

Beginners often settle themselves in with the largest group, because they feel they're the safest there, but often these large groups have to stop for several minutes during first contact with the enemy, and can potentially suffer lots of damage to a relatively small number of enemies. Whether you're playing alone or in a small group: observe the early movements of your team and then decide how to proceed.

Scouting or staying close to a higher tier tank on your team will help preserve your life for longer. If you play against tanks two levels higher than your own war machine, you must play defensively and where possible use heavy equipment. Pay attention to level of your opponents in each match. Knowing a good starting spot with a handy escape route can be the difference between life and death. There's already a healthy selection of maps, so make sure that you start learning the layouts as early as possible. Like all multiplayer shooters, learning the maps will give you an edge over less experienced players, and when battling against someone who knows the terrain, if you don't know the best hiding places or vantage spots, you're going into an encounter at a disadvantage. This is almost easier when using the light and medium tanks because of their relative speed, and it's an excellent opportunity to to find strategically important positions and work out the quickest way to access them, and where your opponent might be vulnerable should they occupy these places on the map. Until you've unlocked the heavy tanks or slower hunter tanks, use your time to get to know the many maps.
