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Off-Topic => Games => Existing Games => Topic started by: Naryar on November 19, 2013, 04:22:42 AM

Title: War Thunder
Post by: Naryar on November 19, 2013, 04:22:42 AM
Good, free-to-play MMO where you pilot mostly WWII planes and go fight against others. Of course it has a money system but you can play the game without forking out a single cent and very much enjoy it (still a newb at this game so I can't really judge if F2P is a problem, but it doesn't seem to be). Still in beta, so there's new stuff periodically.

www.warthunder.com (http://www.warthunder.com)

You've got light fighters, heavy fighters, bombers, dive bombers (which incidentally is the manliest class) and assault planes.

Good dogfighting action, pretty huge download though.

I play german planes, username's the same as here. Maybe I should have used TheMightyNaryar to taunt people.
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: Domanating on November 19, 2013, 05:09:53 AM
Played it for a while last year but it was too arcadish for my taste. The keyboard and camera controls are are a bit hard to get a hang on. People who play with a joystick will have a clear advantage in it.

I say this as a guy who plays IL2 Sturmovik regularly. Those who like quick and brutal action (and WWII games) will enjoy WarThunder. Apparently playable tanks will also be soon implemented.
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: Naryar on November 19, 2013, 07:48:44 AM
Personally I don't mind the simple controls, hell you have far enough control on your plane on arcade mode to make good flight tactics.

Also, it's a fun shootout WITH enough skill and tactics involved if you want (or it can be quite mindless).
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: Hydro on November 20, 2013, 10:34:29 AM
too arcadish for my taste.
Then play Historical or FRB


I watch Phly and Jingles play sometimes. When my PC is fixed I'll play it.
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: Naryar on November 20, 2013, 11:28:52 AM
too arcadish for my taste.
Then play Historical or FRB


I watch Phly and Jingles play sometimes. When my PC is fixed I'll play it.

I was going to ask whose nation you flew but then I figured it was pointless.
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: Hydro on November 20, 2013, 07:42:05 PM
too arcadish for my taste.
Then play Historical or FRB


I watch Phly and Jingles play sometimes. When my PC is fixed I'll play it.

I was going to ask whose nation you flew but then I figured it was pointless.

Quite, I haven't been able to play it yet. Gonna probably start with the Soviets though, I love me some MiG-3s
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: TBD Devastator on November 23, 2013, 11:38:25 AM
Kinda played it on/off for a while. Mainly used British planes as well as that hilariously overpowered Soviet biplane (srsly. 18 kills using it once. Many cries of hacks from that fight, lol.) but now don't exactly play it.

I also stole a username from a Touhou character, so hilarity often ensued upon running into other people who did the same.
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: Naryar on November 23, 2013, 11:43:37 AM
Also, the mighty Jingle's videos are what will motivate me into, hopefully, grinding my way up to level 9 so I can get both cannon Stukas and the cannon ME.

Best planes ever.
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: Domanating on November 23, 2013, 12:13:08 PM
too arcadish for my taste.
Then play Historical or FRB

a guy who plays IL2 Sturmovik regularly.
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: Hydro on November 23, 2013, 12:14:46 PM
...that hilariously overpowered Soviet biplane...

...which got butchered in Operation Barbarossa. Still, the Chaika is quite fun.

a guy who plays IL2 Sturmovik regularly.

As do I.
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: Domanating on November 23, 2013, 01:01:32 PM
a guy who plays IL2 Sturmovik regularly.

As do I.

Welcome to the club
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: Kossokei on November 26, 2013, 05:04:35 PM
gonna take a look into this. I play IL-2 a bit but I'm too bloodthirsty to stay within all the technicalities and stuff.

edit: computer is probably too weak to play it anyway but still I'll take a look.
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: Kossokei on November 26, 2013, 11:41:24 PM
Yep. Computer's too old and weak.

Even at minimum settings the game requires a 3.0 shader support from the graphics card and my good ol' trusty nVidia FX 5200 only has 2.0.

Balls.
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: Naryar on November 27, 2013, 01:45:10 AM
Yep. Computer's too old and weak.

Even at minimum settings the game requires a 3.0 shader support from the graphics card and my good ol' trusty nVidia FX 5200 only has 2.0.

Balls.

That's too bad, maybe when you buy a new computer ?
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: Camaro Kid on November 27, 2013, 03:09:30 AM
Yep. Computer's too old and weak.

Even at minimum settings the game requires a 3.0 shader support from the graphics card and my good ol' trusty nVidia FX 5200 only has 2.0.

Balls.

Got the same problem :(
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: Kossokei on November 27, 2013, 12:10:01 PM
Yep. Computer's too old and weak.

Even at minimum settings the game requires a 3.0 shader support from the graphics card and my good ol' trusty nVidia FX 5200 only has 2.0.

Balls.

That's too bad, maybe when you buy a new computer ?
Which will probably be a long time from now seeing as my only source of money has higher priorities and I won't be getting a job until the summer anyway
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: NeighImACarrot on June 29, 2014, 04:16:44 PM
So does anyone else apart from me still play this?
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: madman3 on June 29, 2014, 04:45:01 PM
Started playing about a month ago, mostly just use German planes, but got a Soviet set with a Chaika and so on for low level servers
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: TBD Devastator on June 29, 2014, 05:00:38 PM
Still play it, using mostly British still. Tanks are fun too.

KV-1 is just like "You have a 57mm? lelelele no."
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: Naryar on June 30, 2014, 08:02:36 AM
I don't play anymore mostly due to having no more good internet connection outside of work.

Also I changed my ideas... dive bombers mostly suck so the manliest class is Attacker or Heavy Fighter.

Stuka's are still awesome. I wish they all get sirens instead of just the first one (which mostly sucks)

Started playing about a month ago, mostly just use German planes, but got a Soviet set with a Chaika and so on for low level servers

That is good. Germany is the best, l33test nation.

Chaika's are a great amount of fun when fully upgraded but they're best used to troll tier 2 or 3 instead of clubbing everything at tier 1.

Once I got killed in my Do217N1 by one. I was indeed rustled >:O
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: madman3 on June 30, 2014, 12:41:04 PM
I don't play anymore mostly due to having no more good internet connection outside of work.

Also I changed my ideas... dive bombers mostly suck so the manliest class is Attacker or Heavy Fighter.

Stuka's are still awesome. I wish they all get sirens instead of just the first one (which mostly sucks)

Started playing about a month ago, mostly just use German planes, but got a Soviet set with a Chaika and so on for low level servers

That is good. Germany is the best, l33test nation.

Chaika's are a great amount of fun when fully upgraded but they're best used to troll tier 2 or 3 instead of clubbing everything at tier 1.

Once I got killed in my Do217N1 by one. I was indeed rustled >:O
Yeah, my setup for Germany is:
BF109 E-1
BF109 F-1 and 2
Fw190
And the second tier Stuka.
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: NeighImACarrot on June 30, 2014, 01:09:07 PM
Add me in game my name's the same as GTM
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: Naryar on June 30, 2014, 03:11:33 PM
I don't play anymore mostly due to having no more good internet connection outside of work.

Also I changed my ideas... dive bombers mostly suck so the manliest class is Attacker or Heavy Fighter.

Stuka's are still awesome. I wish they all get sirens instead of just the first one (which mostly sucks)

Started playing about a month ago, mostly just use German planes, but got a Soviet set with a Chaika and so on for low level servers

That is good. Germany is the best, l33test nation.

Chaika's are a great amount of fun when fully upgraded but they're best used to troll tier 2 or 3 instead of clubbing everything at tier 1.

Once I got killed in my Do217N1 by one. I was indeed rustled >:O
Yeah, my setup for Germany is:
BF109 E-1
BF109 F-1 and 2
Fw190
And the second tier Stuka.

bf109 is for boring casuals

try the duck, the dorniers, the Me202's, some german bombers... the S79 isn't bad.

The JU87D5 is very, VERY awesome once you get the hang of it and accept you climb worse than a lead turtle. Especially with minengeschoss shells.

Most german bombers suck except the ones with the 20mm MG151's in the nose and the latter tiers.

>dogfighting with bombers
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: madman3 on June 30, 2014, 03:47:28 PM
wats the duck

The Stuka's are great for dogfighting once you have decent weapons precisely because they drop like a rock and can do really fast direction changes
Title: Re: War Thunder
Post by: Naryar on July 01, 2014, 06:17:35 AM
wats the duck

hs129

also only stuka worth dogfighting in is the D5.