I think it’s more to prevent people sealclubbing at 1.0 reserve tier to progress grind events, since vehicles labeled as “event” can be used regardless of rank limitations.
Doubt it. There are a handful of 1.0/very low br event vehicles as it is, and while the WW1 tanks are usable, they aren’t good, so there are better options for seal clubbing.
Right I had my hopes up for Aces of Thunder and the WW1 aircraft but this is just awful.
As we have been repeatedly been told “WW1 is a key feature of Aces of Thunder” and this is why we have been denied WW1 aircraft but this “key feature” is 4 aircraft. The Fokker D.VII, Dr.1, Sopwith Camel, and SPAD S.XIII. Also no customisation in the form of unlockable skins. It seems like they have just been tacked onto Aces of Thunder just to try and ship off players from War Thunder who want WW1 aircraft by saying “hey go play Aces of Thunder if you want WW1 planes”.
But also just with Aces of Thunder in general it looks like some aircraft will be paid DLC, like DCS modules except far lower quality. At 1:42 you can see there’s an option to purchase the F4U-4.
It seems like this game might indeed flop unless there’s major changes and that WW1 aircraft will die with it.