299 [WOLF4] bubbleboy264 Members 387 posts 5,356 battles Report post #1 Posted January 27 I’m just not interested based on stats known so far. Speed boost is just useless on a BB. What I really want to happen is the US cruiser tree split, I want my cleaveland to go to it’s proper place at tier 8 so much more than another boring ship line. But we will probably have to wait months before they release the cruiser line split, as they delay the French BBs even further. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
322 [GRFOX] GreyFox78659 Members 2,204 posts 4,521 battles Report post #2 Posted January 27 I wasn’t until I tested one on PTS still not totally sold on it. Speed boost is useless I can attest to that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
154 [RUSHB] JochenHeiden Members 863 posts 7,847 battles Report post #3 Posted January 27 I am completely uninterested, but I play DDs and cruisers mostly, so.. meh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4,009 [ABDA] crzyhawk Beta Testers 16,017 posts 11,538 battles Report post #4 Posted January 27 Nope could not care less about French BBs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
160 [WPP] galspanic Members 451 posts 5,070 battles Report post #5 Posted January 27 What’s unique or interesting about them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
325 [SYN] Warped_1 [SYN] Members 1,320 posts 14,667 battles Report post #6 Posted January 27 Agreed, more interested in US cruiser split and British DDs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,268 [HINON] RipNuN2 Members 8,797 posts Report post #7 Posted January 27 I look forward to killing fascist boats with them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
941 [BBICT] Sir_Davos_Seaworth Members 3,352 posts 3,540 battles Report post #8 Posted January 27 To each their own I guess... I think the French BBs look interesting, even if the speed boost is nerfed from the CAs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
27 [POET] admiral_noone Members 300 posts 1,784 battles Report post #9 Posted January 27 (edited) What draws me in mostly isn’t the gameplay but the looks of the high tier boats (Richelieu-France). I figured I will make do with whatever their playstyle is. Oh and WG has one more patch cycle to do whatever last minute change so wait and see. Edited January 27 by admiral_noone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,822 [ARRGG] CLUCH_CARGO [ARRGG] Members 5,770 posts Report post #10 Posted January 27 When I finish the KM DD line I might look into the French BB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
121 [NNC] Captain_Benevolent_Fair Supertester 415 posts 5,896 battles Report post #11 Posted January 27 Well, I'm far more sold on the idea of fast BBs capable of keeping up with cruisers and with small guns that won't do anything at longer ranges than I ever was in the braindead HE spamming UK BBs. Speed boost doesn't do much in terms of extra speed, but it improves the acceleration, making it a good tool for torpedo beats. What I like about speed boost is that it's the type of consumable you can give to a BB without making it broken, unlike radar or german hydro. It's just a simple tool, and outside that what you have is a normal line of BBs, which is great after so many annoying gimmicks they put in these recent BB lines. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
336 Yoshiblue Members 2,380 posts 2,172 battles Report post #12 Posted January 27 I figured their thing would be abnormal acceleration that would be super boosted by the speed boost. That and reasonably quick reload times. So ideally BB that can move around rather quickly in a pinch. Not sure if that will help avoid shells and torpedoes though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
381 [WOLFB] AlcatrazNC Members 1,646 posts 8,016 battles Report post #13 Posted January 27 It's the other way around for me. I have no interest in the US split line but I'm a bit interested in some French BB (Richelieu and Alsace ) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,085 Stauffenberg44 Members 3,551 posts 6,867 battles Report post #14 Posted January 27 Whatever the French and Italians do is of interest to me. If you are tone deaf to history or suffer from bias an education can help. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,307 [TF16B] Estimated_Prophet Members 8,040 posts 16,978 battles Report post #15 Posted January 27 The only French 'Battleship' I have any interest in is Brennus; so Mikasa won't be so lonely anymore. Beyond that I have seven ships from Christmas containers and other places I haven't even played ONCE yet... ...what need have I for French battleships? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,433 [REVY] Sventex Members 6,010 posts 5,102 battles Report post #16 Posted January 27 59 minutes ago, bubbleboy264 said: I’m just not interested based on stats known so far. Speed boost is just useless on a BB. What I really want to happen is the US cruiser tree split, I want my cleaveland to go to it’s proper place at tier 8 so much more than another boring ship line. But we will probably have to wait months before they release the cruiser line split, as they delay the French BBs even further. I'll agree to disagree...very strongly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,940 [SYN] MrDeaf Members 14,359 posts 10,224 battles Report post #17 Posted January 27 1 hour ago, GreyFox78659 said: I wasn’t until I tested one on PTS still not totally sold on it. Speed boost is useless I can attest to that. Speed is everything. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
281 [KNTAI] Cruiser_SanJuan Members 1,083 posts 5,943 battles Report post #18 Posted January 27 Cuirasses Français? Apportez-les immédiatement! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,433 [REVY] Sventex Members 6,010 posts 5,102 battles Report post #19 Posted January 27 10 minutes ago, MrDeaf said: Speed is everything. " I have destroyed the enemy merely by marches" -Napoleon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
232 [CMFRT] Avalon304 Beta Testers, In AlfaTesters 693 posts 1,687 battles Report post #20 Posted January 27 I just like the look of Richieliu and Alsace so I'll probably try to get them for that reason but no otherwise Im not too interested. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
693 Wolcott Alpha Tester 1,940 posts Report post #21 Posted January 27 Not every new content will please everyone. Personally I'm not interested in Pan Asian ships. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,708 [HINON] Doomlock WoWS Wiki Editor, In AlfaTesters, Beta Testers 6,498 posts 3,751 battles Report post #22 Posted January 27 Richelieu is a beauty, and a ship I need in my port. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
126 ksix Members 504 posts 2,823 battles Report post #23 Posted January 27 (edited) Was excited until things started to get leaked. I went from 'cant wait' to 'might grind at some point'. Speed boost is stupid. 32mm armor all over means they're all going to burn like a California wildfire. Good sigma values but shotgun like dispersion. Tier 10 looks very uninspired. I don't know, the tier 8, 9, 10 all just seem rather bleh. The ships look good but stat wise nothing stands out at all compared to other lines. Very lazy in that department. Edited January 27 by ksix Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
963 ReddNekk Members 3,628 posts 13,419 battles Report post #24 Posted January 27 2 hours ago, bubbleboy264 said: I’m just not interested based on stats known so far. Speed boost is just useless on a BB. What I really want to happen is the US cruiser tree split, I want my cleaveland to go to it’s proper place at tier 8 so much more than another boring ship line. But we will probably have to wait months before they release the cruiser line split, as they delay the French BBs even further. Same here pard. WG said that this was in the works back in '16. Plus, for claiming to be "concerned" about the BB overpopulation they're sure doing a lot to encourage BB play. My only interest in the French BBs is how flammable are they? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,433 [REVY] Sventex Members 6,010 posts 5,102 battles Report post #25 Posted January 27 16 minutes ago, ReddNekk said: Same here pard. WG said that this was in the works back in '16. Plus, for claiming to be "concerned" about the BB overpopulation they're sure doing a lot to encourage BB play. My only interest in the French BBs is how flammable are they? /sarcasm There's more Cruiser lines then Battleships lines in-game. If anything, they should erase a few to balance them out with Battleships. It's only fair. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
