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Not really a new info, but Sub_Octavian had enough with the all the attacks and disrespect regarding the changes to AFT. Here's a reply from him explaining the point of view of the devs, you have to use google translate for that. It's up to you if you believe it or not, I only ask to keep it civil in this thread. http://forum.worldofwarships.ru/index.php?showtopic=43063&view=findpost&p=1799166

I highly doubt they will charge you a 5 captain skill and make you lose the ability to auto fire the secs for just an extra 6%. We'll have to see tomorrow. It's probably 60% decrease for the dispersion of the shells.

So, this skill, and only after this patch, this issues arised? Are you telling me that without this captain skill then both are equal? I thought we are talking about the usefulness of this captain skill, not the balance between Gearing and Shimakaze. I'm not here to discuss the balance between these two ships. I'm here saying that Shimakaze is not the only ship in the game that is going to benefit from this skill that we yet don't know how useful it will be to those people who think BBs will be so UP because of it. If you don't want to use the skill, it's your choice. I'm not here to argue with that.

That doesn't mean that the Gearing can't use this skill. As of right now, high tier USN DDs has the seconds best torps in the game, you can play as a gunboat or you can play as a hybrid, just like there are people who outfitted their Fubukis with AFT and BFT and used their guns as a gunboat. Not to forget, Shimakaze and Gearing also has the same detectibility, so you can totally use that skill, get the beneifit and not have to worry about being detected. The only other choice for you is AFT and USN shells are too slow to us the rage anyway, so why not use that skill? Once again, it's not like there aren't options to dodge torps.. use the Target Acquisition mod for the tier 8,9 and 10 and the vigilance skill and the torps spam will be easier to dodge.

Yeah, because the Gearing doesn't have the same torp speed as Shimakaze and also more range than her (16.5km vs 15km), and Gearing captain can't use that skill because?

Vigilance, sonar and Target acquisition module aren't enough for you? Vigilance will be getting a buff in 0.5.3 in case you didn't read the bulletin.

The buff is 60% increase.. Calling Shimakaze OP while Yamato will shred everyone within 10km range!!

I've got a big one for you guys, something that possibly be pleasant for the USN fans. Taken from the RU 0.5.3 bulletin comment section http://forum.worldofwarships.ru/index.php?showtopic=42963&view=findpost&p=1795730 They are planning on adding radars to the game. - On another note, dev stats that Shitizov was balanced for 0.5.3 from the start, including RoF and Range. They had to take in account the captain skills and that's one of the reason they want to remove their effect on main guns, they make balancing more difficult. - The secondary guns accuracy increase by the captain skill is by 60% (Yamato's gonna be so much more OP)

I personally was interested, but now they're gonna be a torpedo speed boost in T4 captain skills, I'm not sure anymore.

It's not mirroring, but it should be more fair. And yes, this paragraph isn't related to "newb-friendlt" matchmaking, but it is related to matchmaking so they put it there.

http://thearmoredpatrol.com/2016/01/22/leaked-cv-plane-stats-in-5-2-2/ This here, although several days old, says that they still keep the 2 TBs. We'll have to see tomorrow when the test server starts. IJN doesn't get 3 TBs until tier 9

The survivability skill will obviously depend on the class of ship (BB, DD, CA..etc)

It's hardly an effort. We can thank google translate instead, even though it gives us derpy translations sometimes.

Since she was only a blueprint, I guess blueprint camo? blue with white lines XD

The free reset won't be on the test server before everyone freaks out and post on how they won't reset the skills They will give people doubloons for that.

Btw, 0.5.3 bullet in came out on RU https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fforum%2Eworldofwarships%2Eru%2Findex%2Ephp%3Fshowtopic%3D42963%26view%3Dfindpost%26p%3D1795448

They said that the Douglas BTD-1 can carry two torpedoes, so maybe they are giving them 12 torps per squadron?

No it isn't. Devs themselves said the ship was right in the middle of all tier 8 cruisers' performance. So it was balanced.

sorry, I don't know what these numbers mean

It seems these AA changes won't affect MK because her AA was already balanced for 0.53. Sources: RU Q&A

http://forum.worldofwarships.ru/index.php?showtopic=33727&view=findpost&p=1794602 - The impact of AFT on main caliber guns will be reduced to caliber up to 139mm, yet on the secondaries, it will still be 155mm caliber guns. To compensate for this, planes to buff the range on Albany and Mikhail Kutuzov also for RoF and turret traverse for the latter. No plans to change the remaining ships, they will see the statistics after the patch. Too much HE spam with amateurs hurt the gamplay at lower tiers he says. - If these changes make it live, then most likely there will be a complete refund of captain skills for free. All these changes are still not final until the final patch notes are released right after the end of the test server. - Sub_Octaivian's opinion is that not every game needs o be eSport, and whether the game will be eSports is to be determined (baiscally, they are saying that they are not balancing the game to be an eSport game atm). - The fact Yubari is very strong at air defense in tier 4 and 5 ill not change (I assume it means her stats won't change). Shitizov will also not be changed, since it was made for 0.5.3 from the beginning. - In 0.5.3, the stock deck of Lexington will be changed (to 1/1/1 according to data mines) - Some changes to the TK system are expecting to come soon. Stay tuned

1.2 km... Lol!! RIP Kongou These guns only fire vertically XD

Yes, I apologize. I noticed my reading fail after I posted this.

It's not worth it for Mutsuki, the reload is already 68 seconds I believe with captain skills. edit: nevermind.. do I even read?!

What about the 13.7mm you find on Kongo?