Map is small, everyone can spot enemy tanks so there’s no need for scouts in the sense we are used to think of them. Battles look like organized mayhem with little tactics involved. But it actually is a good idea to move in large groups as it helps both to push forward and defend in case of enemy flanking you.

Healing is not a very rewarding job though. Thing is – you only get credits for fulfilling mission requirement “do over X amount of damage”. So if you’re healing, you don’t do damage. You don’t do damage – you don’t get credits and XP. It certainly isn’t “pay to win” as some have implied. On a side note, when you’re hit by healing round it displays direction of impact with the same red marker as enemy round. It’s somewhat disorienting because you then think that you’re attacked from behind. I have been shot back by team mate, who thought that i am trying to TK him when i was in fact healing. Good thing is – you can’t damage your team mates.

A free crap sandwich would have been a better holiday gift than the Panzer II D. Only marginally, but still better. I’ll definitely take a fun-sounding special mode with nice rewards, though.

Does armor play any role here? Or are we flinging around HE rounds and everyone’s made of paper? How’s spotting work; do you get not-LTTBs hiding in the back and being healbots, or is it reasonably easy to flush them out and kill them?

I guess you could argue “because I want it on the associated tank for easy unlocks”, but WG would be shooting themselves in the foot if they arranged it like that. This way, people get easy convertible experience, WG gets money when it’s converted, everyone wins a little.

Personally, I’m going to take the opportunity to get an LTTB crew well started, since I plan on getting one at some point and this seems a fantastic opportunity to get a head start.