5 Tips to GRIND JETS FASTER [F2P & Premium]

Unlocking planes really activates my neurons

Forgot to mention that I think buying rank 6/7 talismans when they go on sale is the way to go. You can get talismans in several trees and a lower tier SL grinder for the cost of a single high rank premium.

Discord:
Music:

0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Choose the right plane
1:11 - Grind events/battlepass
2:22 - Survive
2:58 - Don't rely on bombing
3:43 - Spend money wisely

[TransportSupremo]

People often forget to actually play something they enjoy. If you don't like grinding something, don't. Theres plenty other stuff to play

[walnut]

Here's a helpful tip for surviving longer: always be aware of your surroundings, especially in the top tier. If you're not looking behind you, above you, and to your sides, you're as good as dead in the higher tiers.

[cslpchr]

Also don't overlook the benefits of spading a vehicle. Unlocking all modifications can give you up to a quarter of the required RP to unlock a vehicle in the same tier.

[casualguy]

That last bit about not playing often, not having premium, and not playing good resonates with me so much, I've been playing since mid-2016 and at level 74 but i still have yet to get my first jet, this was due to me being overambitious. Back then I wanted to grind all nations so I always switch vehicle to vehicle and doing terribly with them, that and having no premium as well as not playing often (only on weekends and for only about 3 hours each day) slowed my grind so much that it wouldn't make a difference even if I just don't play at all, AND on top of that the PC I played with was terrible, an AMD A8 with integrated graphics is just not enough to get even 25fps most of the time, let alone 30, this was also in addition to the internet problems with the Wi-Fi continuously disconnecting at random, that plus the fact that it was a shared family PC that was used most of the time, I might as well just quit War Thunder at that point, and I did.

I left War Thunder in late 2020, because there's no point playing anymore, most of my nations are stuck at late tier III - early tier IV and I kept losing money for every battle and so I left. It wasn't until a year later in 2022 that I started playing again after getting my own PC that can actually play War Thunder, but I still didn't play that much due to school and still kept the weekend schedule, but now I only grinded 5 nations total (US, Germany, Soviet, Japan, and France) compared to everything before that, it was still slow but it was better than before, however about a year later in 2023 I realized that this wouldn't be sustainable so now I only played Soviet with an emphasis on the air tree. I am now researching the Il-28 👍

Sorry for the long wall of text, but I really need to get this off my mind.

[jaek_]

Sidewinder video is next (aiming for next week). Radar video will hopefully be done within the next week or two as well. Holding off on doing the MiG-21 video until I can get test drives (have to wait two more weeks). I'm thinking trying a plane review so let me know what plane you want me to try it with

[rodneymorris]

Longer matches typically mean better results. Rushing allows mistakes and doesnt allow you to focus on watching for someone to let their gaurd down. On grb it is a good strat to turn off you engine and wait for someone to slip up, drive past you, and show their weakpoints. If a shot seems like its sketchy, wait. And lastly, dont die if you can afford not to.

[craigwilson]

It's also probably over looked, but if the grind gets too tedious, go back to vehicles that you haven't aced. The rewards for tiers of mods and fully researching the mods on a vehicle may be low but it all adds up. Gives a chance to change play style amd also get into so really fun matches if you squad up with some mates

[wonderwaffle]

i got the mig17as a few years ago, and i’ve loved it since. even in the age of harriers, starfighters, and god forbid the a10 or a6, i still average 2-3 kills a match, and often make north of 100k sl and 15k rp, with a premium acc ofc. it’s also just a blast because it’s a classic dog fighter, that can outsmart those shinier, missile wielding planes a lot of the time. i’ve ground out basically the entire russian air try, and over the past 3 days i’ve went from not having the first yak 3 to almost finishing the yak38, and starting the 141 (which unfortunately i can’t use my mig17 on because it’s rank 8). so i totally agree, find something that’s fun so grinding doesn’t feel like grinding, it’s just having fun dogfighting the enemy or whatever you enjoy

[GunnerAjf]

I know you are probably right, but I grinded a majority of the USA tree by only ground pounding with my AD-4. Even on a loss, I would be getting 20-30 ground targest destroyed and loads of RP and lions rewards. I know its bad to not go straight for the victory, however for me ground pounding is the only guarenteed way for me to get through my tech trees.

[TrepidDestiny]

I'm a ground player, and I just find the Air grind excruciating. In ground I have at least BR 8.0 or higher in most nations, but for air, I have up to the F-104 in US.
My typical prop plane ARB battle goes as follows: Spend at least 5 minutes getting to altitude, get a bunch of hits/critical hits, no kills, get out turned AND outran by a BF-109 or something, back to hangar, rinse and repeat.
Early jets: Spend 5 minutes getting up to speed. Pray I don't get rammed in a head on. Get 1 kill, lose all speed in a gentle turn, get run down by something faster. Rinse and repeat.
F-104: YOU WANNA SEE SOME REAL SPEED?!?!?... oh you turned, i'll see you in 3 months when I complete my orbit around the Earth. Maybe I'll stop by the airfield since my AIM-9Bs detonated with a "hit" but no actual damage.

[fleshwound]

The first review ive heard without whining about things, spot on man!

[filipic]

Thank you jaek, i hope to reach my first jet this christmas!

[Kerbalizer]

came over from DEFYN's radar guide (great one btw, although I feel like Tim's variety radar guide is a bit better) and fuck yeah, it was worth it. I like your vid style, and your voice is quite good for youtube, too!

[ArmaBulgarian]

Ya know, I took many of these tips to heart and now I am closing in on the Yak-141 by using the Su-25K, something I absolutely enjoy grinding with. Hopefully, by the end of this summer event I will have long reached that.

[AlmightyDude]

My best tip is *get better at the game*
Some planes can net you 3-4 kills every game consistently, and the difference between this and 1 kill per death is huge. Just remember what to do for every situation. Just remember what the correct move is, and do that. Focus on staying alive more and do everything you can to stay in the match. Don't take too big risks, like getting into sustained dogfights in early game, even if you really want the kill right now-play it safe and correctly.

[dsdsdsdsd-xm]

As a bomber enjoyer can confirm people try to kill us early but not all people are good at it

[dasmops]

0:59 "I understand sometimes you don't have good options" while looking at Japan is relatable.

[akapoka]

So true on the “your first jet is usually the hardest one to get” granted I’m not at top tier but once I got my first jet, I unlocked 2 more within the same couple days. It changed everything

[JHandle]

I’m surprised you didn’t say anything about boosters, orders, or wagers. I normally focus on spading planes instead of using premiums for research grinding, so I only recently realized I spent years using SL boosters on tech tree planes when I could have used them all on my Fw 190C premium and had millions more SL than I do now.

Orders are useful, particularly the AAA orders, which aren’t nearly so luck-based as the others and give a huge SL boost for player kills in a few minute long time frame, and the most intense PvP moments of any game usually fall in such a time frame anyways, so as many AAA orders you have are basically just 200% SL boosters (and Antimech for ground forces too).

Finally, Wagers are good for reasonably quick SL in a pinch, too. Particularly kill 5 units, kill 10 units, and battle victory wagers in my experience.

[baileyautryproject]

We need more players in sim, I wish more ppl weren’t so afraid of it