I first tried War Thunder back in 2017. And I never wanting to pick it up forever!
Why? Because unreasonable grinding techtree!
If you are late to the game, then you never have a chance to catch up with earlier players!
What? Pay to bypass?
No! F2P game’s paying options is always overpriced!
Look how current Enlisted’s campaign levels cost:
42USD for just a level? Who in their right mind would buy it?
Even IL2 BoS isnt such overpriced.
Look at what Stalingrad price is:
Only 30USD! For a complete regular game experience. Yeah, there is progression system, things to unlock, but they are set at a reasonable speed for unlock!
WT’s tech tree is never intending to address it!
In fact, making each tech tree even longer, unreachable for new players!
Also using WT’s tech tree is completely shifting away from historical accurate prospect. (Unless you locked those options unavaliable for certain map/missions!)
suggestions:
Either you bring us similar full access pack to other nations (no longer factions anymore).
Or sell actual useful nation “starter” pack, set the entry levels to somewhere around mid-low place, letting newbees able to use something more at beginning. To attract new players to come and play, not instantly feeling the endless grinding.
Give something more to them to have fun with at their first dozen hours if they pay a reasonable amount of money to it.
Of course no need to sell a pack/service/DLC to unlock entire nation for shortening game lifespan.