15 [BR-CA] hardtodie Members 121 posts 15,904 battles Report post #1 Posted September 30, 2017 I have played over 6000 games on World of Warships and for the most part I find the game a enjoyable experience.I have a navy that consists 24 ships ( tiers 1 to 9) and include all ship types. One of the major problems I have with the game is Commander experience. Here is why. My Omaha commander is at level 13 (16684/13200) so to get this commander to elite status it requires 1244316 commander experience. For a tier 5 ship this is total bull. The problem is apparent for my other 23 ships also. I suggest that the developers look at reducing the number commander experience required to reach the elite status for all tiers. I have my doubts that this happen but it is worth the post Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,894 [HINON] Doomlock [HINON] Wiki Lead, Beta Testers, Privateers 6,801 posts 5,248 battles Report post #2 Posted September 30, 2017 Well, the total amount of XP to reach 19 points is the same regardless of tier or nation. And it is actually less XP overall than it used to be to get a max level captain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,562 [SYN] Kapitan_Wuff Members 8,292 posts 14,496 battles Report post #3 Posted September 30, 2017 They already massively reduced it and added the Elite Commander XP mechanic to help spend XP on specific captains you want to level. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
97 [DD214] Seamus_44 Members 816 posts 46,139 battles Report post #4 Posted September 30, 2017 and with the new skills matrix a 10 pointer can have a skill at each level. Lower tiers, less goodies.Another thing is the balance. With a high point a lower tiers the new players are facing a bigger threat. (Used to run a 19-pointer in the Isokaze and it really was seal clubbing before the nerf to IJN dd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
662 [13TH] HMCS_Devilfish Members 4,901 posts 9,124 battles Report post #5 Posted September 30, 2017 7 minutes ago, hardtodie said: I have played over 6000 games on World of Warships and for the most part I find the game a enjoyable experience.I have a navy that consists 24 ships ( tiers 1 to 9) and include all ship types. One of the major problems I have with the game is Commander experience. Here is why. My Omaha commander is at level 13 (16684/13200) so to get this commander to elite status it requires 1244316 commander experience. For a tier 5 ship this is total bull. The problem is apparent for my other 23 ships also. I suggest that the developers look at reducing the number commander experience required to reach the elite status for all tiers. I have my doubts that this happen but it is worth the post It is what it is , once you get a 19 point commander it makes it that much easier to get another one ,Ive got 6 of em took me months of grinding to get an 18 point Captain in Murmansk and was halve way to 99999999 when the19 pointers came and elite XP started, so I dought any big changes to commanders coming Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,999 [V_KNG] Herr_Reitz Beta Testers 13,205 posts Report post #6 Posted September 30, 2017 Well.. one way (ahem) you can boost it is through premium time. Lots of flags help as well. So do premium ships... consider: if they lower the entrance price that's fewer grinding, fewer people having to play frequently to rank up. Less time means you are less likely to get well, addicted to the game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
846 [LOU1] ExploratorOne Members 4,373 posts 15,290 battles Report post #7 Posted September 30, 2017 I finally accepted the advice frequently given to get your first 19-point captain as soon as you can. I got my first on the Cleveland since i enjoyed the ship and have a few USN premiums (and that was the closest). After that, it became easier to grind Commander Elite XP to use on other commanders. 6 months later I know have an RN, USN, and Perth 19 point Commanders. I recently had 2.4M Elite XP because I couldn't decide which Commander to level up next - French or German. I am down to 1.6M now because I used some Elite xp to raise a few Commanders a couple of points and did a couple of respecs. It was difficult making the choice to grind one ship (plus premiums) to get the Commander to 19-points, but it is well worth. make sure it is on a ship you like to play and preferably in a line you will continue up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
15 [BR-CA] hardtodie Members 121 posts 15,904 battles Report post #8 Posted September 30, 2017 Yup I have to agree with you HMCS_DevilFish. Thanks for your input all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
15 [BR-CA] hardtodie Members 121 posts 15,904 battles Report post #9 Posted September 30, 2017 Have over a year of premium on my account. My Cleveland Is at 17 so maybe I should use it more often. Thanks to all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
119 [TULIP] WhiteRecon Members 952 posts 12,669 battles Report post #10 Posted October 11, 2017 I like the commander xp just the way it is. Have 9 or 10 19-pointers + 1.25M in elite commander xp. The system works great, no reason to make it easier to pimp out low-tier ships - the game is built for you to progress up the tiers, not hang out endlessly at T5 & 6. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
639 [WOLF2] DiddleDum Members 1,655 posts 12,553 battles Report post #11 Posted October 12, 2017 3000+ game noob here. Got a 16 pt captain as my highest (I play all ship types, so most are in the 12-15 pt range). Decided to work on that 16 pt skipper to get him to 19. Once he's at 19, all his XP is elite XP, correct? You then use that to supplement the other captains, and boost them up quicker? So, it snowballs pretty quickly after the first 19pt skipper? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
119 [TULIP] WhiteRecon Members 952 posts 12,669 battles Report post #12 Posted October 13, 2017 7 hours ago, DiddleDum said: 3000+ game noob here. Got a 16 pt captain as my highest (I play all ship types, so most are in the 12-15 pt range). Decided to work on that 16 pt skipper to get him to 19. Once he's at 19, all his XP is elite XP, correct? You then use that to supplement the other captains, and boost them up quicker? So, it snowballs pretty quickly after the first 19pt skipper? Correct. They are great in premium ships (during the week for me), premium time if u can afford. I go premium time on weekends usually, and load the ship up with flags. I only really run flags with prem time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
26,219 [ARGSY] Ensign_Cthulhu Members 32,152 posts 31,842 battles Report post #13 Posted October 21, 2017 It seems like it's worth having ONE premium ship that does useful slaughter in its tier, while not being horrendously expensive. Grind ONE captain up in that at a time (seal clubbing though it may be) and spec him according to the ship he's going into. The alternative is to run a premium account. On the one hand, that one premium ship is a one-off purchase and need not be terribly expensive. On the other, the premium account benefits (increases XP and money from) all ships in your fleet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
