epitaechisma, on 20 June 2015 - 05:30 PM, said:
Yeah, I know that it was not your intention to make him grind this line, I understand that you were just listing the facts and of course everything you say is true. Still I felt like it would be bad if he decides to play the german meds. As said, I have some problems playing them. And I have nearly 5000 battles of experience ...
No offense was meant . I just wanted to spare smithy a frustrating start into the game.
Very true.
I just have one thing to add:
If you go for the IS-4 line (which starts with the T-150) and havent played the other russian heavy line (IS-7-line) yet, you will encounter a big problem when you reach tier 9:
The ST-1 (or ST-I, however you want to call it) has a tier 7 gun as its stock gun (the 122 mm D-25T, the gun that you use on the "IS" or "KV-3" at tier 7). This gun is horrible for a tier 9 heavy tank. You will hate this tank sooo much ...
However there are two ways to avoid this gun:
1. Of course you can use real money to buy gold and use gold to buy free xp and use free xp to buy the second gun on the ST-1 (the 122 mm BL-9). But actually this is as silly as this sentence sounds .
2. If you consider getting the ST-1, just play the IS-3 before you get the ST-1 and unlock the BL-9 on the IS-3 (which is also a very nice tank, but in the other russian heavy tank line).
With the BL-9 the ST-1 is an alright tank and you can grind the turret and the best gun ... Fully upgraded it will be a well armoured and very competitive heavy tank ...
ST-1 = Stronk Tenk 1