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I think the idea here is to poll what we would expect at a glance, and then later compare it to actual data and see if and how the perception is skewed. Then use that as input for later decisions e.g. the case where some feature that is balanced in practice is still disliked because it's perceived as unfair.

But torpedo acceleration was already terrible and would have forced you to respec in the long run, so I don't see what the problem is unless you planned to keep the Hatsuharu (lol, yeah right).

If they did the ship would have sunk due to the weight. Balancing naval loads is a delicate process.

EDIT: Nevermind, see post above. Didn't know there was a EU wrapper available.

Pepsi is great once upgraded, but you need to be good with AP and furiously mash WASD to dodge shells. Crap concealment, so not really a carry ship, but a brutal artillery platform that dominates when not focused on. Myoko is a definite keeper, much like the Taco; the Aoba is just a stepping stone altough not a bad one. Only issue with Myoko is the slow turret rotation. Mogami is viable with the 203mm, and Ibuki is very good if plain. I wouldn't stop at Myoko, but be aware that after T5 every IJN CA is basically the same ship with slight variations. I'm not sure if I should keep the Nurnberg, it now has an interesting niche with the Hull C but I need to compare her to the Buddy. Yorck seems interesting.

Atlanta's armour is islands. Pensacola's armour is WASD.

BB and CL/CAs coexisted even during treaty. They were different classes with different logistics; BBs were expensive to build, maintain and deploy and often outright overkill. AA is the least interesting cruiser contribution. How would you hunt DDs in a battleship? You don't (with some exceptions). You get something with enough firepower to kill a smaller ship but still agile enough to dodge the torpedoes. A cruiser. Cruisers are more concealable than BBs, more agile, but still have heavy firepower, torpedoes, or both. IJN can burn you down from stealth. USN can Radar DDs and machinegun them from close range. VMF can do the same and snipe from long range. KM does... something, I guess. Mostly kills other cruisers and spots with hydro. These roles can't be as covered reliably by DDs, not with reduced effectiveness. In fact, we are currently experiencing a cruiser renaissance, to the point I'd expect people to question destroyers' role instead (which of course would be just as wrong).

E' un bug nel display che applica il 3% una seconda volta. Tieniti pure la camo permanente.

Nah. I was on the stream, he tried both configurations a few times. He always did well, but it's Flamu - as he pointed out, it's nothing he couldn't have done with other carriers. The bombs are theoretically 10k damage each, but in practice he always got 3-5 hits for 8-10k damage. It's too RNG based - you might get oneshot once and it sucks, but on the long run from the CV's point of view the average damage is too low. Plus this configuration has very low fighter reserves - it cannot compare with the AS that a Ranger provides. Meanwhile, the torpedo config is mediocre at best, and while the planes are good, you need the T5 skill to overpower the Hiryu and the strike potential is much lower.

Yes, it's an official statement. There will be no requirements for Saipan. Requirements where only being discussed as a rumor on the RU server, and in a leak at that (which means it's a work in progress, which means it's subject to change at any time). The RU server, by the way, has always been the most vocal about CV restrictions, and that's why the actual unrestricted first release is happening on NA. EU might get restrictions if the NA release proves to be problematic. Or not. We might not get Saipan at all, since EU has shown disinterest on premium CVs and Saipan is just there to test the impact of those on the game (since it was already modeled and could be deployed fast). If Saipan turns out to be Nikolai-level OP, it will likely be buried and forgotten and a better attempt will be made until they get it right in time for historically important ones like Akagi and Enterprise.

I've seen people claim hacks because our Ryujo had 3 fighter squadrons

You're grinding with 2/0/1? You'd do better with 0/1/2...

That's 3/0/1 with 3 planes in the fighter squadrons and 8 planes in the single bomber squadron.

It will never come back.

A good argument for Survival Expert, but not for AFT.

You should get Demo especially because the base fire chance is low. 5% -> 8% is a huge improvement. Plus AFT is completely useless on USN DDs anyway.

There are no requirements. Everybody reports whoever annoys them, and reports do nothing anyway so it does not matter. Sucks for people with bad PCs though, sometimes they load in after 5 minutes and everybody already reported them, or worse, teamkilled them.

If one uses a wrong unzipper, it will unzip into an empty folder. WinRAR did that to me in a few cases, use 7zip.

Public test is worthless anyway and pretty much a publicity stunt. Everybody rushes for Yamato/other T10 and even if they weren't there's no time to implement any change unless you want to skip QA and debugging.

Are you using any mods? In particular the smoke circles one?

Are you using the Smoke Circles mod? Because that's what happens if you use the Smoke Circles mod.

Everything will click once you realize that Russian DDs are actually cruisers, and Russian CAs are actually battleships. As a VMF DD, you should use AP most of the time on targets that are not angled and not at max range. If the target is heavily armored, aim for unarmored parts. You can pen broadside battleship hulls at close range. These ships are versatile cruiser killers, a role - as you point out - similar to battleships but performed in a different way; you trade survivability for mobility and the ability to tactically reposition yourself.

Atago has unimpressive AA for its tier. The range is similar to other IJN cruiser (5 km, on the low side), and the damage lags behind Mogami and Myoko. AA barrage on Atago is only useful for its panic-inducing effect, which the plane already does. I would not rely on it, nor in fact run it at all. Additionally, Atago is best played as a stealth cruiser instead of a ship escort, so it would only use its AA to save itself. I suggest Demo instead. 20% fire chance is nuts and will help you win the war of attrition against battleships. You are firing HE often, so make it the best it can be.

Guessed as much. Thanks for confirming.

I got the same issue, I managed to narrow this down to either the Nagasaki Port mod or the Smoke Circles mod. Judging from general behavior, it seems like a memory leak issue.