How is your FreeXP gathering? Do you feel that it is easier / same / harder to acquire the FreeXP in current WoWs economy compared to before?

[Leo_Apollo11]

Hi all,

 

How is your FreeXP gathering? Do you feel that it is easier / same / harder to acquire the FreeXP in current WoWs economy compared to before?

 

 

Here is my FreeXP milestone timeline:

 

• 03.06.2017. = "Missouri" = almost 2 years worth of acquiring the 750.000 FreeXP - it was long long long grind

• 21.10.2017. = "Nelson" = almost 5 months for 350.000 FreeXP

• 18.02.2018. = "Musashi" = less than 4 months for 750.000 FreeXP

• 09.06.2018. = "Kronshtadt" = less than 4 months for 750.000 FreeXP

• 03.03.2019. = "Alaska" = 9 months combined  for 750.000 + 750.000 FreeXP (got both ships in short time)

• 01.04.2019. = "Azuma" = 10 months combined  for 750.000 + 750.000  FreeXP (got both ships in short time)

• 10.03.2020. = 2.100.000 FreeXP = just 11 months for 2.100.000 FreexP (didn't buy the "Friesland" as only available FreeXP ship because I didn't fancy torpedoless DD nor fancied the 1M price - decided to wait)

• 01.01.2021. = 3.000.000 FreeXP = 9 months for 900.000 FreeXP

• 15.01.2021. = 2.350.000 FreeXP = Double Ship Line Reset (used 700.000 FreeXP) in order to get x4 = x2 + x2 modifier for "Research Bureau"

• 16.02.2021. = 400.000 FreeXP = "Smalland" (used 2.000.000 FreeXP)

• 01.06.2021. = 1.150.000 FreeXP = less than 4 months for 750.000 FreexP

 

Since I am playing Ranked extensively now I earn big amounts of FreeXP (on nights I play for 2-3 hours I can earn as much as 50.000 FreeXP) - I will buy the "Hayate" for 2.000.000 FreeXP (yes - it is much - but FreeXP should be used) and the "Friesland" next (I still don't like torpedoless DD - but again - FreexP should be used)...

 

So... for me the FreeXP gathering is faster and easier than ever... if you have enough appropriate cammos and special signal flags the new "Ranked" is perfect tool for fast and efficient FreeXP farming!

 

What is your experience?

 

 

Leo "Apollo11"

 

P.S.

Oh Boy... I just realized that I forgot the "Agir"...

 

I bought her on 20.07.2020. for 1.000.000 FreeXP!

 

 

P.P.S.

I was reminded that both "Alaska" and "Azuma" were in fact 1.000.000 FreeXP and not 750.000... I stand corrected!

[ColonelPete]

It is easier than 2015.

But I cannot say if there were any recent changes as I do not keep track of my Free XP.

 

I have more than enough to get any Free XP ship, but there are none left that interest me.

[arquata2019_]

13 minuti fa, Leo_Apollo11 ha scritto:

Hi all,

 

How is your FreeXP gathering? Do you feel that it is easier / same / harder to acquire the FreeXP in current WoWs economy compared to before?

 

 

Here is my FreeXP milestone timeline:

 

• 03.06.2017. = "Missouri" = almost 2 years worth of acquiring the 750.000 FreeXP - it was long long long grind

• 21.10.2017. = "Nelson" = almost 5 months for 350.000 FreeXP

• 18.02.2018. = "Musashi" = less than 4 months for 750.000 FreeXP

• 09.06.2018. = "Kronshtadt" = less than 4 months for 750.000 FreeXP

• 03.03.2019. = "Alaska" = 9 months combined  for 750.000 + 750.000 FreeXP (got both ships in short time)

• 01.04.2019. = "Azuma" = 10 months combined  for 750.000 + 750.000  FreeXP (got both ships in short time)

• 10.03.2020. = 2.100.000 FreeXP = just 11 months for 2.100.000 FreexP (didn't buy the "Friesland" as only available FreeXP ship because I didn't fancy torpedoless DD nor fancied the 1M price - decided to wait)

• 01.01.2021. = 3.000.000 FreeXP = 9 months for 900.000 FreeXP

• 15.01.2021. = 2.350.000 FreeXP = Double Ship Line Reset (used 700.000 FreeXP) in order to get x4 = x2 + x2 modifier for "Research Bureau"

• 16.02.2021. = 400.000 FreeXP = "Smalland" (used 2.000.000 FreeXP)

• 01.06.2021. = 1.150.000 FreeXP = less than 4 months for 750.000 FreexP

 

Since I am playing Ranked extensively now I earn big amounts of FreeXP (on nights I play for 2-3 hours I can earn as much as 50.000 FreeXP) - I will buy the "Hayate" for 2.000.000 FreeXP (yes - it is much - but FreeXP should be used) and the "Friesland" next (I still don't like torpedoless DD - but again - FreexP should be used)...

 

So... for me the FreeXP gathering is faster and easier than ever... if you have enough appropriate cammos and special signal flags the new "Ranked" is perfect tool for fast and efficient FreeXP farming!

 

What is your experience?

 

 

Leo "Apollo11"

Only got Nelson at 10.10.2020, and now i'm having 423k free exp on my account. any tip for grinding that fast? i also play a lot of CBs. anyway, i think i'll wait 1 million free exp.

[Animalul2012]

Same as before unless you are full of economic flags which of course only a veteran or mega whale has. For a new player? Harder, good luck gathering 2million or 1 million free xp any soon oh and.....it is not like you need free xp to buy some modules or maybe skip some garbage ships.

[Yedwy]

Its lot easier then in “yee olden days” if you pay up for dragon flags and event camos, its a bit easier if you use only the free stuff as you do get some for free but in the end its hardly enough to offset the price inflation

[Ocsimano18]

FreeXP is hard to gather compared to what is currently being offered for freeXP. I have the Nelson, Alaska, Agir, and Smaland, but I’m reluctant to spend on Azuma, Friesland or Hayate. These are coal quality ships and coal is much easier to accumulte than FreeXP. I also used like 1000,000 FreeXP for my Ohio grind.

[Leo_Apollo11]

Hi all,

 

19 minutes ago, arquata2019 said:

Any tip for grinding that fast?

 

Sadly it is simple (but expensive) recipe:

• "Papa Papa" Signal flag = +300% FreeXP
• "OurBoros" Special Signal Flag = +777% FreeXP
• "Hydra" Special Signal Flag = +250% FreeXP
• "Leviathan" Special Signal Flag = +200% FreeXP
• Cammo = +100% FreeXP

Any game with above setup used:

• 1.000 BaseXP = around 5.000 FreeXP
• 1.500 BaseXP = around 7.000 FreeXP
• 2.000 BaseXP = around 10.000 FreeXP

 

Leo "Apollo11"

[Mad_Dog_Dante]

Inflation made it harder to reach end game goals.

[Malim0o]

With the current win's base xp (2500) in CW it's really easy.

I farmed something like 3.5/4M free xp on the last cw season.

[Ubertron_X]

Personally I'd say it is easier due to the availability of special signals and camo, for example the German Black, White, Red camo, which yields +200% free XP.

 

However you also need to keep in mind the aforementioned inflation (750k to 1m) and the ability to sink free XP into other activities, e.g. the Reserach Bureau, which I do use occasionally (not to skip the grind entirely but to buy modules for the ships in order to avoid having to play them stock).

 

Apart from the ships already received via free XP I am currently rather conservative with spendings as I am near 2m again and thus closely looking at Hayate (or one of the announced ships).

 

Spoiler

20.03.2017 Missouri
26.08.2017 Nelson
22.01.2018 Musashi
02.06.2018 Kronshtadt
10.04.2019 Azuma
12.05.2019 Alaska
11.09.2019 Friesland
13.06.2020 Ägir
18.12.2020 Småland

[Leo_Apollo11]

Hi all,

 

19 minutes ago, Malim0o said:

With the current win's base xp in CW it's really easy.

I farmed something like 3.5/4M free xp on the last cw season.

 

Yep... I forgot that CW win = guaranteed high BaseXP...

 

 

Leo "Apollo11"

 

P.S.

My Clan started playing CWs again - I hope I can join them this week!

[Leo_Apollo11]

Hi all,

 

3 minutes ago, Ubertron_X said:

Personally I'd say it is easier due to the availability of special signals and camo, for example the German Black, White, Red camo, which yields +200% free XP.

 

However you also need to keep in mind the aforementioned inflation (750k to 1m) and the ability to sink free XP into other activities, e.g. the Reserach Bureau, which I do use occasionally (not to skip the grind entirely but to buy modules for the ships in order to avoid having to play them stock).

 

Apart from the ships already received via free XP I am currently rather conservative with spendings as I am near 2m again and thus closely looking at Hayate (or one of the announced ships).

 

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20.03.2017 Missouri
26.08.2017 Nelson
22.01.2018 Musashi
02.06.2018 Kronshtadt
10.04.2019 Azuma
12.05.2019 Alaska
11.09.2019 Friesland
13.06.2020 Ägir
18.12.2020 Småland

 

Did they say which new ship will be FreeXP?

 

The last new FreeXP ship we had was 9+ months ago...

 

 

Leo "Apolo11"

[Belustigungspanda]

1 hour ago, Leo_Apollo11 said:

How is your FreeXP gathering? Do you feel that it is easier / same / harder to acquire the FreeXP in current WoWs economy compared to before?

 

It's certainly faster than some years ago, but i wouldn't just attribute it to an overabundance of special signals and camos. However, some numbers and history first:

• Before Missouri arrived, i regularly used FXP to skip module grinds here and there, but hardly ever to skip ships and finish captain retraining. I'm a WoWs player since summer 2015, so i can't really quantify how much FXP i had gathered until Missouri's (removal) announcement in 2017. However, i certainly remember that Papa Papa signals were really hard to come by and i valued them a great deal.
• My race for FXP basically started with the Christmas/New Year daily win bonuses of 2017. Using a combination of signals and camos, both of which were still somewhat weaker than what's available today, I was able to accumulate large amounts of FXP in a very short time. I got Missouri on 23.12.2017 and Nelson on 02.01.2018 (= 1,125m FXP).
• Only 4 months later (01.05.2018), i had gathered enough FXP again to get Musashi (=0,75m FXP).
• It took another 4 months (16.09.2018) to get myself a Kronshtadt (=0,75m FXP).
• My spending on FXP ships died down afterwards since the available ships didn't really appeal to me any more. I only got Alaska (=1m FXP) on 30.11.2020 before it was removed but haven't used it much since. I passed on Smaland because i'm not a competitive player, i don't fancy gunboats much and 2m FXP just seemed too expensive for comfort.
• However, i still accumulate considerable amounts of FXP while not spending them on anything. I'm running a set of basic economy signals and camo even on normal grinds. During event times, i slap on the whole set of special signals.
• All in all, after spending a total of 3,625m FXP on ships, i'm currently sitting on 6m FXP stockpiled and waiting for interesting (and reasonably priced) freemiums to spend them on.

While it is true that nowadays, even me as a 99,9% f2p player (i only ever bought Cossack for 0,89€ in 2018) literally has got more than 100 complete sets of signals and camo available in order to maximize FXP gains, i still wouldn't argue that the economy as a whole has become terribly more forgiving over the years. True, today there are signals and camo that i could only dream of back in 2017. But on the other side, there were a lot more special events back then, granting additional XP for your first daily win. For several years, even your usual weekend gave a +100%. Nowadays, you have to wait for weeks or even months to get this kind of bonus any more. Additionally, there's the fact that i'm a seasoned player. I know how to accumulate boosters,, when to use them and how to maximize my gains. If you started all over again today, i can imagine that getting to know all the mechanics and WG's behaviour patterns would be a considerable threshold on your way...

[Ubertron_X]

10 minutes ago, Leo_Apollo11 said:

Did they say which new ship will be FreeXP?

 

The last new FreeXP ship we had was 9+ months ago...

Sorry, but I might have mixed this up. For unknown reasons I was under the impression that the announced Ragnar and Repulse would be replacements for Smaland and Nelson. However as far as I can see no new FreeXP ships have been announced yet.

[N00Boo7]

On 22.09.2017 used all free xp to get my 1st tier X (Shimakaze )

On 3.01.2018 got Missouri so aprox 3 months to get the 750k free xp ( i had signals stocks, and use the xmass promotion back then  some 2 weeks free premium time and 200% 1st win bonus)

On 28.03.2018 got Nelson so 3 months for 350k free xp (or was 375k?) 

On 29.07.2018 got Musashi  so 4 months for 750k xp

On 18.09.2018 got Kronstadt in 2 months for 750k xp ( again used at maximum some promo 200% win bonus and premium time)

On 28.02.2019 got Alaska  so 5 months for 1 mil freexp?( I remember correctly Alaska was 1 mil?)

On 16.06.2020 got Smaland  for 2 mil free xp,   i start using premium time all time since starting of 2020, and use some freexp for grinding.

On 25.08.2020 got Agir ( was this for freexp?-1 mil?)

On 6.11.2020 got Hayate so aprox 5 months for 2 mil freexp 

Today sitting on  2.575 mil free xp waiting for some nice ship ( not interested in Azuma or Friesland)

 

So from june 2020 to june 2021 i farmed 5,5 mil free xp ( average 458.000 freexp per month)

 

Later edit: forgot about Agir if was for freexp.

[Bindolaf_Werebane]

It took me a year or longer to get the Nelson. It has certainly gotten easier, even for a 100% f2p player like me - but maybe because I got a little better too. After Nelson I gathered 850k (counting the 250k for RB points) and skipped a bunch of lemons (Hipper, Buffalo, Seattle, FdG). After that, I gathered more and I currently have 750k, with nothing to spend it on. I really don't care about any free XP ships. I might skip Lion and Roon. Or just keep it. Or get Friesland, but... eeeeeh... whatever.

[tocqueville8]

1) The Nelson was my first free xp objective when I started the game, given her history and looks. I got her after a few months of playing, in August, 2019.

2) Later I felt I wasn't ready for high tier ships yet, so I spent my free xp on captain training, as I started grinding new lines. I wouldn't get a 19 point captain until early 2020, so I had no way to farm free cpt xp.

3) It took me until May 2020 to get the Alaska.

4) Then I guess I got some premium time for free, or I started using special signals in a more concentrated way, because it only took me 2 months to get the Friesland.

5) I got the Azuma in another 2 months, in no small measure thanks to the special signals from the Anniversary event (early September).

6) With a lot of leftover free xp from those signals, I got the Smaland in another 3 months, December 2020.

7) I haven't bought a free xp ship since, and I have about 2.6M in reserve. I occasionally use it to skip (re)grinds I don't like, like Buffalo and Minsk. The Agir doesn't interest me, and I'm waiting to see if they introduce anything else before pulling the trigger on the Hayate.

 

Keep in mind, I play the game a lot, but I've never bought premium time, let alone special signals.

 

TIPS on free xp farming:

- if you have no problem with spending some coal, whenever the coupon renews get some "Papa Papa" signals, and the "Pi Day" camos are good as well.

- use a camo with good xp and free xp bonuses and use all relevant special signals at once (Wyvern only gives credits and Dragon only gives cpt xp, so they're not needed)

- if you don't have all or most the relevant special signals, wait until you do: xp bonuses and free xp bonuses don't add, they rather multiply each other, so you want to maximize both

- use high-tier ships with good captains

- use premium time: buy a weekend's worth or something, unless you want to waste a lot of free xp potential; I save my special signals and really good camos for the occasional premium day

- use a detonation flag, even if you're playing a BB

- since you're also getting a lot of ship xp, do this while grinding a (fully upgraded) tech tree ship, T9 being ideal

- don't try to win too hard and too early just because you have all the special signals: just try to have a good game

- make sure to use first-win-of-the-day bonuses. If it's a special day/week, and the bonus is 100% or 200%, you don't need premium time.

 

If you don't have all special signals, or you don't have premium time, you can go for a "low key" strategy: use a good camo (some ship xp and some free xp bonus, or the Pi Day), a "Solo Warrior" flag (Papa Papa) for free xp and a "Kraken" flag (forgot the name) for ship xp.

There are going to be many times when you don't have special signals or premium time, but good camos and regular economic signals are easily available from events and daily containers, and a good game at high tiers will still give you 1-2k worth of free xp, which is nice enough.

[Leo_Apollo11]

Hi all,

 

Thanks for reminding me about "Agir"... I forgot that I got her for 1.000.000 FreXP as well (20.07.2020.)...

 

 

Leo "Apollo11"

[Matty814]

1 hour ago, Leo_Apollo11 said:

Hi all,

 

 

Yep... I forgot that CW win = guaranteed high BaseXP...

 

 

Leo "Apollo11"

 

P.S.

My Clan started playing CWs again - I hope I can join them this week!

That is true but a loss is only 250 base XP so that is quite a gamble to spend a set of signal flags on a loss whereas a loss in randoms can still net you above 1k base XP.

 

Of course this is subjective depending on if you are in a clan that wins a lot of CW (which it looks like you are) and your reserve of special signals.

 

EDIT:

 

Back to the original point of the thread, I have not tracked my XP as extensively as the OP but I am currently sitting on 2.2m free XP after getting the Smaland just before she was removed for sale. I do not own, Azuma, Agir, Hayate or Friesland though but have spent a few 100k on resetting lines and skipping stock modules. My usual method is to stack as many signal onto my Georgia and hope for a good game!

[john1953]

On a connected note.

Sitting on 3.3 Million Free XP. Only ships available, others in port, are Azuma, Friesland and Hayate.

I have the Yoshino so ruling out Azuma.

Enjoying Halland is Friesland worth the punt?

Very unsure Hayate at 2 million.

 

Given the little choice really regret not getting Smalland even at 2 million.

 

Is there likely to be any Free XP ships added soon or am I best blowing it on re-setting lines?

 

Cheers.

[tocqueville8]

Just now, Matty814 said:

My usual method is to stack as many signal onto my Georgia and hope for a good game!

I mean...you could a lot worse than a Georgia, but if you have a good game that's maybe 25k ship xp that has no practical use.

[Leo_Apollo11]

Hi all,

 

1 minute ago, tocqueville8 said:

I mean...you could a lot worse than a Georgia, but if you have a good game that's maybe 25k ship xp that has no practical use.

 

That's why I prefer the "Ranked"... you simply grind your restarted lines ("Research Bureau") and/or grind forgotten/neglected lines... nothing goes to waste there...

 

 

Leo "Apollo11"

[MoneyBagsMcKiwi]

I've had over 30 million FXP in the past 12 months, even with doing full FXP resets for RB i've run out of stuff to obtain and I am once again back up to over 400k.

 

7 minutes ago, john1953 said:

On a connected note.

Sitting on 3.3 Million Free XP. Only ships available, others in port, are Azuma, Friesland and Hayate.

I have the Yoshino so ruling out Azuma.

Enjoying Halland is Friesland worth the punt?

Very unsure Hayate at 2 million.

 

Given the little choice really regret not getting Smalland even at 2 million.

 

Is there likely to be any Free XP ships added soon or am I best blowing it on re-setting lines?

 

Cheers.

Friesland is worth it, Hayate is not. 

 

I suspect that the days of any further FXP ships being added are done and dusted because of RB.

 

 

[Ocsimano18]

8 minutes ago, john1953 said:

On a connected note.

Sitting on 3.3 Million Free XP. Only ships available, others in port, are Azuma, Friesland and Hayate.

I have the Yoshino so ruling out Azuma.

Enjoying Halland is Friesland worth the punt?

Very unsure Hayate at 2 million.

 

Given the little choice really regret not getting Smalland even at 2 million.

 

Is there likely to be any Free XP ships added soon or am I best blowing it on re-setting lines?

 

Cheers.

I’m in the same situation. I’m waiting for some new releases to see what we get for free XP. If nothing of my interest then I go for the research bureau.

[Leo_Apollo11]

Hi all,

 

4 minutes ago, MoneyBagsMcKiwi said:

I suspect that the days of any further FXP ships being added are done and dusted because of RB.

 

The last new FreeXP ship we had was 9+ months ago...

 

 

Leo "Apolo11"