I have played this game for now on a decade, initially starting out in 2013. It pains me to say this but the game has trended downwards for now on years in the making. It's tough to talk down on such a unique, enthralling game like War Thunder but it needs to be said. The publishers of this company are trying to milk every cent they can out of the playerbase and it's painfully obvious. The publishers also have squandered any attempts of the developers to actually make decent changes that would favor the playerbase. The game is needlessly grindy without paying to progress and there are certain cases where there is a soft "wall", so to speak, blocking progression from certain tiers without buying a premium account or a premium pack/vehicle.

Can the game be fun? Absolutely, or else I wouldn't have maintained my continued support of the game for such a long period of time. But as it stands, there are serious problems that need to be addressed with the game and as such I cannot recommend a new player start during this time until such issues are properly fixed.

I have played this game for now on a decade, initially starting out in 2013. It pains me to say this but the game has trended downwards for now on years in the making. It's tough to talk down on such a unique, enthralling game like War Thunder but it needs to be said. The publishers of this company are trying to milk every cent they can out of the playerbase and it's painfully obvious. The publishers also have squandered any attempts of the developers to actually make decent changes that would favor the playerbase. The game is needlessly grindy without paying to progress and there are certain cases where there is a soft "wall", so to speak, blocking progression from certain tiers without buying a premium account or a premium pack/vehicle. Can the game be fun? Absolutely, or else I wouldn't have maintained my continued support of the game for such a long period of time. But as it stands, there are serious problems that need to be addressed with the game and as such I cannot recommend a new player start during this time until such issues are properly fixed.