[CPA] Procrastes Beta Tester 4,083 posts 4,481 battles Report post #1 Posted September 29, 2018 Everyone and their uncles are up and about with fun and engaging discussions about Salem and Krohnshtadt and Alaska and a bunch of other ships that are available for free xp or coal. While I do not in any way begrudge anyone their new cruisers and battleships, I for one would really like to see some new destroyers made available for coal or free xp. Since I am not really good enough to reliably pull my weight in higher tiers, I would be most interested in new destroyer designs at middle tiers or below, but I would by no means say no to - for instance - a nice little tier IX destroyer for the usual 750 000 free exp. And if WG would make a couple of tier X destroyers available for the requisite amount of coal, I wouldn't mind that either. Now I'm completely with those of you who think that progress up the tiers should be taken at a measured pace. I am not looking for this as a way to skip the tiers. But since there are a bunch of ships coming out for coal and free xp already, I can't help but notice that none of these - so far - are destroyers. Why is that? Wouldn't it be fun to have some nice destroyer designs to spend coal and free xp on, as well? And if so, what tiers, nationalities and special gimmicks are we looking for? For once, I'm not going to be the first to vote on my own poll. Instead, I'll wait to see what you all think about this! 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Centurion_1711 Players 538 posts 7,269 battles Report post #2 Posted September 29, 2018 Perhaps some mid-tier DD's for free XP, ones with an interesting history - probably lots of RN destroyers that could fill this niche. After all, mid tiers are where the most fun games are had (at least for me), so they might sell better than, say, a free XP IJN DD that get lit up by radar all the time. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BOBS2] PassTheSalt Beta Tester 519 posts 24,080 battles Report post #3 Posted September 29, 2018 ye sye sye s, i have no love for high tier cruiser or battleship play. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[ICI] Linkaex [ICI] Players 817 posts 4,619 battles Report post #4 Posted September 29, 2018 Both Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[HMSR] Major_Damage225 Beta Tester 2,875 posts 7,295 battles Report post #5 Posted September 29, 2018 I voted both, because first of all it would make sence, we have fxp BB's and Cruisers, so a DD is the logical next step. Add to that as was beforementioned, you have many historically famous DD's and some quirky/one offs that makes choice plentyfull. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xXx_Blogis_xXx Alpha Tester, Players 5,335 posts 35,510 battles Report post #6 Posted September 29, 2018 no i dont , better cv 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[AAO] Paimentaja Players 396 posts 24,513 battles Report post #7 Posted September 29, 2018 I would love to have a freeXP DD. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[2DQT] RUSSIANBlAS Players 8,241 posts Report post #8 Posted September 29, 2018 You can already get the Campbeltown and that French thing for coal But yes a proper FXP or Coal DD that's actually good would be nice... 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[TTTX] Tyrendian89 [TTTX] Players 4,608 posts 8,139 battles Report post #9 Posted September 29, 2018 both, or at least one of the two would be nice... so far, we've only got Battleships (and Battleships in weird disguises), with more of the same on the way (Jean Bart, Alaska, Bourgogne - at least one or two of these will be coal or freeXP I reckon) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BONI] MoveZig Players 1,622 posts 20,823 battles Report post #10 Posted September 29, 2018 Yes to either, as long as it's a proper, honest-to-Gaben torpedo-carrier that gets by on cracking keels. Not just another gun-oriented ship like nearly every god**** thing in the game. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[NWP] The_Shungite_Wizard Players 386 posts 17,506 battles Report post #11 Posted September 29, 2018 U forgot to add fxp CV mate #cvlivesmatter 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[TORAZ] El2aZeR Beta Tester 15,786 posts 26,801 battles Report post #12 Posted September 29, 2018 Considering how all other free exp ships turned out, a free exp DD will probably look like this: Spoiler 17 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[DC_DK] hgbn_dk Players 3,370 posts 44,373 battles Report post #13 Posted September 29, 2018 Both. Porter and Allen M Sumner would be 2 candidates Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[DREAD] 1MajorKoenig Players 13,110 posts 7,885 battles Report post #14 Posted September 29, 2018 How about a “Spähkreuzer”? That could be a nice T9 DD and would be BBish enough to catch WG’s attention... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[DC_DK] hgbn_dk Players 3,370 posts 44,373 battles Report post #15 Posted September 29, 2018 Samuel B Roberts as a T-V armed with Fletcher torpedoes and guns, maybe spice it up a little with adding the possibility to get Torpedo tube modification 3 upgrade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jss78 Players 1,292 posts 12,874 battles Report post #16 Posted September 29, 2018 Yeah of course FreeXP/Coal ships should include DD and CV also. 1 hour ago, xXx_Blogis_xXx said: no i dont , better cv I've been toying with the idea of Shinano as T9 gift premium -- following a hopefully successful CV rework. It was a balancing nightmare in the old system, because the air group was so small. But it's a non-issue with the reworked mechanics, and it was actually designed to run the same planes as the Taiho's running. So a perfect, unique ship for T9. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-TPF-] invicta2012 Players 6,382 posts 26,855 battles Report post #17 Posted September 29, 2018 That French DD we had on the original Dynamo mission would be quite a nice Tier V addition for Coal - Cyclone, wasn't it? For Free XP I'd like a US Bagley class destroyer like Ralph Talbot at Tier VII - VIII. 16 Torpedo Tubes. Hilarity ensues. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[PMI] Juanx Players 2,564 posts 9,353 battles Report post #18 Posted September 29, 2018 But, there already are coal DDs... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[KOKOS] MaxxyNL [KOKOS] Beta Tester, Players 3,418 posts 11,878 battles Report post #19 Posted September 29, 2018 Voted for Free XP destroyer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SCRUB] Kenliero Players 2,478 posts 11,195 battles Report post #20 Posted September 29, 2018 Yes, T9 coal DD which is not Fletcher class.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[IDMOS] HoldMyBrew Players 9 posts 311 battles Report post #21 Posted September 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, Juanx said: But, there already are coal DDs... but not up at T9 where the good crap is 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SCRUB] ClappingLollies Players 1,953 posts Report post #22 Posted September 29, 2018 1 hour ago, hgbn_dk said: Both. Porter and Allen M Sumner would be 2 candidates This^^ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[2DQT] RUSSIANBlAS Players 8,241 posts Report post #23 Posted September 29, 2018 1 hour ago, evergroy_lows said: U forgot to add fxp CV mate #cvlivesmatter I vote they add GZ as an FXP ship the day before the rework goes live. The confusion and salt would be really something to watch 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[CMWR] Lootboxer Players 3,817 posts 21,306 battles Report post #24 Posted September 29, 2018 Yes. I want proper torpedo focused stealth ninja with good guns for self-defence. At least as OP as the other free XP T9s are. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ApolloF117 Players 230 posts 7,639 battles Report post #25 Posted September 29, 2018 5 minutes ago, Negativvv said: I vote they add GZ as an FXP ship the day before the rework goes live. or let the Graf be gold one and put Weser for coal :3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
