Apart from F-89D which is clearly not discounted ( Because who tf buys F-89B and not buy the real good aircraft? ), is there something worth there?
All British premiums are at best mid. Only the He-219 I guess.
HA! I already have the a6m for us
No conspiracy theory really. They already did the exactly same thing with several dozen other premium vehicles … stuff like Lightning F53, A-4E, Kiyoshimo, Des Moines, T-2 early, etc.
They take premium vehicle that is somewhat underperforming in sales and hide it. Then 1-2 times per year Gaijin does small FOMO events that make the vehicle temporarily available and allows them to squeeze full vehicle price from those few players really interested in buying it … I’m sure they did the math and figured they’ll get more money this way. From time to time there are even discounts on those returning vehicles (usually if there are multiple FOMO events for it … like Milan at full cost for first flight event, discounted for Bastille day).
Maybe Gaijin found a few gaps in the FOMO event spam, one or two weeks where no returning premium vehicle is being pushed and their accounting department is really really nervous about it, so they need to plug these gaps by hiding a few vehicles that can be somehow tied to those dates. We’ll see when the vehicles start to (temporarily) reappear again.
“Janitor at the HQ of the mighty airforce of Noonecaresaboutistan saw a blurry picture of F-89D that someone has thrown in the trash … good enough excuse for FOMO event, it totally happened on 10th of December so F-89D temporarily returns for 3770GE”
4 Likes
You’d think with how much they use FOMO and some of these other changes, Gaijin’s got to be on the brink of bankruptcy. I mean, ever since the introduction of $75-$80 premium packs, players have been constantly saying that’s too much. And of course, in typically fashion, they don’t listen.
1 Like
Make the F89B for Sale too and we have a Deal 😁
4 Likes
When F-89D gets VT rocekts, it suddenly became broken overpowered but, everybody didn’t spam it just like current Rank VII premiums. That’s because you needed to buy B model before.
Except none of these are notable vehicles and all of those are.
On top of that, at least one of those was brought back on a sale.
Nothing to do with FOMO, everything to do with the idea of CHOICE PARALYSIS.
So they remove options to help players have an easier time making decisions.
Most vehicles removed from sale have never returned, and never will return.
1 Like
Notable for game play, no. Notable as real historical vehicles that were actually used, and fought, and represented in War Thunder, some of these very much qualify.
I won’t miss the captured vehicles, those were always kind of silly anyway, but as someone who likes to see historical vehicles represented in a historical vehicle battle simulator game, the others will be missed. I felt the same when they removed the French rank I tanks or the OS2Us from tech tree because they were “bad.”
Still waiting they bring back Ki-10-II C that has ways cool camoflage :/
1 Like
this really couldn’t wait until the sale? and putting the F-89D on sale while keeping the F-89B full price? Are you serious?
4 Likes
Yes )))
I joined this game 2 years late unfortunately :(
1 Like
Removed and for sure they will be hidden in some loot boxes, well OK but why the Vijayanta it makes no sense at this point.
1 Like
Never happened before. Not sure why people are expecting Gaijin to drastically change their behavior…
Why not just wait until the anniversary sale to remove these vehicles?
4 Likes
Because ALL of the GE vehicles bar the newest ones will be discounted and very few people will be interested in these particular ones. But right now they get all the attention.
2 Likes
I wonder, how high are the chances that we get new GE premiums as replacement for the 11 which will left?
3 Likes
What? Why would there be “compensation”??
Removing yet more options for Britains CAS at 2.0 as if there anything else baring the Hurricane IV.
And yet you wonder why people don’t want to play these nations.
Britain is already lacking CAS at 2.0 heavy/medium bombers will not cut it, I hope there will be some replacements in the next update.
1 Like
I hope for a Tomahawk for us Brits