Its such a grand tank, that is so clearly misunderstood by a large segment of humanity. The IS-8 Is not an easy tank to pigeonhole. It denies your attempts to put it in a box and maintains a play style that is absolutely dependant on the team and tier.
If you go in with a rigid mindset you’ll just end up with a rigid paddle spanking your buttocks 🙂
Be open to change and learn to love the finesse and the fire that is the IS-8 🙂
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8 is a great tank. See a lot of top players using it. Got a lot of masters in this tank. ST1 is a horrible tank IMO. If you like SLOW you’ll love that tank. Second only to T95.
I'm really bad in it because its stock and I already have a 47% winr8. my Bl9 gun has a 17 second reload and I have no clue why. a tier 6 premium tank destroyer can out dpm and out match me while I'm stock.
i feast on hull down is8s in cent 7/1
I finally got my maus 11 30 at night
I just need the engine to max my is8 and I like playing it, can't wait to get the is7 😊
Me seeing an IS8 while using the E75 Come here kitty kitty.. <3
I remember back in the day when the is3 was a tough nut to pen
With the pen values I agree I can pen a.Maus all day in the cheeks
I have a pretty much stock is8 but the turret and the IS3s top gun would it be the same play style as you explained
The Maus is misunderstood for being a tiny rodent….
All I know is the armor profile looks as green as a lettuce leaf in the sights of my E5. I might give it a try though'
Nono, IS-8s side armour is 1.6k damage to my deathstar
Hesh goes trough easily
Is T54 best Tier IX medium?
Nice of you to point out that not every tank is player friendly right from the start of the blitz journey. It’s one of the best aspects of the game in my opinion. Russian heavy was one of my first lines and I stopped at and sold the IS-8. Came back to it about 2 years later and it was great. Same tank, smarter player.
Is like the vk45.02a
I neither play this as a regular medium or any type of heavy more like very lightly armored medium and with five ace tanker badges it shows!! But to tell the truth I almost always die first thanks to the meta nowadays!! Now you said bullying lower tier mediums they’ll out flank you if were to try this, better to play a light tank play style of peeking-n-shooting then running away or reverse side scraping vs a out in the open tank, but I’d never just run right into the mix with mediums or light tanks as they can just out flank and out DPM this tank easily even a tier7 medium can, so I’d ignore Bushka on challenging mediums but would take his advice on everything else!!? As he said it is a very good tank but it needs a very disciplined mind set and distinct play style and last the right situation!!
A timely video. I just got this tank last week and am really liking it. Thanks for the video on the IS8.
That side armor is so ***** annoying! Its legit rigged to bounce everything
I agree completely. when I first went for the is-7 I deadstopped at the is-8. The stock gun is barely useful at tier 9 and is almost totally ineffective vs tier 10. The stock mobility is a big turn off as well. I ended up selling the tank and gave up. I eventually got it back determined to push through. By the time I had enough xp for the is-7 I actually began to change my mind about it and only sold it for the credits to get the is-7. I always say I had a love hate relationship with it. I agree with your last statement. I do feel like that tank contributed to me becoming a better player.
U DA MAN!
Last time was complaining about the speed but forgot to mount the top engine. It’s definitely my favorite heavy and addresses the alternate weaknesses of the e-75, which is also my fav
I find it stupidly effective while I am reverse sidescraping
Hey Bushka, I meant to say this ages ago. You have a good vocabulary.
Make another is7 please
Back when I was a 40%er the IS8 was the only tank I had an over 50% win rate. Needless to say it will always have a special place in my heart
If wotB keeps up the way it does business it wont be long till i delete and forget it…in 6 battles the enemy out classes my teams by over 106K exp and the rating battles are worse..You should help correct this…
Should ve aimed for the is 8
At that game
Love the IS8. The thinking mans heavy.
I don't get how this tank fits into the IS7 line. It's mobile like previous ISes, yes but it's not as cumbersome to drive as other IS tanks, like especially the IS7. Plus the tier 9-10 transition is weird. The IS7 for me was a massive disappointment ( I know xD). It was so slow and turned like a turtle compared to the IS7. The gun was just soooo inaccurate and the APCR pen makes it troublesome to engage super heavies. I honestly prefer IS8 over IS7
u forgot the t34. the tier8 heavy
Been saving my free xp for the gun 🙂
bruh stop ruining the game a team full of heavies and TD's does not go caves on middle burg
I have bounced a 930 dmg from FV 183 from the side of IS-8 and IS-7!!!
It sucks.
Sir can i ask you for something? I need help cause of my client for blitz it always said file corrupted i re installed it for many times
very good vid.
Can you do a updated is7
This video inspired me to play with is 8 more…am having a better win rate with it now. However my tank is not getting trained to 100% it's stuck in 75% I am not getting option to train it with experience earned, all I get is a option to train it with gold..which isn't fair..my current reload time is 11.7s.
They have Russian Bias and Stalinium armor already, they don't need your help!
To me, IS8s are just not the best heavy tanks. Take a look at the E75, it has more armour amd a better gun. And if your facing an IS8 with your E75 dont be scared to face hug him/her. IS8s armour is just not worth it.
O really like the tank.
How can you actually get gold legally in world of tanks?
What website did you go to to pull up the armor profile? I need that to figure out how to angle armor for different tanks
Please bush review the IS7 again. Few things were change in that after few updates. Im struggling with IS7. Thanks mate. Love from Philippines 🙂