Nethraniel

I was under the impression that demo expert only increases the base chance by 3%. So 5% are increased to 5.15%. Did that change in the last 6 month? Because that was the mechanic mid 2015. There are a lot of topics about that to find. That is why demo expert and all kinds of fire prevention are basically useless.

6 torp hits, 3 ships sunk, and only 60k credits seems a lot like co-op.

Would be maybe a great Idea to put down some dashed lines on the surface (like edge of battlefield markings) where the smoke is. So you have a clear visual hint where the smoke actually is.

Playing fullscreen, I sometimes lose keyboard control when using the ALT key to select enemy aircraft as priority target. In this case I need to press ALT again a couple of times to regain control.

And again the question, why do we need a game mechanic that is obviously considered so annoying, that WG implemented this flag compensation?

It is however not a really good argument that there are other factors I cannot influence, which influence the result of a match, so it is ok for detonation to stay. Lucky MM? Yes, the devs could change that a bit by adding some kind of ELO-based MM... the whole blabla you can find on the WoT forums since years now... it is however not really a game mechanic, that you as a player can directly influence. AFKers? Yeah, cannot help it... no way to get rid of them (except by punishing frequent afk'ing)... So, why keep something like detonation in, that adds (even when it's only a small amount) to the luck driven randomness of ingame events without making the game in itself better? Wouldn't it be more convenient to reduce everything that does not involve understanding and application of the game mechanics?

I know. It is not much. But it does not add anything but anoyance to the game. Kartoffelmos is right, just because it is rare, doesn't make it a good game mechanic.

Having detonation mechanism that adds nothing useful to the gameplay and then adding a no-detonation flag is likewise stupid. I still wait for an explanation what detonation adds to the gameplay that makes the game better if it stays.

It is pure random event that can quite heavily destroy match balance. Just encountered a game where a single squad of torpedo bombers managed early in the game to get one single torp hit on one of our T7 highest tier BBs and detonated its magazine. First blood and with one single random hit dealt several tenth of thousands of damage. That is not fun and no skill and completely useless... we won nevertheless but it was just rediculous. I'd also opt for detonation removal.

known issue, and WG is aware. http://forum.worldofwarships.eu/index.php?/topic/42367-project-r-progress-wiped/

Yip, also lost the progress to the 100000 XP... had 70k, now I have 0.

Dishing out citadel hits with this nice little boat is just fun... so much rage, when you score up to 5 crits in 2-3 solvos against enemy cruisers... I just hate fighting Clevelands... that is PITA

Hi guys, just wanted to share this: http://forum.worldofwarships.eu/index.php?/topic/23860-wows-developer-diaries/ Started by luckypat, so thanks to him, I just translated it. So, here is the translation from the German site, linked in the thread above: IJN CV are a bit too efficient, especially at midtiers. They will be nerfed. Maybe strike loadout will be changed. Cleveland AA will be nerfed Kitakami is not coming back for now Riccochets from the water surface are not planned Secondary armament is only shooting at fully visible targets, partially hidden ships will not be targeted HE shell penetration is 1/6 of their caliber There is no restriction for flight height planned, planes will always be able to cross any kind of terrain Limited ammunition supply is not planned Independent control of single turrets will not be possible Weather effects are planned Shell dispersion for BBs will be reduced for close ranges, no changes for medium and long ranges Smoke and guns of USN DD will be buffed Ramming damage is not influenced by the point of impact, just mass and speed counts Not locking targets with X increases the shell dispersion. At max range the horizontal dispersion will be significantly higher than shown in port AP shells are able to hit and damage targets below the surface It is not planned to add possibility of flooding for below-surface-AP hits You can have up to 100.000 flags in the depot Fire probability is working as intended, no changes planned

Have a Win 8.1 MSI Laptop with Realtec Audio Drivers and SoundBlaster Cinema Support Programs. Since 0.4.0.1 I encounter stuttering sound when gun fire sounds or voice is played. Engine and explosion sounds seem finde. I do have installed all recent available drivers. All other games I play atm (Fallout 3, The Witcher, Borderlands, STALKER, Metro 2033 Redux) work totally fine. Any suggestions?

Banned for upsetting paying WG customers in SEA with a resamblance of the Rising Sun Flag... *hurr durr*

It is for repeated teamkilling and for some time. If you go on with the teamdamage, you will get a ban soon after.

Flagged as teamkiller

Banned for not removing leftover organic residues from that avatar skull.

I hope you realized I was talking about the red and black Reichskriegsflagge with iron cross instead of swastika, visible in the screenshots above.

Just to make the numbers right: 5.9 km base -10% for the T5 skill -3% for the camo paint 5.9*0.9*0.97 = 5.15 km

What are you talking about? Torps are getting spotted at 1.5 to 2 km ingame... ?!?

I guess it is the final flag, because it is the same in WoT... also Quickybaby showed that flag on pics from GC.

As can be seen in recent GC screenshots and ingame screenshots of players encountering the German ships, WG decided to use the Reichskriegsflagge with iron cross replacement, that is also used in WoT.

@greylordgr Is your client modded or is that the official WG ingame ensign on that Bismarck?

Well there are hints, that Hindenburg (together with Friedrich der Große) was one of the suggestions for the first H-class ship, but Götz von Berlichingen or Ullrich von Hutten were the suggestions Hitler made.