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For Some, ‘World of Tanks: Blitz’ 2.8 Update Might Have Pushed the Game into Pay-to-Win Territory

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When I wrote a few days ago about the World of Tanks Blitz (Free) 2.8 Update, I described how I was glad Wargaming.net had decided to make higher Tier tanks more affordable to play by decreasing repair costs and increasing profitability. And up to that point, all was well. But then I started hearing complaints about the new passive consumables called Provisions that many felt pushed the game into pay-to-win territory. Provisions are activated automatically and have a permanent effect throughout the battle, and they aren’t cheap. For instance, if you buy Improved Fuel for 6300 credits, you get 10% to engine power and 10% to turret traverse speed, both of which are substantial boosts and can really tilt the balance towards the tank with the provisions on board.

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Keep in mind that World of Tanks Blitz has always had consumables, but those had substantial cooldown times. These new provisions, though, are equally expensive and have no strategy behind their use, and that’s part of the issue here I think. If you add a consumable that clearly makes a player better and has no downside to its use, then all you’ve done is ensured that those who can afford to pay for that consumable for every single battle will have the upper hand.

Currently, there’s a petition in the WOT Blitz‘s forums asking Wargaming.net to adjust the credit earnings and make consumables and provisions cheaper so they are accessible to everyone in order to even the field. I don’t know how valid the concerns are in terms of the math (whether adjusting earnings and prices will allow all players to have an equal advantage), but what I can say is that paid advantages in F2P competitive multiplayer games are not the path to an entertaining game.

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