Free-to-play tank, naval, and aircraft games Review bombs for War Thunder are at an all-time high as the player base of the game responds to modifications to the in-game economy that have since been changed and which would have made it even more difficult to play the game without spending real-world money. It’s unclear what will happen to War Thunder, but it’s obvious that the locals didn’t support the situation they were in.
The developer and publisher of War Thunder Gaijin announced a number of changes to the game’s economy that would make it much more difficult to advance without using real-world money. The game currently awards you Silver Lions (SL) currency to buy vehicles, modifications, and repair damaged vehicles after games, and Research Points (RP) to research new vehicles and units before you can buy them.
According to players, the premium currency of Golden Eagles may also be used to purchase Silver Lions, which appear to be becoming increasingly required to get anywhere in War Thunder.
The game’s community went into overdrive before promising to reverse the proposed War Thunder Economy adjustments. Massive Steam review bombing caused recent reviews to become “overwhelmingly negative” as users with over 2,000 hours in the game discussed their complaints.
Players are enraged and disillusioned by the decline in Silver Lions and Research Points they already receive from games, even if they pay for a premium account and use premium vehicles, both of which involve real-world money and improve your SL and RP payouts.
“Gaijin continues to add nations and vehicles while increasing repair costs and decreasing RP/SL gain.” “A premium account is no longer enough to comfortably progress; you must now purchase premium vehicles in every nation,” Apollo1641 writes in a lengthy Steam review.
“We have been closely following the feedback and we see that whilst some players generally agree with us, we also see that there are players who feel that these changes are not helpful to them,” Gaijin said in response to general player feedback. As a result, we’ve decided not to execute the economic reforms.”
