WoWs over WoT. Why, for you?

[krautjaeger]

Like many here I started in WoT, then slowly moved over to WoWs and now pretty much permanent here. Why? First of all, the games are a lot more civil. Little to no toxicity compared to the WoT cesspool, forums included. But most importantly for me, the games go for the duration or close to it. In WoT games are over so fast it doesn't feel I played at all. If I take my time and go in to some position half the team is already wiped out and it's waiting for the gank to happen. In WoWs things are slow, even if you get hit you're not done for in an instant even if you have the equivalent to ammo racked. Because the game is slow, the individual contribution is much more valuable as well. I've seen, and been actively part of, games starting out as getting rolled but then you just bring it back after getting 3-4 of theirs.

 

WoWs calms me down, focuses me, relaxes me while WoT does the opposite. I'm on this side now, while I man tank every now and then ships is my choice. If you prefer WoWs over WoT, what are your reasons?

[MoveZig]

I'm on a high-latency connection, so the slower pace of WoWS works out a lot better. I did try WoT again recently and egad, what happened to it? Why was every t5 match I tried over in 5 minutes due to zerg rushing? I remember a lot more camping and scouting, not just 100% lemming all day every day.

[Loran_Battle]

I like both games. I have 18k games in WoT. But I have a special place in my heart for anything ship related. I love naval combat games of any era.

 

I do like WoWs more for another reason as mentioned before and not only in this thread: The pace. Less twitchy skills and precision shooting. I can take 2 seconds longer to aim correctly in this game. There is also a lot more room to react to mistakes in this game. In WoT you often just get nuked instantly when spotted if you are not in the latest stonkerest heavy tank.

Also the balance and tier spread in WoT is just insanely stupid. Some tanks can barely fight against their own tier, but have no chance against tanks 2 tiers higher. In WoWs you can at least still do something.

[KPtja]

Slower pace. I am old. Fat around neurons is deteriorating and they move slower. 

[krautjaeger]

I like both games. I have 18k games in WoT. But I have a special place in my heart for anything ship related. I love naval combat games of any era.

 

I do like WoWs more for another reason as mentioned before and not only in this thread: The pace. Less twitchy skills and precision shooting. I can take 2 seconds longer to aim correctly in this game. There is also a lot more room to react to mistakes in this game. In WoT you often just get nuked instantly when spotted if you are not in the latest stonkerest heavy tank.

Also the balance and tier spread in WoT is just insanely stupid. Some tanks can barely fight against their own tier, but have no chance against tanks 2 tiers higher. In WoWs you can at least still do something.

 

Indeed. Often I get in to a tier 8 game mainly with my tier 6 BBs, but I can still be extremely relevant if I play my ship correctly. And not getting instapopped.

[Smeggo]

I first tried WoT after playing a year WoWs.

I was horrified about gameplay and graphics - if I really wanted to play a game with tanks, I'd take one of the competitors.

[steviln]

I think World of Tanks have some serious problems:

 

1. The difference between the bottom tier and top tier tanks in each battle are to great. 

2. Fantasy tanks are to important and dominate over the historical tanks. 

3. Many fantasy tanks and even real tanks with longer than in real life guns simply look stupid and unrealistic. At least the fantasy ships here would be possible to construct in real life. 

[krautjaeger]

I think World of Tanks have some serious problems:

 

1. The difference between the bottom tier and top tier tanks in each battle are to great. 

2. Fantasy tanks are to important and dominate over the historical tanks. 

3. Many fantasy tanks and even real tanks with longer than in real life guns simply look stupid and unrealistic. At least the fantasy ships here would be possible to construct in real life. 

 

I'm not that thrilled about fantasy ships either though, which is why no German tier 9 and 10 for me. I stop at 8.

[Srle_Vigilante]

I just don't even know anymore... every damn time i boot up the game i insta trigger. Might be because of the overuse of gold ammo and bs spotting mecs...

[steviln]

 

I'm not that thrilled about fantasy ships either though, which is why no German tier 9 and 10 for me. I stop at 8.

 

However, they had actual plans to make many of the fantasy ships, and for a few of them they had already started constructing them or even buildt them, but changed plans during construction like the Amagi. Actually, one of the turres for the tier 9 german BB was actually made and is still in Norway as they used it as a forification. 

[krautjaeger]

 

However, they had actual plans to make many of the fantasy ships, and for a few of them they had already started constructing them or even buildt them, but changed plans during construction like the Amagi. Actually, one of the turres for the tier 9 german BB was actually made and is still in Norway as they used it as a forification. 

 

Do we know? What fortress is that, never heard about it.

[OldGrandad]

Love WoWs.

Game starts. 

Point ship in right direction.

Walk to kitchen to make a cup of coffee.

Wander back to PC.

Correct direction.

Drink a little coffee.

Ah! Action!

That is a well relaxing game we have here.

(Ok, coffee was spilt a few time when the action hotted up!)

[steviln]

 

Do we know? What fortress is that, never heard about it.

 

I do not remember, but someone posted the link to it on this forum a couple of weeks ago. 

[dasCKD]

I like WoWs because the game has a nice progression curve. I started off with the stats of a deliberate griefer (check my low tier IJN DD and CA stats) and I am still improving as I go. Even so, I still did damage and hit enemy ships. In tanks, you are basically just free XP and credits for the seal clubbers when you start off. It's a long time before you become anything useful, and so I prefer WoWs for the simple fact that it allows players a chance to contribute even before they start getting good.

[Kameho]

I play WoWs because its the only ww2 ship game, after NavyField pretty much died.

 

If i wanted a Tank game or especially a Plane game I'd play warthunder anytime over WoT/WoWP

[Gunship14]

 

Do we know? What fortress is that, never heard about it.

The weapon in question is the 40.6 cm SK C/34 gun, you can look it up and read about it on wikipedia. It was intended for the early H-class battleships.

 

As for me playing WoWs, it's because I've played Navyfield on and off since I was 14 (thus my name), and I'm crazy about WW2 ships. So when I saw the Beta gameplay video on youtube of someone playing a Yamato on islands of ice, I just knew I had to play this game. Battlestations Pacific controls/graphics + grindy online action like Navyfield? Yes please!

[praetor_jax]

Played four years with tanks. Needed a change in toys. Loved ships as a kid, still do. And last but not least the game turned out to be what i wanted, unlike WoWP.

 

I didnt leave WoT though, but it gets only very little attention atm

[Corvi]

There is no "Autoaim-Klick-Profit" gold ammo in WoWs. Thats the main reason. The single most idiotic thing in Wot is that you can pay for results if you lack the skills for it.

[Ictogan]

I just didn't consider WOT that enjoyable. And this MM did finally make me decide to stop playing it:

[krautjaeger]

On 02/10/2016 at 9:37 PM, Ictogan said:

I just didn't consider WOT that enjoyable. And this MM did finally make me decide to stop playing it:

 

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Things like this made me run away faster, no matter the tiers it was so much this in the end.

 

 

 

 

[Robber_Baron]

The slower pace is something that pleases me as well. I'm terrible in WoT, but I hate the fact that somebody can insta-delete me when I'm spotted. In WoWs, that happens not that often.

Occasionally I try WoT again, but most of the times I'm disappointed. By my own performance, but by the toxic chat as well.

 

I'm interested in military history for as long as I can remember, but somehow that didn't involve naval combat for a long time. Perhaps because I live far from the shore, in an area that saw quite some combat during WW2 but only on land and in the air. While our own country is known for its naval combat.

The first time I learned about WoWs was when I saw a picture on Flickr from a Tenryu IIRC. Historical warships, great! That's when I tried, and I've

 stayed. Although I would've liked if they started the era slightly earlier, with the pre-dreadnought era.

Anyway, a single warship tells a story, a tank not so much.

 

[ScratxNeko]

Screw camping behind bushes.

[Mandyxx]

No lasers, no aimbots, no cheats... fences down at B3, trees down at D4, red ball for arty, etc etc etc... I guess 80% or more use cheats in wot.

[Tugnut]

played wot to death... loved wows at the start was great.... not so much now as the game keeps taking funny turns in trying to fit new nations in and making them diffrent to the rest... also hate WGing knee jerk reactions to things that need fixing and breaking them more than they was before. but still rather play wows over wot.

[Mister_Greek]

2 words:

 

No Arty!

 

Heavy carrying going around up untill a T92 lands a shell on tank going 50 km/h and zig-zagging