AutoLoader - arty missions, Ensk, and the worst spawn in World of Tanks

 Some quick random thoughts on World of Tanks...

Ensk sucks ass

Sorry for the harsh language by the fact is I hate that fucking little postage stamp map. 600m is stupid, especially at high tiers where even heavy tanks have 420m+ view range. There isn't much cover and if you don't have mobility or armor you're basically screwed. 

This is especially true for encounter mode where you spawn in the field and to get to any semblance of cover you have to cross the railyard where you're almost guaranteed to be spotted.

If you're an arty or a slow glass cannon you're going to spend the entire, short, battle cowering in the corner praying you get one more shot off before you get killed.

I have no idea why Wargaming thought it was a good idea to make that map 600x600 instead of the usual 1000x1000.

The worst spawn in WOT

But as bad as Ensk is the worst spawn in the game has to be Himmelsdorf Encounter. Who thought it was a good idea to start the battle in the Dodger Stadium parking lot in the 8th inning? You waste the first 45 seconds of the battle just banging into each other and trying to push out of the ridiculous traffic jam.

Invariably they start the arty right in the middle, or at the front. TDs have to get run over by HTs as everybody tries to get to where they need to go. Just stupid. I get that it's a city map but they could have spread you out a little better.

T 55A Arty Missions

On a more positive note I finally finished SPG-12, which took me a while, then almost immediately finished SPG-13 which was pretty easy. Only had to cause damage 6 times in a battle. Easy-peasy.

Now I'm on SPG-14, which doesn't look THAT hard. Have to either get 160 seconds of total stun, or your allies need to cause 800HP of damage to vehicles you've immobilized. Really just need to track something big in the open and two or three shots from good TDs will get it.

The tough one will be SPG-15 - I'll need to finish tops on XP, do 2300HP of assistance, AND do 3000 damage, in a win.

But I need to do that one with honors to get back the orders I used.

GLHF!