While I do enjoy playing War Thunder to an extent, I would not recommend this game to new players. The amount of grind that is needed to acquire new vehicles is abysmal and extremely time consuming. While I understand that this a "free-to-play" game, it is still an unnecessarily lengthy journey to get vehicles, especially in ground battles.

One of the current gripes that I have with War Thunder is the developer's (see Gaijin Entertainment) recent introduction of the auction house, which seems to only increase monetization of the game. There are a plethora of technical and balancing issues with the game in its current state for the developers to focus on rather than additional ways of further monetizing minor game functions. Surely, the game generates enough money through the sale of $30-$75 premium vehicles that it would not require this additional mechanic.

If the developers returned to the "roadmap" model introduced last year and continued to improve War Thunder in meaningful ways for the majority of the playerbase I would be more inclined to recommend this game to new players.

IN THE GAME'S CURRENT STATE, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND IT TO NEW PLAYERS.

While I do enjoy playing War Thunder to an extent, I would not recommend this game to new players. The amount of grind that is needed to acquire new vehicles is abysmal and extremely time consuming. While I understand that this a "free-to-play" game, it is still an unnecessarily lengthy journey to get vehicles, especially in ground battles. One of the current gripes that I have with War Thunder is the developer's (see Gaijin Entertainment) recent introduction of the auction house, which seems to only increase monetization of the game. There are a plethora of technical and balancing issues with the game in its current state for the developers to focus on rather than additional ways of further monetizing minor game functions. Surely, the game generates enough money through the sale of $30-$75 premium vehicles that it would not require this additional mechanic. If the developers returned to the "roadmap" model introduced last year and continued to improve War Thunder in meaningful ways for the majority of the playerbase I would be more inclined to recommend this game to new players. IN THE GAME'S CURRENT STATE, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND IT TO NEW PLAYERS.