WG Admitted the 430 and 430U needed to be balanced. Two years later...?

The_Pink_Panther, on Mar 03 2020 - 11:01, said:
That is because the russian cry babies put up such a fuss that WG was scared they would actually have to close the server(s) in the RU regions so they caved and left it like it was.  They need to take those 2, along with the 279e, take the hit and do the right thing.  They wont leave but they will be butt hurt for a little while.  They are just everyone else, they have way to much invested in this game to just walk away from it over that.


Carde, on Mar 03 2020 - 10:38, said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQe8_E9S3G4   Just a video describing what has been broken for years.  Video commentary is on point. Uses Wargamings own statistics. Accurately describes "tank triangle" of damage mitigation, mobility, and damage dealing being all high value with little to no tradeoffs.  Could have held WG to more historical accuracy and even could have used Waargaming's own words and failure to meet their promises, but the video does a good enough job stating the obvious without going into that much detail...and fortunately that omitted detail appears to be summed up by the text commentary by our vigilant gamer playerbase.    Like the EBR video, this makes me circle back to this forum and point out that Wargaming and even WGNA promised us balance but it never came.  Like the case of the EBR, this demonstrates a marked absence of character..it is low to keep this as is for so long. The impact of this tank affects mediums, light tanks, heavy tanks, and even TDs because it has everything good. Everything.  430 tech tree not discussed...but obvious.     As discussed in the EBR thread, Wargaming keeps the other game mode statistics secret.  Veteran players are all aware that the 430u has a strong presence in end game clan matches, campaign, and ranked, and that its easymode playstyle lets bad players get in and change outcomes of games not based on any abundance of skill, but simply by virtue of the speed/armor/gun being better or equal to everything it sees.  It doesnt offset the 907 or the 140, but it is so broken that if either of those are too hard for someone to play well (which is laughable, they are ridiculous tanks) then you can do great in the 430u.  Where do the other nations tanks feature in this mix? Excluding the Batchat (excluding niche tanks and super unicum outliers who are good in anything), most other nations meds are almost nonexistant in these modes, and certainly they are brutalized by the 430u in pubs.   How is this acceptable? Why does WG not live up to their own words?  This is not confusing. Bad players demolish in the 430u.  Accordingly, really good players frequently pull off legendary matches in the 430u.  This has gone on for soooo long that i am concerned our community has simply accepted this crap is just how the game is, which runs contrary to universal notions of balance and fair play for any game.  I am telling you this does not pass the smell test.   Wargaming: do what you said you would do. Your inaction, sandbagging, and gaslighting has gone on long enough.  Youve failed us with the "ammo balance" and take TWO YEARS to sit on this and delay it. You people need to hit the brakes on new premiums and get to work making this right.  The "Balance Developer" team Lead, Yuriy Filipovskiy should be held to actually balancing things. It is shameful, and it irritates me to have to come here and shame your company into doing what should be a natural and intuitive action based on fairness...and based on your own notions of "roles" and your own hardline rules for composite armor.       Footnote: I dont particularly care for CK.  I think he benefits by making fun of QB a little too much, and i dont even like QB.  Im not this guy's follower or his clan mate or even his friend. That being said, he is right and on point, and he even missed some egregious issues and facts surrounding the tank that further demonstrate how inappropriate and stupid it is. I dont like the messenger, but his message is 100 percent correct and it resonates strongly.