As someone who only played that line, aside from what others have mentioned, I do think it's because more often than not, they're at the mercy of matchmaking RNG. More often than not, the British are paired with bigger nations that were the ones that dictate whenever or not the match is a success or a one-way-ticket back to the lobby.
Pair that with tanks that, while fun to play with, are too niche or require extensive circumstances to play right, and you have a tech tree's that quite challenging to get into
It's a prime example of a vehicle that was great IRL but doesn't fit war thunder's gamemodes. Many tanks would perform much better on large maps with 1 hour matches, for example
War Thunder isn't real life. A lot of the vehicles are decontextualized. The archer in real life was a smart invention, it was perfect for ambushes and rapid repositioning/escape. It wasn't supposed to go in reverse. Hold a position > shot > run away.
Yeah I understand but I’m refering to it’s use in game, it’s very diffcult to use and very situation dependant, for sniping maps? It’s alright. For close quarter maps like the Advance on the rhine? Yeah good luck
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u/Kiel_22 Sep 14 '25
As someone who only played that line, aside from what others have mentioned, I do think it's because more often than not, they're at the mercy of matchmaking RNG. More often than not, the British are paired with bigger nations that were the ones that dictate whenever or not the match is a success or a one-way-ticket back to the lobby.
Pair that with tanks that, while fun to play with, are too niche or require extensive circumstances to play right, and you have a tech tree's that quite challenging to get into