War Thunder’s game modes are the Achilles Heel of the game. They’re extremely limiting and underdeveloped.
War Thunder is like being given the keys to a Ferrari and then just being able to drive it around a small parking lot.
The only game mode that has had SOME development in recent years is the naval modes which all 20 naval players get to enjoy.
Air is beyond boring. Sim Air (EC) has barely been touched since 2017-2018. The AI is braindead and the objectives are sparse and way outdated.
Air Arcade is fun at low tier but completely dies at the upper tiers due to squad abuse and game mechanics that are unfit for modern aircraft.
Air RB at low tier is boring and at high tier has just become a replacement for Air Arcade (since top tier Air arcade is dead). Matches last 5 to 10 minutes if you’re lucky and most matches are team wipes with very few opportunities for a fun end of match 1 v 1 or 2 v 2.
For all Air modes, the AI is beyond braindead, the base bombing mechanic is out-of-date and forces team mates to compete with each other while being a detriment to their team. The PVE content also gives minimal rewards and is just completely discouraged. The only slight exception is the base bombing which as said above is completely underdeveloped.
Heli PVE is beyond boring with minimal objectives and rewards that make watching paint dry a more intriguing task.
Ground is probably developed the best but suffers from completely unbalanced teams where 99.9% of matches end in a complete team wipe. Ground also has some of the worst rewards out of any come mode.
The Assault Modes are horrific and could probably be eliminated altogether with very little pushback. I mean the game literally has to give you a reward to play them. These feel like a completely different game from the war Thunder Alpha test.
WWM is pointless because you might as well just play the regular modes above. Its literally just those modes with limited vehicles and a simplified chess board layed on top of them.
War Thunder has all the right tools for a modern combat sandbox yet we’re limited with these simplified, pathetically underdeveloped game modes.
Where is a COMBINED ARMS mode?
Where is RB EC (Ground & Air)?
Where is something more fun than this repetitive nonsense?
Many of us have been asking Gaijin these questions for over 5 years and they REFUSE to provide an answer. Are they just going to wait until player numbers collapse before introducing this (like naval)?
I mean c’mon Gaijin. At least address this topic. At least say “no we’re not doing it because we don’t want to invest the time and money” or at least let us know “something is being worked on”.
War Thunder’s game modes are embarrassing. Everytime i bring in a new player to the game, thats the 1st or 2nd thing they say, especially if they buy a premium for the upper tiers.
They always say its fun but theres not much variety of things to do. Then ofcourse they mention the grind.
You have the tools for this Gaijin. Cmon At least address this concern.