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Looking like a hard no from me.. the removal of modules for free was a key selling point. That's a nice saving for me this month then.

I stopped playing a year ago. The only reason I stuck around as long as I did was sunk cost. Finally got tired of the incessant gambling mechanics that this predatory company insists on using. I now play FS19 / 22 and I have saved an absolute fortune.

This just adds even more proof that they do not play their own game. As demonstrated by a certain RU Ex CC ;-)

60 seconds is too much suffering....

The tokens will be exchanged for a container with a chance to get the camos comrade.

Just picked this up from reddit, posted over there by @bigbramble For UK people only. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/594840

I think you are on the right track with the last one...

That's the "technical limitation" which is why she won't be in the armoury....

Hi Crysantos The problem is, we do not trust your company any more. There is an old saying "Actions speak louder than words", and all we ever see are empty words, broken promises and the same old predatory practices. You strike me as an intelligent person and a genuine nice guy, having watched you on stream quite a few times. With that in mind you must be aware that your company is nothing more than a gambling casino now. There used to be an excellent relationship between the developer and the community, however, that has been lost, burned and destroyed due to Wargaming's actions. For example, how would you feel if you walked into an electronics store to buy an iPad, and passed over your money. The box comes out, and when you get home and open it, you find a set of cheap earphones instead. When you complain, the store says "Well, you only bought a chance to receive the product you thought you were paying for, didn't you real the small print?" I suspect you would be outraged, but this is the modus operandi of your entire company from top to bottom and quite frankly it disgusts me, especially considering your game also targets minors and vulnerable groups such as military veterans. For me, the only thing that will go some way to rebuilding some trust is a statement along the line of "We will remove ALL gambling elements such as lootboxes immediately, and gated missions". Has your company also considered that the obscene prices you charge put a lot of people off of buying your premium content? I suspect if you lowered your prices, you would actually sell a lot more and would also go a long way to rebuilding community trust. (The Laffer Curve applies here, even though it refers to taxation) You company has it within itself to sort this out and become a trusted and valued game developer, but its going to require a serious change of direction from your senior management. How about putting the customer first for once and realising what your company could have here with a previously loyal playerbase?

They really are crazy. I wonder how they come to the conclusion on pricing, surely they would sell a huge amount more prem content if it was more sensibly priced?

I was thinking that myself

BuT sUBmaRiNEs iN COop ArE a ToTAl SuccESS

Done. I wouldn't want my kids to play this game any more at age 7 so the rating should be raised to PEGI 18 if WG wish to persist with the gambling mechanics.

I wish I could give a lot more than a +1 for this. I couldn't agree more, in fact, if I trusted Wargambling these days, I would happily accept a reduction in credit earning for Mighty Mo as I have earned so much from her since I got her in order for her to be available for other players. But as there is zero trust, they can take a long run off a short pier.

I'd rather take a dump in my hands and clap than give any money to Wargambling right now.

Well at least they haven't pissed down our collective necks and tried to persuade us its rain yet.... oh.. wait....

You are not alone in that sentiment. I have seen the issues gambling causes in my own family so I have always loathed it because of this. Same goes for booze, which is why I don't drink much lol.

Great post, thanks for digging that out! As you quite rightly said "you ain't seen nothing yet"

ROTFL, this is quite true.

The problem is, Wargaming is fundamentally a gambling company, hiding behind the auspices of a game developer. The game mechanics in WoT and WoWs are a form of gambling (see RNG - big endorphin hit when it rolls in your favour). Every single part of the titles is designed to get you to spend money on something, and suck you into sunk cost fallacy. The loot boxes are just a logical extension of this. So I predict there will be some weak platitudes and promises to change, however, nothing will actually change and they really don't care if the existing loyal player base leave as they can always attract new players.

I predict that this will make zero difference. The poisonous culture is too embedded within Wargaming as a company, the only thing that might change their attitude is an en-masse refusal to pay for any of their content. I bet all the CC's that have quit feel so much better though, big props to them.

This ^^. Great mod in Aslains called "Stingy by default", or thats what it used to be called. Stops all these sneaky default selections to spend your dubs and credits. And yes, they are sneaky, its relying on people not noticing. Another example of WG treating its playerbase like cash sponges to be squeezed to the last drop, not unlike this current fiasco where they have been caught with their hands in the cookie jar yet again.

Except when the buzzing flies launched from safety negate the intelligently played cruiser's concealment and skill.

I am so tired of the constant stream of bad design decisions in this game. Its a shadow of its former self that engaged me in Closed Beta and made me stop playing WoT. Stop trying to introduce new dumb mechanics (CV rework, captain skills, subs), and instead provide us with new and interesting perma camos, fresh operations, new maps etc. The introduction of new ships/lines would be welcomed, without the same old tired early access dumb mechanic. Let people play the lines properly like we used to have to do. Stop treating your customers like sponges to extract every single penny from, and start treating them like customers, i.e. LISTEN.

If you are playing poorly, and this is what your teammates think so they report you... I see no abuse of the system. The only strawmen here are being erected by your own mental gymnastics.