When you said you could shoot over Anfield to good effect without risking hitting him, I have to admit I was expecting an appended "unless you want to"
You guys are all missing the point of the first tip. If you play aggressive you should adapt to your and especially the enemy team. In the clip the is7 and the other t10 tanks were on the other flank, so he could easily push in also he had a shitload of tds backing him up. If that isn't the case in your battle you shouldn't be so aggressive. Btw lemming nice vid as always.
Rng Adept The play didnt rely on bouncing the shell from the TD.. I left that engagement with 2300 hp to spare. I absolutely could've taken multiple hits from that 704 and it still would have worked.
IS-7 is actually one of the best Heavy scouts because of the high top speed(and decent hp/t to get there, despite ground resistance) and relative lack of turret weakspot. Can even use optics. I mean, what else are you going to do? Try to snipe enemies with one of the lowest DPM/pen/accuracy of all tier X heavies?
As someone who often drives Heavies, I really appreciate this advice. I definitely agree that spotting can be a huge help in Heavies. US Heavies are especially good at this, because they have fantastic view range. It wasn't uncommon back in the day to see T29s printing Patrol Duty medals.
Exactly my point.... If a person considers himself a Pro isn't he supposed to be fine with regular ammo?! Like Taugrim does?! Anfield, what about checking Taugrim?!
i still laugh everytime i see heavy tanks doing what TD's should do then having an unarmored TD do the role of a heavy tank and then die getting 3-4k damage and the heavies complaining about how shit the TD player was. xD
Thank you, so many people that make videos seem to specialize in lights only and no heavies. You adding this helped me wrap up the trouble I was having with heavies. I wasnt aggressive enough. Cheers
Thanks, man. I really enjoy all your videos, and I find them very helpful. The way that you focus on particular aspects of gameplay makes the ideas easily digestable. Your explanations are always clear and you show good examples.
TBH hearing the way that you were describing this, I thought it was the same as your TD video, until around the 2 minute mark where I heard the difference in your voice and you were seriously making that work.
Dear LemmingRush! I was a 800wn8 bot at 2k matches then i found your channel and stream. Now im at 6,5k matches and 1800wn8 and its growing every day. My recent 30d is 2500+ every month, so thanks for these videos man!! :D
This is by far the most useful video for me. I play a lot of heavy tanks, and always seems to depend more on luck than skills. One thing I didn't think about is tall german tanks blocking teammate's gun, excellent tip there.
Holy crap I never was able to play corners with my friends because we didn’t understand how the pros did it or the RU-vidrs did it. Of course we watched videos and stuff but no one said the simple statement of don’t press a and d. You saying that has for some reason changed how I play with my friends and made this game so much more fun for us. Thank you so so much. This was probably one of the most simple yet useful things I have learned in wot.
Really useful insights. Tip #1 is breaking up those "metatrolls" crying for spotters while camping on TD spots. Tip# 4 and 5 are just plain solid, but Tip#3 is something i honestly never payed attention to. Gud Jobo.
I was laughing at your first tip initially thinking this was gonna be like your how to play tds video, but in the end i think this was very useful.Its nice to see one of the better players trying to move people away from the typical wot mentality of heavies go there lights go to that bush and meds flex the ridge, and actually encourage people to asses the situation!
Thanks for the tips man, I finally got my E 100 which is my first tier 10 tank. But as soon as I took it into battle, people were so toxic they were practically threatening to report me for playing badly. It’s really hard to learn on my own without getting the hate.
as avarage wot player i find this type of vids realy helpfull, i remember when i start understeanding game and discover xvm i have 7k battles and 750wn8, after learning from this type of vid i have 14k games and 1400 wn8. aswell as win ratio going from 48% to 51%. all thanks to guys like you,, love your videos,, keep up with that
My win rate has improved to 37% after trying your method . Thank you for making me a better tanker and I look forward to the rest of your videos in this series, and so on and so forth....😉 ps. The only Improvement I have is that I use camo nets on my heavies when I scout.
I like the idea of the heavies pushing. Lately, I have had games with the heavies sitting in the rear till end game. I am not a heavy tank player myself but I hope those that do find your tips helpful. :D
Id like to see a video like this geared to the everyday battles. Not just top tier in the most OP heavy in game, in a platoon, lol. not everyone has access to the most ideal setups possible every match
i like playing German heavies but im a bit of a scrub so this video has a lot of excellent tips which ill be sure to try out. i would love to see videos like this on other tank types in future.
Lemming, this is a really nice style of video, I think. Short and sweet. Might have been better had you included a live-commentary example game which showcases a lot of your tips being utilized, but I understand that it's not always so easy to have a game like that.
One of the changes (actually from before this video was made) is that light tanks were given an increased ability to spot tanks, particularly stationary ones. At the same time, they are more difficult to spot. This helped increase their effectiveness in the scouting role. Unfortunately, players rarely actually scout in their light tanks, instead choosing to play as if they were mediums.
Good stuff that is actually mostly old SOPs that people have never had a good opportunity to learn...SG ain't what it used to be but when I signed up they made sure you understood how to echelon and how to side-scrape. As for your first point I'd like to see the word "scout" go away and be replaced by "forward observer."
Would love to see your advice on how to play bottom tier heavies . Being useful as an is3, bottom tier, in 3-5-7 can be tough when your armor can't really be relied upon.
Good points all and they do work most of the time. Heavy tanks are the work horse in the front line for sure. I play alone so if not supported you do take a big chance pushing a side when your team doesn't understand strategy. Always fun win or lose with world of tanks.
The push forwards with the PzVII worked so well because LR was supported by at least one switched on TD player and a couple of other Heavies. The arty also gave great support. Otherwise he would have been focused down quickly. This said, his use of initiative won both of the games he showed.
I love videos like that except for the finish where you say you are going to give us a micro tip and it cuts abruptly, but keep up the good work.. great!
Wow 3 years ago I use to play. I love this guide. I love my BDR G1B, and I would love to scout, the thing is it does bounce, but I bet my kv1 does it better, but its a blind Russian heavy
Hi LR, Your advice about pushing into one side or the other is similar to the IA, Immediate Action, all soldiers are taught for ambushes. Charge the ambushers. They have designed the ambush to be a kill zone and you want to get out of it asap.
Lemming is the best. Very good video again. You are able to tell new things to me. Although about spotting: maybe you should be more careful about describing the requirements for doing that aggressive spotting. E.g. you need good support + you can not do it in a much weaker heavy (lower tier or less armored).
This was some of the most useful info I've had on heavies, if not hard to pull off for a med-low skill player. Question is how well do these tips hold up playing 5-7 tier tanks? I suppose I will findout next time I play.
LemmingRush, if you could bear to make a tips video for turretless TDs, I would be grateful. I love to play that class (being slow and clumsy myself) but am not doing as well as I think I ought. My favorites are my T95 and WZ-120-1G FT, so different from each other yet similar. Thanks!
Perhaps show us the set up of your VK heavy, like when you are "scouting" are you using coated optics on a heavy? or do you have a 4-5 skill crew? or perhaps using bonds for special perk
