"This is because our current approach with the higher ranks is to try and avoid placing entirely unique or historically important vehicles exclusively as premiums as much as possible. "
So, why are the best variants or unique vehicles locked behind a paywall? For example: the Phantom (better radar), the FR-1 Firebolt (unique), the XA-38 (unique), the P-59 (unique and unbalanced/broken), the A-4E Early (unique armament configuration for North America), the F-14D and the IRIAF (better than the tech tree variants), and the A-6E TRAM. And this is JUST in the North American aircraft tech tree.
I have no issue with premium vehicles, but they shouldn’t be better than the tech tree variants—EVER—because the game is heading toward a Pay-to-Win model. And when I say “pay,” I mean paying a LOT, because the prices are VERY high. o7
I have a question , might be offtopic . But a lot of players need an answer.
Do you have plans for simulator game mode ? And please who we should contact to make necessary changes . We have a lot of passion for that mode and we don’t ask for much .
I have one thing to say. I have no problem with copy-paste premiums, and also if the tech tree need somthing to get srtonger in some BRs sure add them (like the low tier of Italy), but there are many that wasn’t needed on my opinion like the leo 2a4-5-6 into the french TT. The exat thing that i want to say is if we dont have the old system where NATO were fighting againts RU and CN though it is pretty anoying to fight againts the same tank that im siting in, in every single match (especially in air [for air at least to nations pls separate them like every one of them are only on 1 side]). {and 1 last thing the low level players in toptier (not because of leaving after 1 death but because they dont have any experience, i think it should be a limit that “you have to reach like lvl 50 to buy the M1A1 Click Bait” won’t be done because this would cut a lot of money}
I agree with you in many things except this, Every TT has like what? 200 vehicles ? Having 10 common vehicles doesn’t make it the same TT with different skins
The game wasn’t just about nations, but the battles too. Now diluted, there used to be some sense of historical authenticity. Especially with the air battles.
Also mandatory PL mention out of context and oddly contradictory to the post, check.
I feel like just because a nation exist, doesn’t mean they need to be a tree in WT. Poland and Eastern Europe TT aren’t the worst contenders out there to get added tho, but then you have things like…
Unified Korea. People hypocritically massively upvote for this and then ask why does the game feel like everything blends together when there’s no identity.
did you mean (agile eagle slats)
not locked behind a paywall
I didn’t write it but mostly i was aiming for the top tier to criticize. The lover tier yeah there are way more uniq vechicel
Is it possible that we get more news like this, with more info about how decisions get made. I honestly think it’s really nice to see.
Dollar alredy proven that the idea of adding those copy paste vehicles just isnt true by the most part.
This post is an absolute joke
Mr snail used to add cool duplicates
Example:
i suggest add cool duplicates aircraft with different engines / modifications if available.
Example of cool duplicates:
Mr snail added He 177 A-3 for battlepass it’s copy past of the He 177 A-5 nothing interesting.
Example of awesome duplicate for He 177 :
He 177 B-5
4 engines He 177 / better defense
or the He 177 A-7 last type He 177 with better defense / engines /use the He 274 cockpit.
it’s awesome duplicate instead of He 177 A-3
I recommend mr snail to look at all players suggestions again.
so many awesome / cool vehicles suggestion for all nations.
mr snail i don’t trust that line anymore analyze your feedback 
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Mr snail when i am going to the dead sea next week to swim i make sure to bring mr Snail to dead sea.
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This is exactly what we DON’T want you to do. We don’t want mass produced slop “right now”. You add copy pastes as temporary fixes, but then they stay and so do the consequences. And the consequences are that variety dies as every nation gets a Sherman, a Leopard, an F-16 or other.
Gaps in tech trees aren’t nearly as important as the quality of the gameplay.
I’ve been playing War Thunder since 2013. I started with aviation, took a long break, then switched to ground forces, and by now the clone fatigue is real. T-34 after T-34, T-64 after T-64, and now another Leopard 2 or another T-90 variant. It all starts to feel the same.
I completely understand duplicate premium vehicles. But filling the main research trees with three or four copy-paste variants of the same MBT just kills the motivation to grind. It ends up being the same gameplay for months.
You mentioned that unique vehicles and prototypes take longer to develop. I get that. But that’s exactly what top tier needs to stay exciting. Real variety is worth waiting for.
I’d much rather grind vehicles like:
USSR: Object 640 (Black Eagle), Object 490, Object 477, T-95 (Object 195), T-14 Armata, and Object 787 (Viper).
USA: CATTB, M1 Thumper (Abrams Block III), and AbramsX.
Germany: KF51 Panther, Leopard 2 A-RC 3.0, and EMBT 140.
Sweden: Strv 2000.
I’d happily spend my time and money grinding vehicles like these instead of another Leopard, Abrams, or T-90 variant. That’s the kind of diversity that keeps top tier exciting and gives players a reason to keep playing.
But not tech tree variant, you’re also right about the Phantom.
theres no IFF in many planes like the prop ones and the Harrier GR1, still a problem, Hunter in 2 nations, the issue is with the old planes
yea but at least for me sometimes its funny to see American bf109 or playing my nc900
Last I checked if I buy something it’s mine and the manufacturer can’t just claim ownership again. The USA got their spoils from the export, the funds to develop even more vehicles that can also be found in (or added to) the US techtree. But in exchange they no longer own the vehicles they sold, that’s simply how export works.
Now if I play War Thunder because I want to play the Greek military, why would I be forced to play the USA? Or even worse, considering Greece doesn’t exclusively operate American equipment, do I now have to play even more nations to make a Greek lineup? Or are the lineups completely removed and the nation might as well not be there? What about domestic Greek vehicles? If Greece has no fixed home in game, where would I put for example the Leonidas variants?
…variety to lineups at the cost of removing variety of matches :/
i like that you guys gave us a reason why, but id still prefer less copy paste.
what was the M55 filling in for?
leaked by Mr Stona himself
Or what about the F-4E mk2 Peace Icarus 2000? it was upgraded with Germany not USA were it should go with he’s logic?