We adjusted the parameters of some ships based on testing results. The changes will be applied to Italian battleships and some other ships.
VII Strasbourg
IX Z-44
VII Francesco Caracciolo, VIII Vittorio Veneto; X Cristoforo Colombo
Starting from Update 0.10.1, the following ships will no longer be available to obtain:
The reason to remove these ships is the combination of their popularity and battle performance. In order to maintain the diversity of team compositions at a proper level, they will be removed for an undefined time, but may return in the future.
We understand that accumulating resources for ships is a long process, which is why we wanted to warn you in advance, so that those interested can steer these ships into their Ports before Update 0.10.1 goes live in approximately three months.
Source: WoWS Devblog.
As we’ve all learned throughout the current year, the times are as unpredictable as the seas. Now, like a sudden squall, the current global health crisis has taken another turn for the worse, and some of us have found ourselves once again having to ride out the storm.
As a token of our appreciation for you spending your time with us through the difficulties of the past months, and to help you stay strong and brave the elements, we would like to share a special gift with you and the entire World of Warships community.
Anyone who chooses to spend some of their time playing World of Warships in this period will be able to claim the following gifts by clicking the button below:
In the near future a closed test of concept of the following changes to attack aircraft will be conducted:
The change to the shape of attack aircraft crosshair in Update 0.9.7 gave destroyers a possibility to stick to a common tactic to avoid rocket attacks. During the test, ships — especially destroyers — will have more time to react and it will be easier for them to lower or completly evade damage from rockets with the correct maneuver, and changes to the crosshair will make starting an attack run easier for aircraft carriers.
Please note that if the results are positive at the end of the test, detailed information about the future usage of this concept will follow. All information in the development blog is preliminary and subject to change during testing. Any showcased features may or may not end up on the main server.
Wargaming disbanded its R&D division. The company is undergoing restructuring.
Developer and publisher Wargaming has closed its R&D division. Information about this in a letter to the App2Top website was confirmed by the company’s press service.
This week, several independent sources confirmed to us the termination of the division. It operated in five offices, including the Wargaming headquarters in Nicosia, Cyprus. In total, it employed more than 100 people (according to an unofficial source)*.
Important: mass layoffs should not be expected. As the press service noted, ” employees were offered to find a place in the company in other positions.”
This is partly confirmed by one of the sources, but with an important addition. According to him, the developers of the former R&D really remained in the company. At the same time, management was reduced. He also says that the products that were run by the R&D Department remained in operation. Another source, however, says that all projects of the former division have already been closed.
According to Wargaming, the decision to abolish the Department was made during the company’s restructuring. R&D activity as such does not stop. In existing product groups, it is in full swing.
Commanders, we extended the current test period of submarines until 04:00 UTC, 31 of October to give you more time and opportunities to try out the new class and its updated mechanics.
In order to enter the test, you need to download the TST client and log in with your account from the main server. More details about joining the test and how to play submarines and against them are available in the article.
Source: WoWS Devblog
