da_Rock002, on Mar 11 2018 - 05:41, said:
What would you call a 'normal crew'? Would that be what WoT puts in new tanks, that has 50% training and no skills?
Even if you pay to train a brand new WoT supplied crew to 100% in the tank, it comes out of the gate with no skills.... none. Compare it to a female crew that is 100% on the tank, and is at a 2-skill level. The WoT supplied crew already cost you to train it to the tank. The female crew has cost you nothing so far. But let's ignore that and look at how much it's going to cost to train each crew to it's next 'level'. It's going to cost the same amount to train the female crew to 100% in it's 3rd skill (the next level) and to train the WoT supplied crew to it's 1st level. Now, getting to level 2 for one and level 4 for the other will also cost the same. And to level 3 for one and level 5 for the other, the same. OK.... now your 'normal crew' has cost you the same amount to reach level 3 as the females cost you to get them to level 5.
The females will be at level 5 in the time (and cost) it will take to get the 'normal crew' to level 3. And the crews have never been 'level'. BTW, the female crew probably will improve even faster than the WoT crew for a simple reason. Any crew that starts it's first battle at 100% in the tank and with 2 full skills should perform better than a crew with no skills. The better crew is going to grind more XP for you from day one. And that absolutely builds XP faster, that is in fewer battles.
The female crew will be ahead but your math is REALLY off here. It does not take an equal amount of xp to reach the 3rd skill as the 1st. It takes four times as much.
From the wiki:
- Major Qualification from 0% to 100% requires a total of 105,030 XP.
- 1st Skill or Perk from 0% to 100% requires a total of 210,060 XP.
- 2nd Skill or Perk from 0% to 100% requires a total of 420,120 XP.
- 3rd Skill or Perk from 0% to 100% requires a total of 840,240 XP.