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2000 hours when making ship from scratch, but definitely less when they can copy/paste stuff, their recent modus operandi for ez premium for ez monies. And even if WG would want to create new hull, they already developed library of all kinds of smaller pieces to reuse - main gun turrets, secondaries, AA, radar antennas etc, considerably speeding up process.

CV lootboxes appeared only once so far to my knowledge.

Have we seen return of Kutuzov/Belfast after smoke/IFHE changes? No? Then good luck when satan lootboxes arrive once more

Probably from having the highest long range dps until Petro arrived, also "ruski atlanta then dakka must be gud, da?" I guess? Main guns acting as AA mounts give Wooster/Mino good range of 6.9km, compared to usual 5.8km, but dps values and amount of flak are quite behind Petro/Nevski, while both have similar/the same range of 6.6km and 6.9km respectively. And then Nevsky despite having dual purpose 180mm guns, have weaker flak than 130mm secondaries on Petro Most of Mino/DM/Wooster AA power back then came from 76mm "mid range" which had chunky dps and range matching usual 127mm dual purpose secondaries. For making those ships "AA powerhouses" they used to be, I guess we're talking about 400+ dps on long range and 1200-1500 midrange at least. That and return AA range improvements in shape of ship upgrade and captain skill

Given nerfs were across the board, Enty still retains her "god tier OP" status. if WG were to use "global change" card to actually balance her, they would have done so long time ago. But alas, they needed one OP carrot to dangle in front of lootbox packages.

She is supposed to be crappy yet outrageous meme ship, not actually viable one. You know, the one you can make viral meme compilation for impulse spending, only to find out she's crap 90% of the time, when stars aren't aligned

Post war frigates like German F120 Koln, you know, with barely enough armament to fend off an Umikaze, but can summon off-map anti ship missile against designated target Once shipstorm caused by that subsides, WG will follow up with actually guided missiles on ships If nothing else, Hybrids are working proof of a ship with reduced artillery but manually guided gimmick, which makes perfect sense to go with converted DD/CL/CA/BB trading one-two main gun turrets for missile launchers, both as premiums and "unique upgrades 2.0" from RB.

You can miss opportunity to get something though. Which is probably the case. As for ships I "miss"... well, sacrifice of any historical ship, especially ones preserved as museums on spreadshiet altar is annoying. And given its not one off case of WG screwing up balancing, it must be deliberate act.

Myślałem, że to ja cierpię na bezrobocie w pracy, ale Ty to już podniosłeś poprzeczkę Pula graczy która jest zainteresowana marynarką wojenną i/lub gustująca w "powolnych strzelankach" takich jak WoWs jest ograniczona, stąd WG doi jak się tylko da tych co są. Alternatywnych gier nie ma, a War Thunder to jest tak ciężki przypadek śmierdzących gumiaków, że WG i ich pomysły są nieszkodliwe w porównaniu.

Precisely why Ruski hardbass carriers will get buffed to counteract their inflated weed AA. Though if memory serves me right, weed wagons have most of the dps focused on midrange, that being 4km tops?

And yet, Wargaming expertise to make things stupidly broken and not fun to play at the same time is unparalleled

Which is hardly a solace when you're low hp and horny squadron is after you. Also "weak German HE" is suddenly not that weak when you start throwing enough shells at something. Smolensk individual shells aren't that punchy and they notoriously fail to deal damage and yet, quantity is quality of its own.

Basic logic behind isn't that bad, issue is, your average shell flight time at usual distances is 5 to 12 seconds. Meanwhile rockets got their "flight time" nerfed to 3 seconds, 5 in case of USN TiTs. Dive bombers have what, 1? 2? seconds, only UK carpet bombers take 3-4 seconds. At the same time, introducing similar "delays" to CVs probably would force WG to increase damage per payload or increase squadron sizes, to keep spreadshiet happy. And I mean CV popularity part, not CVs being actually balanced

You can't stop shells mid air, so why you'd deny CV doing damage to you?

Which goes against principle of CV Rework - AA is not supposed to stop planes, its job is to reduce number of passes CV can do over you with single squadron while "one pass only" is reserved to AA blobs only. At the same time, Petro/Nevsky AA is somewhat effective due to its focus on long range aura, which works always and have more range than usual. And then they throw considerable amount of flak. Part of Des AA suite that was actually the weakest back in RTS days and is even more lackluster now

Des got her AA nerfed, just like everyone present at the time with the CV REEEwork, as AA is not designed to stop planes anymore. Petro and any newer "high AA" additions are merely examples of "create a problem and sell solution to it later" mentality WG embraced

And limit each ship to one, so you can't Petro your way through too Will it happen? Highly unlikely.

Issue is, why charge 20-30eur for a ship, when you can earn 60eur for the same ship under different designation? Also BB Alaska facing Omahas opens another can of worms, unless you artificially buff her 305mm pen to keep up with same tier "big gun" battleboats. That or you end up with a cripple of a battleship that would need major gimmicks to justify bringing guns incapable of taking on BBs like other peers can.

Keks in I-400 series of submarines, with possible weeb flavor in shape of Iona I-401 What you and the game is missing is USS Pringle Yep, Fletcher class with aircraft catapult, perfect for launching carpet bomber squadron off it

Home office for what? Wargaming, that would be Minsk. Lesta Studio, responsible for WoWs development? St. Petersburg At the same time, I do recall mention from somewhere of WG HQ relieving all control over WoWs to Lesta, as long as financial results were positive, back in 2017? 2018? You know, the years you could notice a change in wind direction when it came to game/marketing development

At the same time, tier 7 BBs are in not exactly enviable position, facing 15"+ guns but lacking armor to withstand them. So, from "gameplay" perspective, tier 8 BB is probably better. Still, 1920s ship artificially improved to fit tier higher... Well, Amagi is a thing too so its not like its first WG stunt of the sort ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Otherwise it won't sell, tale of a Prinz Eugen or Brit CAs should be one example

What do you mean, there are actually WG people outside of this office? *points at Lesta building in St.Petersburg*

Well, you're playing game about warships. You know, on the seas. Salt is only natural

Question is, if you want BBs or any *decent* T8+ ship. Alabama, Kii, Tirpitz are all solid battleships of tier 8, Roma is known to have temperamental guns, but then no ship is immune to RNGesus whims. Kidd, Cossack and Le Terrible are alright-to-good picks as well if you like particular gameplay styles of their nations DD lines. Atago is old but gold cruiser with perfect synergy with IJN cruiser line. Prinz Eugen, just like Hipper is about as entertaining as watching paint dry, but they work and in correct circumstances they can be remarkably tanky. From tier 9 options, Pommern as basically Tirpitz+, Agir and Azuma are okay-ish pick, though keep in mind Azuma is floating citadel, waiting to go back to port at nearest opportunity. Friesland delivers unique gun-only DD experience and can be quite good at that, but lacks stopping power to give a second thought anyone willing to bumrush you.