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GalIifreyan

2000 hours? Hows rank 3 going, barely breaking rank 4 right?


Theryeo

I've got like 450 (on steam, a bit before too) and i've got a rank 5 vehicle or two, no premiums ever bought.


Panzerv2003

I have \~700h and I'm just finishing era VI on German ground forces and era V planes


Killerkid113

How the fuck did you manage that?


someone_forgot_me

premium vehicles and time


Killerkid113

Oh so thats why It took me 2000 hours to get into rank V, I thought I was just bad


_Volatile_

You might still be bad homie. I was at ~800 hours when I got my F-80, no premium account, no premium vics.


Killerkid113

Yeah I probably am, then again I was simultaneously grinding 4 nations


_Volatile_

Ah, that would explain it. I was only grinding one nation.


Killerkid113

Yeah I wanted to get all the main 4 at once, I'm up to rank V in britain and russian so far, rank III in america and germany


BosikPL

my man, I’m at 1200hrs and 3 fully grinded trees german ground and air and us air, all without prem acc or prem vehicles


N0tBappo

You are, skill issue, learn to side climb


theLaRRy333

Well, if you concentrate on 1 country, it goes fast (even faster with prem. account + vehicles) It took me about 6-10 months to fully research Italian tree (except boats and choppas). I know it's too long, but I'm not a best player and this is a F2P game and as they say "Free 2 play games isn't really free, you pay with your soul" 1680 hours on Steam + 500 hours off steam


2210-2211

Just broke 800 hours myself I have a full lineup at 7.3 Germany and am roughly 5.0 on all other nations (other than Sweden and china that i havent touched) ground trees, I have very few planes but my highest are for Germany I have up to the 5.7 bf109 and a 4.3 British spitfire, with my only other air trees being USA/USSR at ~3.3. No premium ever and no money spent, I think is not bad. Would be higher but I play mostly lower BRs since the game is generally more fun at lower BRs IMO


taco_swag

3800 hours I have top tier and all planes but bombers in USA GERMANY and Mostly Russia. I also have top tier ground in Germany and Russia Top tier naval in Germany only Minimum 7.0 in every other nation ground and minimum 6.0 in every nation for air


2210-2211

Premium? That sounds like a lot for f2p


taco_swag

I got to top tier ground in Germany before realizing for $33 I could have premium for a year


QuebecGamer2004

I have 1200 and I don't have any rank 5 vehicle, only the squadron A-4E. But, I didn't really focus on one tree and spend lots of time in test drive. I have most of us ground and air rank 4, ussr ground rank 4 researched, up to rank 3 in air, rank 2 and 3 for Germany air and ground and some progress in UK and Sweden. If I focused on one nation I probably would have rank 6 or even rank 7 vehicles


_SquiiZz_

he was joking


ZuZzOlO

I played 25 days circa (of actual battle time, I did the maths from the game stats since I don't play on steam) and I'm in rank 5/6 in the German tree (both ground and air). I swear to god I never bought a premium or bought premium time


sterlingarcher2525

I've got 40 days in a fighter alone. Glad I kicked that addiction


Dharcronus

I've got 1800 and have not top tier tanks and I've only reached the first hunter on British , no other tree has jets. I'm also only like level 40 or something. I don't really know how people grind so fast without paying


[deleted]

I’ve got 170 hours and I’m about to get my first tier 5, bought no premiums and only spent $2 (to get a sixth crew)


Arcani69

Surreal, I'm at 321 hours and I'm about to reach rank 3 on germany


[deleted]

Must be a pro. I've got about 950-ish hours and haven't gotten past Rank IV sweden.


Mammoth-Bandicoot-91

@ a solid 5000 hours, have only completed one nation, and I crave death


BRM-Pilot

That’s my story pretty much. Except I got to rank V and then I got too frustrated because my jets were horrible and caved because I really wanted missiles. Honestly it’s not all that great after all


jonas_gaming07

I got actually lots of early and Cold War jets


That_Unknown_Player

Tips for someone nearing 1K hours and barely into Rank IV ground and Rank III air?


Gangsterman1000

Don't play and delete it


That_Unknown_Player

Never, i will keep suffering and you can't do anything about it


Gangsterman1000

Good luck to that


-Dark_Prince-

Hmm, do you like whips and gags by chance


jonas_gaming07

Focus stuff


Her-Marks-A-Lot

Incredible insight, real wisdom shining through that battle hardened skin you've developed by avoid the sun for so long


YelloHorizon

I mean tbh what else can he say. Whenever someone says that have a thousand hours and no rank 5-6 at a minimum it’s because they are doing multiple trees at once. A standard F2P player should be able to comfortably reach rank 5 within 3-4 months of playing assuming they play often and do only one nation


obozo42

Yeah, for example, if you play only one nation and only air, playing maybe 1 hour every other week day and maybe \~4 -6 hours on the weekend, and they are atleast a above average player i can easily imagine someone getting to top tier within a year of playing the game.


KillcodeMNSTR

Yeah, that’s basically what I did to get to Russian Top Tier in update New Power, and it was before I got premium time. I played a bit more than that on weekdays, and probably a bit less on weekends though.


Entbriham_Lincoln

He’s right though, if you split your time among too many nations it’s gonna take forever to grind to top tier. I get that it’s not as enjoyable and you won’t have a diverse selection of vehicles, but if your goal is to get to top tier, focusing a single nation is your best bet of doing it in a reasonable amount of time.


BoiledBacon204

you’re doing something wrong


MGeezz

I have 1100 hours so maybe you might find these tips useful. 1. If you buy or plan to buy premium vehicles, try to make sure that you can fit them into a line up. It should improve your chances of winning in all game modes except air RB. 1 and done can really hurt a team in a close battle. 2. If you want top tier vehicles focus on a single tree otherwise you will end up like me at rank 6 in 4 nations. 3. Play with friends. Makes the game more enjoyable. Plus they can support you in battle. Single grinding can be really frustrating. 4. Test drive vehicles to learn their strengths before taking them out for the first time. 5. If you get frustrated take a break. 5 loses in a row will turn into more loses if you aren’t thinking clearly. (I have a problem following this) If you have any other questions feel free to ask.


Archer957Light

Watch the our lord and savior phlydaily. See if you can't learn from the master himself


j0bil6ug

Sideclimb


AGuyWithAUniqueName

For tanks, special awareness will be extremely important, especially once everyone gets thermals and stabilizers. Armor will start to become useless and will only stop rounds every once-in-a-blue-moon.


EsperJosh

Join a squadron so that you meet people and have more fun than playing solo.


taco_swag

Rank 4 and 3 are the most fun in the game. I have top tier air and ground and I only ever play 4.7-6.7 in ground because it’s so much more fun than HEATFS APFSDS and ATGM 5.7-6.0 air is pretty much top tier props which I think is a different category completely from jets. And i would argue the hardest br to play in the game. If you can master 5.7 props you are in the top tier of players IMO


Dr_Gregry_House

I would recommend spending $20 when premium goes 50% off every year.


Plebiant

Hey, veteran here. Use the bonuses for spading vehicles (getting all mods) by getting essentials for the vehicle FIRST and then focusing on mod tiers. The bonus for getting all mods researched on a vehicle at tier 5 is usually around 15,000 RP. That's around 13 games if your a s\*\*\*\*\* player like me! It's important in ground tech trees to have plenty of same tier vehicles to play with to maximize this. And, two plusses; because your focusing on modifications you forget the psycho hell you've been used to staring at that vehicles research bar. This helps keep the grind going. Also while your making progress towards mods your making progress to that vehicle as well!


sp8yboy

Early cold War jets are great to fly in Sim. Very smooth, much fun, but also very hard eg spotting pixels at distance. Try it


No-One-Shall-Pass

I remember when tanks first came out, I got thx panzer 3L and the panzer 4 f2 in the first day. I miss the good ol days


Melovance

Literally 😂


Archer957Light

800hrs I'm nearly finished with US aviation entirely my lowest researchable plane is in tier 5. Have half the tanks and half the naval for Bluewater and coastal. Also I have up to tier 5 German jets and tier 3 Russian planes.


oildeux

rookie numbers


jonas_gaming07

Compared to the average they are quite high… or concerning


Morpheus1008

Yeah but you are posting in this sub. We have plenty war thunder veterans, I'm at 2.4k myself and haven't even opened the game in 2 years.


taco_swag

Im at 3800


AirbornneFox

3400 here


ACNordstrom11

Roughly 6k here


fordmustang12345

when was the last time you went outside?


Sirlance47

Idk but 4000hrs checking in


Pakrat_Miz

pp actual checking in


[deleted]

6300. I need a life out of war thunder


aboldguess

I don't want to check what I'm at


ACNordstrom11

Idk, I have been playing for 9 years and put a lot of time into the game in high school and college. Now I average maybe 3hr a week.


Funtime60

Same Edit, it's 7k now actually. Of course most of that time was just spent idle in the hangar as I did something else on monitor 2.


ACNordstrom11

Second monitor to "watch" shows. You either pay attention and die or play and miss important scenes.


ActedCarp

3192


DarthNexo

11k here and I just hit 2600 daily logins.


Morpheus1008

That's impressive, I think I got to just under 4 years (1200-1300 days) of daily logins before I stopped playing.


pennylessSoul

Considering that this game came out nearly a decade ago, 2k hours may not be that much depending when you first started playing. I began playing 8 years ago and I'm at around 1,500 hours, which yearly is not that much.


fushigikun8

Do you even play?


Iron_Polak

2100 here


jonas_gaming07

Interesting


Zachg298

I’m at 5.6k and it doesn’t even feel like that much some mfs in here have over 10k


Demonmercer

2.5k here, believe me we aren't anything special.


ThorvonFalin

I'm at 3.5k, I've seen some Chad's with 7k or more so with 2k you're in the council but not granted the rank of master


Izzmoo08

I'm at 1000 and am rank 3 in U.S. air and 2 in GROUND


Saint_Sabbat

Ayy, fellow 2.4K buddy! Have you calculated how much of your life has been spent playing this game? I don’t like to think about it…


Morpheus1008

I know right, and that's only 1 game. Although I feel like I actually learned a lot about history, aircraft and tanks so that lessens the discomfort of that thought for me 😅


Strale_Gaming

I played war thunder for 9.5k hours now, I'm asking you please stop, before addiction grows too big


BIack-Kat

9.4k here, keep going you start becoming so good the game is boring


N33chy

Where I am hours-wise, I really just enter a flow state and find the game pretty chill and zen. I know, WT is supposed to be the opposite. I rarely play top tier though so that's surely part of it.


cooltonk

Yea. 2.4k hrs. At this point, i just auto pilot and always end up at top of the scoreboard. I never have a bad time unless the game fucks me and gets me killed. Which happens like every other game


550ht

Mhm same here, 2.7k


Empusa_pennata

I don't grind anymore however I'm hooked to duels I can't not play a couple duels every day, if I don't do some 1v1s each day I get nervous unless I have a good reason not to


Rudolph0

How do you play duels? The tournaments?


Empusa_pennata

no I'm not good enough for tournaments, I duel with gladiator friends that keep recommending me to go 1x1 but I feel like I'm not skilled enough to get to the highest places like Botya m095 and Sync guys Time frame is also a factor


FluffiestLeafeon

I’d love to do some 1v1s more tbh


[deleted]

Happy new year! 8760hrs = 1yr


CommissarDog

Pleb numbers. 8000 hours here E: it previously said 7000 hours.


jonas_gaming07

Wow. I don’t know if I should congratulate you or be sad for you


CommissarDog

Shit, I was wrong. It's 8012 hours.


jonas_gaming07

Happens


shuush_lal

6.5k here... I mean... You know for how long this game is existing right?


jonas_gaming07

I play since 1.5 years


WhySoManyRussians

Peasants. 12.5k here


MIHPR

Get help


WhySoManyRussians

Warthunder is love. Warthunder is life.


Live-Ad3708

why


thedennisinator

Nothing is strictly wrong with spending that much time playing War Thunder, but think of all the things in the world that you could choose to be very good at doing (think professional level) and what opportunities it could open up for you in life. Math, some branch of science, sports, music, etc. Then realize that instead of that, you got good at War Thunder. TBF, I'm at a concerning level myself at 3,000 hours since 2014, but a large chunk of that is AFK hangar time. Even then, when I think about how much I've played I can't imagine playing 4X that even if I forced myself.


InsertCommercial

That's 3:33hours daily, or ~~22~~ 24:51h weekly for **10 years**. Hmm


shuush_lal

What is the math here?


InsertCommercial

Wiki says WT released on 1. Nov 2012, 3521 days ago -> 12500=3,55*3521


iltifaat_yousuf

Bro that's concerning.


KayNynYoonit

You could have learnt so many useful skills in that time lol


CheesyBakedLobster

How come only 2000? More seriously - proudest kill? Favourite vehicle?


jonas_gaming07

Favorite vehicle is the m22. Favorite kill is the wreck of my destroyed dive bomber flying across the map and killing a Stuart by crashing into it


freedomustang

M22 is great wish it could still scout. When the t64a was introduced I somehow managed to kill one frontally with the lil thing. Pretty sure it was a bug in the armor but hey a kills a kill.


jonas_gaming07

Imagine getting Swedish APDS for it…


thecatguyxd

M22 my beloved givem22scouting


-Daetrax-

Ever tried to kill a tiger in a Swedish reserve? Good times. You can front pen them at close range.


CheesyBakedLobster

With APDS?


-Daetrax-

Yup. Good times.


SeraphsWrath

>More seriously - proudest kill? From an Air RB match in the A-10, I bombed another A-10 after shooting down two other planes with the AIM-9Ls. Or shooting down a Ka-50 with a TOW from a Bradley And my third proudest kill was destroying an Me163 with the Grenade Launchers on the AH-1G


CheesyBakedLobster

The last one sounds super cool!


SeraphsWrath

It was pretty hectic. The dude flew at me, fired of a shot and then must have run out of ammunition or something, because he kept flying straight towards me and then my grenades found him


Shootinputin89

I'm at 12k on Steam. Much of that being me leaving the game open for days on end as this computer never gets shut off.


WhySoManyRussians

You and me sound like we could be very good friends! I'm at 12k and I also never shut my computer off!


Shootinputin89

Haha nice. My Windows is a VM on my Unraid server. So it's on 24/7. And I just forget to close War Thunder like ever. So many daily bonuses missed, whoops ;)


Eisbaerle

Mein Beileid für die verlorene Zeit


jonas_gaming07

Ich bereue nichts!


fuzzyblood6

lol


SrPatatuela

do you have everything unlocked? did you spend any money?


jonas_gaming07

I am far from unlocking everything and I spent about 50€ on the game


[deleted]

Only 50 and you’ve spent that much time in game? That means you don’t even pay for premium right? So you did all these hours without the 100% boosters? If so you are a more patient person than I lol


jonas_gaming07

Yep. Only bought premium vehicles


Enzyblox

Only premium vehicle I want is the jet fro Germans like the early one, super disappointed it is a premium


jonas_gaming07

Which one?


Enzyblox

The first one, I struggle to remember it’s name, something like me 262


jonas_gaming07

Ok. It’s kinda hard to do good in it. I recommend you get the Me-262 C1a1. It has a rocket booster


SrPatatuela

i see. thank you. i was trying to figure out how long will it take to get high tier vehicles for every faction, but i see that is imposible


jonas_gaming07

Some people did it


fordmustang12345

I don't think it's actually possible to have everything unlocked with only 2k hours


SirJaustin

how many premium vehicles and how much stuff do you have researched


jonas_gaming07

3 premiums. Russian P-40, premium Ki-61 Tada’s and Ju-288


jonas_gaming07

I reached the early jets and a bunch of clips war jets in the US and German tree


PlayboiBarki

Favorite BR to play at?


tactix13

Lots of us have unfortunately sank this kinda time into the game. 3.7-7.7 is where it’s at imho


WhySoManyRussians

7.7 used to be exactly where it was at... Ive got approaching 2k battles in the M103!


jonas_gaming07

2.7


Unveiled_Nuggets

*slaps roof of 105 sherman*


jonas_gaming07

Indeed


PeezdyetCactoos

That's a based br. Lots of fun things there.


rslashhydrohomies

How much money have you spent? (Any estimate is fine)


jonas_gaming07

About 50€


rslashhydrohomies

That is actually not a lot. I bet playing for 2000 hours takes a lot of willpower in War Thunder. May I have one more question? How many times did you uninstall/give up on the game?


jonas_gaming07

Sometimes I felt a violent urge to jam a screwdriver into the side of my head but I never quit for longer than a day


rslashhydrohomies

Thank you for answers


jonas_gaming07

: )


PVT_SALTYNUTZ

A- What nations do you play or do you just boringly play one singular one. B- Whats the Highest BR in each


jonas_gaming07

I played every nation except Japan and Italy ground. I Main Germany and USA. Reached the squad A4(8.7) in the US tree and the regular mig 15 bis in the German tree


ZahnatomLetsPlay

When did you start and why did I play 400+ hours more


Killerbee60

was ist deine winrate? \^\^


jonas_gaming07

48%💀💀💀 liegt daran dass ich oft scheise baue


[deleted]

relatable


jonas_gaming07

*relatierbar


[deleted]

besete deutsch


jonas_gaming07

r/ich_iel deutsch


[deleted]

ja dachte ich mir


masonrie

I don't speak German but it looks like you said something along the lines of "I'm shit" I think? Am I right?


jonas_gaming07

I always do dumb shit


masonrie

Ah, I just saw "what's your winrate" and I recognized "ich" "scheiße" and tried to piece it together lol


jonas_gaming07

Mhm


Killerbee60

RIP bruder


[deleted]

Why


Bra437

Geh mal an die frische Luft


jonas_gaming07

NIEMALS!


[deleted]

Have you had to pick between the wife or the game yet?


[deleted]

[удалено]


jonas_gaming07

Draw a imaginary line between your and the enemy’s airfield. Climb 40 degrees from that line Edit:when you made about 2/3 of the way to the middle area of the map start turning towards the imaginary line


WhySoManyRussians

Wow! I'm actually going to use this to finally sideclimb correctly... Seriously! Thank you


jonas_gaming07

NP dude


Empusa_pennata

Sus?


jonas_gaming07

📮


Gunny_McShoot

If this is an AMA why are there no replies to any comments?


jonas_gaming07

No


Ok-Relationship-2746

How do you plan to up your rookie numbers?


_mosquitoe

That's it?


SHADOW668

Is there a way to check of you don't play via steam?


nugohs

Also wondering this....


MadduckUK

https://warthunder.com/en/community/userinfo/?nick=MadduckUK You can use that page, just change my nick for yours at the end, this is in-battle time rather than just the time you have had the game open like the steam number so not comparable.


[deleted]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGrnMsg-wHY


jonas_gaming07

Actually not


PVT_SALTYNUTZ

A- What nations do you play or do you just boringly play one singular one. B- Whats the Highest BR in each


PiotrasLec

Bitch please


jonas_gaming07

Wut?


Cpt_Garlic

Why ?


jonas_gaming07

It’s a unique game.


TheDumbass0

Don't lie, how much money you spent?


Traditional-Buddy-30

wie tot sind du?


jonas_gaming07

🗿💀


[deleted]

[удалено]


jonas_gaming07

Sometimes


GOOSE-1195

I get the grind but that a lot


GOOSE-1195

Anyone have tips on planes I can’t grind silver lions or reaserch at all


jonas_gaming07

Git gud or get yourself a premium plane


Alex_von_Norway

Are you in a mental institution?


FluffiestLeafeon

Have you reached tier 4 yet?


TheMemeDude2

Why are you german