3 months ago - magazine2 - Direct link
Originally posted by Yoda Layheehoo: Sometimes when i get slightly damaged (not critical, just enough to make my wings i.e. get yellow) my pilot just ejects the aircraft when the match reaches its end, and i got to pay the full repair.
No one is getting the kill, i'm just dying and having to pay full repairs bcs i survided, it makes no sense!

Hi, this is likely the written off feature coming into play from the severe damage mechanic.

At the end of a battle, all severely damaged aircraft will be considered destroyed — players in this state will receive the following message: “Written off due to severe damage”. A death in the statistics will be credited, and the player who caused the severe damage will be credited with a destroyed aircraft, where the rest of the reward will be given. This is done so that players with a severely damaged aircraft don’t try to hide and avoid combat in the hope that they’ll not be finished off.

https://warthunder.com/en/news/8749-development-testing-out-the-severe-damage-mechanic-en