War Thunder

Oberon · 03-02-15, 01:12 PM

Not sure if we have a thread for it already, but here's Wonderwal...errr...I mean, War Thunder. A thread for discussing, showing pictures and...stuff.

Oberon · 03-02-15, 01:15 PM

Suffered a few cannon failures before, but never seen this particular detail. Very Acme.

Dammit_Carl! · 03-02-15, 02:28 PM

This is my go-to-game at the moment; like I've said elsewhere, the combined arms aspect of this puts this game light years ahead of the "other tank game," in my book. Loads of fun.

Things I've learned playing so far (tongue in cheek mode on!):

1. German tank designers really didn't like German tank crews; must have been issues regarding tankers stealing their girls or something and them getting their final revenge on those poor bastards.

2. That self propelled Soviet AA gun - the one whose name escapes me but which packs that 37mm and high rate of fire - is a total troll machine. Hate them.

3. Getting stuck in shell holes is as embarassing in the game as it would be in real life.

4. There is a blessed lack of "Rommels," "Wittmans," etc. that seem to populate the World of Tanks side of things. Expect this to change at some point but so far, I've been lucky.

5. The quad .50 American half-track AA gun is metal as hell. Pity they couldn't animate the crew to be throwing the horns and headbanging as it shoots.

Oberon · 03-02-15, 03:05 PM

My games at the moment seem to go like so:

1: Spawn

2: Encounter Sherman

3: Die

4: Goto 1

Dammit_Carl! · 03-02-15, 04:19 PM

Playing German, my game is more like: spawn and drive to whatever cap point seems to need support. Stop to look for enemy tanks or planes while in cover before committing to the cap point. Die by 122mm hammer or P-47 strike.

I won't complain 'bout bias or none of that noise as it detracts from the game overall but it does feel like things are stacked against the Germans from time to time (but this could also be the teams I'm with; the "spawn points," thing also seems to favor the non-German side too but again, this could be just me).

Oberon · 03-02-15, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dammit_Carl!

Playing German, my game is more like: spawn and drive to whatever cap point seems to need support. Stop to look for enemy tanks or planes while in cover before committing to the cap point. Die by 122mm hammer or P-47 strike.

I won't complain 'bout bias or none of that noise as it detracts from the game overall but it does feel like things are stacked against the Germans from time to time (but this could also be the teams I'm with; the "spawn points," thing also seems to favor the non-German side too but again, this could be just me).

Nah, ain't just you. I've found the T-34s and 50s to take a lot more punishment and deal a lot more damage than the StuG F and Panzer IV F2.
Still, considering where the developers are HQ'd it really shouldn't come as a surprise should it?

Cybermat47 · 03-03-15, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

Started watching Girls und Panzer yesterday.

It was... interesting.

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Anyway, War Thunder certainly appeals to me thanks to it's combined arms element.

But when it comes to games with playable planes and tanks... I do enjoy this game more:

But War Thunder should be getting a Navy soon, and I'll definitely try that out

Oberon · 03-03-15, 04:22 PM

I'm going to have to grind for some Shermans soon...see if they're as indestructible when I use them.

Seriously 7/10 deaths while I'm playing as a German tank in Simulated battles is by a Sherman, usually a HVSS or an A2. It's almost a relief to be plugged by a KV-2 or a T-34 prototype.

03-02-15, 01:12 PM	#1
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	War Thunder Not sure if we have a thread for it already, but here's Wonderwal...errr...I mean, War Thunder. A thread for discussing, showing pictures and...stuff.

03-02-15, 01:15 PM	#2
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Suffered a few cannon failures before, but never seen this particular detail. Very Acme.

03-02-15, 02:28 PM	#3
Dammit_Carl! Torpedoman Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: WNC, USA Posts: 115 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	This is my go-to-game at the moment; like I've said elsewhere, the combined arms aspect of this puts this game light years ahead of the "other tank game," in my book. Loads of fun. Things I've learned playing so far (tongue in cheek mode on!): 1. German tank designers really didn't like German tank crews; must have been issues regarding tankers stealing their girls or something and them getting their final revenge on those poor bastards. 2. That self propelled Soviet AA gun - the one whose name escapes me but which packs that 37mm and high rate of fire - is a total troll machine. Hate them. 3. Getting stuck in shell holes is as embarassing in the game as it would be in real life. 4. There is a blessed lack of "Rommels," "Wittmans," etc. that seem to populate the World of Tanks side of things. Expect this to change at some point but so far, I've been lucky. 5. The quad .50 American half-track AA gun is metal as hell. Pity they couldn't animate the crew to be throwing the horns and headbanging as it shoots.

03-02-15, 03:05 PM	#4
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	My games at the moment seem to go like so: 1: Spawn 2: Encounter Sherman 3: Die 4: Goto 1

03-02-15, 04:19 PM	#5
Dammit_Carl! Torpedoman Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: WNC, USA Posts: 115 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Playing German, my game is more like: spawn and drive to whatever cap point seems to need support. Stop to look for enemy tanks or planes while in cover before committing to the cap point. Die by 122mm hammer or P-47 strike. I won't complain 'bout bias or none of that noise as it detracts from the game overall but it does feel like things are stacked against the Germans from time to time (but this could also be the teams I'm with; the "spawn points," thing also seems to favor the non-German side too but again, this could be just me).

03-03-15, 04:22 PM	#8
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I'm going to have to grind for some Shermans soon...see if they're as indestructible when I use them. Seriously 7/10 deaths while I'm playing as a German tank in Simulated battles is by a Sherman, usually a HVSS or an A2. It's almost a relief to be plugged by a KV-2 or a T-34 prototype.