***Honest review coming from about 800 hours in AB, slowly been transisitioning into RB.***

The fact that I even have 1,000+ hours in a Free-to-Play game is astounding to me.

I'll get straight to the point. This game in my opinion, has an acceptable balance of purchasing in-game currency vs. playing free. A lot of FTP games out there, again in my opinion, release overpowered items for purchase, and you got some guy running around like the Tazmanian devil and mopping up the place. This game does have premium purchases, ranging from planes, to tanks, to even buffing research on units and crew experience. However, it's entirely based on the individual's skill as a player, not some John Doe 5 mins in the game thinking he's a sexual tyrannasaurus aftering buying a shiny premium vehicle. Mr. John Doe can be dispatched simply by players who are more skilled and have more flight time. Moving on.

I have made some great friends from all over the world in this game. Community can make or break a game. I'm not going to ramble on about comparisons to other games like DCS because you can go watch a youtube video somewhere for that. I'm just a history buff fascinated by the logistics of the WW2 era, and have a unique respect for the more experienced flight simulator pilots in this game.