World Of Tanks - probably you know what this term means, if you don't know and you are a busy man then ignorance is your strength. But if you want to face the best time eating thing computer industry has invented then feel free to follow the link I placed at the beginning. Everything you want to know is written on common Wikipedia and on World Of Tanks Wiki.
From my point of view I can say more words about free to play model this game introduced. Creators says that it is free to play game, but to be precise its model business is freemium because it has built in micropayments. By using real money you can buy premium features for this game, sometimes called "gold features", because "gold" is currency you can buy with real money in contrast to "silver" which can be earned by you in game.
First and most popular is premium account which allows you to earn more "silver credits" and experience from each battle. It is easily the best choice if you want to advance faster in game to highest level tanks, like if you want to get famous Maus as fast as it is possible and not lose much credits in game, because you have to pay with silver credits for ammunition, equipment and repairs of your tanks. On low level tanks - say up to 5th or 6th tier (there are tiers from 1 to 10) you will not be losing much money and each game will bring you profit if you play well, on higher tier battles (with better tanks) battle lost will definitely make you loose credits and on top tiers even battles won might force you to subsidize your mighty Maus with silver credits. But I recommend you not to rush for the top tier as fast as possible. Stay on lower tiers - like 4th, 5th - and LEARN TO PLAY. Exactly. World Of Tanks is team battle - it means that in normal battle 30 people from all around the world is gathered in one place in cyberspace, divided into two teams of 15 players and want to have fun and put their tank skills to the test. Don't be the one who will spoil the game for the rest of your 15 people team and make the time they spent on researching modules for their tanks and training crew skills thrown away. Pick up tank line or lines you feel good at, play them as long as it takes for your crew to get to 100 % and get one bonus skill. Feel how it is to be the one who changes the outcome of the battle. There is currently over 30 maps implemented in game, each of them has two starting points, with at least few ways to get from your base to enemy base, each of them require different tactic form each of 5 class of tanks you can choose. So lets count 30*2*(lets say two)*2= 120 , this is minimum amount of battles you have to spend on one tank assuming that you play only once with each map configuration. But one map is often played 3, 5 or more time in a row. It is your own business to stay longer on lower tier vehicles and learn to play - it will give you much more satisfaction.
Another features paid with real money are premium tanks. They don't have to be researched from first tier - you can just buy even 8th tier tanks and play them. They give you bigger profits (silver credits), most of them fight with tanks not as strong as regular tanks. Tanks are chosen to battle according to matchmaking which for most tanks allow them to battle with tanks 2 tiers lower or 2 tiers higher than their tier. Some premium tanks fight only with tanks at tier not higher then theirs and some only with tanks one tier higher. There are also some premiums that have normal matchmaking. Don't rush now to buy the most expensive tanks you can get - be aware premium tanks are usually weaker than their tier regular tanks.
There are also premium consumables and ammunition. But to be fair they can be also purchased with silver credits, to be precise for a lot of silver credits. I usually carry few premium shells for outcome changing situations, but I advise you not to use them as much as possible. Why ? Because you will not be good player if you always be shooting premium shells. Premium doesn't guarantee that you can penetrate tank armor is just gives you better chance. Some tanks have armor that is hard to penetrate even with premium tanks, and some tanks can be angled in such way that everything will bounce. With regular ammo you have to think where to hit them to penetrate, you look for weakspots. Knowledge you gain playing with regular ammo will give you an advantage when facing stronger and more skilled opponents. An you will face them.
To summarize you can have the highest tier tanks with gold ammo, gold consumables, but this doesn't guarantee that you will win. Your skills and your team skills can do that.
It is up to you whether you want to spend your money on the game or not. From my point of view it is entirely possible to enjoy this game without spending money on it. See you on the battlefield - CiasteczkowyPotwor on EU server.
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