Before you read the whole review, i want to go straight to the point and say this is a great game! For a free to play game this is one of the best military games to play!

Why play this game over World of tanks? I Have played a coupled hundred hours on World of tanks (WOT) and World of tanks Blitz (WOTB) combined. WOT is a lot more pay to win because armor, Hit points, Gun dispersion, and DPM matters a lot more in the game then skill, sure skill matters but vehicles can carry you to the top ( Ex : Object 279 early). On the other hand, War Thunder has an actual skill gap in the game. You can use your knowledge to you advantage to take out other players. With this in mind, this game is very rewarding to experienced players!

If you are new to this game : I highly recommend you get used to the controls and the game-play, go into Arcade first and once you feel more comfortable go into realistic where the rewards are higher but the skill gap is bigger. If you are going to spend money in this game I highly recommend you get the highest BR vehicle as it can research from rank 1 all the way to the rank right above the vehicle is on. While using that vehicle try to go to certain areas or spots where you're most likely to get kills and focus on getting capture points where the rewards are greatest.

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Pros :

* Vehicle models are very nice and crisp!

* delightful and clean Visuals

* Game-play can be what ever you choose! Ex : you can play slow in a heavy tank or fast paced in a fighter jet.

* Constant updates : New content added or updated (every 1-2 months)

* Skill gap : you can out smart/play your opponent with your experience and knowledge (No significant Pay To Win since you can out play them)

* most "Realistic" arcade style game on the market


Cons :

* BRs are too compressed for Ground Realistic Battles (range of BRs is too small 1.0-11.3)

* BRs for early jets is too compressed in Air Realistic Battles 8.0-10.7 (The jump from 1 Br to the next changes too much in BRs : 8.0-10.7 (technologically speaking).

* A lot of grinding (must use IRL currency to make the grind more bearable)

* WW2 vehicles go against vehicles post WW2 (tigers can face STRV 103A (ETC))

* Maps are unbalanced

* Some stuff is clearly under Battle Rated (Too low in BR)