The devs have lost their ever loving minds. Wow. These are drastic changes that imbalance the game. I stopped playing over a month ago, but keep checking back in to see if some sanity has emerged. All I see is things getting less sane. OK, back to World of Warplanes for me.

I can't count the number of enemy flag runners I've dropped with a Shaft/Mammy. Often right in front of Viking on my team who suddenly returned a flag that was in his face. That would seem to be team work. I also can't count the times I've parked my Mammy in front of the flag carrier while waiting for the rest of the team to return our flag. Oh, yeah. That's team work, too. And, all those Wasps I dropped. Those go into the battle fund that everyone benefits from. Team work. Now, having seen that the Shaft nerfs for no penetration and limited vertical angle still haven't been fixed, I'll got back to playing World of Warplanes. Bye.

Here are the tweaks made to Shaft turret: arcade-shot firing speed increased vertical aiming angles decreased recoil increased slightly Zoom increased in sniper mode The change to the vertical aiming angle is a serious nerf for my favorite turret.. The other changes do not compensate for this deficit. I'm done with Tanki. After 2 years at this game, the changes keep making the game worse and worse. I'll have to find some other way to waste my time.

That's probably because that's exactly what 90% of the tanki players want to do. We (I'm in that group) don't want to be super-ninja skilled professionals. We just want to point and blow things up. Enough said.

I wasn't talking to that person. My comment that the Shaft and Striker laser do not need to be different was intended for the developers. They are the audience who needs to know that this isn't a problem..

The lack of elevation control in the Striker is a significant problem. Playing Sepuhov from the lower level, there is no way to make single shots to the upper level. It is possible with a salvo mode lock-on, but not for single shots. This turret needs some kind of elevation control or some auto-aim for elevation in single-shot mode.

On the Striker laser being similar to a Shaft laser: No, this doesn't need to be changed. A critical hit from a Smoky is a lot like a low power arcade shot from a Shaft or a weak Rico or a single impact from Twins. If I'm hit from behind, I'd need to look to see what it was and how to respond. This is just one of the "fog of war" issues that has to be dealt with.

Spotted a probable Striker bug. Noticed that my 4th missile launched after I had self-destructed from splash damage. You might want to look into that.

I wouldn't say it's horrible, but it does need improvement. Compared to Shaft, it's not a great turret. The OP is correct that the lock on is not as useful as it could be. It's too easy to throw off by fire from other turrets (like Smoky). The OP is also correct that the single shot accuracy is bad. The splash damage is too intense, making this turret suicide in close combat (unlike Shaft). Also, the lack of any elevation control means that single shots often fly off the map, especially if firing from high ground. The devs definitely have an interesting concept here, but it does need some work.

Now can we get penetrating power for Shaft restored? Taking that away was a mistake.

Without a Pro Pass, how do I get to a battle on the Subway map if there isn't a Subway battle to select?

Agreed. I tried using the Battle button a couple of times and it dropped me into battles with no other tanks.

It would seem more obvious that casual players want to pick a battle they will enjoy. Dropping someone into an unfamiliar map an lopsided teams would not be enjoyable. The automated battle creation will not help casual players.

Exactly. Giving away the Pro Pass diminishes the fun for a number of players.

There are a lot of maps I don't play because they aren't good for my favorite hull/turret combinations. If the comments in the VLOG are correct, then in the future I won't be able to pick the map I'll land on. That will be a VERY bad change.