When comparing War Thunder vs PlanetSide 2, the Slant community recommends PlanetSide 2 for most people. In the question“What are the best free PC games?” PlanetSide 2 is ranked 10th while War Thunder is ranked 40th. The most important reason people chose PlanetSide 2 is:
Users can select where they want to respawn after death. There are even vehicles that provide new spawn points on the map that players can drive and leave. This creates a great element of strategy on where to place spawn points when attacking certain targets.
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Pros
Pro Easy to jump right in
Battles can be a quick way to spend time without getting yourself into something.
Pro No pay to win
Buying vehicles with real currency does not skip ahead in tech tree progression.
Pro Can be extremely complex simulation for advanced users
Realistic and Simulator gamemodes can provide and separate users who want a more in-depth experience.
Pro User selectable respawn points
Users can select where they want to respawn after death. There are even vehicles that provide new spawn points on the map that players can drive and leave. This creates a great element of strategy on where to place spawn points when attacking certain targets.
Pro Open world MMO-FPS with huge persistent battles between 3 factions
Three factions are in constant battle for points on a map, with the goal of getting the most pieces on the map or the whole thing.
Pro Vehicles
The vehicle options in game add a lot more depth to the strategy of planning attacks on the enemy.
Cons
Con Long free-to-play grind
Without the supplement of payed currency, it may take a long time to reach the end of tech trees.
Con Poor tutorial, hard to figure all mechanics out
PlanetSide 2 does a poor job at explaining how to play the game or what anything in the mues do. Equipment loadouts are confusing as well as a minefield of pay items.
Con Pay to win
PlanetSide 2 has pay to win mechanics meant to coerce players into paying for equipment to avoid the extremely long grind it takes to earn anything in game. A brand new player with a deep wallet can customize their gear to their prefered playstyle giving them an advantage over those that opt not to pay.