German BB/Cruiser Nerf's Coming?

[sasquatch_research]

Hey

I was watching a YouTube video and it mentioned that in version 6.8; Wargaming is planning on a BIG Nerf to German secondary's guns involving the 105MM and 88MM secondaries.  The HE shells were getting nerf'd by 100 HP and the fire damage is being reduced by -3% for one and -4% for the other.  In other words for all of you secondary builds and anyone running German BB's and Cruiser using those guns, your going to take a 40% reduction in damage output.  This will basically affect T5 BB's (which was nerf'd previously with it's sigma on the main guns from 2.0 to 1.8) and up!  So kiss all of your Bismarck secondaries good bye.   If this is true; I think it's garbage to Nerf them that bad.  Maybe somebody from Wargaming could comment on this, on this forum!

 

Pete

[Unabletony]

I'm pretty sure you could've posted just one, and even though it's in different sub-topics, you could've posted in just general discussion.

[VVVVVVEmersonFisioVVVVVV]

49 minutes ago, sasquatch_research said:

Hey

I was watching a YouTube video and it mentioned that in version 6.8; Wargaming is planning on a BIG Nerf to German secondary's guns involving the 105MM and 88MM secondaries.  The HE shells were getting nerf'd by 100 HP and the fire damage is being reduced by -3% for one and -4% for the other.  In other words for all of you secondary builds and anyone running German BB's and Cruiser using those guns, your going to take a 40% reduction in damage output.  This will basically affect T5 BB's (which was nerf'd previously with it's sigma on the main guns from 2.0 to 1.8) and up!  So kiss all of your Bismarck secondaries good bye.   If this is true; I think it's garbage to Nerf them that bad.  Maybe somebody from Wargaming could comment on this, on this forum!

 

Pete

Post the video link, and if its true i guess its not that bad, i have all german BB line, all full seconds, if they dont crapthe range, its okay.

 

Cause u know, u only need enemy ship to burn 1 time to farm seconds damage, and every german BB have like a dozen guns each broadside firing every 4 secs.

[LadyUniPotato]

53 minutes ago, sasquatch_research said:

Wargaming is planning on a BIG Nerf to German secondary's guns

 

This is debatable.  A reduction of 100 damage per secondary shell could be a big deal if every shell the secondaries fired hit every single time they fired.  As I'm sure you well know, they don't.  I expect to lose out on a few thousand damage per battle, maybe.  I'm not gonna cry over 2-3k in damage from AI gunners that are drunk half the time anyway.

 

As for the fire chance, I'll let someone else address the 88mm guns and how it will affect them.  But as for the 105mm's, they had a better chance of starting fires than the 155s do.  A nerf to the 105s brings them more in line with the progression from the 88mm's to the 105's to the 155's. 

 

I'm sure I'm gonna get crucified for this but, at the end of the day, if you're reliant on your secondaries to deal damage for you to the point that this nerf is gonna cause you problems....you're probably playing the ships wrong in the first place.  The secondaries are just that - secondary.  A nice little bonus to add on when in brawling range.  The German BB's will be fine - they've still got the turtleback armor scheme and, at high tiers, hydro.