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    erco415's Avatar Senior Member
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    World of Tanks, which is in closed beta, is tanksim lite, but it's also a lot of fun. My son and I have been playing it, and despite some bugs, it gives you a pretty good feel for tank warfare. It's easy to pick up and play, graphics are ok, but if you've only got 1 gig of RAM, you'll have to set graphics to low if you want it to be playable.
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    Looks a little too arcade for me.
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    Looks like fun, when is it out?
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    If you can get a beta key, you can play now.
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    And the beta key is just a google search away

    I've been having a bunch of fun with WoT for a week and a half now. It's quite fast paced right now with small maps and teams (1kmx1km max, and 15 people to a team), but there's still a fair amount of tactics that you have to pay attention to (like hiding behind rail cars to give your tank more protection).
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    What handle are you playing under PanzerAce? I'm mostly running around in an A-20, saving towards a T-34 and/Leopard. If the gold comes in, I'll be driving a Churchill tonite.

    Don't stop when arty is around!
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    I'm playing under "HLS30" (my tag on some other forums that for whatever reason wouldn't let me run this name). I've currently got a Leopard as a free exp farm, a T-34 that I hate (getting the -85 ASAP), a Pz. III/IV that I love (going the panther route WOOOOOOOO), a Stug III that I love (L/70 is ftw on that), and a T-28 that I'm just grinding for the russian heavies :P


    If you only have an A-20 right now, I suggest getting atleast two more tanks to play with. Remember, no exp loss for leaving a game the instant you die.
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    Nice garage!

    I'm running a Stuart and a BT-7 in addition to the A-20. I had a Wespe and a Luchs, but I sold those off to buy the -20. The Leopard is one heck of a light tank! I'll get back into the TDs when I can move over from the T-34 to the SU85.

    What don't you like about the T-34?
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    Do they have the Haunted Tank option for the Stuart? Cuz if they do you'd be able to take on Tigers and that would be a hoot.

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    well its better looking than red orchestra
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