Wombatmetal

That was my thought.

I don't think that's true at all. The SU100Y used a B13 130mm naval gun, but I can't think of another large caliber gun that wasn't developed from field artillery. The M10T on the KV2 was a field howitzer, and the German 128 mm came from AA.

It's just good sportsmanship.

There isn't a ship you list that doesn't have another ship as or more powerful still available in the game.

It's randoms, you get what you get, good and bad.

Looks like an Arleigh Burke to me

Anytime assets change directly between players in a game, offshore companies will take advantage of it and sell assets on websites for cash $. It's a big can of worms to implement. IE, gold spammers

Sure thing. I'll bring the popcorn.

I've never criticized their metrics or referred to spreadsheets. Again, your ascribing motivations to me that are not true, you are judging me for other players' actions. Judge me for my own. Which is how I judge WG btw.

So what you are saying, is you judge how fun a game is by the profits it earns. I'm actually not concerned with WGs profits, they're a company whose purpose it is to make money. Their bottom line is irrelevant to me as a player other than they get to keep the lights on if they make money. I don't like the commander skill rework and how it effected the meta, but I have never criticized it as a cash grab. All you are doing is offering talking points and not addressing my post. I have never joined the villagers with pitchforks. Even WG acknowledges the effect of Deadeye on the meta is bad.

Deadeye's effect the meta is bad. No amount of talk will make it good. The PR debacle was bad. The CV rework was bad. (you may like CVs and where they are now, but the road to get here was bad). Italian BBs are underwhelming. American BB 2nd line is an acquired taste. The commander skill rework brought us Deadeye. It's been a while since WG hit a home run. People aren't buying what WG is saying because of their track record.

It's a pass for me too. At this stage a ship needs something compelling to buy it, and there's nothing compelling here.

Arigatou

Don't get me wrong, I don't have the skill. But I'm not sure removing it alone will put the genie back in the bottle. People have a taste and may not be amenable to changing back. One of those things we won't know until we know.

There's a certain mindset that wants to camp in back and not get scratched. We'll always have them, and all Deadeye did was affix a label to them. But we had them already, and will have them if Deadeye goes away.