The IS-3A Reborn!

AzoreanOutkast, on 12 December 2018 - 01:52 PM, said:   After seing this video i must say that im totally 100% convinced that this tank is gonna have a bigger negative impact on gameplay that the Obj 268 V4 had when it was released! Im seing already... When xmas is over lots of them around in MM, then platoons... Then ppl crying out about it and a few time later on it comes on sale... WG racks a pretty penny from players, then after a few months, they nerf it and we see a new "exodus" of players from game...   Sounds really bad doesnt it? I might be crazy... Or not! But i would say that is the picture im seing, after all the stats, all the feedback from ppl and after seing this video... OMG!


Anymn, on 12 December 2018 - 02:26 PM, said:   Eekeeboo, I know you are supposed to say this as a Wargaming employee. But please listen to a good, constructive feedback.   IS-3A is OP in the right hands to a way larger extend than the Defender. That is a fact, and can be judged very well BEFORE anyone plays the tank. We are veteran players and we can compare quite easily the statistics of the current tanks with that of the IS-3A. Is is really not hard to do, as the stats and tank size is so similar to the tech-tree variant. Now, what did Wargaming do? Before the Defender entered the game, the IS-3 was the strongest tank in the game at tier 8. Now, the IS-3A enhances this IS-3 with a clip of 3 shots, while having 50 higher DPM when the clip is empty - considering the player is smart enough to mount a vent in the empty gun rammer spot and has decent crew skills. The shell velocity of the IS-3A is now substantially better, so you can snipe on moving targets. Now, what are the drawbacks to have all this? A little less mobility up-slope and a little less accuracy on long range.   But how does it work out in practice? The IS-3A rolls toward the front-lines. On the way to go there, he loads a full clip, and is ready to dish out 1170 damage on the first tanks that are out there. Now his clip is empty and he can brawl just as effective as an normal IS-3. Furthermore, the IS-3A will get a free 390-780 damage worth of shells in the clip when there is no option for going into action for 20-35 seconds, and can unleash it in the next encounter. And why is this OP - definitely compared to Italian tanks? Because that IS-3A is NEVER weak, as either it has a full clip, or it has a normal IS-3 reload. But is HAS the benefits of a 3 shell magazine. Now in the right hands, the IS-3A can easily dominate the enemy in any brawl, as it has all the benefits of a 3 shot clip, but not the drawbacks of having to reload. That is what we call OP in this game.   Now: is that a problem? No, it shouldn't be in any good game development studio. Because when a good game developer accidentally released an OP tank, they would change it immediately in the next update. And when it was a premium tank, they would have stated in the first month of selling it: "Please be aware that we might change the stats slightly to ensure a balanced game. No right of money-return is allowed".   Now what the actual problem of WG is, is that they are not admitting that a tank is OP. And when they do, they say: "Oh, well... We will no longer sell this tank, okay?". But the damage is then already done, and no fixes are coming. Furthermore Wargaming is so silent about any upcoming balance changes - but instead is making jokes in their video's like 'We are going to sell the Defender'. This proves that Wargaming knows what they are doing: deliberately making OP premium tanks and monetizing the p2w elements in this game. Wargaming shows us this way they are an evil company that compromises there game for short term gains. And that hurts, because I love this game and it hurts to see it becoming worse and worse every update - only because of the greediness of Wargaming.