Hello everyone! You are watching “Science of Victory”, a show that teaches you the methods behind winning at the new Team Battle mode.
I’m your host Dorjan and our technical aid is PowerSlide.
Most of you certainly know ‘Slide from the RU Champions Na`Vi,
and you might know me from my hosting of the Golden League, eSports show and a few other things!
OK; Team Battle.
Let’s go over some theory first.
This mode lets you use _any_ vehicle up to and including tier 8.
You need to have at least 5 players but can have up to 7.
If you’re quick with the math you can see that you can’t pick seven tier eight tanks as 8 times 7 would be 56 and the limit is 42 points.
Also keep in mind you lose 1 max tier point per team-mate missing.
So if 6 people play, max 41 points and if 5 then the limit is 40.
The map pool for this game mode is limited.
There’s Lakeville, Abbey, Prokhorovka, Mines, Ruinberg, Steppes, Cliff, Himmelsdorf and Ensk.
So 9 maps in total.
That’s not too many but these are the best ones for a 7vs7 battle.
We find a team, pick the vehicle, press ready and… into battle!
This time we’re starting the battle with a line-up of seven tier six tanks.
We have five KV-1Ss and two Hellcats.
The first thing to note is that we got into a battle with five tier eight tanks.
This is because the teams are balanced according to the players’ skill level and not the vehicles in Team Battle.
So it doesn’t matter what tanks are picked by your team; you will be matched with equal opponents by skill.
If they can drive tier 8s isn’t it better to pick the maximum tier tanks ourselves?
In other words; when you gather a team of tier five, six or seven tanks
you’re just giving away a win to an enemy who managed to gather a more efficient line-up.
Now we know about the optimal team setup we can win for sure!
Let’s get five tier 8 tanks, use the last few points for two tier 1 tanks and go in to battle!
We got the map “Abbey”.
Let’s send two heavy tanks to the center of the map to take control of it.
The rest will provide cover from the canyon.
But five tier eights rush at us… you can see the resulting battle… no comment…
We lost again! But why? We picked a great setup this time.
Actually the answer is really simple.
We made a single but giant mistake by dividing our forces.
Every individual tank is much more valuable in Team Battle then it is in random or company battles; any mistake can lead to defeat.
In our case two of our tanks could do nothing to help the other three
whilst the enemy, not only shot from five barrels, but could also cover their damaged allies.
So the result is logical.
So the conclusion is clear: five tier eights is a combat fist that can destroy everything in its path in a matter of seconds.
Do not divide this force unless you have a clear plan.
So what do we do with the tier 1 tanks?
You can do a lot! For example; you can scout, capture and defend bases, or distract the enemy.
We will talk about light tanks in more detail in our next episode.
And not only tier 1 tanks, there are light tanks on tier 8 too.
So don’t miss it!
OK; let’s sum up today’s discussion.
To achieve victory you need:
- firstly; to pick five tier eight tanks for your team (you’ll find it easier with heavies);
- Secondly; don’t divide your strike force.
This way you can cover each other more easily;
- and lastly, don’t underestimate the power of the tier 1 tanks – they can really turn the tide of battle!
That is all.
If you want to continue getting tips from the pros on how to dominate in the Team Battle mode;
you can subscribe to our brand new channel dedicated to this mode.
Soon that will be the only place to find them!
See you next episode of Science of Victory!