My (now 4+ years old) proposal: Introduction of special game mode for pure WWI combat using authentic ships with authentic weapons!

[Leo_Apollo11]

Hi all,

 

My (now 4+ years old) proposal: Introduction of special game mode for pure WWI combat using authentic ships with authentic weapons!

 

 

With recent "Brawl" and especially most recent "Grand Battles" special game modes - this is not so much fantasy as it used to be... and we will have German WWI BBs soon as well... 

 

 

Introduction

 

Ever since I first read "Dreadnought" & "Castles of Steel" by Robert K. Massie long long time ago I dreamed about computer game that would be able to re-enact those times...

 

So... we have "World of Warships" - why not add special WWI game mode for it - I am sure that many many players would enjoy it (and it should not be that difficult to create I hope)!

 

 

Ships

 

For every applicable ship (i.e. ship that existed by the time of WWI) add special additional "WWI Hull":

 

• "WWI Hull" would only be possible if ships is "Elite (i.e. if fully researched)
• "WWI Hull" would contain all data for WWI type of combat: armor, machinery, primary / secondary weapons, torpedoes, AA (?)
• players would be able to research and buy "WWI Hull" for credits if they want to play WWI special game mode

 

 

Game mode

 

It would be necessary to create special WWI game mode (similar to recent "Brawl" and/or "Grand Battle"). Only ships that have "WWI Hull" currently selected would be able to participate in "WWI" battles types!

 

 

What do you think guys?

 

 

Leo "Apollo11"

 

 

P.S.

Original post #1:

 

 

Original post #2:

 

 

[totally_potato]

WG won't do it

 

Your proposal is sound

But WG is too deaf so yeah

[Aragathor]

Just now, totally_potato said:

WG won't do it

 

Your proposal is sound

But WG is too deaf so yeah

That's the sad part.

[Nauseica]

It would be a great addition in the game but that it will never happen.

 

The tier that these event will work is too low and WG stopped to create ships on that tier cause it doesnt bring them money ... why make a T3-4 ships for 10 euro when you can sell T8-9 for 100 euro...

 

It would be so nice to make it and add an operation for T3/4 ships to have historical ships on it but it wont

 

Sad bear

 

[Leo_Apollo11]

Hi all,

 

1 minute ago, totally_potato said:

WG won't do it

 

Your proposal is sound

But WG is too deaf so yeah

 

Well... they were thinking of introducing "Axis vs. Allies" (and delayed it) - IMHO my proposal is so much sounder and better!

 

 

Leo "Apollo11"

[totally_potato]

8 minutes ago, Leo_Apollo11 said:

Hi all,

 

 

Well... they were thinking of introducing "Axis vs. Allies" (and delayed it) - IMHO my proposal is so much sounder and better!

 

 

Leo "Apollo11"

Axis vs Allies is high tier, so they can earn more there. Your proposal is very good, but WG doesn't care. You have to live with that. Otherwise, imagine the number of proposals I would have made till now. 

[lovelacebeer]

I love the idea and would personally really enjoy playing such a mode, but sadly its not going to happen with WG, I often think they forget there is anything below tier 8.

[HystericalAccuracy]

1 hour ago, totally_potato said:

WG won't do it

because

1 hour ago, Leo_Apollo11 said:

game mode for pure WWI combat using authentic ships with authentic weapons!

WG would have to exclude their own navy + their favourite child CV and their soon-to-come submarines.

 

The old playerbase got replaced by achievers and speedrunners (win 3 rounds in co-op, then buy a T9). You expect these youngsters to research boring old ships and they pay extra to play these boring old ships? Fewer people will play this mode than operations and WG can not earn money with it.

 

But I share your dream of it eventually happening one day.

[Pametrada]

@Leo_Apollo11 Your request, mate - and the request of many others over time,  myself included. Well worth bringing it up again, of course.

 

It is a crying shame that such renowned German battle-cruisers as Von Der Tan, Moltke, and Derfflinger, , no doubt beautifully modelled , are being shoved into a game that bears little authenticity to that era of naval warfare. All that effort by WG's esteemed art department, only to be let down by the game developers, under pressure from the  accountants. It's pitiful.

 

I understand the need to make a profit and pay developers, but WoWs is rapidly approaching a dead-end and WG seems to be desperately scrambling around to find something - anything - that might result in a few more sales. One only has to look at the USS Kearsage to recognize that.

 

And yet, right in front of them is an era of naval warfare that could extend the life of WoWs by another 5 years or maybe more. The Dreadnought and pre-Dreadnought era is a game mode that is so blindingly obvious, asked for so many times but, as ever, met with stony silence from WG. No more radar, no more carriers, no more paper ships - three controversies resolved in one go. More than enough historically-factual ship designs and variations ( including Russian! ) for  a whole range of new premiums, with many models already in the existing game. 

 

Sadly, if the famously uncommunicative WG ever does respond to these repeated requests, it will probably be a dismissive 'Nyet'.

 

 

 

[GaCommanderGice]

Hi man, 

 

Waiting for the five year proposal sadly.

Not gonna happen.

Good idea though, but alot of good idea's just aren't heard or reacted on.

 

[NobleRipper]

Seems like a lot of other folks here share my 'love it, won't happen' reaction. In the interests of offering something a little new to the topic: it shouldn't happen in WoWs. As per my attitude to submarines, having an Authentic Great War mode would be a wonderful addition to an historical naval sim; unfortunately WoWs ain't that, and as again the subs (and CVs, recent line additions, past problems with Ops etc. etc.) have shown, I'm not sure that these devs would be able to do that kind of concept justice.

 

Though I hear that Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts is showing promise...

[Leo_Apollo11]

Hi all,

 

10 minutes ago, Pametrada said:

@Leo_Apollo11 Your request, mate - and the request of many others over time,  myself included. Well worth bringing it up again, of course.

 

It is a crying shame that such renowned German battle-cruisers as Von Der Tan, Moltke, and Derfflinger, , no doubt beautifully modelled , are being shoved into a game that bears little authenticity to that era of naval warfare. All that effort by WG's esteemed art department, only to be let down by the game developers, under pressure from the  accountants. It's pitiful.

 

I understand the need to make a profit and pay developers, but WoWs is rapidly approaching a dead-end and WG seems to be desperately scrambling around to find something - anything - that might result in a few more sales. One only has to look at the USS Kearsage to recognize that.

 

And yet, right in front of them is an era of naval warfare that could extend the life of WoWs by another 5 years or maybe more. The Dreadnought and pre-Dreadnought era is a game mode that is so blindingly obvious, asked for so many times but, as ever, met with stony silence from WG. No more radar, no more carriers, no more paper ships - three controversies resolved in one go. More than enough historically-factual ship designs and variations ( including Russian! ) for  a whole range of new premiums, with many models already in the existing game. 

 

Sadly, if the famously uncommunicative WG ever does respond to these repeated requests, it will probably be a dismissive 'Nyet'.

 

 

BTW, this would be PERFECT way for people to really enjoy and play low(er) Tier ships... those are now in really bad place...

 

Also WG has everything in place for this - there is really minimal effort (compared to everything else) needed for this to be introduced!

 

 

Leo "Apollo11"

[GaCommanderGice]

 

Just now, Leo_Apollo11 said:

Hi all,

 

 

 

BTW, this would be PERFECT way for people to really enjoy and play low(er) Tier ships... those are now in really bad place...

 

Also WG has everything in place for this - there is really minimal effort (compared to everything else) needed for this to be introduced!

 

 

Leo "Apollo11"

Still playing lower tiers don't get you alot of credits xp etc, even if i reset i just free-xp it to tier five just because of this.

Not sure it would work, but would love to play more lower tiers, since i remember those were fun and hooked me eventually up to this game. :)

 

[Wulf_Ace]

1 hour ago, Leo_Apollo11 said:

Hi all,

 

My (now 4+ years old) proposal: Introduction of special game mode for pure WWI combat using authentic ships with authentic weapons!

 

 

With recent "Brawl" and especially most recent "Grand Battles" special game modes - this is not so much fantasy as it used to be... and we will have German WWI BBs soon as well... 

 

 

Introduction

 

Ever since I first read "Dreadnought" & "Castles of Steel" by Robert K. Massie long long time ago I dreamed about computer game that would be able to re-enact those times...

 

So... we have "World of Warships" - why not add special WWI game mode for it - I am sure that many many players would enjoy it (and it should not be that difficult to create I hope)!

 

 

Ships

 

For every applicable ship (i.e. ship that existed by the time of WWI) add special additional "WWI Hull":

 

• "WWI Hull" would only be possible if ships is "Elite (i.e. if fully researched)
• "WWI Hull" would contain all data for WWI type of combat: armor, machinery, primary / secondary weapons, torpedoes, AA (?)
• players would be able to research and buy "WWI Hull" for credits if they want to play WWI special game mode

 

 

Game mode

 

It would be necessary to create special WWI game mode (similar to recent "Brawl" and/or "Grand Battle"). Only ships that have "WWI Hull" currently selected would be able to participate in "WWI" battles types!

 

 

What do you think guys?

 

 

Leo "Apollo11"

 

 

P.S.

Original post #1:

 

 

Original post #2:

 

 

come on, be realistic, this is WG you are talking about.

[Pametrada]

5 minutes ago, Leo_Apollo11 said:

Hi all,

 

 

 

BTW, this would be PERFECT way for people to really enjoy and play low(er) Tier ships... those are now in really bad place...

 

Also WG has everything in place for this - there is really minimal effort (compared to everything else) needed for this to be introduced!

 

 

Leo "Apollo11"

 

Yes, that at least would be a start and, as you say, it would be 'proof of concept' with minimal initial outlay by WG. Enough ships are already available in the game to try the idea out.

[NobleRipper]

10 minutes ago, Pametrada said:

 

Yes, that at least would be a start and, as you say, it would be 'proof of concept' with minimal initial outlay by WG. Enough ships are already available in the game to try the idea out.

I think that last time some similar proposal came up, the Training Room was recommended. Maybe we could do like WoT did once upon a time, and get together a bunch of like-minded folk willing to try out some experimental rules in one of those and see if it takes off to the level where WG might buy it out with the intention of adding in carriers take notice?

[totally_potato]

25 minutes ago, NobleSauvage said:

Though I hear that Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts is showing promise...

oh hell ya it is

I think, the big streamers need to try it at some point

[totally_potato]

58 minutes ago, VIadoCro said:

because

WG would have to exclude their own navy + their favourite child CV and their soon-to-come submarines.

 

The old playerbase got replaced by achievers and speedrunners (win 3 rounds in co-op, then buy a T9). You expect these youngsters to research boring old ships and they pay extra to play these boring old ships? Fewer people will play this mode than operations and WG can not earn money with it.

 

But I share your dream of it eventually happening one day.

I share it too

But WG just won't do it

 

[Admiral_H_Nelson]

Great idea!

 

But they must bring the absolute warrior SMS Seydlitz into the game!

[Hugh_Ruka]

Just curious, can you compile a list of ships that would pass the requirements ?

[Andrewbassg]

A very good idea. But its..... Weegeeland here.

[NobleRipper]

35 minutes ago, Hugh_Ruka said:

Just curious, can you compile a list of ships that would pass the requirements ?

I'd be interested to see one as well, but seems like it would take a heck of a lot of work to go through everything and check. Generally speaking, it's battleships up to ~T5/6 and cruisers/destroyers a bit lower, usually around T3 and some T4. T1s are a special case, as they don't follow the same chronological progression as the rest of their lines; from the sounds of it the upcoming Dutch cruisers are rather later designs for their tier than most. There are no WW1 aircraft carriers in the game apart from Furious, which is not in the state in which she appeared during the war (although it would be cool if they introduced one or both of her wartime guises).

[CptBarney]

5 hours ago, totally_potato said:

Axis vs Allies is high tier, so they can earn more there. Your proposal is very good, but WG doesn't care. You have to live with that. Otherwise, imagine the number of proposals I would have made till now. 

Same, i have a load of ideas. But well weegee could careless no matter how well constructed, researched and planned they are.

[gabberworld]

5 hours ago, VIadoCro said:

submarines.

 

 

users who like play with other ships continue play with those,  example for me submarine is not that i will start play much, its simply too complicated and it feels like i cant todo much. users just worry something what they should not worry at all

 

[_Lupastro_]

7 ore fa, Leo_Apollo11 ha scritto:

Hi all,

 

My (now 4+ years old) proposal: Introduction of special game mode for pure WWI combat using authentic ships with authentic weapons!

 

 

With recent "Brawl" and especially most recent "Grand Battles" special game modes - this is not so much fantasy as it used to be... and we will have German WWI BBs soon as well... 

 

 

Introduction

 

Ever since I first read "Dreadnought" & "Castles of Steel" by Robert K. Massie long long time ago I dreamed about computer game that would be able to re-enact those times...

 

So... we have "World of Warships" - why not add special WWI game mode for it - I am sure that many many players would enjoy it (and it should not be that difficult to create I hope)!

 

 

Ships

 

For every applicable ship (i.e. ship that existed by the time of WWI) add special additional "WWI Hull":

 

• "WWI Hull" would only be possible if ships is "Elite (i.e. if fully researched)
• "WWI Hull" would contain all data for WWI type of combat: armor, machinery, primary / secondary weapons, torpedoes, AA (?)
• players would be able to research and buy "WWI Hull" for credits if they want to play WWI special game mode

 

 

Game mode

 

It would be necessary to create special WWI game mode (similar to recent "Brawl" and/or "Grand Battle"). Only ships that have "WWI Hull" currently selected would be able to participate in "WWI" battles types!

 

 

What do you think guys?

 

 

Leo "Apollo11"

 

 

P.S.

Original post #1:

 

 

Original post #2:

 

 

immense esteem