The Warships Podcast

Hi listeners! For this episode of the Warships Podcast, Zoup returns and the crew can set off going over a myriad of topics, events, and other news that has transpired since our last show. Topics include the following; the 4th Anniversary event, Clan Brawl, Ranked Sprint, King of the Sea, Italian Cruisers and a new Italian CO. More test ships like the USS California and USS Puerto Rico and the announcement of the British Heavy Cruiser tech tree line. Thank you all for your continued support, as well as our Patreon supporters who have helped so much. It was a pleasure to meet many of you out on the USS Turner Joy. We very much look forward to seeing you again on the next Warships Podcast! New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/the%20warships%20podcast

00:40 How we're doing in Ranked 01:45 Other events & dazzle camouflage bundles 03:20 Smolensk 20:20 Ohio 23:53 Venezia and other Italian cruisers 33:42 Paolo Emilio - Italian destroyer 44:04 Gamescom and Submarines 52:57 Question of the Week by Wifeaggro - Bourgogne, Stalingrad, or Somers? New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/the%20warships%20podcast

00:25 Kelorn has left the Podcast & Burnout Discussion 41:56 Brief Ranked Season 13 Introduction 44:16 New Ships on the Super Test - USS California 51:21 Submarines New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/the%20warships%20podcast

00:51 Fight for the Flagship Tournament 04:15 French Arc 18:21 0.8.7 Developer Bulletin 20:00 Matchmaking Changes 26:52 AA Changes and Carrier Chat 49:02 Research Bureau 1:00:44 Colbert, Ohio, Thunderer 1:15:23 Italian Cruiser on PTS 1:23:14 Question of the Week from HoldMyBeer 1:30:17 Question of the Week from INSHUNTER1948 New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ

Note: Timestamp links SHOULD now work in all (most?) browsers. 00:32 Ship Balancing 27:54 Ohio 33:17 Thunderer 40:10 Hayate 48:57 Revisiting Updated Test Ships New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ

Note: Timestamp links SHOULD now work in all (most?) browsers. 01:08 Italian Cruisers 11:17 Earning Smolensk, Somers, and Friesland 15:08 Friesland 28:17 Siegfried 39:37 Ark Royal 45:16 Questions of the Week New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ

Note: Timestamp links SHOULD now work in all (most?) browsers. 00:24 World of Warships and Optimism 09:39 Ranked Sprint 16:31 French DDs 23:19 IFHE Test Changes 32:31 Ingame Chat Updates 37:50 Questions of the Week New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ

Note: Timestamp links SHOULD now work in all (most?) browsers. 00:26 Zath and the CC Summit 06:48 Naval Training Center 31:08 CV Rework Feedback 48:12 Ship Balancing New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ

Note: Timestamp links SHOULD now work in all (most?) browsers. 02:30 Ranked 25:52 Test ship changes: Hill 31:04 Test ship changes: Somers 35:38 Test ship changes: French DDs 41:56 Test ship changes: Colbert 46:54 Test ship changes: Yudachi 49:55 Test ship changes: Yoshino 51:33 Test ship changes: Ark Royal 53:47 Questions of the Week New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ

Note: Timestamp links SHOULD now work in all (most?) browsers. 00:24 Preview Ships on PTS 07:14 Ranked Sprint 19:01 Rogue Wave Mode 23:22 Ranked Season Update 30:05 Yoshino 33:01 Benham 42:17 Slava New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ

Note: Timestamp links SHOULD now work in all (most?) browsers. 00:58 Clan Battles Recap with Lord Zath 10:59 Ranked Battles 31:03 Smolensk 41:28 Colbert 49:53 Somers 1:00:47 Questions of the Week New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ Plowshares into Swords: The Reactivation of the Iowa Class Battleships in the 1980s a Thesis by listener Michael Dennis: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kxfuww3opisrdm/Dennis_Michael_Thesis.pdf?dl=0 REPLACE THE 3 IN THE HYPER LINK WITH A 4 TO THWART WEBCRAWLERS

Note: Timestamp links SHOULD now work in all (most?) browsers. 02:39 Player Gathering in Austin with SubOctavian 04:27 Patch 0.8.4 11:16 Ranked Battles 29:31 New Map: Greece 34:00 Reworked Map: Trap 37:22 New Test Ship impresssions next week 46:24 Questions of the Week Player gather this weekend in Austin: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/topic/191876-austin-upcoming-community-events-with-sub_octavian/ New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ Plowshares into Swords: The Reactivation of the Iowa Class Battleships in the 1980s a Thesis by listener Michael Dennis: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kxfuww3opisrdm/Dennis_Michael_Thesis.pdf?dl=0 REPLACE THE 3 IN THE HYPER LINK WITH A 4 TO THWART WEBCRAWLERS

Note: Timestamp links SHOULD now work in all (most?) browsers. 00:52 NoZoupForYou and old test ships 06:10 Buy, no buy 14:35 Siegfried 26:00 Ark Royal 30:27 Friesland 42:33 Post Apocalyptic Mode 48:40 Question of the week by dawggunner: Italian ships New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Plowshares into Swords: The Reactivation of the Iowa Class Battleships in the 1980s a Thesis by listener Michael Dennis: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kxfuww3opisrdm/Dennis_Michael_Thesis.pdf?dl=0 REPLACE THE 3 IN THE HYPER LINK WITH A 4 TO THWART WEBCRAWLERS

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 01:15 Test Ship Changes 05:20 Slava 12:36 Yoshino 16:21 Benham 20:55 Kleber 32:48 Bayard 38:04 Georgia 43:49 CV Rework Detection Supertest 50:57 Questions of the Week Hi listeners! We are back for this weeks episode of the Warships Podcast. Please pardon those of us who have been sick. This episode is filled with reviews and assessments of the latest test ships in a continuation of the previous episode as well as updates on game changes coming forth. Notable changes and testing will be done on carriers as Wargaming will be conducting closed test sessions to try these changes. The podcast crew give their prospective on all this and more. Thank you everyone for your amazing support of this show and our community. We very much look forward to having you again on the next Warships Podcast! New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ Plowshares into Swords: The Reactivation of the Iowa Class Battleships in the 1980s a Thesis by listener Michael Dennis: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kxfuww3opisrdm/Dennis_Michael_Thesis.pdf?dl=0 REPLACE THE 3 IN THE HYPER LINK WITH A 4 TO THWART WEBCRAWLERS

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 01:41 Slava 10:31 Yoshino 24:24 Benham 30:33 Kleber 39:19 Bayard 44:51 Georgia 49:02 Questions of the Week New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ Plowshares into Swords: The Reactivation of the Iowa Class Battleships in the 1980s a Thesis by listener Michael Dennis: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kxfuww3opisrdm/Dennis_Michael_Thesis.pdf?dl=0 REPLACE THE 3 IN THE HYPER LINK WITH A 4 TO THWART WEBCRAWLERS This week Strefs joins Aerroon and Kelorn as we talk in depth about a host of test ships we have to evaluate. Is Slava good for the game? Is Yoshino the best ship we've ever played? Learn this and more about Benham, Kleber, Bayard, and Georgia!

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 00:28 Last week's Major Wargaming Stream 04:56 New Ship Announcements 24:13 Nikolay Kuznetsov Commander 35:54 Carriers in Ranked 48:13 Yoshino and Upcoming Testing New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ Plowshares into Swords: The Reactivation of the Iowa Class Battleships in the 1980s a Thesis by listener Michael Dennis: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kxfuww3opisrdm/Dennis_Michael_Thesis.pdf?dl=0 REPLACE THE 3 IN THE HYPER LINK WITH A 4 TO THWART WEBCRAWLERS Hi listeners! In this weeks episode of the Warships Podcast the crew is in a load of ship, as there is a whole boat load of new vessels to go over from both the official dev blog as well as recent testing. All of the Russian Battleships have had updates as well as new ships including Russian Cruiser VMF Smolensk, Japanese Large Cruiser HIJMS Yoshino, USN Destroyers USS Somers, Hill, and French Destroyer Colbert. The team covers their thoughts and opinions on these ships. As well as the other topics covering the new Russian unique commander Adm Kuznetsov and possible carrier gameplay impact on the next Ranked and Clan Battle Seasons. Thank you to all our listeners and all of our supporters. You make this all possible and the community is better because of it. We look forward to sailing the virtual seas with you and catching you again on the next Warships Podcast!

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 01:11 Clan Battles with Stangers123 22:48 Torpedo Beat Mode 27:27 Russian Battleship changes 36:42 Test ship changes 48:27 Listener Questions of the Week Hi listeners! In this episode of the Warships Podcast, Strangers123 joins us to talk Clan Battles and upcoming changes to the game. Another season of Clan Battles is coming and Strangers helps talk meta and the new ships coming to possibly change it. The new Space modes were added and the crew talks about fun verse serious game play. Russian Battleships are receiving changes as well as USS Georgia and the group breaks down those changes and what they mean for their overall game play. We close out with a community question about Carrier/Community interactions. Thank you all for supporting our show and community. We look forward to seeing you on the next Warships Podcast! TwitchBits event info and Stream on April 19th https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/sales-and-events/bits-please/ New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ Plowshares into Swords: The Reactivation of the Iowa Class Battleships in the 1980s a Thesis by listener Michael Dennis: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kxfuww3opisrdm/Dennis_Michael_Thesis.pdf?dl=0 REPLACE THE 3 IN THE HYPER LINK WITH A 4 TO THWART WEBCRAWLERS

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 00:27 ASHLEYakaASHLEY 16:36 Russian Battleships 28:51 Test Ships 40:38 Listener Questions of the Week This week Aerroon and Kelorn are joined by ASHLEYakaASHLEY, a World of Warships community contributor and twitch streamer. We talk about streaming warships in general, being a CC, Russian battleships, and some changes to ships under testing. TwitchBits event info and Stream on April 19th https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/sales-and-events/bits-please/ New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ Plowshares into Swords: The Reactivation of the Iowa Class Battleships in the 1980s a Thesis by listener Michael Dennis: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kxfuww3opisrdm/Dennis_Michael_Thesis.pdf?dl=0 REPLACE THE 3 IN THE HYPER LINK WITH A 4 TO THWART WEBCRAWLERS

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 00:31 Warships History with Drachinifel 33:45 USS Georgia 55:20 Azuma Hi listeners, for this episode of the Warships Podcast, special quest Drachinifel comes on to talk Naval History and its impact on World of Warships. Several topics are covered including naval history in terms of accuracy in game play and presentation. This was a rather lengthy discussion on a few broad subjects. As always thank you to all supporters of the Warships Podcast and Warships Community. We sincerely look forward to see you again on the next Warships Podcast! New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ Plowshares into Swords: The Reactivation of the Iowa Class Battleships in the 1980s a Thesis by listener Michael Dennis: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kxfuww3opisrdm/Dennis_Michael_Thesis.pdf?dl=0 REPLACE THE 3 IN THE HYPER LINK WITH A 4 TO THWART WEBCRAWLERS

Hi listerners! Regretfully for this weeks episode of the Warships Podcast we must open with sad news. Kelorn had a loss in his family with the passing of his aunt. We mourn with him and wish his family comfort in this time. To aid us for this week. No Zoup joined us to help the out the show. The crew covered many topics in this episode with a large focus being on the recent deluge of Dev Blog post and ships. The notables covered by the team is the new French Destroyer line, as well as recent changes to the Russian Battleship line. In addition the cast covers several new premium ships and an apparent surprise to No Zoup. Thank you all for listening and supporting this show and we hope to see you once again. On the next Warships Podcast! New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ

00:23 Guilo Cesare and other Premium changes 13:07 Soviet Battleship Changes 22:50 KotS Wrapup 39:14 Listener Questions of the Week Hi listeners! In this weeks episode of the Warship Podcast special guest Senpai, comes in 'virtually' to grace us with his teachings and lessons from the recent King of the Seas tournament. The recent news cycle for World of Warships has been a bit slow as of late and as such the Podcast chose to skip last week. This week however the crew goes over the recent changes to the test ships, mainly the lower tier Russian Battleships and the breaking news announcement about premium ships and potential changes. Thank you to everyone of you who supports this show and the Warships community and we sincerely hope to see you again on the next Warships Podcast! New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ Plowshares into Swords: The Reactivation of the Iowa Class Battleships in the 1980s a Thesis by listener Michael Dennis: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kxfuww3opisrdm/Dennis_Michael_Thesis.pdf?dl=0 REPLACE THE 3 IN THE HYPER LINK WITH A 4 TO THWART WEBCRAWLERS

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 00:26 General Soviet Battleship impressions 09:08 Pyotr Veliky 20:12 Izmail 26:05 Sinop 30:20 Vladivostok 36:15 Lenin 40:46 Sovetsky Soyuz 48:05 Kreml 59:50 Listener Questions of the Week New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ This week the podcast crew breaks down the upcoming Soviet Battleships in from Tier 5 up and answers some of your Listener Questions of the week!

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 00:23 SirVenomik 04:40 HMS Exeter 08:49 Soviet BBs 24:22 Alaska Release 28:51 Earning Ships Early: Royal Navy CVs 32:38 Updates to Neustrashimy, Leone, Azuma 39:23 Armory and Port Updates 50:44 April Fools Event 55:13 Listener Questions of the Week USS Texas Event info: https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/community/mighty-t/ New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ SirVenomik joins Kelorn and Aerrroon this week as we discuss our first impressions of the Soviet Battleships, USS Alaska, and a number of other things that have cropped up this week. We round out our episode with several questions from our listeners in our ongoing Question of the Week segment!

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 00:31 KoTS 07:07 Vanessaira on the Spot 09:11 Was Arms Race Ranked a Success? 32:17 Hotfix 0.8.0.3 41:41 Meduim Term CV Rework plans 50:10 USS Georgia, Monarch, and Conqueror 58:33 Listener Questions of the Week Hi listeners, for this weeks episode of the Warships Podcast. We have special guest SeaRaptor join us to discuss recent changes and the new King of the Sea Tournament coming up. The Ranked Season with the new Arms Race mode is discussed and debated. As well as the new Hot Fix 0.8.0.3 which changes interaction between CVs and the other surface ships. The new Tier 9 USS Georgia is brought up and its possible game play, stats, and potential discussed. New listener questions for this week are answered and the show wraps up closing thoughts. Want to thank the Warships Community for supporting our show and the King of the Sea Tournament. Look forward to seeing you again on the Warships Podcast! USS Texas Event info: https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/community/mighty-t/ New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/ Podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFs8t5v-yXYl9utoiJyPHkQ

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 00:29 USS Texas Event 03:53 Hotfix 0.8.0.2 20:38 Supertest updates to Test ships 38:24 Distribution methods for Azuma, Yoshino, and Neustrashimy 41:02 Naval Battles Clan Competition 44:01 Revisiting the Radar and Flooding Changes in 0.8.2 52:59 Listener Questions of the Week Hi listeners, for this weeks episode of the Warships Podcast. The crew continues to discuss the new carrier rework as well further changes to test ships like; Exeter, Viribus Unitus, Neustrashimy. In addition to these updates on the new ships being tested, we find out more information about Azama, Yoshino, and Neustrashimy and how these ships will be obtainable . The topics also included the changes that are upcoming to both flooding and radar as well as a new clan weekly competition that hopes to drive more involvement of clans outside of Clan Battles. We finish out the show with listener submitted questions. Thank you everyone for your continued support and love of the community. We look forward to seeing you again on the next Warships Podcast! USS Texas Event info: https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/community/mighty-t/ New Forum for the Podcast: https://forum.worldofwarships.com/forum/307-the-warships-podcast/

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 00:27 CV Rework Community Meltdown 05:45 Upcoming CV Hotfixes 16:16 CV Matchmaking 40:31 Gulio Cesare 47:16 Azuma and Super Azuma 52:59 Playstyle of Soviet BB's 58:13 Test ship thoughts Hi listeners, in this weeks episode of the Warships Podcast. The team goes over the fallout of the Carrier Rework that has now seen its first week on the live servers. The crew goes over the impact of this so far on game play, and meta that is currently shifting. In addition to the massive changes with the Carrier patch, Wargaming also announced a test version of Guilo Cesare being moved from tier 5 to tier 6 on the test server for evaluation. The team also received multiple new test iterations with latest batch of ships that are works in progress. Some ships of note are Leone, Azuma, and Exeter. Lastly the podcast team discussed the Soviet Battleships line which was announced recently but had yet to bring up on the show do to the massive influx of new ships and Carrier Rework. Thank you all for your continued support of this show. Thank you to our Patreons and those who work to support the Warships Community. We look forward to seeing you again, on the next Warships Podcast!

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 00:43 Patch 0.8.0 07:20 Lunar New Year Containers 09:00 Detection Change 12:37 Test Ships 40:31 Radar Changes 48:28 Flooding Changes Hi listeners! For this weeks episode of the Warships Podcast the crew goes over the massive change that is Patch 0.8.0. The myrid of changes include the much anticipated carrier rework, new Royal Navy Carriers, as well as many other test ships that have received balance changes or tweaks. Ships of notable discussion were HMS's Exeter, and Audacious, RM Leone, HIJMS's Azuma and Yahagi. In addition to the new ships the team also discussed game play with the new carriers as well as upcoming changes to Radar and Flooding mechanics. Thank you to everyone who listens, supports, and makes World of Warships the great community it is. Look forward to seeing you again on the Warships Podcast! Check out LittleWhiteMouse's review of the Lunar New Year containers: http://shipcomrade.com/?p=2491

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 03:04 3rd Round of PTS 0.8.0 30:49 Kaga 36:27 Graf Zeppelin 42:54 Enterprise 46:55 Saipan 52:07 Ship buffs in depth The premium Carriers for the CV Rework are finally here and the 3rd Round of PTS testing for the CV Rework brings forward some strong opinions on play-ability, fun, and AA fire. Followed by an in-depth look at last week's round of buffs for the Super test server on numerous Premium and Re searchable ships.

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Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 00:50 Arms Race and Maps 14:45 Destroyers 40:44 Cruisers 58:43 Battleships 01:15:05 Carriers Hi listeners! Welcome to episode #115 for the Warships Podcast! In this weeks episode for the podcast we have plenty of Zoup this time, and yes even for you. Who returned once again to help us discuss bigger topics coming up with the new Ranked Season. The show goes over each category of ships, but slightly different than in the past. The show breaks down each category by nation at a time. We start first with an analysis and explanation of the Arms Race mode. Going over how this mode works and what players should expect compared to the normal cap fest of the previous Full Ranked Season modes. Beginning with Destroyers, the cast and crew go over each destroyer by nation and state their play ability for average or experienced players to advanced players. This is repeated for each other category going over Cruisers next, then Battleships and a follow up discussion about Carriers. This is a rather lengthy and passionate discussion on all these ships involved and we hope everyone enjoys this debate. Thank you to everyone who listens and supports this show. Thank you to our Patreons and to the Warships Community and we especially love hearing from you and seeing you in game. The crew very much looks forward to seeing you next Warships Podcast!

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 02:05 New Years events 09:15 Prinz Eitel Frederich 18:48 Fire Duration on Alaska/Azuma 26:28 Azuma 38:28 Neustrashimy 51:23 Leone 56:53 Ranked Sprint Seasons 3/4 01:01:54 CV Rework in 0.8.0 The podcast crew returns for 2019 in World of Warships and NoZoupForYou joins us while he's furloughed during the US Government Shutdown. We have plenty to cover, including: a look at how the New Years Events have been going, the state of the Prinz Eitel Frederich, a nerf to fire duration on Alaska and Azuma, new Test ships: Azuma, Neustrashimy, and Leone, Ranked Sprint, and the CV Rework state of readiness.

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 00:26 Visit to WGNA Last Week 04:23 Steel is coming! 18:07 New Ship Testing (Azuma/Viribus) 31:40 Alaska for 1 million FXP 34:44 Tier 9 Ranked 48:38 HMS Exeter 52:42 CV Rework in 0.8.0 This week the regular crew is back as we talk about Kelorn's visit to WGNA HQ last week, the steel events for the new year, some new ships under testing and on the horizon, Tier 9 Ranked Arms Race, and the release of the CV Rework in 0.8.0. (Bonus points if you know what the title of this episode is paraphrasing!)

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 00:16 Segment 1 with URL Guy 12:34 Segment 2 with KamiSamurai and TragicLoss 1:03:07 Segment 3 with RadarX and Sasha RadarX was kind enough to allow me to come by the WGNA office in Austin for a lengthy session of recordings with many of the Warships NA Staff. Hear from URL guy about some cool things about the webpage and his gratuitous additions to Warships lore. Tragicloss and Kami discuss the ins and outs of supporting the community of gamers that play World of Warships. Finally, RadarX and head of production Sasha talk about the year just past and what's to come for Warships in the NA region. Listen in for a few listener questions from twitter and a surprising announcement about the future of submarines!

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 00:30 Santa Crates 11:16 Clan Battles: Stalingrad vs Moskva 19:30 Clan Battles: Henri vs Zao 24:04 Clan Battles: Harugumo and destroyers 33:01 Clan Battles: General Strats 01:01:18 Steel for the masses Strangers123 from OMNI stops by the show to talk about the minutiae of Clan Battles generally and Season 4 in particular. Tune in to learn some new strats and ship strengths for your team. Santa crates are here! The podcast crew gives the rundown on what's available and what's worthwhile to get !

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 00:29 General CV Rework Thoughts 29:28 Removal of Odd-tiered CVs 40:21 Anchor Divisions 47:41 Premium Tier 7 Carriers 53:21 Royal Navy CV Speculation 59:22 CV Rework in Clan Battles? 1:09:26 Bonus Topic! 1:25:57 Musashi Removal Carriers and Farazelleth, what more do you need to know?

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 00:33 VirtualSenpai/Zoup Intro 02:40 Black Friday 20:24 Irian/Lazo 30:01 Warships Only Premium Account 38:58 Repair Party changes to USN ships 48:43 German and IJN Balance changes 59:40 Azuma/Neustrashimy/Viribus Unitis/Leone/Yahagi 1:08:04 New Years Events ViirtualSenpai and NoZoupForYou join us today as we talk about the black friday deals, upcoming premium ships, and the new changes announced on the DevBlog!

Hi listeners! In this weeks episode of the Warships Podcast Aerroon and Vanessaira go over some recent changes, news, and testing done in the World of Warships. Regretfully Kelorn is in Chicago for business and could not make the this weeks episode. This show also saw the return of Vanessaira who had recently moved and had been unable to make the previous shows. Getting straight into show topics, the podcast members open up with their thoughts and reflections of some of the newer ships they had been testing. Which included the testing of: Tier 8 British Battleship HMS Vanguard as well as Tier 3 British Battleship HMS Dreadnought, Tier 9 French Battleship Jean Bart, Tier 8 USN Cruiser USS Wichita. Both members talk about these ships and give their take on what is good and bad about them. Continuing right along, both members go over the news and changes coming out across the Warship's Dev Blog. Topics of discussion focused on the changes and testing regarding the new carrier rework and action style game play. Contingencies for players and CV owners who would like a refund are also going to be offered and both members reflected on Wargaming's decision. A 'Quality of Life' change for opening all containers is being added and feedback and ideas to improve the game mode for “Arms Race” is also being discussed in way to help promote the game mode. Further changes covering the larger caliber secondary guns on battleships are discussed as well as buffs and improvements to IJN Heavy Cruisers and buffs to cruiser maneuvering in general. Enhancements are coming to the IJN Destroyer lines, with improvements to their alpha damage being the focus. Wargaming is also discussing changes and testing that they have done to try to address the Surveillance Radar consumable in game. Interesting ideas and test are covered and potential solutions are debated. The show finishes with the discussion and changes that are under consideration to make the flooding mechanics consistent and less luck or RNG based. Thank you everyone, for your incredible support and your great sense of community. The show exist only because of you and we thank you. We look forward to having you again on the next Warships Podcast!

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 00:25 New Ships Testing Impressions 09:00 Yue Yang Nerfs 18:04 Jean Bart for sale at Tier 9 27:47 2nd season of Ranked Sprint 32:54 Secondaries buff 37:01 IJN Cruiser and Destroyer Buff Aerroon and Kelorn talk today about a slew of nerfs and buffs from the Dev blog, including Yue Yang, Secondaries, and IJN Cruisers/Destroyers. In addition, we talk about some further impressions on the test ships, Jean Bart for sale at Tier 9, and the 2nd season of Ranked Sprint!

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 00:26 Ranked Sprint 17:30 BB AP vs Destroyers 30:43 Concealment Expert and Hydro Standardization 45:43 New ship first Impressions: Wichita 51:22 Prinz Eitel Friederich 54:31 West Virginia '41 59:02 Dreadnought and Vanguard Join Kelorn and Aerroon as we talk about the new Ranked Sprint mode, Battleship AP changes vs Destroyers, and the standardization of Concealment Expert and Hyrdroacoustic Search. We also give our first impressions of the test ships Wichita, Prinz Eitel Friderich, West Virginia '41, Dreadnought, and Vanguard.

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 01:17 What's good about the new CV Rework? 15:36 What needs work still? 30:36 Anti-Aircraft fire and Captain Skills 39:34 National Identity for Carriers Hi listeners! For this weeks episode of the Warships Podcast, iChase joins with the podcast team as they soar into the new Carrier Re-Work test. Carriers in World of Warships are being overhauled from a system of control which was based around a Real Time Strategy (RTS) setup. To a new system, which is Action based Arcade Flight Sim like for aircraft group movement and combat. The show members discuss various aspects about the new CV systems that they have tested so far and gave their overall prospective as well as optimistic hopes for improvement. Going over both positive and negative aspects, each member gave their ideas as well as speculation for things to come. In addition, some other main points that were covered included a discussion on the Captain's Skills and their relation to the new rework. As well as a debate on National Flavor or focus with the new carriers. Thank you to everyone who listens and supports this show. We always look forward to seeing you again on the next Warships Podcast!

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge and Safari. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 00:18 CitizenCon 2948 03:21 Squadron 42 14:40 Persistent Universe 25:19 Flight Mechanics 38:16 Road to Release Hi listeners! In this weeks episode of the Warships Podcast, the cast and crew gets some space! As the teams lifts off to talk about a different style of warships, the warships and universe of Star Citizen. Kelorn had a wonderful opportunity this week to use our status through the podcast and in turn. Be able to get press coverage for this years Citizen Con held down in Austin, TX. The podcast team talks about their experience with Star Citizen as well as reflecting on the recent coverage from the Con. Thank you everyone for letting our team indulge on a slightly different topic as we are true gamers and technology lovers at heart. The support our listeners give this show means the world to us. We look forward to seeing you next week on the Warships Podcast!

00:24 CitizenCon 2948 02:09 Subs on PTS 26:37 Ranked Sprint 37:26 Matchmaker Changes 41:18 Daily Login Bonus 45:05 West Virginia 1941 Hi listeners! For this weeks episode of the Warships Podcast, the team goes over and discusses several news topics breaking for World of Warships. Not so sneaking in, is the topic of submarines and their latest addition to the game in the form of the Halloween Event. These events are often seen as a test bed for trying out new modes or new things in World of Warships. So as such, the cast spends time deliberating and speculating about the experience so far and possible game play if added to the main game modes. Advancing the news topics the podcast crew discusses a new style format for Ranked where the team goes over the new changes and discusses the pros and cons to this new quick season format. In rounding out the news and show topics for this weeks episode, the show members cover the changes to matchmaking and the effect on Destroyers. As well as the addition of a new daily log in reward system that will be implemented. Last but not least the crew discusses the USS West Virginia (41) and Wargaming's response so far. Thank you everyone for listening and your support! As always, we look forward to having you again on the next Warships Podcast!

00:27 MrTonMou Intro 04:28 CV Rework 14:55 Bourgoune 33:21 Jean Bart 40:21 Alaska 47:58 Anchors Away 48:31 Arms Race French speaking community contributor, MrTonMou joins us as we delve into the upcoming CV rework as well as the upcoming premium ships including the French Battleships Jean Bart and Bourgoune. After that, we tackle the state of USS Alaska and the upcoming Arms Race mode.

00:28 Submarines! 19:20 CV Rework 43:28 New Ships on the Horizon Hi listeners! For this weeks episode of the Warships Podcast, the crew has many developing topics to go over board with. Major topics and developing news include the Carrier Rework and Submarines. As well as many new ships and changes to go over. The podcast team starts off their discussion off with the new class addition of Submarines. Submarines are being added in a PvE setting for the upcoming Halloween Event. These events often serve as a test platform to try out new game play and modes for World of Warships. The cast goes over their thoughts and speculates over the addition of submarines and if these ships will ever be introduced to a PvP environment. The other major topic for this weeks show is the Carrier Rework, which two of the cast members actual got to test this new format in St Petersburg at Wargaming's development studio. Each member discusses their thoughts and take on the rework and what they feel will change for old players and new players looking in. These are major changes and the Warships Podcast will continue to cover the news on this. Finalizing the show topics, the cast members wrap up with a couple new ships and changes. These included the likes of Large Cruiser USS Alaska, Battleship USS West Virginia, and French Destroyer Le Terrible. Thank you everyone for listening and supporting our show. We hope to see you next Podcast!

00:38 Intro 03:36 Godspeed Miles 04:07 Balancing Battlecruisers 07:30 Revising Maps 15:26 Maps and Game Balance 17:43 How will the CV Rework affect Game Balance? 19:57 How do you become a Game Balancer or Map Creator? 26:09 What is the worst balanced ship and worst map? 26:51 What's up with Ocean? 29:50 Favorite ships and Maps 32:05 How much do you play the game? 35:33 How does Player feedback influence the game? 37:21 When are ships over- or under-performing? 39:48 Destroyers that depended on stealth firing 43:13 Historical Maps 44:35 Tournament Spawns in maps 46:27 Arms Race 47.59 Khabarovsk balanced? 52:42 Who would win in a Midway 1v1? A brief tribute to Miles Mortensen opens our special Episode 100 before we have Wargaming Saint Petersburg developers Ivan Komarov (Head of Game Balance) and Danil Pavlov (Head of Map Design) stop by for a host of questions about their specialties! Tune in for deep discussion, funny moments, and loads of information!

Hi listeners! For this weeks episode of the Warships Podcast, we have special guest Stranger123. The Podcast crew interviews our guest about his experiences with the game and competitive events. The cast ask several questions before getting into the main topic for this show. A new Ranked Season is out and our show focuses on the ships and tactics that might be prevalent in the competitive meta. The show members go over each category of ship type; from destroyers, cruisers, battleships, and touch on carriers. Thank you to all our listeners and supporters. We very much look forward to having you again on the next Warships Podcast.

Hi listeners. In this weeks episode of the Warships Podcast. The team goes over the 3rd Anniversary for World of Warships and some of the newest additions and changes with patch 0.7.8. The cast members discuss further changes to Ranked and Clan battles. VMF Stalingrad is released in her final form and opinions vary on her competitive state. New resources are being released in addition to the current resources available. New destroyers for the IJN are being released to finish out the alternative branch. Changes to the maps Islands of Ice and North have been shown on the Dev Blog, and speculation about their new state is discussed. Finishing out the show this week, the podcast team answers audience questions. Thank you to every who supports and listens to our show. We always look forward to having you again on the Warships Podcast!

Hi listeners! Welcome to another episode of the Warships Podcast. For this episode of the podcast the cast goes over several new ships including premiums and new additions to the ship lines and tech tree. Show members discuss the following ships: Tier 6 German Battleship Prinz Eitel Freidrich, Tier 9 French Battleship Jean Bart, Tiers 9 and 10 Japanese Destroyer Kitakaze & Harugamo, and the new British line of Destroyers. Rounding out the show the cast answers questions submitted from listeners with the topics ranging from match making to premium and line speculations. Thank you everyone for listening and supporting. We look forward to having you again on the next Warships Podcast.

This week we welcome Crysantos and Mister Conway to the show, both of whom Aerroon and Kelorn had the pleasure of meeting in St Petersburg in April. We cover a whole range of topics, including the Ring Competition, the Global CC program and its impact for EU, Cross server matchmaking, the Arsenal and earning in game rewards, Rank 10 competitive modes, community toxicity, and more! Don't miss our first peek at USS Alaska! If you're looking for some podcast swag, check out shop.spreadshirt.com/warshipspodcast/ If you're interested in becoming a patreon backer, see our page at: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4875688

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge, Firefox and Safari. I'm still working on this, but haven't had any luck yet. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 00:42 Clan Battles Season 3 with Lord Zath and Vulgarr the Viking 24:47 Boise and Stalingrad 39:08 Listener QnA Lord Zath from -K- and Vulgarr the Viking join the podcast crew this week to talk about the ins and outs of Clan Battles Season 3. Tune in as we discuss meta comps, ships, and the future of Clan Battles. After that, we talk about the release of Boise and the current state of Stalingrad development. We round out the episode with more listener questions! Tune in to see if yours got asked!

Note: Timestamp links only appear to work in Microsoft Edge, Firefox and Safari. I'm still working on this, but haven't had any luck yet. Please use them as a guide to scrub forward to the times you'd like to start listening! Thanks! 01:10 Is Nueve de Julio worth it as a Premium? 10:10 Ship Detection Mechanics 15:59 Go Navy Event 22:40 Clan Battle Drama 30:43 Listener QnA Friend of the podcast, NoZoupForYou joins Kelorn and Aerroon as we dive deep on a range of topics. Is Nueve de Julio worth it as a Premium? Are revisions to the Ship detection mechanics necessary? What are we looking forward to in the Go Navy event? Do Clan Battles cause drama? and last but not least, we take questions from our listeners! If you're looking for some podcast swag, check out shop.spreadshirt.com/warshipspodcast/ If you're interested in becoming a patreon backer, see our page at: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4875688