In a discussion here in this sub u/LordMuffin1 took the effort and explained which skills a 1600 WN8 player usually has. It made me aware that many players don't really know which skills and typical gameplay are associated with the respective XVM colors. So I decided to expand his list to all XVM colors. I do not claim my listing to be complete or correct and I would gladly hear your opinions on it.
I used the six color scheme from XVM and added some typical gameplay for each color. Every color includes the skills and abilities of the previous ones.
Red in the XVM metric
Percentile: Worst 20% of all players (aka tomatoes like me)
less than 550 WN8
less than 46% Win Rate
Typical Red gameplay
Knows how to get forward
Occasionally shoots at other tanks
Orange in the XVM metric
Percentile: from 20% to 60%
550 – 1050 WN8
46 – 49% Win Rate
Typical Orange gameplay
Can tell which part of the tank is the front and the back
Knows the difference between enemy and allied tanks
Some knowledge about base capture mechanics
Yellow in the XVM metric
Percentile: from 60% to 90%
1050 – 1600 WN8
49 – 52.5% Win Rate
Typical Yellow gameplay
Generally aims at the lower plate of the enemy tanks
Able to hit moving enemy tanks on short range
Knows about the minimap and equipment
Green in the XVM metric
Percentile: from 90% to 99%
1600 – 2500 WN8
52.5 – 57.5% Win Rate
Typical Green gameplay
Has some knowledge on what the strengths and weaknesses of the most common tanks are
Can move his tank without hitting team mates when leaving starting position
Makes use of terrain and bushes (sidescraping, hull-down etc.)
Sometimes takes a decision based on minimap information
Shoots enemy tanks that engage other team mates
Able to communicate with teammates
Can snipe at decent distances
Blue in the XVM metric
Percentile: from 99% to 99.9%
2500 – 3450 WN8
57.5 – 63% Win Rate
Typical Blue gameplay
Has advanced knowledge on what the strengths and weaknesses of most tanks are
Uses equipment to amplify strengths and mitigate weaknesses of his tanks
I like the specialization, also like the skill penalty from death when regarding weapons but not so much when regarding blocking and the life skills ...