World of Warships

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5.7

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  1. KostyaSanD
    Dec 20, 2019
    10
    It is difficult for me to stay on one game longer than a week, but this game hooked me. A variety of ships and excellent game play combined with beautiful graphics. This game is definitely worth your attention!
  2. bef69
    Dec 19, 2019
    10
    Обалденная игра, нормальная скорость прокачки.
  3. Vudi
    Dec 18, 2019
    10
    The game is very mesmerizing, it is interesting to play it. I especially liked the graphics, the game is very well done. I thought I would not be interested, but going into the game was surprised and shocked. Really worthy game, I will advise it to my friends. Installing the game is instant, you do not have to wait as in other games. The developers are very cool guys.
  4. Akanoj
    Dec 17, 2019
    10
    The speed is quite high. For five hours, you can actually pump the entire branch of the level two up.
  5. Maks4
    Dec 17, 2019
    10
    Not a bad game in its genre, for a very long time did not reach her hands, but as they reached so not a drop regretted, the plot is a bomb, and the graphics are just cosmic!
  6. MZefdf
    Dec 17, 2019
    10
    I really like the game, I've been playing for half a year now. The graphics are excellent, the controls are convenient.
  7. anton156
    Dec 17, 2019
    10
    Very rarely you will meet games with remarkable graphics and with not less remarkable plot, in the same game everything is made very harmoniously so the game carries away for many hours!
  8. aekrogi1
    Dec 15, 2019
    0
    **** pay2win game. Check the reddit page for the game and see the what I'm talking about. DO NOT INVEST YOUR TIME AND MONEY IN THIS GAME
  9. Golden_chance_1
    Dec 13, 2019
    6
    A fun game run by abusive and exploitative mechanics designed to trick you into thinking you have spent too much money to stop spending more (sunk cost fallacy)

    The game was a pretty solid ship arcade game, and then they reworked the carriers and caused all kinds of new problems. It was ok-ish but then they started to go down the path of high hidden costs, exploitative psychological    A fun game run by abusive and exploitative mechanics designed to trick you into thinking you have spent too much money to stop spending more (sunk cost fallacy)

    The game was a pretty solid ship arcade game, and then they reworked the carriers and caused all kinds of new problems. It was ok-ish but then they started to go down the path of high hidden costs, exploitative psychological mechanics, power creep, and pay to win.

    This Christmas, they intentionally make the "free" ship impossible to get, and anyone who spent money to boost this impossible task would eventually be confronted with wasting their money, or spending more to complete the task at the the risk of getting nothing.

    It's the price of a AAA game for a single ship in this game, and now the T10 ships costing almost $300 in hidden, lure/bait based gating and hiding of true costs... this game is a mugger in an alley waiting to gank you for your money.

    I would advice anyone to be very wary of spending a lot on this game without careful reading and extensive thoughts about the true hidden costs of purchases.    … Expand
  10. DaL33TG33K
    Dec 13, 2019
    0
    Poor game design. Laughable balance issues. Poor treatment of player base. Predatory pricing.
  11. Nosmirc
    Dec 13, 2019
    2
    The game is great but sadly wargaming are greedy pigs. 240 usd for a ship and they say you can get it for free but that is a lie. Wargaming lie and cheat to steal your money. SHAME FREE PR
  12. jaroslav
    Dec 9, 2019
    10
    The game is really good. Great graphics. I watched a video about its creation. Many programmers worked on the smallest details in this game.
  13. Papaboss
    Dec 3, 2019
    10
    The game is in my top! The schedule is juicy, the music is excellent, what you need to relax in the evening with the boys.
  14. Sholehin
    Dec 3, 2019
    10
    Guys, this is the top game! I recommend hanging here with me. I’ve never slowed down, it's 10 points!
  15. Watafar
    Dec 3, 2019
    10
    Just look at this graphic! The game is great, it does not slow down, it does not throw you to the desktop. I recommend.
  16. Olegatori
    Dec 3, 2019
    10
    The game is cool, I've been playing for several days in a row. The graphics are cool, the display is nice.
  17. StanDD
    Dec 3, 2019
    10
    Hey guys! That's not the first time I've tried the game. But. trust e, it's so freaking addictive. Love all about - graphics are amazing, the sound is superb. Love the gameplay, too.. Try on to see how great it is!
  18. SergeyZ
    Nov 28, 2019
    10
    I didn’t think that this game would hook me like that, it’s just cool. Incredible graphics, everything is very well thought out, it’s a pleasure to play, as soon as there is a free minute, I immediately sit down at the computer. Although I was not such a gamer before, I played a little and everything, but here it’s not possible to stop.)) I recommend it to everyone.
  19. JhonnyD
    Nov 28, 2019
    10
    Thanks to creators of the game. Everything, weapons guns and ships seems so real. Sounds are so perfect. Lets play!
  20. Mark159
    Nov 26, 2019
    10
    The game is interesting, everything is in order with the graphics. Management is easy, Great gameplay. Gorgeous voice acting. You can play without money. I often get to stocks, Gold flew a couple of times.
  21. saradisp
    Nov 23, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. very bad and do not respect the players match making just for the playing -paying people- and as a game is a good idea but the company do not want to see that the players will get angry when is totally a trap game .Do not play it.… Expand
  22. Asal1996
    Nov 20, 2019
    10
    Wow what was that! Great game, very high quality of graphics. You can play all day long really
  23. loraQueen
    Nov 20, 2019
    10
    I absolutely adore this stuff. Highly entertaining and quite unique. I am not the greatest fan, but I got hooked! It takes minutes to get involved in it. Love it and find it amusing!
  24. Harry2019
    Nov 20, 2019
    10
    The first and only high-quality game related to naval battles. For about 20 years I tried to find something similar, and finally, high-quality graphics of sea battles appeared! Thanks to the developers, keep moving in the same direction.
  25. Corwin110
    Nov 11, 2019
    10
    Installed the game last night. Until now sit play. Graphics are beautiful. Detail ships at the highest level. After the World of tanks as a breath of fresh air. Still 20 minutes and need to to do their Affairs.....)
  26. meezul
    Nov 9, 2019
    1
    This used to be a fun game, then they decided to completely change the way carriers work. The changes they made affected every ship and made the carrier godlike, with no counter. Destroyers will get vapourized before even leaving spawn now as they massively increased plane speed and added rocket planes, which cannot be dodged. Now the carriers are basically untouchable, they have all theThis used to be a fun game, then they decided to completely change the way carriers work. The changes they made affected every ship and made the carrier godlike, with no counter. Destroyers will get vapourized before even leaving spawn now as they massively increased plane speed and added rocket planes, which cannot be dodged. Now the carriers are basically untouchable, they have all the toys and no counter. They released the patch even though the vast majority of the testers and community contributors said it was a bad change that didn't work. Since then they have refused to listen. Went from being a 10/10 in my book to a 0/10 with one patch.… Expand
  27. madhadude
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    nice game, cool graphic, lots of ships, and very fun with friend because you could strategize plan with your friend.
  28. joeling
    Nov 6, 2019
    10
    One of the best naval battle simulators. It remains to be surprised by the colorful graphics on the background of a combat fleet.
  29. itvtrade
    Nov 1, 2019
    10
    The game is just super! What I wanted. I get real pleasure from the process. Like everything.
  30. momomk
    Nov 1, 2019
    10
    Самый медленный в истории симулятор казино
  31. DiasBagrov
    Nov 1, 2019
    10
    I liked the game, really cool thought out, extremely colorful and catchy graphics. My recommendations.
  32. NyanGoblin
    Oct 29, 2019
    0
    Самый медленный в истории симулятор казино. От вас зависит только направление движения и цель стрельбы, все остальное происходит абсолютно рандомно. Рандом прощает идиотов за их ошибки, и наказывает умных людей за хорошую игру. Если у вас есть мозг - в этой игре все против вас. Снаряды будут облетать цель по контуру, те что попадут не пробьют, а те что пробьют не нанесут урон, не зависимоСамый медленный в истории симулятор казино. От вас зависит только направление движения и цель стрельбы, все остальное происходит абсолютно рандомно. Рандом прощает идиотов за их ошибки, и наказывает умных людей за хорошую игру. Если у вас есть мозг - в этой игре все против вас. Снаряды будут облетать цель по контуру, те что попадут не пробьют, а те что пробьют не нанесут урон, не зависимо от того, на чем вы играете. Заскриптованные обезьяны из вашей команды настроены всегда проигрывать обезьянам из вражеской. Унылая экономика завязанная на мучительном гринде опыта и денег на плохих кораблях, от которого спастись можно только донатом. Нулевая историчность, в результате которой на самом высоком уровне мы имеем Ямато и огромную кучу не просто проектных кораблей, а кораблей которые от и до придуманы Варгеймингом. Бездарная механика маскировки, в результате которой вражеский корабль в открытом море прямо перед вами может исчезнуть, будто невидимка. Перезарядки пушек по 20-30 секунд и топред с расходниками по 90+ секунд в лучшем случае.… Expand
  33. Alex192
    Oct 28, 2019
    10
    The game is very attention-grabbing, has been sitting for more than one hour, holds the desire to play, graphics are pleasing to the eye, excellent
  34. AndreyP
    Oct 28, 2019
    10
    World of Warships is a good game. Excellent graphics, superb optimisation, excellent balance. I already received 23 level of and not despite to dwell, invited In this game friend, mind, too, liked, now play together. The game is 10/10!
  35. PAPANOS
    Oct 24, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Class game, carries away, class done, with excellent graphic arts, all is done steeply!… Expand
  36. timafey
    Oct 23, 2019
    0
    Хорошая игра. Во всяком случае, мне нравится. И графика и геймплей на самом высоком. С удовольствием играю и другим рекомендую.
  37. odessit
    Oct 23, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Лучшая в своём роде! С удовольствием играю каждый день!… Expand
  38. igor1982
    Oct 18, 2019
    9
    The game is just a bomb, beautiful design, great graphics, play it personally for me a pleasure, you can immediately see all the details thought out, the developers are well done.
  39. MishaKlyap
    Oct 15, 2019
    10
    I liked the game, it was made in good faith, the graphics are cool, the animation is at its best, everything looks extremely realistic in one word. I started playing recently, so I still admire it.
  40. rizer21
    Oct 11, 2019
    10
    The game is a lot of fun. Graphics on top. Fights on ships are so detailed that it seems as if you are fighting in real life.
  41. Victor38
    Oct 8, 2019
    10
    The game completely captures and immerses in its reality, has beautiful graphics. I excellent and interesting to spend time, wonderful experience.
  42. serg191
    Oct 1, 2019
    10
    Good game! I really liked! The graphics are super! The gameplay is good, everything is perfectly implemented!
  43. Viachek
    Sep 30, 2019
    10
    Great game, spectacular, beautiful ships, great graphics. The developers have tried. I like playing very much.
  44. Alimendez
    Sep 23, 2019
    10
    Installed the game on the recommendation of a friend. We decided to create my team. The game is addictive from almost the first minutes of the game. Graphics, game-play created at a high level.
  45. CrispyBacon
    Sep 22, 2019
    2
    Just be aware that you are at a huge disadvantage if you start playing now. You’ll face players with thousands off battles, maxed out gear and maxed crew abilities - playing low tiers and farming noobs & bad players. Throw in the occasional overpowered ship and you’ll have your starting experience. Add a tedious grind and unbalanced maps, ships and match up and there you go. Besides thatJust be aware that you are at a huge disadvantage if you start playing now. You’ll face players with thousands off battles, maxed out gear and maxed crew abilities - playing low tiers and farming noobs & bad players. Throw in the occasional overpowered ship and you’ll have your starting experience. Add a tedious grind and unbalanced maps, ships and match up and there you go. Besides that the game looks good, nicely modeled ships and good free stuff thrown in.
    Overall: I guess it was worth it to start say in 2016 but not so much nowadays.    … Expand
  46. vanzi
    Sep 13, 2019
    8
    It's pretty much the only game that let's you play with WW2 warships. And it looks beautifully at that. But it is as grindy as Word of Tanks is, also lots of warships are only available in premium shop at absurd prices (up to €60 for a ship).
  47. Balar
    Sep 11, 2019
    10
    Отличная сессионка, немного скучновато на самых первых кораблях, но потом вообще огонь. Если вам нравятся относительно хардкорные игры, где нужно понимать механику и думать головой, однозначно рекомендую.
  48. Wishmaster87
    Sep 5, 2019
    10
    I very much like this game for 2 reasons, one its pretty fair and reasonable the ships are easy to control and are fun to "drive" around in and two it actually doesnt absorb your wallet since the silver you get is in the bucket full ive got over 1 million and havent once used the doubloons in the game so it really is just something to save time but not mandatory so it earns my respect this game.
  49. koptyukh85
    Sep 5, 2019
    10
    Просто замечательная игра, которую я установил по рекомендации хорошего друга и стал ее настоящим поклонником. Здесь все бои и корабли продуманы буквально до мелочей, в результате чего все бои принимают совсем другой оборот и более насыщенный. Графика, звук, интерфейс - все сделано на высшем уровне и для людей. Могу точно сказать, что здесь время пролетает незаметно.Просто замечательная игра, которую я установил по рекомендации хорошего друга и стал ее настоящим поклонником. Здесь все бои и корабли продуманы буквально до мелочей, в результате чего все бои принимают совсем другой оборот и более насыщенный. Графика, звук, интерфейс - все сделано на высшем уровне и для людей. Могу точно сказать, что здесь время пролетает незаметно.
  50. vujasin
    Aug 24, 2019
    0
    Terrible rigged MM even in ranked battles that should be some form of competition.I understand that they sell RNG in randoms,but in ranked that is hilarious . Game will keep u at 50%+-2% no mater what.When it decide that u wining too much,you will be putted in team that doesn't have chance to win by rigging RNG for both teams.Team that should lose will get -30% RNG and team that should winTerrible rigged MM even in ranked battles that should be some form of competition.I understand that they sell RNG in randoms,but in ranked that is hilarious . Game will keep u at 50%+-2% no mater what.When it decide that u wining too much,you will be putted in team that doesn't have chance to win by rigging RNG for both teams.Team that should lose will get -30% RNG and team that should win will get +30%.When u have 3k battles it is hilarious when game decide that u should lose in 10-20 battles in row to keep u whitin 50%. It look like PVP game ,but it is rigged piece of **** ,Avoid it and get some true PVP game insted… Expand
  51. Ghaia41
    Aug 19, 2019
    10
    This is a game that will give you a hard time.

    Like any contemporary game, a good graphics card is essential. Personally, I do it runs on an Asus ROG G501VW I7 equipped with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M card. The graphics are beautiful without straining the fluidity. I think World of Warships is different from other MMOG. Group strategy (especially in divisional battles or clan battles),    This is a game that will give you a hard time.

    Like any contemporary game, a good graphics card is essential. Personally, I do it runs on an Asus ROG G501VW I7 equipped with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M card.
    The graphics are beautiful without straining the fluidity.

    I think World of Warships is different from other MMOG.

    Group strategy (especially in divisional battles or clan battles), tactical sense, choice of positions, composure, reflexes, setting of ships and their captains... Everything comes together to immerse you in epic and thrilling battles.

    With nearly 20,000 games on the counter I'm not jaded, quite the contrary. With 4 classes of ships available in-game (destroyers, cruisers, battleships and aircraft carriers) and multiple nations, the gameplays of the units vary greatly.

    This is enough to satisfy your appetite and make it possible to find the ones that best suit to your style of play.

    When added to the possible settings for ship equipment and the skills of the captains, the possibilities are many.

    I recommend you acquire tiers V-VI quickly and familiarize yourself with them.
    Ships of these tiers are relatively easy to obtain and allow a good understanding of the arcane of the game.
    What's more, they're less expensive than higher tiers.
    The results won't take a long time to come.
    This will allow you to build up a war chest (which will be very useful for your progression to tiers VIII-IX-X) and to claim to join a clan.

    If you want the adventure, I will have great pleasure in sponsoring you. This will give you advantages reserved for godets.

    Contact me by email before you open your account ghaia41@bbox.fr
    I play on the server EU pseudo ghaia41.
    See you soon on the seven seas.

     

    PS: Sorry for the poor quality of my English.    … Expand
  52. LeonAssasino
    Aug 18, 2019
    0
    F2p game, for short fun , clearly too expensive to play on higher levels. Community is not so good, everybody is acting like they own the game. Company sells an unpolished too expensive stone with lots to fix but they don't. They keep introducing new premium ships to make money and your hard gameplay with normal ships just goes to waste very easy. Avoid dont get too attached
  53. King_Nidge
    Aug 6, 2019
    3
    Game is virtually unplayable at all levels bar the very top.

    Why? People buying their way to tiers they shouldn't be at. People going up tiers as fast as possible learning nothing. People not using their ship correctly wrecking outcomes of games People teamkilling Constant losses after losses after losses at every level Destroyers invisible even at a few KM...leveling    Game is virtually unplayable at all levels bar the very top.

    Why?

    People buying their way to tiers they shouldn't be at.
    People going up tiers as fast as possible learning nothing.
    People not using their ship correctly wrecking outcomes of games
    People teamkilling
    Constant losses after losses after losses at every level
    Destroyers invisible even at a few KM...leveling Battleships easily.

    Graphics: Meh, nothing special
    Gameplay: Sub-par, War Thunder is superior.
    Physics: Nonsense, make no sense at all with little consistency.    … Expand
  54. elhimp
    Jul 14, 2019
    3
    Long story short:
    Base game deserves attention, because of systems it have right from beginning.
    Continuous development doesn't succeeded at breaking this systems completely, yet, while trying harder and harder. Yet, no one cares besides beta veterans who somehow managed to not bail in past 4 years.
  55. Pielstick
    Jun 16, 2019
    7
    I've been playing World of Warships since it went into open beta in 2015. Prior to this I played World of Tanks so this wasn't my first Wargaming.net game.

    If you've played World of Tanks you'll know how unforgiving that game is. Make one mistake and that's it, game over. World of Warships is slower paced and gives you time to think ahead and be much more deliberate in your gameplay.    I've been playing World of Warships since it went into open beta in 2015. Prior to this I played World of Tanks so this wasn't my first Wargaming.net game.

    If you've played World of Tanks you'll know how unforgiving that game is. Make one mistake and that's it, game over. World of Warships is slower paced and gives you time to think ahead and be much more deliberate in your gameplay. Mistakes are punished, but generally you don't die from three or four hits as you do in World of Tanks.

    The grind is much less painful, and the use of premium camos and signals allows you to move up the tech trees far more quicker than in World of Tanks, but just like that game, at higher tiers the ships and upgrades become very expensive and you'll run short of credits if you're not running a premium account or have some high tier premium ships for grinding credits.

    Wargaming apparently learned their lesson with this game and didn't include premium ammunition. In fact, there are no ammunition costs in this game.

    The rock-paper-scissors interaction between the ship classes *was* very good. I say was because that was up until the recent aircraft carrier rework. Right now high tier games are blighted by the aircraft carriers which are simply too overpowered and have completely overturned the established game meta. A carrier can spot you seconds after the match starts, this is especially bad for destroyers. If the carrier then decides to focus you there is pretty much nothing you can do about it. There is no effective counter play for a carrier with a hard on for your ship. Anti-aircraft fire was also reworked for the new carriers and has recently been shown to be working very poorly - there are very few ships which can put up an effective defence against air attack. Right now if you get into a match with two tier 10 carriers on the other team (which unfortunately happens far too often) you're going to have a pretty miserable experience whether you're in a battleship, cruiser or destroyer.

    I'm also slightly concerned with Wargaming's trademark Russian bias creeping in. Russian battleships have only been in the game for a matter of weeks and they're just about to get a second tier 10 battleship (which no other nation has). Of the two tier 10 battleships they have access to one will be the most tanky and well protected battleship in the game, the other will have the most accurate long range guns and best anti-aircraft guns in the game. World of Tanks is already massively effected by this Russian bias, please don't let it creep into World of Warships!

    The in-game chat is also far less toxic than in World of Tanks. You will still find abusive team mates, but it's much less frequent than in World of Tanks.

    I'd give the game a solid 8 before the recent carrier rework. I've gone with a seven because there's still time to save it... if the developers double down and keep the totally unbalanced carrier class as it is now I'd give it a 5.    … Expand
  56. noobmsu93
    Jun 14, 2019
    1
    This game is a pay to win cash grab. The match making is horrible. Training for new players is almost non existent in-game though there are many good youtubers (this is a worrying trend devs skimp on content and let 3rd party sources do their job). Not to mention the continuation of Russian bias with Wargaming.
    The only reason I give this trash a 1 star is due to the pretty well done,    This game is a pay to win cash grab. The match making is horrible. Training for new players is almost non existent in-game though there are many good youtubers (this is a worrying trend devs skimp on content and let 3rd party sources do their job). Not to mention the continuation of Russian bias with Wargaming.
    The only reason I give this trash a 1 star is due to the pretty well done, historically accurate, ship models.    … Expand
  57. zaftgun
    Jun 4, 2019
    5
    impossibly long super grind not feasible without exp and credit boosts. At the end you will realise you need to pay more than $100 for a single ship which is about the price of a premium ship anyway.

    The game play is unbalanced, pretty stale, not much variety. A lot of patience needed.

    Absolutely not worth your time.
  58. DONTPLAYWOWS
    Apr 15, 2019
    0
    **** game, **** developers, **** balance, $100+ for a ship
    if you want to have therapy but dont have a reason for it play this game
  59. DanteShin
    Apr 12, 2019
    0
    If i Could I would give this game a negative 10 (-10) because the game play is worse than other games of the same type I've played and the main Pay - to - Win feature of the Game (World of Tanks gold spammers) and the Totally RNG dependent game play makes the game play not worth playing in my opinion. Don't get me started on the Ship Mechanics... and Armour ... ouch nope nope nope if youIf i Could I would give this game a negative 10 (-10) because the game play is worse than other games of the same type I've played and the main Pay - to - Win feature of the Game (World of Tanks gold spammers) and the Totally RNG dependent game play makes the game play not worth playing in my opinion. Don't get me started on the Ship Mechanics... and Armour ... ouch nope nope nope if you guys want to play something fun try something els this game will have you foaming at the mouth in less than an hour.… Expand
  60. Tearwerk
    Mar 15, 2019
    1
    Sure, by the outside the game looks great but when you play the game you start seeing the critical flaws which are extremely poor matchmaking and extremely toxic game community which is typical for free to play games.
    Wargaming.net should address the issues but they are just greed for money and put no effort to fix the core flaws which make this game unplayable. And they are even giving    Sure, by the outside the game looks great but when you play the game you start seeing the critical flaws which are extremely poor matchmaking and extremely toxic game community which is typical for free to play games.
    Wargaming.net should address the issues but they are just greed for money and put no effort to fix the core flaws which make this game unplayable. And they are even giving false advertisement of game being "fun and engaging".    … Expand
  61. Targetdrone
    Jan 31, 2019
    0
    The matchmaking was sucking for a long time, nothing new there, you still end up a lot as low tier, and then act as XP fodder for the higher tier players. What is new is the "Carrier rework",. Basically they changed the mechanics around the CVs (carriers) away form a sort of RTS lite game-play to something more gimmicky, and totally overpowered. So in the current meta, playing anythingThe matchmaking was sucking for a long time, nothing new there, you still end up a lot as low tier, and then act as XP fodder for the higher tier players. What is new is the "Carrier rework",. Basically they changed the mechanics around the CVs (carriers) away form a sort of RTS lite game-play to something more gimmicky, and totally overpowered. So in the current meta, playing anything depending on concealment is not feasible. AA got nerfed, so that CVs have it easier, ruining the game for everyone else in turn.… Expand
  62. Elnealio
    Dec 20, 2018
    0
    Okay game, EXTREMELY crappy company that manages it. Clear money grabs and insidious marketing and the whole game is designed to make you feel horrible about not spending money. Just check the ship and bundle prices and you will know, but the deeper you look the crazier the RNG and just overpricing and horrible practices go.

    Just pass on this game, it will never get 'better'. P.s.    Okay game, EXTREMELY crappy company that manages it. Clear money grabs and insidious marketing and the whole game is designed to make you feel horrible about not spending money. Just check the ship and bundle prices and you will know, but the deeper you look the crazier the RNG and just overpricing and horrible practices go.

    Just pass on this game, it will never get 'better'.

    P.s. They have like 1 game mode, that it. thats the game. Really not innovative or fresh.

    I would strongly advise to not give this company any money and enjoy it a little bit and move on to another game to avoid these horrible practices. The company isnt worth any of your cash and they are horribly incompetent.    … Expand
  63. Mega_Critical
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    Toxic game that turns a blind eye to verbal harassment both in-game, and on the forums. The community is very hateful, and only encouraged by the fact that their forum moderators do nothing about it.

    You have to spend a lot of money if you want a chance at competing with others, and matchmaking is horribly unbalanced and broken.
  64. AltTux
    Nov 23, 2018
    0
    Well, my english is bad, but...
    It`s not a game, this is a show. That is the greatest problem of this product. You are commanding a ship, but you don't have any options to manage the battle. You are shooting? OK! We'll draw you a very spectacular traces of shells, but result will be random – maybe you will destroy an enemy ship entirelly, or maybe you will miss all of your full onboard    Well, my english is bad, but...
    It`s not a game, this is a show. That is the greatest problem of this product. You are commanding a ship, but you don't have any options to manage the battle. You are shooting? OK! We'll draw you a very spectacular traces of shells, but result will be random – maybe you will destroy an enemy ship entirelly, or maybe you will miss all of your full onboard volley – it depends on our random number generator.
    If you are enjoing to watch, not to play – this "game" is for you. As for me piece of ...    … Expand
  65. sQQt
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Nice game idea, but made by wrong gaming company... Wargaming is trash. not worth wasting your time in this game. Optimization sucks, (from time to time game crashes without any reason and no i don't own cheap PC) support is terrible, same in-game bugs and not finished in-game menu since the game was released and nobody from Wargaming cares about them. Terrible toxic community and a lot ofNice game idea, but made by wrong gaming company... Wargaming is trash. not worth wasting your time in this game. Optimization sucks, (from time to time game crashes without any reason and no i don't own cheap PC) support is terrible, same in-game bugs and not finished in-game menu since the game was released and nobody from Wargaming cares about them. Terrible toxic community and a lot of bellow average players. Wargaming is one of the worst gaming companies for me... greedy for money but not for the game quality.… Expand
  66. DimkaUA
    Aug 29, 2018
    1
    Игра Free to play... Она не может быть хорошей. Контент делается "абы-как", сообщество... о нём вообще лучше и не поднимать тему, т.к. там все от мала до великого собрались, и у НИХ вечная "война поколений". Графика по сравнению с современными играми не такая плохая, но и не предел мечтаний, уровень 2015-16 года. Цены относительно демократичные. Администрация проэкта не многим лучшеИгра Free to play... Она не может быть хорошей. Контент делается "абы-как", сообщество... о нём вообще лучше и не поднимать тему, т.к. там все от мала до великого собрались, и у НИХ вечная "война поколений". Графика по сравнению с современными играми не такая плохая, но и не предел мечтаний, уровень 2015-16 года. Цены относительно демократичные. Администрация проэкта не многим лучше комьюнити игры, отзывчивость тянет на 2 из 10, при возникновении проблем надеяться можно только на себя, т.к. больше вы никому не интересны, как и ваше мнение. Механики в игре спорные, как и т.н. "баланс", с момента релиза всё работает коряво и нестабильно. В общем и целом это - плохая реализация, неплохой идеи.… Expand
  67. SaydaNeen
    Jul 9, 2018
    2
    Good looking game, fun game to play. But after the match the pay to win and greed features with Wargaming games become really apparent. One example of a recent experience i had was simply trying to change my Username. After 7 years having the same account spending 200+ dollars on Tanks alone i recently came back to Wargaming to play WOWS. I asked if i could have my Username changed becauseGood looking game, fun game to play. But after the match the pay to win and greed features with Wargaming games become really apparent. One example of a recent experience i had was simply trying to change my Username. After 7 years having the same account spending 200+ dollars on Tanks alone i recently came back to Wargaming to play WOWS. I asked if i could have my Username changed because it was made 7 years ago and is "unattractive" and was denied. They told me i had to spend $20 to change my name... Mid to late game it becomes very "grindy" if you don't have Premium or Premium ships and spend real money to convert XP. Some games you might not even get anywhere in progression, this goes for all three WOT, WOWS WOWP. Sad really.
    The whole business model for Wargaming games is to get you hooked for the first 2 to 5 hours of gameplay which you can progress quite quickly if your a decent player but anything beyond that (Tier V to X) you could be spending that same amount on 1 tier. You are also "forced" to purchase to progress, if you want tier a V battleship you must use tier IV battleship, purchase all upgrades for it then the tier V battleship, unlike War Thunder where if you want to skip tier IV tank all you have to do is research it and move on and continue using your tier III if desired. No unnecessary purchases to set you back some.
    Ultimately it's a 2/10,
    1 point for graphics,
    1 point for battles.    … Expand
  68. mevsthevoices
    Jun 8, 2018
    0
    Pay to win, broken as ****. I've played it for a year, and they've only ever made it worse
  69. Utheriss
    May 19, 2018
    0
    Horrible game. Pure Pay 2 win and very expensive at that. If you dont put in an insane amount to play the game you're going to have a bad time. I played in Closed beta and after 2 days i quit citing its absurd amount of pay to win bs. I recently started playing again and it got even worse. The game is no where near balanced, someone with the same ship as you but spent an absurd amountHorrible game. Pure Pay 2 win and very expensive at that. If you dont put in an insane amount to play the game you're going to have a bad time. I played in Closed beta and after 2 days i quit citing its absurd amount of pay to win bs. I recently started playing again and it got even worse. The game is no where near balanced, someone with the same ship as you but spent an absurd amount of money on p2w features will absolutley demolish you. The mechanics of it is frustrating as hell aswell. If you want a tip, dont bother with aircraft carriers unless youre going to pump a **** ton of money into it.… Expand
  70. Nathandrax
    Mar 30, 2018
    7
    Good game. Its like a shooter, but you will also have to worry about positioning your ship and steering it. Ships are not as easy to control compared to a character in your regular shooter.

    Its incredibly grindy, especially if your shooting skills are poor. You will find yourself unable to progress.

    The seas and explosions are solid.

    Matchmaking is very decent.
  71. Old_Crow
    Jan 29, 2018
    2
    Technical Realisation:
    In terms of optical view and handling, the realisation is good and promise fun. This will reach the goal of 8 points without restriction.
    Gameplay: Gamer vs. Computer: Makes fun and is okay to spend fun occasionally some hours a month. Gamer vs. Gamer A nightmare for competitive players. The balancing is not really granted by all type of ships. Aircraft    Technical Realisation:
    In terms of optical view and handling, the realisation is good and promise fun. This will reach the goal of 8 points without restriction.

    Gameplay:
    Gamer vs. Computer: Makes fun and is okay to spend fun occasionally some hours a month.

    Gamer vs. Gamer
    A nightmare for competitive players. The balancing is not really granted by all type of ships. Aircraft Carrier is not really balanced. Matchmaking is worst I played ever. As a good player, you will be found in a team which will not find it's own spawn. As a new player you will be shot out of the game in minutes. This is frustrating for both types of players. Other MMOs handle this much more better.    … Expand
  72. awesomesonic
    Jan 18, 2018
    0
    Fake russian reviews in Steam. They make orders to write positive reviews about the game on special reserves so that people do not pay attention to real ones.
  73. Kingpin61
    Nov 21, 2017
    10
    I have nearly 10 thousand games in WoWs. The game in incredibly entertaining, Making credits above T8 is quite difficult, but doable, for a free player. Some people say that the game is P2W, but it really isn't. There are only a few premium ships that are truly OP, and they have been removed from sale permanently. The gameplay is fun and the Visuals and sounds are immaculate. I have anI have nearly 10 thousand games in WoWs. The game in incredibly entertaining, Making credits above T8 is quite difficult, but doable, for a free player. Some people say that the game is P2W, but it really isn't. There are only a few premium ships that are truly OP, and they have been removed from sale permanently. The gameplay is fun and the Visuals and sounds are immaculate. I have an i5-6500 and a 1050Ti and have the highest settings and still manage an easy 60fps. The game has many legal mods and a very active modding and competitive community, and has a major balance/feature patch every 3 weeks or so. I would recommend this game to anyone.… Expand
  74. Generozo
    Nov 13, 2017
    10
    Awesome online game. Playing since launch, devs made tons of changes towards making it more cool.
    The PvE missions are super fun for those who get tired of PvP battles.

    Highly recommend!
  75. quidditch3
    Aug 26, 2017
    1
    #FreeiChase I used to love this game but if they are going to punish one of there best quality and most honest/caring CCs for speaking out when WG is clearly trying to screw over the player-base by releasing unfinished ships then this game doesn't deserve the rating it has. I've been with the game since alpha and I am no longer impressed
  76. asxz
    Aug 25, 2017
    0
    I wouldn't bother downloading it because you're going to want to uninstall it later. Besides it takes about 2 hours to download. Once you get it, up and running, that is if you can call all of the glitches, bugs, and other problems running, you're probably going to get a message from Windows to drop your firewall. Which your computer will advise you is a bad idea.
    Other than that, the    I wouldn't bother downloading it because you're going to want to uninstall it later. Besides it takes about 2 hours to download. Once you get it, up and running, that is if you can call all of the glitches, bugs, and other problems running, you're probably going to get a message from Windows to drop your firewall. Which your computer will advise you is a bad idea.
    Other than that, the game seems to have been put together by some preteens who think they know something about naval warfare. I mean, is a Bismark, Missouri, or Yamato truly 3 times better than a U.S.S. Pennsylvania? Not unless you live in some kind of weird gaming universe where you have to name everything after something in real life after you make up everything else.
    So much for realism. The game play is like other so called "free games": loaded with hacks and cheats. These games aren't exactly free to play because you'll probably have to buy another computer after it's hacked intentionally or broken by the poorly conceived software. As a plus, you'll find the free to play slogan immediately deceitful since you'll run out of slots to buy ships etc. never mind, just don't spend the 1 or 2 hours download time on a piece of junk like I did.    … Expand
  77. GibsonLee
    Aug 6, 2017
    0
    Game was well made in every aspects except for a few things.

    Firstly the matchmaking where in ranked, u get anyone that could ruin your gaming experience and your goal of getting to rank one completely, teammates who dive to their death by doing it doesn't benefit the team in any way whatsoever and wasting your time and commitment in hours of rank in such a tormenting way. The other    Game was well made in every aspects except for a few things.

    Firstly the matchmaking where in ranked, u get anyone that could ruin your gaming experience and your goal of getting to rank one completely, teammates who dive to their death by doing it doesn't benefit the team in any way whatsoever and wasting your time and commitment in hours of rank in such a tormenting way.

    The other thing is RNG, how are you supposed to base an individual skill especially when it comes down to ranked matches where the game is strongly based on RNG, its more like your gambling to ranked one and its adding more factors to the so called "Individual skills" based on how the advertise ranked matches to be.    … Expand
  78. GamingSince76
    Jul 14, 2017
    9
    I've remained interested in this game for two years now. I am still finding out new things. It's not pay to win either, premium ships will earn you more credits, but everything boils down to the skill of its captain. It's amazing how much military history, attention to detail, and nuance they have packed into this game (shell arms, muzzle velocity) -- and they keep making it better.I've remained interested in this game for two years now. I am still finding out new things. It's not pay to win either, premium ships will earn you more credits, but everything boils down to the skill of its captain. It's amazing how much military history, attention to detail, and nuance they have packed into this game (shell arms, muzzle velocity) -- and they keep making it better. Wargaming listens to its players and makes adjustments; yes, some people never agree, but they keep it fresh with ranked play, new ships, maps, game modes (called Operations). Divisioning up with 3 team members makes controlling flanks easier, so look to real strategy in the map. If you're looking for just something to sail broadside against a legendary German battleship, this game is not for you.… Expand
  79. Cicatrix
    Feb 11, 2017
    8
    This is probably my favorite death match style game currently out. My reasoning is that, to me, its just fun. Even on the worst game I've played I still feel like I have had a good time as opposed to other games. Once you find your style of ship and appropriate nation you really take off. The amount of money returned is good, the XP gained is good, but I think they should increase theThis is probably my favorite death match style game currently out. My reasoning is that, to me, its just fun. Even on the worst game I've played I still feel like I have had a good time as opposed to other games. Once you find your style of ship and appropriate nation you really take off. The amount of money returned is good, the XP gained is good, but I think they should increase the amount you get from losses, they could also use a few more maps. The carrier game play could use some work, it is fun and interesting since its kind of a different game with RTS elements. Their is that typical Wargaming problem in that each game feels like it is predetermined whether you win or lose for each game.… Expand
  80. AlmostHistorian
    Jan 29, 2017
    8
    OK, so unlike World of Tanks, World of Warships is actually playable without being a Wallet Warrior or Hacker. The grind is a little annoying and I feel that Russian Bias is present in parts of the Russian CA and DD line. Though if you start playing, avoid the Carrier line almost entirely until they do the rework. Overall it is a fairly balanced game, with new lines for the British,OK, so unlike World of Tanks, World of Warships is actually playable without being a Wallet Warrior or Hacker. The grind is a little annoying and I feel that Russian Bias is present in parts of the Russian CA and DD line. Though if you start playing, avoid the Carrier line almost entirely until they do the rework. Overall it is a fairly balanced game, with new lines for the British, French, and Italians planned and in the works. Each line has it's own play style with every player getting a chance to figure our his or her own play style. Overall, I give it a 8 out of ten, it has a good premise, lots of good mechanics, though balance can be improved, and there is a little bit of a pay-wall, but it's nothing that can't be overcome by not buying any of the ships.… Expand
  81. josephj60
    Jan 21, 2017
    1
    War gaming has done it again, created a game with a poor graphic engine, historical accuracy, RNG and IP logging as a hallmark. Player base is never listened to concerning problems, game is not fun nor challenging but seems to be a way to enrich war gaming. Rewards for running battles are impossible about tier 5 and the grind blows because the PvE environment should really be called PvBWar gaming has done it again, created a game with a poor graphic engine, historical accuracy, RNG and IP logging as a hallmark. Player base is never listened to concerning problems, game is not fun nor challenging but seems to be a way to enrich war gaming. Rewards for running battles are impossible about tier 5 and the grind blows because the PvE environment should really be called PvB because you get teams of only 2 humans with Bots as team mates and they either suicide or get shot up, makes for a bad game.… Expand
  82. ogower
    Jan 15, 2017
    2
    An interesting concept that translates into a fairly awful game. It looks good, within the boundaries of an increasingly dated engine. The game mechanics are an exercise in frustration, which is multiplied by WG's love of adding 'RNG' or randomness into their games. Particular note for the OP aircraft carriers and the frankly ridiculous presence of states such as the USSR in a naval gameAn interesting concept that translates into a fairly awful game. It looks good, within the boundaries of an increasingly dated engine. The game mechanics are an exercise in frustration, which is multiplied by WG's love of adding 'RNG' or randomness into their games. Particular note for the OP aircraft carriers and the frankly ridiculous presence of states such as the USSR in a naval game set in the 20-40s period, a period dominated by a handful of countries that did not include Russia (though a Russian company makes the game, so...). Uninstalled.… Expand
  83. Donutte
    Jan 14, 2017
    3
    Game dominated by poor matchmaker that outweighs most of the positive aspects the game could offer and developers have failed to acknowledge as such. Certain ships have little to insignificant role in the battle, compounded with the easily manipulated matchmaker through divisions meant player individual skills have insignificant effects on win rate (of which determines rewards for theGame dominated by poor matchmaker that outweighs most of the positive aspects the game could offer and developers have failed to acknowledge as such. Certain ships have little to insignificant role in the battle, compounded with the easily manipulated matchmaker through divisions meant player individual skills have insignificant effects on win rate (of which determines rewards for the match). Thus, the game places players of which has no desire to either 1. organise a professional division or 2. use certain overly competent ships; in a noticeable disadvantage and will very likely cause frustration for casual players.

    The game, however, can be very enjoyable in rare circumstances such as both teams being equally competent, leading to breathtaking victories or losses. With a considerably low skill ceiling, most casual players can learn most of the game mechanics with ease. Those who played and enjoyed either Battlestations series or Navy Field 1 would find themselves fairly familiar with the game and worth the try. However, I cannot recommend the game to everyone as the current matchmaker state outweighs most the positives of the game.

    *This review is based on 1000 matches played since 2014 and latest as of Jan 2017.    … Expand
  84. Bluestrike01
    Dec 26, 2016
    0
    Not even a 1 for effort.
    That is what they deserve when deliberate cutting special content on Christmas for the EU user base...
    Giving all kinds of free stuff to the other markets ...

    Not to mention how expensive everything is, if you want every premium ship available it wil cost you more then a month's salary....
  85. cammellogiallo
    Sep 18, 2016
    2
    __ The Good __

    * Graphics, Sound, UI __ The Bad __ - It's a glorified SLOT MACHINE, make sure you pray to RNGesus before playing. * Using AP? Pray to RNGesus for good shell dispersion and citadel hits * Using HE? Pray to RNGesus to hit AND cause a fire * Playing a destroyer? Pray that your torpedoes actually hit something * Playing a carrier? Pray that your planes survive    __ The Good __

    * Graphics, Sound, UI

    __ The Bad __

    - It's a glorified SLOT MACHINE, make sure you pray to RNGesus before playing.

    * Using AP? Pray to RNGesus for good shell dispersion and citadel hits
    * Using HE? Pray to RNGesus to hit AND cause a fire
    * Playing a destroyer? Pray that your torpedoes actually hit something
    * Playing a carrier? Pray that your planes survive the enemy AA, which has a - guess what - random chance to
    kill your planes at any second

    I know, this is Wargaming we're talking about... even then, there's even MORE RNG in this game than in World of Tanks (which sucks, too)

    * Full of retards who can't understand the basics, simply because it's F2P (like WoT)

    * Frustrating mechanics - destroyers / cruisers firing while stealthed (invisifiring), **** class mechanics (carriers that can bully slow / not agile ships with poor AA, destroyer torpedo spam)

    * Some P2W elements; you can buy premium ships that are outright better than others (Gremyaschy >> Gnevny, Murmansk >> Omaha, and others I'm not aware of surely) and are NOT affected by global nerfs - e.g. all soviet mid-high tier destroyers damage / chance of fire / visibility when firing were nerfed, except the Gremyaschy of course. Also, you can buy flags for money - they give some neat benefits, although not gamebreaking.

    In short: too much RNG, too little consistency, I never feel like I'm in control of the game - more like the other way around ... like a slot machine.    … Expand
  86. Hackerbee
    Sep 5, 2016
    3
    another Wargaming money grab, one thing they get right is the Graphical details, but the game mechanics as with any Wargaming game lack any real thought, and proper balancing, at least there is not any Skill Rounds (Gold rounds) where you literally have to real money pay to fire 100% guaranteed pen munition, and they have actually punished cheating in this game which is good unlike theanother Wargaming money grab, one thing they get right is the Graphical details, but the game mechanics as with any Wargaming game lack any real thought, and proper balancing, at least there is not any Skill Rounds (Gold rounds) where you literally have to real money pay to fire 100% guaranteed pen munition, and they have actually punished cheating in this game which is good unlike the illegally modded disaster that is WOT, other than its retarded mechanics, the developers have made the game as slow as they could, making it as skill capped as possible, there is alot that being good at the game will do for you but at the end of the day if a pleb can get a good roll of off RNGesus then you are gonna get your magazine detonated or get citadeled multiple times and can lead to a few unpleasant/frustrating experiences. the game has improved massively with the changes made to Matchmaker and balance changes to ships but at the end of the day, this game is another Micro transaction-ed, pay wall progression based Wargaming game, constantly telling you to buy the newest premium ship, before it gets a stealth nurf, Wargaming is the single greediest gaming company in gaming, and is the bane to many who play their games.… Expand
  87. kwawn
    Jul 25, 2016
    2
    You want a game where you are often the top-scorer of your team? Then this game is for you: the bad - you will still always lose. The matchmaking-system seems to have some regulation in it - the better you play the more brain-afk your team becomes. the worse is you depend on your so called team.

    Is a rating of 2 point fair? The game has solid/average graphics, it's free (you think), and    You want a game where you are often the top-scorer of your team? Then this game is for you: the bad - you will still always lose. The matchmaking-system seems to have some regulation in it - the better you play the more brain-afk your team becomes. the worse is you depend on your so called team.

    Is a rating of 2 point fair? The game has solid/average graphics, it's free (you think), and the concept of the game is indeed interesting. When you start the game at first you will think it's more worth than 2 point.

    But the problems will raise when you advance. The spoken matchmaking with bad players will lead you in MASSIVE frustration.

    Ask yourself: do you want to play a game a server forced you to have no fun? It's a typical rip-off. better don't try it. It only may work with a clan or something.    … Expand
  88. hoffin
    Jul 18, 2016
    1
    Not suitable for Kids. World of Warships has a hateful community and an underhanded moderation.

    Not suitable for skill-orientated players. Unreasonable matchmaking and obvious balancing mechanisms. The game itself is an average PvP or (simple) PvE battle game with duration of about 10 minutes per round. But with some experience the outcome of a battle can be foreseen after 3 minutes.    Not suitable for Kids. World of Warships has a hateful community and an underhanded moderation.

    Not suitable for skill-orientated players. Unreasonable matchmaking and obvious balancing mechanisms.

    The game itself is an average PvP or (simple) PvE battle game with duration of about 10 minutes per round. But with some experience the outcome of a battle can be foreseen after 3 minutes. The further your progress, the more p2w it becomes. It becomes boring fast and

    + good concept
    = average graphics
    - bad matchmaking
    - bad community
    - bad company (tries to draw money from the bags)    … Expand
  89. ShodanSpectre
    Jul 1, 2016
    8
    I got into WoWS after Silent Hunter IV - a very realistic and fun naval game, albeit effectively single-player only. In general I enjoy complex, realistic high-risk high-reward games. Many of the reviews here complain about things that I like, i.e. that the game's mechanics are non intuitive and require some study, i.e. that sometimes you get teamed up with people who've got no clue whatI got into WoWS after Silent Hunter IV - a very realistic and fun naval game, albeit effectively single-player only. In general I enjoy complex, realistic high-risk high-reward games. Many of the reviews here complain about things that I like, i.e. that the game's mechanics are non intuitive and require some study, i.e. that sometimes you get teamed up with people who've got no clue what they are doing - well, that's the opportunity to prove that YOU do know what you're doing! By wiping out half the enemy's team or solo-capturing all the control points. Been there done that. Not many times, but the opportunity is always there.

    Unlike many MMOs, this one doesn't lend itself that much to creating persistent player communities (guilds, clans, corporations, etc). They introduced the "fleet" feature but in my experience it isn't used that much. Most people myself included play either random encounter or the rank encounter, which also uses random per-battle player matching but keeps track of your rank as you win or lose each fight. The rank-based games keeps team sizes to 7 vs 7 so every player feels (and is, in theory) significant.

    Some people here complain it has a p2w model. It's more like "pay to get the high-level ships" - it's true that once you get to lvl 7 ships you're gonna be wasting most of your reward for a fight for "fixing" the ship - which is highest if you get sunk in a battle, which happens roughly half the time if you're an average player.

    Paying doesn't affect your win chances, average score per battle, rank among other teammates or average damage dealt in any given fight though. Those are some of the metrics that can be used to tell who "wins" at the game and who... not so much.

    I have a lvl 8 cruiser and in all honesty the game doesn't get dramatically different from lvl 5-6. I'd say lvl-5 is where each race-shipclass combination gets "established" in concept, i.e. "Jap destroyers and very stealthy and have good torps but weak guns and weak smokescreens". Or "Battleships have long-range artillery", or "Russian/Soviet destroyers have artillery rangle almost like that of cruisers". lvls 1-4 are kinda wildcard for every ship - i.e. the japs have a lvl-3 battleship which is anything but long-range, and is very misleading as someone's first ship of the class.

    Some say MatchMaking is terrible - IDK what you guys smoke, honestly. If anything, it works very well, I've yet to see an unbalanced team once.

    The game is evolving - not so long ago weather effects were added, although they don't seem to affect gameplay mechanics much (i.e. detection range and aircraft efficiency doesn't change during a storm).

    The pros:
    + Good balance and variety of ships. It can throw a few oddballs at you on the lower levels, but once you reach lvl-5: if you loose, it's your own fault, not the ship's. There are four ship classes but the race matters a lot too. Sometimes I feel like Soviet and U.S. destroyers are almost closer to Jap cruisers than to Jap destroyers.
    + Good graphics and mechanics. Some MMOs have graphics, physics bugs and glitches, teleporting around. Have yet to see any in WoWS. Feels like LAN game playing with people across the world.
    + Lots of tactics you can employ depending on your ship class. Every ship class has roles but sometimes going outside of what you're expected to do pays off too.

    The cons:
    - Grind/Pay wall. Pay either $$ or insane amounts of time to progress. Getting past lvl 7 without paying is... Well, let's say it would require almost insane skills, a league above the median player - surviving with minimal damage AND winning most of your battles.
    - Very limited options and incentive for creating persistent player teams.
    - No persistent world (yet). But I've heard they are working on creating more "MMO elements.". Area sieges, sovereignity, open world battles... It would be nice if they added that, but that would be a different game entirely.
    - No submarines. I understand the balance issues that made the devs write them off (there were subs in the first alpha versions, but they didn't find a way to balance them). It's not a bad thing per se, just mildly disappointing for those who'd love to see submarines in a game about WWII naval warfare.    … Expand
  90. Shaedrin
    Apr 18, 2016
    8
    For someone who loves the history of the WWII Pacific theater, this game just blew my mind with the attention to detail given to all the ships and their respective capabilities.

    My few bits of criticism of this game is that at some tiers of play, higher level ships are actually worse than lower ships. That coupled with the minimal rewards for matches compared to repair costs makes it    For someone who loves the history of the WWII Pacific theater, this game just blew my mind with the attention to detail given to all the ships and their respective capabilities.

    My few bits of criticism of this game is that at some tiers of play, higher level ships are actually worse than lower ships. That coupled with the minimal rewards for matches compared to repair costs makes it quite obvious this is a pay to win game...or at the very least, pay to keep your ship floating. I upgraded my tier 5 Japanese destroyer (Minekaze) to the tier 6 destroyer (Mutsuki), and despite it being the EXACT same ship except for more powerful torpedoes, was a step BACKWARDS in overall performance. Slower ship, slower turns, faster to get dead.

    Then there is the grind.....oh my god. IF you have the time to invest, awesome for you. But even the first tier carriers require such massive amounts of xp to get the next ship in the line that you could potentially be playing that ship for a looooong time, especially the Japanese carriers, which almost ALWAYS seem to get thrown against an American carrier where their planes chew yours up with ease despite you upgrading your planes to be a "match" for them. On my Japanese carrier, I have been playing it for 2 weeks and am STILL nowhere close to getting the next tier as I barely get 500 xp for losing a fight, which almost always happens.

    Even if you win a fight, it is still pretty meager in the rewards. Had my best game ever in a Destoryer the other night....5 kills, 50+ hits, 7 cit hits, 5 fires started, I was a rock star. Rewards....4th highest in xp (seriously), 150k cash, not even 1500 xp. Pretty **** rewards for someone who was basically the MVP of the team.

    No game will ever be "perfect"...not even the almighty Warcraft. But what this game gets right, it REALLY gets right which is the detail of the ships. Stats, damage dealt(or taken), expenses, and rewards (both xp and cash) could stand to use some tweaking.    … Expand
  91. stretch0069
    Mar 14, 2016
    0
    Has the potential to be a great GAME. They just need to figure out if they are a SIM or a GAME. They can't quite figure it out. Constant client updates that take forever to install. Gameplay changes drastically with each update. I suppose it thats your thing, you'll love it.
  92. SPC_Garver
    Feb 29, 2016
    8
    The basic game play mechanics are sound with excellent graphics and a large stable of unlockable ships to play as. The combat mechanics are a breath of fresh air in the war simulator market. Though the mechanics can become stale over time, but the continual grind to unlock the next tier of ships helps break up the monotony. Overall the game is solid and very enjoyable.
  93. Thatguyy
    Feb 26, 2016
    6
    Very fun game, the grinding is kinda annoying but isn't that bad.
    But if you ant into warships or navel warfare this game isn't something for you.

    My rating: a 6
  94. MatthewAMEL
    Feb 22, 2016
    9
    This is my first foray into a MMO game. It is an absolute blast. Gameplay is fantastic, very simple to understand, but has incredible depth.

    I live that wargaming.net is making constant changes/balances/tweaks and the community grows and evolves. Two complaints: 1 no way to get higher than tier V (1-X) without significant grinding. Lots of time invested. I usually have one great    This is my first foray into a MMO game. It is an absolute blast. Gameplay is fantastic, very simple to understand, but has incredible depth.

    I live that wargaming.net is making constant changes/balances/tweaks and the community grows and evolves.

    Two complaints:

    1 no way to get higher than tier V (1-X) without significant grinding. Lots of time invested. I usually have one great game for every 20 crappy ones.

    2 yes, it's free to play...kinda. It's actually a very expensive platform if you want to invest in the whole experience.

    I have a premium account, but no premium ships.    … Expand
  95. Welkore
    Feb 20, 2016
    4
    + Graphics
    + History material
    - Lack of maps. One of them is just an open sea. - Unfair match making. - Repetative gameplay. - No balance between and inside the nations. Some of the branches are absolutely useless. - P2W And two of the things that I usually call "nobody cares, but extremely important for me in some reason". - Why do the projectiles look like I play a Star    + Graphics
    + History material

    - Lack of maps. One of them is just an open sea.
    - Unfair match making.
    - Repetative gameplay.
    - No balance between and inside the nations. Some of the branches are absolutely useless.
    - P2W

    And two of the things that I usually call "nobody cares, but extremely important for me in some reason".

    - Why do the projectiles look like I play a Star Wars game and shoot with plasma cannons?
    - Where are the crews? Put just some people on board so we can see life on them during the battles.    … Expand
  96. Aquila
    Feb 14, 2016
    0
    Apart from the pay 2 win element which already makes it a 0. The game is a torpedo dodging simulator, they do the most damage in the game. Annoying to play against both from carriers (planes) and from destroyers. Don't know what is more dirty; sit back from a carrier and take out everything from a distance or play a destroyer and play fast and cheeky with hiding and camping.
  97. masiyaa
    Feb 13, 2016
    1
    get ready for crappy events that make it so you need to buy premium.

    a match making system that takes none + accounts and puts you VS premium players

    its a novelty move on
  98. GuntherUltrabol
    Feb 7, 2016
    1
    Game is awesome. Love the game mechanics, graphics and sound. All top notch. The problem I have with the game is the pay structure. Once you start hitting tier 7,8 and higher, you'll be paying quite a lot to repair your ship. Even a great performance can be rewarded with a negative credit rating if you lose your ship. War Gaming argues that this mechanic is in place toGame is awesome. Love the game mechanics, graphics and sound. All top notch. The problem I have with the game is the pay structure. Once you start hitting tier 7,8 and higher, you'll be paying quite a lot to repair your ship. Even a great performance can be rewarded with a negative credit rating if you lose your ship. War Gaming argues that this mechanic is in place to encourage lower tier play. However they offer 30 million credits (and 20k dabloons) for $99. Doesn't take a genius to figure out thier angle here. I'd gladly spend up to 50-60 bucks to play this game indefinitely. I'd consider paying again for an expansion of some sort down the road. However, it is apparent that WG wants more than that from me.… Expand
  99. SirDiddles
    Feb 7, 2016
    6
    A good game at the start. I found few technical issues that were show stopping. Early ships are reasonably well balanced. Game play and winning is largely decided on by players and their tactics. Progression is relatively quick up to about level 5 ships. After level 5 it is a different game. Progression is extremely slow. Weeks playing a single ship before you can progress is typical.A good game at the start. I found few technical issues that were show stopping. Early ships are reasonably well balanced. Game play and winning is largely decided on by players and their tactics. Progression is relatively quick up to about level 5 ships. After level 5 it is a different game. Progression is extremely slow. Weeks playing a single ship before you can progress is typical. Ports and virtually every feature costs real money. To those who have every ship, they have spent several hundred dollars just to buy ports.

    Premium ships are vastly superior to the regular ships. In every sense this is a p2w game. Thank the gods there are not many of them but faced with a team of premium ships tactics don't much matter.

    While carriers add a dimension to the game they also distort the essence of play. Playing in a carrier is a different view even, like a map based tactical view, you are no longer in a ship. The airplanes can also rather easily spot destroyers highlighting them for cruisers and battleships to destroy. Even if there are no carriers in your game, prepare yourself, many battleships have planes and even cruisers. So by level 5 in a destroyer prepare to have games were you do ok, and other games where you die without getting a single shot on anything. So by level 5 or 6 playing a destroyer is unpleasant.

    Quite often when I play my battleship, it is so slow I find the battle has already been decided before I can fire a single round. All my destroyers and cruisers rush forward, engage their mass of ships, get destroyed, and I am left with the carrier to die. Still haven't fire a shot. Not the fault of the game that my teams tactics are horrible, but that is typically what happens.

    So you have decided the only thing to play is a cruiser. Jack of all trades. Maybe the only consistent and relatively decent ship class in the game.

    No ability to put on ignore the children who play this game. I would say this alone makes the game loose a full point. Upgrading to a new ship is really annoying. They have made it so that an upgrade actually is worse than your current ship, all you have to do is upgrade everything about it to make it better. Transfer a captain from an old ship. Either pay to transfer him at no penalty or spend weeks with him penalized to incompetency before he understands how to make this new ship work. So pay, then pay, oh yeah new ship = new port so pay, then pay .... you get the picture.

    My advice would be to play this game to level 4, enjoy it as much as you can, and don't plan on higher level ships, from level 5 ships on you will start to experience a very different game.    … Expand
  100. spongeman131
    Jan 23, 2016
    0
    Not worth playing, balance is garbage and WG seems to fail to realize that their broken mechanics are broken and that P2W premium ships are in fact P2W
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  1. CGMagazine
    Dec 29, 2015
    80
    For a free MMO, it’s technically proficient, looks great, and will provide a fun experience. Even though I couldn’t find myself getting into it, I definitely understand why it has the following it has.
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  2. Eurogamer Poland
    Dec 11, 2015
    80
    Contrary to appearances, slower pace of combat never makes it boring. Successful hits from long distance are very satisfying, even after many hours. It's a pity that the micro-transactions system is not perfect.
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  3. Games Master UK
    Dec 1, 2015
    84
    A unique and satisfying bit of seafaring, with enough depth to rival the Atlantic. [Dec 2015, p.83]
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