WOT console has this "problem" but 10x fold, we have so many tanks that are already in the game but with a style. It's only kinda annoying because the game doesn't show the actual tank name instead it shows the skin name, example, our t26e4 shows up as "freedom" so unless you remember the name, you don't know what you're fighting until you see the tank.
I took pretty much the entirety of the last season of console off. It was so dumb trying to figure out what some of the tanks actually were when I’ve come back this season
Ever since they brought modern vehicles I left because its shit the ui is terrible, the map terrible, everything about the modern update lost me and other veteran's. Supported console version for about 6 years all gone to waste
@@Sten05 The old UI is coming back at some point (confirmed by Wargaming in their discord) AND the remastered maps are mainly PC ports. The CW custom maps are ok, but that CW city map is TRASH. The twenty five perk crews being reduced to NINE perks is what pissed me off personally.
Honestly, this is such an underrated problem. Like wot console has lots (lots) of problems but as a player who hasn't kept up with all of the new prem tanks being released I struggle to keep up.
I've been playing only tanks with shell prices under 1,000cr...FCM 50t, Patriot, 8,8 jagdtiger, Progetto, Strv S1, Super Persh, m41 black Dog...been printing mad credits. Maybe 50k per game, 75k with credit boosters and with mission completes 100k
@@raptango_na6199 sorry but if you earn 50 or even 75k per game in an s1 or progetto you are CLEARLY doing something wrong. With S1 even if u literally sit in the bush at the redline you easily earn 100k+ without reserves
Ive wanted the IS3A for a while so ill bid a bit for it. Do think WG should have just made it the IS3a with the style and had it sold in the premium shop for people who have the IS3A but want the style...
I bought it for 104 000 free xp. According to the fact that I had 70000+ free xp anyway, this tank effectively cost me about 3-4 Euros (which is even greater deal because I don't spend real money on premium tanks).
Bought it for 451k with 225k min price on Russia cluster. Still consider this as a good deal. Thought it’s fair price 275-300k, but I wanted it guaranteed. And had 4mil of free exp anyway
Man, I remember the days when the IS-3A was considered lackluster. It just had a slightly faster reload time than the regular IS-3, with no other real advantages.
One of my favourite tanks. Vstab, vents, rotation device imo. The same reverse autoreloading mechanic should be applied to T62a to make it relevant again.
@@Llamajake777 fair enough, but it would make sense still because why would anyone currently play the T62a when the 140 and 430 exist. Having the reverse autoloader would make it an interesting alternative to playing something like a tvp or progetto.
@@ChronologicalGamer you Def need an aiming device or vertstabs to play this thing, but I think it is a major plus that it has the inverted autoloader. You can dump a mag and not feel sorry about it. And if you are flanking you just stock up again. Great credit generator.
@@ChronologicalGamer It feels like they combined an IS6 with a Kran. Its fast-ish... armor not that good unless hull down. its the gun that sells it for me. I run vert stabs, improved roation, and aim improved
Already have the IS-3A, so no point in getting the Peregrine. I use vents, aiming device, vert stabs, though used to use rotation device instead of vert stabs. When it's fully empty it essentially turns into a regular IS-3, so you're never waiting long.
I think youre wrong regarding the "It won't go for cheap" . -Many players have it -Its nothing new And according to polls & comments everywhere people are going to bid between 100k and 200k
Skillfu babon made a video saying he is going to spend 250k. But he do not really want it... Wales in this game. But allot of people seems to be trying to stay around 100k. The Object was 20 000 0000 credits. Most players do not have that kind of credits to spend out of no where. Most players got what? At best 200k free XP. Before buying consumables I had about 20mil credits. But since WG never mentioned a action was going to take place they can keep there Objects and put them where the sun do not shine. And I have above 150k free xp. 7 years. 100% fp2. And I barely have the funds for this action. And most players that are going to be willing to spend money in the game got a IS3A or some kind of premiums to make the deal look pointless. So unless we got allot of wales that wants a skin for a half bad premium that they already got. I had put the price around 150k free XP for the IS3A. But since WoT is so bad I'm sure I will be wrong. 110k or 200k+ min bid. No one wants it or to many are trying to score a free Russian prem. Edit: My bid 177k. Since I'm done trying to grind tech tree when the game is getting worse and worse. IS3A is perfect to dump and quit if the MM is awful. Still making credits even with bad MM? Sounds more fun then playing my love that is IS3. Cost credits to play IS3 competitive. Or just for fun! Screw XP and tier 8-10.
When i saw the auction for free xp, i checked multiple times that they realy sell the real IS-3A. After being sure i bid 183.000 free xp and became one. Now i read in the comments that some people get him for much less. But it's okay for me because i had that amount of free xp on my account. So i didn't had to spend gold for exchange. And now im a proud owner of my first IS-3A. Practically just from grinding free xp. I have friends in my clan they spended up to 200€ to get their hands on a IS-3A in the 2018 xmas lootboxes.
Surprised you haven’t noticed it, but ever since they let go of the RU market (huge economic loss), the cash grabbing has gone up the roof! The premium tanks are being rotated more and more often in the shop, and these kinds of events are getting more and more common. So yea, that’s the consequence of letting go of a huge chunk of yearly income, you do whatever you can so the players put more of their money in the game.
The cashgrabbing started to get ridiculous way before they left russia. They just realize more and more that enough of theur players will buy everything they release no matter what it keans for the game.
@@ellsworth1956 "they aint losing any money because of the RU sale"... mate, i'm not know much about economy, but even an amateur like me can tell that RU money having a hard time to flow out...
For the majority of people, this is an opportunity for an IS-3A. For the rest, this is an opportunity to add to a tank collection. Something for everyone, and WG knows that.
I had an IS-6, traded it in for a more competitive tank. I also have a Defender and an IS-5, so I don't really need another Soviet Heavy. Might shell out to buy the KV-5 off the bonds shop for the lulz, but it's not a must have vehicle, so I'm still unsure about it. Good luck to those that will try to get it. I'll be waiting for a better offer.
In answering of your question why they have to release it as a whole new tank: money. There are always those crazed collectors that buy gold to convert exp/credits to buy these tanks and thats where they cash in. It has been obvious for years how WG acts that theyre just rather evil money grabbers but as long as there are plenty of wallet warriors that throw that money to them they will keep doing it with more consistency. Its also why they are releasing these auctions/black markets every 2 months now instead of once a year. Things like balancing the game, nerfing op tanks/buffing potato tanks are literally so far down their to do list you might wonder whether its even on there. Its why when they do finally nerf or boost something they completely break it for better of worse. The team is so disconnected from the game they know nothing about it because theyre too busy thinking of ways to get more cash in the pocket. WG also has the single worst customer support in any game ive ever played. Their response is literally always “its probably you”. Couple of updates back i kept disconnecting out of nothing which was definitely not an issue on my side, i never have firewall issues and i always play with another online game in the background which runs without lag or issues while WoT disconnects. And its fixed 2 updates down because presumably thousands of other players report the same issue. But yeah of course reply to my ticket with “check your connection, router, call your provider” everytime. I still play this game from time to time but they aint getting a penny from me with this type of maniacal behaviour.
I feel WG really missed an opportunity with the Black Market. If they wanted to introduce separate tanks, they should have made all black market tanks, have an unalterable, black style (just like the IS6B and the T34B et al). That way, you get the tank but you pay a price for having a "cheap knockoff". Where, of course, the price is probably not so cheap but everybody knows you got the black market version. Everybody wins. For what it's worth I think a Type 59B would look infinitely better than a Type 59G. I'd also bid for an IS-3aB.
The downside to this tank however, is that it has the stock IS-3 turret. Meaning its base reload is better then a fully upgraded IS-3 reload (better turret on IS-3 makes the reload a second longer). But it also means the IS3A does not have a good armor layout on its turret.
The armor is more than good enough, considering how dangerous the autoreloader makes that gun. The turret has 300mm and more effective armor from front and fairly small weak points.
Defender better, others worst. Poor IS6 realy need a buff in penetration, even with full gold he got problems facing other t8 heays, rip against the t9 that is half battles.
I went ahead and bid 25M for the 268V5 on the NA server and got it. I had built up some credits over the time so it was money I could part with. My Free Xp is kind of low so I could offer a minimum bid, but that's about it for the IS-3A Peregrine
If you don’t like the obj 268 V5 being sold again after 6 months. Then you’d definitely hate the foch 155 being added in the bond store for 12000 bonds when it was just sold in the trading caravan for 20000 bonds 4 months prior.
They got me with that one. Bought it the first or second time it was offered for like 20 mil credits, now it's only 12K bonds in the store. Was so pissed.
Spot on video. WG is selling snake oil. It’s just a rehash of an old tank with lipstick and effective, serious players will pass on the decorations of pretty skin. It has nothing to do with RN8, WR or anything else.
Well....Auktion is now over and I got it for 390K free xp. Im a free player, so havent got much gold and this was all the free xp I had saved up and since I havent got the regular IS3-A, Im quite happy with it.
@@JamesXYWang yeah the way I saw it I put down 750k free xp because that's how much it costs to get most tier 10s in the game so I wasn't upset. Still had enough free xp to get the 780 outright. But the tanks not really worth it and now it's hardly even rare it's just another foch 155 with a turret on the battlefield pretty much
Considering the tradein XP to gold value and you do NOT already have the IS-3A in your garage, I think its a great opportunity to own it. A 2500 to 4k relative comparison cost vs buying it straight out of the gold shop is a fantastic price IF you have the free XP/Gold laying around. I do agree, however, that the non-native style could have just been sold seperately
Hey QB the reason why im not doing any bids in the auction is because i spend all my 50 mil on consuemebles and equiment for discount and now i dont wanna sell it for even less.
Even though some are disappointed because they already have an IS-3A. I am happy to get a free tier 8 Premium tank and IS-3A is one of my favourites after I used it as a 10 day rental. not spending real money for that is worth it
Considering I lose every single time I play my IS3-a, this might be worth it to me. I think I’ve played 8 games in mine and I have like, one win. Literally 7 kills and 6k dmg games are losses for me. WG flagged that one as a “will never win” tank for me.
Vz. 55 Gothic Warrior Nach dem WG den IS-3A Peregrine ins Spiel gebracht hat, gehe ich nun auch schwer davon aus, dass wir den Vz. bei der Auction sehen werden.
I've played the IS3A as a rental and did great in it and liked it. I've been waiting to get one, and since I have the experience saved up I can get it free instead of buying it for real money at the Premium Shop. The new style is just a bonus. If you can't afford it, don't get it
I had 2m free xp. Spent 1.3m buffing crew skills with the current increase from 5/1 to 25/1. Saving 600k for Italian TD line...and bid 120k for this as i dont have 3A. Doubt it be enough but not fussed if i dont get it
The gun on the IS-3A is for close battle can't be used as a sniper. I got the tank before it was a auto loader. This tank very good. My set up vents ,turbo ,vertical stabilizers same as QuickyBaby. The faster the tank the more damage you do . I am a beta player the only thing you're doing here is buying the skin on this map never stay middle you will ether die or lose too much hp it only good to shoot middle and leave.
it was one of my favorite tier 8 didnt play it for 6 month but now i remember why i played it so frequently ,WOW that style is beautiful hope they will sell it later,just like the raven style For E50 awesome but i dont have it yet
Just a quick update for SEA server, I personally got the tank for 150k free exp, bur from hearsay some have gotten it for as low as 113k free exp (There were 4500 pieces available for bidding)
I got mine for 100k aka. minimum bid. Not surprised since 3A's been around a while and was even one of the rental tanks (so 15% discount to buy) from last months Twitch Prime loot
You mentioned the x5 XP Missions. Sometimes, they were described as "an optional x5 experience," but there is nothing optional about them. As soon as you get your second victory in any vehicle, even in a tier 1 vehicle, the x5 kicks in. Can WG make it truly optional like the 5 x3 manageable bonus to experience that we get everyday?
Look Quackybaby. YES it is very lazy to copy paste an other tank. BUT the fact that we have a Defender/Guard/Skorpion situation here where we can change the skin is actually an improvement.
I already have the is3a so there is little point me bidding for this, I don’t really need another prem Russian t8 heavy especially as it’s just a clone - would it be worth to farm stats in it? Maybe but I don’t care about that anyway so 🤷♂️
Awesome video as per normal. Not got a IS-3A when i watched this video but i do have the NEW Preegtine NOW lol. One more NEW Tank added to the Collection. Now time to fine sometime to play it lol. Thanks for the help in making my mind up on getting this Tank.
I got mine for 111000 FreeXP that I feel like a pretty fair/nice buy, and never thought could go so "low" to be honnest. Didn't got normal IS3A of course that's why I feel it honnest
111k free xp? that would be 17 euros if you convert gold to free xp with normal ratio. that is still a bargain. everything below 20 euros of gold is a great buy. especially because i thought it would be expensive because a lot of F2P players could get a great tank. well i think there are not that many F2P players anymore. because my 450K bid(61 euros) was way to high😁
Picked one up for 120,000 xp on the us server... guess it's just not that popular and i didn't have an IS3a variant so all good... Nice to see WG getting the hard Rodger for a change..
You are wrong QB, IS3-A is nothing like IS3. It's got way worse armor, sidescraping is only possible in reverse as it's sides are much softer than regular IS 3. Top of the turret is easily overmatched by almost anything thanks to that little flap that goes above gun. Front armor is thinner also, and not angled as well as it is on IS 3. I still love that tank, played over 2000 games with it but it's very opportunistic vehicle. You have to pick your chances carefully because you get penned so easily. I use stabs, rotation and vents, as otherwise snap shots are impossible except in close quarters.
@@Apocy2000 indeed, I love the moment I shot all 3 shells then enemy decided to rush me. I shot them again as single shot mode. They always surprise at the end 🤣🤣🤣
It appears they are doing the same thing they are doing in WOTB. You can just buy these premium tanks even if they are in crates. The only 2 tanks that you can't get in Blitz is the AE and Kampanzer T50 because they are a 0.05% drop chance in crates.
This tank is just a repeat of what the T34B was back in the day, same skin just T34 in black lmao. I thought WG would learn from that mistake a long time ago lol.
I am 100% free to play but want a tier VIII premium as I don’t have one. Would it be worth the free XP or should I keep nagging my friend to complete the Referral Program?
I say do it because its good to have different premuims because you get sick of playing one, and if you are grinding you can go in battle without waiting
Got it in loot boxes and love it but rarely get to play it because i spend most of the time grinding techtree’s, great tank to make credit and good for new players but not idiot proof like the defender. Like the is3 it has many weak spots but great reverse side scraping.
In wot blitz they will put a new tank in crates and then in 6 months to a year they end up selling the tank except for a couple like the ae pase 1 that's supposed to be rare
I put in a minimum bid because I easily have enough free-xp for it, and it's a decent prem, but no worries if I don't get one. I've yet to see anything in the auctions worth truly breaking the bank for. Plus, it's WG, whatever's on offer will come around for sale again.
Well I got me a Peregrine now. It's super sluggish, too much so for FL unless maybe on def at the end. Still, a tier 8 prem for just over 100,000 free-xp is an ok deal.
WOT console has this "problem" but 10x fold, we have so many tanks that are already in the game but with a style. It's only kinda annoying because the game doesn't show the actual tank name instead it shows the skin name, example, our t26e4 shows up as "freedom" so unless you remember the name, you don't know what you're fighting until you see the tank.
I took pretty much the entirety of the last season of console off. It was so dumb trying to figure out what some of the tanks actually were when I’ve come back this season
Some tanks (not all) get a new gun or engine alongside the custom skin on the console like the Mobat being worse than the G.I. Joe Cat version of it.
Ever since they brought modern vehicles I left because its shit the ui is terrible, the map terrible, everything about the modern update lost me and other veteran's.
Supported console version for about 6 years all gone to waste
@@Sten05 The old UI is coming back at some point (confirmed by Wargaming in their discord) AND the remastered maps are mainly PC ports. The CW custom maps are ok, but that CW city map is TRASH. The twenty five perk crews being reduced to NINE perks is what pissed me off personally.
Honestly, this is such an underrated problem. Like wot console has lots (lots) of problems but as a player who hasn't kept up with all of the new prem tanks being released I struggle to keep up.
I have a regular 3a and I love it, but yeah,the gun does some strange things every now and then
Will not spend any free experience for any of these tanks. Especially with the Italian TD line being released
I've been playing only tanks with shell prices under 1,000cr...FCM 50t, Patriot, 8,8 jagdtiger, Progetto, Strv S1, Super Persh, m41 black Dog...been printing mad credits. Maybe 50k per game, 75k with credit boosters and with mission completes 100k
this is a literal cash-grab now, they want you to spend ALL of your gold,free exp and credits just so that you cant' get the new italian TD line
@@raptango_na6199 sorry but if you earn 50 or even 75k per game in an s1 or progetto you are CLEARLY doing something wrong. With S1 even if u literally sit in the bush at the redline you easily earn 100k+ without reserves
@@TomekRiv I don't know, I had a game yesterday where I got 3k damage I got 100k but a 2k game...not happening.
@@TomekRiv compare that to a tech tree tank where u barely break even when u win without premium account or boosters
Ive wanted the IS3A for a while so ill bid a bit for it. Do think WG should have just made it the IS3a with the style and had it sold in the premium shop for people who have the IS3A but want the style...
I have the IS3A and it's actually a really fun tank.
Doesn't replace my IS6 though. Love that tank
did you get it?
Got my IS3A back in like 2017 for free during the trick or treat event and its a great tank.
@@NitroMike Yep i got it, Its fun
I bought it for 104 000 free xp. According to the fact that I had 70000+ free xp anyway, this tank effectively cost me about 3-4 Euros (which is even greater deal because I don't spend real money on premium tanks).
Bought it for 451k with 225k min price on Russia cluster. Still consider this as a good deal. Thought it’s fair price 275-300k, but I wanted it guaranteed. And had 4mil of free exp anyway
i bought it with almost 200k free xp:( big oof
almost all grinded myself, still a cool tank tho, looks nice and plays nice
That first battle,,the ending,,the A-Team comes to mind ,,,”I love it when a plan comes together”
Just brilliant eh.
Man, I remember the days when the IS-3A was considered lackluster. It just had a slightly faster reload time than the regular IS-3, with no other real advantages.
What do you mean no real advantages? That faster reload is nice. But the additional 2 shots before that is a big big advantage. Massive
@@TsLeng it didn't have the 2 extra shots when it was released
@@TsLeng That is the 2nd version of the IS3A. When it was first released it didn't have the 3 shell auto reloader.
honestly kinda wishing that the is3a peregrine would have been the original version
have had the is 3a in my garage for years, don't think I've ever used it.
I think its great deal for people with none or 1 premium tank that have good amount of free xp.
And what do you think of poor poeple like me?
I have a lot of tier 3 premium tanks and only 1 tier 8 premium which I got with bonds
@@ChronologicalGamer lemme guess, patriot? feel you bro
@@petarpejic6246 thank you bro
@@petarpejic6246 patriot is one of the best tier 8 tanks
@@danieldaniel1210 I agree, awesome for grinding money
One of my favourite tanks. Vstab, vents, rotation device imo. The same reverse autoreloading mechanic should be applied to T62a to make it relevant again.
My first T10 was the 62a
I have vents, optics and vstabs, all of them the bond version. I wish i would have a bond IRM too, but i don't play ranked....
Ya know the "A" doesnt mean autoreloader on T62A, it just mean that it is model "A"
@@Kohagaan me neither ranked is painful to play
@@Llamajake777 fair enough, but it would make sense still because why would anyone currently play the T62a when the 140 and 430 exist. Having the reverse autoloader would make it an interesting alternative to playing something like a tvp or progetto.
Already have the IS-3A. Love it, it's a shame that you cannot get the skin separately (or prolly around x-mas)
Can you tell me how It feels to play Is-3A?
@@ChronologicalGamer 90% of the time, playing the is3a is like the first battle, a lot of missed shots!
@@ChronologicalGamer you Def need an aiming device or vertstabs to play this thing, but I think it is a major plus that it has the inverted autoloader. You can dump a mag and not feel sorry about it. And if you are flanking you just stock up again. Great credit generator.
@@ChronologicalGamer It feels like they combined an IS6 with a Kran. Its fast-ish... armor not that good unless hull down. its the gun that sells it for me. I run vert stabs, improved roation, and aim improved
Maybe get it for 101k and sell the regular one?
21 mil for obj 268/5, and am totaly happy with it, tier 10 number 73 in garage
I bought the IS-3A in its original form too, and kinda feel rewarded after guessing that WG would be unable to let a Russian Tank be subpar. ;)
Already have the IS-3A, so no point in getting the Peregrine. I use vents, aiming device, vert stabs, though used to use rotation device instead of vert stabs. When it's fully empty it essentially turns into a regular IS-3, so you're never waiting long.
I think youre wrong regarding the "It won't go for cheap" .
-Many players have it
-Its nothing new
And according to polls & comments everywhere people are going to bid between 100k and 200k
I bid 120500
Skillfu babon made a video saying he is going to spend 250k. But he do not really want it... Wales in this game. But allot of people seems to be trying to stay around 100k. The Object was 20 000 0000 credits. Most players do not have that kind of credits to spend out of no where. Most players got what? At best 200k free XP.
Before buying consumables I had about 20mil credits. But since WG never mentioned a action was going to take place they can keep there Objects and put them where the sun do not shine. And I have above 150k free xp.
7 years. 100% fp2. And I barely have the funds for this action. And most players that are going to be willing to spend money in the game got a IS3A or some kind of premiums to make the deal look pointless.
So unless we got allot of wales that wants a skin for a half bad premium that they already got. I had put the price around 150k free XP for the IS3A. But since WoT is so bad I'm sure I will be wrong. 110k or 200k+ min bid. No one wants it or to many are trying to score a free Russian prem.
Edit: My bid 177k. Since I'm done trying to grind tech tree when the game is getting worse and worse. IS3A is perfect to dump and quit if the MM is awful. Still making credits even with bad MM? Sounds more fun then playing my love that is IS3. Cost credits to play IS3 competitive. Or just for fun! Screw XP and tier 8-10.
@@TheDiner50 I got mine for 115400. I did not have the IS3A. The Skin is really beautiful.
When i saw the auction for free xp, i checked multiple times that they realy sell the real IS-3A. After being sure i bid 183.000 free xp and became one. Now i read in the comments that some people get him for much less. But it's okay for me because i had that amount of free xp on my account. So i didn't had to spend gold for exchange. And now im a proud owner of my first IS-3A. Practically just from grinding free xp. I have friends in my clan they spended up to 200€ to get their hands on a IS-3A in the 2018 xmas lootboxes.
i use vents, improved rotation device, vert stabs... works like a treat.
I use same equipment but shoot moon and dirt all the time
@@test_nametest_surname1794 snapshot and bia on crew?
@@tgh1972 yes I use old soviet heavy tank crew. Maybe 5+ skill on all
Surprised you haven’t noticed it, but ever since they let go of the RU market (huge economic loss), the cash grabbing has gone up the roof! The premium tanks are being rotated more and more often in the shop, and these kinds of events are getting more and more common.
So yea, that’s the consequence of letting go of a huge chunk of yearly income, you do whatever you can so the players put more of their money in the game.
Yeah pretty much how every company is going to do when high amount of their income is pretty much just gone
The cashgrabbing started to get ridiculous way before they left russia. They just realize more and more that enough of theur players will buy everything they release no matter what it keans for the game.
LOL They sold the RU side of the business to another company they control. they aint losing any money because of the RU sale.
@@ellsworth1956 "they aint losing any money because of the RU sale"... mate, i'm not know much about economy, but even an amateur like me can tell that RU money having a hard time to flow out...
@@peacepham7838 For how long?.... Not much, unless you think CBS, BBC, ARD, TF1 are reliable... Lol
For the majority of people, this is an opportunity for an IS-3A. For the rest, this is an opportunity to add to a tank collection. Something for everyone, and WG knows that.
I had an IS-6, traded it in for a more competitive tank. I also have a Defender and an IS-5, so I don't really need another Soviet Heavy. Might shell out to buy the KV-5 off the bonds shop for the lulz, but it's not a must have vehicle, so I'm still unsure about it.
Good luck to those that will try to get it. I'll be waiting for a better offer.
I appreciate you looking out for the players, QB. Thank you!
In answering of your question why they have to release it as a whole new tank: money. There are always those crazed collectors that buy gold to convert exp/credits to buy these tanks and thats where they cash in. It has been obvious for years how WG acts that theyre just rather evil money grabbers but as long as there are plenty of wallet warriors that throw that money to them they will keep doing it with more consistency. Its also why they are releasing these auctions/black markets every 2 months now instead of once a year.
Things like balancing the game, nerfing op tanks/buffing potato tanks are literally so far down their to do list you might wonder whether its even on there. Its why when they do finally nerf or boost something they completely break it for better of worse. The team is so disconnected from the game they know nothing about it because theyre too busy thinking of ways to get more cash in the pocket.
WG also has the single worst customer support in any game ive ever played. Their response is literally always “its probably you”. Couple of updates back i kept disconnecting out of nothing which was definitely not an issue on my side, i never have firewall issues and i always play with another online game in the background which runs without lag or issues while WoT disconnects. And its fixed 2 updates down because presumably thousands of other players report the same issue. But yeah of course reply to my ticket with “check your connection, router, call your provider” everytime. I still play this game from time to time but they aint getting a penny from me with this type of maniacal behaviour.
my thots exactly
I feel WG really missed an opportunity with the Black Market. If they wanted to introduce separate tanks, they should have made all black market tanks, have an unalterable, black style (just like the IS6B and the T34B et al). That way, you get the tank but you pay a price for having a "cheap knockoff". Where, of course, the price is probably not so cheap but everybody knows you got the black market version. Everybody wins. For what it's worth I think a Type 59B would look infinitely better than a Type 59G. I'd also bid for an IS-3aB.
I got the obj268V5 for 35k, not bad for that price.
The downside to this tank however, is that it has the stock IS-3 turret. Meaning its base reload is better then a fully upgraded IS-3 reload (better turret on IS-3 makes the reload a second longer). But it also means the IS3A does not have a good armor layout on its turret.
The armor is more than good enough, considering how dangerous the autoreloader makes that gun. The turret has 300mm and more effective armor from front and fairly small weak points.
Looks cool, i have the free XP, but i also have a Defender, IS6 and IS5
Defender better, others worst. Poor IS6 realy need a buff in penetration, even with full gold he got problems facing other t8 heays, rip against the t9 that is half battles.
I had enough credits for yesterday and have enough xp for today but I am not interested in even the minimum bid. Trash offers from garbage company.
Pretty cool offer at a good starting price, I'd imagine 200-250k free xp for the tank. I have the 3a already so no point for me but it's a nice offer
Here on ASIA it went for the minimum bid
@@keenie81 because asians are smarter
@LeopardX 4.5k
I got it for 110k
@@GokkeSokkenDK i got it for 130k free xp
I think they sell new one off tanks with new styles since more players are likely to buy it that don’t own the 113 already for example.
I went ahead and bid 25M for the 268V5 on the NA server and got it. I had built up some credits over the time so it was money I could part with. My Free Xp is kind of low so I could offer a minimum bid, but that's about it for the IS-3A Peregrine
If you don’t like the obj 268 V5 being sold again after 6 months. Then you’d definitely hate the foch 155 being added in the bond store for 12000 bonds when it was just sold in the trading caravan for 20000 bonds 4 months prior.
They got me with that one. Bought it the first or second time it was offered for like 20 mil credits, now it's only 12K bonds in the store. Was so pissed.
Spot on video. WG is selling snake oil. It’s just a rehash of an old tank with lipstick and effective, serious players will pass on the decorations of pretty skin. It has nothing to do with RN8, WR or anything else.
Personally not bidding
But for players who do not have the is3a already this is a very very good chance to get it
I guess if you have too much free exp, but otherwise it would be cheaper just to buy normal IS-3A
@@Llamajake777 you cant buy is-a with xp
@@danieldaniel1210 yeah but just spending 35€ for an IS-3A is going to be cheaper than 10s of hours of your life to get this thing
@@Llamajake777 well i bid 101k xp, probably i wont get it
@@danieldaniel1210 well I wish you good luck, I hope that you won't regret your purchase like I did with kirovets-1
I think I got my IS-3A from loot boxes, it's fun to play. I would suggest to try to get that Peregrine if you don't have IS-3A.
Well....Auktion is now over and I got it for 390K free xp. Im a free player, so havent got much gold and this was all the free xp I had saved up and since I havent got the regular IS3-A, Im quite happy with it.
Apparently, this tank wasnt all that sought-after. Heard from another, that he got it for 103 K, so yeah....I overpaid, that happens ;-)
there were only 5000 obj268V5s in the NA server, and I feel as if they werent sold out either. was surprised when i got mine for barely 23 mil
It's because it's not even worth 20mil the tank is below average but fun to play sometimes.
@@IMPULSE6393 feels bad for the ppl who paid hundreds of thousands of freexp for it earlier this year
@@JamesXYWang yeah the way I saw it I put down 750k free xp because that's how much it costs to get most tier 10s in the game so I wasn't upset. Still had enough free xp to get the 780 outright. But the tanks not really worth it and now it's hardly even rare it's just another foch 155 with a turret on the battlefield pretty much
QB, that first video mop-up was just brilliant. It's like you scripted it. What you said might happen.....did.
Peregrine - the fastest bird of prey - on an IS-3A? You ok WG?
That is why there is only one wing on the tank.
Got the Peregrine for 106 250 free experience. Thanks for making me aware of the auction QB!
IS-3A is the first heavy I enjoyed playing. Good armor and firepower.
Considering the tradein XP to gold value and you do NOT already have the IS-3A in your garage, I think its a great opportunity to own it. A 2500 to 4k relative comparison cost vs buying it straight out of the gold shop is a fantastic price IF you have the free XP/Gold laying around. I do agree, however, that the non-native style could have just been sold seperately
Hey QB, because you asked: I managed to pick up the Obj. 268/5 yesterday for just under 23 million credits.
Hey QB the reason why im not doing any bids in the auction is because i spend all my 50 mil on consuemebles and equiment for discount and now i dont wanna sell it for even less.
I remember getting the is-3A in the christmas event a long time ago. My go to tier 8 premium heavy even compared to the ren / czech tanks
So far this event was interestring only for new player. I was expecting something more unique or new.
Even though some are disappointed because they already have an IS-3A. I am happy to get a free tier 8 Premium tank and IS-3A is one of my favourites after I used it as a 10 day rental. not spending real money for that is worth it
I'd love to have the Peregrine skin, but I'll certainly not be bidding on the tank.
This tank is savaged, got Masterclass in second game in it. Love it😍
Considering I lose every single time I play my IS3-a, this might be worth it to me. I think I’ve played 8 games in mine and I have like, one win. Literally 7 kills and 6k dmg games are losses for me. WG flagged that one as a “will never win” tank for me.
Same
I win in this "bent-barrel-with-dead-gunner" no matter how much damage I do or don't do at all.
@@test_nametest_surname1794 lol I do have some tanks like that as well. RNG giveth and rang take the away. Z
Vz. 55 Gothic Warrior
Nach dem WG den IS-3A Peregrine ins Spiel gebracht hat, gehe ich nun auch schwer davon aus, dass wir den Vz. bei der Auction sehen werden.
I've played the IS3A as a rental and did great in it and liked it. I've been waiting to get one, and since I have the experience saved up I can get it free instead of buying it for real money at the Premium Shop. The new style is just a bonus. If you can't afford it, don't get it
Actually, the style is indeed glued to the tank.
I had 2m free xp. Spent 1.3m buffing crew skills with the current increase from 5/1 to 25/1. Saving 600k for Italian TD line...and bid 120k for this as i dont have 3A. Doubt it be enough but not fussed if i dont get it
Youl probably get it since i bet not alot of sane players will get it and because i dont see it selling 20000
The gun on the IS-3A is for close battle can't be used as a sniper. I got the tank before it was a auto loader. This tank very good. My set up vents ,turbo ,vertical stabilizers same as QuickyBaby. The faster the tank the more damage you do . I am a beta player the only thing you're doing here is buying the skin on this map never stay middle you will ether die or lose too much hp it only good to shoot middle and leave.
QB, great job at the end of that first battle. The final three kills was epic! gj 07 !!!
it was one of my favorite tier 8 didnt play it for 6 month but now i remember why i played it so frequently ,WOW that style is beautiful hope they will sell it later,just like the raven style For E50 awesome but i dont have it yet
Just a quick update for SEA server, I personally got the tank for 150k free exp, bur from hearsay some have gotten it for as low as 113k free exp (There were 4500 pieces available for bidding)
I got mine for 100k aka. minimum bid. Not surprised since 3A's been around a while and was even one of the rental tanks (so 15% discount to buy) from last months Twitch Prime loot
You mentioned the x5 XP Missions. Sometimes, they were described as "an optional x5 experience," but there is nothing optional about them. As soon as you get your second victory in any vehicle, even in a tier 1 vehicle, the x5 kicks in. Can WG make it truly optional like the 5 x3 manageable bonus to experience that we get everyday?
Look Quackybaby. YES it is very lazy to copy paste an other tank.
BUT the fact that we have a Defender/Guard/Skorpion situation here where we can change the skin is actually an improvement.
I put in a minimum bid for this and got one. So I'm very pleased about that.
So how much are people bidding on this? I don't like the style but the autoloader looks nice, I don't think I'll drop more than the minimum + a bit
I already have the is3a so there is little point me bidding for this, I don’t really need another prem Russian t8 heavy especially as it’s just a clone - would it be worth to farm stats in it? Maybe but I don’t care about that anyway so 🤷♂️
Just got mine, bid 119,000xp, and I did convert with gold, but still a great deal for about 4700 gold!
"Whales Like Me" sounds like a Weird Al Yankovich song.
Awesome video as per normal. Not got a IS-3A when i watched this video but i do have the NEW Preegtine NOW lol. One more NEW Tank added to the Collection. Now time to fine sometime to play it lol. Thanks for the help in making my mind up on getting this Tank.
Am I the only one that when you check the details in the auction see that its a normal autoloader with 4 shots and a load time of 40+ seconds?
I was trying to look up details where did you find it
No its a 3 shot/ 3 sec load time/ 11 sec complete load
Peregrine actually sounds like Benefactor Cucumberbatch trying to pronounce "penguin". 🐧
I got mine for 111000 FreeXP that I feel like a pretty fair/nice buy, and never thought could go so "low" to be honnest. Didn't got normal IS3A of course that's why I feel it honnest
111k free xp? that would be 17 euros if you convert gold to free xp with normal ratio. that is still a bargain. everything below 20 euros of gold is a great buy. especially because i thought it would be expensive because a lot of F2P players could get a great tank. well i think there are not that many F2P players anymore. because my 450K bid(61 euros) was way to high😁
Picked one up for 120,000 xp on the us server... guess it's just not that popular and i didn't have an IS3a variant so all good... Nice to see WG getting the hard Rodger for a change..
You are wrong QB, IS3-A is nothing like IS3. It's got way worse armor, sidescraping is only possible in reverse as it's sides are much softer than regular IS 3. Top of the turret is easily overmatched by almost anything thanks to that little flap that goes above gun. Front armor is thinner also, and not angled as well as it is on IS 3. I still love that tank, played over 2000 games with it but it's very opportunistic vehicle. You have to pick your chances carefully because you get penned so easily. I use stabs, rotation and vents, as otherwise snap shots are impossible except in close quarters.
The IS-3A isn't that powerful now because we have the double-barrel gun and Czech heavy tanks in the game
I still can punch both of them to death - IS-3A
It is stil fun to play though.
You'd still be surprised. Can't really get caught with your pants down thanks to the auto reloader.
@@Apocy2000 indeed, I love the moment I shot all 3 shells then enemy decided to rush me. I shot them again as single shot mode. They always surprise at the end 🤣🤣🤣
Is3 is more dangerous 1200 dmg potencial and 4th shell reloading fast and again, again...
This is IS-6 (B) and T34 (B) all over again, now with gold foil.
When i first see the stil, it reminds me to elden ring. With its fine details in bird and feathers it doesn't look any kind of w40k like.
Overbid on it quite a bit.. got it for 250k on EU and seen people commenting that they got theirs for 140k.
It appears they are doing the same thing they are doing in WOTB. You can just buy these premium tanks even if they are in crates. The only 2 tanks that you can't get in Blitz is the AE and Kampanzer T50 because they are a 0.05% drop chance in crates.
So, now you know what you will get in the christmas boxes.:D
should have just done two auctions at the same time: 1 for the tank, and 1 for the style. everyone wins then
why didn't they just paint it black like they've done before?
100k free xp minimum for a fucking skin.
they're taking the piss, to be honest.
This tank is just a repeat of what the T34B was back in the day, same skin just T34 in black lmao. I thought WG would learn from that mistake a long time ago lol.
placed minimum bid on the both tanks and didn't expect to win
I went vert stabs as it does help alot.
Just wait for the Kirovets-1A "Red Bear" to show up tomorrow.
I'd buy the skin but I'm not bidding 300K+ free exp for a tank I already own.
I don't have an IS-3A and I may have enough free XP, so I might give the auction a try.
I love my IS3A. I bought it back wehn it first came out and it didnt' have an autoloader.
No, the warhammer offer is the Vz55 Gothis
I am 100% free to play but want a tier VIII premium as I don’t have one. Would it be worth the free XP or should I keep nagging my friend to complete the Referral Program?
I say do it because its good to have different premuims because you get sick of playing one, and if you are grinding you can go in battle without waiting
Worth it if you grind the free xp like I have since if you play normally you don’t notice the grind in the first place
If you have the free xp , get it. Its a good tank
Buy one with bonds. If you are an older player you get loads of them once every year. There are decent tanks in the bondshop
Yeah,it’s a good tank,the gun can be a little frustrating at times but it’s a lot of fun
Thanks QB saved for crew fix and new TDs
Ur videos r very helpful , I have a question could u share ur modpack ? I tryed out a different pack but it didn’t seem to work
Got it in loot boxes and love it but rarely get to play it because i spend most of the time grinding techtree’s, great tank to make credit and good for new players but not idiot proof like the defender. Like the is3 it has many weak spots but great reverse side scraping.
I'll save my 350k free XP for the Italian TD line
Is there any heavy tank crews that match the IS3a? I think it might need it's own crew as none of my other match the skills loadout.
In wot blitz they will put a new tank in crates and then in 6 months to a year they end up selling the tank except for a couple like the ae pase 1 that's supposed to be rare
I finished august battle pass and I have a question, do I have to spend tokens or I can use them in new season after august?
You dont have to spend them. Save for next season.
Tokens carry over but points DO NOT
So how much you suggest to put to get the tank (as this is a good opportunity to a F2P to get a good russain t8 prem for money)? Feedback guys?
ok the ending of the game was pretty cool..that was good.
Part of me is hoping to see an IS3A master class or such
How much do you think i should put on it? 130k would be enough?
Placed minimum bid of 20 million on Object 268/5 and got one.
Worth it if you have credits you dont use, outside of that, nothing special.
Placed a bid of just over 20mil and got it.. sucks
They did this to get people who didn’t have a chance for is 3A have a second chance
I put in a minimum bid because I easily have enough free-xp for it, and it's a decent prem, but no worries if I don't get one. I've yet to see anything in the auctions worth truly breaking the bank for. Plus, it's WG, whatever's on offer will come around for sale again.
Well I got me a Peregrine now. It's super sluggish, too much so for FL unless maybe on def at the end. Still, a tier 8 prem for just over 100,000 free-xp is an ok deal.
I’m in the US server and got my OBJ yesterday for 20 million.