It just take to long to aim on console to be competitive and last more than a min in battle. In tank battle at least. Planes is more friendly to console but still not good enough. My goal when playing a game is to have fun first and foremost. This game is not fun for new players. We are just wayyyyyy to behind.
maybe if Gaijin give us a “same device only” option ill give it another shot but for now.
P.S. 17 games 1 win, all steam roll. So ya it’s just NOT FUN.
Play War Thunder to have fun. That’s all I can say. Also playing on consoles isn’t an issue as long as you have a headset.
Probably dealing with
A) Seal-clubbers (lvl 60-ish and higher playing low BR’s to increase their game stats)
B) Cheaters
C) People of high lvl starting a new TT
It’s a game, play for fun, learn, the biggest part of this entire game is learning and adapting to changing technology, as well as skills. I still wouldn’t consider myself a “great player” by stats (If it showed assisted kills I’d look like a god probably) but I’m lvl 100, played through 2 Air trees, 1 ground tree, and starting a new ground tree (USA) it took time to learn the game and its odd interface and mechanics, but with time and dedication, you can learn it pretty quickly, I didn’t start to pick up fully on it until I was around a Lvl 40 and bought my first premium and a bunch of other things in my timeline.
You can use mouse and keyboard on console, it makes life so much easier. If that’s a possibility, give it a try. If not, you can still do reasonably well on tanks with proper tactics and practice. Planes are actually much harder on controller than m+k (unless you play sim).
Unless you were here during beta testing it’s always been like that. Every high level player you meet was a newbie at some point. Back when I started playing I had exactly the same kind of experience. Now I’m not exactly a great player, but still manage to get a mostly positive KDR, with a 10-15 kill match once in a while. It’s just part of the difficulty curve. If you want a game with a very low skill floor, WT isn’t it.
You can turn off cross-platform gameplay on the Options menu, but the queues are quite longer and you’ll still be facing veteran players and people using m+k.
My guy, you have literal aim assist on the console for SPAAG’a. Also if you popping your turret over a depression, you’re not being pixel-killed.
Lower your graphics to ultra-low graphics. Gaijin tends to make hills artificially and taller graphically not hitbox-wise. So lower it if you want to see the actual hills.
More advice, do not over-extend yourself(this means do not push towards their spawn if no one else is near you. Since you will be immediately targeted as you are a lonesome tank).
One more thing, be more reliant on Binoculars. You do not need to constantly use it however using it will help a lot. One more final thing, If you are aware that an enemy plane is flying, stop moving. In a certain terrain that makes it more difficult for you to be spotted.
Our planes rely heavily on either flying low to the ground or seeing objects move. Without that, there is less chance of us noticing you. If also possible use the squad command to call out the plane(“Air alert”)
Darn! Someone should have told me 3000h ago…and here I am…playing with headset and controller!
And when do I get that aimbot everyone tells me console players get?
@Caillus_Prepus
Some basic things for War Thunder:
Don’t play alone - find a Squadron that you like and where people will support each other.
Have a laugh - it’s a game and it can be very, very frustrating, so don’t take yourself or the game too serious
Pause at certain BRs - Catch up with the rest of your TT at certain BRs and earn yourself some SLs that you will need when moving on
And last but not least, you are at a slight disadvantage on console. You can consider to connect a mouse and a keyboard to it and play that way.
Howver, the must have is a headset, because you need to listen to where an enemy sits or is coming from. You also need to make sure your keybinds are easy to use and you need to decide what to keybind and what not. A lot of the keybinds are useful for when you play Sim, but not needed in any of the other modes.
Also, see if you like Realistic Battles more, it puts everyone at the same disadvantage :)
But aim speed is defined by vehicle stats and crew ( turret traverse speed, etc)
Crazed Otter Guide to War Thunder Enjoyment - COGWUT for short.
Step 1 - Treat it as a game. It’s a game. Having fun is what matters.
Step 2 - If you find a BR /Nation / Mode you enjoy - stick with it. You don’t have to progress up trees to have fun.
Step 3 - Put Razervon and Mr Flogger on Ignore
Step 4 - Top tier is usually frustrating. That isn’t fun. Mid tiers are much more fun.
Step 5 - Squad up with friends and collectively suffer together…ahem…enjoy the game as a group.
Step 6 - If you feel like WT is becoming a grind, a job, and/or a drain - take a break. Play a different game, make some model kits, whatever recharges you.
Step 7 - If you see Crazed Otter in-game and he inadvertently crashes into you, or accidentally fires smoke rather than AP - view it as another source of entertainment. Honest.
Step 8 - Profit.
You just need to see this as it is… VIDEO GAME.
You wont earn money, only spend.
You wont be famous from this
Your KD and everything means absolutely nothing.
Laugh at everything you read in chat and dont take it to the hart.
Expect nothing from random players.
When you do all of that you will have a fun, trust me.
Seal clubbing isn’t a thing. The vehicles are there to play. Being high level doesn’t mean you have to play top tier. I’m level 100 and still jump to lower BRs. Hell, even sometimes jump to bi planes just to enjoy the clusterfuck that those BRs bring… If you’re new, focus on learning mechanics and rhen eventually just focus on playing vehicles you enjoy amd the grind falls off into the background. Eventually you’ll learn the vehicle and the maps and get better. If you’re new and jump in expecting to be the best you’re doing things wrong.
Oh, I love playing 1.3 Germany, or 3.0 Germany, or 3.3/7 Germany, I love playing these at lvl 100 and absolutely dumpstering the enemy with 30+ kills.
It’s straight up not fair, they need to make it SBMM, or general level based match making.
Except levels don’t mean anything other than how long you’ve played. It’s not skill based. I see level 100s lose to level 30s.
Losing to lvl 30’s either means your outnumbered or outmatched, no one with that many hours into the game should be losing to them.
Generally speaking:
More time = More skill/experteise
By having fun
Also ik people have more than one accounts so.
Enslave a enemy puma and make it cap points for you and retake them and profit
“No one should be losing to level 30s.”
Being high level is a consequence of getting high RP gains.
RP gain = level XP.
If you play at lower BR without premium rather than constantly progressing (100% RP bonus over 200% or 300% idk, depends on your modes), you can easily spend hundreds of hours and still be level 20-26.
Especially in game modes that have terrible rewards (arcade, sim).
But even in terrible reward modes, going from ~2500 RP for max performance (1050+ score in rank 3 plane) per 15 minutes to ~4000 for a single kill per 4 minutes (assuming you land after 15 minutes with 600 in rank VI plane) pretty much doubles how fast you’re levelling.
My lvl 100 from playing multiple nations in ARB is no indication of any semblance of skill in GRB, and I’d even argue it’s no indication of my skill in the air either.
Guys, thank you all for the kind advice but this game is just not for me. There is no fun in the fact of being thrown into pro league as a rookie. My only experience so far is instant death and around 25% WR from steam roll. The game feels more like a torture grind than anything else, even worse, i’m just a target dummy for seal clobbers. It’s just stupid and ridiculous.
After 11 years in not sure the game can be welcoming to new players. The gap is WAY too big.
You can’t grind afk effectively it’s not runescape lol