hey spook, is apex having availability due to chipset shortages? recommended your line of PCs to my brother, because right now building one is more expensive than prebuilt. Does apex have PCs in stock?
@Katask0p02 жыл бұрын
Hey I just noticed that page says "Apex Gaming PCs is thrilled to announce our partnership with one of World of Tanks’s biggest creators Spookston." Did you used to play world of tanks or is that just some kind of typo? lol
@cabbageashthe1st5942 жыл бұрын
My advice: always underestimate your teammates and always overestimate your enemies
@robertbalazslorincz82182 жыл бұрын
If I were to list best advice ever given to anyone playing team competitive games, this would definitely be near the top.
@timsonins2 жыл бұрын
I always think of war thunder as a one v many game, completely disregarding the teammates. This way I am pleasantly surprised in very rare cases, when a teammate actually helps
@gregorteply90342 жыл бұрын
Is this quote from Godfather?
@thisguyderrick67822 жыл бұрын
Man that's just what I normally do in WT
@sturmgewehr44542 жыл бұрын
Golden tip
@F1LERS2 жыл бұрын
Best Advice i can give is: find people to play WT with because random teammates will 98% of the time let you down, don't rush high tier tanks, don't play like a tungsten statue if you want to have fun, and always make sure to have enough SL in reserve just in case you get a new tank.
@mohamedbolto10212 жыл бұрын
We could play together if u want
@mohamedbolto10212 жыл бұрын
I can get Ur discord and we can play together
@madeingermany94452 жыл бұрын
That with SL. What if you make most times only -SL in battles? Or nearly no +?
@MrAlpal2 жыл бұрын
the people I play with generally let me down too lmao
@devanmcghee61232 жыл бұрын
@@madeingermany9445 to be frank there's two clear options, for ftp you really just have to get better and get enough kills (4 to 5 a battle) to make positive credits. Also can choose low repair cost vehicles like ones under 5.0 most if the time. The second easiest grinding option is a premium account, this is the only paying thing that I do and I have approx 2 mil SL
@cyberdroid23002 жыл бұрын
One important thing I learnt about War Thunder is, "Fun is a finite resource in this game". Everytime you are winning, someone is loosing (and vice versa). Everytime you do your victory dance, someone is malding and coping hard. Sometimes you just have to swallow your pride and keep on moving, and if the game gets too tough, take your well deserved break. Do not let the game consume you friends, know your limits.
@josephdrummond43762 жыл бұрын
And understand the BR rating system. I play a lot of 3.3 -3.7 and 5.3.
@jaguar25942 жыл бұрын
This honestly goes with any game. I think its to learn not to let a fake reality change your real reality.
@TotalPoatification2 жыл бұрын
Damn it isn't my turn for the fun
@lemurman79782 жыл бұрын
Man I haven’t had fun for 1 and a half weeks because I have got 9k and 1 and a half weeks earlier I had 60k, I’ve don’t nothing for about 1 month
@josephdrummond43762 жыл бұрын
@@lemurman7978 work the lower BR I find my 3.7-4.0 Russian stuff does good get those captures work those good hits don't just randomly shoot wait behind objects play smart. Get on a squad or in every match shadow another teammate and work together.
@DarkButz2 жыл бұрын
The part about not using WT content creators as reference is really important. I've seen dozens of videos titles "let's play X, the absolutely worst vehicle I ever played" and then they get 13 kills in a single match with it. This really, REALLY skews your view on your own skills.
@dixievfd552 жыл бұрын
For a while, I would watch a Phlydaily video then I would play and see people trying to do the same things he did in the video and getting absolutely demolished for it.
@chalion83992 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I have my own play style and I did try to emulate some of the content creators when I first started playing. I learned really quick that I can't fight my vehicles like they do. So now, when those CC make vehicles look great, I instead stick with the vehicles I know how to play and just slowly creep up the tech trees.
@burger_person1152 жыл бұрын
I have sometimes found those vehicles are really fun lol. I have seen a ton of people overlook the japanese Na-To at 3.3, and I just got it a few weeks ago and its an absolute monster if you know how to use it due to the gun. One persons trash is anothers treasure
@teun9112 жыл бұрын
@@dixievfd55 Ontop Phly's kill counts get inflated because he spawncamps or spawntraps (before 3/3 caps that is just sad).
@Prophetofthe8thLegion Жыл бұрын
I don’t try to emulate Content creators, I just wish I could play a game where I get more then 0 or 1 kills. I understand that at best if I played war thunder for 24 hours straight I’d only get about 3 games where I get like 5 or 6 kills. I’d just like to consistently get 2 or 3 kills.
@WTCheatShaming2 жыл бұрын
Best advice I can give: Don’t play to grind. People have been complaining about economy recently and we can all agree it’s bad. But your overall goal shouldn’t be just get to top tier. Find a tank/aircraft in a tree to focus towards or even if you find a vehicle before that one that you enjoy, play it for a time, or use it as a fallback vehicle to play and enjoy. I did this for the T-34 1942 a few years ago and have well over 3 k kills with it just because it’s entertaining and fun. I’m doing it more recently with the object 906 because it’s an overall fun tank and lineup to play. I’m done with 3 ground trees and still enjoy 9.3 and lower. Top tier and cool modern mbts might look cool but they are not enjoyable to play (imo) especially with helis ruining the fun.
@everby99982 жыл бұрын
personally i like to go to 6.3 with my friend, take only the BT-5 and some random attacker with bombs, then flank some unsuspecting IFV or light tank and get a free 20k sl
@snap_oversteer74832 жыл бұрын
Okay this comment right here. I grind to top tier with my friend and its so frustrating but when i go back to 1.0-5.0 range i have so much fun playing this game even when it screws me over
@snap_oversteer74832 жыл бұрын
@@everby9998 i do this at 9.0 with Ho-Ro tank destroyer free 20k is very good and its so satisfying to get a kill with 150mm
@lukaslefevre80072 жыл бұрын
easy to say premium boy
@liam_horne2 жыл бұрын
helis are ruining the fun (game) at top tier. i couldn't agree with you more!
@SilentButDudley2 жыл бұрын
First way to get better is to learn weak points on tanks and angling. Second is to learn play styles of tanks, get used to ranges, and using Rangefinder/Spotting Third is positioning. Getting to a good positioning or power spots is key to succeeding often, only after the first two skills.
@GermanDudeEU2 жыл бұрын
and learning the maps, not just good postions on those map but also every single corner or hill you could get killed from, that was my biggest problems there are so many big maps that i never knew where to go :D
@salty12012 жыл бұрын
4th way to get better, use your ears and listen, the sounds the various engines make in this game tend to be nation specific. A tiger 2 sounds a lot more metallic and chimey compared to a sherman
@Dr_Steal_Computer2 жыл бұрын
gotta remember the interiors of every single tank ♿
@sagichnichtsowiesonicht73262 жыл бұрын
Map Knowledge is very important .
@FlowDeBandoler02 жыл бұрын
The learn play styles of tank is brutal in German tree, you pass directly from a slow heavy armored tank that can bounce lot of shots and it have a gun that can one shot people to a fast small tank with paper armor and a gun that can no longer one shot people. So you have to change completely the playstyle and the way you use tanks (Tiger 2h to leopard 1) I think that is the main reason of the low victory rates of Germany . I play since 2015 and always have overal more enjoyable and “winable” games as soviets or USA than Germany
@Vilamus2 жыл бұрын
Don't be afraid to do Arcade Air/Ground/Naval. Yeah, Realistic is super cool but also requires a lot more brainspace than Arcade. Whatever mode you play, have fun.
@Aahmpower2 жыл бұрын
This right there
@blackwidowrsa2 жыл бұрын
I play arcade only because it was on that mode when I started, now my whole mindset is set to that game mode, sometimes its more frustrating though. Try take a position with a bradley or other TOW sitting behind a rock and just launch spamming you because you're almost always visible.
@Vilamus2 жыл бұрын
@@blackwidowrsa I do 98% arcade because I came from World of Tanks / Warships, so the arcade mode is really in-depth on comparison.
@misteronsepatro70182 жыл бұрын
I find top tier arcade more enjoyable because helis are less spammed (I'm looking at you russian mains who take out the ka50 everytime they die or at the start of the match)
@g.williams20472 жыл бұрын
Mid tier arcade is fun until the plane spawns start. Then it’s total mayhem.
@Kottery2 жыл бұрын
On the bit about don't compare yourself to KZfaqrs, this is why I love to watch OrangeFan's "First Ten" series. He shows the first ten battles in a tank no matter how bad the battle was. Gives a far more realistic view of how things pan out initially.
@nanochad29792 жыл бұрын
"don't cap points, just uncap enemy ones" me who needs the rewards: "no i don't think i will"
@Scongi Жыл бұрын
Yeah i love capping points they are my main soursce of money.i usually go with a fast tank. Hide then speed off. Wait till opponent comes kill it or try killing it then take it back i hop from points to points not effective but because i suck bad I cant do much more.
@DerScheisse4 ай бұрын
I do the same thing. That's how your team wins. You're doing God's work. I always have a couple million SL to spare because of it as well. I've noticed that ppl will just sit there and camp while the clock runs out and I've been there determining factor by continuing to focus on the objective.
@orcashamudeluxeu5672 жыл бұрын
Here's a tip from me, have fun. Not even joking if you just do not stick to the meta, you can have fun. The Churchill with 50 smokes and 10 shells, playing the strv m/39 at 6.3 to get god mode(20,000 sl). Note be respectful when having fun so your poor teammates don't get ligma. Guess this got the God Mode community assembling, cool!
@thegiantrat42712 жыл бұрын
My go to is M3 GMC at 6.7 for that free sl
@everby99982 жыл бұрын
As a USSR main, taking a BT-5 into my 6.3 loadout is actually very helpful. If I get a full uptier, (which is pretty common) I take it so I can score cheeky sideshots on unsuspecting panthers, M41 bulldogs, leopard 1s, IFVs or even anti-air. a great way to get 20k sl. Once I even tried to use it every battle I played that day, getting god mode in like 70% of the matches. By the end I went from "just bought a vehicle and have barely any money for repairing" to about 160k sl. That was a good day.
@MineCraftMichael4322 жыл бұрын
The latter is probably not that fun for your own team though
@lucasboulanger55682 жыл бұрын
Been taking the m/40 and 38t with my strv 103-0 at 7.7 and they are ridiculously effective
@wertypearl70152 жыл бұрын
Some players don’t believe in fun anymore. Players like me. It’s either you win or you lose.
@doktorsteve60402 жыл бұрын
RN i have +450 hours of playing and there were surprisingly 2 tipps for me .The only thing i can say to new players: Everything comes with experience . The more time you play the better you get .Also don´t rush for the modern tanks ,planes,..... You will only loose fun while playing .Try to set urself smaller goals like firts reaching lvl 10 then getting ur firts rank3 vehicle and most important have fun
@forsakenplant2 жыл бұрын
You forgot the most important part Attack the D point!
@LeBookKeeper2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, we can't play much because of the repair cost or the characteristics of our tank.
@kon11532 жыл бұрын
@@forsakenplant GRAMERCY!
@FlowDeBandoler02 жыл бұрын
The having fun part is the hardest
@kelvink99992 жыл бұрын
I have more than 7 years and main ground AB. Only tip is to have fun and ensure you have enough SL
@E0S17762 жыл бұрын
Finally, I have long anticipated this video… my prayers have been answered
@ashleyhamman2 жыл бұрын
On the point about avoiding frustration: Even if you are having a pretty good series of rounds, stop at the "I don't think I'll be able to top that today." when those happen. Everything will pale in comparison, and the morale boost may make you throw caution to the wind in future matches.
@chalion83992 жыл бұрын
My WT morale boost: When I do amazing in a match (RARE), I save that mission under a custom name and date so I can review it later to see what I did right/wrong.
@shrekrecker2 жыл бұрын
your name isnt ashley
@ashleyhamman2 жыл бұрын
@@shrekrecker Legally, it is. It's not like it makes any difference to you anyways. You're set on your stance, and your attempt to change mine is a fool's errand.
@lukav35092 жыл бұрын
@@shrekrecker and your name isn't shrekrecker
@shrekrecker2 жыл бұрын
@@lukav3509 yes it is
@DeadlyHirsch2 жыл бұрын
one thing i have learned in my 700+ hours of WT is to plan your next actions in battle carefuly, for example: don‘t rush towards the enemy spawn asap, look for spots from where you can ambush an unexpecting enemy and wait for your team to get there.
@rayproductionsbackupchanne38622 жыл бұрын
3000+ hours into the game and yeah. i still learn new and interesting techniques to this day. it's always important to try and improve yourself. but one of the big tips i can give is. play to have fun. not play to win. with the last winter event. i had to push myself trough frustration so often to get my tasks done that it sucked the fun out of the game. even though i didn't play much differently than i would without the event.
@giordanosilva83362 жыл бұрын
Well, I identify myself so much with your comment. I have about 2000 games and still everyday Im learning new positions on maps, things to consider on a game, where to shoot, what to do on certain situations and on and on.... I still think Im a noob even though Im almost reaching rank 6 tanks
@rayproductionsbackupchanne38622 жыл бұрын
@@giordanosilva8336 don't worry I'm top tier in nearly 2 trees and around top tier the game is basically a whole different game. I still need to perfect 8.0+ myself too. But i enjoy 7.7 and under alot more so I've not priotized top tier alot yet
@StrikeWyvern2 жыл бұрын
I did all 3 of the winter vehicles, in the hopes of collecting enough to buy a KV-220, but that event has made me realize something. TANKS IS THE MOST TIME CONSUMING AND FRUSTRATING PART. This event has made me genuinely hate tanks.
@mewantkrinkov42062 жыл бұрын
Step one: at no point should you use French or Italian tanks, unless you have a padded cell to have mental break downs in Step two: feeling down? Not enough lions? Go back to RB low Tier, trust me it’s fun. Step three: go the unexpected rout, try not to take main streets and stick to buildings when you thing enemy’s are nearby. Step four: Remember it’s a game about tanks.
@t0x1cl2 жыл бұрын
>remember it's a game about tanks _air noises_
@yayeetmeoffacliff47082 жыл бұрын
@@t0x1cl ***ANGERY NAVAL NOISES***
@tritipguy93252 жыл бұрын
i had a padded room but its missing a wall from me hitting my head against it
@g.williams20472 жыл бұрын
Italian low tier is fun once you get a juicy 2.3 and above lineup. I am still missing part of my soul from dealing with the prior vehicles.
@thetankthatnoonereallytalk59332 жыл бұрын
What if the enemy expects us to take the unexpected route?
@cornyking53932 жыл бұрын
Another tip is to find people to play with as this WILL improve your experience. Luckily for me I had 3 other friends who essentially started playing at the same time as me. Now I’m sitting at 1.7k hours and still enjoying this game from day to day and I think that my enjoyment is caused by being accompanied by them.
@JoviaI12 жыл бұрын
There's a reason Spookston has a high K/D but bad stats everywhere else. I wouldn't play like him if I were you. My advice, play in a way that will give your team the greatest chance of winning. Try to cap points when possible, but know when to avoid the caps. Play as a counter-flanker on maps where you can have your team slaughtered by just one guy flanking. Defend your teammates but never trust them to defend you. Use CAS, not to revenge bomb, but to target the people doing the best on the enemy team or the people who are defending/holding/capping points. In ground battles K/D is not the stat that shows how good you are, it's your win rate and average position on the leaderboard. And last but definitely not least, PLAY LINEUPS. It means, that you shouldn't play a tank if it's the only tank you have at that BR. Find a lineup of tanks all at the same BR and play that instead. If it means you're not playing that cool new tank you just unlocked, so be it. You can play it later when you have more vehicles at that BR.
@burger_person1152 жыл бұрын
One thing I do is I try to only slowly and incrimentally increase the br in a lineup, unless it isnt possible. An example is my friend just got the T72a, while I got the t62m1 and am halfway done researching the less effective at doing the same thing T64a, because that way I dont have a T72 with a bunch of 8.3s that will just immediately get killed if I died in my 72. Instead, I will have a t64(abet not a great one) and a T62 that has more pen than either the t64a or t72a with its best round.
@laxanopoiosOG2 жыл бұрын
Ive been playing war thunder for a while (well its kind of a when i feel like taking it up again which could take a lot of time) despite that I'm not very good at the game, I've been watching tutorials and KZfaqrs to try to learn, but I just couldn't find much helpful advice. Until I saw this video, where I got the true piece of information I needed. To never play when frustrated for any reason. I found out that most times I play im frustrated about something most of the time, whether it's a previous match or something else. This video definitely opened my mind to the real reason of why I struggle in the game sometimes. Thank you for making this.
@SerbLawyer922 жыл бұрын
great video bro for me there are 3 rules. Knowledge of tank and rounds which I am using, knowledge of enemy tanks and their weakspots and the most important is knowledge of map and great spots
@smokingcat32672 жыл бұрын
You have just explained the whole game 😂
@SerbLawyer922 жыл бұрын
@@smokingcat3267 seems simple right xD? And that is why, for example, I have with Leo 2A4 1500+ kills in 400 matches
@squillz83102 жыл бұрын
I've been playing War Thunder for nearly eight years now. I spent the first 6 years or so as a free-to-play account. I didn't get a premium account, golden eagles or premium Vehicles until just over two years ago. I agree with everything spookston put here. Some of the things here were good reminders for me, and others were new things. The best advice I could give is to not take it too seriously. At the end of the day, it is just a video game. If you play every second to have fun, sometimes it even makes dying pretty funny. Thanks for the video Spookston!
@glassramen2 жыл бұрын
I think the most fun deaths in game are when someone kills you with a vehicle that had no right to kill you. Like a 1.0 killing a 5.x. This is also the same reason why I try to see what kind of memeing I can do with low tier in higher tier battles.
@LuisGutierrezG1232 жыл бұрын
For me the most important thing is awareness, especially in RB. Pay attention to the mini map, listen for engine sounds, watch the kill feed so you know who's killing who and where. If you know where the enemy is, it's easier to kill it. Everything else comes with practice: angling, positioning, where to shoot... etc.
@MNOIR20242 жыл бұрын
This is very interesting man, tank you This game is very tough
@destkiller100 Жыл бұрын
You‘re so right with that point about having the mindset to get at least one good game before turning off, it‘s so frustrating having bad batches and not knowing what you did wrong this time. Totally right playing something different and hop inside when having motivation again
@brannonmeador17922 жыл бұрын
When it came to airplanes I was even close to decent in air rb for years and even now after 7 years of playing I can’t say I’m some insane pilot, this game has such a different skill level compared to other games I’ve played
@theodorebowman84342 жыл бұрын
I’ve learned that if you plan your attack before the battle by looking at the map while the game loads and planning where to go and what to do helps a lot. If you just go right into the game with no plan you might get confused or quickly decide where to go and die. On battles I didn’t plan on I died very quickly with maybe 1 or 2 kills while if I plan I get double or triple of that.
@jacobthorne-chambers29782 жыл бұрын
Actually a great, quick breakdown of what is best and how you can utilise simple mechanics that the game offers. Loved it
@Destroyer5544342 жыл бұрын
How to win more games: bring lineups instead of being a one spawn XM-1 at 11.0.
@kajetus06882 жыл бұрын
unless its 5.0 germany
@WSSRIOTCONTROL2 жыл бұрын
How would an XM-1 get into 11.0 and only have one spawn🤔
@frostycalls56802 жыл бұрын
@@WSSRIOTCONTROL hes talking about just buying into high tier and only having one tank to compete with. It's not 11.0, but you know.
@meki___68812 жыл бұрын
Actually lineups are great but in the long run they thend to do more harm than good Unless you play the big 2. Lineups become extremely expensive so if you have a premium that works its much better to bring that
@fishgloogloo18612 жыл бұрын
Cope
@robertlayne81802 жыл бұрын
Lets not forget custom battles and the test drive. Custom battles give you map knowledge, and some experience before taking a vehicle out. With regard to test drive it's great to improve gunnery skills. Sit in the cap zone and have unlimited ammunition. I use this to practice manually controlled rockets. BTW, turn off auto repair.
@its2point0722 жыл бұрын
For those who prefer air combat: Don't underestimate how much arcade can help with aiming. Keep mind of your speed, anything below 250 is the danger zone. When in a dogfight, don't aim where they are, aim where they will be when your nose comes around. Don't be afraid to run. If someone looks like they want to dive on you, head for the ground so they need to give up their altitude. Cannons do much more damage but have less ammo, use them only when you're sure of a hit. Most importantly of all: look at the map. Always.
@christopherwells32267 ай бұрын
Lowkey the best video I’ve ever watched for a “ here’s how to play the game” video. Like so simplistic, yet so informative. He’s not telling you to bind this key and that key for these game breaking key binds or little cheats at the game. He really just straight up explained the KEY key features ti get started playing the game, the mindset so to speak. LOVE the work my dude, got a subscriber out of me 💯
@gatoxd75442 жыл бұрын
Probably the best advice i can give its, don't get stressed out with war thunder, just try to chill and have fun i had really bad health problems because of stress.
@jammygamer89612 жыл бұрын
With moments of you being spawn snipped or screwed by volumetric i would like it if you tried to find a way to include it in your videos. Not sure if anyone else feels the same?
@thunderfox95522 жыл бұрын
I feel ya, just before I quit, 89% of games were enemy team spawn sniping and volumetric screwing me over, not a fun time, i wasn’t even playing to grind, just for fun.
@greatergliderАй бұрын
@@whitephillip6997no one asked
@Dredgno2 жыл бұрын
In all my time playing I find I lose the most when the team pushes into enemy spawn after asserting dominance and followed promptly by dying and losing. If you already have the advantage, don’t push, let them come to you.
@blackwidowrsa2 жыл бұрын
i can understand spawn sniping since we're all guilty by map design but i never understood driving into a place where they have invulnerability and enemy radar
@wulfheort80212 жыл бұрын
Yeah the amount of times I have to call for defending the capped zones is just depressing. Or even worse, when you're practically the only one even trying to push a cap because you're losing and other team mates are just sitting around.
@your_jacket47232 жыл бұрын
I was suffering in an M4A3E8 and then I check YT to see you upload this. I feel attacked
@yesyess5168 Жыл бұрын
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="107">1:47</a> "I see people just holding W to the nearest point far too often" That has really stuck with me, it's great advice
@mikebauer69172 жыл бұрын
Great advice all around. One thing that I find helpful is to wait to spawn initially and spend a minute or two looking over the vehicles your team is using. I use that knowledge to chose my vehicle before I spawn. By then the first wave vehicles have started to take each other out. I watch the mini map to see where problematic enemy are and adjust my plan. This way, the push W til I die crowd has probed and softened the enemy and I arrive in time to hold ground until my teammates respawn and return.
@vodkanizer68662 жыл бұрын
i remember when i switched from AB to RB , i learned playing in the sdkfz 234/2 because its really a great "tank" , good gun , very fast but no armor
@carterbarnett47342 жыл бұрын
As a WT veteran myself, another tip I'd like to give is this: do NOT put only a single vehicle of high BR in your lineup unless you're extremely confident in playing the lower BR vehicles. This doesn't really apply for small BR jumps (e.g. 5.3 to 5.7), but it does for bigger jumps. As always, there is an exception to the "rule." Light tanks with high mobility and the ability to scout aren't as hampered by this, because you can still contribute to your team by scouting enemies, decapping points, and flanking.
@Gary_The_Metro2 жыл бұрын
I think it really depends too, the jump from 5.3 to 5.7 is pretty insignificant. But then if you go from 5.7 to 6.3 you'll be facing your little jumbo/m26 against leopard 1's and marders and BMP's and all the kinds of things they have no business facing, and you're just screwed. It's why I basically skipped 6.0 to 7.7 (with the exception of a little bit of 6.7) and just played 5.7 until I got a good lineup for my 8.0 US and have been having fun in the sheridan
@carterbarnett47342 жыл бұрын
@@Gary_The_Metro I would recommend going back to the US area you skipped. They've got some really great heavy tanks (Jumbo 76 aside) in that BR, despite the repair cost being pretty high. Additionally, the only medium you'll need to avoid would be the M26. High repair, meh gun, meh armor, and meh mobility. Only a masochist would play it regularly. Any American medium tank after the Sherman is going to be outclassed by most other tanks, excluding the M48 on. Stuff like the T32 (and the E1 variant) are well worth playing, though. American heavies fill a specific niche, and they fill them very, very well.
@Scongi Жыл бұрын
@@Gary_The_Metro yeah there is a difference between a tiger 1 and a tiger 2. Only 1 br but its large.
@HelpMein2 жыл бұрын
Spookston made a video to tell you to: Git Gud
@Geniusinventor2 жыл бұрын
The best advice i can give: play war thunder as a real war learned about enemy's you will face the most try to learn about there weakness . If you are starting a new game I will say play arcade mode for the first week or 2 if you jump straight in the realistic mode you are doomed . Please play for fun not to grain play your favourite tank in history you will be happy 😊
@davidsatrapa95292 жыл бұрын
My tip: pay attention, keep checking your surroundings, listen for engines, the one who notices the other first has clear advantage
@champaris26102 жыл бұрын
Im a noob coming from wot blitz and just unlocked M10 and M4A1 as well as M24 chaffee. The game tells you to use your binoculars in the little tips, and its actually excellent advice. I have quite bad spatial awareness in realistic, and the binoculars allow me to take a very good look at my surroundings while remaining in cover. You arent sure whats over there ? Binoculars. Searching for targets in a big open space, barely poke out your cupola, and BINOCULARS. Same for any chaotic environment with lots of smoke and fire, they help a lot to see whats alive and whats dead, and great overall for taking a peek to whats behind your cover. You can also point your gun at the target from there, and once it rotated go to your gunner optic and properly aim for a nice juicy kill.
@francmacal2 жыл бұрын
Being patient is the key, also familiarize maps, esp slopes that gives you advantage.
@DJ118USMC2 жыл бұрын
Best Advice: Learn the strengths and weakness of your tank and the tanks you will be facing at your BR. Knowing the maps can be extremely helpful as well. Play to have fun. Don't worry about the grind just play and have fun. You can literally play any tank you want and grind up a vehicle. So find a tank you like and play that. Edit: Oh, as a new player coming into the game play either America or Russia as they are far easier trees to play for starting players. Once you start getting the hang of the game then you can play Germany or other nations. Don't assume that Germany has the best tanks because of WW2. While they are very good in War Thunder they require I high player skill ceiling to do well in them.
@haroldotrotter91482 жыл бұрын
Bruh i went with Britain as my first Tech Tree. RIP. Im researching the Charioteer and the Centurion atm
@DJ118USMC2 жыл бұрын
@@haroldotrotter9148 Yeah, they can be tough to start but they have really good 5.0-7.0 tanks.
@kwertychuj53342 жыл бұрын
In my opinion New Players shouldn't play us if they want to have fun. US Tanks are just... Medicore and at 6.0-7.0 you have to pay too much
@the_partyzant-79572 жыл бұрын
I'm a German main and I have freinds who play america and Russia and my stats are way better than theirs (6.7 and bellow) For me, Germany is the best nation for new players especially in 5.3-6.3 where most German tanks are point and click I struggled a bit when entering rank 5 where Germany looses their armor but the tanks are still very solid
@slamdaddyshapirowo98932 жыл бұрын
And then there is the ST-A1 which acclerates incredibly slow and has a maximum of 75mm of armour, at BR 6.3. At least the cannon is average.
@karthikp9652 жыл бұрын
I hate that Tank. I even enjoyed Pt-76B with APCR and made good progress , but not with ST-A1. Just went to Type60 and yeeting enemies by aggrssive flanking
@fuso86392 жыл бұрын
Hey, the Chi-Tos and Chi-Ri are oversized Pz 4, in which, Pz 4 gets 4.0, while the Chi-Tos are 4.7 Like Chi-Ri II is fine at 5.0 since is the japanese 'Tiger' and the gun with the assisted loader mechanism makes it up for the br 5.0, but is kinda oversized and the armour is 75mm in the front and is not angled But for the Chi-Tos, the Chi-To are esentially the japanese 'Panther' but they resemble more as a Pz IV, in with both guns have similar penetration schemes, and japanese having more HE filler into the Type 4 Kou shell and while gaijin upped the Br of the Chi-Nu Kai from 3.7 to 4.3 now. but still, Chi-Tos being an oversized Chi-Nu II it should be imo the 4.3, and maybe the Chi-To late because of the smaller turret and slightly angle frontal plate it would keep being 4.7 and scale up to the Chi-Ri II in 5.0 But Chi-Nu Kai shouldnt be 4.3 either, it was fine at 4.0 and then it would have been more helpfull to have the Chi-To at 4.0 to make a line up and then the Late variant to 4.3, and Chi-Ri II well 5.0 but because of its dimensions and relatively 'thin' armour, 4.7 wouldnt be affected at all
@aregulargenericname87942 жыл бұрын
@@fuso8639 i actually want the chi ri 2 to get the better shell for it's 37, why? It would be unironicly a pretty great cannon against light tanks
@fuso86392 жыл бұрын
@@aregulargenericname8794 i know what you mean, it has the Type 1 37mm, in other words, the same gun as the Ka-Mi, in which it has a shell that can pen up to 57mm, the Type 1 APHE, but we have to get only the Type 94 shell even though it would be fine to replace the shell or just make it 1 more modification
@aregulargenericname87942 жыл бұрын
@@fuso8639 I want my type 1 aphe or else im rioting
@gatogordo49612 жыл бұрын
Thanks Spookston! Not the top tier guide i wanted, but the Advice we all needed
@Orangefan772 жыл бұрын
Stay in low tiers until you absolutely know what you are doing. This means don't buy a premium vehicle above the tier you are playing at until you know how to survive battles and get score.
@danmen52582 жыл бұрын
best advice for new players: you dont win by capping... you win by holding the most caps
@vigvaryb2 жыл бұрын
I kinda hate how the words "war thunder" just means tanks now
@tylerborman40676 ай бұрын
Spookton YOU ARE THE BEST PLAYER IN WARTHUNDER I LOVE AND SUPPORT YOU PLS MAKE MORE VIDS WE ALL LOVE YOUR VIDS
@chickenoodle3397 Жыл бұрын
I've been getting back into it and the best thing to do is find your spot. Yesterday I went on a 10 kill streak game, and the next one I had 6 kills. Always be patient and play around cover, never think your safe and use your eyes to examine your surroundings. Even though the gameplay is slow enemies can pop up on you faster than you can even blink.
@Josh_Exitcamper2 жыл бұрын
My only problem is top tier SPAAs…that’s it… It’s almost impossible to CAS at top tier.
@lucagorosito37152 жыл бұрын
Ha ha deserved for playing CAS
@Liquid_Architecture2 жыл бұрын
yeah you need insane skill to CAS outside of AA's range
@wokekkk2 жыл бұрын
Git gud
@majo34882 жыл бұрын
@@Liquid_Architecture Insane skill? Sideclimb 16 km away from battlefield. Get to 8000 meter. Fly to battlefield. Airbrakes out, throttle zero and then bomb, rocket, GBU or AGM at your target. Pull up again and repeat. Vertical scanning of the best SPAA aren't higher then 30 degrees. So even if you are 3 clicks out at 3 km heigh you usually out of scan zone.
@dlfn76232 жыл бұрын
Honestly top tier ground is so bad when it comes to air vehicles. Helis aren't fun to play, face or kill. Planes are about the same although takes a bit more skill than helis. Playing SPAA is a boring point and click adventure game, even more so when my SPAA costs 25 000 to repair. Top tier ground desperately needs a new kind of game mode, some kind of EC mode where tanks and air vehicles are balanced.
@BOKCGrizzlyWarlord2 жыл бұрын
Is there a chance for a video on the M41 Walker Bulldog?
@BAGONH3AD5 ай бұрын
Playing warthunder is like being in the hyperbolic time chamber. You get so mad so fast that you learn forms of anger that take decades to develop.
@kyarailumi7 ай бұрын
looking up where the crew position is really a helpful advice I learn a lot from that one advice and improve my game trying to shoot at good position and mostly hull down, thank you
@soap_off2 жыл бұрын
I quit WT because i'm done being angry
@someonefaraway72892 жыл бұрын
Step 1: stop playing.
@Plensrcooldc-102 ай бұрын
True
@s3nate222 жыл бұрын
I think you should've touched on the concept of getting "Gaijin'd", i.e. ghost shells, non-pens, inconsistent overpressure, packet loss, etc. and that folks should really *expect* these things in the game and accept them now versus being driven to rage quit or uninstall because of them. At 1500 hours it's one of the biggest factors I find that turns new players away, other than the matchmaking.
@calessel31392 жыл бұрын
Good points, and I'd add, expect periods where you'll encounter a series of very unbalanced battles where you and your team will be wiped out within a few minutes, with only a dozen or so kills for your entire team.
@floofles94737 ай бұрын
Refreshing to find someone giving actual advice aside from "get good" since whenever i see that it just makes me more mad cause whenever I'm at a loss for how to get better I don't want to hear get better or get good. I want actual advice for how to play a game better so i stop dying as much.
@peterpopovic5331 Жыл бұрын
I love how he plays the halo 3 odst song as his outro 😅
@AevisPrime2 жыл бұрын
Been a teaching influence in the game since 2013, and the biggest advice I always give is play to YOUR strengths, not just the vehicle. If you thinking you can sneak around in a KV2, go for it. wanna flank in a T26? You can do that. Be effective having fun.
@tyrannosaurgaming80598 ай бұрын
Thanks Spookston 🙏 I always use the "Atleast 1 good game" mindset and always get annihilated by the enemy team. Keep up the great content, my friend 💪💯
@Meepers262 жыл бұрын
The point about frustration is incredibly important. I’ll switch to other games (usually calm single-player stuff) to cool off after any string of bad games.
@KorianHUN2 жыл бұрын
Hi! I've recently learned how to easily get to the top 3 places in your team 80% of the time: Step1: unlock UDES and VEAK for Sweden Step2: get one person in your squad to shittalk with for fun Step3: try and find camping spots with the 20 degree depression on UDES and learn when to fire proxy with VEAK. I keep getting a ton of kills with this setup. If i'm unlucky i die fast, if not, i usually rake in a ton of kills.
@whateverthisis389 Жыл бұрын
I'm not exactly what you can call a good player, 1-3 kills per vehicle during a match, but what I can say is always assume you're going to get shot. there's always gonna be some level 100 player hiding in a bush somewhere ready for you to turn that corner, so always check corners, and everytime you hold down a position, there's always a chance some random light is gonna accidentally stumble upon your tank from the opposite direction, so always check behind you. Everytime I introduce a friend to this game, the first thing I tell them when we join a Realistic battle is, "We are taught to look left and right before you cross the road, but in this game, always look behind too"
@Yes-hi3tv4 ай бұрын
The Subnatica soundrack in the background going hard tho. Thanks for the tips
@poyolok03852 жыл бұрын
been playing for 2 years and ive seen a lot of improvement, specially the reaction time
@RandomCrist2 жыл бұрын
War Thunder is like a school subject. You can not possibly learn it in one night and you will always learn something new like Spookston said at the beginning of the video.
@danieltsimbler343Ай бұрын
I know I'm here late, but here's advice that seems obvious but helped me a ton: stay aware. Always use the c key to pan around, look behind and in front of you. Constantly hop on and off your binoculars and captain optics to look out far into the distance. This will allow you to get a pick or two and even spot those stupid foxes formula racing behind your spawn. Best to also keep your gunner optics zeroed for an engagement distance you're anticipating - say there's a line of tree out on your 12, and your rangefinder says it can't read beyond 800 meters. It's easier with APDS and APFSDS shells, which lose less velocity, just have it set to ~1000 meters, or shoot so that your 800 meter mark is on the top or right above the target. At BRs 6.0 - 9.0 and sometimes above, this is pretty easy to do, even with the learning curve (mostly for first timers at this br) taking place at this BR , approx.
@danielwood76055 ай бұрын
I’ve played world of tanks for 10 years, and I think knowing the tanks and how they work in real life kinda helps. The main learning curve was understanding the actual game setup. After a week I’m pretty average which is better than most players.
@rubytheresurrectedn64262 жыл бұрын
I actually needed to see this video. I’ve had war Thunder for a while but just now heavily got into it. My first couple days playing I was doing pretty well, two or three kills on the ground and maybe two more in the air. But these last couple days (all this week) I’ve just been getting mollywopped. Lucky to get one kill. When you said “if you get frustrated just walk away and do something else” spoke to me lol. Thanks!
@TM-bk3ok2 жыл бұрын
Finally, a link I can put into WT chat when I need to tell someone to “get good”.
@CelticSemperTyrannis2 жыл бұрын
Phlydaily actually did a video of typical games for him and I respect him for his honesty
@BalkanBuffoonery Жыл бұрын
If your wondering what the faint music in the background is it's the Subnautica ship down soundtrack
@julianmorrisco2 жыл бұрын
Great advice. Especially about not letting frustration get to you. Along those lines, I’d add - by all means do your best to defend against aircraft but treat destruction from the air as just bad luck. It’s easy to get frustrated after driving all the way to the action, only to be bombed by a plane suicide diving or pulling up from a valley with zero throttle so you don’t see or hear it coming, before you’ve even seen an enemy sometimes. There are situations where nothing you could have done would have saved you, getting frustrated or beating yourself up is just counterproductive. Torpedos in naval can be the same. Sure, there are things you can do to minimise your chances of being torpedoed, but sometimes someone from the mosquito fleet creeps up or you’re too busy fighting to align yourself to an island to protect from torpedos. I started enjoying myself a lot more when I stopped letting bombs or torps frustrate me and just considered them an act of god much of the time. The same applies in general but not as much, for a regular death. Sometimes the enemy gets the drop on you, sometimes you run into two or three vehicles and the teammates you were advancing with have all just died. Much like a real battle, there are huge elements of luck in combat. As long as it’s battle type randomness and not RNG, I’ve learned to be OK with it.
@CreativeSpark-ry2xd4 ай бұрын
This helped me so much lol. Average game is like 2-3 kills where it used to be like 0 kills and 3 deaths
@axiolot58572 жыл бұрын
this game is magic, havent played in forever and just came back, immediately get 3 pretty good games at a br im not usually good at (as in, with vehicles i dont really like)
@joshuamueller32062 жыл бұрын
Thanks Spookston. I knew most of this advice already, but have a long way to go before mastering it. Great video.
@frowndere65972 жыл бұрын
That whole "don't play if you're frustrated part" was an eye opener really. I would do this and then feel bad that my abilities are trash which they aren't.
@BenAnderson482 жыл бұрын
I really want to see a video of Spook just going map to map and showing us where he likes to go and why he likes going there.
@gomes3892 жыл бұрын
Good advice to get better on Warthunder, Spookston!!!
@thefunnyguyfromtheburgerki33342 жыл бұрын
My best bit of advice is to switch tech trees. The grind can seem intimidating at first, but even as neutered as tank battles are with RP gain, you can get to mid tiers relatively quickly if you don't do terribly. It's a great way to bring variety to playstyles to the game and beats the HELL out of trying to main one nation. Plus, a lot of times your brain will just click with certain trees more than others. WT is a big game, don't be afraid to experiment.
@flubjig9032 жыл бұрын
I have been dying for a video like this
@cbkfuzzywolf Жыл бұрын
iv been watching your videos from some time and missed this one some how but it really helped me relax and rember i play games for fun its supper ez to fall into screaming how bad my team was or even just how bad i did but shit happens thanks for this fantsic video to help push me back into improveing my game play and not just going full salt mode
@acarrot98682 жыл бұрын
The most fun I've had recently was just squadding up with a buddy with a top tier and going into top tier with a KV-2 and just one tapping most tanks, made quite a haul of SL's too.
@dabiga23152 жыл бұрын
One of the most important things you can do to succeed is to just prepare. This includes using the test drives to not only test your vehicle's capabilities, but also to look at your ammo. If you hold "O" in a match, you can look at a live x-ray of your vehicle, and I do this in test drives to look at which ammo racks are filled. If you adjust the ammo in the pre-test drive settings screen, it'll carry over when you start a match. Generally speaking, you want your lowest and/or most rearward racks filled first, and as a rule of thumb you won't need more than 20 rounds, unless you have a fast reload. You'd be surprised at the amount of people I see running around with and dying from full ammo racks. Another way to prepare is just to look at keybindings. Spend some time scrolling through and adjusting controls, and don't be afraid to 'stack' keybinds. I, for example, have both 'active scouting' and 'fire secondary cannon' bound to my middle mouse button, because there are almost no tanks that have two cannons _and_ the ability to scout. A third way to prepare is to *use lineups*. This advice is geared more towards middle tiers, but for your first spawn take something light and cheap, and pay attention. If you're seeing lots of missiles, subcaliber/chemical rounds, or bombs and such flying around, just don't take out heavy tanks (unless you're confident in your abilities), because you won't have a good time in them. Lineups also increase your chances of winning, since you'll have more vehicles available on the ground.
@60trickpa2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips. I used to get so upset if I did not play well and got taken out right away. I used to look at players Stats and that would upset me. Now I play just for fun it doesn't matter how many kills I get or how quickly I may die. I watch the kill cam and think that was a great shot that person did and learn from it. Stay calm and relaxed you will always get killed in the game. I think more youtubers should show themselves getting taken out so people know it is not easy game.
@patrioticshitstain Жыл бұрын
This was actually helpful, particularly the last advice. I've had like 3-4 days in a row where I just suuuuck. Bottom 3 on my team every game, just absolutely demolished without accomplishing naything. Then I had days where I just magically do pretty decent. Not the best by any means, but still in the upper third of players on my team. And I don't think I did much differently besides being in a better mood and maybe having a bit more luck.
@samhyman32462 жыл бұрын
For players who want to get a little bit better at Air RB, I have a few things that might be helpful. I have about 1100 hours in the game, and most of that is in air battles. These are the most important things that I've learned: The number one thing is to know you plane's strengths and weaknesses. Does it turn well? Does it gain a lot of speed in a dive? Does it climb fast? Does it have firepower to spare? Does the engine keep putting out enough power even at high altitudes? These things are so important to know because you always want to fight using your strengths, while not letting your enemy exploit your weaknesses. The second thing is to be patient. I know it's hard, and that's the reason Air RB isn't for everyone, but patience will always be one of your best friends. It's tempting to go guns blazing at the first plane you see in a head on, but it won't do you any good. Get up to an altitude that you like working with, and choose a target from there. Third, don't get tunnel vision. It might seem like the right thing to stay on the tail of an enemy who you've heavily damaged, and finish the kill, but you need to stay aware of your surroundings. While you got low and slow chasing that Tempest, an La-5 got on your tail, and now you've been shot down, without getting your kill. Don't use up all your speed and altitude on a single target; let him go, climb back up, and select a new target. Fourth, and possibly one of the most important points: Do NOT buy a 10.0 premium because you just want to play jets. Top tier is a whole different animal than low and mid tier, and requires learning fundamentals from several BRs worth of jets. Find a plane you like, learn its qualities, learn its playstyle, and then master it. If you want some suggestions, I recommend the P-51C-10 and the J2M2. The fifth pointer is one of the hardest ones, and took me months upon months to really understand: War Thunder is a game, so have fun. It might be depressing when you got slapped by a BF-109 who had a crazy altitude advantage on you, or a Spitfire or Zero who out-turned you in an instant. You'll get torn apart by Mustangs and Thunderbolts and everything in between. You might have your kills stolen by greedy teammates, or face enemies who sit around their airfield, waiting for the tickets to run out. Keep your head, and move on. Air RB is hard, but with some practice, it becomes a blast.
@generaldemolka44552 жыл бұрын
"you are clearing the area for your teammates - so they can take the cap safely" - as good as that sounds, most of the time my team just sits somewhere near the spawn, camping or otherwise not being useful to their fullest extent.
@koflynn21592 жыл бұрын
'I won't show when volumetric screws me' Yeah and me over here dying because volumetric DIDN'T screw the guy firing at me.
@skybound65902 жыл бұрын
"Don't play when you're frustrated" well when else am I supposed to play
@IxBl4ckH4rtxI2 жыл бұрын
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="109">1:49</a> Spook: "people just hold w to the nearest capture point" Console players: "the what?"
@theriskybiscuits9182 жыл бұрын
I love how genuine this videos was.
@domco07akagrassknuckless892 жыл бұрын
Spookston: CCs dont show theyr bad games Dollar plays making a compilation of 30 deaths in 30 games: i have no idea what are you talking about
@bolt1507 Жыл бұрын
I listened to the part about good positioning and planning your route, and I got a 13 kill game directly after that with only 1 death.
@VFrozzen2 жыл бұрын
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="196">3:16</a> adding to this (ive actually never seen someone do or talk about this I'm just minmaxing my odds as much as i can) for example at low tier where people don't have enough pen with aphe and similar (for example shooting a kv1) some ppl go for the apcr (or any "needle" proyectile, even heatfs in some cases), so taking this into account you can chose what side is best for you to peek, you hold a left or right corner depending on what side of the tank you wanna expose, so in case you get penned, you know they wont one shot your entire crew, mostly peeking the "solo" (mostly loader) side so you can shoot even if they pen you first, also works for tanks that have a cupola as weak point (panthers are a good example of this)
@hhale2 жыл бұрын
My best advice to anyone is always keep shooting and moving. If you camp in a spot too long, the enemy will flank and kill you or a respawning player can come back to the same spot and extract revenge. I've had a few "Leonidas games" (aka Thermopylae battles) where staying in one spot and taking on all enemies works out well, and there is nothing wrong with having a favorite spot on a given map, but the most successful players shoot and move, shoot and move.
@user-uc4sd9lh4wАй бұрын
The last one was the best, thank u! (played 6 matches air RB and got 1 kill)