WG,
When a new premium tank enters the store, it all too often seems to be a re-skinned and/or renamed variant of a tank that already exists, OR a tank which has not been introduced in to the game yet, but is first introduced as the re-skinned/renamed version, rather than the original.
The reason for my frustration, as well as the community's frustration is that there are so many examples of this and judging by the recent release of the Swedish premium TD, this mentality isn't going to change any time soon.
Examples:
T7 Combat Car - There's literally 5 different re-skinned versions of this tank.
Motherland - First introduced as "Motherland" as opposed to T-54 First Prototype, T-54 First Prototype was released months and months after Motherland first hit the store.
Fatherland - First introduced as "Fatherland" as opposed to IS-3A, IS-3A has not been introduced yet.
Glory IS-5 - First introduced as "Glory IS-5" as opposed to IS-5, IS-5 has not been introduced yet.
Skorpion G - Has random Scorpion emblems on the gun shield as opposed to just being introduced with the original skin.
Honor T-28E - First introduced as "Honor T-28E" as opposed to T-28E F-30.
Skoda T-40 - First introduced as "Zizka", Skoda T-40 was introduced after the re-skin.
Blitzen MTLS - Before this tank was introduced, the MTLS-1G14 was considered a rare and very well sought after premium, now everyone has one and we got it for free (don't get me wrong, free tanks are always encouraged & welcomed, but keep the rare tanks rare? this re-skin nullified the rareness of the MTLS-1G14)
Vengeance T25 - First introduced as "Vengeance T25" as opposed to T25 Pilot Number 1
FV201 (A45) Black Edition - First introduced as "FV201 (A45) Black Edition" and could only be acquired by purchasing a 32,000+ gold bundle, as opposed to being released as the FV201 (A45). FV201 (A45) was released months and months after the Black Edition first hit the store.
HMH: FV305 - I understand that this was tied to the "Heavy Metal Heroes" event, but could it not just have been named as FV305?
HMH: M51Super Sherman - I understand that this was tied to the "Heavy Metal Heroes" event, but could this not just have been named as M51 Super Sherman / M51? This was also released months before the M4A1 Revalorisé hit the store (ok, it's a different tank) but we've only just seen the M4A1 Revalorisé hit the store...
HMH: ISU-130 - I understand that this was tied to the "Heavy Metal Heroes" event, but could this not just have been named as ISU-130?
HMH: Huntsman - I understand that this was tied to the "Heavy Metal Heroes" event, but could this not just have been named as Huntsman Centurion?
Centennial T/95 - First introduced as "Centennial T/95", Chieftain T/95 was released months and months after the Centennial first hit the store.
Cromwell Knight - Introduced before the Cromwell B, which was only released very recently (ok, it's a different tank) but the Cromwell B was much more sought after than what we were given at the time, we also now have 4 different variants of the Cromwell (Cromwell, Knight, Snakebite, Cromwell B).
Sentinel AC IV Experimental - First introduced as "Sentinel AC IV", as opposed to AC IV Experimental which was released after the Sentinel first hit the store.
STA-2 Black Edition / Senshi STA-2 - Now we have 3 different variants of the same tank.
Honestly, the list could go on, but I'd be sat here typing for a LONG, LONG time, and I think the examples I've listed do enough justice to the point I'm trying to make.
As a community contributor, I'm lucky enough to engage with the community on a very regular basis and we, as a community, feel like we should be given more choice when these tanks hit the store.
My suggestion is that when a re-skin hits the store, the original tank should enter the store at the same time and be sold alongside it, for the same amount of time that the re-skin will be in the store for. The prices, naturally, are up to you, but I would expect the original to cost less than the re-skin.
This will give EVERYONE the freedom of choosing the tank they prefer, rather than alienating us by making us feel like we're forced in to buying a re-skinned/renamed tank because we're unsure the original will ever be released... Only for the original to be released months later.
I understand a part of the community prefer the re-skins, but for a long time now, you've been neglecting the part of your community that do not. I also understand that you have to release new content to fill your pockets in order to keep the game going, but at present, you're creating a problem by not giving us the freedom to choose between the two, only good things can come from selling both variants at the same time, for the same amount of time and I actually think you'd see an increase in sales due to giving us the choice.
I hope you've found this suggestion constructive and will look to implement these changes in the near future.
Sincerely,
- Joe/SiNz
Edited by I x SiNz x I, 29 September 2017 - 01:28 PM.