I wrote a quick-guide to strategy in WoT over on the Killer Guides Blog.  Here’s an excerpt followed by a link to read the whole thing.  Enjoy! by Aaron Turpen, KillerGuides Blog If you’re new to World of Tanks (WoT) or even an old hand who’s struggling to get ahead, then this short guide should  [ Read More ]

Now that v7.0 has been out for a few days, I’ve played it enough to get some first impressions.  I wasn’t in the beta, so this is all from just a day or two of play with the new update. First off, something I’ve really looked forward to is tracers.  They’re back and have really  [ Read More ]

Ahh, Himmelsdorf.  I hadn’t really planned on doing a map-by-map look at strategy for the game, since on most maps, the same basic strategies serve well regardless.  But Himmelsdorf is the bane of arty players everywhere.  It has few hides, is almost impossible to shoot from long range because of all of the interference from  [ Read More ]

Quite often, I’m told by someone who’s likely well-meaning that they are “staying behind to protect arty.”  This usually means they’re going to sit around and wait for the enemy’s light tanks to come and then dance around with them for a while.  In the mean time, it usually means I get killed anyway, despite  [ Read More ]