I have been burned out of this game for a few months. I barely played this month. And there is little desire logon and play. And with the eventual crapfest that is going to hit with 7.5. That motivation is going to go lower and lower.
I feel like they are changing the game too much too quickly. It started with the French patch that blew open a new approach to the game. Then the American and Soviet tanks in subsequent months and the new game modes. And now T10 mediums and TDs. Forget heavies unless you are a T110 or IS7. German heavies forget it.
It seems by the time you finally figure out a new approach to the current lineup new lineups show up that you have to deal with. I know I know, deal with it. But it is frustrating when you are relearning playstyles due to major game changes only to have to learn something new a month later.
And there are issues with the game itself. MM is borked to all hell. Penetrations for no damage. Splash damage from 30 feet away causes module damage. I cant count the number of times my IS7 lost a gun from an arty shell that dropped tens of feet away. The essen drift pisses me off to high heaven. It happens when I am not even moving. The eff!
And I am burned out of my E50 managing to attract the worst teams in the history of online gaming. It is now at 48% win rate. The worst by a long shot of all the tanks I am currently playing(IS7(76%, Pershing 58%, E50 48%,Type59 56%). And the E50m doesnt look like it is going to be a worthy upgrade compared to the rest. And I am not sure I have the mental fortitude to grind through a few hundred games in the Pershing and Patton to get the M48. Pershing really disappointed me and the patton I understand is a slower version of a pershing.
You get yelled at if you don't give new tanks or game modes: "WOT SLACKING WRU <insert nation> TANKS WRU NEW GAME MODES", you get yelled at if you do: "WTF OP TANKS NERF WTF RUSSIAN BIAS". The thing is, all development effort has been put in months ago, and suddenly you got a lot of deliverables from different teams all hitting at the same time. So it seems like they're doing a lot all at once... but you're damned if you push out patches fast, you're damned if you spend more time tweaking.
I never had a problem learning new styles... the french tanks are really not my cup of tea, so I stopped playing them. I learn how to fight them, but they're easy to kill and I love seeing them in games because they're free exp. And I've NEVER had a problem with the german tanks either. Tiger? Ok somewhat squishy, 51% win rate for me. Tiger II, 59% win. E-75? 61%. E-50? 63%. I honestly don't know what the problem is???
MM sucks, but they're addressing that. 0 damage pens are annoying for sure, but they've been actively trying to fix that. The module damage lately... well, to be fair I haven't seen much of that. I get about as much dead crew as I do normally, and on the odd occasion I'll get whacked by arty and lose 2-3 modules: but that's pretty normal for me since I play defensively and you'll find me behind cover 90% of the time.
There are a lot of issues raised by the community that I also see are being addressed. The e-100 turret being one of them... it's getting 10mm of armor and maus is getting 20mm. So as far as I can see they ARE seeing and adjusting accordingly.
random sidenote: I'm growing fairly fond of the T-20. Shame I'll have to let it go soon. Without premium:
Victory!
Battle: El Halluf Tuesday, July 24, 2012 1:10:59 PM
Vehicle: T20
Experience received: 1,374
Credits received: 30,680
Battle Achievements: Böelter's Medal, Top Gun, Sniper