The fastest way to grind a Tech Tree - War Thunder

Summary

In this video, Platonic Platypus shares the most efficient and cost-effective strategy for researching a tech tree and reaching top-tier status in War Thunder. He advises against following big creators who have sponsored advantages and instead recommends playing realistic battles for higher rewards. Platonic emphasizes the importance of settings and choosing a smaller tech tree like Sweden or Japan. He outlines the best aircraft for each rank and stresses the significance of crew XP and skills like g tolerance and keen vision. The video promises a follow-up guide on maximizing in-game currency.

Takeaways

• 🚀 The fastest way to research a tech tree and reach top tier in the game is by choosing smaller tech trees like Sweden, France, Italy, China, or Japan.
• 💰 Don't follow big creators blindly as they have access to unlimited resources and don't experience the same challenges as regular players.
• ⚙️ Settings are crucial for success in the game; the narrator offers their controls for download and explains how to import them.
• 🎮 Focus on playing realistic battles for the highest rewards; avoid arcade and assault modes as they offer diminishing returns.
• 🔄 Utilize daily boosters to maximize rewards, playing 20 battles a day to take full advantage of the cumulative bonus.
• 🛠 When researching a tech tree, start with a premium aircraft to quickly advance through the initial ranks.
• 🔝 For each rank, identify the best aircraft to use, such as the J22A for rank 2, J21A1 for rank 3, and so on, to optimize progression.
• 💸 Be mindful of the cost of crewing multiple aircraft at higher ranks, as crew costs can quickly add up.
• 💣 Avoid playing bombers as they are not meta in the game and are often not worth the investment compared to other aircraft.
• 👨‍✈️ Crew XP is important for boosting stats like G tolerance and keen vision, so ensure to crew your aircraft strategically to maximize these benefits.
• 💰 The narrator promises a follow-up guide on how to earn the most silver lions, golden eagles, and Gaijin coins in the game.

Q & A

What is the main focus of the video by Platonic Platypus?

The main focus of the video is to show the fastest, most efficient, and cheapest way to research a tech tree and reach top tier in the game, specifically for playing jets.

Why does Platonic Platypus advise not to listen to big creators in the game?

Platonic Platypus advises not to listen to big creators because they often get sponsored by Gaijin, receiving unlimited premium time, golden eagles, and silver lions, which means they don't experience the same challenges as regular players.

What is the recommended game mode to play for the highest rewards in the game according to the video?

The recommended game mode to play for the highest rewards is Realistic Battles. Platonic Platypus suggests avoiding Assault and Arcade modes due to lower rewards and diminishing returns.

What is the significance of daily boosters in the game and how should they be utilized?

Daily boosters, which range from 10 to 50 percent, are significant as they increase rewards. Platonic Platypus recommends playing the full booster, which is 20 missions, to maximize the benefit from the boosters.

Why does the video suggest choosing smaller tech trees like Sweden, France, Italy, China, or Japan?

Smaller tech trees are recommended because they are less expensive and less time-consuming to research compared to larger ones. They also offer better value for the investment in terms of performance and progression in the game.

What is the best country to start with according to the video for jet gameplay?

According to the video, Sweden is the best country to start with for jet gameplay as it offers one of the best vehicles in the game.

How does the video suggest progressing through the tech tree efficiently?

The video suggests using a premium aircraft to quickly research and advance through the ranks. It also provides a list of the best aircraft for each rank to focus on for maximum efficiency.

What is the importance of crew XP and how should it be managed?

Crew XP is important as it enhances the crew's stats, improving performance in the game. The video suggests putting all vehicles on the first crew slot to maximize crew XP gains and boost stats like G tolerance and keen vision.

Why does the video discourage playing bombers in the game?

Bombers are discouraged because they are not meta in the game and are easily shot down. The video suggests that playing other types of aircraft can yield more kills and rewards in a shorter amount of time.

What is the strategy for crewing aircraft as suggested in the video?

The strategy is to crew one aircraft from each rank to avoid running out of money. This allows for a focused investment in crewing, which is crucial for progression and performance in the game.

Outlines

00:00

🎮 Optimal Tech Tree Research and Game Strategy

The speaker, Platonic Platypus, introduces a guide for efficiently and economically researching a tech tree to reach top-tier status in a game, presumably a flight combat simulator. They advise against following big creators who have sponsored advantages and instead focus on the hardships regular players face. The game is designed to make players run out of money, encouraging real money spending to subsidize losses. The speaker criticizes big creators for recommending the purchase of every plane and crew, which is impractical due to the high costs involved. They suggest importing their controls for optimal gameplay and emphasize playing realistic battles for the best rewards, avoiding arcade modes due to diminishing returns. The speaker also advises making full use of daily boosters to maximize rewards and choosing smaller tech trees like those of Sweden, France, Italy, China, or Japan for faster progression. They conclude the paragraph by promising to reveal the fastest way to research the tree.

05:03

🛠️ Selecting and Upgrading Aircraft for Efficient Progression

In this paragraph, the speaker provides a detailed guide on selecting the best aircraft for each rank to progress efficiently through the game. They recommend specific aircraft for ranks 2 through 7, explaining that higher-tier planes are not always better due to the battle rating system. The speaker advises against using premium aircraft in higher battle ratings where they would be at a disadvantage against more advanced enemy planes. They suggest using premium aircraft to research and purchase the necessary planes for each rank, emphasizing the importance of crewing only one plane per rank to save money. The speaker also provides a step-by-step guide on how to research, purchase, and crew planes for each rank, warning against investing in certain planes and roles, such as bombers, which are not meta in the game. They conclude by emphasizing the importance of crew XP and the need to crew planes strategically to maximize stats and performance.

10:05

💰 Maximizing Crew XP and Upcoming Guides

The final paragraph focuses on the importance of crew XP and how to allocate it effectively to improve aircraft performance. The speaker outlines the best skills to prioritize for crew XP: g tolerance, keen vision, stamina, and either vitality or logistical services. They stress the importance of putting every vehicle on the first crew slot to maximize crew XP gain, as it does not transfer across different crew slots. The speaker also mentions the need for additional crew slots for playing tanks or helicopters. They conclude the video by teasing the next video, which will be a guide on how to earn the most in-game currency and Gaijin coins.

Keywords

💡Tech Tree

A 'Tech Tree' in the context of the video refers to the progression system in a game where players unlock new vehicles or technologies by researching and investing in different branches. The video emphasizes the importance of efficiently researching a tech tree to reach top-tier jets quickly, which is central to the video's theme of optimizing gameplay.

💡Premium Time

Premium Time is a feature in some games that provides players with benefits such as increased experience or currency gain for a certain period. The video mentions that big creators receive sponsored premium time, which gives them an advantage over regular players who must strategize and manage their resources more carefully.

💡Golden Eagles

Golden Eagles are a form of in-game currency mentioned in the video, which players can use to purchase items or upgrades. The video advises against listening to creators who suggest purchasing every plane and crew because the cost in terms of Golden Eagles can be prohibitive for regular players.

💡Realistic Battles

Realistic Battles is a game mode highlighted in the video as the most rewarding for players seeking to maximize their gains. The video contrasts this mode with others like Assault and Arcade, suggesting that the latter modes offer diminishing returns and are less efficient for progressing through the tech tree.

💡Booster

A Booster in the game is a temporary bonus that increases rewards, such as experience or currency, for a set number of missions or battles. The video stresses the importance of fully utilizing the daily booster to maximize rewards, as it can significantly accelerate progress.

💡Crew

In the context of the video, 'Crew' refers to the virtual pilots and operators of the aircraft in the game. The video advises players to crew only one aircraft per rank to save on the high costs associated with crewing multiple planes, which is crucial for managing in-game resources effectively.

💡Battle Rating

Battle Rating is a measure of an aircraft's performance and the challenges it will face in battles. The video explains that a higher battle rating does not always equate to better performance, as it can lead to facing more formidable opponents, which is an important consideration when choosing which aircraft to research and use.

💡G-Tolerance

G-Tolerance refers to an aircraft's ability to withstand high gravitational forces during maneuvers. The video suggests prioritizing the G-Tolerance skill for crew members to enhance their performance in dogfights, illustrating the importance of crew skills in gameplay strategy.

💡Crew XP

Crew XP is the experience points earned by the crew to improve their skills and performance. The video emphasizes placing all aircraft on the first crew slot to accumulate Crew XP efficiently, as it does not transfer across different crew slots, which is a strategic move to enhance overall gameplay.

💡Silver Lions

Silver Lions are another form of in-game currency mentioned in the video. The video promises a future guide on how to maximize earnings of Silver Lions, Golden Eagles, and Gaijin coins, indicating that financial management is a key aspect of the game's strategy.

Highlights

Introduction to the fastest, most efficient, and cheapest way to research a tech tree and reach top tier.

Advice against following big creators sponsored by Gaijin due to their unlimited resources.

Gaijin's game design encourages players to spend real money to subsidize losses.

Recommendation to play realistic battles for the highest rewards.

Explanation of the diminishing rewards in arcade and assault game modes.

Importance of utilizing daily login boosters for maximum rewards.

Advocacy for choosing smaller tech trees like Sweden, France, Italy, China, or Japan for faster progression.

Sweden is highlighted as the best tech tree for getting one of the best vehicles in the game.

Guide on how to grind efficiently using premium aircraft to research and advance through ranks.

List of the best aircraft for each rank to optimize research and progression.

Caution against crewing all aircraft due to the high cost and the importance of prioritizing.

Discussion on the importance of battle rating and how it affects gameplay and strategy.

Advice on not purchasing certain aircraft like the Sk60B and Sub 105G due to their poor performance.

Warning against playing bombers as they are not meta in the game and offer poor rewards.

Strategy for crewing aircraft and the importance of crew XP for stat boosts.

Recommendation of the best skills to prioritize for crew XP: G tolerance, keen vision, stamina, and vitality or logistical services.

Conclusion and预告 of the next video focusing on making the most silver lions, golden eagles, and Gaijin coins.

Transcripts

and welcome back my name is platonic

platypus and today we're playing on my

racial account

i'm gonna show you the fastest most

efficient

and the cheapest way

to research

a tech tree and reach top tier so if you

want to play the jets like the good

players then you want to go to the best

rank

now first thing you're going to want to

do don't listen to big creators now why

do i say this

they are getting sponsored by gaijin

they get infinite premium time they get

infinite golden eagles and infinite

silver lines

they can also request um premium

vehicles they can also request uh

the good the like last vehicles even

though they haven't um

researched anything so yeah don't listen

to them because

i'll show you a little later but um

yeah they got everything for free so i

mean

there's no point in listening to them

because they don't go through the

hardship that regular players do why do

i say this uh gaijin designed this game

so you run out of money and you have to

subsidize your losses with real money so

um

yeah and often like the the big content

creators they tell you oh yeah get get

purchase every plane crew every plane

and it's not like that

because crew

crew costs at top tier are around 100

000 so one two three four for crew you

want to play four aircraft for different

ones okay that's already the price of a

new aircraft so yeah just

just don't listen to them i'll go i'm

gonna show you later uh the fastest way

we still gotta go through some stuff um

settings well the settings will make or

break the best players in this game now

the controls i'll leave a

link down below where you can download

them

my controls you're gonna import them and

you're gonna click on double click uh

you're gonna press open from the

downloads folder now the options i'll

leave a description down below how to do

that but uh yeah it's pretty much the

same um

okay next time uh

next thing um which game modes do we

want to play well if you want the

highest rewards only play a realistic

battles don't go for a assault arcade

even though you get the chest once per

day it's not worth it because in the

time you play one assault arrow kate

battle i will have played two or three

aerialistic battles and earned more uh

more rewards than you

now

um another thing don't play arcade

because the rewards are diminishing also

the

the assault trophy you don't get that

one even if you lose now also

every day

you log in you get a booster the booster

usually ranges from 10

to 50 percent and you're gonna play the

whole booster fully so uh

uh 20 missions thus booster is so you're

going to play 20 battles a day uh for

for today

because you don't want to waste the

booster because the 10 adds up every

time

so 10 times 20 you can do the math it's

200 percent

um

also uh

yes now we got into the way to research

the tree

also

if you're gonna research a tree the

fastest way you're gonna choose a

smaller tech tree so sweden france italy

china or japan are them

israel

it's not because you have to

purchase a vehicle first and it's it's

just a hassle um

so israel is like an optional

optional

thing but

sweden is the best japan is the second

best china third best only in france

they tie for this place because they are

being neglected by the gaijin team it's

not worth it these all these jets they

are complete dog

so i would choose sweden because it gets

one of the best vehicles in the whole

game now how do you

how do you grind

mr plutonic uh well um

usually you get a

uh

a premium or i think always you get a

premium aircraft after a couple of uh

um games you play so you're gonna use

this one

to research

one two three four and five

okay so then you can advance to the

second rank

and here you're gonna search for the

best aircraft how do you do that well

that comes with experience you don't

have any experience i'll provide it for

you

best plane for rank 2 j22a best plane

for rank 3 j21a1

best plane for rank 4 a2 1 a3

best plane for rank 5 a21rb

best plane for rank 6

j29f best plane for rank 7 obviously

it's the yaktwing now you might wonder

huh but i thought the higher the plane

tier the better or the higher the battle

rating the better well no no no not so

fast

um you will play in this thing even

though you get two m9 b's you'll go play

against things like the a10 with

240 counter measures so again your

missiles are worth nothing also they get

aim 9 l's i think it's so they got all

aspect missiles which have 25 g of um of

limit and you get a nine b's with a

which are 10 g

even though

and they don't turn for and it's

it's just not worth it the trade 29f it

gets two of them and sometimes you'll

get downgraded to

8.0 where you'll shine

these just these are way too high you'll

play against like f-100s f105s it's just

not worth it

so yeah just because one plane is in the

last of a rank it's not always the best

it doesn't work that way

because you have to keep in mind the

battle rating

so how do you grind now

okay so like we've discussed you'll take

this premium and you'll research one two

three four five you need five to advance

to the next rank here you need all the

four so once you get this under advanced

rank two

with this one you research the j20

and the j22a this one

you'll purchase and crew so you will put

this in your lineup put them always in

the first slot i'll explain later

and put them always in the first slot

now with this one you're gonna go

research one

two and three

because this one you'll get a higher uh

rewards modifier than this one because

you're playing at a higher rank another

higher battle rating

so one two three remember don't crew

them all because you'll run out of money

don't crew just screw one out of each

rank how about that

uh with this one after you go to rank

three um you're gonna go research and

purchase this one research and purchase

this one but also create after you

unlock it you're gonna crew it and

you're gonna research

the last bomber out of that line

then with uh

after you advance to rank four

with this one you're gonna research

purchase and crew the a21a3

after you get the a21a3 with this one

you're gonna research and piss purchase

the rest of these so you advance to rank

five with this one again same thing

you're going to research purchase and

crew the a21rb you're gonna select it in

your lineup

and you're gonna research and purchase

one two three and four plus this one and

you're under the next rank don't buy the

sk60b don't buy the sub 105g they're

garbage

actually don't even play bombers in

general

bombers are not meta in this game while

you bomb a base i can get two or three

kills and make three times or four times

the amounts you have made in a single

match

don't play bombers they're not worth it

you will just get shot out of the air

rank

uh rank six again with the a21rb you're

gonna research purchase and crew this

one then you're gonna with this one

you're gonna research and purchase one

and two and you're on to the next rank

with a j29f

you're gonna go one two three you're

gonna research and purchase uh this one

and this one but this one your crew and

then you reshaped here congratulations

now

put all of your aircraft on the first

crew slot why do i say this

because there is something that is

called crew xp

now this will

this will advance your crew this will

give you some boosting of your stats

like g tolerance you won't um

you want black screen as easily as uh

before

and my motto is you're not going to

reach the airfield to repair in 10

seconds if you don't reach the airfield

because you up a dog fight so

what are the best goals you want to get

number one g tolerance number two keen

vision number three stamina number four

vitality or because this one gets really

expensive you can start getting the

logistical services so vitality or

logistical service or both if you

if you want to split your true xp but

yeah put every every vehicle on your

first crew because remember your crew xp

does not transfer over to all your other

crews and if you want to play tanks well

then you also need more crew slots you

can't have

a jet or every every aircraft on the

crew slot and then only have like two or

three tanks left also second crew is

gonna be for tank or for a helicopter so

uh

yeah

this is how the the fastest the this is

the fastest way how to research a tech

tree and i hope you enjoyed

and one more thing

now we've reached the end of the video

and my next video is going to be a

a guide on how to make the most silver

lines the most golden eagles and the

most gaijin coin