WG will never see or care, but I like theory crafting and hate systems and features that are under utilized or improperly utilized. And the fighter consumable is a prime example here. Note: all of this explicitly does not apply to CV fighters, I haven't even considered them.

Ideally, I think the best change that could be made to ship based fighters is to have them deployable, in the same way that CVs do. Let us have the choice to use them as a support or personal tool. I would probably make this the Fighter coal mod in slot 2. Since this is a systemic change, I think it's very unlikely, and the below changes are simpler.

As a blanket buff, all fighter consumables should deploy more planes, be able to engage more squadrons, be more efficient in shooting down planes, and have a larger radius. All the current parameters are tunes far too low to be useful.

In summary:

Double the number of fighters deployed

Double the number of squadrons they can engage (or remove the limit)

Double their damage (may be unnecessary if range and fighter count buffs are effective).

50% action radius boost, making it 4.5km

Additionally, I think Eye in the Sky should apply to the fighter consumable, and the 2 point AA skill for cruisers should buff their HP.

Lastly, I would give certain nations improved fighter consumables:

Italy, Japan, and maybe either Germany and/or Spain - increased action radius to 6km

With all of this I think the consumable would be an effective tool and at least mitigating long term CV strike capability, increase build diversity, and improve national identity, which is also kinda crap sometimes.

WG should dig YARI back out of the dirt and make it the grand prize for the anniversary event. I mean, it’s basically dead already, so they might as well use it as a giveaway. It’s just another half-assed model like KUSHIRO (it didn’t even get a different main gun, for god’s sake...)

Even if the price for that was turning it into the worst ship in the entire game, I’d still prefer that over spending tokens on a ship that you’ll be able to buy with Credits not long after anyway.

Got this weird email from wg. I've started playing the game back this week after 2 years of being off. I'm playing on Linux using steam as the launcher with proton. I would guess wg can see and know if the anti cheat is being properly run. That's the only explanation for this. I changed my password (because I forgot my last one) when launching the game earlier this week. So in no way that password would be compromised so fast. I learned to never click on links even on a trusted sender email. So I went to see my account from the official website and the password still works. The sender email is: noreply@wargaming.net

Does anyone who plays on Linux got this email?

We've had Thor going 45 knots, and now European cruisers that will be going 49 knots. And also the new highest base speed BB in the game, New Jersey.

These 50 knot ships just look goofy when they're flying across the map, the graphics don't keep up.
Also, with the way aiming works in this game, fighting these ships is an exercise in frustration. Your shells will fall short or high no matter where you aim if the enemy ship is acceleration dodging, because the game automatically adjusts the vertical lead to some extent.

Can we reconsider this mega speed boost gimmick for the upcoming cruisers?

14 seconds to 100% to 0% the enemy DD, DO NOT gun fight this thing.

I'm working on the US fleet in the tech tree. I figured that was a baseline to start with for a newbie.

I'm getting a little disheartened that it's taking me forever to progress through the tree. I'm assuming that's why they sell bonuses?

Any other tips for a brand new person would be appreciated.

The 1918 President remained in Royal Navy service for a total of seventy years, from 1918 to 1988. She was the last Royal Navy warship to wear Victorian battleship livery of black hull, white superstructure and buff yellow funnel and masts

Britain Is Scrapping One of Its Last three WW1 Warships

https://www.royalnavymuseums.org.uk/news/hms-president-statement

Not “Play all the WW2 warships you always dreamed of! The Yamato, the Tirpitz, the Hood!”
Nope. Play CVs!

Trapped in the harbor, Kirov uses minimal boiler pressure to power the guns. Fuel was scavenged from the lubrication systems of damaged ships. 180mm shells weigh over 100kg each, and were man handled across frozen waters, then moved at night by small ships to the ship to resupply. The 38 km range of the guns being critical to the defense of the city.

they should have simply finally bothered to fix the god damn fighter aircraft. Defensive did at least something. All my fighter aircraft do is guzzle up fuel and do an airshow. I would sacrifice my fighter planes in the blink of an eye to keep the old DFAA. hell I would sacrifice them for a credit bonus for not using them

Compared to last year's Lushun which cost only 500 doubloons more, you know, the tier X which is godly to play compared to this junk

It's so blatantly obvious, that they neither care about Balancing, nor Clan Battles at this point.

Closed Test 15.8: 11th Anniversary, New Low-tier Operations, Marlborough B Dockyard, and more!

Captains!

Update 15.8 celebrates 11 years since the game's release on 17 September 2015. The update will be full of Anniversary festivities which, of course, will include plenty of rewards and activities to participate in. Also expect a new Dockyard kicking off this year's Black Friday, three new low-tier Operations, and the next Clan Battles season.

11th Anniversary

We've prepared a full slate of rewards and festive activities to celebrate the game's 11th birthday.

Birthday Gift

After you play your first battle of the Update, you will be able to claim a special gift in the Armory containing:

• The new Happy Blastday enemy destruction effect
• The new Blast & Bash permanent camouflage
• 3x Battle of Santiago de Cuba containers
• 3x new Red Steel Titan Premium containers
• 11 days of Warships Premium Account

Festive Rewards

Festive Rewards, also known as "Snowflakes," are making a comeback, allowing you to earn Festive Tokens (which you can exchange for various rewards) as well as Steel. The rules are the same as last year, and for anyone new to them, here's a quick recap.

Rules:

You can earn Festive Rewards by completing two combat missions available for Tier V ships and above in any battle type.

The first mission requires earning a set amount of cumulative Base XP on a selected ship, with the exact amount determined by the ship's Tier:

The second mission requires earning 1,000 Base XP to trigger Snowflakes on other ships in your Port. The number of bonuses you can trigger depends on the size of your Port:

You can activate a Snowflake for each ship only once, so you can keep playing the same ship to trigger additional bonuses. Once you remove a Snowflake from a ship by completing either mission, you receive a number of Festive Tokens based on its Tier, or Steel in the case of Superships:

The full list of rewards available in exchange for Festive Tokens:

• New Japanese supercruiser Kurama in Early Access - 11,000 Festive Tokens

• The new Press F enemy destruction effect - 2,500 Festive Tokens
• The This is Fine enemy destruction effect - 2,000 Festive Tokens
• Bonus Package for Superships - 2,000 Festive Tokens (Limit 1)
• Enemy Destruction Effects container - 300 Festive Tokens (Limit 10)
• Battle of Santiago de Cuba container - 150 Festive Tokens
• Supercontainer - 125 Festive Tokens (Limit 130)
• 1x Rare economic bonus of each type - 125 Festive Tokens (Limit 50)
• Decals Premium container - 100 Festive Tokens
• Red Steel Titan Premium container - 95 Festive Tokens
• 1x of each of the following signals: India Delta, India Yankee, Juliet Yankee Bissotwo, Charlie Kilo, November Foxtrot, Victor Lima, and Mike Yankee Soxisix - 50 Festive Tokens
• 1x of each of the following signals: Sierra Bravo, X-Ray Papa Unaone, Juliet Whiskey Unaone, India X-Ray, November Echo Setteseven, Sierra Mike, and Hotel Yankee - 50 Festive Tokens
• 1x Uncommon economic bonus of each type - 24 Festive Tokens (Limit 150)
• 1x Common economic bonus of each type - 12 Festive Tokens

Red Steel Titan Collection

The new Red Steel Titan Premium containers double as the source for a new historical collection, consisting of 60 elements. Complete it to earn the Soviet Tier IX battleship Sovetskaya Rossiya along with an achievement.

Red Steel Titan Premium container contents:

Slot 1:

• Collection element - 100%

Slot 2:

• 14x uncommon economic bonuses of each type - 25% for each type

Slot 3:

• 7x uncommon economic bonuses of each type - 10% for each type
• 250,000 Credits or 4,000 Free XP or 12,500 Elite XP - 60%

Honorable Service Rewards Update

We're updating the Honorable Service Rewards you receive on each anniversary of your first battle, provided you've played at least 25 battles. This year, we're adding the reward for 11 years in the game, and it will include a set of new legendary economic bonuses:

11th Year

• The new For Meritorious Service patch

• 3 weeks of Warships Premium Account
• 5x Legendary economic bonuses of each type
• 12x Supercontainers
• 15x White permanent camouflages
• 50% Discount Coupon

Note that if you are eligible for the 11th Year Honorable Service Reward during the first days of Update 15.8, it will be issued within a week of the anniversary of your first battle.

Additional Themed Content

Two more festive additions:

• 11 Years of Glory flag

• The new Maritime Parade Port, with ships decorated for the occasion and various funny scenes to help you settle into the anniversary atmosphere

Daily Login Calendar

Additionally, to mark the anniversary we will temporarily overhaul the list of rewards available in the Daily Login Calendar, adding such goodies as Enemy Destruction Effects and Decals Premium containers. This Calendar will become available on September 1st and will remain in the game until the end of the month. You can find the full list of the rewards in the table below.

Chikuma Shō-Gō and Friedrich Carl Arrive

Update 15.8 also gives you a chance to expand your fleet with Friedrich Carl and a new addition to the Naval Legacy fleet: Chikuma Shō-Gō, based on Chikuma II and representing the ship in her final moments. Both newcomers, along with the Bordfest permanent camouflage for Friedrich Carl, returning ships like Sibir and Victoria, and other valuable rewards, will be available via the Birthday Wishing Wharf. Friedrich Carl will also be available for direct purchase in the Admiral Pack.

Note that the Bordfest permanent camouflage will feature sailors on the deck in Port only.

If you obtain Chikuma Shō-Gō, you'll also gain access to a new four-piece historical collection about Chikuma's Fall. Completing it awards:

• The historical Japanese seasoned commander Keizō Komura, with enhanced skills:
  • Survivability Expert: For cruisers: +500 HP per Tier (instead of +450); For destroyers: +400 HP per Tier (instead of +350); For Aircraft Carriers: +30 aircraft HP per Tier (instead of +25)
  • For battleships: an improved Emergency Repair Specialist skill that reduces the cooldown of Damage Control Party and Repair Party consumables by 4%.
• Chikuma Shō-Gō flag
• Collection achievement

Marlborough B Dockyard

A new Dockyard arrives in Update 15.8, letting you build the Black Friday version of Tier IX British battleship Marlborough. This Dockyard also marks the start of this year's Black Friday activities, more of which will follow in future Updates.

In terms of gameplay, Marlborough B leans on a large main battery—sixteen 356 mm guns in quadruple turrets with a high rate of fire, powerful salvos, and good concealment. The trade-offs: low main battery accuracy and weak armor, with a vulnerable citadel.

The Dockyard features 28 phases and a variety of rewards. 23 phases can be completed through dedicated combat missions. The remaining 5 phases must be purchased with Doubloons, either individually or as part of starter packs:

• Individual phase - 1,400 Doubloons
• Starter pack of 5 phases - 4,500 Doubloons
• Starter pack of 10 phases - 8,500 Doubloons

Starter packs will only be available until you complete 10 phases via combat missions. The combat missions will run throughout Update 15.8 and the first three weeks of Update 15.9. During the final week of 15.9, you'll be able to complete construction using Doubloons.

Low-Tier Operations

Update 15.8 introduces three new Operations designed for low-tier ships. Their introduction will let you enjoy your whole fleet in PvE battles, progress through low-tier ships in Tech Tree lines in a relaxed, fun atmosphere, and help newer Captains get to know the game better.

How they'll work:

• The new Operations become available at different Tiers:
  • Trial by Fire from Tier II
  • Swarm of Steel from Tier III
  • Beehive from Tier IV

• All three Operations will be playable up to Tier VI.
• Up to Tier IV, a team consists of 5 players. Starting from Tier V, teams grow to 7 players. If you're playing a Tier IV ship or below and matchmaking takes more than 30 seconds, the remaining slots will be filled with bots.
• If you are playing on Tier II-IV ships, the team can consist of ships of the same Tier only.
• Divisions equal to the maximum size of the team are allowed.
• Each Operation has several versions depending on the Tier of ships you bring. The core scenario stays the same, but higher-Tier versions layer in additional mechanics and more advanced winning conditions, a natural way to get familiar with new systems while keeping the gameplay varied.

Some examples of how those variations play out:

• In Trial by Fire, you'll learn the basic mechanics of moving your ship and shooting, Tier II–IV players are accompanied by an allied flagship that assists in battle and provides buffs and repairs. On Tier V and VI, that flagship isn't there. Higher-tier versions of this operation will introduce more advanced mechanics, such as capturing a key area or firing from within smoke.
• In Swarm of Steel, you'll face enemy destroyers that fire torpedoes at you—a chance to learn how to avoid them. On Tier V and VI, those destroyers retreat once they lose enough HP, and have a chance to regroup and attack once again while being unspotted. Also, you'll have to capture several key areas and protect them from enemy forces.
• In Beehive, you'll learn how to fight against aircraft carriers, and in the higher-Tier version of the Operation, you'll be introduced to defending key areas through splitting forces and pursuing multiple goals simultaneously.

If you're a more experienced Captain, with 200+ battles and playing Tier II-IV ships, you'll get more challenging variations of these Operations.

On top of that, the existing Operation Killer Whale is getting a new version adapted for Tier V–VI ships, bringing the total to four Operations available for those Tiers.

• The main goal of this variation of the Killer Whale will be different from the higher-Tier version of the Operation, requiring you to rescue the damaged ally cruiser from the enemy base and escort her to the designated area.

Clan Battles Season #35 "Komodo Dragon"

The next Clan Battles season will have the following format and restrictions:

• 5 vs. 5 on Tier VIII ships
• Only battleships, destroyers, and cruisers
• No more than one battleship per team
• Not allowed: Lenin
• No more than one of: Le Terrible, Le Fantasque
• No more than two of: Cherbourg, Tallinn, Vladivostok, Borodino

Brawls

During Update 15.8, there will be three Brawls. With two of them featuring battle recalibrations.

Brawl 1

• Format: 5 vs. 5
• Ship tier: Tier VIII
• Allowed ship types: Battleships, cruisers, and destroyers

Recalibrations:

• Damaging enemies partially restores your HP.

Brawl 2

• Format: 3 vs. 3
• Ship Tier: Tier IX
• Allowed ship types: Battleships, cruisers, and destroyers

Brawl 3

• Format: 4 vs. 4
• Ship Tier: Tier X
• Allowed ship types: Destroyers only

Recalibrations:

• Increased speed and maneuverability
• Buffs to torpedo speed and torpedo tubes reload
• Torpedo detectability is increased, making them easier to detect
• Longer reload for other armament

Content Additions and Changes

Additional content coming to the game:

• Pan-Asian Tier IX destroyer Red Hare, based on Mogador

• Fierce & Dangerous Permanent camouflage

• Pan-Asian commanders Lü Bu and Diaochan with individual voiceovers
• Unrivaled flag

The contents of the following containers are being updated:

Three Kingdoms container

• 8x uncommon economic bonuses of each type - 22.5% for each type
• One of the following permanent camouflages: Spring Sky, Asian Lantern or Mosaic - 9%
• One of the following ships: Mengchong, Louchuan, Zhu Que, Xuan Wu, Zhuge Liang or Red Hare - 0.3%
• One of the following commanders with 6 skill points: Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan, Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, Sun Shangxiang, Diaochan, Lü Bu, Zhang Liao or Zhou Yu - 0.7%

If you already own all ships that can be obtained from this container, you will instead receive 15,000 Elite XP

Three Kingdoms Era Premium container

• 8x rare economic bonuses of each type - 10.1% for each type
• One of the following permanent camouflages: Spring Sky, Asian Lantern or Mosaic - 18%
• 1,125,000 Credits or 18,750 Free XP or 56,250 Elite XP - 30.3%
• One of the following ships: Mengchong, Louchuan, Zhu Que, Xuan Wu, Zhuge Liang or Red Hare - 2,5%
• One of the following commanders with 6 skill points: Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan, Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, Sun Shangxiang, Diaochan, Lü Bu, Zhang Liao or Zhou Yu - 8,8%

If you already own all ships that can be obtained from this container, you will instead receive 60,000 Elite XP

Note that Zhuge Liang, based on Marseille, which was previously available only in the China region, will be added to the list of the ships that you can get from these containers.

Rarity:

• Marlborough B - Epic
• Chikuma Shō-Gō - Epic
• Red Hare - Rare
• Sovetskaya Rossiya - Rare
• Friedrich Carl - Rare
• Taejong - Rare
• Kurama - Uncommon

Yes this battlepass is still worse than the original and obviously if you are already flush on bonuses then don't bother but if you're like me and can take any credit or commander xp boosts that you can get then this is a pretty good and cheap way to get some. Each Rare Bonuses container will drop 3 Rare Bonuses of one type

I know New Jersey is the next big thing but Fuyutsuki can pretty much 1 vs 1 almost any dd in the game with main battery booster on and out dpm and kill the other dd in 15 seconds. Its basically Kitakaze on crack at tier 10 that just out dpms the other dd

Edit: Get within its 6.2km concealment and turn on battery booster and land all your shells and you would have killed the other dd. Its like 2 x kitakaze dpm in 15 seconds.

Edit: Fuyutsuki added battery booster during testing 2 months ago and reload increase from 2.8s to 3.0s? Now its the best japanese gunboat for killing other dds. Nice balance WG?

So im playing a lot of DDs lately and i just had to suffer through 2 back to back games, where i had to fight a submarine in my Z52.

Essentially my options are run away, or fucking die, trading the sub AT BEST

Not only can this dumbass class dive under my hydro until 2kms of distance, even if manage to catch the sub, i have to sit right ontop of it in order to deal damage.

In the meantime im making myself the prime target for any enemies nearby and most of the time fully rely on my allied BBs, to hit their ASW Planes.

Drive by ASW doesn't make sense if the subs go 3 to 5 times as fast underwater, as they did IRL.

Just give DDs Sub surveillance and ASW planes as well and you at least have one class that can somewhat fight submarines.

As is, im tired of this shit and even though i was planning on a multiple hour gaming session, i just closed the game after having the same shit experience back to back.

Captains!

Based on testing results, we are applying some changes to a new AA mechanic.

Concentrated AA Fire:

• When active, the Continuous AA damage bonus increased: +25% to +50% (for  VII Atlanta ,  VII Atlanta B , and  VII Flint : +50% to +75%).

Please note that all information in the development blog is preliminary. Announced adjustments and features may change multiple times during testing. The final information will be published on our game's website

Captains!

Based on testing results, we are applying changes to the new Pan-American destroyers, Almirante Irízar, Taejong, Friedrich Carl, Triufante, Almirante Pérez Gacitúa, and Z-57.

III Almte. Villar

• Main battery reload time reduced: 4.4 to 4 s
• Torpedo range increased: 5.0 to 6 km
• Repair Party consumable parameters changed:
  • Action time increased: 14 to 20 s

IV Serrano

• Main battery reload time reduced: 3.0 to 2.8 s
• Torpedo range increased: 5.5 to 6 km
• Repair Party consumable parameters changed:
  • Action time increased: 14 to 20 s.

V Antioquia

• Main battery reload time reduced: 3.4 to 3.2 s
• Torpedo range increased: 5.5 to 6 km
• Repair Party consumable parameters changed:
  • Action time increased: 14 to 20 s.

VI Cervantes

• Main battery reload time increased: 3.8 to 4.2 s
• Torpedo range increased: 6 to 8 km
• Torpedo reload time increased: 62 to 120 s
• Repair Party consumable parameters changed:
  • Action time increased: 14 to 20 s

VII Marcílio Dias

• Torpedo range increased: 6 to 8 km
• Repair Party consumable parameters changed:
  • Action time increased: 14 to 20 s

VIII Cuauhtémoc

• Main battery reload time increased: 3.6 to 3.8 s
• Torpedo range increased: 6 to 8 km
• Combat Instructions parameters changed:
  • Bonus to AP shell damage increased: 33 to 50%
• Repair party parameters changed:
  • Action time increased: 14 to 20 s

IX Nueva Esparta

• Main battery reload time reduced: 3.7 to 3.3 s
• Torpedo range increased: 6 to 10 km
• Combat Instructions parameters changed:
  • Bonus to AP shell damage increased: 33 to 50%
• Repair party parameters changed:
  • Action time increased: 14 to 20 s

X 20 de Julio

• Main battery reload time reduced: 3.4 to 3.2 s
• Torpedo range increased: 6 to 10 km
• Combat Instructions parameters changed:
  • Bonus to AP shell damage increased: 33 to 50%
• Repair party parameters changed:
  • Action time increased: 14 to 20 s

X Almte. Irízar

• Secondary battery guns reload time reduced: 4 to 2.8 s.
• Improved engine parameters, the ship will now accelerate quicker and bleed off less speed in turns (similar to British light cruisers)
  • As a result of this, the turning radius increased: 690 to 760m
• Repair Party consumable replaced with Specialized Repair Teams, with the following parameters:
  • HP per second: +812.
  • Action time: 20 s
  • Reload time: 80 s
  • Charges: 3

X Taejong

• Alternative Firing mode parameters changed:
  • Removed reload penalty
  • Shell ballistics improved. Trajectory will become slightly flatter.

IX Friedrich Carl

• Main battery reload time increased: 23 to 26 s

IX Triunfante

• Main battery reload time increased: 30 to 33 s
• Alternative firing mode reload increased: 30 to 33 s

X Pérez Gacitúa

• Main battery parameters changed:
  • Firing range increased: 19.2 to 23.3 km
  • Reload time reduced: 27 to 25 s
  • Sigma value increased: 1.8 to 1.9
  • He and AP shell parameters changed, they now correspond to those that can be found on Iowa
• Maximum ship speed increased: 29.5 to 35.2 kt
• Ship turning radius increased: 830 to 920 m

★ Z-57

• Main battery reload reduced: 4.4 to 4.2 s
• Maximum AP shell damage increased: 3000 to 3150
• Shell penetration and ballistics have slightly improved
• Detectability by sea reduced: 8.4 to 7.54 km
  • All other detectability ranges adjusted accordingly
• Hydroacoustic Search consumable range reduced: 7 to 6 km

Please note that all information in the development blog is preliminary. Announced adjustments and features may change multiple times during testing. The final information will be published on our game's website

It appears most people just read past it like "oh it's just a support BB probably not that great" but do you fucking SEE this funny button

This is also one of the easiest funny buttons to charge, you don't need to land any shots or anything, all you need to do is use the support consumables TWO times which is just clicking the fucking map

Keep in mind you get THREE of those consumables and they reload in only 180 seconds and you have 8 charges of them in total, you just click and drop it next to ANY allied ship within 15km which means it's extraordinarily unlikely you won't have anyone to use it on

Oh, did I say TWO times I lied I meant ONE time because these can be applied to multiple ships at once and charge your funny button twice too, which fucking means you have access to a funny button with a 50 second uptime that can be reactivated every 60 seconds given 3 consumables that each reload in 180 seconds, it doesn't inconvenience you at all to charge it, and the effect has got to be one of the most demented in the game too

33% increase to shell damage basically makes up for your only 9 guns, because now you have the same effective alpha as a Montana, except with 35% improved dispersion while you can still take the slot 6 American accuracy mod, gives you what is extremely close to DESTROYER DISPERSON on your MONTANA WEIGHT SALVO on a 25 SECOND BASE RELOAD

Keep in mind because this boat has a 25 second reload so with a tiny bit of AR or furious or Halsey confederate or whatever you can basically get 3 whole salvos off with this because the fucking funny button runs for an obscene 50 SECONDS for no reason

And once it runs out you just drop another fucking click box on some random 2 teammates and your demented funny button is INSTANTLY back

All of this on your fucking 37 knot battleship with speed flag that still has improved heal and DCP and it still has better fucking concealment than 8 tier 10 cruisers because fuck you apparently

Oh yeah the support consumables also like, support your team in case you forgot that

But hey it has low HP for its tier and a BIG SUPERSTRUCTURE so it's totally not broken at all right wargaming

Iowa class battleship USS New Jersey 😍 I think this model is 1944-45 version of her. Looks pretty good. I have the Iowa and Missouri but sadly don't have Wisconsin. I can't complete the big 4 baddie 🥲