I wish the old days came back

Believe it or not items are actually easier to acquire than ever since mail.ru bought pixonic but they cost more than ever to upgrade. The real grind is in upgrading items and then keeping up with the rapid meta changes.

The gameplay itself is like a string that’s been tangled into many knots because pixonic is committed to a pay to win model. There is basically no honest attempt at creating a balanced game and often content is released with little regard to its effect on the meta. Things mainly get “balanced” by releasing/buffing new content to generate sales. This has a ripple effect on everything else that creates a chaotic meta.

The biggest problem is that they continue to push beyond the limits of the current engine so the lag is now rampant and at many times unplayable. Ironically it somewhat plays into their hands because premium gear can survive and play through lag spikes much easier than cheaper gear. They rarely fix bugs and even in some instances have purposely release “bugs” to test future items or generate quick sales boosts. They are planning to release a new engine later this year but it’s frustrating that they abandoned any care for current game quality. It’s like driving a car without ever giving it an oil change because you plan on buying a new one in a couple years.

So although player turnover is high, why do people continue to play this game despite some of these backbreaking issues? I think it’s mainly because the arcade style gameplay and the constant need to grind resources makes it extremely addictive.

The question then becomes what do you do. Accept the situation that the game will always be unbalanced and p2w. Find your own fun within the game or just play something else.

And if you just want to play old school war robots again, you can in 6 pack league!

If I started today, I would want somebody to tell me this:

Don't level past 6. Just don't.

Play for a whole year, just level 6, unlock whatever you want, and only after then should you decide to "move up"

That's what Pix wants you to think, that you need to level up, that you need the latest and greatest thing.

The reality is, I could play with just Boas, Griffin's, Natasha, etc and I would be doing just fine.

My problem is, I already did that. I had to move on. I've been doing this 5 years. That doesn't mean I throw down money or even have anything close to maxed out. I chose a path of variety to keep the soul alive. I don't ruin things. I don't care about the win. I want a good fight and I want to have fun.

Great idea but it's never going to happen. The original devs left the game years ago and started BoT. You may want to check that out.

You can tank mail.ru for that. As long as people pay, they will continue to power creep.

"...Also, I have no idea how to leverage all these new features like pilots and modules that require even more game currency..."

I started two years ago and it seemed there was a steep learning curve then. Now, I have to pity anyone starting new at this game. There is way too much to learn and too many variables. I mean, you didn't even mention skins (paint jobs) giving magic abilities to certain bots, legendary pilots, stacking, boosters, workshop, it just keeps going.

The old days were no better, just different gripes. During that time, it was ancilots ruining everything. Nothing will ever change.

No, the old days were way better. Ancilots were a tough nut to crack but not impervious and they didn’t vaporize your full health bot in 2 seconds and they traded speed for defensiveness and the MM was hangar based. 

And back when I started it was Gepards.. And the F2P players would get mad if you spent $50 to get some gold bots and play 4/12 gear. As long as War Robots has been around there always been player who felt it was unfair.  At least back then 
its wasnt so wildly out of wack as it is now and they would really test gear before introducing it. Balance really mattered back then.

Haha - not me! Whenever I get a new bot, I level it up as far as a few ads will take it, slap on whatever weapons I have laying around pad that look like they’ll suit it, and off I go. Of course I have very little over level 8 (just a Mk2/12 Cossack), so playing something at level 4 isn’t that much of a drop for me. But that’s part of how I keep myself in Diamond too (and avoid the frustrations of facing maxed meta gear AND having to wait a month to play that new gear), so it all works out. I also don’t play anywhere near as much as I used to - 3-4 games a day is about it, so I probably get a lot more mileage out of lower level gear than most. 

Disagree. The so called 'terror' of Trident Furies, Ancilots and Mag Geps has nothing on what players face now. So much easier to battle. So much easier, actually, that I never realized I was being terrorized. Holy cow are things different now. 

i remember when death button griffins are really powerful