a casual players 2 cents ................

GORP, on Aug 24 2020 - 07:50, said: i am a casual player , i come here and play when i have some spare time now and then but its not my be all and end all game . i dont have a fancy gaming computer or the deluxe mouse , i dont care so much about getting all the tanks , but i DO kinda like to get some of the fancy camo patterns . i am just a casual player , thats all i will ever probably be ...........................   but i gotta say , the game has gotten to be less fun as of late .   it seems as though WG's is trying to push newer players to tier 6 or above . i have seen too many games at tier 7+ with players playing like noobs ................. after the game when i look them up , turns out they have 2000 games or less and must have just walleted their way up . this is a team game , having a player with less than 2000 games decide to ram his premium scout wheelie (also our ONLY scout on the team) into an enemy heavy 10 seconds into the game is a waste of time for every one .....................   i accept that they want to create higher prices to reflect the advantages and expenses at different ranks for the gear , but FFS its turned out to be more of a money grab than anything else as players are now having to spend MILLIONS of credits to equip their tanks with the appropriate gear , so now  players are left with either leave tanks under equipped or spend REAL money to buy gold and credits to fix the mess .   it seems like WG's enjoys taking maps no one likes , and making them even LESS enjoyable to play on like pearl river .................... i mean its not like we seriously expect MM to ever be fixxed , but we can all count on them picking the worst maps to bring back and making them worse than they already were .   not a fan of the new map and com system . the "attention" triangle is too small and dim and gets lost if there are too many tanks near it , the old blinking box was better . no one is really paying attention to the "going to" notifications , so they are kind pointless .   the BIRTHDAY tank competition ............. so we get a FREE give away tank that is absolute garbage , the worst freebie i have ever seen ................. that we HAVE to use to try and get a tank we are told is worth the effort ................. it looks to me like it was just a money grab . they "gave" us a tank that we would HAVE to use that left players with only 2 choices :1) use HE shells and play endless games where you make top 7 , but dont kill or do 300 in damage .............. or use gold rounds and LOSE up to 50,000 credits per match in ammo costs . they couldnt even make it preferred placement so that it would always be top tier ? now if you HAVENT been here all these years , you could get ALL the tanks you needed to play in the event anyway .............. if you HAVE been here and had the other tanks already , well too bad , you dont really get a bonus for the time and money you have spent over the years ............i will admit it , i tried to make it , but i dont have tons of spare time , i had to leave last night to go to work and missed the prize by only 6 wins ............   i have already bought enough of the camo from the special event . i figure i am going to take a break from the game for a month or 2 . i know i wont be missed , but i also know i am not the only one with these gripes , i have heard them in game for a while now . the fortunate thing about being a casual player is that i am not so heavily invested in the game that i cant step back and take a break from it . see you guys in a month or so , flame away if you want , but i wont be lurking , so i wont see or care what is said ...............   later gators !


XMdead, on Aug 24 2020 - 09:41, said: There are many definitions of "casual", and all are equally good.  My preferred definition, the one that I play by is... I play for pure and unadulterated enjoyment of the gameplay.   Although I usually try to win, I frankly don't care if I win or lose, and while I have stats... I don't even care all that much about those.    I play, leave the game, come back years later, play again.  Low tier, high tier... doesn't even matter.  I simply play whatever I feel like playing at the moment.   And if I am trying to figure something out... my gameplay might annoy people.   Sadly, the player base is horribly toxic.  It was so 7 years ago, and it is still now.  So, when I have to... I create a new account and play anonymously to avoid harassment by the tryhards.  Of course that might not even be good enough... because you end up encountering those same tryhards (even at low tiers) yelling at you because you are not playing "their way", or calling you names.  "Reroll" seems to be the most common, because you might be playing too well *against bots* and they assume that you are doing it for the stats like they are.  I so wish this game had solo PvE and COOP modes, then we would be able to play without some kid trying to harass you.