Stop the usage of one way smokes

Does anyone else agree with me that ESS creating a one-way smoke for tanks with thermals is an insane thing when theres vehicles which don’t get thermals at such br’s?

It’s not exactly a major issue, but it’s an issue i just ran into and it was just unfair and not something i could do anything about. It doesn’t change the complexity of gameplay, all it does is give the opponent an instant win button by simply setting up an ess screen.

Thinking back to csgo, (which is a much better balanced game i’d say), one way smokes were awful and most players agreed not to do it in competitive play because how broken it was. I understand war thunder is not 1 to 1 with csgo, and the game offers more angles and routes than the small maps of go (though that comes with its own can of worms i wont go into), but it’s not fair and that’s what sucks.

Some people then might say that it’s okay for the game to not be fair, but i’d say it’s better for the game to have RNG elements (such as world of warships) than have elements that completely dominate the other side. I understand ESS is realistic, but you couldn’t find a way to balance it? Or maybe make it so people don’t have to grind their thermals? Because you know, it is built into the fucking tank?

ESS smoke + thermals is such a niche tactic that your mention of it is likely caused by a singular incident. You can fire through the smoke, which doesn’t spread as much as in real life, and ESS has a very long cooldown which is 3x the time of its use. Also only applicable to static positions, and also because ESS comes from the engine, most of the time you will need to continuously back up in order to actually be hidden. So no, it’s not unbalanced at all.

Go in fast, pull a 90 degree turn, then take cover
Sit behind your smoke as the enemy starts peeking your angle
Shoot everyone and hope nobody has thermals, which is a lot of people

Seems like a way to get free kills without doing anything yourself