War Thunder has sort of been taking the opposite approach from the beginning-work on vehicles and content, and kind of sporadically release them and try to piece it together into basically work in progress game modes that are being playertested until they find something fun. they launched with a mode, that was all they have. Look at PUBG which was part game part phenomenon. Only when you have that can you really balance anything around anything and build a full game. there's something in common here, and the main thing is they all have a very well defined game mode that keeps the player engaged. Counter Strike, PUBG, Dota, Rainbow Six, League. Think of some of the most successful games right now. I figured they'd have put a dent in this by now but we really still don't have a game mode. It's been a concern since before the game came out of beta. I don't think they have any idea what they're doing with the release of this higher tier stuff, they really don't have a game mode or a playerbase where this diversity of vehicles really matters or can work in a really harmonious way, again at least not in air battles.

The higher BR you queue (like the post-war turboprop planes) you have more chance of running into jets that are just gonna rake over you.

I don't touch ground so I can't tell you what's happening there. I would argue the funnest and sweetest spot is from about 3.0-4.0 BR. The majority of games are still being played from probably 2.0-5.0 in the air. You can't even take the game's convertible research points and advance anything in any significant way if you're willing to pay. The grind is extremely, extremely long and tedious even if you're paying for premium, and honestly it's not even worth it to do all the grinding.

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