Return of the Fleet of Fog: Last Chance!

[MrConway]

3 hours ago, Palubarac said:

You do realize that you're basically admitting that most of your player-base are new players which means that most of the older ones left the game for good?

 

I mean that's something that we can see but not something I'd expect WG to admit in public.

 

Good to know.

 

Not at all, but what I mean is that even I, though I was playing at the time got all of the ships. Still don't have the Nachi :/

 

I am also not sure why we are debating if this is "new" content, it is just new to a lot of players.

 

I realize that many of you had wanted entirely new Arpeggio content, but now that everyone has had a chance to catch up that may be something we can collectively hope for.

 

I've always loved the Arpeggio visuals the most out of our anime lineup 

[joser95]

3 minutes ago, MrConway said:

I realize that many of you had wanted entirely new Arpeggio content, but now that everyone has had a chance to catch up that may be something we can collectively hope for.

After what you did to something that could have been obtained entirely free a few years ago, I fear what you will do with the new ARP content that may or may not come out. If past weeb events have showed us anything, is that you'll probably just use it as another oportunity  to milk the whales and give whatever is left to the rest of the player base

[MrConway]

11 minutes ago, joser95 said:

After what you did to something that could have been obtained entirely free a few years ago, I fear what you will do with the new ARP content that may or may not come out. If past weeb events have showed us anything, is that you'll probably just use it as another oportunity  to milk the whales and give whatever is left to the rest of the player base

 

While I loved the event back then, you have to realize that the Arpeggio content is licenced content, which we simply can't always offer up for free.

 

And everyone can get 5! of the ships in this round for free with a mission chain that is quite easy to play through.

[Afghanicus]

3 minutes ago, MrConway said:

And everyone can get 5! of the ships in this round for free with a mission chain that is quite easy to play through.

Oh is it!?? As easy as the Puerto Rico grind?

 

Are you going to finish the mission chain?

 

It's a PR management and BS all over again.

 

I can't believe this. I seriously can't.

[Panocek]

4 minutes ago, MrConway said:

And everyone can get 5! of the ships in this round for free with a mission chain that is quite easy to play through.

Last time we had 9

[Dirpitz]

3 minutes ago, MrConway said:

 

While I loved the event back then, you have to realize that the Arpeggio content is licenced content, which we simply can't always offer up for free.

 

And everyone can get 5! of the ships in this round for free with a mission chain that is quite easy to play through.

How about that I401 submarine that was supposed to be in the last event, oh wait let me guess that'll be appearing next time for either £200 or having to grind for a month non stop 

[syfteland]

2 minutes ago, MrConway said:

 

While I loved the event back then, you have to realize that the Arpeggio content is licenced content, which we simply can't always offer up for free.

 

And everyone can get 5! of the ships in this round for free with a mission chain that is quite easy to play through.

While I apreciate that WG has to earn money somehow, did it ever strike you that maybe, just maybe, giving players some heads up about when stuff will be available, how it will be availabe, and how much we might have to pay for it? I was hyped for PR, untill the ridiculousness of the grind became apparent, and I was hyped for the new Takao camo untill I realized I HAVE to buy the whole ship in order to get a. single. camouflage. Why not offer the camouflage separatly, like you did with all the Halloween ones? I'm pretty sure people will still buy the ship bundle, while those who already have the ship will be more likely to not buy it at all.

[joser95]

5 minutes ago, MrConway said:

And everyone can get 5! of the ships in this round for free with a mission chain that is quite easy to play through.

And it just so happens that Nachi, the one people struggled the most to get, is available on the premium shop alone, yet we can get all copies of Kongou for free 
I'm fine with the missions, maybe a bit tight for two weeks but not as dumb as your free T10. I also understand it is licensed content, didn't complain when HSF ships came out, they were decently priced or at least he mark up wasn't outrageous the first time around. But when the game was much smaller and less profitable 4 or 5 years ago you were able to give them all away for free, why not add another  week or 2 to the marathon and put all the ships there while also having the ships on the prem store?
Whales could whale, grinders could grind and you'd still pay whatever licensing fee you were charged for the design. 

[Smart_Cookie]

the moment WG spend more money on dasha's cosplays than on gamebalance
xD.
i am happy kongou is bacc

[MrConway]

9 minutes ago, Palubarac said:

Oh is it!?? As easy as the Puerto Rico grind?

 

Are you going to finish the mission chain?

 

It's a PR management and BS all over again.

 

I can't believe this. I seriously can't.

 

Did you look at the missions?

 

Am I going to complete them? Probably.

[MrConway]

6 minutes ago, syfteland said:

While I apreciate that WG has to earn money somehow, did it ever strike you that maybe, just maybe, giving players some heads up about when stuff will be available, how it will be availabe, and how much we might have to pay for it? I was hyped for PR, untill the ridiculousness of the grind became apparent, and I was hyped for the new Takao camo untill I realized I HAVE to buy the whole ship in order to get a. single. camouflage. Why not offer the camouflage separatly, like you did with all the Halloween ones? I'm pretty sure people will still buy the ship bundle, while those who already have the ship will be more likely to not buy it at all.

 

I'll pass on the feedback!

 

3 minutes ago, joser95 said:

And it just so happens that Nachi, the one people struggled the most to get, is available on the premium shop alone, yet we can get all copies of Kongou for free 
I'm fine with the missions, maybe a bit tight for two weeks but not as dumb as your free T10. I also understand it is licensed content, didn't complain when HSF ships came out, they were decently priced or at least he mark up wasn't outrageous the first time around. But when the game was much smaller and less profitable 4 or 5 years ago you were able to give them all away for free, why not add another  week or 2 to the marathon and put all the ships there while also having the ships on the prem store?
Whales could whale, grinders could grind and you'd still pay whatever licensing fee you were charged for the design. 

 

It may be an idea for a future event, but for now I personally think we have a nice mix of free and paid content. Please remember that back in the day when we first gave these out they did not work like premium ships.

[Dirpitz]

The funny thing is with the amount WG is asking for all these prem ships you could spend the money on something far cooler. The lake near me guys regularly meet up with these things in 1/350 and 1/200 scale. They look awesome and some of them even replace the hull side panels with balsa wood then shoot each other. Summer is coming up and there's plenty of time to get one built and/converted to RC in time for summer, fresh air, socializing and you can put whatever camo you like on it.

[Afghanicus]

 

3 minutes ago, MrConway said:

It may be an idea for a future event, but for now I personally think we have a nice mix of free and paid content. Please remember that back in the day when we first gave these out they did not work like premium ships.

So that was the reason for making them premium... [?]

 

Just so you can put a price tag on them and have a justification for it.

 

Nice one.

[MrConway]

1 minute ago, Dirpitz said:

The funny thing is with the amount WG is asking for all these prem ships you could spend the money on something far cooler. The lake near me guys regularly meet up with these things in 1/350 and 1/200 scale. They look awesome and some of them even replace the hull side panels with balsa wood then shoot each other. Summer is coming up and there's plenty of time to get one built and/converted to RC in time for summer, fresh air, socializing and you can put whatever camo you like on it.

 

That does sound fantastic, but know you'll have to share the location - otherwise this is just unfair teasing.

[Dirpitz]

Just now, MrConway said:

 

That does sound fantastic, but know you'll have to share the location - otherwise this is just unfair teasing.

My BF gets paranoid enough that I spend time with a bunch of random guys by a lake. I think sharing my location with people online may give him a heart attack sweetie 

[wot_2016_gunner]

1 ora fa, Palubarac ha scritto:

Are you going to finish the mission chain?

Oh, I honestly won't. It's too much for just two weeks; however, as i said, with some luck, i should be able to get Hiei, and i'm fine with it.

I technically don't even need a Japanese premuim battleship, bacasue i already have the Mutsu. 

 

My plan is:  (this is calculated with a okay-ish play time of around 2 or 3 hours a day; btw, hours as units, it doesn't really mean the entier 60 minutes)

 

Phase 1 (50.000 XP) [more 44.500 XP due to the XP that i earned today]

- to use the WG containers that i saved up from either the compensations or some missions (the last Lunar New Year mission gave you 3 of them), one at a time (so that i don't waste them all at once), for premuim account and coupling it with camos and most of the XP signals (Equal Speed Charlie London, Red Dragon, exc.). I've calculated that if i can get two daily containers daily, it should take about 3 days of effort. (once this phase will be completed, i won't use them)

 

Phase 2 (15.000 Base XP)

- i'll just play, since Base XP is just Base XP and you can't do anything to earn more of it, i'll just play. I didn't calculated how much it's going to take, but considering that I have an average of 920 XP per battle in Randoms (for which i assume it counts the base XP), it should still be a 3 days effort, give or take.

 

Phase 3 (25 "Hits to citadel" ribbons) 

- I'll just scramble everything that i have that floats, at tier 5 and 6, plus Georgia, in Co-Op and see what i get. This should not take that long, maybe two days at max.

 

I think it's a decent plan. 

[Dirpitz]

3 minutes ago, wot_2016_gunner said:

Phase 3 (25 "Hits to citadel" ribbons) 

- I'll just scramble everything that i have that floats, at tier 5 and 6, plus Georgia, in Co-Op and see what i get. This should not take that long, maybe two days at max.

 

I think it's a decent plan. 

Do you have an Atlanta? if so take that out load AP and go cruiser hunting

[wot_2016_gunner]

2 minuti fa, Dirpitz ha scritto:

Do you have an Atlanta? if so take that out load AP and go cruiser hunting

Unfortunately, I don't. 

[Panocek]

38 minutes ago, wot_2016_gunner said:

Unfortunately, I don't. 

Any CL will do. Heck, even destroyers can punch through cruiser belts at short ranges

[Redwing6891]

4 hours ago, Palubarac said:

That's A LOT of grind though.

 

I wish WG would make events more interesting instead of being the same crap all over again.

 

I don't mind hard but hard in a sense of specific requirements, not just grind and grind mindlessly to the point you don't wish to play at all.

I couldn't agree more. It almost feels like... work! Isn't this supposed to be a fun game?

 

Adding events is great, and although I am no anime fan, the ARP ships are nice eye candy. The IJN Kongo has always been a favourite of mine, and I don't mind at all having several differently dressed up versions anchored in my port.

 

However, repeating the event from years back in the same order just making it more difficult essentially rules it out that you can add to your collection unless you invest a lot of time. Until you get to the stage where you actually get a ship you will have acquired a lot of useless stuff (a double anime commander, really?), and most likely run out of steam.

 

Who comes up with these missions? Someone who plays WoWS for a living? It would be nice if they came back down to earth, where real people live who have a life outside WoWS...

 

Could we have a sense of proportion for mission design, please?

 

And yes, I would have thought retaining 'older' or casual players is very much in the company's interest.

[powerverde]

All those missions in 13 days? lol

I guess I'll miss the chance of all those ships then - but if they are all as good as the ARP Kongo i already have, then I wont miss much, will I?

[Hanse77SWE]

12 missions in 13 days?

I play every day and I feel that I'll have to put some extra coal in the boiler to get this done. I have all the ships and all the captains so for me it's more a test to see if I can do the whole set.

 

Also. Found this on my harddrive. Time to re-binge?

[Karasu_Browarszky]

12 hours ago, Lexmechanic said:

That video doesn't mess around. WG went full weeb.

 

WG has excellent taste!

 

44 minutes ago, powerverde said:

All those missions in 13 days? lol

I guess I'll miss the chance of all those ships then - but if they are all as good as the ARP Kongo i already have, then I wont miss much, will I?

 

You can never have too much Kongo.

[Spellfire40]

4 hours ago, MrConway said:

 

While I loved the event back then, you have to realize that the Arpeggio content is licenced content, which we simply can't always offer up for free.

 

And everyone can get 5! of the ships in this round for free with a mission chain that is quite easy to play through.

Nachi? Trying to find any RU ship to actually kill? 

 

As for licenced contend sounds a bit fishy in ARP case since the orginal event didt had any monetizing ........

[Redwing6891]

In 2016, that was a nicely doable event. Four years later you have to be a super-gamer to even get the first ship. Why?