F2P Perspective. I'm about 60 hours into the game, some amount from a few years ago, but most recently in the last few weeks. Mostly play realistic ground battles.

The grind is real, and there is no way around that. This is a grinding game, so if you aren't contempt with running the same battle lineups for long periods of time, then you'll likely find yourself upgrading to premium or not enjoying the game. I've switched between the German and Russian factions, both with very large libraries. I'm not a very good player, however it is obvious that as the scaling required for research increases with tiers, it will likely be literal days of game time to reach new content. It's a fun game and I've loved it so far, so I might buy premium to improve the grind as I can afford it, however I'll caution and say the majority of pricing in this game is insane. The new A10 jet is $60 alone.

With all that being said, there are numerous factions to play around in, and it takes relatively little time to unlock to tier 2 / tier 3 tech. You will eventually have to choose a single faction to play if you'd ever like to see the more modern lineups.

Sidenote: They removed the chat from the game, likely because of the current war and political conversations taking place in game. For a game based around the historic development of military through past wars, I find it ironic they disable chat due to this.

F2P Perspective. I'm about 60 hours into the game, some amount from a few years ago, but most recently in the last few weeks. Mostly play realistic ground battles. The grind is real, and there is no way around that. This is a grinding game, so if you aren't contempt with running the same battle lineups for long periods of time, then you'll likely find yourself upgrading to premium or not enjoying the game. I've switched between the German and Russian factions, both with very large libraries. I'm not a very good player, however it is obvious that as the scaling required for research increases with tiers, it will likely be literal days of game time to reach new content. It's a fun game and I've loved it so far, so I might buy premium to improve the grind as I can afford it, however I'll caution and say the majority of pricing in this game is insane. The new A10 jet is $60 alone. With all that being said, there are numerous factions to play around in, and it takes relatively little time to unlock to tier 2 / tier 3 tech. You will eventually have to choose a single faction to play if you'd ever like to see the more modern lineups. Sidenote: They removed the chat from the game, likely because of the current war and political conversations taking place in game. For a game based around the historic development of military through past wars, I find it ironic they disable chat due to this.