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Am I the only one who hasn't had to use radar a single time against DDs ever since 0.8.0? Not saying that that makes this a good change ofc.

To all those believing this hotfix will significantly change the current situation, here are some things to consider: Haku is still highly potent at min distance torp attacks against capital ships. Even with torp spamming nerfed that means Haku will still murder targets at least just as well as Midway does. I'm unsure whether other IJN CVs deserved a nerf to their TBs but I guess we'll just have to wait and see how it affects their performance. Don't get me wrong, reigning in Haku torp spam is undoubtedly a good change, but I'd be extremely skeptical about the overall TB change being the crippling nerf that some people are making it out to be. Also keep in mind S_O stated in the recent Q&A that AP bombs are likely going to get buffed (again) so that's another thing to watch out for in the future. Maybe WG will just shift some of IJN TB capability onto their AP DBs to make the latter more attractive to use. I believe safely disengaging via F will still be possible even with an extended vulnerability period. I can think of at least two theoretical ways: 1. Time your escape so that your planes will start their ascend as soon as a flak wall spawns. This will at least ensure that your squad will only take damage from DPS as flak will likely not be able to adjust in time. It will likely be especially viable while most of your planes are still in green as it is unlikely that DPS only will be able to down aircraft in any significant number that fast. Learning the individual ship's weakest AA DPS zone will also be more significant than before. 2. Boost away while spamming attacks at the empty ocean. Flak can't adjust for altitude while already firing, spamming attacks basically ensures safety as demonstrated by current Haku torp spam. Shifting some of the flak damage to DPS can actually be seen as a buff for potato CVs. Currently catching two flak walls in a row basically means you'll lose your entire squad, reducing flak damage on the other hand could mean that a potato CV will be able to push one strike through before his squad gets eliminated. DPS only matters against players that can actually dodge flak, against those this will be a buff but then again it might just lead to a skilled CV player bailing earlier and no more planes shot down than compared to before. RF nerf will likely only prolong the agony for a DD. Also I should probably mention that HE bombs can DDs just as hard if not harder than rockets currently. I've already transitioned a bit away from rockets to DBs in Midway for anti DD duties again and the damage they deal is no joke. Just catching three hits can easily shave off over half your health. I've also had some limited success cross dropping some of the more clumsy DDs with TBs but quite frankly this is far more tedious than just using the DBs.

The question now is are direct nerfs a possibility without touching tier or will they just continue to up tier + slight/no buffs? The latter would mean they can't really touch premium T8 CVs after rework balancing is complete as T10 is (so far) reserved for freemium ships and T9 has been removed for CVs. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I just discovered while ringing Essex in AL CN that I can't rename her to Essex in English because it "contains a banned word". T_T

You should ask again when WG is done "balancing" reworked CVs. Also I believe the poll is missing the option "RTS CVs with changes" because RTS CVs did have a lot of issues to say the least.

3 CVs per team is (hopefully) temporary.

I dunno, I like my Enterprise better than the Midway actually. Please guys, don't you all act so surprised.

Lets see how Grozo fares against T7 planes, shall we? Oh, well, 5 RFs downed. I guess that's more than most DDs usually get. DD AA is dead. There is no point in specializing.

Everyone is tbh. CVs whine about AA too e.g. You could make the poll with the general DD playerbase about radar and the result would be pretty unanimous I'm sure.

Pfff, that is such a game. Campers and op stuff everywhere. There are players that wait days in one place just to get a single kill. Some weapons can not only oneshot you but everyone several km near you as well. It can be nearly impossible to spot enemies too because some guilds use their p2w advantage to purchase good camo and generally speaking the economy plays way too big of a role in how much an advantage a guild has. The poor ones can't even afford decent weapons to equip their players with, the rich ones meanwhile can purchase stuff like drones that don't even require a player to go into harms way to get a ton of frags. Frankly balance has gone way out of hand and the dev hasn't been heard of ever since a mod came to play this game, tried to enforce some rules and got publicly executed for the lulz by the playerbase. Thankfully PvP is now heavily restricted and even frowned upon due to mutual agreement by the richest and most powerful guilds and alliances, otherwise this game would be unplayable.

That would indeed be the most extreme scenario. And I don't believe anyone wants that. However getting ~15k customers that are loyal and largely satisfied with the game would be much preferable than having ~30k players that all scream, whine and fling at each other or the developer. There's stuff that can be done in moderation. Whoever is in charge of WG obviously doesn't believe that tho.

Btw, Bogue will probably come back as a premium T4 CV. I can't imagine they'll simply let her assets sit around unused.

If anything the new AA system could be seen as a buff for low AA ships. If the enemy CV is dumb and doesn't evade flak you can farm far more plane kills than you could previously. Meanwhile if the enemy CV evades flak it doesn't really change anything compared to before.

Yes ofc. The problem that arises however is that WG always seems to attempt to cater to the same casual niche for whatever reason. They would be much better served by aiming at the more competitive audience considering the nature of their games but most of their decisions regarding balance and design run contradictory to that.

Actually it is the border of the map. Met him thrice. Thankfully on the enemy team only.

Which is exactly the problem. Personal preferences are subjective and thus inherently biased. If you were to ask the BB playerbase as a whole I bet the majority would prefer to have DDs removed from the game or have a gamemode where they are excluded. That doesn't however say anything because the majority of BB players are whiny s.

This is actually dependent on how competitive you want your game to be. Stuff can be as unfair as you want as long as it is fun to use and you do not mean for your game to become an esport or sth. Take Mario Kart as an example.

Wanna know what the problem with this is? Slow planes are painfully boring to play with especially on larger maps. This might not sound like a big deal but remember that the goal of the rework is to make CVs more popular and keep them popular. You won't achieve that by making them boring.

Except again I have seen this happening without any input from a CV whatsoever. E.g. an enemy CV can literally deplane themselves at the start of a game and end up with less than 300 base exp on the scoreboard yet my ed BBs will still hide in a giant blob behind me for whatever reason. And I have seen multiple BBs run away from a single DD that was not only spotted the entire time but shooting at them. Even after I killed that to "save" them they continued to run from literally nothing.

Seriously, what the utter is going on? I don't think this is even the fault of reworked CVs since I've seen CVs fail miserably and basically get deplaned at the start of the match yet the opposing team still chose to form a giant blob and run to the border of the map. Average player skill was abysmal previously, sure, but it wasn't THIS abysmal. I have yet to play a single match in 0.8.0 where BBs were not sitting behind CVs, mine or otherwise. Did we get a big influx of new players along with a mass exodus of veterans or sth? Because quite frankly this isn't normal. And normalcy in randoms was already an abysmal standard to begin with.

Mutsu Kai Ni has been confirmed. RIP blueprints. T_T

Please allow us to set waypoints on the minimap for the CV hull via right click. It is unnecessarily tedious having to switch to the tactical map every time to do so especially when on approach to a target.

Wanna know what this doesn't factor in? Communication. What prevents me from simply typing stuff out really quick (aside from a 10/10 chatban ofc because I once again dared complain about the BBs camping behind my CV)? Just mark a grid on the minimap and type out what ships are there. That can easily be done in a few seconds. And will this not increase the impact of divisions with voice comms dramatically? Quite frankly I see nothing good coming out of this. Potatoes and players who can't type fast will simply leave their team in the dark while CV spotting impact is undiminished for someone who actually uses the chat. And ofc divs with VOIP will continue on happily.