This game would be awesome if it wasn't so unbelieveably laggy. Since Patch 1.6, my game has frozen up for a short time every two minutes, and as I continue playing, the freeze lasts longer, and the interval gets shorter, until I'm basically getting one second of gameplay and thirty seconds of looking at a still image. Until Gaijin fixes this, I cannot give a good review, even though I've been thoroughly enjoying this game for several years.

Update: They appear to have fixed it, so I'm now big-time recommending this game to anyone who's ever played World of Tanks or Armored Warfare and been disgusted with how they've changed over the years. War Thunder's gameplay hasn't changed in all the years I've played. The random battles may not always have the best teamwork, but you'll definitely find more teamwork than you'll ever see in World of Tanks. The custom battles are amazing fun as well, with far more customization options than World of Tanks.

Yes, I'm focusing mostly on comparisons with World of Tanks. I haven't played Armored Warfare since close to its release; I know for a fact that World of Tanks has had a lot of changes over the years, but I don't actually know if Armored Warfare has or not. All I know is I used to enjoy World of Tanks, but after update 9.0 it straight up died for me.

This game would be awesome if it wasn't so unbelieveably laggy. Since Patch 1.6, my game has frozen up for a short time every two minutes, and as I continue playing, the freeze lasts longer, and the interval gets shorter, until I'm basically getting one second of gameplay and thirty seconds of looking at a still image. Until Gaijin fixes this, I cannot give a good review, even though I've been thoroughly enjoying this game for several years. Update: They appear to have fixed it, so I'm now big-time recommending this game to anyone who's ever played World of Tanks or Armored Warfare and been disgusted with how they've changed over the years. War Thunder's gameplay hasn't changed in all the years I've played. The random battles may not always have the best teamwork, but you'll definitely find [i]more[/i] teamwork than you'll ever see in World of Tanks. The custom battles are amazing fun as well, with far more customization options than World of Tanks. Yes, I'm focusing mostly on comparisons with World of Tanks. I haven't played Armored Warfare since close to its release; I know for a fact that World of Tanks has had a lot of changes over the years, but I don't actually know if Armored Warfare has or not. All I know is I used to enjoy World of Tanks, but after update 9.0 it straight up died for me.