When I first heard about this game on the MMO Report I laughed and wondered who would want to play a game like this....
For those who do not know what World of Tanks is, it's a MMO Game that's based around World War 2 tanks (Currently US / USSR and Germany) and it's very much a capture the flag style game.
Initially I got roped in to the Beta test by a few friends at work, it was something that didn't cost to play, seemed like an interesting way to kill some time and hey you got to blow up other people with cannons.
- My impressions of the beta
It was fun... you had epic items (cost was gold) and we were given 250 gold per day
In my 6 months of beta testing I received enough xp to go from the laughable Leichttraktor all the way up to the fearsome Tiger II.
What I found thou was the balance was off, and not by a little but there were some significant holes in both the match making and the balance of the Tier 8 tanks.
The tiger II was a fearsome machine capable of dominating a battlefield when used correctly, yet against a similar matched Russan Tier 8 / US Tier 8 it was a pale shadow of it's historical strength.
The Tier 9 and 10 German tanks were either hypothetical experiments and I never bothered trying to get these tanks, You could barely damage them in a Tier 8 and they were unbalanced in comparison to the Russian / US equivalents.
Then the company stated they were releasing the game in April
April came, the game was released to the public and there were pre orders. Along with these pre orders came a massive amount of balance changes, mechanic changes, two new maps and a promise that french tanks and us tank destroyers will be the next major implementations.
The Balances so far have worked, I'm only leveling slowly this time. The game is feeling a little more balanced, the lag has oddly reduced and the tank trees are soon to get an overhaul which will make leveling a little easier and hopefully balance out some of the issues.
All in all it's a good fun game, simple in the fact that you can either play it in first person (sniper mode) or third person. The graphics are good, the combat can be compelling when you learn how to drive and keep your tanks out of arty fire.
There is nothing more satisfying than being in a small tank, surviving the battle with you and two other people, killing them both for the game win.
Each country has there own unique strengths and weakness's and it's well worth experimenting in each countries tree.
Overal for a Free game, I would say play it. PVP goodness with Tanks and Canons.
For those who do not know what World of Tanks is, it's a MMO Game that's based around World War 2 tanks (Currently US / USSR and Germany) and it's very much a capture the flag style game.
Initially I got roped in to the Beta test by a few friends at work, it was something that didn't cost to play, seemed like an interesting way to kill some time and hey you got to blow up other people with cannons.
- My impressions of the beta
It was fun... you had epic items (cost was gold) and we were given 250 gold per day
In my 6 months of beta testing I received enough xp to go from the laughable Leichttraktor all the way up to the fearsome Tiger II.
What I found thou was the balance was off, and not by a little but there were some significant holes in both the match making and the balance of the Tier 8 tanks.
The tiger II was a fearsome machine capable of dominating a battlefield when used correctly, yet against a similar matched Russan Tier 8 / US Tier 8 it was a pale shadow of it's historical strength.
The Tier 9 and 10 German tanks were either hypothetical experiments and I never bothered trying to get these tanks, You could barely damage them in a Tier 8 and they were unbalanced in comparison to the Russian / US equivalents.
Then the company stated they were releasing the game in April
April came, the game was released to the public and there were pre orders. Along with these pre orders came a massive amount of balance changes, mechanic changes, two new maps and a promise that french tanks and us tank destroyers will be the next major implementations.
The Balances so far have worked, I'm only leveling slowly this time. The game is feeling a little more balanced, the lag has oddly reduced and the tank trees are soon to get an overhaul which will make leveling a little easier and hopefully balance out some of the issues.
All in all it's a good fun game, simple in the fact that you can either play it in first person (sniper mode) or third person. The graphics are good, the combat can be compelling when you learn how to drive and keep your tanks out of arty fire.
There is nothing more satisfying than being in a small tank, surviving the battle with you and two other people, killing them both for the game win.
Each country has there own unique strengths and weakness's and it's well worth experimenting in each countries tree.
Overal for a Free game, I would say play it. PVP goodness with Tanks and Canons.