World of Warships Common Test – Balance Changes

We continue to work on improving the balance in our game. The following balance changes will be made in Update 0.9.1:

Japanese aircraft carrier Hakuryu. Tier X:

• Fixed an error with the accuracy of the stock Attack Aircraft, which did not match the accuracy of the researchable Attack Aircraft. The accuracy of the stock fighters was lowered to the levels of the researchable ones;

• Attack aircraft damage reduced from 3,450 to 3,350.

British cruiser Neptune, Tier IX:

• Main battery reload time reduced from 5 to 4.8 s.

American destroyer Gearing, Tier X:

• Stock torpedo tube reload time reduced from 106 to 103 s;

• Researchable torpedo tube reload time reduced from 122 to 118 s.

Soviet ships:

Battleship Sinop, Tier VII:

• Sigma parameter reduced from 1.6 to 1.55.

Battleship Kremlin, Tier X:

• Sigma parameter reduced from 1.9 to 1.85.

Pan-Asian ships:

Destroyer Yueyang, Tier X:

• Torpedo speed increased from 68 to 69 knots;

• Torpedo tube reload time reduced from 146 to 142 s.

Destroyer Chung Mu, Tier IX:

• Stock torpedo speed increased from 55 to 56 knots;

• Stock torpedo tube reload time reduced from 122 to 119 s;

• Researchable torpedoes speed increased from 66 to 67 knots;

• Researchable torpedo tube reload time reduced from 122 to 119 s.

Destroyer Hsienyang, Tier VIII:

• Researchable torpedo speed increased from 55 to 56 knots;

• Researchable torpedo tube reload time reduced from 122 to 119 s.

Cruiser Irian, Tier VIII:

• Torpedo speed increased from 68 to 69 knots;

• Torpedo tube reload time reduced from 136 to 133 s.

Cruiser Wukong, Tier VIII:

• Torpedo speed increased from 63 to 64 knots;

• Torpedo tube reload time reduced from 110 to 107 s.

Destroyer Siliwangi, Tier VIII:

• Torpedo speed increased from 61 to 62 knots;

• Torpedo tube reload time reduced from 131 to 128 s.

Aircraft:

• Spotting range of aircraft carriers’ squadrons, Patrol Fighters, Catapult Fighters, and Spotting Aircraft decreased from 20 to 19 km (This characteristic determines at what distance the aircraft is capable of spotting an enemy).

Please note that the information in the Development Blog is preliminary and subject to change.