395 [-GT-] guns_at_last_light Members 859 posts Report post #1 Posted January 27 We have a number of the commander skills devoted to dealing damage: increasing accuracy, reducing reload, increasing fire chance, or increasing the actual damage a shell can deliver. It would have been interesting to add a skill that reduced gun bloom time if certain conditions are met (e.g. if fewer than x hostile ships are within y distance). WG already figured in proximity to skills like Dead Eye, so this seems like a natural extension. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
684 [-TRM-] xHeavy [-TRM-] Members 2,278 posts Report post #2 Posted January 27 You cannot reduce a bloom of 100 foot by 30 feet across of flame. It will be seen dozens of miles. I have a mental image of a 200 foot by 50 foot silencer on each gun barrel turn that BOOM into a Pffth. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
642 [USN] tfcas119 Members 1,480 posts 20,231 battles Report post #3 Posted January 27 (edited) Don't give them ideas, they'll just tack this onto Dead Eye because clearly that skill needs buffing Edited January 27 by tfcas119 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
316 [WOLFB] Mono_De_Mantequilla Members 1,019 posts 11,742 battles Report post #4 Posted January 27 They can call it “Gun-Powder Puff”. Say, a 30% bloom-time reduction, for maybe 3 skill points? Don’t make it a conditional skill, we have enough of those. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,599 [WOLF1] Kesh_Lives Members 6,041 posts Report post #5 Posted January 27 21 minutes ago, xHeavy said: You cannot reduce a bloom of 100 foot by 30 feet across of flame. It will be seen dozens of miles. I have a mental image of a 200 foot by 50 foot silencer on each gun barrel turn that BOOM into a Pffth. Yeah, they're not going to reduce gun bloom anytime soon. In fact, I think maybe the next big 'rework' may be concealment. Talk about screaming bloody murder... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4,578 [RLGN] Estimated_Prophet Members 15,505 posts 27,211 battles Report post #6 Posted January 27 20 minutes ago, Kesh_Lives said: Yeah, they're not going to reduce gun bloom anytime soon. In fact, I think maybe the next big 'rework' may be concealment. Talk about screaming bloody murder... They already did that when concealment went from class variable to a flat 10%. So a massive Midway aircraft carrier can hide (behind a tiny sand spit with a single coconut palm,) just as easily as a tiny Mutsuki destroyer. WG balanz logic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
247 FullMetal_Inferno Members 348 posts 5,710 battles Report post #7 Posted January 27 Wouldn't a skill like that technically enable stealth-firing at certain ranges? If so, I can see that combining with the Deadeye and being massively broken. I don't think BBs need any more encouragement to sit at the back of the map. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
301 [PVE] MasterDiggs Members 1,142 posts 9,607 battles Report post #8 Posted January 27 (edited) Flashless powder (or whatever they called it)? I don't think it will be a good addition. Edited January 27 by MasterDiggs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
395 [-GT-] guns_at_last_light Members 859 posts Report post #9 Posted January 27 12 minutes ago, FullMetal_Inferno said: Wouldn't a skill like that technically enable stealth-firing at certain ranges? If so, I can see that combining with the Deadeye and being massively broken. I don't think BBs need any more encouragement to sit at the back of the map. Make it a DD only skill, as DDs currently have the same bloom time as Yamatos. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
350 arch4random Members 831 posts Report post #10 Posted January 27 (edited) BBs wouldnt want that skill...but should be mandatory for cruisers...all that bloom they make , makes it harder for me to see their ship..they hide in it.... of course that skill should be 4 points Edited January 27 by arch4random no reason Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
