Anyone else get into the World of Warships Closed Beta?

[Latrobe]

It's actually pretty fun! I love torpedoes! I caught 2 Battleships distracted by other ships and drove my destroyer right between them and launched both sides of torpedoes, sunk 1 and left the other on 2% health 

[Dragon Tamer]

"Anyone else get in?"

NOPE!

[wpeters]

It's actually pretty fun! I love torpedoes! I caught 2 Battleships distracted by other ships and drove my destroyer right between them and launched both sides of torpedoes, sunk 1 and left the other on 2% health 

I wish I was.  How did you get in

[Dragon Tamer]

Are you going to try to get banned from that as well Latrobe?

[Latrobe]

I wish I was.  How did you get in

My friend signed up for the beta, somehow got in and they gave him a beta key so I got in. If I get a beta key as well I might give it away on here. Don't think I'll get one though.

Are you going to try to get banned from that as well Latrobe?

hehe! Not enough hardcore "this is real life!" gamers in there..... yet. They are trickling in though. Never knew people took Beta's so seriously!! 

[Volron]

You suck Latrobe...



I submitted an application, but I won't hold my breath.  The ship I look forward to using the most is the Mogami Class Cruiser.

Then the Yamato, because Super Battleship.



I wonder when they will get around to adding the IJN CV's though.  I really look forward to using them for CV action.

[Latrobe]

I love killing the carriers! Nothing a Carrier fears more than a destroyer that breaks through the lines  One match I was hunting down 2 carriers at once (they decided to stick close together). They launched EVERYTHING at!! I had to dodge no less than 20 torpedoes at once at one point! 

[BoilerDown]

Do carriers have planes to launch?  How does that work in the game?

[Latrobe]

Carriers are kind of like a RTS, with a top down view of the whole battlefield (expect ships are players and not AI    ). You set waypoints for your planes to fly to and have them attack targets. Fighters kill other carrier planes, torpedo planes launch torpedoes, and dive bombers dive bomb.

[Volron]

From the numerous yt vids I've seen on CV game play, the dive bombers generally do not do a whole lot of damage, but have a pretty high chance of setting things on fire and damaging turrets.  The torpedo bombers are a bigger threat, but are harder to set them up.  They are what normally take out ships, doing substantial damage and causing flooding.  Torpedo bombers are not as much of a threat to a DD, due to their maneuverability.  It's the dive bombers they have to worry about.

Dive Bombers: High chance of fire, damage/destruction of turrets, easier to setup for runs, best option against a destroyer.
Torpedo Bombers: High chance of flooding, substantial damage overall, harder to setup for runs, best option against everything else.

That be my take on them based off of videos.


iChaseGaming does a pretty good job of explaining things.

BB's and CV's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcvvqUvars0

DD's and CA's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFqXn5RJTgc

[Vudu15]

waiting on my app to come back but we will see.

[Meatwad]

From the numerous yt vids I've seen on CV game play, the dive bombers generally do not do a whole lot of damage, but have a pretty high chance of setting things on fire and damaging turrets.  The torpedo bombers are a bigger threat, but are harder to set them up.  They are what normally take out ships, doing substantial damage and causing flooding.  Torpedo bombers are not as much of a threat to a DD, due to their maneuverability.  It's the dive bombers they have to worry about.

Dive Bombers: High chance of fire, damage/destruction of turrets, easier to setup for runs, best option against a destroyer.
Torpedo Bombers: High chance of flooding, substantial damage overall, harder to setup for runs, best option against everything else.

That be my take on them based off of videos.


iChaseGaming does a pretty good job of explaining things.

BB's and CV's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcvvqUvars0

DD's and CA's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFqXn5RJTgc

So how do I launch lancstukas towards fleets from an airfield 

[Volron]

I like a couple of the FAQ's...

Q: Will you integrate all 3 projects in one battlefield.
A: No, because it's impossible

They can't do Tanks, Planes AND Ships in one.

Q: The average dogfight lastedroughly 45 seconds, and small tank on tank fights would not ussually last long either. However ship to ship clashes would often last hours on end, and usually a few ships would be sunk and others damaged before one side retreated. How does WG plan on making battles last only 15 or so minutes?
A: In time period of our game warships already had enough firepower to sink an armored opponent fast enough. History also has some facts about 'oneshots'. For example, admiral-class battlecruisers Hood was one shot by Prinz Eugene during WWII, because of setting ammunition deck on fire. We are very careful to historical details and will tune the gameplay in the way, when player will feel operating a true steel monster.

This bit, well, hmm...   So far it all points to the Bismark as the one who sunk Hood.  Maybe I'm missing out on something???



Regardless, I am still looking forward to it.  Until War Thunder finally tosses it's hat into the Naval ring, WoWS will be my go-to for naval action.   I can't get that Mogami outta my head!

[Dragon Tamer]

hehe! Not enough hardcore "this is real life!" gamers in there..... yet. They are trickling in though. Never knew people took Beta's so seriously!! 

I thought the whole idea of testing is to try and break the game so they can fix it... 

[Latrobe]

I thought the whole idea of testing is to try and break the game so they can fix it... 

Me too, but apparently to some people that's wrong. Seen a few people yelling at their team for "sucking" and "losing". Even saw someone say "Nice Armor hack". Not even in full release yet and already the hack accusations fly!