27 Ascinius Members 57 posts 1,510 battles Report post #1 Posted September 26, 2017 Does anyone else feel sorely disappointed by the announcement that CVs would be completely excluded from this round of Clan battles? Why go to such an extreme as to exclude CVs and limit BBs? Beyond that, this basically means that the British, AA focused, Minotaur is virtually useless as its drawback of AP only shells is not balanced anymore by its AA gunboat coverage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,562 [SYN] Kapitan_Wuff Members 8,292 posts 14,496 battles Report post #2 Posted September 26, 2017 What's your source? I hadn't heard this news. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,367 [HINON] Captain_Dorja [HINON] Beta Testers 5,913 posts 5,645 battles Report post #3 Posted September 26, 2017 4 minutes ago, Kapitan_Wuff said: What's your source? I hadn't heard this news. https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/common/clan-destine/ The portal is your friend. Its also on the launcher, and you get those annoying news notifications in the client now... just saying they aren't exactly making it Code Word Classified Material... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4,521 [WOLF7] awiggin Members 12,620 posts Report post #4 Posted September 26, 2017 7 minutes ago, Kapitan_Wuff said: What's your source? I hadn't heard this news. You hang in the forums, it's been discussed to death already today...and you didn't notice? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,562 [SYN] Kapitan_Wuff Members 8,292 posts 14,496 battles Report post #5 Posted September 26, 2017 14 minutes ago, Captain_Dorja said: https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/common/clan-destine/ The portal is your friend. Its also on the launcher, and you get those annoying news notifications in the client now... just saying they aren't exactly making it Code Word Classified Material... 12 minutes ago, awiggin said: You hang in the forums, it's been discussed to death already today...and you didn't notice? Yea, not sure how I missed that one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,941 [BOTES] pikohan [BOTES] Members 3,641 posts 19,174 battles Report post #6 Posted September 26, 2017 Was really surprised by how they decided to set everything up in CW... I was sure it'd be the same format as all the competitive stuff they've done so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
12,642 [SALVO] Crucis Members 28,245 posts 43,725 battles Report post #7 Posted September 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Ascinius said: Does anyone else feel sorely disappointed by the announcement that CVs would be completely excluded from this round of Clan battles? Why go to such an extreme as to exclude CVs and limit BBs? Beyond that, this basically means that the British, AA focused, Minotaur is virtually useless as its drawback of AP only shells is not balanced anymore by its AA gunboat coverage. I don't mind the no CV's thing because I think that tier 10 CV's in the hands of very good CV players are extremely OP. At least at lower tiers, the power of CVs to leverage player ability is more limited. Also, if CV's are playable, given how devastating one can be if not opposed by another CV, it would, IMO, become a de facto requirement to bring a CV out of fear that the enemy team would have one, because the disadvantages of not having one on your team while the enemy does have one are too great to risk. As for the 1 BB per team limit, I hate it. Should be 2. IMO, having potentially so many cruisers is going to make it extremely difficult for DD's, except perhaps for the Khab. Oh, I suppose that the Gearing or Shimmy could long range torp (in this case, "long range" being just outside radar range of whatever crusiers are in the battle), but that doesn't really seem like a truly effective tactic. As for the Minotaur, it will face the same problem as DD's, the considerable risk of Radar. It seems to me that the Minotaur can do very well in Randoms when it's able to blend into the scenery and try to get lost in the melee of so many ships. But in a smaller battle, if the enemy becomes aware that there's a Minotaur in the vicinity, there will be a radar up ASAP and the focus fire on the Minotaur will be intense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
12,642 [SALVO] Crucis Members 28,245 posts 43,725 battles Report post #8 Posted September 26, 2017 41 minutes ago, pikohan said: Was really surprised by how they decided to set everything up in CW... I was sure it'd be the same format as all the competitive stuff they've done so far. I wouldn't think of Clan Battles as Clan Wars just yet. They may be more like Stronghold Battles in WoT, at least as I remember them when I was playing WoT regularly in a clan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
58 [SOUS] Chief_Runamuck [SOUS] Members 301 posts Report post #9 Posted September 26, 2017 Yes, disappointed as it makes the USN AA "flavor" irrelevant and removes a key element of the game. I also prefer 2 BB's. That said, I kind of understand the CV decision given the current stated of CVs in the game (which should have been fixed a long, long time ago). Time will tell, but I'm not encouraged so far. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5,276 anonym_Hf93Jbjm9WjT Members 4,302 posts Report post #10 Posted September 26, 2017 18 hours ago, Ascinius said: Does anyone else feel sorely disappointed by the announcement that CVs would be completely excluded from this round of Clan battles? Why go to such an extreme as to exclude CVs and limit BBs? Beyond that, this basically means that the British, AA focused, Minotaur is virtually useless as its drawback of AP only shells is not balanced anymore by its AA gunboat coverage. Disappointed, But I'll survive. You on the other hand, are a much more skilled CV driver, and will sorely miss the opportunity to show off. Commiserations. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
