War Thunder (F2P Air/Ground combat MMO)

[Swagger897]

Any idea when exactly (thoughts of) this patch is supposed to drop?

I imagine if a stream was done then it would be soon to follow.

 

[Kitten]

Any idea when exactly (thoughts of) this patch is supposed to drop?

I imagine if a stream was done then it would be soon to follow.

My guess is sometime around march.

 

[GTPorsche]

First week of march probably.

 

[Kitten]

M26 Super Pershing

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

U wot M8?

 

[Swagger897]

This update tho...

For real though, if the diesel king tiger gets a BR boost, that'll be the biggest crock of **** I've ever seen from Gaijin..

edit:

Full list of what's to come

 

[Swagger897]

delete

 

[Kitten]

 

[Swagger897]

I don't get it.... Release date?

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

Good.

 

[GTPorsche]

Another Sea Dragon is coming, the H8K2.

http://warthunder.com/en/devblog/current/880

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

Moar boats? Sweet. Maybe this means that navy units will come this year.

 

[Swagger897]

http://live.warthunder.com/post/365287/ru/

If you can read Russian, good for you, if not... Patch will be released after March 8.

 

[GTPorsche]

Here's the translation.

-DEV will launch this week.
-Patch 1.57 is after the 8th of March.
-Second location "Kharkov".

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

I'd love to see a tiericide or brcalypse to smooth things out. Also, I'm now seriously quitting the room when it gives me Russians of any kind.

 

[GTPorsche]

I just got a 900% RP booster out of the warbond shop box.

Now I will proceed to have a terrible game.

 

[Niku Driver HC]

I just got a 900% RP booster out of the warbond shop box.

Now I will proceed to have a terrible game.

Sweet baby Jesus, I didn't even know that was possible. I was under the impression that 500% was as good as it gets!

 

[catamount39]

With my luck I'd completely go **** it up and waste it.

 

[GTPorsche]

I got 12000+ vehicle RP and 5000+ modification RP from using the He 111 H-16 and hitting two bombing points with the 32x50kg since the plane, well, was stock. Now it's nearly complete on the tier 1 modules.

 

[Kitten]

I got 12000+ vehicle RP and 5000+ modification RP from using the He 111 H-16 and hitting two bombing points with the 32x50kg since the plane, well, was stock. Now it's nearly complete on the tier 1 modules.

Hm. B29 Bomber + 900% ? No no Kitten stop. Terrible idea.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

I can't get into games with Russian aircraft. and as any other nation, I get nothing but Russians on the other side. if I see alt history/kursk/Russian anything again, I will seriously go ballistic.

 

[Kitten]

Spoiler

New Location: Volokolamsk


Moscow Area, winter of 1941. The Germans are on the outskirts of Moscow. The fate of Russia and Europe may be decided on these fields. Tank engines roar and the flash of cannon fire lights up the snow banks. The Russian winter turns hot on the battlefield in the new Volokolamsk map in War Thunder update 1.57!

Volokolamsk was created based on the neighborhood of the Volokolamsk Highway, where General Panfilov’s division withstood Hitler’s attacking troops. The roads from the moderately hilly and open area surrounding a small frozen lake converge around three villages traditional to the area. This is where the main events of the tank battle take place.


To recreate the trenches, we asked the film crew of Panfilov’s 28 for assistance. The creators of this film thoroughly researched the situation related to the position of troops on the battlefield. We tried to recreate the fortifications of the famous 4th company for our map. On the same field where the famous battle took place, our artists have placed burnt out German tank wrecks. A railway embankment with a bombed out train. a part of which has been derailed, is situated behind the Red Army trenches.


A feature of Volokolamsk is the combat in the villages. Tankers will have to break through fences and domestic structures, and sometimes even destroy abandoned houses, to get to the most advantageous positions. The peak of the battle for the central village, is a small hill with a destroyed house on it. From there, you can easily destroy incoming enemies, but it’s important to remember that there isn’t much cover around either.



Volokolamsk, a new location for ground and mixed battles, will be available to all players in War Thunder update 1.57. See you in battle!

 

[Swagger897]

I see the Ferdinand, Jagdpanther, and Jagdtiger getting good use here

 

[GTPorsche]

Since I've been flying the He 111 H-16 due to researching the Do 217 below it in the tree, I've had three matches that weren't Norway, and one of those Norway matches involved 12 planes that consisted of 3 fighters, 2 attackers 1 divebomber and 6 bombers. One of the fighters decided they wanted nothing to do with that match and landed their plane and left. Just sucks that Norway is a map that can't be won by bomber spam.

They need to fix the matchmaker. They need a better balance of planes in the matches.

 

[Swagger897]

I have yet to research much of the German dive bombers and heavy bombers... Just not that appealing compared to US line.

 

[GTPorsche]

90% of the US line can be used as a bomber.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

Ju-88 A4 is the only german bomber you need. It's fast, agile and can knock out bombingpoint or all three if you're lucky enough. I've won matches with that beastie.

 

[GTPorsche]

That's because you're playing low tier battles where the bombing points don't require as many bombs to destroy.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

And thats because the grind suddenly gets harder when entering third tier, hence why I usually don't even bother with last two tiers.

 

[GTPorsche]

If you use the appropriate plane for what you're researching, it's not that much of a grind. Even less if you have premium.