I took two years off and have come back. In the past when you did arcade tank battles people pushed for the points and worked generally as a team. Now it seems everyone is focused on just snipping and letting team mates die.
Why did the sense of a team go away?
Probably the biggest issues to destroy any sense of team work was the “skill” bonus multiplier and the RP rewards being changed to be based more on game time.
Previously working as a team to win was most profitable, now it’s based around personal kills and time in match.
Mind you it’s not solely a War Thunder issue, players are becoming more selfish and dumber in other games too.