Update 1.3

Release Version

1.3

Distributed:

November 23rd 2019

Crossplay

The long awaited feature is now here! Players from different platforms can now be matched in cross-network battles. Players from platforms other than yours will have a special icon next to their name on the tactical map, the post-battle screen and the player card/profile.

Cross-network voice chat will not be available in this version but might be added at a later stage. The Cross-network setting can be enabled/disabled in the settings. We created a new tab "network" and moved the account deletion there as well. For PS4 players the cross network setting is enabled by default. Xbox players have this option in their console settings but it should be enabled by default as well.

If you want to check whether this feature is enabled do the following:

• Settings -> Account -> Privacy & Online Safety -> Xbox live privacy -> View details and customize -> Communication & Multiplayer -> "You can play with people outside of Xbox Live" -> Allow

Creating divisions with players from other platforms or adding them to your friend list is not possible.

Ranked Battles

With cross play available we present to you the first Season of Ranked battles! We finally introduce our first challenging game mode where you will be able to test your skills against other captains. Ranked battles become available when the player reach Account Level 9. We will have two Seasons of ranked sprint, each will last two weeks.

First ranked Season

• Week 1&2 after the Update, Nov. 25th - Dec. 8th
• Tier V
• 7 vs. 7
• 10 Ranks

Reward list for the first Season:

• Rank 9:
  • 5 rare boosters of naval expertise
  • 5 rare credit boosters
  • 5 rare boosters of commander expertise
• Rank 8:
  • 5 rare boosters of general expertise
  • 5 rare boosters of battle propensity
  • 5 sets of Shadow Camouflage
• Rank 7:
  • 5 Promotion Orders
  • 250 Doubloons
  • Season 1 Participant Patch background (credited at the end of Season 1)
• Rank 6:
  • 1 insignia
• Rank 5:
  • 3 days of Premium time
  • 500 Doubloons
• Rank 4:
  • 1mil Credits
  • 10k Global XP
• Rank 3:
  • 3 epic boosters of naval expertise
  • 3 epic credit boosters
  • 3 epic boosters of commander expertise
• Rank 2:
  • 3 epic boosters of general expertise
  • 3 epic boosters of battle propensity
• Rank 1:
  • 1 commendation
  • Season 1 Champion Patch Symbol

Second Ranked Season

• Week 3&4 after the Update, Dec. 9th - 22nd
• Tier IV
• 7 vs. 7
• 13 Ranks

Reward list for the second Ranked Season

• Rank 12:
  • 2 basic containers
• Rank 11:
  • 1mil credits
  • 3 basic containers
• Rank 10:
  • 5 rare boosters of commander expertise
  • 5 rare credit boosters
  • 5 rare boosters of naval expertise
• Rank 9:
  • 5 rare boosters of general expertise
  • 5 rare boosters of battle propensity
  • 5 sets of Shadow Camouflage
• Rank 8:
  • 5 Promotion Order
  • 250 Doubloons
• Rank 7:
  • 50K Commander XP
  • 5K Global XP
  • Season 2 Participant Patch background (credited at the end of Season 2)
• Rank 6:
  • 1 Insignia
• Rank 5:
  • 500 Doubloons
  • 10K Global XP
• Rank 4:
  • 3 epic boosters of naval expertise
  • 3 epic credit boosters
  • 3 epic boosters of commander expertise
• Rank 3:
  • 3 epic boosters of general expertise
  • 3 epic boosters of battle propensity
  • 3 Shadow Camouflage
• Rank 2:
  • 1 Commendation
• Rank 1:
  • 1 Commendation
  • 1x Season 2 Champion Patch symbol

Available maps for Ranked Battles:

Strait

• 3 control points
• Capture time: 40 sec.
• Starting points for each team: 300
• Points taken for losing a friendly ship (all classes): 60
• Points gained for destroying an enemy ship (all classes): 40
• Points accumulation per controlled cap point: 4 points per 5 sec

New Dawn

• 2 control points
• Capture time: 40 sec
• Starting points for each team: 30
• Points taken for losing a friendly ship (all classes): 60
• Points gained for destroying an enemy ship (all classes): 40
• Points accumulation per controlled cap point: 6 points per 5 sec

North

• 3 control points
• Capture time: 40 sec
• Starting points for each team: 300
• Points taken for losing a friendly ship (all classes): 60
• Points gained for destroying an enemy ship (all classes): 40
• Points accumulation per controlled cap point: 4 points per 5 sec

Shards

• 3 control points
• Capture time: 40 sec
• Starting points for each team: 300
• Points taken for losing a friendly ship (all classes): 60
• Points gained for destroying an enemy ship (all classes): 40
• Points accumulation per controlled cap point: 4 points per 5 sec

Additional rules:

• Rewards for reaching each of the ranks can only be earned once
• Each season is separated into two leagues for matchmaking purposes: Season 1 will have League 2 until Rank 5, where it'll turn to League 1, Season 2 changes leagues at Rank 5 as well. Players in each league can only be matched with other players from the same league.
• Each season has a number of irrevocable ranks, that cannot be lost
  • Season 1: Ranks 10, 9, 7, 4, 1
  • Season 2: Ranks 13, 12, 10, 7, 1
• Ranked battles can be played in divisions (up to three player)
• Number of divisions per team will always be equal
• If the battle is a draw both teams lose a star
• Player with the highest XP earned in the losing team does not lose a star
• No stars are awarded for receiving a new rank
• Once you reach Rank 1 you are not able to participate in Ranked battles until the next season

When the season starts players will get a notification if the player has played ranked battles in the previous season and their best rank (of that season) will be shown in the notification. Also a new "Ranked Battle" card was added in the "Play" Screen next to "Versus AI" and "Standard". If you select "Ranked Battle" the first time you automatically enter a "season details" screen. This screen can always be accessed when choosing the Ranked Battle mode. The players rank in the current season (if a ranked season is active) is displayed in the menu and can be seen by others.

Also every player's rank is displayed in the team overview, on the tactical map and on post-battle screens in ranked battles.

New Maps

We can finally reveal three new maps that will enrich the location choice for high tiers. We hope that they will give an additional variety of maneuvers and strategies and will diversify the gameplay.

Land of Fire

Available for Tier V - Tier VII in Domination Mode and for Standard Battle. This map will be available in two different weather scenarios: a cloudy and a rain scenario.

The Atlantic

Available for Tier V - Tier VII in Domination Mode and for Standard Battle. This map will be available in two different weather scenarios: a cloudy and an evening scenario.

Trap

Available for Tier IV - Tier VI only for Domination Mode. This map will be available in two different weather scenarios: a sunny and evening scenario.

Black Friday Specials

World of Warships: Legends could not miss the Black Friday craze. We have prepared very special and stylish content for this purpose. Meet the Black ships:

• Scharnhorst Black
• Warspite Black
• Atlanta Black

You are either able to purchase these ships in the store or you have a chance of receiving them from the Black Friday Containers!

These containers will be available for 1000 doubloons and may include the following items:

• 10 Promotion Orders
• 1 Insignia
• 1 Universal Commendations
• 25k Global XP
• 14 Days of Premium Time
• 15 Sets of the Shadow Camouflage
• 1,5mil Credits
• 1250 Doubloons
• Random Black ship

Note, that there's only a single position out of the aforementioned for each Black Friday container.

Tirpitz for Global XP

The Lonely Queen of the North is now going to be available for 750K Global XP. You'll be able to find her in the store and she's here to stay for the foreseeable future, so don't feel too pressured! What’s more, she’s not just back, she’s back with a vengeance! Check out the Tirpitz buffs in the Balance changes paragraph!

Port UI Improvements

The legendary port receives a long-awaited feature - a ship filter! It is available for all players starting at account level 4 and it allows you to filter all available ships by tiers, nations, classes and special features.

Each time you apply the filter you will also see the number of suitable ships. The list can be sorted by nation, tier, class and by last time they were taken to battle.

You can also have an option to add your ship to "Favorites" and have it displayed at the beginning of the ship reel. Click "Ship options" and choose "Add to Favorites" to mark it with the anchor and save it to the special list.

Voice Chat changes

• The voice chat is now disabled by default for every player.
• The voice chat tool tip will appear for players in every battle from account level 4-6 but will disappear if the player has changed the voice chat settings at least once (f.e. turned it on and off) or if the player reaches account level 6. If a player changed the settings in the previous levels the message will not appear again on account level 6.
• When opening the tactical map the player will see a sector animation pointing to the voice channel management settings. Once the player reaches *Account level 6 this animation will be only shown once when opening the tactical map the first time.
• Joining division will automatically enable voice chat till division is dismissed or game is closed.

Report Function

The report function became available with the last update but we've failed to mention it, so here goes! Players can now be reported via the player card and you have three different report options:

• Player's nickname is offensive
• Player is harrasing others
• Player is "griefing"

Q: What is "griefing?" A: A griefer is a player in a multiplayer video game who deliberately irritates and harasses other players within the game (trolling), using aspects of the game in unintended ways, purposefully preventing others from either being effective, enjoying the game or both.

Balance Changes

Most of these changes are based on your Feedback. The Tirpitz and the Vanguard were a little bit below the effectiveness of their counterparts. Also both suffered from a vulnerable citadel what now has been changed.

Tirpitz:

• Repair Party consumable's effectiveness was raised by 20% for restoring modules and by 50% when restoring the citadel HP.
• The chance of receiving a critical hit to the citadel was reduced. Additionally the ship's draft is decreased.
• Main battery reload time was reduced from 26 seconds to 25 seconds

Vanguard:

• The fire chance of Vanguard's HE shells have been increased from 38% to 42%
• The citadel deck armor was increased from 32mm to 50mm for both hulls.
• The chance of receiving a critical hit to the citadel was reduced. Additionally the ship's draft is decreased.

Kaiser And Konig

On the other hand, both Kaiser and König showed too much combat potential compared to their counterparts. But without taking away their unique armor we reduced their overall maneuverability and reduced the damage of their armor piercing shells. Economics were slightly adjusted to not fall out of line with their close peers.

Kaiser:

• The rudder shift time for both hulls was increased by 1.5 seconds
  • Hull A: From 18.3 s to 19.4 s
  • Hull B: From 13.0 s to 14.2 s
• The maximum shell damage of armor piercing was reduced for both hulls
  • Hull A: maximum damage was reduced from 8300 to 8000
  • Hull B: maximum damage was reduced from 8400 to 8100
• The credit income was decreased by ~5%

König:

• The rudder shift time for both hulls was increased by 3 seconds
  • Hull A: From 18.5 s to 20.8 s
  • Hull B: From 13.2 s to 15.5 s
• The maximum shell damage of armor piercing was reduced for both hulls
  • Hull A: maximum damage was reduced from 8300 to 8000
  • Hull B: maximum damage was reduced from 8400 to 8100
• The credit income was decreased by ~13%
• The experienced gained was reduced by 7%

Gneisenau:

• Increased the experience earning by ~5%

Miscellaneous

• The Store UI received some visual updates
• Any Francs you have left on your account will be exchanged for 7500 credits each
• Various visual updates to the ship models and landscape
• The Flag list will now allow collectors to have as many flags as possible, thanks to the scrolling function. Please note, that the order of existing flags might change.
• All Halloween ships were removed from players' accounts
• All special Halloween Commander are removed from players' accounts (that only includes the Event Commanders; Commanders that you purchased in the store or earned via campaign are staying)
• All ship experience earned from Halloween ships is moved to the Tier 1 USN Cruiser Albany
• All modifications and boosters equipped on the Halloween ships are moved to your inventory
• With the introduction of the ship filter now the first ship in the carousel is always selected after starting the game
• Alpha Testers who played enough games during the Alpha stage will receive their special patches during the first week of the update

Bugfixes

• Fixed a visual bug on the B-Hull of the Colorado that included the crates next to the AA-mounts on the main battery turret.
• Fixed a visual bug on the Iowa where some ship elements disappeared when turning the main battery guns.
• Fixed a visual bug where water splashes sometimes went through the hull of ships.
• Fixed a visual bug where the maximum speed for the Le Terrible was not displayed correctly in the Battle-UI.
• Fixed a bug where the destruction of a plane was not displayed correctly.
• Fixed a bug where you sometimes ended up on the container ship when previewing camouflages on the ship loadout screen.
• Fixed a bug where a players old nickname was displayed in battle after changing it.
• Fixed a bug where the button legend was still displayed as if the player would spectate a ship even after switching to the free camera.
• Fixed a bug where the distance of an enemy ship was displayed incorrect upon first spotting.
• Fixed a rare bug where the binocular view was stuck after using the quick command wheel in the binocular view.
• Changed the description of the "Engine Boost" consumable that it increases the base values of the ships speed.
• Changed the description of the commander skill "Unstoppable" - the skill grants reduced mobility with a disabled engine on all levels - this was now added in the skill description.
• Changed the ship trait description of "Extended Sonar" - it was changed from "Sonar's range increased" to "Sonar's range or duration increased"