WorldWaris currentlyinbeta,and
weknowthatGaijinlikestomakesure
thingsareperfectbeforedeclaring
it outofbeta.Sohowis WorldWar
lookingonthatfront?Howlongbefore
it’soutofbeta?
WorldWarmodehasbeeninclosed
betafora longtime,sotheactuallaunch
ofopenbetawentsmoothly.Assoon
aswepolishthemodebasedonfirst
seasonplayerfeedbackandproduce
enoughnewcontentforthemode,we’ll
launchthenextseasonofWorldWar.Is theultimategoaltohavean
enormoussinglebattlefieldthatplayers
candropinandoutofandwherethe
tidegraduallyswingsonewayorthe
otherovera longperiod?
WorldWaris alreadythiskindof
battlefieldwheretheplayerscandrop
inanddropoutatanymoment,joining
anymissionthey’reinterestedin.Every
actionoftheplayerinfluencestheoverall
flowoftheoperationontheglobalmap.
Everydestroyedtank,everyusedbomb
orrocketaredeductedfromthearsenal
ofthecorrespondingarmy.Ontheother
hand,thereareotherwaystoplay War
Thunderandalwayswillbe.WillRBorSimeverbesupportedin
WorldWar?
WorldWarwasplannedastheunified
globalmodeinwhichallourplayers
wouldclashwitheachother,regardless
oftheirspecificpreferencesinregardsto
difficulty.Whatwe’dliketostressit that
it wouldbewrongtoassumetheWorld
Warmodesimplyrunson“Arcade”
settings– infact,RealisticBattles(RB)
is thebasedifficultysettingforthis
mode.Theonlydifferencebetweenthe
specificWorldWarmodesettingsand
theRealisticBattlesplayersknowfrom
participatinginRandomBattlesarethe
additionofmarkersfortanksandanti-
airguns,whilethedifferences for the
airplanesareevensmaller.Whataboutinfantry?Oris thatjustnot
withinwhatWarThunderis – it being
vehicle-based?
GiventhatinWarThunder,allplayers
startthebattleona vehicle,playable
infantrywouldbea toughadditionto
implementandbalanceproperly– at
leastwithoutfundamentallychanging
whatwecurrentlyknowas“War
Thunder”.Butofcourse,wedofindthe
prospectofinfantrycombatinvolving
vehiclesveryexiting.Hence,weteamed
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