1MajorKoenig

YES!!!! +1 for Hamburch

Currently secondary batteries are unfortunately mostly inefficient in World of Warships and - in fact - the first time I saw them going off I thought it would be a joke as they look like the machine in a batting cage. In the meantime there have been lots of discussions on this topic though very little is changed on the subject. The current state is: Stock secondaries have ridiculous short firing range (eg. 3 – 5 km) Accuracy is very low Damage is low On the other hand there are some elements which can help already today to improve the performance, such as: Module (blocks a module slot however which could be used for primary accuracy) +20% range Captains skills for rate of fire, +20% range and -60% dispersion (5 pts!) Focus fire for reduced dispersion (right click) I do understand that secondaries shouldn’t be overpowered but in the current state they are unfortunately almost useless with very few exceptions. The PROPOSAL at hand tries to show a possible (balanced) change to how the secondary artillery could work and be more fun to play. Key points of the proposal are: Dispersion can still be bad (RNG) to prevent them from being too strong, but manual fire should be a little better than auto-fire to have an incentive to manual fire. It should still be difficult to hit smaller targets such as destroyers to not compromise this class overly. Range should be a lot better to make them feel like “real” guns (like 7 – 9 km) Focus fire (right click) would be the “auto” fire option on a selected target which could have less range compared to manual fire, similar to the current state (3 – 5 km). Secondary guns wouldn’t fire automatically any more as long as no target is “focused”. Benefits of this change would be more fun due more diverse gameplay by adding some additional controls, make use of the currently mostly unused secondary batteries and add some more realistic feeling by using the additional guns on the ships. What do you think?

On the latest Q&A they arme talking about not releasing Mikasa on RU until manual secondary control is implemented. That gives hope- even it sounds like limited to Mikasa

Wilhelmshaven WW1 - home of the High Seas Fleet

Unfortunately WG did not take the opportunity to release a Jutland ship for the 100 year anniversary of this infernal battle as many of us had hoped. Nevertheless, on the russian forum ppl are asking for the release of a "New German premium, the one from Hipper 's squadron ". This still let me hope for a battlecruiser! Do they know something we don't know?

Today 100 years ago 250 ships fought the biggest if not the only full scale clash of modern dreadnought navies. The two strongest navies of that time engaged in the infernal Battle of Jutland - almost 9000 sailors died while both sides claimed victory. In memory of the sailors of both sides

Lass Dich nicht auf den Arm nehmen ;-) Die Kirow ist ein absoluter Traum! Sie spielt sich schon ähnlich wie die Molotov. Das Gute daran: die Molotov kann das alles noch viel besser und ist dazu fast unsichtbar (halt ein Tick weniger Reichweite aber wen kümmert es). Wenn Du die Molotov magst wird Dir die Kirov auch liegen. Habe sie gerade gegen die komische Kiste auf T6 getauscht. Weiß ja noch nicht...

Oh ja ;-) Jetzt wird's irgendwie Zeit für ein paar Previews oder ein Premium zu Kapitän trainieren

It is the easiest thing to do. It would make for a logical progression rather than these odd patrol boats. I also have a suggestion for the current T1: put them in an isolated training room for beginner 's practice. +1 for your excellent suggestion

Yes, you are right it looks now like a SMS Karlsruhe or the succeding Cöln. Especially the bridge looks like on the picture taken in Scapa Flow. So wich ship/ version is the stock hull then?

A range buff would be a start. What is you guys' opinion on the Manual firing? Steel Ocean is Overall a far worse game but this Feature is refreshing in my opinion. Anybody else?

Rumour has it that a German premium battleship on Tier 4 is ready to go (thread: "useful info from RU forum")! I am getting excited for something Jutland related! One can hope...

So isses. Und hübsch aussehen tut sie auch noch. Ein guter Kauf.

Which ship is the new Karlsruhe hull? Is it the actual Königsberg (II) class or a specific ship? Love the new hull ;-)

Ja!!!! Alle Däumchen gedrückt! Mehr Kaiserliche Marine. Bitte!!

Toller Artikel Trigger! PS: musste wegen deines Disclaimers schmunzeln :-) Schlachtenberichte sind immer gefärbt. Seltener halt aus Deutscher Sicht. Ich finde viel Mehr, dass der Bericht die Stimmung wesentlich lebendiger und bildlicher darstellt als die nüchternen Aufzählungen, die man sonst zum Thema so findet. +++

Now I. Am really holding my breath!!!! Could it really be?????

Zum eigentlichen Thema: wurde die KAISER schon irgendwo im Test gesichtet?

Hahaha ... Deal

A "historical" WW1 mode would be awesome :-)

Ja, nach ein paar Buffs macht sie endlich Spaß! Ich liebe die alten Kaiserlichen Schiffe eh aber mittlerweile machen die Ausdahrten auch Laune. Mich freut besonders, dass sie einen neuen Rumpf bekommen hat in 5.6. :-) Wie findet ihr den?

Geht nicht ums heulen. Fahre die Molotov selbst gern;-) Nur objektiv trotzdem etwas unfair...

Feedback: THANK YOU for the new hull and extra torps on my Karlsruhe/ Cöln!!!!!!! This beauty really needed some Love! Thanks for the improvements and extra hull model!

Hey Frankvc, I also like the Helgolands! For the tree I prefer the stronger Kaisers though. The Helgolands would be an ideal premium as originally the premium ships were supposed to be slightly less powerful until the russian ships arrived because... Of reasons I guess. speaking of which, putting the "Impregnator" on sale... I don't know. According to WG's interpretation the ship would have easily won Jutland single handed against both fleets ;-)

Because it ruins the beautiful lines of these ships. I love the WW1 HigheSeas Fleet ships as they are. Just compare Warspite with her Queen Anne's castle to how she looked at Jutland. Stats are a different topic though.