MrFingers

and this could have been 9, if the enemy Graf Spee succumbed to my flooding instead of to the simultaneous fire set in the last seconds by a Cleveland, and if the game dragged on for 4 more seconds (my torps were 10 meters away from a stranded broadside Cleveland when someone else popped a kill, thus throwing us over the 1000 pt marker). And don't forget: capping (and defending them) wins games! Oh, and I was on the phone while playing this... Who says men can't multitask?

Thank you all for your generosity. I'm more than happy to enter the raffle. Prize 1: Gallant Prize 2: "everything, as long as it's not Krasny Krym or Huang Meh, Indianapolis or Oleg" Prize 3: "everything, as long as it's not Krasny Krym, Huang Meh or Oleg" Prize 4: "everything, as long as it's not Krasny Krym, or Oleg" Prize 5: "everything, as long as it's not Krasny Krym"

With AP-bombs not being limited to 2 CV's anymore, with the recent US CV rework, allow for a different icon for AP-bombers than for HE-bombers. There is also a distinction between AP & HE shells, so...

Personally, I'd rather see a bit more of close-quartered gameplay, instead of the "Mexican stand-off"-ish kind of gameplay, where the first team that blinks often looses. T7, one radar-ship, one non-DD smoke-capable cruiser.

As per title. Project Valor for USS Texas will close on December 1st, so today is your last chance to pick up the T5 Premium BB Texas + special camo (+ flag), and have 100% of the proceeds go to the USS Texas fund. Not a single cent gets diverted to overhead costs by WG. Offer ends onDecember 1st, 15h00 CET (+1UTC) Even if you don't like US BB's, or don't have a real use for the ship (it is a potently armoured flyswatter though), your purchase will help the actual ship directly, so maybe reconsider your initial hesitation, and finally take the jump? Even for the people who dislike the monetisation-tactics of WG, since none of the money stays at WG, it's a brilliant (and unique) chance to pick up a premium ship, and don't give WG any money, what's not to like then? As far as I know it, there is already more than 200.000$ (154k from NA alone, at least 50k from EU (as per 15/11), and an unknown amount from ASIA) has been raised. Which is very nice, but the more the better.

Just shared a team with @DR_Valinrista, he in his LoYang (dishing out the hurt with 540 health left), me in my Bismarck with the "no-fun-zone" (manual secondaries). Hesitant start in a T10 game, but managed to push the enemy steadily back towards a corner. Well played DD from his part!

First try without even playing good: 4 stars. Nice PvE-mission!

On a more serious note, I think 37.5k XP is high enough for the reward. Not every player can dedicate hours upon hours playing. Hell, I often find it difficult to reach the 12.5k mark on a regular basis. I try for 2k every day, but sometimes there isn't just any time. See the reward for reaching 107k XP as that you've ground out quite a substantial progress with that.

7.9. Would have been 8, if the timer didn't reach 1000 because another enemy ship detonated when my torpedoes were about 10 meters away from a beached Cleveland. Weapon of choice: Kamikaze R.

For random battles: only premium repair. When I have premium running, and want to powergrind: camo's & economical (XP) flags. For "competitive modes" (Ranked, I don't do clan): anti-detonation flag, premium consumables, decently trained captain.

27k damage in my Clubbingkaze R. Not my fault really, since 3/5 kills were 25% health destroyers, and they don't come with that much health to begin with. Clubbingkaze R gunboat works perfectly for those occasions.

T6 and T8 have larger discounts than usual (10% extra on T6, 15% extra on T8). If I were in your position, I’d pick up the Tirpitz or LoYang. Sweet spot is indeed T7

EU is actually haring more ships for sale than NA, by the looks of it (no Clubling Albert for them, and no Atlanta I think). Also more than ASIA (no Scharnhorst)

@Klopirat that's because the techtree offerings on the four servers is different. For a list of ships, see here.

It's better than last year for sure! But in terms of offerings, indeed a bit "meh" and uninspired. 40% discount on the Arizona is nice though, so I'll probably pick that one up.

@JapLance this? It's 1280/720

It's still a thing in the British submarine world. The Jolly Roger gets flown from the mast when a ship returns from a "successful hunt".

IMHO, such a flag should become unlockable (for 1 credit) after earning a certain amount of XP in said premium ship. Would entice players also to play the more non-popular premium ships. And then you can reap money from them, because all that accumulated XP on the ship needs doubloons to be of any use as free XP. My €0.02

Just met @iEarlGrey, the BEWBS-overlord himself, in "his" brand new T7 Italian Pasta Strainer, the Abruzzi. I had tremendous packet-loss, including a DC in the beginning, so my aim was spotty, luckily the KGV with it's HE doesn't really care that much about aim. He did alright, and so did his ship. Managed to win the battle.

Talking about "oversights". Wouldn't it be a good idea to bring up a pop-up window in the game (when you have logged in, and are in the port) about this project, and how 100% of the proceeds are going to the fund. The same as was done for the Oktojkdfioezhra Revoksdfheznzeka. Not everybody checks the portal, and on the launcher it's not really that apparent that it's a true charity, not a "we'll give some money to the cause".

On a sidenote, can we get the flag that is shown in the in-game announcement? It looks like a nice flag.

BUT WAIT, THERE IS MORE... PLAY TODAY, AND YOU'LL GET ABSOLUTELY NOTHING EXTRA FOR IT IN RETURN! AND THIS ALL FOR 5 EASY PAYMENTS OF JUST NINE NINETYNINE!!!

All for T4+ ships, PvP only (no clanbattles): Challenge: play a battle , get +50% commander XP (repeatable) Mission: "Kill Securing is a Thing": Sink 10 ships in any number of battles, get 5x Hydra, 5x Red Dragon Flags (once per account) Mission: "Trade Wins for Premium": Win 5 battles: get 24hr Premium time (once per account) Mission: "Diversification Gone Right": cause 100k damage with main battery fire, 50k by fire and 75k by torpedoes in any number of battles: get 5x Victory Day (standard boni, +50% XP, +100% FXP, +150% Commander XP) camo (once per account).

In the portal article, it states that 100% of the proceeds go to the USS Texas fund on everything they sell (small bundle, large bundle, the flag, the camo). So... everything I guess.

The very moment you play a battle in it, it can't be returned. AFAIK, you can return unplayed ships within 14 days by contacting support, which will then revert your purchase. But when you've played it, that's not an option. It also says that in the tick-box you have to click when purchasing stuff from the shop. A "test-mode" for ships would be welcome though, in a PvP environment without any gains of XP/credits. But so you can get a feel for the ship. Would have saved me spending dough on the Belfast (which I luckily could revert to doubloons recently, with the smoke changes). It's a fun boat though, the ultimate glass-cannon. Try it a bit more, you'll get a hang of it. It's not that you can master a ship after 1 battle... or 10... or 100...