Release a Yearly Roadmap

[candid bluff]

In order to keep the playerbase hyped, and so that we know what it going on at HQ, WG should release a yearly (or 6 monthly or whatever) roadmap that can be vague about what is happening in order to keep people hyped, but gives people a basic view of what they can expect from the game.

Benefits would be early critisizm that players can provide before something is released, and the players being able to prepare for future events while maintaining hype.

Someone noted that people would be able to say "but the roadmap says this-" when things don't go to plan and things need changed, but I feel like the roadmap could be updated and could say "Subject to change" for note.

Plenty of games do this sort of thing in order to keep players engaged, I don't see why WoTMA is so different.

Thanks

[broken fox]

Never a good idea for companies to release sale events early, bad for business.

[worldly fulcrum]

To add to this; I think a roadmap of around 6months that players have influence on would be game changing. It would draw the devs to a better relationship with the players so that players can raise concerns/changes via WOT discord.
Players upvote what they want and Developers make it happen!
(We need this system for map rotation as well)
I have many concerns and so you. Little things like adding position ping as on pc, different equipment builds you can choose for different maps, enable record replay and share with friends while using in game camera, rework bots,
add ranked 7v7 WW2 👀
Everyone has their own take on the game but we can agree upon some aspects to improve the game quality and we need to find that medium for the best results.

[worldly fulcrum]

WG is not the average business lol. A roadmap could provide player insight and draw more people to the discord creating more community and discussion. This whole system would create hype that it needs very badly. The sale events earlier release would actually boost playtime (grinding for silver) making players feeling more fulfilled from achieving the achievable.

[jaunty quail]

Here’s your roadmap

what I predict happening next year

they’ll return loot boxes with buy with gold only, and have the duplicate system where if you already own a tank it’ll prioritise one you don’t have first (guaranteed drop after X no. like pc does) and if you have all tanks in pool already they’ll give you boosters or silver or premium time instead of gold for dupes

They want people to purchase gold, and spend that silver currency

Why …

A. means you have to purchase gold to spend in game …gives them a separation of loot boxes for real money when you are purchasing gold with it …legal grey zone argument

B. people spending on gold are more likely to spank it in the future (between loot boxes and the plethora of new premium tanks sale or otherwise - speaking of which expect loads of them!) ….more people will need to buy seasons when the tap turns off unlike now which carries through season to season (2k option)

C. places emphasis on earning silver again which I think they might think about splitting WW2 and Cold War economies with …promotes premium time purpose and t8 tanks again …why do you think those tanks are on sale for 100m silver atm

D. They’ll stick the most sought after/busted P2W premiums in loot boxes only so people who have FOMO purchases them

E. They’ll keep the old style war chest in the season pass which gives you the opportunity to earn bonus gold for dupes but only in the 6k premium pass (which will go up in cost at some point) -entice people to buy it + the extra tank

Additional mentions …Free to play players will feel the pressure to spend more or quit

People with gambling addictions 2025 is not going to be a good place for you in WoT

new tank line (rockets) and new TD line

Seasons and standard event like now …no change to the formula

Collaboration returns …heavy metal, warhammer maybe anime

more busted premiums

Finally I predict the same level of communication we received this year from WG 😁

[calm folio]

Let's hope those predictions are innacurate. Except the anime colab, that would be good.

[jaunty quail]

Never know January season might be called resolutions and it contains everything to undo the signalled path ahead and put us back on a happy path again ….😬

[versed mulch]

It will be the February season, actually. And it will be the "Please stick around another year" season.

I can only speak for myself, of course, but I find the game is taking up too much of my time these days. I will be dropping the alt, as an obvious measure. I will try to complete the full year again, but no guarantees there. Other priorities are taking over. (Family mostly).

[candid bluff]

I just saw the news on the Yearly Roadmap and I have a couple words.

Yes, thank you. Keep doing that

[jaunty quail]

Yep watched it ….finally a roadmap good start to the year, thanks wargaming keep it up, hopefully turn a corner this year 👍🏻

I’ll eat my hat for the last line rest stands for now 😁

[still grove]

Well we got a roadmap so I'm here for it.

[mellow sinew]

Players: nerf Vigilante.
Roadmap: 2 new autocannon tanks.

[candid bluff]

We've known about them for awhile

Autocannons aren't the problem, it's how the Vigilante was implemented

Autocannons could be balanced

[molten maple]

on stream it was confirmed a vigilante rework is going to supertest

[broken fox]

Why a tank game needs SPAAG's in the first place is beyond me. There should be zero in both modes (unless of WG are planning to bring in actual aircraft that need to be shot at). As to Autocannons everywhere, blasting at everything and anything, then it looks like Super Smash Bros will have a new edition, for Console.

[mellow sinew]

Last tech tree tank of the new Cold War line has a double autocannon, imagine the time to kill an enemy tank caught from behind…

[broken fox]

Spray and pray, spray and pray.

[mellow sinew]

The problem is CW is totally a shoot’em up and WW2 is getting a shoot’em up with the addition of these autocannon tanks. It used to be a strategy game. You had to understand the best sniping position or stay hull down… now it’s all about rushing enemies with automatic cannons.

[dreamy umbra]

When I initially got the game back in mid October, I thought it was strategy based as DopamineDetox said so that's how I was playing CW co-op to begin. Now since being on the game for about 80 days I can see that CW, co-op and multiplayer is more about blasting and hoping for a hit while on the move.