I know I know, nerfed, worst medium, gun sucks, aim sucks, blah blah blah. I never got the chance to play it before nerfs and I really wish I did. While the current aim time is horrendous, wargaming did give it one thing people have overlooked immensely this whole time. That my friends is called tonnage. They made the tank a heavier, and thus made it into a really, and I mean a REALLY nice battering ram, while keeping it speed withing acceptable levels. With controlled impact, I have zero issues ramming a heavy to death. While it is classified as a medium, it honestly plays like a pocket heavy, a faster 430U or battlecruiser so to speak (for you naval buffs out there), with the armor and firepower to challenge most other heavy tanks if slugging it out becomes unavoidable. It is no longer the sniper of old, but a more nimble and softer E75. With that new mindset and quite a few calibrations of play style, it has been working out great. I wish I could make a video about it (will do at some point).
Disclaimer:
By no means is this saying the nerfs were done properly, but instead is to highlight a really odd "buff". Aim time sucks, and needs to be fixed.