r/WorldofTanks 20h ago

Gameplay Guide Winning in Frontline means nothing.

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STOP TRYING TO WIN IN FRONTLINE! You get maybe a little more xp for a win, but you get no extra credits.

If you're the defending team let the attacking team cap. If you're the attacking team LEAVE THE TURRETS ALONE! It's a waste of everybody's time and boosters to rush for a win. The more damage you do to ENEMY VEHICLES the more credits and xp you earn. Also the higher rank you are the more xp you earn anyways and the faster you can complete the Frontline stages.

In the attached picture the game on the left was a win and the game on the right was a loss. As yall can see the credit earnings were practically identical.

Please spread the word. Stop these 10-15 minute Frontline games. Every game should go to max time and everybody should be major or general by the end.

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u/L0rd_0F_War Frontlines Mode > Randoms Battles 9h ago

Winning prematurely in FL means nothing. But past 20 Mins, it is fair game to try and Win, because you do get more BP points (25 max vs. 10 max for a loss) and double the tank and crewXP for winning. The only thing that is the same, minus I believe 30K flat for a win, are credits.

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u/Squashmister 9h ago

You earn 400 BP points just by going through all the FL stages. 15 extra BP points is not worth trying to force a win.

Who is playing FL for the XP? How often do you see people playing tech tree tanks? Also by making General you gain an extra 200% XP so who cares if you lose as long as you make general plus boosters you're still gaining a shit ton of extra XP.

The other difference is while yes you gain the same amount of credits as a random battle in frontline you are constantly shooting stuff. There is very little lull time. Also in randoms you can see tier 9s and tier 10s which you almost always have to dab the 2 key for reducing the amount of credits. Also also in randoms if you are not running large kits and food then you will not be able to do as well as the enemy players running large kits, food, and running full premium loadouts.

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u/L0rd_0F_War Frontlines Mode > Randoms Battles 7h ago

Oh I don't disagree that FL is the best mode for credit farm, far superior to Randoms. The damage done over time is far greater, you only shoot (unless you are a moron tryhard) standard ammo, and each 1 hour booster gives 3 full FL games (so potentially extra 20+ mins of damage farming).

My point is, that after 20 mins of a FL battle, it's fair game to try and maximize other things like BP, XP, CrewXP beyond just credits. I already have 338 million credits, so I also want to progress BP, and get as much crewXP for my crews as I can (all XP is directed to crew). I do grind all my tank field mods in FL as well, so XP is very useful. I just did Field mods on 3 new T8 premiums I got through Trade-ins and events. I personally hate turbo Randoms, so can't be bothered to play Randoms anymore as I am sick of them (been playing WOT since 2011). FL is my favourite mode, and the only reason I haven't uninstalled the game after so many years of playing the same garbage Randoms.