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Joram -> RE: WoT's (2/8/2011 4:15:35 PM)
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I think the search engine is broken. At least according to other posts.
Anyway, I have played a bit of this. Have advanced a few tiers but not all the way.
In short, it's fun but not very realistic. It doesn't have the realism of say, World War 2 Online but is probably a step or two more realistic than the Battlefield series.
For example, you drive in 3rd person, but do tend to shoot in first. Sight ranges are artificially cut off and there are 'upgrades' you can have to improve your sight range or camoflage your tank. The developers did at least take some pains to try to model the different vehicles profile in such a manner to affect the sight range thus it's harder to spot low profile tanks (i.e. tank destroyers) than it is to say a big Tiger or IS-2. Terrain is generally non-destructible (fences I think can be driven through though) so you can take refuge in an already open building but you can't knock a building down to move or shoot through. There are some fantasy and post WW2 tanks in the tech tree at the higher level but I haven't made it that far.
Over on the wargamer there's a huge thread on it but I can't link to it from work where I am right now. It's generally agreed to be pretty fun. I like it as a nice quick diversion. Battles take 15 mins (or ten, i forget what the timer is atm) at most so it's easy to get in and do a battle or two and then go do whatever. There is a bit of a grind feel to it at times but still, every battle is a bit different simply because you are always playing against different people so that keeps me coming back.
It's beta right now so payment isn't applicable yet but I'm not sure if I'm wild about the pay model. Thankfully, you don't necessarily have to pay for anything and still can advance your way through the tiers. I think you'll just do it slower and at a bit of a disadvantage. For instance, a top crew is critical to be competitive after the first tier or two and it takes a long time for them to experience up. However, if you paid for 'gold', then you can level them up instantly. The dynamics of this though when it goes live may be different than beta where everyone gets free gold. It just kind of depends on how many people pay in but I can imagine that the lower tiers will be dominated by people who don't pay because those that do probably are zooming up the ladder. Hard to say.
Those are my initial impressions. Like I said, go to the Wargamer forums and you will see a pretty big thread on it. Sorry I can't link to it from work!
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