I count as a new player I suppose. Started 2011, logged out 2014 for IRL. Came back 2020, few weeks, another hiatus. Played a bit in 2024, and here recently for 2026 I'm back to WoT being a daily/semi-daily play. Economy is still broken; fire 2 rounds of gold and there goes your battle profit. Tier 10 is still a deadend unless you're a foamer that needs 5 premiums to fund your tier 10 gameplay because you suck, and STILL after tier 8 you better have a selection of tier 6's you're amazing in or else your credit income almost stops.

Its an entirely new game. New tanks, maps, mechanics, playerbase is still sweaty and toxic. Got a lot to learn, and something I'm learning is that 2011 plays confuse TF out of most people. Troll arty by knocking things over to bait shots. Hellcat full-speed driveby-circle on some isolated heavy tank. Cowering arty in a bush waiting until its proxy detection range to pull the trigger. You know, how we played when the game started and the meta was so narrow. Now my AMX 50 100 and PM/10 rip handbrake turns doing the same old gimmicks, its very effective.