World of Warships News

A Ranked Battles Season for Tier X ships is going to start soon.

Join the fight playing your Tier X ships and win valuable prizes: credits, camouflage patterns, signals, and doubloons, as well as up to 5,500 Steel, which can be exchanged for unique ships in the Armory.


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The overall reward for attaining all ranks remains the same—a total of 5,500 Steel and 1 Ranked Token.

You can also obtain a commemorative flag, sets of signals, expendable camouflages, and doubloons. Aside from that, you'll get temporary league flags when you reach Rank 10 and Rank 5, which reduce the cost of servicing your ships by 10% and 20% respectively. They will remain on your account until the end of the Season.



Starts Wed. 27 Nov. 10:00 CET (UTC+1) Ends Mon. 23 Dec. 09:30 CET (UTC+1)

• All players who have access to Ranked Battles in their Service Record can participate in the new Season. Newcomers to World of Warships must have fought 130 battles in any accessible battle type to unlock this possibility.
  
• Only Tier X ships are allowed.
  
• A limit of one aircraft carrier per team is set for these battles.
  
• Battles are held in an 8 vs. 8 format, and team line-ups will be completely equivalent in terms of ship types.
  
• The new Season has 18 ranks. These have been split into three leagues: Second, First, and Premier.
  
• Those who are new to Ranked Battles will start the Season from Rank 18. Those who participated in the Thirteenth Season will receive bonus Stars: one for each rank attained.
  
• Players earn the Stars needed to climb the ranking ladder by winning battles. At the majority of ranks, a defeat means a lost Star.
  
• Ranks 18–15 and 12 are irrevocable. You cannot lose a Star for a defeat at Ranks 18–17. If you are first on your team in terms of XP earned, you get to keep your hard-earned Star—even if your team lost the battle.
  
• A bonus Star is granted for reaching each new rank at Ranks 18–11.
  
• Only Stars obtained for the first time are counted for progress towards the Ranked Battles emblem. Bonus Stars for the previous Season are included in this count if you play at least one battle in the new Season.
  
• Flags awarded for reaching Leagues will be removed from player accounts once the season ends.
  
• You’ll receive a commemorative achievement for reaching Rank 1 in the Fourteenth Season.
  
• All those who reach Rank 15 will receive a commemorative flag which will remain in their collections.

Starting from the Fourteenth Season, we are introducing a limit on the number of battleships per team—a maximum of three—for Ranked Battles and Ranked Sprints. If there are not enough suitable ships to complete the teams, and the waiting time the first player in the queue has spent exceeds 4 minutes and 10 seconds, then each team can be completed with up to four battleships.


Ranked Battles will be fought on the Shards, Northern Lights, Trident, Haven, Greece, and Riposte maps in Domination mode.




According to established tradition, all of your achievements from the previous Season will be accounted for, so you won't have to start from scratch. Depending on the rank at which you finished the previous Season, you’ll be granted a certain number of bonus Stars. The maximum possible number is 17 Stars. If you earned the maximum number of Stars in the previous Season, you’ll start the new Season at Rank 10. The rewards typically issued for the preceding ranks will automatically be added to your account after playing the first battle.

See you on the battlefield, Captains!

Ranked Battles and Sprints are held in the game on a regular basis, and they offer great opportunities to obtain valuable rewards.

Would you like to find out how you can earn 500,000 credits for just a single battle and reduce your post-battle service expenses for the duration of a season? Learn how in the article below!


Ranked Battles and Sprints are specific Player vs. Player battle types which have their own unique rules. Unlike Random Battles, it's not only the result of an individual battle which is important here, but also overall progress: by winning battles, you move up the ranking ladder to reach more valuable rewards.

• Battles are held on same-tier ships.
  
• Your progress is designated by a number—a Rank. The higher the Rank, the better rewards you get. Players climb the ladder from their starting rank up to Rank 1.
  
• Every victory brings the victorious players a star. Collecting the required number of stars earns you the next rank.
  
• You lose a star for a defeat. As a result, you can lose ranks you've already attained, but not the rewards you earned for attaining them.
  
• Some ranks are irrevocable and impossible to lose. These provide a safety net to sustain your progress.
  
• Upon reaching Rank 1, you'll obtain the main rewards and finish the season.

Ranked Sprint is a simplified version of the Ranked Battle season, and it's perfect for those who want to get acquainted with this game mode.

• A Ranked Sprint has more irrevocable ranks than a Ranked Battles season, and requires fewer stars for progressing.
  
• Sprints last for 10–12 days and are mostly played on Tier V–VIII ships.
  
• They usually include 10 ranks and 21 stars. It's enough to play about 50 battles to obtain all the rewards.
  
• You can participate in Sprints in a Division with your friends.

Ranked Battles seasons last longer but provide more rewards.

• You need to earn more stars to reach the next rank than in a Sprint.
  
• Battles are usually played on Tier IX–X ships.
  
• You need to earn more stars to reach Rank 1 than in a Sprint. There are 18 ranks and 55 stars in total, but you'll be rewarded appropriately.

Various rewards await you, depending on the battle type and time you are ready to devote to fighting.

• You'll receive 500,000 credits for your first victory.
  
• For several victories that follow, you'll be rewarded with combat signals—an excellent bonus that will help you in your battles for the next ranks.
  
• Middle ranks will reward you with special signals, which significantly increase the amount of XP and credits you can earn.
  
• Rank 1 will bring you 10,000 Coal. This resource can be exchanged for ships and various in-game items in the Armory.

• The first several ranks you achieve will bring you 500,000 credits; combat signals; and about 1,000 Steel—a rare resource that can be exchanged for ships in the Armory. You'll also be offered the option to supplement any missing amount of Coal with Steel if you lack a sufficient amount of the resource when exchanging it for in-game items.
  
• Middle ranks will provide you with expendable camouflage patterns, special signals, and even more Steel.
  
• The best players will obtain a large amount of expendable camouflage patterns; 2,500 doubloons; 1,000 Steel (5,500 in total); and a Ranked Token—a resource for the Armory that can be exchanged for rare permanent camouflage patterns.

League Flags obtained in a Ranked Battle season deserve a special mention. Mounting such a flag on your ships will reduce the cost of their post-battle service. For example, the Flag of the Second League, which is obtained at Rank 10, will save you 10% of the credit cost. For a Tier X ship, this means saving 18,000 credits. It’s available throughout the entire season and can be used in all battle types.

XP for fighting in Ranked Battles is taken into account for daily container progress, some combat missions, Directives, and other in-game activities.

Take part in Ranked Battles seasons and Sprints! Credits, signals, and Coal await you!

Captains!

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Good luck in battle, Captains!

Commanders, thank you for participating in “The Ring” competition last year! In “The Ring”, community contributors competed for the honor of becoming a Commander in World of Warships, with the help of you, our players.

Now we’re ready to introduce the victorious Commanders with their unique voiceovers!

Who are the new Commanders? Find out in our video!

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Click the button below to get Commander The Mighty Jingles and Commander ComRichard in the game! Assign them to your ships—they truly deserve it!

Get the Commanders! Ends: Fri. 31 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

Captains!

2 years have passed since World of Warships first appeared on Steam! We're happy that so many players have revealed their talents for conquering in this time, and joined our epic naval battles. Keep up that spirit!

You are new to World of Warships or have less than 70 battles finished? Then simply finish 2 battles on Tier III or higher ship and you will receive a Tier V battleship Texas, a commander with 6 skill points, unique branded items: Steam boxes, Steam camouflages and a Steam flag!

For the anniversary, you will receive special Combat Missions for the completion of which you will get access to unique branded items such as a container, camouflages, and a Steam flag. For that to happen, simply enter battles on Tier V ships and higher, and earn 2,000,000 credits. Pay attention that you'll need to have 70 finished battles to start the main Chain of missions.

Start: Fri. 15 Nov. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) End: Mon. 02 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) Over any number of battles, earn 1,000,000 credits.
Reward: 5x expendable Steam camos
Ship restrictions: Tier V–X
Battle type restrictions: Twilight Battle, Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles

You can complete this combat mission only once.

Over any number of battles, earn 1,000,000 credits.
Reward: 1x Steam container
Ship restrictions: Tier V–X
Battle type restrictions: Twilight Battle, Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles

You can complete this combat mission only once.

Each Steam container includes:

• 5× Steam camos or 250 doubloons or 1 Day of Warships Premium Account or 10,000 Free XP
  
• 5× signals (Zulu, Zulu Hotel or Papa Papa)
  
• 5× signals (Juliet Charlie or November Foxtrot)

The combat missions of the chain can be completed only in the specified sequence: you can start the next Stage only after all the tasks of the previous Stage have been completed.

Still haven't upgraded to a Tier V ship? Then the special DLC that includes Texas will help you to complete the Combat Missions—you will be able to stand at the helm of that ship free for three days after downloading the expansion from the link.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/934640/World_of_Warships__Rental_Texas_3_Days/
The countdown starts once you've added the DLC to your library and entered the game.

Don't forget about our referral system—it allows you to receive more gifts!
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Next week, we're going to tell you about another contest which you can win using your knowledge about the game. Follow our news feed for more information!

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