I tend to accumulate a bunch of suggestions over time and then submit them all at once (when I’m in the mood), so please bear with me tonight; I’m trying to do the right thing for the community, ok?
Alright. So, anyone who’s familiar with my posts on this forum knows that I love to buy things. I’m a big supporter of earning Weapon and Vehicle orders of the golden variety via Battle Pass, and I have even purchased a few out-of-pocket because I liked them so much. It’s also well-known that I believe in supporting the Developers who are behind a game that they clearly care about, and moreover, actually play - so more power to you there.
However, it makes it more difficult for me to spend my money/orders here when I am not informed of which Units (squads) are required for which vehicles (and at what level/class) beforehand, and similarly, which infantry types are capable of using which weapons. Sometimes, it’s hard to tell. For instance, “the set of suppressed weapons” comes with a rifle of some type and a pistol… but can only Assaulters use them, or can Riflemen use them as well? It may seem obvious to some, but I’d like to know for sure before I [ahem] spend actual money.
Even more ambiguous are the Premium Vehicle squad requirements. Recently, I purchased the premium Pz. III J for Tunisia, as I wanted to buff-out my German army a bit before I started talking smack in the chat window (and I’m glad I did - whew, compared to that Italian M41? Yeah, I would have been eating those words pretty fast…)
I was really excited about using it… until I was informed that this vehicle was NOT eligible for my tank crew! I tried to figure out what was wrong… did I not get it? Did the transaction not go through? The vehicle order was missing now, so it must have gone somewhere…
Then, I had the bright idea to look into the Campaign levels, and I had to scroll all the way over to where the Standard Pz. III J was listed, and sure enough… it came with the Tanker II squad - which is superior to Tanker I in every way. This was not even a clear explanation for what was preventing me from using said tank, but rather it merely implied that only Tanker II could board this vehicle. That’s one thing, but for Tanks that don’t come with a Squadron of their own, it could be even more confusing I’m sure (you’d have to find the last tank that did come with a squad, and then remember their ratings number, and then look ahead to find the one you want, etc etc).
Anyway… you see the problem here? We get all the other stats for these tanks - armour, caliber, engine power and weight; but none of those matter if we don’t know whether we can actually use it based on the squad that is required, especially when you’re charging people for it (in one way or another). Does that make sense?
Ok - I’m glad we had that little talk. I will be looking forward to our next development consultation symposium. Cheerio