I am writing to you with a complaint regarding the recent change in the battle rating of the premium aircraft F-5C. As the owner of this aircraft, I purchased it based on its specifications and the corresponding battle rating of 10.3. However, after the latest update, the battle rating of the F-5C was increased to 11.0.
I believe that such a sharp increase in the rating is unfair for several reasons:
The increase in rating has led to the F-5C now frequently facing aircraft with more powerful armaments and superior flight characteristics. This significantly complicates the effective use of the aircraft and diminishes the enjoyment of the game.
Comparison with other 11.0-rated aircraft shows that the F-5C lags significantly in combat performance.
Unjustified change: It is unclear to me what arguments were used to justify the decision to increase the F-5C’s rating. I believe that such a change contradicts the principle of balanced gameplay and may lead to players leaving who have invested their money in this aircraft.
As the owner of premium equipment, I expected an enjoyable gaming experience. However, this rating change makes me question the feasibility of continuing to play with this aircraft. Moreover, I am confident that similar situations could deter other players from purchasing premium equipment.
I ask that you consider my complaint and take the necessary measures to resolve this issue. Possible solutions could include:
Reverting the F-5C to its previous battle rating of 10.3 or 10.7.
Balancing the aircraft’s characteristics in line with the new rating.
Compensating players who purchased the F-5C for the inconvenience caused.
Thank you for your attention to this issue. I look forward to your response.
I bought this aircraft on sale. I didn’t have any jets on my account yet. I bought this aircraft to learn how to play with jets. I barely managed to play 10 battles with it before its battle rating was increased, effectively nerfing it.
What did I pay money for? What am I supposed to do now?
If you compare the technical characteristics and armament of the J-7D, it raises the question of why they have the same battle rating. Even if you compare it to the F-5E, which surpasses the F-5C in every aspect, yet also has a battle rating of 11.0.
This nerf is incredibly disheartening and undermines confidence in future premium purchases. The short-term gain from selling a premium vehicle and then nerfing it for marketing purposes can alienate players, discouraging them from making future purchases or causing them to quit the game entirely. I previously played War Thunder on another account where I purchased a premium T34-100. Shortly after, it was nerfed; its vertical guidance was changed from -5/18 to -3/18, and its Battle Rating was increased. As a result, I stopped spending money on the game and eventually quit in 2017. This year, I returned, created a new account, and hoped the company had learned from its past mistakes. Unfortunately, it seems the company’s approach to players hasn’t changed.
It is a nerf, but it is a justified nerf. The F-5C was too good for 10.3 previously, and should’ve been 10.7. When most of its contemporaries went up by .3, gaijin moved it up, and decompressed the BRs which leads to a .7 increase.
Oke you are right nothing has changed plane is still preforming the same then why did they even changed BR if nothing has changed Im really curious. Thank you
because everything else around it also went up. it’s almost as if that’s what the majority of the community had been begging for for ages
it didn’t help the F-5C was possibly one of the best premiums at 10.3 (and around that BR range), so it was bound to go up. the question was more when it’d go up.
bruh all the people whining about 9.3
it wouldnt see 9.3 now anyways, if f5c was correctly decompressed it would be at 10.7 now
it shouldnt be the same BR as f5e which is superior in every way to f5c
f5c now faces stronger enemies in bigger amounts it wasnt just decompressed its matchmaking changed for the worse
f4c should be 10.3 too not 10.7
you are wrong, the enemies f5c fights have changed
previously it would see only a few mig23/whatever was at 11.3 and went up to 11.7
now it can see whatever amount of them because they are only 0.7 not 1.0 br higher than f5c
so now you can find yourself in a lobby full of mig23 in a f5c that has no chance where previously it was like max 3 per battle
how can you people be so blind to see f5c is now at the same br f5e is
f5c now faces much more MIG23ML, su25t su39, tornados because they went up only 11.3 → 11.7 not 12.0
f5c went 10.3 → 11.0
f5e went 10.7 → 11.0
f4c went 10.0 → 10.7
dont you see this absurd of f5c and f4c going 0.7 up where they are outmatched?
mig23’s eat f5c for breakfast and tornados are annoying aim9l slingers and su39 with its r73’s
previously f5c would only see them in a full uptier meaning only a few per battle
now f5c can be put in a match where enemy team has 12 mig23’s with no chance of survival