War Thunder Thread

[Nefaro]

I read something about them changing the artillery call UI on ground forces.  Again.  I thought the last one was just fine.  Dunno what the problem is.  I haven't played ground forces lately since I've been on an RB air forces kick so I don't know what's up.

Don't know if you guys played GF back when they had the 'hover view' artillery, but they re-added that.  It's like hovering above the terrain with a bomb sight vs the click on map arty.  You now have the option to toggle between the two.  The hover view is nerfed now - before you were further above the ground and could easily use it to scout over hills and in cities.   Personally, even nerfed, I think it is super lame and have no clue as to why they re-added it. 

Also, ground forces for life, bro :)  Well at least until Oculus Rift

Yes, I remember it.  Wasn't too long ago they changed to the map-based one.  I think the latter is how it should be.

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

You can now toggle between the two modes.  Buggers went and moved the arty control default to MMB though.  I'm so used to using RMB that I still instinctively click it when I want to call in a strike.

[Nefaro]

Here's my performance economically speaking in WT.  I'm starting to collect data on 1.47 to see if they changed anything for the worse when it comes to making Silver Lions and the cost to keep your air and land fleet going.

Interesting.

I wonder how it would all compare, averaged out over a specific period of time played.

I've been having some crap RB air matches that net me a loss but the ones I do well in tend to boost my Lions up fairly well over time. 

The only caveat is that I have to stick with those RBs quite a bit for that to happen, powering through bad streaks to get to the gooey center.  I also tend to have fresh rustiness every evening I begin anew, with a poor string of matches before getting back into the groove. 

You can now toggle between the two modes.  Buggers went and moved the arty control default to MMB though.  I'm so used to using RMB that I still instinctively click it when I want to call in a strike.

Goddammit.

Why do these sumbitches change keyboard shortcuts in updates so often?  I already have shit mapped to my middle mouse button.      What happened to just pressing '5' on the keyboard, as with other ammo & repair commands?

[W8taminute]

I wonder how it would all compare, averaged out over a specific period of time played.

I'm wondering the same.  When I look at the raw data there are clear periods of time where I make much more than the averages I've shown here.  There are of course other times where I lose money either due to costly upgrades to my planes or just flat out buying a newly researched unit.  I need to do some more analysis.

The overall trend appears to be profitable.  I'm not sure if that is due to the fact that I spend zero on repairing planes and tanks and just let them heal themselves for free over time.  Maybe I should start paying for repairs next to see how the cash flow changes. 

[GDS_Starfury]

for what its worth Im still having fun with WoT without having ever spent a dime on it.  I dont need the seriousness of sim mode or people bombing me out of the blue.
Im not saying its a better game but from what Im reading it allows you to play a lot more types of tanks without having to throw down real money.

[Nefaro]

for what its worth Im still having fun with WoT without having ever spent a dime on it.  I dont need the seriousness of sim mode or people bombing me out of the blue.
Im not saying its a better game but from what Im reading it allows you to play a lot more types of tanks without having to throw down real money.

To be clear, I haven't had to put money into War Thunder.  Indeed, I didn't for the first year or so that I played.  It never even had such pay-to-win issues such as "Gold Ammo".  Such things could always be acquired with in-game currency earned by playing.  It just takes longer to unlock new planes/tanks if you don't buy anything and playing the highest tier stuff is still feasible without a subscription if you're good or intersperse it with lower tier stuff (which is pretty much the case with WoT IIRC).

It all comes down to preference.  I stopped playing WoT & WoWP because it was too Arcade for my tastes and I found an more preferable alternative in WT.  The latter certainly isn't without it's problems but it's the one I prefer.

[Nefaro]

I just had some very fun RB matches in my Fw-190A5 (BR 4.7).  Saved the videos, should get them up sometime soon.  I pulled some crazy vengeance shit in the last one.  >:D

I also have the premium Fw-190D13 but it's hit or miss with that thing since it isn't as good as others in it's BR.

Speaking of BRs...

*Warning: Jet rant on*
After some further games in it, the F2H-2 Banshee battle rating nerf was definitely overblown. Raising it from 6.7 to 7.7 was too much of a stretch.   

Now, with my higher PvP rating, it looks like I will usually be facing MiG-15bis and CL-15a Sabres, both improved versions of the originals.  The Banshee is at a disadvantage in all respects.  Slower, much worse turn & roll rates, can't climb or dive as quickly.  I'm pretty much MiG bait in those matches.  Gonna lay off playing it much until it's BR gets readjusted.     Hopefully the pair of F9F Panthers that come after haven't been nerfed recently too, although there has been some scuttlebutt about their turn rates.  If this keeps up the MiG-15bis and the CL-15 Sabre will be the only jets worth getting. 

I like the Banshee, even though it turns like an old garbage scow.  It's just often outclassed by it's opponents in the matchmaker with it's recently adjusted BR.  It could be a lot of B&Z fun at around 7.0 or even 7.3.

Seems like the MiG-15 and the German Sabre are the rulers of Tier V.

Some of the BRs like this need to be addressed, along with the faster dive accel for the heavier aircraft.  *rant off*

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

Jets are boring. I never fly mine.

You don't like the slow plodding energy fights?  I must be the opposite because I dont like some of the prop fights where one side can snap turn on a dime but still dive at the same speeds as heavier ones that should accelerate faster.   

Nope.  There's no challenge to it.

I mostly fly sim mode so I get a lot more enjoyment out of adjusting mixture, pitch, rads, and trim to get the most out of my crate.  Jets remove too much of that and then it just becomes dull because if you've climbed high enough at the beginning of the round, all you really need is patience.

[Nefaro]

They added mixture and prop pitch to Sim battles in WT?

I did not know that.  Personally, I've never enjoyed such engine management minutiae in flight sims, enjoying the tactics and dogfighting techniques the most.   I relate them to playing a driving sim where I'm switching the headlights from high to low beam and back while driving past really interesting stuff happening on the side of the highway that I want to check out.   :P

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

It's been in for ages.  It's automatic by default but you can take manual control.  Let's you get better performance or run at combat power for a bit longer.

[Nefaro]

For some reason, the German fighters' B&Z seems to agree with me more than most others in Realistic Battles.  Between my Bf109G-2, Fw190A-5, and Fw190D-13 I was racking up some credits last night almost every game.  Even if the team didn't win.

Got a good laugh at the end of this one, despite the so-so end result.  >:D

[W8taminute]

Nice moves there!  I picked up a few tricks off of you on that run.  What a way to end a match!

Star, the money I talk about in my analysis is all free in game money you earn per match.  I do admit though I've spent a little over 12 dollars on this game but I've used most of that money to buy extra crew slots so that I can have more vehicles participate in each battle.  In arcade, when you die you can return to the battle in another vehicle as long as you have your crew slots filled with something. 

In my typical plane lineup I start off with either a medium bomber or a heavy twin engine fighter.  Once those die I bring out my highest tier fighter and then the next plane after that is usually a low tier fighter.

Tank battles in arcade usually only have 3 spawns.

[Nefaro]

Nice moves there!  I picked up a few tricks off of you on that run.  What a way to end a match!

Thanks!

It has taken some time to put what I know about ACM into good practice, using the mouse & keyboard setup in WT.  But I think it's finally becoming second nature, so I can focus more on the angles.

I have more videos of my German fighter escapades in the pipe, with more kills and such.  But I wanted to post this first because it was worth a chuckle for the aileron-less treetop bounce pass.  ;D

[endfire79]

On the ground I'm enjoying my Tiger (Pz VI, Ausf H1), Pz IV H & StugIII G.  Nothing fancy, but it's suiting my play style so far.  I'll use a PzIV to try & cap and harrass with arty calls, then when he bites the dust I switch to the Tiger or Stug to hold and secure the gains.  Man I love trying a panzerkeil formation with a bunch of heavies :)

In the air, I'm having fun with the B-25 and P-40 Warhawk.  I'm trying to research a bit before jumping to the B-17 for a bomber.
For the US fighters, I'm debating about Army or Navy.  For Army I'd like to go the P-47, but I'm considering the Navy fighters.

For Germany air force, I've stayed at FW-190-A and Stukas for now.

[Nefaro]

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