No, please, enough with modern vehicles—we need to focus on the current ones! Ignoring the issues and missing armor described in documents, especially about the Abrams series, should be a priority. I don’t see the need for more modern vehicles, which will just bring more bugs and lead to matches overcrowded with a single nation because it’s currently the meta in the game. I would prefer if they focused a major update solely on reviewing the documents and adding what each tank truly has in terms of armor!
The Challengers, Black Knight, SEP V2/V1, and the previous M1A2 variants are completely wrong in terms of their turret and additional ERA blocks. Since when does a Challenger, which can withstand multiple RPG rounds from all directions, just become immobilized and not destroyed or inoperable, get so easily taken out by 30mm rounds in the game? The same applies to the Abrams series, which are now considered the most reliable vehicles for crew survivability due to how well they protect their crew, with Kevlar throughout the vehicle, depleted uranium armor on the turret, RPG-resistant sides thanks to the confidence in American ERA blocks—and this even before they switched to the Trophy system on their MBTs with the Israelis.
We simply don’t need more modern tanks or aircraft. What we need are two major updates focused on improving what we already have and a proper re-evaluation of the documents, which are now publicly available since many years have passed.
I’m the opposite personally, I find modern vehicles the most interesting and not really represented in gaming such as many Chinese and Russian videos. DCS is too focused on American vehicles and ace combat is way too Arcady. There’s plenty of WW2 stuff in Warthunder already. Also got to remember the increasing rate of technological development. Personally I’m still waiting for the eurofighter and I’m hoping early next year.
Not everyone enjoys playing slow WW2 era vehicles and not everyone enjoys playing modern vehicles.
I would assume that the sales numbers for Premium at Gaijin tell them quite well which era is currently preferred and where their focus should be to maximise their sales.
Gaijin, stop the modern vehicle race already, before you hit the brick wall.
I would value the addition of something like Panzer II Ausf. L “Luchs”
higher than a hundred more slightly different modern machine variations.
The quality of modern tank gameplay in War Thunder sucks
because most players simply cannot handle it properly.
They did not sell because they are good, but because they’re rare.
There is plenty of fun to have in the lower BRs, but I also enjoy playing modern Leopards, Wiesel 1A2, AFT09 and TKX. So Gaijin is doing the right thing by adding vehicles for everyone and while the amount of WW2 vehicles is already extensive in game, the modern era vehicles are not.
Look at the variants of the Panzer IV in game or the T-34. They all feel the same when playing them, even though they have some variations on the rounds used and the calibre, but they all move like a Panzer IV or a T-34.
You get the same with the Leopard as well, because certain vehicles will spearhead an era in the game, but at the end of the day, it’s all the same. Slower gameplay in lower BRs and faster paced gameplay in higher BRs. Nothing wrong with that, just enjoy what you like to play and done.
Personally, there is is enough vehicles in game to keep you busy for the next few years, even with premium. I also predict that majority of the players that moan for new vehicles will stop playing anyways when there is nothing left to add & each tech tree looks like a McDonalds Franchise menu (copy paste).
Ideally, I would like to see event vehicles being the only addition and some of the more unique WW2 and Cold War vehicles, including some of the concept vehicles from the era.
Same time, I would also like to so improvement in game design, bug fixes and map design along with more maps. So -
Ground effect is not a vacuum, it is a air pocket you ride on that requires less thrust and pitch to maintain lift.
Mouse Aim still has incorrect rudder input on a roll & pitch (turn)
Rounds vanishing when taking barrel or breach damage or dying
Tree hitboxes being at a offset from the tree
Floating buildings (Afghan Alt History you can hide your AV8B+ under some buildings and have fun. Can be quite lol
APFSDS not ricocheting on shot traps. Along with APFSDS, APHE, AP, HESH damage projection. Yes, I have had it before where I overpressured with APFSDS by hitting the barrel of a tank.
Clear and separated game mode and intent between Arcade, Realistic and Sim. Increased reward for arcade players so they do not feel obliged to grind in realistic, complaining about realistic modes and then realistic being turned into arcade death box matches.
Ghost artifacts in the sky and under terrain while using TWS
Seperate BRs (WW2, Cold War, Modern) by technology and not year. Preventing WW2 tech and designs fighting Cold War and Cold War fighting Modern
Balance BRs for what the vehicle is, not how well people play with it.
Is pretty clear Gaijin for monetary reason or not, they taked one direction and is stay focused in modern stuff, so people we are here for WW2 tanks we are second class players.
I dont know if this list is accurate but again another patch where 90% of the content is modern stuff.
I hope they accelerate adding modern tech, so they run out of modern tech to add sooner. This will cause them to focus on props again, of which there are a lot to add/update.
Unfortunately for most it just wouldn’t, the hull armour addons of the later Leopard 2s are about the best it gets in terms of modern kinetic tank protection, something that the rest of NATO hasn’t really invested in at all. Yes the hull armour of the Chally 2, Ariete, Leclerc, ZTZ-99A and Merkavas definitely needs some work but there is no magical ‘2a7 standard’ because realistically it is one of the best armoured MBTs in the world (frontal arc)
i think they already have. So the new BP is going to have 2 vehicles plus a box that will give you an old event vehicle. This time around will probably be a tank.
