everything wrong with artillery
  • Tank: Emil II
  • Map: Glacier
  • Played: fieredragon [DHTA]
  • Nation:Sweden
  • Mode: Standard
  • Uploaded: fieredragon
  • Result: ?
  • Battle type: Regular
  • Server game time: 2020-06-09 21:12
  • Base: 0 / 0
  • Spawn: II
  • Version: 1.9.0
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  • Uploaded: fieredragon
  • Server game time: 2020-06-09 21:12
  • Version: 1.9.0
  • Battle type: Regular
  • Spawn: II

Replay description

Welcome fellow tankers,

in this replay, i'll try to show you why artillery doesn't have a place in World of Tanks. i don't say playing an arty isn't fun, i have some myself, but being on both ends of the game, ican say why it may be fun, but still doesn't belong in the game.

Arty does take out tactical skills out of the game, i know an arty doesn't usually rip 2-3 full HP tanks down in a single game, like every other tank class does, but artillery, and especially in games with multiple SPG's, they aim for crucial (tactical) positions on the map, or they destroy players who have a high killrate, who are usually the more skilled players. I strongly feel SPG's were introduced in the game to break a stalemate situation, and to take out armored targets or tanks who are well covered and preventing an allied attack on that flank. but sadly, that's not how te community uses SPG, since there is a far better strategy as i stated above.

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