World of Warships

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  1. vlad_k
    Nov 24, 2021
    2
    1. Несбалансированность классов. По задумке, здесь все должно соответствовать принципу "Камень, ножницы, бумага", то есть один класс должен бороться с другим. Но НЕТ!!
    2. Премиумную технику нерфят после акций (продажи). По сути покупаешь корабль с отличными ТТХ, а через некоторое время ее нерфят. Отличный пример "Graf Zeppelin"
    3. Техническая поддержка не решает вопросы токсичности    1. Несбалансированность классов. По задумке, здесь все должно соответствовать принципу "Камень, ножницы, бумага", то есть один класс должен бороться с другим. Но НЕТ!!
    2. Премиумную технику нерфят после акций (продажи). По сути покупаешь корабль с отличными ТТХ, а через некоторое время ее нерфят. Отличный пример "Graf Zeppelin"
    3. Техническая поддержка не решает вопросы токсичности игроков, а также на юридические жалобы игроков.
    4. Отток игроков на данный момент огромный.
    5. Полное лицемерие аудитории и полнейший модераторский беспредел на форуме в зависимости от настроения и возраста модератора . Комментарии удаляются зачастую по надуманным предлогам ,подводя под правила форума. Ощущение,как после грязной лужи.    … Expand
  2. Gernor
    Feb 17, 2020
    10
    The game is really great. For me, the main thing is stable work without crashes and nice graphics! Everything is super.
  3. JohnSimms
    Jan 15, 2020
    10
    Perhaps one of the few games that fascinated me for a long time. Earned skills play a major role in achievements of the world of warships.
  4. 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
  5. Razzic
    Sep 30, 2015
    2
    Played for about 3 - 4 hours. In this time just noticed what other players and reviewers have said about the game. Firing so many shots, random as hell where I seem to go down hell fast. The grind reminds me of WoT so turned me off pretty damn fast so after this time just uninstalled.

    Great for people that have nothing else to do but grind, but this is EXTREMELY repetitive with the same    Played for about 3 - 4 hours. In this time just noticed what other players and reviewers have said about the game. Firing so many shots, random as hell where I seem to go down hell fast. The grind reminds me of WoT so turned me off pretty damn fast so after this time just uninstalled.

    Great for people that have nothing else to do but grind, but this is EXTREMELY repetitive with the same maps, same ships etc. And just progression is SO SO ever so slow.

    A lot better free to play games out there. Not a fan of wargammings grind in general, hoped this would be different, it is not.    … Expand
  6. 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
  7. 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.
  8. RDonnell
    Oct 14, 2021
    1
    Ok so i like Submarines. But the way they target is total fabrication and boring and player unfriendly. I like Aircraft Carriers as well very cool. But the one reason i refuse to play is the unrealistic childish way the ships and submarines glide across the water. Not only is it too fast but the cornering is too fast they seem to glide not break water or waves. We all know yhis looks daftOk so i like Submarines. But the way they target is total fabrication and boring and player unfriendly. I like Aircraft Carriers as well very cool. But the one reason i refuse to play is the unrealistic childish way the ships and submarines glide across the water. Not only is it too fast but the cornering is too fast they seem to glide not break water or waves. We all know yhis looks daft once aeen this can not be unseen.

    Must change for 1.0 launch and new graphical engine with raytracing is serious about being a good game.    … Expand
  9. BestNoob
    Feb 18, 2020
    5
    Another developer who is too unable to use the options provided by Steam. A direct account link without nickname / profile change or new creation has been possible for years and is used by thousands of games, only Wargaming does not integrate or use the mighty power of Steam.

    I can recommend the game in RETAIL but not the miserable Steam Integration which is really embarrassing for    Another developer who is too unable to use the options provided by Steam. A direct account link without nickname / profile change or new creation has been possible for years and is used by thousands of games, only Wargaming does not integrate or use the mighty power of Steam.

    I can recommend the game in RETAIL but not the miserable Steam Integration which is really embarrassing for every developer.

    But there are also a lot of bugs, the MM was only improved in 2019, let's see how it goes now.

    The autopilot is e.g. still bugy.

    The punishment for friendly fire is also exaggerated, the system does not recognize whether someone was shot or rammed on purpose or unintentionally.

    And Wargaming Support is incompetent and totally incapable.    … Expand
  10. 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
  11. DaL33TG33K
    Dec 13, 2019
    0
    Poor game design. Laughable balance issues. Poor treatment of player base. Predatory pricing.
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. Hack_Play
    Jan 15, 2020
    10
    I watched all the online games that are tied to the naval theme. My opinion is unequivocal: World of warships are in the lead in this series
  15. nikolai0212
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I Express my gratitude for such an interesting and high-quality game. Graphics at the highest level. When you play, you are completely immersed in it. I really liked it. I advise everyone!… Expand
  16. YaNeJolygolf
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Игра от кампании воров (воргейминг). Самая скучная игра, смотреть в окно интереснее.
  17. Hmcs_Halifax
    Feb 4, 2020
    0
    The gameplay gets thrown out the window as soon as there is a Carrier on each side. All intelligent play and positioning goes out the window. Core aspects that make the game a fun experience, showing how you can out think and outplay the enemy team are gone. Ships that rely heavily on stealth have this negated due to how the spotting mechanics work.

    WG refuses to listen to their    The gameplay gets thrown out the window as soon as there is a Carrier on each side. All intelligent play and positioning goes out the window. Core aspects that make the game a fun experience, showing how you can out think and outplay the enemy team are gone. Ships that rely heavily on stealth have this negated due to how the spotting mechanics work.

    WG refuses to listen to their community contributors. Testers and player base as a whole. Avoid this game and don't waste your money on it. Find something better.    … Expand
  18. YerzhanNurgalie
    Feb 13, 2020
    10
    I recommend this game to everyone! The game is cool, the graphics are super. Management is just awesome! I recommend!
  19. Mugaro26
    Apr 25, 2021
    0
    В игре нет паланца вообще изучил топустим корабль iii уровня а против тебя с таким же кровнем только мощьнее тебя в 3 или 10 раз когда у тебя 17к или 18к хп и выносят с одного выстрела
  20. Moby_dick
    Aug 19, 2021
    0
    DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT DOWNLOADING THIS PIECE OF CRAP GAME. This company has SURPASSED even **** EA! This game is just an online casino and everything and I mean EVERYTHING is monetized, might as well at this point monetize the air you breath while playing this game. As if this was not enough, this company called wargaming (or more accuratelly wargambling) is ruining this game by ignoringDO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT DOWNLOADING THIS PIECE OF CRAP GAME. This company has SURPASSED even **** EA! This game is just an online casino and everything and I mean EVERYTHING is monetized, might as well at this point monetize the air you breath while playing this game. As if this was not enough, this company called wargaming (or more accuratelly wargambling) is ruining this game by ignoring player and community contributors feedback by breaking the balance of the game more and more each time. First we had the CV rework which was a total disaster and ruins the game for everyone, then they added premium ships with broken or boring to play with gimmicks, then they did a captain rework which ruined the gameplay even more, after that they implemented submarines in the game which are utterly boring and not balanced at all making games totally boring and many many more things that Im not gonna bother to type. Just make a quick search in youtube and you ll see what Im talking about. This game is like those free mobile games that when you download them, they ask you to pay real money to progress further in the game. Just for the love of God, if you like warships and you want to play a game with warships just wait for another game to come out, unless your pocket is so far deep and full that you dont give a **** I ve been playing this game since 2015 or 16 and I recently stopped playing this pile of toxic **** where players cant even do the basic stuff in this game even though they ve played almost 2k games. Just go play league of legends, at least this game is indeed a pile of toxic **** too but tou can have some fun with it for about an hour or two.… Expand
  21. pineconee
    Sep 30, 2021
    0
    Absolutely awful game. Simply one of the worst I have ever touched. The sheer incompetence of the development team never ceases to amaze me. Every time I play this game, every time I press the battle button, I am instantaneously and totally disappointed. That disappointment stems both from small things -- the fact that trees don't render properly outside the binocular mode, the UI bugsAbsolutely awful game. Simply one of the worst I have ever touched. The sheer incompetence of the development team never ceases to amaze me. Every time I play this game, every time I press the battle button, I am instantaneously and totally disappointed. That disappointment stems both from small things -- the fact that trees don't render properly outside the binocular mode, the UI bugs associated with the zooming, the numerous bugs on new test ships -- to large, gamebreaking balance features like aircraft carriers or submarines, to the deplorable and disgusting company culture inherent in Wargaming Saint Petersburg. The amount of disrespect and borderline malice shown to the playerbase is simply ridiculous -- this company treats us like the staff treats their rat infestation at the local Papa Johns; first baiting us, then exterminating us entirely.
    More pressing is the languid bureaucracy of the company execution. The system for suggesting and implementing changes in this game is simply kafkaeqsue -- its designed in a purposely convoluted way to specifically disencentivise it. Anyone who comes near Wargaming is instantly tainted by their disgusting practices and policies. I would rather dig graves for a living and earn minimum wage than be a Wargaming executive and earn six figures a year. Probably the worst commercial game developing company in the industry -- and yes, I've heard of EA.
    If you're thinking of getting this game, don't touch it. Don't look at it. Don't interact with anyone in the community. Just press the x at the top right of your screen and forget it ever happened. Go outside and get some fresh air. Do your chores -- you'll probably find it more fun anyways.    … Expand
  22. Nuryaga
    Nov 20, 2021
    8
    The game is very cool. But my computer can't run this game at 30fps so it's hard for me to rate this game
  23. skoorviel
    Sep 21, 2015
    8
    I've been playing Warships since closed beta and have something around 1000 combined battles. It's a good game! It's very similar to World of Tanks (duh, the game engine and the developer are the same, and even the premium membership benefits are shared across the titles), but now the battles happen on water. Once again: ten vehicle tiers to advance through per tech branch, captainsI've been playing Warships since closed beta and have something around 1000 combined battles. It's a good game! It's very similar to World of Tanks (duh, the game engine and the developer are the same, and even the premium membership benefits are shared across the titles), but now the battles happen on water. Once again: ten vehicle tiers to advance through per tech branch, captains (crew) to level up, XP and credits to earn by damaging enemies each round. I prefer this game over Tanks, however, because the pace is slower, more premium is placed on positioning and sticking together, and simply because I love ships more than I like any other war machines from WW2. And since there is no other battleship game of this scope and quality currently out (Navy Field 2 is utter trash, unfortunately), I will be playing WoWs for the foreseeable future.

    What could be better about this game? I would like some more complexity in ship loadouts. I used to play Navy Field 1 in the early 2000's, and I wish that WoWs had some of its features. The number of upgrades for each ship is rather limited (compared to Tanks, for example) and the different modules don't change the stats all that much (compared to Tanks once again). I remember Navy Field 1 having 5 different gun options for a ship, the armor was customizable (i.e. how much armor do I want to put on deck, belt, or torpedo bulge?), different types of FCS (Fire Control System) gave different benefits (manual was extremely accurate because you had to aim the guns manually with the keyboard, and the auto ones were easier to use but had different distance/accuracy trade-offs), and different engines had different accelerations/max speeds/overheat values. Mounting this equipment had to be balanced against your ship''s displacement: a ship can only carry so much weight, so big heavy guns left less displacement for armor, engine, and even crew (yup, you could even determine how many sailors per position, which would affect the crew's performance negatively or positively). In WoWs, you'll usually find one upgrade for each of the systems: hull, FCS, engine, guns/torpedoes, and each of the upgrades is marginally better than the previous one. For example, the FCS gives a straight upgrade of 10% more range. How about giving us 2 or 3 FCS options that change accuracy, range, and perhaps view distance in different proportions? One would give much better accuracy but decrease range, another would increase both slightly etc. Or engines: right now the upgraded engine increases the top speed of the ship slightly over the stock one, why not give us different engines that affect acceleration, top speed, reverse speed in different ways? I would love to see some variety and complexity in the modules.

    All this being said, the game is still evolving with new features being added on a consistent basis. Just like Tanks evolved over the years with many features, new game modes, and vehicles being added, I am sure WoWs will evolve along the same lines. If you have played Tanks in the past, take this game for a spin. If you never played a War Gaming title ever before but you like ships, then there is nothing stopping you from trying it either. It's free to play!!!    … Expand
  24. Karnack
    Sep 21, 2015
    8
    Have been playing it for a few weeks now and am still addicted to it !

    Shame that the Royal Navy and German Navy are not yet in game but am informed that their coming. Quite a few swearing kids in game chat but mostly helpful and probably mature players. Its not perfect but after a few adjustments and the addition of more nations (just USA and Japan atm) will get much better.    Have been playing it for a few weeks now and am still addicted to it !

    Shame that the Royal Navy and German Navy are not yet in game but am informed that their coming.

    Quite a few swearing kids in game chat but mostly helpful and probably mature players.

    Its not perfect but after a few adjustments and the addition of more nations (just USA and Japan atm) will get much better.

    IMHO already better than World Of Tanks and I played that for ages!

    It is technically a free game but there is an in game purchasing system for bonus xp and various ships that appear in store every so often. Tirpitz being one of them.
    In theory you could play through to any tier 10 without spending a penny.    … Expand
  25. Anonymous_Quark
    Sep 23, 2015
    9
    As a veteran World of Tanks (WoT) player, I've been in clan wars, campaigns, tournaments, leagues, company battles, stronghold battles, team battles, and thousands of random battles... Needless to say, I've spent an overwhelming amount of time playing WoT, learning the complexities of an outwardly simple game that, at its core, has immense tactical depth. I've committed to learning theAs a veteran World of Tanks (WoT) player, I've been in clan wars, campaigns, tournaments, leagues, company battles, stronghold battles, team battles, and thousands of random battles... Needless to say, I've spent an overwhelming amount of time playing WoT, learning the complexities of an outwardly simple game that, at its core, has immense tactical depth. I've committed to learning the game mechanics and perfecting upon skills that often feel diminished by unfair metrics of balance and incompetent teammates. However, I'm here to talk about World of Warships (WoWS). Offering many of the same appeals of WoT, WoWS solves many of the former's issues. However, WoWS is (arguably) the exact same type of game albeit with a much more obvious level of complexity. Ultimately, WoWS is firing and maneuvering. Whereas WoT players sometimes found themselves hopelessly outmatched against higher tiered vehicles and tank types (heavy, medium, light and destroyers) mattered little to the metagame (camo and DPM), the different classes of warships (battleships, cruisers, destroyers and aircraft carriers) have significantly more distinctive playstyles. As a result, WoWS players will never feel incapable of affecting the outcome of a battle as WoWS rewards intelligent play in away WoT does not. Although a completely different game, WoWS will feel serendipitously familiar to WoT players who remember feeling excited at the prospect of a game with so much potential and opportunity for growth. I truly recommend that you give it a shot.… Expand
  26. 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
  27. 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.
  28. emerson123
    Oct 16, 2015
    1
    Totaly p2w, have huge paywalls, the game essense is good, the HUD, the ships, but the rest... R.I.P

    If u like to grow stronger in a game dont play it, T7 is a paywall, T8 - T10 makes u lost money (-100k or more) in every match. Even with premium. The MM is a joke, totally unbalanced. In this game u will only have fun in T1 - T3 (that u can reach in 30 mins), the rest is a pain in    Totaly p2w, have huge paywalls, the game essense is good, the HUD, the ships, but the rest... R.I.P

    If u like to grow stronger in a game dont play it, T7 is a paywall, T8 - T10 makes u lost money (-100k or more) in every match. Even with premium.

    The MM is a joke, totally unbalanced.

    In this game u will only have fun in T1 - T3 (that u can reach in 30 mins), the rest is a pain in the *** and very frustrating.

    If u are new here and dont like a p2w game with 923445 paywalls, google another...    … Expand
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. Laetima
    Sep 21, 2015
    10
    Incredible graphics, much more intense than tanks, already a ranking system and ranked games from day one! The more you level the more intense it gets with more to do in every classes (Destroyers, Cruiser, Battleships, Carrier).
    Can't wait to play Yamato, congratz!
  33. Gwardion
    Sep 21, 2015
    5
    Time passer, gets boring quick. Pay to win, premium ships are indeed premium. Game mechanics stink. Had a round where I registered over 100 hits on one ship, no fire, no crits, no sink. For comparison I go down with an average of 5-15 impacts regularly. Fun to play with friends, but there are a lot of grind freemium games and this one doesn't stand out at all. Good for what it is, but ifTime passer, gets boring quick. Pay to win, premium ships are indeed premium. Game mechanics stink. Had a round where I registered over 100 hits on one ship, no fire, no crits, no sink. For comparison I go down with an average of 5-15 impacts regularly. Fun to play with friends, but there are a lot of grind freemium games and this one doesn't stand out at all. Good for what it is, but if what it is turns out to be forgettable or just annoying who cares?… Expand
  34. OnlyOneWing
    Jan 20, 2016
    9
    Great game. I just tried it for the hell of it and I literally lost a whole day of my life to it.

    A few improvements are needed to make it perfect. A "night time map" would be great. More maps would be great. I wish the pace of the whole game was just a "little bit" faster. I just switched to the battleship class, and it feels like everything is in slow motion. Also, I kind of    Great game. I just tried it for the hell of it and I literally lost a whole day of my life to it.

    A few improvements are needed to make it perfect. A "night time map" would be great. More maps would be great.
    I wish the pace of the whole game was just a "little bit" faster. I just switched to the battleship class, and it feels like everything is in slow motion.
    Also, I kind of expected graphics to be better for a 2015 game.    … Expand
  35. nurbsi
    Jan 11, 2016
    8
    Most of the criticism appears to revolve around the inability to understand the game's mechanics. Which is a bit sad since it's really not that complicated - adequately complex, yes, but easy to get into with just a bit of common sense.

    Don't sail in straight lines Don't show your broadside to ships that are larger than you or equal your size Don't shoot AP at ships that are much    Most of the criticism appears to revolve around the inability to understand the game's mechanics. Which is a bit sad since it's really not that complicated - adequately complex, yes, but easy to get into with just a bit of common sense.

    Don't sail in straight lines
    Don't show your broadside to ships that are larger than you or equal your size
    Don't shoot AP at ships that are much larger than you or destroyers
    Don't shoot torpedoes in front of allies

    You can have a lot of fun on mid tiers where the grind is not really an issue, neither in terms of in-game money nor XP.

    Beautiful ship models, some nicely designed maps but little variety.
    I wish there was more of a meta game and some PvE content but that's just not Wargaming's deal, so it would be unfair to criticise them for that.    … Expand
  36. AnthonyWilson
    Jan 28, 2020
    10
    I watched a movie about create this game. The graphic and sound is awesome. Really professional creators.
  37. 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.
  38. TheMadGolem
    Oct 4, 2015
    9
    Magnificent game. Nothing wrong with the Matchmaking. Everything is well balanced. Deserves all the praise It is get. This a worthy apology letter for World of WarPlanes.
  39. Bribarian
    Nov 19, 2015
    8
    Already I think I will enjoy this game more than Tanks, and I am.

    First off, it's free, that's a big bonus. Graphics are good, the ships look great, and the gameplay is pretty fun and addicting. What I've come to expect out of Wargaming. Not many makers have taken on the age of steel, and you probably won't find a better online game in this era. I feel after a few games in a    Already I think I will enjoy this game more than Tanks, and I am.

    First off, it's free, that's a big bonus.

    Graphics are good, the ships look great, and the gameplay is pretty fun and addicting. What I've come to expect out of Wargaming.

    Not many makers have taken on the age of steel, and you probably won't find a better online game in this era.

    I feel after a few games in a row it loses its charm pretty quick though, and becomes somewhat mindnumbing. I prefer to play 1 or 2 games a day and try to call it. With the grind it's easy to find yourself playing so many games of it in a row you become sick of it.

    I'm also disappointed they didn't put in submarines, it's kind of hard to ignore that huge factor of the era....I can understand the game design would be harder, but maybe high tier premiums in the future.    … Expand
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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....
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. 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
  51. 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
  52. 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
  53. 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
  54. 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
  55. Logicalzz
    Nov 13, 2015
    6
    Took a LONGGGGGG time to download all the updates when first downloading, usually i take 10 minutes to download 8 gigs (COD: world at war)
    but 9 megabytes? shouldn't take 2 hours...
  56. 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.
  57. 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
  58. 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
  59. 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.
  60. 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
  61. 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!
  62. 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
  63. 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
  64. 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
  65. 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.
  66. 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
  67. 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
  68. 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
  69. 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
  70. 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
  71. 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
  72. 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
  73. HellHammer9182
    Jan 13, 2020
    0
    Game is very much an arcade style game, completely unrealistic and the worst part is the community is super toxic, you ask questions about stuff on the forums and 90% of what you get is rude and insulting, people even name calling in personal messages, I reported 3 people within the first 1 hour of being on the forums for harassment and abuse, I would avoid this game like the plague. TheyGame is very much an arcade style game, completely unrealistic and the worst part is the community is super toxic, you ask questions about stuff on the forums and 90% of what you get is rude and insulting, people even name calling in personal messages, I reported 3 people within the first 1 hour of being on the forums for harassment and abuse, I would avoid this game like the plague. They should call it world of DD's and Cruisers as those ships just spank all Battleships into oblivion, they can move in and drop torpedo's before you can even see them and then move off, then you die.… Expand
  74. 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
  75. 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
  76. 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
  77. WCM320
    Feb 6, 2021
    8
    For what this game is, its' about as good as you can ask for.
    Most of the issues are more with the company and less the game.
  78. 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.
  79. 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
  80. momomk
    Nov 1, 2019
    10
    Самый медленный в истории симулятор казино
  81. 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!
  82. Noiza
    Jun 13, 2022
    4
    This Game has a high frust factor for multible reasons.
    It is a F2P game, but i think it more as a Pay2Progress with some Pay2Win mechanics, just saw i thread on Reddid how one got his first T10 ship after 4(!) years of constantly playing the game. A huge part is locked behind a paywall and gambling (lootboxes) and some advantages are payed by real money. Skins and Flags (not the    This Game has a high frust factor for multible reasons.
    It is a F2P game, but i think it more as a Pay2Progress with some Pay2Win mechanics, just saw i thread on Reddid how one got his first T10 ship after 4(!) years of constantly playing the game. A huge part is locked behind a paywall and gambling (lootboxes) and some advantages are payed by real money. Skins and Flags (not the economic) give you extra stats and player power.
    The estetics are awsome, great looking grafic, high amount of details and good sound.
    You have 5 classes: Desdroyers (DD), Cruisers (CL/CA), Battleships (BB), submarines(SS) and aircraft carryer (CV).
    Now to the frust factors:
    1. No respawn + high TTK: Frustrating when you are getting oneshottet.
    2. Community is really toxic: especially if you are playing playing as SS or CV, even tho they are not they most anoying thing in the game.
    3. The grind: this game is brutaliy grindheavy, especially if you are a F2P player, then you will spend months grinding
    4. Pricepolicy: their pricing policy is bold and one of my biggest points. I never saw a game with such absurd high costs.
    Monthly 8,20€ to get double XP and credits and you still grind your a** off. Ships can cost between 40€ - 70€ and if you want an even ship now, it will go up to 250€. Flaggs and skins cost (with some eceptions) real money and are gone after one match...or one one-shot.
    5. Matchmaking: this can between 2 Tiers. Means you can face Ships that are 2 Tiers above yours and thats a huge difference and really frustrating.
    6. Meta: Right now, from my experience, the meta looks like only two classes are in only one way playable: Sniper-BBs and ambush-DDs.
    Cruisers are just XP Pinatas, destroyers ambushes with a one-shot torp salvo while beeing stealth in front of you. BBs are just slow, chonky snipers in the background and flaming the CV for only existing. SS stay underwater somhere and get flamed for beeing in game and get oneshottet after beeing spottet.
    7. Events: most events are very grind heavy and you still have to pay to take part    … Expand
  83. darkmagewarlock
    Feb 23, 2021
    10
    this game made me feel alot of hate, sadness, anger, frustration and other bad emotions. 10 score
  84. Aleksandr_74
    Apr 3, 2021
    10
    Good day to you! Since childhood, I was fond of marine themes - so I was looking forward to launching this game in an open test. I will tell you about World of Warships-the next games of Wargaming, the creators of the extremely famous World of Tanks and the extremely disastrous World of Warplanes. Stunning graphics, great gameplay with the development of their ships. The controls were alsoGood day to you! Since childhood, I was fond of marine themes - so I was looking forward to launching this game in an open test. I will tell you about World of Warships-the next games of Wargaming, the creators of the extremely famous World of Tanks and the extremely disastrous World of Warplanes. Stunning graphics, great gameplay with the development of their ships. The controls were also very pleasant, as if you were driving a real ship. I've been playing for a long time. It's been too long)… Expand
  85. ardaulgur
    Apr 5, 2021
    8
    In the first it might be hard and boring but after tier V, you gonna be enjoy.
  86. myraly
    Apr 6, 2021
    9
    Very Fun Game. Great for kids who like strategy games and has NO violence at all, great for the whole family. I have a rest in the game, it allows me to think, but not to relax. In general, everything is clear and I would like more prizes. While playing, you just don't notice how time flies. The design is bright and colorful. I recommend everyone to try this game. It's fun and exciting.
  87. oberty
    Apr 8, 2021
    9
    We need more games like this, they are made with great detail and affection, it is not a game to run, if not to enjoy the adventure. Just look at this graphic! A really very good game. Everything works without problems and complaints. I really liked the interface and the functionality of the game itself. The game is excellent, does not slow down, does not throw it to the desktop. I recommend.
  88. VinnieThePukh
    Apr 13, 2021
    10
    The game is excellent, I recently discovered it for myself. A new and interesting way to spend your free time on the Internet and relax. Everything is done very professionally and with high quality, the graphics are at the highest level. In short, I recommend it with a pure heart. Almost all of my friends are already playing this game. And I'm not going to stop either, the game is gettingThe game is excellent, I recently discovered it for myself. A new and interesting way to spend your free time on the Internet and relax. Everything is done very professionally and with high quality, the graphics are at the highest level. In short, I recommend it with a pure heart. Almost all of my friends are already playing this game. And I'm not going to stop either, the game is getting more and more addictive every day.… Expand
  89. DanielPanfilov
    Apr 28, 2021
    10
    My work is hard and responsible. Sometimes you want to unload yourself emotionally. I found a way out for myself - the game World of Warships. Moreover, the mood improves, but health does not deteriorate.
  90. OrsonJackson
    May 5, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My WORLD OF WARSHIPS game has become part of my evening routine. I really enjoy being immersed in this world. Realism of the picture and high-quality sound work for this. And sea battles add adrenaline to my measured life. Constantly keep me on my toes… Expand
  91. romanBova1985
    May 6, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really liked this game, I just can't tear myself away from it. Real battles of warships. Very colorful graphics and intuitive interface. Accompanied by non-intrusive music. Everything looks very real. Thanks to the developers.… Expand
  92. Den777
    May 9, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A very cool game with amazing graphics and sound effects, as soon as I didn't discover it before! I rub myself into it all week, except with a break to sleep, I generally like it, it captures the full program! My computer is a little weak, but even I have everything clearly, the game does not hang, the computer does not slow down in the process. Thank you very much to the developers!!!… Expand
  93. SharkBite0322
    Sep 22, 2021
    9
    I like the game, since i do not a credit card, for it is not a pay to win, i would have given 10/10 if it didn't glitch and all my information was erased, either the glitch is fixed or i wait for years, but it still a good game and i can't wait until i play it again.
  94. That_floof
    Mar 26, 2022
    5
    It's an okay game, but the higher you go, the less fun you will have. It is certanly better than things like war thunders naval, but still annoying sometimes
  95. noIdeaw
    Jun 22, 2022
    0
    Great game with only art department working. Other department can be replaced by primary school students. They making the game worse ever update. Can't give more marks than that. Hope they can make some changes later.
  96. falconkm
    Jul 11, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. game is infested with robots and hackers that the company insists on saying that it doesn't exist but just look on youtube, extreme pay to win you only win if you buy the ship of the moment… Expand
  97. ASRBriggs
    Aug 12, 2022
    0
    Game is good (for the most part). But the monetization schemes are INCREDIBLY scummy, the developer is truly unapologetic about it, and player support is non-existent.
  98. Gestus
    Sep 17, 2022
    0
    A standart pay to win game. Slowness uniformaty is in everypart. Play only if you have a lot of free time
  99. Richardca84
    Aug 24, 2023
    1
    This game has been going downhill from a developer who doesn't want to listen to their player base at all about making the game more fun but instead keeps pushing out stuff that makes the game less and less fun. Every time I jump onto the game now if I do, I just get the feeling this game is dying quickly and the only way to fix it. is to allow someone else to do it and listen to theThis game has been going downhill from a developer who doesn't want to listen to their player base at all about making the game more fun but instead keeps pushing out stuff that makes the game less and less fun. Every time I jump onto the game now if I do, I just get the feeling this game is dying quickly and the only way to fix it. is to allow someone else to do it and listen to the player base. The game before 2020 was good and then they made the CV Rework which broke the game for CV to be so OP that if you had anyone that could barely play them now could do a massive amount of damage without learning how to play them. I played this game from the beginning and just seen it go from good to great to good to now just right boring, not fun to play, and ships that are overpowered towards other ships. It is just so wrong to see. Ships that were designed for AA defense cannot do anything against them. Ships that were designed to destroy Submarine cannot get close to them to destroy them either.
    Lastly, the microtransaction or what I say macrotransaction are just so high that normal people cannot afford it, and when they do afford it. it is too late for them to get what they want and just so f this poop, I am out.
    The great part of the game and has been since the start is the Art in the game. Everything else is so boring now and no new content except new ships in every update for people to buy that are just copy-paste ships from every other ship in the game.    … Expand
  100. tjohobbit
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    And as always premium ships are of the charts.

    So full of exploits and even admins PM about buying cheats. Such a blatant crapgame. Its only greed that drives their games. They removed gold ammo because the whales would here its was because they paid but the fame is the same crap as it always have been and will be. The game is dead. Only cheaters and bots left because they    And as always premium ships are of the charts.

    So full of exploits and even admins PM about buying cheats.

    Such a blatant crapgame.
    Its only greed that drives their games.

    They removed gold ammo because the whales would here its was because they paid but the fame is the same crap as it always have been and will be.

    The game is dead. Only cheaters and bots left because they never plugged the exploits.
    Even on the offical forum ppl can link to cheats =)    … Expand
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#54 Best PC Game of 2015
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#22 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
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#52 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  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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