[2021] Too many new event/premiumvehicles?

In the last major update alone, 30 free vehicles/models were added. So in just a single update, there is already nearly equal free vehicles to those found in seasonal events and battle passes.

Given we generally have 5 of those a year, some of which have had huge new tree releases containing a whole tree full of free vehicles its really not hard to see that the event and BP vehicles are a very minor % of the yearly vehicle count.

You can see for yourself the breakdowns per major update here: https://wiki.warthunder.com/Category:Updates

There has to be some limited vehicles set side for events and other seasonal occasions. In a game with over 2000+ playable machines, only a very small % of those end up as limited event vehicles.

Event vehicles also by there nature have to be interesting. Thats one of the key points of the event. To be something that actually appeals to people to be worthwhile obtaining.

Unfortunately, variants of are not always popular vehicles. As past events have sometimes shown, straight up variants often are not as interesting.

The purpose of event vehicles is to be unique and interesting to as many people as possible. Whilst also trying to cover as many nations over time as possible.

One of the key pieces of feedback we have is to have worthwhile event vehicles for minor nations. There are so many vehicles we can reasonably add to the game for minor nations anyway either down to information accessibility, viable examples or in some cases, those nations just not having a lot anyway.

Its also a double edged sword. If we don't give those nations an event vehicle, some will complain we leave them out. If its such an obscure and pretty unknown/undesirable vehicle, nobody really wants it to take part in the event and a different set of people will complain we don't give good enough event vehicles to those nations.

We cannot please everyone in this situation, so we aim to try and add the most interesting and appealing vehicles for the most amount of people as far as possible.

Indeed some did. But not everyone, so we have to keep a varied mix.

The point being, 2000 vehicles have been / are obtainable with more being added every update. Excluding the obtainable vehicles you yourself dont have but counting everything thats been in an event also des not really make any meaningful comparison. We are looking at things as a whole here.

Indeed. Nobody is forced to partake

There are plenty of unique and interesting vehicles for every nation available in their standard trees. With more being added all the time.

Not close to the 10% you claimed

I was just clarifying the facts.

This is precisely the point. The overwhelming majority of them are in the main trees and there will always be the need to have rare, limited, exclusive and unique vehicles for other means too.