War Thunder no longer supporting WW2 additions

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I agree with the sentiment somewhat, but I don’t think the emphasis on modern vehicles is entirely just because they are trying to expand into a new era as the next logical step. It’s a marketing thing too.

Most people who don’t have any special interesting in history or vehicles are only going to be familiar with modern service vehicles, as those are subject to the most publicity and hype (Ie: a good chunk of Americans know of the Abrams or F-35). So when they see a military vehicle game, they want to get the recognizable modern MBT or jet. So by focusing on modern vehicles, Gajin broadens their appeal.

I think they could get away with this for a few years frankly, though they would likely have to shift from adding new vehicles to expanding on top tier gameplay. The infantry mode they are testing is a perfect example of how such additions or changes could keep the focus on the flashy modern equipment zoomers like, even after the well of iconic modern vehicles dries up.

I personally prefer WW2 vehicles more, so this is an especially tough pill for me to swallow. I’d like for all generations of vehicles to get similar levels of attention, but it doesn’t work with how the game’s progression system works.
This is why I think there needs to be some sort of soft division between eras that allows people to start grinding closer to what they find most appealing. You would only need two or three divisions and some adjustments to RP costs. It wouldn’t necessarily even require a rework of the BR system.
With a slightly shorter grind, there is more incentive for Gajin to decompress and add to the each era to increase the length of the grind.
New players would still buy their way to the highest rank vehicles regardless of how short the grind is, so it wouldn’t necessarily even hurt profit. If anything, by allowing people to totally to skip low ranks, there’s more reason for them to buy low rank premiums when they inviably decide to double back and see what they might have missed out on. When people stop seeing low ranks as hurdles, Gajin doesn’t need to either, and we could get a healthier form of monetization that reflect this. It justifies leveling out premium vehicle prices a bit so that Gajin profits more from low rank premiums while we don’t end up needing to pay $99 for some pixels arranged in the shape of a modern jet.

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Look , i have MANY disagreements with how GJ handles things,
but i don’t think they will stop adding things for WW2, just in a slower rate.
I believe too that they most likely give emphasis to modern vehicles because of marketing.

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It’s one hell of disappointment from BVV, especially for new players and minor nations like Japan with huge gap in the low tier. there is a LOT of WW2 low tier stuff for Japan to fill the TT and yet it’s still damn empty.

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As a person who mainly plays naval these days, it pains me to agree with you on that.

Gaijin has not only repeatedly pushed through some of the worst gameplay changes for naval recently, but also ruined balance at top tier with a certain 8.7 BB, and continues in their wildly inconsistent implementations of details throughout the trees.

As a prewar enthusiast, I do sometimes fear that missile ships may start to take over the additions lists. I imagine the current WW2 ships will only be bolstered by BP or Event vehicles as they have ‘equivalents’ in the main tree, with the main additions being modern missile ships. This is not to say the naval shouldn’t evolve past the current tech level, it should, but not at the cost of leaving the WW2 and pre-WW2 stuff completely behind in terms of new additions.

Although my view pretty much unfounded for naval, I mean we’ve barely seen any missile ship additions, hell most trees are just missing theirs. But I’ve seen a few people on this forum and elsewhere say that they’re only going to play naval for those modern vessels, and well Gaijin is Gaijin and follows the money.

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