Review bombing is becoming amainstream trend in gaming these days. Today's gamers will let developers know that they screwed up with a torrent of negative reviews. But, more often than not, the reason for this is obvious. This isn't the case for War Thunder.
War Thunder, the hit vehicular combat game from Gaijin Entertainment, is the most recent victim of a large-scale review bombing from fans. The long-running title received a ton of negative reviews from fans who are upset with recent changes to the game.
Gaijin Entertainment recently made some large-scale changes to the in-game economy earlier this month. The update significantly nerfed the Silver Lion in-game currency that players earned through playing the game regularly. The developer also lowered the Research Points reward from matches, making it harder for players to unlock vehicles without spending real-world money on the game's premium currency called Golden Eagles.
The new changes did not sit well with long-time players of War Thunder. The game received over 65,000 negative reviews on Steam since the changes were rolled out on May 17. The War Thunder review bomb is bigger than the negative reviews that Redfall got earlier this month as it saw the game drop down to a "Mixed" rating on Steam.
