Really expected more subs from such a good guide and was surprised to see so little! I'm gonna do my part to bring that number up because while I knew all this info it was nice to be reminded after going through so much pain lately

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! This guide is probably more useful to new players, but I'm very glad you found it useful to keep you motivated! Goodluck in your grinds hahaha

@svenvdv2880

Жыл бұрын

@@nimbosoup 1.66k isnt little bro🔥

@gencymexmex6412

Жыл бұрын

I subbed because of this message. I wouldn't have seen the crazy small 1.69k subs. This video is so good and helpful!

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

@@gencymexmex6412

ngl you are proably the only person to take into account we are people that dont just play warthunder. i started around the same time as you and for about a year i just tried to grind as much as i could which ended with me dropping the game for a year. but once i came back and just played for fun i started making real progress, and once covid started i just kept playing for fun and now the reached top tier

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

This is what it's all about man! People see this game as a modern plane simulator, but we have to remember, this game started as a WW2 plane game; you're meant to have fun at each rank you play at :)

@Marder_IFV

Жыл бұрын

​@@nimbosoup man I love war thunder but gaijin took my soul and sold it to the devil so gaijin has soviet bias

@killstreak477

Жыл бұрын

I grinded for like 2-3 weeks and got to top teir I will never get bored of the game because I always wanted to play it but didn't have a PC or console now that I do I only play war thunder and very little bf or insurgency sandstorm

@gamer-jm6my

Жыл бұрын

Yea I frogot which years iv been playing sense I think early 2018 or 17 and iv taken two years off at some point because I got so burnt out though for the past long while iv been playing consistently

@robertobachler8727

8 ай бұрын

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“Too many missions? This is what you signed up for!”-warthunder loading tip

best guide on war thunder

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

This means so much!!!!!!

@Yessir810

Жыл бұрын

Facts

Best advice I would give for new players is to not spend the SL on crewing every new vehicle! For the longest time I thought I *had* to crew them in order to progress through the trees. You don’t. Only spend the money on crewing vehicles you actually want to use, otherwise you’re just throwing away SL. Also, there are periods every year where the SL cost for buying and crewing new vehicles is discounted by 50%

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Very good advice! This guide wasn't focused on SL nearly as much as RP, but if you'd like me to drop a SL guide, let me know :)

@Kraus-

Жыл бұрын

For grinding I would recommend crewing every vehicle and spading them. The RP boost from spading vehicles is almost as valuable as the experience gained by playing a variety of vehicles. But most importantly: It is almost certain that no player will find a top tier vehicle to be the most rewarding to play. Even if you're set on a goal of grinding, the finish line should be at a fun vehicle rather than arbitrarily the last one in a tech tree.

@PvtPartzz

Жыл бұрын

@@Kraus- I agree but also think that only makes sense up to like the 100,000 SL mark for the cost of crewing. After that, the extra time spent earning the RP and SL to unlock and purchase the modifications just becomes absurd.

@oluwatosinopawoye5695

Жыл бұрын

@@nimbosoup yes please

@user42yt

Жыл бұрын

i need RP

As a fellow War Thunder player, I understand the pain of not enjoying the gameplay as much because you're trying to get somewhere. This video just made getting to that somewhere so much easier

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

I'm very glad to hear that zero!

@svenvdv2880

Жыл бұрын

I crew every vehicle because I just wanna be able to switch between vehicles whenever I want and try out new things. It isnt really SL efficient tho lol

The find your groove at 7:40 I feel is the most important in this guide, once you find a rithim to consistently get xp and sl every game you can get rather far. For example when I decided to finish off the US tree I used the a10 with 2 fox 2s and 2 extra guns. The idea behind that was to sit around the friendly base and kill the bombers after they drop there payload. Or flying something like a phantom with a talisman with bombs and fox 2s so once you drop your bombs you can kill planes, or just drop your bombs and fight when intercepted.

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

This is exactly the point! Find a method that works for you, and stick to it. Thanks for watching :)

If you can go back in time to 2013 the game had a different progression system, which was way less grindy and you grinded tiers instead of individual planes (no tanks yet). There were 20 tiers so for example you reached tier 12 you might unlock a fighter, an attacker and a bomber all at once.

This is the non grinder way guide to grind which is fine for people that do not care about top tier at all, as a veteran of playing this game since 2013-14 but i mostly played the casual grind (so i didnt get to top tier since last year) i hate to say this but if you need that tomcat or f16 just buy a rank 6 or 7 premium plane itll get you to top tier in less than a month especially with premium time. But if you dont have money like most people that play this game you can get some rank 5 talisman on the war bond shop for free which can help with the grind or else itll take literal years to grind after tier 5. all in all great advice for the general public.

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Indeed, agreed as well. If you're looking to get to top tier fast, it's pretty much necessary to get a premium account and a vehicle or maybe even a few vehicles. Talismans on non premium planes are also highly highly beneficial, all agreeable points! Thank you for the advice, and kind words :)

If you struggle with silver lions, don't buy the vehicles you investigate right away. Wait for specific dates such as Victory Day or Christmas to buy them at 50% off

@BlastinRope

Жыл бұрын

Or get a uss moffet, with 300% booster + good game its an easy 200-300k, ive had games as high as 500k

@svenvdv2880

Жыл бұрын

Do you know when the next 50% off day is?

@Shattered_Skies

Жыл бұрын

@@svenvdv2880 not sure. Victory Day should be close, maybe before summer, but VD discounts only apply for the allies. Iirc there should be more discounts from mid to late summer and also in Christmas

@svenvdv2880

Жыл бұрын

@@Shattered_Skies sweden dont count as part of the allies does it?

you know a game is fucked up when you need a 13 minute guide to enjoy it

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

LOL!!! Well, I'm glad it makes you enjoy it!!!

for those who have been traumatized by top tier. visit arcade and realistic battles at low tier, best at reserve tier, and just watch the chaos unfold as new players figure the game out.

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Very true lol! I don't really like to do this because I feel terrible slaughtering newer or less experienced players, but nonetheless flying above the chaos in a bomber is awesome.

@palladiamorsdeus

Жыл бұрын

Don't do that to the potatoes.

@gbornitz

Жыл бұрын

For that I like to fly the He 100 D-1. Even when fully uptiered your top speed is nearly 100 kph higher than the second best plane.

The dogfight before the wrap up was awesome to watch. Also the drum beats 😂

Great Video! A bit of devils advocacy here. Player since 2013 with 6k hours. Be careful moving up the tech tree too fast. There are a lot of great vehicles in the tech tree and you should be spading a good hand full on your way up to round out your lineups and learn vehicles. The players that tend to move fast through the tech tree get confronted by us shameless sweatys at high/top tier and dont have the same understanding of mechanics that we do. As someone who has played all the tiers extensively "LOWER TIERS ARE MORE FUN". Also all premiums are meant to be undertiered so dont trick yourself into thinking your "ready" for your favorite tech tree vehicle that you've been grinding for as you may get bullied. TLDR Pace yourself there are a lot of aspects to this game if not you are just target practice! Keep on the videos glad to see you got some traction on this one!

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

This needs to be seen everywhere!

Also some advice for ground RB: learning the maps is a big aspect of getting better, since experienced players know all the "good spots" or where to push. My advice is to play around the same area on the map so u get used to it, and try to play on flanks as well.

I have seen you in game before while I was in a b-25 grinding for usa I just remembered your channel and thanks for the nice vid

I just started playing Wt a while ago It’s a lot of fun thanks for this and for those newer, yes don’t sim for top tier it takes a long time most don’t make it.

as someone who recently got top tier air this is a solid guide

@caratomlinson3552

Жыл бұрын

Lies

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Congrats brother!!! Thank you for the kind words :)

dope guide ty

from one small wt youtuber to another great video

thx man, im new and the game has been quite confusing so this vid helped quite a bit. thanks!

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, makes me so happy to hear that man!!! I know I didn't go super in depth, but if you have any other guides/content you'd like to see, maybe something to ease your confusion somehow, please let me know!

3:36 Always fun flying with you and the stream squad Nimbo, keep the good content flowing. 😎

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, streams coming back today and we're gonna get working on clips for that air rb guide 😉

We both started in 2014 and our tech trees look hilariously similar, I resonate hard with this video and enjoyed the shared experience. :)

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Love to see it :)

Love it. Keep going with these Videos.. they're awesome : )

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! It means a TON more than you might realize :) Definitely going to continue!

definitely subscribing, amazing video!

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Tysm

Wonderful guide. This is my third period playing WT again and now that I'm playing it for fun, not really to grind, the game has been most enjoyable. If you don't have the money to drop on extra SL or GE, just play the game to have _fun_, and before you know it you'll pass tiers. I reached rank V in a month and a half. It also really helps grinding out one tree at a time. I know for sure that experience I'm gaining grinding out my USA tree will help some when I start my British rank II up grind. :) Good luck to all of you, and Nimbo, enjoy a well-deserved sub.

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! :) Such a nice comment haha!

@TooHarshForYou

5 ай бұрын

God damn it a month and half for rank 5 , how long will it take me to get rank 8 I'm cooked just thinking about it , I'm on day 3 and only rank 3

a good tip for air is sim battles, the harrier gr.1 has a great bomb load and can make 10's of thousands of rp in around half an hour, grinding out an entire british air tree line up to the sea venom today.

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Never even considered flying sim battles after the first time failure! Def will look into them; I tried it once, couldn't get off the runway, and quit LOL

@HakcerCD

Жыл бұрын

That's a terrible fucking idea. Especially after they nerfed RP and SL rewards in Sim. And an even worse idea to tell noobs to bomb for RP. They learn nothing from bombing for hours dying the instance they are spotted. Stop reinforcing moronic behavior in this game, especially at top tier.

@Lurphy08

Жыл бұрын

@@HakcerCD bro what, you on some shit, you really believe euro Canadian and shit? They only say that for easier prey in rb to kill, simulator is great

@Lurphy08

Жыл бұрын

@@nimbosoup haha lol, it’s a bit difficult to get all the controls down but when you use planes that have sas mode it’s exactly like rb without markers

8:21 I find it is also best to play with friends at the same level when doing so, it makes battle feel only a minute or to long, rather than the average 10-30 minute battle.

nimbo soup the best soup, keep up the good work nimbo much love

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

thank you for making this video :D , and about the premium vehicles and account, you are 100% right about it i spend 8 years playing without premium and i only got one nation fully completed , but 9 months ago if im not mistaken i decided to try out a premium account i purchased one year premium during the anniversary sales, it was a different experience im playing with the US now and im at rank 7 for both of ground and air vehicles

Definitely agree with the focus on mindset over specific mechanics. The fastest way to grind is by not treating it like a grind, you can play the most underpowered vehicle tree in the game, but if you are interested in those vehicles and don't only think about how to get to the next ones you'll have a far, far easier time than playing vehicles you aren't interested in and are only taking out to grind with. It always disheartens me so much when friends have picked the game up on promises of playing an F-16 or an Abrams (or some other top tier) and inevitably gotten burned out. Once you realise that playing a Mig-29 isn't as necessarily as fun as playing an I-16, you can actually start to enjoy the game for what it is.

Good guide. Backups can be immensely useful on vehicles you perform well in or are classed as a premium vehicle- theoretically doubles you RP potential per match (aside from RB), assuming you average at least a 1:1 KDR (or assists/caps) with each spawn. On the topic of fun, it's massively important to have a fallback option in game if you find yourself approaching burnout (but still wanting to stick with the game in the long haul). This is why I play naval- it's a good change of pace and outside of a select few BR brackets, it's not a sweat fest or SL sink. That fallback can be playing different vehicle types, using PVE modes (which also provide boosters), switching from Realistic to Arcade (or vice versa), playing a different nation, setting other goals for yourself (spading certain vehicles, getting better at CAS by playing at BR bracket where it's less punishing to learn). Most importantly, a big part of having fun can come from playing with a friend or full squad. Find a squadron that's a fit for your personality, get to know some people, and starting squadding up. You'll learn a lot from the more experienced players, thus improving your own performance. You're likely to win more games, in turn getting more RP/SL. The squadron may not always play the same mode, vehicles, or battle ratings you're wanting to do, but it does change things up. Who knows, maybe you'll pivot to something you hadn't considered.

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

All great points! I definitely didn't go too in depth about having fun and probably could have without straying away from the main point of the video. However, I believe fun isn't really something that can be taught because everyone likes different things :) TY for the comment!

@casualspawnpeeking3680

Жыл бұрын

Honestly if you have a run of the mill hotas and decent pc specs I'd highly recommend dcs as you can pick up a Chinese mig 29 module for under 20 bucks as well as any other airframe that's modeled nearly one to one albeit for $80(given the high fidelity and fully interactive cockpit it's definitely worth the price of you like that sort of thing) it's a great simulator with a really helpful community

Holy cow 28k views?! I still remember when it was at like 400! Awesome stuff man, keep up the the content!

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha you're telling me! Thank you, man :)

Nice ending there, I laughed

Loved this video, Especially your voice and personality! I am also a casual player playing, My friends are addicts and i play for fun. Wich i would call quantity and quality. They are way ahead of me in planes but i play ground, Because i find it more fun and i am even ahead of them in ground for some reason. Anyway i totally subscribed after watching this video, You deserve the best.

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words! Means a ton

What you say is very true. Often when I manage to spawn a plane in ground rb I still die 5 secs later but I feel proud and often it helps me get tanks because of the things I do in those tanks to get the plane. And bombers just don’t feel right for me because of their altitude, I much prefer low altitude CAS or dogfighting.

this video just eared a subscribe and like. great video man😎👍

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Ty!!!

One of my biggest mistakes as a casual player early on was spending Gold Lions on purchasing out upgrades for lower tier vehicles. If you were like me and had some spare bones to throw at the game, save those GL's for the later grind and cosmetics that you think are neat. For less than it costs to fully upgrade lower tier vehicles, you can purchase a 300% research boost, run a very average match, and still get enough RP to upgrade near fully.

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

I talk about saving golden eagles in my newest video :) very important to spend them efficiently as well! Ty for watching

This video was very helpful man, keep it up man. You have earn a sub now :D

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Thank you sm!!!! Stay tuned for a guide to air rb over the next coming week :D

@wynkitloh6758

Жыл бұрын

@@nimbosoup will be looking forward to that :D

bro how do you only have 613 subs, your content is great!

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I can agree with your guide. I play War Thunder for not the sake of grind but because i am an achievement hunter (it has alot of achievements through steam) - that burned me out heavily and i quit for years. Recently i returned to the game with the correct mindset of "have fun" insted of grinding tanks or achievements and i enjoy the game alot more. Overall your guide has the correct points and ive been down that hole :)

Out of all grinding tips, this helps me the most, despite the fact that hes pointing out to not focus on the grind too much, i've unlocked vehicle faster than ever, enjoying the game is a real helper, whenever im playing with cheerish moods, looking for fun instead of blaming and damn the snail for my skill issue i average at 3-6 kills on ground rb, like seriously, i think more clearly, plan out my route thoroughly, i pick the better choice to do, and i ended up grinding faster than ever, compared to when im just trying to unlock a vehicle, most of the time id just watch my phone while i put the cc on max, driving aimlesly and ended up dying while i scroll through my phone, ended up losing like 5-20k sl per round and i get even more stressed out than i already are. If you're starting to think that you want to end it all because you just experienced [insert country] bias, take some time off, test those premium vehicle that you cannot buy, play other games, or just take a rest, when youre feeling like enjoying the game youd perform better than ever

Time flies by when you’re having fun. I recently started to get very annoyed in games bc the chat was filled with people either bitching about the game or demanding me to 1v4 the enemy team while I’m resupplying at base. So I removed the chat and everyone’s names. All vehicles just look like AI now and I haven’t been at more peace since then.

I started playing this game as a teenager, im only now unlocking my first jet, in my late 20's. A lot of that time was spent on the american tank tech tree, but my goodness i really didnt think itd take *this* long to get a jet

Think i started around the same time as you, before tanks even dropped. Lots of good advice in here. Tier 3 is unironically the most enjoyable place in war thunder.

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Ty!

Bro plz i have a cronic skill issue problem i need that guide. Anyway Nice video i can't wait to see more

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Thank you brother! In the future, I'm sure I'll be releasing guide videos on how to get better at the game, so stay tuned :)

Probably the first to say it I enjoyed using both the German tornadoes so much that I grinded the event tornado with the tech tree tornado and grinded the f-4f and mig-23 mla with both the tornadoss

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

That's gotta be a first! Good for you hahaha

didn't expect you to only have 100 subs, definitely deserves a lot more

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha, this seems to be a common theme! Thank you so much for the kind words man, it SERIOUSLY means a lot, and is super motivating to continue making content! :) (before I dropped this video I had 32 subs lol)

bro how do u have 75 subs tf, u earned it so well my man, and yea the wt grind is hardd, i can see you reaching 5-20k subs for sure! keep up the work bud! helped a lot

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Makes me so happy it helped!!!!! Thank u for the kindness, man, it means a ton :) That would be awesome for sure!! Hahaha

@SnipR9

Жыл бұрын

@@nimbosoup of course! Keep it up👍💙

Dude that BV155 manouvre kill was BASED.

@nimbosoup

9 ай бұрын

Hahaha, thanks man! Those things are extremely tough to face, not gonna lie! o7

Such a good video, you get a like.

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Tysm!!!!

This'll be long, but here's my take: When trying to reach top tier, I for the most part had a premium account for all the time I played. I've been playing for at least a year, maybe a bit more by now. I'm sitting at 534 hours of game time on steam. I played mostly air arcade battles, with so few tank battles I could probably count on my fingers how many I've played. I got up to rank 5 jets before I bought the F-5C, so I had plenty of dogfighting experience. If you're a new player looking at jumping into a higher tier jet, I'd strongly recommend not doing so. I'd play it out until you've at least hit rank 5. I switched over to air realistic battles when I started playing in the F-5C, and let me tell you, it's A LOT to learn. I don't even have a radar yet, and when I get one, that'll be even more time I spend watching tutorials. Also, watch TONS of tutorials if you wanna get really good. I'm a nerd so I learned actual air combat maneuvers and all that. It's very useful. If you are considering spending money on a plane/jet, especially jets, as the F-5C was $60 USD and there are others at $70 USD, research all you can on it, it's strengths/weaknesses and such. Also, keep in mind that you can research all tier below the rank of the aircraft, but only one above it. For instance, my F-5C can get me to rank 7, but not 8. Test fly it a few times. It also doesn't hurt to watch reviews on other jets, as having info about your enemies strengths/weaknesses is also very useful. I do get mad at the game, it just kinda be that way sometimes. Maybe I got killed in a manner I didn't think was fair, like when I tried arcade and got blown out of the sky within 30 seconds of spawning. I took an hour or so after that lol. Maybe Gaijin decides to screw you. I've had times when my game just gets laggy (and no it's not my internet, I have good internet lol) and I get sent into the ground no matter how much I try to fight it, and then Gaijin counts it as you crashing and gives you a time penalty. I am much better at not getting so upset nowadays, as I just try to blow it off or look at the things I did right in the match. I dodged my first head on missile yesterday with no counter-measures, which felt pretty heckin good tbh lol. In the end though, Nimbosoup is right, have fun with it. I've been enjoying the F-5C immensely now that I'm getting some skill with it. Also, if there's only one guy left on the enemy team, use the Blind Hunt order. It'll show you where they're at. Note, it can also be used on you.

i have 3 rules my self when i grind warthunder 1.dont play when ur angry 2.dont play when ur tired 3.dont play when ur are hungry i break all 3 constantly but its good when ur grinding instead of playing for fun

Nice vid nimbo. Opening sounded like reading from the script but sounded more natural as the video progressed. I'm looking forward to the coming defensive flying video. I'm hoping it has examples like: reversing a turn fighter on your six in your energy fighter, reversing an energy disadvantage in your turn fighter, what to do when getting dove (dived(maybe Idk)) on, and when to boom and zoom vs hit and run. Again nice job, looking forward to more videos

since its not mentioned in any video but I think its very valuable, try getting every modification for the vehicles you play, not only to make it better but to get the bonuses for every rank of modifications you got through, while on top tier vehicles this can make around 20k xp per tier of modifications finished (tier IV giving more than tier I) that is applicable for every tier. I see many players abandon a vehicle because they got the next one just rounds away from big bonuses, maybe its better to play it just some time more to get those 3, 5 or 7k xp (btw these are flat xp and dont apply to the Rank modifiers, so you can get your bonus from a rank V vehicle and the same xp bonus is gonna get onto the rank VII vehicle without being cut down)

bro u deserve so much more views and subs also u earned a new sub XD Also suggestion u should make a discord Server.

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Check the description :) already have one! Thanks for the sub!

god damn you deserve wayyy more popularity

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!! I stream, and now make videos on youtube, because I thoroughly enjoy it, so I'll be around for awhile, but popularity is always welcome :)

@PlutoPlays1

Жыл бұрын

@@nimbosoup That sounds absolutely epic!

i always say a fun game is a game you can enjoy without winning or even being good at it. i could go hours on ground arcade and get no wins but still be enjoying it on call with my friends

I love ground RB. BMP’s and Leo 2 A6 are my favourite. I don’t enjoy fighters and since I have never had premium naval is my premium. I can print 1M SL in a week I hardly break even in ground mode.

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Understandable, my advice would be to consider how much more difficult it is to get SL at top tier! Whatever works for you though, brother, no judgement from me :)

@possibleproblem479

Жыл бұрын

i would encourage people to purchase at least one premium. if you cant afford it then fine, but if you ever have money just burning a hole in your wallet, its such a game changer. i bought the t55 am1 and have been printing 500k sl in an hour. im not even trying to grind the russian tree and have already grinded up to 6.0. im not a particularly good player either, a game with 3-4 kills will easily make 50k sl no premium account.

I grinded the entire german tech tree with the "I have to get to top tier" mindset, and even tho germany has a lot of meta, it was a pain. I'm grinding uk and italy with the "mmmmmmmmm cool vehicle fun vehicle" mindset and I'm getting up faster (even without prem acc) simply because I have 0 frustration and get better games.

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

I’m very glad I’m not the only one that feels this way! See, guys, it really is applicable :) it might sound dumb but it makes so, so much sense!

Very nice

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

:) ty!

I used to use the B-17 to grind SL because if you just got 1 base you would basically get 15k per match, even after dying. That was before Gaijin decided to get greedier and make repair costs on it like 20K SL...

@gaiofattos2

Жыл бұрын

Use the Pe 8

This is a barely related point, but you mentioned you don’t fly out bombers, which I get and that’s fair. That being said, and I might be speaking for myself here, but some of the most fun and most rewarding gameplay I have is in the Be-6, just shredding everything in the LoS of my guns. If you can, I definitely recommend picking it up, it’s hilarious to me. Also, I’d you’re grinding Sweden, using the B18-T18 as fighters can also be great fun. Obviously do whatever you want, primarily what’s fun, but also explore the game a bit, you might find something that’s just a joy to do, in case typical grinding or even grinding with the mindset of having fun gets monotonous.

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

some bombers can certainly be exceptions, at least from what I hear :) it makes me happy when people fly what they have fun flying!

certified nimbosoup moment

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

this is indeed a nimbosoup moment of all time

Nice vid Nimbo

@Mustard_is_good

Жыл бұрын

Also nice thumbnail

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

@@Mustard_is_good Thank u mustard :) glad to see you here!

Fantastic guide! Great tips and honestly about premium it's unfortunately true, I got to rank 4 rb and my rp just outpaced sl by miles. Saved a little and pulled a stereotype of buying a nice higher tier premium plane. It's an honest blast getting good games with it but it's crazy how exponentially faster I progressed with just a premium plane alone. But that's kinda the nature of freemium games so what can you do

@nimbosoup

10 ай бұрын

Thanks, that means a ton! And, what can you do, it is what it is haha. Not gonna stop me from loving the game! Ty for the comment & watching o7

there is one reason to save silver lions and not purchase vehicles immediately. typically twice a year, once in November and once on V-E day in May, Gaijin puts all vehicles at 50% off Silver Lion purchases except for a few that have been added in recent updates. It can be worth saving up to spend as much as possible during that time. otherwise, I agree. not much of a point trying to stay above 3million SL when the most expensive vehicles are only around 1.4 million.

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Very good point!

Hey! An SL guide for those who are newer to the game might be appreciated by your fans! This would make for a great series and something for viewers to binge on. This means more views, and a better community!

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

An SL guide, you say? Say no more 😎 stay tuned over the next couple of days!

@sovietbottle-cap1649

Жыл бұрын

Why is no one pointing the fact that this is a guide on how to accept and enjoy grinding the game for 9 years.....

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

@@sovietbottle-cap1649 Cause it's not! If you heard in the video, I never really tried to buckle down and grind. I've always been very casual, with many extended breaks, until I started making content!

@sahermaged1579

Жыл бұрын

​@@nimbosoup the guy is not wrong because most people can not afford the "premium" plane/tank

Idk I who you are but this was a great video and I agree with everything you said

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha thank you man! Hopefully you know who I am now :)

I, bidenator can confirm that this is the best guide ever

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

let's goooooo

nice vid!

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Tyvm!

Lmao that loop fight with the bv

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Frrr I honestly had no idea if I was gonna win that, I took a bad line in the last loop before I killed him, taking it slightly horizontal, and gave him the chance to get a shot on me, but luckily for my youtube video he missed 😎

As someone who returned to War Thunder with the Apex Predators Update, I was super excited that I'd get to play the MiG-29 and I therefore bought myself the MiG-23ML to grind it as fast as possible (mind, I am an experienced jet player so getting into it wasn't an issue). I realized though that I was so focused on getting the MiG-29 that I completely ignored the rest of the tech tree. Only after did I actually try out other planes and I figured how much I was missing out in terms of fun and diverse gameplay. Ever since I avoid grinding tech trees with premium planes and I instead just enjoy them from reserve all the way up to rank 8.

@bayualamputra1913

Ай бұрын

Same with me, at first my sole reason to play WT is to get F4U, then not long after I got the F4U, Tomcat was released, then I bought a premium jet to get there, but after that... Thats it, feeling empty, then decided I start to play swedia-japan from the start, it help me to feel excited, I know the vehicle, the characteristic, now I already start to unlock rank VII aircraft, but it's satisfying experience IMO

fuck, i never thought about not having skill issue holy shit, you saved my life man

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome :)

I'm the same type of player as you. Started WT just as tanks became avaliable. Casual player as well. I have 2600 hrs over 10 years. Just got 14A. Used mainly AV8C with talisman to grind planes. Very unsatisfied with top tier gameplay. At least in a stock jet. No flairs, aim9d vs all aspect and radar guided missles. Kind of impossible. I spend on premium time twice a year and have purchased a few premiums, m18 super hellcat being my most played ground vehicle. I will not waste money on unlocking modules. Their should be a br system in place that matches you based on vehicle research progress/loadout and also ground rb vs air rb. They do that for sim

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I don’t agree with the modifications system (especially at top tier) either. Just as most other things in this game are, it’s a way to get you to spend eagles buying flares. It is what it is, what you said would be ideal for us, but unfortunately isn’t gonna be implemented, because like I said, ideal for us LOL. Just gotta use a vehicle you can do well in, get it spaded, and try to enjoy!

My best tip for grinding is find a plane you really have fun with. Play it till you get bored then find another plane you have a lot of fun with. Just have fun it won’t feel like a grind. And if you’re already gonna learn the game, you might as well learn how to play realistic. (Before you pick up bad habit’s) Rewards between ab and rb are night and day.

tysm now i actually enjoy war thunder

@nimbosoup

3 ай бұрын

That's the plan!!!!! :)

ive been playing 8.3 britain lately and its been absolute pain. not sure if it just doesnt fit my playstyle or if the vehicles are genuinely bad, but its been hard for me to make progress

@Empirehog

Жыл бұрын

Britain has a great 8.3 line up, I have a lot of fun with Britain at 5.7, 6.0, 7.0, 7.3, 7.7 and 8.3.

@possibleproblem479

Жыл бұрын

@@Empirehog i had a lot of fun with 7.7 and below, but 8.3 im struggling with for some reason. i dont have to warrior or the olifant yet which could be why

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

If you aren't having fun, in my opinion, it might be worth sacrificing a bit of an RP or SL modifier to a lower BR/rank so that you can have fun and probably get more RP per game anyways!

@Empirehog

Жыл бұрын

@@possibleproblem479 That might be it, Warrior is an excellent edition with a laser rangefinder, 8x ATGM's, good speed and a hard hitting (but granted slow firing) 30mm gun. The Olifant is also pretty darn good, granted it is fairly slow but it does have a laser rangefinder and APFSDS at 8.3, hopefully things will fall into place when / if you get them to add to the line-up. My line up is: Sea Hawk FGA.6 at 8.0 / Canberra B Mk.2 at 8.3 / ZA-35 at 8.3 / Vickers Mk.3 at 8.0 / Olifant Mk.1A at 8.3 / Scout AH.Mk.1 at 8.3 / Chieftain Mk.3 at 8.3 / Warrior at 8.0 / Rooikat Mk.1D at 8.3 The cool thing is I can change the jets out and a few tanks and this line-up does pretty well at 8.7 / 9.0 too with the addition of the Olifant Mk.2, Chieftain Mk 10, Rooikat MTTD.

@possibleproblem479

Жыл бұрын

@@Empirehog yeah I'm beginning to see why I may be struggling. My lineup: Vickers mk1, centurion mk10, eland 90, scout ah mk1, rooikat mk1d, swingfire, and centurion mk3. Mostly still 7.7 with a couple 8.3 vehicles that aren't great mains.

I started actually trying mid 2022, it took 7 months and 400/500 hours of game time to reach top tier, starting at rank 4

Best tip Play to have fun .. never focus on the grind Focus on a goal you set and steer towards it Cruise and enjoy what you love and don't hyperfocus on that goal

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

For any new player: If you want a fun lineup, the American p40s with a bunch of other low tier planes are great in arcade. I’m similar to nimbo in that I mainly am an American main and have been playing for a while. I also only recently got to top tier in America after deciding screw it and using premiums. But, the most fun I’ve had in War Thunder is in my P-40e-1 and p40f-10, dominating in arcade. Does it research top tier faster? Probably not, but I enjoy it.

I'm at 1200 hours, and this video convinced me to start having fun

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

LFG!!!

Tbh I started playing on ps4, had to take a 1,000 hours to get real controls to work on controller. Fine tuning the sticks so it would be smooth but not numb, just getting all the weapon systems to work. It took so long just to figure it out. Now I'm on keyboard. I like real controls more than mouse aim.

I’ve reasearched all of tier 6 Sweden and the biggest problem for the grind isn’t rp it’s sl especially if your barely making anything do to repair costs

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

I’d recommend trying to switch it up a bit! Do something different; maybe play a few matches focusing on as high a score as possible to get more SL, instead of kills!

very good video my guy

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Ty!!!!!! More to come :)

@juststuff531

Жыл бұрын

@@nimbosoup if you continue with high quality like this. Perhaps smoother transitions and better audio you will be comparable to spookston etc

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

@@juststuff531 Tyvm! For my first high effort video, IMO it isn't too bad! You're very right about the audio, next video will be significantly better in that regard, I've already figured out what I did wrong! Also, as far as transitions go, this is probably something I can't help but just get better at over time as I learn how to edit!

@juststuff531

Жыл бұрын

@@nimbosoup I think a simpler format for the transitions would be more aesthetically pleasing. Keep it up my guy

imagine that, if you enjoy it it’s fun.

Great video! Luckily i played sweden so i didn't have to play for a long time to reach top tier ground and air with just premium account. (~600hrs)

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Haha nice, well done on your grind! I need to get into some swedish vehicles, the viewers really wanna see it!

Honestly thinking about it I got a premium to play jets with my buddy when I got war thunder for the first time since trying it in 2014 and was just having fun without knowing if I was gonna continue to even play war thunder and would get more rp per match then when I wanted to start grinding

Thanks

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

:)

If I would have watched this a year ago I would have never thought I would be close to top tier

if you can btw save up as much sl as possible to buy vehicles during sale bc that 50% off really helps and we're getting close to a sale now so maiby hang on to buying some vehicles you don't really need yet

Thanks, this is massively helpful just in general. Also I’m a tanker but was looking to get into planes, do you have any starter plane recommendations? Btw I suggest for tanks to take 20 or 25 ap and 5 he. Thanks!

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

Good recommendations! In a couple of days, I'll be releasing a guide to air RB, so stay tuned for that. As far as plane recommendations, it depends what country you want to play! P-400 for America, early spitfires for Britain, Bf-109's for Germany, etc!

@IamAlpharius20th

Жыл бұрын

@@nimbosoup that’s helpful thanks, I main ussr and Sweden though so do you have any recommendations for those countries?

I'm a month late but if anyone is looking for a good tank for germany tank tech tree for grinding, I used the Pz.Bef.Wg.IV Since its a tier 3 tank, Its dead centre of the tech tree and also in Tank RB, it gets tiered down into 3.7 which is great since the 75 pens almost anything in that BR. The tank also gives you a benefit in making you better by having a glass cannon tank showing the benefits of movement etc.

Honestly when it comes to Premium Vehicles, I find it more fun to just buy gimmick and neat vehicles I appreciate. The more the affinity, the less it's a chore as you're having fun with them. I'd highly implore people to not buy high end premiums to grind their trees either. There are insane debuffs, for one, on RP modifiers by tier but also, you need to work on both your crews and familiarity with the tiers as you go up. Way too many people just buy freemium high tier vehicles, die miserably and dip entirely afterwards. it sets the whole team back when you do that.

@nimbosoup

Жыл бұрын

So true lol! Ty for the comment

I started about a year ago, and I quit because I just can't aim properly, and I thought I had some sort of skill issue (which I do). Then I watched some KZread videos and decided to get a better SSD with more storage for my War Thunder and started playing again, this time with more knowledge, but still failed. So I came and watched more KZread videos, and I'm still failing and getting back up. But I'll get better in the future!!

I would love to at least get to the third tier to at least get out of the "early game" if you can even call it that, but the fact even a tier below you need to play for like eight hours straight (and the fact that's considered *very short*) to get a new vehicle is really discouraging...

i have a premium bf-109 for sweden and a premium account, in one game with 2 kills and without dying, i will earn upwards of 70k silver lions, and about 10-20k rp. i cant do it all the time, but even just getting one kill, can help me gain sl, but without spending any money on war thunder, you get a kill and die. you wont make ANY sl because of repair costs. so you should have a few planes and rotate between them, and let them repair while you use another one, so the repair cost is cheaper or it is fully repaired, by going to crew and then upgrading repair time, really helps with this.

After 2000 hours and finishing both the us and ussr tech tree i still feel like i know nothing about grinding

damn that bv 155 took you on the merry go round

@nimbosoup

9 ай бұрын

Lol, for a 2v1, I'd say it worked out pretty well!

Honestly imma buy the ju 288 and finish the grind for first german jets and maybe after hating fun for few weeks start grinding tanks