It is objectively terrible
Bad reverse, horrible internal layout and terrible firepower (long ass reload with bad round).
I’m not grinding another nation to top tier anymore, grb is a terrible game mode to grind in (I do not plan on playing on someone else’s account either)
Preference is fine and dandy, just don’t confuse it with what’s objectively better.
Like in air rb, I prefer flying the F-2A over the Su-27S.
Even though the Su-27S is better, I dont enjoy flying it as much as the F-2
yes, it certainly is, but when a tank is coated in plates with a few mm separation it will be a far more common occurrence than the norm,
Yeah… the BMPTs ruined the game for Russia as much as everybody else…
The T90M is very good, but it has a specific playstyle that requires a certain level of skill to master; however, certain maps put it at a disadvantage, whereas the BVM is more versatile for newcomers thanks to its mobility.
? T-90M is worse than T-80 mainly due to the worse versatility.
There’s not much you can do with the tank compared to.Abrams/leopard/T-80 because the handicaps are much worse
I absolutely agree; even though it’s an amazing vehicle, it has ruined Russia’s win rate for months now. The horde of T-80Us is completely wrecking matches. You know what I find funny? Back during the December 2025 dev server, I repeatedly asked for the BMPT to be placed at 11.3 or 11.7 with APFSDS because I wanted to use it alongside the T-90M. But Gaijin did what they did, and it’s ruined matches for Russia for a while now it feels just like when the Leopard 2A4M came to Germany; it was impossible to play as Germany back then.
objectively sure but i personally completely and utterly disregard the notion that T90M is truly terrible to play and a bad tank.
I agree that in vacuum it is not a great tank. The russian specialty of horrible gun depression and slow reload are big negatives.
But warthunder is not a game where you can just look at a tank in vacuum. Theres a lot of things that atleast in my opinion make T90M a not a bad tank, just has to be played a bit more passive otherwise its effectively gambling on “can the other person aim”
The relikt is and has been overperforming as all hell for ages (dont even get me started on the canvas bags not disintegrating when hit with autocannon or heavy machinegun) and the 3BM60 while one of the weaker rounds (atleast its not the OFL 120 F1) is still more than capable of doing well. Sure its not as good as DM53 but its still a solid good round.
The added protection on T90M from side and front (especially the turret protection that stops you from dying when they hit above the breech like on BVM or T72s) along with spall liners and external fueltanks (without any bulkhead behind it ofc because that just has to be for abrams only) is atleast in my opinion enough to make it not a terrible tank to play.
Yeah, I hate how Gaijin tries to shoe horn vehicles into certain BRs, especially when they remove weapon systems to do it (although I have heard that the BMPT has an actual feed issue with APFSDS), but what they tried to do to the F-14D was a travesty, making it premium was bad, but the amount of weapon systems they where trying to remove to justify it was just plain obnoxious.
Yeah, T-90 is not horrible to play.
There’s very few vehicles that are in such a state (luchs for example)
There is still simply nothing it has to offer to truly elevate it to a great MBT.
Vacuum or not it will end up losing engagements due to the limitations I listed earlier or can’t even get shots off on target which X other vehicle can very easily.
The real issue with the T-90M comes down to how you use and position it; I always say that positioning is key with the T-90M, though some maps don’t even allow for that. The tank itself is good despite having an extremely long reload time that really ought to be faster and its mobility is solid, as it hits 60 km/h quickly. However, the problem is that if you position yourself poorly, you’ll pay a heavy price and end up back in the hangar; attack in the wrong spot, and it’s back to the hangar; try to retreat at the wrong moment, and well, you know back to the hangar.
It should never get apfsds.
This tactic has a 50/50 chance to work well.
The F-2A ADTW is a great example of it working well.
It’s one of my favorite vehicles to play and a great plane.
F-14D was uhh, an interesting set of decisions…
Forwards mobility doesn’t mean much when you can’t escape back into cover (-4km reverse)
Any non-urban or slightly hilly map and you’re cooked (the vast majority of maps)
Unlike manually loaded tanks you can’t adjust the reload time on autoloaded tanks for balancing purposes.
Good luck there
Honestly, even though they’re worried about another review bomb in 2023 and are listening to the community at least a little bit Ihave no hope for improvements there. I don’t expect better maps or new modes, aside from Nuclear Thunder (obviously created to pave the way for 5th-gen and the remaining 4.5-gen aircraft). But as for Ground Realistic Battles? I have no hope that they’ll change that.
On top of that, I wish they would implement at least one thing I’ve asked for: a restriction on new players’ accounts regarding premium purchases. For instance, to buy a Rank 5 or 6 premium tank, you would need to be at least level 25 or 35 and have unlocked Rank 3; to buy a Rank 7 premium vehicle, you would need to have unlocked Rank 5 tanks and reached level 45 or 55; and for other top-tier premiums, you would need Rank 6 tanks and a minimum level of 60. This would encourage players to actually learn the game instead of just buying their way to the top. Purchases of GE, premium accounts, Golden Eagle vehicles, and marketplace items would remain unrestricted.
Yes please
Yes, but they provided the production variant to the TT with it’s full load out (at least what would not be currently OP in game, which is another valid reason to initially limit load outs). It’s hard to compare but it’s like if there was only one variant of the F-2 that could use the AAM-4B and AAM-5 and they decide to add it as premium… but not give it either missile to lower it’s BR, that would be a dick move even if the ADTW is better for it’s BR (I also love it more than the F-2A in the TT).
They kept the Type 90 at a 6sec reload for years for balance.
What do you mean? You dont enjoy having a level 17 T80UE1, 2A4M or Clickbait player driving into you while youre aiming, popping smoke as soon as they get shot at blinding you or driving in the open field, dying and then leaving immediately?
Like ill be honest i sometimes bring only 1 tank 1 plane lineups when im bored instead of full 8 vehicle ones, but that is generally less because i dont have the vehicles to use and more because i dont want to play for 16+ minutes on a genuinely atrocious map like Rhine or Sweden and would rather just eat the loss and play next than not have fun for quarter of an hour just to lose anyway because my team is a bunch of barely cohesive creatures of the night.
That is exactly why positioning is so important. You might get away with using the ESS and popping smoke grenades it works sometimes but that forces you to expose your tank. I do it myself; after all, nothing ventured, nothing gained. It’s not like that on every map many make the gameplay difficult, though not impossible which is why I said you need skill and know-how to use it. If you have that, you’ll know where to position yourself without it being too much of a hindrance. I know how to do it, and that’s why I love it; it’s my second most-played tank.
The type 90 does have proof that the can be faster. Does the T-90?
The issue is that the T-90 forces you to play in this specific way.
That is why it’s not a great tank.
This massive restriction on versatility and general options for positioning, picking fights etc is why it can’t be a great MBT
I just mean they have kept an autoloaded tank artificially high for balance, so they can adjust an autoloaders speed for balance, it’s not set in stone.
I’m not saying they will or should artificially lower it.