Overview
I was kind of disappointed that DF chose to port Tiger West (as a standalone premium squad no less) instead of Tiger Ost. Now I want to suggest that Tiger Ost should be ported to Enlisted. I have now also made aware that Dagor Engine of Enlisted and War Thunder already diverged quite significantly but rest assured, this skin is worth the effort to be ported here.
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How do you want Tiger Ost be introduced in Enlisted?
Hmm, I actually look forward to the event skin — wearing it should grant extra armor, just like the Soviets’ appliqué plates. Maybe when the Germans get something like this too, they’ll stop complaining and start asking for more themselves. It’s like covering a Panzer IV or other tanks with spare tracks for added protection.
So far, there have already been two event skins released, but the promised 20mm of additional armor from attaching those tracks still hasn’t been implemented. I suspect the developers will eventually claim it’s “technically unfeasible” and say the skin is purely cosmetic without any extra protection.
If this vehicle or skin were added as an event reward, those track wraps and side bundles— oh wait, I don’t think it’ll be just a skin. On the contrary, I believe it will likely be a premium vehicle. If they really made it freely available, I doubt they’d pass up a chance to monetize it. In the future, there will probably be some exclusive premium squad version or something similar.
Given we’ve already had that repeated Tiger pre-order bundle fiasco, I’m curious how the backlash will be next time. I’d actually welcome it as an event vehicle — after all, those external add-ons, compared to the standard version, could offer meaningful protection, maybe even a chance to bounce a few shells that would normally penetrate the hull.
…Oh, I was really not thinking straight back then — I actually bought that Halloween-skinned Panzer IV.
