Warthunder is a fantastic game but has always had the issue of being incredibly grindy. My friends and I commonly joked that you would need 100 000 silver lions to afford the rope so you could off yourself and quit. Dark I know, but it highlights just how bad the grind was. Albeit I admit I am not the best player and commonly get only 1 or 2 kills but over more hours of playing that i'd like to admit and many successful games I have only gotten to 5.0 and progressing slower. Yes, progression is necessary so players can learn but it should not take this long. Being stuck on a vehicle because you can't afford the next one or research the next one is so boring. I have even been in situations where I would have liked to play the simulation game mode but could not afford the silver lions to do so. With the new balance changes, my friend and I have been playing warthunder less and less, to the point where we are thinking about uninstalling it. For those unsatisfied with warthunder, my friends and I have started playing Enlisted every now and then which is similar to warthunder but involves infantry combat as well. Been here since before steam, sad to see a gem like this go this way.

Warthunder is a fantastic game but has always had the issue of being incredibly grindy. My friends and I commonly joked that you would need 100 000 silver lions to afford the rope so you could off yourself and quit. Dark I know, but it highlights just how bad the grind was. Albeit I admit I am not the best player and commonly get only 1 or 2 kills but over more hours of playing that i'd like to admit and many successful games I have only gotten to 5.0 and progressing slower. Yes, progression is necessary so players can learn but it should not take this long. Being stuck on a vehicle because you can't afford the next one or research the next one is so boring. I have even been in situations where I would have liked to play the simulation game mode but could not afford the silver lions to do so. With the new balance changes, my friend and I have been playing warthunder less and less, to the point where we are thinking about uninstalling it. For those unsatisfied with warthunder, my friends and I have started playing Enlisted every now and then which is similar to warthunder but involves infantry combat as well. Been here since before steam, sad to see a gem like this go this way.