World of Tanks is one of the only free to play MMO games that lets you take control of historical and legendary tanks. This is why this game became extremely popular since it first published more than 10 years ago. Till date it has millions of active players from all around the world, at some point even breaking the Guinness World Records for having the most number of concurrent players. Speaking of which, many would have guessed that World of Tanks was first published in the United States, but the fact is that the first country to get to enjoy the game is Russia! It is still a very active game with regular updates.
Types of tanks
So what kind of legendary tanks are we talking about? First of all, you get to play with over 600 tanks from many nations, from the American ones to the German, Chinese or Japanese ones. And among each of these nations, there are different types of tanks ranging from the light or scouting tanks that are faster in mobility but weaker in damage, the medium tanks that can penetrate armor and do a good DPS but with average mobility, and the heavy tanks that are slower due to their heavy armor and larger guns for more alpha damage.
There’s an even bigger type of tank called the tank destroyers. As the name suggests, it destroys tanks with the largest guns calibre and highest penetration or damage stats. Tank destroyers can be sniper tanks hiding in the bush and attacking from range, or parola type of tanks that are super tanky due to high armor and directly challenge other tanks or ramming or pushing lighter tanks to death.
If you like to attack from far, you will definitely like the artillery tanks that have high blast explosive shells that can even stun or kill tank crews. However they have less armor because these tanks are meant for supporting roles.
Battle matches
In a normal game, 15 players are matched against the other 15 and you win the game by destroying all enemy tanks with no respawns or by capturing the flag, scoring a total of 100 points. It sounds straightforward but there are many factors to consider in each battle; from the tank types, playing style, where to face your tank or how to support your team to even the customization of your tank skin or camo depending on the battle maps. Remember that there are no respawns, so you may spectate the game out if your tank gets destroyed early or you can also choose to get into another game of action.
Free to play
World of Tanks is free to play, with many unlockable free tanks as you complete missions or stages, goals or events. You will have to grind some levels to upgrade tiers of each tank and also their weapons. As for spending, it will be your personal choice to make because there will be some temptations to unlock certain premium vehicles, some at discounts.
Conclusion
You should definitely try the game out for yourself if you love an intense action MMO, especially since it is free. The tutorial is simple, just go out and blast tanks! The gameplays are very addictive especially with realistic graphics. But as every game needs to survive, there will be premium content that is easily available for paying gamers or just requires painful grinding of tiers, experience points or missions. You may easily be bullied by tanks of tier 10 when you are just a low tier tank, but be patient as your turn to become stronger will come soon.
System Requirements
Minimum
Operating System: Windows 7/8/10
Processor (CPU): with two or more physical cores supporting SSE2 technology
Memory (RAM): 2 GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600, ATI Radeon HD 4550
Hard Disk: ~ 40 GB free space
Internet connection speed: 256 Kbps
Recommended
Operating System: Windows 7/8/10 - 64 bit
Processor (CPU): Intel Core i5 (Desktop)
Memory (RAM): 4 GB (or more)
Video Card: GeForce GTX660 (2 GB) / Radeon HD 7850 (2 GB)
Hard Disk space: ~ 40 GB free space
Internet connection speed: 1024 kbps or higher (for voice chat)
Ultra Settings
Operating system: Windows 7/8/10 - 64 bit
Processor (CPU): Intel Core i5-7400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500 X
Memory (RAM): 8 GB (or more)
Video Card: GeForce GTX 1050ti (4 GB) / Radeon RX 570 (4 GB)
Hard Disk: ~ 61.5 GB free space
Internet connection speed: 1024 kbps or higher (for voice chat)
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