Why I Play World of Tanks FREE TO PLAY (PAIN)

Here's why I play World of Tanks Free to Play on a separate account andas many tips as I can give you to avoid the pain!

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QuickyBaby's FAQ

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[yanailitman]

hi QB :) I started as a FTP in 2020 but without any knowledge of how the game work. for example when i was shot down i was afraid to leave the battlefield because I thought that I never going to see that tank again LOL, and also I didnt understand the XP and what is it so i played my first tank so many times without improving it. For that reason I opened 2 accounts more.Took me about a year until I listened to my kids and wached videos on YOUTUBE. ( I'm 50 YO that never played online\multiplayers games). But thanks to you (and few others) I learned a lot. It is not that i can say that my game have change much (win ratio) but I feel more confident loosing LOL. Now from time to time I do spend a small amount of money but not getting over my head. (need to borrow someone els's credit card).

[ginjaico_]

I've been F2P for 10 years and find the simple lack of credits is a pain. My slow accumulation of consumables leads to the occasional sale that brings in a bonus. But apart from that I find I often have to sell the tank below to upgrade to the next tier. The lack of credits does also affect the amount of gold I carry. I tend to load 8-10 shells and use it sparingly. I also only tend to carry it at VII and above.

[WhiteMisteryWeed]

Sixth sense being a standard perk and not a crew skill really made the difference for new players, WG did good there imo, remember the pain of not knowning when you are spotted as a new player?

[PDTeter]

I feel like the blue prints were great for stock tanks. sure you have to still spend exp on the modules, saving the blue prints and reseraching tanks for free problably saved me millions of exp by now

[bastiondeguerra]

just wanted to say im one of the f2p that doesn’t fire a single premium shell and will never, because of my credits and as a challenge to myself. The credits part its because im a very casual player who enjoyes having multiple tree lines at the same time so no money and the challenge part is almost as quickybaby said, it feels so good to do good in a game using only normal rounds against all gold spamming

[jameskoskidescamps]

My biggest tip came from my friends who play. As free to play the first 4 tiers are really hard due to silver shortages...so, instead of doing random battles, click the random battle and switch to topography missions. Each is 20k silver a mission, 5 missions per map plus bonuses. This is a great way for a new player, like me, to get silver for upgrades and such.

[Gajnicar]

I distinctly remember the point in time before and after WG introdiced the Personal reserves into WoT. Those were the real gamechangers for me. Gringing Ferdinand and IS-3 for so long to research Jagditger and IS-8 (now T-10) but then NOT HAVING ENOUGH CREDITS to buy them was so fkn annoying, and ofc no prem days.. The premium tanks were just something that F2P players could've only dreamt about...

[oliviergirard]

You should do a poll on youtube to know the proportion of f2p players subscribed, that would be great !

[christiankroemer]

Been F2P since I switched to PC in 2015, and I've still been having so much fun playing. Picked up plenty of Tier VIII premiums, completed most of the lines in the game, and am consistently running with a 55% recent win rate. I already love the game, but playing F2P makes me love the game even more because the challenge is so rewarding.

[Zipang]

being a kid who was free 2 play in the open beta, it's amazing how much faster grinding is
if you ever think it's bad now, I had to grind a vk3601 stock when the tier spread allowed it to see tier IXs and of course, the dreaded vanilla type 59.

[coaxill]

I have to completely agree with Quicky, this last couple years were without a doubt in my mind the best time to hop in despite some of the balance issues and neglected tanks.

I've been playing for 9 years according to the game, and I spent most of that time poking around kinda aimlessly. I unlocked a couple of my favorite WW2 tanks like the Sherman and the PzIV, but the game was pretty daunting. Few ways to get much premium time and exorbitantly priced items and shells were prohibitive unless you were willing to spend real money.

Then, slowly, things changed. Wargaming has been handing out free premium like crazy, and operating without it at least feels a bit more feasible with all the extra x5 missions and battle pass bonuses. I've still invested a little bit into my account to get a couple decent premiums, but I got myself in a decent position that I shouldn't ever have to pay again.

At this point, it feels far more like I have the option of buying stuff if I want to.

[jeanlongsden]

QB you forgot that although you didn't get premium days as rewards back in the day, you could win gold in events.
as a F2P player, I won the Obj 283 with about 25 tokens. 18 tokens from daily holiday missions and traded shards in for the other tokens.

[ThePeachteats]

Something I have been thinking about for awhile – the unedited style you do nowadays is so much more comfortable to watch than the repeatedly cut style of your earlier years. Well done

[macdyne]

I have something similar; I have a regular account with prem time and another one (an abandoned test account I resurrected a couple of years ago) that i spent zero money on. Just wanted to see if it was possible to do reasonably well without spending any money (yes, it's possible). It's a different sort of challenge.

[MrBrewzr]

I think its great the effort you put in to stay in touch with all of the player base.

[TheCrustyCupcake]

Been using this top of the tree and vehicle discounts to get up the tree to the Badger. Got through thr AT 8 in 10 battles, and just finished the AT 7. Waiting a few more days to unlock the tier 8 discount from Mila to buy thr AT15. Really enjoying this tech tree line.

[thefpexperience]

Always love your gameplay!
I am a free to play gamer myself and recognize all the struggles here xD
Keep up the nice content!

[yndy]

Nice video. One of the other things you could mention is that once you've had a head start with some money spent in the game, you can keep it going without spending more. I have a 9 years old account but in the last two years I spent less than 20 euros on it and still benefitted of a great experience, including affording to play with premium consumables and shooting premium ammo when needed. I know for many players who got used to spending money every month is hard to just stop and many stop playing altogether when they do not have the money to put in the game every month, but it is still playable.

[veksar]

I haven't played Tanks in a few years. I'd love to see a video about navigating the interface. About how, why and when you activate different things during a session to maximise your earnings. After so many years away that would be a big help. Then I might be able to play a couple of hours and know I'm not wasting my time.

[alexanderstoyanov]

I used to play completely f2p from 2014 until last year's holidays ops when I bought 75 boxes and got myself some premium tanks from the boxes and with the gold from them some advent calendar prems too. The difference in grinding credits is like day and night, soooo much more comfortable