Forum: gaming.stackexchange.com
Tags: <world-of-tanks>
Title: Is it worth buying a premium tank?
Question: I see this advice given a few times on the World of Tanks forum: buy a premium tank to make silver/credits.  Are premium tanks really that much more effective at farming money than other tanks of the same tier?

Answers:
sents: text: There are trade offs with a premium tank so the decision to buy one is not as simple as saying 'does it make more money?'
text: Firstly a premium tank is costly to purchase, the high tier ones with the best earning potential are 7500 to 12000 gold (£30-40) each
text: and there's no point in buying a premium tank without spending another 1000 gold on a 100% crew, you will also need to spend another million silver (2500 gold) to get Ventilation and a Rammer.
text: So that's a layout of approximately £50-60.
text: Secondly you need to know that the premium tanks are not the best tanks (apart from the Type 59 of course).
text: An equivalent tank of the same tier will generally out perform a premium tank by a small but appreciable margin.
text: Thirdly, for grinding out silver a premium account effectively doubles your income.
text: Although it only boosts your basic income by 50%, that is before you pay for repairs and ammo which can easily halve your final income, but with premium that 50% bonus to the gross amount works out as about 100% on the net profit.
text: Premium tanks only have a significantly reduced repair cost which is why they're good for grinding silver.
text: Fourthly you need to be at least an average to good player to really benefit from a premium tank, just turning up and going AFK in a premium tank is only minimally more effective than doing the same in any other tank.
text: You quality of play massively influences your income.
text: So yes, premium tanks can earn more money, but it's no as simple as buy premium > profit!
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/38245/A Pale Shadow
score: 7
sents: text: Yes, they are.
text: Especially because of their low repair costs premium tanks tend to net you more credits than a regular tank.
text: Having a premium tank is especially useful when you do not intent to play with a premium account, as the premium tank will then help you pay for the high tier non premium vehicles.
text: I own a type 59 myself, without a premium account it will make 30-60k for a win, and 5-20k for a lost battle.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/11240/Xenox
score: 1
sents: text: Premium tank can help you to earn credits to cover expenses for high tier non-premium tanks.
text: Repair cost is low and profitability is much higher, you will earn more credits.
text: If you don't want to buy a premium account and still want to invest some money for high tier tanks, premium tank is your best choice.
text: You don't need to train your crew to 100% using gold, you can train your crew in battles as you do with the regular tanks.
text: You also don't have to spend gold for modules as mentioned, you can buy it with credits as well.
text: It is a one time investment, which will basically give you access to tier 9 and 10 tanks, because they are too expensive to play.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/43515/Radium
score: 1
sents: text: If you are only buying Premium just for grinding or farming a credits, you better check this post about her guide for easy credits farming using premium tanks.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/50466/Kyle
score: 1
sents: text: No one has mentioned training yet.
text: Any crew can use 100% of their skill in a premium tank of the same type and country (e.g. any medium crew from a US tank can run in a US medium premium with no penalty).
text: If you want your crew to gain experience faster, it's a reason to have a premium.
answer_details: author: gaming.stackexchange.com/users/53744/Jeremy Miles
score: 1

Summary of the answers:
Premium tanks can earn more money. They help you earn credits to cover expenses.
While it is not a simple question, it seems that buying premium tanks can benefit a player, in many ways.