[G-O-M] Aethervoxx Players 2,597 posts 13,191 battles Report post #1 Posted September 20, 2021 Some new battle mode of 7 vs 7 players? What is this? Another RANK (as in 'stinking') battle mode? With Bot cargo ships? With CVs but no Subs? I thought April Fools Day was April 1st - not Sept 23?, 2021. As designed & advertised, I will be avoiding this new battle mode. 4 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[THESO] KillStealBoss Players 12,123 posts 62,190 battles Report post #2 Posted September 20, 2021 Played it on PTS and actually it was ok. Much better than what's coming with the asymmetric battles. My issue then was that some maps had stupid spawning and some of them weren't suited for that mode at all. Also sometimes those cargo ships ... Get stuck. Yeah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RenamedUser_92906789 Players 5,828 posts Report post #3 Posted September 21, 2021 I hope its similar to Narai. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[POP] Altsak Players 791 posts 16,516 battles Report post #4 Posted September 21, 2021 They are very quick and violent battles. If you like brawling this is the game mode for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
totally_potato Players 2,533 posts Report post #5 Posted September 21, 2021 10 hours ago, Aethervoxx said: Some new battle mode of 7 vs 7 players? What is this? Another RANK (as in 'stinking') battle mode? With Bot cargo ships? With CVs but no Subs? I thought April Fools Day was April 1st - not Sept 23?, 2021. As designed & advertised, I will be avoiding this new battle mode. Its def not ranked Its a fun, different game mode with a historical basis. Its fast paced and aggressive, and for those who like brawling, this mode is good for them as brawling is going to happen a lot here As designed and advertised, I will be playing this new gamemode, coz A. I wanted this for a while B. Its suits my playstyle preference C. Its so different from what we have. Also, pretty sure asymmetric battles will be coming out with this game mode Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Camperdown Players 2,501 posts 17,258 battles Report post #6 Posted September 21, 2021 I find it an interesting concept and am curious how it will be. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[WG] YabbaCoe WG Staff, WG Staff, WG Staff 10,676 posts 5,442 battles Report post #7 Posted September 21, 2021 Před 12 hodinami Aethervoxx řekl/a: Some new battle mode of 7 vs 7 players? What is this? Another RANK (as in 'stinking') battle mode? With Bot cargo ships? With CVs but no Subs? I thought April Fools Day was April 1st - not Sept 23?, 2021. As designed & advertised, I will be avoiding this new battle mode. I would even say, that this is something like Special mode PvP Operation. Defo not Ranked, as other mentioned, just if you are interested, you can try this new special mode, where basically apart from destroying enemy fleet you have also another task to defend/destroy the convoy of transport ships. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[OZYR] Andrewbassg Players 3,800 posts 25,867 battles Report post #8 Posted September 21, 2021 12 hours ago, Aethervoxx said: Some new battle mode of 7 vs 7 players? What is this? Another RANK (as in 'stinking') battle mode? With Bot cargo ships? With CVs but no Subs? I thought April Fools Day was April 1st - not Sept 23?, 2021. As designed & advertised, I will be avoiding this new battle mode. Well... tbh was eager looking forward for this mode. Then I saw that CV's are allowed. With the state of the AA as of now.....And one is supposed to defend the convoy when it can't defend even itself If the side can be chosen then definitively yes. Otherwise...... sorry I'm not idiot enough..... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[2DQT] Bybernd Players 183 posts 17,863 battles Report post #9 Posted September 21, 2021 It's even more brawly than brawl, which can devolve into Island camping, also the transports have smoke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-RSN-] Gwynbleidd11 Players 384 posts 13,012 battles Report post #10 Posted September 21, 2021 Liked it on test server, it starts just on time for my stock Lightning, Haarlem and North Carolina grinds. Much faster than grinding stock modules in coop 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[UK-RN] Captain_82 Players 1,345 posts 35,837 battles Report post #11 Posted September 21, 2021 19 minutes ago, Bybernd said: It's even more brawly than brawl, which can devolve into Island camping, also the transports have smoke. People stated that transports would pop smoke, then continue to sail out of their smoke. We`ll see if that holds true ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[NECRO] Deckeru_Maiku Beta Tester 6,636 posts 24,864 battles Report post #12 Posted September 21, 2021 13 hours ago, Aethervoxx said: With Bot cargo ships? With CVs but no Subs? Probably WGs way to make sure that "Convoy mode wasn't liked by the playerbase, so we won't put something like it for subs into the game... player's choice is important to us..." 6 minutes ago, Captain_82 said: People stated that transports would pop smoke, then continue to sail out of their smoke. We`ll see if that holds true ... In CoOp bot DDs and Cruisers that can use smoke sail through their smoke for years... I don't expect WG being able to adjust the KI for their Convoy transports bots to do any better. 1 hour ago, Camperdown said: I find it an interesting concept and am curious how it will be. How long are you playing this game? For years, right? And You still expect WG to come up with an interesting concept THAT REALLY WORKS? ^>^ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[OZYR] Andrewbassg Players 3,800 posts 25,867 battles Report post #13 Posted September 21, 2021 32 minutes ago, Deckeru_Maiku said: Probably WGs way to make sure that "Convoy mode wasn't liked by the playerbase, so we won't put something like it for subs into the game... player's choice is important to us..." How long are you playing this game? For years, right? And You still expect WG to come up with an interesting concept THAT REALLY WORKS? ^>^ This. Wigiocy after wigiocy..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[POP] Altsak Players 791 posts 16,516 battles Report post #14 Posted September 21, 2021 CVs aren't as useful in the convoy mode as battles are close and the usual game breaking spotting the CVs provide isn't as useful. Also T8 CVs lack the DPM to quickly decide games. I played a lot of convoys in the PTS and tbh CVs are tolerable in this game mode - not game breaking like in the other. The Liberty ships will pop smoke when spotted. They sail in line so the first Liberty popping smoke conceals rest of the Liberty lemming train. It's a good balance as the Liberties have pretty small concealment range but the attackers still can damage at least one Liberty. The bad things in PTS about the convoys was that when players learned how to play the mode defending the convoy became pretty hard. Not sure how and if they have issued the balance inbalance when switching to live. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[M-P-M] Migantium_Mashum Players 3,146 posts 19,218 battles Report post #15 Posted September 21, 2021 12 hours ago, MacArthur92 said: Played it on PTS and actually it was ok. Much better than what's coming with the asymmetric battles. My issue then was that some maps had stupid spawning and some of them weren't suited for that mode at all. Also sometimes those cargo ships ... Get stuck. Yeah. Asymmetric was fun... being an underdog and wiping out the bigger opponents required something called 'Thinking'... a rare skill these days in the game. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BOATY] Shaka_D Alpha Tester, Players, In AlfaTesters, Weekend Tester 3,691 posts 15,960 battles Report post #16 Posted September 21, 2021 14 hours ago, Aethervoxx said: Some new battle mode of 7 vs 7 players? What is this? Another RANK (as in 'stinking') battle mode? With Bot cargo ships? With CVs but no Subs? I thought April Fools Day was April 1st - not Sept 23?, 2021. As designed & advertised, I will be avoiding this new battle mode. No need to avoid until you've at least tried it? Might be different, but nevertheless potentially fun? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[OZYR] Andrewbassg Players 3,800 posts 25,867 battles Report post #17 Posted September 21, 2021 42 minutes ago, Migantium_Mashum said: Asymmetric was fun... being an underdog and wiping out the bigger opponents required something called 'Thinking'... a rare skill these days in the game. So much this. I thoroughly enjoyed playing that mode. Dare I say it was the most fun of all modes. But Weggie: fun not allowed. Either grind and misery or gfy. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[OZYR] Andrewbassg Players 3,800 posts 25,867 battles Report post #18 Posted September 21, 2021 49 minutes ago, Altsak said: CVs aren't as useful in the convoy mode as battles are close and the usual game breaking spotting the CVs provide isn't as useful. Also T8 CVs lack the DPM to quickly decide games. I played a lot of convoys in the PTS and tbh CVs are tolerable in this game mode - not game breaking like in the other. The Liberty ships will pop smoke when spotted. They sail in line so the first Liberty popping smoke conceals rest of the Liberty lemming train. It's a good balance as the Liberties have pretty small concealment range but the attackers still can damage at least one Liberty. The bad things in PTS about the convoys was that when players learned how to play the mode defending the convoy became pretty hard. Not sure how and if they have issued the balance inbalance when switching to live. Like I said if the side can be chosen.....then yes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SodaBubbles Players 1,553 posts 1,028 battles Report post #19 Posted September 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Andrewbassg said: Well... tbh was eager looking forward for this mode. Then I saw that CV's are allowed. Hahaha. Hahahahaha. The devs are obsessed with ramming CVs into every mode, whether they belong or not. Don't see much point, unless the transports have god-tier AA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[OZYR] Andrewbassg Players 3,800 posts 25,867 battles Report post #20 Posted September 21, 2021 10 minutes ago, SodaBubbles said: Hahaha. Hahahahaha. The devs are obsessed with ramming CVs into every mode, whether they belong or not. Don't see much point, unless the transports have god-tier AA. Wedgie distributing the fun to the playerbase Can you spot ( pun intended) the favorite? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[M-P-M] Migantium_Mashum Players 3,146 posts 19,218 battles Report post #21 Posted September 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, Andrewbassg said: Wedgie distributing the fun to the playerbase Like the executioner distributing the numbers for the electric chair. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[THESO] KillStealBoss Players 12,123 posts 62,190 battles Report post #22 Posted September 21, 2021 4 hours ago, Migantium_Mashum said: being an underdog and wiping out the bigger opponents required something called 'Thinking'... a rare skill these days in the game. That's why it'll be messed up. Convoys are more like randoms but with some task to do. Asymmetric need more skill. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[M-P-M] Migantium_Mashum Players 3,146 posts 19,218 battles Report post #23 Posted September 21, 2021 14 minutes ago, MacArthur92 said: That's why it'll be messed up. Convoys are more like randoms but with some task to do. Asymmetric need more skill. It bugs me that they never leave the battles that are popular up and running.. It's as if they're afraid that the players will prove how popular some of their offerings actually are contrary to what they believe. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[OZYR] Andrewbassg Players 3,800 posts 25,867 battles Report post #24 Posted September 21, 2021 7 minutes ago, Migantium_Mashum said: It bugs me that they never leave the battles that are popular up and running.. It's as if they're afraid that the players will prove how popular some of their offerings actually are contrary to what they believe. They are fully aware of what's what. But the X year plan has to be..... "respected". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[STEEL] PeteEarthling [STEEL] Players 1,037 posts Report post #25 Posted September 21, 2021 T8?! Nice move to exclude new or low-to-mid tier players. Thanks, WG. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
