While I can appreciate reducto ad absurdum, I can say that after my first 400 matches on my first account, I had the game figured out fairly well. The rest became personal frustration learning each bell curve after each update and new vehicle I unlocked. That and of course map familiarization and watching players do the predictable thing of getting into a plane when we’re playing Ground RB.
I also don’t have the greatest equipment. I run off a GTX 960 at Mid graphics with some High settings, as can be seen in my Tiktoks. A 27 inch monitor that still suffers from shearing because it’s not up to date, and I’m on Wifi, not Ethernet.
Nevertheless, I give a good accounting of myself today. Lots of others suffer for lack of awareness and/or being outflanked when they least expect it, which increases frustration. Without a lot of time spent watching Youtubers and their own ballistics, I’d likely be in a similar boat.
All that being said, my observations about the Abrams and top tier today aside, the Object 292 just isn’t what everyone thinks.
Without thermals, it’s a much more difficult prospect to engage in sniping, particularly in the maps that Gaijin has today. That leaves it in a support role on overwatch, and only one shot every 10 seconds, with no machine-guns, means it cannot mark targets for others or even track enemies on a fast approach.
The round may be OP for 9.0, but as pointed out we already see that in the Object 120, and even that thing isn’t as terrifying to me anymore.