War Thunder is a game cherished by millions of players everywhere. Gaijin has created a wonderful experience where you can fight in an aircraft, tank, ship, or even helicopters. However, in the past few months, issues have risen in the game that Gaijin has not fixed. They have also introduced new 'features' that make gameplay feel numb. From most to least important, the War Thunder community is especially frustrated with;

1. Economy (specifically in high tier tank battles). The repair cost for some of the vehicles is ridiculous. Why is the repair cost of the M1 and IP M1 Abrams so exponentially high? With the repair cost they have now, you will end up with negative SL after the battle even if you kill 2 aircraft, 6 tanks, and get 2 assists just because you died 3 times and the cost of ammo. Why is the SL multiplier in tank battles so much less than air battles? This is why players find themselves playing Tie VI tank battles less and less.

2. Assists in Air battles. Within the past 2 months, You changed assists for air battles. Now, players rarely get them. I have set enemy players on fire, and one of my teammates finish them off. Yet, I do not receive any assist. Why change it from what it was before? If you hit an enemy, and someone else gets the kill, you should receive an assist. It's awfully convenient that you made assists more difficult to obtain just before the 'Festive Quest' started where one of the tasks required assists. Hmmmm...

3. The pilot damage mechanic. Nobody asked for this. In Arcade battles, it makes no sense to have the mechanic. It goes against what AB is. The mechanic makes some sense in RB and SB, but you should still be able to maneuver. How the system works right now, you are as good as dead if you have even just a yellow pilot in a FW-190 or A6M.

4. Netcode, which encompasses a few problems in itself. I have experienced problems with this multiple times. An enemy and I both fire at each other at the same time. I die but the shell I fired disappears and doesn't register a hit even though it showed that I fired. Also, when you destroy fences and objects, they reappear. Finally, players report enemy tanks disappearing and reappearing if they are just partially obscured behind an object (such as a wall that can be destroyed).

5. Aircraft survivability (specifically bombers). Instead of nerfing aircraft cannons, make aircraft able to survive more damage. There are hundreds of historical pictures showing the damage that B-17s could sustain and still be able to land. Why is it that a 30mm shell can completely sever the tail off of a gigantic bomber?

6. An arcade feature was always that if your barrel or breech got destroyed, they will still function immediately. The breech will at times misfire, and the barrel will blow itself up on the first shot but after that they can still function. The field repair mechanic makes it so that they cannot function at all, unless you stand still for 15 seconds without taking any damage. This means that in arcade you can now shoot a barrel of a person and permanently disable them, which this event's previous absence from Arcade is a good feature of arcade that attracts people. The field repair mechanic is a completely unnecessary addition to Arcade that benefits nothing.

The people that have signed this petition are showing that the War Thunder community is aggravated with these issues in the game and wish to see them addressed and fixed. We want the same thing that Gaijin wants; to have a game that players will enjoy and be happy to support. Please listen to our issues with the game and fix them.

Thank you,

The War Thunder Community