[2020] Operation S.U.M.M.E.R. 2020 - Questions, discussions, help, and thoughts thread

Text should be fixed now.

You could read the details from the prize list - coupons are for Rank IV and VI, decorations and decals

AFAIK we do not have screen yet.

No info for now, sorry

From 11:00 GMT on the 7th of August

I have already confirmed several pages back that we are forwarding all feedback on and will do a full feedback review when the event is over too. Its also worth noting that almost all the feedback came before the event had even started. The changes were made as I have said based on the numbers and stats of previous events. Other changes have also been made over time much in the same way as well as the multiple tasks in previous events that were also changed based on feedback in the previous events.

This is sort of ignoring all of the Community Managers and Store Team members who are all staff, posting on the forum all the time with information from the developers. We are not all "forum mods" and are actually remembers of Gaijin giving you the information directly from the developers. The facts and contents of our responses come directly from them, thats our job to bridge that gap.

We are answering as many questions as possible. Perhaps you dont like the answers provided which is an entirely different matter. It doesn't change the fact it comes from the devs as the Q and A answers do.

Not what I said if you re-read

We forward feedback as and when it comes in during the event, with then a final conclusive collection at the end too.

We did actually act on feedback where the stats correlated and showed it was confirmed. Air and Naval as clear examples of this, that are just constantly dismissed. Again, its about balancing the event as a whole, not one part of it.

Every game has that "gap" because Developers, designers, programmers and everything else are there to do exactly what their job title says. They dont generally have the time to go around forum topics, reviewing all the feedback, answer questions etc etc. We already pose handpicked questions to the developers in the Q and As. Those questions come from here, social media and all of our other platforms. The main issue is, every Q and A people want to keep re-asking or asking another form of a question we already answered over and over again. BRs, Economy etc. There is only so many times those questions can be answered over and over before it just becomes repetitive. Thats why we always try to get a range of questions from all areas of the game. Not "When is T-90 coming" or "When will BRs decompress".

Forwarded to the developers is exactly what it says it is. It means your concerns have been sent and raised to the developers. If a developer were to respond, it would to be to acknowledged and thank you for the feedback. Again, this event was shaped off the results and numbers of previous ones. Until we at least get some numbers from the current event, there cant even be any consideration of changes.

Again im not really sure why people think the answer would somehow be different if it came from a developer. We are quite literally giving you the answers from the developers. Thats our job.

I think what you more allude to is you wish developers were able to spend the hours we spend discussing with you so that you could convince them etc. But no actual game developer whos job it is to work on any game has the time to do that.

Currently there are not any plans for it during this event.

Im afraid its not that simple as just saying, "well this game does it, so its possible". Our devs give all the time they can to answer questions and reports as it is. Im not exactly sure what games you are referring to here, but I strongly sense the situation is not at all the same as War Thunder. We have Q and As, just not live ones regularly (has been done) because its not realistically achievable.

There is no realistic way that sort of thing could be done for War Thunder in the same sense. Its not at all just a case of "Gaijin isnt doing it". Often people dont really comprehend not just the language barrier but also the shear development scale WT has.

Regardless, this is getting off topic now.

And it is. However as I had already explained, these changes were discussed, planned and organised way before the start of the event after a comprehensive analysis of previous events. We have tons of events all year round of varying scales. The larger marathon events are often a chance to earn a bunch of free rewards including Rank V and VI vehicles. Naturally they are not just going to be handed out en mass. But at the same time. These types of events are specifically designed for those that want to invest effort and time for unique and rare rewards.

Again, there is very clear evidence from both the Air and Naval section of the event that feedback is taken into account. But its just ignored totally by some in favor of the areas where the feedback did not align with the intended outcome of previous events, that showed a very clear trend in Ground Forces and then followed by "you dont listen to feedback". We very much do, again as show by air and naval. But every event has to level out across the board. Ground just wasn't showing that.

Whilst all valid and constructive feedback is indeed forwarded, it doesn't mean each and every thing has an actionable outcome. I have already previously explained how there are not currently any plans to change this events tasks, but the feedback, data and stats will of course be taken into account next time.

S.U.M.M.E.R Thunderers!

Due to server issues occurring on Aug 23rd, all active Premium accounts have been extended by 12 hours.
The time required to complete the current Operation S.U.M.M.E.R. tasks will be also extended by 12 hours. “Mark of distinction 9 for tankers/pilots/sailors” can be achieved up until 23:00 UTC/GMT, Aug 25th.
Therefore, on Aug 25th both Marks of Distinction 9 and 10 will be active.
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