Standing Down And Signing Off

I think I am done with Armored Warfare.

I can't say for sure if all I need another break from the game (at least this time I am giving all of you a heads up, not just an unannounced and sudden departure), or if the on/off over these last few years have finally caught up with me (again even).

For the past while, I would wake up way too early, or race home from wherever I was and try to squeeze the most out of the game, from a battle or two, up to nearly a whole waking day on binge gaming. That's just not healthy, by any measure.

Also, a lot of that time was wasted on waiting for a favorable map and/or tier to battle it out.

I guess the turning point came now, a little over a week into this new year. I looked at how much time I have invested, the items won, collect and earned and the overall progress I made and all the goals I would have yet to attain. I have no regrets about the real world money I have spent, since it supported my habit up to this point, but I don't really feel any sense of accomplishment and loading up, queuing and battling it out feels more like a chore that has to be attempted or completed.

This isn't this first time or game this feeling has happened, World of Warplanes was a title I was deeply immersed in for a long time and I walked away from it, never looking back. 

This blog was built on my self-introduction to Armored Warfare and two other tank genre games (World of Tanks and War Thunder, both I haven't played in years) just a touch over 4 years ago and I think it's time to switch my addiction to a genre I still feel good while playing and only recently started talking about again....

For now (and the foreseeable future), I am trading battles on tracks for....battles on tracks.

If you want to join me for the ride, check it out here https://behindthewheelgaming.blogspot.com/

Just A Quick Flash Of Numbers

I haven't been, nor probably won't be playing much Armored Warfare.

With long work hours and a short time to eat, shower and sleep in between, doesn't leave me a whole lot of extra room for massive gameplay like I could squeeze in over the Holidays. However, I will do what I can to slowly move my progress along.

The Next 70k

The next major goal in Armored Warfare is to collect the premium American tier X CATTB.

However, that will require another 70,000 Battle Coins to make that happen. Good thing I have a decent start this New Year, along with missions being reset to help out.

Since I have the final ticket from "Ranking Up," might as well open up the MBT-70 mission.

Hmmm....this doesn't look too difficult. 

Yes, it was as easy as the next battle.

0/500? Well, let's just see what this battle brings to the table for results....

 

Another Griffon In The Nest

I manged to start off the New Year with a 70,000 Battle Coin/Armored Warfare goal completed, but more on that in just a bit.

The Winter Calendar is over and here were all the prizes that could have been won.

I was lead to believe the three day rental, premium tier IX Chinese QN-506 was going to be the last day of the Winter Calendar. It turned out to be a separate, limited time item through the My.Games Store.

I have also moved up one more level towards collecting the American premium tier VI Expeditionary Tank, which I will complete that and showcase the tier VIII Griffon 120mm Light Tank in the following video....