Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Jan 26, 2017

  An excellent and unique game that gets worse and worse as time goes. Gaijin's lust and greed for $$$ has driven this game into an unenjoyable grindfest. After tier two, it's like running into a brickwall to progress. At this point, spending money is almost necessary to unlock planes/tanks sanely. Since Patch 1.37 in Dec 2013, Gaijin completely overhauled the research system for the sole purpose to make more money off players. Since then, everything has increased in price, and reward amounts have dropped. Tanks, aircrafts, modifications, and crew proficiencies prices have all gone up, while RP points, silver lions, and crew points are capped and less abundant. Balance is utter crap too. A 5.0 battle rating prop plane can meet a 6.3 post-war jet fighter. There are numerous planes under and over-tiered with discrepancies in battle rating. The game is in a terrible state at the moment, and I don't see Gaijin turning anything around anytime soon. The whopping drop in playerbase over the last year (or even months) says a lot.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 25, 2017

  Warning: War Thunder (Gaijin Entertainment) installs aggressive malware on your system called 'gaijin.net agent', which will run on startup and collect data, even if you delete the game istelf. It installs itself into 3 different folders and auto-adds itself to windows startup and tray. See further here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Warthunder/comments/5j221b/gaijinnet_agent/
• gamedeal user

  Feb 27, 2017

  Check your taskbar... Gajin.net? Gajin Entertainment installs malware on your PC that enables them full access to YOUR bandwidth to install updates on other players PC's. It's very hard to uninstall and will try to reinstall itself as soon as you delete it. If you are reading this I seriously reccomend you report this to Steam, and let Gajin know what you think about this behaviour. Thanks to 'dreamlot' on Reddit who gives this advice on how to disable this malware; Under the C;\users\appdata\local\gaijin\ Find all gjafent.exe files and DENY their permissions on all user accounts. To do this right click the file and select properties. On the security tab highlight each group/user and deny permission for all checkboxes.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 23, 2017

  Satisfies my Battlefield Vehicle Combat needs when I don't want to wait for vehicles in a BF game. grafix are very nice. lots of options outside of pvp as well, almost a free sim if you don't get pulled into the treadmill (the pull is REAL).
• gamedeal user

  Sep 25, 2022

  If u want to play the game because u love tank battles, u might need to think twice. Well, the game is free so just play it. But don't spend on DLCs just yet. I made that mistake. I realized too late that Ground Battle means a kill-fest of tanks by planes. As tanks u can't do anything against planes. Even if u have an AA in your fleet, its pretty much useless. I wish I had not gotten the DLC. I would have stopped playing this game and went for World of Tanks instead.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 27, 2017

  Played this for several years, had some fun. In game bias exists, but that is to be expected. How they treat their community contributors however is unforgivable. Uninstalled, and closed/canceled my account with them. In doing so I left behind all the planes and tanks I'd earned whether they were bought with lions, eagles, or earned in events. Any time I think of starting a new account I just look back to when they practically ordered their forum members to put copyright strikes against any contributor who reports and proves that hacking is going on in their games. Speaking as a player who has been pilot sniped from 7km away and through a mountain, I find what they've done to be reprehensible. Lying afterwards and saying they didn't mean it like that is just plain hilarious. Do I recommend this game? No, I really can't bring my self to do that, if only because of how they treat people who support them.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 28, 2017

  I hate this game for horrible renditions of US bombers that fall apart after 1-2 shots. I hate the fact that they knowingly make Russian vehicles vastly more powerful than others. I hate this game for so many reasons... But I cant argue with the hundreds of hours of fun I had playing it. If you can put up with some serious annoyances, you'll have a great time.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 1, 2017

  Do you like to play a game where you can't see the enemy that kills you because he is 2 km away and behind a tiny bush? Will you enjoy hours and hours of endless grind? Do you think that modern games are too easy! Welcome to war thunder where you will get f*cked in the a*s by the premium players and taken like a cheap pr*stitute by the pros!!
• gamedeal user

  Jan 22, 2017

  To begin... Do not listen to the negative reviews about all the Russian bias because the developers are Russian. Every country is good in their own way. For example: Americans: Large amount of ammo, mostly acrobatic, good offence, generally bad defence Japanese: Large amount of ammo, very acrobatic, good offence at higher calibres, very bad defence Russians: Low amount of ammo, moderately acrobatic, good offence, defence spans from good to horrible depending on plane. British: Decent amount of ammo, acrobatic, good offence, average defence Germans: Large amount of ammo, moderately acrobatic, good offence, average defence The game mechanics in this game are very good. The diversity of planes is very good. You can play as army or aviation (tanks/ground vehicles or planes) Diverse selection of maps Many gamemodes There are 3 levels of difficulty: Arcade - Recomended for new players who are still getting a feel for the mechanics - includes lead indicator to assist aim and planes do not rip apart due to physics - First person and third person available - enemy and friendly players stand out Realistic - Recomended for seasoned players who understand the mechanics - does not include lead indicator, planes can rip apart due to physics - First person and third person available- friendly planes stand out, enemy planes must be close enough for the pilot to identify the type of plane Simulator - True realism - Recommended for expert players - does not include lead indicator - locked to first person - enemy and friendly planes are not distinguishable until the player can identify them - basically simulating the WW2 battles. The game features a tree-like unlocking system, which includes 5 tiers of planes. As the tiers go higher so does the advancement of planes. There is an option to pay real money to unlock planes, however these planes can be unlocked without paying any extra money. There are also 'premium' planes, which can either be unlocked in bundles or bought. These planes cannot be unlocked without paying real money and also grant the user bonus experience from the plane. These planes grant little advantage to the user. The matchmaking system depends on two things. 1 - Tier of the plane 2 - Battle Ranking of the plane If you have a tier one plane - you will be matched with tier one planes, BUT if you have a tier one plane that has a Battle Ranking of 2.3, you will be matched with Tier one and Tier two planes, which have a battle ranking of 2-2.3. This system is continued throughout the entire game. TL;DR The Russian Bias in this game is not anything crazy like the community has exaggerated it to be. Every country has its advantaged and disadvantages. The game is very expansive with its content and the mechanics are well made. The game has many difficulty levels targeted for new players and expert players. There are microtransactions however you will be at no disadvantage if you do not participate in them. The matchmaking system is dependant on Tier and Battle Ranking.
• Theshy

  May 18, 2023

  As much as it hurts to say, this game is rapidly going downhill for all the wrong reasons. I have played passionately for over 8 years, and the only thing I get in return is a harder grind due to ever changing "economy" updates, the inability to play what I want without opening up my wallet, and a straight up refusal to balance the game around the average player's skill. Gaijin has become one of the greediest companies I have ever known, they advertise new modern equipment that you wont be able to play unless you grind for over 2 years. They also made it so the only way you can progress is by buying multiple $70 vehicles, most of which is just a tech tree vehicle with a sightly different camo. I will play until my already paid for premium time runs out, then will likely quit the game all together unless things change for the better. Don't let companies walk over you, you are just a number to them. The only way to see real change is to push back, and stop feeding them money.