Developer Bulletin for Update 0.10.10

[The_EURL_Guy]

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's superships in Ranked and Co-op Battles! We also have a fresh approach to Arms Race and other new features for you to try out on the Public Test server.

Read it on the portal

[undutchable80]

Continuing using Ranked and Co-Op as your new PTS eh, WG?

 

[ColonelPete]

• No to Superships in Random, Ranked and Clanbattles
• No to Burst Fire in all PvP modes, as it increases the skill difference between players

[Maris_Piper]

More News from the Ministry of Mayhem. Ranked/Co-Op = Testing 4 Screw Up's 

[Anarchy___]

How about reverting the achievement change before adding new ones ... as long as players get NOTHING for performing exceptionally well then why exactly should we care ?

[Shaka_D]

Erm, a little apprehensive on the inclusion of superships in ranked. We've still got to figure out properly how subs will fit into the game and if it will work, so to add more so soon almost feels like the game is undergoing a paradigm shift. Wonder what the vision is here?

 

On the other hand, I have to admit the visuals do look brilliant. I had long since begun to wonder when we'd receive a graphics overhaul. Looking forward to this part of it.

[Hakssor]

So no assymetric battles next update? When they will be released? 

 

Also a big no for ranked with tier X and superships. If tier IX was that good with handling the superships and are supposed to be bottom tier against them in the future how they are not here? 

 

I like the water changes, art dept as usual carries the game. 

[Peter_Snowmane]

Before: Bad

After: Worse

 

Suggestion - introduce a premier league for historical ships only. Ships like Montana can stay in it because they were totally possible. Ships like Kremlin, Stalingrad and the current version of Jean Bart can not as they are totally fake and absurd. Real Jean Bart was a handicapped T7 that would have had its arse kicked by Hood, Scharnhorst and probably even Fuso.

[Carandraug]

1 hour ago, The_EURL_Guy said:

Arms Race is back as a temporary battle type in Update 0.10.10. This represents an important testing round before we add Arms Race to Random Battles at some point in the future.

Excellent, another great addition to poor Randoms in the future. Nice to see it already changed from "if" to "some point". More collecting buffs, more arcade mechanics, more combo Mickey Mouse crap, yay. Glad im slowly bowing out from this hot mess and ruined game.

 

Oh and of course big HELL NO to the whole concept of superships. Separate mode ? Sure. But poisoning the well with auto-loaders and similar pure idiocy additions in normal main game modes ? Oh my, submarine disaster is just the start...

[Jvd2000]

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Battle Performance Bonuses

In Update 0.10.10, you can earn festive battle performance bonuses on all of your ships of Tier V and above. Depending on the ship's tier, you can grab Coal, Steel, or a special temporary resource that you can exchange for Santa's Gift containers in Update 0.10.11.

 

So Xmas snowflakes a patch earlier with direct coal and steel but the Xmas santan crates for playing T10 are only rewarded at patch .11 (since you get tokens for playing T10 in .10 that can only be converted into crates the next patch….)

 

Strange… yes, I get extra steel and coal a bit earlier ( will wait for coupon to become available in December anyway) so why???? I am still playing some anniversary ships for the tokens…would not have mind to have a month without snowflakes to clear.

[YabbaCoe]

31 minutes ago, MortuaEst_1 said:

So no assymetric battles next update? When they will be released? 

 

Also a big no for ranked with tier X and superships. If tier IX was that good with handling the superships and are supposed to be bottom tier against them in the future how they are not here? 

 

I like the water changes, art dept as usual carries the game. 

Unfortunately, Assymetric battles were removed from this Update due to technical reasons, but are still planned in future.

[quickr]

We are happy to announce WOWS patch 1.0

 

We are shutting down public test servers. It was pointless anyway really.

Ranked is now test battles. This is where we dump all the crap we come up with. Can't wait to hear your _feedback

Randoms is full arcade mode now, everything goes: supersized ships, buff zones, 100knts submarines, nuclear warheads, literally anything that spends one patch cycle in test battles _{regardless of your feedback}

While we at it, we dropping WW2 theme. We plan on adding anything from age of sail to current gen ships. Napkin ships, imaginary ships, send us your ideas, we'll implement it

Also, cos you asked for and don't say we don't listen, we are reworking matchmaker.  New MM range: all tiers. Everything goes!!! Party for all ships from tier 0 to tier 10, 11, 12! How many tiers we got? Who cares!!!!

 

 

[Sea_section]

In summary, WG are now sneaking in Tier XI into the game. Which is something that no one asked for.

 

 

 

[guy_incognito79]

Can you please finish butchering randoms with subs before you start adding tier XI shenanigans into the mix?

[Prophecy82]

Do I get this right? 

Next season of Testbed Ranked is only T10 (+Supies)? For Bronze, Silver and Gold? 

Or are you dropping the leagues, too? Bcs you dont seem to bother at all. 

I hate that you (ab)use Ranked for your tests btw. 

[Khaba_Gandalf]

Vor 24 Minuten, Jvd2000 sagte:

 

So Xmas snowflakes a patch earlier with direct coal and steel but the Xmas santan crates for playing T10 are only rewarded at patch .11 (since you get tokens for playing T10 in .10 that can only be converted into crates the next patch….)

 

Strange… yes, I get extra steel and coal a bit earlier ( will wait for coupon to become available in December anyway) so why???? I am still playing some anniversary ships for the tokens…would not have mind to have a month without snowflakes to clear.

the cynic in me says that the amount if crates one can buy with said tokens will be capped to something below the number of t10 ships in the game... 

 

I am also curious if we only have one patch to clear those snowflakes, that would be quite harsh... 

 

@Sehales: any more information on that topic? one patch to blow them off or two? 

[FleischMichi]

WOWS - How to break the balance completely ANY%

[Cammo1962]

22 hours ago, The_EURL_Guy said:

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's superships in Ranked and Co-op Battles! We also have a fresh approach to Arms Race and other new features for you to try out on the Public Test server.

Read it on the portal

@YabbaCoe, @Crysantos and @MrConway do WG have a deathwish regarding Superships in this game ?? Becacuse we have clearly said that we like them as a gimmick in their own mode, but no no WeeGee does not listen and WeeGee does not care at all.

[FooFaFie]

I just have 1 question about those S-ships or XI-ships.

 

In random. Will you see those S-class when you are in a tier-8 cruiser?

[Shaka_D]

2 minutes ago, FieFaFoo said:

I just have 1 question about those S-ships or XI-ships.

 

In random. Will you see those S-class when you are in a tier-8 cruiser?

Can you imagine a fail division of tier 7 / 8 being uptiered into a S-ship game....ooohhhh!

[Cammo1962]

6 minutes ago, Shaka_D said:

Can you imagine a fail division of tier 7 / 8 being uptiered into a S-ship game....ooohhhh!

Well knowing WeeGees trackrecord then yes @Shaka_D  

[K82J]

So, did i read it right : we gonna have ships now that can put 48 240 mm shell in the air in less than 4 seconds, with a " long " cooldown of 40 second ?

 

 

[Flloob]

No

 

[Thiif]

WG why ranked mode is your playground for testing new stuff?. Ranked mode should just be balanced competitive mode . Seee Rankeds in WoT.

Super ships Yes but no in Ranked Mode 

[lovelacebeer]

With the division achievements are they possible to earn if you form a division during the game or are they only valid if you entered the battle in a division?