Surprisingly, every major update that involves something for the Soviets, it means there will be a massive influx of old veteran Soviet players coming back, even thought during regular days it seems like they’re a ghost faction. So don’t say before time that Japan will have the high ground. Because something tells me Soviets are gonna kick their ass. Paired with the fact that this year was the 80th anniversary of the end of Japan’s occupation in China. That’s gonna fuel a lot of pride in battle from our Chinese players, I’m sure. Which I totally get, and I stand behind.
It will be fun. I’ll be playing both teams low and high br. See which one comes out on top.
The last update introduced the Soviet partisan submachine gun, so why are you complaining about the weapons and equipment for other factions in the next update?
Well, I think you could compare it to this: playing as the Soviet Union sometimes represents that attitude of a desperate counterattack. Even if you’re practically trembling with fear, there’s still that unyielding determination inside. You keep thinking, “I’d rather die trying than let you win, just to wipe that smug look off your face.”
The newly added Soviet-Japan battlefield is indeed something that makes Chinese players happier, at least in the sense that it allows the communist camp to formally engage the Axis powers from Asia. But given how things look right now, it feels more like getting halfway through and thinking, “Finally, I can fight the Japanese,” only to join the match and realize you’re just another side dish for them.
Domestic opinions about this are likely to get worse. People will say all sorts of things—like how the Soviets being weak is a way to belittle the Chinese, and so on.
Gaijin’s current stance is this: on one hand, they want the Chinese player market, but on the other, they look down on Chinese players. They even seem to enjoy provoking political sensitivities. Recently, while Japan has been aggressively challenging China on political issues, there were data leaks in War Thunder suggesting plans to hand over China’s current weapons to the Japanese tech tree. If the developers hadn’t later apologized and backed down, and if those plans had actually gone through, War Thunder would likely have been shut down in China.
In short, now there are even players on the forums claiming that the 122mm gun is fully capable of handling the Tiger II. What kind of understanding do you expect them to have about the Soviets? Probably no more than what U.S. think tanks know. At least when Soviet players complain, they back it up with data. These people don’t even bother looking up the data—they just talk without taking any responsibility. When you try to argue back, it’s like punching thin air in the end.
Soviet partisan SMG? Are you talking about that cut-down PPSH with the rear stock chopped off? The one at BR 2?
You ask why I’m complaining? Other nations at least get something substantial—like gold or silver if we’re comparing value.
But the Soviets? What they got is like being handed a piece of scrap iron. Utterly meaningless. Completely redundant. It’s not that I’m refusing it, but how can you justify giving others such good stuff while handing the Soviets something so mediocre?
What’s so special about giving the Soviets this cut-down SMG anyway? Germany got something of similar tier too. Are you really just counting quantity without looking at quality? If I give you a 10-dollar bill and a 100-dollar bill, can’t you tell which one actually matters?”
If it’s not players who like to play for all four factions,
they wouldn’t be considered core players. If it’s a core player, I’m sure he will understand.
Those who understand will understand.
If he doesn’t understand, there’s no need for him to understand.
The weakness of the Soviet Union has persisted for many years, not just for a short period of time.
The reason for bringing it up now is that it’s the turn of a Soviet version.
As a result, the Soviet version only received an old rifle from 1888.
This is a version involving both the Soviet Union and Japan.
I also mentioned Japan a few days ago.
Level 3 requires better tanks and bombers, as well as high-performance anti-tank rocket launchers.
Level 5 requires better bombers.
Japan’s light weapons have an overall advantage.
I hope that the two sides in the battle are evenly matched opponents, rather than one powerful side bullying the weak one. That would be meaningless.
I agree—I’ve already reached the endgame in four nations, so I know exactly how each country has its own challenging phases. At BR 2, all nations are fairly balanced and evenly matched.
But by BR 3, problems start to emerge. At BR 4 and beyond, things become completely unbalanced and extreme.
Right now, I’m playing Soviet BR 3, and I know very well how tough it can be for German players at this level when they face a KV tank and don’t have Panzerfausts available. But I’ve let it go—I won’t bother suggesting that Germany should get better low-tier tanks. Just look at the forums: they still act like the Soviets are overpowered at BR 5. Well, I could just as easily argue that Germany already has strong, standard mainstays like the Panzer IV. It never occurred to me that German players have already grown used to and accepted the KV’s strength. Even the requests to move the Panzer IV tank destroyer down a tier have disappeared. Now the debate has become extreme—they’ve given up on improving their own nation’s semi-automatic rifles and are instead pushing to nerf the SVT-38 and armor.
At this point, the only thing I’ll keep pushing for is moving Japanese low-tier tanks down in rank.
At least change the attack values of PPSH and PPD to:
10 meters 6.8
100 meters 4
6.7 is also acceptable
10 meters 6.7
100 meters: 3.9
It is at least a high-level SMG. The lower-level PPS will remain unchanged.
One shouldn’t be too greedy. I’m referring to the guerrilla submachine gun and the micro submachine gun in the battle pass from the last update. Both of these are Soviet main weapons, and instead of trying to solve the problem, they kept escalating the conflict and making you look like a victim!
Is there really anyone using that junk?
That weapon was originally designed as a fully automatic pistol. However, due to its excessive power, it was deemed unsuitable for use in the Soviet Union. Therefore, it was changed to a submachine gun.
If it is a submachine gun, it is extremely weak.
Of course, no one will care. Because there is still tomorrow and the next issue of the pass can be looked forward to.
If you pretend to be ignorant when you actually know something, it loses its meaning.
