Are paints overpriced?

[r_St.Evergreen0 3]

Agree' date=' I've seen some WO4 players with M3 Thunder + M3 Viking + Rustle/Champion, these people are just either rich or they are crazy.[/quote']

rustle!!! you can't buy champion

I know but you can get it once you bought everything in your garage. That's what I meant by those people are either rich or crazy because they spent a ton of money on this game.

[r_AdvocatusDiaboli0 861]

Champion paint, Only obtainable when you win a championship. :evil:

[r_St.Evergreen0 3]

Champion paint' date=' Only obtainable when you win a championship. :evil: [/quote']

Eh? Okay maybe that was Rustle because they are very similar. :roll: I couldn't see the person properly cuz he was far away.

[Mokpama_rapra 5]

Yes, but I don't need them, except for the hiding value.

 

The paint protection IMO is just HYPE. I have spent some time and have done some calculations for the paints and their effectiveness.

The benefits of paints are more than humble:

1. Only in one-to-one combat paints do matter;

2. Selection of the best ~30% paint damage reduce against the corresponding gun means really ADDITIONAL chance of survival for you, based on the M3 upgraded armor ranging from Wasp to Viking, or Mammoth M2 as:

- 1 to 4 secs against Firebird M3 and Isida M3 below 15 m;

- 1 to 3 secs against Freeze M3 below 15 m;

- 1 to 3 secs against Twins M3 below 40 m;

- 1 to 2 secs against Ricochet M3 below 60 m;

- 1 to 4 shots against Smoky M3 below 40m;

- 1 to 2 shots against Thunder M3 below 60 m;

- 0% to 30% probability to live up to the next Railgun M3 shot.

The only tank that can benefit arguably from pricey investing in paints is the Mammoth M3 tank. Those 200 points armor are serious advantage and boost the paint damage reduction value.

3. Partial hiding - thats IMO is the best benefit, that grants you the most probable first shot upon the enemy that fails to spot you within the first 1-2 secs. But only for those paints that truly do hide you within the game environment, not for those that expose you - for example the notorious red and yellow flavored, or winter paint at summer or vice-versa.

 

What does really protects you is the double armor. Instead of investing 12000 crystals for a paint of a dubious value for a mid-range tank armor, one may find wise to spend these crystals for 2400 double armor goodies, that makes 40! hours of continuous play with double armor and definitely will generate more value than any paint can do, for your kill:death ratio and crystal prizes.

[r_AdvocatusDiaboli0 861]

I have to say that Paints do matter. When you are at the tanks of an M1 Viking, M1 Hornet, or Even an M3 Dictator or M0 Mammoth.

 

 

The main cause is to Protect you from those 2 shots of the m3 Railgun, Thats the only reason for people to buy paints other than those who go for the looks. :mrgreen:

[r_ThatOneGuy0 2]

Either lower the prices or make them more USEFUL