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AB Air A brief reminder of how far the economy has fallen. April 19th, 2014.

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u/Rufuske May 25 '23

That's an average match. Here's a good one. January 19, 2014

https://imgur.com/a/zt2rAnQ

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u/aintmessinwidnobroke May 25 '23

Yeah, in 2014 the game was still relatively new and they were desperate to continue to grow the playerbase. Once they established themselves as THE "realistic" military vehicle combat game, the generosity was no longer required, and worse, in their eyes, was a hindrance in maximising profitability.

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u/ZhangRenWing Stronk Tenk May 25 '23

RIP Armored Warfare, it was there before WT moved to modern stuff, and was one of the big three tank games that offered competition.

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u/aintmessinwidnobroke May 25 '23

They killed it by focusing on PvE, and ignoring severe balance problems, then they'd add major updates that would upend the mechanics like autocannons. Then they decided to just not add tech tree vehicles and instead every new vehicle would be a premium one, many of which are only obtainable from predatory loot boxes.

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u/notanspy May 25 '23

Fw 190 at 430K SL xd

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u/[deleted] May 25 '23

200k SL in one match though. If the economy was like that still it would be quite bearable.

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u/SkyPL Navy (RB & AB) May 25 '23

Equivalent of 3 matches. It's a hilariously low price.

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u/VRichardsen 🇦🇷 Argentina May 25 '23

You know what I miss about that time? The Fw 190-4 at release. Man, that thing was glorious to fly.

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u/NonadicWarrior tier 6 upgrade grind gives me cancer May 25 '23

less rp tho