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So for those of us who didnt get the chance to play the Ground forces Beta, its now available to all.

I just started last night and im mixed so far.

The maps had great detail in terms of vegetation and so on, but where so small that combat started as soon as I spawned. I think the maps need to get big fast, I cant imagine battles when the tanks get better on such small maps. At least get bigger on the realistic battles. Im sure once aircraft come into play, the maps will be the big ones we are used to.

I liked how easy the tanks went down. In many games tanks are over done when it comes to their resilience. The detail on what was being hit and what effects it had was pretty cool too. But the game happens so fast I didnt get to truly appreciate anything. Once I killed a tank more spawned mere seconds away. This is more of a map problem though.

Ammo, now I am no expert (more of an infantry fan) but I am very certain my little tank cant carry 200 shells. With the map size and so on, it seems pointless having ammo at all. yet again hoping they fix it up when realistic gets added.

So much potential and had some fun. But it feels to fast and I think they have a fair way to go before it gets to the same level as the aircraft battles. Currently it doesn't feel like a simulator at all.

Anyone else playing it? Does it get better once you move on from the lower tanks? Or am i better off waiting?

Erm, realistic and simulation modes are already in.

I played a couple matches today.

My biggest gripe so far is that Russian tanks are objectively better then the German's at pretty much every Tier. (have fun trying to penetrate a T34 with anything you have on it's Tier).

Really? I had it on realistic and it felt like arcade. I thought the options meant nothing. The only thing I noticed was how my side was always russian, thought it was standard.

I havent reached that tier yet but ill be sure to keep an eye out for that.

Ground forces doesn't interest me much, even if it better than WoT (not hard), I prefer the high speed of plane combat. Some cool new planes out, really like the look of the US B-25 variant with the 75mm gun, I test flew it and it was a lot of fun.

Oh I agree, I used to play a game called IL-2 Sturmovic. Pretty old now, but playing war thunder on non arcade feels like playing that old IL-2 game and its great fun.

I enjoy the ground attack role a lot and im especially looking forward to when both tanks and aircraft are on the same maps.

I'm enjoying the ground combat. It's a lot more fun than WoT was. Despite what Sol said getting HEAT shells on the German tanks essentially eliminates any problems they have with armour penetration. Not that T-50's and T-34's aren't still dangerous they just aren't invincible.
Also StuGs are amazing.
#Stuglife

I played on the realistic mode and enjoyed it more, but Im gonna wait a while for japanese tanks (if im lucky).

Certainly better than WoT though.