Very true and many people are missing the point here.
Evidence dictates that if CAS was as effective in real life as in War Thunder makes out it is in lower BR then WW2 would have been over in late 43. The common belief vs the true effectiveness of CAS is generally overstated compared to what statistics show.
Heavy bombing is a different thing all together and was devastating to especially to the Germans when they had no air support. There was nothing they could do but sit in hiding and hope for the best which is all we can do in game as it happens.
Later CAS is truly devastating as we saw in Iraq and the withdrawal from Kuwait. I don’t think a highway of death scenario makes good game play somehow.
My point there is if Gaijin wants to implement modern CAS then it will have break links with reality in order to maintain balanced and enjoyable game play.
The fact is also that big modern armies don’t face other big modern armies but develop their weapons to seal club the little guy. Many experts are saying that the USA would disintegrate in a modern war with Russia just like the Ukraine are or even vice versa if USA would have invaded Ukraine.
Modern war is not about fair balanced competition and needs to be fictionalized to make a good game. CAS was never about engaging tanks fairly.
That’s assuming there is a problem. The responses to all the other CAS related posts made here leaves the impression that the vast majority of forum users do not view this as a problem.
No because in ARB killing cas airplanes is lame. They are low, very slow and you just loose your altitude.
While killing cas in tank battles can help my team and is generally more fun. + I can spawn tank…
Lol, meanwhile the biggest poll asking for a No CAS game mode cannot even get a majority. Think about that. If regular CAS included ground RB would still exist on top of a No-CAS ground RB, the community still does not think that should be allowed.
Because if something as simple as having a non-CAS ground mode cannot get a majority, then CAS isn’t a problem. They’re not asking for the current ground mode to be changed. Just that Gaijin adds a new mode without CAS. And something so simple as that cannot garner 51%. What message does that send to Gaijin?
And it’s the biggest poll in this forum regarding the topic is it not?
Thank you for that link. What it does show is that only 26% of players would be dedicated to a tank-only game mode. That in itself shows that it’d be a waste of resources/time/efforts just to cater to 26% of the player-base. Everyone else will continue to play the current mode.
I made that poll, and the fact that I allowed people who were uninterested in a TO mode an option in that part of the poll (“I would never play TO mode”) was a mistake. If people weren’t interested in a TO mode in the first place then asking them how often they’d play it just damages the results.
That is not true. Don’t get the poll twisted. What it asked was, if a tank only mode was offered, would you play it? And majority of players said yes, and even then majority of those yes votes would still play the other ground mode.
Just because a tank only mode is offered and someone would play it once in a while, doesn’t mean its wanted.
It wasn’t a mistake because it was necessary to give a full clear picture. Those who wouldn’t play it at all should still be included in the 2nd results.
I would mostly play Tank Battles if it were offered 19%
I would rarely, if ever, play Tank Battles mode 14%
I would play an equal amount of Tank Battles mode and Ground Battles (CAS enabled mode) if offered 10%
I would occasionally play Tank Battles, but mostly Ground Battles 7%
Add up the percentages, that is 50% compared to 26% of those who would only play Tank mode. We’re not counting the ones who wouldn’t play tank mode at all.