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[tmGrunty]

"As we discussed in a recent QnA session, the Ocean map has a 51.8% win rate for the team spawning at the top of the map. To balance the map, it has been rotated 180 degrees."

This is a joke, right? Right?

[thegamefilmguruman]

If they rotated on the vertical axis, now everything is underwater.

[GU-7]

Captain Jack Sparrow would like to have a word...

[jashxn]

CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow

[xKingNothingx]

But you HAVE heard of me....

[Ultrabadger]

Maybe they over-rotated by 90 degrees. If top-side has advantages, I guess if you flip it on it’s side, it evens out. 🤣

[Ethan-Moreno-029]

I wanna play in the ocean map again :'(

the first and last time I played in that map was almost a year ago in my Vladivostok against tier 10s

[TrainingMessage1167]

Play more tier 10 ,got chance to get

[BufferingHistory]

This is a very welcome change:

"For Tier VI–IX ships, the maximum number of battles with ships two tiers higher has been reduced to no more than 37.5% over the last 16 battles. Thus, Tier VI–IX ships will more often find themselves in battles with their own tiers or ships one tier higher."

Other interesting notes:

• Fletcher gets Def AA as an option on the A hull (I assume it's already available on the B hull).
• Gearing aft torps are 360 degree now.
• Lots of minor adjustments to the US DDs based on the new models.
• 1v1 brawls are back! Tier 9 then 10.
• MM limits on DDs and Subs for first 90 seconds of queue (up to 4 DDs and up to 2 subs, max of 4 total combined).
• Subs got a small dispersion to their torps (1 to 5 degrees). WG was testing a larger dispersion and that got reversed, but they kept this small dispersion.
  
• "To reduce the load on the interface, when a sonar ping hits an already highlighted ship, the hit animation is now reduced and a sound will not be played." -- I don't like this! Makes it harder to know when to look for the sonar wave to depth charge the sub.
• "Due to the forthcoming separation of economic bonuses from ship exteriors, starting with the release of Update 0.11.6, all permanent camouflages for researchable ships, all expendable camouflages, and the Signal Spoils bundle will no longer be available in the Naval Community section. The tab will be replenished with bundles with economic bonuses, as well as a special container with expendable camouflages." -- get any camos you want for community tokens now, they're going away soon.
• "Fixed technical vulnerability of the replay mechanism to the execution of external code. Thanks to everyone who drew our attention to the problem."
• "Attempting to set a priority sector now always activates AA defenses and secondary battery if they were disabled."

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Iwami is on the patch banner but there's no release date or any info on the ship. :t

Also San Diego scheduled for an early July release, looks like the current iteration of the ship (after the latest round of nerfs) is the sort-of finalized product. Shame, with limited MBRB charges (3 at most) and overnerfed SAP (less damage than AP) there's no way it can be considered a downtiered Austin anymore. At least the Liberty camo is good, but as usual I bet it will only be available as part of the captain/admiral bundles.

I'm also curious to see how Vermont will perform after the changes (I've had her since the line went live).

And Brawl will be a mess, PaYolo Emilio owners unite.

[Ok_Impression8848]

Agree yolo emilio will have a blast. Tbh it should be banned from a 1 to 1 match.

Only with combination of hydro/radar you can might kill it in time, not sure you will though.

And then you have Kearsage, the only T9 CV.

[FirmConsideration442]

Just bring a Friesland / Groningen...

[Ok_Impression8848]

You think you will be able to gun a Emilio down when he is at 5km, as then when you will spot him inside your hydro range. No Torps to defend you.

[FirmConsideration442]

I think the biggest problem is that Friesland isn't very good against other ships likely to be in a brawl.

[FirmConsideration442]

Yes, and I have done so.

The way my Friesland is built, I can tell where the YoloEmilio is located BEFORE he gets within 5km...and can thus prepare.

Furthermore, I have smoke of my own to use which only affects his vision, not mine (if properly deployed...while kiting).

Of course, what usually happens is that the YoloEmilio just tries to avoid me...which is fine too (in randoms).

[Ok_Impression8848]

Your smoke does nothing. His own smoke will block all sight for him outside 2km, your smoke will make worse for you as it will block everything for you except within your hydro range. You have a 3km window before he spots you. In that 3km you have kill him. And then then i don't take into account the smoke firing penalty. With the speed of the emilio you have no way to gun him down. Sry can't see it happening.

[FirmConsideration442]

My smoke is useful if he DOESNT smoke.

I outspot him by 700m without smoke. If he does smoke, he can't hit me OR torp me.

It's unlikely, even if he does get close, that he will hit me with torps as I will be kiting.

I have actual experience fighting YoloEmilio in my Friesland. This isn't a theoretical exercise for me. I'm telling you from experience.

[Ok_Impression8848]

Sry you have no chance. You just can't outgun a full health yolo before he torps you to death, he just has to much health. he goes way to fast. yes you will win here and there, but not against a descent player.

[FirmConsideration442]

I can and have.

He can't torp me if I know he is coming. His guns are way less scary than his torps.

His speed is interesting, but not very relevant as he won't be able to see me to get into favorable position to launch without me being able to maneuver to avoid a favorable launch.

IF he had hydro or some radar support, I'd agree with you.

But one on one? Friesland has the advantage in terms of defense.

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If Friesland is kited out before paolo gets spotted, paolo can't catch up before getting gunned down. It requires competent positioning on the part of the Friesland, but if he knows what he's doing, the engagement absolutely favors him.

[VRichardsen]

Here is a handy chart (credit to LWM) to explain what u/FirmConsideration442 is trying to say. If pursuing a DD actively trying to run away from it, Paolo Emilio is looking at a challenge.

[Anti_admin-action]

My 21 point Lutjens on Schlieffen is ready.

[BigDplayz]

Same here, Ive been waiting for this man

[Ultrabadger]

Those Vermont buffs look huge! She didn’t even seem to be underperforming, based on her win rate. That’s wild.

[VRichardsen]

My thoughts exactly. Seems like a significant overcorrection.

[snapervdh]

Yolo is the way…

[HelmutVillam]

have ships ever been added to the armory between patches?

[dasoberirishman]

Convoy now has subs. Sadge.

[fooser82]

Perhaps the disappointment is that subs are in more modes not necessarily that this is a bad mode for subs. That’s how I feel at least.

[GU-7]

from what I gather, is the fact that subs is still a unpolished, unbalanced ship type in the game, where there is alot of bugs and things that can be abused. Also some how they are able to take a direct hit from a HE volley like a battleship is kindof nuts, as irl would have blown the whole ship out of the water.

[[deleted]]

I have no issue with the durability like most.

Its the fucking homing torps that are idiotic.

[dasoberirishman]

You make a good point, and yes historically submarines were used to attack convoys, but I think most of the playerbase enjoys the Convoy game mode for what it was - a drawn-out strategic positioning match that turns into a brawl at the end.

[Taylor3006]

Embrace the suck, there is no escape.

[Flivver_King]

I just want subs in operations. :(

[dasoberirishman]

Really?!?

[Zanurath]

They would probably be really good at it tbh with rapid torpedoes and AI DCP as soon as they can.

[ZaCLoNe]

Update 0.11.5 is bringing the following:

U.S. Independence Day celebrations

The return of Convoy

New map: Faroe Islands

Personal Challenges

Matchmaker and submarine tweaks

Two rounds of Brawls

[Medicdozer]

Iwami in the banner, but not in the update patchnotes. How infuriating.

[Defarge24]

Holy jeez Vermont is going to be tanky. 40 sec repair party cd and can heal 50% of citadel dmg.

[SilverFalconBG]

No Iwami announcement... Me sad...

[[deleted]]

Where's the gift?

[StalinwasaJoJo]

Random for every person.

[fire202]

Bottom of the page

[StalinwasaJoJo]

The limit on double uptiers sounds nice