There were also clever players who used these decals to fool people into thinking they were on their side, literally using false flags to confuse the enemy.īut simply removing the flags, or limiting their use, would be unfair to their players Trifonov said. In high-stakes, team-based events having someone on your side whose tank is painted front to back with a giant American flag decal puts your team at a disadvantage. Certain ultra-realistic modes remove HUD indicators from friend and foe alike, forcing players to rely on camouflage for stealth and close communication to avoid friendly fire. And when you see the flag of some country that didn't exist during WWII it destroys that realism."Īlso at stake was game balance. Like Israel, for example, or the Russian Federation, for that matter. "The thing is that most of the countries that we had flags for in the game, the didn't exist during WWII. "It was quite a dilemma for us," Trifonov says. Many players were using combinations of flags in ways that were offensive to many nationalities and religions. So when someone tries to put these kinds of symbols into the game, Gaijin can get into a lot of trouble."īut it's not just swastikas that were creating a furor in War Thunder's community. "But in Europe, and in Russia, it is strictly forbidden in video games. it is okay to use swastikas in the media and video games or whatever," Trifonov said. "What we have seen is that in some cases people are using these flags in inappropriate ways." Those ways include, Trifonov said, images and symbols of Nazism that are prohibited in many European countries.īy charging a fee, is Gaijin profiting from harassment? These last few months though things have gotten out of control, leading to many complaints. That was our intention for including these flags. If you are a huge fan of history, or if you are simply a Mexican player, you can put the Mexican flag on your Thunderbolt in order to achieve historical accuracy. "We have, for instance, official artwork of some Mexican Thunderbolt. "Say that you want to recreate a historical aircraft in the game," Alexander Trifonov, Gaijin's head of public relations told Polygon. It allowed players to create obscure historical tanks and warplanes and, alternately, have a little fun. for free, part of a set of starter decals that helped get players used to the idea of personalizing their vehicles. They are historical artifacts period nose art from ace pilots or kill markings shown on the hulls of famous tanks.īefore last week, Gaijin included the flag of every country in the U.N. Many of their vehicle decals are pulled from museum pieces and old photographs. Lots of free-to-play games make a pretty penny off of cosmetic items, and War Thunder is no exception. Gaijin sees it as making it more painful for bad actors to abuse other players, but many in the community see it simply as monetizing harassment. To combat abuse, developer Gaijin Entertainment has started charging players for national flag decals that used to be free. But nationalism, racism and plain old trolling have become a serious problem in the game's online community. The free-to-play MMO War Thunder allows players to use cosmetic items to decorate their WWII-era tanks and planes in game.
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