Source: Trevzor, WG Staff

We have noticed a lot of threads going on regarding USS Alabama and we wanted to clarify a few things for all of you:

USS Alabama that is currently coming to the World of Warships client is indeed a special ship only available to the Supertesters as a reward ship. This ship is going to be given to testers who have dedicated an exceptional amount of time to the improvement of World of Warships.

We are planning to sell a regular version of Alabama in the future, unfortunately we don’t have specific dates to share with you at this time. Normally we don’t announce sales this far in advance, but seeing the overwhelming response to this ship, we have decided to make an exception.

Keep your eyes on the portal and forums for more information when it becomes available.

From the portal:

There might be only a few days before we see out 2016, but that doesn’t mean we can’t give you an extra-special gift for New Year’s… does it? How does a brand new branch sound?

German Destroyers are coming with the latest update, so we’ve got all the vital information you need before they arrive in full force, so you can fully prepare yourself!

Thanks to kvisitstump

More Pan-Asia Ships scheduled for 2017, confirmed during an Q&A session with Hisashi Yaginuma, WG Asia Producer.

Photo taken from World of Warships Asia page.

http://i.imgur.com/dkLk6vd.jpg

Our insider was right.

http://puu.sh/sOCrC/cb4d4a3757.png

All this information is subject to change until the final release on the live server.

German Hydro is replaced by the normal one (the same as the IJN or VMF ships) Smoke is replaced too, from the normal one (the same as the IJN/VMF DDs) to a special one for the germans, they have less duration than the others smokes, (For the tier 7, they have 65s against 85 from the VFM/IJN)

Tons of armor changes tier 6+ (buffs)

Some low tier torps got nerfed a bit:

• V-25 (32 to 38s)
• G-101 (32 to 38s)
• V-170 stock torps (32 to 38s)

Penalty for shooting with the main guns was nerfed to hell: from 3.15km to 6.65km, some higher tiers got up to 8km.

Source: jacquesbsj

You s**t f*****g a****le Lesta!!!! Alabama is a reward for Supertesters whose service record in Supertester team is over 6 months, that never broke the NDA, and that have contributed a lot in helping the developers balancing the game. Great, first they reward them millions of credits, thousands of free experience, a free port slot, a free captain slot for each supertest ship, and now this s%#t that normal players will never be able to get…

Now this explained a lot why the ship has that stupid tentacle camouflage.

The Coordinators have given a strict new rule: should the supertest patchnotes be published outside, right after the update, all supertest member accounts will be temporarily suspended until one comes out and admits his/her doing, or everyone risks losing their supertester title.

Seb: Our insider has a high position in Wargaming, he might even go to WG Fest to scout for us. So he’ll not be affected. I am sorry for the poor supertesters suffering from NKVD-like measures! 🙁 I will try to have as many leaks as possible in retaliation. WG needs punishment. Also, WG trying to pump out fake leaks is not working that well in my poinion

0.5.16 Update Notes

The update notes are subject to change.

Audio

Voice messages underwent a total overhaul: the intensity of the “radio transmission effect” for these messages can be selected via the audio settings, and there’s an improved message queuing system. You can also choose the intensity of the radio transmission effect using the corresponding slider control in the “Audio” tab for the following message groups:

• Quick messages
• Messages from aircraft pilots
• Messages related to damage your ship takes
• Alarm and alert messages: fire, flooding, etc.
• Messages related to consumables

Fixed potential bugs in the interactive music playback system

Added new music tracks, including tracks inspired by the Russian folklore
Fixed the defects for the “low sound quality” preset
Fixed bugs with the Free Camera mode

Bastion

Added new onshore installation models for Forts (the Fort Drum model is based Battery Potter) and Surveillance Stations (with a model based on the American Shoal Light). The Forts themselves now feature a damage model, armor protection, and mechanics for damage by fires.

Bastion mode is also now on the “North” and “Hotspot” maps.

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