Thunder Buddies

00:20 - Shout out to Klaudia! & Intro!01:25 - Gaijin releases statement on how their Anti-Cheat system works04:10 - Player reporting & how in game bans work (according to Gaijin)05:30 - KV-8 Event. A Flamethrower Russian Heavy tank08:20 - Would you put the KV-8 in your lineup for low tier ground?12:00 - Where are the other major nations getting flame thrower tanks first? America? Germany? Japan?13:00 - Where is the L3 flame tank(ette)15:00 - Gale is REALLY passionate about flame tanks. Make note of that for his next birthday16:10 - Would the T34 flamethrower tank have made a better event tank than the KV-8?19:00 - Events designed to pull golden eagles out of the game's economy24:00 - How do you actually complete events? Quick tutorial28:40 - Sales are live! May 7-May 1432:00 - Surprise! Infantry beta test continues36:00 - All hands on deck for Infantry to get it out before the end of 202638:20 - North American players want test servers on their side of the ocean40:50 - Podcast is growing!

Welcome back @everyone! We're here with episode 5 of the Thunder Buddies podcast where the gossip mill is turning War Thunder drama into segments! Did a (former) Community Manager spill the beans and some of the game's secrets. For example, are they truly using military documents they shouldn't? We also ponder the question: Is Naval dead? What can save it? (there's no point just being negative!)Topics covered:00:45 - Happy birthday Gale!01:00 - WHY is Naval so much less fun for most to play?03:00 - When Naval had great events in War Thunder07:00 - War Thunder mobile shout out! 11:00 - Why Naval fails compared to Air combat 14:00 - Alleged Military Document Leaks, but this time from an employee?23:30 - Ground BR Changes that are LIVE now in game!24:30 - AH64s getting an update. Are you out there heli players?25:50 - Shermans going up? M24s? 28:50 - Is War Thunder opening up low BR/reserves for more space? New vehicles coming?37:20 - War Thunder Telegram - 3 Points of feedback from Devs40:35 - Devs considering American ammo to low tier British vehicles43:30 - A huge thank you to those listening to the podcast!

Welcome back @everyone! First off, thank you so much for the initial support. It means the world to myself and Gale. This episode discusses setting up a good foundation for yourself in War Thunder (there are SO MANY new players, and that's a good thing!) as a new ground player as well as the ongoing F-6C event and how it's actually a really good thing.Topics covered:2:00 - Low Tier Ground - Where to start?9:30 - Sweden events14:20 - New Event - Pakistani plan!20:00 - Mig 19 vs Phantom vs etc. 22:00 - Aim9P/J29:00 - The missile coming to the Pakistani Mig35:00 - F-6C event info

Topics covered::30 - Intro! Does Gale get SHITFACED every Thursday on stream???2:00 - April Fool's event - Was it a hit or a miss?6:00 - The imbalanced air scaling for the Nuclear Thunder event10:14 - What make April's Fools fun in the past? Has Gaijin lost thought?11:00 - The extreme loadout confusion for new players14:30 - Seasonal events vs April fools events18:00 - People spend hundreds on War Thunder? NO WAY!!!19:45 - Comparing April Fool's Events across all Gaijin games25:30 - Content creators want drops, but for good reason!30:00 - Should e-sports expand to not just continually focus on higher tier players only? 33:40 - How the CC tournament of yesteryear could help e-sports longterm (more low/mid tier options!)35:30 - How long does it take you to get to top tier? 38:30 - War Thunder vs World of Tanks by the numbers. How WT is MISSING opportunities to grow the playerbase retention42:20 - Have you ever seen a World of Tanks promo? 47:00 - Gaming has forgotten that MMO = MULTIPLAYER online games!47:45 - Who are the Only Snails stream team for War Thunder?52:10 - Rev's experience working with different dev teams. The point of the podcast

For those who are new, welcome, for @everyone else welcome back! This is the inaugural episode of the Thunder Buddies podcast! Each episode will break down the latest of what's going on in War Thunder, give your tips & tricks to get better with your gameplay, and hopefully help you have more FUN in the game!Topics covered:01:00 - Best Missiles currently in high tier ARB04:45 - Should 5th Gen jets come into the game?09:10 - Intros: Who the heck are these two fools??12:38 - Purpose of the Thunder Buddies podcast16:00 - Transparency from CCs17:00 - Infantry / War Thunder Ground BETA 20:00 - Is this just Enlisted ported into War Thunder?24:00 - Is 64v64 possible? How much optimization will be needed?26:45 - What era is Infantry currently set in?29:45 - The worries of "modern warfare" that could come to infantry.31:50 - Gale's (and yours?) concerns with Gaijin's servers for Infantry