Youtuber with high subscriber count said something about Russian bias so I must parrot it as I have no independent thinking ability
Even content creators linked to the partnership program are calling the bug report situation as clear bias, only bigots who pretend to be smart will deny it to not look edgy or confrontational.
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Your entire argument relies on 2 highly questionable subjective assumptions:
- that ground powercreep is exclusive to mbt additions/changes
- that the US actually has the best lineup since 2019
If one of these points is not 100% true then your entire argument and everything you think you see in the stats falls apart.
Migoons explanation on the other hand doesn’t require a huge player migration and it explains cases like the russian winrate dropping past Leviathans despite them getting another Top tier Mbt.
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Yes because high subscriber count = smart and always right about everything
It’s not about numbers, it’s about what they’re willing to lose (the partnership with the company) while calling out what’s obvious and what a chunk of bigots and shills around here have been denying for years.
It is well known that the partnership is an opportunity for growth within the community, but also for self-censorship.
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Yeah man unfortunately those people have more in their life than just war thunder videos
@H_ngma
1- I never mentioned just MBTs.
I explicitly addressed CAS, both helicopters & aircraft.
2- This is from cross-analysis, the standard for determining vehicle capabilities relative to others.
Cross-analysis is not assuming things.
There are over 3 million active players in War Thunder.
Player migration isn’t needed period.
It could be some players taking a month+ break [which we know is common], it can be players switching game modes, etc.
Yes but incorrectly.
Completely omits SPAA.
So we just ignore all other CAS additions? Catch up is still a significant buff and stuff like the Eurocanards was more than catch up.
3 tech trees got those first and for one it was only a mod and not a completely new heli the impact of which is super evident in Migoons explanation.
Cross analysis done by you.
Thats also more or less a type of player migration and yes it is needed for your theory to make sense.
Migoons explanation is much simpler than yours and also explains properly why not all additions yield the same result.
Because SPAA is the victim.
Blaming the victim for coming to the game to take down oppressors is silly.
No CAS additions were ignored, the post literally addresses all CAS additions which you quoted.
Cross analysis standardized by military analysts before I was born & still in use today with plenty of studies documentation showing the results of said standard.
So no, not me; I might be using their standards, but I am not the guy.
But yeah, there are over 3 million active players in War Thunder doing all sorts of things.
Where am i blaming SPAA (whatever thats supposed to mean anyway)? Im saying that powercreep in SPAA has an impact on winrate, because CAS has an impact on winrate and therefore stopping CAS makes a difference.
No? You cobbled together all LDIRCM Helis into one addition when they were separate ones for which the impact is quite visible and cant be explained by your theory.
Yeah but youre still the guy doing the analysis ergo its still an assessment made by you.
Yes precisely and because theres so many players things average out over hundreds of thousands of games which is why the simplicity and little amount of elements in Migoons explanation makes so much sense. Its just one variable: How good is the addition? And with just that question you can explain the winrate swings.
Yo dude - you KNOW who/what you are talking to don’t you?
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Eh, there are much, much worse people on this forum.
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It’s getting to the point where almost every BR bracket is packed with Russian/Soviet vehicles that feel far too strong, and Gaijin seems determined to turn a blind eye to a problem that’s increasingly hurting the game.
From outright overperforming vehicles like the Yak-9T and BMPT variants to exceptionally strong lineups at nearly every BR, Russian/Soviet vehicles often appear to have an advantage. Whether it’s firepower, survivability, or overall lineup depth, they consistently seem to come out ahead of their Western counterparts.
A few years ago, the balance issues were noticeable but manageable. Now, however, they feel much more obvious and harder to ignore.
If this trend continues, War Thunder risks heading down the same path as another well-known tank game that many players have already left behind.
Am I the only one who feels this way about the Russian side? Every nation has a few powerful vehicles, and that’s completely normal. The difference is that there always seems to be a Russian or Soviet vehicle that’s even stronger, regardless of the BR.
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Abrams isn’t Russian.
Neither is P51H5NA.
BMPT is currently BR’d the same way M4A2E3 is.
Yak-9s are okay, but other aircraft exist that are better CAS and/or fighters.
USA has the most amount of under-BR’d vehicles for any tech tree.
They can’t stop something they’ve never done to begin with.
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The fact that the BMPT was moved up in BR doesn’t really prove it’s balanced. Plenty of vehicles have remained extremely effective after BR increases because their overall package is still too strong for the environment they fight in.
The BMPT has excellent optics, thermals, two high-rate autocannons, proximity-fused ammunition for aircraft, ATGMs, and enough survivability to shrug off damage that would disable many other light vehicles. In urban maps and against helicopters or lightly armored targets, it can dominate matches while requiring far less precision than many vehicles it faces.
As for the Yak-9T, the issue isn’t that it’s unbeatable. The issue is that it combines fighter performance with a 37 mm cannon capable of deleting tanks and aircraft in a single hit. Vehicles don’t have to be invincible to be undertiered or overperforming.
You also mention the Abrams and P-51H as examples of non-Russian vehicles that are strong, but that doesn’t actually address my point. Every nation has strong vehicles. The difference is the consistency of Soviet lineups. At many BRs, the USSR isn’t relying on one standout vehicle; it has multiple competitive vehicles covering different roles in the same lineup.
That’s why players keep bringing up Soviet balance. It’s not because every Soviet vehicle is overpowered. It’s because the nation repeatedly ends up with some of the strongest lineups and some of the most controversial vehicles at a wide range of BRs.
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There is already a thread for this:
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Russian favoritism has always been a thing in War Thunder—it’s just become much more noticeable over time.
I also don’t understand why you’re bringing up the Abrams. The Abrams itself is heavily nerfed, and many players have pointed out that its armor isn’t accurately modeled compared to the available information.
And this isn’t just an issue with American vehicles. The same complaints apply to many NATO tanks, which are often considered to be underperforming because of inaccurate armor or damage modeling.
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@CoyDK
No, not every nation has OP vehicles.
USSR for example has zero OP MBTs, while USA has over 10 OP MBTs.
USA is the only tech tree in War Thunder that has stronger lineups than all other tech trees for 7 years running.
USSR never has, USSR has only ever been on-par at best.
@Jakobus2011-psn
Oh, you’re following in the footsteps of TIGER TANK with Devil’s Advocate arguments.
Abrams is not nerfed, it’s being buffed even more.
Inaccuracies aren’t nerfs/buffs, they’re just inaccuracies which all vehicles have.
It does not.
That’s why it’s not classed as a light tank (be glad it isn’t one, having scout drone + souting ability would be stupidly busted)
Still best MBT, and getting better next update