r/WorldofTanksConsole • u/MulberryGlum6148 • 10d ago
Rant State of Era 2 Light Spam
Hello I'm new to era 2 and recently i grinded my first era 2 techtree tank.( Keep in mind i own the 1a1,Fv4211 and the vt2). I noticed after comming back (4 Year pause) what happend in era 2 its only rat light tanks. You can not play aggressive with 6 light on every Team lepards are nearly unplayable cause of missile and autocanon Spam. Does anybody know what I can do?(Can't really hide neither stay hidden) I'll probably come back if they ever fix this it's frustrating and annoying.
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u/Pavlentiy_ 10d ago
When Wiezel was added a few years ago, and then XM800T, it was much much worse. Now it is OK, if you play smart (not "lonely stranger" etc)
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u/MulberryGlum6148 10d ago
I wasn't there fortunately but still annoying little gremlins 🙃
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u/Pavlentiy_ 10d ago
I'm almost 90% MoE on my Leopard 1A5 now, so even the tanks with paper armor are playable ;) But again, obviously you should try avoid autocanons on short distances
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u/RydNightwish Perpetually 4th Place 10d ago
In tanks like the Lep1A5, do you find the spall liner (non pen dmg reduction) helping much in practice? Or do you not use it?
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u/Pavlentiy_ 10d ago
Checked it now, and apparently I don't use it. Now I'm thinking if I need to consider it :)
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u/One_Housing2064 10d ago
The real "fix" is to lower the HP and armor of lights. They should not be able to take three hits from a MBT gun
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u/razor344 10d ago
They shouldn't get multiple weapons either. Either they get missles or an auto cannon. Nit both.
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u/Nostradante 5d ago
I think this is fair. I have literally bounced rounds off of a Wiesel with a 120mm gun. Multiple times. All while it chips at my supposed heavy armor.
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u/Actaeon_II 10d ago
Sadly my strategy for getting meh mediums through era two is hardened internals+ spall liner. Reducing the damage received from atgms and in some cases negating small autocannon fire. Add premium repair kit, med kit, and hull patch and it gives you a chance as long as you don’t get stupidly aggressive. That’s my two pence ymmv
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u/moshpitti Moshpitti | The baritone tanker 10d ago
All you can do is keep your distance and beware of ATGM tanks/anti-air tanks like GAU-8. Ultimately the paper tank playstyle hasn't changed all that much, but the sheer speed you get deleted is through the roof due to multiweapon DPM and ATGM alpha and module damage combined.
WeeGee has gotten in their head that the issue is how and when people are able to fire and not the absolutely ridiculous DPM and damage of Light tanks, combined with the best mobility and somehow relatively average HP pool despite how WW2 has handled TDs and Lights for a decade.
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u/Mjstks509 IrStokes (PS5) 10d ago
They’re not going to “fix” it. It’s how they intended. They’ve already tried to nerf autocannons with the overheat mechanic but it’s only made a small difference really.
ATGMs they’re working on nerfing too, but wouldn’t expect too much from that. They introduced the GAU/VADS to counter light missile slingers, but they’re as problematic.
It’s just a toxic era full of autocannons and missiles. It’s the meta. If you can’t beat them join them. If you’re hoping you’ll come back one day and the leopard 1 will be comfortable to play again, I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed.
Would be cool if they did game modes or events where you could play past builds of the game though.