Division Spotlight - World of Tanks

Tactical Gaming Division Spotlight

World of Tanks

Welcome to a special news article, shining the spotlight on different divisions/legions within Tactical Gaming. This time, we are shining the light on Tactical Warefare's very own World of Tanks division.

The World of Tanks division has been around for some time now and has been going strong ever since. Here to tell us more about the division is Division Officer, C0ACH:

"Let me start with some ancient history, from our AT, malvMONSTER, when the game was about as young as our division:

"Back in the day when my tier 6 light tank fought in tier 10 matches.... (many metas ago) the TG WoT div was just a twinkle in the eye of division founder dhmoose. After a relentless flurry of recruitment by him and a few others in a very short period......... the Tactical Gaming World of Tanks Bandits were born. I remember being the first Squad Leader of Hellcat. Virtually everybody in the division was brand new to clans, team play, and gaming communities in general. I'd say about 10% of those guys are still around in the current division, but over 60% of them still game together. TG has been a part of my life in one way or another for over 3 years. My game play has increased greatly, and I’ve met some really great people."

TG WoT division has been going strong for about 3.5 years now and the evolution within has been a source of pride. Turnover is a challenge on any single game, but the core group loves the game and has shepherded it to where we are today. Where we have seen the most improvement has been in our competition team activities. When we started on that path we were the Bad News Bears, and while we are by no means the cream of the crop our improvement has been noticed within the community. We are on an upward path and getting stronger every day.

I would say that as far as hurdles go, it is an ongoing struggle to have the correct oil in your tank.  From one battle to the next you go from the tropical islands of the Southern Pacific to the frozen tundra of Mother Russia.  Too thin or too heavy and your tank will be useless.   The game is one of constant variety meets pot luck.  The owner/creator War gaming decides the map, and the roster you will be playing alongside as well as against.  You get to decide what tier, tank type, and whether you're bringing up to 4 of your Best tanking friends.  With each tier (ranging 1-10) you have a variety of playing styles to choose from.  You can choose the slower moving, thicker armour, and more powerful gun of the Heavy, the thinly armoured but fast nimble light tank, play sniper in a Tank Destroyer, etc.  And each of ELEVEN Nation's different tank “trees” has its advantages and disadvantages.  Each battle is over in no more than 15 minutes and you only spawn once per battle so make your shots count and conserve your health.  It is fast moving, strategic, and each battle brings unique challenges. 

Here is a recent battle story from our key leaders and contributors, Gold Peak:

“I just want to say everyone is doing great I know some of the newer guys don’t see it but a year or so ago the competition team was more like ‘let’s pretend to be a comp team’. I feel like we just need to practice forcing tanks and catching the over matches. Example: jay saw that the death star was all by his self in the corner even though there was a Maus and E100 nearby, but because there was a big building between the two tanks he knew it would be beneficial to push with the tank that with him even though he wanted to take out the Maus. The gap they had to cross was small enough where the Maus and E100 would only be able to get one shot off so it’s risk and reward, and the waited till the E100 looked the other way and pushed on the Death Star. Now that play that was with jay and turtle and I always give credit where it’s due. At first ,turtle didn’t want to but when the caller said no I want this Death Star out he stopped looking at the Maus and did what the caller wanted as soon as the caller made up his mind. Things like that: just listen to what the caller says and not what you want to be. I appreciate it a lot. Thank you guys, keep it up.”

World of Tanks is one of those love it or leave it kind of games and for those who love it - like we in the WoT Division do - it's really best described as a love/hate relationship: One day you are single-shot killing the enemy by ammo-racking them and thinking your skills are beyond compare, and the next day you are the one getting dumped on by Arty again, and again, and..... well, you get it.

The real beauty of WoT is its variety: with over 400 tanks, 50+ maps, and multiple game modes the game always feels fresh. Add competitive play into the mix and it is easy to see why some of our members have been playing this game for 4 years+. Come see for yourself!

That’s it, from the voices of my best friends to this article.  Many many thanks to my team for creating this ‘right from the ticker, man!’ Bull Monkey 71, dingiestrat7767, @Gold Peak, malvMONSTER.  You guys will always be #1.  And thanks to our team for the grow and the spirit and constant comraderies.  Go Bandits!"

Thank you very much to C0ACH for providing this great statement. 

It seems that World of Tanks will keep on going, flying the flag for Tactical Gaming.