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[SquatchHammer]

Now the thread needs it changed to Warships: Now with more wood.

[Ozyton]

Now when will we get objectives for attacking enemy land bases that have guns that shoot back?

[Flying Dice]

I just want spotting exp, TBH.

Also it's a 2x exp weekend.

[TheBronzePickle]

Now the thread needs it changed to Warships: Now with more wood.

At first, I was thinking they were going to make an age of sail version of WoWS.

I just want spotting exp, TBH.

Also it's a 2x exp weekend.

I think spotting XP is already in, actually. I've heard tell that a couple people have gotten good results despite an otherwise-poor performance because of it. I'm not completely sure on that, though, so take it with a grain of sea salt.

[Flying Dice]

I'm about 99% certain it isn't.

One mechanic that I've heard proposed exists, that I'm fairly certain might be a thing, is that exp for damage is based on the percentage of the target's health. Take 50% off of a little 12000hp DD? You get the same exp as taking 50% off of a 45000hp BB. Subject to modifiers and such. It would explain a lot of results that I've gotten, stuff like getting a bunch of exp regardless of what I was killing.

[Aklyon]

I just want spotting exp, TBH.

Also it's a 2x exp weekend.

The last like, 5 weekends have been 2x xp.

[Toaster]

And it's only 2x for the first win, as opposed to the standard 1.5x.  A small bonus; a nice one, but small.

[Aklyon]

So The Mighty Jingles has made a video about all the soviet destroyers and german cruisers coming out on the 19th.

In short:
Soviet destroyers are shit until tier 5 (3 km range torpedoes!), then get better as you go for the most part. German tier 1 gunboat has an absurd AA rating, which is immediately lost in tier 2 in exchange for having two cruisers in a row that are like the St. Louis. AA is bad until tier 9/10, gun range is great, speed is quick. German t9/t10 cruisers with full upgrades & modifications can shoot out to 20.7 km, and will show up about as far away as battleships will when shooting. Also, after tier 4 or so all of the german cruisers have 6km torpedoes.

[Aklyon]

So apparently, the armor on the t1/t2 new german & russian ships is as terrible as the russian torp range.

Spoiler: As in, this was all HE shells. (click to show/hide)

[BuriBuriZaemon]

Is anyone still playing?

I used to play mostly CA, but I've learned to BB now and am really enjoying New York and Tirpitz. Fuso is still being upgraded.

German BBs are slated for the next release (TBC).

[Aklyon]

I thought they were supposed to be releasing the brits next, not more german ships.

[Burnt Pies]

I still get a few games in every day. I have to, I still have 2 million damage to do in order to get the 16 point anime Captain. Mostly playing CA, simply due to that mission needing a T7, and my only T7 being the anime Myoko (or a stock pepsicola). Can't complain, though, the Myoko's one of the finest cruisers in the game (though she's still prone to lolcitadel from any angle, just like any other CA).

I think the first brit line(s?) are supposed to be this year? No idea when, though, and German BBs do at least have a likely release date (Gamescom, similar to the german CA line)

[BuriBuriZaemon]

I completely missed the ARP events, but then again I prefer realism over those paint jobs.

Two new premium ships are being tested from tomorrow: USS Texas (imagine a New York-class with significantly better AA) and USSR Cruiser Molotov (not sure about this, but would be hilarious if it has higher fire chance).

How's Myoko at Tier 7, btw? I found playing IJN ships more difficult due to their fragile nature. I seem to do better with USN and Kriegsmarine ships. Angled properly, their armours are a tough nut to crack.

BTW, I found an anime that may interest you if you're into warships. Check out Zipang, in which a modern day guided missile destroyer was accidentally sent back in time to Battle of Midway in 1942.

[Burnt Pies]

Myoko's lovely. She's got strong guns, good ammo, fast shells, good firechance, decent armour (better than the T7 american, possibly better than the German as well), good torps. Main downfalls are slow turret turning, weird arc on turret 3 (the backwards facing one on the front) and mediocre AA. Both of the first can be played around if you're careful to pre-turn your turrets to where the fight's gonna be, and Carriers aren't enough of a threat right now for a lack of AA to be the crippling weakness it may have been back in the days of the skygods.

Pensacola, for contrast, loses out on armour and torps, but has better turret turning, AA and turret arcs. same amount of guns on both, and they're both using 203mms. Her lack of armour means a mid/low range engagement will let even a DD punch through your side with AP, however, so you've got to play her rather differently to the relatively well armoured cleveland that precedes her. No amount of cruiser armour's gonna protect you from an angry BB, though, so all you can do is go bow/stern on and pray that RNG doesn't send one of those shells through your bow/deck into your citadel. And that's the same as on most cruisers.

[Toaster]

The next update (within a month, probably) will have German BBs in it.  The lineup has been posted.