Premium Re-shuffle

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Since the merge, all the progression of each campaign has been joined together. Premium squads from campaigns where those tanks were not common are suddenly grouped with everything else. I think some of this equipment should be placed into the tech tree. There is a precendent for this sort of action, as equipment from the stalingrad campaign was removed, and some premium squads were added to the tech tree during the merge.

Note: Lend-lease weapons and weapons from minor nations (such as hungary) are not included despite any widespread use. Equipment with special properties, such as being amphibious, flamethrower, and having rockets are not included.

Germany

Panzer 3M: 570 Produced
MG 30: >15,000 Produced
Sdkfz 251/1: >15,000 Produced
Stug 3 G: 8,423 Produced

USSR

There are a few mass produced tanks that really should either be added or foldered into the tech tree.

SU-100: 2,335 produced (1945)
SU-76M: 13,732 produced

It is possible that a few weapons, such as the AS-44 Model 5. Could be removed from the tech tree and made premium.

Japan

The Chi-Ha series of tanks were some of Japans most produced tanks. It is a shame that they are locked behind a premium squad and an old event.

Chi-Ha: 1,162 produced.
Chi-Ha Kai: 930 produced.

USA

Most of the widely used US equipment is not restricted to premiums.
(Hopefully the British tanks, Matilda, Churchill, Firefly are included when Britain is added)

I think taking measures to adjust which equipment is premium would help with the “historical accuracy” of matches. Where little used equipment can’t be equipped by every squad and is not seen as often. It also means that iconic and widespread equipment is accessible to everyone.

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Pz.38(t) : 1414 Produced

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I myself purchased the squads with weapon, which after merge now available in the tech tree (M1941 Johnson Rifle, Gewehr 41). I have no problem with them appearing after a while as free content, as long as it has historical was the ordnance used widely.

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I would also note that no one would lose their premium squads, they would just get moved.

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Not really the same type of action.

To compensate the access pack player.

AFAIK there is no premium squad been added to the tech tree, if you are talking about the squad that requires Stalingrad access pack, those are not premium squad, those are locked normal squad.

I see no reason of doing this. Dev already threw HA away and keep adding more prototype.

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It is a CRIME that they did this to Japan. Imagine if the Shermans or T-34s were all premium/event vehicles. The player base would RIOT.

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I don’t see why the number of units produced should in any way affect premium status. Premium stuff is certainly not rare.
It’s literally the easiest way how to get something, you just buy it.

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How often do you see some premium squads? Ppk-41 and MP41 Squads literally flooded the servers when Founder Bundle shows up. Even before the merge, I had not seen them for months.

Event/premium squad status effectively limit their number in the game, even if there are a lot of them for some time after the release. Premium are also often removed from the store, Event squads are not available at all after the event, so new players can’t reach them, their they become a rarity in the game.

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Because you can’t literally get them for 4 years. A playing the same BR2 weapon over and over again really isn’t definition of fun.

But is just hilarious you choose tihis bery specific scenario insead of normal premium squad.

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Premium status is a limitation. Not everyone invests money in this game, and this already eliminates a large portion of players.

Trying to discredit my arguments, does not change this fact.

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I might as well say that most of the players didn’t put enough time into the game to get all weapons in tech tree. Thus the tech tree is limitation and already eliminates a large portion of players.
And trying to discredit my arguments, does not change this fact.

This is literally your cheap argumentation used against you.

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Premium status is a limitation. Prove otherwise.

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Literally everything is limitation unless it’s free and accessible immediately. :slight_smile:
Prove otherwise.

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It’s good to know that my words are so good that you like to copy them.

I would also like to live in a world, where €25 per squad is no obstacle or limit for a player, but I’m afraid it doesn’t work that way and premium squads are used less.

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Which was iirc mostly used by foreign nations. In fact, the Germans rejected it and most were licensed versions for Hungary and Bulgaria and the rest most likely went to the Swiss since the “German” one was produced there. So it kinda makes sense as premium.
Agree on rest though which should be free.

This would cause some issues with certain stuff and factions.
Such as all Soviet ARs being protos or WW1 zombies (and Im not sure whether the AVS and AVT were common either)n the FG technically only being usable by para squads almost anything something “decent” from Japan being protos or very limited produced stuff that never left the main isles. Hell, they are going to get a wood tank. Or just look at how many Type 100s have been built. I think that is comparable to the total numbers of FG42s. The Johnson guns are not a great loss though and the Rifle used be a premium anyways.

That would severely cripple a lot of factions, mostly the Soviets and especially Japan as well as Germany to some extent since they would loss SFs. And I already dont want to play Japan, but I surely wont face Jumbos with shitty Jap tanks and useless Lunge mines and soldiers armed with BAs and shitty MP28s facing M2s and M1919s.

Please be less specific.

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We even had vehicles that were available both as premium and as progression unlock, I don’t see why some vehicles couldn’t not get progression version, especially in the case of Panzer III M, DF could just add Panzer III L which is almost identical but no side schützen.