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Captains!

New combat missions are available! Find out what bonuses and rewards await you next week.

You can find more information about the combat missions, bonuses, and rewards of Update 0.8.11 in a dedicated article.

Even more discounts for winter holidays!
Start: Thu. 26 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) End: Thu. 02 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

• +200% XP bonus for the first win of the day
  
• 1:1,500 1:2,020 credits for 1 doubloon
  
• 25 35 Free XP for 1 doubloon when converting ship XP to Free XP
  
• −60% to the cost of Type 1, Type 2, Type 5, Type 6, and Type 59 camouflage patterns in credits and doubloons in the game client
  
• −50% to the cost in doubloons of economic signals in the game client

We wish you successful battles in the New Year, Captains!
Start: Thu. 26 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) End: Thu. 02 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)
A Wargaming container drops the following rewards:

• 1 day of Warships Premium Account
• 3x Papa Papa signals
  
• 3x Juliet Charlie signals

Please note that the servers will be temporarily unavailable due to the release of an update. The schedule is available below.
Maintenance times are tentative and subject to change. Please accept our apologies for any inconveniences.

The new update will go live some time after it's been downloaded because the client and server sides are updated separately. While the client begins to update immediately, it takes time for the servers to be updated across all regions.

If there are problems with downloading or launching the update—please perform files integrity check.

[h2]Brace yourselves for heated naval action in a new Ranked Sprint that will be fought with Tier VIII ships in a one-on-one format.[/h2]
If you haven’t yet participated in a Ranked Sprint and want to know more about them, our article will answer your questions.




For the first time in our game, you can demonstrate your skills in a real duel. You’re in for a short and dynamic Season of Ranked Battles in a 1 vs. 1 format with Tier VIII ships.

But what makes a Ranked Sprint different from a regular Ranked Battles season? The answer is simple: a easier competition format with a reduced duration. The new Sprint will run for only 1 week, with all Ranks and Stars being irrevocable. For participating in the Sprint, you can obtain a huge number of signals and 500,000 credits. The reward for achieving Rank 1 is 10,000 Coal for use in the Armory.
Season starts: Fri. 27 Dec. 10:00 CET (UTC+1) Season ends: Fri. 03 Jan. 09:30 CET (UTC+1)

• Only Tier VIII ships are allowed in these battles.
  
• Battles are held in a 1 vs. 1 format.
  
• Battle maximum duration: 15 minutes.
  
• A ship's type won’t be taken into account during the matchmaking process. For example, when playing a battleship, you might find yourself opposing a cruiser, destroyer, aircraft carrier, or another battleship.
  
• Players earn the Stars needed to climb the ranking ladder by winning battles.
  
• The number of Ranks is 10—less than in a regular season.
  
• All players start battles at Rank 10.
  
• This Season, all Ranks and Stars are irrevocable.
  
• All Ranks are divided into two leagues: Ranks 10–6 and Ranks 5¬–1.
  
• To attain Rank 1, you must earn 40 Stars.
  
• Players who reach Rank 1 can no longer participate in any further battles of the current Season.
  
• Ranked Sprint achievements aren’t inherited from previous Ranked seasons, and won’t transfer to those that follow.
  
• Stars earned in Ranked Sprints aren’t counted as the Stars required to obtain Ranked Battle emblems.
  
• Due to the specifics of the format, there will be no battle achievements.

Battles will be fought in Domination mode on the following maps with a reduced combat area: Islands of Ice, Land of Fire, Sea of Fortune, Trident, Loop, and Greece.

See you on the high seas, Captains!

x2 Recruitment Points per battle, and a Santa's Gift under my tree!

[h3]The Recruiting Station is going into overdrive for the holidays: for the next three weeks, battles played with your Shipmates in a division will grant you DOUBLE the Recruitment Points! Aside from that, you can get bonus rewards for additional activity:[/h3]

• For each milestone reached and for each new recruit enlisted, bonuses of up to 300 Recruitment Points will also be paid out.
  
• Play in as many division battles as you can with your Shipmates, and you'll also earn a chance to win a Santa's Gift container each week for yourself and your Shipmates!

Event starts: Mon. 23 Dec. 15:00 CET (UTC+1) Event ends: Sun. 12 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) Prizes credited by: Sat. 18 Jan. 00:59 CET (UTC+1)


For the duration of the event, ALL battles you play in a division with shipmates will grant you double the Recruitment Points you would normally get. This rule also applies to the victory bonus which is then added to the base reward:

Have any Shipmates who haven't reached their milestones yet?

During the event, each time one of your Shipmates reaches their Recruiting Station milestones, a bounty of 300 Recruitment Points will be paid out to both you and the Shipmate. These milestones are:

• If the Shipmate is a new player: Play one battle in a researchable Tier VI ship
  
• If the Shipmate is a returning player: Win 25 battles on Tier IV–X ships

This bonus applies to any recruits who reach their milestones, whether they were recruited during, or before the start of the event.

Aside from this, Shipmates can expect to receive the standard rewards for reaching their milestones:

Want your Shipmates to reach their milestones as soon as possible? Read up on some easy tips and tricks in our 10-step guide.

Then there's never been a better time to recruit!

Every time you recruit a new Shipmate, you and your Shipmate will receive 100 Recruitment Points. So even if your new recruits don't manage to hit their milestones in time, you'll be taking home a hefty haul!

So get recruiting!

Please don't forget that recruits who wish to use Steam version should first create their accounts by logging into the Port instead of creating account through the website and only after that join your invitation link by logging to website using "Steam" option.

https://steamcommunity.com/games/552990/announcements/detail/1592499063132217547

For each of the three weeks the event lasts, we will be holding a random draw of valuable packs of Santa's Gift containers. A pack is awarded to a Recruiter, and contains a Santa's Gift for themselves, as well as for each of the Shipmates that played in a division with the recruiter over the course of the previous week.

The number of packs given out per week will depend on the number of battles played in Recruiter-Shipmate divisions across the server: for every 200 battles, one pack will be added to the prize pool for the current week.

E.g. If 8,000 Recruiter-Shipmate divisions play battles during a week, the prize pool for that week will consist of 40 Santa's Gift packs (8,000 / 200 = 40).

In order to be eligible to win one of these weekly random draw prizes, a Recruiter must have played at least 5 battles in a division with Shipmates during the previous week. From then on, every 5 of these battles you play during the week will increase your chances of winning a prize.

Random draw prizes will be credited after the end of the event.

The holidays are bringing large discounts to our game!

Starts: Fri. 20 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) Ends: Fri. 10 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

• −50% to the cost in doubloons of 360 days of Warships Premium Account in the game client.

As you celebrate the New Year, drop by the Premium Shop for the traditional festive offer—a whole year of Warships Premium Account at half the price! Premium Account will bring you those ships you desire earlier, earn you additional Commander skill points, and even bring you more credits in battles. You can also stock up on special signals by getting a bundle with 360 days of Warships Premium Account and 50 special signals of each type.
Bundles are available for purchase until: Fri. 10 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)


Warships Premium Account applies only to World of Warships. It brings you more credits and XP that can facilitate your progress in the game, and brings you more XP per battle than Wargaming Premium Account.

• +65% XP per battle
  
• +50% credits per battle
  
• The possibility to simultaneously undertake three tasks in World of Warships Campaigns

Please note: the bonuses provided by Warships Premium Account and Wargaming Premium Account do not sum up. If you have both types of Premium Account active, you will enjoy only the bonuses associated with Warships Premium Account.

If you only have Wargaming Premium Account active, activating Warships Premium Account will bring you additional doubloons: 25 for each day when both types of Premium Accounts are simultaneously active.

Starts: Sun. 22 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) Ends: Thu. 26 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

• +100% XP bonus for the first win of the day
  
• −80% to the cost in doubloons of training a new Commander
  
• –50% to the cost in doubloons of retraining a Commander for a new ship
  
• −50% to the cost in doubloons of a place in the Reserve
  
• −60% to the cost in doubloons or Elite Commander XP of resetting Commander skills

Make your ships stand out against the crowd for the New Year! The New Year permanent camouflage can be applied to the majority of Tier VIII ships for an elegant festive look—plus a dedicated holiday horn sound!
Bundles are available for purchase until: Fri. 17 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)


The New Year permanent camouflage adds a unique Christmas horn for the ship. This permanent camo can be mounted on any Tier VIII battleship, cruiser, or destroyer, except for Tier VIII ARP Takao, Tier VIII HSF Harekaze, Tier VIII AL Yukikaze, and Tier VIII AL Montpelier. Once mounted on a ship, the camouflage acquires the properties of a typical permanent camouflage and is assigned to this ship.
You can have any number of New Year permanent camouflage patterns.

• Unique Christmas horn
  
• –3% to the ship's detectability range by sea
  
• +4% to the dispersion of shells fired by enemies at your ship
  
• +50% XP per battle
  
• –10% to the cost of the ship's post-battle service

We’ve added New Year permanent camouflages for Tier VIII ships that are available in exchange for doubloons.

• "Belle Époque" containers with collection elements of the same name are now available in exchange for Coal.
  
• Shipbuilding collection containers are available in exchange for doubloons. The containers will be available in the Armory until the release of Update 0.9.0.

• VIII Kaga, VIII Saipan, and VIII Graf Zeppelin have been added.

The replenishment date of the "Ships for Doubloons" coupon has been changed from March 14, 2020, to December 26, 2019. If you use your coupon prior to and including December 26, you'll be able to moor a new ship in your Port with a discount before the New Year.

As a New Year gift, we’ve added three single-use coupons for the "Ships for Doubloons" category, which grant 10%, 15%, and 20% discounts. The coupons will become available on December 26, and remain active until January 8.

Update 0.8.11 features as many as three new Clan Brawls!

Don't miss this perfect opportunity to replenish your Clan's Treasury and clash for credits, Coal, Steel, Elite Commander XP, and Santa's Gift containers.

Unlike Clan Battles, Clan Brawls take place throughout the course of a single day, with only victories being counted.

• Clan Brawl 5: On December 21, battles will involve Tier V ships in a 9 vs. 9 format with a maximum of three battleships and five destroyers per team.
  
• Clan Brawl 6: On December 28, battles will involve Tier VIII ships in a 4 vs. 4 format with a maximum of one ship of each type per team.
  
• Clan Brawl 7: On January 4, battles will involve Tier X ships in a 12 vs. 12 format with a maximum of three battleships, five destroyers, and one aircraft carrier per team.

• CIS 15:00 – 20:00 UTC
  
• EU 17:00 – 22:00 UTC
  
• NA 0:00 – 05:00 UTC
  
• ASIA 11:00 – 16:00 UTC

Please note: you won't be able to change the prime time once it has been selected! Unlike in Clan Battles, a Clan's place in the Brawl Rating is determined within the region of the selected prime time.

On December 21, Clan Brawls will unfold on the following maps: Archipelago, Ring, Big Race, New Dawn, and Trident.




On December 28, Clan Brawls will be held on the following maps: Hotspot, Mountain Range, Shatter, Warrior’s Path, and Sleeping Giant, each with a reduced combat area.




On January 4, battles will take place on the following maps: North, Land of Fire, Shards, Warrior’s Path, and Crash Zone Alpha.

• Battle duration: 15 minutes in a 4 vs. 4 format; 20 minutes in the 9 vs. 9 and 12 vs. 12 formats.
  
• All three Clan Brawls will be held in Domination mode.
  
• Any number of teams from a single Clan can fight in a Brawl if the composition of the teams meets the listed conditions.
  
• Only victories are counted for the Rating.
  
• Since only victories are counted, and defeats aren't taken into account, there’s no option to select Alpha or Bravo Ratings in a Clan Brawl.
  
• Victories earned in a Clan Brawl aren’t counted towards the requirements to receive Clan Battle emblems.
  
• If two teams share the same number of victories, the higher position in the Rating will be given to the Clan that first gained their final victory.

• In the Clan Brawl to be held on December 21, players will be able to receive up to 2,500,000 credits; 100,000 Elite Commander XP; 5x Santa's Gift containers; and 1x Santa's Big Gift container.
  
• The Clan Brawl to be held on December 28 can bring you up to 2,500,000 credits; 3,500 Coal; and 350 Steel.
  
• Rewards for battles in the Clan Brawl of January 4 will include up to 2,500,000 credits; 3,500 Coal; 5x Santa's Gift containers; and 1x Santa's Big Gift container.

For achieving high positions in the final Rating, Clans will be awarded resources for their Treasuries.

* Each following step brings 250 Coal less.


Clans which rank in the Top 1,000; Top 100; Top 10; or are named as Champion Clan in the selected prime time, will be awarded special achievements. In such cases, all Clan members who play at least one battle during the Clan Brawl will be awarded these achievements.

Please note: all achievements will be issued to players after the Clan Brawl of January 4 comes to an end.

We wish you the best of luck in the Clan Brawls! See you in battle!

New Year’s special—some articles will contain a special hidden button for attentive readers! All you have to do to claim your presents is read each article and click a special button you find within. Each button will remain active for 3 days and, when clicked, will endow you with three signals: Zulu, Papa Papa, and Equal Speed Charlie London.

Equal Speed Charlie London will bring you 50% more XP for each battle, Zulu will raise your credit earnings by 20%, and Papa Papa will triple your Free XP gains.

Attention: that button is available either

• inside the ingame news (click your name in the lower left corner of the Port → News → find this news post and the button inside)
• or you need to open the article on the webportal of your game region(choose below), log in (if you haven't linked email and password yet — choose Steam option on the right) and click it.