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If you look at my suggestion again, I made it clear that the Type 89 prototype is proposed as a premium or special vehicle, like a squadron or event vehicle, which Japan currently lacks. When was the last time there was a Japanese event vehicle? The Ka-Chi was added a very long time ago or almost two years ago to be specific. Or how about a premium IFV? Well, we have nothing. Also, just because I made this suggestion doesn’t mean it’s going to be added immediately before all the other IFVs that have been suggested before it. You know, a vehicle suggestion can take up to 3 years or more to be implemented, So anything that has already been passed to the developers in the past still has a higher chance of being added into the game first. Like seriously, this thing was approved for voting just yesterday, but I don’t know why you are so worried about it being something that avoids other IFVs from being implemented.
In matter of facts i always find it perplexing when a particular group of individuals becomes apprehensive upon encountering a new suggestion, fearing that established ones, which have been through Gaijin’s eyes for years, might suddenly face cancellation or alteration. It’s simply not how it work !!!
Unless, of course, even many years after this, we still don’t have those IFVs, and by that point, Gaijin might now be aware of this suggestion and choose to implement it. Well, in that case, it can’t be helped.
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I don’t know what the TK-X P filled, we already had two Type 90 which was a pretty good lineup, same with having Type 10 and TK-X at 11.7. And I do not believe that most people were a fan of “at least Gaijin made an attempt to make that Type 10 different than the rest”. Nobody likes having something being nerfed in order to have it at a lower BR, in fact, it is the opposite, we would rather have the vehicle unchanged to remain at the same BR as the vehicle it is copied from. Ask anyone how they think of the Type 16 FPS not having Type 93 APFSDS just to be at 9.3. The TK-X P should have been another 11.7 tank with its Type 10 APFSDS considering both the 11.0 and 11.7 lineups had two tanks at the time. That was my main issue with the TK-X P actually.
The same goes for the Type 89 P; if it’s added, I want it to be at the same BR as the Type 89 without Gaijin attempting anything funny. I like the Type 89 even in its current state, but having another one in the form of a premium or reward vehicle would be a welcome addition so I could have two Type 89s in the lineup. It’s no different from the reason you have a Type 74F or Type 90B.
Yes, there are many WW2 vehicle suggestions, and a dozen of those are from myself. But you need to realize the fact that Gaijin is simply not interested in them. You can clearly tell that for a whole years between 2022 and 2023, not a single WW2 vehicle was added to the tech tree. The last WW2 tank they added was the Hi-Ro sha, and that was in 2021. Despite many of those vehicles requiring little to no effort to make, I’m not going to hold my breath for any more years expecting unique WW2 or Cold War vehicles to be added. If I have to be honest with you, I’m done doing that.
Realistically, many people were dissapointed with the near-copies that Japan has recieved in the last few updates (except Type 81 (C) of course), because there are obviously better choices Gaijin could have made that would help the tree out in the other BRs it struggles in. It is not just about whether or not the tank stands out among its contemporaries, but also if it actually improves the tree by some length.
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I don’t remember if I was disappointed with anything we got last update. My biggest concern with the copy-paste vehicle we got last year was the Type 87 P being extremely overrated. If it was added at a reasonable BR, it could be a very useful addition to 6.7 up to 7.3 lineups. I honestly was very glad to see the Type 87 P added. Regarding the TK-X P, my other problem, besides it having no Type 10 APFSDS, is that I would rather have a TK-X No.4 than having a prototype of a prototype, which is simply silly. But I would be completely fine with another TK-X prototype, just not one that is based on the existing TK-X.
And don’t forget the Type 99 which was a brand new vehicle added along side Type 81 in the same year.
Would I rather have something more unique, something we haven’t seen before? Obviously, of course, but since we are not getting them, I’m just going to make do with what we are given. As I said, one is better than zero.
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It held true back then and it still does now. If that logic is applied to Japan we should have been given a bunch of unqiue experimental tank by now included the B78. But this is the sixth year since the B78 was passed for consideration, so where is it ? What is stopping Gaijin if they could use their imagination in recreating the vehicle ?
Would you rather keep waiting for six more year and not getting something at all along the way ?
If you look at the PLZ83-130 suggestion it at least have a whole vehicle specifications available. Additionally it is based on the already existing vehicle. And since it is Chinese and was ininitally built for export so i can imagine that achieving more details that is not available on the internet is easier for Gaijin to achieve. Beside don’t they have a Chinese consultant working for Chinese vehicles aswell ? I don’t believe we have one for Japan or at least not anymore.
The B78 for example is desinged exclusively for Japan, most of their stuff are kept in secrecy because they were not trying to seek out for foreign customers. So it is very different between Japan and other countries.
The funny thing is, i made my suggestion for the MCV no.3 aka the Type 16 (P) back in 2020. This thing had everything from countless high resolution of photos taken from different angle to the vehicle performance since we already have the Type 16 in the game so it uses the same vehicle stats. And it took about only two years to be seen in the game. So clearly existing vehicle especially if it based on the already existing one that we already knew about and that they don’t have to figure out the interior layout such as ammunition racks, crew positions, engine placement etc is much easier for them to make.
The common tactical tracked vehicle might be a much easier vehicle to implement, although again it is nowhere to be found. But it should be placed above the Type 89 by provinding it with a 35mm APFSDS rounds, perferably at 9.3 BR. The common tactical wheeled vehicle might not be coming anytime soon given that it is not even yet enter the service. Although both are valuable vehicles that would tremendously enhance the tech tree, it’s better not to expect them if you don’t want to end up disappointed with each new update.
