Don't be mistaken, players like you are a vital part of the War Thunder ecosystem. You provide valuable RP and SL to players like us, so that we may grind to Top Teir on our 3rd country.
I did not expect you to make a video on this game AT ALL. I stopped playing this game for months now... and I actually feel better mentally. Like I'm not talking about memes, I GENUINELY feel better.
Me at 7.3 in English tanks, 6.7 Israelian tanks , 4.7 in Russian tanks, 6.0 in British planes, 4.7 in Russian planes, 2.3 in American tanks and 1.7 in British coastal fleet without getting my wallet out once. Haha, what is a life?
I started playing war thunder recently and all I can say is the game is really a grind for unlocking things. I guess the best approach is to enjoy each tier and not worry about getting heavier and heavier tanks.
As someone with 2000 (3000 now lol) hours in this game, dont rush for top tier, lower tiers are very fun and you will earn much more SL. Also some type of purchase, be it premium time or vehicles are necessary to progress past rank 5, unless you want to spend years grinding for it. The point is to have fun, dont get frustrated with the game and take breaks. Its a fun game at heart. Good luck grinding!
as a veteran of War Thunder (from it's glorious Alpha days basically, BEFORE it became War Thunder) i can safely say that the biggest enemy to overcome in this game, is your own relianse on teammates and ever even expecting a teammate to help you. if your teammate helps you, all the glory and respect to'em! but NEVER expect ANYTHING of your team. always expect the worst and be prepared to try and carry from the moment you spawn in your first vehicle.
I got in a 2v2 where both me and my teammates were flying a zero. For some reason bro lost the dogfight against ONE PLANE. Never trust teammates, unless they are your friend.
Watching you playing Warthunder and reacting to the game is the sweetest video I have seen in a while. I play it for 6 years I would be more than happy to play with you.
Funny historical fact about climbing up above everybody else, that is the reason the Me262 didn’t make much of a difference in the war: the p51 mustang pilots figured out that they could match their speed if the attacked them from above, so they started fighting them in a dive.
Also remember KYS (keep yourself safe) only chose targets that you know you can beat because if you die its over. its better to miss a kill opportunity once or twice if your alive for more later in the battle. its hard to do without just being a coward and going to space or running away but eventually you will get used to it and make the decisions subconsciously.
My number one advise to new players is to not fully trust the arcade lead indicator. Thats where you aim to hit the center of mass on the plane, coincidentally this is usually where the plane can absorb the most bullets before dying. So you want to aim in front a bit and to the sides in order to hit the cockpit and engines. Do not pump endless ammo into the tail section of a plane, shoot the engines to score the kill.
also, aim indicator shows where plane will be if it maintans current direction, so you have to additonally correct for any maneuvers it's performing. Another tip, with wing mounted guns, is to roll your plane to level plane with percieved direction of targetted plane. Unless plane is exactly in your coverange, bullets will spread across its path, greatly increasing chance to hit something important. VERY useful against bombers, because they can't turn into zombies if you pilot kill them.
@@MaticTheProto You'd think the lead indicator would be based off your round's velocity. Here i am looking at a plane in my T-34, wondering if the lead indicator is for my main gun, or my machinegun
The grind is actually insane while F2P. I have 1600 hours in ground realistic with tanks, rarely touch planes or naval, and only have like 3 nations at 8.3-10.0
And i would like to thank sweats like you for preventing new players from having fun. You're a really big guy, you must feel really proud and good about yourself.
@@panzr8 based on the context of the video and the comment, this person is not "grinding", he's seal clubbing. You grind in your current tier, not in tier 1. And again, based on what the uploaded shows (tier 1 beginner battles) and the comment then, if you use the god given gift of common sense you'll understand what this gentleman is actually doing.
@@xnomdfrost1938 yeah, let me tell my friend who just started to play yesterday that the reason he gets snipe in a tank from a power point or sniped from space from a sweaty 10k hours basement dweller is because he's an imbecile who lacks the skill to play at the same level as the loser with no life. I'm completely sure that this point will be taken as completely legitimate and understandable.
6:29 "Once you are dead every thing is calm" I need to correct you on that one good sir. When I die I actually want to break my PC and I go back 2 hours later to play again and et angry again.
Thank you for recognizing how damn difficult WT really is. The social environment is toxic as hell, but most don't realize just how good they really are.
the only thing toxic is gaijin economy, the community isn't toxic and you don't have a lot of interactions, most people play to win so they help you (at least for tanks)
I honestly think that playing strategically is the way to go as your FAR better then everyone else in the game. It is also better to play strategically in air realistic which is a lot harder as the turn rates and speeds of aircraft are actually described in the menu of the plane once it is in the crew slot.
As someone who has been playing for around a year now, all I can say is if you want to have fun then just don't pay attention to the grind, just play and enjoy the experience. after a while you'll be at top tier.
exactly its not like you have more fun in Warthunder when you reach top tier, its just a faster and simply diffrent gameplay due to modern techs like missiles/radar/gudiance,ThermalVision etc. But you can have fun on all tiers in my opnion even more in lower tiers and when you figure that out WT is actually enjoyable.
@xraison 44 I bought a f5c grinded to the f14. Now that I'm at top tier let's take it to simulator mode to use its full capabilities, since realistic mode is so watered down. Oh wait I can't use mouse aim. If it's gonna require a HOTAS to play simulator then I might as well play dcs.
Hey ian quick tips for you, don't keep playing run while you still can. Also you can't Land when you are in arcade Mode (which you were in), and realistic is where that Energie concepts are, but that tutorial video way overcomplicated it, Is very simple, You have height, you can point down to turn height into speed, you have speed you can Pulk up to turn into height, etc. Energie is speed, so Energie fighting is prett much speed fighting where you want to be faster than you're enemy to stall trap him or just have more Speed and get above and jump him, etc., etc., etc., and also yes height is very very important when you are in realsitic as it count for a lot more since you aren't as fast and "floaty" in general. Have a nice day Ian, don't let the snail steal your soul, get out before it's to late
Ye You Can Land, But Aircrade Is Just Bull**** Fir Me. +Aircrade With Jets... It Just Stupid. So My Fav Is Simulator And Realistic, Top Tier Or Any Tier!
the gaijin tutorials barely touch the surface of flying competently in air RB. It is not that simple, and I'm tired of people ignoring the real tutorials on TH-cam that will teach you how to fight your opponent in any energy state and not just give up when you have a disadvantage.
I know I'm late, but it's generally not a good idea to turnfight/dogfight a fighter with a large plane such as a bomber, especially since they (bombers) usually have rear gunners.
This game has a huge learning curve especially for air. Which is why players should focus on improving common skills like controls, aim, flap controls etc. They will get better at the game and get more kills, get more rp and then the ""grind"" wouldn't be as painful, they'll have fun by getting more kills and wins. However most players, instead of trying to get better, just do random things like base bombing to get more rp to unlock higher tier planes. Their skills don't increase, while the skill ceiling of their planes keep increasing. When they've reached the top vehicles they're too bad at the game, will die too much, lose Silver lions, they'll naturally get frustrated but will blame it on the game. Sadly, the later is what 90% of the players nowadays do which is why all the negative comments about the """""war thunder grind""""
Some tips: 1. get as much altitude as you can, and if you can't get above the enemy, level your plane to get as much speed as you can (although you still need to control the speed so that the controls doesn't stiffen too much). This is called energy. 2. Use the free look button, default C. This can help spot enemies. 3. If you're above an enemy use a tactic called boom and zoom (or BnZ). Dive towards the enemy, then using the speed you've gained during the dive, climb to regain altitude and repeat the whole process until the enemy is dead. Keep in mind you still need to lookout for enemy planes so you don't get surprised killed. I would suggest to dive towards enemies that have the highest altitude, as they usually have the most energy. 3. If you're below an enemy, immediately level out your plane to gain more speed. 4. If an enemy is diving onto you, turn to the direction of the enemy while doing a shallow dive, and evade the enemies gunfire as much as possible. Easiest way to do this is simply put your mouse onto the enemy, but control the plane manually using WASD. Here's a better explanation with actual examples. m.th-cam.com/video/6d7mYVGvLq4/w-d-xo.html 5.if the enemy is on your 6, use the same wasd technique as before but this time don't turn too much, instead you roll to evade enemy gunfire. Reduce your throttle and if possible use flaps, this is to reduce your speed to force the enemy to overshoot. 6. Learn about energy in war thunder, there are a lot of videos in youtube that can explain it better than me. 7. For modifications in planes, focus on performance modifications first (the left side) then you can research the firepower modifications (the right side). For crew skill focus on both G force tolerance and stamina first. 8. I'd suggest you go to the Russian tree first for planes. They offer planes that are jack of all trades, master of none. 9. Don't be too greedy, focus on fighters first and focus on the highest fighters first, don't sacrifice your altitude just to kill a bomber or attacker. Also don't sacrifice your altitude to chase someone that is already chased by another teammate. 10. Know the planes that you're using and you're fighting. Some planes are good at energy fighting while others are good at turn fighting. Know how to counter each plane and don't forget to search online for new planes.
@@toxicatto6074 lol I wouldn’t say he learned about it, more like he became aware that it exists. These are all great tips though and anyone starting WT should read this and know that you don’t have to learn it all at the start. Just know that it there’s stuff to learn and when you get a frustrating death that you don’t know how you could have avoided, come back to this and dive deeper into one of these points. I’m ~1000 hrs in, and I still watch videos on strats, theory and tips weekly.
Another tip, don't use the tracking camera. I've seen it kill many people. I've even used it to make other players crash. Just remove the control from the key bindings entirely
Can't wait to fly one of those jets... cmon, in n out, 20 minute adventure 500 hours, going broke, getting no golden eagles, and gambling addiction later
to land in war thunder you need to do this thing called a ditch put up your landing gear and slow down when landing turn off the engine, so you don't flip over only do this if your going to die
Fun fact, the plane gameplay change a lot when you leave low battle rating (basicaly easy mode) tiers to get better mid rank planes, and change a lot once again at high battle ratings (jets), all those 3 (low tier, mid tier, high tier) play completely different from each other due to planes and weapons performace.
Trust me bro, it becomes more fun once you learn the types of aircraft/ vehicle abilities, personally I like strike aircraft since bombing enemy AI and bases are pretty cool
I grinded warthunder for quite a while he had me cracking up bro you definitely earned my subscription. your references to cutaways all the good stuff. I like the formats your videos take.
Knowing everything about the opponents aircraft go a long way. Recommend playing multiple countries and seeing what is right for you. Started with Germany, ended with Japan.
7:29 Realistically speaking after playing the game for more than three thousand hours you don't even need a guide for every vehicle in the game, you just feel it. Also knowing physics from the real life helps a lot ingame. And ofcourse this knowledge won't help in arcade ...
"Just feel it" is an absurd statement for someone with no experience in the game. Until they have enough experience from dozens of aircraft to accurately know what a plane does well or bad by comparison with other aircraft that it is facing, "just feel it" doesn't help in the slightest.
@@telmorola1768 I mean that just by looking at a something you will know how to use it. Like taking a twin engine aircraft in a dogfight with single engine one - most of the cases you will lose (just for example). Also i don't talk especially for aircraft but for a vehicle, is it a car, tank, plane, helicopter, even a ship or boat. Not only in a game but in the real life too.
I have 850 hours, my highest tier vehicle is rank 5 (panther II) and every time i replay this game feels like the first time... Should i quit or something?
@@ianNotShort Play Realistic mode instead of Arcade. All of these guides are for Realistic Mode. Arcade is basically the easy mode where the game shows you where to aim and all of the aircraft fly like UFOs.
I recommend starting with casual bombing if you want planes. If you want to go for Modern stuff quickly, Sweden or Italy are the trees to go. In general, rather start with a smaller tree. Or do the best and don't start at all. Yes you can have lot of fun but War Thunder can SEVERLY AND SERIOUSLY impact your mental health. Try to enjoy what you got, not what you will have in a few hours of mentaly disabling grind.
Japan seems to be the quickest grind if you're only focusing on the air tree. I also wouldn't grind Sweden unless you really want a viggen for some reason.
If I understand correctly, the crew never really dies. They are just unconscious and are woken up after the match ends. Also the plane can always be repaired to pristine condition even though it's been burnt to ash. Only if you crash the crew is so pissed that they have to take 8 minutes of vacation :D
@Matic well that leads me to my next point. If I had a hotas I sure as hell wouldn't be playing warthunder. I'd be playing an actual simulator cough cough dcs
I discovered something: top tier is the easy mode. And it is boring as hell. I prefer x1000 times WWI -WWII tanks. And not only that: i love to tryhard using vehicles like Marder III in br 5 for the lol. Am! And use the sdfk car aa br2 vehicle in EVERY BATTLE just for capping mid and the lols i have with it are based. One tip: don't take the game seriously. It is a war simulator. And war is never fair. Some of the best battles i had and i remember i was not killing, but spotting as hell. Not the best personal score, but the best fun and the best teammates killing the marks. With friends double the experience too. So don't hesitate in making friends in the game also!
I found your channel because of tanki videos online and I really liked it. The only thing I ask of you is: more war thunder videos in this style. I've only had 4000 hours of gameplay and I think I have the authority to say that, the suffering is eternal and the reward is low, but your soul is sold without you even knowing it and you'll play it for the rest of your life. But it doesn't take that long to learn, and maybe in 3 or 5 months you'll be playing at an intermediate level
As someone who has played this game for years, I can attest the struggle is real. The way I learned to dog fight that would be more enjoyable then looking at graphs all day is to watch History Channel's Dog Fights series. They will teach most of the basics and are fun to watch. If your serious about grinding and don't mind spending a little money is to get premium and gold planes every now and then or put talismans on the planes u fly the most. Enjoyed the video!
You really should use the ussr for planes and tanks, your first ever plane has 4 mg's on it, and the tank killers one-shot a lot of tanks I highly recommend the Su-76M (one shot king, but vulnerable to 50-Cals) and the Su-122 (tanks go boom, it’s also hard to pen), but NEVER use the Su-5-1, you only carry 8 shells. I also recommend getting the T-34 because its mobile, armored (absolute hell to try to pen) and it has a nice cannon
There was a pilot (American Air Force, I believe) who flew a jet with a wing broken off to landing. I can't remember which jet it was though. For biplanes, it should be even more feasible.
The only way I have fun is to fuck around in mid tier with a tiger, a Sherman, or a T-34. It’s fun. It’s iconic tanks. It’s also surprisingly relaxing for me.
Especially rb because arcade is too chaotic. In rb you can just angle with your tiger and its really satisfying being basically invincible, unless you are using the older model that has the cupola.
Modify your controls so a/d can roll your airplane and w/s can pitch it, and a/e can yaw it (rudder) this way you can look around and line up your opponent while turning, the auto mouse control makes the plane slow at turning in certain scenarios I.e you are flat to you opponent, and it uses full rudder to turn instead of rolling on your side and pulling up for minimum turn time
I love playing airplanes in this game but I never play the air mode because it's sooooo boring. It takes less time to kill an enemy and get in a plane and then get in a dogfight in realistic ground battles than it takes to just get to the enemies in air realistic. Also, great video. Funny, well edited and entertaining.
0:39, As a Chinese, Allow me: THAT'S A FUCKING SOVIET MIG THAT RUSSIAN SOLD US YOU AMERICAN GANGSTAR (no offence just joke making really pls do not bully me) And also they all have “holes” somewhere near the front if they are indeed jets as they are air intakes for the engine. The American f-86 sabre has the same thing, an early age jet design for east and west.
Everyone talking about how the snail has claimed him but he literally hit the most insane triple axel backflip spinny thing in the history of warthunder. My guy deserves 1 million ge and sl just for that
I know right. I've been playing less than a year and have put 1000 hours in. I'm level 83. And I'm nowhere close to where I want to be >:] and that's having all the nation's maxed out! Itd be cool to be able to play whatever vehicle I feel like whenever 😂😊 the snail has my soul and I'm okay with it... best game I ever found even with all its issues
WT requires a lot of skill man and is focused mainly on realism. I'd recommend trying World Of (tanks, warplanes, warships etc) since they are easy to play but worst thing is, they have made separate game for every mode. 😂
@@Scar-L-light fighting in top tier is easier than with propeller planes, tho i have never seen the interest in air RB in tier 3 or 4 it is just flying for 10 minutes reach an ennemy and it is 50/50 you kill him congrat you will maybe get a second one, option 2 you die you must launche another battle and fly again for 10 minutes
I keep seeing people say you should run from this game while you still can but i have a different view. This game is great fun and has tons of content to explore, i think what irks a lot of people is they focus too much on the highest level of the game and get frustrated when it takes a long time to get there. But if you set yourself small goals like spading a vehicle or unlocking a camo or just take it battle by battle it can be highly rewarding. Obviously this game is not for everyone, so especially for all those people in the comments saying you should flee but also anyone else reading this, if you stop enjoying a game stop playing it! Even if you have a lot of time or money invested in the game your fun should be what matters most! Have fun out there!
As someone who has played for many years… This game really isn’t worth getting into imo. It is fun to be in but the developers are some of the most shortsighted wasters of one of the most incredible video game ideas ever.
@@andrewyoung4473 you are entitled to your opinion obviously but my stance as someone who has been playing since 2015 is that sure, gaijin sometimes makes boneheaded decisions but by a very large margin the good outweighs the bad. Also gaijin will listen to the community and back down on their truly idiotic ideas, like when they proposed to give extra fpe to tanks you could pay real money for. Smoothbrain ideas like that, are generally the exception and not the rule though and while i agree the implementation isn’t perfect i don’t think that means people shouldn’t check out the game, especially as it is really fun.
Bro didn't even fight in realistic battles.💀I'm sorry for telling you that the game is harder than that... Arcade is for beginners in realistic mode the planes are a lot harder to control the energy and engine mechanics are different and you can't do turns and stuff as well as in the arcade battles. Oh and also you got limited fuel, ammo, wep, and 1 plane and that's it. Have fun ian! 😈
@@ianNotShort oh no man didnt even dive into the war thunder forums or discord. There you can find the final strands of humanity from the average war thunder player. Oh and shitloads of classified documents regarding whatever vehicle you want.
Heres how to land: after a gentle touchdown, reduce throttle to zero and then keep your mouse pointing up, after you have lost enough speed so that your plane cant take off again, turn on the brakes and point your plane upwards by pressing S
So apparently, during all my pain, during my fails and deaths, I was actually playing Arcarde
I struggled that hard in easy mode 💀💀💀
lmao
air sim mode would like to know your location
Dw lol the game has a bad learning curve. Also doesn’t matter how alluring the game seems get outta there fast it’s a death trap.
@@__ASAAA i don't even try simulation after 4 years in the game, i'll rather by DCS
@@theultimatekiwi I had a friend that wanted to get into the game and I managed to beat him in a dogfight using a b17
It seems like Gaijin find new victim
found*
I became cringe
I am a victim too
He condemned his soul to the grind
You have no option .It is impossible to reach 11 level without payment
The snail took his soul
Don't be mistaken, players like you are a vital part of the War Thunder ecosystem. You provide valuable RP and SL to players like us, so that we may grind to Top Teir on our 3rd country.
Sounds like no fun at all. Fighter planes are cooler than fighter jets anyway. That’s when dogfighting was actually a thing
@@billjones8950 So you don't have dog fights in top tier?> i have amazing dog fights . U probably get shot down right away lol. Free food. thx for sl
@@billjones8950 I agree to a point, early jets like before 8.0 are fun like the early ones but after that it's no fun at all for me atleast.
@@billjones8950 I enjoy my jets, however it is missile warfare, so I get your point but at the same time it is still fun if done properly
This is so true brother😂
I did not expect you to make a video on this game AT ALL.
I stopped playing this game for months now... and I actually feel better mentally. Like I'm not talking about memes, I GENUINELY feel better.
bruuuuh the addiction
@@ianNotShort ive played the game for 4 years now, and i still fuckin suck
@@ianNotShort also play sim and more realistic battle, i wanna see you suffer more
Me at 7.3 in English tanks, 6.7 Israelian tanks , 4.7 in Russian tanks, 6.0 in British planes, 4.7 in Russian planes, 2.3 in American tanks and 1.7 in British coastal fleet without getting my wallet out once. Haha, what is a life?
I have played the game for 10 years and I have top tier in US German and ussr planes, and top tier tanks in ussr
0:10 Abrams causally playing tennis 💀
I started playing war thunder recently and all I can say is the game is really a grind for unlocking things. I guess the best approach is to enjoy each tier and not worry about getting heavier and heavier tanks.
Play sim. Far more fun
@@rolib6108yea play simulator battles until your good enough to go to realistic
theres always a learning curve
Yeah but usually the better tanks are in mid to high tier tho
If I play this game, can I just play against AI? I don't want to invest too much into a game. So I would always lose if the opponent is a human
As someone with 2000 (3000 now lol) hours in this game, dont rush for top tier, lower tiers are very fun and you will earn much more SL. Also some type of purchase, be it premium time or vehicles are necessary to progress past rank 5, unless you want to spend years grinding for it. The point is to have fun, dont get frustrated with the game and take breaks. Its a fun game at heart. Good luck grinding!
i spent like 4 years to finally get the TAM. but i grind other nations too
When I had some spare time off work I got the f16 in a few days. Desicatr your soul my children.
Dedicate*
Take it from someone who just passed 6,666.66 hours. DONT I have all country’s to 5.0 Br.
I bought leo pzbtl 123 and a premium for a month and got to leo2a6 from tiger 2 p in 2 weeks.
as a veteran of War Thunder (from it's glorious Alpha days basically, BEFORE it became War Thunder) i can safely say that the biggest enemy to overcome in this game, is your own relianse on teammates and ever even expecting a teammate to help you. if your teammate helps you, all the glory and respect to'em! but NEVER expect ANYTHING of your team. always expect the worst and be prepared to try and carry from the moment you spawn in your first vehicle.
i expect in every single game, the stealer who shoot me in tail to kill the enemy i outmanuevered. ..
I got in a 2v2 where both me and my teammates were flying a zero. For some reason bro lost the dogfight against ONE PLANE. Never trust teammates, unless they are your friend.
this is advice for every single game as well
@DankRangernope cannot relate (greedy american mains getting all bases before my lancaster gets there)
I fully agree. Coming to that conclusion early on has helped me actually progress
Watching you playing Warthunder and reacting to the game is the sweetest video I have seen in a while. I play it for 6 years I would be more than happy to play with you.
Ok shill
Funny historical fact about climbing up above everybody else, that is the reason the Me262 didn’t make much of a difference in the war: the p51 mustang pilots figured out that they could match their speed if the attacked them from above, so they started fighting them in a dive.
Also remember KYS (keep yourself safe) only chose targets that you know you can beat because if you die its over. its better to miss a kill opportunity once or twice if your alive for more later in the battle. its hard to do without just being a coward and going to space or running away but eventually you will get used to it and make the decisions subconsciously.
you should love yourself NOW!
@@Naif3mk best advice to every war thunder player:
I do this cause I'm broke on SL
keep yourself safe, not to be confused with kill yourself
Remember that if you play too safely and take no risks at all you will still lose.
My number one advise to new players is to not fully trust the arcade lead indicator. Thats where you aim to hit the center of mass on the plane, coincidentally this is usually where the plane can absorb the most bullets before dying. So you want to aim in front a bit and to the sides in order to hit the cockpit and engines. Do not pump endless ammo into the tail section of a plane, shoot the engines to score the kill.
also, aim indicator shows where plane will be if it maintans current direction, so you have to additonally correct for any maneuvers it's performing. Another tip, with wing mounted guns, is to roll your plane to level plane with percieved direction of targetted plane. Unless plane is exactly in your coverange, bullets will spread across its path, greatly increasing chance to hit something important. VERY useful against bombers, because they can't turn into zombies if you pilot kill them.
Also it shows the average lead. If you have very fast firing mgs and slow cannons then you may over and under lead and hit nothing
@@MaticTheProto You'd think the lead indicator would be based off your round's velocity. Here i am looking at a plane in my T-34, wondering if the lead indicator is for my main gun, or my machinegun
@@EdyAlbertoMSGT3 we will never know
Wait I actually didn't know that
Thank you :)
The grind is actually insane while F2P. I have 1600 hours in ground realistic with tanks, rarely touch planes or naval, and only have like 3 nations at 8.3-10.0
me trying to find "______"
Too true bro
Same
as a 10,000+ hour veteran i would like to thank players like you for providing endless SL and RP.
And i would like to thank sweats like you for preventing new players from having fun.
You're a really big guy, you must feel really proud and good about yourself.
@@Ordoabchao-x9k i mean its not really his fault hes just trying to grind
@@panzr8 based on the context of the video and the comment, this person is not "grinding", he's seal clubbing.
You grind in your current tier, not in tier 1. And again, based on what the uploaded shows (tier 1 beginner battles) and the comment then, if you use the god given gift of common sense you'll understand what this gentleman is actually doing.
@@Ordoabchao-x9k he got a point, skill issue is still a skill issue and thx for SL & RP
@@xnomdfrost1938 yeah, let me tell my friend who just started to play yesterday that the reason he gets snipe in a tank from a power point or sniped from space from a sweaty 10k hours basement dweller is because he's an imbecile who lacks the skill to play at the same level as the loser with no life.
I'm completely sure that this point will be taken as completely legitimate and understandable.
6:29 "Once you are dead every thing is calm" I need to correct you on that one good sir. When I die I actually want to break my PC and I go back 2 hours later to play again and et angry again.
God is good repent of your sins be saved Romans 10 9 he loves you get into the Bible it'll change your life if you let it
@@Godisgoodrepentofyoursins shut up.
@@Godisgoodrepentofyoursins shut up and go play war thunder
@@Drolletjessquadrelax he’s just spreading the word
@@BigThumper8210No because the bird is the word this is a few random ones
Thank you for recognizing how damn difficult WT really is. The social environment is toxic as hell, but most don't realize just how good they really are.
i meet more idiots in 15 minutes in the game than in 2 months in real life..and i live in italy..so...
the only thing toxic is gaijin economy, the community isn't toxic and you don't have a lot of interactions, most people play to win so they help you (at least for tanks)
Its not difficult. Its just bad game...
@@vexillarius3356 well sometime I write something in french and all the french players respond well and are supportive
@@vexillarius3356 nah, your english is fine. Better than some native speakers, really. :)
I honestly think that playing strategically is the way to go as your FAR better then everyone else in the game. It is also better to play strategically in air realistic which is a lot harder as the turn rates and speeds of aircraft are actually described in the menu of the plane once it is in the crew slot.
9:05 yes you can but you should land on a runway instead of a field.
As someone who has been playing for around a year now, all I can say is if you want to have fun then just don't pay attention to the grind, just play and enjoy the experience. after a while you'll be at top tier.
exactly its not like you have more fun in Warthunder when you reach top tier, its just a faster and simply diffrent gameplay due to modern techs like missiles/radar/gudiance,ThermalVision etc. But you can have fun on all tiers in my opnion even more in lower tiers and when you figure that out WT is actually enjoyable.
@@xraison4432 exactly. It’s a video game. When I’m not having fun, I take a brake from it. But when I do play I don’t take it seriously.
@xraison 44 I bought a f5c grinded to the f14. Now that I'm at top tier let's take it to simulator mode to use its full capabilities, since realistic mode is so watered down. Oh wait I can't use mouse aim. If it's gonna require a HOTAS to play simulator then I might as well play dcs.
@@drewywgx924 with many stolen kills,loser?
@@titaniumwormYT the matter is: when u play soccer u kick ur mates to grind a goal?
8:02 you have no idea how situationally inaware beginners are, that’s actually good advice for a war thunderer
Hey ian quick tips for you, don't keep playing run while you still can. Also you can't Land when you are in arcade Mode (which you were in), and realistic is where that Energie concepts are, but that tutorial video way overcomplicated it, Is very simple, You have height, you can point down to turn height into speed, you have speed you can Pulk up to turn into height, etc. Energie is speed, so Energie fighting is prett much speed fighting where you want to be faster than you're enemy to stall trap him or just have more Speed and get above and jump him, etc., etc., etc., and also yes height is very very important when you are in realsitic as it count for a lot more since you aren't as fast and "floaty" in general. Have a nice day Ian, don't let the snail steal your soul, get out before it's to late
thanks
You can land in arcade, there are bases to land at, I've done it multiple times
Ye You Can Land, But Aircrade Is Just Bull**** Fir Me. +Aircrade With Jets... It Just Stupid. So My Fav Is Simulator And Realistic, Top Tier Or Any Tier!
@@ianNotShort By The Way Use Those Tactics In RB (Realistic Battles)
the gaijin tutorials barely touch the surface of flying competently in air RB. It is not that simple, and I'm tired of people ignoring the real tutorials on TH-cam that will teach you how to fight your opponent in any energy state and not just give up when you have a disadvantage.
2:53 so smooth and manuverable 🤣🤣
I know I'm late, but it's generally not a good idea to turnfight/dogfight a fighter with a large plane such as a bomber, especially since they (bombers) usually have rear gunners.
This game has a huge learning curve especially for air. Which is why players should focus on improving common skills like controls, aim, flap controls etc. They will get better at the game and get more kills, get more rp and then the ""grind"" wouldn't be as painful, they'll have fun by getting more kills and wins.
However most players, instead of trying to get better, just do random things like base bombing to get more rp to unlock higher tier planes. Their skills don't increase, while the skill ceiling of their planes keep increasing. When they've reached the top vehicles they're too bad at the game, will die too much, lose Silver lions, they'll naturally get frustrated but will blame it on the game.
Sadly, the later is what 90% of the players nowadays do which is why all the negative comments about the """""war thunder grind""""
Well it is a grind regardless.
Me on my way to convert my bf 109 b and z skills to a mig 21 (I get sniped by a missile as I'm climbing)
That's actually similar to my situation 😢
I’m decent at the game and pretty much always place in the top half of every match but holy shit this game really is grindy
Some tips:
1. get as much altitude as you can, and if you can't get above the enemy, level your plane to get as much speed as you can (although you still need to control the speed so that the controls doesn't stiffen too much). This is called energy.
2. Use the free look button, default C. This can help spot enemies.
3. If you're above an enemy use a tactic called boom and zoom (or BnZ). Dive towards the enemy, then using the speed you've gained during the dive, climb to regain altitude and repeat the whole process until the enemy is dead. Keep in mind you still need to lookout for enemy planes so you don't get surprised killed. I would suggest to dive towards enemies that have the highest altitude, as they usually have the most energy.
3. If you're below an enemy, immediately level out your plane to gain more speed.
4. If an enemy is diving onto you, turn to the direction of the enemy while doing a shallow dive, and evade the enemies gunfire as much as possible. Easiest way to do this is simply put your mouse onto the enemy, but control the plane manually using WASD. Here's a better explanation with actual examples. m.th-cam.com/video/6d7mYVGvLq4/w-d-xo.html
5.if the enemy is on your 6, use the same wasd technique as before but this time don't turn too much, instead you roll to evade enemy gunfire. Reduce your throttle and if possible use flaps, this is to reduce your speed to force the enemy to overshoot.
6. Learn about energy in war thunder, there are a lot of videos in youtube that can explain it better than me.
7. For modifications in planes, focus on performance modifications first (the left side) then you can research the firepower modifications (the right side). For crew skill focus on both G force tolerance and stamina first.
8. I'd suggest you go to the Russian tree first for planes. They offer planes that are jack of all trades, master of none.
9. Don't be too greedy, focus on fighters first and focus on the highest fighters first, don't sacrifice your altitude just to kill a bomber or attacker. Also don't sacrifice your altitude to chase someone that is already chased by another teammate.
10. Know the planes that you're using and you're fighting. Some planes are good at energy fighting while others are good at turn fighting. Know how to counter each plane and don't forget to search online for new planes.
Oh wait it seems like you've learned about energy already, sorry I didn't watch the whole video lol.
@@toxicatto6074 lol I wouldn’t say he learned about it, more like he became aware that it exists. These are all great tips though and anyone starting WT should read this and know that you don’t have to learn it all at the start. Just know that it there’s stuff to learn and when you get a frustrating death that you don’t know how you could have avoided, come back to this and dive deeper into one of these points. I’m ~1000 hrs in, and I still watch videos on strats, theory and tips weekly.
@@JohnnyT416 It's also useful to find a group of vehicles you can enjoy, finding vehicles that fit your playstyle is vital in a way too.
Another tip, don't use the tracking camera. I've seen it kill many people. I've even used it to make other players crash.
Just remove the control from the key bindings entirely
@@ZeSgtSchultz Just use it very shortly, don't use it constantly as it will indeed end badly
Can't wait to fly one of those jets... cmon, in n out, 20 minute adventure
500 hours, going broke, getting no golden eagles, and gambling addiction later
😂
I have actually played this game for 4 years without buying anything for real money in this game E X T R A P A I N
@@vonknorring09 same I've been playing since 2017
to land in war thunder you need to do this thing called a ditch put up your landing gear and slow down when landing turn off the engine, so you don't flip over only do this if your going to die
After 4 years of playing I can comfortably say it gets fun along with the torture
Fun fact, the plane gameplay change a lot when you leave low battle rating (basicaly easy mode) tiers to get better mid rank planes, and change a lot once again at high battle ratings (jets), all those 3 (low tier, mid tier, high tier) play completely different from each other due to planes and weapons performace.
I'm Italian bro. Your pronunciation of the words "lasagna", "pasta", "formaggio" (and some more) was absolutely PERFECT!!🇮🇹👍
grazie mille :)
@@ianNotShort Prego❤️
Trust me bro, it becomes more fun once you learn the types of aircraft/ vehicle abilities, personally I like strike aircraft since bombing enemy AI and bases are pretty cool
Skill issue
@@sundayvibes4062 nah u jus a greaser
@@gutdrago350 damm
10:30 you said it right,AMERICANS AND ENGLISH IT'S NOT BRUSCETTA IT'S BRUSCHETTA
My brain in War Thunder: Kill. No Mercy.
The next second seeing some Spit fires and tanks: Burn!!!
I grinded warthunder for quite a while he had me cracking up bro you definitely earned my subscription. your references to cutaways all the good stuff. I like the formats your videos take.
That tactic " Don't let enemies behind you" was literally Red Baron's strategies, and also it's was in his book
Knowing everything about the opponents aircraft go a long way. Recommend playing multiple countries and seeing what is right for you. Started with Germany, ended with Japan.
2:02 “I thought war thunder was supposed to be impossibly hard” the grind is very hard
Saipan-rated 5/10 by the American 27th "New York" Infantry division
7:29 Realistically speaking after playing the game for more than three thousand hours you don't even need a guide for every vehicle in the game, you just feel it. Also knowing physics from the real life helps a lot ingame. And ofcourse this knowledge won't help in arcade ...
Air arcade is way more fun than air rb
"Just feel it" is an absurd statement for someone with no experience in the game. Until they have enough experience from dozens of aircraft to accurately know what a plane does well or bad by comparison with other aircraft that it is facing, "just feel it" doesn't help in the slightest.
@@telmorola1768 I mean that just by looking at a something you will know how to use it. Like taking a twin engine aircraft in a dogfight with single engine one - most of the cases you will lose (just for example). Also i don't talk especially for aircraft but for a vehicle, is it a car, tank, plane, helicopter, even a ship or boat. Not only in a game but in the real life too.
@@telmorola1768 that's the point. You can't win until you are experienced enough
@@Panzerram rb is boring but when you actually get a kill it's fking satisfying.
Ah so innocent, as a jaded WT vet with thousands of hours it is fun to re-experience the joy of someone playing for the first time
It reminds me of my early war thunder days. It was a simpler time
I have 850 hours, my highest tier vehicle is rank 5 (panther II) and every time i replay this game feels like the first time... Should i quit or something?
@@clementbianchini8651850 hours and only rank 5? 😳
guess i got a long way to go
Holy cow, i didn't know you were a WT player, this will be a fun video
Damn it was gold, hope Leo becomes a frecuent antagonist, plz do more WT
yea i just tried it out for the first time
@@ianNotShort Psssst, interested in buying an already grinded account?
@@alipheesefateburn7502
FBI OPEN UP!!!!
@@ianNotShort Play Realistic mode instead of Arcade. All of these guides are for Realistic Mode. Arcade is basically the easy mode where the game shows you where to aim and all of the aircraft fly like UFOs.
4:48 I see indian army rank badges right to left is major general, lieutenant general, general, field marshal
Brother, keep the grind. It's not the enemies that are good, it's your skill. Keep improving and you'll become the best in no time.
Bro is better than me 💀
The snail has found a new victim.
I recommend starting with casual bombing if you want planes.
If you want to go for Modern stuff quickly, Sweden or Italy are the trees to go. In general, rather start with a smaller tree.
Or do the best and don't start at all. Yes you can have lot of fun but War Thunder can SEVERLY AND SERIOUSLY impact your mental health.
Try to enjoy what you got, not what you will have in a few hours of mentaly disabling grind.
On god my fists are red from punching my monitor
Japan seems to be the quickest grind if you're only focusing on the air tree. I also wouldn't grind Sweden unless you really want a viggen for some reason.
What do you do when he's better at both? You run and keep looking back to see when he turns and try to catch him off guard
unless he faster than you, then you are just dead...
You turn around and dive below your allies... the vultures in arcade never pass up a free kill ;)
5:12 in war thunder my friend, there are no friends, just enemies disguised in blue
2:50 - "Why are you showing the one clip where what I'm saying doesn't apply?"
Genius.
If I understand correctly, the crew never really dies. They are just unconscious and are woken up after the match ends. Also the plane can always be repaired to pristine condition even though it's been burnt to ash.
Only if you crash the crew is so pissed that they have to take 8 minutes of vacation :D
As someone with 5000 hours and multiple nations at 10.0+, there is only one thing i have to say
EMBRACE THE SUFFERING
And avoid anything above 8.0
As someone who discovered there's no mouse aim in simulator mode. I quit
@@drewywgx924 well duh, it’s sim mode. That’s like complaining your ice cream is cold 🤪
@Matic well that leads me to my next point. If I had a hotas I sure as hell wouldn't be playing warthunder. I'd be playing an actual simulator cough cough dcs
"This game is very hard"
*Plays Arcade* 🗿
I discovered something: top tier is the easy mode. And it is boring as hell. I prefer x1000 times WWI -WWII tanks. And not only that: i love to tryhard using vehicles like Marder III in br 5 for the lol.
Am! And use the sdfk car aa br2 vehicle in EVERY BATTLE just for capping mid and the lols i have with it are based.
One tip: don't take the game seriously. It is a war simulator. And war is never fair. Some of the best battles i had and i remember i was not killing, but spotting as hell. Not the best personal score, but the best fun and the best teammates killing the marks. With friends double the experience too. So don't hesitate in making friends in the game also!
Bro said "low altitude fighter" and put up a pic of a bf109...
I hope you learned your lesson.
If not, I'll hopefully be one of the guys teaching them to you
I found your channel because of tanki videos online and I really liked it. The only thing I ask of you is: more war thunder videos in this style.
I've only had 4000 hours of gameplay and I think I have the authority to say that, the suffering is eternal and the reward is low, but your soul is sold without you even knowing it and you'll play it for the rest of your life. But it doesn't take that long to learn, and maybe in 3 or 5 months you'll be playing at an intermediate level
"only had 4000 hours" 💀
As someone who has played this game for years, I can attest the struggle is real. The way I learned to dog fight that would be more enjoyable then looking at graphs all day is to watch History Channel's Dog Fights series. They will teach most of the basics and are fun to watch. If your serious about grinding and don't mind spending a little money is to get premium and gold planes every now and then or put talismans on the planes u fly the most. Enjoyed the video!
to be good at war thunder you would have to not play other games get out of bed and eat poop war thunder til dawn
@gasdorfic muncher honest true. Some people got too much free time like me
"Ok, realistically, nobody has to learn all of that" oh poor innocent soul...
7:28 no, realistically, people learn all of that in this game.
2:44 had me rolling
The snail has claimed another victim
lol the medals on the bully guy from 4:00 onwards has Indian Army Insignia......Proud to be Indian
You really should use the ussr for planes and tanks, your first ever plane has 4 mg's on it, and the tank killers one-shot a lot of tanks I highly recommend the Su-76M (one shot king, but vulnerable to 50-Cals) and the Su-122 (tanks go boom, it’s also hard to pen), but NEVER use the Su-5-1, you only carry 8 shells. I also recommend getting the T-34 because its mobile, armored (absolute hell to try to pen) and it has a nice cannon
"I Played War Thunder For The First Time… It Was A Mistake"
Welcome to every WT player's thoughts...
Entertaining video! What’s the name of the song at 9:48?
There was a pilot (American Air Force, I believe) who flew a jet with a wing broken off to landing. I can't remember which jet it was though. For biplanes, it should be even more feasible.
You might be thinking of the Israeli pilot who landed an F-15 with a wing completely gone
IAF f15
@@michu6777 It might have been Israeli, all I remember was that it was an American made plane.
As soon as I saw him attempt to poke an HS9, I knew he was in for only the best of instadeath experiences.
The only way I have fun is to fuck around in mid tier with a tiger, a Sherman, or a T-34. It’s fun. It’s iconic tanks. It’s also surprisingly relaxing for me.
Especially rb because arcade is too chaotic. In rb you can just angle with your tiger and its really satisfying being basically invincible, unless you are using the older model that has the cupola.
Son, when you start is no going back.
Extremely relatable, and very well put together video! Really enjoyed this so look forward to more content (first time channel visitor haha)
1:51. Admit it, we all did it when we started playing war thunder.😂
Personally i think its good that they made it long, it has skill making, and its fun
Modify your controls so a/d can roll your airplane and w/s can pitch it, and a/e can yaw it (rudder) this way you can look around and line up your opponent while turning, the auto mouse control makes the plane slow at turning in certain scenarios I.e you are flat to you opponent, and it uses full rudder to turn instead of rolling on your side and pulling up for minimum turn time
“Can you actually not land in this game.”
Me who regularly butters with severe damage: 👁👄👁
Never back down never give up.
8:27 it's called boom-zoom
Thanks for providing me with a fun game experience, players like you make thr grind easy =)
Dude, the beginning of the WarThunder grind was the best and most enjoyable. It only gets WORSE the further you progress.
This was good! Can’t wait for you to post a pt 2! That’s if war thunder didn’t already make you sick to your stomach
5:34 That would be more like a japanese job offer🤔
I love playing airplanes in this game but I never play the air mode because it's sooooo boring. It takes less time to kill an enemy and get in a plane and then get in a dogfight in realistic ground battles than it takes to just get to the enemies in air realistic. Also, great video. Funny, well edited and entertaining.
Yes, this Tik Tok generation can’t wait so long (~3 minutes) without getting bored…
0:39, As a Chinese, Allow me:
THAT'S A FUCKING SOVIET MIG THAT RUSSIAN SOLD US YOU AMERICAN GANGSTAR (no offence just joke making really pls do not bully me)
And also they all have “holes” somewhere near the front if they are indeed jets as they are air intakes for the engine.
The American f-86 sabre has the same thing, an early age jet design for east and west.
Chill, it's just a joke
@@AVERAGEIFSR29-Q81 i said
is a joke
@@AVERAGEIFSR29-Q81 read the rest of my comment bro
Been playing since this was only planes but now i relax with the cruisers
Everyone talking about how the snail has claimed him but he literally hit the most insane triple axel backflip spinny thing in the history of warthunder. My guy deserves 1 million ge and sl just for that
Put the time stamp
Glad to see I am not the only one
0:31 your mistake was to download war thunder
I actually genuine love warthunder. It's a challenge that never ends.
I know right. I've been playing less than a year and have put 1000 hours in. I'm level 83. And I'm nowhere close to where I want to be >:] and that's having all the nation's maxed out! Itd be cool to be able to play whatever vehicle I feel like whenever 😂😊 the snail has my soul and I'm okay with it... best game I ever found even with all its issues
2:48 it's true the peashooter is a really decent starter plane as far as starter planes go
Ian: "Hello There"
My mind struggling not to reply with a star wars meme ahahaha
10:40 truly a US prop moment
3:23 everyone here is bots
WT requires a lot of skill man and is focused mainly on realism. I'd recommend trying World Of (tanks, warplanes, warships etc) since they are easy to play but worst thing is, they have made separate game for every mode. 😂
In 12.0 u just need to know how to fire missiles and need to be a gawdamn owl
@@MiG-23_enthusiast yeah ground top tier is CS GO and plane top tier is just missile tunder
@@Scar-L-light fighting in top tier is easier than with propeller planes, tho i have never seen the interest in air RB in tier 3 or 4 it is just flying for 10 minutes reach an ennemy and it is 50/50 you kill him congrat you will maybe get a second one, option 2 you die you must launche another battle and fly again for 10 minutes
I had a war thunder ad before this 💀
He never even got into “The missile knows where it is. Because it knows where it isn’t”
I keep seeing people say you should run from this game while you still can but i have a different view. This game is great fun and has tons of content to explore, i think what irks a lot of people is they focus too much on the highest level of the game and get frustrated when it takes a long time to get there. But if you set yourself small goals like spading a vehicle or unlocking a camo or just take it battle by battle it can be highly rewarding. Obviously this game is not for everyone, so especially for all those people in the comments saying you should flee but also anyone else reading this, if you stop enjoying a game stop playing it! Even if you have a lot of time or money invested in the game your fun should be what matters most! Have fun out there!
As someone who has played for many years… This game really isn’t worth getting into imo. It is fun to be in but the developers are some of the most shortsighted wasters of one of the most incredible video game ideas ever.
@@andrewyoung4473 you are entitled to your opinion obviously but my stance as someone who has been playing since 2015 is that sure, gaijin sometimes makes boneheaded decisions but by a very large margin the good outweighs the bad. Also gaijin will listen to the community and back down on their truly idiotic ideas, like when they proposed to give extra fpe to tanks you could pay real money for. Smoothbrain ideas like that, are generally the exception and not the rule though and while i agree the implementation isn’t perfect i don’t think that means people shouldn’t check out the game, especially as it is really fun.
Bro didn't even fight in realistic battles.💀I'm sorry for telling you that the game is harder than that... Arcade is for beginners in realistic mode the planes are a lot harder to control the energy and engine mechanics are different and you can't do turns and stuff as well as in the arcade battles. Oh and also you got limited fuel, ammo, wep, and 1 plane and that's it. Have fun ian! 😈
wait what… NO NO NOO.
I literally didnt know- follow up video coming in a few weeks…
@@ianNotShort oh no man didnt even dive into the war thunder forums or discord. There you can find the final strands of humanity from the average war thunder player. Oh and shitloads of classified documents regarding whatever vehicle you want.
I'd never jump straight into a pvp mode of a game like this.
Heres how to land: after a gentle touchdown, reduce throttle to zero and then keep your mouse pointing up, after you have lost enough speed so that your plane cant take off again, turn on the brakes and point your plane upwards by pressing S
Good, leave. Dont let them take your soul