Camo for dubloons at tier 8

[Shaka_D]

Forgive me if this has been around a while, but only just now noticed special camo available for my tashkent and New Orleans at tier 8, but for 3000 dubloons. Not checked any other tier 8's yet though. Although it's permanent camo so is a once off purchase, the 3000 dubloons seems hugely excessive, especially when comparing camo costs to WoT. Why so much? Is anyone actually going for this?

[Capt_Kelris]

just saw the same thing on my NO, too. I just bought the baltimore, and it don't have the same option.... My other "regular" T8 ship is an Amagi, and she doesn't have the option....weird...

For the price, it seems a lot, but as you said, it's permanent, and give you -4% on accuracy when you're shot at, AND +50% xp. That last bonus surely is a great boost, but now i've finished the NO, i don't think i'll purchase it....

[Vogel]

They ae probably trying to fight off the inflation of doubloons they crated due to all the bloatware called bundles 

 

No idea why it is so expensive; camoflage in WoT for all seasons costs 600 gold.

[Kazomir]

They ae probably trying to fight off the inflation of doubloons they crated due to all the bloatware called bundles 

 

No idea why it is so expensive; camoflage in WoT for all seasons costs 600 gold.

 

But WoT camo does not give that much benefits as WoWs camo.

[Ubertron_X]

I did not post this under gameplay for obvious reasons, but thats my personal stand on this excessive pricing strategy.

 

http://forum.worldofwarships.eu/index.php?/topic/44724-053-or-what-happenend-to-microtransactions-camouflage/

[B010011A]

I'd only spend 1K to 3K doubloons for a perma-camo if that camo gives me 50% of more credit earnings. 50% more XP is useless since you earn XP no matter what you do in game.

[ilhilh]

You can get it on tier 9s for 4k dubloons - well certainly Iowa and Izumo.

[Beardroid91]

I think the price is set by the amount of work that goes into creating it, sure a Tank camo is cheaper, but then you have to think of the scale between a tiny tank and a huge ship. WG already said that their ship models are slow to make and due to the amount of details which is slowing them down.

 

So in WG's twisted way of thinking about it then they could in theory justify the price. BUT i highly doubt anyone sane would buy it... it is just to much for one single ship.

[LilJumpa]

I did not post this under gameplay for obvious reasons, but thats my personal stand on this excessive pricing strategy.

 

http://forum.worldofwarships.eu/index.php?/topic/44724-053-or-what-happenend-to-microtransactions-camouflage/

 

I read that actually...... Quote : This is more of a blatant money grab and just too much.

 

Are you serious? Nobody with half a braincell will buy that because there is not one single reason to do it other than bragging - rights about how much money you can spend for useless things.

 

Extra XP on a single ship, that is not a premium and can use multiple captains? - usefull in a stock grind, but there is camo with 100% extra XP and signal flags in the game. After that? Useless.

The looks? - get a mod for free if you like the looks. Others don't care anyway.

The Camo/ Accuracy bonus? - Credit Camos have the same bonus.

 

I have seen Atagos floating around without using any camo and Premiums get a permanent +XP Camo for free. So we do have people with less than half a braincell playing so maybe WG will sell a couple of those.

[Mayv]

Fubukis camo looks nice (although it is still mostly jungle green), I can't see myself buying it since I already have a 16 point captain in her and credits aren't a problem. It is a bit too expensive as well.

[Black0rchid]

I finaly got arround to buy myself a fubuki yesterday...I was costumizing it to go try it in game and I saw the cammo, I tried it on and although it wasn t spetacular it looked good, I thought hmm maybe I'll buy it.... Then I looked at the price and .. .WHAT !!!!!!  

 

 

I don't know who makes the prices on WG....but damn I want me what he/she is havin!

[BadGene616]

Don't know whether the permanent cammo breaks even or not...

 

It's hard to call.

 

3k gold would let you convert 75k ship exp into free exp.

 

Alternatively would buy you 100 of the double exp Christmas cammo. It's not worth +100% so it's actually going to need more like 200 games to pay back on that level.

 

If you're going to keep the ship long term it's a possible. Especially in the usn line where there is an abject lack of decent premium ships.

 

But crew training on Cleveland is viable, crew training in Iowa or new Orleans or fletcher or Lexi is masochistical.

[Ubertron_X]

 

I have seen Atagos floating around without using any camo and Premiums get a permanent +XP Camo for free. So we do have people with less than half a braincell playing so maybe WG will sell a couple of those.

 

Unfortunately they will...

 

Just for comparison, not for bragging: I own 70 painted tanks in WoT. Lets say I have been a cheapskate and only painted tanks while on discount and my average tank level is 7. That is 263 gold for the camo per tank, which nearly equals 18500 gold spend on paint (over a course of 4 years).

 

With 18k doubloons I can paint some 6 ships...

 

 

[Admiral_H_Nelson]

 

Unfortunately they will...

 

Just for comparison, not for bragging: I own 70 painted tanks in WoT. Lets say I have been a cheapskate and only painted tanks while on discount and my average tank level is 7. That is 263 gold for the camo per tank, which nearly equals 18500 gold spend on paint (over a course of 4 years).

 

With 18k doubloons I can paint some 6 ships...

 

 

 

Yeah - but how small is a tank compared to a ship? You need a lot more paint for a ship.

[Sake78]

 

I read that actually...... Quote : This is more of a blatant money grab and just too much.

 

Are you serious? Nobody with half a braincell will buy that because there is not one single reason to do it other than bragging - rights about how much money you can spend for useless things.

 

Extra XP on a single ship, that is not a premium and can use multiple captains? - usefull in a stock grind, but there is camo with 100% extra XP and signal flags in the game. After that? Useless.

The looks? - get a mod for free if you like the looks. Others don't care anyway.

The Camo/ Accuracy bonus? - Credit Camos have the same bonus.

 

I have seen Atagos floating around without using any camo and Premiums get a permanent +XP Camo for free. So we do have people with less than half a braincell playing so maybe WG will sell a couple of those.

Pretty much this, in a nut shell - "Bragging Rights Camo", "OhLookAtMee" and the like - actually quite cheap for its purpose - should be slightly more expensive, as those types of players will buy it regardless.

 

As for the rest of the sane population - a colossal waste of time and money.

[BadGene616]

Pretty much this, in a nut shell - "Bragging Rights Camo", "OhLookAtMee" and the like - actually quite cheap for its purpose - should be slightly more expensive, as those types of players will buy it regardless.

 

As for the rest of the sane population - a colossal waste of time and money.

Awwww now you make me want it...

 

Isn't that right Mr Flibble?

 

Shoot em with your hex vision Arnie!!

[MaxxyNL]

I just checked the "paid" camo option for the T8 Fubuki.

 

For the Fubuki, you have 2 concealment camo options:

Type 7 camo (can be bought with 3000 Doubloons)

- 3% to detectability by enemy ships

+ 50% to XP earned in the battle

 

Type 1 camo

- 3% to detectability by enemy ships

 

Both the Type 7 and the Type 1 concealment camo options have the same -3% detectability "bonus".

Since they both give -3%, you should think that no matter which of the 2 you use, they both should give the same Surface Detectability Range score/number.

But why does the Type 7 camo give you 100 meters more (5.4 km.) in comparison with the Type 1 camo (5.5 km.), even though they both say -3%?

 

 

correct me if i am wrong

 

 

 

 

 

[NoirLotus]

It must be a problem of rounding the numbers. I already saw that on different elements in the game.

[BabyAdmiral]

So in WG's twisted way of thinking about it then they could in theory justify the price. BUT i highly doubt anyone sane would buy it... it is just to much for one single ship.

 

Nah. I will buy it. I have a full time job, and money is less of an issue than time. + 100% exp. will make the grind toward fully upgraded ship much faster. But then again, I might be insane.

[66Schwifty]

 

I read that actually...... Quote : This is more of a blatant money grab and just too much.

 

Are you serious? Nobody with half a braincell will buy that because there is not one single reason to do it other than bragging - rights about how much money you can spend for useless things.

 

Extra XP on a single ship, that is not a premium and can use multiple captains? - usefull in a stock grind, but there is camo with 100% extra XP and signal flags in the game. After that? Useless.

The looks? - get a mod for free if you like the looks. Others don't care anyway.

The Camo/ Accuracy bonus? - Credit Camos have the same bonus.

 

I have seen Atagos floating around without using any camo and Premiums get a permanent +XP Camo for free. So we do have people with less than half a braincell playing so maybe WG will sell a couple of those.

 

i dare to think i've got more than "half a braincell", and yet here i am with permanent camo on my Fubuki and Iowa. don't need to brag about anything, and even though i can get (almost) the same bonuses with free camo i bought it. it looks nice, my kids won't be hungry for a week because i bought it, and i plan to buy a permanent camo for every ship i want to keep (when they come in the future, the permanent camouflages i mean). call me a fool, and maybe i even am one, but if i like something, and can afford it, i buy it, no matter how it looks in the eyes of others. and, of course, since i don't pay for premium account (don't play that much nowadays, family, work, and stuff) i am always short for credits, and 20K per game is a wee bit too much for my taste. so, all-in-all, it isn't a bad deal for me..

[piet11111]

I got the perma camo on the Iowa fubuki and the hipper all of them ships i will keep.

 

The Iowa one also gives a nice discount on repair bill -10% and +100% xp and i got it when i was on the A hull so i got nice use out of it.

And the hipper and fubuki are ships i like and will use a lot once ranked opens up again.

 

I just wish the donskoi had a camo with the bonusses the Iowa has i would be on it right away as its also a ship i will keep.

[Spellfire40]

Thats the Point: Use it on keeper. If you Play the ship thogh its leveling and a few years after you are more than even. Ist nothing for just boosting thogh the Level to the next ship only.

[BabyAdmiral]

I hope they introduce this feature to more ships in the future. On lower tiers than tier 8 and 9 the bonuses should be smaller, as well as the price tag.

[66Schwifty]

I just checked the "paid" camo option for the T8 Fubuki.

 

For the Fubuki, you have 2 concealment camo options:

Type 7 camo (can be bought with 3000 Doubloons)

- 3% to detectability by enemy ships

+ 50% to XP earned in the battle

 

Type 1 camo

- 3% to detectability by enemy ships

 

Both the Type 7 and the Type 1 concealment camo options have the same -3% detectability "bonus".

Since they both give -3%, you should think that no matter which of the 2 you use, they both should give the same Surface Detectability Range score/number.

But why does the Type 7 camo give you 100 meters more (5.4 km.) in comparison with the Type 1 camo (5.5 km.), even though they both say -3%?

 

 

correct me if i am wrong

 

 

 

 

 

 

it's because if you have the permanent camo on, and click on the free one, the game will take the permanent camo as a "stock" value, and subtract the 3% from that. but if you actually buy the free camo it will show the same value (mine is 6.1 km). or the other way around (free camo/permanent camo). i just tried it..

 

_{and, by the way, the permanent camouflage on the Fubuki has a lot of other useful bonuses.} 

 

_{-5% of the cost of post-battle repairs}

_{-3% detectability}

_{-4% accuracy of enemy ships firing at you}

_{+50% EXP gain}

[RamirezKurita]

If they added it in for T4-6 ships at a lower price, then I might consider them. You need to farm on the middle tiers anyway to get credits anyway, so the camo helps you earn extra free XP as well as helping you train new captains. On the upper tier ships you often lose money so the extra XP part is a bit of a waste as you won't be using those ships for farming.

 

Alternatively, I'd be willing to pay 3000 dubloons to effectively turn a ship into a premium, complete with extra credits and XP, no captain retraining required and negligible repair costs, rather than the current halfway effect of the premium camo.