[DPRK] Niaro Beta Tester 298 posts Report post #1 Posted July 14, 2019 https://medium.com/@devblogwows/st-french-destroyers-part-2-new-unique-commander-and-collection-14e0a31bf669 Quote The new commander has three talents: Flame of the Revolution — Each time player gets a ribbon for capturing or helping to capture a control area, the chance of causing fire by main battery shells increases by 1%; Fully armed — activates with obtaining the “Devastating strike” achievement and reduces reload time of ships armament by 10%; Speed and endurance — Increases the ship’s maximum speed by 5% for each million of potential damage. These talents do not work in Clan battles. Besides that, this commander has one improved skill: “Survivability Expert”: increases the ship’s hit points by 400 per level, and the aircraft by 30. You wot. Will the next captain get rudder buffs depending on how often you press A and D? And no word on if or how you get him after the token event ends. Coal like they promised for Kuznetsov i hope? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[HMSR] Major_Damage225 Beta Tester 2,875 posts 7,295 battles Report post #2 Posted July 14, 2019 Reload buff after a dev strike?! Just the captain for JB 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CptBarney Players 8,127 posts 245 battles Report post #3 Posted July 14, 2019 Thank god, now i can rekt peeps in my JB easier. Just need one for sped boust and rudder shift time for teh cruisers. Although on a more serious note the second skill can be tricky if there are no cruisers about or if said cruisers have brains and dont sail broadside for the next 100 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[RAIN] GarrusBrutus Players 3,711 posts 12,557 battles Report post #4 Posted July 14, 2019 From some guy on reddit who did some quick maths: "Some numbers for you all with this captain. -Kleber goes 61 knots with 2 million potential damage, and gets 7 salvos per MBRB with one dev strike. -Bourgogne with one devstrike has a 22.18s reload and goes 42 knots with 2 million potential- 44 knots with 3 million. Sub 20 second reload with two devstrikes, which means four salvos per MBRB -Republique with one devstrike has 17.7s reload. 12 second reload with 3 devstrikes. Nearly 40 knots with 3 million potential. -Henri with 2 million potential goes 48.2 knots." 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[NWP] Bear__Necessities Players 5,291 posts 15,379 battles Report post #5 Posted July 14, 2019 3 minutes ago, GarrusBrutus said: From some guy on reddit who did some quick maths: "Some numbers for you all with this captain. -Kleber goes 61 knots with 2 million potential damage, and gets 7 salvos per MBRB with one dev strike. -Bourgogne with one devstrike has a 22.18s reload and goes 42 knots with 2 million potential- 44 knots with 3 million. Sub 20 second reload with two devstrikes, which means four salvos per MBRB -Republique with one devstrike has 17.7s reload. 12 second reload with 3 devstrikes. Nearly 40 knots with 3 million potential. -Henri with 2 million potential goes 48.2 knots." That captain must be a Russian spy.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[CAIN] Jethro_Grey Players 5,207 posts 25,733 battles Report post #6 Posted July 14, 2019 This is so stupid. Pls don’t do this WG! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[LADA] Gvozdika [LADA] Players 975 posts 10,423 battles Report post #7 Posted July 14, 2019 WG really missed a trick with this. I vote we rename the captain to Monsieur Jeremy Clarkson. Every 1 mil potential damage leads to a voice line of 'POOOOWWEEEEEER!', 'SPEED SOLVES EVERYTHING!' and....all kinds of velocity-related quotes. This of course accompanied to the Benny Hill theme as your 3000 tonne ship is speeding along as fast as a Tiger Moth aircraft. If that sounds like a circus act - it's because it is. Really WG? *I know we were all worried about French DDs lacking smoke and being CV bait - but making them faster than hydrofoils probably isn't the best way to go about it.... Can you imagine trying to hit a DD-sized target hooning along at 60+knots? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[HMSR] Major_Damage225 Beta Tester 2,875 posts 7,295 battles Report post #8 Posted July 14, 2019 3 minutes ago, Gvozdika said: I vote we rename the captain to Monsieur Jeremy Clarkson. Every 1 mil potential damage leads to a voice line of 'POOOOWWEEEEEER!', 'SPEED SOLVES EVERYTHING!' And when you get detonated May yells "CLARRKKSSSOOONNNN!!!!!!" 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[LADA] Gvozdika [LADA] Players 975 posts 10,423 battles Report post #9 Posted July 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, Major_Damage225 said: And when you get detonated May yells "CLARRKKSSSOOONNNN!!!!!!" ^^ Employ this man WG. He knows how to make the game great. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zieten Beta Tester 298 posts 6,940 battles Report post #10 Posted July 14, 2019 looks balanced to me...hardly any difference to a regular captain 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[FABER] Bics93 [FABER] Players 617 posts 6,307 battles Report post #11 Posted July 14, 2019 France have so many powerful unique commanders that I don’t need any regular one: Honorè brothers on Henri and Jean Bart/Alsace and then this guy for the DDs lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[RONIN] 22cm Beta Tester 6,377 posts 36,667 battles Report post #12 Posted July 14, 2019 1. Capping can be done in destroyers - wait, Frenchies have no smoke as cover for planes... 2. Dev strike is an unreliable to obtain achievment... 3. Potential damage is easily to get in BBs, but only gives a speed bonus.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[THESO] KillStealBoss Players 12,123 posts 62,190 battles Report post #13 Posted July 14, 2019 2 hours ago, GarrusBrutus said: From some guy on reddit who did some quick maths: "Some numbers for you all with this captain. -Kleber goes 61 knots with 2 million potential damage, and gets 7 salvos per MBRB with one dev strike. -Bourgogne with one devstrike has a 22.18s reload and goes 42 knots with 2 million potential- 44 knots with 3 million. Sub 20 second reload with two devstrikes, which means four salvos per MBRB -Republique with one devstrike has 17.7s reload. 12 second reload with 3 devstrikes. Nearly 40 knots with 3 million potential. -Henri with 2 million potential goes 48.2 knots." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[HEROZ] GulvkluderGuld Players 3,467 posts 22,114 battles Report post #14 Posted July 14, 2019 WG: NTS with combat buffs failed, what do we do? Ivan, WG Balans (TM) department: Add captains with special combat buffs only available in the NTS for special currency. WG: Da, Ivan, as a reward we make you now biiiig CEO director of Balans Department. InB4 Playerbase: when soviet captain, comrade Lenin introduced, having "Power of the People" talent, causing selected ship to infinitely respawn upon dying after taking at least 1 mio potential damage. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gustywinds Players 444 posts 5,582 battles Report post #15 Posted July 14, 2019 I thought it was going to be Macron... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[POP] Notmi Players 70 posts Report post #16 Posted July 14, 2019 4 minutes ago, gustywinds said: I thought it was going to be Macron... If it were Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg, I would get him asap. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BABBY] StringWitch Beta Tester 1,608 posts Report post #17 Posted July 14, 2019 4 hours ago, 22cm said: 1. Capping can be done in destroyers - wait, Frenchies have no smoke as cover for planes... Instant Aigle captain. I mean if the tech tree doesn't have smoke this will be my only French DD anyway. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SINT] Jvd2000 Players 1,639 posts 31,173 battles Report post #18 Posted July 14, 2019 Wow, and the “regular” 2 special French captains already have the better if not the best bonus of all curent special captains.EM and AR are a good combo on any French BB. Although “ fully Armed” laughs at any AR buff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-FF-] elblancogringo Players 1,207 posts 7,342 battles Report post #19 Posted July 14, 2019 3 hours ago, StringWitch said: I mean if the tech tree doesn't have smoke There is no "if" anymore. No smoke, no heal, only speedboost to evade damage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[P0RT] Admiral_H_Nelson Players 3,938 posts 23,206 battles Report post #20 Posted July 14, 2019 15 minutes ago, elblancogringo said: There is no "if" anymore. No smoke, no heal, only speedboost to evade damage. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spunyarn Players 533 posts Report post #21 Posted July 15, 2019 4 hours ago, StringWitch said: Instant Aigle captain. I mean if the tech tree doesn't have smoke this will be my only French DD anyway. Something they also mentioned in the plans for 0.8.7 is that there will be containers giving a chance for a mission for De Grasse, Aigle, Gascogne, or Le Terrible. So you might end up with the last of those and dodge well enough with this captain in command that Yakkety Sax begins playing and Swordfish from an unfortunate bottom-tier Ark Royal can't catch up with you in a stern chase. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[RONIN] 22cm Beta Tester 6,377 posts 36,667 battles Report post #22 Posted July 15, 2019 4 hours ago, elblancogringo said: There is no "if" anymore. No smoke, no heal, only speedboost to evade damage. If by the time French DDs are launched carriers become rare, they could work. You can not evade planes with spedboost. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[THESO] KillStealBoss Players 12,123 posts 62,190 battles Report post #23 Posted July 15, 2019 8 hours ago, StringWitch said: Instant Aigle captain. I mean if the tech tree doesn't have smoke this will be my only French DD anyway. I'll be having fun playing them. Here are my stats on LeTerrible that also doesn't have smoke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sunleader Weekend Tester, In AlfaTesters 5,710 posts 13,400 battles Report post #24 Posted July 15, 2019 I am more Interested in getting a German Legendary Captain. But I fear we wont be getting any before Submarines Arrive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BAD-F] Sir_Grzegorz Beta Tester 798 posts 16,103 battles Report post #25 Posted July 15, 2019 I do not see how you can cap anything in this DDs? If they get dev strike as often as other DDs that is not an issue? I will wait until it will be released as it is hard to say how French DDs will play out. Maybe he is really a BB captain, especially with this health boost :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
