As the title says, what do you want/don’t want to be added when infantry arrives?
Personally, I hope we’ll be able to customize the soldiers (with realistic uniforms, like in Enlisted) and that we don’t end up with WW2 infantry against modern infantry.
I’m talking about infantry because given all the datamines/leaks that have come out, it’s now more than obvious that infantry will come soon enough.
Finnally the Open tops will be nerfed
Ai units only. As we saw in the WW1 event. Im seriously doubting we’ll see war thunder become an FPS.
Maybe APCs and IFV will finally have a purpose
I remain skeptical solely because I dont understand the possible business model behind this would be infantry.
Why would gaijin, which owns both warthunder and enlisted, create a competition to enlisted by adding infantry to warthunder?
I know its gaijin were talking about, but this sounds like 6000 IQ move.
Also @gszabi99 hi, sorry for pinging you, but can I ask you whenever there was anything related to infantry in recent datamines?
If infantry are added to Ground AB/RB/SB as anything other than AI/NPCs, I will quit the game for good.
I really hope the infantry assets in the files, if any even exist, are part of the April Fools joke. War Thunder doesn’t deserve to die this way.
Stop dreaming. There will never be infantry in Warthunder. Unless there is some completely new game, similar to BF. But definitely not in Warthunder.
- new mission type (e.g. Ground Strike (gs), Operation (bfd), Strategic Bombing (strbomb), etc.): Infantry Domination (infdom)
- “Balancer”, “Bulletproof” streaks: it can no longer be achieved in Infantry Domination (infdom)
https://www.reddit.com/r/Warthunder/comments/1naoxn8/2470143_248016_part_5/
Thanks
None of the datamines gszabi attached to his reply imply the infantry will come in some researchable/playable form.
Honestly, cant tell for sure. Ideally squad-based infantry with AI controlled squadmates like in Enlisted should work nicely (for a single infantryman wouldn’t do much in combined arms scenario, but a squad? And if said squad actually useful *unlike AI bots in Enlisted who only good at melee), buuut… we’re speaking about Snail here (single fighters still do kamikazy runs against battleships in Naval and bombers are dead class beyond doing funny with Pe-8 and other heavy bombers in TRB)
One thing for sure tho - it must closely interact (or even tied) to the existing APCs we have in the game, will give them more purpose beyond glorified ATGM launcher/point rusher/SPAA. Being able to not only rush point (or good position) and unload infantry to hold that place would be interesting (akin to transport helies in game called Heliborne, there transport (and hybrid, like Mi-24) can drop AT and AA teams to assist with whatever)
They said “datamines/leaks”. E.g.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Warthunder/comments/1l4dmoh/new_leak_from_oliva_infantry_in_war_thunder/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Warthunder/comments/1naab8h/new_leaks_from_olivia/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Warthunder/comments/1nrkbu0/leak_from_olivia_infantry_upgradesskills/
Oh, I take back what I said lol.
Yes, I was referring more to Olivia’s Discord haha
That’s the only thing I’m really worried about in all of this!
I’m sure they’d put infantry in a separate new game mode so i’m not so worried about this question, but Enslited… This would be undeniable competition for the game, and it (Enlisted) is already a bit deserted these days. And well, it worries me since, like many people, i’ve spent money (and time, time especially) in this game.
Maybe they’ll do some sort of merge, but that would be one hell of a technical and marketing challenge for sure.
People used to say the same about jets, helicopters and modern vehicles… And Olivia’s leaks seem to confirm that infantry is coming.
Something like in Il2:Great Battles - a bot/A.I setpiece for aircraft to strafe, rocket and bomb. However, in addition to this tanks can also machinegun and explode with HE shells and artillery calls.
Perhaps Infantry can capture objectives, making your objective as aircraft/tanks to ensure the infantry can reach those objectives (taking out tanks/artillery/aircraft) or prevent it yourself.
I think it will be more modern Infantry becose 1) it would kill Enlisted 2) the trailer showed only modern stufff, beut yeah i hope we can coustamize our soldiers like in active matter.
In theroy, Gajin could addd Enlisted to Warthunder. But its just and Theory, so dont make so much hope
Not sure of the age level for Enlisted and Warthunder as one I am not interested in at all and the other barely.
I believe once you have recognizable human figures the age level goes up and if there are graphic keys such as death, blood etc the age limit notches up. So they would have to be very careful about introduction as Warthunder could become an 18+ or restricted game.
But I would not worry to much as it requires planning, effort and hard work, all in short supply at Gaijin HQ, you will have retired and have grandchildren and possibly great grandchildren before it is implemented.
An 18 age restricted game cuts the numbers down considerably, hence why most games, films are 15 certificated to allow a bigger audience slice. There has been some shift in that some things that are 15 restricted now would have been 18 thirty or forty years ago.