Hope, couldn’t be more positive and optimistic than that.
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What I love about War Thunder is that it offers an experience nothing else can. It is certainly not 100% historically accurate, but the vehicle models are, for the most part, unparalleled in historical accuracy compared to any other game. It’s damage models are way more realistic and interesting than just health points. The game looks far better than any other game in this genre, and in my opinion, as someone who has played WoT, it is far more fun. War Thunder also has a level of variety unmatched by any other game.
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First of all, a big thank you for this topic! People, like me, often tend to only see the negative and need an active reminder to look at the positive aspects from time to time.
The first positive aspect that comes to my mind is that WarThunder offers me what WoT couldn’t anymore. After more than 10 years, I took another look at WoT and was shocked. Then I remembered WarThunder and there I was again.
That brings us to the next point. You get to learn a lot and if you like to sit on your arse and figure things out, this is the place to be. Because on the surface, WT is quite simple but difficult to master.
And I’m still working on “mastering” it after more than 3/4 of a year.
WT quickly shows me where my limits are and that I can work on expanding them. And that went so far that I looked for help here in the forum to get the CAS problem under control. And I managed to do that in a very short time thanks to the support here.
Even though many people criticise the map rotation, I think it’s good because I get the chance to play a map more than once, or even in succession, and try out new things or correct mistakes I’ve made.
I also think it’s great that you can take several vehicles into a battle, because you also get the chance to correct mistakes or react to the changing situation in battle.
And then there’s that great feeling when you win/loose a long and tiring battle that was also very close and both teams write a respectful “GG” or “well played”.
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The balance of the game’s vehicles despite minor issues are is very well done. Far above other games due to the extra “tiers” of separation.
I love that vehicles use what they can use rather than what militaries purchased for them to use.
This level of realism is something I’ve missed in other games.
First, I’d like to qualify my post by saying . . I am old . . .lol, no really. I have been playing games my entire life . . 60+ years at least. I have always enjoyed a good game . . win or lose, just a good game(ofc I like winning but it is not my main motivation). I have played tabletop games, cards(oh my lord the card games!) and I played pinball for years before ANY type of video game ever game about. I have spent enough money on Arcades over the years to put anyone thru college . . . and grad school. I played all sorts of console games over the years(even tho I have never actually owned a console . . lol) and have been playing games online steadily for about 20 years(just celebrated 10 years here in WT a week ago) and I have to say, I find War Thunder to have the best I have come across as far as online games go for a few reasons. I even spent a couple years dealing craps, blackjack, roulette & poker in Las Vegas(that’s whole other story right there!)
First, I am still amazed(this is where the old part comes into play. … lol) that we are able to play a “live” game with people from all over the world any time of day using all these different vehicles in matches/battles the way that we can . . . it still is amazing to me. When I started it was just planes & I was not very good at it. But I kept on and improved some over time. What hooked me was the P-51 Mustang. As a kid, this was my favorite plane, still is . . to look at anyway(I can’t fly it very well here, but that’s ok) it is just the best looking to me . . so cool. My first premium purchase was a Mustang. And when they added tanks(I made a WOT account in 09’ but only lasted about an hour and said . . . nah)I was excited to participate in the CBT and learn how to play tanks here. It was great fun early on. I can say the same for naval. I still play all 3 vehicle types, but still mainly just fly planes in AB. I like the faster pace and constant action that mode provides. I play mid tier WW II props almost exclusively, better game play/competition, requires more skill & critical thinking all while reacting to the rapidly changing environment. Thinking on your feet(lol) and “situational awareness” help a lot.
But yes, the vehicles, the way they look and are modelled is very impressive. I decided to become a “Collector” early one & I have managed to get everything researchable in game 5 or 6 times(even after tanks were added!) and currently have 1,887 vehicles.
I don’t really grind for specific vehicles too much anymore and only have the Russian air tree complete at this time. Since I don’t play top tier much, I have changed to doing the Battle Pass stuff and spend most days doing Daily & Special tasks for that. Always something to do here! . . . another thing I like about WT.
I could, and I think we all can, make a good long list of things we would change with the game, and that’s ok. Suggestions and ideas can help improve the game. There is a lot of negativity, angst & toxicity . . but I feel like a majority of that is brought into the game by players maybe. Even tho we all have been frustrated by the game as well. I just play the game I am given, find the parts I still like to play and don’t worry too much about any of the rest of it. There is something for just about everyone here to do and play and that is another thing I like about it. It’s a great game, despite the flaws, otherwise I do not think so many would still be here. I will play another 10 years, should I live so long and still be able . . . . ☻
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There’s something about the “Target destroyed” text that makes satisfies me
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Watching the replay of my aphe absolutely destroying some player makes my hair stand up
That is an important part of War Thunder. How hard it can be and the sense of achievement at getting better slowly but surely . That is why I feel strongly that we should not lower the game standards for the stupid and lazy. Keep the uneven and varied maps, Enjoy the vehicles diversity and the fact that not all nations line ups are built the same way.
Dont let unimaginative and whiny kids squeeze the personality out of the Game.
Dev,s, Moderators and maybe even the game owners need to be stronger and stand up to lazy people who want everything smaller, flatter, faster and easier.
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I like decorating my tanks.
Players going full meme mode is fun too.
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There’s just not a lot of games that let you fly some of these planes, especially now. How many games allow you to fly something like the F9F-5 or Ouragan? Even something that was as commonplace as the F-104 is pretty rare in games.
On top of that, the gameplay strikes a good balance for an arcade flight game in RB. It’s not nearly as over the top as Ace Combat or its peers, but is still pick up and play and does not require any sort of peripheral to be set up for the best experience. If you like cold war jet combat, there’s really no alternative short of DCS, which is aiming for a totally different experience (to RB).
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the fact one shot can kill you or 20 dont do anything replacing numbered HP and colored health bars which is a standard elsewhere and the extensive amount of vehicles the beautiful giant maps in custom battles and pradesh
thing is its the only game to provide that
The fact that Im allowed to do this and make players cringe or get mad and shoot me with Mg when they see it…is awesome lol
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They added a toggle to turn off decals recently.
Mine were awesome before they started bowing to the complaints.
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I’m probably a below average player but the rare good rounds I get are like crack to me.
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Keep on topic guys! comments removed… if you wish to debate game play stuff, there are thousands of other existing topics for that…
Thanks guys!
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I enjoy the physics of the vehicles, especially some of the fastest ones. I use cruise control not gears and it’s still fun and challenging. The challenge for me, is to not go so quick that I crash or miss a corner in my FITA 6614!
It seems to me that the best way to play naval battles is through the battlepass, they always have an unlockable ship and a camo for it, but I’ve never got into it. I’m a bit broke these days but hey the game will still be around in 5 years I think.
I will feed the snail some more money for camos when I can ;-)
The average premium fan vs the Gaijin chad camouflage enjoyer :P
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The virtual museum aspect of the game, it is huge. All this info about engineering, mechanics, physics, history etc. Thus playing war thunder can actually make you smarter! Lol attack the D point.
I just started sim air. It took some time and testing to config, but it worth it. It is like another game for elderly. Every type of aircraft can serve a purpose. It surely needs some improvement here and there.
For me the two best things that the game has that keep me playing are:
1- The Test drive. Being able to test the vehicles without having to use them in a game, being able to shoot at targets on the map.
2-The ease of using historical skins and the players who make them with enormous quality. Possibly this is the main motivation I have to play this game, unlocking vehicles to be able to use them in the test drive testing the wonderful historical skins created by players. I have always found it incredible the enormous quality that some players have when creating skins, reaching the point of being far superior to the devs in that regard.
I have more than 160Gb of skins, most of them historical, and I have even bought premium vehicles just because they created interesting skins for them.
For everything else that the game can provide, well nothing, the usual bugged garbage, maybe one day they will fix things so that playing games is interesting, in the meantime I will play the few games necessary to unlock vehicles and thus put historical skins on them and be the double the time within the test drive, and spending as little money as possible, since it is a game that in essence you do not feel is worth spending a lot of money on (another good thing is the GJP, which has allowed me to buy quite a few things without spending a single €).
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I like the massive variety of vehicles, Gaijin’s attention to detail on each vehicle, and semi-realistic physics. It isn’t as simple as Ace Combat, but it isn’t as complicated as DCS world. Perfect balance. I also like that the game has a complicated damage model for every single vehicle. Not too many games allow you to limp back to an airfield with one engine destroyed or disable a tank by shooting its radiator. The constant bug fixes, while extremely minor in most cases, are nice. Shows that the devs are at least paying some sort of attention to player input.
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It just scratches that itch for armored warfare that I got from playing BF3 and BF4 back in the day, there is no other game like it currently, and the fact that it is so easy to get into is also appreciated, WT is far from perfect. I just wish it was more immersive in some aspects, but that’s about it.
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