World of Warships

[TinCanWolf]

Haven't seen this discussed yet. I know it's not ultra realistic, but I'm pretty excited about this game. Beta should start sometime early next year, and I'm super stoked for it.

They're doing a challenge right now on the main website for whoever can carve the best pumpkin gets a beta invite.

[Thagarr]

I am rather surprised this one hasn't gotten a bit more attention around here, it looks pretty good!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_mN7ZnlKqc

29 November, 2012 - Wargaming today released its first inside look into its naval MMO action game World of Warships.

The screenshots showcase top-notch rendering, including historically accurate and highly detailed models of combat vessels, impressive variety of warship types, and photo-realistic virtual environments with real-life weather effects.

About World of Warships

World of Warships is a free-to-play naval action MMO that plunges players into the era of the XX century devastating sea wars. Dive into the massive naval battles and tame the overwhelming power of multiton titans to conquer the high seas. The game provides numerous strategic opportunities for success in combat. Sudden strikes from cover, cunning flanking attacks or open head-to-head encounters-every player will have dozens of tactics to choose from.

Learn more about World of Warships:


http://worldofwarships.eu (Europe)
http://worldofwarships.com (North America)

About Wargaming:
Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher and one of the leaders in the free-to-play MMO market. Founded as a privately held company in 1998, Wargaming has shipped more than 15 titles. Currently, Wargaming is focused on its team-based MMO war series dedicated to the mid-20th century warfare that will include the armored World of Tanks, the flight combat World of Warplanes, and the naval World of Warships. The three intertwined titles will form a common gaming universe integrated within the portal - http://www.wargaming.net

Official web site: www.wargaming.com (http://www.wargaming.com/)

[Sailor Steve]

...it looks pretty good!
As a history buff and sim player, I have to say it looks pretty lame. :dead:

[seaniam81]

I'm thinking if you like WoT your likely going to like WoW. lol. :huh:

[Cybermat47]

As a history buff and sim player, I have to say it looks pretty lame. :dead:

The guys who made it also made a game where if you turned your aircraft the wrong way, you would go into a spin :D So it depends what game mode you choose. You'd love simulator, Steve. It NEVER forgives errors.

[Rilder]

Its gonna be pretty good I think, as a long time WoT player I have to say Wargaming has done pretty well with games like this.

Expect to see a lot of ship designs you never even heard of before. Wargaming are bloody amazing at digging up old documents and designs to use in their games.

[Thagarr]

As a history buff and sim player, I have to say it looks pretty lame. :dead:

I am a history buff as well, and a sim player too. There is only so much you can do with a computer simulation, especially if you are trying to capture the attention of today's typical gamer.

Here is a Youtube video someone uploaded of the closed beta, I still think it looks pretty good compared to some of the other stuff out there now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJhvfU_vwwc

[Narko]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJhvfU_vwwc

That's not a WoW, it's Battlestations: Pacific

[Thagarr]

Ah, so it is, I should have known better than to trust a Youtube title. :doh:

[Dowly]

There is only so much you can do with a computer simulation...

You can do surprisingly lot. :yep:

...especially if you are trying to capture the attention of today's typical gamer.

Myeah, that's true... sigh.. :nope:

[Sailor Steve]

especially if you are trying to capture the attention of today's typical gamer.
And there's the rub. I'm not today's typical gamer, or any kind of gamer. I want to recreate the feel of actually being there, and the Silent Hunter series, Aces Of The Deep and Destroyer Command are the only things I've tried that even come close.

[Thagarr]

You can do surprisingly lot. :yep:

I agree that it is possible to get fairly close, unfortunately game companies would rather pump out mindless eye candy point and shoot crap because it is much cheaper than to develop a game that actually challenges a player to use more than reflex action brain synapses. The sad part is most of society today is perfectly happy to let someone else think for them.



And there's the rub. I'm not today's typical gamer, or any kind of gamer. I want to recreate the feel of actually being there, and the Silent Hunter series, Aces Of The Deep and Destroyer Command are the only things I've tried that even come close.

I have been a gamer for almost 35 years now, and I probably will be till they day they plant me. I much prefer a well done simulation though, unfortunately those are becoming more rare. Most of my experience comes from flight sims like B-17, I did also love 688 Attack Sub and Wolfpack.

The last decade or so, my focus has gone a lot farther back than the Greatest Generation, and I have really come to appreciate the age of sail. There are some great story's and history there, both in people and ships.