World of Warships News

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Update 0.11.4 brings you the following new features:

• Launch of an alternative branch of French cruisers in Early Access.
  
• Italian destroyers taking their place in the Tech Tree.
  
• Addition of Arms Race to Random and Co-op Battles.
  
• Construction of VIII Atlântico in full swing at the Dockyard.
  
• Continuation of submarine testing.

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Update 0.11.4 kicks off the new Ranked Battles season.

• Earn Doubloons, Steel, camouflages, and special containers.
  
• Earn Ranked Tokens for achieving Rank 1 in the Gold League.
  
• Stock up on Tokens and purchase rare permanent camouflages!

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Format[/h2]
This season, all the leagues see Tier VIII and IX ships fighting in a 6 vs. 6 format. The leagues differ in their rules for keeping a Star:

• In the Bronze League, players who take the first two places by XP earned keep their Stars in a lost battle.
  
• In the Silver League, only the top XP earner keeps their Star in a lost battle.
  
• In the Gold League, players do not keep their Stars in a lost battle.

These changes emphasize the different levels of competitiveness in each league.

We have revised the number of Stars required to reach Rank 1. The purpose of this is to make sure that the average number of battles required to reach Rank 1 does not change.

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Rewards[/h2]
The rewards for each league refresh and become available again at the start of each new Sprint.

Due to the change in the number of Stars required to reach Rank 1, the number of victories required to obtain rewards has been reduced in the Gold League.

Reaching Rank 1 will reward you with Bronze, Silver, and Gold League containers. Reaching Rank 1 in the Bronze League will reward you with a commemorative flag.

[h3][h3]Containers include[/h3][/h3]
[h3]Bronze League[/h3]

• 7,000 Free XP
  
• 5х special signal flags of one type
  
• 2,500 Coal
  
• 18,500 Elite Commander XP

[h3]Silver League[/h3]

• 20,000 Free XP
  
• 12х special signal flags of one type
  
• 7,500 Coal
  
• 56,000 Elite Commander XP

[h3]Gold league[/h3]

• 32,000 Free XP
  
• 21х special signal flags of one type
  
• 12,500 Coal
  
• 95,000 Elite Commander XP

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Rules[/h2] Starts: Thu. 19 May 10:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ends: Thu. 14 Jul. 01:00 CEST (UTC+2)

[h2]Game Maps and Modes[/h2]
Fault Line, Trap, Trident, Haven, Crash Zone Alpha, Northern Waters, and Riposte.

Battles on all maps will be fought in Domination mode.

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[h2]Season Structure[/h2]
The season is divided into four Sprints, each lasting 2 weeks. Each new Sprint starts immediately after the end of the previous one.

After qualifying, you can continue to play in the next league without having to wait for the start of a new Sprint.

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Bonus Combat Mission[/h2]
A special combat mission will be available at the start of the season: Earn 1,500 Base XP in Ranked Battles to receive two Gift containers.
Ends: Thu. 14 Jul. 01:00 CEST (UTC+2)

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• Guaranteed prizes: 200 Community Tokens
  
• Superprize for 5 random winners: 1x Premium Ship VIII container

• Your profile must be public so we can check whether you have met the event requirements.
  
• The avatar and background must stay on your profile for at least a week.
  
• Any comments that break the discussion rules may be deleted or excluded.
  
• The comment thread will be locked on May 20. Prizes will be awarded within a week.
  

We wish you good luck and following seas!

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[h2]How to take part:[/h2]

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Good luck in battle, Captains!

Today, we're going to talk about one of the most valuable World of Warships resources—user experience.

How does our development team collect and process information, and why do we need to analyze player reactions? You will learn how we draw up questionnaires, what eye-tracking analysis says about user experience, and what details have appeared in the game thanks to UX research.

Nadezhda Ivanova, World of Warships UX Research Team Lead, and Anna Astafeva, UX researcher, share their professional secrets in the new Hot Fix episode.

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