To me it seems that while the version and patch upgrades fix things, they sometimes unfix things too. One infamous example was turning the PT Boat into a Kangaroo, which thankfully was fixed on the very next patch. Another unwelcome change occurred two or three updates ago; the impact "splash" on water disappeared after a certain range. Since then, when shooting at a water target from either land or water, you can't tell whether your shot is short or long. You can't use the tracer to tell either, because the tracer on too-long shots will display in front of the target even though the impact is way long. That unpleasant effect is probably most noticeable when you are firing the cruiser's 8" guns at a shore battery.
If you guys are talking about V2.31 Patch 1, I didn't have any troubles with it. But, when I tried to login tonight Patch 2 had to be downloaded and I haven't been able to connect to the host since. Could just be coincidence.