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Quick Overview

If you take all the news from here, combine it with Wargaming youtube videos, interviews with CEO Victor Kislyi, and list it all chronologically, you can use it to plot major milestones in the game, and answer questions like:

 

-- when was this-or-that premium released?

-- when was such-and-such announced?

-- when was that change made exactly?

 

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Alpha/Beta

 

10/20/2011         WoWP official forum launched

12/20/2011         Meet USA warplanes

01/19/2012         German planes on the horizon

01/20/2012         Official German Planes Trailer

02/23/2012         Global Alpha Launch

02/28/2012         Soviet Planes Trailer

03/06/2012         Gameplay Trailer

03/09/2012         Gameplay Trailer HD

03/22/2012         Wargaming.net lead designer expects massive aerial clashes in World of Warplanes (interview)

04/17/2012         Dev’s Diaries: The Genesis // Wargaming in Burma -- recovery of Spitfires in Burma

04/18/2012         Official Trailer (PC)

04/19/2012         Fighters Teaser Trailer // Fighters Unveiled (U.S.A., Germany, Soviet Union)

05/__/2012         (Heavy Fighters, Ground Attack teasers)

05/15/2012         Developer Diaries #2 - Warplane Classes

05/17/2012         Ground Attack Plane Trailer

05/31/2012         Closed Beta // Closed Beta Trailer

06/06/2012         American Planes Trailer

06/26/2012         Developer Diaries #3 - Game Modes

06/29/2012         E3 2012 HD Trailer

07/17/2012         Developer Diaries # 4 - Control Schemes

07/24/2012         GamesCom 2012 Trailer - World of Tanks and World of Warplanes

08/05/2012         GamesCom 2012 Trailer

08/14/2012         Japanese Air Service Trailer // Japanese Carrier Fighter warplanes teaser

08/16/2012         Behind the Scenes: Bringing World of Tanks into the Sky

09/11/2012         Developer Diaries #5 - Gameplay Variety

09/13/2012         Japanese Tech Tree

10/03/2012         Cinematic Trailer

10/29/2012         Wargaming.net funding excavation of British WWII fighter planes in Burma

02/19/2013         Developer Diaries #6 - Renewed Gameplay

03/13/2013         GameSpot Now Playing - World of Warplanes

03/19/2013         Patch 0.4.1 // 11 new premium aircraft (XFL-1, more)

03/28/2013         GDC Interview

04/01/2013         Development Diaries - Zombie Mode

04/07/2013         World of Warplanes Beta - 1 Hour of Gameplay Ep.1

04/30/2013         0.4.2 is Now Live

05/16/2013         GDC: Wargaming - Victor Kislyi Interview

05/31/2013         0.4.3 // changes to Germany, U.S.S.R., U.S.A. // P-51JP removed

06/07/2013         0.4.3 update notes

06/11/2013         Open Beta Trailer // E3 2013 Trailer

06/20/2013         0.4.3.2

06/27/2013         0.4.3.3

07/01/2013         0.5

07/13/2013         Wargaming Founder Victor Kislyi Discusses Expansion Plans

07/23/2013         0.5.0.1 // I-15bis DM-2 added

08/02/2013         British Warplanes // British Planes teaser

08/08/2013         World of Warplanes - Development Director Interview

08/19/2013         0.5.1 // I-17àYak 30 line added

08/21/2013         GamesCom 2013 Trailer

08/28/2013         0.5.2 is Now Live

09/12/2013         0.5.3 new tech trees

09/18/2013         Planes From Across the Pond // U.K. fighters + heavy fighters

09/25/2013         0.5.3 is Live // (premium gift planes listed)

09/27/2013         F2A-1

10/16/2013         0.5.3.3 // (getting ready for release)

10/17/2013         Dornier Do 17 Mini Documentary

10/31/2013         First Public Test for World of Warplanes

11/08/2013         (J!NX shirt and Ki-33 offer)

 

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1.0

 

11/12/2013         Get Airborne: World of Warplanes is Now Live! (1.0)

11/13/2013         Launch Trailer

11/19/2013         World of Warplanes: Dornier 17 Project

11/27/2013         Bf 110 C-6: Why You Need One

12/17/2013         World of Warplanes API update

12/19/2013         Update 1.1 is Live! // Fw 190 line added

12/23/2013         World of Warplanes - Now Playing

01/29/2014         Explore recovered World War II aircraft in Wargaming's new app

02/26/2014         Update 1.2 Public Test

03/06/2014         Update 1.2 Has Arrived!

03/10/2014         Wargaming Crossover Tournament - World of Tanks & World of Warplanes (second-to-last video posted by WargamingNA)

04/01/2014         April Fools Day - Sleipnir gameplay

04/18/2014         Update 1.3 Public Test

04/24/2014         Update 1.3 Has Arrived! // USA Heavy Fighters P-38àXF-90

05/12/2014         Wargaming Expands Dornier Do 17 Exhibit

05/22/2014         Update 1.4 Public Test // P-39Q-15, Spitfire DB.605, Mustang Mk.I, Ki-88, XP-50, XP-31, Fantome, Ha 137, Mosquito FB.26, I-7, Hurricane IID, Ki-5

06/04/2014         E3 2014 Trailer // Update 1.4 Arrives!

06/27/2014         Update 1.4.1

07/02/2014         Welcome to Earth - Sleipnirs are back

08/12/2014         Update 1.5 Public Test   (Battle Against Bots mode – for training, no experience)

08/20/2014         Update 1.5 Now Available

08/31/2014         Operation: Hurricane – Month-LongMissions // Hurricane IID

09/03/2014         Update 1.5.1

10/20/2014         Update 1.6 Public Test // Multirole Fighters, Japan fighter bombs removed; USSR MiG line // Yak-3RD, Fw 190 A-8/R2, XP-75, Meteor F.1, J4M, Ha 137 V-1, Boomerang, Wirraway

10/22/2014         Update 1.6

11/18/2014         World of Warplanes: First Year: In Review

11/26/2014         "We can't say it's a total success today.  It's breaking even ... Right now we're analyzing and coming up with [new versions]."

12/07/2014         Flight Maneuvers #1 - Canopy Roll

12/17/2014         Update 1.6.3 // F-94D, Ar 67, Fi 98, Ki-8

12/18/2014         Christmas Quests & Rewards // Do 17Z

02/11/2015         Update 1.7 Public Test

02/18/2015         Update 1.7 // German Ground Attack line, Ar 67, Fi 98, Ki-8, Me 109TL, XF15C, J8M, JL-1A-37, La-11, 2PA

04/27/2015         Developer's Blog: Balance Q&A Part 1

05/05/2015         New Developer Diaries Video

05/06/2015         Preview: New Premium Planes in 1.8 // J8M, Me 109TL, La-11

05/07/2015         Public Test for Update 1.8

05/13/2015         Update 1.8 Arrives! // Flights reduced from 3 players to 2 // XP-58, Seafang F.32, NC 1070, IL-10M

05/14/2015         Wargaming News: Ace Pilots of World War I and World War II

05/19/2015         New Posts on the Developer's Blog

05/22/2015         Developer's Blog: War Cache Equipment and Consumables

06/10/2015         New Q&A on the Developer's Blog

06/17/2015         Damage Insight on the Developer's Blog

06/22/2015         Dev Blog Insights on Return of Critical Damage

07/03/2015         An Interview with Victor Kislyi - Part 3 -- "... we don't want to give up on this ... this work is not yet over ..."

07/09/2015         Sneak Peak at New Camo

07/17/2015         Developer's Blog: Dam (New Map)

07/21/2015         Developer Diaries #10 - Summer in the Sky // Update 1.8.3 Public Test

07/29/2015         Update 1.8.3 released

07/31/2015         Developer's Blog: New Equipment and Consumables

08/27/2015         Two New Developer Blog Posts

08/19/2015         Update 1.8.4 released

09/16/2015         Update 1.9 Weapons Preview on the Dev Blog

09/18/2015         Developer Diaries #11 - Global Update

09/21/2015         Ammo Update on the Developers Blog

09/30/2015         Dev Blog - Critical Damage: How it Works

10/07/2015         Update 1.9 is Live!

10/12/2015         Supertest Digest on the Developer's Blog

10/26/2015         Developer's Blog: Economics

10/29/2015         Supertest Digest 2 on the Developer's Blog

11/04/2015         Update 1.9.1 is Live!

11/24/2015         Developer's Blog: Supertest Digest 3

11/30/2015         Developer Diaries 12!

12/03/2015         Update 1.9.2 Public Test

12/04/2015         Developer's Blog: Thunderbolts

12/16/2015         Developer Diaries #12 - Winter Campaign // Update 1.9.2 is Here // U.S.A. MRF P-47 line

12/23/2015         Developer's Blog: IL-10M

01/26/2016         Developer's Blog: Rear Guns

02/01/2016         Developer's Blog: Equipment Part 1

02/02/2016         Developer's Blog: Seafang

02/04/2016         Developer's Blog: Equipment Part 2

03/15/2016         Developer Diaries #13 - Spring Offensive

03/16/2016         Developer's Blog: I-180-3 // Update 1.9.4 is live! // I-180-3 gift plane // Gun Camera module awarded (+15% credits, +15% aircraft experience)

03/29/2016         Developer's Blog: Bots and Quick Commands

04/11/2016         Developer's Blog: A Rousing Q&A

05/03/2016         Developer's Blog: Battle Queue

05/17/2016         New French Fighter // C.714

05/27/2016         Developer Diaries #14 - Crew Time! + Kostikov 302 intro, low altitude flight improvement, realistic paint jobs

06/01/2016         Update 1.9.5 is Live! // Crew skills reworked // Soon: Kostikov 302

06/17/2016         Developer's Blog: Pilot Skills

06/23/2016         Developer's Blog: Rear Gunner Skills

07/27/2016         Developer's Blog: Hear Us Roar!

08/01/2016         Developer's Blog: Air Pillow

08/02/2016         Update 1.9.5.3 is Live! // SPAD S.510 // New audio

08/04/2016         Developer's Blog: Heavy Fighter Changes

09/03/2016         New Japanese Fighter: A6M3

09/19/2016         Developer Diaries #15 - Ocean Storm

09/21/2016         Update 1.9.6 // IJA fighter line Ki-10 àKi-162-III // World of Warships Short Film - Wait for Me -- International Peace Day, featuring P1Y Ginga

09/30/2016         Developer's Blog: New Japanese Fighters

10/14/2016         Developer's Blog: New Japanese Fighters Pt. 2

10/20/2016         RollingStone - Inside Wargaming.net and Games That Conquered the World

11/11/2016          French Duo // SE 100, AD10C-2

11/14/2016         Developer's Blog: Three Years Airborne

12/20/2016         Pursuit of the Star (P-80, Hs-123)

12/21/2016         Update 1.9.8 is Live! // P-80, Hs 123, metallic camo paints

01/03/2017         Flying Legends: Henschel Hs 123

01/04/2017         Shiny Holidays: New Paint Jobs

02/02/2017         Developer's Blog: Matchmaker Basics

02/22/2017         Update 1.9.9 is Live! // Valkyrie pilots // Hs 129A, LaGG-3 series 4, IL-1, La-9RD to supertest

03/07/2017         "Properties like World of Warplanes ... are being given new freedom to plot their own course."

03/22/2017         P-51K - Eastern Stallion

04/25/2017         Update 1.9.9.2 // La-9RD, Ki-94-I

05/05/2017         La-9RD: Now with jets!

05/31/2017         Update 1.9.10 // Germany – BV P.210, BV P.212-03, BV P.215-02 // USSR Su 9, I-211, I-215 // 43 modern national emblems

06/01/2017         Battle for Thor's Hammer Event

06/05/2017         Wargaming News: Players will “Remember Dunkirk” with Wargaming’s Suite of WWII Action Video Games

06/12/2017         Developer's Blog: It's Time for High Calibers

06/16/2017         Developer's Blog: German Blohm und Voss

07/05/2017         Update 1.9.11 // Spitfire 1a, BF 109E-3, LaGG-3-4

07/10/2017         Wargaming News: Wargaming “Remembers Dunkirk” Across Full Slate of WWII-era Video Games

10/10/2017         Update 2.0 New Game Mode

10/11/2017         Update for World of Warplanes API

10/12/2017         Update 2.0 Get Airborne Again

10/13/2017         How to Play World of Warplanes 2.0

 

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2.0

 

10/17/2017         Developers Blog: Update 2.0 and more – plan for bombers announced

10/20/2017         How to Play World of Warplanes 2.0

10/23/2017         Warplanes 2.0 – Bombers, Respawns, more

10/27/2017         Developers Blog: Plane Repairs in 2.0

11/02/2017         Update 2.0.1 // I-207/4 via anniversary missions // Event for Blenheim Mk IV (e), A-26B, RB-17

11/10/2017         How to Play Bombers: WoWP 2.0

11/13/2017         Developer's Blog: AA Guns

12/19/2017         Update 2.0.2 Skies of Albion // Germany: Do 17Z, Ju 88A, Do 217M // U.K.: Hurricane I, Hurricane II, Tornado

02/27/2018         Update 2.0.4 Operation Westwall & new game modes // Do 335 A-1, XF15C

03/02/2018         New Game Mode: Invasion

03/06/2018         Win new Warplanes in Operation Westwall // (Do 335 A-1, XF15C)

03/08/2018         New Game Mode: War of Attrition

03/29/2018         CEO Victor Kislyi on World of Tanks 1.0 (8 years to reach 1.0)

04/17/2018         Update 2.0.4.8

04/20/2018         XF-85 Goblin

04/24/2018         Update 2.0.4.10

05/15/2018         Update 2.0.4.12

05/22/2018         Update 2.0.4.13

06/12/2018         Update 2.0.5

06/13/2018         Progression 2.0 // Developer Diaries #16 - Time for Specialists! (also hints at future Specialization features)

06/18/2018         World of Warplanes partners with Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden! // Aces High // Bruce Dickinson Warplanes Diaries: Hawker Hurricane

06/20/2018         Update 2.0.5.5

06/24/2018         Bruce Dickinson Warplanes Diaries: Messerschmitt BF 109

06/29/2018         Bruce Dickinson Warplanes Diaries: Focke-Wulf FW 190

07/03/2018         Update 2.0.5.9

07/10/2018         Bruce Dickinson Warplanes Diaries: De Haviland Mosquito

07/12/2018         One Login to Play Them All // (Wargaming Game Center update)

07/13/2018         Bruce Dickinson Warplane Diaries: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

07/19/2018         Update 2.0.5.12

07/20/2018         Bruce Dickinson Warplanes Diaries: Hawker Tempest

07/27/2018         Bruce Dickinson Warplane Diaries: Stuka JU87

08/02/2018         Wargaming Anniversary (20^th Anniversary) // I-153 DM-4

08/06/2018         Bruce Dickinson Warplane Diaries: Spitfire // Wargaming News: World of Warplanes Pay Tribute to Iron Maiden’s Replica Spitfire in Game

08/10/2018         Bruce Dickinson Warplane Diaries: P51 Mustang NA-73

08/17/2018         Bruce Dickinson Warplane Diaries: Messerschmitt Bf 110

08/19/2018         Teaser Stream: 2.0.6 // new bomber line, changes to AI and rear gunners

08/20/2018         Developer Diaries #17 - Summer Storm -- USSR bombers III-IV

08/21/2018         Update 2.0.6 // Summer Storm

08/23/2018         Update 2.0.6.1

08/24/2018         Speed and Power: Bombers From USSR

08/31/2018         Hurricane Marathon // Hurricane Mk IA

10/01/2018         Tachikawa Ki-94-I // Bell P-39N-1 Airacobra

10/02/2018         Update 2.0.7

10/03/2018         Flaming Shores (Bomber Escort mode) // Wargaming News: More than “Warplanes”: Wargaming Kyiv—A Technology Hub Built on Seven Hills

10/05/2018         Junkers Ju 86 E and Heinkel He 111 H-2 – stories from Developer’s Blog

10/16/2018         Bomber Escort Mode // Steel Fangs: de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F.1

10/17/2018         Update 2.0.7.5

10/24/2018         Update 2.0.7.6

10/29/2018         Corrupted Pancake’s Halloween Event

11/01/2018         British Bomber  (Blenheim Mk.IV (e.) in premium shop)

11/07/2018         Update 2.0.8 // Fortresses vs Cannons // U.S.A. bombers: B-17D, B-17G, B-32 // Japanese heavy fighters: Ki-45, Ki-102, Ki-93

11/07/2018         Fortresses vs Cannons

11/08/2018         World of Warplanes – 5 years in the sky!

11/12/2018         Fortress Bombers

11/13/2018         Update 2.0.8.2 // Wargaming News: Size Matters: Large, Legendary American Bombers Arrive in World of Warplanes

11/23/2018         For King & Country // Mosquito FB.26

12/04/2018         Update 2.0.8.4 // U.S.A. bombers and Japanese heavy fighters now researchable

12/07/2018         Matchmaker: Myths and Reality

12/12/2018         Personal aircraft-specific missions

12/14/2018         Update 2.0.9.6 Secret Trials // BV P.203 // balance changes

12/19/2018         Update 2.0.9 // Operation Holiday Maneuvers // Typhoon, Tempest, Sea Hawk, Hunter // XP-55, P.V.3, Tu-1 // new consumables for XP

12/19/2018         Operation Holiday Maneuvers

12/22/2018         Operation Holiday Maneuvers   P.V.3 + Rudolph Hawker

12/28/2018         Mission Possible: The XP-55 and De Havilland Vampire

01/16/2019         Update 2.0.9.5 // Typhoon, Tempest, Sea Hawk, Hunter now researchable

01/27/2019         Update 2.0.9.7

01/30/2019         Blohm und Voss BV P.203 - Shocking Speed

02/20/2019         New Ratings. Secret Trials

02/26/2019         Air Raid // A-26B

03/06/2019         Update 2.0.10 // German high-tier “schnellbombers” introduced

03/15/2019         Infographics: February Results

03/18/2019         Wargaming News: New German Bombers Take Flight in World of Warplanes // Trailer. New German bombers   Ju 288A, Ju 288C, Ju 287, EF-131

03/20/2019         Update 2.0.11 // Cold Peak: Piercing Wind map added for VI-IX

03/29/2019         Blade of Vengeance // Ju 288A, Ju 288C, Ju 287

04/04/2019         April Statistics

04/09/2019         Infographics: March Results

04/10/2019         Update 2.0.11.6 // Tupolev Tu-1: Bombers' Nemesis // Secret Trials: Tu-1 // Tu-1 Operation Order // German high-tier bombers VII-IX now researchable via tech tree.  X after end of May event.

04/11/2019         Full Equipment List with Enhancement and Calibration Data

04/14/2019         Supply crates: list of prizes

04/24/2019         Update 2.0.12 // U.S.S.R. high-tier bombers on horizon

05/03/2019         Equipment and consumables for premium aircraft

05/17/2019         Red Comet // U.S.S.R. high-tier bombers via Red Comet event

05/21/2019         Update 2.0.12.5 // changes to Invasion mode settings

06/02/2019         Secret Trials. Horten Ho 229

06/05/2019         Daily Bonus

06/05/2019         Update 2.0.13 // Spring campaign wrap-up.  EF-131 and Su-10

06/06/2019         Development Plans for World of Warplanes in 2019 // U.S.A. high-tier bombers announced as planned; P.38, B-534, S-199, J-21R // P-82B // Specialist-2 configuration.

06/13/2019         Update 2.0.13.3

07/10/2019         Update 2.1 // French Tree becomes Europe Tree. P.38, B-534, S-199, J-21R

07/12/2019         Useful information -- Tokens, Supply Crates, Equipment Lists, Matchmaking, Personal Points, Pilots, more

08/01/2019         Happy Birthday Wargaming! (21^st Anniversary)   B-534

09/10/2019         Let the battle begin! //  XF-85

09/20/2019         Fall Campaign // XF-85

09/21/2019         GamesCom 2019: Interview with Victor Kislyi  "we'll provide experiences for VR ... (when the technology is ready)"

09/24/2019         Battle of Moscow // XF-85

10/08/2019         Strategic Strike // XF-85

10/22/2019         Legendary Trials: Thunder vs Tempest // XF-85

11/05/2019         Heavyweight Fights // XF-85

11/11/2019         Happy Birthday, World of Warplanes! (6 years old)

11/19/2019         Class Wars // XF-85

11/__/2019         COVID outbreak begins in Wuhan, China

12/02/2019         Wargaming opens new UK studio

12/18/2019         Update 2.1.1 // Spitfire Vb, Beaufighter V, I-21, Yak-7 M-82 // Winter Trials

12/19/2019         On Track to Yak-7 M-82 // Yak-7 M-82

01/02/2020         Winter Trials. Part 2

01/31/2020         Personal points in World of Warplanes

02/24/2020         A Breath of Spring personal points rating event

03/11/2020         COVID outbreak declared pandemic by World Health Organization

04/20/2020         XF-85: Ready for Battle! // XF-85 in premium shop

05/08/2020         Personal Score event for experienced pilots/crew

06/12/2020         Hunt for Beaufighter V // Beaufighter V

07/30/2020         Happy Birthday Wargaming! (22^nd Anniversary)

08/16/2020         "We're not shutting it down ... We're just not pushing it aggressively."

08/31/2020         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - Trailer

09/01/2020         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - Their Finest Hour

09/21/2020         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - Case White

09/28/2020         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - The Twilight War

10/05/2020         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - The Fall of France

10/12/2020         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - Setting up the Pieces

10/19/2020         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - The Battle of the Atlantic

10/22/2020         Crown Defenders // Wirraway, Fantome, Boomerang // Strategic Offensive // Ju 86E, Hs 129A, He 100 D-1

10/26/2020         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - Cracking Enigma

11/02/2020         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - The Scientific War

11/08/2020         Update 2.1.2 // F5F

11/09/2020         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - The Roman Lake

11/10/2020         Happy Birthday, World of Warplanes! (7) // 5% aircraft xp emblem

11/16/2020         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - The Desert Fox

11/23/2020         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - El Alamein

11/30/2020         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - Second Battle of El Alamein

12/07/2020         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - Barbarossa

12/11/2020         Crimson Dawn // F5F Skyrocket: Start your engines! // F5F

12/14/2020         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - Siege of Leningrad

12/17/2020         Winter Trials

12/21/2020         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - Road to Moscow

12/22/2020         Update 2.1.3 // F-82E

12/28/2021         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - Gates of Moscow

01/01/2021         Winter Trials. Part II

01/04/2021         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - Stalingrad

01/12/2021         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - Never Forget

01/18/2021         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - The Invasion of China

01/25/2021         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - Pearl Harbor

02/01/2021         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - The Fall of the Philippines

02/05/2021         Winter Ratings

02/08/2021         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - Singapore and the Malayan Campaign

02/09/2021         Update 2.1.4 // Crew 2.1.4: Unique pilots // Vasiliy Pavlov (La-5), Akira Akane (A6M5)

02/22/2021         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - Battle of Java and Coral Sea

02/19/2021         Marathon for the Unique Pilots

02/22/2021         The Finest Half Hour Podcast - The Battle of Midway

03/02/2021         Update 2.1.5 // Elliot Millie (Tornado), Cadman Miller (B-17G), Albrecht Schneider (Me 410)

03/25/2021         The Finest Half Hour weekly podcast

03/26/2021         Unique pilots in World of Warplanes

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Edited by J311yfish, 22 January 2023 - 08:36 PM.

[TeamTerrence]

J311yfish, on 16 January 2022 - 03:37 PM, said:

Quick Overview

If you take all the news from here and list it chronologically, you can use it to plot major milestones in the game, and answer questions like:

 

-- when was this-or-that premium released?

-- when was such-and-such announced?

-- when was that change made exactly?

 

The answer to how they define "SOON" would be interesting.

[HoujuuNue]

no tech tree planes for 2 years but you get all these premiums instead

[Ace_BOTlistic_Cosmo]

Wow, that's one hella'va list ... Thanks Jelly!

.

so, I have looked and see I arrived at 1.1

the game was very fun, somewhat buggy

and I played with great pilots and friends

within 5 months we got 1.4...

wow things were looking great, this game has legs!

then:

within 3 months ((8/2014))... BOTS??? why

oh yeah... this will fix everything

now we have a crappy (in comparison) solitaire plane game

beat the machine motivation

could'a been a contender

[hoom]

I signed up & played a couple of battles waaay back, no idea wth was going on or what version.

Properly started somewhere between 2.0 & 2.0.2.

I know I got the I-207/4 & Blenheim IV for free but not sure if in Events (I have special cammos for them so I guess the Events then?).

[MS_State_Mark]

I joined 7/11/2013 and I'm pretty sure that was open beta but a great list! The switch from 1.4 to 1.5 was huge and it caused many to drop out. I did for a while. Before that the GAA had dominated the game. They went a bit overboard and made it so that it was costly to outfit a GAA and consequently many of us groundpounders dropped off. I've since learned to go fast, go up and down and side to side.

I remember before sectors and bombers there was a headquarters deep in enemy territory and the heavies with bombs would try to rush to get it. I don't remember when that changed.

[Trauglodyte]

I understand the lack, of tech tree content.  Though, I sure do wish that they'd introduce more planes.  Germany could/should have a Heavy Bomber line, the US should have theirs fleshed out (and massively rebalanced).  The UK and Japan should have bomber lines, as well.  Having Italy as either a full line or additions to the Euro line would be welcome.

[RoIand]

Trauglodyte, on 18 January 2022 - 08:30 PM, said:

I understand the lack, of tech tree content.  Though, I sure do wish that they'd introduce more planes.  Germany could/should have a Heavy Bomber line, the US should have theirs fleshed out (and massively rebalanced).  The UK and Japan should have bomber lines, as well.  Having Italy as either a full line or additions to the Euro line would be welcome.

Do you seriously want more bombers in this game ???
Look at T10 and see where this is going. There is only one choice to fly either Bombers or Bomber-Killers.

If you don't follow this choice you can only hope someone (either human or bot) in your team does...

Edited by RoIand, 18 January 2022 - 09:47 PM.

[Captain_Underpants53]

Get you some!  They are available to all.

[J311yfish]

Trauglodyte, on 18 January 2022 - 02:30 PM, said:

I understand the lack, of tech tree content.  Though, I sure do wish that they'd introduce more planes.  Germany could/should have a Heavy Bomber line, the US should have theirs fleshed out (and massively rebalanced).  The UK and Japan should have bomber lines, as well.  Having Italy as either a full line or additions to the Euro line would be welcome.

 

I am hopeful for more tech tree content, but honestly, I am skeptical of Japanese bombers unless they could be differentiated in a meaningful way from those of other nations -- such as the Ohka bomb (IJN) and radio-guided surface-to-air missiles (IJA) at tier VI approx and beyond.  That would certainly make them unique.  If that doesn't happen (or isn't planned anytime soon) then I would anticipate something more conventional offered as a premium, possibly at tier II, III, or IV, like the Potez 540, given the relative scarcity of bombers at those tiers.  Ther are currently no tier II bombers in game for any country, for example, and only 2 at tier III (SB and Potez 540).  Speculation only.

 

-- USA -- 4-engines -- flying fortresses, flying wings

-- Germany -- 2-engines -- schnellbombers

-- USSR -- 2-engines -- speed/agility + forward-firing weapons

-- UK -- 4-engines -- mid altitude, good defenses, some really big bomb options if allowed, also radar games

-- Japan -- 2-engines -- kind of conventional (and possibly fragile) until tier VI approx at which time IJN gets Ohka, or IJA gets radio-guided bombs

 

[ItsSubmersible]

J311yfish, on 18 January 2022 - 07:56 PM, said:

 

I am hopeful for more tech tree content, but honestly, I am skeptical of Japanese bombers unless they could be differentiated in a meaningful way from those of other nations -- such as the Ohka bomb (IJN) and radio-guided surface-to-air missiles (IJA) at tier VI approx and beyond.  That would certainly make them unique.  If that doesn't happen (or isn't planned anytime soon) then I would anticipate something more conventional offered as a premium, possibly at tier II, III, or IV, like the Potez 540, given the relative scarcity of bombers at those tiers.  Ther are currently no tier II bombers in game for any country, for example, and only 2 at tier III (SB and Potez 540).  Speculation only.

 

-- USA -- 4-engines -- flying fortresses, flying wings

-- Germany -- 2-engines -- schnellbombers

-- USSR -- 2-engines -- speed/agility + forward-firing weapons

-- UK -- 4-engines -- mid altitude, good defenses, some really big bomb options if allowed, also radar games

-- Japan -- 2-engines -- kind of conventional (and possibly fragile) until tier VI approx at which time IJN gets Ohka, or IJA gets radio-guided bombs

 

For the US line you could add in the B45. 1st Gen jet bomber that was actually in service. I know I'll never get the B58 so that will have to do!

There are a LOT of UK bombers that could be added. Enough to go to T10 probably.

[Captain_Underpants53]

J311yfish, on 18 January 2022 - 07:56 PM, said:

 

I am hopeful for more tech tree content, but honestly, I am skeptical of Japanese bombers unless they could be differentiated in a meaningful way from those of other nations -- such as the Ohka bomb (IJN) and radio-guided surface-to-air missiles (IJA) at tier VI approx and beyond.  That would certainly make them unique.  If that doesn't happen (or isn't planned anytime soon) then I would anticipate something more conventional offered as a premium, possibly at tier II, III, or IV, like the Potez 540, given the relative scarcity of bombers at those tiers.  Ther are currently no tier II bombers in game for any country, for example, and only 2 at tier III (SB and Potez 540).  Speculation only.

 

-- USA -- 4-engines -- flying fortresses, flying wings

-- Germany -- 2-engines -- schnellbombers

-- USSR -- 2-engines -- speed/agility + forward-firing weapons

-- UK -- 4-engines -- mid altitude, good defenses, some really big bomb options if allowed, also radar games

-- Japan -- 2-engines -- kind of conventional (and possibly fragile) until tier VI approx at which time IJN gets Ohka, or IJA gets radio-guided bombs

 

There are actually 4 bombers at Tier III.  The UK and Germany each have one.

[Smallw00d]

I would like a hardcore mode, no respawns, like it used to be.

[J311yfish]

Thank you for reminder. So, 

-- tier II bombers = none

-- tier III bombers = SB (tech), Ju 86 E, Blenheim MK. IV (e.), Potez 640 (premiums)

 

It might be that tier II is being kept simpler for newer players. Also, a tier II premium bomber would not do much to help XP gain. It would be far faster to level the pilot/gunner at a higher tier and retrain as needed.  

 

 

 

[Trauglodyte]

RoIand, on 18 January 2022 - 09:35 PM, said:

Do you seriously want more bombers in this game ???
Look at T10 and see where this is going. There is only one choice to fly either Bombers or Bomber-Killers.

If you don't follow this choice you can only hope someone (either human or bot) in your team does...

 

That is an imbalance issue.  You shouldn't prevent the inclusion, of more planes, because of an existing imbalance.  Look at it like this.  The Ju 288 C's SD 250 bomb does 5,000 damage, with a 75 meter blast radius.  The Ju 287's SD 500, which is twice as big as the SD 250, only does 7,000 damage with a 90 meter blast radius.  The SC 1000, which is 4x the weight of the Ju 288 C's bombs, does 10,000 damage with a 100 meter blast radius.  WarGaming made the decision to double the damage, of a bomb, one tier up.  The Ef 131 has an even faster reload, which is ridiculous.

Having more bombers, in game, doesn't make the game bad.  I would argue that tier 9 and 10 bombers are completely fine, outside of the interaction with Mining Facilities (which is the problem).  As it stands, the American bombers are more of an imbalanced, for the game, than anything that the Soviet or German tech trees offer.  At least German bombers are balanced, with a combination of low health and a weak point defense capabilities (compared to Heavy Fighter in-coming damage and versus equal tier American bomber air defense weapons).

[jack_wdw]

I agree with Roland, not looking forward to having more bombers in the game.( btw how are you going to balance Brit bombers, with 30cal defensive fire only?)

I remember the high tiers being much more fun when there were no bombers involved.

[RoIand]

Trauglodyte, on 19 January 2022 - 03:06 PM, said:

 

... does 10,000 damage with a 100 meter blast radius. 

And that's why a hardcore bomber pilot with the EF 131 only needs to know the best overflight route of each base, to fly at low altitude over a sector on this route, drop his 4 bombs at regular intervals and has thus conquered each sector in one overflight. If he has to approach from an unfavorable direction, he needs at most two overflights.
He then intentionally crashes behind the sector because the distance from the re-entry point to the next sector is shorter and less dangerous than flying there normally.

 

Do you like that when you don't fly the EF 131 ?

 

For a good example of this play style check out this video:

http://forum.worldof...640#entry600640

Edited by RoIand, 19 January 2022 - 04:20 PM.

[Trauglodyte]

RoIand, on 19 January 2022 - 03:18 PM, said:

And that's why a hardcore bomber pilot with the EF 131 only needs to know the best overflight route of each base, to fly at low altitude over a sector on this route, drop his 4 bombs at regular intervals and has thus conquered each sector in one overflight. If he has to approach from an unfavorable direction, he needs at most two overflights.
He then intentionally crashes behind the sector because the distance from the re-entry point to the next sector is shorter and less dangerous than flying there normally.

 

Do you like that when you don't fly the EF 131 ?

 

For a good example of this play style check out this video:

http://forum.worldof...640#entry600640

 

I'm not seeing anything impressive, in that video outside of him bomb-dropping opponents.  And I've never seen any quality bomber players suiciding, to avoid having to fly through traffic.  But, the mining facility is the ONLY node that can be single stripped, by a tier 9 or 10 bomber.  If you take the wrong path on the mining facility or get bad RNG, then you're talking 100 seconds base, to take it.  The power, of the tier 9 and 10 bombers, is that RNG is less impactful (due to the combination of extreme damage and massive blast radius) and you maintain the same reload time, as you did in the tiers prior.  This is the same reason why the Ju 288 C is so cumbersome - the damage potential is no different than the tier 7 bomber (and only marginally greater than the tier 6), but site health has increased and you gain no additional measures.  The tier 9 and 10 imbalance, in damage, radius, and no reload cost just makes it that much easier.

 

Adding new bombers doesn't make the problem different.  Remember, the game only allows, for 2x per side.  So, the aspect of them being American, German, or Soviet is no different from them being Japanese or British.  If you don't want new planes, that's fine.  It is ok, to disagree.

Edited by Trauglodyte, 19 January 2022 - 04:41 PM.

[RoIand]

Trauglodyte, on 19 January 2022 - 05:41 PM, said:

 

....  If you don't want new planes, that's fine.  It is ok, to disagree.

I don't mind new planes in this game - it wouldn't have to be new bombers, of all things, in my opinion.
But it is also from my point of view completely ok, if you have different opinions.
Although I know someone else here in the forum (you are not meant), who usually claims that only his opinion counts.

[Captain_Underpants53]

Trauglodyte, on 19 January 2022 - 09:06 AM, said:

 

That is an imbalance issue.  You shouldn't prevent the inclusion, of more planes, because of an existing imbalance.  Look at it like this.  The Ju 288 C's SD 250 bomb does 5,000 damage, with a 75 meter blast radius.  The Ju 287's SD 500, which is twice as big as the SD 250, only does 7,000 damage with a 90 meter blast radius.  The SC 1000, which is 4x the weight of the Ju 288 C's bombs, does 10,000 damage with a 100 meter blast radius.  WarGaming made the decision to double the damage, of a bomb, one tier up.  The Ef 131 has an even faster reload, which is ridiculous.

Having more bombers, in game, doesn't make the game bad.  I would argue that tier 9 and 10 bombers are completely fine, outside of the interaction with Mining Facilities (which is the problem).  As it stands, the American bombers are more of an imbalanced, for the game, than anything that the Soviet or German tech trees offer.  At least German bombers are balanced, with a combination of low health and a weak point defense capabilities (compared to Heavy Fighter in-coming damage and versus equal tier American bomber air defense weapons).

I think you might be mixing up bombers.  The Ju 287 has 1000 lb bombs.