World of Battleships

[Syt]

Wargaming.net Declares Naval Warfare

Wargaming.net announces World of Battleships game project

16 August 2011, 15:34

Wargaming.net announces World of Battleships, a free-to-play naval action MMO based on epic sea battles of the 20th century that will complete the "World of" war trilogy.

Keeping with the best traditions of the series, World of Battleships will offer a straightforward interface, easy-to-use controls, and a common economic system that will allow players to distribute resources between the three games for the ultimate progress in each of them.

The large assortment of available warships will give various tactical opportunities, as all the machines have a unique combination of firepower, speed, armor, and endurance. Various naval maps with changing weather conditions will enrich the gameplay, and the realistic graphics will transport players into the epic battles that changed the course of human history.

Wargaming.net CEO Victor Kislyi states: "Humans always needed to conquer the elements — earth, water and air. With World of Tanks, World of Warplanes and World of Battleships we will offer players to conquer all."

[Viking]

Somewhere in alberta neighbors have reported a man being tortured. When the mounties showed up they found a man incapacitated by a continuing orgasm. In a near catatonic state the man was taken to hospital muttering only one word again and again "Dreadnaught".

[The Brain]

Sadly the "epic sea battles of the 20th century" were decided by carriers. Some players may be disappointed when they bring their battleships.

[HisMajestyBOB]

Sadly the "epic sea battles of the 20th century" were decided by carriers. Some players may be disappointed when they bring their battleships.

[LaCroix]

i never knew the sovetsky soyuz class was the most powerful of all battleship designs ever conceived

[Slargos]

i never knew the sovetsky soyuz class was the most powerful of all battleship designs ever conceived

Indisputable evidence confirms that Soviet ships were built out of superior steel, crewed by the best sailors the world has ever seen, and equipped with electronics that western fleets would only see several decades after the war. Also, it's an arcade game rather than a simulator so it doesn't need to be accurate.

[Slargos]

Regardless of the inevitability of overpowered Soviet ships and aircraft, it's certainly going to be very interesting to see how they handle these platforms. Tanks are interesting because of the diversity of gameplay and tactics offered by the various platforms and terrain. With WoS and WoP you're basically playing a game of spotting-and-shooting. Sure, some amount of maneuvering will be possible with aircraft and perhaps clouds will serve as "cover" but I just don't see it.

[Viking]

i never knew the sovetsky soyuz class was the most powerful of all battleship designs ever conceived

The Yamato, The Super Yamato, The Z-Plan Ships and The Montana Classes were are designed to be larger... these four ship classes also had (and would have had) the advantage of having fully functional armour.

[Slargos]

i never knew the sovetsky soyuz class was the most powerful of all battleship designs ever conceived

The Yamato, The Super Yamato, The Z-Plan Ships and The Montana Classes were are designed to be larger... these four ship classes also had (and would have had) the advantage of having fully functional armour.

These are obvious and self-evident lies and slander of Rodina. Report to your local re-education center immediately! 

[Syt]

How would the classes look compared to WoT?

Light Tank = Destroyer?
Medium Tank = Cruiser?
Heavy Tank = Battleship?
Tank Destroyer = Torpedo Boat?
Artillery = ?

[Slargos]

How would the classes look compared to WoT?

Light Tank = Destroyer?
Medium Tank = Cruiser?
Heavy Tank = Battleship?
Tank Destroyer = Torpedo Boat?
Artillery = Aircraft Carrier

Something like that, I would presume. Of course, Destroyers and PT boats would be more or less useless so we might see an entirely new structure.

[frunk]

I'm thinking Submarine for Tank Destroyer.  Torpedo boats a little too light weight.

[Slargos]

I'm thinking Submarine for Tank Destroyer.  Torpedo boats a little too light weight.

Which would also give Destroyers a role besides scouting. Reasonable assumption.

[Berkut]

If they have any sense, they won't even have the USSR as a "nation" in the game.

If they go with 3, it should be German, US, Japanese. Or Brit, US, Japanese.

Hell, the Italians should come before the USSR.

[Slargos]

If they have any sense, they won't even have the USSR as a "nation" in the game.

If they go with 3, it should be German, US, Japanese. Or Brit, US, Japanese.

Hell, the Italians should come before the USSR.