I have played several games since the merge and have enjoyed the game more then before.
Yes , historical accuracy has dropped slightly but you can still play historical accuracy if you want and it can make the game more fun and challenging.
I like not having to unlock the same thing three times and I have enjoyed swapping to different maps across the old campaigns.
Yes , I did have spend two hours setting up my squad presets to different BR ratings but if you have played War Thunder this is normal and wouldn’t take that long for new players.
There are definitely good qualities to the merge such as playing with and against real players, but faction imbalance is still a relevant issue, yet the game lost one of its core features: historical accurate campaign.
One step forwad, two steps back at the moment, but I’m certain that this will change for the better with time.
if you don’t care about historical accuracy, the post merge gameplay is fuckton better yes. at the very elast when you desert, it’s not because you’re sick of being farmed alongside with bots.
i also like because it’s mostly players in both team, it means more tanks from both sides. it means you get to use those AT weapon more! (and get hit by them more too…)