This game used to be fun. And after putting 1000+ hours in this game, they finally managed to completely turn me away from what I believed would have a very good chance to be an actual game at a certain point. There have been ups and down, but after this 'everhart' update, it feels like I was getting my testicles removed by a hammer....one....at...... time. This update pretty much tried to make the game much more immersive but in reality it just cloaked over the teleportation when you get off a vehicle, bike or tank.There are so many unbalances on what is supposed to be "balanced" matches. The grind on this is so extensive, relentless changes on the Main Menu in order to "beautify" it, long time limits to get into matches, community tends to bias mostly germans (from what ive noticed in all the time if played), etc. One big negative impact is the lack of maps. Over the span of these 2 years that i've played there has only been two maps that were new, TWO YEARS FOR TWO MAPS?! As for trying to implement WW2 historical accuracy, some of the weapons are solid although there has been a lot of calls for "OP" guns that need a NERF (every game will have this). The tanks are positive on my list, but the planes were slow as it was but now they are SLOW, REALLY DANG SLOW. Honestly just dont bother with this game. Save your time for other games that have better game mechanics and you can actually call a game. Still in BETA...SMFH......

Great game concept with an awesome unique selling point. But the Devs really don't like criticism of any sort, even if it is constructive. The updates that do happen are full of bugs, but do not generally address existing ones... So close to being a perfect ww2 game, but its slowly sliding downhill. Hopefully the devs shape up and I can change my review back to positive.

Writing this review while I wait 10 minutes for my teammates to fall.

I expected a bad game.

I was still disappointed.

I was once under the impression that people who complained about being banned were actually people just maoning about getting caught, however having played this game for a very long period of time and giving the developers a sizeable amount of money in memberships, I logged in yesterday to find my account had been banned forever. If you are reading this review thinking "here is another cheater who got busted", consider this why would I have clocked up 3000 hours of play time not cheated to one day think to myself I know, I will risk all the hours of grinding to cheat on this game..does that make sense?? NO! It just so happened that I had purchased a very lengthy "Veteren membership" package that cost a fair amount of money before being banned. I appealled the ban but was told:

"Your Heroes & Generals account has been permanently banned for using cheats/hacks.
We are not obligated to provide you with any information as to how you were caught.
Your account will therefore remain banned.
We will not be discussing the matter with you any further."

If you think I am lying about this, have a google this is actually how they speak to people with a genuine request for a proper investigation. All I asked for was them to look into the records and have a look because I must have been banned in error and I was also concerned that other members may also get unfairly banned, they simply do not care.

The game was pretty decnet and very addictive, play it by all means, but remember this....

NEVER EVER GIVE RETO MOTO A SINGLE PENNY OF YOUR MONEY!

A lot of pay to win features (like two perks at once) that give paying people blatant advantages.
If you are a free to play player the amount of grinding is insane. It can take weeks just for a small upgrade.
The maps are big and as a result most people have 1 hit kill snipers, so unless you buy a jeep or tank or your own sniper, you can enjoy dying repeatedley to unseen enemies.
Gun play is a little satisfying, but unbalanced guns are very present.
3/10

Reto-Moto seems to have forgotten what made H&G a fun Shooter.

A while back I gave the game a positive review because of all the interesting situations you could get into. That has changed dramatically...and not for the better.

Before the Squad 2.0 update, you could level up multiple classes in the same faction and swap between them during a match. Not only that, but the teams were much more streamlined.
Now, we're forced into smaller squads that we "level up" to allow more members in. That's right, you have to grind for the privilege of playing with your friends now. From a gameplay standpoint, I don't know what they were thinking with this one.

What players have been patiently waiting for are Better Aircraft Controls, More planes to fly, Bayonets on Guns, and fresh Maps.
What we've been given instead are exorbitantly priced infantry vehicles, tanks, guns, and uniforms. The prices are intentionally steep so that players will fork over the cash to buy them. If you don't pay real money, it could take you days to acquire one weapon or vehicle.

On top of all this, the game just isn't fun for me anymore.

After playing H&G for so long and not really getting anywhere, I tried out War-Thunder and haven't felt the need to come back. It's because of a couple of things.

First, in War-Thunder, you never really have those moments where a player was just "too good". Hacking has never come up in chat while I've played War-Thunder. On H&G though, there are snipers that take out fighter planes a thousand feet up. This one pilot on my team complained during a match that an opposing sniper kept taking him out in one shot each time he respawned. Maybe he was just that good, but I don't know. Another time, I experienced a probable hacker myself. Back when the M3 Grease Gun was really nerfed, one fellow knew exactly where I was in a tower. He shot me dead through the head with his first three shots. What amazed me was how he could do such a thing, through the staircase no less! Everyone I've told that story to said it'd be really difficult to do under normal circumstances. Oh well, who knows?

Next, the game's atmosphere. H&G is full of swearing children and adults that get mad when their team loses. They blame everyone else and call them noobs. Add in H&G's muddy color palette and you've got a bleak setting with people that hate each other. War-Thunder on the other hand has beautiful, colorful maps and responsive or easy-going teammates most of the time.

Last is business approach. H&G has barriers that make it really hard for you to enjoy the game without spending money. Also, if you're on a losing streak you just gotta suck it up and keep going. War-Thunder on the other-hand can be played for months without spending a dime. Oh, and when you're doing poorly in matches, you'll receive a gift of some sort. Nobody likes losing, so a consolation prize keeps players invested in the game.


The bottom line is I just haven't enjoyed H&G for a while now. The game has stagnated, the player base isn't friendly, the system is geared towards paying real cash, and there aren't many colors besides brown, grey, and tan to look at. Yuck!

Play War-Thunder, Warframe, or an MMO instead. You'll probably have more fun than I did playing H&G.

I played this game back when it was new, and it was actually fun. People drove jeeps for transportation, tanks attacked fortified objectives, planes fought eachother, and snipers actually needed an aim. BUT NOW people hip fire from miles away, jeeps roadkill constantly before teamkilling, and tanks sit on their asses all day before being fragged by paratroopers. If this game hadnt gone ♥♥♥♥ enough, they threw in 2 shot kill LMGs and adjusted the "fairness" of the gameplay. Naturally, every great game grows, and with that growth comes stupid decisions and inmature players, but thats usually fixed. However, these devs HAVE TRIED, but failed and continue to do so. Im sorry but this game is not for casual OR hardcore gamers. I do suggest you try it, for this is the opinion of a single man and others may experience differently, but this is merely a warning for newcoming players.

the devs don't care anymore, they release broken updates and ruin the few good things about this game. You can't even voice your concerns on their forum without being banned for badmouthing the development team.

It's currently the only real mmoWWIIfps out there, but that doesn't mean it's good, in fact it's pretty awful. Unbalanced guns, broken mechanics, and changes to the game that nobody asked for.

I can't recommend this game.

Permanently banned for "hate speech" after talking bad about Islam in relation to the recent terrorist attack in Nice, France. Not even a warning or temporary ban. Straight to permanent ban. I have even spent over $40 on the game. The game could be really good if the developers were as worried about their game as they are about maintaining political narratives.