It's time to boycott this game
Honestly, if we as a community don't stand united against this absurdly prefatory monetization, that this evil company tried to shove down our throats for the second time now, we're pretty much cooked going forward.
It's honestly time to boycott, like when WT players united against gaijin.
And to everyone not caring, or taking the piss on people who want to boycott or express their rage towards this predatory monetization policy; This affects you, too. If you honestly think this game is on an upward trajectory, if 6+ lootbox events each year, one of which being tiered lootboxes is a good thing, I respect your opinion.
But those of us who remember when this game dished out free gold regularly, when premium tanks were better than stock tech tree counterparts but worse than them being fully upgraded, when all premiums were also available in-game for gold 24/7 365;
Those of us who think maps need thoughtful redesign, that we need new free content;
Those who think it's really unhealthy for this game to now have more premium vehicles than tech tree tanks;
It's time to send a clear message to WG. Boycott.