War Thunder guide: Managing burnout

[John_Sneeeeeeeew]

If a game need a ‘managing burnout’ guide, something is wrong.

[Morvran]

Or you know, they could just lower the amount of work that is required for the event to a more managable level

[warhead_beast]

@war_Tinder

War Thunder has 10 nations, 9 of which are enjoyable to play in some form (cough Israel cough) and 8 of which have at least decent ground trees (cough Japan cough). Those nations have a lot of variety. If you are getting bored of a nation or are finding it monotonous, go play something else. Get variety to make the game more interesting.

Italy exists

[John_Sneeeeeeeew]

Events should be fun, they should be like the atomic thunder one, you play a fun mode and you get fun rewards, not a grind fest.

[Morvran]

Yep, the last one (for the Mirage) was a real chore, having to log on and do it even though I wasnt really in the mood for War Thunder. Thats the biggest issue for me. The amount needed to grind in air or even naval is managable, but its doing it every 2 days for 16 days is just designed to burn you out so you spend money on it.

[war_Tinder]

I feel like I’m going to have to start saying this a lot given my habit of longer form posts, but I am not an employee and this is not an official guide. This is a personal project because I want to do guides like this, and entirely independent of that, I am also a community helper which is not a salaried position.

[John_Sneeeeeeeew]

yeah, but the point still stands :)
No issue with you or what you wrote though

[war_Tinder]

I agree that something is wrong. The fact that I had to write it at all is kind of insane, I just really want people to know it’s not official.

[Beeschurger]

@war_Tinder

You don’t need every event vehicle

This really is a “do as I say, not as I do” thing because I absolutely go for every prize, but you don’t need to. If you don’t want a prize, skip it. Take a break. Don’t force yourself to grind. If you just want a specific decal or decoration, get it and then stop.

RIP bro, my comments were being flagged non stop when I said this last week.

This is equivalent to saying a hard r slur to some people.

[war_Tinder]

It really is. I have no clue why people take such offense at the idea. If you want every event vehicle (like me) that’s fine, but some people take it as a personal insult.

[Its_Filthy]

1. People that complain about the quantity of points needed need to study some other guides. You can complete a mark in 2.5 hours a day over 2 days or 5 hours a day if you gun it. Note - this is at average play averaging 1500 score per match.

2. Play other games from time to time - you do not have to dedicate your life to a game. Personally, I play WT and something else every day.

[war_Tinder]

That is true, but I still think it is too high for most. I’ll be fine, but it is too much for most people.

[Its_Filthy]

Currently I am sitting at 38749/45000

Roughly 3 hours of play and really not playing to do well, we are just vibing and having fun. I am placing between 5th and 7th at the moment cause hold W simulator.

[war_Tinder]

It’s not that hard. The burnout issue is this + the Battle Pass + Pages of History + any mini events and that these events are going forever now.

[Lady_Etaski]

I make it a point to be nice and polite to everyone in chats. And so I start every match ( I play AirRB) with a “Good luck have fun” to both teams. Because this is a game and who is in which team is random, and the members of the other team are not enemies, just opponents, not different from your opponents in a board game.

And if you think you can imagine what kind of negative responses I get for my friendly greeting… it is way worse than you think. Teamkills, insults, being deliberately singled out as target by the enemy team…

Well.

[war_Tinder]

RIP. A lot of the community is unfortunately very toxic to that sort of thing. It’s a good thing you’re doing though :)

[Lady_Etaski]

Well, my usual response is “You don’t have fun, but still pay playing war thunder? You do you. I choose to have fun.” which prompts them to ruin said fun.

And what keeps me afloat, are gems like this:
(needless to say, I was flying a bomber and got shot down at 3:30)

So, in this spirit…
Good luck and have fun, everybody. See you in the skies!

[GhostSoph-psn]

@war_Tinder

That is true, but I still think it is too high for most. I’ll be fine, but it is too much for most people.

Agree. Did the FIRST BattlePass event back in the “old” days. Was fun, could do it playing a bit more than usual, got a free plane out of it.
BUT…it was my limit…playing more than that messed my professional and social life…

SO…when they doubled (or more) the required effort i went the other way…i no longer care or even try…i now play for fun, what i want and when i want…and JUST the time i want.

Funny thing…NO BURNOUT! :)
But of course…no event prizes…fine by me as i really no longer care. YMMV

[war_Tinder]

The first BP season was so fun to do. It stopped being very fun after season 4, it at got rlly iffy after season 7 (and I’ve done every season to level 150).

[GhostSoph-psn]

What definitely killed it for me was when they made tasks limited in time…

I liked doing task for the entire BP period, looked them up and planned for it…
Rushing for one week for each task is a burnout for sure…so i no longer even check them…