Added a set of camouflage for tier X ships: Zao, Shimakaze, Hakuryu, Yamato, Midway, Montana, Des Moines, Gearing, Minotaur, Khabarovsk, Moskva, Großer Kurfürst, and Hindenburg. This set of camouflage has special properties that perfectly complement the top ships of the corresponding branches:

Standard battle bonuses (-3% to detectability from ships, +4% to enemy fire spread)
-50% to service costs
+20% to Credits earned in a battle
+100% for XP earned in a battle
Price: 5,000 Doubloons

Even better, we’ve changed settings of permanent camouflage available to higher-tier ships to make it more attractive and useful:

Tier VII: added 5% discount to service costs
Tier VIII: service cost discount has been doubled from 5% to 10%
Tier IX: service cost discount has been doubled from 10% to 20%

Economy

Increased the amount of Credits and experience earned for damage, with no changes made for earnings for other actions. As a result of this change, average earnings per battle have been increased by 1.5%-3% for aircraft carriers, battleships and cruisers and by 2%-4% for destroyers.

Continue reading “WoWS: Introducing Update 0.5.14” →

Missouri Coming to WoWS

November 7, 2016 ~ Sebastianul

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Steven demands, Victor delivers – USS Missouri is ready to hit the waters of World of Warships!

Having fought in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and, perhaps, more famously playing second fiddle to Steven Seagal, USS Missouri is ready to sail the open seas and destroy all her enemies! The way to get Missouri for now is a mystery, but let’s say that it’s very different to any way we’ve had to get a ship before – you better stock up on Free XP!

We do have a little more information to relay about Steven though; he will have some special skills, which are:

Expert Loader – 75% reload time when the shell type is switched
Expert Marksman – +3 deg/s to the traverse speed of guns with a caliber of up to 139 mm / +1 deg/s to the traverse speed of guns with a calibre above 139 mm

More pictures:

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

Continue reading “Missouri Coming to WoWS” →

WoWS Q&A – 7th November 2016

November 7, 2016 ~ Sebastianul

Thanks to Babykim, EU

Some information from a transcript of the stream with JamesWhite of October 31

1). The Halloween mode is popular, with long queues during the first days. Success statistics as percentage of total games by server look as follows: Asia 23 percent, RU 18 percent EU and NA 10 percent.

2) The profitability of British cruisers based on the first week of the RU server data.

Tiers 2-3: The Caledon and the Weymouth take, respectively, the tenth and the fourth place by profitability of all ships on their tier.

Tier 4. The Danae is the top earner among the cruisers this tier, inferior only to the premiums Iwaki Alpha and Yubari.

Tier 7. With an average of 140k per battle, the Fiji is the most profitable non-premium cruiser at tier 7. Among the premium ships, the top three are Flint (290k), Atlanta (170k), and Indianapolis (150k).

Tier 8. The Edinburg earns 143k per game on average. The top tier 8 earners are Kutosov, Eugen and Atago.

Tier 9. The Neptune (170k) is the top earner among all cruisers on its tier.

Tier 10. The Minotaur (152k) is the top earner among all cruisers on its tier.

These are raw gross earning, including all bonuses conferred by premium time, signals and daily multipliers.

Conclusion: In terms of profitability, the British cruisers are definitely not inferior to their non-premium counterparts. If anything, they appear to be slightly superior earners. The use of premium consumables decreases the intake, of course.

3). Players who have all the ARP ships might get a commemorative flag found in the client.

4). Very soon you would be able to see players’ profiles in the client.

5). The models for the German destroyers are finished.

6). The are only two branches of carriers in the game. Are your working on the British carriers? It depends what you mean by working. We are collecting reference material such as technical drawings, etc.

7). We do not see a need for a training room in the client.

8). We do not plan introducing tournament functionality to the client in the near future.

9). The policy towards players using forbidden modifications such as aimbots has not changed. They get a permanent ban on the fourth warning, i.e. warning, short ban, long ban, permanent ban. There will be no parole, but the offenders can create new accounts. We believe to now be able to catch almost all offenders. We see that some offenders own premium ships. Why put your account at peril?

WoWS: Seagal Captain cannot be dismissed!

November 6, 2016 ~ Sebastianul

Bad news for the ones who wanted to get rid of him: you can’t.

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WoWS: Belfast Available on NA

November 6, 2016 ~ Sebastianul

Still plenty of time left.

Starts November 4 at 04:20 PT / 07:20 ET
Ends November 18 at 03:20 PT / 06:20 ET

Bundles

• You’ll need to log into your Wargaming account before viewing the “Belfast Fully Loaded” and “Belfast Deluxe” bundles when they deploy in the Premium Shop.

• Bundled modifications do not come pre-mounted. You’ll have to mount them yourself under “Upgrades” in the “Modules” tab of your Port.

Belfast Ultimate
$73.99 (Limit One)
-29% Discount

• Belfast + Port Slot
• Main Armaments Modification 1
• Propulsion Modification 1
• Main Battery Modification 2
• Damage Control System Modification 2
• 30 Days of Premium
• 7,500,000 Credits
• 8,000 Doubloons
• Custom Flag

Belfast Fully Loaded
$59.99 (Limit One)
-20% Discount

• Belfast + Port Slot
• Main Armaments Modification 1
• Propulsion Modification 1
• Main Battery Modification 2
• Damage Control System Modification 2
• 7 Days of Premium
• 2,500,000 Credits
• 5,000 Doubloons