The EMBT has currently been added to the French tree on the dev server; however, its placement within the tree is problematic, to say the least. It is positioned after the Leopard tanks in the Benelux sub-tree.
This forces players to grind through that section of the tree, which is not the most popular, in order to reach the best French tank currently in the game.
Solution: The EMBT should be moved to a different branch, for instance, following the other Leclercs.
Does the EMBT’s position in the French tech tree need to change ?
They should just change how the subtree system works, be it either 6th lane for the subtree or subtrees being their own mini tech tree where their vehicles could be placed in other nations line up (depending if they closely tied and such) or something like that
Think about it this way: if you’re new to the tech tree, you’ll have to grind at minimum 3 rank VIII vehicles to START researching the EMBT if it gets moved from the Leopard line to the Leclerc line.
Vehicles get put in less than advantageous spots in tech trees all the time for certain people who have some vehicles researched but not others.
It’s also not Gaijins fault you didn’t finish grinding the French TT, by the way. This is the most fair outcome for new players.