I consider World of Tanks none of my business. Other than a brief window over a decade ago when I dabbled in Wargaming's treads-based shooter, the free-to-play oldie has otherwise turned me off with aggressively monetized progression that favors players with deep pockets.
So it's with skeptical eyes that I'm playing World of Tanks: Heat, a new hero shooter-adjacent spinoff of the original PvP tanker that's currently running a closed beta. It wasn't on my radar a week ago, but so far it's a blast.
