We would like to share more information about submarine testing, to comment on their current status and results of changes in more detail, and to share some future plans with you.

Brief summary:

• The changes made in 0.10.10 and 0.10.11 (splitting subs’ torpedoes into two types and changing the torpedoes’ guidance) have improved gameplay and the interaction of the new class with surface ships;
• Even taking into account the lifetime of submarines, which is comparable to destroyers and cruisers, other indicators of subs’ combat effectiveness are significantly inferior to other classes;
• Since 0.10.10 the average damage caused by submarines has decreased by about 25%;
• We will try to find other ways to increase the influence of submarines in combat, but we will not completely rule out the possibility of improving their torpedoes if other options will be ineffective;
• While in 0.10.9 submarines were close to destroyers in terms of spotting damage, now new class is roughly comparable to cruisers in this regard;
• Submarines at Tier X currently have roughly the same popularity as aircraft carriers, but slightly less so at VI and VIII Tiers. We do not expect a significant change in popularity at Tier X, but we can expect a small increase at lower Tiers;
• Based on the results of the 0.11.0 Public Test, we realized that the planned changes do not lead to the desired result – submarines remain insufficiently effective compared to other classes;
• We have decided to temporarily stop testing submarines on the main server in order to prepare additional changes. From version 0.11.0 until the beginning of 0.11.2 submarines will not be available on the main server. In 0.11.2 we plan to resume submarines testing with additional improvements to their mechanics.