Okay MMO Champ. you got me. I decided to click on you lil advertisement for the free to play game World of Tanks. First its a game that appeals to me since I am a huge WWII nut and of course free to play. I have not played it to Tier 3. For people not familiar its kinda like levels and you can upgrade/purchases a new tank once you get enough points.
What I like about the game so farm is you get alot game in fast. Generally games may last 15 minutes plus with a "capture the flag" rules to all the maps. Most games are fast paced and when ques are instant with about a 2-3 minute load time and everyone is ready. Again I'm still a noob but there are also plenty of challenging maps and the graphics are also very decent. I think get like 2-3 new maps for a tier? So cuts down on the monotony.
Now what I don't like and what makes me probably about to quit is the imbalance. Players have the option of spending real money to buy upgrades. They can either purchase vehicles and ignore lesser tiers or use gold to buy upgrades. The biggest peeve to me is the purchase of better shell/ammo. Now currently since im free2play my shells have an armor penetration of 45-75mm while the buy for gold shells have a 72-120mm armor penetration. They both do the same damage but what it comes down to of course is your shell hitting or pentratiting the armor of opponent. I have been many figts where I unload on a tank's weak spots (side or back of tank) and little or no damage. What gets me is the many times I have been 1 or 2 shotted by gold purchased ammo. I play WoW so to me its like going into pvp and you have greens on while others have purple pvp gear. Not much of a chance.
Now of course World of Tanks is our to make money and paying customers are the reason I get to paly for free. So of course I can keep playing for free and get owned by others with better ammo or pay for gold. I think paying real money for ammo that you use is kinda rip off. Again for WoW reference thats like paying $20/month say for flasks or food buffs...gets expensive. Just my competitive gamer I am it is frustrating gettin 1-shotted in World of Tanks.
Anyone else have opinions on this game. Also I posted here because I read on their fourms they are really jerks and ban for negative posts.