Comments on: BT-SV and Type 59 To Be Sold In Gift Shop

By: ramp4ge

ramp4ge — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 15:41:25 +0000

None of the tanks you’ve mentioned as having “great armor” have anything close to a 100mm@60* glacis and a T-54 turret.

You said Centurion has great armor – only on the turret.
You said Pershing has great armor – only on the turret

Their hull armor is nearly non-existent. A 100mm@60* glacis gives the Type 59 the best hull protection of any tier 8 medium, by a long shot. And that’s without even talking about the turret. The gun has higher alpha than most tier 8 mediums while the DPM is average (Most vehicles trade DPM for alpha, Type 59 gets both) it’s gun handling, especially depression, is better than average (And a-historical)…

Just the fact that you’re comparing it to fully-elited tier 8 medium tanks shows how wrong it actually is. Prem tanks are supposed to be comparable to STOCK tanks of their tier and class. Most ELITED tier 8 mediums have issues with Type 59s. Stock? Lol… Just the fact that the Type 59 is one of the best tier 8 mediums AND is a premium tank WITH preferential matchmaking is just wrong on so many levels. And that’s why it was as popular as it was. You don’t get 12 tanks on each team being Type 59s unless there’s something to it.

By: Golem501

Golem501 — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 11:55:12 +0000

So… one time only bundle this year, two more times with smaller bundles first half next year, mission tank second half next year?…

By: AsG_Alligator

AsG_Alligator — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 11:08:53 +0000

Jagdtiger 8.8 says hello. It eats enemies and shits out credits.

By: AsG_Alligator

AsG_Alligator — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 11:06:49 +0000

I’d consider T34 the best in terms of raw firepower, JgTiger 8.8 in terms of earnings, and KV-5 in terms of armor and gameplay hilarity.

By: ComradeHX

ComradeHX — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:08:42 +0000

I don’t think anyone actually believes it’s better than regular tier 8 mediums.

The T-54(prenerf) turret, 100mm hull armour, and limited mm makes it a lot more attractive to drive in pubs than T-44, imo.

Why would anyone play something like Type 59(known for its armour more than anything) when team battle has mostly premium rounds?

By: ComradeHX

ComradeHX — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 03:58:29 +0000

Indien-Panzer has shitty bloom and bad armour(great? No, it barely has anything on mantlet), bad camo, and lower alpha.

Centurion is fat(bad camo) and only has meaningful armour on turret, also has low dpm(and lower alpha).

STA-1 has almost no armour, lower alpha, tall turret(+ no armour), and lower camo. It also has HEAT round for premium ammo that has mediocre pen.

Meanwhile Type 59 has a pre-nerf T-54 turret, -7 depression, 100mm hull armour, and it can use all of it since the mm is capped.

By: ComradeHX

ComradeHX — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 03:53:18 +0000

I played both; they are about even after a meaningful increase in T-44′s dpm.

Although T-44 loses to Type 59 if skill level is the same and no apcr used.

Your opinion is irrelevant.

Type 59 is op for a premium tank.

By: ComradeHX

ComradeHX — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 03:52:10 +0000

You missed the good APCR ammo, pre-nerf T-54 turret, 100mm hull armour(just enough to make it bounce 175mm with a little angle).

By: ComradeHX

ComradeHX — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 03:50:59 +0000

There is no tier 7 tank good enough to beat Type 59 1v1 unless there is a gap in skill.

When Type 59 is properly played, it’s also competitive at tier 8.

And if you lose to Type 59 1v1 in a tier 9 tank, you need to uninstall.

No, Type 62 isn’t better if you like winning; you actually can’t damage E-100 and maus from almost any direction; nor do you have enough ammo to kill many tier X…that’s assuming you don’t get killed in two shots.

By: 23r0_NA

23r0_NA — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 23:43:58 +0000

Wait a minute…you’re saying that the Jagdtiger 88…which, btw, has the FOURTH-LOWEST WINRATE ACROSS ALL SERVERS, is OP!?

What kind of weed are you smoking!?