Takeda92

Lesta, the studio that is developing WoWS, is actually from St. Petersburg though.

Well that's different than actually implementing them. The devs are probably working on other stuff, and whatever new mechanic we might see is scheduled for a future patch. Also, let's be honest here. Do you really think any of the ideas that came up on the EU community got noticed by the devs? we already know that our EU office think of our feedback as just a grain of salt.

I think they shelved Tone until they work the seaplane mechanic, which could mean we won't see Tone for quiet some time.

It's very good news to hear about Furutaka, but instead of a new hull, maybe it's a premium ship?

Shimakaze seems to require more adjustments with the new F3 torps. Unlike Kagero or Fubuki, trying to get close with Shimakaze in the test server was always a death sentence. Shimakaze just isn't stealthy and maneuverable enough for one use torpedoes. You either hit you target, which is despite what everyone is trying to make it seems, is not always guaranteed, or you die. The reload on the F3 needs to be reduced. I don't see why a tier 10 Minekaze have to reload in 2 minutes when it is forced to get that close. Giving it at least the 1:30 reload like the destroyers before her (and only for the F3) although it is still 10-20 seconds too high for the both Kagero and Shimakaze. Another thing that might be needed is to slightly increase the stealth of Shimakaze. Currently, Shimakaze is tied with Gearing in stealth and yet Gearing has the torp range and the gun range. Giving the slight edge to Shimakaze in stealth for about 200-300 m seems like a good idea, Although it might not be needed with the torp reload buff.

I've heard Haifuri got banned in China. This is a first since not even GATE was banned,

It's modern but is it really that technologically advanced like missiles? I don't think you need a global war to develop a gun like that.

Episode 2 is out

Here's the full changelog on the PT server

The devs said they think mods are part of their game. Aren't some mods are made by devs themselves?

That's the point. People will whine about this new game mode anyway. However, the other stuff in this patch, people will not whine about. No one will whine about better looking animations or improved performance. Which is why in a way, the devs delivered the "patch that please everybody" (because most changes are stuff you wouldn't whine about) but at the same time, the didn't. There are few other changes that people will whine about. If the balance changes and the new mode turned out to be good, then this potentially can be a very good patch.

Great! I didn't say I didn't like it or not trying it. WG said this patch will please everybody and I just listed (on top of my head) the reasons why this would be true and why it might not. We already see people complaining about the IJN change.

So the reasons why people will like this patch is: performance boost, lots if eye candy, harsher teamkill punishment. Reasons why people will dislike the patch: the balancing, the new game mode with weather.

There is 2 other naval anime that I never found them subbed in English Kyokujitsu no Kantai and Konpeki no Kantai Which are about a theoretical "what if" Japan joined the allies and fought the nazis instead.

Maybe I worded it wrong. I didn't mean to say anything bad about ST. I meant that if this was a problem, hopefully it would show during supertesting.

On the other hand, Fubuki received a massive buff. Ibuki torps on a tier 8? That's 10 km 20k damage 67kts. Well I guess it's reasonable since Benson was always the better ship.

Zao's torpedoes on Kagero seems extremely weak. The ship is too slow for 8 KM torps. Fletcher has better torpedoes now with better reload and 2 more torpedoes and 2.5 KM better range, while the speed and damage are still high. People complained about Shimakaze so much that WG nerfed the worst tier 9 DD? We'll see if someone catches that on the supertest

Not from RU but interesting nonetheless

Well he did say "but Germany which was the strongest by far in the navy" so...

That was a good Q&A, although now I'm worried about them selling Grem again.

First, they didn't say they will nerf IJN destroyers, they said they rebalance the high tier ones and that was recent. I've never heard of them promising limits.. ever. They said that they rather make the players want to play something more/less than to enforce limits on DDs and that limits are last resort only. The matchmaker was rebalanced. Wasn't the nation mirror one of them? I think there was another one that balances the number of DDs on both sides. And I still don't see how that is related to what I've said "leave the discussion for when the patchnotes come" preferably in another thread.

I really think this discussion should be continued when we get the patch notes, then we can see what other changes bring to the table. Don't forget, WG said they will buff RU DDs, not nerf them.