Hey everyone! Today we have the planned Battle Rating changes for August. There are changes for Aircraft, Ground Vehicles, and Naval Vessels, make sure to leave your thoughts in the comments below.
For all the details, please check out the Battle Rating changes table, but first we’d like to comment on a few things.
Currently, many low and medium BR fighters up to 8.0 are extremely effective in this mode compared to attack aircraft and bombers, so as part of these changes, the Battle Ratings of many of them will be increased.
At the same time, high BR fighters, starting at 8.0, feature many aircraft without fire-and-forget armament, or any guided weapons at all. Therefore, compared to their counterparts and the threats presented in the mode, such as advanced SPAAGs and SAMs, these aircraft are underperforming, so their Battle Ratings in this mode will be reduced.
We welcome your suggestions for adjusting aircraft BRs in Tank Realistic Battles!
Despite how its attributes may look in a vacuum, this tank has very high performance and is played extensively. It significantly outperforms the vast majority of tanks at its rank, that includes light, medium and heavy tanks. We are looking into the options to reduce the tank’s effectiveness without further increasing its Battle Rating. We’re not currently announcing a BR increase today, but it is an option we’re considering for the future.
We plan to remove the Japanese Ho-Ri SPGs (both variants) from the Japanese research tree and from sale.
The Ho-Ri Production will be removed from the research tree, just as the Panther II and Flakpanzer 341 were previously removed. Players who own it or have put research points into it will keep it. Similarly, the premium Ho-Ri Prototype will no longer be available for purchase, but will remain in the possession of those who have purchased it already. We don’t have plans to make them available for research or purchase again in the future.
These vehicles were added quite early on in the Japanese research tree to fill gaps and ensure smoother progression. Their accuracy has long been debated, and since its inclusion numerous new vehicles have been added to the research tree around the Battle Ratings the Ho-Ri once filled. New information on the Ho-Ri has since emerged following its inclusion in the game, and it can now be confidently concluded that both vehicles were created based on questionable technical research and contain inaccuracies even as variants of unrealized designs. This does not diminish their importance to the game; they are part of the history of the Japanese research tree, filled their role well, and we can at least say that their implementation was an interesting experience. However, the time has indeed come to retire these controversial vehicles.
After the final version of the Battle Rating changes goes into effect, we plan to have a one-week discount for the Ho-Ri Prototype, and remove both vehicles on the 1st of September. We will share more details later, including right in the client in the tech tree. Make sure to check the Japanese tech tree from time to time to make sure you don’t miss it!
The War Thunder Development Team
