EDIT: After 1772 extra hours of playime, Steam asked me if I would like to change my review, the answer is no. You'll get sucked into this game thinking that it is fun and games. It's not that the game is addicting, it's just that there are no decent alternatives.

War Thunder is basically the intellectual version of the FPS games that all the stupid children and mongoloid brains play. Instead of just being based purely on twitch "skills" which require as much intellectual ability as closing popup spam windows, in War Thunder you have to use at least some tactics and strategy. FPS games are like playing Pong on high speed. War Thunder is like playing chess.

The art of gaming is simply dead for big brains. 20 years ago there were tons of games that required brainpower because PC gaming back then was by nerds and for nerds, but then the corporate suits took over and were like "broaden the appeal to we can make more sales" so everything got dumbed down to the lowest common denominator.

My GF asked me if I was "having fun" playing War Thunder, and I looked at her like she was a f*cking r*tard to even consider that sentence a valid question. I don't have FUN playing War Thunder. This game routinely pisses me off and makes me rage. However, when I stomp the entire enemy team and crush them so utterly I can hear the lamentations of their mothers, I feel satisfaction.

I spent weeks grinding for Operation Winter. The vikings had a word for this. They called it Valhalla. Endless war. Endless combat. Knowing only victory and death. Bathing in the blood of your enemies. You get 15 kills and bask in glory and rewards, and think: what should I do now? Should I get in my Honda Fit and tour the local strip mall for my Triumph? Should I microwave some tendies and throw myself a great Feast? But there is only one option. There is only ever one option. To Battle!

Various cultures have alternatively described the gameplay loop of War Thunder as their vision of Heaven or Hell. It is both.


Original review:
Avoid this game if you dont like spending obscene amounts of time and money into getting to the modern tanks. It simply is not worth it. And if you do decide to play it, avoid Germany. At lower BR you will get stomped by russia and at higher tier the abrams and F4J spam is impossible to play against. Also unlocking a tank and realising you need to play multiple games just to have the ability to repair your gun is just one of the worst game mechanics I have ever seen.

On top of that, Gaijin is adding premium tanks and planes without considering the current state of the game, leaving already existing planes and tanks (especially the ones that have been in the game for a while) at a major disadvantage.