TheRealTalker
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Will the be a PS4 OT or since we are playing with the PC community will we just join the two
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War Thunder released on PS4 (Europe/Australia)
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Blue Submarine No. 6
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When I can drive a tank, I'm in... and so long World of Tanks
until then, meh...
thank god!
until then, meh...
I like tanks!
TheSinkingKnight
Member
I'm downloading it right now. Will report back to see if anyone else is online.
wsoxfan1214
Banned
Yeah, let us know.
Could we make a EU account, download it and then play it from our US account then? Or would that not work?
Pestilence11
Member
I just saw a stream of this on my PS4 but it went down as soon as I clicked on it.
Edit: I'm way late.
Edit: I'm way late.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Is the ground combat in beta already for players on PC? I want that on PS4 ASAP.
TheSinkingKnight
Member
I assume so, I just made a EU account myself and it's downloading as I type this.
Hari Seldon
Member
This game is a ton of fun on PC. Probably my favorite F2P game ever.
TheSinkingKnight
Member
Made a EU account and am playing it now. Not bad! Others are playing too!
Interficium
Banned
Mouse control of plane works great, but I can't seem to get the game to recognize left click as fire. Is there a toggle somewhere?
wait you got it to work with your US account?
it says it was only restricted to the user who downloaded it for me...with a little lock indicator too.
are you using your US account or EU account?
I made a UK account....doesn't work for my US one..but it started fine for my UK one... I'll try it later after the football games.
opticalmace
Member
Sounds great. Maybe include some screenshots OP?
Did you make the UK account primary on your PS4? My US account is playing it fine.
no actually I didn't...that is what was running through my head since then. I tried to search to switch it but didn't find how.. I think there is a way.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Cool. I tried it briefly on my PC a while back, and while I enjoyed it and liked the concept I never really got into it. Will definitely give it another try on the PS4.
Teknopathetic
Member
"If they're allowing gamepad/flightstick users play MP with those with mouse, I won't even bother to download this game."
I doubt the advantage is that big.
I doubt the advantage is that big.
how about you try it? it's free.
There are separate worlds. Just select another game type than Arcade where there are more limited controller options.
I thought the ground warfare was debuting on the same day as the PS4 release. Unless they pushed it back?
But either way, PS4 updates at the same time as PC. Otherwise it couldn't be a Crossplatform game with PC and PS4 people on the same servers.
Sye d'Burns
Member
Man, I've been playing this for about an hour.
Getting that flight down with a controller was giving me fits for a while. It's all coming together now and it's turning into a lot of fun.
Getting that flight down with a controller was giving me fits for a while. It's all coming together now and it's turning into a lot of fun.
flabberghastly
Member
If the game is out on PS4 in the US by the time I get around to buying the console, I'll be all over it. I saw a couple youtube videos of people flying A6M2s and was instantly hooked.
Sony of America, make it happen!
Sony of America, make it happen!
I play on PC with a joystick and I feel like the mouse users get an aiming advantage but it's offset by the maneuver advantages you get with a gamepad or joystick. Eventually, you get used to the aiming and become good with that as well, but I don't feel like gamepad users will necessarily be screwed.
Full Real Battles don't have mouse aim and force a joystick or gamepad so there's always that too but it's a sim mode.
Fushichou187
Member
Looking forward to hearing impressions from you EU PS4 owners!
Nobody in this thread should be shocked that the North American release is later because that has been widely reported to be the case since before the PS4's initial launch. It's likely coming in early December i.e. In the next couple weeks, since it helps flesh out a rather spartan month, release-wise.
Nobody in this thread should be shocked that the North American release is later because that has been widely reported to be the case since before the PS4's initial launch. It's likely coming in early December i.e. In the next couple weeks, since it helps flesh out a rather spartan month, release-wise.
What about using a joystick AND mouse at the same time? Would that even work, is it possible LOL
Lord of Castamere
Member
So is essentially going to become Bf1942 when infantry and Tanks are added in, or does it have a different vibe?
RealityPales
Member
Any word on when it will be available on the US store?
War Thunder will be available on the European PlayStation Store when the PS4 launches in that region on Nov. 29. Itll come to the U.S. PlayStation Store a few weeks later (before the end of the year, promised Yudintsev).
RealityPales
Member
Darn! Really wanted to jump in and play with everyone across the pond. I'm much too lazy to make a EU account.
YouEnjoyMySelf
Banned
I'm curious about this as well. I got an email saying they are going to be having an infantry beta, but I've never seen anything else official.
I think the only thing it will have in common with BF1942 is the fact you can use air/infantry and they are planning on adding sea. Besides that it plays a bit different and I wonder if there will be an infantry "sim" mode.
What about using a joystick AND mouse at the same time? Would that even work, is it possible LOL
I think you can since it gives you the option of what to set the mouse to when accepting your joystick. I have mine set as my view controller though for when I don't have head-tracking on.
There's no infantry, just tanks, anti-air, etc. So vehicles of the sea, air, and land with more authenticity and realism than BF obviously. Planes behave like they should and fly like they should based on the weather, damage, etc. It's a very in-depth system. Tanks will have an arcade mode that still blows away World of Tanks in terms of realistic gameplay but kind of streamlines it while Historic Battles will be more advanced modelling, one tank per match, and a lot larger maps based on actual tank battles. The best part is no magically disappearing tanks that you can see with your naked eye. You might not see their tag, but you can still try to shoot it from a kilometer away if you're in a Tiger.
So when all 3 are in eventually, it will be like that rock, paper, scissors gameplay. Planes can't see enemy tanks nametags unless a friendly light tank scouts them, fighters will be keeping the bombers from hitting the tanks or the obj, anti-air will keep the planes at bay, ships will be shelling the obj. or each other while using planes as spotters, etc. etc.
SarcasticD
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Downloaded the game from EU store earlier and played it for about an hour. Bit of a learning curve for me cause I never played this game but this game is real fun. Once I get more into it and the hang of it, I see myself playing this game a lot more
EventHorizon
Member
The phase we want to here is "No advantage at all". Why would anyone want to play a game where they had any structural disadvantage at all? One of the draws of console gameplay is that everybody is on a level playing field.
FYI, here is that that GiantBomb Quick Look people were talking about.
SwiftDeath
Member
Curious that RP will be added in later
That would imply it's not handled at a system level or at the very least can be shut off/stopped by the developer/publisher
Hmm
That would imply it's not handled at a system level or at the very least can be shut off/stopped by the developer/publisher
Hmm
GillianSeed79
Member
This game sounds cool, but this is like a pure flight sim right? I watched some youtube videos of this and one guy was playing with dual flight sticks and another video made it look there were actual combat pilots playing.
I want to check this out when it's released, but I have a feeling I'll be horrible at it.
I want to check this out when it's released, but I have a feeling I'll be horrible at it.
Nah, the arcade mode is like a simplified version just still authentic to the planes while Full Real is the sim mode and Historic Battles is somewhere in between which is what I usually play since not many play Full Real on PC even.
My friends that suck at flight sims love it for arcade so take that as you will.
I thought the same thing as well.
It is in a way but at least the premium planes are nothing special and mostly just variants of regular planes that earn more and make more. It isn't necessarily pay to win, but you do get some advantages in ranking up and seeing some cool aircraft at times, but that doesn't mean much in War Thunder where player skill trumps all. No magical plane that your plane can't touch so to speak.
It's a time-saver and definitely gives you advantages, but not pay-to-win which is how they should have addressed the question. There's no way to say it doesn't give you advantages...lol
Edit: I might be answering a lot at the moment considering I'm alt-tabbed while my plane climbs in War Thunder.
SwiftDeath
Member
No not really
It makes the game faster not easier
It takes away some of the grind but does not give you an advantage that other people can't get from simply grinding
You will have an advantage if you start out with a decked out crew, because your opponents probably will not have to many points in the crew and that stuff makes a difference in fights.
I played it for a bit on PC it's decent fun and the f2p model isn't to bad at least at the beginning, I don't know how bad the repair times/costs get with rank 10+ crafts.