World of Tanks observations

[Raptor1]

I'll have to agree about War Thunder. Not the epitome of realism but very much better than World of Tanks.

[Stealhead]

Well realism is not a concern nothing can really simulate the hell of WWII tank combat if it did no one would want to play. What my great uncle told me about opening the hatch on a seemingly undamaged M4 in Belgium was enough to convince me.

Anyway I want something fun but with less irritation than WOT.

As to War Thunder what's its system? As one thing I find kind of mehh about WOT is how you are more or less forced to pay at certain points unless you want to griiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii pause to catch breath iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid.

I also find that having to pay gold for certain ammo types is pretty bogus. I think everything except certain premium items should cost silver not gold just place a high silver price, of course they do this to get more money from the mommy daddy crowd.

I prefer a free to play that stands well on its own and has a strong in game currency so that maybe once a month you want to spend a little real cash on it.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Stealhead

Well realism is not a concern nothing can really simulate the hell of WWII tank combat if it did no one would want to play. What my great uncle told me about opening the hatch on a seemingly undamaged M4 in Belgium was enough to convince me.

Anyway I want something fun but with less irritation than WOT.

As to War Thunder what's its system? As one thing I find kind of mehh about WOT is how you are more or less forced to pay at certain points unless you want to griiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii pause to catch breath iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid.

I also find that having to pay gold for certain ammo types is pretty bogus. I think everything except certain premium items should cost silver not gold just place a high silver price, of course they do this to get more money from the mommy daddy crowd.

I prefer a free to play that stands well on its own and has a strong in game currency so that maybe once a month you want to spend a little real cash on it.

AFAIK there's no premium ammo in WT, although there is still grinding, alas, but I think it's a bit more accessible than WoT. Also, the damage model is much better, you even get to see what your shells have penetrated and where, and when you are shot out, the same in reverse:

[Raptor1]

Originally Posted by Stealhead

Well realism is not a concern nothing can really simulate the hell of WWII tank combat if it did no one would want to play. What my great uncle told me about opening the hatch on a seemingly undamaged M4 in Belgium was enough to convince me.

Anyway I want something fun but with less irritation than WOT.

As to War Thunder what's its system? As one thing I find kind of mehh about WOT is how you are more or less forced to pay at certain points unless you want to griiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii pause to catch breath iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid.

I also find that having to pay gold for certain ammo types is pretty bogus. I think everything except certain premium items should cost silver not gold just place a high silver price, of course they do this to get more money from the mommy daddy crowd.

I prefer a free to play that stands well on its own and has a strong in game currency so that maybe once a month you want to spend a little real cash on it.

Well, it's more realistic than World of Tanks. In any case I also find it a lot more fun. I almost couldn't stand World of Tanks at all.

As for grinding, the system is rather similar to World of Tanks. World of Tanks is worse in my experience but I haven't played it in ages and I haven't grinded to the end of the tree in War Thunder, so I can't say for sure. In any case, there's no premium ammo to my knowledge and while there are premium planes and tanks and such I don't think they're so massively unbalanced that the normal stuff isn't competitive.

[Stealhead]

Sounds more my speed I love seeing where my shots hit in APOPS(Operation Star) and in the TOW titles. Grinding is not so bad depending on the process of it which in WOT is a bit excessive seems set up to force you either to tire of it and quit or buy a premium tank just so you can exchange the xp and of course the extra silver that you net.

[RudiZornig]

Haven't played WoT in a year or so but I have to admit I love WoT Blitz, the mobile version. Perfect for the toilet break and when the wife picks a boring movie on movie night.