitude of their Heavy Fighter line.
The only thing keeping them from being #OPAsFuq is the surprisingly underwhelming performance of the .50 caliber HMGs that are the weapon of choice for the entire american tree until high tiers.
Also if you still like bombers and plan on sticking around WoWP for a few months and are considering a premium to purchase you may want to try the A-26B to train up a decent bomber crew for the SOONtm  to arrive B-17 bomber line. ( How soon? The winter holidays are coming ...)

Germans are also good at High altitude and have better guns overall but are fragile in comparison to americans
Both nations are not as agile as the rest (with exceptions) Yet they can Maintain that not quite as good agility at their high altitude where the rest of the nations lose enough agility to make things bad for them..

By the same token, If german and american planes are caught in lower altitudes without a good amount of airspeed
(dedicated german Ground Attack is a unique exception to this rule) they be come free food for the rest. This is the basis for what is called Boom and Zoom around the forums. It is a workable playstyle but it take a bit of effort to learn and on top of that the Meta doesnt favor it so much.

Speaking of the low altitude turn and burn meta

The Japanese have the Most Agile planes. Period.
When they get on your six they Will Kill you. You Wont Shake them with out help or you're already going full speed to run away.
They also have the capacity to catch on fire 3 time in a match just from harsh language.
Think Tie Fighters and you have the right idea
  All they have are fighters (both army and navy) with a few premium heavy fighters at the moment. This can change eventually but i dont see it happening this year or the next especially as the french and chinese lines are still in the "only premium planes so far" limbo

The British have Spitfires. +best all rounders (think X wings) in the Meta and therefore best in the Game (for the moment)
Almost as agile as Japanese without the fire chance. A early access to cannons at mid tier make for great firepower (comparable to zeGermans)  and great at pursuit for as long as they have boost .  THe only thing holding them back is their low cruise speed (they take a while to get to fight but when they get there...) and over all altitude limitations.

As a bonus they also have multi-role lines fleshed out (hurricanes) and a line of heavy fighters for high altitude work that have just a ridiculous amount of DakaDakaDaka.  (Think Y-wings)

THe Russian tree as mentioned earlier does Everything (eventually) and manages to remain sufficiently competitive that pilot skill usually determines win or loss as long as you stay within the limits of your particular aircraft line.

 

To be fair, they said that Japanese line will have heavy fighters line-up in the update of American flying fortress line as a counter of some sort though I don't know what will it be.

[trikke]

wylleEcoyote, on 15 October 2018 - 11:40 PM, said:

 that pilot skill usually determines win or loss as long as you stay within the limits of your particular aircraft line.

 

 

yep...  it's not the mega-inches of cold rolled steel that keeps you alive longer in wowp

 

it's the eyes in the back of your head that you grow over time... everyone can kill everyone here, given the element of surprise 

 

top pilots build a 3D movie running in their brains, and continuously update it by looking in every direction 

 

use the adjustable minimap and use the alternate user interface to build up that movie