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War Thunder
War Thunder is a massively multiplayer vehicular combat game featuring realistic battles with tanks, aircraft, and naval vessels across historical conflicts.
What is War Thunder?
War Thunder has sustained one of the more remarkable longevity stories in online gaming, maintaining an active and growing player base from its 2012 launch through the early 2020s by continuously expanding its vehicle roster and battle tiers in a free-to-play model built around premium vehicles and boosters. Gaijin Entertainment's military vehicle simulator covers ground, air, and naval combat with a depth of historical vehicle representation that appeals strongly to military history enthusiasts. The game's research tree, spanning multiple nations and vehicle types, provides years of progression content that keeps players engaged across long-term campaigns.
War Thunder's servers handle the continuous flow of battle sessions — ground, air, and combined arms — across multiple tiers and game modes simultaneously. The matchmaking system must balance battle ratings, vehicle types, and player counts to construct fair sessions, which becomes more complex as players spread across more vehicle trees and nation configurations. The Gaijin account system manages Golden Eagles (premium currency), Silver Lions (in-game currency), premium account subscriptions, and vehicle ownership, tying financial transactions directly to account health. Cross-platform play between PC, PlayStation, and Xbox requires session brokering between different platform authentication systems.
Server problems at War Thunder most commonly appear as login failures on the Gaijin account screen, returning "Server connection error" before any battle is accessible. Battle session loading stalls on the "Connecting to server" screen, eventually timing out and returning players to the hangar. Players in active matches get disconnected mid-battle, with the session recording a loss regardless of the server-side cause. Golden Eagle purchases process through the Gaijin store but fail to appear in the in-game balance, requiring support escalation. Premium account time continues ticking during server outages even when battle activity is impossible, a persistent community grievance during extended incidents.
Outage.gg tracks War Thunder server status using real-time community reports from players on PC and console. If War Thunder servers are down, login is failing, or battles are not loading, the live status page shows current player impact.
Common War Thunder Problems
Issues users most frequently report when War Thunder is having problems.
Login failures
Players are unable to sign in, receiving authentication errors or being stuck on loading screens.
Matchmaking problems
Unable to find or join matches, long queue times, or errors when trying to connect to game servers.
Disconnections mid-session
Getting unexpectedly kicked from active sessions, losing in-game progress or items.
In-game store & purchases
Cannot load the in-game store, complete purchases, or received items are not appearing in inventory.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about War Thunder outages and server status.
You can check the live War Thunder server status at outage.gg/services/war-thunder. The page shows real-time community-submitted outage reports, an hourly trend chart, and the current health status.
War Thunder can stop working for a number of reasons including scheduled maintenance windows, unexpected server failures, network infrastructure problems, or DDoS attacks. Check the live status page on Outage.gg for the latest community reports to see if others are experiencing the same issue.
Go to outage.gg/services/war-thunder and click the "Report an Issue" button. Your report is counted immediately and helps confirm whether a problem is widespread. Reports from multiple users trigger a status change visible to everyone watching the page.
Click the "Notify Me" bell button on the War Thunder status page at outage.gg/services/war-thunder. Create a free account and we will send you an email the moment War Thunder comes back online — no app download required.
Yes. You can find official announcements at the War Thunder website: https://warthunder.com. For real-time community outage data, Outage.gg tracks user reports as they happen and often picks up problems before official announcements.
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